OUR OTHER BIG STORY: ANOTHER
HIGH PROFILE CELEBRITY HAS TAKEN
THEIR LIFE. RENOWNED CHEF
ANTHONY BOURDAIN WAS FOUND DEAD
IN A FRENCH HOTEL ROOM THIS
MORNING.
C-N-N SAYS A FRIEND FOUND THE
61-YEAR-OLD FATHER UNREPONSIVE..
AND CONFIRMED HE HANGED HIMSELF.
BOURDAIN WAS IN FRANCE FILMING
FOR THE NETWORK'S SERIES "PARTS
UNKNOWN" ...
WHICH TOOK VIEWERS AROUND THE
WORKD TO EXPLORE CULTURE,
CUISINE AND THE HUMAN CONDITION
FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. HE
TALKED ABOUT HIS TRAVELS ON
C-B-S THIS MORNING...
"When you travel as much as I
have you, I don't wanna say I'm
more humble but I think you
become more aware of how other
people live, how hard their
lives are, how big the world
is."
THESE PHOTOS OF BOURDAIN WERE
SHOT FOUR DAYS AGO.. AS HE
FILMED AN EPISODE OF HIS
SHOW AT A RESTAURANT IN COLMAR,
ALSACE.
BOURDAIN'S SUICIDE COMES ON THE
HEELS OF KATE'S SPADE'S.. AND
ONE DAY AFTER NEW RESEARCH BY
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION SHOWS A SPIKE IN
SUICIDES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY SINCE 1999.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS ASKED ABOUT
BOURDAIN THIS MORNING ON HIS WAY
TO THE G-7 SUMMIT IN CANADA.
"That was very shocking when I
woke up this morning. Anthony
Bourdain is dead. And I enjoyed
his show. He was quite a
character, I will say but.. So I
just want to extend my
condolences. And also to the
family of Kate Spade."
AND FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA
TWEETED THIS PHOTO OF THE TWO OF
THEM SHARING A MEAL. IN THE
CAPTION HE WROTE: "LOW PLASTIC
STOOL, CHEAP BUT
DELICIOUS NOODLES, COLD HANOI
BEER." THIS IS HOW I'LL REMEMBER
TONY. HE TAUGHT US ABOUT FOOD --
BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY, ABOUT ITS
ABILITY TO
BRING US TOGETHER.
WE'LL MISS HIM.
BOURDAIN FILMED MANY SHOWS IN
THE BAY AREA AND WAS WELL KNOWN
IN THE
RESTAURANT SCENE HERE. COMING UP
IN OUR 6 O'CLOCK NEWSCAST:
WE'LL SHOW YOU WHERE HE WAS
FREQUENTLY SPOTTED AROUND TOWN.
THE RASH OF RECENT HIGH-
PROFILE SUICIDES IS SHEDDING NEW
LIGHT ON THE WARNING SIGNS.
I SPOKE WITH CBS CHIEF MEDICAL
CORRESPONDENT DR. JOHN LAPOOK
ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO IF A
SOMEONE SEEMS TO BE AT RISK.
9:51:52 "One of the values a
friend can do is when a close
friend loses perspective... you
have support, you're not alone."
FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES
WHO
NEED HELP.. THERE IS A SUICIDE
PREVENTION LINE.
IT'S 1-800-273- TALK. IT'S
CONFIDENTIAL... AND OPEN 24/7..
OR YOU CAN TEXT "TALK" TO
741-741.
FREE MENTAL HELP IS ALSO
