what else do we know at this point from todd fisher about what happened and how his mom fell ill? we knew that after carrie fisher had died, debbie reynolds was sad, emotional, of course, as you would be who lost a daughter at 60 years old, but that night, she was sharp, doing well, and she did actually sleep -- slept in, he said, and then in the morning, though, he noticed she was sluggish and not quite with it, and then around noon was when, you know, he started to notice things were wrong, and that she had said that that quote about missing her daughter and wanted to see her again, and 30 minutes later, she was gone. apparently, a year and a half ago she had a stroke, and she recovered, but she wasn't in great health. she was kind of fragile. something like this just takes its toll, and, i mean, really just heart breaking and stressful, and she couldn't just cope with it. >> she was taken to the hospital, but doctors told todd there was little they could do. tell us about the bond. we see mother, daughter, granddaughter there, and brother all in that photo there. tell us about

fisher. at one point, todd said debbie reynolds said i miss carrie fisher and todd said she is with carrie now is basically how todd fisher relayed to us what happened. debbie reynolds, she would be the queen if carrie fisher is the princess. part of hollywood royalty. she got her start at a young age in "singing in the rain." she was a star of stage and screen and plays. she was somebody who had a terrific complex life off screen. including her marriage to eddie fisher. let's look back on the life and times of debbie reynolds. ♪ alone now and i'm singing my song for you ♪ >> singer, dancer, actress, debbie reynolds was a triple threat and america's sweetheart. her career at the age of 16 after being spotted in a beauty pageant. ♪ i'm laughing >> a few years later opposite gene kelly in 1952s "singing in the rain." >> they picked me for "singing in the rain" i had five teachers. ballet and jazz and i worked until i would fall apart. other roles included like "tammy and the bachelor." she played opposite gregory peck in "how the west was won" and then "the unsinkable molly brown." she had two c

todd fisher, speaking out for the first time on camera, stunned by the painful loss of his mother, debbie reynolds, and sister, carrie fisher. the two dying just a day apart. and the family now planning a memorial service for mother and daughter. fishing -- fisher sitting down with abc news and revealing their final, personal moments. here's matt gutman. ♪ if i loved you >> it's magical, the love story that went on for 60 years. i got to see 58 3/4 of it. >> reporter: they were close in life, and will be closer in memory. debbie reynolds' son todd fisher, in an exclusive interview, telling "20/20"'s elizabeth vargas that the family is planning to hold a dual funeral service for the "singing in the rain" star, who died wednesday, and her daughter, who played the indomitable princess leia, who died just a day earlier. >> we're going to have a joint service for them, put them together, and that's how she would want it. >> reporter: todd recounted his mother's final moments, just hours after carrie fisher's passing. >> she then said that she really wanted to be with carrie. >> she said that?

debbie reynolds' son todd fisher. in an exclusive interview, telling "20/20" the family is planning to hold a dual funeral service for the "singing in the rain" star, who died wednesday, and her daughter, who played the indomitable princess leia, who died just a day earlier. >> we're going to joint service for them, that's how she would have wanted. >> reporter: todd recounted his mother's final moments, just hours after carrie fisher's passing. >> she then said that she really wanted to be with carrie and within 15 minutes from that conversation she faded out, and within 30 minutes she was technically gone. >> reporter: that bond started with her children watching adoringly. this 1964 photograph of carrie mesmerized by her mother performing on stage in las vegas. >> we always were sitting on the wings watching my mother onstage, in awe. >> reporter: there were rough patches, but if anyone could handle carrie fisher's addictions and battle with bipolar disorder, it was her mother. tom? >> matt thank you. more of that

. >> dan, reynolds surviving son todd fisher said here final words were that she wanted to be with carrie. ♪ >> reporter: the stars shine less bright tonight. >> shock. i couldn't believe it. i felt so awful for the family. >> reporter: hollywood legend debbie reynolds died today at 84. heather kitchen explains the magnitude of the loss. >> we always stand on the shoulders of those who come before us, and i feel like we all do with debbie reynolds and with carrie. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: reynolds shot to

