whitney houston. at 3:55 this evening l.a. time whitney houston pronounced dead at the age of 48. there you go. can you believe it? howard bragman, you still there? >> yeah, don. >> sad, huh? >> let me sort of tell you what's going on tonight now. >> yeah, go ahead. >> behind the scenes in hollywood. there's a lot of scrambling. clive davis, who discovered whitney, is having a big pre-grammy party tonight, which is one reason she was in town. so they're deciding to go ahead, and obviously tomorrow are the grammys and you can't just go on with the show. you got to respect what happened. and i think there's a lot of people who are going to have an all nighter tonight pulling this together. >> howard, thank you. we appreciate your expertise. can you stand by? i want to bring in hln's james veldevelo -- jane velez mitchell. you and i talk all the time. we are very open and honest with each other. you heard the lieutenant there. but, jane, you are a recovering addict. you know the issues that whitney houst

if you would like to remember whitney houston, go to remembering whitney houston on cnn.com/ireport.an't believe i'm saying that. i just tweeted it out. a beautiful picture and i put it on my page as well of whitney houston and it's from her facebook page. we are remembering the singer tonight. interesting that people are weighing in and talking about the great songs of whitney houston and what i find is that when you have talent, there is nothing that is higher than that. nothing trumps that. whitney houston had two songs that became number that sat at the top. both were remakes. the greatest love of all was a remake from george benson from 1977. how many people tharm version? most people associate that song with whitney houston. the same for i will always love you which was a dolly parton song and she made it number one. when you are talented, you are talented, no two ways about it. at the staples center, people ever paying tribute there tonight. what are you hearing? >> what i am hearing is how floored people were when the announcement came. they were in rehearsals. it's an import

loss of our beloved whitney.n unimaginable tragedy and we will miss her terribly. we appreciate the outpouring of love and support from her fans and friends. this statement from her ex-husband, bobby brown, saying i am deeply saddened at the passing of my ex-wife. at this time we ask for privacy, especially for my daughter bobbi kristina, i appreciate all of the condolences that have been directed toward my family and i at this most difficult time. and, again, we received confirmation that bobbi kristina, the daughter of bobby brown and whitney houston had earlier this afternoon been rushed to cedars-sinai hospital. it is unclear what her condition is, but our reporting says that it is a nonlife threatening event that sent her to the hospital. we'll keep you posted on bobbi kristina as well. overall, the music industry and fans all over the world are mourning the passing of whitney houston. the pop queen ruled the charts for a decade and a half. here is a look back at her golden years. ♪ because the greatest >> h

with whitney.oyous time. she wanted everyone to know that her friend was in good spirits and had a great time on thursday night at her pregrammy party. >> you mentioned jennifer hudson. what else will be done tonight in memoryof whitney houston? >> reporter: earlier today, we have been reporting that sha ka can could be part of a tribute. we're just getting word he will not be performing a tribute. she will not even be in attendance at the show tonight. we're told she was asked to be part of a tribute. it was planned that she may sing "i'm every woman", but she was too emotional. she will not be part of the tribute here tonight. >> all right. thank you. we'll be back to you undoubtly at some point this evening. thank you, michelle turner from the red carpet. your memories of whitney houston, that coming up after a break. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been hono

whitney was supposed to be there. have changed now for the worse. >> this is a desperately sad event and night for anyone who likes music. whitney houston was the queen of pop. she was the female version of michael jackson. to lose both of them at this tragic age is really -- it's just awful and i got simon cowell on the line. simon, i know you're in scotland. there will be lots of speculation, and we touched on this, about the reasons why whitney's life may have ended in such a gruesome manner. but let's just focus on her talent for a moment. what do you think will be her legacy and inspiration to the next generation? >> well, look, there's so many things you can talk about, about why she was so incredible. i was thinking about it while we were taking that break, because right at the moment, pop music you can argue as being dominated by female pop singers, bike beyonce, like rihanna, katy perry, obviously adele. but whitney and mariah, they were the trailblazers. they were able to prove that a solo female artist coul

whitney was at her wedding and whitney loved my mother.as a love relationship between the houston family and the mcclurkin family. >> what will you be singeing at this funeral service? >> oh, i'm going to try to sing a song called "stand," a song that i wrote some years ago. ♪ stand everybody sing everybody sing ♪ >> the houston family loves it. i'm going to try to get through it. it's an unexpected loss, really. >> i would assume, pastor, that will be very difficult. i assume it's difficult whenever you sing a song like that at a sad occasion, but how do you get through it? how do you contain yourself to get through it without your emotions getting the best of you? >> i really don't know because that can't be guarantee because a loss like this is something that is deep and it's really, really powerfully impacting us. not only did the world know whitney, but when you knew her intimately and as friend, it's a different scenario all together. and trying to sing on top of the loss is going to be one of the most hair owing experiences. but by

