that interview is bobbi kristina, is just with the whitney houston family. e first time they spoken publicly since the superstar's death. oprah sat down with daughter bobbi kristina, whitney's brother gary and her sister in law pat. she was whitney houston's closest confidant. her best friend. and manager. the first insider to talk about the superstar's relationship with her ex-husband, bobby brown. >> were they good for each other, or was that just combustion? >> well, you could never tell you because there was also so much outside interference. it was very hard. how can you make it work? >> reporter: as whitney houston's sister in law, pat houston had rare insight into the superstar's troubled 14-year marriage, one marred by run-ins with the law and drug abuse. drug abuse blamed on bobby. but pat sees it differently. >> i don't think that he introduced her to drugs. i don't think that's true. bobby and i had a good relationship and she would always tell me that you're protecting him. i said i'm protecting the truth. >> reporter: houston's will was released

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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? >

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

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while we wait for autopsy reports to answer the questions about the sudden death of whitney houston in 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 mother's. >> reporter: but the real eyebrow raiser, many considered nick to be bobbi kristina's brother. after whitney took him into their atlanta home more than ten years ago. while the two are not biologically related, press reports said that bobbi kristina's grandmother thinks what they're doing is incestuous. and fears nick is taking advantage of her and her $10 million inheritance. the two are said to be living together in one of whitney's old homes in atlant

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

a simpler way to ship. >>> and finally tonight, whitney houston.ousin, singer dionne warwick, has new insights into whitney's tragic last day, which she shares for the first time with abc's robin roberts. >> reporter: in the weeks since her sudden and unexplained death, memories of whitney houston are still as strong as the faith that carried her home to the church where she first song in the choir. >> we agree that there was this feeling, this promise, that if somehow we listened carefully, god's voice would somehow come to us. >> reporter: that faith, a constant for someone who has been there for whitney since the start, dionne warwick. >> don't grieve for me. for now, i'm free. >> reporter: they were more than friends. they were cousins. >> you know, deionne, the last time we sang together -- >> reporter: they were frequent collaborators. ♪ >> reporter: here, singing in 1985, on the show "solid gold." and again, just last year, at clive davis' pregrammy gala. ♪ that's what friends are for >> she was the little girl i never had. >> reporter: toda

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

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

investigate this case. >> a new official report rekreels cocaine was a factor in the death of whitney houstongeles coroner says houston drowned in the bathtub but heart disease and cocaine played a role. >>> mississippi's attorney general is not backing down. he's again asking the state supreme court to overturn 200 pardons that were issued by former governor haley barbour. he's arguing that that case needs to be reopened because of the, quote, private personal rights, end quote, of the victims. he says they were violated by these pardons. attorney general jim hood claims it's a violation of mississippi's crime victims bill of rights. >>> reporter in arkansas, has a gun pulled on her while covering a story about a local man's death. >> we were just trying to find out what was going on. that's all. >> everybody's here. the camera. >> look, you can't touch the camera. >> you really -- so look at that. after the man -- >> oh, my lord. >> -- pulled the gun wreg's april thompson and her cameraman sought cover in their news truck. no one was hurt. the man fled from the scene. police are still tryin

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

the speculation is over about what killed whitney houston in february. nbc's stephanie reporting. >> trouble pop star whitney houston actually drown in a bathtub with cocaine and heart disease as contributing factors to her death. the county core nor released the findings. >> we know that when she slipped under the water, she was still alive. we have evidence of drowning. there were water in the lungs, so that substantiates that findings. >> one day before the grammies. >> they attempted life-saving resuscitation measures. >> they did find indications of chronic cocaine use. but they did not contribute to her death. houston had planned to attend the pregrammy party the night before she died. houston leaves behind daughter bobbi kristina and the musical legacy that will forever be remembered. >> here's a look at some of those stories making news early in america. two active moon shine stills making booze that goes for a hundred dollars a pint. neighbors are also accused of making 190% alcohol. elsewhere in texas, a neighborhood is undersiege from a pack o

. >> the official word on what killed whitney houston. her autopsy says she drowned but was under the influence of several serious drugs. >>> calls for an arrest in the death of trayvon martin are louder than ever this morning. but police aren't sure where his killer are. >>> louisville crashes the march madns sweet 16 party, sending the first number one seed back home, plunging brackets into further disarray. >>> and kim kardashian on the red carpet, goes from this to this. the flour bombing on the red carpet that left her covered in white. >>> good morning. i'm john muller, in for rob nelson. >> good to have you here this friday morning, john. i'm paula faris. whitney houston drowned in that beverly hills bathtub. >> coroner's report says she was musing cocaine just before she had died. it was the tragic news that friends and family feared. >> reporter: after weeks of speculation, the results of whitney houston's autopsy may not be surprising. the singer's death in a bathtub at the beverly hills hilton was caused by what her friend, fam

