around the grammys. n different parts of the world and it's the one time when we all get together and have a big feast of saying hello to one another and reminding us where we met and where we performed with one another. so it's always a joy for me to be around that grammys. >> and we're so thrilled that we have some new tony bennett to enjoy. i've been loving listening to duets 2. items an incredible album. and a lot of people were quickly talking about the fact that you did body and soul with the late great amy winehouse. i know you have have a ordinary respect for and really admired her talent. if you could take me back to that recording session. what's the magical memory from that time in the studio for you? >> everybody said look out, you know, but she showed up completely sober. and with her dad. and they were so mice to me. and she told me, she said when she received her first grammy years ago, she said it wasn't that she won that thrilled her, but the fact that tony bennett announced that she won.

but the grammys were also about celebration. ars for some good vibration. >> we have gotten busy doing other things. we have finally folk -- focused on getting better. >> reporter: each ye

i just think the irony is that the grammies are tomorrow. live davis' party is tonight and, of course, earlier we had a statement from clive davis and, of course, tommy mattola the former president of so sony music talking about how he met her at 6 and she blue him away with the strength and poured concreter in that voice. >> absolutely. >> judge jeanine: hopefully as you get more information this evening we will be talking to you. thank you so much. >> all right, judge. >> judge jeanine: all right, adam. you know, adam is right. we don't know what happened but you she was in a bath tub. pat. >> he makes a great point. what the lieutenant said was very clear. very specific that at this time at 3:43 p.m. there was no obvious signs of crim national intent. that is what he state. >> judge jeanine: no obvious signs of crim national intent. let's parse that one out. >> does that means as it relates to her doing something to herself or someone else doing something to her? what does that mean? >> without knowing jenkins it is difficult to know what

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the grammy party was being held. his afternoon and pronounced dead at 3:55. that's according to beverly hills police. that's at the beverly hilton hotel. we are looking at live pictures at the hotel this evening. still being held. we are waiting to possibly hear from clive davis this evening. clive davis was the person who discovered whitney houston. piers morgan is standing by in los angeles. as well as paul down on the street at the staples center getting reaction to the tragic news. paul? >> don, you and i were here a while ago. >> quite an ironic thing. what do you do with the grammy show. >> as you know, we had a long-term association with whitney. whitney was a multigrammy winner and appeared on the show a number of times and personally we had done a number of shows with her. very saddened and we don't top the rush to anything that wouldn't be respectful. our plan at this point is we asked jennifer hudson to come and really at this moment, we will talk about what she is going to do and it will be something respe

she was remembered at the grammy awards. elizabeth sanchez has the latest., good morning. >> good morning, terrell. music's biggest stars came out for a celebration, but it turned into a tribute celebrating one of their own. the grammys paid tribute to whitney houston as investigators work to figure out exactly how she died. ♪ and i -- >> jennifer hudson sang one of her most well-known songs. "i will always love you" and the night began with a star studded audience bowing their heads in prayer. >> we've been truly blessed to have been touched by her beautiful spirit. >> houston died in the bathtub of her fourth floor hotel room at the beverly hilton on the eve of the grammy awards. nominees and fellow artists on the red carpet say she was an inspiration. >> you fantasized about being like her someday. >> she was such a great voice. we lost her way too early. >> many of music's biggest stars say it cast a shadow over the awards show. it could be weeks before investigators can answer questions about what caused the singer's death. >> there was no visible signs

the singer took home the top awards at the grammys. >> 21, adele! ♪ [ music ] >> we heard that over and over again. adele won the album of the year for 21. she won six grammys including record and song of the year. she was sweeping all the categories. and the singer is telling "vogue" magazine that she vows never to write a breakup record again. but it worked well for you, adele. >> that would mean she would have to break up with the "love of her life." >> the grammys were on cbs 5. foo fighters wasting light won rock album of the year. chris brown won r&b album of 2011 for fame and lady antebellum won the top country award for the night. >> and the beach boys got back together. >> as we move right along... >> athletes probably have been dreaming about this. making that final shot when the buzzer is counting down. >> especially one like this. amazing shot! >> that is a great shot. 7th grader, too. it's in ohio. it's impossible. but goes from one end of the other and banks it off the backboard right into the net. almost didn't count though because the

