by 1984 he'd made a home the accommodate clubs. >> bob saget. >> reporter: in this clip from hbo saget is called on stage by rodney dangerfield. >> i love my mom and you can too for just $12. i'm sorry. that was easy. let that go. i'm sorry. don't applaud that. you're scum, buddy. you really are. >> reporter: just a few years later in 1987 the young comic known for racy jokes and dirty language would get his big break. >> you're a natural. >> reporter: as a clean freak widower raising three daughters with his best friends. >> d.j., we have to talk. >> you don't understand. i don't like the way i look. >> reporter: his advice as dad danny tanner guiding a generation. >> how a person looks on the outside isn't nearly as important as who they are on the inside. >> right. >> reporter: saget never could shake the wholesome g-rated persona of danny tanner cultivated over eight seasons. >> bob saget! >> reporter: a family-friendly vibe he kept up while hosting "america's funniest home videos." >> we've got a lady who sleeps with a stuffed moose, a boy who makes face noises and a man who plays

we're beginning with the sudden death of actor and comedian bob saget at the age of 65. >> saget was found dead in a florida hotel room. the cause has yet to be determined. he gained fame as tv dad danny tanner on "full house." >> and in san francisco, fans have gathered at the home that was used in the exterior shots for the show. will ganss joins us now. good morning, will. >> good morning, andrew, good morning, mona. bob saget earned the nickname "america's dad" playing danny tanner. he said his goal was always to make people laugh, something he did until the final hours of his life. on saturday night, playing his final standup comedy show, doing it there in jacksonville, florida. hours later, authorities were called to the ritz-carlton hotel on sunday where they found saget unresponsive. detectives say they found no signs of foul play nor of drug use. the 65-year-old hosted "america's funniest home videos" from '89 to '97 and appeared in "entourage." but it's his role as america's dad that fans remember him most for. a makeshift memorial set up outside the house that served as th

bob saget who played danny tanner on "full house", has died. saget was only 65. and he was undeniably one of america's most prolific and beloved tv fathers. >> play with me, dad. >> okay. ♪ >> you know, sometimes grace and coordination skip a generation. >> saget was found dead in his room at the orlando ritz-carlton on sunday. police say there was no sign of foul play or drug use. >> the thing about bob saget is, as much as fans loved him, his fellow comics and collaborators adored him, adored. you can tell from the outpouring last night. candace one of the best human beings i've ever known. john stamos, i will never ever another friend like him. jon stewart described him as the funniest and nicest person. cnn's natasha chen on the life and legacy of bob saget. >> how are you doing? i'm dan tanner, d.j.'s dad. >> reporter: he was the dad raising three daughters on the show "full house". >> okay. i have turkey all white meat, swiss, no turkey, turkey all dark extra tomato. half dark meat, half white meat. and peanut butter and banana, hold the turkey. >> report

comedian bob saget. danny taylor the guy who hosted the funniest home videos for a very long time dead at 65. start this mopped morning with tributes to him. he was a great guy. beloved actor found dead that hotel room in florida late sunday. ashley vor confidential informant an with his life and legacy. watch this. >> he's here. >> bob saget the actor and comedian who brought laughs and fatherly advice as tv's danny taylor dad at full house dead at 65. orange county said in a statement called to the grand lakes about call about an unresponsive man in a hotel room. the man was identified as robert saget and pronounced deceased on scene. detectives found no signs of foul play or drug use in this case. saget starred on full house from 1987 through 1995 and reprised his role in the rebeautifuller house. early work clouded hosting america's funsiest home videos. in recent years he focused primarily on his standup. >> bob saget. >> he made an appearance on the masked singer in 2020. and hosted a podcast calle

the man was identified as robert saget, that's bob saget, and pronounced dead on scene. the authorities say there are no signs of foul play or drug use in this case. that's according to detectives on the scene. we know, phil, that bob saget had been on tour recently. he was on tour in florida performing for an audience that loved to see him on saturday night. and then we know he was found dead in a hotel room this afternoon, sunday afternoon, in orlando. >> bill, i think everybody obviously knows bob saget from "full house" but he had an expansive career that covered so much more than that. lay out who bob saget was. >> he had a fascinating career, actually. he was a successful standup. he did a stint on "the morning show" on cbs for a while and of course did the voice on "how i met your mother." he was the host of "america's funniest home videos." he directed movies. he had gone back to standup. i knew bob a little bit. i interviewed him several times. he was in our documentary on the history of the sitcom. terrifically engaging guy, a very sweet guy. it's really sad. i

