john nash gave a world a window into humanity. how the disabled may think and feel inside. >>> this accident that killed john nash was within a mile of the crash that injured comedian tracy morgan and left another comedian dead. morgan was traveling northbound near cranbury township last june when his limo van was hit by a wal-mart truck. morgan suffered a traumatic brain injury and several broken bones. he has filed a lawsuit against wal-mart. the truck driver, kevin roper has been charged in the accident. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the death of john nash and his wife alicia. you can find updates any time on our web site cbsphilly.com. >> ♪ >> the true meaning of memorial day on display in valley forge. dozens gathered at the obelisk dedicated to puerto rico in freedoms foundation medal of honor grove in valley forge. it is held in remembrance of fallen heroes. the grove honors every medal of honor recipient, the nation's highest award for valor. >>> the weather is heating up for all of the memor

very sad. >> reporter: neighbor john kelly has known the nash family since the early '80s. he saw the accident saturday but didn't know it was nash until he got the news on sunday. >> very very sad. been a fixture in princeton junction as long as i've been here. >> reporter: princeton matusiewicz ticks professor joe zen cohen knew that beautiful mind for more than six decades. >> post spectacular thing about him was his fantastic originality and his contributions to science. >> reporter: natasha the crash remains under investigation but a preliminary police report indicates that both john and alicia nash had access to seat belts in the back of that yellow cab. neither one was wearing them at the time of the crash. reporting from the campus of princeton university, i'm steve patterson, cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> well the stars and production team behind beautiful mind are mourning the loss of john nash. actor russell crow who portrayed nash tweeted this -- stunned my heart goes out to john and alicia and family. amazing partnership beautiful mind beautiful heart. >>> direct

on his street john nash's neighbors mourned his loss. >> just very sad. we'll have a sad neighborhood for quite a while. >> to find a truly original idea. >> reporter: his struggles were chronicled in "a beautiful mind." he called nash and his wife beautiful minds, beautiful hearts. and the spokesperson for princeton university tells me nothing formal is planned as of yet for john nash but could be plans released in the coming days. live in princeton junction nbc 10 news. >>> memorial day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and over the next few days we're going to see some very summer-like weather. first alert meteorologist brittney shipp is here and we have seen a big jump in the temperatures today. >> that's right. yesterday in the low 70s. now heading into the rest of today, the temperatures in the low 80s. that's about a 11-degree difference between yesterday and today and we'll see even warmer conditions as we head into tomorrow. currently in the poconos, 74 degrees. 81 in allentown. 79 in pottstown. dover 80 degrees. still dealing with an ons

beautiful minds are mourning the loss of john nash. actor russell crow who portrayed nash said. >> this. stunned, my heart goes out to john nash and family, beautiful minds beautiful hearts. and director ron howard also shared his grief in a tweet: rip brilliant nobel prize winning john nash and his remarkable wife alicia. it was an honor telling part of their story. >>> now the accident that killed nash was within a mile of the crash that injured comedian tracy morgan. morgan traveling northbound on the new jersey turnpike near cranberry township last june when his limo van was hit by a wal-mart truck. morgan suffered traumatic brain injury and suffered in several broken bones. he has filed a lawsuit against wal-mart the truck driver, kevin roper has been charged in the crash. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the death of john nash and his wife alicia. you can find updates at cbsphilly.com. >> 5:08 right now. so-called suspicious vehicle brought the bomb squad near the us capitol. >> the squad successfully de

we'll have more on the life of john nash later in the program. returning to the growing fight against isis, now spreading into saudi arabia. yesterday, the islamic militant group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at a mosque friday. at least 21 people were killed and today the saudi king vowed to punish those involved. washington post reporter erin cunningham joins me via skype from cairo. so there has been a handful of other ins ghents the saudi kingdom over the past six months how have the authorities connected the dots? >> well, they think that you have a number of saudis that have gone to iraq and syria to participate in the insurgencies there and i think this is how the islamic state works. they recruit people inside the various countries, and either to carry out attacks or to come back to iraq and syria and join them where they are fighting so i think the saudis were able to see this, that these people who carried out these attacks over the past six months have had contact with the islamic state and that's how they are going to

