that will be followed by remarks by noted filmmaker tyler perry, who was a friend of the houston family. that will be followed by a sew loi by bebe winans, "home." kim burrell is noted the gospel community. she's been friends with whitney houston for 13 years. she'll be singing a song called "i believe in you and me." apparently that was one of whitney houston's favorites. that will be followed by remarks by kevin costner. and then we will hear from the queen of soul herself. she'll be singing "the greatest love of all." that will be followed by remarks from clive davis. then stevie wonder will be lending his voice. he will be singing "a ribbon in the sky," one of his favorites. also remarks by rickey and we'll hear from family members, whitney houston's sister-in-law-and the finally member to speak, dionne warwick. a long list of notables there. we're told, garrgary, the entir service may last more than three hours. it may start a little after the noon hour because 1,500 guests are expected there. you've got to get them all there and seated. it may start a little after that. but we're

it pays to discover. >>> who knew that tyler perry and costner was raised a baptist, too. those are a few of the stories that family and friends shared at her funeral yesterday. >> your mother and i had a lot in common. many of us are thinking, really? she's a girl, you're a boy. you're white. she's black. we heard you like to sing. but my sister could really sing. so what am i talking about, whitney houston we both grew up in the baptist church. and a lot of guys, a lot of guys could have filled that role. >> and she and i sat in a restaurant in atlanta, just the two of us, sat there talking for about an hour and a half about fewer years ago and during this time she was telling me about her life and i was very surprised at how candid and open and revealing she was as she was talking to me and she would talk about things that she went through, things that made her sad and things that were tough and as i would see her talk about this, i would see this heaviness come upon her and i'm the type of person that when i would see this with anyone, i would want to say something enc

tyler perry good deal opened in second place, $22 million. the vow rounds out the top five. >>> history of the golden gate bridge is on display. the hiss store kal society celebrated the exhibit. it's called the wild flight of imagination, the story of the golden gate bridge. it features art work photos. today marks the day in 1933 when ground was broken for construction of the bridge. this is part of the golden gate bridge 75th anniversary celebration. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> with the way gas prices are rising these days, this idea might not seem too farfetched. take a look. it rolled through davis today. the bus traveled through neighborhood across the u.s. running solely on the energy of

. >>> plus, can tyler perry deliver the goods at the box office in his first attempt to shed his signature role? >>> coming up, a scary moment for danica patrick. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back. i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> with the crackdown in syria showing no signs of slowing down, the u.s., arab and european nations are expected to deliver an ultimatum today. at a conference they will demand president assad allow humanitarian aid. former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan has been appointed as the u.n. and arab envoy to deal with the crisis. >>> maryland is set to become the eighth state to legal iize marriage who plans to sign it into law this week. >>> in virginia, a bill requiring ultrasounds for women seeking abortions has been pulled from consideration for the year. the move comes a day after governor bob mcdonald dropped support for a key provision requiring invasive ultrasounds. >>> emotional reaction in court from an alabama man acquitted after being charged with the murder in the drowning death of his newly

emotional performances by the likes of stevie wonder and alicia keys chlts both tyler perry and kevin costener eulogized their good friend. >> neither height nor depth, no matter what she had to go through, it still wasn't enough to separate her from the love of god. nor principalities or power. nor things to come. nothing was able to separate her from the love of god. >> the whitney i knew, despite her success and worldwide fame still wondered am i good enough? am i pretty enough? will they like me? it was the burden that made her dwraet. and the part that caused her to stumble in the end. whitney, if you could hear me now, i would tell you you weren't just good enough, you were great. >> after that ceremony, houston's casket was carried out ofts church while her 1992 song played throughout the church. she was discovered dead last weekend on the eve of the 54th grammy awards. coroners are still awaiting toxicology results before declaring houston's cause of dwet. death. still ahead here, jeremy lin puts the knicks on their backs. how long can they keep this up? fornler cast member re

perry. robert lyles has the latest. >> whitney houston's homecoming was far from the lifestyle she come to know. sadly, her coffin returned to new jersey in the belly of a private jet. ♪ [ music ] but before releasing the body of the 48-year-old vocal fee no vocal phenomenon. her death is not a criminal investigation. prescription drugs were discovered in her hotel room. >> they have identified three drugs. zanax and valium and that doesn't mean there weren't other drugs present. >> noted forensic pathologist has sources close to houston death investigation. combine that knowledge and his knowledge from 300 autopsies a year and wecht says -- >> i think that they will determine that she died from the drugs. that she did not dry from accidental drowning. >> dr. wecht believes the images captured by paparazzi. from his sources, wecht claims the drugs and alcohol were a perfect recipe for coma. >> these are very quiet, silent deaths. there is no pain. there is no distress. >> tmz is releasing

