only whitney houston and mariah carey spent more time at top of the build board 200.ay. person of the year. sp spotify. >> taylor swift ain't in the class of whitney houston, and mariah carey. everybody know it. >> you haven't heard the mariah carey video going around. >> on national tv. taylor swift the sort of mariah carey and whitney houston. >> marc lamont hill, i am e-mailing you the video of mariah carey. at the christmas tree ceremony. it is hideous! [ overlapping talking ] >> whitney houston had the best voice. >> the only way that, only way taylor swift wins person of the year if she has a support group for all the guys that she made songs about, and made a million dollars and are exes. >> i sent out a note this morning, after the meeting, saying is there something about taylor swift i am not getting. everyone was like, sales. sales. >> i don't get it. i don't get it. >> we need to stop glorifying. >> we don't go music, queen b. >> lightning round. quickly here. >> protesters. stay with the protesters. >> protesters and cosby rape victims. >> okay. people in

whitney houston sang "i will always love you." how real is bodyguard love? but first, the "nightline" five. >> zantac hartburn alert. stop! nexium can take 24 hours to work. zantac's different. zantac rushing relief in as little at 30 minutes. for relief without the wait. try zantac. no pill relieves heartburn faster. >>> there's a secret in every drop. but what does it do? >> row! >> for long-lasting relief. ricola herb cough drops. >>> good evening. tonight, the sony cyber attackers issuing new threats, now suggesting they'll take revenge on movie here theaters slated to play "the interview." what started at hollywood gossip turning into a possible terror threat. just how credible is the threat? here's abc's cecilia vega. >> reporter: from a corporation under siege to a nation potentially under attack. today, hackers claiming they broke into sony's computer network issuing their most ominous warning yet. a threat invoking 9/11, imflipping attacks at theaters plank to show "the interview," that seth rogen and james franco comedy about journalists attempting

you swing with whitney houston, louis armstrong. how does it work? i came up with this crazy idea. could i do an album, sing it with these old records? what would that sound like? and music technology has gone so far, i was able to take off the orchestra from the old record, put on a brand new arrangement, brand new orchestrations. it took a lot of people to make this album. >> the sky's the limit. it is called dream duets. your biggest dreams come true, singing with whoever you want to sing with. >> some of them i knew. swron de john denver was a friend. whitney was a friend. dusty springfield. i picked the greatest singers, my dream. made it my list, never thinking that this album could be made. >> you made a lot of them proud, i'm sure. >> thank you. >> happy to sing with you. >> thank you. >> you'll be singing with louis armstrong, through the beauty of technology. you'll be singing in our next hour. >>> next from how you eat to how you move, 60 seconds to trimming that holiday fat. first this is "today" on nbc. (vo) nourished. rescued. protected

. >>> a big treat for whitney houston fans. a sneak peek at "whitney."ars as her mother. and it covers it all, triumph and tragedy. ♪ and i >> it's never going to work, bobby, you know that. >> biopic, i say. >> biopic. >> i say biopic? >> you say either, i say either. >> sorry, correction in my newscast. ron claiborne. it's biopic. >> i thought it was biopic. >> it's a biopic. >> i do that a lot. >> let's and siri. >> tweet me. no. she was called the greatest voice of her generation. wound up in a tough marriage to pop star bobby brown. and her life spiralled into drug abuse. but "whitney" premiers on january 17th. that's sad. we will keep going. >>> new yorkers are thought of as being cold and unfriendly. it's not true. i have proof. a little girl decides the subway is a great place to, i don't know, just have a dance party. ♪ that is the definition of dancing like no one's watching. >> i love it. >> fantastic. >> it does take hoedown music. that's to get new yorkers dancing. >> that's my stop on the subway, by the way. the bedford stop. >> these are s

