kate spade is known not just eta accessory to own. kate spade is known notjust as a talented designer, she created bright and cheerful handbags that were very functionalfor cheerful handbags that were very functional for young women, but also because of her entrepreneurial skills and her business mind. she grew a company out of her apartment in new york into this global lifestyle brand and really paved the way for future female designers to do the same. and so a loss of tributes are being paid to her in both those respects. it is interesting because she was speaking to glamour magazine in the past and she wanted to be known not only as a good businesswoman, but a great friend, and a heck of a lot of fun. that was nada tawfiq, looking back on the career of the businesswoman kate spade, who has died at the age of 55. the boss of kasai airways has sparked a furore over his comments in sydney that he is company was led bya man in sydney that he is company was led by a man because it is a very challenging position. his remark has served to

spade bag and we will always remember kate spade. joe, thank you so much for sticking around. we appreciate that. >> thank you. >>> over to george. >> thank you. >>> of course, kate spade's death has shined a light on the difficult issue of suicide. we want to continue that conversation with our chief medical correspondent, dr. jen ashton and, jen, i know this issue hit home for you last year. something you haven't talked about before on the air, and that is the suicide of your ex-husband. >> right, george. and, you know, there's so much that we can talk about in terms of prevention and how complex a disorder suicide is and how we still don't understand a lot. there is, of course, recovery and treatment for the person that's suffering, but i really wanted to help people understand the second tragedy that happens to the family that's left behind. not just, you know, obviously thinking about kate spade's young daughter, and her husband, but people who are affected by suicide and are really the survivors. and i'm embarrassed to say, geo

can i borrow your kate spade? are you going to bring your kate spade? it very much became an embodied her brand and who she was, as cindy was saying. even chelsea clinton today tweeted saying "i remember my first kate spade, my grandmother got it for me" when she was in college. and if you know someone struggling with depression, speak up, say something. kay spade just launched a new line called francis valentine, was trying to find footing in the fashion industry, using her creativity and brilliance to mount that climb to the top of the fashion pile. and clearly her legacy is so much that kate spade label you and i just talked about. >> what about kate spade the woman? let's throw the picture back up. she's got -- you think of her as the bufont hair and the glasses. just that personality, for all the fans out there who have never met her, tell us more just about the woman. >> she really was all those things you would think if you were looking at that picture. she talked about how one of the inspirations -- >> forgive me, cindy. let's go to the white ho

shock in the american fashion world as designer kate spade is found dead in new york. police believe she killed herself. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a carpet of plastic smothers a beach in mumbai. the un says eleven million plastic bags are used around the world every minute of every day. and the venue is confirmed for next week's summit between donald trump and north korea's kimjong—un — the luxury capella hotel on singapore's sentosa island. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1 am in london, and 6.30am in myanmar, where the country's military is facing fresh accusations that it's launched deadly attacks against civilians. already accused by the un of ethnic cleansing against rohingya muslims, the bbc has discovered new evidence of soldiers attacking another ethnic group. it's part of a fierce offensive to seize land from rebels in kachin state in the north of the country. the army insists its troops only target armed enemies. our myanmar correspondent ni

kate spade, who died yesterday at the age of 55. we will have all the latest business news in a little while with ben, but first a reminder of the headlines. the grenfell inquiry hears that the man who lived in the flat where the fire began, was left terrified by threats of reprisal the boss of tsb will appear in front of mps for a second time later — as the financial regulator says it is investigating a computer failure that saw nearly two—million custo m e rs lose a ccess to online banking the shadow brexit secretary admits there are "very divided views" within labour about whether to remain in the european single market. i'm ben bland. in the business news... facebook is in hot water again, this time in china. the social media app has confirmed it had data—sharing partnerships with four chinese firms, including huawei. that's been flagged as a a security threat by us authorities. facebook has been blocked in china since 2009, but the company has been trying to find other ways to access the massive potential market. entrepen