if you would like to remember whitney houston, go to remembering whitney houston on cnn.com/ireport.eve i'm saying that. i just tweeted it out. a beautiful picture and i put it on my page as well of whitney houston and it's from her facebook page. we are remembering the singer tonight. interesting that people are weighing in and talking about the great songs of whitney houston and what i find is that when you have talent, there is nothing that is higher than that. nothing trumps that. whitney houston had two songs that became number that sat at the top. both were remakes. the greatest love of all was a remake from george benson from 1977. how many people tharm version? most people associate that song with whitney houston. the same for i will always love you which was a dolly parton song and she made it number one. when you are talented, you are talented, no two ways about it. at the staples center, people ever paying tribute there tonight. what are you hearing? >> what i am hearing is how floored people were when the announcement came. they were in rehearsals. it's an important night

so simply put whitney would have wanted to -- >>> that was clive davis famously discovering whitney houston and signing her to arista records when she was just a teenager. other breaking news, we continue to follow for you, a new and dangerous turn in an international crisis. tonight, black masked protesters in athens are setting fires and battling with police. historic cinemas, cafes and shops going up in flames as you see there. the protests come as the greek parliament prepares to vote on a new round of austerity measures, designed to prevent a government default that could affect worldwide markets. we'll have a live report from athens in 15 minutes from now. >>> now to the other big story we're following today, the death of singer whitney houston. we're learning more about the circumstances surrounding her death and we're getting reaction from her family as well. that in a moment. but first, to the investigation, cnn's casey wians is following all the developments, joining us now live from los angeles. what can you tell us? >> it looks like it may be quite a while before we actually get

we love whitney houston. ♪ make some noise for whitney >> i just want to say to whitney up in heaven, love you ♪ i will always love [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you ♪ whitney, we love ♪ we love you >> she nailed it. >> you can only imagine how tough that would have been. >> we actually ironically will see more of whitney. she has a movie she got done shooting coming out in august with jordin sparks. she plays the mother of a singer played by jordin sparks. they deal with the fallout of fame and drugs. how ironic is that? hits theaters in august. called "sparkle" is the name of the movie. >>> coming up next, whitney houston sits down with diane sawyer ten years ago. >> revealing interview. it's whitney on whitney, straight ahead on "world news now." for cleaner air and your right to breathe it. for those who want to quit smoking and for those who need them to. we're fighting for clear skies over every city and healthy lungs throughout the country. the american lung asassociatin isn't just fighting for air. 'rwe're fighting for all the things that make it worth breathing. join us in the fi

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of course, she was whitney's godmother. >> she was a woman that whitney would see in interviews, auntie> she listened tocy ssy. she honed her skills among the best singers of this time. >> whitney used to sing in this church as a young girl. and cissy was the musical director. >> she was the critic or director. nurturing mother. one of whitney's life work was singing with her mother. >> you talked with pastor joe carter. you mentioned that he wants this to be a worship service. this is not a concert performance remembering whitney houston. this is a baptist traditional service. >> that's exactly right reverend carter who has been a great pastor in new jersey wanted to make sure the service, which he officiates, functions as a worship experience and not as a performance. there's a difference between performing and ministering. and that's what we'll see today at the funeral with the music, with the flow of the service, with the interaction between the audience and the speakers, and our traditions, we continue to have a call and response where people will affirm what's being said by saying

if you would like to remember whitney houston, go to remembering whitney houston on cnn.com/ireport.an't believe i'm saying that. i just tweeted it out. a beautiful picture and i put it on my page as well of whitney houston and it's from her facebook page. we are remembering the singer tonight. interesting that people are weighing in and talking about the great songs of whitney houston and what i find is that when you have talent, there is nothing that is higher than that. nothing trumps that. whitney houston had two songs that became number that sat at the top. both were remakes. the greatest love of all was a remake from george benson from 1977. how many people tharm version? most people associate that song with whitney houston. the same for i will always love you which was a dolly parton song and she made it number one. when you are talented, you are talented, no two ways about it. at the staples center, people ever paying tribute there tonight. what are you hearing? >> what i am hearing is how floored people were when the announcement came. they were in rehearsals. it's an import