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yesterday, todd fisher, debbie's son and carrie's brother visited westwood village memorial park andpossibly looking for burial sites. carrie died first, suffering cardiac arrest on an airplane which was landing at lax. she never regained consciousness. devastated by carrie's death, debbie passed away the following day from a suspected stroke. the two had a very close, but complicated relationship. >> everybody should have a mother who is as great as she is in musical comedy. >> i wrote that for her. >> e.t. spoke with todd fisher by phone the night he lost his mother. >> she said this morning, the last thing she said was that she missed her daughter and wanted to very much be with her, andd then this morning she just said those words to me and 15 minutes later she had a stroke and virtually left. >> carrie was perhaps best known as rincess leia from "star wars." >> help me, o biwan kenobi. you're my only help. >> she wanted equal pay for women. >> i'm not worried about fans. my fans are 9, 10 and 12 years old. i don't think so. >> diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her 20s, carrie w

. >> dan, reynolds surviving son todd fisher said here final words were that she wanted to be with carrie. ♪ >> reporter: the stars shine less bright tonight. >> shock. i couldn't believe it. i felt so awful for the family. >> reporter: hollywood legend debbie reynolds died today at 84. heather kitchen explains the magnitude of the loss. >> we always stand on the shoulders of those who come before us, and i feel like we all do with debbie reynolds and with carrie. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: reynolds shot to stardom in "singing in the rain" at age 19. and went gold with a song from can the tammy and the bachelor." her personal life, often as dramatic as her role. husband eddie fisher left her for elizabeth taylor. and two other husbands plundered her riches. >> the husbands leave, the children stay. >> reporter: she joked about her personal life in 2007. >> i do a fun act, a variety act. crazy. i'm just so delighted that i'm still alive. >> reporter: reoccurring tv roles kept her in the limelight well into her twilight years. >> look, no panty line, because -- no panties. >> people in the entertainm

be remembered. >> she really wanted to be with carrie. >> reporter: a grieving son and brother todd fisher her leave and go to carrie. >> reporter: speaking with abc's elizabeth vargas two days after his beloved mother, debbie reynolds, and sister, carrie fisher, passed away less than 35 hours apart. >> carrie obviously had more needs in many ways and my mother loved helping her. >> you tweeted out this. >> i did. >> magical. the idea that they would leave, walk off together in their respective roles just, i don't know, it just made sense to me, and i thought they would like it. carrie would like it. >> reporter: fisher providing new details about the planned double funeral for the iconic actresses. will they be buried next to each other? >> will be buried next to each other. their life is high class stuff. and these were high class broads, very high class. >> reporter: his mother america's sweetheart best known for "singin' in the rain." ♪ singin' in the rain ♪ just singin' in the rain >> reporter: and her oscar nominated performance in "the unsinkable molly brown." >> that ship may be do

debbie's son todd fisher tells abc news his mother was under stress of the death of her only daughterssing her terribly, suddenly falling ill at her los angeles home. at around 1:00 p.m. reynolds was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. doctors determined she had suffered a massive stroke but were unable to save her. >> there is a clinical entity known as broken heart syndrome which refers to an entity where the heart muscle becomes temporarily stunned, does not contract or beat properly. so while we don't know whether that was the case with debbie reynolds, she lost her daughter. and anyone who's lost a child would say that losing a child is the most painful and the most stressful event possible in life. >> reporter: reynolds and her daughter carrie fisher were incredibly close. they lived next door to each other in beverly hills. >> separated by one daunting hill. >> reporter: featured in the upcoming hbo documentary "bright lights." >> mommy, mommy, i'm home! you cannot keep that phone, it's ridiculous. >> reporter: they had difficult times together as well. something they