. >> reporter: tonight, new details on the death of bob saget. authorities revealing it was his family who called police in florida after they couldn't reach the actor sunday morning, following a standup performance. a security guard repeatedly knocking on his hotel room door, calling police after finding the actor unresponsive. >> a security officer found the guest not breathing, no pulse. >> reporter: a police report saying he was found lying on his back on the bed. his left arm was across his chest while his right arm was resting on the bed. there was no sign of foul play, trauma or drugs. his wife tonight saying, "bob was my absolute everything. i'm so completely shattered and in disbelief." with his trademark grin and those goofy jokes, bob saget became america's dad as danny tanner, the widowed father of three daughters on the abc sitcom, "full house." >> it is now 0700 and it's time to attack the enemy. grease, grime, slime, sludge -- and that's just joey's room. >> reporter: and he kept the laughs coming on "america's funniest home videos

bob saget leaves behind a wife and three daughters. andrew? >> we'll have much more on bob saget's life and career later this half hour and at 7:00 a.m. on "good morning america." >>> the other story, nine children are among the dead after the worst fire in new york city in more than 30 years. abc's derek dennis reports a dozen families have also been left homeless. >> reporter: this morning, investigators say an electric space heater igniting a mattress is to blame for the deadliest fire in new york city in 30 years. >> a lot of people coming out on stretchers. these babies coming out on stretchers. it's a hard thing, you know, to see. >> reporter: the fire ravaging this apartment complex in the bronx leaving 19 dead, including 9 dhirn. more than a dozen others are fighting for their lives. >> they were saying, fire, fire. i thought everybody got out. >> reporter: you can see burns on this man's face when he leapt through the flames to rescue his daughter trapped on her burning bed. he and his family making it out oi live, but their fireproof

. >>> plus bob saget's legacy. his widow kelly rizzo's heartbreak, remembering the love of his life. >> he just wanted to spread love and laughter, and he did it so amazingly. >> how the comic faces his own tragedies. >> he lost his sisters, he lost his parents. >> what she now wants the world to know about her husband. >>> and "encanto." ♪ we don't talk about you no no ♪ >> with the hit song "we don't talk about bruno," the sensation overtaking hip-hop and overtaking the pop charts. if i go to sleep right now, i can get more.... four hours. that's not good. what is time? time. time is just a construct. construct. construction. there is a crack. oh god are you kidding me?! oh god... hi, aren't you tired of this? -yes! good days start with good nights. seems like a good time to find out about both. why are you talking like that? is this an ad? are we in an ad? ♪ >>> thanks for joining us. tonight, convicted second trafficker ghislaine maxwell's fight for freedom is receiving a boost from an unlikely and unwitt

who opened for bob saget. we are here every weekday at 3:00. >>> tonight, in new york city, the new images from inside that horrific apartment fire. the mayor now saying at least 17 people were killed, including eight children. the deadliest fire in new york in 30 years. the charred walls, twisted metal. reports of people found throughout the building trying to get out. and what they now think might be to blame for the fire. we're on the scene tonight. >>> also tonight, the stunning new numbers just in on children and covid in this country. and now hospitalizations for all patients at an all-time high since this pandemic started. and news tonight on the masks you're wearing. how long does it take to get infected in a room with someone who has covid depending on the mask you're wearing. >>> temperatures plunging across much of the country tonight. ten states from michigan all the way to the east. under alerts for brutal cold and lake effect snow. in new york city and boston and several cities in the northeast,

i am so completely shattered and in disbelief. >> bob saget, how about it, bobby. >> reporter: saget got his start in standup comedy where he was hardly the squeaky-clean dad. his jokes often raunchy. >> i'm not funny, but i am quick. >> i was surprised that he could talk dirty or sick or anything and, and people who knew him weren't at all surprised by this. >> reporter: humor was his lifeblood, as were his real and tv families. >> i love you, angel. >> reporter: jodie sweetin, who played saget's middle daughter on the show adding we never missed a chance to tell each other i love you. i would always say you're the best tv dad ever, and he was. i'll miss you, bob. the medical examiner's office said it conducted an autopsy on saget but won't release the autopsy for the manner of death until after the investigation is completed in about ten to 12 weeks. as for the police, the medical examiner saying at this time there's no evidence of foul play or drug use. matt gutman, abc news, los angeles. >> our thanks to matt. >>> and the cause of betty white's death has been revealed. the actres

bob saget's impact deeply felt here in the bay area. how san francisco's paying homage this morning. kumasi: paid to quit work. one company's interesting idea. reggie: good morning. you are watching abc seven mornings. we are going to start without forecast. >> we are starting with cloud cover overhead. today is a dry day. live look at san jose right now. you can see overcast skies currently but the roads are fine and fog is not an issue. the sun is up at 7:25 this morning. clouds will quickly depart. the afternoon is filled with sunshine. upper 50's to lower 60's later this afternoon. this is above average for this time of year and that drive pattern does linger for several days.

