Anna Nicole Smith has died according to ABC News

Anna Nicole Smith collapsed in her hotel room at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., and was rushed to a hospital on Thursday. A Hollywood, Fla., fire department spokesman told MSNBC TV that the actress was unresponsive when the rescue unit arrived on the scene.

Sources confirmed to Access Hollywood that Smith was transported to Memorial Regional Hospital shortly after 2 p.m. EST on Thursday. Access Hollywood also is reporting that Smith was intubated at the scene.

Thanks for correcting me.

But okay...where have you found that time mentioned? Was it in an interview with Mo?

So Tas calls Mo. Mo calls Stern at 1:15.

I didn't know that Mo called the hotel operator. I thought that call came from within the hotel room and that it was made by Tas. I thought that calling 911 from the hotel room gets you to someone within the hotel, who then immediately calls the Seminole Fire & Rescue. Seminole F&R then calls the 911 system in Broward County which connects to the Hollywood Rescue Squad.

Consider the following:
QUESTION: Who made the call to the police? And can you please tell us what the person reported her condition to be, as specifically as you can, please?

TIGER: It was a nurse that was in the room at 1:38 who called the hospital operator. And, within two minutes, the operations personnel within the hotel responded to the room.

QUESTION: Was she breathing? Had that call come in as someone who was having trouble breathing? Or how did the call come in?

TIGER: At 1:45, all I know is that a bodyguard administered CPR to her.

QUESTION: Sorry. Could you please repeat that?

TIGER: At 1:45, a bodyguard administered CPR to her.

QUESTION: OK. And -- and did you say that a nurse called the hospital?

TIGER: It was her nurse that called.

QUESTION: Her nurse called?

And what condition did they say that she was in when she was discovered? And who -- who discovered her, then, the nurse? Is that the person that discovered her?

TIGER: The nurse is the one who discovered her. I don't know what condition she was in.

QUESTION: Can you tell us about the scene...

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: ... itself in the -- in the room? Was there...

TIGER: Pardon me?

QUESTION: Can you tell us -- can you paint a picture of the scene itself, of the...

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: I haven't been to the scene. So, I can't -- all I know, it was a hotel room.

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: I noticed that Broward crime lab is here. Can you explain what -- what they're doing?

TIGER: They're processing the scene at this time.

QUESTION: Is this being treated as a crime?

TIGER: Not yet. We're just taking all the precautions right there.

QUESTION: Were there any children in the room? We understand...

(CROSSTALK) TIGER: No. There were no children in the room.

QUESTION: Anyone else in the room? Her husband? Any other family...

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: ... the bodyguard that was in the room with her.

QUESTION: Do you know why there was a nurse was with her? Had...

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: No, I do not know that.

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: We understand that she was having a...

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: ... that she had a fever last night, or a higher temperature. Have you heard anything about that?

TIGER: I'm not -- I don't know -- I don't know of any medical condition she was having. I don't know that.

QUESTION: Do you know why...

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: ... been here at the hotel, please?

TIGER: She has been here a couple or three times prior to this. So, she's a frequent patron here.

QUESTION: Chief, what was the room that she passed away in? What floor (OFF-MIKE)

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: Sixth floor.

QUESTION: Do you know the room number?

TIGER: No, I don't.

QUESTION: Did she pass away in the room or did she pass away in the hospital?

TIGER: At the hospital.

QUESTION: Do we know if she had a cardiac arrest or (INAUDIBLE)

TIGER: I don't know that, pending the medical examiner's findings.

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: Were there any other obvious signs of any sort of -- or -- of anything else that looked unusual, any -- was she bleeding in any way, any trauma in any way?

TIGER: I don't know that. I wasn't in the room. All I have is what is written here.

QUESTION: Do you know what she was in town for?

TIGER: She's just -- like I said, she was a frequent patron here.

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: I'm sorry. I couldn't hear what you said.

QUESTION: Any illegal substances found in the room?

TIGER: Pardon me?

QUESTION: Any illegal substances...

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: I haven't been up to the room to -- it's in the crime scene -- crime scene lab's hands right now.

QUESTION: Alcohol?

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: When did she arrive...

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: Do you know when she got here to the (OFF-MIKE)

TIGER: Got here Monday.

QUESTION: What day?

TIGER: Since Monday, she has been here.

QUESTION: Was she here for any events or any...

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: Excuse me.

Was she staying, please, with Mr. Stern or did she check in, you know, alone, or...

(CROSSTALK)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... husband, yes.

TIGER: Hmm?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's the husband. Was he with her?

TIGER: Yes, he was here. He was -- that's the husband. He was here with her.

QUESTION: He was here with her?

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: Where is he now?

TIGER: I don't know where he is right now.

QUESTION: Was she here for any sort of event, any particular...

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: No. She's just a patron that comes frequently here to the hotel.

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: ... are any -- are any of the people who were here and/or with the hotel, is there anyone who was a witness to this in any way, shape, or form? I mean, the bodyguard...

