all? whitney houston was beautiful and talented with music in her soul and her blood line. sheep was the daughter of a gospel singer, cousin to dionne warwick, areit na franklin her godmother. she had a voice that could range five octaves cross over from gospel, r&b and rock. career blossomed in the 80s, skyrocketed in the 90s. multimillions of albums sold, leading roles in the body guard and multi millions in income. a tumultuous marriage and drug addiction. i m my best friend or worst enemy. houston divorced and got clean, she said, and try a comeback releasing an album in 2009, going on tour. but time and trouble had taken an obvious toll whitney houston never got her comeback but as the news swept over last night, music industry giants called in to cement the legacy of that voice. this is going to be one of these times where you re going to remember where you were when you heard the news, it s that significant. she had that voice, that could just turn a stor
multimillions of albums sold, leading roles in blockbuster films like the bodyguard and income. but there was a tumultuous marriage and drug addiction. her star faded. the biggest devil is me. i m either my best friend or my worst enemy. houston divorced and got clean, she said, and tried a comeback, releasing an album in 2009 and going on tour. but time and trouble had taken an obvious toll. i look to you whitney houston never got her comeback, but as the news swept over last night, music industry giants called in to cement the legacy of that voice. this is going to be one of these times where you re going to remember where you were when you heard the news. it s that significant. she had that voice that could just turn a story, a melody into just magical, magical notes. there will never be another voice like that. people should not die young. scheduled to attend a pre-grammys party thrown by her mentor, clive davis, whitney houston was pronounced dead i
keep us posted throughout the afternoon. the battle for election delegates kicking into high gear today in the state of maine. republican voters have been kaw cu caucusing there for weeks and tonight we find out the winner. let s go to shannon travis where mitt romney and ron paul are campaigning today. so what s the feeling as to how these caucuses just might turn out? yeah, i mean the feeling about how they might turn out, ron paul seems to have a bit of an edge there. you remember, fred, that while the other candidates a few weeks ago were campaigning in florida, ron paul packed up his v-neck sweaters, packed up and headed north. he s got a lot of young supporters here and libertarian supporters here. not so fast. mitt romney is saying obviously he s a favorite son of new england, former massachusetts governor, and he came here with an 11th hour appeal. today he did something for the first time appearing at a caucus site and has been very involved in republican circl
this is a big day for republicans running for president. one of the most conservative groups in the country is about to announce results of its straw poll. dana bash will join us live in a moment. in maine, republican voters are finishing their caucuses. mitt romney and ron paul are campaigning in the state trying to break their string of losses. overseas now. the besieged syrian town of homs endures a seventh straight day of bombardment there. opposition activists say hundreds of people have been killed there in the past week. the death toll across syria today climbed to at least 30. the u.s. conference of catholic bishops issued a statement on president obama s compromise over contraception funding. it says the plan raises serious moral concerns. the government s new health policy originally wanted hospitals and schools with religious ties to offer full coverage for contraceptives. after days of opposition from the catholic church, the white house dropped that requireme
and it is february 11th. good morning, everyone. this is cnn saturday morning. i m ted rowlands. it s 10:00 a.m. here in atlanta and 5:00 p.m. in syria. amateur video from inside over there shows the damage caused by the ongoing explosions and attacks in that country. a child s pink doll appears to be lying in the rubble. hear from an activist from inside the country who says the people there just want a moment to save their children. plus, the cia s website hacked. a group called anonymous has taken credit for the cyber attack, and they say they re not done targeting government websites. you re looking at a live picture from cpac. it s the conservative political action conference meeting in washington. it s the third and final day of the convention which brings together the nation s leading conservative activists. here s a look at today s highlights. at 4:15 the conference will release the much anticipated results of the much anticipated presidential straw poll. right