. >>> back in this country tonight, where we are learning more in the tragic case of mary kennedy, who took her own life. tanya rivero, about what was found in her system and the new questions because of it. >> reporter: the final autopsy report revealed mary richardson kennedy had three antidepressants in her system, but no alcohol when she tragically hanged herself in the family's home in may. >> it's also a depressant, but commonly described as a sleep agent. you can see it with one of the other two. but you rarely see all three combined. >> what eaffect does this have? >> you have a serotonin syndrome. making people at risk for suicidal behavior. >> reporter: mary kennedy's divorce was pending at the time of her death. she had problems with money and alcohol, her family blaming robert for her struggles. it was her sister-in-law who spoke publicly of mary's depression. >> she fought that battle throughout her life. and in the end, the demons won. >> reporter: is there a larger lesson in this tragedy? according to the latest government study, 1 in 10 americans take antidepressants, b

. >> reporter: the final autopsy report revealed mary richardson kennedy had three antidepressants in her system, but no alcohol when she tragically hanged herself in the family's home in may. >> you rarely see all three medications combined. >> what affect does this have? >> you have a serotonin syndrome. making them agitated and at risk for suicidal behavior. >> reporter: mary kennedy's divorce was pending at the time of her death. she feared losing her kids. she had problems with money and alcohol, her family blaming robert for her struggles. they fought for custody of her body. it was her sister-in-law who spoke publicly of mary's depression. >> she fought that battle throughout her life. and in the end, the demons won. >> reporter: is there a larger lesson in this tragedy? according to the latest government study, 1 in 10 americans take antidepressants, but for women, that number spikes, about 1 in 4 women, ages 40 to 59 report taking them. >> do not mix our own medication. it's okay to take them in combination but should be under strict guidance and supervision. >> tanya rivero,

. >> just a few months ago she spoke publicly on behalf of the kennedy clan on behalf of mary kennedy, now she returns to the public spotlight when she was arrested for allegedly driving while impaired by drugs. 911 callers said a white vehicle was driving erratically when it collided with a tractor-trailer outside new york city. kennedy lexus sustained damage in a flat tire and pulled over. when police found her she appeared to be passed out about the not injured. in a statement to nbc news, a kennedy spokesperson says kerrie kennedy voluntarily took breathalyzer, blood and urine tests which showed no drugs or alcohol whatever in her system. those tests results according to kennedy's attorney were provided by the hospital, but sources familiar with the case tell nbc news blood and urine tests were also sent to a police lab and it could take several days for results to come back to show any proof of drugs in her system. >>> kennedy was mary kennedy's lifelong best friend and distraut when mary took her own life, her arrest happened one day afs it was made known that her brother, rober

the family moved mary kennedy's body to a new grave site in the same cemetery on cape cod. they brought 50 surrounding plots, which will be reserved for her six children. he hanged herself in may after battling depression for much of her life. >>> well, can a tarnished legacy ever recover? penn state coach joe paterno was held up at the example of everything that was right in college sports. winning with intelrity. academics, running a clean football program. a true sports legend. now look at this. it is a mural near pe state that featured paterno with a halo overhis head. yesterday, the artist that painted that mural removed the halo. he also removed jerry sandusky from the same mural earlier this year. earlier tonight, i spoke to cnn contributors and i asked their thoughts on that penn state report released just a few days ago and what the findings are going to meet for joe paterno's legacy? >> people said, oh, his legacy has been completely shredded. i don't even think it's shredded. i think it's been rewritten. in the face of what we know, in the face of what the report

the kennedy family says mary kennedy's grave has been moved to a different part of the cape cod cemeteryrs could one day be buried beside her. the kennedy family say they purchased 50 plots surrounding the new location of the grave. including plots for all six of mary and robert f. kennedy junior family. >>> time now 6:25. this year san francisco aids walk raised $2.7 million for aid services right here in the bay area. about 25,000 people walked for golden gate park. many were walking for loved ones effected by aids. the ceo of the san francisco aids foundation says the annual fundraiser is especially important this year because of federal budget cuts. >> aids walk san francisco is tremendously important to aids foundation and other organizations we support because it brings people together to reduce the stigma with regard to hiv and aids and raises really important funds to do the work we do. >> now the first san francisco aids walk was 26 years ago. since then this event has raised close to $77 million for aids services here in the bay area. >>> former cal basketball star jason kidd i

