this is the cbs evening news. mason: good evening. i m anthony mason. you wait for a voice like that for a lifetime. record executive clive davis told the mourners at whitney houston s funeral today, and one week after houston s sudden death at age 48, many of the best-known voices in the world of music were raised in farewell at the church where it all began. elaine quijano was there. she was born in newark she was heaven sent . reporter: friends and family said good-bye to whitney houston in the church where she first sang as a young girl in the junior choir, a chorus of voices paying emotional tributes. singer alicia keys wiped away tears before her performance. can you send an angel . reporter: houston s cousin deion warwick read a poem of remembrance. don t grieve for me. for now i m free. i m following the path god laid for me. reporter: after kevin costner, who costarred with houston in the bodyguard recounted how she was plagued with doubt at time