whitney houston's mother in a touching tribute overnight. ♪ like a bridge over troubled waters ♪ >>>d monday morning, i'm sunny hosten in for paula faris. >> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. we begin with the destructive summer storms. hurricane-force winds with no warning. >> during the month of june, more than 3,000 record highs. all those yellow dots were shattered or tied. >> more will be broken today. as the death toll from the weekend storms climbs to 17. a new round of severe storms hammered a dozen states in the last 24 hours. this on the edge of a brutal heat wave with advisories and warnings posted in at least 16 sates today. >> it's like an oven. just brutal. >> reporter: in north carolina, three people were killed. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: sunday's storms a little more than a day after fierce winds tangled power lines. thousands of customers without seven states have no pow person they're suffering without air conditioning. >> for a few days, it's okay. though obviously, with the triple-digit temperatures it's very uncomfortable. >> we've been running a generat

whitney houston's talent is something many will never forget but now parts of her legacy and career going on display at the grammy museum. the new exhibition opens august 15th. the houston family is donating some of heifer stage costumes -- here stage costumes and also her personal bible. it will run through next february once again in los angeles. >>> we will get the answer to how good "the dark knight rises" actually is. it opens at midnight tonight nationwide and could give an all time opening weekend record a run for its money. at current market $207 million on one opening weekend, that was set by "the avengers" earlier this year. and coming up on abc2 news tonight at 6:00 and 11:00 we're going to be live outside one of the theaters with the fans getting ready for the movie. >> you're one of the fans. >> we're going to have a review for you coming up tomorrow morning on "good morning maryland." stick around for that. >>> time now to start the 5:00 news. >>> you wanted to keep your kids safe. the trees on ground where they belong. most of that happened with the storms but not everybody

one of the highlights of the night, a rousing and emotional tribute to whitney houston.her were among the performers. beyonce and chris brown were among the double winners. >> a lot of people, a lot of stars. >>> let's talk about the movies. the amazing spider-man is expected to be one of the biggest movies of the summer and kevin mccarthy talked with dennis leery. >> he says grounded his spider- man character in his real-life bad boy past. take a listen. >> i love the whole idea of peter parker trying to find himself. you look back over your roles in your career, there is a role that you think is most like you and a role that is least like you? >> certainly, i i am a wrong side of the track kind of gay and certainly did my share of stupid and evil things. that is what i like. i can relate to the bad guy and to the bad behavior and that darker mentality. so my favorite role is probably tommy gavin i liked because of that. the guy in the ref i liked a lot. i maid a really messed-up junkie and that is actually my favorite role i ever did because i had so much fun with bill

the grammys were a couple days away and then whitney houston died. you had this strange position of having to host an event which had been completely overtaken by the drama of losing one of the great entertainers in the world. when i heard what had happened, what was your reaction? >> my first reaction was horrifying. you know -- you know, you hear rumors about things that people are going through. that's always tough to listen to. but, you know, i didn't expect to get that news. the timing of it was just --you know, it was horrible. >> did you know whitney well? >> yes. i knew whitney. she was a very sweet girl. very sweet girl. so funny. i used to walk around -- for many years i wore my pants leg rolled up, something i was known for, one pants leg rolled up. >> i do the same thing. >> whitney used to tease me, i remember one time she saw me backstage, ll, you got that from my husband. i said, no, whitney, your husband got that from me. that was a fun moment. she was really cool. when i worked in emma couple times they came by the studio. she was a

the bp awards featured tributes to the late whitney houston. ♪ >> her mother provided the emotional highlight bridge over troubled waters leaving audience members in tears. at the box office, all the magic seem to be with ted. >> a foul mouthed teddy bear be out the male strippers for the crown. ted when the movie over magic mike. brave, tyler perry is a witness protection and madagascar are three rounded out the top five but magic mike was number two? >> on going to see brave today. i heard it is good. around the bay area today there is low clouds and fog that have moved on short period we're looking at some mild temperatures of your head outside. rather muggy as the dew point is high. warmer today, allot of '60s and '70s around the bay and '60s out towards the coast line. it looks like it will be warmer for most of today although high pressure is starting to build back in. our computer models show some of the fog stretching on short but through the day, it will stick out at the beaches for the better part of the day but inside the bay is looking pretty good. temperatures are looking pretty