designer kate spade was 55 years old. the cause ofth is being reported as a suicide. our courtney reagan now has more on her influence in the fashion world and the legacy she leaves hind. >> reporter: the retail and fashion industries are mosrning the of the designer known as kate spade. they've launched her original eupe eponous handbag. the brand was the first premium american handbag maker to use lon for its base material. kate spade, her husband, and partrs sold their majority stake to neiman marcus in 1999 for around $34 million, and the remaining stake in 2006 for $59 million. the kate spaderand has only grown. after changing ownership several times, tab stropestry bought th spade brand for nearly $2.5 billion last year, 11 years after spade sold her are remaining stake in the company she founded. the kate spade brand is still known today for its bright colors, feminine, whimsical aesthetic, and kithy marketing. kate spade handbags, shoes, accessories and clothing are sold around the world, bringing in more than $1 billion a in annual sales. two years ago, sh al

hi, i'm kate valentine spade. >> a source tells "e.t." the designer dealt with depression for yearsried desperately to hide it. she truly cared about her brand and didn't want the public to ne of her pain. the designer's older sister reportedly said she self-medicated with alcohol and was fixated with the death of robin williams who committed suicide in 2014. police say kate hanged herself hil her daughter was at school and left behind a note. >> the contents of the note and the comments of wheitness and the state of the apartment lend to the credibility that it is an apparent suicide. >> according to tmz, the note had the this message to kate's 13-year-old daughter, frances bea tricks. bea, i have always loved you. this is not your fault. e.t."e says they had a rocky relationship. he reportedly wanted a divorce and moved out of their home. david spade posted two of his favorite photos with her. one at a book signing. another at christmas time. he captioned bothers it's a rough world out there people. try to hang on. and kate's niece shar

kate spade sold her line in 2006. she hadn't been involved in the day-to-day business for ten years as it expanded. she and herunched a new line in 2016. so trying to launch that and build something as big as kate spade was difficult in the fashion industry. a huge loss. creative and quirky lovely woman. big loss. >> terrific, terrific talent. a huge loss. 55 years old. we'll be right back. >>> this coming in to cnn, u.s. senate well work overtime. tch mcconnell is cancelling the scheduled august recess. he is in the process blaming depositi democrats. in a statement, due to the obstruction by senate democrats and nominees and goal of passing appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year, the august recess has been canceled. senators should in office in august including appropriations bills and make progress. that is the statement from mitch mcconnell. no recess in august for the u.s. senate. other news we are following, secretary of state mike pompeo is hosng a working lunch with the foreign minister of si

s" senior style editor studied kate's work. >> the designer sold the kate spade brand in 2006 to neiman marcus. she told the website build it was time for break. >> i took off a good nine years raising my daughter. and absolutely adored every moment of it. and then i realized that she was, um, becoming 1. and really didn't want me around so much. so i thought i'd get back into the business. >> spade launched a new brand, frances valentine, named after her daughter, in 2016. still, the label that bears her name remains popular with stars like taylor swift, kate middleton, and kerry washington. >> i really think the ultimate sign of a designer truly becoming a legend is when 25 years later people are still wearing your designs. and that's exactly what she accomplished. >> and i think chelsea clinton would agree. she offered condolences tweeting, quote, my grandmother gave me my first kate spade bag in college. and i still have it. holding kate's family, friends, and loved ones in my heart. >>> to the biggest change in the 97-year history of miss america. the swim suit competition has offi

kate spade, the woman hind an d of apparent suicide. tributes now pouring in from famous friends and fans. so many asking why. of volcano news. disasters. new evacuations as a so-called volcano of fire explodes again. and our team is there. >> reporter: rescuers are still working frantically searching for survivors, but the possibility of finding any diminishes with each passing hour. >>> also tonight, in hawaii, hundreds of homes destroyed as lava takes an angry turn. >>> new fallout from a political football. prident trump pulling the plug on a white house visit after only a handful of the super bowl champions plan to show up. >>> another hot car tragedy. a 9-month-old girl dies after being left in sweltering heat. the nd hot car death this week alone. tonight a warning for all parents. >>> and a miss america makeover. swimsuits are out. brains over beauty, in. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome to our viewers joining us in the we. the namesake of an iconic american fashion brand ka