how else are people remembering bob saget? >> reporter: well, anderson, you heard rich eisen mention the foundation, the charity that was close to bob saget's heart because he lost his 44-year-old sister to scthe disease. a very rare autoimmune disease and there's been an outpouring of foundations as a result of bob saget's death. the foundation says they've had more than 1500 donations from around the world totaling more than $90,000, also one of the board members who served with bob saget on the board for that foundation has donated a $1.5 million grant and that is being used to match any donations that are made in bob saget's name so certainly a lot of help for that foundation but also, anderson, all of his friends, many of his friends who helped him raise money for that foundation. they appeared with him as comedians at some of these fund-raisers. they have said that they know how much it meant to him and will continue to support the scleraderma foundation in his memory. >> thanks, randi. we'll be right back. (music) ♪ i

remembering bob saget. the comedian found dead in his hotel room in florida overnight right in the middle of his comedy tour. the circumstances of his death unclear. we hear from friends and former co-stars about the "full house" star. >>> omicron shutdown. schools in chicago closed for a fourth day over that standoff between the mayor and teachers as surging cases nationwide are closing classes. >>> alec baldwin insists he's cooperating with the investigation into the accident that killed cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of his movie "rust." the questions this morning on why he hasn't turned his cell phone over to officials. >>> kate at 40. the duchess of cambridge celebrates her milestone birthday with portraits fit for a queen. >>> the anti-diet. with so many people abandoning their new year's resolutions, why trying not to lose weight could be the key to your overall health. dr. ashton here to break it down. ♪ everything is awesome ♪ >>> time for the big game. alabama taking on georgia ton

meanwhile, saget is survived by his wife and three daughters. norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you. well, tonight, the world's top tennis player is out of vongo n the australian open nexekthe australian government is warning the fight is far from over. here's cbs' roxana saberi. >> reporter: on the streets of melbourne, fans celebrated the serbian star's victory in court. >> he won, djokovic won! >> reporter: and he wasted no time getting back on court to train, tweeting, "despite all that has happened, i want to compete at the australian open." the government is warning it may still deport novak djokovic, even after a judge today ordered it to restore his visa. djokovic had told a border official he wasn't vaccinated for covid-19 but had received a medical exemption adding, "i applied, they approved, i just really don't know what else do you want me to say." the judge appeared to agree, but the government argued prior infection is not a valid reason to delay vaccination. >> rules are rules, and there are no special cases. >> reporter: t

saget. not even the slightest cold shoulder or anything. the first time i worked with him he gave me his cell phone number area i did not ask for it. when you're in l.a., give me a call. i did not think that bob saget had just given me his cell phone number, but when i called, it was bob saget. that was him. he was also very protective of his fans which i thought was very sweet. as a comedian, he was filthy. he was very dirty. he played against type. he knew that. and understood that a lot of fans, especially young women knew him. they knew him through full and they were coming to him as a standup comedian from that, and yet, he had some 30 jokes, but he did not show about full house characters. he did not put them into his act. i remember being backstage with them, i am most convinced him go to alamo square after the show, it was like a 15 minute walk. bob, walk around pretending to be drunk yelling where's the girls. he was nonserious b nonse sincere when he said, i don't want to do that.

he was beloved as bob saget. >> yes, everybody liked him. i found out yesterday, last night jeff ross called me and he said, "sad news, bob saggette has died." i always enjoy a sick joke and so i was waiting for the punch line, and then that didn't come, and now i feel like it's a day later, i'm still waiting for the punch line to happen to say no, it was all a joke. because yeah, everybody liked bob. >> 65 years of punch lines and laughs and joy together. some i would say at your expense, actually. i think we have a clip of bob saget roasting you, and this is sort of typical without the foul language of what his humor was like. listen. >> gilbert gottfried, gilbert. [ cheers and applause ] why are you always squinting? seriously. it's like you're staring at an eclipse. i'm sorry, it's your career. >> so tell us what it was like? what was the conversation between you and bob saget like? >> it would be like i said sometimes we got serious about something. if we got serious, we'd get poor taste and outrageous. i remember in particular for a wh

bob saget was 65 years old. coming up at 7:00, his friend and fellow comedian, gilbert gottfried, on his life and the last time the two spoke. reggie: thank you. we are seeing reaction from his costars on twitter. this is front -- from john stamos, who writes, i am in shock. i will never have another friend like him. i love you so much, bobby. and my heart is broken. i love you, bob. andrea barber played kimi on the show and shared this post, saying, this one hurts. yet the biggest part of anyone in hollywood. i am indebted -- guttedutteduttd will never be able to hug him again. kumasi: abc issued a statement saying that he will always be a member of the abc family. reggie: now some covid headlines this morning as the omicron surge peeks across the country. we continue to deal with testing issues in the bay area. san francisco public health officials say some testing sites temporarily reduced hours due to challenges beyond our control. new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez has tested positive and is ex

saget was found dead over the weekend in his florida hotel room, and there are no signs of drug use or foul play. a cbs contributor looks back at his career. >>> it's time for this week in history. >> reporter: bob saget's rapid rise to stardom started in news. >> he had two sisters who were five and ten. >> reporter: not as a newsman but an in house comedian on the morning program on this network in 1987. the show didn't last a year. >> i was there five months and next thing i knew, i was fired and then i got the job on full house. >> reporter: beloved widow dad danny tanner to three young girls saget soon became a household name. >> girls, i am taking all of you out for father, daughter day. >> reporter: two years later he was first home of america's funniest home videos and star of two top rated primetime shows. when you look back, it's like you have had multiple careers. >> i am having them right now. >> reporter: saget was born in philadelphia in 1956. after graduating from temple university he moved to los angeles and became a fixture in comedy clubs where he was known for raunch

