her famous brother-in-law, david spade, is also reacting to her death. >> spade was the creative forceind a fashion empire known for its signature handbags around the world. kate spade's death was a suicide but apparently not a surprise to those closest to her. overnight spade's older sister told "the kansas city star" newspaper that it was not unexpected saying kate suffered years of mental illness and was concerned hospitalization would harm her image and the kate spade brand, and she says kate seemed fixated on robin williams' suicide in 2014. >> hi, i'm kate valentine spade of frances valentine and welcome to our show. >> reporter: the kansas city native launched her iconic brand in 1993 with andy spade who later became her husband. kate sold her stake in 2007 but the bags continued to be a hit with celebrities and everyday americans. she recently launched a new brand called frances valentine named after her daughter. we sold kate spade and we -- i person personally took off a good nine years raising my daughter and absolutely adored every moment of it. >> reporter: industry analys

remembering kate spade. >> hi. i'm kate valentine spade. >> tributes pour in for the renowned designer. overnight, her sister claiming the fashion icon struggled with mental illness for years. >> it appears to be at this time, a tragic case of apparent suicide. it is early in the investigation. there was a suicide note left at the scene. >>> over office ouster. kelly sadler, the white house press aide that mocked john mccain's battle with brain cancer is out of a job. she was let go from the white house communications office. >>> the california judge that was judged for the judgment of the california swimmer is booted off of the bench by voters. >>> driving change. women issued driver's license in saudi arabia, putting an end to the only ban on female drivers. >>> and tanks for the trouble. >> is that loose? >> i don't know. >> a man steals an armored vehicle from a military site in virginia leading police on a lengthy chase. today, june 6, 2018. >>> more from our interview of scot peterson. on tuesday, he shared h

everybody that started a brand wanted to be kate spade. >> reporter: back in 2002, spade told "glamourheck of a lot of fun. kate grew up in kansas city, missouri, never went to design school. hers was the classic story of a midwestern girl who had big dreams and managed to find them in new york city and as for that iconic purse, she was looking for a ladylike handbag. couldn't find it so she made it. michael. >> all right, thank you so much, deborah. >>> and joe zee is back to talk more about kate spade's life and legacy and, joe, thank you for sticking around and talking to us some more and there's a huge outpouring on twitter as we saw there. everyone remembers their first kate spade bag. why do you think that her designs resonated so much with so many young women out there? >> i think kate spade really represented that sort of gateway designer bag. this is the thing that was so pivotal for so many girls who were starting their careers and starting in this industry. i mean, not unlike owning your first car, your first big designer bag is the one thing you do remember and i really do

david spade tweeted out this picture, that said, at his book signing.t, i love this pic of her. so pretty. it is a rough world out there. people, now obviously. kate spade's death has brought a lot of attention to mental health and awareness. if you do need help, you can go 1-800-273-8255. >> a search for survivors shifting to a recovery effort now after that devastating volcano eruption in guatemala. the death toll has gone up to at least 75. after the volcano blew its top sunday. nearly 200 people are still missing right now. manuel bojorquez is in one of the hardest hit areas 30 miles outside the capital, guatemala city. we are going to part of the village where rescue workers are trying to recover bodies. it is san mi guchlt el los lotos. we were walking on 8 to 10 feet of volcanic ash that buried homes and people. we're told after the eruption people had to build an impromptu bridge over the hot ashes to get injured people to the other side for help see. what they did here. they used cinder blocks, parts of the tin roofs, anything they could find.

