Sunday night neighbors her two gun shots. She is said to have shot her dog and herself in a place that had great meaning for the singer. I just keep telling myself the more suffering i go through, the greater character ill have. Reporter in her final interview last month before reportedly taking her own life, Country SingerMindy Mccready sounded hopeful, but things apparently became too much to bear. I dont know why he did what he did. Hes gone. I cannot get him back. Reporter dan hanks, Los Angelesbased private investigator and longtime friend advised mccready on personal matters over the years. For business purposes and with her consent, hanks often says he recorded their phone conversations. The last one on saturday afternoon. I would have never guessed that she would have gone ahead and done what she did. Reporter she got emotional, talking about her new song ill see you yesterday. Its such a beautiful song. It must be heard. Reporter ironically written to try to help those contemplating suicide. Now its so clear that that was what she was doing, preparing her last statement in this video. Reporter authorities found her body on this porch shall the same place where her boyfriend, david wilson, died last month. Police have not ruled yet whether his death was murder or suicide. The police have not called you a suspect, but do you feel like just the way that it came out in the story that it was damaging in itself . I was hurting so bad and then they just did whatever they could to make it hurt even more. Guys do it all the time reporter the country star was once at the top of the charts. Was better known recently for her public struggles with addiction. She had recently won a bitter custody battle to get her son back, but in the days following David Wilsons death, her two boys were placed in foster care. Friends say she had a brief stay in a Mental Health facility but was released. My life hasnt ever really made sense to me, because i i do know what kind of person i am. And i do know that i i try to be as good a person as i could possibly be every day. Police say it does appear to be suicide, but they are conducting an autopsy at the arkansas crime lab, the same lab where her boyfriends death is being investigated as well. Her two young boys are still with the foster family and she told me they werehe reason she got up every day. Thats where your heartbreaks here is for those two little boys, one of them just 9 months old. Terrible story. Thank you, andrea. Billy mcknight is mccreadys exboyfriend and father of their 6yearold son. He joins us exclusively. Good morning. So sorry for your loss. Good morning. Thank you. Youve known mindy for 15 years. Youve watched her struggle. What was your first reaction when you heard she did this . As sad as it is, it didnt come as a major shock, because shes just been battling demons for so long. And, of course, i was around her when she attempted suicide twice. So, you know, i knew it was in her. I feel for her mother and her family and especially my son, you know. But i cant say that it shocked me, no. A lot of people are thinking of your son and zain as well. Mindy was institutionalized by the court because of her grief after david wilson took his life and your son, xan dechlt r, was put into foster care as a result of that. Whats your reaction to that . This whole thing he shouldnt have been taken from me to begin with. He was taken out of florida. He has a happy home here. I can provide for him. Its just been a really big mess and enough is enough. Hes up there, all alone. He has no family in arkansas. He has plenty of family who love him here, cousins, aunts, uncles. He needs to come home. And, you know, zain i dont know whats going to happen with zain. If he does go to ft. Myers where her family is from, its only an hour and a half difference. I would like to keep those boys being brothers together and try to turn my sons life around. He has had a rough first 6 years. He deserves better than this. And my heart is broken for him right now. Im very worried. Billy, mindy was in the hospital for two days, then moved to an outpatient program. Do you think she might still be alive if she had been kept in the hospital for treatment . I would like to think that. I dont know how she got out. I dont have those exact details. Mindy does have a way of talking her way out of situations that maybe she shouldnt have been so good at, perhaps staying in there and grieving around people that could help her over the death of her fiance, could have calmed her down. But the demons that she hasnt beaten were there. And until she was going to face them, something was going to happen. And everyone who knows her personally knew that. You talk about it. So, you know, i dont know how much she would have had to probably stay in somewhere for quite a long time until she really healed and started looking into herself or getting better. Billy mcknight, we appreciate your time. Our thoughts are with you, your family and your son. Thank you. Thank you. Folks in the northeast are digging out this morning after the latest winter storm. Al is upstairs with the latest on that. Good morning, al. Good morning, carl. This one really is almost adding salt to the wound after all the snow we got from last week. You can see this system pushing itself up, making its way up along the coast. Some places getting blizzardlike conditions. Look at the snowfall totals. Boston, picking up to five inches of snow, howotiz, six inches. Theyre looking at more snow. Theyve picked this up. Rhode island also saw a decent amount of snow throughout that region. Again, folks digging out, trying to keep things clear. And down in florida oh, my gosh, this cold air goes all the way down there, where there are frost and freeze warnings up. Here are some of the temperatures weve got this morning. Pensacola, 39. Tallahassee, 26. 