with philip seymour hoffman, it's an epidemic every day. >> while it's been public knowledge philip seymouren struggling with drugs. most recently last year, maybe a year after, how long has this struggle with drugs been going on. are we talking about other types of addictions or has it always been heroin? >> the way he describes it publicly, it dates back to his youth. early 20s i believe is the right time. he said he tried everything and liked all of it. but according to stories from rehab, he managed to beat it, contain it for 23 years, which, as i said, he was rather public about. speaking for myself, i think it's great he came out and talked about the fact he had been to rehab. >> why do you suppose he did that? >> might go back -- >> less perplexing to under why someone would want to keep it quiet. someone at him at the high point of his life in the field of entertainment, it would seem it would not serve him well to make it public. why? >> going back to a few min ago, how normal seeming he was. he was normal person, around, invisible to people. maybe secrets like that are hard to kee

rest in peace, philip seymour hoffman. philip seymour hoffman began acting in 1991.is career began to take off. and just a year later, a supporting role in "scent of a woman" with al pacino won critical acclaim. hoffman won an actor for his portrayal of truman capote in the 2005 movie "capote" and he was nominated for best supporting actor three times along with three tony nominations. he also directed films and plays. well, philip seymour hoffman was in the middle of filming "hunger games 2" when he died. entertainment reporter initial turner has mo nichelle turner had reaction. >> philip seymour hoffman's family released a statement saying they were devastated what they called a very tragic and sad loss. they also asked for time to grieve. they asked for people to respect their privacy. they also said they would not be make anything further statements at this time. there is a lot still going on in this investigation into what happened, how, in fact, he died. but what we do know is that hollywood is also reacting to this now. many celebrities tweeting out condolence

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this was a horrible day for those who worked with philip.as a giant talent, our hearts are open for his family. hoffman lived in a loft building known as the pickwick house in greenwich village. alexandria field joins us now from outside the building. >> well, fred, investigators are still inside the crime scene unit is still on scene. law enforcement sources have told cnn that they found as many as eight empty bags inside the apartment, the types of bags that typically hold heroin. police sources also say they found two bags containing what does appear to be heroin. that will be tested at a police drug lab. we understand he was found in a fourth floor apartment in a bathroom after a building employee with a key to the apartment allowed some of his friends to go into that apartment and find him. he had last been seen around 8:00 last night, we're told he missed an appointment with his children this morning. that's when friends arrived at the building and were able to get access to the apartment where they found him. the medical examiner is s

i got to meet everybody but philip. philip shows up on the day and in character which cameron crowe had warned me about. he said philip is probably just going to be lesterish while he's around set. he was but very very kind. in watching him and seeing the amount of preparation and the amount of thought and care that went into what he was doing on set those days was a new level, a new sort of -- >> there was also an intensity to his work. even when he was feeling sick and had the flu he'd still be right on his game, in fact even more intense perhaps. and a kind of intolerance of trying to make you feel good or relaxed or happy. >> oh, yeah. >> he was like get on with this. >> absolutely. i appreciated that, though. everybody was very warm and very welcoming to me because i was very young and inexperienced. they didn't want to pressure me too much. but philip, i mean, came from a real grassroots and very gritty acting background. and i think he is attitude was like, hey, kid, you got lucky. now you got to fill the role. >

philip seymour hoffman had apparently been clean for 23 years.ly who knows if that's true if he'd had other periods of relapse that he just disguised very well. but when you hear people for example talk about going to rehab for alcohol, they talk about how for the rest of their lives it's difficult to be in the room with it or they don't want to have it being served at the table they're at. for some people that's very hard. is it even harder when you're talking about recovering from heroin? >> absolutely. heroin's one of the most difficult drugs to detox and stay off of for long term. but once somebody is diagnosed with an addiction, that's the key component that's missing. hollywood isn't holding their people accountable to a long-term program. i mean, look it. we just lost many people in hollywood from overdosing. but the reality is that why isn't hollywood holding people accountable like the doctor diversion program, the drug courts program, the pilots program? people are dropping like flies. it's not fair. it's inhumane. >> well, i guess it's

