charlie charlie: stunning details on the death of jean hackman and his wife.rian: investigators reveal the actor died of heart disease roughly one week after his wife died from a rare virus spread by rodents. shanley painter is here with speculation. >> reporter: jean hackman and his wife died of natural causes. investigators finding 95-year-old hackman died of heart disease with all libraries as a significant contributing factor. his wife, betsy, likely died a week earlier due to hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease that spreads from animals to humans by contract with infected rodent droppings. there is no specific treatment or cure and a deadly lung infection can rapidly progress. >> it is reasonable to conclude that mr. hackman died around february 18th. based on the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that miss hackman passed away first, with february 11th being the last time she was known to be alive. >> reporter: the oscar winning actor and his wife of 30 years were found dead in their santa fe home late last month

rich: stunning details in the deaths of jean hackman and his wife. the actor died of heart disease after his wife died from a rare virus that spread through rodents. christina coleman joins me with this. >> the chief medical examiner said 95-year-old hackman died of heart disease with alzheimer's as a significant contribute in factor. authority authorities say his wife, betsy aracowa died a week before her husband, their bodies were found in different parts of their rural new mexico home. she died of hunter virus pulmonary syndrome, a rare respiratory owners caused by viruses transmitted to humans through contact with infected rodents. the illness begins with minor symptoms like fever and muscle aches, but symptoms of this disease can get worse and become very deadly. take a listen. >> they can transition to a pulmonary phase of fluid in and around their lungs. a person can die very quickly. within 24 to 48 hours, roughly speaking, we got medical treatment. it's not uncommon to find someone down on the floor as part of the terminal collapse and that

autoridades revelaron mas informacion sobre lo que causo las muertes del actor estadounidense jean hackmand sobre esta infeccion. cuan peligrosa es y como se transmite. >> for gene hackman ninety five years. >> con estas palabras.>> las. >> autoridades confirmaron que gene hackman murio dias despues de su esposa por causas naturales. padecia depresion alta, una afeccion cardiaca y una etapa avanzada de alzheimer's. >> it's quite possible that was not aware that she was. >> pero es el resultado de la autopsia de su esposa, betsy arakawa. lo mas inesperado. >> the case of death for miss betsy hackman. aged sixty five years his hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. >> el hantavirus es una rara enfermedad que se transmite al hacer contacto con roedores i infectados. segun explica este. >> medico, el metodo de de transmision es ya sea de una mordedura o si la persona inhala las heces, las orines o la s saliva de las ratas que estan infectadas. esto a veces tiene que ser repetitivo, porque el cuerpo puede combatir este virus, pero eventualmente, si una persona se infecta, esto puede causar un desarroll

one envisions jean hackman -- gene hackman wandering around the house with his wife lying there on theathroom floor dead but with advanced alzheimer's as a medical examiner said he had, he wouldn't necessarily know to pick up the phone and call somebody. >> yes. alzheimer's disease is a terrible disease and as you so appropriately put it, a sad and tragic story. people with alzheimer's disease, particularly with late stage alzheimer's disease, might not be very much aware of what is going on around them. he might not have known how to use the telephone, where the telephone was. it is likely he was wandering around the house. he probably didn't know how to cook anymore or feed himself. he may not even have known who his wife was. in very late stages, people can not know who their loved ones are. maybe not recognizing the familiar or know their name. he probably relied on his wife, betsy, for many of his daily functions. for the past several years, i suspect. he wasn't my patient so i don't know of the details. jon: he apparently died of heart disease but he that he is just wandering aro

doctor michael they stuff available information the arises jean hackman died of natural causes or hearts wife betsy rushed to the bathroom where she fell and scatter medications were found there. >> she may have struck her head and internal injury to the brain that doesn't show up on the outside or leading on the inside of the brain. >> police took evidence from the home here including two green funds, it's not clear what type of phones they are. in other investigations, law enforcement nationwide has had columns gaining access into people's phones but if investigators get into jean and his wife betsy's cell phones, either one attempted to place emergency calls or pictures or text messages could piece the mystery together. tonight hollywood legend, friend and costar morgan freeman is expected to touch on hackman's sudden passing at the academy awards in los angeles. working with gene hackman was a personal highlight of his ca career. >> that will certainly be moving. matt sin, thank you. measles outbreak spreading to multiple states where cases are being reported. ♪ . [cheering] ensure

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and the cause of death for oscar-winning actor jean hackman and his wife has now been revealed. we will have breaking information on that in moments but we begin with senior national correspondent kevin corke live in dc with trump's new messaging to iran and russia. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, happy friday. to quote the late great monty hall, let's make a deal. that appears to be president trump's position on russia, iran and ukraine for that matter. the oval office chat today, the president questioned whether ukraine, you know, war-torn and in his words with no cards to play, whatever make a deal to end the war. he's pushing them. in fact he went so far as to suggest that dealing with russia might be even easier, though he threatened them with sanctions if they don't come to the table. he also warned iran time was running out to make a decision about it's nuclear future, suggesting he's open to talk but failure could spell real trouble for the regime. meantime on tariffs, a president warned that in addition to reciprocal levies on all global trading partners in apr

hackman home. what clues are they looking for right now? >> sandra, they are looking at his pacemaker, cell phone records, and toxicology. jeanved on a massive estate inside of an exclusive neighborhood. once you get inside the subdivision, they had a very large gate at the edge of their driveway, so it was very clear that they valued their privacy. i talked with the medical investigator's office. they are rolling out carbon monoxide. they are waiting to get toxicology and other test back as soon as possible. they are aiming for weeks, not months because law enforcement wants answers. there are of their big focal points of this investigation. hackman's pacemaker which the sheriff said registered its last event february 17, indicating that they hackman likely passed away. that pacemaker could provide a lot of help. police took a lot of evidence from the home in santa fe, including two cell phones, thyroid medication, medication to treat high blood pressure or chest pain. tylenol, medical records, 2025 monthly planner. the cell phone records could reveal whether gene or his wife tried to place any emergency calls. text messages

jeans today m taylor. available on the apple app store or android. >> on rafael romo at the georgia state capitol in atlanta. this is cnn. >> breaking news. actor gene hackman'sse of death revealed it is tragic and sad. officials tonight say the actor's wife died a week before hackman, his longtime love betsy arakawa, died of hantavirus. it's a rare flu like disease linked to rats, and officials say hackman's advanced alzheimer's was so severe that he lived in their new mexico house or survived might be the better word for a week. with his wife's dead body before he also passed away. it is a terrible tragedy, and veronica miracle is out front in new mexico tonight with new details. >> a mystery that captured the world's attention now appears to be a terrible tragedy. oscar winner gene hackman, in ailing health and suffering from alzheimer's, was likely with his wife's body for days after she suddenly died of an infectious disease. >> the cause of death for miss betsy hackman, aged 65 years, is hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. the manner of death is natural. >> humans can get the rare hantavirus disease from contact with rodents, and it's transmitted to people t