Suzanne Somers died Sunday, one day shy of her 77th birthday.

Her longtime husband, Alan Hamel, spoke to NBC News on Monday and said he knew the end was near in the days before her death.

“We were in bed together and her breathing was irregular and I was talking to her for hours,” Hamel, 87, said. “There was no response other than I kissed her, she responded, and then around 5 in the morning, she was gone.”

Although his cancer returned in July, three days before his death — after spending six weeks with specialists in Chicago — he seemed to be doing well, Hamel said.

“She was eating, you know, taking her medicine,” he said.

But a few days after they returned home, she says, things took a turn for the worse.

“All of a sudden she’s not responding, she’s not eating, she’s not taking her medication,” he said through tears. “Because I knew her so well, I said, ‘Should I call 911?’ I knew she wouldn’t like it and she didn’t want to go to the hospital.

Over the next few days, Hamel says, he sat by her side.

“Every night I talked to her for hours, and I assumed she could hear me because her lips responded. I hoped she understood what I was saying.

And, “Now I’m confused. Fortunately, we have a great family and they were all here.

The couple met in 1969 when Hamel was hosting ABC’s “The Anniversary Game” and Somers was a prize model.

“I was standing in a final meeting with the crew and staff before we started shooting the series and I saw this incredible woman standing across the stage and I thought I have to go there and I did,” he said. “And I’ve never been good at coming up with taxes, and I’m not going to tell you my credit line because it was so stupid, but it worked!”

The two married in 1977 and became business partners. Hammel recalled that he immediately began advising Somers in 1980 following a fiasco with his “Three’s Company” deal that led to his firing from the hit show.

“I grabbed her by the shoulders and said, ‘Suzanne, we’re going to make this work for us,’ and within a very short period of time, we had a plan,” she said. “We brought in some people that I know are experts and really understand branding.”

Despite Somers’ devastation at leaving the show she loved, Hamel says they poured their energies into her best-selling books, beauty lines, multiple Las Vegas residencies and their eventual best-seller, Thickmaster.

Although his wife landed another hit TV role on “Step by Step” from 1991 to 1998, Hamel says her role as Chrissy Snow held a special place.

“She told me when she got it [‘Three’s Company’], ‘Dumb blondes are annoying and you want to get away from them. I want to create a dumb blonde character that I love. If I love it, other people will love it too. And so it was.”

A tearful Hamel said he hopes his wife will be remembered for being a good mother and helping those around her.

“We wouldn’t have this family today if it wasn’t for her,” he said. “She did things that nobody knew. I would listen to her on the phone, making sure everything was going to be okay. She tried to answer everyone.”

Somers is survived by her husband, one son, three granddaughters and two stepchildren. He will be buried in a private ceremony later this week.

ISMAILIYA, Egypt, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Egypt said on Monday that Israel was not cooperating with the delivery of aid into Gaza and the expulsion of foreign passport holders.

The Rafah crossing, a key opening for essential goods into the Israeli-besieged Palestinian territory, has not been officially closed, but Cairo says it has been rendered inoperable by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.

As Israel’s bombardment and blockade of Gaza intensify, the territory’s 2.3 million residents are without electricity, health and water services are pushed to the brink of collapse, and hospital generators are running low on fuel.

“There is an urgent need to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian citizens in Gaza,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told reporters, adding that talks with Israel had been fruitless.

“Until now the Israeli government has not taken a position on opening the Rafah crossing from the Gaza side to allow aid and exit for citizens of third countries.”

US officials still believed Rafa would be in action for a few hours on Monday, with White House spokesman John Kirby noting earlier hopes had “diminished”.

Gazans have been under siege since Israel launched its most intense bombardment and siege on October 7 following a devastating cross-border attack by Islamist Hamas militants.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have moved into Gaza, some taking cars and suitcases south to the Rafah crossing, but others turning north after failing to seek refuge.