many of saget's "full house" stars shared the news. a statement reads in part "bob was the most loving, compassionate and generous man. we are deeply saddened he is no longer with us but know he will continue to be by our side to guide us as gracefully as he always has." and john stay most weeding domain my tweeting i'm complete utter shock i will never ever have another friend like him and i love you so much, bobby." his oldest daughter on full house heading in part, "bob was one of the best human beings i have ever known in my life. i know him so much. in addition to the full house comedy club paying tribute by updating their signs and displays. in a statement that orange county police say no foul play or drug use is suspected in his death. as part of the stand up to her, saget was set to perform across the venues in canada through june 25th. bob saget was 65 years old. ashley, todd. >> todd: marianne rafferty kicking us up on a monday. and i think what hurts about this one, he was sort of america's dad there for a while. "full house

obviously the news there about bob saget is sad. we will have a lot more on that coming up on "fox & friends." with that, "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> the nation mourning comedian and full house star bob saget found dead in orlando homeroom. >> john stamos tweeting i'm broken and gutted. i will never ever have another friend like him. >> chicago public schools canceling school on monday as negotiations with the a teacher union his impasse. >> what they did walk out. >> i feel bad they had to resuscitate. >> horrific fire strikes a bronx apartment in new york. killed 19 people. >>

children what started it and how an open door added to the tragedy >>> the autopsy of comedian bob saget after his sudden death and the tributes from his "full house" family. >>> convicted murderer robert durst dying in a prison hospital. >>> the arctic blast of cold and up to two feet of snow al roker is here. >>> the amazing medical breakthroughs. the first successful pig to human heart transplant. >>> and dramatic body cam. officers pulling a pilot out of a crashed plane seconds before it's hit by a train. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening the numbers remain staggering tonight, stretching our patience and our capacity to fix all that covid has broken. from the millions forced to isolate at home to the emergency rooms and icus desperately short on staff but filled with the sick, including the very young we've learned that over the last week more than 580,000 child covid cases were reported, tripling the number of cases two weeks prior. the weekly average number of new covid cases overall is close to 700,000 the good news is the number of deaths has been

saget was in florida as part of a comedy tour. in addition to starring in "full house" he was the host of "america's funniest home videos" and the narrator on "how i met your mother." bob saget was 65 years old. >>> breaking overnight, chalk up another victory for tennis star novak djokovic. this one in an australian courtroom. a judge reinstated his visa and rpded -- ordered the australian government was ordered to release him from the hospital where he's been staying. government officials are threatening to cancel his visa again. novak djokovic was denied entry last week and his visa was revoked because he's not vaccinated. it came days after he was granted a medical exemption by organizers to play in this month's tournament. >>> at least two tornadoes touched down in the houston area over the weekend. strong winds and heavy rain hit late saturday night and yesterday morning damaging homes and businesses. in humboldt, north of houston, the metal room from a business crashed on to a road hit something homes. >> it was really quic

san francisco full house fans pay tribute to actor bob saget. we take a look back at his career. >>> incredible video out of southern california. see moments police >>> people in san francisco are paying tribute to actor bob saget out of of one of america's homes. >> yesterday dozens of fans stopped by to pay their respects. >> i think he left a big impact on people as children, you know. the tanner family. and adults with his comedy career. >> he is like the dad of the '90s for everyone. >> i grew up watching the show. it's just you grow up thinking of danny tanner and not bob saget. but i mean it kind of hits there. like you grew up watching and this person is gone. >> police say the 65-year-old actor was found dead inside flhol room yesterday. a look back at his career. >> wake up san francisco! i am the perky danny tanner. >> reporter: bob saget was an actor and comedian best known as america's dad, first portrayal as jovial single father on full house, won the hearts of viewers with his quirky cleaning habits, fatherly advice, and warm hugs

he told "the view" he'd seen saget recently in l.a. >> you know, it hurts a lot. he never put that err on about being a diva or anything like that because of his status. he was a genuinely great person. >> reporter: sirius xm host rich eisen stunned by the death of his friend, remembering his humor and mouth. >> he would open his mouth and the filthest things would come out. that was his style, his sense of humor. he was just so nice. and his heart was so big. part of that big heart, his love of life and family, his sister died of an awful, awful disease called sled schlerdma. >> reporter: actor tom around mourned the loss of his friend and comedian. >> he was an amazing, amazing, comic. i think being a comic was the most important thing for him. he certainly has the respect of everyone in my business. >> reporter: bob saget, a friend to so many, a loss too great to comprehend. >> and certainly, from that report, you can see that he is a man who nurtured so many relationships in his lifetime. actor and comedian bob saget died sunday at the age of 65. >>> and i am