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." >>> what drove kate spade to apirntly take her own life? >> some are wondering was her marriage to blame? thers may be found in a disturbingote that spade left behind. sthoet ♪ >> kate spade projected an image of happiness a success. 'm vale. >> a source tells "e.t." the designer dealt with depression for years and tried desto hidei and didn't want the public to ne of her the designer's older sister reportedly said she self-medicated with alcohol and was fixated with the death of robin wliams who committed suicide in 2014. police say kate hanged herself hil her daughter was at school and left behind a no. >> the contents of the note and the comments of the witness and the state of the apartment lend to the credibility that it is an apparent suicide. >> angccoro tmz, the note had the this mes to kate's 13-year-old daughter, frances bea tricks. bea, i have always loved you. this is not your fault. ask daddy. an "e.t." source says they had a rocky relationship. he reportedly wanted a divor and moved out of their home. david spade posted two

middleton wearing kate spade. now, kate spade, in an interview with glamour magazine, said that she didn'tjust want to be known as a good businesswoman. she also wanted to be known as a great friend, and a heck of a lot of fun. it's little more than a week now until football's world cup kicks off in russia — an opportunity for sports fans around the globe to celebrate the beautiful game. there's already been another major sporting event this summer — but this one can get a bit messy — as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. believe it or not, the world custard pie championship has been taking place for more than 50 years. the rules are pretty straightforward — lift pie, throw pie, try not to get hit. it's amazing, we really enjoy it. we're trying to defend our title from 2014, it's great. what is the best thing? just getting covered, having fun. the children really love it, as well. 32 teams took part this year. more than 2,000 custard pies were thrown, and this is notjust some parochial british affair — oh,

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remembering kate spade. >> hi. i'm kate valentine spade. >> tributes pour in for the renowned designer. overnight, her sister claiming the fashion icon struggled with mental illness for years. >> it appears to be at this time, a tragic case of apparent suicide. it is early in the investigation. there was a suicide note left at the scene. >>> over office ouster. kelly sadler, the white house press aide that mocked john mccain's battle with brain cancer is out of a job. she was let go from the white house communications office. >>> the california judge that was judged for the judgment of the california swimmer is booted off of the bench by voters. >>> driving change. women issued driver's license in saudi arabia, putting an end to the only ban on female drivers. >>> and tanks for the trouble. >> is that loose? >> i don't know. >> a man steals an armored vehicle from a military site in virginia leading police on a lengthy chase. today, june 6, 2018. >>> more from our interview of scot peterson. on tuesday, he shared h

kate spade brand, and she says kate seemed fixated on robin williams' suicide in 2014. >> hi, i'm kate valentine spade of frances valentine and welcome to our show. >> reporter: the kansas city native launched her iconic brand in 1993 with andy spade who later became her husband. kate sold her stake in 2007 but the bags continued to be a hit with celebrities and everyday americans. she recently launched a new brand called frances valentine named after her daughter. we sold kate spade and we -- i person personally took off a good nine years raising my daughter and absolutely adored every moment of it. >> reporter: industry analysts say the new brand struggled to match spade's former successes. >> it appears at this point in time to be a tragic case of apparent suicide. >> reporter: authorities say her husband was home when their housekeeper found her body in their manhattan home on tuesday morning. their 13-year-old daughter was at school at the time. >> there was a suicide note left at the scene. i'm not going to get into the contents of that note, but that appears to be the sum total

kpix5's mary lee is live outside the kate spade store in burlingame. mary? >> reporter: we spoke to the employees here at this shop. they say people have been coming by and wearing their original kate spade handbags to pay tribute to the fashion designer. >> i was surprised. she was at the top of her game. >> reporter: have you ever had a kate spade bag? >> yeah. one time i bought it for a gift, yes, yeah. it's really nice. >> reporter: we talked with people here at this kate spade store in burlingame about this loss to the fashion world. >> just shocked. i mean it's completely unbelievable that i mean she's just been an institution, right, for so many years to so many women, not only, you know, older women, younger women. she's so relevant to today's fashion. >> reporter: caroline chen loves the kate spade brand and she admires the iconic fashion designer's classic creative style. >> as you can tell, i actually am holding one of her handbags and i think that her designs and her patterns is just what's really kept her relevant for so many years because she's

middleton wearing kate spade. now, kate spade in an interview with glamour magazine said that she didn't just want to be known as a good businesswoman. she also wanted to be known as a great friend, and a heck of a lot of fun. 11 million plastic bags are being used and a million plastic bottles are being bought around the world every minute of every day. that is according a new report from the united nations. it warns that, if the current levels of production continue, the earth will be inundated with 12 billion tonnes of plastics by the middle of this century. the study says that, while some countries are tackling the issue, less than 10% of the plastics are being recycled. 0ur science editor david shukman has more. the shocking sight of a beach in mumbai. it is totally covered in a thick layer of plastic waste. week after week, volunteers try to keep it clean. but more plastic keeps getting dumped here. as citizens and residents of mumbai, or any part of this world, we've got to take the onus in our own hands. w

