people are feeling really uplifting by what they're seeing on screen.t the tone for the whole service. as you say, it's not just a day for grief and mourning, it's a day for celebration. and it's a joyous celebration of an extraordinary life too, isn't it? >> but remember what this tradition has done. it's been events like these that responded to four little girls being bombed in a church. in services like these -- >> yeah. >> we had to bring healing after the death of martin luther king. and so this is the formula that we have used to survive as a people in this country since we arrived here. >> just hearing mariah carey has just arrived, who many say is right up there with whitney houston as one of the great singers, great divas of our time. i mean this church will be full today, as some of the great singers in history, aretha franklin, mariah carey, alicia keys, stevie wonder. it's an extraordinary gathering of people. >> it's more than music celebration. it's really a tribute to a life. again, her life had meaning beyond her music, but her music gav

>> black folks call that having church. >> it was free spirited and uplifting.says, i got you. it's prioritizing, the message of today. so relevant, obviously. >> there is a story i heard many times about the set of "the preacher's wife." whitney sang a song and they were like, cut, cut. miss penny, with all due respect you can't cut the spirit. she is singing. >> that might work for people, but doesn't work for god. >> kevin costner got up there and he connected with a majority of african-american audiences, to show he has a deep spirit, deep faith and they had a real love and connection. >> as a baptist, i didn't know half that stuff about kevin costner's early years. >> he spoke with authenticate and honesty that connected with everyone. >> thank you for having me and thank you for being in newark giving honor to whitney houston. >> we'll be back with more reaction to whitney houston's funeral. ♪ i look to you ♪ and when melodies are gone ♪ and you are here ♪ i look to you >> we love you whitney. rest in peace. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a pow

it was uplifting.watch. >> it was absolutely beautiful. it was interesting earlier, we were talking to pastor stories earlier. he said this is not going to be a funeral. this is not a funeral mass. this is church. and people have to remember that this is worship and this is bringing god's message to people who are hurting very much. the family want ed to keep this very private. they made sure that the fans were kept a little bit of a distance. and they really were able to pull together a beautiful, beautiful service of song and remembrance and really funny stories as well. >> the mix was so good. people that i didn't expect to be that memorable. kevin costner, i didn't know what to expect from him. i thought he made a remarkable address. it was moving. it was funny. >> he told behind the scenes stories of -- >> of "the bodyguard." >> and who knew that she was that lucky, really, to land that role and he stuck his neck out, clearly, for her. the fact that he had come from a baptist church himself and he

it is uplifting it. -- it is not lessening historic preservation. in my view, maybe this is not the right language. i would hope that whatever we put forward today, we would say we would like to further explore the economic hardship. it is not an exemption from standards. it allows us to be more creative. i think that 1107, with owners and operators, i think that is important. i know they wanted to strike the language when there is boundary changes. it is not binding. i do not think there is a problem with the board of supervisors taking that into consideration. whatever the rest of us feel about that, we could keep or not. looking at 1111.6, i would keep in their the language about having standards and guidelines adopted by the hpc and planning commission, talking about conformance to the general plan. i agree with commissioner sugaya. a preservation element would be ideal. obviously, within our housing elements, there are principles to maintaining the same housing stock to preserve it. there is also a proportion of the element that talks about mai

it's so uplifting in every way, shape, or form.s probably one of the most inspiring moments that i've had in a long time. he's a god of the future. he's not a god of the past. in philippians, it says "i can do all things through christ who strengthens me." we are so excited about america's night of hope right here in washington, d.c. at national's park. it's going to be a great evening of music and inspiration. we're looking forward to seeing you. it's going to be beautiful here in april. come spend the weekend with us. bring your friends. bring your family. you won't want to miss it. america's night of hope at national's park in washington, d.c., saturday, april 28th. visit joelosteen.com for ticketing and more information. . . >>> five people found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a health spa in georgia. investigators say the shooter is dead. officers are trying to figure out the relationship between the shooter and the victims. >>> protests against the u.s. are spreading in afghanistan this m