. >>> whitney houston "i will always love you." everybody knows that song. iconic song.t wouldn't try to touch this song but apparently someone has tried to touch it. take a listen. ♪ you need ♪ and i will always >> okay. that is a 13-year-old. she's 14 now. this was 13 when she recorded it. jade burke. she's from scotland. she actually has gotten 2.5 million views after a radio station put this clip on the air. now she's getting a lot of attention. now people are saying this is not a song you touch. she touched it and she's getting a lot of credit for it. >> look for her record coming up, i'm sure. >>> here's another version of your girl taylor swift but in time for hanukkah. ♪ ♪ the festival of light hanukkah hanukkah ♪ >> oh, this is the hanukkah song of the year. it's from the jewish a cappella group 613. come on. this is just incredible. >> they are really good. >> can we go out on the hanukkah guys. those guys are great. i didn't know what to think when they were first talking about them in our meeting. >>> breaking news this morning on "world news now" the siege i

. >> reporter: romancing a bodyguard can't always be as magical as it was for whitney houston in "theyguard." ♪ i will always love you >> reporter: juju chang, abc news, new york. >> i was waiting for that. >> of course. had to be in there. ♪ >> this music tonight. >> it's the sexy hour. >> you set the tone. >> me? >>> now it's time for "the mix." i love my c span. it's fabulous television. two brothers were coming on c-span on "washington journal" to one is a liberal. the other is a conservative. then they get a surprise call-in. >> let's go to raleigh, north carolina. >> hey, somebody from down south. >> you're right i'm from down south. >> oh, god, it's mom. >> and i'm your mother. i don't know many families that are fighting at thanksgiving. >> is this really your mom? >> mama calls in. i love it. they were promoting their documentary. talking about different conversations families have around thanksgiving and the christmas dinner table. then mother calls in. >> his reaction was -- he knew it immediately. oh, god, it's mom. we've all had that reaction before. >>> let's turn -- it'

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no one mentioned mine, but the preach he's wife with whitney houston. >> i love this movie.t is a tradition, with my family have, to watch it together. you see danzel, he looks good, doesn't he? this of course the remake they did together, danzel and whitney, what's better than the movie? the sound track. her voice on some of these christmas songs, joy to the world, oh, it is amazing, we listen to it all the time you. >> got it cranked up in the car. >> my gosh, we dance to it, doing the christmas tree, it is to is such a great move. >> i so sad she's not with us. >> i know. >> man. >> she is so talented. >> now, i actually was at the theater. i went and saw this movie in the theater. and now we're all probably kind of getting sick of it, because there is a christmas story marathons, but christmas story seriously, when it first came out, classic. instantly. >> what was i doing? wake up stupid. wake up. >> yes, so great. >> and if is just so perfect. because when he does get it, he almost shoots his eye out. >> i also love the scene where his friends gets his tongue stuck on

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also right now we're listening to do you hear what i hear by whitney houston? i love this version.y wanted to hear this one. thank you stacey. let us know what you want to hear in our weekend juke bock use the #fox 29 weekend. ♪ >> holiday time is family time but what do you do the other 50 week of the year? parents, are you sneaking looks at your smart phone you probably didn't need science to tell you that you do and you probably don't need science to tell you that it's not the best thing for your kids. but researchers went ahead and looked into it any way. new research in the journal of academic pediatrics says mom who's check their phones don't talk or interact as much with their kids. our dr. mike says this study might seem silly, but moms need to listen up. >> in a study looking at moms using smart phones while they're eating dinner with their children found no great surprise that their children were being ignored. this is a big problem. you really need a technology free time when you have dinner. this has long term consequences in terms of kids interacting with you as well a