. >> dan, reynolds surviving son todd fisher said here final words were that she wanted to be with carrie. ♪ >> reporter: the stars shine less bright tonight. >> shock. i couldn't believe it. i felt so awful for the family. >> reporter: hollywood legend debbie reynolds died today at 84. heather kitchen explains the magnitude of the loss. >> we always stand on the shoulders of those who come before us, and i feel like we all do with debbie reynolds and with carrie. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: reynolds shot to stardom in "singing in the rain" at age 19. and went gold with a song from can the tammy and the bachelor." her personal life, often as dramatic as her role. husband eddie fisher left her for elizabeth taylor. and two other husbands plundered her riches. >> the husbands leave, the children stay. >> reporter: she joked about her personal life in 2007. >> i do a fun act, a variety act. crazy. i'm just so delighted that i'm still alive. >> reporter: reoccurring tv roles kept her in the limelight well into her twilight years. >> look, no panty line, because -- no panties. >> people in the entertainm

in san francisco, katie utehs, abc7 news. >> todd fisher released a statement, saying, quote, the onlything about this is that my mom wanted to be with my sister. >> in hollywood tonight, fans have left behind a memorial. candles, flowers, a mini oscar and an umbrella in honor of her classic, "singing in the rain." mia pharaoh tweeted, she could sing, dance, and gave dazzling performances. rip, doesn't sound right for her or carrie. albert brooks, tweeted, debbie reynolds, a legend and my movie mom. i can't believe this happened one day after carrie. and the academy tweeted, anactress, a trail blazer and a hero. >>> moving on, another night of fridge end temperatures, parts of the bay area will be below freezing tonight. here's sandhya patel and live doppler 7. >> i hope you're used to the chill as you take a look from our emryville camera at a festive emryville marina. skies are clear, and that's part of the reason why it's getting chilly in some parts. 44 for san jose. half moon bay, 50s right now. looking here at san francisco, some of the coldest spots, inland valleys. compared to

speaking at "20/20's" elizabeth vargas todd fisher said the two were inseparable. >> she then said thathe really wanted to be with carrie, in those precise words. and within 15 minutes from that conversation she faded out. >> reporter: fisher and reynolds had an often difficult relationship. it was the basis of a book and movie carrie fisher wrote, "postcards from the edge." but recently they became very close, even living next door to one another. sergio quintana, abc 7 news. >>> two pairs of shoes worn by warriors star steph curry to honor those lost in oakland's ghost ship fire sold on ebay today for more than $45,000 combined. the custom-designed shoes have the initials of all 36 fire victims. the warriors shared these pictures with us. all of the money will go to help the victims' families. the pair he wore during a game set a record, selling for more than any other current nba player's shoes. nice way to honor and help the victims of that terrible tragedy. >> great gesture. all right. well, let's move on to our weather as this holiday weekend approaches. >> and the year comes to a

speaking at "20/20's" elizabeth vargas todd fisher said the two were inseparable. >> she then said thathe really wanted to be with carrie, in those precise words. and within 15 minutes from that conversation she faded out. >> reporter: fisher and reynolds had an often difficult relationship. it was the basis of a book and movie carrie fisher wrote, "postcards from the edge." but recently they became very close, even living next door to one another. sergio quintana, abc 7 news. >>> two pairs of shoes worn by warriors star steph curry to honor those lost in oakland's ghost ship fire sold on ebay today for more than $45,000 combined. the custom-designed shoes have the initials of all 36 fire victims. the warriors shared these pictures with us. all of the money will go to help the victims' families. the pair he wore during a game set a record, selling for more than any other current nba player's shoes. nice way to honor and help the victims of that terrible tragedy. >> great gesture. all right. well, let's move on to our weather as this holiday weekend approaches. >> and the year comes to a

her ton todd fisher told abc news she is not okay. >>> reynolds is more than a famous mom, of course.he starred in "singing in the rain" and was nominated for several awards, including a golden globe and a tony. >>> good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. larry beil is off. we'll have updates on reynolds' condition as we learn more. >>> families are picking up the pieces in concord following a pre-christmas fir

and plus an abc exclusive, todd fisher opening up about the loss of his sister carrie fisher and hisdebbie reynolds, just 24 hours apart. what he is saying about their bond and final hours. and we are counting down to the last few hours of the year. it's all coming up on gma. see you soon. >> dan, thank you. i wonder if it will be hip? we will see. two pairs of shoes worn by warriors star steph curry sold on ebay for more than $45,000 combined. the custom-designed shoes have the initials of all 36 fire victims. the warriors share these pictures with us. the money will go to help the families. the pair he wore during the game set a record, selling for more than any other current nba player's shoes. >>> still to come, a shooting outside a concert in connecticut turns deadly. the search is on right now for the gunman. and a manhunt is underway for a and a manhunt is underway for a person accused of killin oooh. wowww. there it is. it's the red tag sales event and people are excited to bring in the new year with a new chevrolet. i'm a huge chevy fan. how would you feel about starting 201