te spade turned a small handbag company into a global brand.today, she was found dean her manhattan apartment. those stories and m tonight on "nightly business report" for tuesday, j >>> ande do bid you good evening, everybody. the nasdaq composite closed at a record and we'll have more on that coming up. >>> but we begin tonight with a significant moment in our economic history. weay learned that right now, there are more available js than there are people out of work. that is something the american economy has never experienced before. the labor department's latest report shows that there are a record 6.7 million job openings april while the number of available workers was 6.4 million. that is the first time that has happened since the government began tracking job openings 2ack in0. to put this in perspective, when the great recession ended nine years ago this month, there were about six unemployed people for ever job opening at th time. and it's just the latest sign that the u.s. is facing an historically tight labor market. >> and ll, thos

spade's handbag line is loved by a generation of american women who grew up in the '90s alongside spade's into a fashion and lifestyle empire. but according to her sister, spade's health did not match her sunny style. rita saffo told the "kansas city star" that spade suffered from debilitating mental illness the past several years and that her suicide was not unexpected. she said she often visited her sister in new york city and napa, where spade had a vacation home. she says she was trying to get her sister to seek treatment. when robin williams committed suicide in 2014, saffo said spade was interested in the news saying "she kept watching and t. and watching it over and over. i think the plan was already in motion even as far back as then. saffo also told the paper "sometimes you cannot save people from themselves." kate larsen, abc 7 news. >>> let's talk about the weather forecast. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has what's ahead for us. >> dan and ama, get ready for the breezy conditions you're looking at from our sut roe tower camera. temperatures in the morning in the upper 40s to l

hi, i'm kate valentine spade. >> a source tells "e.t." designer dealt with depression for yearsried desperately to hide it. she truly cared about her brand and didn't want the public to ne of her pain. the designer's older sister reportedly said she self-medicated with alcohol and was fixated with the death of robin williams who committed suicide in 2014. police say kate hanged herself hil her daughter was at school and left behind a note. >> the contents of the note and the comments of wheitness and the state of the apartment lend to the credibility that it is an apparent suicide. >> according to tmz, the note had the this message to kate's 13-year-old daughter, frances bea tricks. bea, i have always loved you. this is not your fault. e.t."e says they had a rocky relationship. he reportedly wanted a divorce and moved out of their home. david spade posted two of his favorite photos with her. one at a book signing. another at christmas time. he captioned bothers it's a rough world out there people. try to hang on. and kate's niece shared t

kate spade is known not just eta accessory to own.just as a talented designer, she created bright and cheerful handbags that were very functionalfor cheerful handbags that were very functional for young women, but also because of her entrepreneurial skills and her business mind. she grew a company out of her apartment in new york into this global lifestyle brand and really paved the way for future female designers to do the same. and so a loss of tributes are being paid to her in both those respects. it is interesting because she was speaking to glamour magazine in the past and she wanted to be known not only as a good businesswoman, but a great friend, and a heck of a lot of fun. that was nada tawfiq, looking back on the career of the businesswoman kate spade, who has died at the age of 55. the boss of kasai airways has sparked a furore over his comments in sydney that he is company was led bya man in sydney that he is company was led by a man because it is a very challenging position. his remark has served to underscore just how few

ms spade was best known for the handbag company she founded in 1993.r death as an apparent suicide. it appears at this point in time to bea it appears at this point in time to be a tragic case of apparent suicide but it is early in the investigation. there was a suicide note left at the scene. 0ur correspondent in new york, nada tawfik gave more details on initial police investigation. what we know is that that the police say the housekeeper is the one who found kate spade in her bedroom at her park avenue apartment. the housekeeper cold emergency services and when they arrived they found kate spade unconscious and unresponsive. they declared her damp shortly afterwards. the nypd chief of detectives, as you heard, said they are investigating this as a suicide. the note that they found, the associated press reports that a law enforcement source said part of it was addressed to her 13—year—old daughter. the family did put out a statement. this is a difficult time for them, of course, and they have requested privacy while they grieve. really, we will not

spade the woman? let's throw the picture back up. she's got -- you think of her as the bufont hair and the glasses. just that personality, for all the fans out there who have never met her, tell us more just about the woman. >> she really was all those things you would think if you were looking at that picture. she talked about how one of the inspirations -- >> forgive me, cindy. let's go to the white house. >> the economy has created nearly 3 million jobs and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8%, matching the lowest level in 50 years. job openings hit a record high of 6.7 million in april, meaning job openings outnumber those that are unemployed. american workers looking for new opportunities are finding them because of this president's policies of lower taxes, deregulation and fair and reciprocal trade. america's economic potential has been unleashed. i've invited the chairman of the president's council of economic advisers, kevin hassett, to join us today and offer more details about the growin