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. >> reporter: john nash's colleague says his flight arrived so early that instead of waiting for his limo he took a cab. police guarded the unassuming house that belonged to the unassuming man who won the nobel prize in math. >> he was just very sweet and quiet and you'd never know he was someone of such importance. >> talked to many peoples. >> john nash's game theory, the use of advanced mathematics, was called one of the great ideas of the 20th century. >> find a truly original idea it is the only way i will ever distinguish myself. >> russell crow portrayed nash and his struggles with schizophrenia "a beautiful mind" so it was a shock when his friends heard of the accident. >> i couldn't believe it. >> dr. louis newer renberg just flew back to the united states after the two received an award in norway. >> we were sitting for over an hour chatting taking a cab. >> police say that cab lost control on the new jersey turnpike killing the 86-year-old nash and his wife alicia. there were flowers and tributes laid in front of princeton university's math building. his colleagues wishing

mathematical giant john nash and wife were returning from norway where he received able prize a major award for outstanding accomplishments ♪ his life story inspired oscar winning film, princeton mathtician john nash played by russel crow in "a beautiful mind." >> i need a map. >> 86-year-old nash and 82-year-old wife alicia were killed yesterday when the taxi lost control on new jersey turnpike monroe township. this is image of the scene where state police state taxi tried to pass another vehicle and hit a guardrail throwing the couple from the car and they were pronounced dead at the scene. the math tish yab that despite decades of schizophrenia still managed to teach. narcotic and wife got married in the 50s divorced in the 60s and remarried 14 years ago. and parts of a beautiful mind depicting their lives were filled on princeton campus in march of 2001. russel crow tweeted stunned my heart goes out to john and alicia and family and amazing partnership. beautiful mind, beautiful heart. a beautiful mind director ron howard said rest in peace brilliant noble prize winning john nas

also producer, brian kaiser reflected on nash's life, john nash gave the world aedine dough into humanity, how the disable may think and feel inside. that accident that killed john nash was within a mile of the crash that injured comedian tracy morgan, and left another comedian dead. morgan was traveling northbound on the new jersey turnpike, near cranberry township last june when his limo van was hit by a wal-mart truck. morgan suffered a traumatic brain injury and several broken bones. he has filed a lawsuit against wal-mart. the truck driver, kevin roper has been charged in that crash. >>> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the death of john nash, and his wife al leash a you can find updates any time at cbsphilly.com. >>> your time now 6:08. so-called suspicious vehicle brought the bomb squad near the united state capitol. >> the squad successfully detonated what capitol police describe as a pressure cooker. left unattended on the national mall near the capitol's west front. police arrested the vehicle's owner, the incident did not stop the annual memorial day conce

john nash love subway. he would go to the subway in west windsor and he always sat at the same four person table at the back corner of the room. i had to check it out. >> you a tutor for two to three hours and sit here and read. >> i really want to know what a genius eats for lunch. >> he is really detailed oriented so he's not going to ask a sandwich person to make him anything. honey prevents cancer and this this -- heart disease and is one of the healthiest food there is. always double meet the matter but it gets. the ice gets to know which is high in protein. tomato can actually prevent dna damage. >> i think we found the secret ingredients. ask her olives. >> he loves all his. >> extra olives. olives reduce the effective alzheimer's and tumors. >> i eat subway lot but i think it's the opposite. i'm kind of a simpleton. >> i often be at the same thing day after day at subway. >> you are a genius. >> i look at john's favorite table and even though he couldn't be there with me i had a photo printed out of

and oh, john nash john nash. >> after overcoming challenges for his disease, he had a message for those who suffer. >> don't give up hope too easily. >> most of us will ever be able to think the way he did. but everyone can learn something from the life he led. >> remarkable. that was stephanie reporting. >> we'll be right back. >>> check in again with anthony. >> we start off cloudy even school. even inland valleys, temperature in the 70s. inland valleys, no big problems there. 70s and 80s by thursday and friday. on our way to a warming trend. >> good. >> thanks for joining us. have a good day and great week. >> happy memorial day. ♪ sfx: (smash) sfx: (roar) ♪ sfx: (roar) sfx: (engine roars) >>> hi everyone. welcome to "on the money." from the battlefield to the boardroom. helping vets find jobs. >>> bank secrecy. how one helped shine a light on the mysterious world of swiss banking. he went to jail. why he says his reward of $100 million is just not enough. >> i did something unprecedented. >> one war photographers remarkable story and how social media is changing what she does. >

