>>> joined now by darlene love . she knew houston since she was 8 years old. she was a close family friend. good morning. our deepest condolences. so sorry.
>> thank you.
>> what do you want to say about whitney houston , this little girl you knew?
>> i have to go back to when she was a little girl , 8 yeefars old, my memories of her and how much i cared for her. i was pregnant at the time and i was working with dion, cissy . i said where am i going to sleep and nippy said, you sleep in my room.
>> that was her nickname?
>> yes. she would run to a store on the corner. she would run to get me fruit.
>> you say it was like having somebody punch you in the gut.
>> yeah. it was amazing. i worked a club in new jersey saturday. we were just talking and the people at the next table we had been laughing with all night because they were carrying on. we said, what's going on with you all? they were celebrating birthdays, three ladies. we overheard them talking about whitney . so my girlfriend went, oh, now you're talking about whitney . they said, no, no, no, we heard she died. it was like -- what? what did you say? no, no, no. there must be a mistake. after that we really found out and i did have to excuse myself from the table because i didn't want -- the people at the next table didn't know who i was. we were just another group of people having dinner. but the people i was having dinner with know my relationship with the whole family, dionne , cissy and nippy. i excused myself and my husband took me back to the hotel.
>> you haven't been able to reach her mother or dionne .
>> i know dionne is in london.
>> what about bobbi kristina.
>> i don't know her that well. my kids grew up with whitney .
>> what information might you know to explain why whitney houston has died so young at 48 years old?
>> that's a tough one for me. because i never thought i would be sitting somewhere talking about her not being here. because she had so much life. even going through all the things she was going through, she loved life. one of her favorite songs. she could be introducing her mother for an award and she would start singing a cappella, "yes, jesus loves me." she wanted to be here. she wanted to be a light. now that the light has been taken out --
>> if you find out drugs played a part in her death, will that add to the devastation for you and for cissy , her mother?
>> yes. cissy and i pray for nippy all the time and hope for the best. because we know when you go down that trail, that's a trail that you don't really want to take. sometimes you can't come back from it.
>> you know, it looks as though from her last television interview that whitney was looking better. she was sounding better. what do you know about this comeback she was trying to make?
>> every time i would talk to cissy and say, how is nip? she'd say, she's coming along. her voice is coming back. she loved life too much.
>> yeah.
>> she really did. i never thought i would be sitting here talking about my baby. i really think about her. the fun i had with her when she was a kid. just growing up. long before she became whitney houston , the superstar. even if i didn't have this relationship with her and her family, because i know great singers, but she's the greatest voice i have ever heard in my life.
>> a lot of people agree with you. darlene love , i'm sorry that we're sitting here talking about this this morning.
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