kate spade was just somebody i always looked up to. keep life light and happy and fun, and when this kind of thing happens to someone like that, you just... you never know who's going through what. everywhere you go in paris, in madrid, she's famous, she's famous. it's so sad. she is only 55, and this isjust terrible. many celebrity fans paid tribute on social media. chelsea clinton said she got her first kate spade bag when she was in college. the us actress lena dunham said thank you, from one of the millions you made feel beautiful. in a statement, kate spade's family asked for privacy, saying they were devastated and would miss her terribly. jon donnison, bbc news. we can now speak to laura podesta from cbs news, she's new york. everyone summing this up, it is just such terribly sad news. yes, as you just heard in that story, the family has released a statement saying, we laughed katyn daly and will miss her terribly and they are asking for privacy —— we laughed kate dearly. —— we loved. a suicide note was found nearby her

american designer kate spade was found dead in her new york city apartment in an apparent suicide spade was the co-founder of her namesake label kate spade new york which expanded from handbags to other fashion accessories the label counts more than one hundred forty retail outlets in the u.s. and over one hundred seventy five shops international kate spade new york was purchased by tapes which was formerly known as coach in twenty seventeen. loss fifty five years old. that's all for this edition of thank you very much for joining us from member can stay up to date on the web at e.w. dot com. have you accidentally shed some light. on the trouble. time in the field. can you get out. with code. this week on. unimpeded access to education and knowledge and the same opportunities. everyone has a central goal of the global community but what's the reality on the ground education for all the w's multimedia special needs personal stories and highlights extraordinary projects the world over find out more on the internet d.w. dot com education for all. the pain news honest mistakes what's going

nypd removing the body of famed fashion designer kate spade from her home. police say the 55-year-old was found by a housekeeper in her bedroom. >> there was a suicide note left at the scene. >> reporter: the kansas city native launched her iconic brand in 1993 with andy spade, who later became her husband. >> my husband and i both knew we wanted to start a business. he said, handbags, you love handbags. >> reporter: selling her stake in 2007, the brand still strong enough to attract the likes of taylor swift and kate middleton. >> hi, i'm kate valentine spade. >> reporter: in 2016, spade re-entered the fashion world, launching a new brand called frances valentine, talking about it here with her husband in one of her final interviews. both appearing happy. >> i was up for the challenge. i hope. >> reporter: industry analysts say the new brand struggled to match spade's former successes. >> and eva pilgrim with us here in new york tonight. and eva, we're now hearing from kate spade's family tonight, and the company, too? >> reporter: that's right, david. in a

kate spade was 55. in 1993, she founded her name sake fashion house starting by designing handbags and eventually branching out to accessories and clothing. she founded a new venture called francis valentine. kate spade dead of apparent suicide here in new york. she was 55. abc news, new york. >> we want to let you know, there's resources to help you or others you may know who could be having a mental health crisis. this is part of the take action campaign. find more information about how to see the signs of suicide and where to possibly get help by going to abc7news.com/takeaction. >>> harvey weinstein returns to court. the new plea. >>> bye bye bikinis. the reason the miss america is confident there's no backlash to the morning's big announcement. >> will he or won't he play in game three of the nba semifinals. what sources say about andre and his knee injury, mike? >> let's look outside, reggie, hi, everybody, opening up the weather window, and you can see a lot of sunshine out there, but temperature

your first paycheck, that's when you bought your first kate spade bag. a simple, classic. she really defined a generation of women. >> i don't understand the pain she was in. 13-year-old daughter. >>> thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. "new day" starts right now. we'll see you tomorrow. >>> we're engaged in an epic battle. it looks like voters will have a real choice. >> if there really going to be an enormous blue wave, people expected it to happen in california. >> the likelihood is they will not get locked out of any targeted seats. >> a always proudly stand for the national