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this was a day to honor whitney. i doubt whitney would have wanted this occur.inue to pay my respects to my ex-wife the best way i know how," said bobby brown. that is an official statement from bobby brown about what happened during the ceremony. again, as we've been saying and watching the dignitaries and guests who went to the funeral and went to the memorial service here leave there was indeed an incident. it's sad on this day, but as you heard bobby brown saying, this day is about whitney houston. i will continue to honor and respect his ex-wife. and in a manner he feels possible. he is upset because he couldn't see his daughter and wanted to attend the entire memorial service. soledad? >> the take truly was about whitney houston. it was absolutely beautiful service. i thought struck all the right notes. the mayor of newark is joining us, corey booker. always great to see you. >> thanks very much. >> we appreciate you coming out from being inside the church. we were remarking on not only how beautiful it was, but a difficult tone to strike to keep it a pers

>> whitney was family and i will always love whitney about whitney.ey was family to me and i will always love her. she is one of the greatest voices in the history of music. that's what i say. >> thank you, smokey. >> thank you for letting me jump in. we will go to break with a scene from the preacher's wife. ♪ ♪ >>> whitney houston dead at 48. found in a hotel room at 3:55 p.m. pacific time. they were not able to revive her. in los angeles, california, the reaction is coming in as well. live from the staples center with reaction. what are you hearing, paul? >> i'm right here at staples and los angeles shuts down the area when it comes to the grammys. these people work in the area and can characterize for us what it was like when they heard the news. what did you hear? >> we heard a message that came to us have a text. did you hear whitney houston died. we heard a gasp throughout the hotel and everybody stopped to look at the television shows that said whitney houston had it actually passed. >> you work here and you are a huge whitney houston fan. wha

was a gad friend of whitney's at the time and whitney insisted that they do the shoot together. of this sort of grand plan that they had to turn whitney into a star. it was really a launching pad for whitney, it was an incredibly iconic cover for "seventeen" magazine, really important all around. >> was the feeling, perhaps, that "seventeen" magazine she would be a star, but would be a star model, did anyone know anything about her singing about and that she would be a multitalented super star? >> well, i think this was like the beginning of whitney's path and certainly, you know, she was in the pages of the magazine, we've seen pictures of her as a fitness model, she was regularly a fashion model for the magazine, but it was so validating for this generation of young women to see someone who looked like them on the cover. imagine the self-esteem boost that young african-american girls felt seeing someone who looks like them and they think, oh, "seventeen" magazine thinks that girl is pretty, i must be pretty too. it's a feeling we try to have a at "seventeen" all the time for a

of course, it was whitney. shortly after that within a year she had her first record out, i think it was "how will i know" and of course it went to number one. i remember the day that "i will always love you" before it had even come out i was sitting in my office and hearing that song saying to myself this will probably be the biggest record of all time and just that crystal clear beautiful stellar voice that she had and her -- just breaking all barriers. >> harris: can you imagine what it was like to hear whitney houston sing for the first time and then hear her sing a song that you knew was going to be a hit for all time to come? what a special position tommy mottola was in. what a blessing for him. so much love tonight in the virtual world all over the internet professed for whitney houston. a little bit of grappling among viewers and among those posting from all over the world about where our focus should be tonight. whether on the incredible voice and love and accomplishment she brought to the world should

whitney was there.up. and we danced and we sang. she was never more than two feet from me the entire night. i just gave her a hug and she sung into the mike. >> what was that like as you remember it now? >> it's a much bigger moment than i could even imagine. it's a much bigger moment just because it's whitney. the world got a last gift in that they got an opportunity to see her perform one last time. ♪ >> we see what people have said about that night. the fact that there was blood on her legs. that she was acting in an unusual way. what did you see of her that night? >> it was a great event. and she left sweaty and i've heard the word "disheveled." that's about right. when you stand up for about three hours and you're dancing, you would leave a club looking that way. she didn't look like she was under the influence of anything. she drank champagne and toasted kelly price's three grammy nominations thursday night. that's what whitney houston did. ♪ >> how important in her life was her role as a mother t