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. >> tributes pouring in for philip seymour hoffman, dying at the age of 46. >> hello. votes are being counted in thailand after a general election marred by disruption and protests. turn out was about 46%. results will not be known for some time, perhaps week. elsewhere demonstrators are set to have forced around one in 10 polling stations to close. polling was disrupted in 18 constilt unsies. candidates in 18 were unable to register. the minimum number required is not in place. 95% is needed. veronica pedrosa has more. >> thailand is assessing the impact of the elections hold on sunday, 24 hours after the ball et cetera opened -- ballots opened. around 90% of polling stations were open. most people were able to vote. the problem is that the people who were not able to vote need to be given another opportunity to exercise their right to vote. so there'll be further elections held. the election commission says, on 23 february. it's not clear whether or not anti-government protesters will obstruct that. i am at a sight for the anti-government protesters at the moment. th

police officials suspect philip seymour hoffman may have died of a drug overdose. he was found by a screen writer friend who has not heard from philip seymour hoffman. philip seymour hoffman had many critically acclaimed roles appearing in 50 movies. hollywood chose to reward him for his betrayal of the writer "capoate." >> i think you'll like it. >> it's very masculine. >> in cold blood. >> he won the academy award for the best actor in 2006 for his performance, and received supporting actor nominations in his roles in "the laster", "doubt" and "charlie wilson's war." >> i spent the last three years learning finnish. i'm never sick at sea. i want to know why i'm not going be your helsinki station chief." >> philip seymour hoffman has been promoting one of the his latest works at the sundance film festival called "a most wanted man." he admitted to being treated for a drug addiction and spoke about a relapse after being drug free. it was wide by reported that philip seymour hoffman went through a drug treatment program for addictions including snorting heroin. >> h

news of philip seymour hoffman's death came as a shock to his many fans. >> it's sad. sad to see somebody like that go so early. they had so much more to contribute. >> reporter: police in new york say the 911 call came around 11:15 sunday morning, an apparent drug overdose. hoffman was found in the bathroom of his west side apartment downtown with drug paraphernalia and as many as eight bags of what's believed to be heroin nearby. the 46-year-old actor had waged a public battle with drug addiction, including a reported stint in rehab last year after more than two decades of sobriety. in 2002, he appeared on "today." >> i think everybody's troubled. i think that's part of what it's like living on the planet. >> reporter: best known for his oscar winning turn in the title role in "capote," he was a versatile character actor, famous for disappearing in his roles. >> when the bellhop told me i had a phone call, it was my stepfather, joe capote, calling to say that my mother had died. >> i don't think there's anything he couldn't do. he did comedic roles, tragic roles and

philip seymour hoffman dead at age 46 of an apparent drug overdose. out with friends saturday night, writer david katz went looking for him sunday morning after he failed to pick up his three kids. at 11:15 a.m. katz found him in the bathroom of his greenwich village apartment, a needle stuck in his arm, a baggie of heroin nearby, one of 70 such bags authorities now say they found inside that apartment. philip seymour hoffman didn't live or die like the typical troubled star. he was neither an aging diva like michael jackson or whitney houston, struggling desperately to rally for one big comeback, nor was he an early flame-out like corey monteith or river phoenix or heath ledger, shooting comets who did not live long enough to fulfill their early potential. >> the oscar goes to -- philip seymour hoffman in "capote." >> reporter: no, hoffman won the best actor statue. and in his acceptance speech he seemed so humble, so grounded. >> my mom's name is marilyn o'connor, and she's here tonight. and i'd like if you see her tonight to congratulate her becaus

. >>> broadway dimmed its lights to honor the late actor philip seymour hoffman last night. ko im with the latest on those arrested in connection with his death. >> reporter: three people police arrested during the investigation into philip seymour hoffman's death were arraigned in manhattan wednesday night. police arrested them tuesday after a tipster led officers to this lower manhattan apartment building saying the actor had been seep there and may have purchased heroin. investigators confiscated more

philip kwon. if that name rings a bell, that's the name governor christie unsuccessfully nominated to be on the state supreme court. a close christie ally helping to prep mr. baroni for parts of four to five days before mr. baroni claimed the ft. lee lane closures were part of legitimate traffic study. meanwhile former port authority official david wildstein having leveled the charge that evans exists that christie knew of the lane closures during the time of the lane closures is a target of an attack from governor christie. we'll dive into that momentarily as well. it's something you would normally expect in a political campaign against a political opponent. governor christie's office also today sent supporters a virtual bucketful of information suggesting the latest big accusation is really the media's fault. begins with criticism of the original "new york times" headline from friday, includes editorials, interviews, tweets espousing the idea "the new york times" headline was sloppily and mislea

