in "get on up" which opened at number 3 this weekend. >> reporter:and finally, another icon: whitney houstonso angela baset will make her directorial debut with a w hitney houston film for lifetime its actually the first pbiopic of whiteny following her tragic death in 2012 - its actually going to focus on her early years with romance bobby brown so weon't and you wont' be seeing her death on camera actually angela was adamtn that the script not include and refering to her be seeing that on screen and yaya decosta will be actually be playing whitney herself." >> reporter:get more entertainment newsfor kron 4 news, i'm keltie knight back to you pam. >> pam: the rising cost of flying air lines tickets are getting more expensive per it will have a lot more lewis' news for you street had. can't say thank you enough. you have made my life special by being apart of it. (everyone) cheers! glad you made it buddy. thanks for inviting me. thanks again my friends. for everything, for all your help. through all life's milestones, our trusted advisors are with you every step of the way. congratulations!

whitney houston, you and i talked, phillip seymour hoffman and now this.t seems like sadly, we're talking about stars who had addictions or dealing with issues. and it happens way too often. and talk to us about the stigma and how hollywood deals with these things. >> it is so sad to be here, don. you and i have talked so many times about these very tragic deaths. when this news was announced today, people were so much in shock. so devastated. it reminded us of the death of john ritter. another shocking, shocking celebrity who died way too soon. with robben williams, the way he died. this apparent suicide had everybody talking about, why didn't a lot of people see these signs? we knew he had been in rehab. we knew he had these struggles. but robin williams was someone, as i've been hearing you talk, made so many people laugh. i want to share with you some of our observations attack assess hollywood as i was talking to the crew before i came over here. and what we remembered about robin williams, whenever we were in a junket with him, an interview situation

the producer of the whitney houston's first single. and then others to be their first african american female membership rep. it allowed me to service every genre that was represented. so i worked with classical song writers all the way to signing l.l. cool j. at a hip hop artist and allowed me to start the rhythm and soul awards probably now 28 years ago. >> i started, i was a child prodigy. it's always been music and music studies since age 5. kind of focused later on after high school on piano and my first professional job was with mel baa moor. and from there ashley simpson took me under their wing and introduced me to the new york recording session scene and i started really recording a lot of records during that time. >> i put him -- >> yes you did. >> that's right. >> and i went bam with a ruler when he wasn't hitting the right note. >> that's right. >> and look where he is now. >> that's right. ♪ >> it was showtime at the apollo where his fame took off. >> a lot of people picked up my story when i was at the apollo. i had a lot

and both from the year i was born, 1987 which is "i want to dance with somebody" by whitney houston andby michael jackson. >> both from 1987. do you have to make me old? i could have been your baby-sitter. i would have charged your parents only about 5.50 and a domino's pizza. coming up next on "way too early," a look at the stories you're going to be talking about. "morning joe" is just ahead. so ally bank really has no hidden fees on savings accounts? that's right. it's just that i'm worried about you know "hidden things..." ok, why's that? no hidden fees, from the bank where no branches equals great rates. say "hi" rudy. [ barks ] [ chuckles ] i'd do anything to keep this guy happy and healthy. that's why i'm so excited about these new milk-bone brushing chews. whoa, i'm not the only one. it's a brilliant new way to take care of his teeth. clinically proven as effective as brushing. ok, here you go. have you ever seen a dog brush his own teeth? the twist and nub design cleans all the way down to the gum line, even reaching the back teeth. they taste like a treat, but they clean like

home going, and part of that, we saw it in our coverage earlier this year or late last year with whitney houstonhome going, how that's different from a funeral. there's also going to be a celebration. 18 is way too young to be gone. you did get 18 years. those 18 years were joyful and celebratory. >> they are attorney came out to meet her. you can see all the people around her and some people starting applauding. they realized they didn't feel it was appropriate on this day, but i have to say she looks good and she's wearing red and you know what, god bless her, and just to finish off here, when you are talking about what charles ewing is going to say, who is an elder in the family and he's actually mike brown's great uncle and he is the uncle of the mother. he said i held her in my arms as a baby and him in his arms as a baby, we're going to miss him with the picnic and barbecues. i tried years ago to preach from notes. i'm going to say what's on my mind and heart. i'm looking forward to what he has to say. >> thank you so much. thank you for joining me today. i'm carol costello. "@this hour" w

. >> last time was whitney houston. two years after michael jackson's death.s i was leaving the set, i had to walk back up and report that. and then just now, as we are in the middle of coverage about iraq, we get the news about that. thank you. rob, stick around. i have to get a break in, but the first thing that came to my mind was the first person was, you know, someone i love very much, and that's whoopi goldberg. i reach out to whoopi personally, she is not answering her phone. her representative said she can't speak right now. our thought and prayers go out to everyone who knew robin. his close friend like whoopi, and his wife and entire family. breaking news here on cnn, robin williams dead at age 63. more coverage here on cnn. e, quicken loans could pay your mortgage for an entire year. truly amazing! enter today at pgatour.com/quickenloans move better, just talk to one of our scientists. they'll show you a special glue we've developed that bonds metal to plastic. and that makes the things you're trying to move... lighter. the less weight... the less e

shooting a whitney houston bio-pic. >> her advice to women everywhere, be yourself. she's always gorgeous. and smart, clearly. >> black and white. really nice pictures. >>> well, to another lesson for women and men everywhere. wrapped up in a hilarious skit. >> i love this. christina hendricks brings her 1960s "mad men" persona into a modern office. for a "funny or die" sketch. she tries to spool paper into a computer. doesn't recognize a phone. the joke is on everyone else when she gets her real message across. >> in the u.s., women make 23% less than their male counterparts. >> really? >> did you know that almost 70% of the minimum wage workforce is female but only 15% of our fortune 500 ceos are? >> well, that's depressing. >> i figure if we're going to run our businesses like it's the 1960s, i'm going to act like it. >> huh. >> of course, those were the days when we could all wish we could shake up a martini in the break room, instead of being stuck with boring coffee. >> i'm always up for shaking up a martini in the broadcast room. >> i know. >> i just want you

we've gone through the whitney houston thing. we've gone through philip seymour hoffman. there are a lot of, quote/unquote regular people out there that have this problem. and it's not the -- the stigma should be gone. >> we're doing a series on it this week as a matter of fact where we talk about drug addiction and just addiction in general, because even with prescription drugs, you know, that's a huge addiction as well. but, you know, it took you four trips to rehab to get sober. and you have been sober for six years now. what has been the thing that has come from this sobriety? >> well, i think i'm the real me now. before i got paid to have a big ego. i'm not saying ego is gone by the way. you know that. but i don't have that fear anymore. i don't have a lot of -- i have some resentments. but, you know, try to lead my life in a way that a recovered person does. i'm in service to other people. i help a lot of people. i get up every morning and plan out my day and how should it be and what i should do. you know, i took -- i had the opportunity, don, to take a good look a