and actor russel crow portrayed john nash and nash that and said stunned my heart goes out to alicia and family pat partnership. beautiful mind. a taxi drive and passenger from another vehicle were also hurt in the crash. but they're expected to be okay walter. >> reporting liver in the satellite center tonight kenneth moton, "channel 6 action news." >> such a sad story thank you ken em. fans and loved ones are mourning lass of actress anne mira. mir what was married to hert partner 61 years. they're parents of ben stiller and she was 85 years old. >> still to come the rains came fast and furious in texas leaving behind devastation. >> and sparking a race to rescue people trapped in high water we'll have the latest. >> and meteorologist melissa magee has the exclusive accuweather 7-day forecast when "action news" comes right back. >> more that 400 homes in texas destroyed as some struggle to keep their head above water. some waters got so high a section of elevated bridge was wiped out. one person killed and three missing. national guard reported making hundreds of rescues today alon

a crash on the new jersey turnpike claims the life of nobel prize winning mitome tis, john nash. katy? >> you are looking ahead to another very, very nice day the big difference today compared to the last two days, how could you beat this past weaken just getting little hotter outside. we'll keep the sun around for you, eventually we are forecasting the first 90 gross day so far this year. so we will be talking about when that happens, how hot it will actually teal when the factor in the humidity, sent eventually some showers thunderstorms have to return to our forecast, full detail on your full forecast, coming up in the next few guys, back to you. >>> ♪ ♪ >>> the philadelphia region remember its place in is history as it remembers memorial day. korean war memorial in philadelphia holding a ceremony remember those though gave our lives for the country. here is a live picture of the memorial, that event begins at 11:00. meanwhile, valley forge national historical park holding concert from the 58 bells at the washington memorial chapel. the stories will be demonstrating camp l

it is a big talker because of high-profile crashes including john nash. to many people are not buckling up in the backseat of taxis. many states don't require it. it can happen at any moment. writing in the backseat of a tacky or car service when suddenly disaster. many of us have been there sing not to wear seatbelts. like this family battered but luckily not seriously injured. watch again. this is how dangerous that decision can be. father and son flying in the blink of an eye. 't require adult passengers in the back seat to wear seatbelts. >> people have the mindset when they get into the back of a cap that they are somehow safer. that is not true. they are just as vulnerable. >> renewed fears after john nash died saturday along with his wife in the backseat of a taxi on the new jersey turnpike. neither were wearing seatbelts. about half of all traffic accidents involve people not wearing seatbelts. while you may hate buckling up for quick trips, they just might save your life. kellye: that is the key. it could save your life. it is the transportation

the sudden death of john nash, the genius who inspired the oscar winning film. and generations who want to follow in his footsteps. >>> nbc news exclusive. one of the first students to file a lawsuit over concussions from high school football. why he hopes no other player winds up in his shoes. >>> and honoring the fallen veteran. their families and supporters set out to remind all of us about the true meaning of memorial day. >> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. substituting tonight, kate snow. >> good evening. on this memorial day weekend in the middle of this country rain has not only wrecked holiday plans but threatening lives. two people dead and several missing after flood waters swept through towns in oklahoma and texas. in haze county, texas residents were warned if they go to their roof tops bring something white to flag rescuers. a series after storms has saturated the area. the national weather service in norman, oklahoma has issued 70 flash flood warnings this year. we begin tonight with nbc on the ground in texas. >> reporter: good evening.

i thought this was brilliant, explaining john nash. tom: that explains about 70 years of controversial mathematics and game theory, which is a perfect jumping point to speak of this morning press merger of charter and time warner. i am sorry, chris marangi this is all about game theory. charter had to do this deal because they were inconsequential if they did not, right? chris: there are only so many women in the bar. tom: altice, the french/israeli backed method. sometimes people do mergers for reasons that are not visible. why did john malone five -- find $5 billion of cheap money for this transaction? chris: overblown fears about regulation and secular change. these are the hedge funds, and john committed. they put their money where their mouth is. i have not run all the terms. tom: i think it is just fascinating, the gain -- the game theory involved. brendan: we have john nash to thank, in a way, for the way we think about game theory. it was a mathematical way of looking at things in the 1950's. it was john nash who made it more a