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reporter: it's been a tough couple of months for kennedy, her brother's wife, and best friend, mary kennedy, killed herself in may. >> she was an angel brought to us, to live with us here on earth. and i think that god just brought her back up to heaven and said, you don't have to fight for me anymore. >> reporter: it was kerry who introduced mary to her brother. they had been roommates from the time they were 15 until 30. in addition to being a writer and human rights activist, kerry kennedy is a lawyer. and she's due to appear on tuesday because of traffic tickets she was issued yesterday morning. >> thank you. >>> let's go to jean cazares. she told police she had taken ambien. yet, her publicist put out a statement saying there were no drugs or alcohol in her system. how do we square that? >> can we have no prosecution then? yes, you can. an old-fashioned prosecution because the officer at the scene can look. was she had inability to speak? to look? to walk? the 911 call showed erratic driving. and most of all, she gave a confession that she had taken ambien. there can be a prosecution.

the west chester county medical examiner says 52-year-old mary kennedy had those drugs in her systemshe hanged herself at the family's estate in bedford new york. no alcohol was present. kennedy had problems with alcohol in the past and had been arrested twice on dui charges. robert kennedy jr. filed for divorce in 2010. the couple had four children together. >>> new jersey governor and potential mitt romney running mate chris christie isn't commenting on a video that shows him in a heated exchange on the jersey shore. it shows him yelling at a man on the boardwalk after someone criticized his education policy and kept walking. >> you're a real big shot shooting your mouth off. >> keep walking, keep walking. >> christie recently signed legislation to expand public funding for a charter school. critics wanted the money to go to struggling public schools. >>> the florida lifeguard who was fired for leaving his post to save man's life will be honored for his heroic actions. the city of hallen detail beach will honor tomas lopez and give him the keys to the city. he'll get a chance to me

. >>> new details in the death of mary kennedy. an autopsy revealed she had three antidepressants in her blood in may but no alcohol. her family says she fought depression her whole life. she married robert kennedy jr. in 1994. he files for divorce two years ago. >>> in medical news, another reason to enjoy parenthood. a new study finds that having children may boost your immunity to the common cold. researchers are not sure why. there is fine print. you can start sneezing, bianna. a parent still catches as many colds overall because those children bring more viruses back into the house. >> i'm trying to figure out if those are actors or -- >> i'm getting sick watching the coughing montage. >>> and finally, paying off your mortgage must be a good feeling. i would like to do it one day. for one massachusetts man, it's especially memorable. thomas dagle made his final bank payment if p payment in pennies. his only concern was he would die before the big payoff. that, of course, is a reason to live. >> in an age of anger at the banks,

mary kennedy hanged herself in may after battling depression for much of her life. >>> can a tarnished legacy ever recover? penn state's joe paterno was held up as everything that was right in college sports. winning with integrity, academics, running a true football program, now look at this. it is a mural at penn state that featured paterno with a halo over his head. yesterday, the artist that painted that mural removed the halo. squarery sandusky was removed from the mural earlier in the year. i asked what the findings will mean for joe paterno's legacy. >> people said, oh, his legacy has been completely shredded. i don't think it's shredded. i think it's completely rewritten. in the space of what louis freeh's report confirms, those victories seem trivial. sometimes we see people have bad acts and then a long career where they can sort of make up with it. i think what you mentioned before, that his whole reputation was predicated on this righteousness. it's completely undercut what he stood for. i think this, like it or not, this is really his legacy now, unfortunately. >> and pate

. >>> the body of mary kennedy was moved to a new gravesite today on cape cod.se what they're calling a sunny hillside in the same cemetery. they bought 50 plots surrounding the grave reserved for her six children. she hanged herself on may 16th after battling depression for much of her life. >>> she made history as the first-ever legally blind congre contestant in the miss usa contest last night. she didn't win. but she wants to help others with disabilities. >>> somewhere among the movies around sports and news channels, you will find adult fare, but some people want hotels to remove that. here's our susan kapcandiotti. >> reporter: finding adult entertainment is as simple as clicking a remote. but that's changing. >> we are pointing out that's a bad thing to do. >> reporter: professor robert george from princeton co-wrote letters to the ceos of the hotel groups asking them to remove adult movies. >> we believe despite the lucrative nature of the pornography business, that people of goodwill, shareholder, can act on the basis of conscience here and lay profit

