reality star is laughing the whole thing off, today, friday, march 23rd, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning today on this friday morning. i m ann curry. and i m willie geist in this morning for matt. good to be with you, ann. happy spring day for you. after nearly six weeks of speculation we now know how whitney houston died in a hotel bathtub in beverly hills on the eve of the grammy awards. that s right. the los angeles coroner s office has ruled it a drowning. citing cocaine use as contributing factors, and the coroner said the death should serve as a warning. we ll talk about that and the findings with dr. nancy synderman. also new details in the search for california teen sierra lamar who disappeared one week ago. a team from the fbi searched her family s home last night. so what were they looking for? and did they find anything that can help them locate the 15-year-old. sierra lamar s parents speak out in a live interview. p
the hospital. the fire department says it appears a natural gas leak was responsible for the blast. it sparked a massive fire that destroyed the home in north seattle. when firefighters arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. the man and woman in their 50s were badly burned. that woman has life threatening injuries, the man is in serious condition at harbor view medical center. utility crews from puget sound energy are making repairs at the scene of the blast, the utility also shutting off a feeder gas line and nearby residents all told to leave. the fires department spokesman kyle moore says buses were being brought in to shelter these evacuated residents. the explosion happened around 6:00 this morning, local time. it could be heard more than a mile away. windows broke in the neighborhood, debris was raining down, it all happened in the 1-rbgs two 12300 block of fifth avenue northeast. and the blames were starting to reach nearby houses and that prompted a second
unanimous decision. and he told them to keep on trying. jurors told the judge they are not able to reach a unanimous decision on the two most important charges in the case. felony murder and conspiracy to commit murder. the judge instructed the jury to keep on deliberating in the trial against 22-year-old charles mcgainey and garrett collins and 17-year-old jerome williams. they re accused of murdering city councilman ken harris in 2008. that night, harris was visiting the haven lounge in northeast baltimore, when he walked in on a robbery. he tried to get away and was shot in the back. proosecutors prosecutors argue that gloves and dna masks implicate the suspects who were also spotted in surveillance video nearby. but the defense tried to punch holes in the evidence, arguing there is no solid proof that these three men were the robbers responsible for harris s death. so it can happen where the jury keeps on deliberating, even after they ve said that they are not able
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