. >>> the world is, still morning loss of noble prize win are john nash. >> inspiration for the film a beautiful mind tied in the cab crash on the new jersey turnpike as did his wife. police say that neither was wearing a eat belt. >> still ahead tonight we will take a closer look at seat belt safety, "eyewitness news" goes inside a cab to find out how often riders buckle up, kathy. >>> in weather it will stay steamy and warm across the delaware valley, hazy, hot and humid weather will prevail but you this will set off summertime storms we will track those with the seven day forecast. >>> stressing the importance of early childhood education camden school leaders hit the streets and knock on doors we will tell you about the goal the district is setting leslie. >>> phillies resume with the mets tonight and phillies gm ruben amaro angers fans by questioning their knowledge of the game, we will tell what you he said coming lappet inner sports. we are over the scene of the road bicon 422. i will step oath of the way to take this in. traveling on 422 eastbound it is causing major delays,

contrast between his genius and his illness. >> ladies and gentlemen, the great john nash. >> because while nash was a nobel prize winning mathematician, he was also a victim of paranoid schizophrenia, which crippled him for decades. he spoke with mike wallace on cbs sunday morning in 2002. >> i wouldn't really be-- to think deeply and effectively as a mathematician if i were taking medicine. >> reporter: just this past week, nash was honored with the avo prize in norway, one of the highest honors in mathematics problems on the new jersey turnpike with what has become a police investigation of that fatal accident. >> reporter: he was returning from that trip to norway yesterday afternoon with his wife of nearly 60 years, alecia, when their taxi driver lost control and hit a highway guardrail. the nashes were both evicted from the cab. there has been worldwide reaction, ron howard who directed "a beautiful mind" tweeted rest in peace. it was an honor telling part of their story. and russell crowe who played him wrote stunned. my heart goes out to john and alecia and family. >> it was j

it is unarmed couple was killed after a high speed police chase. >>> john nash, who inspired a beautiful mind is dead. the 86-year-old nash and his wife died in a one vehicle crash. they were not wearing seat belts. the cab crashed into a guardrail as it tried to crash another car in monroe township. >> it's sad to his a man who has struggled so much who finally found wonderful recognition and was in good health. >> nash was a mathematical genius. a protective tool about human behavior and went beyond math that has been used in business to foreign policy. he was sideline with schizophrenia and found his equal will i be abraham and found his home at princeton. he made up a game called nash and now is called hex. >> sorry! i was day dreaming. about becoming a pastry chef? uh... yeah. specializing in custom cakes? right! and opening your own bakery? how'd you know? you've got the new instant game from the pennsylvania lottery. yeah! king of cash with top prizes of $100,000. [male announcer] want to see your dreams come to life? you could scratch your way to instant winning. the pennsylvania

and of course, the passing of john nash. we have academic, celebrities, fans and student who are paying tribute to him on social immediate. he was, of course, the subject of the movie "a beautiful mind" and there was a book written about him. he developed gain series and economists follow him still till this day. he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia. the story helped to bring that out. russell crowe who played him in the movie. he said he's stunned. my heart goes out to john and alicia and family. an amazing partnership. beautiful minds, beautiful hearts. following news of a security breach that involves roger federer. now he had just finished his winning game at the french open. and a fan came on to the court after his first round win and took the security guys about six seconds to apprehend the teenager who was holding a camera phone. people have coming out on twitter in support saying they really wish roger federer took him one. that's what's trending on social media. andy joins me as we recap the big stories of the da

john nash was 86. alicia nash was 82. >>> four people injured in the deadly train derailment of port richmond continue to recover at temple university hospital. two of them remain in critical asian. more than 200 people ended up at the hospital after the amtrak train heading to new york city crashed earlier this month. eight people died in all of that wreckage there. investigators are still looking into what went wrong. but we do know the train was traveling more than twice as fast as it should have when it derailed on that curve. >>> special memorial day for dozens of people i was bore the battleship new jersey. they came u.s. citizens naturalization ceremony was held this morning for 50 people from several different countries. we to one man who has been in america for decades but happy to make it official today. >>> since i came to the united states and joined the army i was always considering myself to be an american citizen. >> the new sit ui citizen their familiar and friends dropped flowers into

stephanie gosk with more on his remarkable life. >>> john nash -- >> reporter: in 1994 john nash was awarded the nobel prize for his discovery in economics. remarkable for the work he did and personal challenges he overcame to make it to that stage. >> what if no one goes for blonde? we don't get any n each other's way and don't insult the other girls? it's the only way we win. >> reporter: in 2001 nash's life of brilliance and straugle with mental illness because an oscar-winning movie, "a beautiful mind." >> "a beautiful mind." >> reporter: the sat sat down with nbc news the day after -- couple sat down with nbc news the day after the wards. >> a feeling of regret that russell crowe didn't get it -- >> reporter: crowe did not get the oscar that year. today the actor who knew to know the gnashes well tweeted, "stunned. my heart goes out to john, alicia and family. an amazing partnership. beautiful minds, beautiful hearts." sudden, the two were killed in an -- saturday, the two were killed in an accident on the new jersey turnpike. the mamathematician, 86. his wife 82. the two may no