“On the way to the crossing they shelled Rafah Street and we started shouting,” said Hadeel Abu Dahoud, a resident near the crossing. “Nowhere in Gaza is safe.”

Fear of displacement

Like others, Egypt has spoken out against any mass evacuation of Gazans, reflecting deep-seated Arab fears that the latest war will trigger a new wave of permanent displacement of Palestinians from countries where they have sought to build a state.

Early on Monday, two Egyptian security sources told Reuters that a temporary ceasefire in southern Gaza could last several hours, agreeing to facilitate aid and evacuations in Rafah.

However, Egyptian state television later cited an unnamed, high-ranking source as saying that no ceasefire had been agreed. Hamas official Izzat El-Reshiq told Reuters that reports of an agreement to open the crossing were untrue, which Israel also denied.

On the ground in Rafah, a source said the Egyptian side of the crossing was ready. Shokri said Egypt aims to restore regular access through Rafah, including for Palestinians seeking medical treatment or normal travel.

Hundreds of tons of aid from NGOs and other countries were trucked in the nearby Egyptian town of Al-Arish awaiting conditions to enter Gaza, according to two sources and witnesses there.

“We are waiting for the green light for help to arrive, and dozens of volunteers are ready at any moment,” said a Red Cross official in North Sinai.

Separately, Reuters video showed UN-flagged fuel trucks leaving Gaza for Egypt through Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom.

The movement of goods and people through Rafah has been severely restricted under the Gaza blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt since 2007, and only registered travelers can cross.

Our Standards: Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

TOKYO, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Oil traded largely flat on Monday after last week’s rally as investors waited to see if the Israel-Hamas conflict would drag on in other countries – pushing prices higher and facing a fresh blow. World economy.

Brent futures were last at $90.89 a barrel at 0419 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 2 cents at $87.67 a barrel.

Both benchmarks rose nearly 6% on Friday, posting their biggest daily percentage gains since April, as investors priced in the possibility of a wider Middle East conflict.

For the week, Brent advanced 7.5%, while WTI rose 5.9%.

“Investors are trying to gauge the impact of the conflict, while a large-scale ground offensive did not begin until 24 hours after Israel first notified residents of the northern part of Gaza to flee to the south,” said Hiroyuki Kikugawa. Head of NS Trading, a division of Nissan Securities.

“The impact involving oil-producing countries is factoring into prices to some extent, but if a real landscape occurs and affects oil supplies, prices could exceed $100 a barrel,” he said.

Conflicts in the Middle East have had little impact on global oil and gas supplies, and Israel is not a major producer.

But the war between the Islamist group Hamas and Israel is one of the most important geopolitical risks to oil markets since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, amid concerns about any potential escalation involving Iran.

Market participants are assessing what could be a wider conflict for supplies from countries in the world’s top oil-producing region, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank analyst Vivek Dar said in a note on Monday that the US would fully enforce sanctions on Iran’s oil exports if Tehran was found to be directly involved in the Hamas attack.

“The United States has blindly reversed sanctions on Iran’s oil exports this year to improve diplomatic relations with Iran,” he said.

“An increase in Iran’s oil exports of 0.5-1 million barrels per day this year – equivalent to 0.5-1% of global oil supply – risks being sidelined if US sanctions are fully implemented.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to crush Hamas on Sunday as his troops prepared to move into the Gaza Strip in pursuit of Hamas militants who have shocked the world through Israeli border towns.

Iran warned on Saturday that the situation could spiral out of control with “far-reaching consequences” if Israel’s “war crimes and genocide” were not stopped.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will return to Israel on Monday to talk about a “way forward” after days of shuttle diplomacy between the Arab nations, with fears of an escalating conflict.

The U.S. imposed sanctions last week on owners of tankers carrying Russian oil above the G7 price ceiling of $60, in an effort to close loopholes in a mechanism designed to punish Moscow for its aggression in Ukraine.

