new details at this hour about the plot. authorities say the would be bomber had conducted a test in west virginia. chose the capital after considering an attack on a d.c. restaurant, and allegedly told investigators he wanted to kill people, quote, face-to-face with an ak-47. if the investigation had not gone well, if detectfes had not done their jobs, our lead story would in short be a calamity. instead, the fbi and the u.s. capitol police stopped it cold. he was arrested in a sting operation when undercover agents posing as al qaeda operatives gave him a fake suicide vest. it contained no explosives, so the public was not in danger. tonight, the 29-year-old would-be bomber is behind bars. brian todd is in alexandria, virginia, outside the courthouse where he made an initial appearance today and was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. you have been on this all day long with new details coming out. what are you hearing this evening about this alleged
a suicide attack stopped just short of the capitol steps. new details at this hour about the plot. authorities say the would be bomber had conducted a test in west virginia. chose the capital after considering an attack on a d.c. restaurant, and allegedly told investigators he wanted to kill people, quote, face-to-face with an ak-47. if the investigation had not gone well, if detectfes had not done their jobs, our lead story would in short be a calamity. instead, the fbi and the u.s. capitol police stopped it cold. he was arrested in a sting operation when undercover agents posing as al qaeda operatives gave him a fake suicide vest. it contained no explosives, so the public was not in danger. tonight, the 29-year-old would-be bomber is behind bars. brian todd is in alexandria, virginia, outside the courthouse where he made an initial appearance today and was charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. you have been on this all day long with new details coming
in charlotte. you re still a very, very active performer. what type of toll does it take on a legend like you are, and like whitney houston was, not only the actual tour dates, but also having the paparazzi and people watching your every move? well, i think for the more experienced artist, one is pretty much used to that. but for a young artist, perhaps of whitney s age, it may have been very disconcerning to her. i don t don t know. you will be perform iing tomorrow night. will you be doing some sort of tribute to whitney? yes. there will be a moment of silence and tribute for whitney houston here in charlotte. there s one other thing i would like to say though before i hang up. and that is this. i would just like to caution younger artists, male and female, and particularly those who are in the very high level income, and that is that they should be prepared for what you re going to do when your success plays out. i would like to put it in the words my dad put it into
all? whitney houston was beautiful and talented with music in her soul and her blood line. sheep was the daughter of a gospel singer, cousin to dionne warwick, areit na franklin her godmother. she had a voice that could range five octaves cross over from gospel, r&b and rock. career blossomed in the 80s, skyrocketed in the 90s. multimillions of albums sold, leading roles in the body guard and multi millions in income. a tumultuous marriage and drug addiction. i m my best friend or worst enemy. houston divorced and got clean, she said, and try a comeback releasing an album in 2009, going on tour. but time and trouble had taken an obvious toll whitney houston never got her comeback but as the news swept over last night, music industry giants called in to cement the legacy of that voice. this is going to be one of these times where you re going to remember where you were when you heard the news, it s that significant. she had that voice, that could just turn a stor
that s where they will try to determine the cause of death. a music industry executive stayed in the room just above houston s and says she heard two loud booms and a man s voice around 20 minutes before houston was pronounced dead. i get so emotional, baby every time i think of you it is hard to know where to begin or how to describe the life of whitney houston, as both an entertainer and person. she s being described as larger than life. born in 1963 to gospel singer cici houston. her debut album entitled, of course, whitney houston sold 12 million copies in the u.s. alone. she recorded a string of billboard flb one hits in the 1908s and 1990s, including saving all my love for you and how will i know. and i will always love you i will always houston went on to star with kevin kosner in the hit the bodyguard. the soundtrack was one of the top ten biggest selling albums of all time, and it included a remake of dolly pardon s i will always love you. she