one of whitney houston's great friends. tonight she talks about the toxicology report and her battles with addiction. i'll also talk about the arrest of bobby brown on a dui charge. plus the passion of ron paul. the only doctor in the race taking on obama care as the showdown begins at the supreme court. and only in america, a very rotten easter egg roll. how bad parents are ruining all the good fun. this ask "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. our big story tonight searching for the truth in the trayvon martin tragedy. civil rights leaders and thousands protest around the country. one of two new revelations that have outraged his grieving parents. [ no audio ] was he gunned down because he was black? chaka khan has something important to say about it. it's coming up soon. plus natalie cole. i'll talk to her about her own addictions and today's arrest of bobby brown. plus supreme court taking on obama care. a case that affects every single american. ron paul will give me his diagnosis. >> this bill has far reaching co

that's whitney cummings.ause you're beautiful and thin. not me. i hate you because you're a cunt. [laughter] anthony jeselnik is here. i'll pause for a few moments so those of you at home can wikipedia him. [laughter] it's great you're here, anthony. what happened? is daniel tosh busy getting fisted in key west? [laughter] it's great to see my old friend jeffrey ross here tonight, doing what he does best-- sitting and watching funny people tell jokes. wow, jeff, you're even uglier than you were last year. look at that hair. look at that mop. i've seen better hair on susan boyle's taint. [laughter] don't you laugh at a hair joke, trump. look at that helmet. what do you say to a barber to get that type of hair cut? "i fucked your daughter"? [laughter] situation from the jersey shore. you're all over television. and you have a book out. i tried ordering your book on amazon.com. amazon said customers who bought this book also bought a rope and a stool. [laughter] but enough about chachi. let's get to the reason w

. >>> plus, life after whitney. tonight, her cousin, dionne warwick speaks for the first time on what happened that day. inside a family torn apart by grief and bound together by faith. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, living outside the law. they are the anti-government extremists next door, who believe the laws don't apply to them. no driver's licenses. no taxes. and according to a report out today, these types of so-called hate or anti-government groups, grew explosively last year in the u.s. one of the biggest jumps, seemingly average people who call themselves sovereign citizens. a loose confederation of americans who can turn violent and have. here's abc's dan harris can tonight's "nightline investigates." >> reporter: the federal government considers them a, quote, extremist anti-government group. >> i challenge this jurisdiction as a sovereign. i'm not an american citizen. i do not recognize -- >> what if i advise you to not -- >> i am my counsel. >> reporter: sovereign citizens, people who b

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she's been the family's main focus since whitney houston's death.he was twice admitted to the hospital for exhaustion. pat was with bobbi kristina and whitney in the days before she died. with her the night, this now-infamous photo was taken of whitney houston looking exhausted and disheveled. >> to make sure she was going to be okay? >> yes. >> reporter: a concern, well warranted, whitney houston was found dead the next day, toxicology reports are still pending. >> were you afraid that she would be gone too soon? >> if things hadn't change. but things were changing with her. i saw her chasing a dream. >> and of course, we'll also see oprah's exclusive one-on-one with whitney's daughter bobbi kristina which will air tonight on her own network. she's expected to share personal memories of her mother. it's sure to be an emotional interview. >> so many people wondering how bobbi kristina is handling this. >>> now, a check of the morning's other top stories, and for that, we go back to ron claiborne. >>> good morning, everyone, a u.s. service member has

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a pre-grammy party. >> miss whitney houston. >> reporter: whitney was back. back from years of erratic behavior and drug use ♪ walk on by >> where's the voice? >> you're saying she couldn't sing? >> yeah. >> reporter: rock 'n' roll hall of famer sam moore was in the audience. and old houston family friend, he and his wife, joyce, knew the girl everyone called nippy growing up, was in trouble. >> she came in and she looked over and she saw me. and i said, nippy! hey, baby! she fell on her knees. i said, don't get on your knees. she's sweating. i said, joyce, she's high. >> reporter: high on drugs. far from the girl he first met decades earlier. >> i thought she was the cutest little thing! oh, my god. pretty. >> reporter: moore's career was just beginning. part of the singing group sam and dave. with chart toppers like "soul man" and "hold on, i'm coming." ♪ i'm a soul man >> reporter: he was traveling and performing alongside gospel greats aretha franklin and houston's mother, cissy. >> i remember her. i even saw the first "seventeen" magazine. i said, look i