Russia is one of the world’s top crude exporters, and tougher U.S. scrutiny of its exports could cut supplies.

Our Standards: Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

NYSE

Stock futures rose in late night trade on Sunday, ahead of a busy week for corporate earnings.

Futures linked to the Dow Jones industrial average added 0.15%, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.17% and 0.2%, respectively.

Stocks are coming off a mixed session and week. The S&P 500 advanced 0.45% for its second consecutive positive week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.79%. The Nasdaq composite lost about 0.2% for the week and fell 1.23% during Friday’s session, while the S&P fell 0.5% and the Dow rose 0.12%.

Oil prices rose more than 5% during Friday’s session and posted their best day since April as the conflict between Israel and Hamas fueled some fears over oil production in the region.

Meanwhile, Wall Street weighed in on reports from major financial firms, with JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo gaining 1.5% and 3%, respectively.

Despite these positive results, some on Wall Street see higher volatility at the end of the year as yields and oil prices rise, inflation remains sticky and conflicts in the Middle East loom, said Cantor Fitzgerald’s Equity Derivatives and Cross-Eric Johnston. Property.

“This Mideast situation shows that when you own stocks, you take risks,” he told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Friday. “As a result, you have to get good upside returns to justify that risk, because there are things like this situation out of nowhere.”

Over the weekend, Israel’s military continued to urge residents to evacuate northern Gaza amid a widely expected ground invasion. Meanwhile, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.) said Sunday that the Senate will work to quickly pass a military aid package to help Israel fight Hamas.

Earnings season heats up this week as 11% of the S&P 500 reports results. Johnson & Johnson, Bank of America, Netflix and Tesla are some notable names on deck. Charles Schwab will announce the results before noon on Monday.

On the economic front, Wall Street is looking ahead to the Empire State Index for October due out on Monday.

CNN
—

Voting takes place on Sunday in Poland A high-stakes and unpredictable The national election, its results, the direction of the country, the balance of power in the European Union and The future of war in Ukraine.

The populist ruling Law and Justice party, embroiled in a bitter fight with the European Union during its eight years in power, is seeking its third consecutive election victory, an unprecedented feat since Poland regained independence from the Soviet Union.

Law and Justice, known by its Polish acronym PiS, faces tough competition from a united opposition led by former Polish prime minister and European Council president Donald Tusk.

PiS has been accused by the European Union and the Polish opposition of undermining Poland’s democratic institutions during its time in power. PiS has brought the Polish judiciary, public media and cultural institutions under greater government control, and has taken a hardline stance against abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights.

During a bitter campaign, the party fired back at Dusk’s opposition coalition, with the former leader saying he would capitulate to Brussels and Berlin if he returned to power.

High inflation and the security of Poland’s borders were front and center for voters during the campaign. Developments in Kyiv will be closely watched after a tense period in which relations between the two close allies have soured.

Poland has been a key ally of Ukraine as it battles Russian forces in its east, but Warsaw has sharply criticized Ukraine’s government during a dispute over imports of Ukrainian grain.

Voters elect members of both houses of Poland’s parliament, Warsaw’s lower house, the Sejm, which has 231 seats – all that is needed for a party to seize power.

If they fail to secure an overall majority in Sunday’s vote, the two largest blocs will seek to enter into a coalition or informal agreement that would allow them to govern.

There has been speculation over whether PiS will strike a deal with Confederation, a far-right party that has battled support for Ukraine and picked up some former PiS voters in rural areas.

But any messy power-sharing deal could increase the likelihood of another election in the future.

Voting closes at 9 p.m. (3 p.m. ET) in Poland on Sunday, with results expected overnight.

The mother of “Sandlot” star Marty York, who was a Northern California sheriff’s deputy, was found dead in her home and her boyfriend was arrested, authorities said.

Edward Patrick Davis was arrested in connection with the death of Del Norte County Sheriff’s Deputy Deanna Esmail, Sheriff’s Office. said Friday.