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

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only three people at that home had access to whitney houston's body during funeral preparations and her by houston family's own security. >> whitney was always on the lower level under lock and key, security being provided by nipi inc.not my service. >> it's a reference to her nickname. there are still a police officer at the cemetery gate and near her grave site. >>> fresh off their oscar nominations for best actor, brad pitt and george clooney will be performing together this saturday. >> for the first time ever, we are live streaming an amazing new play called "8." it's about marriage equality and the proposition 8 trial. and it was written by my friend. >> that's rob reiner who is directing the play. it's written by dustin lance black who won an oscar for his screen play for "milk." pitt will play judge vaughn walker. clooney will portray the attorney representing two same-sex couples. martin sheen, jane lynch and jesse tyler ferguson of "modern family" will also star in the play. here's the kicker. you can see it for free. youtube will stream it live online. tenith w b moment with

a range of reaction for family and friends of whitney houston after the release of her autopsy report. coroner says houston drown in the bathtub after using cocaine and also found in her system, marijuana, xanax, muscle relax ant flexeril and benadryl. kareen wynter is in los angeles for us this morning. any reaction from family and friends yet? >> reporter: what's interesting is that the reaction has been rather muted from family and friends alike. you would expect this big news to have just exploded on twitter but we have heard from some celebs like latoya jackson, echoing the same thing, rest in peace, whitney houston. we also received a statement from patricia houston, whitney houston's sister-in-law and former manager. let me read that to you. we're saddened to learn of the toxicology results but we're glad to now have closure. you mentioned those two contributing factors. heart disease and cocaine. how does that play a role into the accidental drowning? we posed that question to coroner's yesterday. this is how they broke it down. it appears that whitney houston had a bad heart.

autopsy at ucla medical center. >> i think what's unusual and what complicated this case was that whitney houston happened to die in a bathtub. but she might have died, you know, even if she weren't in a bathtub. >> reporter: houston's soaring mezzo-soprano propelled her from church choir to international superstar. but her admitted drug use had long been cause for concern. her family released a short statement saying we are saddened to learn of the toxicology results, although we are glad to now have closure. in 2010, during her comeback tour houston struggled to hit those notes that she used to nail with ease. ♪ houston's daughter bobbi kristina talked about her mother's legacy in a recent interview with oprah winfrey. >> everything that people are saying about her, you know, all that, all that negativity, it -- that's not my mother. that's not who she is. >> reporter: now investigators did not find any traces of illegal drugs at the crime scene back in february. there was a report swirling yesterday that someone had removed drugs, illegal drugs, from the hotel room, and that that same person w

now have released a report on whitney houston's death. ails that her death was an accident due to rounding. the coroner's office released the results of houston's all talked to yesterday, which indicated she had cocaine in her system when heard -- when she drowned and heart disease contributed to the death. it ends weeks of speculation of how she actually died. she was found dead in the bathtub in the beverly hills hotel and she was 48 years old. >> police are searching for a man who sexually assaulting a female realtor when she was on the job checking out and and the house on dupont avenue in suitland last night when a man attacked. they say he was nearing a stocking mask. police was several investigators and the area to hand out fliers to wait -- raise awareness. in washington, d.c. police still looking for were attacked a pregnant woman inside her southeast home, killing her unborn child. it happened a lot of the more than 24 hours ago on ninth street. the mother is still recovering. we are hearing from neighbors who heard her cries for

, 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

. >> still ahead remembering whitney houston. her family and friends are opening up for the first time. >> and marking one year since the tsunami in japan. how the region will remember the deadly day. >> and the weekend forecas >> good morning. i infirst and in the first grade at martin luther king elementary. >> good morning, washington. >> 6:10, adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. areas of light rain this morning in los southern maryland moving out of town. otherwise, sunshine for the majority of the day. cooler temperatures for today. the back edge of the rain in the south eastern half of st. mary's county, lower half of calvert county, moving east. 50 degrees in the district. northwest of town, 43 along with the gaithersburg. 39 in cumberland. the cooler air is moving into town today. if we enjoyed the 70's yesterday. in the fifties today. the cold front put us in our place today. 57, partly cloudy, a little breeze. even cooler tomorrow, upper 40's after a morning in the upper 20s. by sunday, low 60's. at lea

>>> 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

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