the fashion designer kate spade is found dead in her new york apartment. police believe she took her own life. and after days of protests, the king ofjordan instructs his new prime minister to review the entire tax system. the official number of dead in the guatemalan volcano disaster is 69. but the finalfigure is likely to be far higher, with many people still missing. let's show you where guatemala is on the map. and the fuego volcano is about aokm south—west of the capital guatemala city. take a look at some of the pictures from the scene. we have this extraordinary footage of a police officer rescuing a baby from the debris of a house. as you can see the officer is covered in ash, but remarkably the baby appears unharmed. as the search for survivors continues, the first funeral was held. this was in a town called alotenango. hundreds of people attended a funeral service there. we also have this helicopter footage of the volcano. you can see it's still shrouded in smoke and the footage is quite hazy. thousands of people from the area around the volcan

kate spade's death has brought a lot of attention to mental health and awareness. if you do need help, you can go 1-800-273-8255. >> a search for survivors shifting to a recovery effort now after that devastating volcano eruption in guatemala. the death toll has gone up to at least 75. after the volcano blew its top sunday. nearly 200 people are still missing right now. manuel bojorquez is in one of the hardest hit areas 30 miles outside the capital, guatemala city. we are going to part of the village where rescue workers are trying to recover bodies. it is san mi guchlt el los lotos. we were walking on 8 to 10 feet of volcanic ash that buried homes and people. we're told after the eruption people had to build an impromptu bridge over the hot ashes to get injured people to the other side for help see. what they did here. they used cinder blocks, parts of the tin roofs, anything they could find. even these wooden planks to try to get people to safety. >> the toxic flow from sunday's eruption of the volcano rushed through areas it had never reached before. surprising

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. >> reporter: the fashion designer kate spade has been found dead in new york. her death appears to be a suicide. >>> bill clinton regrets not apologizing to >> reporter: melania trump returned to the public spotlight after treatment for a benign kidney condition. >> reporter: the miss america organization is dropping the swimsuit competition. >> we will no longer judge our candidates on outward physical appearance. >> reporter: a french distance swimmer has set off to become first person to swim across the pacific ocean. >> i'd like to push the limits. mind over matter. >> glor: this is our western edition. good evening. we begin tonight with an alarming arrest at the white house. a government contractor was taken into custody at a secret service checkpoint when he showed up for work. turns out he was wanted for attempted murder. paula reid is at the white house.is et servi says alerted erday thse edwards was a fugitive wanted on a warrant for attempted murder out of prince george's county, maryland. now, according to the police report, at approximately noon to

tonight, remembrances for kate spade pouring in from family and fans. her niece, actress rachel brosnahan sharing this video of her aunt dancing with her husband andy. writing, "this is how she would want to be remembered." david, andy spade calling his wife the most beautiful woman he's ever seen, and expressing frustration that he still hasn't seen the note she left behind. david? >> all right, eva pilgrim on this again tonight. eva, thank you. >>> next this evening, to the philadelphia eagles, after the president disinvited the super bowl champs from a celebration at the white house. well tonight, our correspondent in the locker room, where at least one player delivered his message in a starkly different way. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, the philadelphia eagles speaking out after the team was abruptly uninvited to the white house. but it was outspoken safety malcolm jenkins who tried to set the record straight by not saying anything at all. >> are you not going to say anything today or just use these posters? >> reporter: while being pe

. >>> overnight designer kate spade's sister speaks out and sheds light on the tragic suicide of her world famous sibling. >>> the economy along. so why then is social security and medicare in such deep trouble? > why hundreds of migrant children, many separated from their parents a stuck a u.s. border stations. >>> plus one of the coolest prom-posals that we have seen all season. "early today" starts right now. >> good wednesday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. all eyes were on california in tuesday's primaries with the state's gop breathing a sh of relief. the trump-ba candidate for govr john cox is projected to win a spot in atl.eneral election ts faced nt under california's jungle primary system, the two candidates with the most votes from either party advance to november. cox is expected to face democrat [ gavel ] in the general election with cox sending this message to his rival. >> look for a job in the private sector. i think it would be nice to have you back in the private sector. >> in other race, long-time senator de primary in her quesr a fifth term.

her brand offered affordable luxury for other women. >> i was a huge fan of kate spade. she puts forth a certain aspirational line which i think people want to be like. i want to feel she can feel pull together. mac she sold the brand in 2006 and start a new shoe and handbag company, francis valentine. the company she founded was bought by coach last year. it now has over 300 stores worldwide, ensuring that kate spade fashion legacy will live on. in new york, and illiopolis, fox news. >>> big changes coming to the miss america pageant. officials announced their dropping the swimsuit competition. this is month after the organization was thrust into the me too movement following an email scandal revealing organizers denigrated the intelligence and appearance of its contestants. >>> harvey weinstein, the producer whose indiscretions helped inspire the movement pleaded not guilty today and in new york city court. >>> it is a terrible crime and he has denied these allegations. as terrible as a crime is rape is, it is equally represented that's reprehensible to be accused of r