in 1994, the designer married andy spade. the brother of actor/comedian david spade.id talked about his first impressions of kate when he presented her with the new talent award at the cfda awards in 1996. >> she was smart, and funny, and sweet. and beautiful. and the kind of personality that you're -- everyone is drawn to. and, it's the kind of girl that, you say to yourself this is the kind of girl you marry. and my brother did. >> kate's niece is the actress rachel brosnahan, who won a golden globe for her wor "the marvelous mrs. maisel." >> "e.t.'s" senior style editor studied kate's work. >> the designer sold the kate spade brand in 2006 to neiman marcus. she told the website build it was time for break. >> i took off a good nine years raising my daughter. and absolutely adored every moment of it. and then i realized that she was, um, becoming 1. and really didn't want me around so much. so i thought i'd get back into the business. >> spade launched a new brand, frances valentine, named after her daughter, in 2016. still, the label that bears her name remains pop

kate spade, the woman hind an d of apparent suicide. tributes now pouring in from famous friends and fans. so many asking why. of volcano news. disasters. new evacuations as a so-called volcano of fire explodes again. and our team is there. >> reporter: rescuers are still working frantically searching for survivors, but the possibility of finding any diminishes with each passing hour. >>> also tonight, in hawaii, hundreds of homes destroyed as lava takes an angry turn. >>> new fallout from a political football. prident trump pulling the plug on a white house visit after only a handful of the super bowl champions plan to show up. >>> another hot car tragedy. a 9-month-old girl dies after being left in sweltering heat. the nd hot car death this week alone. tonight a warning for all parents. >>> and a miss america makeover. swimsuits are out. brains over beauty, in. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers joining us in the we. the namesake of an iconic american fashion brand ka

spade herself sold remaining ownership stake years before. a crowd was gathered outside of her apartment when her body was brought outside. two other high profile fashion designers hanged themselves in recent years. mcqueen in 2010 and scott in 2014. news of spade's death is prompting an outpouring on social media. people are urging anyone struggling with depression to call the national suicide prevention hot line. >>> to our other big story, today is the california primary. in the bay area san francisco voters are choosing the city's next mayor. one person who issaying how he is voting is the current mayor. jessica flores is live at city hall and spoke to him as he cast his ballot. does he have any advice for his successor? >> reporter: well he has only been on the job for a cup couple months. but he does have some words of wisdom. he says take advantage of the opportunity because there is a lot of work to do. voting day in san francisco is the beginning of the end for the interim mayor. >> the march goes on. the next mayor will certainly ha

." >>> what drove kate spade to apirntly take her own life? >> some are wondering was her marriage to blame? thers may be found in a disturbingote that spade left behind. sthoet ♪ >> kate spade projected an image of happiness a success. 'm vale. >> a source tells "e.t." the designer dealt with depression for years and tried desto hidei and didn't want the public to ne of her the designer's older sister reportedly said she self-medicated with alcohol and was fixated with the death of robin wliams who committed suicide in 2014. police say kate hanged herself hil her daughter was at school and left behind a no. >> the contents of the note and the comments of the witness and the state of the apartment lend to the credibility that it is an apparent suicide. >> angccoro tmz, the note had the this mes to kate's 13-year-old daughter, frances bea tricks. bea, i have always loved you. this is not your fault. ask daddy. an "e.t." source says they had a rocky relationship. he reportedly wanted a divor and moved out of their home. david spade posted two of

nypd removing the body of famed fashion designer kate spade from her home.e say the 55-year-old was found by a housekeeper in her bedroom. >> there was a suicide note left at the scene. >> reporter: the kansas city native launched her iconic brand in 1993 with andy spade, who later became her husband. >> i knew that i wanted to start a business, he said, handbags. you love handbags. >> reporter: selling her stake in 2007, the brand still strong enough to attract the likes of taylor swift and kate middleton. >> hi, i'm kate valentine spade. >> reporter: in 2016, spade re-entered the fashion world, launching a new brand called frances valentine, talking about it here with her husband in one of her final interviews. both appearing happy. >> i was up for the challenge. i hope. >> reporter: industry analysts say the new brand struggled to match spade's former successes. >> and eva pilgrim with us here in new york tonight. and eva, we're hearing from kate spade's family tonight, and the company, too? >> reporter: that's right. in a statement, a spokesperson for he

