l.a. county coroner s office. this is assistant chief coroner ed winter talking about the results of the autopsy on whitney houston. is that story true? i had a conversation with the family at the hotel, and at no time did i discuss prescription meds or the drowning issue. i don t know if the detectives discussed that with the family, but no, we have not released any information like that. the case is still pending. we re waiting for talks, histopathology and toxicology and the investigation s ongoing. so, is the report that you ruled out drowning because there wasn t enough water discovered in the lungs that report, you re saying, is not true? that did not come from us. not true? are you saying that it s not true or it didn t come from you? it s too early to say. we don t know. the autopsy was done yesterday and there still is additional
but whatever the cause of her death, the singer died just as some of those bold-faced names in the music business were arriving for a huge pre-grammy party at the same hotel. and their evening went on, even while the body of one of the best-known recording artists in the world still lay just a few floors above them. some nine hours after her death, houston s body was taken to the l.a. county coroner s office. i ll be doing a full autopsy along with toxicology to try to determine if there were any substances in her body at the time of her death. tracing the cause of houston s death could take weeks, those who saw her over the last few days have been turning over in their minds the behavior and the appearance of a star who no one knew was in her last hours. i was excited, i mean, it was great. it was like an honor and a pleasure and like a life-long
make sure that we truly honor whitney and make this party a celebration of her life. even though she lived only for 48 years, she gave so much to humanity and to culture. i just want to tell you that we have just learned that the l.a. county coroner is going to have a news conference in just a few minutes, so we may learn some more and we will have that for you coming up. but herbie just mentioned, john, clive davis, legendary in the music business. before her last album came out, i sat down with him and talked to him for a long time, and he was always, i think, you know, somebody who always believed the best for whitney, and he did believe that this was going to help launch a comeback. and people who saw her on the set of her movie just a few months ago thought she looked great, she sounded great, her attitude was very positive, and yet, you know, given her husband with drugs and given her tumultuous marriage, you know, i think we were sad, but i don t
but first, we ll also be in contact with the family and give them our findings. the sidewalk outside the hotel where she died is now a makeshift memorial filled with flowers, candles and cards bearing whitney s name. a name also spoken in prayer and reference at last night s grammy awards. there is no way around this, we ve had a death in our family. i just want to say to whitney up in heaven, we all love you, whitney houston. it was certainly an emotional night for music s biggest night there at the grammys. nbc correspondent jeff rossen joins me now with the very latest on the investigation from los angeles. jeff? reporter: hey, thomas. here at the l.a. county coroner s office, we have news about the autopsy of whitney houston s body. it is now complete, but they will not release the official cause of death yet, awaiting the toxicology report. and it really all comes down to that now, doesn t it? did whitney houston have drugs in her system at the time of her death? and if
hello, i m lynn berry. the l.a. county coroner says the autopsy of whitney houston s body has been completed. no visible signs of trauma and no signs of foul play were found but a cause of death won t be determined for some time as they await toxicology reports. houston was found dead in her hotel bathroom saturday afternoon. her daughter has reportedly been released from the hospital where she was treated earlier today for stress. in an effort to avoid government bankruptcy, the greek parliament has approved severe budget cuts over 100,000 protesters hit the streets sunday to rally against the drastic cuts. the price at the pump is climbing fast. latest lundberg survey shows it is the price for regular unleaded jumped 12 cents in the last three weeks. someone who bought a power ball ticket in rhode island is about to have a very good week. the sole winner of the $336