. >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> r&b singer tina marie has died. "lover girl" was one of her hits from the 1980s, but she actually made history when she was motown's first white act. herman for was rick james. marie's publicist says she died in her sleep of unknown causes at her los angeles home. tina marie was 54 years old. >>> a look back at the year in technology reveals that 2010 was the year of the book. the e-book that is. in his drive to discover report, richard hart looks at some of the technological firsts over the past year. >> in january of this year analysts reported that for the first time more people watched streaming movies from fleet -- from netflix than dvd movies. netflix watcher feed flix writes "it is likely 2010 will be the first year when netflix dvd shipments will plat -- plateau." it surpassed 20% traffic during prime time hours. there is hope for quality video. this was the first year when dvd players lost market share to blue ray players. for the first time amazon sold more e-books for the kindle than the hard cover books.

. >> singer tina marie has died. her manager said the 54-year- old died in her sleep last night in her santa monica home. tina marie made musical history in 1979 by becoming the first white singer to be signed by motown records. born mary christine she was nominated for several grammy rewards and had a long musical relationship with funk star rick james. tour dates including one at paramount theater next year. the official cause of death has not yet been established. [ music ] >>> the 49ers playoffs hopes ended today in st. louis. and so did the mike singletarry era. what the now former coach said about being fired today. >>> a bit of a break from the rain today but another storm is looming. meteorologist mark tamayo will tell us when it will arrive and how much rain it could bring. [ music ] . >> frank somerville, gasia igialia, ktvu, channel 2 news, complete bay area news coverage. [ music ] >>> well it has been a very active weather week with one storm after the other. we still have a few light showers right now o

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rhythm and blues singer tina marie has died. she died in her sleep christmas night. she made musical history in 1979 by becoming the first white singer to be signed by mo town records. she was nominated for several grammy awards and had a long musical award. she had tour dates scheduled for next year. an official cause of death has not yet been determined. >>> 6:25. the fcc has approved the first ever regulations for the internet. already republicans in congress vow they will repeal them. ktvu alison burns reports the republicans are accusing the fcc and the obama administration of a power grab that will destroy the internet as we know it. >> the fcc goal sounds noble to protect consumer rights to access anything online. >> to go where they want, say what they want, expert with ideas. >> reporter: to protect those rights they ban internet service providers from blocking or limiting their access to their competitors websites and services. the rules are born out of fierce that they will try to pick winners and losers online to maximize their own profits. >> what we are

tina marie has died. she was known for lover girl and fire and desire. the protege of rick james. they did not mention a cause of death. the police said she died of natural causes. she was 54 years old. new this morning, nato said another service member was killed in southern afghanistan. all we know is that the service member was kill immediate a roadside bombing. 697 nato service members have died in 2010. that makes this the deadliest year of the nearly 10-year war. >> things continued to get worse on the korean peninsula. south korea's president vowed a relentless retaliation against the north if provoked again. the south is not afraid of war with the communist north. earlier the north promised to use nuclear weapons if necessary. the battle over the alaska seat continued and he will plead his case with the judge today and he will not stand in the way of gop rival lisa murcowski being declared the winner. he said integrity of the process is vital, however he said even if the case is not decided, miller can be sworn in so that alaska has full representation on capitol hill. fac

motown's singer tina marie was known as the ivory queen of soul has died at the age of 54, known for hits like lever grow, squared is, fire and desire. she was not the white house the first racing and sold which was arguably one of the most gifted, respected, thoroughly embraced by black audiences. or fall in the weather conditions that here in the bay area batteries as well, overnight call meant involving the 49 years james fletcher will take during just a moment. we're here tracking flight delays and cancellations a live report from jackie sissel and a few minutes.

tina marie the ivy queen of soul has died. ♪ i just want to be your lover girl. ♪ >> lover girl was onehe actually made history when she became motown's first white act. her mentor was rick james. her publicist said she died in her sleep of unknown causes at her los angeles home. she was 54 years old. officials are expected to decide today whether to euthanize a california sea lion found shot in the head. the 300 pound sea lion wag found last week on a sausalito beach. the gunshot blast took out one eye and may have permanently damaged the other. if he's blind he will likely be put to sleep. he was probably shot by a fisherman. an oakland dog owner got what he's calling the best possible christmas present. both of his dogs were finally returned to him after they disappeared more than a week. brad ness of oakland got his one-year-old schnauzer back christmas eve. his name was clint. he was okay after the neighbors found his dog and took care of him. >> it's the cheesy christmas miracle. you hear about these stories and you never really think -- you know someone that's been through someth