Comedian who grabbled with depression was found yesterday in his bedroom by an assistant. Cbs news correspondent Danielle Nottingham has the latest. Reporter Robin Williams wife left the house monday morning thinking that the comedian was still asleep. His personal assistant grew concerned when he actor failed to respond to knocks on the door. Personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. Williams bedroom, and entered the bedroom to find mr. Williams clothed in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt security around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the the door frame. Reporter preliminary cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. Officials also say that a small knife was found and williams had cuts on his rest. Toxicology testing will be conducted to if mr. Williams had chemical substance necessary his system at the time of his death. Reporter Coroners Office says is there evidence that the actor had been struggling with severe
Well, chris and jessica, the trouble spots remain in Cumberland County, now also portions of Atlantic County as well. Heavy rain continues to move through the area. It almost looks to me as if the center of low pressure is trying to develop off the delmarva. Try to pivot that band of rain a little bit closer to philadelphia and into central new jersey, but again the areas that are hardest hit include portions of Cumberland County. Were still tracking showers and storms along the old front. We are far from done yet. Lets zoom in again on the heaviest spots. You can see the heavy red and orange shading there indicating where the heaviest rain is currently falling and it does include the city of vineland, right along hammonton. Millville has had an insane amount of rain tonight. Numerous cars reported stranded on 47 in millville and vineland. The millville airport, get this has had over a half a foot of rain tonight, six and a half inches and more is still falling there now. The Flash Flo
Where are the trouble spots right now. Well, chris and jessica, the trouble spots remain in Cumberland County, now also portions of Atlantic County as well. Heavy rain continues to move through the area. It almost looks to me as if the center of low pressure is trying to develop off the delmarva. Try to pivot that band of rain a little bit closer to philadelphia and into central new jersey, but again the areas that are hardest hit include portions of Cumberland County. Were still tracking showers and storms along the old front. We are far from done yet. Lets zoom in again on the heaviest spots. You can see the heavy red and orange shading there indicating where the heaviest rain is currently falling and it does include the city of vineland, right along hammonton. Millville has had an insane amount of rain tonight. Numerous cars reported stranded on 47 in millville and vineland. The millville airport, get this has had over a half a foot of rain tonight, six and a half inches and more is
Heavy rain for salem and cumberland counties along the i95corridor. We will continue to watch the showers and we go through tonight. We will continue to have the risk for thunderstorms also for parts of the area. By 6 00 or even by 8 00, rain and thunderstorms around. Temperatures staying in the low 70s. By 10 00, we will have the rain around. Some could linger for your morning commute. We will look at the timing of that coming up. Tonight at 6 00, Atlantic Citys casino crisis takes a bigger hit. Its newest casino revel announcing it will close its doors in less than a month. Terrifying. You work two jobs and you lose two jobs. Its horrible. 3,100 revel workers will lose their jobs when the casino shuts its doors no later than september 10th. Nbc 10 first reported yesterday that revel had not found a qualified bidder in its bankruptcy auction. In a statement revel said it regrets the impact the decision has on its employees who have worked so hard to maximize the potential of the prope
Cool outside with rain and thunderstorms around. 8 00, still in the low 70s, rain and thunderstorms. As we go towards 10 00, scattered showers. I will track the rain on radar and we will see if it will last into the morning commute tomorrow. Thats straight ahead. Track the showers with our real time radar on our first alert weather app for your smart phone or tablet. Its a Free Download you can get on nbc10. Com. To a developing story. We are learning details about the death of Robin Williams. Investigators say the official cause of death is asphyxiation. They say williams personal assistant found him with a belt around his neck in a bedroom. Investigators say there were cuts on his wrists and a pocketknife nearby. Authorities would not say whether the 63yearold left behind a suicide note. At 5 15, we take you to New Castle County and the spot where he filmed one of his famous movies. What those who met him are saying about his behavior back then. At 5 30, we take to you california whe