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

>> reporter: good morning the nash's had just flown back from overseas where john nash was honored and at the airport they hailed yellow cab to head home. but never made it. the story of john nash still captivated hollywood turned it into oscar winning film, 2001, beautiful minds recounts brands breaking achievement in math and science achievements made at he fought paranoid schizophrenia, his wife, alicia, by his side for many of the battles. >> the only way out -- >> both killed saturday, when their yellow cab crashed into a southbound new jersey turnpike guardrail, the couple had just left the airport in newark, after flying back to the states from norway, where nash received the prestigious bell prize. the nash's made their home in princeton junction where neighbors and colleagues mourns their sudden lost. >> most spectacular thing about him was his fantastic originality and his contribution to science. >> former princeton professor joseph cone first med him -- met him at mit. >> very sad. it will affect prince on junction. >> neighbor john kelly said he drove by the crash not know

we saw nash's name listed direct tomorrow. nash had just won the able prize for math and in 1994 the nobel prize for economics but gained celebrity status when his story inspired the oscar winning movie a beautiful mind starring russell crowe. crow himself tweeted stunned. an amazing partnership. beautiful minds, beautiful hearts. the movie told the story of his brilliance be at the same time battling schizophrenia. >> he was having conversations with people i didn't see at the time back in the 1980's. >> reporter: joseph cohn was nash's student at mit64 years ago. >> at the beginning of his career when he was rising tremendously, i've seen him when he was really in very bad condition. >> reporter: he says in his prime in the 1950's, nash was a math genius recalling once when his seemingly illogical thinking even shocked another well known mathematician. >> if somebody had come in, a graduate student had come in saying gee i have this idea, look at a problem this way he would have thrown him out you don't know what you're talk

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 onshore flow and hanging out down the shore, temperatures are cooler. only 69 degrees in atlantic city. 70 degrees in wildwood. and over the next eight hours, we are going to still see mild conditions in the city. t

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.

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

nash was 86. the his wife was 82. they leave behind two sons, chris. >> very interesting film, as our first introduction for so many of us to him. jennifer thank you. >>> doctors are able to save a man shot four times in strawberry mansion. the unidentified 34 year-old was shot in the face, chest stomach, and thigh this happened outside a home on the 2500 block of north 29th street just after 3:00 o'clock yesterday afternoon. police say it was not a random crime. shooter allegedly knew the victim. >> i just heard four gunshots. it was like pop, pop pop pop because i was putting the the baby to sleep. it woke her up. we looked out the window. it sucks. we are right here. it is not a safe place to writer kids out. people running around, shooting each other. >> right now the victim is listed in stable condition police are still looking for that gunman. >>> in north philadelphia, a driver careened, a across the the lawn and slammed in the home, air conditioner just before 9:00 o'clock last night. she

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

. >> 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

nash won a noble prize in 1994. the brilliant and broke math ma tition said his life changed i was quoted frequently and the literature of economics and mathematics but just that a got recognition. >> "a beautiful mind director" >> "a beautiful mind director" it was honor telling part of their story. 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. >>

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

nash's taxi driver and a passenger in another car were jirnd in the crash and expected to survive. reporting liver in the satellite center, kenneth moton "channel 6 action news." >> kenneth thank you. we have breaking news now from chinatown the action cam is live at 9th and race. we're just about 45 minutes ago a building here was evacuated. you can see a restaurant here on the first floor about ten people evacuated from this building because peco is reporting a problem with a transformer here on the 900 block of race street. about 10 people were evacuated and from that restaurant and we believe there may be apartments up above and that's because of the high co readings inside that building. high carbon monoxide readings right now. firefighters are on the scene. they've place aid fan here in the basement section of this structure and we will continue to monitor this. it also looks like they have this roadway shut down 9th and race in chinatown section of center city. a problem with the transformer and carbon monoxide in a building. we'll continue to monitor this throughout the new

nash died in a traffic accident. 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 to put me down in some way. >> reporter: but tonight, nash is remembered for his genius. russell crowe tweet

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

. >> 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 lottery. bring your dreams to life. >> and this is new video of a rollercoaster rescue in cincinnati ohio, 6 people got stuck when the car lost power. two of the young riders who were rescued said they were scared and nervous but being saved by firefighters was quote awesome. >> now for a first look at business, wall street is closed today for

alisha nash stayed with her husband after their divorce in the 60s and remarried. they had an incredible partnership that last lasted years. >> word tonight comedian anne meara has died. tonight the stiller family says her memory lives on in the hearts of her family and the millions she entertained and meara was 85-years-old. >>> the teenager trying to change high school football after his concussions changed him and on this memorial day weekend, how some veterans are going the extra hello! this little beauty here is top-of-the-line. see, you just pull like this to go left. and like so to go right. where are the brakes? uh, just grab ahold of both and pull straight back. and the "whoa!" is optional. you wouldn't buy a motorcycle without handlebars. no thanks. and you shouldn't ride a motorcycle without geico insurance. roadside assistance, 24 hour service, great rates. geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. ♪ ♪ ♪ at chase, we celebrate small businesses every day through programs like mission main street grants. last years' grant recipients are achievi

