a moment. in the meantime, tomorrow, of course a time for deep grieving but also a time for celebration of an incredible life and music from one of this country s greatest singers, perhaps even one of the world s greatest singers. as you can expect, music will be a big part of the funeral tomorrow. stevie wonder and aretha franklin and kevin costner will speak. singer roberta flack will be there. bobby brown, a source of controversy whether he was going to be there. he has confirmed that he will be there as well. and aretha franklin spoke about her very close relationship with whitney houston and here she talks about the first time that whitney came to her studio. she was about 9 or 10 years old. she had these little pigtails with a part in the middle of the head. very cute little girl. she sat down, was very, very quiet for the rest of the afternoon. and i think they instructed her to be quiet. so she was complying. and at that time i did not know she wanted to be a singer
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interesting to see how this plays out. romney will not be with huntsman today here in myrtle beach for this announcement ahead of the debate tonight, kyra. it s interesting. when i had a chance to interview him last week, he said, oh, i have respect for romney. i think he is a great family man. it s really interesting how reporters like you get the inside scoop, and you can t necessarily get it directly from the candidate. meanwhile, huntsman making this announcement just a day after he got an endorsement from the state newspaper, peter. and he sounded so enthusiastic after his third place finish in new hampshire. let s take a listen once again, and i want to ask you about this. here we sit tonight, ladies and gentlemen, with a ticket to ride and to move on. here we go to south carolina! thank you all so very much. thank you. all right. so what changed? and what do you think is next for him? some say this is just a trial run for four years from now. you know, what cha
is he eating? is she sleeping? well, you know, it s been very tough for her. you know, especially these last three hearings. it s been, you know, everything against her. so, you know, with literally her life hanging in the balance of what the decision is in the courtroom, it s very tough to sleep. she has been thinning down a bit too. were you, kurt, in court today when that lawyer called your daughter a sex-loving she-devil? yeah. you know, it was this particular lawyer, you know, even during the first trial essentially did the same thing. it was extraordinarily hard to listen to. it was even harder for amanda because, you know, she hears it all in italian and can understand it where i can only understand bits and pieces of it. i can see her wincing periodically. it was very tough for her. what i find very hard to believe is how this person can start calling her that when he s never even talked to her, never met her, and never really knows who she really is. that s t
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