the investigation into her death gets under way, new details from her long-time friend, deborah norville, about that last procedure. >> shouldn't have happened. shouldn't have happened. >> worth an estimated $150 million and going strong on "fashion police." >> these two on the red carpet, go back to the trailer park. >> the world remembers a comic legend, who showed no signs of slowing down. >> this is what my career has come to. >>> the white snake that stalked los angeles. but can killer cobras actually be tamed? we're tracking down the snake charmers of india. ♪ to uncover their secrets. >>> but first, "the nightline five." >> this is connolly. cameron, zach. >> serious hair ball issue. >> we clean it up. and turn around and there it is again. it's scary. >> underneath the kitchen table. underneath my work desk. what is that? it's the swiffer sweep per. >> it sucks in all of the dog hair. >> i would pick up after other dogs. >> really? >>> good evening. and thanks for joining us. tonight, new details emerging about joan rivers during her last days. and even final minutes. now, as her

deborah norville is going to join us. she was inside, she spoke at the funeral.t's all coming late in the show. finally, let me finish with quid pro quo politics, getting something personally for what you give a politician. this is "hardball," a place for politics. >>> we have new nbc news. polling in three key senate races. check the scoreboard. first to arkansas, tom cotton leads mark pryor by five points among likely voters. it's cotton, 45, pryor, 40. in kentucky, mitch mcconnell is up 8 over democrat alison grimes. final to colorado, udall leads gardner by 6, 48-42. so arkansas and kentucky, both red states are favoring republicans. while colorado, trending blue is right now going for the democrat. people are going home politically. and we'll be right back. of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medi

norville says she is planning the private funeral and memorial service. doing a spectacular job planning her mom's funeral, making sure the people that her mother love to have a role. >> rivers suffered a heart attack after doctors at an outpatient clinic put her under put herso they could -- under vizio xia so they could find out why her voice had become raspy. she was near death when she arrived at a hospital a short time later, a week ago thursday. their bird norville says the family wants to know how this could happen to a woman who had this to say to tmz last month. >> my health is good. >> state investigators want to know more, although it is routine. the autopsy was inconclusive. the new york city medical examiner says that more tests are needed to pinpoint the cause of her death. she died at 81. , abc news, newn york. >> i got to meet her once. he used to have a brunch every year, the white house correspondents dinner, and she loves coming to that. she was as friendly to everyday people as she was mean to some of the stars. but she was ok. she onl

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deborah norville on her life- long friendship with the comic legend. >> love you. >> she shouldn't havegone this soon, and she shouldn't have gone this way. >> and joan versus johnny. their historic fiew.d straight from the man who was there. >> i was right in the middle of it. >>> then, air seat rage exclusive. the guy who really got into it with another passenger over a reclining seat breaks his silence. >> don't you think they have the right to

my favorite was deborah norville said at one point there were words that were said in a temple that never should be repeated ever again. the rabbi probably was okay with that. >> the rabbi was like we'll give you a pass this time because it is joan. amazing. >>> we are actually going to kick it off with a serious story, a mystery virus that sickened more than 1,000 children across ten states. >> in fact, it starts out like a common cold but progresses to the point where kids are rushed to the hospital unable to breathe. and doctors are warning, it will soon become a nationwide problem. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: a potentially deadly mystery virus spreading across the country. the respiratory illness with symptoms that mimic a common cold hasn't been identified. but doctors at the cdc suspect a rare virus, human entrovirus 68. >> my lungs started sort of closing up. >> 13-year-old will corneho had to be rushed to a hospital. >> white as a ghost. blue lips. he passed out. >> doctors say children like will who have asthma and those under 5 are most vulnerable. >> it can start ju

deborah norville visited her at the hospital. >> this was to look in there and see why her voice hadgotten raspy. it shouldn't have happened. it shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: also this morning friends and family of rivers confirming there was a call to 911 at 9:39 a.m. thursday. but by 10:08 when rivers arrived at the hospital she was already on life support. the state health department this week launching a full investigation. it says as a matter of protocol, but norville says the family want answers to how this could happen to a woman who told tmz just last month she was feeling fine. >> right? >> my health is good. >> reporter: the clinic declined to comment on rivers' procedure citing privacy laws but said it has an exceptional safety record and in the event of an adverse incident would promptly report to appropriate government and regulatory agencies." rivers' daughter melissa speaking publicly for the first time friday. >> what's the outpouring been like? >> humbling. >> she's doing a spectacular job planning her mom's funeral making sure that the people her mother love