whitney houston's final days. developed a close relationship with houston in the last years of her life. she was there the day they found whitney in her hotel room. she'll tell us more about it in a bit. >> we'll talk fashion and look at affordable fashions from bright colors to patterns and prints. the trend is bold and beautiful. we'll show you how to get the look for less. >> if you don't think you have time to put together an elegant restaurant-style dinner at home you'll want to check out what we are cooking up. it sounds hard but it's easy. stuffed cornish game hens. any home chef can pull it off. we'll show you how. >> any? >> maybe not savannah. >> maybe if she's in someone else's home. >> i can eat it though. >> good morning to lester holt, the day after birthday boy. >> happy birthday! >> coming up, louise white of rhode island, we'll talk about what she plans to do with her multi-million dollar jackpot. i have typed up suggestions. they all start with lester. then do you have a pet python that's outgrow

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>>> now, inside revelations from whitney houston's family.bi kristina, the 18-year-old daughter of whitney houston, is reportedly engaged to her unofficial adopted brother. creating deep divisions within the family. rachel smith has the story. rachel, we want to welcome you to "good morning america." so happy to have you onboard this morning. >> reporter: oh, thank you so much, bianna. it's a pleasure to be here. while we wait for autopsy reports to answer the questions about the sudden death of whitney houston in the beverly hills hotel, now comes concerns for her daughter n a controversial relationship. it's the relationship that's tearing the houston family apart. rumors of an engagement between whitney houston's 19-year-old bobbi kristina and 22-year-old nick gordon. >> one source told "people" that nick did propose to bobbi kristina a week ago. but wasn't sure if she said yesterday. another source said she is engaged. bobbi kristina is wearing a very large ring on her right hand. a source told "people" that it was a ring that was her mot

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after the passing of a young girl losing her mom, whitney houston. and bianna, celebrity jewelry designer neil lane estimates the ring that bobbi kristina is wearing around 10-carat emerald diamond green worth $500,000. >> wow, that's a beautiful ring. all right, rachel. once again, welcome to "good morning america." >> so many people think that's her mother's ring. don't jump to conclusions there. >>> well, now, let's get back to ron claiborne with the other headlines developing this morning. >>> in the news, mitt romney and rick santorum are campaigning in illinois today, as voters in puerto rico go to the polls today. illinois holds its gop primary on tuesday. >> wikileaks founder assange plans to run for senate next we're. >>> and a former american soldier that no one seemed to have known was missing in iraq was released by militants in iraq. the celebrity contractor identified randy holtz claimed that he was held for nine months but the u.s. embassy had no record of any missing u.s. citizens. >>> finally, our parent company disney kicks off its

. >>> los resultados de la autopsia de whitney houston dicen que la cantante se ahogó accidentalmentes ♪. >>> este es su noticiero univisión con jorge ramos y maría elena salinas >>> muy buenas tardes jorge va rumbo a méxico para cubrir la visita del papa benedicto xvi. >>> comenzamos con la noticia que piden que se haga justicia en la florida ,por el caso de la muerte de un joven de las manos de un vigilante voluntario, tenemos las protess que se han propagado por todo el país, la información con jully ferrer >>> la indignación por la muerte de trevor martin continúan y han obligado al jefe de la policía a retirarse temporalmente, lee dice que su presencia se ha convertido en distracción y espera que con esto se restaure la calma, y también dijo que entregaría las evidencias del caso a la procuradoría. >>> frente a cientos de personas congregadas en un parque, los padres del joven dicen que necesitan algo permanente, un arresto. >>> "querremos un arresto, el juicio y la sentencia" dijo el padre del adolescente. >>> también muchos protestan en el país con la ropa con la que iba el jov

