Tragedy Fits News Today

Start here. let me go to david first, my colleague, about this. you grew up -- you have a personal history. tell us what your reaction was and how you think all this tragedy fits in or doesnt fit in with her life. >> i grew up in newark. with her life. i grew up in newark, almost so many people my family had some acquaintance with members of her family. she was the pride of newark. i grew up in newark during the 80s, was infested with crack and drugs and all sorts of violence. here we had this...

They took a poll on her once remarkable voice, largely off the radar in resen years. last night the gram miss, many artists played tribute. >> no way around this, weve had a death in our family. >> when the truly great artists leave us, their legacy lives on. we love whitney houston. >> i want to say to whitney up in heaven, we love you whitney houston. >> the great stevie wonder. kay coins and david, i dont know where to start. tell us what your reaction was how you think all this tragedy fits ...

Press, she battled drug abuse for years including cocaine, marijuana, and pills. they took a poll on her voice and she was largely off the culture radar in recent years. the grammys artists paid tribute to the singer. lets listen. >> theres no way around this. we have had a death in our family. >> when the truly great artists leave us, their legacy lives on. we love whitney houston. >> i just want to say to whitney up in heaven, we all love you whitney houston. >> the assistant manager of people...