they have been uplifted and faulted and put into the position they are in today. on the cliff face, you can see the bedding of the shale. there are vertical cracks that filled the water and plans is growing. -- and plants are growing. the cumulative effect of the fresh cut with the debris sitting on the ledge, luckily we have a chance there to protect us from rocks going on the street. >> this is one type of rock salt and we will look at a few others. what will we see? >> i think it would be appropriate. we have been talking about rock salt. there is instability that occurs at telegraph hill. this was more in the earth flow and debris flow kind of movement. this moves downhill as a result of the rations from the earthquake. that is where we are headed next. >> here we are on the next stop of our landslide for parent though this is the lagoon ouna a area. this is different from where we all were just add on telegraph hill. this is a whole different concept. tell us what we have to. we have the big hill behind us, what kind of formations do we have? >> this part of

strength, determination, perseverance, blessings, grace, blood, sweat, tears, and sacrifices have uplifted our community, our people. i want you to take a moment and out loud and with passion and with gratitude, call up the name of those whose shoulders you stand upon. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. praises be. we call -- praises be. we call upon you all to join us in this commemoration of the past and join us in the celebration of the youth leaders of yesterday and today and those of tomorrow. we ask you to participate as we ourselves become more energized and inspired to follow their example and to take action, to be healers, peacemakers, social justice activists. we call upon you, great ones, to ask that you give us your blessing. bless all of us, and especially, bless our youth. bless their bodies, their spirits, their minds. we call upon you, ancestors, to ask for your guidance for all of us and especially our youth. especially our youth. guide their feet, their heads, their hearts. be to their left, they're right, above, below, in back of them

the songs that she sang were always uplifting, never degrading.i'll always love you." a lot of the time there was tension about war, pro and con, i mean she hit these moments and these was that took us to a dirnts place, and as i reflect upon it, we often reveal our successes and we conceal our pain because people deal so ruthlessly with pain, and maybe here's the tipping point. but i tell you, piers, you look at the highs and lows, it's the box score. she comes out. you strike out and come out on the next. she's a winner. >> whitney to me is right though with michael jackson who obviously sadly died recently as well a couple of years ago. we've got a clip here with "oprah winfrey" in which whitney talks about the parallels with michael jackson and life and death happening. >> how difficult was michael jackson's passing for you? >> devastating. i have so many good memories. of spending time with him. i've known the family for so many years. at least 20. i thought this can't be true. it can't be true. >> when is the last time you saw him. >> wow. i

an uplift in housing numbers certainly spells good news for the broader u.s. economy which in turn spells good news for the big exporting economies around this part of the world. one stocky want to focus in on in hong kong is the biggest stock on the market. also listed in hong kong. it was the worst performer on the hang seng index in a day when the hang seng was up 1.6%. down by .6 of 1%. that came after the bank share price 2.5% in london following the expected earnings for 2011. underlying profits at hsbc came in at $17.7 billion. that was down 6% on the previous year despite a strong performance in the emerging market. now, hsbc's urging markets in the u.s. were considerably lower than had been expected. now, with growth slowing down in the key market, questions are being asked about the performance and earlier today spoke to the asia pacific ceo and despite the disappoint numbers, he's encouraged by the bank's performance. >> these are a set of good results under very unusual circumstance, very challenging economic background, you have the eurozone debt

it is uplifting those living on campus and off. >> i am a little bit more concerned now.ill be washing my hands. >> she where she could have picked up by touching the same desk and put in your fingers and her mouth. >> it was scary. a special woman got the e-mail. >> it can also spread by sharing food or drink with an infected person. it is airborne might be fully. the university has encouraged students to wash their hands are used in sanitizer and disinfect services. >> i did get concerned. >> the university is scheduled more innings of areas where students tend to congregate. >> i will lock myself up with my book. >> the university of maryland baltimore county says a student may be infected with tuberculosis. the student has been isolated for testing. at their north fighting people -- bay are notifying people who have been in contact. the disease is difficult to contract. >> anti-abortion activists plan to protest outside the white house of the love of the clock. they are upset about the policy regarding birth control. the president tried to get religious employers to p

so it's kind of praising. >> jimmy: uplifting, yeah, yeah, yeah.. the nice thing about you, is that everyone in the audience gets a cd to go home with. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you are the greatest. you are the greatest. you always bring it. you bring the fun. you bring the fun. you bring the love. it's a fun movie. it makes you feel good. it makes you feel good. and it puts a smile on your face. we have a clip of "joyful noise." it's out right now. here's queen latifah and dolly parton. >> you know, it must really gripe your ass to know there's somebody that you can't charm. he's so hilarious. he's so earthy. >> well, i am who i am. >> maybe you were five procedures ago. now you are whoever you need to be to make everybody love you. oh, g.g.'s so larger than life. well, it pisses me off. ♪ >> you want to know what pisses me off? >> not particularly. >> you are going to hear it. it is your horrible rigid self righteousness. who gives a rat's ass if i've got a few little nips and tucks. god didn't make plastic surgery so they could starve. but you