cool himself, ll cool j, on fame, family, and that prayer for whitney houston at the grammys. >> i could not see going out on stage and having a party without first finding some sort of peace with what took place. >> he also reveals why he's rapping again. i'm a king in the rap world. >> you really are they're talking about you in every club. >> and kyra sedgwick, her life with kevin bacon and the secret to their happy marriage. >> the secret to a happy marriage is not to take advice from celebrities about marriage. >> the end of the series "the closer." was it emotional? >> oh, very. very boo hooey. >> and how she stays so impossibly youthful. >> you have the high cheekbones everything hangs on. >> i can get you a guy to do that. >> i'm sure you can. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. we'll get to my interview with ll cool j in a moment, but first, listen to what kyra sedgwick, the gorgeous star of "the closer" told me about the biggest villain in her life, bernie madoff. >> i see him as a sick man. i see us as adults who made a choice, and i see a lot of people that are s

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remember when whitney houston sang the national anthem at the superbowl?ome say that it was the best rendition ever. >> that was. but now we have a flip-side. listen to this. >> ♪ can you see? >> that is an 11 year-old from texas belting out the star spangled banner ahead of a major league soccer match in texas on saturday. critics are blasting it as the worst condition ever. she admits that it was not her best performance because she could not hear herself over the noise around her. and that would be difficult if you cannot hear yourself. but she is also 11. i have to give her major credit for getting up there and sing. >> she is booked on david letterman and conan o'brien. >> has she really? >> no. >> i'm going to predict that she will come out and redeem yourself. >> that is the hardest on ever to sing. >> liam: hope, look at me. >> liam: i screwed up. i made the mistake of a lifetime, and i'm asking you to forgive me. just don't let this tear us apar because i love you, and i want to be married to you. and i'm just...

she performed whitney houston's "i want to dance with somebody." it is an awesome street performance. ♪ oh i want to dance with somebody ♪ ♪ i want to feel the heat with somebody ♪ >> it is an acoustic version. check it out. head over to our website, rightthisminute.com -- >> and click best of rtm. >>> it is called the ice run. this is about as hard of a task as you can get. 1,500 miles on frozen rivers through the siberian wilderness. sounds like a lot of fun. riding old-school euro motorcycles. >> of all the extreme adventures we see on this show, this is my least favorite, the one i'm least compelled to try. >> it's too cold. what if something goes wrong? motorcycle breaks down? >> all kinds of things go wrong. that's the point of these adventures. there's always people to help you out. watch what happens when one gets stuck in a snowdrift in the side of the road. >> what? >> you're trying to tell me there just happened to be a tank? >> they're in siberia. people have tanks. >> i did not know that. >> pulled him out. >> then they dance with ladi

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whitney houston was big, big, big. michael jackson was bigger.e surprised at that. >> michael jackson's death surprised, shocked and hitting more of the world instantly especially young people i would say michael jackson's. >> final question to you, larry king. the future here i know so many people are getting their news from the internet. what do you think will change in terms of getting people in front of their television sets for a major moment that would take them not going to their lap tops or smart phones or to television? how might those moments be different? >> i can't predict the future. i'm joining the internet. i'm just looking at to me it is all -- as of now television is the place. you would go to television. however, with twitter and all the rest you can get it from a million sources. let's say i'm on the street now. i don't have television. i had my ipad and i connect to it. with me it don't matter where you are you would be addressing this store aem. you could be addressing the story. the only person who couldn't would be someone