todd fisher and carrie fisher who died just one day before her mother.1959, the marriage ended in a divorce when fisher left reynolds to marry her close friend elizabeth taylor. a betrayal, reynolds was able to joke about it years later. >> i was a girl scout. i was a simple little girl. that's what i was. he fell madly in love with elizabeth. now i understand so many years later. it's in the past. >> reporter: her second and third marriages ended in divorce. each time causing financial pain. however, she was collecting hollywood memorabilia over the years. in 2011, reynolds sold marilyn monroe's white subway dress at auction for $4.6 million. ♪ singing is my celebration >> she never quit performing. she stepped away from film for her career, she performed on stage and nightclubs. she had several tv roles, playing the mother in the 2013 emmy winning tv movie "behind the candleabra." her work recognized when the screen actors guild honored debbie reynolds with the lifetime achievement award. reynolds said she loved every minute she spent in show business

reynolds' son and fisher's brother todd fisher telling abc news said she suffered a massive stroke ate. but it was grief that killed her. >> she loved taking care of my sister more than anything, so she gets to do that. and that's what she wanted to do. >> reporter: as a child, fisher would watch her mother for hours on end. this photo from 1964 showing a mesmerized carrie glued to mom's performance in las vegas. the two were intensely close yet so different. fisher and her pricess leia were plucky rebels. one of her defining moments in that gold bikini strangling jabba the hutt. reynolds' moment in that trench coat in "singin' in the rain" following up with an oscar nomination for "the unsinkable molly brown." >> i think that we all are possibly sinkable and hard to live through many difficult moments. >> reporter: fisher and reynolds had an antidote to that, physical proximity. they were neighbors. >> mommy, mommy, i'm home. >> reporter: as seen in "bright lights" and a shared love of irreverent humor. >> she's also my mother. actually she has been more than a mother to me. not much

speaking to los angeles radio station knx, her son todd fisher detailed his mother's final moments. > thing she said to me was that she really missed her daughter and really wanted to be with her. and literally 30 minutes later, she was -- she had and that's exactly what she did. >> the daughter of reynolds former husband joely fisher tweeted some of the magic people have left the tribe. for the moment i am inconsolable. for eight years she was my mom. she was pure energy and light when she came on stage. chris martinez has a look at the hollywood icon's impressive career. ♪ >> reporter: debbie reynolds was just 19 years old when she landed a leading role in the iconic 1952 film "singin' in the ra rain" opposite gene kelly and shooting into stardom on the silver screen. reynolds appeared in many movie musicals in the 1950s and earned an academy award nomination in the she was married on april 1st, 1932. her family moved to burbank, california, where a miss burbank beauty contest crown led to a movie studio contract and a new stage name, debbie reynolds. ♪ >> reporter: at 23 years old,

. >> todd fisher tweeting this drawing of his mother and sister in their iconic roles from "star wars" and "singin' in the rain" saying i miss them both so much. love is everlasting. >> have to feel for todd fisher. >> and carrie's daughter, as well. >>> a hollywood tribute to a hollywood actress a few minutes ago the lights at that chinese theater, they went dark to honor debbie reynolds as well. it's only the 11th time that the theater's lights have dimmed that way. >> it is really a famed theater. so many hollywood legends are out there where they have their footprints and handprints there and you can see all of hollywood is mourning debbie reynolds and carrie fisher this week. >>> that's right. >>> still ahead, amazon's plan for a floating warehouse. >>> and lost in the snow, a man spends more than a day in the mountains with temperatures in the single digits. hear about the key decisions that likely saved his life. >>> plus, watch this wall of snow slide down a mountain heading right for a city in alaska. the avalanche caught on camera. >>> this moving police chase in the phoenix