i love you. >> houston was no stranger to the grammy stage. ix trophies over the course of her career. performing eight different times. ♪ and i will -- >> one of those performances was played on the big screen at the staples center. bringing the crowd of 20,000 to its feet. >> throughout the night, performers and presenters -- >> we all love you whitney houston. >> played homage to the fallen icon. perhaps the most heartfelt tribute came when jennifer hudson who considered houston a friend and a mentor performed one of her signature songs. ♪ and i will always love you >> houston's fellow artists reflected on the balance between the celebratory and solemn moods of the night. >> everybody is aware of the shock of it and the bittersweet nature of it. it adds a lot more emotion to the evening. >> emotions of a different kind were running high for the biggest winner, adele. she took to the stage for the first time since throat surgery. ♪ >> the newly crowned queen of pop soul. >> adele! >> swept the six cat dpor is for which she was nominated inclu

where the grammy party was being held. as found at 3:43 this afternoon and pronounced dead at 3:55. that's according to beverly hills police. that's at the beverly hilton hotel. we are looking at live pictures at the hotel this evening. still being held. we are waiting to possibly hear from clive davis this evening. clive davis was the person who discovered whitney houston. piers morgan is standing by in los angeles. as well as paul down on the street at the staples center getting reaction to the tragic news. paul? >> don, you and i were here a while ago. >> quite an ironic thing. what do you do with the grammy show. >> as you know, we had a long-term association with whitney. whitney was a multigrammy winner and appeared on the show a number of times and personally we had done a number of shows with her. very saddened and we don't top the rush to anything that wouldn't be respectful. our plan at this point is we asked jennifer hudson to come and really at this moment, we will talk about what she is going to do and it will

here the grammy producers quickly organized a tribute. jennifer hudson will take the stage to honor her i'd idol. houston's sudden passing was the talked on red carpet. >> if she was going to go, what a time when all these artists here can honor her. it's a very sad thing. >> she really affected every single person in this room and everybody knows a whitney houston sonic. >> reporter: houston's power mouse vocals helped her become -- house vocals helped had her become one of the best selling artists until drugs sidelined her career. >>> now you're looking live at arrivals outside the staples center in downtown l.a. as you just heard jennifer hudson will be paying tribute to whitney houston tonight during the ceremony. coverage begins here on channel 9 at 8:00. whitney houston's death was a hard blow to donnie simpson, long time local radio dee-jay who knew the singer protest professionally and personally. we talked to the singer in his home in potomac, maryland. >> i just cried like a baby, man. you know it's funny. the thing that got me m

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the singer was rolling in the awards last night at the grammys. >> 21, adele! d that name a lot, six times. she won for album of the year, six grammys including the record and the song of the year. complete sweep. the singer tells "vogue" magazine she vows never to write a breakup record again. >> other winners foo fighters for rock album of the year for wasting light. chris brown won r&b album of 2011 for fame. and lady antebellum won the top country award for the night. >> you know, lawrence has never heard of lady antebellum? >> lawrence hasn't heard of a lot of things. [ laughter ] >> got to get him on the stick. >>> bay area students apparently have nowhere to "go." >> one principal's decision to close bathrooms. >>> and whitney houston's bizarre behavior just days before her death. >>> eliana lopez is now willing to testify against her husband sheriff ross mirkarimi on his domestic abuse trial but there is a chance she could plead "the fifth." we'll tell you why coming up. >>> and students fighting prop 209. how they are pushing for affirmative action for

did people feel that they could celebrate the grammys? her body is there, and they are mourning the loss of this incredible talent. >> yeah. i think it -- erica, i think that's such a good question, because some people said to me, you know what? i wasn't even going to come. i didn't want to be here. it didn't feel right celebrating. then on the other hand, they said i don't want to be anywhere else. i want to be with people who understand what this is like. and in the end, i think everybody was glad that they came, and everybody came together because everybody in that room had a connection to whitney houston. and you felt that in the room. and then in the end, i think people were glad that clive went ahead with the party, as l.a. reid said to me, when you're in the music business, the show must go on, and that's how they felt. >> and the important thing is, whitney houston was planning to come to that very party. >> yes. o it was one of the few grammy events she was planning to do. she and clive together, sort of a legend in the music indu