. >> the fashion world stunned following the apparent suicide of designer kate spade. her sister tells cbs news that she believes spade took her own life because she was struggling with bipolar disorder. kenneth craig has the latest. >> reporter: medical examiners removed kate's body from her new york city apartment tuesday hours after her housekeeper found her unconscious. >> it appears at this point in time it appears to be a tragic case of suicide. >> reporter: she left a note behind for her 13-year-old daughter. born kate brosnehan in new jersey, she and her husband andy began her empire with handbags. >> i thought there's something missg.i wantomething for the ey go to. the label that was meant to go on the inside, i took it out and put it on the outside. >> reporter: the bright colored bags were a hit with selects, young girl, and businesswomen became a multi-national, multi-billion dollar enterprise. >> even though i never met her, i'm praying for her family and for her soul. >> reporter: she came back with a new brand frances valentine. "vogue" editor in chief

kate spade, who was 55, was best known for designing handbags. she sold the majority stake in her company in 1999 but the kate spade range of accessories went on to become an international brand. at least 69 people are now known to have died after guatemala's most violent volcanic eruption in more than a century. the fuego volcano, which is 25 miles from the country's capital, erupted on sunday — dozens of people are still missing. whole villages were wiped out by fast moving mud and ash when the volcano exploded. thousands have been forced to take shelter in nearby schools and churches. from guatemala, aleem maqbool reports. the first funerals tell of just how cruel the eruption was in the victims it took. here, they carried the coffin of three—year—old jennifer andrea moralez. six other members of her family were killed, too. survivors have been left traumatised and subsequent explosions have filled them with fear. well, thousands of people from the area around the volcano have been displaced. they're coming to churches and government bui

kate spade company eventually grew into a global lifestyle plan. coach bought the business in a $2.4 billion deal last year. spade herself sold remaining ownership stake years before. a crowd was gathered outside of her apartment when her body was brought outside. two other high profile fashion designers hanged themselves in recent years. mcqueen in 2010 and scott in 2014. news of spade's death is prompting an outpouring on social media. people are urging anyone struggling with depression to call the national suicide prevention hot line. >>> to our other big story, today is the california primary. in the bay area san francisco voters are choosing the city's next mayor. one person who issaying how he is voting is the current mayor. jessica flores is live at city hall and spoke to him as he cast his ballot. does he have any advice for his successor? >> reporter: well he has only been on the job for a cup couple months. but he does have some words of wisdom. he says take advantage of the opportunity because there is a lot of work to do. voting day in

in new york city's chief medical examiner has ruled the death of american designer kate spade a suicide spirit co-founded her namesake label kate spade do york in one nine hundred ninety three expanded from colorful handbags to other fashion accessories she later sold her stake in the business speights husband said the fifty five year old was suffering from depression. just south of the vietnamese capital one noise the one scenic feature of how luck is choking under the plastic onslaught officials there are struggling to keep up with the deluge that washes up with every high tide at this tree lined former pira dice there now seems to be more plastic than sand. the love of the route they put everything in a plastic bag if they're preserving shrimp or preserving fish they put it in a plastic bag when they finish they just throw the bags into the ocean the trash floats to wherever the sea level rises and then they end up with a study by the university of georgia in the us says vietnam is the world's fourth largest marine plastic polluter recently in thailand veterinarians fought for days t

tonight for styld designer, "kate spade." >>> first the shock and now the praise for designer kate spade. she was found dead in her manhattan apartment today. she was 55 years old. she made mark in the fashion world with a line of colorful handbags. she was an editor before launching her company in 1993. that company grew into a global empire. this morning, a housekeeper found her body after an apparent suicide. she reportedly left a note addressed to her 13-year-old daughter. >>> a smoking ban in the biggest county on thepeninsula. the boardf supervisors voted to ban the sale ofd tobacco products. this includes e-cigarette juices. the ban is aimed at deterring teenagers from smoking. it comes on the same day san francisco voters will decide whether to keep a similar ban that was approved last year. >>> an update on a bay area effort to clean up the great pacific garbage patch. photos on twitter captured today's homecoming as the group returned from a two-week test run. members have developed long floating tubes -- you see it -- which they tow behind a boat. netting is designed to scoop