her son todd fisher says his mother is, quote, not okay. dania backes shows us the tributes happening around the world. >> reporter: as fans of carrie fisher continued to process the news of her death. >> i was stunned. >> reporter: they can't help but share why they fell in love with her. >> show was amazing. first, she was princess leia, and then she was carrie fisher, you know. she was a role model for people with messed up lives. >> reporter: known by the role for her role as play yeah, her influence spread well beyond "star wars." >> i grew up going to that movie. i saw the first one in the theater and makes me sad. i thought she was a really smart woman, a feminist. said what she was feeling and thinking and fought for mental health issue, so a loss all around. >> reporter: tributes to fisher are happening across the country. in san francisco, as lucas film headquarters a statue of yoda looks down on the messages left by her fans and in hollywood -- >> we've seen fans walking around and talking about her and having flowers but no real

todd fisher and carrie fisher who died just one day before her mother.ge ended in a highly publicized divorce when fisher left reynolds and married her close friend, elizabeth taylor. a painful betrayal, reynolds was able to joke about the scandal years later. >> i was a girl scout. i really was very a simple little girl and that's what i was. he fell madly in love with elizabeth. now i understand so many years later. it's in the past. >> reporter: her second and third marriages ended in divorce. each time causing reynolds financial pain. however, she was collecting hollywood memorabilia over the years. that would prove to be a wise investment. in 2011, reynolds sold marilyn monroe's white subway dress at auction for $4.6 million. ♪ singing is my celebration >> she never quit performing. she stepped away from film for much of her career, reynolds continued to entertain on broadway stages and in las vegas nightclubs. in addition, reynolds had several tv roles over the years, notably playing liberace's mother in the 2013 emmy winning tv movie "behind the c

. >> reporter: todd fisher said he and his mother were planning carrie fisher's funeral when she becamewords she missed her daughter and wanted to be her. >> i can't possible be a movie star. i don't have a pair of high heel shoes. it's a joke. ♪ ♪ good morning good morning >> reporter: to her own disbelief debbie reynolds did find stardom with the 1952 classic "singin' in the rain." she was only 19 and never danced professional ever before. >> we danced 10, 12 hours a day every day and i kept thinking i should quit and go home because everything hurt. >> reporter: but she didn't quit from texas became america's sweetheart and her singing. ♪ tamy tammy >> reporter: acting. >> you are engaged? all the time you were kissing me telling me you loved me? >> reporter: and dancing. made her a pioneering triple threat. >> i might give out but i won't give in! >> reporter: her career spanned seven decades and in the unsinkable molly brown and "will and grace." in 1955 she married pop singer eddie fisher and the two had two children including a daughter carrie whond fou stardom too at a young age

todd fisher says at the moment there is no set date or location. debbie reynolds died one day after fisher passed away at the age of 60. heartbreaking. >>> we are watching moscow where officials are weighing retaliation following u.s. sanctions over the election hacks. it could come down at anytime. we are live in moscow next. asmy family tree,ing i discovered a woman named marianne gaspard... it was her french name. then she came to louisiana as a slave. i became curious where in africa she was from. so i took the ancestry dna test to find out more about my african roots. the ancestry dna results were really specific. they told me all of these places in west africa. i feel really proud of my lineage, and i feel really proud of my ancestry. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story, get started for free at ancestry.com >>> happening now, russia is putting together a retaliatory response to new sanctions leveled by the white house over the election hacking. what does moscow have in mind? >>> in syria, the early hours of the cease-fire with th

i spoke to debbie's son, carrie's brother, todd fisher. >> at the top of her game, she looked beautifulher hair looked beautiful. she was back in shape. >> carrie fisher! >> she was in london, promoting her latest book, and preparing to come home to los angeles for the holidays. >> when was the last time you spoke to your sister? >> just before she left england. >> was she excited about the book tour? >> she was excited about christmas. her favorite things was to give out gifts. she always had the most amazing gifts for everybody. >> reporter: but on that flight, just 15 minutes before landing, the iconic actress suffered a heart attack. how did you hear that something had happened to carrie onboard that flight just as it was coming in to land? >> i had a phone call from my mother's house that something had happened to carrie. >> was she alone? >> she was never one. >> did people help her? >> of course. she had amazing help, and from what i understand, she had doctors there immediately, and everything was done. >> you rushed to the hospital, was carrie there yet? >> yes. carrie was ther