she said i love bob saget. she said my love for him is bigger than anything because she was married to a hockey player. he roasted me at my third bachelor party. steve tish a mutual friend hired him to destroy me. what an honor to be destroyed by bob saget because he was ruthless and excellent at it. he raised millions and millions and millions of dollars for great charities and he was always bob saget. >> i know steve. he hired a comedian? i wish he hired a comedian for my birthday. >> he was my best man. he was my second favorite best man. >> let me tell you this, that clip was one of the ones that we could actually find to air on cnn because listen, again, his act was completely different than who he portrayed himself and i love it. look at prior and murphy, their acts are completely somewhat different. i mean, you know, eddie -- >> they're great. bob also he wasn't mean about it. it seems like oh, this is -- he can't control himself. >> it was adult content for the comedy clubs. tom, he was only 65 years ol

comedian and actor bob saget has died at the age of 65. best known as of course the family patriarch on the '90s sitcom "full house" he was found unresponsive at a hotel room on sunday. he was in florida as part of a series of stops on his comedy tour. >> hi, honey, i'm home. hi, girls. >> hi, dad. >> saget was known on stage for his raunchy humor. he starred as the widowed father of three girls, danny tanner. >> okay. i have everyone's sandwich just the way they want them. turkey all white meat. turkey and swiss. turkey and swiss dark meat. turkey extra turkey. half dark meat half white meat and peanut butter and banana hold the turkey. >> saget told cnn chance played a big role in landing that role. >> i was doing audience warmup for "boosom buddies" when i lived in l.a. and then "full house" was an accident. i got fired from a job on cbs and was asked to be on "full house" and i got the show. it was made by the makers of "happy days." . they also made "laverne & shirley." i was the richie cunningham on "full house" and stamos was fonzie

she said i love bob saget. she said my love for him is bigger than anything because she was married to a hockey player. he roasted me at my third bachelor party. steve tish a mutual friend hired him to destroy me. what an honor to be destroyed by bob saget because he was ruthless and excellent at it. he raised millions and millions and millions of dollars for great charities and he was always bob saget. >> i know steve. he hired a comedian? i wish he hired a comedian for my birthday. >> he was my best man. he was my second favorite best man. >> let me tell you this, that clip was one of the ones that we could actually find to air on cnn because listen, again, his act was completely different than who he portrayed hill selfse -- himself and i love it. look at prior and murphy, their acts are completely somewhat different. i mean, you know, eddie -- >> they're great. bob also he wasn't mean about it. it seems like oh, this is -- she ca can't control himself. >> it was adult content for the comedy clubs. tom, he w

what are your thoughts on bob saget? >> katie: i grew up in a household where we didn't have satellite television until i was a teenager sawyer were watching "america's funniest home videos" we had three or four channels and you had to catch it at the right time and also loved bob saget on that show. i also loved seeing the people who worked with him giving him tributes because it's clear he was a funny guy on the screen and often that he treated the people that he worked with really, really well. it's heartbreaking to see all of that, losing their friend and their coworker. >> harold: jesse, he was a father and a family man. has to be tough for his family. what are your thoughts on this day about bob saget? >> jesse: because i didn't have a very active social life in middle school, i spent every friday night watching "full house." it was a great show and i looked at the ratings. eight seasons and averaged 15 million viewers in episode. that's a lot. and then he parlay set into "america's funniest home videos" which was

how else are people remembering bob saget? >> reporter: well, anderson, you heard rich mention the foundation, the charity that was close to bob saget's heart because he lost his 44-year-old sister to it. a very rare autoimmune disease and there's been an outpouring of foundations as a result of bob saget's death. the foundation says they've had more than 1500 donations from around the world totaling more than $90,000, also one of the board members who served with bob saget on the board for that foundation has donated a $1.5 million grant and that is being used to match any donations that are made in bob saget's name so certainly a lot of help for that foundation but also, anderson, all of his friends, many of his friends who helped him raise money for that foundation. they appeared with him as comedians at some of these fund-raisers. they have said that they know how much it meant to him and will continue to support the scleraderma foundation in his honor. >> thanks, randi. we'll be right back. bill, mary? hey... it's our for

bob saget had just performed are remembering the comedian and actor. reporter jr stone has more. >> i am going to miss you so much. reporter: he was looked at by many as america's dad of yesteryear. known as danny tanner of full house, at the age of 65, bob saget has died. >>. >> i want to cry. >> it is very sad. i just saw it on the news. >> definitely sad news, he is the dad of the 1990's for everyone. reporter: his body was found at the ritz-carlton in orlando, florida. his cause of death is sunday night, more than 20 800 miles from there, "full house" and bob saget fans showed up to the place known as the "full house" home in san francisco. flowers left in his memory. scott said he left white bread for danny tanner, and a budweiser for bob saget. >> it touched everybody in my generation, my siblings, my up i am from southern california and i think he raised a generation throughout the country. reporter: while he was on america's funniest home videos and still traveling as a comedian those we talk with all best associated him with "full house" and a