it's just very uplifting to people. it makes me not feel alone, you know. there are other people that are around, that have the same issues, and it's not only me that i have to worry about. it's others that also need the support. it is really exciting to see how your great work here in rhode island is being amplified through washington around the country. "recovery benefits everyone" is the national theme this year, and when we see an event like this, when we see people in recovery, family, friends, and allies, everybody getting together, a lot of love, just a lot of celebration. it's very meaningful. it tells the community that people can and do recover and addictions are beatable. we have a torch-lit parade which goes down to waterplace park, and there are 300 luminaries, candles, in which people have-have filled out different cards. we have the candlelight procession, the torchbearers, and we're going to march right into the middle of waterfire. that brings it out into the public forefront. when you see the darkness descend, and you see 300 candles, and

>>> are you ready to be better attain, uplifted and make a difference? we will be talking about a theater helping women living with hiv and aids, all next on "bay area focus/black renaissance." . >>> good morning. i am your host, dr. brenda wade. well, you have seen him in blockbuster, men of honor, how stella got her prove back, just to name a -- groove back, just to name a few. now you can see him through march 18th at the hansbury theater production. that is karl langley. what is going on in this segment, karl? >> well, my character has been taken into a mental institution in east london. and he has served for 27 days. the next day is 28 days. he doesn't wear glasses. i duo. [ laughing ] >> get. it is a fascinating play. for me as a psychology, it is amazing to see this tension. welcome this morning. >> thank you so much. >> good to have you here, karl. for those of you that don't know what blue orange is all about, tell us a little bit. >> yes. this situation where if you are arrested in london doing something odd in public it is at the discretion of

one was a positive uplifting message and the other was pretty emotional about really not accepting what happened here tonight in florida. so there's no doubt. i think tomorrow the smoke might clear a little bit more perhaps for newt. when you look at the state of florida, it's a diverse electorate. i think it's a good example of what the company will bring to bear with future elections. >> connie mack, let's talk about your own role in this. you've turned up at gingrich rallies and heckled him. you're clearly one of romney's attack dogs at the moment. you going to tone this down? are you going to bare your teeth in more places? >> now, piers. come on. we've done this dance before. i did what all other candidates or campaigns do. that's called bracketing events. i went to the events quietly, stood in the back and offered perspective to the press as newt was speaking. this is nothing new in campaigns. to try to paint my as an attack dog is misguided. what i did do is try to make sure mitt romney's message was being heard. and what really the people in the state of florida were saying, we

one thing that is a little uplifting is the creation of jobs, which is a more important number than unemployment. how many jobs are being created that could employ people? in 2010, there were 1 million jobs created. in 2011, there were 1.8 million jobs created. we are averaging 200,000 new jobs a month, so truthfully, when you look at president obama, and you looked at those numbers, he is growing, but we are not growing fast enough. the people in poverty are not feeling it. >> my next question is how it is on the campaign trail. you say to the american people things are getting better, if they do not feel it. people are feeling more pinch than ever before. the numbers say one thing. people are feeling something else. how do you sell that? >> you sell that with the fact that people are not affected by the fact there are 100 million people in poverty or near poverty. they are people who have not been affected by what happened. either they did not own a home at the time, they did not have money in the stock market, or they did not see their equity go down, and they have a job, but they are just ge

but we are all proud of the work and we hope that you appreciate the brightness and uplifting of the community. we really want to thank you very much. >> i will mention, people know that original joe's is moving to north beach. but as part of the sidewalk project, there will be a plaque in front of original joe's installed in september or october to commemorate it, as well as the corner of the continent cafeteria. the famous location that started the freedom movement in san francisco. so we are in history here. i want to thank all of you for coming. i know on friday there is a mural presentation at the post office at thahyde and golden ga. 5:00. arts in the tenderloin continue to flourish. and anita just came. thank you for shepherding us through the process. without your help, we could not have done this. >> [roll call] >> item number two, approval of the minutes for the december 16, 2011 meeting. >> so moved. >> seconded. >> the minutes are approved. >> item number three, public comment on executive session. no one is here. item number four, executive session. >> seconded. >> all i