just before the grammy awards. one of the performers that i hand picked for my ipod to share with you. you can find my play list. my play list is all over the place. i like everybody g to the "cbs this morning" facebook page. like us, you can play my songs through facebook. >>> for jason aldean, the grammys are as he says, his kind of party. we'll ask the country music star about his breakout year and look at the state of the music industry in a roundtable with some of the greatest names in business these days, including clive davis and smokey robinson. that was great fun. you're watching "cbs this morning." this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by minute maid pure squeezed. never from concentrate. - neil lane's jewelry is worn by hollywood's biggest stars. now kay jewelers brings you neil lane bridal. - this scrollwork is a vintage technique, very intricate. - each ring is an original neil lane design for the star in your life. made with only milk... cream... a touch of sugar... and pure natural flavors. co

the eve of the grammys.one reacting to this horrible news? >> it is not good. you know, it's not good. it's shocking at this point. i've talked with several people at this point, kelly price, as well as misty elliott, who have both worked with whitney and was very good friends. we're just all going to miss her so, so much. and my heart goes out to hear daughter and her close family and her mom. just countless people whose lives are deeply affected by this. i just hope that we're able to recover, you know. i'm speechless. >> obviously whitney went through a lot of problems in her life in the latter years. everybody knows that. it's not appropriate to rake over those details tonight. >> absolutely not. >> it's much more appropriate to focus on the sublime talent. people have been talking about her being one of the greatest singers of all time. how inspirational do you think whitney houston has been to the jennifer hudson generation? i would imagine there are thousands, if not millions of young with women who f

i'm gayle king in los angeles where the city is buzzing over the grammys. rmers we'll see on sunday night here at the staples center. we're in one of the sky boxes at the staples center this morning. they opened it up. they gave us some really lovely digs, if i don't mind saying so myself. thank you, staples center people, and what i think is really cool is they lit up the stage. they lit up the stage this morning so we can share it with you on "cbs this morning." very, very nice. a lot of people working around the clock to make that happen. we are greatly appreciative. so what's coming up in this hour? i'll be sitting down with two legends, smokey robinson and producer clive davis. we'll also have esperanza spalding. she won last year's grammy for best new artist. and grammy wins producer mark ronson is also joining us. mark ronson, i have to say, always very dapper. we'll get their predictions for sunday night and talk about the changes and challenges they're facing in the music business. we'll also hear adele sing in this half hour. she hasn't sung in pub

the night was adele. she won all six grammys for which she was nominated. of the year and song of the year. a big night for the too fighters and kanye, as well. but the night belonged to adele. ♪ we could have had it all ♪ rolling in the deep you had my heart and soul ♪ ♪ but you paid it you paid it you paid it, you paid it ♪ ♪ thursday fire starting in my heart ♪ ♪ reaching a fever pitch and it's ringing me out of the dark ♪ ♪ finally, i could see you crystal clear ♪ ♪ sell me out and i'll leave your stuff there ♪ >> thank you so much. thank you. oh. this record is inspired for something that's really normal, and everyone's been through it. that's a rubbish relationship. and it's gone on to do things that i can't tell you how i feel about it. it's been the most life-changing year. and i want to thank my record companies. colombia records and excel records. and nick who signed me in the u.k. a little bit of is not. and thank you so much. and all of you lot. thank you very much. >> adele, winning her last of six awards at the grammys. >>> still ahead, why you

jennifer hudson took the stage to remember the six time grammy winner. year old music legend was found in her bathtub saturday. she was in town to attend the grammy festivities. l.l. cool j kicked off the show with a prayer. stevie wonder was one of the artest who acknowledged the lost. the shocking death of one of the world's greatest voices couldn't help but impact the night. >> to have something happen like that is tragic. it's a tragedy, especially on the dawn of the grammies. >> we lost her way too early. >> reporter: houston's souring vocals made her queen of the pop charts until drugs. foul play is not suspected. >> i know there's reports she could have drowned or overdosed but there's no final determination until all the tests are in. >> reporter: her death the taking a toll on her family. her only child was rushed to the hospital. the 18 year old was treated for stress and anxiety before being released. >> the -- here in baltimore tonight a high school class mate of whitney houston is remembering the young whitney she knew. they graduated in 198