"inside edition"'s deborah norville, a close friend for nearly 25 years, was right there at the hospital. >> at a certain point, it was clear that the joan that we loved was not a joan that we would get to be with again and i was given the privilege of getting to say good-bye. >> reporter: like so many who were closest to joan rivers, norville has unanswered questions about what happened during what was supposed to be a routine visit to a doctor. >> this wasn't even fixing anything. this was to just look in there and see why her voice had gotten raspy. shouldn't have happened. shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: the new york state health department has now opened an investigation into the clinic where rivers was having that procedure. tonight a source tells "abc news" right now there is no suspicion of wrongdoing. >> i personally am really grateful to the health department of new york for launching an investigation and asking these questions so that that there will be answers. and so that joan's family is not in the position of having to wonder or having to drive the process. >> report

deborah norville tweeted out that she will be one of the speakers here at joan rivers memorial service in new york city. brian, joan had joked in her book about the kind of celebrity show business kind of affair that she wanted. it seems that that's exactly what she's going to be getting. we know that the new york city gay man's chorus is performing. they say joan rivers was a big supporter of their organization, that they're honored to perform here. they're going to be doing some pieces that they feel are reflective of joan. "hey big spender" is one of them, "there's nothing like a day" and "what a wonderful world." and it will reflect the mood of this service. so many people pouring in to honor joan rivers. i don't want to miss some of the celebrities who have shown up. kathy griffin, kristin chenow h chenoweth. kathie lee give ford, hoda kotb. this is a private service, brian, invitation only, but of course we know that joan rivers' friends were celebrities. so they're the ones that are here. two most important people are not yet here, and that would be of course melissa rivers, joa

according to long time friend deborah norville that's what she got. >> there were board of education way songs and hue jackman sang. >> rivers went into cardiac arrest during a throat procedure and never regained consciousness. the. >> we have the latest on the search for a mountain line that was attacked out west. >> a man is hit and killed on a street and left for dead. details on the vehicle police are looking for right now. that's just ahead at tom wolf. he'd be a different kind of governor. he served in the peace corps in india. and then got a phd from mit. and as a businessman he gives between 20 and 30 percent of his profits back to his employees. when he served as pennsylvania's secretary of revenue. he turned down the perks. and donated his government salary to charity he refused take a state car, he drove his old jeep instead. can't argue with that. tom wolf. he'd bring a fresh start to pennsylvania. dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future.you. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa

deborah norville, host of "inside edition" and a close family friend, visited rivers at the hospital. >> a diagnostic procedure. this wasn't even fixing anything. this was just to look in there and see why her voice had gotten raspy. shouldn't have happened. shouldn't have happened. >> reporter: the state health department is looking into the circumstances of her death. investigators have visited this endoscopy clinic where she was treated and are questioning the doctors and staff. the clinic declined comment, citing privacy laws but said they have an exceptional safety record. earlier today, her daughter melissa was seen leaving rivers' fifth avenue apartment. >> what's the outpouring been like? >> unbelievable. >> reporter: this, as tributes pour in for this groundbreaking comedienne. as she told david muir, even the painful subject of her husband's death provided material for her biting, irreverent humor. >> husband left me all the money on the condition i have to visit him every single day. so i had him cremated and sprinkled at neiman marcus. and now sometimes i visit him twice a

according to long time friend debra norville that's what she got. >> there were inspirational songs and broadway tunes. hey big spender, that's end takenment. hugh jackman sang, awd ra mc done eldz sang? >> she fwheent cardiac arrest during a throat precede you're and never regained consciousness. >> more to come on "action news." we'll have more on what happened. >> and touching tribute to the men and women in uniform who helped keep one neighborhood safe. we'll take you to cobbs creek. >> melissa comes back with the accuweather 7-day forecast for the first full week of school. >> and jeff has more on eagles home-opener theory and "action news" co [ gecko ] what a lovely night in philadelphia. look at all these people. imagine a world where they all switch to geico. a world full of savings. imagine... ♪ hold on, still imagining. ♪ all right, i'm done. [ male announcer ] geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. [ male announcer ] geico. fifteen minutes to prove a point about internet speeds, we slowed down an up escalator. this is crazy i don't get

howard stern delivered the eulogy and some of rivers' closest friends gave tribute including deborah norville. >> all of us should be so blessed to be able to depart the world in exactly the style we hoped to be able to. >> it was a bundle of laughs i have to say. it was irreverent, off-color, just like jones humor. >> reporter: saturday, a different affair. her only daughter kissing the casket moments after it was placed in the hearse for a women who made so many laugh. a memorial filled with so many smiles than sad nfrs. the funeral had light touches like the choir singing "big spender" and lines like "can we talk? funny remembers, for a funny woman. >> her daughter melissa rivers spoke briefly telling mourners how she respected her mother. >> we'll have much more on the service on "good morning america." >>> coming up outbreak, the illness causing breathing problems in kids. what parents need to know. >>> plus a dramatic scene, an explosion in a hotel sending guests running for safety. >>> and later in the pulse, the country's most expensive home, 139 million bucks. at 15, i was addicted.