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

philip seymour hoffman's struggle with addiction had been documented. his death ships a light on heroin abuse. some states are calling it a full-blown crisis. >> this is what heroin addiction looks like "the hungry heart" documentary set around fred holmes, doctor. >> there are no road maps, no guarantees, no expected to find the outcome on the basis of past experience, it's difficult. >> the heroin epidemic make headlines when the governor devoted his entire annual speech to the state to drugs. the population is 675,000, but has the highest rate. . >> the governor of lamont says $2 million are trafficked into the states, since the year 2000. the number of people using treatment has increased by 770%. the drugs problem here in the state and this region reflects a trend. figures from the drugs enforcement administration, the dea shows that in 2008 the number of americans using heroin has doubled. so, too, the number of heroin overdoses. bob vick has been treating opiate addicts. >> we need to address it as a health issue. it can't and shouldn't be treate

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remembering actor philip seymour hoffman. one of the most talented performers of his generation, found dead inside his apartment. tonight, hoffman in his own words, on his past struggles and on his children. a father, forever changed. >>> the other headline playing out tonight, of course, the super bowl. this evening, the madness before the game. the massive jams, the giant security lines and the hours authorities are most concerned about tonight. >>> the postgame show. the three winter storms now brewing. the one moving in tonight. it's a good thing it's super bowl sunday and not monday. our extreme weather team right here. >>> and amazing space. the supersonic skydive as we had never seen before. the new images now emerging, the leap from 24 miles up. the new view of that heartstopping spin. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us here on a sunday night. we do begin with the tragic death of philip seymour hoffman, a performer who was known for his extraordinary range. he was also known for his honesty about the struggles

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there is one thing that people know about bill philips. he's the discoverer of the philips curve. and bill observed the film lips curves was a correlation between the roughly speaking between unemployment. it's slightly different but it's the basic idea. inflation is high, unemployment is low, and inflation is low, unemployment is high. he put together some diagnoses. he draft paper and showed it to the colleagues. and they got very, very excited about this. they said you have to publish this. it's very important. he said, well, i don't think so. it's a rush job. it's just a correlation. his colleagues insisted and it became the most cited journal article in the history of mariah carey -- marc economics. he picked up the philips curve and championed a point that government could choose a point on the curve. then something happened. milton fremont and ed monday and robert published powerful cra -- critique of the philips curve. it's a correlation. you have no idea of the underlying behavior driving it. it you don't understand the underlying behavior driving it. you don't really und

reaction to the tragic death of philip seymour hoffman.he actor's body was removed from his apartment here in new york last night. the medical examiner is expected to release more details about the circumstances of his death later today. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: police say they responded to a 911 call from those friends at 11:36. when they arrived 46-year-old hoffman was unresponsive, lying on the bathroom floor. a law enforcement official telling abc news a syringe still in hoffman's arm. and there were bags of what were believed to be heroin at the scene. the medical examiner's office will determine the exact cause of death. in may of last year hoffman admitted he recently spent ten days in rehab for drug abuse, including heroin. the oscar winner open about a drug problem in his early 20s, saying he kicked the habit for 20 years. telling "60 minutes" he began to fear for his life. >> you get panicked. you get panicked. it was -- i was 22 and i got panicked for my life. it really was. it was just that. >> reporter: hoffman

philip seymour hoffman thrilled us.tional chameleonic, mastery of his body in its use as an instrument. truman capote. to the cult leader lancaster dodd. to his role in lester banks in "almost famous" where he made outsiders feel like they belong. >> women will always be a problem for guys like us. most of the great art in the world is about that very problem. good looking people, they got no spine. their art never lasts. they get the girls. we're smarter. >> yeah. i can really see that now. >> yeah, because great art is about guilt and longing and, you know, love disguises sex and sex disguises love. face it. you got a big head start. >> glad you were home. >> i'm always home. i'm on call. >> me, too. >> you're doing great. the only true currency in this bankrupt is what you share with someone else when you're uncool. >> "there was no actor in our time who more ably suggested that each of us is a sum of our secrets. no actor who better let us know what he knew which is when each of us returns alone to our room, all bet