that's a joyride. >>> shock and sadness over the apparent suicide of designer kate spade. she was 55. a new york police said that spade was hanged by a scarf tied to a doorknob. a suicide note was found at the scene. in it, spade addressed her daughter and husband. the context is not totally clear. th designer launched the kate spade brand in 1993 and opened a shop in the city three years later. fans and friends include celebrities like chelsea clinton and evivanka trump posted sentiments online. it's a brand that millions of americans are so familiar a sad story. a 13-year-old daughter. >> thought with her family. >>> democratic efforts to retake the house face a big test in the california primaries. they scored some big wins. but a big win on the republican side could help the gop in november. we're live with results, next. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® at the marine mammal center, the environment is everything. we want to do our very best for each and every animal, and we want to o

kate spade, whose life seemed so fabulous. anthony bourdain, what could be better than travel the world and eat with everyone you want to eat with. how do you explain it? >> success does not protect you from depression. it doesn't protect you from suicide. i think we'd all like to. yesterday, i think, we were speaking about the fact that what was striking people about kate spade is you didn't think she fit the bill of someone that would kill themselves. she was successful and glamorous. so was anthony. he was authentic and real and seemed tod seemed to embrace life. two thirds of people who kill themselves have a diagnosis of depression or anxiety, a third do not. a lot of that is because they haven't gotten the kind of help they need. the increase in suicide is so sad. one of the things that worries me is i think this is a similar suicide to kate spade in terms of the method of the way he killed himself. >> i want to ask you about that. when you s it's contagious, do you mean suicide is contagious? >> yes. >> i want to talk a

i think a lot of women wanted to be kate spade. what they wanted to be had to do with an imagine that was only part of each of those people. we're all very complicated in what we show the world and what we're experiencing inside are different. i think these two deaths afford us a real opportunity, a moment to think about the faulty assumptions we make about people, the way in which we draw conclusions solely from appearances. we need to pay closer attention to the people around us because they're often hiding things, going through things we don't realize. i think we could do everyone a great service to be more sensitive and attune to that. >> and as per the cdc findings, oftentimes i think the number was 54% that i just offered without known markers, right? so there are many among us struggling right now that we're not aware of. >> yeah. and we don't know the known markers thing is very fascinating. when i read all that is you did part of it suggests that, you know, as we know that suicide isn't kind of a tidy thing. you can't say

the motto for kate spade's fashion line is live colorfully. but beneath that exterior saying spade was wrestles with financial and family issues. police say a housekeeper found kate hanging from a red scarf to her doorknob in the bedroom. her husband andy was home at the time. she left a suicide note to her 13-year-old daughter telling her it was not her fault. >> the contents of the note as well as the physical state of the apartment and the comments of the witness lent to the credibility it is an apparent suicide. >> reporter: her family said in a statement, we're all devastated and we love her and miss her terribly. kate's sister reta saffo says the designer may have suffered from bipolar disorder. saffo tells "cbs this morning" she tried numerous times to get her help. >> i think women do want something that's interesting. >> reporter: the 55-year-old became a fashion industry darling in the '90s with her whimsical style. >> some color, some texture, some prints. i don't know, i think something a little more interesting but also elegant. >

of young women, kate spade was the be first daughter and bush tweeting they got their first kate spade bags as gifts in college. actor min kal honoring how they were colorful and bold and cheerful and encouraged women to find the twinklinger and david spade posting a photo to instagramwriting, she was so sharp and quick on her feet. she could make me laugh so hard. i still can't believe it. it is a rough world there, people. try to hang on. in 2002 she had aessage for glamour magazine. i hope that people remember me not just as a great business woman but a great friend and a heck of a lot of fun. >> she was a lot of fun. she came on "today in the bay" this middayhow many years ago. she was a great personality. if you or someone you know needs help, someone is always available to talk. 800-273-8255, the suicide prevention hotline and free and senff the future of the bay area. we talked befor about bay area 2040 action plan. and the push to ler cost of housing, spur enomic development and protect climate. the regional planning committee is meeting at 1:00 p.m. ceer in san francisco.a met

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