. >> reporter: yes, chris and john nash was a presence here at princeton university, up until his last couple of days, here. he died in a crash on saturday, john nash and his wife were on their way home from the airport saturday when their cab lost control and crashed on the new jersey turnpike. he a and his wife alycia both died. they had just gotten back from norway where nash was awarded the able prize for matt tics. he was a reveer professor and researchers a at princeton university. he became famous when his struggle with schizophrenia was portrayed in the 2002 oscar winning movie a beautiful mine. long time friend of nash remembers his ups and his downs. >> the at the the beginning of his career when he was rising tremendously, i have seen him when he was really in very bad condition. >> he was having a lot of conversations with people i didn't see at the time, so, this is back in the 1980's. if somebody had come in, graduate student copping in saying gee i had this idea do you want to look at it this way. he would have just thrown him out. and then he made it work. >> reporter:

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nbc 10 talked to friends and neighbors in princeton about the legacy nash leaves behind. >> john nash's colleagues say his flight into newark arrived so early on saturday that instead of waiting for his limo he took a cab. police guarded the unassuming house that belonged to the unassuming man who won the nobel prize in math. >> he was just very sweet and quiet. you'd never know that he was someone of such importance. >> he didn't talk to many people. >> reporter: john nash's game theory, the use of advanced math maltics to figure out whether things will succeed or fail was called one of the great ideas of the 20th century. >> find a truly original idea. it's the only way i will ever distinguish myself. >> reporter: russell crowe portrayed nash and his struggles with schizophrenia in "a beautiful mind." it was a shock when his colleagues heard about the accident saturday night. >> i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: dr. louis nuremberg had just flown back to the united states with nash after the two received an award in norway. >> we were sitting together chatting over an hour in newark

. >>> john forbes nash has died. most know him because of the oscar winning movie that told his life story and struggles with mental mind. "a beautiful mind." he and his wife were killed in a crash in new jersey. he shared his knowledge in game theory. john forbes nash was 84 years old. >>> and actress and comedian anne meara has died. >> i was asleep. you ran off with my paycheck. >> meara was married to stiller for 61 years. they worked together appearing as stiller and meara. she appeared in dozens of shows and shared the screen with her son ben stiller "a night at the museum." meara was 85 years old. >>> unraveling the details of a mystery. >>> and a monster fire engulfed the interstate in downtown detroit. this is the "cbs morning news." >>> oh my god. look at this. detroit is on fire. >> in detroit drivers watched as a massive tanker truck fire sent thick black smoke into the downtown air. 9,000 gallons of unleaded fuel caught fire sunday stopping traffic for several hours. there were no injuries and some roads

new fears after john nash, the mathematician that inspired the film "a beautiful life" died in a taxi on the new jersey pike while not wearing seatbelts. can you see the difference a seatbelt can make, the woman on the left tossed like a tin can slamming her head right the woman on the right clearly in pain but the seatbelt preventing a more serious injury. this tells abc news that it's the transportation agency's responsibility to have working seatbelts but it's the passenger's responsibility to wear the seatbelt, you may hate buckling up for quick trips they may save your life. >> a police officer's gut feeling likely saved a child from being abducted. while the officer was on patrol in portsmouth virginia he approached a car and the man and little girl got out of vehicle and she told the officer she didn't know the man. and he lured the girl by trying to be her father's friend and that suspect was arrested. >>> if you have ever golfed you know the chance of hitting a hole in one is very slim, imagine the odds that two golfers would sink a hole in one on the same day on the same hol

john nash was 86 alicia nash was 82. anthony? >> elaine thanks. >>> a brilliant name in tv comedy anne meara, also died on saturday. meara and her husband jerry stiller became famous in the '60s cracking jokes about married life. she appeared on dozens of tv shows. her son ben stiller tweeted "thank you so much for all the kind words about anne. all of us feel so lucky to have had her in our lives." ann meara was 85. >> married for 61 years. amazing. juan pablo montoya is celebrating his second indianapolis 500 title this morning. >> and the winner of the indianapolis 500 is juan pablo montoya. >> montoya battled back after a close call when he was bumped from behind. there were five crashes in sunday's race. one incident on pit road injured two crew member bus there was no repeat of the scary accidents during qualifying where cars were flying in the air. >>> the big moment off the track featured david letterman. he retired from the "late show" on wednesday. the team he co-owns honored him with special art work on the number 32 c