she also did her line with her husband andy spade. he had a line jack spade.grandmother gave me my first kate spade bag in college. i still have it. and ivanka trump tweeted something. kate spade's tragic passing is a reminder we never know a person's pain or burden. if you are contemplating suicide, seek help. she retweeted the suicide hotline. kate spade sold her line in 2006. she hadn't been involved in the day-to-day business for ten years as it expanded. she and herunched a new line in 2016. so trying to launch that and build something as big as kate spade was difficult in the fashion industry. a huge loss. creative and quirky lovely woman. big loss. >> terrific, terrific talent. a huge loss. 55 years old. we'll be right back. >>> this coming in to cnn, u.s. senate well work overtime. tch mcconnell is cancelling the scheduled august recess. he is in the process blaming depositi democrats. in a statement, due to the obstruction by senate democrats and nominees and goal of passing appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year, the august recess h

officials say spade left a note.ated press it included a message telling her daughter it was not her fault. >> i knew that i wanted to start a business and my husband and i both knew we wanted to start a business and one night we were just talking about what would it be? he said handbags. >> reporter: spade's sleek must have handbags made her one of america's top designers. in a 2000 interview she talked about the brand that made her a household name. >> i think women do want something that's interesting. i don't think they want something that's silly or that's too of the moment. i think they would like to have something that's around for a while. >> reporter: kate spade new york, the company she founded and later sold, has more than 140 retail shops across the u.s. and more than 175 shops internationally. reporting live in burlingame, i'm mary lee, kpix5. >>> a wild scene in sonoma when a fire breaks out at a wood pallet factory causing a massive explosion. did you see that fly by? that blast erupted from the fire.

spade was found dead yesterday in her new york apartment. reporter jericka duncan has more on what police say was left in her suicide note. >> reporter: police say a housekeeper found kate spade hanging from a red scarf, tied to a doorknob in her bedroom. her husband, andy, was home at the designer left a suicide note addressed to her 13-year- old daughter, telling her it was not your fault. >> the contents of that note, as well as the physical state of the apartment, and the comments of the witness lend to the credibility that it is an apparent suicide. >> reporter: her family said in a statement, we are all devastated and we loved kate dearly and will miss her dearly. spade's older sister suspects the designer may have suffediso she tells cbs this morning she tried numerous times to get her help. >> i think women do want something that's interesting. >> reporter: the 55-year-old became a fashion industry darling in the 1990s with a simple but whimsical style. >> the color, texture, prints. something a little more interesting, but also eleg

of young women, kate spade was the be first daughter and bush tweeting they got their first kate spade bags as gifts in college. actor min kal honoring how they were colorful and bold and cheerful and encouraged women to find the twinklinger and david spade posting a photo to instagramwriting, she was so sharp and quick on her feet. she could make me laugh so hard. i still can't believe it. it is a rough world there, people. try to hang on. in 2002 she had aessage for glamour magazine. i hope that people remember me not just as a great business woman but a great friend and a heck of a lot of fun. >> she was a lot of fun. she came on "today in the bay" this middayhow many years ago. she was a great personality. if you or someone you know needs help, someone is always available to talk. 800-273-8255, the suicide prevention hotline and free and senff the future of the bay area. we talked befor about bay area 2040 action plan. and the push to ler cost of housing, spur enomic development and protect climate. the regional planning committee is meeting at 1:00 p.m. ceer in san francisco.a met

tonight, remembrances for kate spade pouring in from family and fans. her niece, actress rachel brosnahan sharing this video of her aunt dancing with her husband andy. writing, "this is how she would want to be remembered." david, andy spade calling his wife the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, and expressing frustration that he still hasn't seen the note she left behind. david? >> all right, eva pilgrim on this again tonight. eva, thank you. >>> next this evening, to the philadelphia eagles, after the president disinvited the super bowl champs from a celebration at the white house. well tonight, our correspondent in the locker room, where at least one player delivered his message in a starkly different way. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, the philadelphia eagles speaking out after the team was abruptly uninvited to the white house. but it was outspoken safety malcolm jenkins who tried to set the record straight by not saying anything at all. >> are you not going to say anything today or just use these posters? >> reporter: while being pe

