it in her voice. she s not coming, she can t get here, she s dead. it was unbelievable. alicia shall the associated press first broke this story. when did it break? how did you learn about it? the story broke shortly after she was pronounced dead at 3:50 p.m. we learned about it, we got a call from her publicist. i personally interviewed whitney as several people have over the years. a very good relationship with her. this is shocking am earlier in the week, we had heard conflicting reports. we heard from one source she was at a party and looked terrific and people were really worried about her. then we talked to other people, like kenny lattimore and kelly price who did a song with her, they saw whitney and said she looked good and sounded good. we re hearing conflicting things at this point. allison, you mentioned having interviewed whitney houston. you were close enough to her that you called her a sister girlfriend. did you notice any warning signs from the last time? the l
was a year and a half ago. she looked pretty good. i thought she was on track to sort of make a recovery. she sounded good. she was very upbeat, happy about the future. pro secretaries in there was a moment a couple of years prior i was worried that she wouldn t be able to get ahead and keep going. the last time i saw her, i was optimistic about her improving and her health getting much better. alicia, i understand later on this summer, her fans will be able to see one of houston s final performances. can you tell us about that? this is a movie that she produced, sparkle. it s a remake of the classic 1970s film. it s supposed to come out in august. oddly enough, it s about singers whose lives are wrecked by addiction. this hit close to home for whitney. she wanted ali a to star in the role and then but it stars jordin sparks as well. allison, what is the reaction
beverly hills hotel room. how she died remains a mystery the latest in minute. s. hundreds and thousands of fans paying tribute. we ll bring you some of their moving thoughts. and the young whitney houston, we re going to take you back to where it all began. the story of how she reached superstardom starting in a new jersey church. good morning everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. it s a somer 10:00 a.m. here in the east, 7:00 a.m. out west. the death of legendary singer whitney houston. she possessed one of the most awe-inspiring voices. in her short 48 years, she saw troubled times also. her sudden and sad passing remains a mystery today. here is new individual yes from this morning. the l.a. county coroner leaving the beverly hilton with the body of whitney houston. she was discovered saturday in the late afternoon west coast time. nbc s kristen dahlgren is live with the latest. good morning, kristen. reporter: good morning, alex. houston s death came on the e
beverly hills hotel room. how she died remains a mystery the latest in minute. s. hundreds and thousands of fans paying tribute. we ll bring you some of their moving thoughts. and the young whitney houston, we re going to take you back to where it all began. the story of how she reached superstardom starting in a new jersey church. good morning everyone. welcome to weekends with alex witt. it s a somer 10:00 a.m. here in the east, 7:00 a.m. out west. the death of legendary singer whitney houston. she possessed one of the most awe-inspiring voices. in her short 48 years, she saw troubled times also. her sudden and sad passing remains a mystery today. here is new individual yes from this morning. the l.a. county coroner leaving the beverly hilton with the body of whitney houston. she was discovered saturday in the late afternoon west coast time. nbc s kristen dahlgren is live with the latest. good morning, kristen. reporter: good morning, alex. houston s death came on the e
was pronounced dead. it is hard nowhere to start to begin to describe the life of whitney houston. i get so emotional baby every time i think of you both an entertainer and person, she s described as larger than life, born in 1963. gospel singer cissy houston, voice discovered when she was a young girl singing at her church. debut sold 12 million copies in the alone. recorded a string of billboard hits in the 1980s and 90s including saving all my love for you and how will i know. we both know i m not what you need and i will always love you houston went on to star with kevin costner in the body guard, the sound truck one of the top ten biggest selling albums of all time including i a rema remake of i will always love you. she battled drug problems, better known for her high-profile and tumultuous 15-year marriage to bobby brown of new edition. they had one child, bobbi kristina. before her death houston finished filming a remake of sparkle. it is schedu