. >> rose: we continue this evening with an appreciation of the life and art of philip seymour hoffman, who died 46. joining me first, ao scott and david denby, film critics. >> he was both a wonderful character actor and had great character parts in big hollywood movies but partly because of the flurry of that independent and studio specialty division, cinema and the ambitions of directors like paul thomas anderson and others, he was able to become a star, to take on these heed roles that were incredibly ambitious, often very dark and troubling and there is just this kind of honesty i guess in his work that was very unusual and will be very much missed. >> but i was feeling he was just opening up all kind of spheres of rages, lusts, everything that -- it never stayed on the surface, charlie, it always went deep. even in small roles, i mean he could suggest soulfulness, you know, underneath whatever he was doing on the surface, and the surface was spectacular. >> rose: ben miller, the film director, philip seymour hoffman and was a long time friend, talked about him while he was alive

of the tragic death of the 46 brilliant actor philip seymour hoffman. we learned in the 11:00 am eastern hour today the body of this brilliant actor was found in this lower manhattan actor. a friend had access to this apartment no one had heard from him since 8:00 last night. found his lifeless body in the bathroom. where right now police vehicles continue to be parked authorities going in and out of that apartment apparently the body of this actor remains inside that unit. the coroner has arrived and a number of reports there on the scene and throughout the area to learn more about this situation. but a tragic loss to the acting word. he is most recognizable for a host of theatric kal as well as film brothprojects. he was an osker winner in 2005 and was nominated for supporting rolls and was nominated for three tony awards and the list is long for his accolades. he has been currently involved in playwrights there in manhattan and was at the sun dance film festival where he was hoping to promote two relevant films. "god's pocket" and "most wanted man".

philip seymour hoffman won the oscar for the title role in truman capote in 2005.topsy. a friend found the actor's body in his apartment in manhattan's west village. near his body cops say investigators found prescription drugs and at least 50 bags of heroin. 50. sources say the needle was still in his arm. fox news confirm that investigators are trying to track down surveillance video from a bank near the actor's apartment in the west village. that's where a witness reportedly told cops he saw man he believed to be philip seymour hoffman buying drugs a couple hours earlier. the witness says he saw philip seymour hoffman withdraw large amounts of cash from an atm. hundreds of friends and family members and fans for that matter, have gathered outside his apartment to mourn the actor's death in the heavy snow today. fellow actors took to twitter. he had three children with his partner of 15 years, and young children as well. julie has the latest on the reaction and is live in the west village. a lot of disturbing details today, julie. >> absolutely. we all heard abou

and you, philip?> i work at a defense contractor and at a brewery. >> jimmy: i tell you something, cara, i hope you're a good dancer because the interior decoration in your home leaves something to be desired. i'm blame philip for that. and did you get cara a valentine's day gift yet? >> yeah. me. aren't i enough? >> jimmy: yeah. what a wonderful gift. all right, you're going to be playing against a couple from omaha, nebraska. please welcome cooper and zach. wait a minute. hold on a second. i don't want to jump to any conclusi conclusions. cooper and zach, it looks like you are men. >> we are, yes. >> jimmy: tell us a little bit about yourselves, if you would. >> i work at yahoo in search advertising. i essentially make the internet better. >> jimmy: and cooper? >> i work in the stock business. brokers and that kind of stuff. >> jimmy: how does it work with two guys on valentine's day. does no one get flowers? >> i hope not. >> jimmy: i really missed the boat on the whole gay thing, i have to say. it