. >> whitney houston, louie armstrong. >> the list is endless.barbara walters asked her last night. >> very interesting. if you're staying in a hotel over the holidays, we're going to make your day. we're going to show you where the germiest places inside your room are. where the targets are. be careful. we're going to find out. all right. how was your weekend, busy woman? >> yours started before mine. you went to the women and billboard music awards. >> this is one of my favorite awards, afternoon lunch honoring women in music. one of our own, her name is julie germolovich but we call her julie g. she's the smaller one. >> she's tiny but lethal. >> also the youngest woman on the list this year. these are all top women executives. congrats to julie. a great day. savannah was there, she introduced idina menzel. meghan trainor was there. there is a shot. matt did a panel -- >> taylor swift and -- >> aretha franklin. >> aretha showed up and sang -- >> this is the moment where she sang and a cake came out. all these women arianna grande. the only thi

sony were the ones that raised prices on whitney houston music within hours of her death.y're not going to take an insurance hit on this. it will be the biggest comedy of 2015. >> the white house says that they're considering the hacking a very serious attack and, of course, you heard their officials saying they're considering a range of options. what are the range of options as you see it, mike? >> they have to go back and look at the procedures and protocols through which they assess risk and act upon the risk. >> there is a lot going on around the world and what we're talking about, really is we're talking about soft power and the ability to influence through social media and cyber attacks and that's very different and that's bombs, bullets, rockets and mortars. if there's no ability to conduct something of a credible attack whether it be on an individual group or organization, then we have to carry on as normal. we do know that blacklist and state of affairs just got a couple of more episodes. >> this is the material that plays in prime time. >> honestly, i have to wai

deborah cox is singing four whitney houston songs. film to the box office. >> okay. >> i'll go see it. >> oh, sure. you have to. it is on television. >> demi lovato is coming out, she's talking about -- she had an eating disorder, she talked about it. >> she opened up in "fitness" magazine saying last summer she was battling bulimia. she said she was, you know, kind of obsessing over what she was eating. her boyfriend called her out on it and say i see you're obsessing over what you're eating. let's get you some help. it is great to hear someone in hollywood coming clean -- >> she had other issues i think -- >> yes. it is great to see a young star opening up and showing young girls that we go through the same thing. >> can we talk real quickly about kanye and kim. what is going on? >> kim has not been present with kanye performing in new york. and everyone is buzzing that they could be heading towards a breakup breakup. we don't know for sure. >> what do you think? >> i think there is so much pressure had when it comes to being a holl

. >> in 1996 whitney houston starred in a remake of "a preacher's wife."lieve in you and me." the bodyguard was first and this was second or third. >> across to kath. >> from baltimore, which famous actor plays grinch in how the grinch stole christmas, mike myers, adam sandler or jim carrey. >> jim carrey. >> you guys are on a roll. >> that was a huge box office hit, one of the highest grossing films, $260 million, nominated for an academy award for makeup. look at that makeup. can't even tell it's jim carrey. >> in the original version of miracle on 34th street, he worked at gimble's, sears, macy's. >> gimble's. >> macy's is the correct answer. >> before that film there was only broadcast on local channels. the year after national on nbc, yes. >> chris, thank you. merry christmas. >> coming up, we'll help you stir things up this holiday with christmas cocktails. we'll serve this evening's italian dinner for the feast of the seven fishes, coming up right after this. discover brookside, and discover an exciting combination of tastes. rich, dark chocolate co

. >>> first on this day in history in 1992, whitney houston's cover of "i will always love you" was thealways love you >>> look at that. times square. as you begin thinking about new year and your resolutions and creating a better life in the new year, the answer might be pretty simple. as simple as reading a book. >> here to explain dr. keith ablow. nice to see you. happy new year to you sir. >> happy new year to you. >> you say number one step one towards realizing a better life is to take a step toward your childhood dream. what do you mean? >> here is the thing, dreams have their own power. your aspirations. you might have had them as a kid and abandoned them. someone might have said, listen that's way too far a reach for you or unlikely you're going to be an artist. here is the thing these things have power. take one step. sign up for a course. contact someone you admire who is doing what you intended to do. these things will then start to fall like dominoes perhaps. one step in the direction of your dream. >> ainsley wanted to learn french. she took one class. she did exactly that