simon monjack died just five months after losing his wife. police say they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding monjack's death. murphy died again back in december from a combination of illness and drug use. >>> after a string of major health challenges it's a change of fortune for rocker bret michaels. still recovering from a massive brain hemorrhage, michaels showed up for this season finale of "celebrity apprentice" and donald trump pronounced him the winner. last week he suffered a men nye stroke and learns he needs surgery for a hole in his hear. >>> the baseball world is stunned by the sudden death of former pitching star jose lima. just this past friday night lima visited dodger stadium where he got a standing ovation. the all-star right-hander pitched for five different teams during his 13-year career but best known for his infectious personality always ready with a song or slap on the back, what he dubbed lima time. lima died sunday of an apparent attack at just 37 years old. >>> time now for the latest in the nba pl

simon monjack pronounced dead shortly after paramedics were called to his l.a. home. murphy's mother found him unconscious in the master bedroom and called 911. police say monjack appears to have died from natural causes but they are still investigating. >>> new york senator kirsten gilebrand says she wants a legislative ban on drop-side cribs. they blamed in the deaths of 32 babies. most of the victims suffocated. >> this legislation will force the prohibition of selling any drop-side cribs anywhere in this country. whether it is a resale on craigslist, whether it is through a regular manufacturer, whether it is through a store. no day care center, no child care provider, no hospital will be able to have drop-side cribs because we can not tolerate one more infant death because of this faulty technology. >> the senator was joined by families who have lost loved ones because of those faulty cribs. major retail stores have stopped selling them but they are still available online. >>> we have much more still ahead on fox 5 morning news. john? >> the big slots facility in

screen writer simon monjack was found dead in the home he shared with murphy. the preliminary cause of death appears to be natural. britney murphy died of pneumonia complicated by an iron deficiency, anemia, and multiple drug intoxication barrett >>> that is of your sarah ferguson no stranger to tabloid headlines, but this time she may only have ourselves to blame after she was caught on camera in a sting. the duchess is caught on tape accepting cash from a reporter posing as a businessman who was willing to pay for access to her former husband prince andrew. >> fergie has since progressed to a deep regret, saying she committed a serious lapse of judgment. last night the palace took the highly unusual step of issuing a statement on behalf of prince andrew categorically denying any knowledge of fergie's actions. >>> if you are traveling this summer get ready to pay up. airlines are increasing what you will pay for nearly every flight by dropping a surcharge for flying on peak travel days. ranging contend dollars to $30. the average round-trip fare right now is 1

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british screen writer simon monjack, police say died of natural causes, no signs of foul play according to police. brittany murphy collapsed in the home five days before christmas. >>> two people and a pit bull recovering after a suv jumped the curb, this happened in northwest baltimore. it happened in the 4800 block of reisterstown road. police say the suv skidded, jumped the curb hitting three people and the dog. a woman was taken to shock trauma in serious condition. a man is also in serious condition at sinai hospital. the third person involved refused treatment. police say the driver who is not the owner of the suv fled the scene. the cause of the crash now is under investigation. >>> the university of maryland college park is closing a main part of its campus this summe to make it more pedestrian friendly. the school is temporarily shutting campus drive to cole field house and union drive. only pedestrians. bicyclists, campus shuttles, metro buses and emergency construction, delivery and university service vehicles will be allowed, that is from june 19th to july 16th. no private c

times" police found simon monjack dead at his home on sunday in the hollywood hills. the cause of death we don't know yet. his wife, brittany murphy, died five months ago. the coroner determined she died of pneumonia complicated by iron deficiency, anemia and multiple drug intoxication. her death was ruled an accident. >>> the orioles were down 3-1, in the ninth, at the blink of a bat they tied it up and sent this game into extra innings. but then, in the bottom of the 10th, alfredo simone suffered a hamstring strain. bring on meredith. pitch to willingham, cranks it to left. a walkoff 4-3 nationals win. now the dave trembley watch is heating up even more. you'll find stories all over the web that he may not be in the orioles dugout come tomorrow when the orioles come back home to play the oakland as. >>> on "mondays with larry" or web guru agrees with one that says washington couldn't support baseball. now larry looks back at the five years and something set him off on saturday in dc. so read all about it in today's "mondays with larry" on abc2news.com. >>> 6:08. we'

. >> reporter: simon monjack is famous in death as he was in life for his marriage to hollywood actress brittney murphy. he died mysteriously five months after murphy did in the same hollywood hills home. murphy's mother lives in the house, she found monjack also murphy. when the couple was married in 2007, murphy was an established hollywood star appearing in several movies including clueless. but her career came to a stall. she took numerous prescriptions and overthe counter cold medications. >> there were some prescription drugs found that belonged to mr. monjack and we'll have an ongoing investigation. cause of death is pending. >> reporter: monjack had suffered health problems in the past few months. he had a heart attack just two weeks before his wife's death. and he recently complained of seizures. >>> in tonight's wjz is trying to make hospital health safety, just keep a checklist. researchers looked at eight hospitals before and after they implemented a list of procedures for surgeries to follow. among 17,000 patients, the number of deaths dropped by nearly 2/3. the number of s