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 just unimaginable to me. >> louis nuremberg won the nobel prize with nash. they flew back to new jersey together. >> he truly has a remarkable mind. and he was so original as a mathematician. to me, he was incredible. >> the man with the remarkable mind was 86. >> mark albert, cbs news, new york. >> glor: coming up here, a security breach at the french open as a fan makes a run at roger federer. and a scary scene at the indy 500 when the "cbs evening news" continues. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira giving me new perspective. doctors have been prescribing humira for ten years. humira works for many adults. it targets and helps to block a specific source of inflammation t

nash, a father of two, just eks shy of his 87th birthday. nsidered one of the great thematicians 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 to put me down in some way. >> reporter: but tonight, nash is remembered for his genius. russell crowe tweeting, "stunned. beautiful minds, beautiful hearts." mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >>> still ahead, this home torched when a backyard barbecue took a frightening turn in a flash. with grilling season in high gear what you need to know. safety tips. >>> and why this daredevil stunt didn't go down well. those stories, coming up. people with type 2 diabetes come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medi

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

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 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. >

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

russell crowe starred as nash in that movie. tweeted about the couple saying an amazing partnership. beautiful minds it, beautiful hearts. with more now, here's mara schiavocampo. >> he was the brilliant inspiration behind a beautiful mind." >> a number of solutions for any given problem. >> the nobel prize winning mathematician john nash played by russell crowe in the oscar winning film documenting his genius and at times madness. >> he's been injected. >> 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 in the world. and people like the pope would be just like enemies who would try to put me dow

nash's care giver said she was heart broken but did not want to speak on camera. a flower on the mailbox marks a small memorial. flowers also at the door to the hall on campus where at age 86 nash would come in almost daily to engage with students and faculty. he tells me his colleague won his battle with schizophrenia by sheer will power. >> somehow just by sheer will and interest and desire that he was able to bring himself out. >> the movie about him "a beautiful mind" had been scheduled for a special encore performance here at this downtown theater. that show will go on. and what had been planned as a celebration afterward of his award will now also become a remembrance of his life. in princeton, brian thompson, nbc 10 news. >>> now the deaths of john and alicia nash sparked a national conversation about seat belt safety. today the governor's highway safety association spoke about the importance of the seat belt safety laws. >>> we think this is a great opportunity for states to take a look and revisit their laws. it's really important. it sends a strong messa

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the nashes were coming home from a trip to norway where he was awarded another prize in mathematics. you can go to our nbcwashington.com app for more on nash's life including reaction from russell crowe, the man who played him in the movie "a beautiful mind." >>> next on news4, thunder in the forecast for the district. those riders are honoring our troops and using some shock value to make their point. america's freedom bell ringing loud and clear today. how you can pay respect to fallen service members. and nearly a foot of rain in texas is causing deadly floods. emergency officials revealed their biggest concern going >>> going to take you out live darcy spencer standing by with information on the motorcycle crash. darcy? >> reporter: investigators are telling us that speed.at part of that motorcycle driver appears to be a factor in that fatal crash. if you take a look behind me here this is a little memoriam that was set up in the memory of the little boy who died feddy bears, flowers and balloons that little boy just seven years old. police identified him today as alejandro santo

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

nash sat down for an interview with spencer christian in 2002. the interview following the movie "a beautiful mine" detailing nash's life long struggle with schizophrenia. the 86-year-old spent most of his career at a math that particulars at princeton. >>> up next, the key to living a long healthy life. >> i'll drink a beer once in a while. >> there you go. we'll entity in advice from this local veteran who is celebrating his 100en in burgday today. he talk busy life in the military and how he has stayed so healthy. looking live outside gray, chilly day. fine out when spring-like temperatures will >>> breaking news right now in san jose. live pictures for you. this is a bush fire near the east ridge mall. we understand embers blowing over a nearby mobile home park so the fire department is sending crews to protect that area. if you're on the road or someone is on the road this fire is impacting capital expressway police shut down both directions of east capital expressway so the fire broke out just around 4:30 this evening and is burning in a fi

nash was 86. his wife was 82. we're hearing obviously the investigation into how the crash happened, it is still underway. preliminarily we are hearing that the two were not wearing seat belts. we are also hearing that the cabdriver was taken to the hospital, he is expected to survive. chris? >>> brilliant mind. evolutionary biology artificial intelligence, military theory, i mean so many things affected wye his great, beautiful mine. what a loss. >>> time is 6:41. fifty years and this couple says, it it does than the get old. yeah, we will take a stroll through ocean city and tell you why this town means so much to these loved bird, sue. >>> and it is a day where it will feel a little bit warmer, then it was to start the weekend, you remember how cold we were on friday morning at this time? well, all big changes coming in the seven day forecast, alex. >>> this memorial day we are honoring those who have served this is brahim reid, serving in the u.s. army and send us your pictures of loved ones, on facebook, inst