>> whitney was family and i will always love whitney about whitney.ey was family to me and i will always love her. she is one of the greatest voices in the history of music. that's what i say. >> thank you, smokey. >> thank you for letting me jump in. we will go to break with a scene from the preacher's wife. ♪ ♪ on december 21st, polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space, which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd and you still need to retire, td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans? >>> whitney houston dead at 48. found in a hotel room at 3:55 p.m. pacific time. they were not able to revive her. in los angeles, california, the reaction is coming in as well. live from the staples center with reaction. what are you hearing, paul? >> i'm right here at staples and los angeles shuts down the area when

i will always love whitney about whitney, because whitney was family to me.ll always love her, and she is one of the greatest voices in the history of music. so that's what i say. >> thank you. piers, thank you for letting me jump in. we're going to go to break. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you, smokey. we'll be back after this break. ♪ i love the lord he's earned my trust ♪ [ male announcer ] southwest airlines is committed to our relationships in the african-american community. and we're showcasing the work our employees do. like karen. [ karen ] what's so special about our relationship is they're passionate. through southwest airlines, the learning continues outside of the classroom. educating young people for black history month is so important. it's not just a month. it's all year 'round. [ male announcer ] when it comes to giving back to the african-american community, we are proud to say, we do. find out more at southwest.com/blackhistory. we are proud to say, we do. imagine if you could always see life [music] in the best light. every time of day. out

whitney of a brilliant woman.at today is that the world didn't get a chance to really see some stuff that i got a chance to see. that was such a privilege for me, because god gave her such an awesome ability to convey such a message. look at her there. look at that. that expression on her face. that is her soul coming out, because that wasn't just the national anthem. that was her letting the troops feel her love, the people in the room and her family. she wanted them to know that. she was so special. >> kelly, when you would listen to whitney houston, did you find yourself sitting there saying how does she do that? >> oh, my god. yes. yes, and then at times understanding. i think kim understands what i'm saying, too. i hope i get it across the right way. how does she do that, and then taking a beat and reminding myself i'm supposed to do that as well. it's so intense. it's so, so intense. you know what? i love what you just read by the writer at the "l.a. times." that was so i will kwently said. every syllable co

and some of whitney's closest friends, for example, jennifer hudson who really looked up to whitney and her entire life, she shared with our piers morgan recently how when she was 11 she would sit back and imagine that she was having duets with whitney houston and singing so many of her famous songs. "i will always love you." she's going to be performing a special tribute on stage tonight. we've been informed that chaka khan will be performing, although she was asked to perform by the recording academy although she doesn't know specifically what her role will be. it will be an emotional night, a lot of people taking that stage will reflect on whitney houston. whitney houston, she had no plans to attend the grammys. the only aten -- the only event she planned on attending was the clive davis party. she wasn't going to perform but she wanted to be with her good friends in the music business. little did she know tonight would be all about her, albeit in a tragic way, fred. >> clive davis, the man who quote/unquote discovered her was the first to sign her to the arista records, so a close r

>> whitney was family and i will always love whitney about whitney.tney was family to me and i will always love her. she is one of the greatest voices in the history of music. that's what i say. >> thank you, smokey. >> thank you for letting me jump in. we will go to break with a scene from the preacher's wife. ♪ ♪ i'm always looking out for small ways to be more healthy. like splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. mmm. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. you really want to be careful, you can't use something as abrasive as a toothpaste because it will cause scratches. as a result of those scratches, bacteria will get lodged in that denture and as they multiply in the mouth the odor can get stronger. i alwa

whitney loved music.ere back, and that's why i'm talking about the professional whitney today. without knowing of her love of music, her passion and her absolutely natural genius in interpreting songs, you certainly don't know all of whitney houston. personally, all i can say is that i loved her very much. whitney was purely and simply one-of-a-kind. yes, she admitted to crises in her life. yes, she confessed to oprah about her searing battles. but when i needed her she was there. [ applause ] she was there for me. an eternally loyal friend. whatever the cause or event she was there dominating the stage, stunning the audience and creating still another lifetime memory. "i believe in you and me" she sang. looking me straight in the eye. showing she knew we always been in it together. yes, i was her industry father. and i was and am so proud of it. and bobbi kristina, you too always, always be proud of your mother. she loved you so very much. [ applause ] she defined not only pure talent, but true heart and