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a tribute to whitney houston by another legendary singer, her mother. >> reporter: whitney houston's mother sang to her sunday night. ♪ when you're weary >> reporter: for the first time since her daughter's death, cissy houston took to the stage at the b.e.t. awards. part of a moving tribute that included chaka khan. brandi. ♪ i want to dance with somebody ♪ >> reporter: and mariah carey. >> i miss my friend. i miss hearing her voice in laughter. but we'll always -- we'll always have the music. >> reporter: accepting their joint best video award, jay-z took a good-hearted swipe at kanye west's award show interruption. >> i want to say, taylor, i'm really happy for you. >> excuse me, can yai, i'm going to let you continue, but -- >> reporter: they included hip hop and gospel. nicki minaj delivered an eye-popping performance. chris brown performs for the first time since that notorious brawl with drake in june. meanwhile, power couple and new parents jay-z and beyonce went head to head for an award. at the end of the night, jay-z took home the trophy, and the girl. for abc news, bazi ka

. >> >> that is monica c'mon are and be diva's that sank tributes to whitney houston in los angeles commonmonths after her death on the eve of the grammy awards. u.s. stock futures are higher this morning on encouraging news about the european economy. >> stocks showed substantial gains during the first half of 2012. ashley morris and is here to talk about all of that. >> hello. that is right, this week we will get the jobs report in june, april and may were more week than expected and analysts predict on employment remains unchanged, wall street coming off of its best month since october. stocks had a solid session on friday after european leaders agreed on a plan to help the regions struggling banks. the dow gained 2077 points while the nasdaq was up 85. it's best day of the year so far this year. the nasdaq is up a whopping 12.6%. the chairman of one of britain's largest banks is resigning amid an interest rate manipulation scandal. he resigned from berkeley's today saying that the scandal has dealt a devastating blow to the bank. last week they committed that some of their traders trie

> she's definitely happy for him. >> also an incredibly emotional night as well, a tribute to whitney houstoncame out and sang "bridge over troubled water." it was the most beautiful moment of the night. there wasn't a dry eye in the entire house. she's a gospel singer. she actually has an album coming out soon. she was so close to whitney. you can see beyonce teerg up. it was really a beautiful moment. >> mariah as well, emotional, too. >> mariah came out and said a few beautiful words about whitney. she didn't sing, just talked about how funny she was, what a good friend she was. a couple of times she got very emotional and choked up. you expect that. whitney was a huge forth in many people's lives. >> giuliana rancic, good to have you back. so excited. we can't wait. up next, oscar winner sally fields on the new movie, "the amazing spider-man" right after this. [ man ] ever year, sophia and i use the points we earn with our citi thankyou card for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used o

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awards, and a there were tributes to whitney houston. ♪ troubled waters >>> her version of "like a bridgever troubled water" brought people, even stars to tears but rapper kanye west was the most nominated of the night. he and jay-z won the top prize video of the year for their song "otis." jay s&p interrupted hi speech, mocks his interruption a fewiers. beyonce took home six awards. chris brown won for best male r&b. brown also performed for the first time since that nightclub brawl in new york with rapper drake. drake did not attend the awards ceremony, even though he was nominated. >>> coming up on "news4 at 4." last week brought us record heat and incredible storms. where will this week take us? >>> and a space case, in a nasa shows the future of exploration of the moon and beyond. >>> for all your news, search nbc washington on facebook and twitter. mashed potatoes and gravy. mac 'n cheese... mashed potatoes and gravy! mac 'n cheese. [ male announcer ] now you don't have to pick a side. buy any kfc 10 pc meal or larger and choose two more large sides free. today tastes so good. >>> a