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still to come, the latest details on common whitney houston -- on how whitney houston died. >> there is a big storm spinning out there to the west. it is partly responsible for the nice weather we are having now. there is our view of ocean city. we have the grand hotel and spa. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >> officials say sgt. robert bales will be charged. he faces six counts of assault and attempted murder. he is being held in a military detention center in leavenworth, kansas. military.com is giving people a firsthand look of a military helicopter crash. the helicopter shifted altitudes before rolling in the sky and crashing into the ground. the two crew members on board survived the crash and n

county coroner told how whitney houston died.hey release that had one-page preliminary report and it confirmed what so many people suspected. what so many people feared as well. that whitney houston had used cocaine shortly before she got into the bathtub at the beverly hilton. and that she was using cocaine on a semi regular basis, according to the coroner. there was evidence of chronic use as you pointed out. it was that cocaine use coupled with a heart condition. the 48-year-old's arteries were 60% blocked. it was those two things that ultimately led to the accidental drowning on february 11th. >> there's a lot of documentation of the erratic and kind of wild behavior that whitney houston had leading up to the weekend of her death and the parties that took place in the beverly hilton. when we talk about the fact that everybody got to witness this, basically a sad relapse of an addict, there isn't now, i guess, concern from the family that this is all going to get out and tarnish her legacy? how are they reacting to all this? >

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. >>> whitney's final moments. a member of whitney's inner circle who was in the hotel room as people tried to save her opens up in an exclusive live interview, today, friday, march opens up in an exclusive live interview, today, friday, march 9, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> welcome to "today" on this friday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm carl quintanilla in for matt this morning. economists are cautiously optimistic ahead of jobs numbers coming out. >> even if it shows growth the celebration could be muted by concerns over gas prices. they have jumped 30 cents in the past month and are settithreate to set a new record high this summer. this morning we'll hear from the ceo of exxon mobile about this. >> and it's scary when you kids get sick and you're not sure why. one couple knew something was wrong with their 3-year-old. she had swallowed not one, not two but 37 magnets and was in desperate need of surgery. she'll be here with her parents. >> they must have been frightened by that. and

we are just getting the details of what caused whitney houston's death.s you know, she was found last month in the bathtub of her hotel room in beverly hills. let's go to kareen wynter who joins us live from los angeles. what can you tell us? >> hi, candy. what i can tell you, the final cause of death has been determined to be drowning from heart disease as well as cocaine. that's right. there was cocaine in whitney houston's system at the time she was found submerged in a bathtub at the beverly hilton hotel back in february the day before the grammy's. the toxicology report also showed while cocaine and other met tab beau lights were found in her system and contributed to her death, what's interesting, marijuana, xanax, the drug fl flexeril and benadryl, they were also found but we are told those weren't contributing factors. there was no trauma or foul play suspected. it us anticipated we could get a more detailed report regarding those toxicology findings in the next couple weeks. i just spoke with one of the investigators just a few minutes ago. there

. >>> whitney's final moments. a member of whitney's inner circle who was in the hotel room as people tried to save her opens up for the first time in an exclusive live interview, today, friday, march 9th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> welcome to "today" at 7:00 a.m. on the west coast on this friday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm carl quintanilla in for matt this morning. the unemployment rate held at a three-year low. >> that's right. but despite that positive news, there are growing concerns over gas prices. they have jumped nearly 30 cents nationwide in the past month alone, and the average price is now up to $4.35 in california. so just how high could they go? we'll hear from the ceo of exxon mobil coming up straight ahead. >>> and it's scary for any parent when your kid gets sick and you're not sure why. one couple knew something was wrong with their 3-year-old. they took her to the doctor. look what the x-ray revealed. she swallowed not one, not two but 37 magnets and was in desperat

>>> whitney houston's will. who gets what and who in her life got left with nothing. >>> and it's the talk of tampa, the bachelor pad turned tourist attraction. the surprising star who calls this home, sweet home. >>> good thursday morning, everybody. a global traffic and weather report this morning. there could be delays if you're flying, driving, or using the computer. >> it's because of massive solar storm hitting the earth right about now. >> reporter: the earth is under atta attack. it's only a giant solar storm. on tuesday, the sun spit out huge erupting solar flares, about an hour apart. they're heading towards earth in the largest solar storm in five years. >> we're at least able to tell you that yes, this is coming towards us. be ware, keep watching, don't get hysterical. >> reporter: the storms could shake the earth's magnetive field, disrupting satellite communication. >> you could have raid ceo blackouts. >> reporter: gps tools may be thrown off. some nights might have to be diverted. >> it's prudent

why workers at the funeral home where whitney houston was buried are getting death threats. >>> and goodon. i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. after some rainfall this morning, the storm system is starting to push towards the south. ev asploug sunshine as we head into your early evening. and this will be the trend in our upcoming weekend. big time warming. we'll go a little warmer for friday. 60s in the south bay. we'll talk about when hen 70-de heat will return in just a few minutes. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. shared kno[spring releases] is even moboing...boing (sir can-a-lot) excuse me, madame. [giggles] i only intended to punch up your potatoes with the flav