the family moved mary kennedy's body to a new grave site in the same cemetery on cape cod.so bought 50 surrounding plots, which will be reserved for her six children. mary hanged herself in may after battling depression for much of her life. >>> well, can a tarnished legacy ever recover? penn state coach joe paterno was held up at the example of everything that was right in college sports. winning with integrity. academics, running a clean football program. a true sports legend. now look at this. it is a mural near penn state that featured paterno with a halo over his head. yesterday, the artist that painted that mural removed the halo. he also removed jerry sandusky from the same mural earlier this year. earlier tonight, i spoke to cnn contributors and i asked their thoughts on that penn state report released just a few days ago and what the findings are going to mean for joe paterno's legacy. >> people said, oh, his legacy has been completely shredded. i don't even think it's shredded. i think it's been rewritten. in the face of what we know, in the face of what the repor

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this brush with the law comes after mary kennedy killed herself earlier this year.parts of the south. torrential rains triggered heavy floods. that trapped some kids and grown-ups at a summer camp for several hours. here is a look at the scene in houston, texas yesterday. floodwaters completely surrounded that summer camp. rescuers used air bucks to rescue folks stuck inside the building. some communities got nearly a foot of rain in just 24 hours. leaving scenes like this across several neighborhoods near houston. meantime, drought conditions continue in much of the midwest. the u.s. department of agriculture has declared parts of 26 states disaster areas due to the dry conditions. chief meteorologist rick reichmuth is in the fox extreme weather center. anymore rain in the forecast? >> yeah a little bit. we might see another one, two inches or so throughout the overnight hours. the system is going to pull away from here eventually. look what's happened over the last five days. the bulls eyes tension. anywhere up to 15 inches a few cases. right around the houston ar

junior had antidepressants, but no alcohol in her system when she committed suicide. 52-year-old mary kennedy hanged herself at the family's new york estate in may. >>> u.s. representative thaddeus mccotter of michigan says he's resigning. the five-term republican, raging guitar playing, says he's leaving office for the good of his family. the 46-year-old ran for the republican on the nation for president last year. but his campaign for congress hit a snag when authorities say not enough signatures were filed to put him on the ballot for november's reelection. >> arthel: more disappointing news for job seekers. the labor department reporting the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2% last month. employers added 80,000 jobs. it's quickly shifted the focus of the presidential race back to jobs and the economy. >> we can't be satisfied because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. i want to get back to a time when middle class families and those working to get into the middle class have basic security. >> the president's policies have not gotten america w

in may kennedy gave an emotional speech following the suicide of mary kennedy, her lifelong friend and jr.'s estranged wife. >> mary was my best, best friend. >> reporter: kennedy's attorney tells nbc news she was shaken by the accident but didn't sustain any injuries and is doing okay. for "today," michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >> now here's lester. >> tamron, thanks. now to a hollywood tragedy. the 26-year-old son of actor sylvester stallone is dead. authorities are looking into what happened. >> reporter: sylvester stallone is facing one of the toughest fights of his life, dealing with the loss of his oldest son, sage, after a housekeeper found his body at his hollywood hills home on friday. >> i've been told that they'd been very close, it was a very, very close, special relationship he had with his oldest son. >> reporter: movie goers were first introduced to sage when he starred side by side his dad in "rocky 5." he went on to star and direct other projects. a rep for sylvester stallone issued this statement: "sylvester stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the s

the medical examiner has on thed a final report mary richards and kennedy.stranged wife of robert kennedy jr. had two anti- depressant, but not alcohol in her system. back in may.rself experts say the anti-depressant could have caused .allucinations since 1981, many have wondered death of natalie wood. there are new developments in connection with the mysterious death. >> a stunning star remembered she lit up the screen and for the mystery surrounding her death in the near catalina island nearly 30 years ago. the death certificate has been from occidental to undetermined. investigators reopened the case year after the boat's to changeme forward his story. and her husband, wagner, were fighting on the boat that night. wagner has always maintained his accident,th was an sawyer he thinks she fell. >> we think that she went slipped and hit her head. >> the autopsy found a bruising her arms and legs. earlier this year, investigators said they found no new evidence support that. >> i think they are stuck. not seem to be any smoking gun. >> a special honor for the