we're all about uplifting the very poor out of that situation and if mitt romney doesn't realize that he has to read some charles murray very soon. >> always the level of poverty in the united states. >> 15%. >> 15%. how is poor characterized in the united states? >> about 22, 23,000. but that excludes food stamps, free education, medicaid, all these other benefits. >> what do you mean 22, 23,000? >> 23,000 for a family of four. >> that constitutes prove ty? >> yes. but -- [everyone talking at once] >> if you're use that -- he thinks in these brach its, because he's a businessman. if you use that as a bracketed, rather than an undefined poor, which we all agree we take care of the poor, we have to do that, it's mull and it's civic. >> let's not compare -- [not understandable] >> $900 billion on mean tested safety net programs that have been increasing in recent years. partly because of recession, but there are also projected to continue to increase aft notically and what we need to with all these programs, work requirements, try to get -- >> it's not conservatives -- >> let him finish

. >> reporter: tops among men this uplifting ode to detroit from clint eastwood and chrysler. >> yeahamerica. >> it is legal i believe. >> reporter: 3.5 million dollars for a 30 second spot for advertisers it is all about making memories that stick. apparently, something cities about scantily clad women, near naked beckham and babies. will it make you buy stuff? who knows. but it sure makes you look. john berman, abc news, new york. >> hard to go wrong with that. beckham one was pretty darn good too. >> everybody has their favorites. we want to know yours. log on to facebook.com/abc7news and join our conversation. >>> tom brady's wife is the buzz of the internet morning. some giants fans were tainting her after the game and she was heard on video saying my husband cannot bleeping throw the ball and catch at the same time. i can't believe they dropped the ball so many times referring to the wide receivers. the supermodel trending on social media says many accusing her of being a sore loser. >> she broke the code. >> you know how brutal those fans are in new york and everywhere else. >>

you notice a little bit of enhancement of moisture with the uplift here with the mountains so, a littleit of snow up there. this is not a big storm system, it doesn't have a lot of moisture with it, just light rain on and off during the day today. the temperature is not bad in the 40s. not we are clearing it out in southern california, especially the areas with the down-sloping winds and the santa phoenix, a slight chance of a shower today but not much. >>> the forecast for tomorrow looks damp in the midwest. that's coming up. >>> also a major airline raises prices, good news if you're tired of telemarketers and one brand of candy goes on a diet. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, his moving act of kindness gets one very important parental stamp of approval. >>> coming up, the spurs go for nine in a row and a near career high for the knicks' jeremy lin. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> the l.a. county coroner has subpoenaed whitney

and so there isç sort of a tragic sense and sometimes that is not great-- uplift so he didn't do upliftl thing i will say in just about the tennor of the debate as mark said, they are frot better than they were. and i think that's because it has become an identity marker. are you with the team. and you have to stakeout certain pure positions to show that you are with the republican team. and do it's defeated thought. and encouraged just i'm totally pure. and we saw that with the immigration issue. where they have to shall purer than pure now, whichç i'm not sure any of them actually believe that position but they think they have to be there just to show i'm one of you. >> woodruff: the question about romney, mark, he rolled out his corporate tax plan, reform plan this week. does that change the debate in any way? is that something that voters are going to be looking seriously at? >> maybe some voters will be, judy. i think we've seen this movie before. the rollout is always where you lower the rates and eliminate expenditures, broad enthe base. we never get quite to that second part it

at sunday night's grammy awards, the mood was uplifting. jennifer hudson sang a moving endition of the song that became whitney houston's trademark. ♪ i will always love you >> in beverly hills, california, sarah edwards, nbc news. >> regardless of the toxicology reports, we do know that whitney houston battled drugs and alcohol for years. last spring she checked herself into an abuse facility. there are many families that relate to the struggle of addiction. jodi hernandez shows us how houston's death is impacting many local families. jodi? >> reporter: houston's death is a big topic of conversation here at this concord rehab center. the folks here didn't know houston, many of them feel as if they have lost a member of their own family and that's prompting a lot of soul searching. >> she's a year older than me. i loved her music. >> reporter: this 47 year old recovering alcoholic says she's been rocked to the core by whitney houston's death. the mother of three says houston struggles with addiction mirror her own battle with alcohol. >> th