producer todd fisher and actress and author carrie fisher. in highly publicized divorce when fisher left to marry close friend elizabeth taylor. painful betrayal but able to joke about it later. >> i was girl scout. simple girl. that's what i was and he fell madly in love with elizabeth. now i understand. it's in the past. >> second and third marriages ended in divorce, each time causing financial pain but quietly collecting hollywood memorabilia over the years that proved a wise investment. in 2011 sold marilyn monroe's white subway dress at auction for $4.6 million. she also never quit performing. though stepped away from film for much of her career, continued to entertain on broadway stages and la vegas night clubs. in addition several tv roles. playing lib rachy's mother in the 2013 emmy winning "behind the candle abra" the wide array with honor of lifetime achievement award. reynolds said she loved every minute she spent in show business in her autobiography "unsinkable." >> i paid 20,000 bucks for this sucker. it is that spark and sense

todd fisher said he's comforted knowing his mother loved taking care of carrie.rly separateble mother-daughter now joined in death. abc news, los angeles. diane, kendis? >> all right. thank you. many people believe reynolds died of a broken heart saying the stress was too much for his mom. >> we go to the medical unit for a look at science behind it, dan, good morning. is it possible to actually die of a broken heart? >> setting aside debbie's situation for now, because it's hard to tell exactly what role that might have played, but we know that losing a child is about the most stressful event any parent can go through. certainly, there are physiological effects to this emotional stress. you have certain increases of high blood pressure. in the body. now, most of the research done so far has to do with chronic, long-term stress and effect that can have on the heart and the cardiovascular system, but what's clear is that, obviously, debbie reynolds was affected by her daughter's death, and the timing of this is actually quite coincidental. >> it appears she died f

. >> todd fisher confirmed to "action news" that debbie reynolds and carrie fisher will have a joint funeral, but no date or location has been set. >>> debby and kerry heartbreak in hollywood looks at their contraries and well-known loving relationship. you can catch the special on 6abc. >>> it was one of the top presents this holiday season it's turning a few heads to say the least. >> what some parents claim their hatchables are saying at night. >>> a group files lawsuits against walmart and amazon we'll tell you why when "action news" continues. >> you only ghetto wake up one more time in 2016. make the most of it. good morning, everyone we're looking at the traffic second to the last morning of 2016. the schuylkill expressway a little chilly out there, we're huddled for warmth underneath 30th street station. headlights westbound toward the vine, vine is reopened. construction crews are cleared out early, they will be back tuesday night. crews return in queen village and work on the roadway repairs from the water main repair from last week. 42 freeway is open this morning, we had

todd fisher, reynolds' son, says plans are in progress. l and buried together. a date has yet to be set. fisher says the funeral will be private. guys, if there's any silver lining in all of this is that their work lives on forever. this weekend, you will watch plenty of it on tv. logo is saluting debbie roy nods with a week long marathon of ""will & grace"," "golden girls" and then hbo will haircarery fisher's stage production "wishful drinking" and pushed up the documentary about a mother slr daughter duo on saturday january 7th. i know what i'll be doing on january 7th. okay. switching gears to craig's favorite topic. >> yeah. >> he is rolling his eyes over here. jlo and drake. earlier this week the two sent the internet into a frenzy after they both posted this pic to their instagram accounts leaving us all speculating and wondering are they together. >> not all of us. >> fuelling that theory, videos of drake and jlo partyings together showing them smooching on the dance floor while their unreleashed musical collaboration was playing in

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poignant and ironic as well, bearing in mind that debbie reynolds had been at her son, todd fisher, hisapparently they were discussing plans for carrie fisher's funeral. she developed reading difficulties, was taken to hospital and a couple of hours later was said to have died. it appears of a stroke. toured fisher has said that her final words were, ijust fisher has said that her final words were, i just want to be with fisher has said that her final words were, ijust want to be with carrie. he says for his part he is heartbroken and this truly is a family tragedy, because spare a thought if you will for carrie fisher's daughter, also an actress. she revealed to the press that carrie fisher had died on tuesday and she in the last 2a hours had lost both her mother and a grandmother. just a thought for us. debbie reynolds was very much a star from a different era of hollywood. very much so. a hollywood icon, if you like. a starfrom very much so. a hollywood icon, if you like. a star from the golden age of hollywood. this is somebody who got their big break at the age of 19 inafilm got th

