that's why it will likely be at the prudential center.o is very close to the family. and he says that while there's been a lot of talk about drug abuse, he says that there were no hard drugs. that whitney houston had been clean for about three years. there was no marijuana, no cocane. she was taking medications, however, for a throat infection. also, she suffered from anxiety and had trouble sleeping. those were the medications that were found in her room. and she went to take a bath. the friend believes if she did have some of those drugs perhaps the sedation was too much in combination with the hot water. we do know when the casket arrived here late yesterday it was greeted by her mother cissy houston and dionne warwick. the mom clearly overwhelmed with everything that has happened over the last couple of days but remaining strong. friends saying her faith is really getting her through this. as for questions about whitney houston, had she been drinking. the friend said it wasn't uncommon that whitney would take a drink but again, she re

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right now we are going to take you live to new york prudential where a reporter is standing by from a different market but that's the big story across the country. whitney houston's body was flown back to new jersey overnight and we will send it over to abc2 news linda so in our studio with the late of the details. linda. >> reporter: beef learned the family is considering -- we have learned the family is considering a public he memorial at the prudential senter that holds around 18,000 people. a source close to the family says the funeral will be friday or saturday. before midnight her body arrived at funeral home in newark new jersey. her body was flown back aboard tyler perry's private jet. it was escorted by police to the wigins funeral home a mile from the church where she sang as child. that home is also the same place that handled the 2003 death of houston's father. a large crowd gathered outside the hiewft -- as houston's mother waited inside the funeral home. authorities have not released the cause of death and they are waiting for toxicology results that should be available

we will show you live pictures right now outside of the prudential center in newark new jersey. we learned overnight the family plans to have a michael jackson style memorial service friday or saturday that could take place here at the prudential center. >>> and this is all new video of the hurst that carried her body to a funeral home arriving in new jersey about 20 minutes after 11 newscast ended last night. early in the day mourners left flowers and candles outside new hope baptist church where she became famous and sang in the choir. meantime, back in los angeles, sources say that there were prescription bottles in the bathroom where houston's body was found on saturday. >> no matter what medications they are taking, until we run a tox and see the level and what's in the system, we are not going to speculate. >> beverly hills police requested a security hold on thecoroner's report a common practice on high-profile cases. >>> on friday 20/20 will air a special on the life of whitney houston and look at her achievements and musical legacy as her battle with addiction is brough

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. >> reporter: they can't believe it's not at the prudential center. they feel she was part of them as well and they feel ownership. now you've given us context by why her funeral is going to be at the church and i don't give a darn. we're going to send whitney home, nippy home from this church which means so much to this church and this community. >> it's about being able to control the spiritual and cultural depth of the the moment. the prudential center would be an event, a spectacle, but it would not be consistent with the values of this family, the tradition, and the values of whitney herself. this was the best way to articulate within the cultural and religious context how we feel about whitney houston. >> take us forward, please. what are we going to see? we're going to see some crying, some sadness, but we're going to see some shouting and happiness and celebration. >> we're going see worship, first of all. it's a human intervention to the divine. pastor carter with whom i just spoke is determined to lead a worship experience to ensure that god

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. >> corporate funding is also provided by -- prudential financial, boeing. additional funding is providing by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. once again live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. last week we were talking about the economy, but this week republicans jockeyed for the party's most conservative voters and president obama was forced into a political corner by catholic bishops opposed to birth control. the president decided to try to defuse the controversy with an appearance in the white house briefing room today. >> if a woman's employer is a charity or a hospital that has a religious objection to providing contraceptive services as part of their health plan, the insurance company, not the hospital, not the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive care free of charge, without co-pays and without hassles. gwen: there was a religious liberty argument. there was a health care argument. and in

prudential. >> corporate funding is also provided by norfolk southern, additional funding is provided by the annenberg foundation, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. on the campaign trail this week, republican candidates were looking for a way forward. here in washington, the president was, too. today, the bureau of labor statistics handed hip the best news he's had in months. 243,000 new jobs in january. 16 months of job growth. five straight months of unemployment decline. you can almost hear the sigh of relief coming from the obama white house. >> altogether, we've added 3.7 million new jobs over the last 23 months. now, these numbers will go up and down in the coming months. and there are still far too many americans who need a job or need a job that pays better than the one they have now. but the economy is growing stronger. gwen: so let start there. the president said at the state of the youtube and said today things -- of th

reports say that it could happen this friday capped at the prudential center in newark, new jersey, all her publicist says nothing is final yet. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> new this morning, police need your help in finding a missing girl from silver spring, 80 years old. londin marshall was last seen kaiser family around 4:30 yesterday afternoon when she left their apartment after an argument. she is familiar with the metro system and they claim that she's scared to return home because she did not have permission to leave. call police if you see her. >> promedica video of an arrest -- there's dramatic video of an arrest made by a loudoun county deputy. it appeared to show a deputy terry daniel hit carlos garcia in the back of the head while his hands were in their air. garcia says the punch knocked him unconscious and left him with brain damage. >> the prosecution still presenting evidence in charlottesville will likely present new evidence in the case subscript george huguely -- in the case of lacrosse player dar-- lacrosse player george huguely. >> of torrance a pathologist who co