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last night at the grammy awards, the industry paid tribute to the singer. and not far away, the investigation into the cause of her death continues. gina kim joins us with the latest. she's in beverly hills for us. jinah, good morning. >> good morning. it could be two months before we learn what substances, if any, may have played a factor in whitney houston's death. her fellow artists made last-minute stage to the grammys show to reflected the deep sense of loss felt by so many around the world. >> i want to say to whitney in heaven, we love you, whitney houston. >> reporter: music's awards show turned into a memorial for whitney houston. videos were shown throughout the night, as well as a tender rendition of her most famous ballad. >> the passion and how effortless she was with it. we celebrate that tonight. >> i don't think any of us have come to the full realization of what this means. >> reporter: earlier sunday, the los angeles county reporter told reporters an autopsy had been done. but it's far too early to tell what may have caused the singer's de

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things like that. >> reporter: just like the grammys, the show here at yoshi's went on.say houston's talent made everyone feel connected to her and collectively everyone feels the loss. in san francisco, jody hernandez, nbc bay area news. >>> now for a look at the rapid change in the weather around here. we want to check in with rob. what's going on? >> well, right now the radar is showing that we have some rain showers pushing across the bay area and still enough to wet the roads in many spots some far a quarter inch in the north bay. oakland seeing snow showers. you are finding more as you get in to fremont. the showers are showing up well on the dollppler radar. 101 to morgan hill you are seeing shower activity and a lot of rain is pushing south of highway 17 to santa cruz and monterrey to the south. behind that main rain band we will see scattered showers. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, some gusty winds. the windows maybe rattling with more showers and lowering snow levels for monday. we will have a full look at the workweek forecast in a few minutes. >> t

it's one of the premier parties before the grammys. ggest night, davis, the mega producer who helped launch houston's very successful career. he asked for a moment of silence at the party and said he is personally devastated by the loss of someone so dear, so close to him for so many years. as you can imagine, ted, reaction from many in the music business has been pouring in. many expressing deep sorrow about the loss. for example, tony bennett. he said houston was the greatest singer he has ever heard. christina aguilera said houston's notes soar to places most singers dreamed of reaching. she will be missed. and eddie lavert from the ojays has said the loss has left a hole in our souls. the recording academy plans to pay tribute with jennifer hudson taking part in the ceremony. ted. >> well, fans, about everybody i know, is reacting to the sudden loss of a great singer. twitter lit up in the hours following houston's death reaching as many as 1,000 tweets per second according to top storiy.com. celebrities at the clive davis pre-gramm

it's kind of the big event right before the grammys. ho of the music industry before the grammys. so it will be very interesting to see who comes tonight, what their reaction is and, you know, what they have to say about this just immense tragedy that we've heard with whitney houston passing. >> nischelle, stand by. there's some reaction coming in and i'm going to get to jackie who is getting celebrity reaction. these are coming into my mailbox. this is interest christina aguilera. she says we have lost another legend. loves and prayers to her family. she will be missed. dolly parton of course, i will always love you. dolly says mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of whitney houston. i will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and i can truly say from the bottom of my heart, whitney, i will always love you, you will be missed, signed dolly parton. one more, mariah carey tweeting in tonight, responding and she says "i am so sad." i have the wrong one up. mariah carey sa

you know, the grammys are all about the music industry celebrating its best.nd that's exactly what happened last night. spirit as star after star too the stage to honor her life a legacy. on a night the music industry honors its biggest stars, sadness tinged the celebration. >> there is no way around this. we've had a death in our family. >> reporter: the grammys opened with a prayer for whitney houston. >> and to have her lasting legacy of music to cherish and share forever. >> reporter: her legacy was honored throughout the show. >> i just want to say to whitney up in heaven, we all love you, whitney houston. >> reporter: one of her biggest fans, jennifer hudson, singing houston's biggest hit in tribute to her idol. ♪ and i ♪ will always love you as the show began, the los angeles coroner announced houston's autopsy was complete but it may be several weeks before they determine what killed her. >> the cause of death is deferred pending toxicology and further testing. >> reporter: houston's death was too much for her only daughter. bobbi kristina was taken to

right now, you can imagine the folks organizing the grammys are in a flutter. detectives meanwhile are at the beverly hilton, we're told it is quite a scene over there. we're expecting another press conference from the beverly hills police department hopefully sometime tonight. we'll bring details as we get it. >> thank you. we'll check back in a moment. right now, we have reverend al sharpton, host of "politics nation" and he is in l.a. now. reverend sharpton, you knew whitney houston, you know her family well. what are you hearing right now? >> well, we're hearing all kinds of calls from people that are shocked. i am here in beverly hills ironically with the pregrammy festivities unfolding, and everyone is reaching out to the family. there's no direct contact from me, but i am reaching out, cissy houston, through all the ups and down, whitney loved her mother, was close to her mother, and clive davis who stood by her through it all, and it is just a shock. people are literally numb, walking around just numb. this was totally unexpected, and you look at a time

