. >> reporter: whitney, the american breakout star who vowed us with that voice. >> she saw a lot of started about the same age, thrust into the world in a big way. when she wasn't working, she'd go "i've got to come up and see my baby." >> reporter: and when jordin was there with the song "one wing" whitney was there. >> when i did "one wing" she was like, come here. she put her face in my hands and she was like, you're everything we're looking for. and i just completely lost it. ♪ >> reporter: but her most memorable moment would come in song with whitney. >> they got me celebrating. i loved the song. it was just so happy and joyful. and they said, why don't you do a duet. i was like, duet with who? they said whitney, and i was like please let it happen. please let it happen. >> reporter: and it did. whitney would record the track on february 7th. four days later, she was dead. >> there were other times in her life had i gotten that call, i would have been devastated. but not totally surprised. it's the last thing i ever, ever thought. >> reporter: it was the night of the grammys. j

. >> reporter: she says whitney bonded with jordin sparks, the "american idol" breakout star who wowed looks and that voice. >> think about this as a duet. i was like, duet with who? and they said whitney. i was just like, please, lord, let it happen. please, please let it happen. >> reporter: and it did. whitney would record the track on february 7th. four days later, she was dead. for deborah martin chase this is a bittersweet week. she is releasing a treasured project without its biggest star. now a haunting voice from the grave, a reminder of what was. >> this movie will be what people remember. they will remember her beautiful and spiritual and strong and passionate for this movie. ♪ thank you lord >> reporter: i'm deborah roberts in los angeles. >> that is actually -- i think i'm looking forward to seeing that. >> are you really? >> yeah, that song "celebrate" that sparks is talking about, she loves that song. they actually recorded that in the studio just four days before whitney passed away. >> they were set to walk the red carpet together at the grammys. and she got the call t

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the one to beat. >> reporter: long before she became the breakout star of the 2011 world championships -- >> shatters the american record. >> reporter: -- missy franklin just loves the water. >> we would sit by the pool for hours after hours after hours. that child would go in and play. we'd take turns. she would never come out. >> being in the water, i can just let everything go. >> reporter: she was built for the part. 6'1", with a 72 inch wing span. and a work ethic that's earned the admiration of quarterback tim tebow, who used to work out at the same gym. >> she's doing it because she has a passion for it. that's very exciting to see. and she's so good at what she does. >> reporter: passion, but no pretense. missy's been training with the same coach at the local swim club since she was 7, just a few miles from home in centennial, colorado. where the dinner conversation is more likely to be about her beloved dog rugor, or her mom's world class lasagna than the world championships. >> i have the best parents in the entire world. they have taught me to love with my whole heart. and to be open, and to be kind to

the breakout star gabby douglas. she just pops. she is -- obviously, she's fantastic. adorable. i think she's the first breakout african-americanmpic athlete through sugar ray leonard in the olympics. >> in the olympics. >> will be through the roof and won't be a close second. >> for you that's really interesting. >> once a year. once a year. they come up. i dig very deep. she is great. >> a breakout story for everyone here at the table and living on the east coast, i think. that's what happened or almost happened at national airport a couple of days ago. we have new details this morning in a story we first told you about yesterday. in the morning papers and it will be a particular interest in anyone who takes the d.c. to new york shuttle. three u.s. airways passenger planes passed within 1,000 feet of each other at reagan national this week because of a miscommunication in the tower. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams explains what happened. >> reporter: it happened around 2:00 tuesday afternoon when much of the traffic here is smaller commuter jets. regional air traffic controllers noticed a violent weather system sout

the american league wild-card standings at. jason is next his words. " >> other than that, i saw some good things. >> backup quarterback had a breakoute. he threw two long touchdown passes and ran for another. 21 second-half points. he was 3 for 5 before 137 yds passing, a nice catch year. 90 yds on the ground and began the raiders won 31-20. the warriors have moved one step closer to achieving their vision of a new arena along the san francisco waterfront. they have hired two different firms to design the sports in the entertainment complex that the warriors fell will be ready for the 2017 season. they are most famous for the opera house in oslo and the great library in alexandria, egypt. if found to architects to help them achieve their vision. the u.s. open is under way. if maria shareholder is the big draw their. still seats have gone a hunter and won in straight sets. fell ahead of the of this girl in history to win a professional effort fed with a guard tony stewart survives that he would do this? those stories are straight ahead. [ male announcer ] sizzler's classic tri-tip and endless salad bar for $11.99. we start with tri-t

