. >> if i get my head chopped off, richie cunningham, i'm going tell mom on you. >> reporter: born in, her acting career began at age six appearing on shows like "family affair" and "gunsmoke." >> you didn't hurt my folks, did you. >> reporter: but it was her role on happy days that made her a household name. >> how do i look? >> moran's joanie cunningham also the focus of a short lived spinoff, "joanie loves chachi." >> welcome back. >> reporter: she would go on to guest star on popular shows like the love boat and murder she wrote. but as her star began to fade, she fell on hard times, reportedly struggling with depression and homelessness. on saturday, her body was discovered in southern indiana. dispatchers receiving a 911 call about an unresponsive female. upon arrival of first responders, it was determined that erin moran flieshman was deceased. some of her former costars are expressing their grief on twitter. ron howard tweeting, "i will alys choose to remembern ou you oshow makg scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up tv scenes, henry winkler saying "oh erin, will you fi

played joanie cunningham in the sitcom "happy days" as the younger sister to actor ron howard's richie cunninghamshe later appeared with scott baio in the "happy days" spinoff "joanie loves chachi." police in indiana say she was found unresponsive after authorities received a 9-1-1 call. the cause of death has not been determined. moran was 56 years old. ( will ) still ahead. the san jose sharks face elimination in the n-h-l playoffs. we'll show you if they won or went home, after the break. i don't want to lie down. i refuse to lie down. why suffer? stand up to chronic migraine with botox® botox® is the only treatment for chronic migraine shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month each lasting 4 hours or more. it's injected by a doctor once every 12 weeks. and is covered by most insurance. effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be

years old, erin moran was launched to stardom on "happy days", as joanie, the loveable sister of richie cunningham>> if i get my head chopped off, i'm going to tell mom on you. >> reporter: her acting career began at age 6, appearing in shows like "family affair" and "gunsmoke". but it was her role on "happy days" that made her a household name. moran's joanie cunningham, was also the focus of a spinoff, ""joanie loves chachi". she would go on to star in "the love boat." but she fell on hard times, reportedly struggling with depression and homelessness. on saturday, her body was found in southern indiana. dispatchers receiving a 911 call of an unresponsive female. upon arrival of first responders, it was determined that erin moran fleischmann was deceased. some of her former co-stars are expressing grief on twitter. ron howard tweeting, i'll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better and lighting up tv screens. henry winkler saying oh, erin, now you will finally have the peace you wanted here on earth. rest in tse -- it, serenely now, too soon. and scott baio says, i always hop

she played richie cunningham's younger sister on happy days which and from 1974 to 1983.e starred in a short-lived spinoff jonee less targee in their early 80s. she went through difficult times after her tv career ended. at one point she roundup -- reportedly wound up homeless. aaron moran was only 56 years old. >>> a six-figure found -- salary can be considered low income. >> coming up next, details on a new report in which part of the bay area are the most expensive. >>> clouds, clouds and more clouds. when did they clear and when does a warm-up? of got your five day forecast. st. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> it may not be surprising that the cost of living in the bay area is among the highest in the country but you may not realize how expensive it is. new numbers from the federal government show that even as six-figure salary can be considered low income and several

people came to know her as richie cunningham's loveable sister. by age 28 she admitted she was battling depression. she went through a divorce and reported financial troubles. she was found dead in indiana. we are waiting on the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death. >>> director ron howard played her brother on happy days. in a tweet he said such sade baderinwa news,al a oavment -- henry winkler said now you have the peace you so badly wanted on earth. rest in it. too soon. >>> american airlines has apologize toed are a flight crew member's confrontation with a passenger. >> part that have int was -- incident was caught on cell phone video. >> reporter: millions of views online it's yet another case of an onboard confrontation involving passengers. this time the antagonism is on an american airlines flight in california. at issue, officials say the mother tried to bring her double wide stroller on the plane and down the single aisle. a flight attendant told her she needed to gate check it. she did not want to. >> a baby almost got

aaron -- erin morran who was best known as joany on happy days, people came to know her as richie cunningham's loveable sister, by age 28 she admitted she was battling depression. she went through a divorce and reported financial struggles, she was found dead in indiana. we are waiting on the results of an autopsy to determine her cause of death. >> henry winkler, who played fonz eu6r789 tweeted now you have the peace you wanted so badly on earth rest in it, too soon. >>> american airlines apologize the for a flight crew member's action with a passenger. >> part of that is caught on video. >> reporter: millions of views online, it's yet another case of an onboard confrontation going viral. this time it's on an american airlines flight in california. at issue, the mother tried to bring a double wide stroller on the plane and down the single aisle. a flight attend antisaid she needed to gate check it. >> very upset he grabbed it and pulled it and yanked it. >> reporter: other passengers say the employee was violent with the stroller nearly hitting the woman and her child. minutes later when the