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word is coming in now that the grammies are going to go ahead as planned. i have received a lot of messages on twitter about that whether the show would in fact be canceled. that is not the case. in fact, the show's executive producer is saying that jennifer hudson and chaka khan among just a few will be doing tributes to whitney houston. i definitely think it is safe to say we are going see the format of the show changing tomorrow. no doubt about that. but it is scheduled to go on. again, the news is still late-breaking at this hour. i know we are three hours behind you on the east coast. getting late for east coast viewers but still relatively early out near beverly hills as this investigation is still in the very, very early stages, harris. >> harris: jennifer hudson has said how instrumental and influencial the singing of whitney houston was in her own life and her own goals and dreams and now she he is slated and i have been reading but you are able to bring us more confirmed information that she would be part of a tribute. i can only imagine how powerf

every company celebrates the night of the grammy awards. would have two tables. let's do something the night before. stevie wonder came, elton john came. i knew i was on to something special. that began the tradition, the night before the grammys everybody comes from motion pictures, from television, from records and we all celebrate music. there are no winners, no loseers that night. i paired people, aretha franklin, alisha keys. the show will open with tony bennett. >> greatest living crooner. here is the question for you. if i could only allow you to listen to one song for the rest of your life on repeat, what would it be? >> it would be very painful to listen to one song. >> i'm forcing you at gun point. >> among my fondest memories would be "bridge over troubled water" the performance is just memorable. to me there is not one song. if i had to comply with your hypothetical i would say that one. >> i have been on this thematic thing about keeping america great. when you look at what is happening to america now, what do you think the ans

mother knows best. >> how are you feeling about the grammy's? a host in seven years and you are the man, are you nervous? >> i wouldn't say i am nervous, but at the same time it is not like i've got it and i'm done, and spandex on. it is not that kind of a deal. i'm ready to do it. i look forward to living up to the challenge, and getting out there and not being this the way. it is not going to be the ll cool j wardrobe show. it is going to be about the artists that, you know, were nominate and performing. >> you have won two grammy's. >> yes. >> and you know what is it like to win? >> well, i have been nominated nine times and i have lost more than i have won. >> and you know what it takes to win. >> yes. >> and i want to read a quotation of you. you said, i'm happy to be black. i am what i am. i am doing very well in my life and i'm thankful to god for that. "aem real person that cares, and hope i can continue doing that. and i have a heart and soul and i want to touch people and give. as black man, i my hope is to stay on this path, and we'll

obviously the grammys are taking place here on the west coast tomorrow.s is one of the biggest nights in the music industry for sure and there's been some speculation in terms of whether whitney houston was in fact at her home in new jersey when this happened. or if she was out here in los angeles ahead of the big grammy celebration tomorrow. and we are starting to see these reports trickling in that she was seen here in l.a. on thursday at one of these pregrammy parties. that clive davis, one of the big music producers in the industry who is credited with finding whitney houston and making her wildly popular and famous he was holding a pregrammy party tonight. something that he does every year and we're trying to get confirmation on whether that event is even going to go forward tonight with this news breaking late this evening of whitney houston's death are they going to go forward. we have big entertainment unit here in los angeles with producers, fox news producers that are sort of scrambling right now to get over to these events and try to get some r

the age of 48. ironically on this grammy weekend when many of her peers are in los angeles. we're waiting to get more details on the story. i'll go to gina kim our msnbc correspondent. he in a, are there any more details coming forth? >> you know what you're learning is what's trickling in to the news room in los angeles. as you were saying this happens to be a very unfortunate timing kind of a thing and certainly very coincidental because all of los angeles is a-flutter with the grammy preparations, the grammy awards are tomorrow. the information we're getting is coming in, in bits and pieces the few minutes, tmz, "os listening less times" several sources say she died at the beverly hilton hotel, she was apparently in town to participate in a musical tribute to a music executive, clive davis, her mentor and the man who discovered her and was responsible for her skyrocketing career in the '80s and '90s and when the news hit today around i would say about an hour and a half, two hours ago here in the newsroom, everyone just exploded. this is certainly a very big surprise. i do