the americans defeat spain 8-5 to win the gold medal. would you believe maggie steffens, 19, scored five of the eight goals. she has been a breakoutrning we caught up with maggie. 19 and yes, water polo is on her mind but so is college. when she gets back it's all about stanford. >> what are you looking forward to the most of college? >> i'm just looking forward to being a student again and being 19. you know, i'm around girls who i love but they are a lot older than me and getting married and on to different points and i want to go back to school, write an essay. i don't care. give me homework. >> reporter: she wants to do homework. amazing. maggie steffens and her sister jessica popular in danville and now in london. not just team usa water polo but soccer helped out big time by a bay area soccer star, alex morgan and team usa. in front of more than 80,000 fans at wembley stadium against japan, and team usa wins 2-1 your final score. this avenges last year in the world cup final when the japanese beat the americans so a lot of smiles for team usa soccer. we do have a business story for you. we're holding up a cup of coffee, yes,

the more i look at them. mortgage-related similar to agc. american campus is a terrific real estate investment trust. we talked about buying it on squawk box. gold, gld, breakoutgarmin does the global positioning. i have one on the boston whaler. supermarket, mortgage reit. campus reit, gold and a technology company. i say ♪ hallelujah well played to our twitter friend. john in maine. john. >> caller: speaking. jim! >> yes? >> caller: thank you for the guidance you have given me over the years. >> you're quite welcome. >> caller: i would like to say hello to my mom back on eastern long island. >> hey, ma! >> caller: okay. my tickers are aapl, apple. cvx, chevron, lmt, lockheed, mcd, mcdonald's, and jnj, johnson & johnson and kmp, kindermorgan partnership. >> that's a lot of names there. >> caller: i would like to see if they're suitable. >> you have a lot of names there. j & j is missing from that. actionalertsplus apple, technology. chevron, big oil, aerospace. hmm. let's call kinder morgan a pipeline reit. pharma, restaurant, tech, oil, defense and pipeline, mlp. hey, you know what? i'll bless it. we ought to go to greg in michigan. greg? >> caller: hey, cra

to start a war to save his presidency, but the israelis are going to run on their own schedule not captive to american politics, and if iran tries a breakout, they won't let that happen. iran would be well advised to try a breakout in october of this year if only to hope that the united states is paralyzed by poll -- politics. >> our final question from a 15-year-old high school stay stt from san juan hills. >> hi. i'd just like to say thank you, because i don't learn this stuff at school. you give it to us in -- yeah. is mrs. hewitt here? [laughter] [applause] >> have you taken ap history yet? when you get to ap history -- california's got some great teachers, i don't want to paint with too broad of a brush. i'm like president obama, i had great teachers, but they didn't build my business. [laughter] you'll get some great teachers, i want you to be confident. okay, question? >> that was it. [laughter] hey, everyone, thank you so much. i'll be out in the lobby signing books. come back and hear mike gallagher. [applause] >> for more information, visit the author's web site, hughhewitt.com. >> so as you can see this is a very short introduct

breakout star. in recent times one has been lolo jones. the americanor gold in the 100-meter hurdles this morning one day after her 30th birthday. >> happy birthday. she was fast enough to qualify for the next round. as bigad shaban reports from london, jones is already ahead of the field in media exposure. bigad, good morning to you. >> reporter: gayle and jeff, good morning to you. it's the olympics enter yet another week of competition here in london and the focus goes from the pool to the track, all eyes seem to be on lolo jones. she's a 21st century athlete who seems to tweet about her every move. fans and the media can't seem to get enough. the publicity surrounding the lolo jones brand is everywhere. from oakley and proctor and dere commercials to sports illustrated. an athlete poised for greatness. >> i'll be running for 12 years. >> as a two-time world indoor champion in the 60-meter american record holder, jones has hurdled the competition since her days as an all-american at lsu. >> this is really pretty, lolo. gorgeous. >> with all the medi

the israeli wills let up on this issue. -- israelis will let up on this issue. they want americans to take a harder line on iran, to come out and say we won't allow breakout capabilitynd give them extra military equipment they are looking for, like bunker busting bombs, the latest generation. i don't think they will let this issue die this year. dagen: it was great to see you. >> thank you for having me. dagen: i hope you get some time off, though. >> thank you. dagen: be well. gold rallying to its highest level in four months on renewed hope for more money from the federal reserve. sandra smith is here with the latest in today's trade. sandra: hey, dagen, we're looking at the momentum behind this rally in gold. one way the professional traders often look at that is to look at it on a daily basis, gold prices up 2%. on a weekly basis gold prices have risen 6 out of the last 7 trading days. quite a rally there. for the month, prices are up about 2%. and lastly, for the year, always going to look at that year to date chart, while it looks like they might be down because they are well off highs from earlier this year, prices are still up 5% year to date. so there's a l