38 in tampa. Miami at this hour, 39 degrees. During the day today, temperatures will rebound. Not by much. 71 in miami. 67 in vero beach. Tallahassee, 62. Jacksonville, 64. Weve got a couple of big storms coming during the next week or so. Well have a very active week weatherwi weatherwise. Savannah . Al, thank you. Well check back in with you in a few moments. In the case of olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, accused of shooting his girlfriend to death on valentines day, Michelle Kosinski is in pretoria, south africa, with the latest. Reporter his career had him set to race in four continents and his agent just canceled everything. Quoting Police Sources about what allegedly happened inside his home that morning. You fall in love with being in love with love, just one love everywhere. Reporter full of life is how friends remember Reeva Steenkamp in her new television show. I take with me so many things, things in here and things in here that ill treasure forever. Reporter for many, too painful to watch as new details keep coming as she was allegedly killed on valentines day at the hands fs her love. Reevas skull was damaged, cricket bat is being xmed. She was allegedly first shot in the bedroom then through a bathroom door. Friends say he frantically call them before 4 00 am that morning. I said to him, what are you talking about . He then repeated himself, there has been a terrible accident. I shot reeva. The other friend says she reportedly arrived to carry a barely breathing reeva down the stairs and they both tried to save her life. The young woman who seemed to savor every moment, every goodbye. I think the way you go out, not just your journey in life, but the way you go out and make your exit, is so important. Youve either made an impact in a positive way or a negative way. Always be true to yourself. And im going to miss you all so much. I love you very, very much. Reporter so, pistorius bond hearing is tomorrow. Some legal experts feel theres a chance he will be released, which some womens groups here have vocally opposed. Savannah . Michelle kosinski, thank you. Karen maun is a reporter for the news station in south africa. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. This comes down to whether this is a premeditated murder, as police allege, or whether it was an accident, as Oscar Pistorius family claims. How difficult a case will this be for Oscar Pistorius to make, that this was an unintentional shooting . Reporter if he cant prove this is an unintentional shooting, he faces charges of premeditated murder, the most serious kind that you can have in the South African system. Premeditated murder means not only that it will be incredibly hard for him to get bail from the court but also that he faces a possible life sentence in jail if he is, in fact, convicted of Reeva Steenkamps murder. I know weve not seen all the evidence, not even close. Youve been talking to your own sources within the Police Department there. What does the forensics tell us so far . Reporter well, we know that when Oscar Pistorius was carrying his girlfriend down the stairs after he allegedly shot her three times in a very confined space, a little bathroom stall upstairs, that her heart was still beating. Now he says he was desperately trying to save her. Thats what he has told family and friends. Forensics would show that she was in an incredibly confined space, she could not have possibly gotten away. What will be crucial to him is convincing a court that he had no idea that it was, in fact, her inside that bathroom stall, that he reasonably believed it was an intruder. Problematic for him, however, is consistent with this evidence from the residents who live in that complex, that they heard the shouts of screaming and arguments in the moments before the shooting and then three or four shots fired in very close succession. What will be problematic for him is convincing a court he didnt know it was her and that there hadnt been some previous altercation in the moments before the shooting. A lot of reports flying around in the tabloids. What do you know about this report that there was a bloody cricket bat at the scene . We know he kept a cricket bat next to his bed because of apparent sbangt paranoia that he would be under attack. The gun he kept was fully loaded at all times and the picture is emerging of someone who lived in complete fear and apprehension for most of his life, particularly these last few years. However in this stage theres no evidence that that bat was actually used to bludgeon Reeva Steenkamp. We know it was seized and under testing but no evidence that she actually suffered a head wound as a result of that bat. The head wounds we suffered at this stage, from what we understand, was from the bullet he shot her with in the head. Reporter very, very quickly, tomorrow is the bail hearing. Do you think he will get bail . Are we likely to see more of the evidence at this stage in the case . Reporter it would be incredibly unusual for him not to get bail. We know the state will put up an incredible fight, arguing