relationship with a woman for almost ten years. reporter: michael, who had run-ins with the law over drugs and battled depression, would step back from the limelight, never regaining his past success. while many struggles played out in public, his generosity and philanthropy largely remained private. since his death those grieving shared stories of the time and money michael spent fighting aids, children s cancer, and other causes. still, it was his first love, music that moves us to this day. but losing everything is like the sun going down on me what a beautiful voice. we re learning a lot about what a philanthropist he was. let s check weather. meteorologist bonnie schneider. hi, chris. luckily no airport delays right now. you can see it s nice to see green on the map. we did not have this yesterday. many people traveling this week. let s take a look at where we have trouble spots. across new england, especially
to violence and over the holiday weekend 12 were slain, marking a grim end to a year marred by gun violence. nbc s ron mott reports. reporter: christmas night, unseasonably mild. i m going to need another ambulance. reporter: with another round of unrelenting gun violence in chicago. sounded like i was in a war zone. it wasn t a normal gun. 15, 20, 25 shots. reporter: us a this south side home, seven shot, two dead, brothers. a holiday weekend with at least 43 people struck by bullets, 12 losing their lives. this is the sickening reality. it shows yet again that our penalties for carrying and using guns here in chicago are just not an effective depterrent against repeat gun offenders. reporter: the area has been besieged by shell casings and death. 143 shooting victims, 763