. >>> john nash the genius who inspired "a beautiful mind" died saturday in a car crash. he was a mathematician who struggled with schizophrenia, and was chronicled in the film starring russell crowe. he won a nobel prize for economics for his work in game theory. he and his wife died in a taxi cab crash in new jersey after returning from norway. john nash was 86 years old. >>> 4:39, the smell of gasoline gushing from a car on the national mall. now a potentially violent scene prevented in the nation's capital. >>> more severe weather into the southern plains that ripped roofs right off the buildings and all the flooding too. we'll show you the cars going down the street. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >> our live look outside, san jose on your memorial day holiday. what sort of weather awaits you today? we'll get to that with rob coming up. but first, this memorial day morning, obama is placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. it will be followed by a program in amphitheater. >>> new details in the deadly storm system that barrelled through texas and oklahom

john nash. all your contributions to game theory have had a profound effect the way economic theory developed the last two decades. >> reporter: last week nash accepted the 2015 prize in norway for mathematical trickses. his life was the inspiration for the 2001 oscar-winning film "a beautiful mind." the movie focused on his work on game theory and his long-time struggle with schizophrenia. >> you can't reason your way out of this? >> reporter: russell crowe won a golden globe for his portrayal of a character loosely based on nash. >> you have to divide nash from your regular mathematician. he's beyond that in his thought process. he looks at a series of figures, he knows the answer. the hardest thing for nash is proving it to his fellow mathematicians. >> reporter: crowe tweeted, "stunned. my heart goes out to john and aestablishia and family an amazing partnership. beautiful minds. beautiful hearts." john nash was 86. no charges have been filed in the accident. new jersey state police are stil

and noble prize winner john nash. the 85-year-old and his wife were killed in new jersey turnpike on saturday. if you don't know his name, you probably know his story. >> gentleman, the great john nash. >> his struggle played out in the oscar winning film a beautiful mind. russell russell crow yesterday tweeted out about john and his wife. >>> on this memorial day weekend many beaches are opening for the season and in some places that means sharing the water with some creatures that may get a little bit closer than you like. sharks have part of southern california on alert. we have that story for you now. >> reporter: the sharks may not be big enough to warrant jaws music but they've prompted warnings at a couple of california beaches. >> you heard about the sharks? >> yeah? >> reporter: more than a dozen great whites have been spotted swimming an feeting about 50 feet from shore in hunting ton beach. >> i am i'm going to stay out of the water. >> reporter: they're juveniles. most about five to steven feet long just l

john nash was 86 years old. his wife was 82. >>> condolences are pouring in for the stiller family. comedian and actress ann meara passed away at 85. she was married to jerry stiller for 61 years. the two performed as a comedy team in the '60s. most recently meara acted in several tv shows, she appeared in the "night at the museum" movie with her son ben stiller. anne meara died saturday. new today, an earthquake shakes buildings and halts train lines in tokyo. the latest after the break. >>> this is the first memorial day since the u.s. combat mission in afghanistan officially ended. general john campbell marked the moment in a ceremony with u.s. troops serving there. >> today we especially honor all of our falling of this war. we remember the over 2,300 soldiers sailors, airmen and marines killed in action. >>> president obama spoke in his weekly address about the last two u.s. service members to give their lives as part of that mission. their names are specialist wyatt martin and sergeant first class ramon mo

john forbes nash, jr. and his wife alicia died in a car accident, according to new jersey state police. they were ejected from a taxi that lost control trying to pass another car. the nashs were pronounced dead at the scene. 86-year-old nash won the nobel prize for economics in 1994. >> john nash your analysis of equilibrium games and game theory had a profound effect on the way economic theory has developed in the last two decades. just last week nash accepted the 2015 able prize in norway for mathematical contribution. his life was the inspiration for the 2001 oscar-winning film "a beautiful mind." ♪ the movie focused on his work on game theory and his long-time struggle with skits from ya. >> you can't reason your way out of this. >> why not? why can't i? >> russell crowe won a golden globe for his portrayal of a character loosely pace bastebased on nash. >> you have to divide nash from your regular mathematician, he is beyond that in his thought process. he looks at a series of figures, he knows the

