you re exposed to sniper positions that are just around the corner on the other side of those buildings. final preparations are under way for a farewell, not to just a pop superstar but a daughter, a mother, a friend. whitney houston s funeral is tomorrow in the church where she sang as a child u the pastor says the service will be personal and dignified. it will also be a gathering of celebrities including houston s god mother, aretha franklin. on the today show, she talked about the difficulty of singing at that service tomorrow. it is not gonna be easy, i can tell you that. it is not gonna be easy, but cissy asked me to and i m just going to try to do my best. do you know what you are going to sing? not really sure right now. not really sure. the dow continues to flirt with the 13,000 mark, extending gains from yesterday s session. alison kosik is watching the action for us at the new york stock exchange. and the president boarding air force one in about an h
alcohol led to her death. we don t know until toxicology results come in. it may happen sooner rather than later. we are learning who will be speaking and singing at the funeral on saturday. we ll have a live report from outside the church. her ex-husband bobby brown will be attending. he plans to perform a few hours later at a casino in connecticut. dr. drew joins us with more on the drug angle. first, jason is outside the new hope baptist church with more late details. there s new information about who is going to be at the funeral saturday. what do you know? reporter: i can tell you earlier, i spoke to a woman named kim berrell. it may not be familiar to some people. those in the gospel community, she was well known. she was friends with whitney houston for 13 years. they were extremely close. she will perform. the song is called i believe in you and me. it was a song whitney loved and was chosen by her family. i asked kim what will be in her mind when she sings that s
we are learning who will be speaking and singing at the funeral on saturday. we ll have a live report from outside the church. her ex-husband bobby brown will be attending. he plans to perform a few hours later at a casino in connecticut. dr. drew joins us with more on the drug angle. first, jason is outside the new hope baptist church with more late details. there s new information about who is going to be at the funeral saturday. what do you know? reporter: i can tell you earlier, i spoke to a woman named kim berrell. it may not be familiar to some people. those in the gospel community, she was well known. she was friends with whitney houston for 13 years. they were extremely close. she will perform. the song is called i believe in you and me. it was a song whitney loved and was chosen by her family. i asked kim what will be in her mind when she sings that song on saturday? i feel strong because i have to represent what i know she would want me to say and feel and mak