howard stern started the service off with an x-rated joke and deborah norville and cindy adams also spoke. afterwards, nypd bagpipers played proudly. and our own geraldo rivera was inside. he's friends with joan rivers for the last 30 years. he was invited and said "through the tears, there was a ton of laughter." >> the rabbi was burying his head every f-bomb. it was absolutely side-splittingly funny. it was exactly the irreverent show that joan rivers would have wanted. i thought that it really -- i've never been to a funeral like it. i doubt i ever will again. >> reporter: now, joan's only daughter, melissa, also spoke. she and her son, cooper, said good-bye to her yesterday after joan was cremated yesterday. melissa described her mother as her best friend and life partner. together, they starred on "fashion police" and "joan and melissa: joan knows best." she stayed by her side as joan laid in a coma and on life support. she died on thursday a week after suffering cardiac arrest following a routine anoscopy. >> brian llenas, thank you so much. >>> and president obama finally set to an

adams will be speaking along with melissa rivers, deborah norville and hugh jackman will also be speaking. adams continues to say there are other celebrity guests invited saying that judge judy, barbara walters are both expected to be in atendance. term emanu-el can hold roughly 10,000 people and they'll probably recognize a lot of faces filing in to remember a true comedy legend. christi, martin? >> i know it's private but i'd love to see it. but i of course that's what the family wants. there have been so many tributes laid out both in new york and on the walk of fame for joan rivers, that has to impact the family. what's their reaction to all of this outpouring? >> yes, absolutely. and from the beginning, joan requires was in the hospital in critical condition before she died. we heard throughout the week from melissa requires kept releasing statements almost from the first day thanking fans around the world for the outpouring of love and sxouppor for joan. i've been over joan rivers' apartment in new york city standing outside, watching people come by leaving flowers and cards. we saw

including debra norvill. >> all of us should be so blessed to be able to part this world in exactly the style we hoped we would be able to. >> there was a bundle of laughs in there. i have to say. it was off-color. just like joan's humor. >> saturday a much more intimate farewell. her daughter melissa kissing her mother's flower draped casket outside the funeral home moments after it's placed in the hearse. for tonight a woman who made so many laugh, a memorial filled with more smiles than sadness. the service included several light-hearted touches. like a choir singing "big spender" and a page in the program with classic rivers lines like can we talk. funny remembrances for a very funny woman. >> it wouldn't be a joan rivers affair without the laughs. thank you. joan's own final words, the last interview she gave published in a london newspaper. summing up her life she said people would say she had a great ride, she did indeed. >>> moving on to washington, days after president obama fumbling remarks about having no strategy to deal with the routeless isis terrorists. the white house no

deborah norville on her life- long friendship with the comic legend. >> love you. >> she shouldn't haveshe shouldn't have gone this way. >> and joan versus johnny. their historic fiew.d straight from the man who was there. >> i was right in the middle of it. >>> then, air seat rage exclusive. the guy who really got into it with another passenger over

among them adams and norville. >> oh my god it was joan all the way.anctuary is filled with flowers. you can't see the altar because there's so many flowers. >> reporter: celebrities and the audience including donald trump, whoopie goldburg and mcdonald. katie lee gifford. >> she was like my comedy aunt. if there's a god i hope she or he is very well-dressed today. >> reporter: fashion police cohosts came together. >> joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it. it happened sooner than i wanted it but perfect when it happened. >> reporter: designer carolina herr era was escorted by her husband, a celebrity studded send off. >> reporter: melissa river was stoic and composed really very much her mother's daughter. alexandra field. >>> after he admitted sending a racist e-mail, bruce levenson reported the e-mail back in july. almost two years after it was sent. that was the time that the league was involved in the sale of the los angeles clippers after its owner donald sterling made racist remarks. levenson was one of the harsh critics of sterling