death of bob saget. the unforgettable and loving father from full house and america's funniest home videos was found dead inside a hotel room and already yesterday. the medical examiner's working to determine the cause of death. morgan norbert has more. reporter: america's dad. winning the hearts of millions as danny tanner on full house. in hosting america's funniest home videos. bob saget was a quickwitted actor and comic who dedicated his life to laughter, continuing to perform standup, on saturday playing the show. sackett sharing this photo one instagram, writing i am back in comedy. i guess i'm finding my new voice and loving every moment. hours later, he was found unresponsive inside his hotel room. first responders forming the ritz-carlton >> i was waiting for the punchline. reporter: jody sweden sharing you were supposed to be here longer. how rude. john stamos saying i am broken. family home in san francisco, leaving hearts and flowers in his honor. the examiner says they found no evidence of f

saget was in a supine position on his bed. left arm was across his chest, while the right arm was resting on the bed. no signs of trauma were seen. the officer stated he, quote, checked the immediate area for signs of foul play. it should be noted, none were found. the medical examiner confirmed the deputy's assessment, statement, quote, there is no evidence of drug use or foul play. the cause and manner of death are pending. saying it may take 10 to 12 weeks to complete. the incident report also revealed that saget last used his room key card at 2:17 a.m. sunday and was officially declared dead at 4:18 that afternoon. saget's wife, kelly rizzo, learned of his death from hotel management. >> i'm danny tanner. >> reporter: saget may have been known as america's favorite single dad of the late '80s and '90s, danny tanner. raising three daughters on the show "full house." ♪ i got sunshine on a cloudy day ♪ >> reporter: the show was rebooted as "fuller house" in 2016 on netflix, starring many of the same actors. the cast react

. >>> bay area fans pay their respects to full house dad bob saget. new information from the medical examiner. >>> the warning to a peninsula neighborhood, a mountain lion is on the prowl. >>> new york real estate air robert durst has died in a prison hospital in northern california. he had served five months of his life sentence for the murder of his friend susan burbage. the 78-year-old was being held in stockton. his attorney says he died of natural causes, due to a number of ailments. durst was also facing a trial for the murder of his wife, who disappeared in 1982. >>> this evening we are learning more about the autopsy of the late actor and comedian, bob saget. the medical examiner's office in florida says there is no evidence of drug use or foul play in his death. the 65-year-old actor was found dead in his hotel room in orlando, yesterday. in san francisco, fans paid tribute to bob saget, you can see people gathering outside the home made famous from the tv show, full house. fans say they stopped by because the house and saget were both part o

you grew up thinking of danny tanner, not bob saget. it hits there, you grew up watching that show, and this person is gone. >>> police say the 65-year-old actor was found dead inside of a florida hotel room this morning. tonight, we look back at his career. >>> wake up san francisco, i am danny tanner. >> bob saget was an actor and comedian, best known as america's dad for his betrayal of the jovial, single father on full house. he won the hearts of viewers with his quirky cleaning habits, fatherly advice, and warm hugs. the family sitcom, senate san francisco, made the world at home in the bay area. >> ladies and gentlemen, bob saget. >> reporter: during his time on full house, he also played host to america's funniest home videos, from 1989 through 1997. in contrast to his wholesome tv image, his standup act, delivered adult comedy. the former costars and fellow comedians reacted to the news online ,quote, i am broken, i am gutted. that was his costar, john stamos, writes on twitter. i will never ever have a friend like him. his tele

meanwhile, saget is survived by his wife and three daughters. norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas, thank you. well, tonight, the world's top tennis player is out of detention in australia and vowing to play in the australian open next week, but the australian government is warning the fight is far from over. here's cbs' roxana saberi. >> reporter: on the streets of melbourne, fans celebrated the serbian star's victory in court. >> he won, djokovic won! >> reporter: and he wasted no time getting back on court to train, tweeting, "despite all that has happened, i want to compete at the australian open." the government is warning it may still deport novak djokovic, even after a judge today ordered it to restore his visa. djokovic had told a border official he wasn't vaccinated for covid-19 but had received a medical exemption adding, "i applied, they approved, i just really don't know what else do you want me to say." the judge appeared to agree, but the government argued prior infection is not a valid reason to delay vaccination. >> rules are rules,

that's one of the franchises saget was known for. this is a heartbreaking loss and you hear all the folks in hollywood, all of his former costars, colleagues referring to him as being so kind, so sweet, not words you usually hear about comedians, but bob so longet was a unique talent. some folks arrived in san francisco bringing flowers to the famous town home. here's what one fan said outside. >> it's sad news. he was the dad of the '90s for everyone. loved the show, not just requesting full house" but everything he did. >> he left a big impact on people as children at the tanner family and as adults, bob saget and comedy career as well. i think he touched a lot of people and a cultural icon. >> not just america's dad but a single dad playing on "full house" which was significant at the time. he took that role seriously, put on a wholesome face and later in his career as we talked about he went into raunchy humor, challenged his family persona and provided a different identity and as you mentioned, just started touring once again. t