. >>> overnight designer kate spade's sister speaks out and sheds light on the tragic suicide of her world famous sibling. >>> the economy along. so why then is social security and medicare in such deep trouble? > why hundreds of migrant children, many separated from their parents a stuck a u.s. border stations. >>> plus one of the coolest prom-posals that we have seen all season. "early today" starts right now. >> good wednesday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. all eyes were on california in tuesday's primaries with the state's gop breathing a sh of relief. the trump-ba candidate for govr john cox is projected to win a spot in atl.eneral election ts faced nt under california's jungle primary system, the two candidates with the most votes from either party advance to november. cox is expected to face democrat [ gavel ] in the general election with cox sending this message to his rival. >> look for a job in the private sector. i think it would be nice to have you back in the private sector. >> in other race, long-time senator de primary in her quesr a fifth term.

kate spade, who died yesterday at the age of 55.siness news in a little while with ben, but first a reminder of the headlines. the grenfell inquiry hears that the man who lived in the flat where the fire began, was left terrified by threats of reprisal the boss of tsb will appear in front of mps for a second time later — as the financial regulator says it is investigating a computer failure that saw nearly two—million custo m e rs lose a ccess to online banking the shadow brexit secretary admits there are "very divided views" within labour about whether to remain in the european single market. i'm ben bland. in the business news... facebook is in hot water again, this time in china. the social media app has confirmed it had data—sharing partnerships with four chinese firms, including huawei. that's been flagged as a a security threat by us authorities. facebook has been blocked in china since 2009, but the company has been trying to find other ways to access the massive potential market. entrepeneur elon musk has survived an attempt

. >> reporter: the fashion designer kate spade has been found dead in new york. her death appears to be a suicide. >>> bill clinton regrets not apologizing to >> reporter: melania trump returned to the public spotlight after treatment for a benign kidney condition. >> reporter: the miss america organization is dropping the swimsuit competition. >> we will no longer judge our candidates on outward physical appearance. >> reporter: a french distance swimmer has set off to become first person to swim across the pacific ocean. >> i'd like to push the limits. mind over matter. >> glor: this is our western edition. good evening. we begin tonight with an alarming arrest at the white house. a government contractor was taken into custody at a secret service checkpoint when he showed up for work. turns out he was wanted for attempted murder. paula reid is at the white house.is et servi says alerted erday thse edwards was a fugitive wanted on a warrant for attempted murder out of prince george's county, maryland. now, according to the police report, at approximately noon to

kate spade, the lable that she started herself tweeting this morning, saying ke spade, visionary founderbrand has passed. our thoughts are with her family at this incredibly heart-breaking te. we honor all the buty she brought into this world. ivanka trump tweeting, kate spade's pass something painful reminder that we never truly know another's pain or burden they're carrying. if you're struggling with depression, contemplating suicide, please seek help. kate spade was 5 a years old. david: in the prime of her life. susan, thank you very much. melissa: all kate spade dead at 55. we'll have more after this. [music playing] (vo) from day one, we always came through for our customers. it's how we earned your trust. today, we're renewing our commitment to you. fixing what went wrong. and ending product sales goals for branch bankers. so we can focus on your satisfaction. it's a new day at wells fargo. but it's a lot like our first day. wells fargo. established 1852. re-established 2018. melissa: history in the making. plan continues for president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un to