Ismail’s body was found at his home on North Shore Road on Thursday morning. Sheriff Garrett Scott said Wild Rivers Outpost Employees went to Ismail’s house when he did not show up for work and did not answer his phone.

The discovery sparked a search for Davis, who legally changed his name from Daniel James Walter in July, according to the sheriff’s office. He was found in Curry County, Oregon, a few hours away from Del Norte County.

York said he learned of his mother’s death from the sheriff’s office.

“The emotions I have right now between rage, revenge and crying are horrible,” she said in an Instagram post.

Sheriff Scott expressed his condolences on the death.

“We are all deeply saddened by the loss of Deputy Esmail. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family, friends and colleagues,” he said in a statement.

Esmail began working for the sheriff’s office in March 2021, according to the Wild Rivers Outpost.

CNN
—

Saturday Ring of Fire Loopy solar eclipse Playing in the sky will change the weather conditions on the surface of the earth.

During a solar eclipse, the Moon passes in front of the Sun and casts a shadow on Earth’s surface, causing changes in temperature, wind speed, and humidity.

The more sunlight is blocked, the more dramatic the weather changes. It’s comparable to how shaded areas can be cooler on a hot day than anywhere in direct sunlight.

Saturday’s annular eclipse will block up to 90% of the Sun in a narrow path from Oregon to Texas. Annular eclipses Allow slightly more solar radiation to reach the Earth’s surface, allowing sunlight and energy – rather than a total eclipse – to block the Sun completely.

But reductions in solar radiation, however brief, can affect temperatures and other weather conditions.

Not all eclipse weather changes are created equal. The exact drop in temperature varies widely based on the time of year and other factors such as cloud cover.

October’s annual eclipse is going to have a less dramatic effect on temperature than August’s total eclipse, not only because of the amount of sun blocked by the moon, but also because of the lower angle at which the sun hits Earth in fall compared to summer. .

A higher solar angle produces more intense sunlight and higher temperatures, and the angle begins to decrease in autumn.

of 2017 Total solar eclipse It happened on a summer afternoon in August, so the temperature was already high, and there was a high chance of cratering at some point along the total route. Temperatures dropped 11 degrees in one hour in Douglas, Wyoming, and widespread temperature drops in the south ranged from 4 to 8 degrees.

Temperature drops during Saturday’s eclipse are not expected to be drastic, but could still drop a few degrees The path of the loop.

Areas that will experience only a partial solar eclipse will see a slower rise in temperatures from morning to afternoon, Juan Hernandez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas, told CNN.

A slower rise in temperatures could limit how far high temperatures climb in the afternoon hours, and Saturday could be slightly cooler than without the eclipse. This can happen in Dallas and Phoenix, where the Moon will block 80% of the Sun.

An eclipse affects more than temperature. Less solar radiation and lower temperatures affect wind, humidity and cloud cover.

Rapid cooling during an eclipse briefly reduces the amount of heat stored in the atmosphere. Heat causes air to rise and make the atmosphere unstable. The atmosphere then releases heat energy in an attempt to bring itself back into balance, creating clouds, storms and winds.

As the eclipse cools the air, the atmosphere calms down and the wind speeds down because the atmosphere isn’t working as hard to balance itself. Scientists took several weather measurements in Wyoming and New York during the 2017 total solar eclipse. And found Wind speeds decreased by an average of 6 mph as a result of the eclipse.

How humid it feels is closely linked to temperature. Humidity rises as air temperature and the dew point, which measures how much moisture is in the air, approach the same temperature. So when air temperatures drop slightly during an eclipse, they approach the dew point and make the air feel a little more humid.

Substantial temperature drops can also change cloud cover.

Clouds disappeared in parts of South Carolina during 2017’s total solar eclipse because they ran out of fuel — the heat that causes air to rise and form clouds. Even with less severe temperature drops, a few clouds may disperse during Saturday’s eclipse.