night with your family, see how bay area residents are honoring the life of actor and comedian bob saget. the 11 o'clock news on ktvu. fox news starts now. hello again, everyone. i'm julie julie haener. and i'm christina . brendan you tonight we begin with governor newsom, signing an executive order this weekend aimed at preventing price gouging on covid-19 at home test kits. the order banned sellers from increasing the price of a test kit by more than 10% violators. face a $1000 fine and up to six months in jail. state attorney general rob bonta says anyone who's been a victim of price gouging on a covid test kit should file a complaint with his office or call police. he said californians should not have to worry about being cheated while dealing with the effects of covid-19. with omicron surging, many people are finding it hard to find those at home test kits or get an appointment for a booster shot. ktvu is elissa harrington joins us now she's live in the newsroom tonight after speaking with consumers and the doctor about the rush of these items. you know about 40% of vaccinated calif

bob saget. >> don't you [ bleep ] my daughter. i'm [ bleep ] with you. >> reporter: he had an edgy, r-rated sense of humor. >> this is the longist that he has gone. >> marijuana is not a drug. i used to [ bleep ] [ bleep ] for soak. >> >> reporter: his stand up comedy. in misfinal tweet in orlando, florida, he said, i had no idea i did a two hour set tonight. i'm happily addicted to this [ bleep ]. in an interview, he was asked to define his humor. he said, quote, i'm basically just a 9-year-old boy that evolved. but his family and friends remember the man that evolved, not just the comedian. his family said, he was everything to us, and we want to you know how much he loved his fans, performing live and bringing all weeks of life together with laughter. "full house" co-star john stamos said i'm gutted, i am in in utter shock. i will never, ever have another friend like him. >> we stuck it out and we got through. >> just like we always do. >> just like we always will. >>> "full house" was so special in my house hold. our deepest c

dolly saget ended up being 100% right. i brought that up during our interview in july and, of course, he turned it into a joke. >> i'm sorry that you had to hear that i was going to be a big star from your mother. i literally was living in a single apartment in west l.a. >> bob saget was only 65 years old. to his friends, his wife kelly and three daughters, our deepest condolences on the loss of such a warm and special guy. may his memory be a blessing. >>> coming up on "the lead," new questions about the bronx apartment building where nine children were killed in a fire. stay with us. with the right balance of risk and reward. so you can enjoy more of...this. this is the planning effect. this is your home. this is your family room slash gym. the guest bedroom slash music studio. the daybed slash dog bed. the living room slash yoga shanti slash regional office slash classroom. and this is the basement slash panic room. maybe what your family needs is a vacation home slash vacation home. find yours on the vrbo app. ♪ peop

saget's routines were hugely successful. not anything that we could play for you on daytime tv but you may have caught some of the moments, cameos on "half baked" or his recurring rell on "entourage." it was that range that earned hinge longevity and praise from many entertainers. his former co-star john stamos tweeting in response to saget's democrat i am broken. i am gutted. i'm in complete and utter shock. i'll never ever have a friend like him. i love you so much, bobby. cnn owes stephanie elam joining us now with more. the day before, stef, he had actually been performing. do we know any more at this hour about the circumstances surrounding the circumstances of his death? >> obviously erica is just surprising everyone. 65 is way too young for anyone to be gone. we know that he was happy, that he was back on the road. he was doing comedy shows. in fact, he posted about it, and just to show you what his last instagram post said in part. he wrote in part that i had no idea. i did a two-hour set tonight. i'm bag in comedy l

bob saget passed away. he was only 65. he played the perfectly awkward father, danny tanner, on the sitcom "full house". he was found dead in his hotel room at ritz-carlton in orlando on sunday. police say no sign of foul play or drug use. he was the walking epitome of a dad joke. >> a date? >> it's a date. >> great. >> i have a date tonight. i have a date tonight. i have a date tonight. i have a date tonight! i have a date tonight. and why not? >> saget also hosted america's funniest home videos from 1989 to '9 7, which our friend bill carter means saget was in two of the top 10 shows at the time. >> a good recipe for you. actually, no. but here's the best we could do with the ingredients at hand. if you think i'm going to do a bad impression of a french chef, you are right, mon a mi. >> tributes have been pouring in all morning. he was loved by his fellow comedians. here he is getting the last laugh at his expense back in 2008. >> norm mcdonald. norm, you're the funniest man i know. because these are the other people tha

we're remembering the life and legacy of bob saget. the news came late last night, the actor, tv host and comedian passed away in a hotel room in orlando where hours earlier he performed stand-up. >> saget is best known for his role as danny tanner on "full house." flowers were laid at the house featured in the opening as tributes poured in from all over the world. >> some from his "full house" co-stars, candace cameron bure, i don't want to say good-bye. joe fryer joins us with more. it is stunning, joe. good morning to you. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. it was early sunday, saget tweeted about how happy he felt following a stand-up comedy performance. and just hours later, authorities found the 65-year-old dead in an orlando hotel room. this morning, fans are remembering the comedian who made an impact on some of television's funniest shows. for decades, bob saget was one of tv's most familiar faces, known as america's dad. >> here goes nothing. ♪♪ >> reporter: making a name for himself on shows in the '80s and '90s. >> yes, i