spade co-founded her namesake label kate spade new york in one nine hundred ninety three expanded from colorful handbags to other fashion accessories she later sold her stake in the business spades husband said the fifty five year old was suffering from depression. just south of the vietnamese capital one noyo the one scenic feature of howard locke is choking under the plastic onslaught officials there are struggling to keep up with the deluge that washes up with every high tide at this tree lined former paradise there are no seems to be more plastic than sand. or that. they put everything in a plastic bag if they're preserving shrimp or preserving fish they put it in a plastic bag when they finish they just throw the bags into the ocean the trash floats to wherever the sea level rises and then they know this is a study by the university of georgia and the u.s. says vietnam is the world's fourth largest marine plastic polluter recently in thailand veterinarians fought for days to save a beached whale when their efforts failed an autopsy revealed eighty pieces of plastic waste weighing

american designer kate spade was found dead in her new york city apartment in an apparent suicide spade was the co-founder of her namesake label kate spade new york which expanded from handbags to other fashion accessories the label counts more than one hundred forty retail outlets in the u.s. and over one hundred seventy five shops international kate spade new york was purchased by tapes which was formerly known as coach in twenty seventeen. loss fifty five years old. that's all for this edition of thank you very much for joining us from member can stay up to date on the web at e.w. dot com. have you accidentally shed some light. on the trouble. time in the field. can you get out. with code. this week on. unimpeded access to education and knowledge and the same opportunities. everyone has a central goal of the global community but what's the reality on the ground education for all the w's multimedia special needs personal stories and highlights extraordinary projects the world over find out more on the internet d.w. dot com education for all. the pain news honest mistakes what's going

this is the spade family and friends remember. tht the light that shined r rough for the cameras came with a darker side behind closed doors that many did not know or understand. her husband, andy spade, says, onhere was no indication and no srning that she would do this." "ad that his wife was "actively ing ing help for depression and anxiety over the last five years. writer dory old says she ndderstands what spade must have been feeling. the 56-year-old says she tried multiple times to commit suicide before getting help. >> even with the best intentions, i don't think kate, you know, could have snapped herself out of it. when you're suicidal, you're not boinking about anybody else, and it's not because you're selfish. it's because you're not well. >> reporter: the c.d.c. study out today shows half of the country has seen a more than 30% increase in suicide rates from 1999 to 2016. among women, 45-64-year-olds have the highest rate. approximately half of those who committed suicide did not have a hown mental health condition, and

. >> the fashion world stunned following the apparent suicide of designer kate spade.er sister tells cbs news that she believes spade took her own life because she was struggling with bipolar disorder. kenneth craig has the latest. >> reporter: medical examiners removed kate's body from her new york city apartment tuesday hours after her housekeeper found her unconscious. >> it appears at this point in time it appears to be a tragic case of suicide. >> reporter: she left a note behind for her 13-year-old daughter. born kate brosnehan in new jersey, she and her husband andy began her empire with handbags. >> i thought there's something missg.i wantomething for the ey go to. the label that was meant to go on the inside, i took it out and put it on the outside. >> reporter: the bright colored bags were a hit with selects, young girl, and businesswomen became a multi-national, multi-billion dollar enterprise. >> even though i never met her, i'm praying for her family and for her soul. >> reporter: she came back with a new brand frances valentine. "vogue" editor in chief an

the american fashion designer kate spade has been found dead in her apartment in new york.dbags, which she co—founded with her husband in 1993. the bbc‘s nada tawfik is new york with more. people have been expressing shock over the news on social media, but also paying tribute to the designer, sharing their stories of their first kate spade bag, and sharing funny quotes from her. and she was such an iconic american designer because she paved the way for so many others. she started her company out of her new york apartment because she saw a market gap for functional handbags that were also fun and quirky, and that really became successful. she launched her company just a few years after that, really exploding onto the fashion scene, to the point where in the ‘90s the "it" accessory was a kate spade bag. and so she was regarded not just for her talent, but also her business mind. now, she sold the company in 2006, her majority stake in it, so she hasn't been part of the company for nearly a decade, for over a decade now, but certainly the brand still has all her signature mar