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

john nash was 86 years old. alicia nash was 82. >> thanks. anne meara also died on saturday. the wife of jerry stiller and mother of ben stiller was a four-time emmy nominee. meara and her husband became famous 50 years ago on the ed sullivan year cracking jokes about married life stiller and mere roy. she appeared on dozens of tv shows. we'll look back at her work. >> married for 61 years. >>> want 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 members but there was no repeat of the scary accidents during qualified were cars were flying in the air. >> the big moment off the track featured david letterman. he retired from the show wednesday. the team he co-owns honored letterman with special artwork on the number 32 car. he opened up about coming back to one tradition and saying good-bye to another. >> it's always great of coming back to the indianapolis 500 regardless of the week. i can't tell you how thankful i am for everybody making me and every

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

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

john nash and his wife alicia nash were killed in a crash on the new jersey turnpike last night after leaving newark airport. they were riding in a taxi when the driver lost control and hit a guardrail. nash won the nobel prize in economics in 1994. he struggled with schizophrenia. a beautiful mind chronicled the story. 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 ther

the nash's were pronounced dead at the scene. 86-year-old nash won the prize for economics in 1994. >> having a profound effect on the way the thaoer developed the theory was developed. >> reporter: his life was the inspiration for "a beautiful mind" film. >> reporter: the movie focused on his work on game theory and his long time struggle with schizophrenia. >> you can not reason your way out of it. >> why not? why can't i? >> reporter: russell crowe won a global for it. >> you have to divide him from a regular mathematician he lookace -- he looks at it and knows it but he looks at it and finds a new theory. >> reporter: crowe sent out a tweet. we are stunned. beautiful minds, beautiful hearts. >> nash is survived by two sons. >>> ann marie has died. best known for work with husband band jerry is stiller. the couple performed on the ed sullivan show. they were married for swr-pb 27 years. meara has been nominated for many awards. >>> a 3-year-old girl was attacked by a coyote. it happened in a neighborhood park friday evening. she was playing in the yard when the coyote came out of t

nash and his wife alycia both died. they had had just gotten back from norway where nash was awarded the able prize for matt particular. he was a reveered professor and researcher here at princeton university. he became famous when his struggle of schizophrenia was portrayed in the 2002, a beautiful mine. a long time friend of nash remembers his ups and his down. >> at 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 the time, so this is back in the 1980's, so somebody that is coming in saying gee, i have this idea, i have to look at him this way would have thrown him out. he wouldn't have have known what you were talking about and he made it work. >> reporter: friend said nash liked the movie portrayal of his life n recent years he seemed to have his condition under control and inspired others to persevere despite setbacks and challenging. the star of the beautiful mind russell c

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

. >>> 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,

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

nash spent much of his life at princeton university. first as a graduate student and then a senior researcher. princeton university calling both john and his wife alicia quote, very special members of their community saying the remarkable achievements inspired generations of mathematicians economists and sign tests and describing nash as a genius and even that seemed to fall short. >> i like to think of myself as a genius. but i later on sort of realized it's meaningless in a sense. you are using a popular word. >> and an original thinker for sure. he was 86. his wife 82. he leaves behind two sons. >> so sad. okay. brian, thank you so much. >>> fox news alert. we are just learning that anne meara the mother of ben stiller, has died. meara performed with her husband on "the ed sullivan show" in the 1960s and dozens of films ten vel shows including "all my children" and "the king of queens." she took a turn at drama playing a teacher in "fame." she passed away yesterday. no other details. she was 85 years old. >>> hillary clinton accused

nash and his wife alicia were heading home from the airport. the cab they were riding in was trying to pass another car when the cab driver lost control and hit a guardrail. both nash and his wife were ejected from the cab and they were killed. the cab driver was also hurt and is still in the hospital. now actor russell crow portrayed john nash in the 2001 movie a beautiful mind. that film won several academy awards including best picture, best director, and best actor. when russell crow heard the news about the nash's he tweeted out and i'm quoting stunned. my heart goes out to john and alicia and their family. >>> ann meara has died. she also appeared on the shows sex in the city, archy bunkers place. she is survived by her husband as well as their son comedian and actor ben stiller and daughter. they released a statement confirming she did pass away. >>> mary help of the christian church celebrated a milestone this weekend. a hundred years ago the church opened its doors and yesterday so many people came to celebrate mass as they had to hold

. >>> 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

nash struggled with schizophrenia spent much of his time at princeton. he won the nobel prize in 1994. flowers and tributes were laid and played. colleagues wished they had gotten to know him. >> extremely shocked. i always wanted to have at least have lunch with him once. i feel like i missed an opportunity. i should have talked to him more. >> princeton university says that the school is in the process of putting together a formal tribute to john nash. it should be announced in the next few days. >>> police in camden county are investigating a possible abduction. they tell us they found the victim but they're still trying to find out exactly what happened. yesterday officers got a call about a man being forced into the trunk of a car. the victim was found several hours later but police haven't said where or if the man was harmed. investigators did release this surveillance video of a silver acura believed to be involved. it has new jersey plate r86-xkzx. they're asking anyone who recognizes the call to call police in camden. >>> the police are looking