>> for whitney!ance with somebody >> when she came out on mtv, when a new video came out, all the girls went crazy. that's not even counting what the guys were doing. ♪ saving all my love for you >> able to communicate all of that joy right to the camera, as well as, of course, in song. ♪ he really loves me >> and i just saw her bouncing on the screen, how will i know? i'm like, yeah that might be my love. >> i will always love you just -- those kind of songs stick with me the most. ♪ please don't cry we both know how much you need ♪ and i will always love you ♪ love you you [ applause ] >> i mean, from rock to rap from contemporary christian to country, they just all loved her, george. >> boy, they sure did. and all on that red carpet last night. you must have heard so many terrific tributes. >> i mean from elvis costello to mike love of the beach boys. bob seger. hard-core rappers talking about how much "the bodyguard" meant to them. it was an honest tribute. >> i can't wait. i can't wait to see th

and the young whitney.her cissy houston sang background on a early nevill brother's album which is my family. i know they are proud of that and still blessed to have her share her voice on one of their songs as well. >> to be able to say whitney houston loves your fried chicken. >> i will make it for you personally. >> thank you. >> jeff fox knew whitney and interviewed her many times . a radio personality and host of jeff fox show. he is joining with reflections and as you step back and watch the imag that we are seeing from the church there, what runs through your mind as you know so many of whit behit's friend exercise family will gather for a celebration of her life. >> i think back to 1985. and at that time i was working in chicago. and her first hit was you give good love. she was performing in a concert place called park west. folks in chicago know that. famous concert venue and i wason of the emcee's, i was tanning and i had never met her before and she walked by and that was beginning of something

now we'll send you back to "remembering whitney." ♪ >>> of all the tributes to whitney houston pouringhere are none more heartfelt than the people who worked with her in the music industry, especially those of fellow performers who understood her remarkable achievements better than anyone. ♪ i wanna dance with somebody >> whitney is the girl we all wanted to be like. she was the first black superstar that you didn't see color. she made us forget about color. ♪ i'm every woman >> one of the great singers of all time. whitney set the bar awfully high. it's sad. it's a very sad day. >> her voice, you know, her voice. just -- we're really sad. >> oh, that voice, oh, my god. no one has ever come close to that voice. >> you knew when that first note came out, that's whitney houston. >> she sings effortlessly, and i remember being in the studio with whitney. we were doing a song called "i'm your baby tonight." ♪ i'm your baby tonight >> she said, baby, okay, let's go in and knock this out, and in 20 minutes she sang the song top to bottom three times, did her vocal harmonies, the whole nine y

whitney was so full of life. >> clive went on to say all the wonderful things that he knew about whitneyg up. he ended it with a moment of silence. and after that moment of silence was over, he said, now let's hear some music. and that sort of, jenna, gave everyone a license to have a good time. we had artists like alicia keys taking to the stage, celebrating the life of whitney houston saying that she was so glad that she had met her because clive davis had given her and whitney houston their start. and also, a tribute to diana ross. everyone mentioned whitney houston during their performance. jenna? >> to say she will be missed will indeed be an understatement. shaun robinson, thank you very much. >>> whitney houston is the only woman to have more than one album spend more than ten weeks on top of the billboard charts. in the late '80s and early '90s she ruled the airwaves with hits like "the greatest love of all," and of course "i will always love you." joining us with more reaction from the music world is the editorial director of billboard, bill, thanks for joining us this morning.

kelly wrote whitney's hit "heartbreak hotel" they duet on. whitney was fun, full of life.ays gave you zingers and one-liners and she was wonderful, hugged on me, told me i smelled good and she had sung on a b.e.t. show with kim burrell, who become like a spiritual adviser to her. she had so many people praying her and encouraging her toward sobriety and a healthy lifestyle. even though it's unconfirmed as to what has taken her life so soon, we're just all wishing and hoping for the best. >> the l.a. detectives said they are ruling out, there was no obvious sign of drug use. i want to ask you about the picture we had up. when was that taken, in the last couple of days? >> no, that photo was taken in december of 2010, at the orpheum theater in los angeles back stage. you know, whitney, there have been a few reports online, paige, about whitney's behavior the last couple of days at that venue that she appeared at, there was a bit of an altercation with one of the "x factor" stars. >> really? >> stacy francis, one of the finalists, whitney engaged her in a back and forth becau

what are people saying about whitney houston?tainment correspondent kreen. >> reporter: many are still reeling from the fact that whitney houston has died. she was found at the beverly hilton. paramedics were called to the scene but were unable to resuscitate her. they were not able to determine the cause of death. houston was just 48 years old. she was scheduled to attend the annual clive davis pre-grammy party in the evening. it's one of the premier parties before the grammys. music's biggest night, davis, the mega producer who helped launch houston's very successful career. he asked for aoment 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 wil