there were tributes to whitney houston, including an emotional performance by the late singer's motherjay west and jay-z won the top prize for "otis." other big winners best on, and chris brown won for best male r&b. >>> today michael phelps' coach announced he will not doing the 200-meter, he qualified in the five individual events. he's also expected to swim in all three relays. he won a record eight golds they beijing games. his coach said no one should be expect to do do that twice. >> have to settle for seven. >>> coming up on news4 at 5:00, an american student studying chimps abroad gets >>> there are signs of improvement today for a texas grad student mauled by chimpanzees at a wildlife sanctuary in south africa. >> today we're learning more about what may have led to that attack. >> reporter: andrew is recovering well after six hours of surgery yesterday. he's stabled and being sedated by a team of doctors. >> i think under the circumstances of multiple injuries, he is doing well, and we are hoping for a positive outcome. >> reporter: this is the chimp sanctuary still closed to

t >>> coming up, a look at last night's bet awards, and how the stars honored whitney houston. >> plus, trouble for tom cruiser and katie. >> no! >> dave, i know you're a big fan. >> my guy. >> why the couple's religion may have had them call it  quits.  we're cracking open the buzz bin next.     ♪ >>> some of r&b's finest took to the stage in the bet awards. houston's mother and brother were among the performers. kanye west and jz won for video of the year as well as best group. beyonce and chris brown were among the artists to win two awards each. >>> we now know why katie holmes decided to split from tom cruise. she was afraid she would send their son way to scientology school. daughter, sorry. he has a son, but not them together. okay. katie holmes is reportedly telling tmz she was convinced tom cruise was going to send suri to a hard core scientology organization, where scientology is taught to all ages, even kids as young as five without their parents. cruise is reportedly a big fan of that organization or institution. >> seems like that's something they w

cool himself, ll cool j, on fame, family, and that prayer for whitney houston at the grammys. >> i could not see going out on stage and having a party without first finding some sort of peace with what took place. >> he also reveals why he's rapping again. i'm a king in the rap world. >> you really are they're talking about you in every club. >> and kyra sedgwick, her life with kevin bacon and the secret to their happy marriage. >> the secret to a happy marriage is not to take advice from celebrities about marriage. >> the end of the series "the closer." was it emotional? >> oh, very. very boo hooey. >> and how she stays so impossibly youthful. >> you have the high cheekbones everything hangs on. >> i can get you a guy to do that. >> i'm sure you can. >> this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. we'll get to my interview with ll cool j in a moment, but first, listen to what kyra sedgwick, the gorgeous star of "the closer" told me about the biggest villain in her life, bernie madoff. >> i see him as a sick man. i see us as adults who made a choice, and i see a lot of people that are s

awards to pay tribute to whitney houston. among the performers, singers monica and brandy.ight included tributes to donna summer, dick clark and don corn oleeous from "soul train." >>> new tonight on the news edge, more amazing stories after the storm hit the region where a family was trammed in their home by downed wires. >>> and then the damage is done. how do you fix your house? we talked to an expert to figure out the insurance claims and more incredible images you sent us from inside the storm. that is ahead on the news edge at 6. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] but it ended like this. one of the worst economic records in the country. when mitt romney was governor, massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs. a rate twice the national average. and fell to forty-seventh in job creation. f

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2012. [ singing ] ♪ and i will always love you ♪ >> the song from "the bodyguard "was one of whitney houston's0 years later, her costar kevin cost ner would deliver a eulogy at her funeral. >> it felt perfect. it was powerful. it did kind of bring everything back together. >> her towering voice was silenced on february 11th. she was just 48. the cause of death was accidental drowning with contributing factors of heart disease and use of cocaine. on may 20th, robin gibbs lost his long battle with colorectal cancer. >> all we've done is made music. we just want to have people appreciate our music. >> reporter: robin and brothers barry and mortis landed on the charts in five different decades, scoring big in the '70s with the sowbd track for -- soundtrack for "saturday night fever ." >> this what i want, to be with this man. and i'm happy with it. >> reporter: we will also be taking a look at the lives of some of the television legends we have lost. from andy griffith, to mike wallace, and dick clark. all of that coming up on entertainment tonight. >> that, of course, is at 7:30, here on wjz 13.

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