producer todd fisher and actress and author carrie fisher who died one day before her mother. the marriage ended in a highly publicized divorce when fisher left reynolds to marry her close friend, elizabeth taylor. reynolds was able to joke about the marriage years later. >> i was a girl scout. i was a simple little girl and he fell madly in love with elizabe elizabeth. now i understand. you know, so many years later and it's in the past. >> reporter: her second and third marriages also ended in divorce, each time causing reynolds financial pain. however, she had been quietly collecting hollywood memorabilia over the years that would prove to be a wise investment. in 2011, reynolds sold marilyn monroe's white subway dress in an auction for $4.6 million. she also never quit performing, though she stepped away from film for most of her career, she continued to entertain on broadway stages and in las vegas nightclubs. in addition, reynolds had several tv roles over the years notably playing liberace's mother in the 2013 tv movie "behind the candleabra." her wide array of work was

of a heart attack or irregular heartbeat. >> we heard todd fisher say my mom was a bit frail.ily. what is it that they should be looking for? >> well, i always tell people nobody knows your body better than put. the first thing if something seems difference. we know chest pain and shortness of breath and pain down the side of the arm. for women heart attacks can be asymptomatic and fatigue and nausea. i tell my patients, you know, if you're just not feeling right, just something is wrong, the hair on the back of your neck are standing up, call your doctor because something could be up. >> all right. >> it's unbelievably sad and it's just, i think for a lot of people, 2016 can't end fast enough because of so many people we have lost. >> this whole thing takes your breath away. it's really sad. >> dr. jon lapook, thank you for joining us. >>> 2016 as vlad said for many people seems like an unforgettable year in recent memory. we will take a look back in all that mattered this year from politics to sports. you're watching "cbs this morning." this year from politics to sports. you

todd fisher saying she has gone to be with carrie. she loved taking care of her. she's gone to be with her. debbie reynolds, 84, burst on to the silver screen and quickly became america's sweetheart in the golden age of television for the breakout role of "singing in the rain" and i'd love to play a clip for you of one of the moments that continues to bring smiles to people's faces all the way until today, take a watch. ♪ good morning ♪ good morning, we've talked the whole night through ♪ ♪ good morning to you >> such an absolutely uplifting performance. 1952, that's her dancing next to gene kelly, donald o'connor and two had decades of experience dancing. she only practiced for about three months before she was able to deliver that performance showing why america fell this love with her and why eddie fischer, her former husband, also fell in love and became the most famous couple in the world and subjects of scandal of enormous proportions when eddie left her for her friend, elizabeth taylor, that's the type of turbulent hollywood life that carrie fisher grew up

spoke with todd fisher by phone the night he lost his mother. >> she said this morning, the last thing she said was that she missed her daughter and wanted to very much be with her, andd then this morning she just said those words to me and 15 minutes later she had a stroke and virtually left. >> carrie was perhaps best known as rincess leia from "star wars." >> help me, o biwan kenobi. you're my only help. >> she wanted equal pay for women. >> i'm not worried about fans. my fans are 9, 10 and 12 years old. i don't think so. >> diagnosed with bipolar disorder in her 20s, carrie was admired for trying to take the stigma away from mental illness. she leaves behind her daughter, billie lourd. >> i feel my life has been blessed because in show business, i've met a lot of people and traveled all over the world, and i still have more life to go. ♪ good morning, good morning ♪ ♪ good morning, good morning to you ♪ >> debbie got her big break, n 1952 in "singing in the rain." she was also known as a survivor after carrie's father, eddie fisher left her for elizabeth taylor. throughout her life