simon monjack was found dead in the home that they shared. it was the same home murphy collapsed before dying back in december. he appears to have died of natural causes but they are still investigating into a fender-bender for a president clinton. he was headed to yale to deliver a speech. no one was hurt. and mr. clinton made it to the speech and didn't even mention the accident into sarah ferguson, the duchess of york, apologizing after she was caught on camera offering to sell access to her ex husband for more than $700,000. she said she was having financial problems but that's no excuse. she also admits her ex had no knowledge of her meeting. >> imagine hitting the ex president and then you have to change information. can i have that number again, please? >> well nobody was hurt. >>> tucker, it's going to be a nice week. there are no days that are iffy like 70 or 60 degrees. >> no. cloud cover today, low to mid- 70s. and improvement from here. back into the mid-80s and sunshine. yeah, hot, and now the beginning of the all important holid

simon monjack was found dead last night at the home he shared with betty murphy. britain murphy died just five months ago from ammonia -- from several illnesses. the debt is said to be natural causes. >>> severe storms spawned more severe storms in the midwest over the weekend. they came with quarter-sized hail and 50 mile per hour winds. there was more severe weather -- there is more severe weather that could hit the area, including flash flooding. >> comparatively, we have it pretty easy here. just a few sprinkles. we will get pretty hot here by the end of the week. it will feel like summer. a look up at the rooftop. this does look like this over a large portion of the viewing area. the clouds will bring moisture from north east and a couple of sprinkles are not out of the question. check out some of those numbers. 74 in until late. 80 in purcellville. some people got a lot of rain over the weekend. over 4 inches in chantilly. 76 reported in fairfax. temperatures all across the area continue in the mid-70's. through the evening hours, temperatures will drop but

simon monjack was pronounced deadly shortly after paramedics were called to his l.a. home. murphy's mother found him unconscious in the master bedroom and called 911. that's the same home where murphy collapsed before dying of nam -- of pneumonia five months ago. it is said that he died of natural causes. >>> tarzan swings and zip lines are things you can find at rock creek park. >> and holly is there to check out their go-ape project. >> reporter: and we thought it would be fun to literally send an ape. and down the zip loan and here he comes. go ape started over in the u.k. in 2002. to say it's been popular over there is an understatement. i'm hanging up in the trees with dan and pete. and pete, were you telling me that 1% of the u.k. population went ape? >> yes. 1%. an mazing number. >> reporter: and that's been like 2.2 million. >> since we opened 2002 we've had over 2 million people. >> reporter: and how do you choose rock creek regional? >> our partner is montgomery county park. they've been fantastic through the process. we worked closely with them to provide an envi

police say 39-year-old screenwriter simon monjack died of natural causes. sources are telling local media that it was likely a heart attack and yet an investigation continues. the bodies were found by murphy's mother. >>> and finally you won't believe what a drag racer in kansas survived over the weekend. from a distance is it doesn't look extraordinary but watch it close up. the black car literally explodes and bursts into flames after its supercharger exploded. amazingly the driver walked away. this is the still photo. his body is type. >> incredible. what are they wearing inside? >> clearly flame retardant everything. >> yeah. >> the entire car exploded. >> incredible. wow. thank you, juju. >>> time now for the weather and sam champion. sam, down in louisiana. beautiful venice, louisiana, with the latest down there. >> good morning again, elizabeth, george, juju, good morning, everyone. let's start with 14 counted tornadoes last night. more severe storms today. from that great lakes western great lakes area all through the mississippi river valley. from

simon monjack was pronounced dead after pair medicine you can as arrived to the home. it is the same home where murphy collapsed five months ago. police say it appears monjack died of natural causes but they are still investigating. >>> coming up, new numbers showing more people are saying good-bye to cable tv. >> a bit of a soupy start to your workweek. look like we have clearer skies and warmer temperatures ahead though. tony has the forecast and julie has another look at the roads when fox 5 morning news returns.  >>> welcome back. take a look at your screen right now. spring storms created this incredible scene in south dakota over the weekend. >> did you see the tower come down? >> pretty incredible. a camera was rolling as this tornado tore through a community overnight. several farm buildings were described but there were no injuries. the midwest getting hit hard. >> watch the tower on the right. there, next to the tornado, you can see that. look at that. boy, you don't often see video capturing the damage being done with that. man! that i

well, some would say that simon monjack was best known simply for being married to brittany murphy. now he has fold her into death in an eerily similar way. just five months after brittany's tragic death, her husband has also died. the 39-year-old was found unconscious snd nigunday night same hollywood hills home where murphy had gone into cardiac arrest december 20th. ironically, brittany murphy's mother, sharon, discovered the bodies of both. a neighbor described the scene the night murphy died. >> they were putting tubes in her throat and trying to resuscitate her with paddles and her husband was here just wandering around in his pajama bottoms looking completely dazed and shocked. >> reporter: rumors about monday jack flew at the time of her death. some charged he was partly responsible for her stalled film career. that twot were involved with drugs and that he had a criminal past as a con man. last december, gerald posner talked to the early show about monday jack's past. >> this is a guy who was arrested on immigration charges a month and a half before he married brittany in 2