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. >> whitney's body arrived back in new jersey overnight aboard actor tyler perry's private jet. a police-escorted caravan carried the body to a mort way just a mile from the church she sang at as a little girl. >> reporter: mourners left flowers and candles outside new hope baptist church, a place years ago the world first heard houston afs gift. discussions are under way for a public memorial on friday, at the prudential center in newark. houston's publicist says a final decision has not be made. >> in charlotte, north carolina last night. >> one of the greatest singers that ever stood before a microphone. >> reporter: the queen of soul, aretha franklin remembered her god-daughter. since word of houston's death on saturday, fans have shown enormous support. 7 of the top 10 albums sold on monday on amazon.com were whitney houston albums. >> she's an inspiration to so many people. >> reporter: back in l.a., medical examiners were not ready to release her cause of death. there were no traces of illegal drugs. there were prescription bottles in the bathroom where her body was found

. ♪ i look to you >> tyler perry, dionne warwick, her mother mother cissy's breakdown. >> saying my baby, my baby. >> and bobbi kristina, was she accompanied by a sober coach. and why did bobby brown leave?

but now, you're in -- you're working with tyler perry. he's a funny guy. >> yeah, he is. although, funnily enough, we kind of swapped roles in this. you know, i'm the more comedic role in the movie and he's the straight man. >> jimmy: smart -- that's smart on his part. he's a genius. >> he is a genius. >> jimmy: he's a brilliant guy. >> he's such a beautiful man, yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. now, what is "good deeds" about? >> well, "good deeds" is about two people whose worlds collide. people that would have never known each other. like you and me possibly. >> jimmy: yeah. >> if it wasn't for the red carpet. >> jimmy: uh-huh. [ laughter ] >> okay. and, whose worlds collide. and i play a janitor in his huge corporation, and he is the head of the corporation. and he's unhappy in his life. and he's just staying at work later and later and later. so late that i'm the one doing the night shift. and that's how i meet him. >> jimmy: interesting. very cool. >> and -- and it's a love story. and it's bittersweet. because, unfortunately, i become homeless and my child gets taken to care,

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. >> and tonight jimmy welcomes tyler perry, david wayne and performance from the broadway musical porgie and bess. that's week nights at 12:35 on your local nbc station. >>> time for a little entertainment news. chris brown and rihanna have been reunited at least on twitter. they exchanged tweets yesterday and then he wished her a happy birthday. she thanked him. they released chab brated remixes of their ro ttwo songs. >>> a study of academy award voters it's not a diverse group that hands out the honors. the "los angeles times" found 94% of the academy's voting percentage are white and 77% are

tmz is reporting that movie mogul, tyler perry lent his private jet to fly her body across country. the investigation into her death is apparently focusing on three specific drugs. >> whitney houston's homecoming was far from the lifestyle she come to know. sadly, her coffin returned to new jersey in the belly of a private jet. but before releasing the body of the 48-year-old vocal fenom. whitney houston's death is not a criminal investigation. yet, confirmed prescription drugs were discovered in her upscale hotel room. >> they have identified, as i am told, three drugs. the zanac, and the valium. >> dr. cereal ceril wecht, and wecht says -- >> i think that they will determine that she died from the drugs, that she did not die from accidental drowning. >> dr. wecht believes the images, she was intoxicated with large amounts of alcohol in the hours leading up to her death. wecht claims the drugs and alcohol were a perfect recipe for coma. >> these are very quiet, placid, silent deaths. >> releasing pictures of meal service. tmz claims there is a beer can and champagne flute. >> i've

the navy s.e.a.l.s philfilm "ac valor" made $24.7 million, beating out new films from tyler perry and jennifer aniston. >>> in case you missed it, "the artist" was the big winner at the academy awards, best picture, best actor and best director. while best actress went to meryl streep for her portrayal of margaret thatcher in "the iron lady." >>> and finally, this is a big talked-about moment. comedian sacha baron cohen made good on his threat of showing up on the red carpet in character from his new movie "the dicta r dictator." oh, look what he did. he made a splash, but not in a good way, when he spilled what he said were the ashes of north korean dictator kim jong-il on "e!" host ryan seacrest. this is sort of the buzz-worthy moment that everybody sort of gasp. >> it was funny until he actually dumped it on ryan. >> and ryan's reaction, i have to give him a lot of credit, he handled it all right. >> he was all right with it? >> he's a little bit of a pretty boy, so he had to -- >> he probably had to host with a dirty jacket. >> no, he had extra tuxedos, but it was a funny moment.