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the spades were at the helm of a spade says he and the couple's daughter bee are devastated, deeply heartrthern the spades were at the helm of a business empire. working together to build a respected global brandsh dishing ability their partnership in this interview last year. >> you do do these rough sketches which i have to work and i go with them. because i do understand what he's saying. he's very simple and i understand it's synthetic very well. we have been toke over 30 years. >> andy spade also opens up about the couple's marital problems. they've lived separately for the past ten months. he writes, never even discussed divorce. we were best friends trying to work through our problems in the best way we knew how. in these photos provided by daily mail.com. andy spade was seen out in new york for the first time since his wife's death. his statement follows comments, kate's older sister made to the media. she told the kansas city star the renowned designer had become a full-on manic depressive, calling her apparent suicide not unexpected. the source for the family fired back. for ten

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in it, spade addressed her daughter and husband. though the context is not totally clear.gner launched the kate spade new york brand in 1993 and opened her first shop in the city three years later. fans and friends including celebrities like chelsea c vanka trump posted fond remembrances on line. for an entire generation of american women -- actually, women around t world -- >> no question. >> your first paycheck, first paycheck when you came into adulthood was digging deep and buying that kate spade g. it was -- >> memories of might have wife having her first one. >> absol>> a sad story. >>> ahead, two of the biggest nba stars dending the philadelphia eagles. how do they plan to handle a whituse invite? welcome back, andy sholls back with us after his hiatus. he joins us with the "bleacher report" next. from the moment you met you wanted to surround them in comfort and protection that's why pampers swaddlers is the #1 oice of hospitals to wrap your baby in blanket-lis so all they feel is love pampers swaddlers allow you to take advantage of growth opportunities... with a

the last person you would think would take her life. >> reporter: spade's brother-in-law david spadeeted out this picture at this book signing said i love this pic of her so pretty. it's a rough world out there people. now kate spade's death has brought a lot of attention to mental health and awareness, if you do need help, you can go to the national suicide prevention hotline. it's 1-800-273-8255. norah? >> all right, jericka. thank you. you know, the reaction to this is a reminder that suicide rates are going up, and i looked into the number of suicides, now twice that of homicides. i saw a lot of women online that said the best thing i ever did was get treated for depression and anxiety. it probably saved my life. there is a secondary conversation going on after the shock of what happened about how to get treatment. >> and it's so important, i keep thinking about her little daughter. i can't say i know kate spade but i met her several times. she was always so bright and sparkly. it just shows you you never know what's going on. i hope in some way as horrible as this is it will, no

a new york police said that spade was hanged by a scarf tied to a doorknob.at the scene. in it, spade addressed her daughter and husband. the context is not totally clear. th designer launched the kate spade brand in 1993 and opened a shop in the city three years later. fans and friends include celebrities like chelsea clinton and evivanka trump posted sentiments online. it's a brand that millions of americans are so familiar a sad story. a 13-year-old daughter. >> thought with her family. >>> democratic efforts to retake the house face a big test in the california primaries. they scored some big wins. but a big win on the republican side could help the gop in november. we're live with results, next. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to ote a sustainable facility. and pg&e has been a partner helping us to achieve that we've helped the marine mammal cen

spade's body was discovered tuesday. her husband said spade was taking medication. they had been living separately for ten months, but he said they spoke or saw each other every day and that there was no warning she would do this. >>> six children burned by the volcanic eruption in guatemala have been flown to the united states for treatment. they landed in galveston early this morning. in guatemala, at least 99 people were killed by sunday's eruption and 32 are missing. entire villages are buried in ash and lava. residents say it happened in a matter of minutes. more than 12,000 people have been evacuated. rain and new lava flows are hindering rescue and recovery efforts. >>> the pictures are much the same on hawaii's big island. lava from the kilauea volcano bury and entire neighborhood yesterday. hundreds of homes were covered by the molten rock as the lava made its way into the sea. one neighborhood, vacationland, disappeared. there were 279 homes in the area. authorities say most have been destroyed. in total 400 homes. it shows no signs of slowing down. >>> th