philip seymour hoffman. that is a powerful lesson.hey would not be getting that lesson without the media coverage. >> this happens not just with heroin or philip seymour hoffman but it happens when someone dies of a heart attack, and suddenly we talk about the rate of heart attacks or when angelina has a double mastectomy. >> it senators the message that we don't care about the other fameless and nameless addict whose die until someone famous --. >> i don't think so, it moons people will not pay that much attention about what we are writing in will there is a famous name. >> use it as a hook to get to the real issue not give me more recycled philip seymour hoffman funeral updates. >> that is a good point. bill press, thanks for stopping by. another note, woody allen with deny he sexually abused his girlfriend's adopted daughter two decades ago blaming the whole thing on his ex, mia, and she responded with a hollywood reporter piece said she will still talk out about the pain her father inflicted on her. all this heated up after a lett

philip. of movies with steve martin i think it could have been those first movie i don't know steve martin call it with a there was liam neeson demmer we saw it listed as and it and so the first one we first got we were up in the panhandle of texas in some town they had a wal-mart that was it and there were days of the that everybody go were going to wal-mart today you want to go ok i'm coming in so but we checked into those when we all got to this motel envelop was in the room right next to me and all of a sudden i hear philip just screaming gone i can't bowl leave i mean he is really screaming as i go by i don't really know him but i gotta go make sure he's ok so i go over there i go will be ok he goes no i'm gone won't what's wrong he goes they've taken my scene out i'm gone you're kidding he goes no and he goes and they cut this other one and i'm gone amen wow and then i said i'm stared on i better go check my script or my script they've taken me out they've got they've got other well reg

we do have some new details emerging about philip seymour hoffman's death.f a heroin overdose. a law enforcement source tells cnn that preliminary results show the heroin found in his apartment was not laced with the painkiller, fen continueily. his former partner, mimi o'donnell, told hoffmann he was going to have to move out of her apartment into another apartment with the city not with the children when she discovered he was abusing drugs. she said this was an ongoing battle he had been having. again, carol, you talk about this journal. police will be looking for if there were any entries made connected to the purchase of drugs or what he was doing or even just personal accounts of people he had come in contact with, because there was this surveillance video of him at the atm taking money out. a witness told police they saw him there talking to two men with messenger bags. they want to find out who these people are and if they have any connection to the drugs or to being with him at the time or any information connected to his death. >> cnn's nischelle tu

binyamin netanyahu called it threats. >> actor philip seymour hoffman died. the 46-year-old found in his new york apartment. drugs may have played a roll. he won on oscar in 2005 for "capoate." >> time for "the week ahead," and we look at the farm bill. after years in limbo the trillion dollar measure is close to becoming law. we begin with a closer look. >> in the environment we work together in this farm bill might not be quite defined by most people as a miracle, but it's amazingly close. >> lawmakers held the passing of a bill in the house. we made reforms. >> the bill has its critics, among them "the washington post" board. writing: >> if described the nirl 1,000 page bills: >> the eliminates and consolidates doze edges of agricultural subsidy programs and expands crop insurance. the main house up there. >> that's the house where my father lives and mother and grew up. my wife and i live in the smaller house. >> 62-year-old dan's family has been farming since the revolutionary war and estimates they'll lose $15,000. he hopes crop insurance program will p

i was 22 and i got panicked. >> philip seymour hoffman was regards of ambitious and incredible depth and earned phrase for "charlie wilson's war," and "capote." he is survived by his long time girlfriend a costume designer ask their three children. >> outside of philip seymour hoffman's apartment people have been cropping off flowers to pay their respects. he appeared in 50 films in a career that spanned less than 25 years. >> thank you. "good morning america" will have reaction from hollywood on philip seymour hoffman's life and career at 7:00 a.m. after the abc7 morning news. >> truly sad. i don't know anyone who didn't admire him. >> loved him in "twister." he was in "twister." >> he was. he was. he was hilarious. >> such a broad range. >> you see that know in new york city. we got plenty in lake tahoe. >> we will tell you what is going on regarding the snow totals: novato went from less than quarter-mile visibility to 2.5 miles visibility. the fog is moving. petaluma is at freezeing up 101. watch out. we are watching for the black ice. everyone else is okay but there are other ar

