many. his generosity knew no bounds. he was my love, my rock, my protector. i m beyond devastated. my thoughts are with his family. i would ask that you respect their privacy and mine. bourdain, shep, had been open about his past problems with drugs and alcohol but there is no word if any of that played any role in this today. shepard: new statistics are showing there is a striking and concerning rise in suicides in this country. indeed. you know, we just got this report this week. the centers for disease control reports suicides are up nearly 30% between 1999 and 2016, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death in the united states. nearly 123 people commit suicide in the united states every sing dwell day. you can learn about the warning signs of suicide and help those at risk by calling the national suicide prevention lifeline we have had this number up all week 21-800-273-talk. speak up.