Beyonce stopped by Central Park for the 'Good Morning America' (weekdays, 8AM on ABC) Summer Concert series on Friday, where she talked to host Robin Roberts about the importance of family before performing her new song 'The Best Thing I Never Had.' Wearing a bright yellow, Tina Turner-inspired outfit and hair-do, Beyonce reflected on her time away from performing and personal evolution.

"I learned how to appreciate everything I worked hard for, which is hard to see when you're moving around so fast, and I really learned how to appreciate my family and my fans, and realized how fortunate I am to have touched so many people."

She then performed 'Best Thing I Never Had,' the second single off her album '4,' letting fans close to the stage sing the chorus into her mic. The Queen B is back.

Does it seem like somebody lit a fire under Oprah Winfrey? It seems like it to me. Her new season commenced this week with the Whitney Houston two-parter, she's off to Central Park for tomorrow show which will relaunch Oprah's Book Club, and on Monday Oprah's doing a flashback to the 1960's with Mad Men's Jon Hamm and January Jones as guests.

If you just watched the crowd while Whitney Houston performed in Central Park on Good Morning, America today, you might have thought that Whitney was doing great. However, if you had the volume on, you know better.

Sadly, Whitney Houston's GMA appearance was sad. Her voice cracked and she seemed to be struggling to sing one of her biggest hits, "I'm Every Woman," which ironically was used as the theme for The Oprah Winfrey Show for years. I say ironically because Whitney explained to the fans at one point that her voice was a wreck because she had talked too much during her appearance on Oprah earlier in the week. Ouch!

The entire appearance was enough to make you cringe. At one point, Whitney called her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, out to the stage to sing with her. Bobbi has grown into a beautiful young woman from the teenager she was on Being Bobby Brown, the infamous Bravo reality show starring Whitney and then hubby Bobby.

Recently, I got the chance to speak with Sam Champion, the affable Good Morning America weatherman. We chatted a bit about GMA's upcoming Summer Concert Series, which is kicking off on May 22. The free concerts have moved from Bryant Park to Central Park this year, which allows for much larger audiences. So you know what that means, right? More space for screaming throngs of Jonas Brothers fans to gather in a central location this summer.

Read the interview to figure out when you need to book your trip to New York, or get the hell out of the city -- depending on your perspective.

I've always enjoyed Richard Quest's reporting on CNN (if you don't know the name, the face and voice will remind you who he is). He was the wacky Brit who always had a funny take on politics, current events and pop culture. I thought he was just some crazy, comical Brit reporter. Now we find out that he's a crazy, comical Brit reporter/meth fan.

The New York Times is reporting that Quest was arrested in Central Park at 3:40 this morning. He was originally arrested because the park is closed between the hours of 1am and 6am and he was trespassing, but as he was being taken out of the park by police, he disclosed that he had meth in his pocket. In fact, his exact words were "I have meth in my pocket." At least you have to give him points for honesty and accuracy.

No official reaction from CNN yet, but stay tuned.

[via The Huffington Post]

A portion of a street in New York City was renamed Peter Jennings Way during a ceremony yesterday. The street was both near where Jennings lived and where he worked as an anchor for ABC News. Jennings died of lung cancer in August. The section of street is on 66th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park. Jennings' widow, two children, the president of ABC News, and even mayor Michael Bloomberg attended the ceremony.