tonight the public farewell to actor philip seymour hoffman have begun.ust a short time ago, lights were dimmed in tribute to hoffman. the oscar winner appeared on broadway three times winning tony nominations for every performance. his stage work was as big a part as his career in film. the labyrinth theater off broadway where hoffman was a company member and former artistic director is holding a vigil and community prayer right now. although hoffman was found with a syringe in his arm, the cause of his death is officially undetermined. today a medical examiner says an autopsy was inconclusive pending toxicology reports. the police investigation has gained ground with four arrests. three men and a woman, all but one shown here, are facing drug-related charges tonight. jason carroll has details. >> reporter: a night-time drug raid on a west village apartment building not far from where philip seymour hoffman lived. a tip that someone here sold drugs to hoffman leads police to search three apartments in the building. according to law enforcement, inside th

. >>> the final hours in the life of philip seymour hoffman, who was today called perhaps the greatest actor of his generation. tonight the new evidence found at the scene and how his tragic loss shines a light on an exploding epidemic. >>> car talk. what if your car could spot danger before you do and warn you before a crash? tonight, the technology they say could dramatically reduce accidents. >>> and the countdown. three days until the games begin but will there be enough snow? "nightly news" begins now. >> good evening. while the west coast goes begging for water of any kind, an incredible chain of storms is setting up from the rockies all the way out east, and it starts tonight. 27 different states that are under a watch or a warning or a winter weather advisory. it stretches through this coming weekend, because this weather pattern affecting 84 million americans offers no break really. it is also now apparent this rough winter is having an equal and opposite impact on aspects of the american economy. we begin here tonight with nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: it's a scene mirrored in

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meantime, we are getting new information about the final hours of philip seymour hoffman's life. most indications are, they were fairly ordinary. the night before hoffman was discovered dead inside his apartment from an apparent overdose, police say he made more than six withdraws from an atm totaling more than $1,000. >> now the number of people using heroin, that doubled in the last five years. but how do you know if someone needs help? >> cecilia vega shares her very personal story. >> reporter: it all seem sewed normal. last day of philip seymour hoffman's life. coffee in his new york neighborhood. dinner with friend. but it would be his last. because of the unrelenting pull from that demonic drug, heroin. >> i did everything i could. >> reporter: those who have tried it say depression, anger, sadness, all gone in heroin's intense euphoria. russell brand described it like this. it transformes a tight white fist into a gentle brown wave. the rush hits within second after just 30 minutes, heroin can knock you out cold. >> there's a tendency to be just kind of going to sleep in

oscar winning actor philip seymour hoffman died of an apparent drug overdose.ent sunday with what officials say was a needle in his arm. hoffman spoke candidly over the years about his struggle with drug addiction. philip seymour hoffman was 46 years old. >>> switching gears now to super bowl sunday, the seattle seahawks demolishing the denver broncos winning their super bowl 43-8. >>> president obama sat down for a live interview with fox's bill o'reil o'reil o'reilly. he defended his record on everything from health care to benghazi. >>> it is bitterly cold in parts of the northern u.s. and some couldn't be happier. in pennsylvania, ice boaters are ecstatic over the thick ice the winter chill has brought. believe it or not, these sailors thrive on conditions that would prove impassable to others by sailing on this ice. these winter daredevils skim across the ice at speeds in excess of 40 miles an hour. and, bill, i think this all started, the dutch sailors, they started doing this to move goods back and forth across, like, frozen bodies of water and then thos

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. >> 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

>>> new information on philip seymour hoffman's death.rk apartment where he died other than heroin. alexandra field, she has the latest. tell us more. >> reporter: carol, law enforcement sources are now confirming that they found a large quantity of what appears to be heroin inside philip seymour hoffman's apartment. they have found 50 envelopes containing the substance they believe is heroin and other white powders and drug paraphernalia and some bottles of prescription medication for which philip seymour hoffman did not have prescriptions. in another room inside the apartment our sources say they found at least 20 used syringes, all of this material collected by investigators leading police to believe that he had spent a good deal of money on drugs and that he had a drug habit beyond what some may have known or may not have known before the time of his death. they have now interviewed family members who say that hoffmann appeared to be high as recently as saturday night. he was last seen around 8:00 on saturday night and not seen until

