according to police, he had hoffmann's number in his cell phone.ll three plead not guilty. >> my client, by all accounts i know of, has nothing to do with phillip seymour hoffmann. >> these arrests have nothing to do with hoffmann's unfortunate death. >> the attorney representing julie annie says he has no connection to hoffmann besides watching his movies. he says she was in wrong place at the wrong thyme. the manhattan d oorks said there was no evidence he had control over the drugs. >> thank you for that. >> this is a perfect time to bring up a ant dote about someone i know. he's come out with a time magazine piece where he talks about being an ex addict and recovering addict himself and how he on a film set used to talk to phillip seymour hoffmann on what it was like. he said if one of us dies, ten more don't. it will scare off ten people. let's hope that number is at least ten. there's another number making headlines, 105. 105 are dying in the united states everyday. every single day from an overdose that involves heroin or pharmaceutical opio

hoffmann had many critically acclaimed rolls, appearing in more than 50 movies. hollywood reworded him for "capoate." >> it's a title for my book. i think you'll like it. it's very masculine "in cold blood." >> he won the academy award in 2006 for his performance, and received supporting actor nominations for his roles in "the master", "doubt", and "charlie wilson's war." >> i have spent the past three years learning finnish which will come in handy in virginia, and i'm never sick at sea. >> more recently philip seymour hoffman had been promoting a psychological thriller called "a most wanted man." he admitted to being treated for a drug addiction and spoke of a relapse. last year it was reported that philip seymour hoffman went through a drug addiction program for addictions, including snorting heroin. >> he had struggle with addictions, and was beating it. he was one of the most talented actors working. >> hoffmann's family released a statement saying: philip seymour hoffman was just 46 years old. >> just a reminder that you can... >>> the producer is here and

and you saw him in the last days, and this week, we are mourning the death of actor philip seymour hoffmann and maybe it is not making a comeback, but why do you believe it is coming back with talented actors and musicians, and other people who are not famous? >> well, it is very hard for me to equate jimi hendrix with heroin, because he was a bright person personality. he was, yeah, he was into what people now call drugs. i don't think that you can call marijuana and things like lisurgic acid drugs, and they were things that we were experimenting with, but i was not around him for 18 months to two years leading up to the

fifteen minutes could save you... well, you know. > >>> police investigating philip seymour hoffmann's death are one step closer to tracking down the soulless person that sold him the heroin. witnesses said he saw him withdrawing money while talking to two men. a search of his bank records shows that he brew $1200 from that atm in six different transactions between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. saturday. as you well know by now, hoffmann was found dead about 11:00 the next morning with close to 50 envelopes of what investigators believe was heroin. whomever dealt him those lethal drugs better be on notice. the police are looking for you right now. you could be in some big trouble. there is precedent for locking people up who kill addicts by helping them o.d. john belushi died of a heroin and cocaine overdose. the woman that injected him served 15 state months because of that death. hoffmann's struggle with heroin is something that people in all parts of country came from you. >>> do you feel lucky today to be alive? >> yes. >> reporter: 23-year-old phil jeruski. was a heroin addict for almost six

dr philip seymour hoffmann found dead in his new york apart. details from the scene when we return. >> academy award winning actor philip seymour hoffman has died. he was found in a new york city apartment, and there are reports he died of a drug overdose. >> academy award winning actor philip seymour hoffman was a stand out on the screen and stage, earning 20 awards including an oscar for his role in the film "capote", he's better known for breakthrough performances in "booingy nights", "magnolia", and "almost famous", he awarded two tony awards for best actor. he had a public battle against addiction. he checked in last may to a clinic for substance abuse. he was found dead in his new york city apartment. his family released this statement: >> philip seymour hoffman grew up in new york, attending new york university's tish school of arts. he leaves behind a long-time partner costume designer mimy odonel and their three children. >> i spoke with bill wyman earlier and told us how philip seymour hoffman stood out among the stars. >> he had a wa

our sources say that friends and family members of hoffmann have been speaking to the police and they now tell investigators that he appeared to be high as recently as saturday night. to back up here, the last time he was seen was around 8:00 on saturday night. after that, nobody saw him until friends entered his apartment and found him dead on a bathroom floor with a needle in his arm according to law enforcement, ashlee. >> very distressing. alexandra field, live for us in the village. fellow actors like tom hanks are saying things about philip seymour hoffman. how about this? a giant talent. all we keep hearing about is talent, talent, talent. this man starred in more than 50 films. his career started on the stage. he landed his first professional stage role before he graduated from high school. he studied acting at ny you and enjoyed a career full of outstanding performances. back in '92, a small role in scent of a woman gave him the big break he needed and he continued to make a name for himself even in small films called "savages" and "pilot radio" and his oscar performance in t