and deborah norville. "oh my god it was joan all the way. the sanctuary is filled with white phalaenopsis orchids, you can't see the alter because there's so many flowers. she planned every step of it." new york city's gay man's chorus. thrilling the crowd singing 'big spender' celebrities in the audience including donald trump. whoopi goldberg. bravo's andy cohen and audra mcdonald performing inside. media stars filling the pews: diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathy lee gifford and hoda kotb. fellow funny lady - kathy griffin also there to send off a comedy legend. "she influenced all comedians, not just women comedians, she stayed relevant into her eighties which just doesn't happen in show biz and i admire her. she was like my aunt. if there's a god, i hope he or she is well dressed today." joan river's fashion police co- stars came together, john would say when off exactly as i planned it exactly as i envisioned it happen sooner than i wanted it but it was perfect >> designer carolina herrera - was escorted by her husband. "joan would sa

some of rivers' closest friends gave tributes including deborah norville. >> all of us should be so blessed to be able to part this world in exactly the style that we hoped e we would be able to do. >> it was a bundle of laughs in there, i have to say. it was irreverent. offcolor. like joan's humor. >> saturday, a much more intimate farewell. daughter melissa kissing her mother's flower draped casket outside of the funeral home after it is placed in the hearse. for the woman who made so many laugh, a memorial filled with more smiles than sadness. the service included lighthearted touches like a choir singing big spender and a page with classic rivers' lines like can we talk. funny remembrance for a very funny woman. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> a legend lost. now to some sports. starting with the nba. which is working with the co-owner of the atlanta hawks as he begins the sale of his interest in the team. bruce levinson's selling of his stake in the hawks follows his release of an e-mail he wrote two years ago in which he made racially charged statements. those statements were

howard stern was cracking jokes inside during the ceremony and dear friends like deborah norville who spoke about rivers inside and also speaking columnist cindy adams, a long time friend of joan rivers. people inside by invitation only say that the ceremony was upbeat and that it was uplifting and there was plenty of opportunities to laugh and that that is really the way to honor joan rivers. >> joan went through life believing that people who laugh are happy. her mission in life was to make people happy. i got to tell you, i don't know how many blocks it goes down here but she would be so thrilled to see how many blocks are filled with people who wish her well. she's up there loving every minute of it. >> reporter: another request of hers had been that hugh jack hajackman would perform at her funeral and he did perform "smile" something that put a smile on everyone's face during what would have been a sad occasion but a time to remember a great comedy legend. in new york, alexandria field. >> we saw the comedian had many close friends in hollywood including carol burnett. i got the

. >> rivers was remembered by her daughter, and friends, among them, deborah norville. >> it was joanway. the sanctuary was filled with white orchids. you can't see the altar because there are so many flowers. she planned every step of it. >> new york city's gay men's chorus, thrilling the crowd, singing "big spender." celebrities like whoopi goldberg and donald trump. stars filling the pews, diane sawyer, kathy griffin also there to send off a comedy legend. >> she influenced all comedians, i admired her, i felt like she was my aunt. if there is a god i hope she is well dressed today. >> joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it. exactly as i envisioned it. it happened sooner than i wanted it but it was perfect when it happened. >> reporter: designer carolina herrera was escorted by her husband. >> a celebrity-studded send off, fitting for a star among them. >> joan rivers' friends came out saying that melissa rivers, joan's daughter, was stoic and composed, and even able to make the audience laugh a little bit, very much her mother's daughter. >> i loved that she said she d

she was spoken about by deborah norville and her daughter spoke about her mother as well. we asked people here what it was like for melissa inside. a sad and sourful day for her and her family but they said that she was really very composed. stoic in some senses. she spoke and she was able to make people laugh, which shows that she's every bit her mother's daughter. so i think that a lot of people came here looking for something that would be upbeat and uplifting. the way fitting to remember joan and it sounds like that is what they got. one more note here, fred. the new york city gay men's chorus also performed inside. we're told the hit number was "hey big spender." all of it joan rivers' style. >> fantastic. thank you so much. we've got much more about this legend because we'll be joined by another comic legend and close friend of joan rivers. carol burnett joining us live to reflect on their longtime friendship. a conversation with carol burnett just 15 minutes away. >>> let's turn now to the fight against isis. president barack obama says he's ready to outline his pla