russell crowe starred as john nash in the movie. he tweeted this this morning he was stunned by the news. >> one month since an earthquake shook nepal. thousands dealing with the aftermath. a new threat thousands of people are fleeing villages and towns because of this. a landslide that is blocking a major river. and it could cause serious flash floods by bursting at any time. nepal suffered a similar disaster in the past. back in 2002 when dozens were killed when an avalanche blocked the river. the water burst through the snow and flooded several villages. >> so many people there trying to help out. tough situation. back here at hope take a live look outside. memorial day weekend. here. looking a little gray in san francisco, you can see. lot of heavy cloud cover there. this is from at & t park. see the skyline there. take a look at what the weather is going to look like for tomorrow. >> turn to meteorologist anthony slaughter. what it will look like for the barbecue? >> it will be very nice the show you the live shot from san jose

and john nash and his wife were killed in an accident. even if you don't know anything about his name you probably know his story. >> gentleman, the great john nash. >> his struggle with skit fren ya played out in the film a beautiful mind. the actor who played him tweeted out stunned. my heart goes out to john and alicia. biefl hearts and minds. >> many beaches are opening for the season and that means sharing the water with creatures that may get a little bit closer than you like. we're talking about shashsrks and they have part of california on alert. >> reporter: the sharks may not be big enough to warrant jaws music. you guys heard about the sharks? >> yeah. >> reporter: what do you think? >> it's pretty scary. >> i think i'm going to stay out of the water. >> reporter: they're juveniles, most about five to seven feet long just like jeffrey jacobson. >> reporter: it's you sized. >> but with bigger teeth. >> reporter: so far they're not aggressive and not scaring away brave borders. while the shark sightings keeps some out of the wate

brian is following the story from our new york newsroom. >> john forbes nash jr. considered one of the great mathematicians of the 20th century and the subject of the 2001 oscar winning film "a beautiful mind" killed saturday with his wife of 60 years alicea when their taxi lost control and hit a guardrail and another vehicle on the new jersey turnpike. they were pronounced dead at the scene. john had just accepted the prestigious able prize for mathematics in norway fame ously eccentric, described as brilliant and odd, john is considered a founder of modern game theory the mathematics of decision-making. he is known for his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia, a battle depicted in the film a beautiful mind starring russell crowe. he struggled with hospitalizations and delusions for three decades before recovering and receiving the 1994 nobel prize in economics. on twitter, crowe, who portrayed john in the film saying stunned, my heart goes out to john and alicea and family and amazing partnership, beautiful minds, beautiful hearts. director ron howard tweeting r

john nash was 86, his wife 82. the couple leaves behind two sons. >> sad. >>> 8:08 on this monday morning. amid molestation rumors against son josh douger of the 19 and counting, tlc decided to pull famous family from the summer block party event. >> block party will still go on this saturday just without the douger family. earlier this weekend, in touch magazine reported that 27 year-old josh douger molested under age girls when he was a teenager. since the the news surface eldest sibling resigned from his job at family research council and tlc's 19 and counting show has also been canceled. >> their hand were tied. we heard news about tlc pulling this. what other course of action did they have? that she can't go on, now these revelations being brought to light. >> some of the people in there were some of the sisters were some of the victims. so, to have that event happening this weekend, i was wondering will it there been? how will that work. >> josh douger was age 14 when this all happened. >>> trending this morn

. >>> famed mathematician john nash has died. if that name sounds familiar he won a nobel prize, and was the inspiration for the movie, "abeautiful mind." mara schiavocampo has the story. >> reporter: he was the brilliant inspiration behind "a beautiful mind." the nobel prize winning mathematician john nash, played by russell crowe in the oscar winning film documenting his genius. >> i can not waste time with these classes. >> reporter: and at times, madness. tonight, being mourned. nash and his wife alicia killed saturday while in a taxi on the new jersey turnpike. nash, a father of two, just weeks shy of his 87th birthday. considered one of the great mathematicians of the 20th century, nash won the nobel prize in 1994. for his early, career-defining work on game theory. but in 1959, his life took an unexpected turn when nash was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. as he spoke about with pbs. >> in madness i thought i was the most important person of the world. and people like the pope would be just like enemies who would try

john nash was the subject of the book and mooesh "a beautiful mind." he and his wife alicia were killed. he overcame incredible obstacles. elaine quijano has more. >> he was someone who struggled with mental illness, whose very promising academic career was derailed by schizophrenia. >> as the movie "a beautiful mind" shows he spent many years straddling the line between genius and madness. >> i'm being held against my will. somebody call the department of defense. >> reporter: between trips to the mental hospital he wandered the princeton university campus as if he were homeless. in 2002 nash spoke to mike wallace in a story for "cbs sunday morning." >> you believed that aliens were trying to destroy your career? >> well, it's the same as whatever the voices might be. the voices might be aliens. it mighte something beyond human. >> after decades of suffering with skitsz fren ya nash's symptoms gradually faded during his 50s. as his life regained a sense of normalcy, the honors and awards followed. he earned a nobel prize for his work on game theory re