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: No. No. No one -- no one is down here from the room.

QUESTION: Has the bodyguard already given a statement to you, Chief?

TIGER: Not to me, no.

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: Has anyone -- has anyone here, have they actually seen the scene itself...

TIGER: No.

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: ... with you?

TIGER: No.

QUESTION: Did the nurse find her, or did the nurse...

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: ... with her when she collapsed?

TIGER: All I know is, a nurse called at 1:38 p.m., called the hotel operator.

QUESTION: Had -- had she been scene around the hotel at all earlier in the day, by the pool, anywhere?

TIGER: We don't know that.

QUESTION: Was there a call to 911?

TIGER: To the -- the hotel operator, which is a 911...

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: ... the hotel?

TIGER: The -- the hotel operator has 911 access.

QUESTION: So, who was in the room altogether, Howard K. Stern, her nurse?

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: ... go through that, please?

TIGER: Do we know who was in the room?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think only the nurse was in the room at the time.

TIGER: Only the nurse was in the room at the time.

QUESTION: You said the bodyguard, though, was there?

QUESTION: What about the bodyguard who administered CPR?

TIGER: He came in at a later time to administer CPR.

QUESTION: Why didn't the nurse do CPR (OFF-MIKE)

TIGER: I don't know that.

QUESTION: Who was she here with altogether? (OFF-MIKE) nurse, bodyguard, her partner, the four of them?

TIGER: I don't know who all she was with. I -- I haven't...

QUESTION: Can you tell us whether the nurse is a local nurse or...

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: I can't tell you that. I don't know that.

QUESTION: Male or female, please? TIGER: Is it a male?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Female.

TIGER: Female nurse.

QUESTION: Female nurse?

(CROSSTALK)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And it was her -- her private nurse, not a...

TIGER: Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: .. not a Hard Rock nurse.

TIGER: No, private nurse.

QUESTION: Do we know how long she was planning to stay here?

TIGER: No, I do not know that.

QUESTION: Do you know when she checked in?

TIGER: Monday.

QUESTION: Chief, the call to the 911 to the hotel operator, can you describe what was conveyed (OFF-MIKE) emergency (OFF-MIKE)

TIGER: Other than -- nothing other than she needed medical assistance. That's all I know.

QUESTION: Now, did the operator then, in turn call, you or 911?

TIGER: They called hotel security. Then they called the Seminole Fire Rescue.

QUESTION: Is there anyone here on the property that you're continuing to talk to, anyone being questioned in any way?

TIGER: Detectives are up there right now. I don't -- I don't know who they're talking to. I haven't been up there to see.

QUESTION: Can you tell us what she was doing since Monday, you know, been out to the casino, the spa...

(CROSSTALK)

TIGER: Just relaxing, probably. That's why they come here to the hotel. That's why they come here to the hotel, to relax.

QUESTION: Chief, can you describe the condition of -- of her room?

TIGER: I haven't been up there to see it.

And that's all the information I have right now for everybody.

And our deepest sympathies go out to the family at this -- family at this time.

Thank you very much.

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: What is the next step for your investigation?

(CROSSTALK)

QUESTION: Will you be reviewing surveillance video at all to help at all?

TIGER: I can't release that right now.

QUESTION: Are your 911 tapes releasable under 119 of the Public Records Law? Or is it different because you're an Indian reservation?

QUESTION: So, you won't be releasing the tapes?

QUESTION: Will you release the tapes?

BLITZER: All right.

So, there it is from the Seminole police chief, Charlie Tiger, giving some details on the circumstances surrounding the death of Anna Nicole Smith.

Sanjay Gupta, our chief medical correspondent, listened carefully, as did all of us.

Sanjay, we didn't learn a whole lot from the police chief. But we got some -- some information involving the -- the mysterious circumstances of the death of this 39-year-old woman.

DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes.

It was a little mysterious, still, Wolf. A couple of things sort of jumped out at me.

At 1:38, they say, is when a nurse, apparently, who -- a private nurse, sounds like, activated the 911 system. At 1:49 -- 1:45, a bodyguard was actually administering CPR. So, within those seven minutes, obviously, someone determined that she needed CPR and started that.

And then she was -- as we talked about, the paramedics, it sounds like they arrived, evaluated her, probably carried out the standard sort of treatments that paramedics do, in terms of establishing the airway.

But it was at 2:49 when she was actually pronounced deceased at the hospital. So, it was about just over an hour took place between the time that the bodyguard was performing CPR, the paramedics arrived, took her to the hospital. And, an hour or later or so, she was actually pronounced dead.

So, I don't -- I don't know. It's a little confusing, because, obviously, you're hearing conflicting reports about whether or not she may have actually already been dead by the time she got to the hospital, but they -- clearly heard there just now say that it was 2:49, after she was already in the hospital, that the declaration of death actually happened -- so, a little mysterious, still.

I think that they will probably try and clear up some of those details, Wolf, hopefully, in a little bit here.