that this was planned and premeditated murder. In the South AfricanJustice System unless absolutely exceptional circumstances exist, it is highly unusual for someone in his position, have iing the status that he has, not being a flight risk and being prepared to hand in his passport not to be given bail, particularly the argument that his lawyers will make. It will take some time because the investigation involved in this case for the matter going to trial and keeping him in jail for that length of time would not be in the interest of justice. Karyn maughan, thank you. Natalie morales is over at the news desk with a look at our other stories this morning. Good morning. Good morning. Pope benedicts successor, Anne Thompson is there with more. Good morning, anne. Reporter good morning, natalie. The conclave to elect Pope Benedicts successor is scheduled to begin between march 15th and march 20g9, but there is talk it could be moved up because the karmds who will elect the new pope are coming here to rome to say goodbye to Pope Benedict february 28th. We should hear some word perhaps this week. Asked who will succeed Pope Benedict the pope himself yesterday set off a flurry of speculation at his weekly blessing when he addressed the crowd in spanish, he asked them to pay praise for himself and the future pope. Some wondered was he sending a secret signal that he would prefer to see a pope from latin america . I spoke to a vatican spokesman who said there was no secret signal, just the pope offering a prayer. Anne thompson, thank you. Nbcs White House CorrespondentKristen Welker is in port st. Lucie, traveling with the president. Good morning. Reporter good morning, natalie. President obama heads home later today after a weekend of golf, including a game with tiger woods on sunday. The debate over Immigration Reform back in washington is escalating. New white house chief of staff Dennis Mcdonough on meet the press after a leaked copy of the president S Immigration proposal, creating a new visa, allowing Illegal Immigrants to become legal residents within eight years. Mcdonough says the president has not proposed a bill yet and is hoping congress will act first. Well be prepared in the event that the bipartisan talks going on on the hill which, by the way, were aggressively supporting. If those do not work out, well have an option that well be ready to put out there. Reporter republicans slammed the report, including a key player in the bipartisan talks, marco rubio saying if actually proposed the president s bill would be dead on arrival. Senator john mccain accused the white house of playing politics. Leaks dont happen in washington by accident. Reporter democrats engaged in damage control. Weve talked to senator rubio. He is fully on board with our process. I am very hopeful that in march we will have a bipartisan bill. Reporter an Administration Official says that leak was not planned. Now that Bipartisan Group of senators continues to work on Immigration Reform but passage is not certain with lawmakers still sharply divided on key issues. Natalie . Kristen welker, port st. Lucie, thank you so much. Lost his job after being charged with slapping a toddler on a minneapolis to atlanta flight. Accused of hitting the 2yearold and calling him a racial slur. The boys mother says he appeared to be intoxicated on the flight and lashed out at their baby when he started to cry. His Attorney Says he will plead not guilty to the federal assault charge. Another historymaking win for danica patrick. Stock car driver became the first woman to nab a top spot for any race in nascars premiere circuit, winning the daytona 500 pole with a lap topping 196 Miles Per Hour at the International Speedway in florida. She says she was raised to be the fastest driver, not the fastest girl. She proved that. Talk about nerves of steel. Diver ocean ramsey ditched her shark cage to tag along with the real deal. A massive great white shark, hitching a ride on its dorsal fin, the pair float along peacefully. She shot the video for go pro. Shes been swimming with sharks since she was 12 years old. I knew it was going to be good because of the peaceful music that were hearing, not the big difference in the music, right . Thats always the key sign. Mr. Roker, gosh, i cant believe bostons got it again. They do, and now cold air and wind to deal with as well, as does much of the northeast. It feels like its 2 below in boston. Air temperature of 16. 4 in watertown. 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The beautiful sunny weather that we experienced over the weekend coming to a fast halt. Temperatures are going to be on the cool side all week long. Well also see a good deal of cloud cover until this weekend where the sun will come back out and well warm up just a touch. Savannah . Okay, al, thanks. Coming up, look who is getting ready to join us as our special cohost. Michael jordan . What . Wow back up. Back up. Steven harvey is joining us as cohost. Michael jordan is turning 50. Well have the stories in t coming up, Michael Jordan turning 50 years old. Well take a look at his success off the hard court. Well have a look at that, plus more after your local news on a monday morning. I was living with pain all over. The intense ache made it hard to do the things that i wanted. My doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. Lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. 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