john nash and his wife were not wearing seat belts when they were thrown from the cab and killed saturday on the new jersey turnpike. if they had within stopped earlier by police the couple and driver could have been ticketed. >> we are not seeing everybody put on seat belts out here. >> i tell people to buckle up, stay safe. >> reporter: do you think you will pit your seat belt on the cab. he said absolutely but we didn't see him buckle up. they may in the be breaking any laws but they could be risking their own lives. reporting from center city, alexandria hoff for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> on healthwatch this morning a new way to help lower blood pressure. >> researchers are testing a vaccine they hope could replace daily blood pressure medicine. study public in the american heart association journal says that the vaccine would lower blood pressure for up to six months. >>> and this mask could help turn back the signs of aging. the it is called the world's first wearable light therapy mask. red light therapy has been used for a while to rejuvenate skin but now instead of going to th

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a beautiful mine, the inspiration for hit film john nash, was killed this weekend in new jersey, how anchor russell crowe is remembering him this morning. >>> and we're taking you down the shore this memorial day good day continues next. >>> mathematician who inspired a beautiful mind is remembered by the princeton community and a actor who played him in the film. how people are remembering john nash. >>> heading outside like so many on day, you have to put on the sun screen, right but which one? some sun screens may not work. we will tell you which ones won't. >> you probably already need sun screen this early in the morning. we are live in wildwood today so stop on by. how is the rest of your holiday weather shaping up? well, sue serio has your full forecast. good day, it is monday, may 25th, 2015. yes, it is memorial day. we want to see your pictures of the men and women in your life who have served. >> send us your pictures on facegram. face gram? you. >> you just started something new. >> facebook, instagram and twitter, use the hash tag fox 29 good day. we have seen some neat p

john nash was 86. alicia nash was 82. >>> a man shot four times in strawberry mansion is in stable condition tonight. it happened on the 2500 block of north 29th street yesterday afternoon. investigators say the 34-year-old man was left bleeding in front of a house with gunshot wounds to the face, chest, stomach and thigh. cops say the shooter knew the victim and got away. >>> four people injured in the deadly train derailment of port richmond continue to recover at amy physical university hospital. two of them remain in critical condition. more than 200 people ended up at hospitals after the amtrak rain headed to new york city crashed earlier this month. eight people died and investigators are still looking into what went wrong. but we do know the train was traveling twice as fast as it should have been when it derailed on a curve. >> gunshots ring out on the streets of north philadelphia. now, one man is spending the holiday in a hospital. it happened just after 12:00 o'clock this afternoon. fox 29's

nbc 10 found out more about the driver behind the wheel of john and alicia nash's cab. plus why seat belt laws could've prevented the tragedy. >>> and the summer's expected to be one for the record books when it comes to air travel. how you can avoid those additional fees when you book the next flight. >>> newlyweds may want to think twice before marrying their finances together. it's best to check your spouse's credit score first. if your beloved has a blemished record your credit score may suffer when you sign on as an authorized user. keeping separate checking accounts along with a joint account is okay as long as both spouses agree on how to divide them. >>> paid sick leave in philadelphia will be back on the table during a meeting thursday at city hall. state senator larry farnes will chair the hearing at 10:00 a.m. a law that went into effect earlier this month requires business owners to offer paid sick time with ten or more workers. they passed a bill that would overturn the new law. thursday morning's hearing is open to the public. >>> airline travel fees can a

brilliant nobel prize winning john nash and his remarkable wife aleve sha. it was an honor telling part of their story. #a beautifulmind. they were called very special members of their community and nash's achievement has inspired generations. >> it's amazing how we come across these stories, great people who remind us that all things are possible. >> couldn't say it etbetter myself. >>> another comedian has died. many know her as ben stiller's mom. they were married for more than 60 years and worked together anne meara was in "all in the family" and including "night of the museum." she was 85. >>> violent storms and days of heavy rain carving a path of destruction through our nation's heartland and forcing at this hour evacuations. we'll bring you the latest. >>> plus what went wrong to send this daredevil into the power lines? ooh. stay close. when eating healthy and drinking water just isn't enough to ease my constipation i trust dulcolax tablets. i take dulcolax for dependable overnight relief and in the morning i am back to myself dulcolax, designed for