had died of myocarditis and hypertension and it listed it as a natural cause of death. in other words, it was classic heart disease, a cause of death all too common among women michele s age, especially someone with high blood pressure. the daughter s suspicions, it turns out, were not based on palpable facts. the drug levels were at therapeutic levels, said the toxicology report. as far as the state of utah weighs concern, the matter was closed. the medical examiner in the state of utah is the ultimate say when it comes to the cause and the manner of death. the tension in the macneill family worsened. martin and alexis disagreed over how to care for the younger children now that michele was gone. he started saying, i m going to get a nanny. you need a nanny. i can t take care of these kids by myself. coming up, martin macneill hires help. i found a perfect nanny and i said, dad, what s her name?
yeah, but they would probably know. then they d just unemployment you. yeah, exactly. not a good thing. first, whitney houston may have drowned, but years of doing cocaine were also a major factor in her death. the singer s battle with drugs was well known before her death last month. abc s alex stone is joining us live from los angeles with more on the coroner s report. alex? reporter: paula and john, good morning. there were lots of rumors about why she died, but now we finally have answers. almost six weeks after whitney houston died, the los angeles county coroner issued its report. the final cause of death has been established as drowning due to atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use. reporter: other drugs, including marijuana, xanax, and benadryl were also found in houston s system but did not contribute to her death. the toxicology suggests that all of those drug levels are below therapeutic levels or subtherapeutic and not contributory. reporter: ho
korea plans to launch a long-range rocket. why tensions are soaring ahead of a world nuclear summit. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com on this, the eve of a key gop primary in louisiana, rick santorum is charging hard. polls show him as a double digit favorite there, but santorum is also on the defensive today. he s taking a lot of heat from his rivals for hinting that reelecting barack obama might might be preferable to electing mitt romney. listen to this. you win by giving people a choice. you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. if they re going to be a little different we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be an etch a sketch candidate for the future. strong words. let s go live to our senior correspondent joe johns. he s in louisiana. joe, i take it s