kate spade was just somebody i always looked up to.never know who's going through what. everywhere you go in paris, in madrid, she's famous, she's famous. it's so sad. she is only 55, and this isjust terrible. many celebrity fans paid tribute on social media. chelsea clinton said she got her first kate spade bag when she was in college. the us actress lena dunham said thank you, from one of the millions you made feel beautiful. in a statement, kate spade's family asked for privacy, saying they were devastated and would miss her terribly. jon donnison, bbc news. we can now speak to laura podesta from cbs news, she's new york. everyone summing this up, it is just such terribly sad news. yes, as you just heard in that story, the family has released a statement saying, we laughed katyn daly and will miss her terribly and they are asking for privacy —— we laughed kate dearly. —— we loved. a suicide note was found nearby her body. she leaves behind a daughter and husband of more than two decades. the council of fashion designers of america a

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the fashion designer kate spade is found dead in her new york apartment.olice believe she took her own life. and after days of protests, the king ofjordan instructs his new prime minister to review the entire tax system. the official number of dead in the guatemalan volcano disaster is 69. but the finalfigure is likely to be far higher, with many people still missing. let's show you where guatemala is on the map. and the fuego volcano is about aokm south—west of the capital guatemala city. take a look at some of the pictures from the scene. we have this extraordinary footage of a police officer rescuing a baby from the debris of a house. as you can see the officer is covered in ash, but remarkably the baby appears unharmed. as the search for survivors continues, the first funeral was held. this was in a town called alotenango. hundreds of people attended a funeral service there. we also have this helicopter footage of the volcano. you can see it's still shrouded in smoke and the footage is quite hazy. thousands of people from the area around the volcano ha

officials say spade left a note. he told the associated press it included a message telling her daughter it was not her fault. >> i knew that i wanted to start a business and, well, my husband and i both knew we wanted to start a business and one night we were just talking about what would it be and he said, handbags." >> reporter: spade's sleek must have handbags made her one of america's must have designers. in a 2000 interview she talked about the brand that made her a household name. >> i think women do want something that's interesting. i don't think they want something that's silly or that's too of the moment. i think they would like to have something that's around for a while. >> reaction pouring in online, designer kenneth cole tweeting, "we lost a true visionary today. my heart goes out to her family and to all she has touched," and from first daughter ivanka trump, " kate spade's tragic passing is a painful reminder that we never truly know another's pain or the burden they carry. if you are struggling with

. >> the husband of kate spade is opening up after her death of apparent suicide at the age of 55. in a statement to "the new york times," andy spade said there was no indication or warning she would do this. but reveals his wife suffered from depression and anxiety for years. with suicide rates soaring among african-american women between the ages of 45 and 64, nbc's rehe rehema ellis tells us some of the warning signs. >> reporter: kate spade's husband andy confirming to "the new york times" that his wife suffered from anxiety and depression. she was actively seeking help and working closely with her doctors to treat her disease. it was a complete shock and it clearly wasn't her. there were personal demons she was battling. adding that, my main concern is bea and protecting her privacy as she deals with the unimaginable grief of losing her mother. >>> his wife kate spade's sudden death once again igniting a national conversation about suicide. >> if you have a loved one who is very depressed but reluctant to get help, what's a person to do? >> the first thing we need to do is let

here where kate spade took her own life. her housekeeper finding her body according to nypd sources. now the circumstances surrounding what led to this tragic ending are still unclear. the investigation still ongoing but this as the world remembers a fashion icon. >> hi, i'm kate spade. >> reporter: the death of designer kate spade stunning the world prompting an outpouring of support for the fashion trail blazers who's colorful hand bags defined not only a look but lifestyle. >> we lost an incredible vision. we lost an incredible human being. we lost an incredible woman who really paved the way for all of these other designers to be able to do what they do. >> reporter: she was found dead in her new york home after her housekeeper after hanging herself with a scarf. the 55-year-old left behind a suicide note that addressed both her 13-year-old daughter and her husband of 24 years, andy spade. the pair launched their namesake design company from their new york apartment in 1993 after meeting a students at arizona state unive