debra norville and cindy adams, hugh jackman sang "quiet please" there's a lady on stage, and bagpiperslayed as they exited geraldo rivera said there was a ton of laughter. >> the rabbi was burying his head every f-bomb. it was side-splittingly funny, it was the irreverent show that joan would have wanted. >> her only daughter melissa spoke. melissa and her son cooper said good-bye to joan yesterday before she was cream wrayated. they starred in their own reality tv show, and before a plastic surgery in 2012, cameras captured joan comforting her daughter. irchlsds i've had an amazing life if it ended right now, and you've been wonderful. we've had a great ride together. >> joan rivers died thursday after going into cardiac arrest following a routinened oscopy. an investigation into the cause of her death is still under way. brian, thank you very much. >>> be sure to catch a special report. there's a lot of great content you've not seen before, tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> bruce levinson is -- it's the fallout from some recent remarks he once wrote and now says were racially insensiti

her daughter, melissa, and her closest friends, among them, the columnist cindy adams and debra norvillegod, it was -- it was joan all the way. the sanctuary is filled with white orchids. you can't see the altar because there's so many flowers. she planned every step of it. >> reporter: new york city's gay crowd, singing "big spender," donald trump, whoopi goldberg, bravo's andy cohem and audra mcdonald performing inside. media stars filling the pews, diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. fellow funny lady, kathy griffin, also there to send off a comedy legend. >> she influenced all comedians, not just women comedians, she stayed relevant into her 80s, which just doesn't happen in show business. and i admire her. she was like my comedy aunt. if there's a god, i hope he or she is very well dressed today. >> reporter: joan rivers' "fashion police" co-stars came together. >> joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it, exactly as i envisioned it, it happened sooner than i wanted it, but it was perfect when it happened. >> reporter: designer carolina herrera

the investigation into her death gets under way, new details from her long-time friend, deborah norvillee world remembers a comic legend, who showed no signs of slowing down. >> this is what my career has come to. >>> the white snake that stalked los angeles. but can killer

remembered with words from her daughter melissa and closest friends, among them cindy adams and deborah norville joan all the way. the sanctuary is filled with orchids. you can't see the altar because there's so many flowers. she planned every step of it. >> reporter: new york city's gay men's chorus thrilling the crowd singing "big spender" celebrities in the audience, donald trump, whoopi goldberg, and audra mcdonald performing insigh. media stars filling the pews, diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathie lee gifford, kathy griffin there to send off a comedy legend. >> she influenced all comedians not just women xheed yecomedian. she stayed relevant into her 80s. she's like my comedy aunt. there's a god, i hope she or she is well-dressed today. >> reporter: joan rivers' fgs place co-stars came together. >> it went off exactly as i planned it exactly as i envisioned. it happened sooner than i wanted it but it was perfect when it happened. >> reporter: designer herrera was escorted by her husband. >> howard didn't know if he wanted to live in a world without joan rivers. i feel the same way. >> rep

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was remembered with words from her daughter, melissa and her closest friends among them, deborah norvilleh my god, it was joan all the way. the sanctuary is filled with white orchids. you can't see the altar, because there's so many flowers. >> reporter: new york city gay man's chorus thrilling the crowd singing big spender. celebrities in the audience including donald trump, whoopi goldberg, andy cohen and audrey mcdonald performing inside. media stars filling the pew, diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathy lee gifford. kathy griffin also there to send off a comedy legend. >> she was like my comedy aunt. if there's a god, i hope he or she is very well dressed today. >> reporter: joan rivers fashion police costars came together. >> joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it, exactly as i envisioned it. it happened sooner than i wanted it, but it was perfect when it happened. >> reporter: designer carolina herrera was escorted by her husband, a send-off for a star among them. joan rivers friends came out melissa rivers, joan's daughter was stoic and composed and able to make the audi

from her daughter, melissa and her closest friends, among them, the columnist cindy adams and debra norville>> oh, my god, it was -- it was joan all the way. the sanctuary is filled with white orchids, you can't see the altar because there's so many flowers. she planned every step of it. >> reporter: new york city's gay men's chorus thrilling the crowd singing "big spender," donald trump, whoopi goldberg, bravo's andy cone and audra mcdonald performing inside. media stars filling the pews, diane sawyer, barbara walters, kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. fellow funny lady, kathy griffin, also there to send off a comedy legend. >> she influenced all come immediaten yas, not just women come immediaten yas, she stayed relevant into her 80s, which just doesn't happen in show business. and i admire her. this he was like my comedy aunt. if there's a god, i hope he or she is very well dressed today. >> reporter: joan rivers, "fashion police" co-stars came together. >> joan would say it went off exactly as i planned it, exactlyize envisioned it, it happened sooner than i wanted it, but it was perfect