. >> there had been the suggestion the service be held somewhere else, the prudential center came up. this was a chance to do something private, something personal, but as we heard several times, to let the world, take the world to church today and give everyone a chance to celebrate whitney. >> tyler perry said, grace carried her and grace is carrying her home. i think those were such incredibly apt words to describe the way they were able to pull off what had to be a challenging and almost impossible event to remember someone who died so young. >> dagen: reverend sharpton is here. you were in the church. dignified way cissy houston sent her daughter off. >> i think it was dignified. it brought back to the roots of whitney houston which was the church. she came out of the church. in many ways, she returned back to where she started. she came with all of her friends, superstars, political figures, to her church. she brought them back. >> reporter: you were tweeting from inside it. was watching your feed. i'm sure you saw it. they said on twitter, cissy houston took the world to church

originally they were talking about having the service at the prudential stadium.referred to do it this way and it makes sense because it was whit knew houston's church as a little girl. >>> our colleague don lemon has been covering this. he was in los angeles for the beginning of this when whit knew houston died. don, it's good to see you. are you starting to see people arrive now through histories before it all begins? >> we are starting to see people arrive, gary. it's very interesting. police just had a meeting about an hour ago and they're trying to figure out themselves exactly what they're going to do. they've been discouraging people from showing up here. not a ton of people, but it looks like some opf her fans ar beginning to come out and as we get closer to the time of the memorial, it's about three hours away. we will see more people. faps can get as well as the media block, maybe two blocks away from the church which is right over my shoulder. and you're looking at a live picture there from above the church. and you see all the balloons that are outside

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the star ledger newspaper reports the funeral will be at the prudential center.le revealing new details about her death say she was found saturday by a member of her personal staff unconscious and under water in her bath tub at the beverly hilton hotel where she was staying. >> at the george huguely murder trial today jurors read personal e-mails and other correspondence between huguely and his ex-girlfriend yardley love including a letter where he allegedly threatened to kill her. jurors also heard testimony about red stained items taken from huguely's apartment. we'll have more in a live report from charlottesville coming up right here at 5:00 tonight. >>> president obama sent his new budget to capitol hill today. then he went to northern virginia community college to talk about it. congressional republicans say the budget ignores a spending crisis threatening to crush the economy. >> the dow up about 72 points today. the nasdaq rising about 27. the s&p 500 was up about 9. bank stocks were big gainers on news of a debt deal in greece. it was also a good day for

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. >> discussions are under way for a public memorial at the prudential center on friday. a final decision has not been made. in north carolina last night -- >> one of the things that was ever said. >> a wreath at franklin remembered her goddaughter. >> i will always love you. >> since word of her death fans have shown an enormous performance. seven of the top 10 album sold monday work whitney houston albums. >> she was an inspiration. >> medical examiners are not ready to declare the cause of her death. sources tell abc news, there were no signs of foul play, and no visible traces of illegal drugs. there were prescription bottles and the bathroom where her body was found. >> we do not know the cause of death. we do not know the circumstances leading up to her death request thursday night, the singer danced at a hollywood nightclub. these pictures show her looking sweaty and a shovel. they are questioning members of her entourage. >> people in our area expressing their sorrow. >> i want to dance with somebody. >> a local fan organized an event in dupont circle. he said she

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there had been talk of a public memorial at the prudential center, but her family decided against that idea. >> they thank all of the fans and friends and the media, but this time is their private times. they have shared her for 30-something years with the city, with the state, with the world. >> meanwhile condolences continue to pour in. even president obama extended his sympathies to her daughter, bobbi kristina. no new information from the police as a cause of death. a lot of fans have been coming by the church. are you hearing disappointment from folks who thought it would be a big funeral like with michael jackson? >> reporter: absolutely. they thought this would be an opportunity to show their concern, love and grief for whitney houston. they wanted to do it publicly. some folks have been saying they understand the family's wishes. one man said it's time for us to follow whitney's music and let the family put her to rest in private. many people would want to be publicly visibility in showing their appreciation and love of whitney and have said they are disappointed that they won'

this is video of the prudential center tonight.re is already a picture of whitney houston in lights on the building. now we're going to talk about something unusual for this program. the power of art. artists, musical artists, music's unique and sometimes overwhelming power to move us and why the world of music, which includes not just the people who make music but all the people who love music, that world is reeling tonight at the loss of whitney houston. joining me now is the last person to sing with whitney houston, grammy nominated r&b singer kelly price. thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> you've told this story before about thursday night in hollywood at the nightclub. was prearranged? did you know whitney was coming to your grammy party there that night? >> i did. i knew she would be in attendance. i invited her to be my guest, and she came to support me to help celebrate my grammy nomination. so absolutely, yes, i was expecting her. she beat me there. >> she got there before you did. t

houston's family is looking into a wake on thursday and funeral on friday at the prudential center. it holds 18,000 people. she was shown on an electronic billboard there last night. the mother wants an intimate service at new hope baptist church where the pop icon grew up and they say her mother is struggling. >> the pain is deep and real. and at the same time, she is a strong woman of faith. >> we do not know yet and when we find out, we will be in contact with beverly hills pd. but first, we'll also be in contact with the family and give them our findings. >> that's an l.a. county coroner's official is talking about the cause of death. beverly hills police say she was found unconscious unresponsive in the bathroom her hotel room. there are reports she was pulled from the tub by her aunt mary jones. the results of an autopsy completed by the l.a. county coroner are sealed. official said there were a small amount of prescription drugs in her hotel room. you can see these photos taken yesterday outside the memorial show paul mccartney and his wife paid respects dropping off flowers.