>>> and a nation remembering bob saget, the actor and comedian best known for his role on "full house" has died at just 65 years old, and this morning the tributes are pouring in. we've got to start this morning's broadcast with major developments overseas where the united states and russian officials are holding critical talks in switzerland over ukraine's border crisis, as the west tries to avoid an all out war with russia. tens of thousands of these russian troops have been building up along ukraine's border for months and months, and the u.s. and our western allies are pushing to get russia to back off from a possible invasion. the biden administration saying no firm commitments will be made and the feeling is mutual for russia with officials warning to the u.s. not to overplay its hand. carol lee joins us from washington, matt bod ner and admiral james stavridis and gary kaspiroff. matt, the u.s. and russia did not sound optimistic on either side even going into these talks. tell us where we are now. >> reporter: so the case for optimism appears to be getting harder to make. russ

the olson twins remembered saget as the most loving, compassionate, and generous mans. and fans flocked to the "full house" home to honor him. let's bring in close friend of bob saget, jolie fisher. i'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. i've been looking at these pictures -- >> for all of us. >> yes, for all of us. >> but particularly you. i just want to put up these pictures, because i've been so struck by how close -- i mean, the pictures just tell the story of your friendship, of how close you guys are, you're hugging in every picture. you both look, you know, really happy to be together. wave whole bunch of pictures of you guys over the years. >> i can't see what you're looking at, but i did put up on social media dish mean, i've got to say, it's so cliche, but you never know -- you never know, guys. like, literally, tell everybody that you know that you love, tell them right now. tell them today. because life is so short. and i simply adored bob. he directed me in a film 25 years ago, right before i actually got married, about a woman who had cold feet about ge

tonight, saget's costars and fellow comedians are tweeting that they will be heartbroken and that he will be the dearly missed. >> thank you very much, elizabeth. let's check in with paul. what a dutiful day today. >> fantastic way to start off the work week. hopefully a sign of things to come. certainly in terms of dry weather because the rain will be aimed to our north. picture it as a hill of air in the atmosphere pushing the storm track for the north. a trend which will continue through the rest of this week and most of next week as well. that will reposition itself, that hill of high-pressure won't be in exactly the same spot but the upshot is the same. it will be close enough that we see passing clouds and rain chances will stay up to our north. low chances of squeezing out anything more than a sprinkle out of passing clouds. thursday and thursday night, that looks like the cloudiest day in the forecast. then maybe a sprinkle monday night. we are talking about outside chances of even a drop or two falling over the next seven days. looks like it will be dry at that time as well.

the death of bob saget. fox 5 in new york where at least 17 people are dead, including nine children after an apartment fire in the bronx. officials say a malfunctioning space heater sparked that fire. investigators want to know why safety doors failed to close when the fire broke out. they say smoke inhalation likely killed most of the victims there. more than a dozen people are still in critical condition. fox 11 in los angeles says a dramatic body camera video shows the heroic rescue of a pilot. police officers and bystanders helped free the pilot. he was hospitalized and the train conductor managed to stop very quickly, the cause of the emergency landing is under investigation. and this is a live look at indianapolis, the big story there tonight from fox 59, alabama and georgia face off in college football's championship game at lucas oil stadium. it's a rematch for the two southeastern conference teams, georgia's only loss of the season came in the sec title game to alabama last month. the crimson tide

generations grew up with saget he played beloved tv dad for eight seasons. he was the host of the wildly popular long-running america's funniest videos and was a raunchy standup comedian >> what is dirt? >> dirt is bad >> i can't hear you. >> daddy is really into this spring cleaning? >> to dad, it is christmas >> i'm not kissing up. >> i'm sloberring all over you >> a flood of tributes his full house cast mates were shocked. john stamos writing, i'm broken. i am gutted. candace writing, he is one of the best human beings ever known. >> others reacting sharing this photo of the two remembering him as a lovely human. no shortage of kind words from john stewart, whoopi goldberg. gilbert god free -- godfrey. bob saget was 65 years old >>> returning to the bronx where a fire killed 19 people. the investigation is under way right now they say it was space heater that started the whole thing. >> officials say it all likely stemmed from a malfunctioning space heater >> the five-alarm fire ripped through this bronx high-rise flames shooting out on the second and thi

remembering bob saget. >> saget's close friends, musician john mayer and comedian jeff ross are picking up pieces of his life. they made this live instagram video as they retrieved saget's car from los angeles airport. >> i am saying that i wish to god i had 100 more things like this to do, because that to me, it is awesome to lean on each other. >> and tomorrow we will pick up his dry cleaning. >> bring bob home. let me go out and help. >> windshield wipers for our eyes. >> "snl" star keenan thompson clearly moved by saget's death, he told "the view," he had seen saget recently in l.a. >> you know, it meant a lot. he never put that air on of, you know, being a diva or anything like that, because of his status, he was just a genuinely great person. >> sirius xm host rich eisen stunned by the sudden death of his friend remembered his humor and big heart. >> he would open his mouth and the filthiest things would come out, and that was his style, that was his sense of humor. he was just so nice. and his heart was so big. part of that big heart and his love of life and family, his sister di