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staten island who is rolling in the deep right now. we could have had it all is she stealing the show from the singer of the year? good morning, everyone. we re going take you live right now to the wigman fuel ral home in new jersey, that s where whitney houston nal rests. her mother was there ahead of her daughter to receive the body in that golden hae en hearse. and already, her fans are lining up outside. whitney s exhusband, bobby brown, and her daughter, accompanying her. we re going to look at the incredible bond of maur and daughter. we begin with the latest on the funeral aragements. ly linsey davis has more. reporter: there s a police presence outside the funeral home here. whitney houston s body is said to be inside. in death, as in life, whitney houston was accompanied by an entourage. several vehicles escorted her body to the tarmac. it was then flown out of los angeles on a private plane owned by tyler perry. the plane was met in new jersey by ....
Take six to eight weeks to come back. we are also getting word today that the medical examiner here in los angeles has now released whitney houston s body so her family can come claim her remains when they d like. there are unconfirmed reports they may fly her body back to atlanta. we ll keep you posted on that. meanwhile, investigators are questioning all of whitney houston s entourage to figure out what happened in those final hours. thomas? nbc s jeff rossen in los angeles, thank you. so, the news of houston s death came hours before a planned pre grammy party at the beverly hilton, hosted by houston s longtime producer clive davis. that party did go on and clive davis took the stage at that party. take a listen. whitney would have wanted the music to go on, and her family asked that we carry on. among those at the hotel that night was a reporter for newsweek, who has interviewed whitney houston in the past, and she joins me this morning. alison samuels of newsweek and ....
Do that. allison, what is the family dynamic in the last few years between bobby and bobbi kristina and whitney? well, whitney, before bobby and whitney divorced, she had moved to atlanta to be closer to his family. then the divorce happened and it really became just she and bobbi kristina, incredibly close. in many ways, bobbi kristina was not the caregiver, but the person who protected her. because bobby was that for a while, but once the divorce happened, bobbi kristina took over and they had a even stronger bond as a mother and daughter. so again, this is why this is so heartbreaking for bobbi kristina. allison samuels of newsweek and the daily beast. you re also the author of the book about the first lady called what would michelle do? allison, thank you. i ll speak with shaun robinson of access hollywood about her interview that s considered the ....
the daily beast. alice you, you were at the beverly hilton on saturday. obviously, this is a huge weekend there for the clive davis pre grammy party, a lot of celebrities staying there. what is the scene that you recall the best, the atmosphere as that day was unfolding? i guess the atmosphere that i remember the most is just sort of the mayhem of getting ready for clive davis s party and the fact that so many people didn t realize that whitney had died. many people even in the hotel had no clue until the crime van came probably around 4:30. then people began to sort of question and stare out the window and fans started to sort of gather outside of the hotel. but there was a good period of time where people weren t aware that she had passed away and was still actually in the hotel, because they didn t remove her for a very long time. allison, you ve interviewed whitney houston several times over your career, so tell me about the relationship that you had with her in these intervi ....
but first, we ll also be in contact with the family and give them our findings. the sidewalk outside the hotel where she died is now a makeshift memorial filled with flowers, candles and cards bearing whitney s name. a name also spoken in prayer and reference at last night s grammy awards. there is no way around this, we ve had a death in our family. i just want to say to whitney up in heaven, we all love you, whitney houston. it was certainly an emotional night for music s biggest night there at the grammys. nbc correspondent jeff rossen joins me now with the very latest on the investigation from los angeles. jeff? reporter: hey, thomas. here at the l.a. county coroner s office, we have news about the autopsy of whitney houston s body. it is now complete, but they will not release the official cause of death yet, awaiting the toxicology report. and it really all comes down to that now, doesn t it? did whitney houston have drugs in her system at the time of he ....