she was devastated when mary kennedy, her ex-sister-in-law killed herself. >> mary was my best friendthe best friend anyone could ever imagine having. >> reporter: kerry kennedy was in exclusion all weekend. we do expect to see her tomorrow when she's due in court on that misdemeanor charge. >> thank you. 7:33. here is willie. >>> the hunt is on for a great white shark that killed someone in australia. this was right in the same area. here is nbc's stephanie gosk. >> the deadliest shark zone in the world. there have been five fatal attacks in months. the latest victim was 24 years old, an avid surfer taking advantage of the clearwater and great waves. just 100 yards offshore, he was attacked by a great white shark believed to be as large as this one, 15 feet long. >> riding on a jet ski, in front of us, attacked by a shark. took my mate to the shore, went straight out. there was blood everywhere. >> the shark was still there. >> a massive, massive white shark circling the body, the half that's also left. i reached to grab the body and the shark came at me on the jet ski and tried to k

. >> the estranged wife of mary kennedy was moved and has been buried on a hellside in cape cod.nedy family bought 50 plots around her grave to be reserved for his children and their spouses. >>> officials in san bernardino, california, are considering a drastic plane to rescue mortgages for people that are upside down on their mortgages. the city would buy them, cut those mortgages to the value of the home before selling them to a firm. >>> a 15 minutes past the hour. we're getting another one early read on your local news making national headlines. >> we're going to start with this newspaper. the tacoma news tribune. what do you like to do for fun, do you like to go hiking? >> on my couch. anywhere i can hike as long as it's on my couch. >> four injured hikers were rescued. they were working overtime in that area. the north cascades national park in washington state. on friday, two climbers hit a campsite on the mountain and on saturday two climbers goes into trouble. friday's incident, the climbers were injured by falling snow. that was natural, right? no big deal. but on satu

mary kennedy committed suicide in may after battling depression much of her life. >> tour de france is. someone placed a series of tacks along the race route. 30 competitors blew flats and one rider crashed after running over the tacks. race officials are asking french police to investigate. >> terrible. i wonder what they do now. are they just out if it is -- what happens? >> the time on that stage. >> what do you do? >> don't know. >> put a report on that one. >> all right. christine, thank you. >>> new developments in the battle between the state of florida and the federal government over that state's efforts to purge illegal immigrants from the voter roles ahead of the november election. the department of homeland security mass finally agreed to grant florida officials access to its save database which keeps a record of non-u.s. citizens who are living in the country. decision comes just a few weeks after a federal judge denied a request from the justice department to suspend the state's voter purge. with me this morning, florida's governor, rick scott. nice to see you. thanks for

. >>> mary richardson kennedy, the estranged wife of robert kennedy jr.e different antidepressants when she took her own life in may. a toxicology report found that she had no alcohol in her system at the time of her suicide. the 52-year-old, who had been battling depression, was found dead may 16. kennedy died as a result of asphyxiation due to hanging. >>> a volunteer group is on a mission ahead of november's presidential election to recruit and mobilize the asian-american community. the voting bloc could be key. the asian community is the fastest growing population in the u.s. >> i'm ben lee. >> i want our community voice to be heard. >> i want to make sure that everyone is registered to vote. >> my name is ann fon. i'm 37 years old and i live in alexandria, virginia. >> reporter: ann is part of a group of volunteers this election year making sure asian-americans turn out to vote. >> the asian-american community has been politically outlooked because maybe asian-americans haven't been politically involved for as long as. >> reporter: a study shows asia

. >>> we officially know how mary richard kennedy died. the estranged wife of robert f.d herself and died of asphyxiation. no traces of drugs but they found three antidepressants. >>> michigan congressman resigned his office yesterday after failing to get enough valid signatures to make the ballot for re-election. he was set to retire next january. he says this past nightmarish month and a half have, for the first time, severed the necessary harmony between the needs of my con stitch an. >>> turning to the economy. u.s. employers continue to create jobs in june. it's not enough jobs to reduce the unemployment. poppy harlow is digging into the numbers for us. >> good morning. the june jobs report, disappointing. 80,000 reported. not enough to bring unemployment down. we need to create 300 to 400 jobs a month. a few important things, overall unemployed in this country, 12.7 million. 5.4 million out of work for six months or longer. the longer they are out of work the harder to find a job. also key, the amount of americans, 2.5 million americans that can work, they are capa