we'll be back in a minute for us. >>> now to the death of phillip seymour hoffmann. four people have been arrested in the heroin bust. investigators looking into whether suspects could have provided zrugs to the actor. drugs were found in the apartment where they were taken to custody. an emerging time line leading up to his death. the actor made six withdrawals totals $1200. he was talking to two men wearing messenger bags. the next morning his body was found surrounded bying bags of heroin. many thought the overdose could have been caused by the potent addict. >>> there's new fuel over the debate over obamacare. the analysts say the affordable care act could lead to millions of job losses. 2.5 million jobs in fact by 2024 according to the congressional budget office. they predict american workers will cut back on hours or leave the nation's work force entirely. the group previously predicted the law would lead to a loss of 800,000 jobs. john boehner says in a quote, the middle class is getting squeezed in the economy. the white house pushed back saying the possible

it is true that hoffmann's death has really highlighted the increase in heroin use.context you'llize that and realize one of the reasons people are using heroin is because they have come habit tu waited to pharmaceutical drugs and have discovered that street heroin is cheaper than trying to box oxycontin. >> that's certainly the case on long island where a hit of heroin costs, what, $10? >> there is no question that heroin is easier to get, much cheaper and these days much more potent. we are seeing an increase, as a country, the number one public health crisis and public safety issue is prescription drug abuse. there is no question about it. more americans are on prescription drugs than ever before in our country's history. new york just passed a law last year called i-stop, that's going to, in real time, be able to monitor the prescriptions written for oxycodone and other opiate drugs that are so powerfully addictive and the pharmacists that give them out. we are seeing a decrease in pharmaceutical overdose and an increase in heroin overdose. what the death of phil

hoffmann had dinner at this local restaurant with two friends. >> i had heard he relapsed recently. it is not a total shock. it's a sad thing. >> at 8:30 that night, she spoke to him on the phone. the next morning around 9:00 expected to pick up their three children but never showed. his friend was called to check on him. at 11:00 a.m. he was found in the bathroom of his fourth floor bedroom apartment. minutes later he was pronounced dead. >> there was a laundry list of prescription drugs found in hoffmann's apartment including blood pressure medication, muscle relaxer and medication to treat addiction, attention deficit disorder and anxiety. investigators are trying now to determine whether the actor had prescriptions for these drugs. they also are trying to determine where he exactly bought the heroin and if anyone was with him when he died. >> we're still a waiting results on his autopsy as well. michelle turner, thanks to you. >>> a bomb shell from corner back richard sherman. if you're wondering why the broncos lost so badly. sherman has the answer. he says he and his teammates

it is clear hoffmann was truly battling some inner demons.actually be contained inside his personal journal. we've also learned that investigators found that journal in the search of his apartment. that journal and whatever is inside it could be a huge break in this case. cnn entertainment correspondent, michelle turner, joins me now. first off, what do we know about these people who have been arrested in connection with this case, nischelle? >> there are a lot of things that play here right now. first of all, the people that were arrested overnight. three men and a woman, they are going to be charged with various drug offenses. i do think it is really interesting that authorities have made it very clear and been very specific that they will charge them in connection with the drugs that were found in hoffmann's apartment, not necessarily with his death at this point. i think that they are trying to make a clear distinction because there were some indications that maybe the drugs they found in the apartment. they got 350 glassen bags which the

. >> fifth grader sophia hoffmann and seventh grader lasted 56 rounds. judges called it quits 2 o'clock in the morning. they'll face off on march, 8th. the winner going on to the spelling bee in washington d.c. >> harold ramos, responsible for some big comedies died. he appeared in many films, but as a writer and director he made his mark. we have more on the life and legacy of howard ram os. >> when it came to comedy, howard did it all - directing "ground hog day", wrote "animal house", and starred in "ghost busters", no matter the subject, ramos knew where to find the absurd in everything. consider the screen from "national lamb poon's vacation." raimos directed the picture and turned a family roadtrip into an hilarious adventure. he began as a joke editor. he joined the second-city improv group, sharing the stage with bill murray, john bell usually and dan ackroyd. he teamed up with murray for several films, besides "groundhog day", "strips", "ghost busters" and "caddy-shack", he died of an autoimmune skies. ackroyd issued this statement: (deeply sadd