her brother todd fisher said she suffered a medical emergency and is now in stable condition. >>> therch for the suspect in the holiday market attack in berlin is finally over. anis amri was killed in a gun battle with police early this morning in italy. abc 7 news reporter marci gonzalez is live with the latest. >> reporter: ama, there was a massive search all across europe for that suspect, but police say that it turned out to just be a casual encounter that led to his takedown. italian officials now say the manhunt for the berlin christmas market killer ended in part because of a little luck. they explained to overs on patrol near the train station just outside of milan happened to stop anis amri not realizing who he was. they asked for his i.d. and instead investigators amri pulled out a gun shooting this officer in the shoulder. here you can see where the bullet pierced his uniform. that officer's partner then returned fire killing amri. reports today claim the 24-year-old had very little with him, no cell phone and no way of knowing why he was there or who he was. his fingerprin

said ae: todd fisher beautiful love story to witness in my 58 years. i miss them both so much. is survived by her daughter, 24-year-old billy lourd, and debbie reynolds' son, toodd. jonathan: broadway has hit the record books. "the lion king", earning more than $105 million. it became the first broadway show to earn $3 million in a single eight-show week. "hamilton" will be at the kennedy center for 14 weeks in june 2018, and yes, that will be a hot ticket. steve: stormwatch 7 radar shows storm showers moving to the west. a frontal area, don't be surprised if you see flakes, but not much around the immediate metro. the wind will really pick up the next few hours. 4, mainly lows 28 to 3 clear skies, the windchill factor will make it feel like the 20's with wind gusts near 30. tomorrow morning, 33 bethesda, reston, college park and marlboro. if you have plans tomorrow morning to walk your dog or go to the metro stop, bundle up because the wind will gust. a winter storm warning well to the west, geary county, western allegheny county, could see five to 10 inches of snow by this ti

she leaves behind her mother debbie reynolds and brother and father todd fisher shared a personal memorynd emotional interview. >> we were close friends. i was the younger brother. she drug me around the house like a doll. very strange place to be looking at the world without her. >> reporter: stars co-star harrison ford described fisher in a statement t carrie was one of a kind, brilliant, original, funny, emotionally fearless. she lived her life bravely. it was four days ago when fisher fell critically ill aboard a flight from l.a. >> we have some passengers, nurses assisting the passenger. we have an unresponsive passenger. they are working on her right now. >> reporter: the los angeles fire department called though the gate for a patient in cardiac arrest. performing cpr before fisher was transported to ucla medical center. her family at her bedside and her french bull dog, her constant companion on the red carpet during interviews. even this appearance. >> this is gary. >> this is gary. he is very famous on twitter. >> he likes to look at himself. >> wouldn't you if you looked like

todd fisher said there's no date or location for the funeral, but that plan is in progress. be sure to watch tonight's 20/20 special, deferment debbie and carrie. >>> blizzard has hit new england, snow is not expect to do let up today look at that. >> reporter: clear here this weekend. >> reporter: on the mild side, too, storm tracker 6 live double scan mainly dry, a little shower just a light one crossing the delaware bay, north of dover and pushing toward vineland around cumberland county's mid section there, that's not a big deal, it will be gone pretty quick. as we look outside, we have the sky6 live hd city hall picture of the dilworth park and rothman ice rink and the christmas tree in the background all lit up nice. it's a cold start. we have winds that will give windchills in the mid to upper 20s across the region. get that coat and maybe extra gear this morning. future tracker 6 shows you we'll be mainly dry, if you're in the poconos and the lehigh valley there's the possibility of a flurry and snow shower popping through at times. this is lake-effect snow coming ac

todd fisher tells abc news, the only good thing is that my mom wanted to be with my sister. debby reynolds was 84 years old. >>> a powerful nor'easter is moving into northern new england. residents are preparing for upward of a foot of snow. residents put chains on their tires and gassed up vehicles. they are asking people to stay off the roads during the storm to make cleanup easier. power companies are staffing additional crews saying outages could happen overnight tonight into tomorrow. >> a little wintry mix here, too. >> reporter: blizzard conditions up there, not so bad here. we're looking at light snow pushing into areas west of philadelphia. looks like it will be all rain in philadelphia as that change to rain line is starting to move north and it looks like it will change over to rain before that snow manages to get into philadelphia. wilmington, maybe a little bit of light snow right at the out set. you can see thou this is moving in quicklily, we'll see this -- quickly, we'll see this before too much longer. honeybrook and western chester county getting this. the