mr. blackwell was the most wonderful person we ever knew in town and one night mr. kwell went home and put a bullet in his head. a great poem about trying to understand success and depression. and it is almost, as i said, incomprehensible to me to think that this man, this great man, is gone. >> larry king, it's an honor to have you on to speak about things like this. because you know so much and you know so many intimate details about celebrities and about people like robin williams. and you had such flavor to it and such nuance. don't go anywhere. we would love to have you come back in the evening here. as we wait to get back to larry and others, i want to say, the outpouring for robin williams has just been unbelievable. especially on social media. i'm just going to read a couple of them. a couple of people releasing statements. many on twitter. this is from ellen degeneres. she says, i can't believe the news about robin williams. he gave so much to so many people. i'm heart broken. glenn close, i'm absolutely heart broken. robin was a national treasure and beauti

mr. blackwell if you're watching, please call. >> or write us on facebook. >>> fox news alert now.after being held hostage in syria for two years. >> a hstage terror group had him. he was handed over to u.n. peacekeepers on sunday. for more. >> we're going to head over to peter doocy in washington with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. the 45-year-old american freelance journalist who was held by terrorists in syria since before the 2012 presidential election is now free. the specifics surrounding how he was released are still unknown right now. but his family says the government of qatar helped facilitate the freedom. his family also says no ransom was paid to the al-qaeda offshoot and that the release was for humanitarian reasons. here is more reaction from peter's mother, nancy, who was in cambridge, massachusetts. quote, my heart is full at the extraordinary dedicated, incredible people, too many to name individually, who have become my friends and have tirelessly helped us over these many months. please know that we will be eternally gr