. >> the life and legacy of oscar winner philip seymour hoffmann. >> a new report claims the u.s. abortion rate is approaching its lowest level since 1973. authors of a report say there were 69 abortions for 1,000 women, below the "98 peak of 1.3. between 2008 and 2011 it fell 13%. the authors believe the decline is a drop in pregnancy and birth rates. >> a second aide to new jersey governor resigned. he called it quits over the weekend. controversy is swirling over whether the governor new about plans to close lanes. there's doubt about whether christy is showing the truth. >> i have not said that the governor has responsibility for this, or that the governor knew when this was happening. that's something david wildstein knew. the governor made a statement about when he new. i said i had my doubts about the timeline. he could have known at any time. i had my doubt about what he said. >> chris christie is firing back at the former ally who claims chris christie knew about the closures. chris christie emailed support irs saying: >> after a 4-year battle. an undocumented lawyer can

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hoffmann's problem. it is becoming a huge problem nationwide. a story last week in pennsylvania. 22 people overdosed in one week on heroin. why the comeback? >> more people are going to die of opiate addiction between now and march 1st than died in the march 11th tragedies. i have to object to the way it has been characterized as him having to have kicked it in his 20s. it is a lifelong condition particularly when you start early in life. you have to attend to it on a daily basis or they will slide back in to using. when somebody has had sustained sobriety and uses later in life, that's a very difficult population to treat. >> i don't know if this is true. matthew, maybe you can address this. mr. hoffmann was taking prescription drugs. he got hooked on that. that's what he went to rehab. he was hooked on prescription drugs and went on to heroin and then got freaked out. >> that is the routine way people get to heroin. >> what's extraordinary about his case is that he died of the heroin and not the pills. 99% of my patients that die today of opia

they want to know if hoffmann died from a potent cocktail of heroin and a synthetic morphine fentanylmedications. >> you can catch all of your entertainment news here on kron 4. the insider starts at 7:00 p.m. followed by entertainment tonight at 7:30 p.m.. >> a castaway claims that he has spent more than a year drift in the pacific ocean. he tells cnn that he considered killing himself when he ran out of food and water. instead, the man identified as jose salvador alvarenga says that he spent most of his 13 months adrift eat fish and turtles that he called. >> he looks quite healthy as far as his weight. >> his boat was a damaged but told the marshall islands. the mexican government did confirm his identity on monday. >> the question is how long he actually drafted and was he really starving? >> here is a live look outside and walnut creek. we will have more on bay area weather and traffic coming will have more on bay area weather and traffic coming up. for over 60,000 california foster chil will have more on bay area weather and traffic coming up. nights can feel long and lonely. i

. >>> what was found in the apartment of phillip hoffmann.te the issues with doctor drew. >>> also, if you tried to fly last month, there's a good chance you hit weather troubles. is it the worst time to fly in years? we're crunching the numbers and will take a look for you. . >>> welcome back. in the apartment of actor phillip seymour hoffmann police find baggies of heroin and lots of different prescription drugs. it raises the question why they were there and what they mean. host of hln dr. drew on call is joining us now. these prescription drugs were different ones. one was a blood pressure medicine -- >> no. that's a detox medication. >> it's also used for that? >> absolutely. >> what did you see in what they found? >> it was not in his name. someone gave it to him or he was able to require a pretty sophisticated array of detox medications. he knew how to detox meaning he did it many times which is no surprise. the one drug i was surprised about was the stimulant. i'm worried someone put him on that at one time. that could be the reason f

. >> seymour hoffmann a very unusual request for his son.raised in new york city, chicago or san francisco so he could be exposed to culture arts and ark erickcek tour. the will also asks if he couldn't be raised in any of these three cities he would visit them twice a year. he died of an apparent heroin overdose. >> justin timberlake wasn't up to putting on his suit and die last night. >> i love that song. the 2020 experience artist was forced to pull the plug on his show at new york city's madison square garden apparent lly due illness. he rescheduled the show tomorrow night. he will perform at tonight's sold out show as well. 39 minutes past the hour. a warning someone may have already cashed in on your refund check. the irs scams you need to know before you file. >> it wasn't classic cards followed by the sink hole. why thousands of your tax dollars also disappeared. it : >> a new report reveals it wasn't just classic cars swallowed by the sink hole. houses of your tax dollars are gone, too. they 80,000 dollars of simulators went through