richie cunningham.he later appear with scott baio in the "happy days" spinoff "joanie loves chachi." police in indiana say she was found unresponsive after authorities received a 9-1-1 call. the cause of death has not been determined. moran was 56 years old. (jr stone) one man is dead another two wounded in a shoot out at a motel six in san jose. kron four's philippe djegal is following the deadly shooting. neighbors say it happened this morning in a troubled part of town. (philippe) in the early morning... a visibly wounded man holding his wrist walks out of the motel six on the alameda in san jose. another gunshot victim limps away with help from a woman and a san jose police officer. a third man was carried out in a sheet... and, police say that man did not survive his injuries. international college student dhruv (droove) patel was startled out of bed by the gunfire just before 3-30 in the morning. he lives behind the motel.dhruv patel/heard gunshots- "i heard four gunshots probably. that's what i g

richie and the entire cunningham family, the littlest of whom, 13-year-old joanie, was played by erins. >> reporter: for ten years on tuesday nights "happy days" was appointment tv. the cast part of americana. they reunited on "today" in 2007. >> you went through puberty on national television. >> i did. >> nobody wants to do that. >> i didn't. but it was just so much fun with these guys. >> reporter: the show was so popular, it spawned at least three spin-offs, including "joanie loves chachi," with bai. at 22 years old, no one suspected that moran had reached the apex of her career. appearing only sporadic in front of the camera after 1983. in 2010, she moved to indiana with her second husband, reportedly living in a trailer park with her mother-in-law. her name popping up in tabloids about headlines about the fallen child star. her tv appearances now relegated to reality shows like "celebrity fit club." moran says she was working on a memoir titled "happy days, depressing nights." after news of her death, paul peterson posted this on facebook. at least half a dozen formers were acti

any january, 1974 america was introduced to the fonz, richie, and the entire cunningham family, the littlestrin moran. "happy days" was appointment tv, becoming part of americana, growing up before our very eyes. they reunited on "today" in 2008. erin, you went through puberty on national television. >> yes, i did. yes, i did. >> nobody wants to do that. >> i didn't. but it was just -- much fun with these guys. >> reporter: the show spawned three spinoffs including "joni loves chachi" but the spinoff lasted only 17 episodes and at just 22 years old, no one suspected moran had already reached the apex of her on-screen career, appearing only sporadically in front of the camera after 1983. >> excuse me, where do i check in? >> reporter: in 2010, she moved to indiana with her second husband, reportedly living in a trailer park with her mother-in-law, her name popping up in than tabloids with headlines about 2 fallen child star and questions about possible substance abuse and financial issues. her tv appearances relegated to reality shows like "celebrity fit club." >> i did it for the money. >> r

richie, followed fonzie, and was eventually charmed by chachi. >> give me elbows. >> reporter: for nearly a decade, millions watched little joanie cunningham grow on "happy days." starring on the hit show, actress aaron moran somehow pulled it off perfectly. >> going necking? >> reporter: at just 13 years old. >> just like a family, you know. it is nice. it was very warm, very caring, very nice people. >> reporter: her tv mom, miriam ross rawles those early days. >> she was the quickest, fastest little kid. wonderful. oh, this breaks my heart. >> reporter: years later moving from ensemble to tv leading lady. ♪ you've got me hypnotised ♪ >> reporter: she and heartthrob scott baio starred in the spin off "joanie loves chachi." after that, acting roles dried up and she begame tabloided toer living in an indiana mobile home with her husband after losing their home. reports of hard partying and financial trouble followed the actress until her death. she was found unresponsive saturday afternoon, just 56 years old. tonight tributes from her tv family are pouring in. henry winkler who played fonzie releasing a statement saying, i will always remember

abby: she played johnny cunningham brother of richie sand love interest of chach which i.esponsive after receiving a 911 call on saturday. autopsy results are still pending. well co-stars turning to social media sending condolences ron howard tweeting this such sad, sad news. rest in peace, erin, i will always choose to remember you on our show. making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up tv screens. >> oh i will finally he want the peace you want sod badly. erin more ran was 53 years old. she will be missed. clayton: let's turn to politics now. turning from on 1 h days. feels a lot longer than that the trump camp right now is looking to highlight a lot of the achievements of the trump camp over the past 100 days. and they are going to be celebrating with a big rally in pennsylvania. just happens to be though the same night as that white house correspondence dinner. abby: which is next saturday night. clayton: he won't be there. abby: which i find so interesting because have you been to this dinner? it's the one night of the year that reporters get to go out and c

cunningham on "happy days." >> i don't want to spend the night at lisa's. >> reporter: cast whethshe was she was just 12 with her big brother richie> from the spoon? >> no, my ear. of course from the spoon. >> not only was she quick and bright, could get the jokes, could deliver a joke. >> reporter: moran's death remains a mystery. what's known for sure is that she is fallen on hard times after "happy days.." >> there is speculation that perhaps her death was drug related. >> her on screen mother says there were early signs of trouble. she remembers taking erin to lunch and trying to help her. >> erin, we all talk about you but we don't know how to help you. she'd say i don't know what you're talking about. so she was in so much denial. >> reporter: happy days cast mates paying tribute on social media. ron howard writing, such sad, sad news. r.i.p. erin. henry winkler telling abc news, i will always remember erin with her sweet smile that greeted me on the very first day i walked on the set of "happy days." it's still not clear exactly how she died but authorities saying they are going to conduct an autopsy. >> thank you, jesse. >