Have. Welcome to how it really happened. Im hill harper. George michael musical singer songwriter charitable superstar but haunted by demons. He had the voice of a maestro, but the darkness of regret which turned him into a tabloid target. All alone on christmas home George Michael went to sleep and never woke up. This is how it really happened. You know that song, Last Christmas. Its one of George Michaels famous songs of all time. He loved christmas so much. It was his favorite day of the year and the saddest part of everything is he died on christmas. George and his boyfriend began spending a lot of time at his country house, which is halfway between london and oxford. Its a gorgeous area, very traditional, and it being christmas time there was this huge parade past his home, and everyone is Carrying Torches so its very spectacular. One moment im looking out the window and its a very sad ghostly image caught his face behind the glass sort of looking at a world but detached from it.
Brighten up there with sunshine. Wednesday morning, frost. And by this stage, fog. Tributes to the singer George Michael one of the biggest stars in British Music who has died at the age of 53. Todays other news russia begins a day of National Mourning for those who died when a Military Plane crashed into the black sea. Will Boxing Day Sales deliver . Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. One of the biggest pop stars of the 80s and 90s, George Michael, has died. He was 53, and is believed to have had Heart Failure. He rose to fame as one half of the group, wham and went on to have a successful solo career. He sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. Nick quraishi looks back at his life. His popularity was not limited to his fans. Fellow musicians were equally overwhelmed by his talent. Here he is rehearsing for the 1992 Freddie Mercury tribute concert. According to his publicist, he passed away peacefully on christmas day. He died of Heart Failure. Andrew ridgely
Few that does have to work today. Zooming in here, northbound 101 just north of the 92 interchange, we dont have a blocking issue as far as blocking is concerned. But we have a large structure fire. Sounds like a house fire in that same area. A lot of folks are calling in reporting a lot of smoke. Just be aware of that. I dont think thats going to be a major slowdown. Well look at changes for mass transit coming up. So many of us shocked when we heard the news of George Michaels passing. He died yesterday at just 53 years old. Abc 7s Amy Hollyfield is live with reaction to the singers sudden passing. Reporter good morning. Fans say they cant believe hes gone and they cant believe this year that we have had. George michaels publicist says the singer died peacefully in his home of heart failure. And celebrities have been expressing their grief. Celebrities like elton john who said, what a deep shock this is. Fans say they feel the same. Yeah. He was an icon. So, yeah, very energetic, ent
Good afternoon. I am arena medina in for Michelle Griego i am kenny choi. Weather is playing a big role for travelers. Kpix 5s jackie ward is live at sfo tracking flights. Reporter 68,000 people are flying out of sfo. The same number are flying in as well. Sfo officials tell me that means it is a busy day here. Nothing they cant handle as long as the weather continues to cooperate. Here are some of the more than 45 Million People traveling for the holidays. Some are coming home. A lot of people are celebrating Christmas Everywhere. Reporter others are getting away for some fun and not letting the possibility of crowds prevent them from leaving. It is the best time of year. You get the week off from work. Less vacation time. It is always crowded. Reporter in order to avoid getting stuck in this mess, we caught up with people who heeded our advice. We got here three hours earlier. We watch the news. They told us to get here three hours early. Reporter what channel do you watch . Your cha
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