. >> philip hoffmann found dead. >> a bill heads to congress - a controversial combination of farm subsidies and food stamps. >> we start in kiev. thousands packed independence square calling for viktor yanukovych to step down. they called for constitutional changes. the announcement that viktor yanukovych will be back comes amid an activist dmytro bulatov claiming he was beaten. >> heading to the runway, dmytro bulatov free at last from torrmentors and arrest. he said his kidnappers nailed him to a door, mutilated him with knives for days. he'll receive treatment in lithuania, safely inside the european union. >> translation: i think we just saved his life. after what they wanted to do to m, arrest him, put him in prison - i think we saved his life. we will not leave anybody without our attention. >> this may seem like a concession by viktor yanukovych yet another one. in a police station investigation was launched it might reveal too much about shadowy organizations. earlier in the day in kiev's independence square, tens of thousands of protesters gathered to call for the resignation of vi

. >> hoffmann's family released a statement saying: >> philip seymour hoffman was just 46 years old. >> and the film and art critic richard fitz williams joins us from london. thank you for being with us on the program. where do you place philip seymour hoffman, do you think, in the modern era of actors. >> he was a remarkable screen presence. the cache that he gave to a film or a play because he was highly regarded on broad way could make it. there's no question he was not always reliable, but camillian like he created portraits. if you think of a variety of roles, where there was a charismatic charlton, character based on signtology and the master, or, of course, the cynical, fascinating writer in "capoate." what he gave to a role invested it with an undoubted extraordinary force. >> he was incredibly good at playing troubled characters. some say it reflects the struggle he had in his own private life. is that true. >> there was no question that he was striving. interviews showed that he drove himself so, as has been mentioned. he was out of rehab for 23 years, and this has come as

and you saw him in the last days, and this week, we are mourning the death of actor philip seymour hoffmannis not making a comeback, but why do you believe it is coming back with talented actors and musicians, and other people who are not famous? >> well, it is very hard for me to equate jimi hendrix with heroin, because he was a bright person personality. he was, yeah, he was into what people now call drugs. i don't think that you can call marijuana and things like lisurgic acid drugs, and they were things that we were experimenting with, but i was not around him for 18 months to two years leading up to the demise. and i was silly enough to go on television and give my personal opinion of what i saw the morning after he'd been taken away to the hospital, pronounced dead on arrival at the centenary hop in london, and so he was dead when he left the place, his girlfriend's place, and it was a monumental tragedy, but to me, what i am not a forensic scientist or detective, but walking into a room where my friend had been lying this a bed so long that i could see the indentation in the mattress

actor phillip seymour hoffmann is dead from an apparent overdoze.hind three children. now it's back to "the mind of manson." >>> how are you doing? >> good. how are you this morning? >> charles manson was responsible for the murders of nine innocent people. he became a terrifying cultural icon. >> how you do? how you do? we've invited former fbi profiler candice delong to watch manson's 1987 "today" show interview and shed some light on one of america's most notorious killers. what produced the violence? what was the point? >> well, i think where the violence comes in is the psychopathic or antisocial, if you will, nature of charles manson. this is a man who had a, to say the least, troubled, undisciplined, abusive childhood, and neglected and did not have good parental supervision. it just was chaotic. a chaotic life. >> charles manson was born "no name maddox" on november 12th, 1934, in cincinnati, ohio. to 16-year-old kathleen maddox. kathleen was a hard-partying thief first and a mother a distant second. manson acted out accordingly. and from th

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in a fwix interview with cbs's 60 minutes, hoffmann spoke of why he stopped. >> i was 22. got panicked for my life. >> reporter: he stayed sober for 23 years before relapsing. admitting to tmz to snorting and checking himself into rehab in may of 2013. sadly, a transcendent talent in the prime of his career, now gone too soon. friends and family have left small bouquets of flawers outside of his apartment building here in manhattan. his family is speaking out as well saying they're devastated by the loss of their beloved phil. and thanking everyone for the outpouring of love and support they've received. robin? >> philip seymour hoffman is being remembered as one of the most talented and respected actors of his generation. known for intensity onscreen and kindness offscreen. he was also battling, as we have been telling you, addiction. chris connelly has his story. >> true currency in the bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool. >> reporter: philip seymour hoffman shared it all in his generous performances. >> see, this is the scene of the mov