we'll time it out and look at rainfall totals coming up. >>> how whitney houston died. the coroner's report is out and her family is reacting. >>> today was the first day of a free 4-day health clinic being offered >>> angry birds are rocketing into space. i'll give you a look at the new game coming up. >>> coming up later in this broadcast, andrew luck in short, the sharks, oh, they can't afford to lose too many. and we'll talk a little bit about what's ahead for stanford women's basketball. whatcha lookin' for hon? ah, these new jeans i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue jeans? oh, don't be crazy, i've got tons of blue jeans. frank! frank! get my jean bin, susie wants my jeans. no she doesn't. here we go. nice and loose. ohhh. those are loose, but i actually just ordered three pairs of this kind. ooooohhhh. oh. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> the public now knows what killed singer whitney houston. the la county coroner's office says she died of an accidental drowning. but there were also other contributing factors. >> reporter: we now know what ki

. >> whitney houston's cause of death revealed in a brand new autopsy report. the report finds houston died of accidental drowning but cocaine was a factor and it wasn't the only drug in her system. >> charges could come today. the u.s. military about to begin the long process of prosecuting army staff sergeant robert bales who's accused in that massacre of afghan civilians. he's expected to be charged with 17 counts of murder. >>> an explosion at a silicon factory in portland, oregon, sends at least two people to the hospital. the fire was reportedly sparked by a chemical used to make silicon. haz mat crews were called to the scene there. >>> rick santorum slamming mitt romney and raising a lot of republican eyebrows while doing it with how he did it. >> we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk at what may be the etch a sketch candidate for the future. >> what we have. stay with what we have? really? the fallout from a republican candidate putting the president before his party. >>> and up first, cries of justice for trayvon martin ring

coroner released its long awaited report on how whitney houston's life ended. combination of cocaine and other drugs in her system, as he drowned in a hotel bathtub. what it tells us about her final moments. >>> mean kids. real stories of children like yours beaten up, abused. a new documentary goes inside the world of bullies, including an outpouring of support from depp to street to gaga. >>> and nature of the beast. he's the rogue animal lover with a knack for capping exotic creatures in the most bizarre behaviors. his radical plan to save the endangered. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," march 22nd, 2012. >> good evening, i'm bill weir. drugs, jim morrison once said, are a belt with your mind. 40 years after his body was found in a bathtub, we have another belove and tortured artist to remind us of the stakes of that bet. the results of whitney houston's autopsy are in tonight, and they confirm her cocaine use and the toll that addiction took on her mi

houston, she's whitney houston.of yes people around her. this is one of her dealings. >> thank you very much. ahead on "starting point," new fallout for the u.s. marine who criticized president obama on facebook. why he could now be in serious trouble with the military and remember those controversial ads from rebound ebok? more on that. show us how much you spent last year and we'll give you 2 miles for every dollar spent on your travel reward card. up to 100,000 miles! hawaii, here we come. claim your miles at capitalone.com today! what's in your wallet? can you play games on that? not on the runway. no. i'm giving you the silent treatment. so you're calling to tell me you're giving me the silent treatment? ummm, yeah. jen, this is like the eighth time you've called... no, it's fine, my family has free unlimited mobile-to-any-mobile minutes -- i can call all i want. i don't think you understand how the silent treatment works. hello? [ male announcer ] buy unlimited messaging and get free unlimited calling to any m

here is more on the final hours of for life. >> almost six weeks after the death of whitney houston, we finally know what killed the 48 year-old grammy-winning singer. >> the department of coroner concluded their investigation into the death of whitney houston. the final cause of death has been the established as drowning. due to heart disease, and cocaine use. >> her body was discovered february 11th, the evening before the grammy awards, submerged in the bathtub of a beverly hills hotel room. investigators found several prescription medications in her room. toxicology tests revealed that she had cocaine in her system and that it was a factor in her death. >> cocaine use indicated an acute used. and it appeared that the cocaine had been used in the time span immediately prior to her collapse in the bathtub at the hotel. >> the test say that she had used marijuana and other prescription drugs, but not in amounts that would have killed her. the corners announcement ends weeks of speculation about whether the singer's death was the result of an accident, overdose, or foul play. she was