whitney's mother blames bobby brown for introducing whitney to hard drugs.that was riddled with violence, she's attempted to keep bobby christina from the mother. there are grave concerns about bobby christina. she was rushed to hospital twice in 12 hours after her mother's death, she's been introduced to drug use in the past that. is well known and well documented and there have been fotys -- photos of her snorting cocaine. the family is very fractured at this time. no. we don't know whether bobby has been with bobby christinea. i can tell you bobby christinea was not inside of the church today when this scuffle tooklace with security and>>do we know, , whether or not there was visitation after the divorce? was bobby brown seeing his daughter? >> not since... >> no. no. we don't know for certain. yes. >> all right z finally how was whitney's health prior to her death. do you know? >> very important fact to tell you about tonight. judge, i can tell you that whitney houston saw a beverly hills doctor three times over the periods of eight days before her death

was there and he saw whitney. he said she seemed to be okay, didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. so this is all, as you can imagine, don, a complete shock to everyone right now. and i'm in, like i said, a restaurant where the word has spread here in beverly hills and everyone is just kind of sitting open mouthed and shocked about this. >> she had a movie coming out, correct? >> yes, she was doing the remake of "sparkle" with jordan sparks. >> with jordan sparks. and "sparkle" was the 1970s movie and they did the -- >> in the early 70s with irene cara and phillip michael thomas ash bit of a cult classic movie. she was doing a remake, playing the mother of three girls that formed a singing group. again, throughout this movie everyone seemed to say whitney was doing really well. she sang in the movie. some the feedback we had heard from the set was that she came, she was prepared, she was get being back on her game. so we don't still know exactly what happened here. we don't know where she was found dead, whe

whitney houston, rob. >> absolutely.efore her gone way, way too soon. bruno, we know you're there in the airport. thank you for joining us in the middle of the night here. as always always, we appreciate it. bruno del granado. have a safe ride home, my friend. >> thank you, paula. thank you, rob. >> we'll have more when we come back. stay with us, everybody. friend. >> thank you, paula. thank you, rob. >> we'll have more when we come back. stay with us, everybody. [ male announcer ] for a better-looking tomorrow. vicks nyquil cold & flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. [ deep breath ] ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪ [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ it doesn't cover everything. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. all medicare supplement plans can help pay some of what medicare doesn't

you were very close to whitney. called her your baby sister. >> my little sister. >> you were supposed to be performing at the grammy's last night and felt it wouldn't be appropriate. tell me about that. >> it was actually -- yeah. i don't know how it got out there. they were announcing it. i said, i am? tammy, my manager, we called and talked to ken, said what's going on? >> the producer? >> right. >> kim said, well, you know, we've been kicking it around back and forth and sort of decided we will go with one singer and keep it -- keep the thing tight. i personally was not really willing to go and sing, "i'm every woman." that's ridiculous. i felt it was ridiculous, very inappropriate. >> why did you feel that? >> well, it's as though -- as much as i am spiritual and do celebrate death to some extent, i look at it more as like a graduation out of the flesh into spirit and freeing one up, i'm taking this one kind of -- kind of hard. i know what an intelligent bright funny witty love iing sw person and a great, great

michelle whitney like whitney houston. i said this to my mom one time. born in 1989. >> if that makes you feel old, don't worry. in some ways that's the value in what whitney did. her music stands the test of time. and there can be no greater tribute to an artist than that. >> whitney, you did. you give good love. in the introduction, lee, we said the songs of the '80s and 90s. when you listen to the music it does seem so relevant to me today. >> that's the one thing that the critics have been talking about over the last couple of days. with few exceptions most of her songs didn't really sound '80s or '90s. they don't sound dated. so many people compared her to people like frank sinatra, was able to sell a song that doesn't sound lieb it's dated. they are time less. performances are timeless. that's what people remember the most. you can still play them and not feel too dork i about it. >> sometimes dorky is good. her greatest hits album is now number one. charlie and erica, back to you in new york. >> gayle, thank you very much for the yoe mans work you

. ♪ >> whitney houston was a huge talent.c "360" starts now. > tonight, whitney houston, was she a victim of her success? an investigation into her death. >> this is an active investigation by the beverly hills police department. >> you can look at a body and not know what the cause of death is. you might have a suspicion. >> the funeral arrangements and her last interview. whitney houston, the stars say good-bye, chaka chan, jennifer holiday. the hit making producer that made whitney a star speaks out for the first time since her death. only in america. from an 11-year-old girl singing her idol's songs in the mirror and in front of millions in a farewell. is the piers morgan tonight. good evening. my exclusive with whitney houston's close friend, chak khan in a moment. the autopsy is being completed and houston's body arrives in new jersey tonight where her funeral is tentatively set for friday. no word on the cause of death. the results of the toxicology test should be available in six to eight weeks. police say there's no

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