whitney houston could have filled the stadium with a public memorial. instead she d have a private funeral in newark. her body was flown home yesterday. from a plane to the golden hearse to the funeral home. we re told houston s mother was waiting inside. jason, you just had a chance to speak to the pastor there. what did he tell you about the funeral arrangements? reporter: right. that would be pastor joe carter, john. pastor carter was very gracious. he allowed us inside the very same sanctuary, inside the church where the services will be held on saturday. when i asked him about the service, he told me he would be officiating over the particular service on saturday. i asked him what are the words that he s going to use to try to bring comfort to those who are going to come here to pay their respects. he said i m going to have to find a way to acknowledge the pain and acknowledge the pain that everyone is dealing with here but also to celebrate the life of whitney houston