. >>> and remembering philip seymour hoffman. police suspect drugs played a role in the oscar winner's death. captioning funded by cbs >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, february 3rd, 2014. good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, folks in seattle celebrated through the night after their seahawks won their first super bowl ever. a victory parade is planned for wednesday. the game was so one-sided it was shocking. the denver broncos and quarterback peyton manning were dominated by the seattle defense. the final score, 43-8. was definitely a disadvantage for us and an advantage for them. >> in seattle fans were out in the streets celebrating the state's first sports championship since the nba supersonics won in 1979. at least one fire was set near the university of washington's campus but the police say there have been no major disturbances. >>> super bowl fans leaving the game faced delays due to crowding. nearly 28,000 fans used the railroad to get to the game. at an average giants or jets game t

a look back at the life of philip seymour hoffman. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> a taste of rain for the parts of bay area. tonight it's eades up but we could see more rainfall this week. good evening. thank you for joining us. today we saw the unusual sides of the bay area winter, from puddlessed to water flowing from gutters. spencer clip tells us if we're likely to have more rainy days ahead. >> we are, and welcoming this rain today. it's wining down now you can see on live doppler 7hd, a little patch of rainfall in santa cruz mountains. it's been trying to work inland but all calming town now. the wettest day since last november. so welcome relief. and some snowfall on the backyard -- the back deck of richard's in lake county. it was pretty cold up at that elevation. back to the bay area. how much rainfall have we had the last 4 hers? .06 in santa rosa. .85 at sfo and we haven't seep any rainfall like this in a couple of months. still severely dry. we're so far behind on our rainfall totals, accept rosa needs nearly 19 in

. >>> academy-award winner actor philip seymour hoffman has died. he was found dead in his new york apartment this morning. friends in hollywood quickly responded. jim carrey tweeted, dear philip, a beautiful, beautiful soul, for the most sensitive among us, the noise can be too much. bless your heart. >>> susan sarandon tweeted, philip seymour hoffman was a genius. brave and sweet. can't believe he's gone. huge loss. my deepest sympathy for his wife and children. movie fans are also saddened by his passing. lilian kim has the bay area response. >> we are uncool. while women will always be a problem for guys like us. >> philip seymour hoffman didn't have movie star looks, but they could love the actor for his raw talent. >> definitely one of the greats. >> hoffman, considered one of the world's greatest actors died from an apparent drug overdose in his apartment. law enforcement officials said he was found in a bathroom with a syringe in his arm. the 46-year-old battled addiction over the years. after 23 years sober, he admitted in interviews last s

. >>> four people arrested in the death of philip seymour hoffman. the very latest on this investigation. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to this snowy early start. i'm john berylen. >> and i'm christine romans, it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. t.s. eliot was wrong, breaking news, february is worse for weather. a giant storm bringing snow and ice to millions, it's quickly racing across the region. many schools are closed. not here in new york city. it won't be here for long but it's going to make a real mess this morning. >> nearly 2,000 flights have been canceled this morning. in kansas city, a southwest airlines jet wound up stuck at the airport. taxiing to its gate with 55 passengers and five crew members on board. they were taken to the gate by a bus. >> snow equals whiteout conditions. take a look at these pictures not far from st. louis. you can imagine driving in this, not easy. >> in indiana, crews were out late treating the roads after snow turned to sleet and freezing rain. these are from bloomington, where the evening commute was a real, re

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. -- actor philip seymour hoffman. two of the four people arrested in the case were released on bond. jaw nell borrel has more. >> reporter: after two nights in jail, the handcuffs came off. dodging cameras, giuliana hutch key leftwith with her father, her boyfriend matt rosenblum released to his parents a short time later. both adamantly denying any connection to philip seymour hoffman or his apparent drug overdose death. >> my client absolutely is not involved in selling any drugs certainly not hair but any drugs -- heroin but any drugs and certainly not involved in selling drugs to mr. hoffman. >> reporter: but police allege the couple were in possession of drugs and are checking to see if they had a connection to hoffman who was found dead in his west village apartment sunday. investigators say the 46-year- old actor had a needle in his arm and there were dozens of packets of heroin and prescription drugs nearby. >> never met, spoken to, seen, had anything to do with philip seymour hoffman. >> reporter: she was a c