. >> reporter: friends like actor an movie producer tyler perry just loved her. >> so what i know about her, she loved the lord and if that was a grace that carried her all the way through it was the same grace that carried her home. >> reporter: singer alicia keys fought back tears. >> she was so -- such a beautiful human being. really, really caring. beautiful, thoughtful human being. call you for no reason at all. but to say hi. >> reporter: outside, people crowded around whatever screens they could find as an army of journalists, many from overseas, reflected whitney's worldwide fame. ♪ in this newark hair salon they focused on the jersey girl. >> even though i see it on tv, it's unbelievable. >> when she sung, you could actually feel it in your body. >> reporter: finally in the church that gave roots to her dazzling voice, it was the last voice that was heard. ♪ ♪ i will always love you >> reporter: aretha franklin, a long-time family friend was scheduled to sing at the funeral but she did not attend. her publicist said franklin was suffering from leg spasms. bobby brown, whi

. >> tyler perry celebrated her faith by kevin costner spoke of her courage when she was not sure she was good enough for the film. >> i held her hand and told her that she looked beautiful. the pastur past four delivered the . we thank you for this life. of whitney elizabeth. ♪ >>stanley: coming up, some people have found a way to buy the muni clipper card but not use it. i will explain in the next edition of people beating badly. >>erica: a live look at the golden gate shows traffic barely moving. i will have drive times for you right after the break. >>erica: we are tracking the bay bridge closure right here on kron4. the closure is scheduled to be in effect until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday morning. we did hear that they could open the bay bridge westbound out of oakland in san francisco earlier than expected. in the meantime he will have to find an alternate route and expect delays. the richmond center fell, it is very unusual to have this much yellow that time of night, especially on a weekend. you will really see an did notice delays on southbound 101. what is usually a 13 minute tr

tyler perry, kevin costner, co-star in "the bodyguard." oprah was invited. she hasn't confirmed. i-can't imagine she wouldn't show. alicia keys as well. ining there was a plastic surgesurge -- plastic surgeon who turned her away because she was not able to go for the procedure but was denied. the surgeon claims he turned her away. >> last pictures i saw of her, so beautiful. gained a little bit of weight but still absolutely beautiful woman. dionne warwick, is she going to be there? she's the cousin. she's the cousin of cissy houston. second cousin. >> there was a big family dispute because half the family wanted to have her buried in atlanta and have the services there. but then earlier this week tyler perry on his private jet flew her remains to new jersey. >> i guess if that's where she got her start singing and her family is from there. i interviewed dionne warwick. she talks about the same church where she got her start. bobby brown has been invited, we understand. there was some controversy about whether he would be included because we heard that his mother -- her mother di

tmz reporting her body will be transported to the east coast some time today on tyler perry's private jet. they show the coroner's van taking her body from a coroner's office to the funeral home. >>> just a few hours ago los angeles police confirmed houston was found unconscious in the bathtub of her beverly hills hotel room however they are being tight lipped about the cause of death. >> as i stated it is a coroner's case there will not be any more information coming from the beverly hills police department until the coroner completed their investigation and the toxicology results have been completed at that time we like you are waiting for determination from the coroner's office as to cause of death and right now we are not going to speculate on what the cause of that death might have been or what may have contributed to her untimely passing. >> he added he expects the 911 tapes to eventually be released helping learn more about the moments after her death. the deputy coroner at l.a. morgue did speak out, offering little information to the media. >> it is toxicology they will test t

her body was flown back aboard actor tyler perry's private jet. police escorted a gold hearse. houston's people is considering a public memorial at the prudential center this week no final plans have been made. houston died saturday at a hotel in beverly hills. police say she was underwater and unconscious. >> do not know the cause of death. we don't know the circumstances leading up to her death. >> sources tell abc news there were no signs of foul play or any visible traipses of illegal drugs. abc news reports -- prescription bottles were in the bathroom where her body was found. 20/20 is planning a two hour special on houston's legacy, "one moment name" will air friday at 9:00 right here on abc7. >>> the search for bodies linked to the so-called freak kill expected to resume today. excavation for human remains on a cattle ranch was postponed yesterday by rain. over the weekend deputies found bone fragments, shoes, clothing and jewelry linked to the convicted killers wesley shermantine and loren herzog. padilla paid shermantine $33,000 for a map leading to the remains. he thi

