Detained in north korea is on his way back to the united states. Merrill newman departed beijing airport about 15 minutes ago, headed for his home in san francisco. Hed been held in north korea since late october. Officials said they released newman on humanitarian grounds and for apologising for crimes committed during the korean war. He spoke to reporters before leaving beijing. Im glad to be coming home. Melissa chan has more. Great news that Merrill Newman has been freed. You can well imagine how distraught his family has been. Hes missed thanksgiving, but will be home in time for the holidays. We hear that Merrill Newman was part of a special unit called the white tigers. Military intelligence stole secrets we didnt know about the group until the 1990s. So from the north korean perspective they consider Merrill Newman, even though hes advanced in age, a serious enemy. From the north korean perspective and because of their propaganda they believe they are in imminent danger from an
The coroner found knife wounds inside of his left wrist. They had not been fatal this, is not the kind of end his College Drama teacher would have predicted. He was electric. His mind, so fertile. The 20yearold moved up quickly. Long after mork mindy he said Robin Williams remembered his roots, here, giving 5,000 scholarship every year. This is a very, very kind, sweet man. Who never said a bad word about anyone. And i never heard anyone ever say a bad word about him. He would never say no. Many fond memories of a performer who gave so much. Results of the autopsy, at this point remain preliminary they need to look at the toxicology reports before coming up with a conclusion. That could be from two weeks to several weeks live in marin county, Wayne Freedman abc7 news. Thank you. A mill valley man who has gone through alcohol treatment says hes been concerned since returning from los angeles. The shop owner said williams came back to the tv after his tv show the crazy ones was cancelled
Robin williams was a hometown hero, a bay area native, and stayed close and stayed humble. Abc7 News Reporter Wayne Freedman begins in marin county tonight. He grew up here, went to redwood high school, went to the college of marin behind me. He appeared on stage. In this story were going to hear from his first drama teacher, but also from the corn this morning. In life, Robin Williams loved making people laugh. There is none of that in front of the marin countys sheriffs office. The cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. Reporter his wife had gone to bed at 10 30 and left the next morning with out awakening him. Mr. Noon, the actors personal assistant became worried when he did not respond to a door knock. The personal assistant gained access to mr. Williams bedroom and found mr. Williams clothed, in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt around his neck with the other end wedged between the clothes closet door and door frame. His body was slightly suspended. The coroner foun
Snow, some of it coming down pretty good here. You see will most likely run into some snow, one you start reaching the higher elevations. So heads up on the roadways. It is just rain, but coming down pretty good. In some locations it is starting to mix with sleet and snow. And will continue to do so. As the rain snow line moves, that line will move, too. By later this evening were expecting it to become very close to the i95 corridor. Something else were watching, temperatures obviously critical. No problem here, but 34 in gaithersburg, down to the freezing mark at winchester. We could see some of it stick on the roadways, so watch out out there, give yourself some extra time. Ill let you know exactly what you can expect the rest of the night and tomorrow. Thanks, doug. A burglar definitely picked the wrong house in ft. Washington to break into. The homeowner is a deputy with the campaignedia Sheriffs Department. Darcy spencer joins us with more. Reporter Police Released the identity o
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