our spiritual guru, deepak chopra, was hollywood to blame? this is piers morgan tonight. good evening whitney houston s family preparing to say private good-bye s at the new hope baptist church and gospel singer and pastor wynans has been asked to give a eulogy and plan to have a jumbotron outside so people can watch. i talk to those close to the superstar diva. and crisis in the middle east, is iran behind it? i asked a top member of the israeli government? they would like to take control of the persian empire and the oil fields in the middle east and to have a nuclear bomb. we begin with our big story, latest on whitney houston s tragic death. i want to start by bringing you cnn s don lemon covering the story in los angeles where whitney died saturday night. you ve been with us from the start, endless twists and turns. i understand you spoke to the coroner today. what did he tell you? i did, piers. i want to be very specific what the coroner said because he warned
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fame itself is an addictive drug and it creates an image you cannot live up to. deepak chopra, was hollywood to blame? and only in america, a proper homestead farewell for whitney houston. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, whitney houston s family preparing to say their final good-byes. we re looking at the new hope baptist church in newark, new jersey. gospel singer and pastor marvin winans asked to give the eulogy and plans to have a jumbo tron outside the church so fans can watch the service. coming up tonight, i ll talk to those closest to the superstar diva. and crisis in the middle east. we ll ask a top member of israeli government. they would like to revive the persian empire, take control of the oil fields. it was in the middle east and to have a nuclear bomb. we begin with our big story, the latest on whitney houston s tragic death. i ll bring you don lemon, covering the story from los angeles where whitney died on saturday night. he has the lat
in the pews, where people first heard the incredible voice coming from the choir. janet jackson knew and admired her. i talked to her about her friend. and dr. pinsky helps us understand how the prescription drug she was taking might have played a role in her death and how houston s history with narcotics could have broken her body down over time. first, more on the very latest. the gold colored hearst carrying the body of whitney houston houston before fans last night as it pulled up to this funeral home in new jersey. houston s mother, cissy arrived earlier. friends say she is overwhelmed but staying song. newark is houston s hometown and a funeral will be held saturday at a place of private worship she attended as a child at new hope baptist church. how the singer died is still unclear and so far yielded few answers. authorities examining a bottle of prescription pills found inside her hotel room the day she died. friends said she was taking medication for throat infection
be held at the predential center. the venue is closed to the new hope baptist church where as a girl she sang in the choir. we re going to go live and get the latest on her final hour of life and the investigation into how exactly she died. everyone admired houston s magnificent voice. she won more awards than any other female singer. and she s the only singer ever to have had seven conservative number one hits. for me, i idealized houston as a singer. the song went on replay back then what were boom boxes and that movie came out in 1992, the same year she married bobby brown. and many say that was the start of her downfall, an abusive relationship, cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, prescription drugs, rehab, a few years back, she spoke about one drug she said she never actually even used. first of all, let s get one thing straight. crack is key. i made a point never to smoke crack. we don t do crack. we don t do that. crack is whack. the drugs and lifestyle took away her glor