. >> and tonight jimmy welcomes tyler perry, david wayne and performance from the broadway musical porgie and bess. that's week nights at 12:35 on your local nbc station. >>> time for a little entertainment news. chris brown and rihanna have been reunited at least on twitter. they exchanged tweets yesterday and then he wished her a happy birthday. she thanked him. they released chab brated remixes of their ro ttwo songs. >>> a study of academy award voters it's not a diverse group that hands out the honors. the "los angeles times" found 94% of the academy's voting percentage are white and 77% are men. >>> judy dench is suffering an eye disease but is not going blind. she now has to have scripts read to her. >>> and fresh from the news of her snl appearance, lindsay low plan has been cast to play elizabeth taylor in a made for tv movie. could we be turning a corner? >> we have to go build her back up again before we can tear her back down. >> right, that's how it works. i can get on board with that. i'm lynn berry and this is "first look." way too early ostarts right now. >>> with polls sh

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beating out new films from tyler perry and jennifer aniston. >>> in case you missed it, "the artist" was the big winner at last night's academy awards. it won best picture, best actor and best director, while best actress went to meryl streep for her portrayal of margaret thatcher in "the iron lady." >>> and finally everyone is talking about this. comedian sacha baron cohen made good on his threat of showing up on the red carpet in character from his new movie "the dictator." and he made a splash, but not a good way, when he spilled what he said were the ashes of north korean dictator kim jong-il on "e!" host ryan seacrest. >> he's a nice guy. it wasn't funny. >> not a nice thing to do. >> should have dumped it on one of the super models behind him. >> if he's trying to make sflash and get attention he did it. everybody is talking about it. it was huge on twitter within seconds and, you know, he got the publicity he was looking for. i don't care he thinks about being polite. >> i know. >> this comes to us from ktiv news 4 in sioux city, iowa, where you now have a second chance to buy

tyler perry's good deeds opened in second place earning 16 million journey to the mysterious island safe house round out the top five. the history of the golden gate bridge is on display for all to see. today the california historical society celebrated its new exit in san francisco. the exhibit is called a wild flight of the imagination. the story of the golden gate bridge it feature artwork photos bridge artifacts. today marks the day in 1933 when ground was broken for the construction of the bridge. >> it marks the beginning of a new ear this ground breaking in both transportation and architecture. it was also that groundbreaking an inspirational day that gave hope and energy and jobs to so many people who were in the throws of the great depression. >> this exhibit is part of the golden gate bridge's 75th anniversary celebration. >> the sharks road trip comes to a painful ends. why todd mcclellan wasn't on the bench of for the final period indole been james shows up a day late for the dunk contest. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic hand

her body was flown back aboard tyler perry's private jet. the hurst was escort ed by police to the airport to the funeral home a mile from the church where she sang as a child and it's the same place that handle the 2003 of her father. a large crowd gathered outside as houston's mother waited inside the funeral home. a source close to the family says the funeral will be held on friday or saturday. the family is considering a public memorial at the prudential center in newark an arena that holds about 18,000 people. houston's body was released to her family after the autopsy was completed. but authorities have not released a cause of death. they are waiting for toxicology results that should be available in 6 to 8 weeks. >> we do not know the cause of death or the circumstances leading up to the death. >> reporter: and we have learned she was seen by someone within an hour of her death. an l.a. coroner says no additional details will be released but what was discovered in the hotel room. linda so, abc2 news. >>> 5:33. an ethics committee reac

perry the 100,000 donation pushed brooks over his fund- raising goal for the first days of the project today he thinks those who offered support including mayor rahm emanuel. >> but the pastor did over the last month to raise our consciousness is to remind us that one individual voice one individual action can say an entire ripple effect throughout a community. >> and in a community that has been plagued by gun violence and crime pastor brooks is committed to building a community center, he promised to share details of his rooftop revelation, with the church and the city in the coming weeks. things that i know god taught me and revealed to me when i was on the roof, i want to reveal them to you all. >> so much work to be done here, he will now focus on raising the millions of dollars needed to actually make this ambitious project complete. poppins jackie certainly the pastor and his church family was all whole lot to celebrate. an amazing feat, 90 days in the cold. the south side shooting into accident involving a vehicle responding to the shooting left a total of 10 people injured tod