. >>> the body of mary richardson kennedy has been exhumed and reburied in a spot away from the kennedyad his estranged wife's remains move move -- moved 700 feet on a hilltop he plans to buy. she was buried near eunice kennedy shriver and her husband. she hanged herself in may. she and robert kennedy were in the midst of a bitter divorce. >>> the tennessee woman who sent her adopted russian son back to moscow will have to pay child support. she had given the seven-year- old boy to her parents. a few months later in april of 2010, he wound up alone on a plane with a note. the note said that hanson didn't want to be the boy's mother anymore because he had a violent behavioral problem. the judge ruled that she owes the russian orphanage director $150,000 for the boy's care. >> you have the orphanage director taking me for child support when where's not the custodian of the child and has not been since august of last year. >> she thought is she would be getting out of child support. had she surrendered the child here, she would have remained responsible follow until he was adopted. >> she

. >>> we officially know how mary richardson kennedy died.f. kennedy jr. hanged herself. toxicology reports say there were no traces of alcohol in her system but the report did find three antidepressants. she took her life in may. >>> pap lone na, spain, the annual running of the bulls is on. of course, there are the usual hazards. six runners, including a 74-year-old man, were hurt on the first day. but no one seriously as of yet. the races will be held for eight stray days. they end on july 14th. >>> beach goers at cape cod, massachusetts, are staying close to the shore these days. they're worried about something lurking beneath the usually calm waters. brian todd finds out more. >> reporter: gorgeous weather and it's the height of summer. they're only going in waist deep and it's not because the water's cold. >> i grew up watching "jaws" back in the '70s and vivid memories and i don't want to relive that. >> reporter: this is what they're worried about on cape cod. >> everybody out. >> reporter: not far from where "jaws" was filmed great w

. >>> we now officially know how mary richardson kennedy died.ners say the estranged wife robert f. kennedy died of asphyxiation. there was no alcohol but they did find three anti-depressants. >>> george zimmerman is free man. one day after a florida said that she was a flight risk, he was able to post $100,000 bond and he got out of jail for the second time. he was ordered back there after a judge said he lied about how much money he had at a previous bond hearing. he is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin. >>> serena williams is a grand slam winner again. she won her fifth wimbledon singles title today after a hard fought battle. this is serena's 14th grand slam crown. congratulations to serena. >>> as the world economy sputters, not even the vatican is immune to money problems. it is reporting it is nearly $19 million in the red this year. while millions of paying tourists continue to flock tots holy monuments like the sistine chapel, the cost of the staff has led to its worst financial year on record. goi

. >> reporter: this latest incident comes two months after kerley kennedy's longtime friend and sister-in-law, mary richardson kennedy committed suicide after a battle with depression. >> i think god brought her up to heaven and said you don't have to fight for me anymore. >> distraught over the loss of her friend. kerry kennedy will appear in court tomorrow. that source said kerry kennedy has never had any issues with drugs or alcohol. but of course we're waiting on results from blood tests from police. >> that could take time. thank you, david for being here. >>> thanks, guys. now to the travel nightmare. for passengers trying to get from shanghai to the u.s. we finally stage a revolt, as you see, it got ugly. jim avila has the story. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, george. could be the worst delay in memory. 72 hours, three separate cancellation, hundreds of passengers standed overseas, far away from home and tempers boil over on both sides. >> my crew, the other crew, we want to go as much as you do. >> reporter: you're looking at a united airlines pilot at his breaking point conf

kennedy cemetery scandal. why r.f.k. jr. secretly had mary's grave dug up and moved away from the kennedys.

this incident comes two months after kennedy's sister-in-law mary committed suicide. >>> we're learning more about the sudden death of sylvester stallone's oldest son sage. a housekeeper found the 36-year- old's body inside his hollywood home yesterday. the cause of his death is still under investigation, but t.m.z. reports that numerous empty pill bottles were found inside his home. sage stallone appeared as rocky, jr. and had his own aspirations to act and direct films. his father issued a statement saying he is devastated and grieve-stricken by his son's death. >>> a woman accused of using boiling water and a baseball bat to kill her ex-husband, l. stand trial. a judge has ordered jesussa tatod to face murder, torture and other charges in court. prosecutors say she poured boiling water on her ex husband while he was sleeping and hit him in the head with a baseball bat last november 26, all because she believed he had been cheating on her. ronny tatod dyed earl days later from his injury. she will be arraigned later this month. >>>a woman in oregon is using her cheating husband to sel