speakers included stevie wonder, tyler perry and dion warwick. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: whitney houston's friends and family swayed to the music of stevie wonder. in baptist tradition, it was not a day to mourn houston but to return her home, a celebration of the pop icon's life in the church where she was discovered as a teenager. >> you wait for a voice like that for a lifetime. >> reporter: alicia keys wiped away tears before her emotional tribute. ♪ and it's a long, long way to heaven ♪ >> reporter: and actor kevin costner talked about moments only he and houston shared. >> the whitney i knew despite her success and worldwide fame still wondered, am i good enough? it was a burden that made her great and the part that made her stumble in the end. >> reporter: gary hunter attended the service. he showed us the program filled with photos of the singer. >> all of us wish we could have grabbed her and been closer. >> reporter: after the ceremony, fans were allowed to come back to the church to pay their respects. earlier, many were frustrated that they were kept blocks away. >> i want

her body was flown back aboard tyler perry's private jet. it was escorted by police to the wigins funeral home a mile from the church where she sang as child. that home is also the same place that handled the 2003 death of houston's father. a large crowd gathered outside the hiewft -- as houston's mother waited inside the funeral home. authorities have not released the cause of death and they are waiting for toxicology results that should be available in six to eight weeks. >> we do not know the cause of death. we don't know the circumstances leading up to her death. >> reporter: and we have learned houston was seen by someone within an hour of her death an l.a. coroner says no additional details will be released about what was discovered in her hotel room. linda so, abc2 news. >>> on friday 20/20 airs a 2- hour special called one moment in time the life of whitney houston. eat will look at her achievements and musical legacy and battle with addiction. that special airs friday from 9 to 11 on abc2. >>> news time 6:05. testimony resumes in th

coming up, actress gabrielle union talks about her new movie with tyler perry, her obsessive case of linsanity. >>> and chi-town, chicago and the entire world, he's a great one, graham elliott is going to dish about cooking for president obama. also he's bringing along his ultimate dish, which is shortrib stroganoff with peppercorn spaetzle, wild mushrooms and creme fraiche. >> yum. >>> and just back from entertaining u.s. troops around the world, cirque dreams, jungle fantasy is live in our studio for a performance you can only see right here saturday. >> that's coming up. >> that's right. first over to lonnie for a final check of the weather. >> i want to start us off with a beautiful looking shot on the big old board behind me of new york city. you're looking right there at 59th street. great looking sky. we showed you snowflakes in washington, d.c. not in new york city. john, rebecca, stay with me for just a moment. this is national open that bottle night. this is true. >> not day, lonnie. night. >> there is some legitimacy here. a couple of wall street journalists -- "wall stree

followed by tyler perry with $16 million and in third, "journey to the mysterious island" with $13.5 million. >>> hollywood's brightest stars were-order on oscar sunday. it had nothing to do with the awards. it was all about the led carpet fashion. cache karen brown looks at who wore what. >> from jennifer to penelope and from viola to cameron, old hollywood glamour ruled the red carpet. >> the gown picked me in a fabulous designer. >> oscar winner, octavia spencer sparkled in white. angelina jolie's leg outshown her black velvet versace. michelle williams was a fashion favorite. >> my absolute favorite is michelle william. that red louie vuitton gown was absolutely beautiful. >> red was a hot trend. but fashion expert lauren zayrian from live with kelly said emma stone may have had too much of a good thing. >> what did you think about emma stone's big, big red bow? >> some people loved it. some people hated it. i have a tendency to not like the way something like that fights the face. >> i'm okay. >> george clooney brought his own gold statute with stacy keebler. >> brad pitt's acce

perry and jennifer aniston. >>> a little more oz car buzz for you. in case you missed it, "the artist" won best actress, best picture and best director. best actress went to lovely and amazing meryl streep. she had a wonderful pore trailer of margaret thatcher in "the iron lady" and as we just saw, comedian sacha baron cohen made good on his threat showing up in character and he did quite a splash when he did that. not in a good way. he spilled what he said were the ashes of north korean dictator kim jong-il on ryan seacrest. talk about the last guy that would be really cool about it. he was cool about it but he's a little pretty boy. he likes his hair perfect, his clothes perfect. >> poor ryan. what was he supposed to do? >> i literally said he was in shock. >> a lot of people were debating maybe the wardrobe malfunction that jennifer lopez got. >> that's getting a little play. >> if she did it. >> i don't know if we can show that. >> probably shouldn't. >>> i'm lynn berry. stay tuned "way too early" is next. >>> a grenade attack wounds seven more u