BLITZER: And the fact that she was pronounced dead at 2:49, and that initial call was at 1:38, that -- we shouldn't jump to the conclusion she was alive for that hour, and she only died at 2:49. She could have been dead from the very start of this incident.

GUPTA: Yes, that's right. It certainly sounds like that.

I guess what -- what is a little confusing, I'm hearing some reports -- John Zarrella just interviewing somebody -- saying that, by the time she was brought into the hospital, there was no active CPR actually going on; there was, in fact, a sheet covering her body at that time, as -- as from one witness that John Zarrella interviewed.

That would obviously suggest that there was no further treatment, no further resuscitation ongoing at that time. That was what was confusing to me a little bit. But you're right, 1:38, the first call, 911 -- over an hour later, in the hospital now, she is pronounced dead.

BLITZER: Obviously, there is a lot of possible causes of death.

But I know you have been giving it some thought. What are some of the possibilities?

GUPTA: Well, you know, I think that you have to -- when you think about a young person with, we -- we -- and we know a lot about Anna Nicole Smith, in terms of her medical history.

We know a lot about her weight gains, weight losses, some of the medications she has taken, a couple of things. I think cardiac, heart-related problems have to be the top few -- few on the list, as far as possible causes of death here.

After that, you're talking about something like a -- a pulmonary embolism, which can be a -- a relatively common thing in a younger person. Now, this is a clot, Wolf, as you may know. They exist in the legs often. And they can break off, and go to the lungs. People develop clotting disorders for all sorts of different reasons.

Medication interactions, like we have been talking about as well -- and that means either too much of a medication or an interaction of medications which ends up being lethal for some reason.

Infection -- you keep hearing about this possibility that there was a fever last night. Was that a harbinger, in some way, of some sort of infectious problem that ultimately led to death? I don't know.

Blood loss -- although that is less likely now, as we're hearing. There was no signs of some sort of mortal injury, some sort of trauma to -- to Anna Nicole Smith. That was something that I was certainly listening for, did not hear that that was the case.

So, I think the -- the top choices there have to be the most likely here.

Also, keep in mind, you know, when we take about her overall history, this is a woman who weighed 140 pounds in 1992. She got up to 224 pounds, and then lost 70 pounds on the TrimSpa diet. Remember that? You always wonder about the -- the metabolic differences that have gone on in her body, as a result of those sorts of weight losses and gains as well.

I don't know. It's -- it's speculation at this time, Wolf. And we may not know for several days, still, after the autopsy is performed.

BLITZER: And, presumably, the autopsy could be performed as early as tomorrow by the medical examiner down in Broward County, in Hollywood, Florida, where -- where she died.

The -- did I -- did -- did you catch the -- this? I think I heard the police chief say that there was a nurse there who made that initial 911 call?

GUPTA: Yes, I heard the same thing, Wolf. And it -- sort of clarified at the end. It sounds like it was a private nurse. Maybe this is a nurse that travels with Anna Nicole Smith, for some reason.

And it sounds like that was the first person to make a call. And, for some reason, seven minutes later, at 1:45, it was the bodyguard who was performing CPR, again, according to this police chief's records. I don't know why CPR wouldn't have been performed initially, at the time of the 911 call.

It's a little murky in there, as far as that, you know, hour-and- four-minute time period as -- as to what exactly happened there. But, typically, you can -- you can be pretty assured that, by the time the paramedics got there, it was a very standard sequence of events that took place after that, in terms of actually giving medications, using a defibrillator to try and jump-start the heart, if you will, and -- and establishing this -- this breathing again, and, then, obviously, the transporting to the hospital.

In between, a little less clear, still -- Wolf.

BLITZER: And -- and if she was, in fact, traveling with a private nurse, or if there was a private nurse at that casino, hotel, where she was staying, presumably -- presumably -- there will be a good record of the medications she may have been taking.

GUPTA: Yes. I think so, too. I was thinking the exact same thing. There may be a little bit -- might be a little bit clearer. It may have something to do with this high fever that people keep referring to last night. I don't know that that has been confirmed yet. But, a few times now, I have heard that she had a fever last night. As a result, sometimes, hotels will provide some sort of health care professional to help care for somebody.

Perhaps, that was where -- how this nurse came in to the -- to the story. I -- I don't know. But the bodyguard, sounds like, was the first person to actually start the actual pushing on the chest, the cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

BLITZER: She spoke about her health, Sanjay, to our Larry King back in 2004, when she was a guest on his program.

I want to play a little bit of that for our viewers now.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, "LARRY KING LIVE," FEBRUARY 9, 2004)

LARRY KING, HOST, "LARRY KING LIVE": Do you know why you put on weight? Do you know why, yourself?

ANNA NICOLE SMITH, ENTERTAINER/MODEL: Yes, I do.

KING: Was it due to depression?

SMITH: It was the depression from reliving the trials...

KING: Yes.

SMITH: ... from -- from my husband, twice. That's why I got fat twice. And nobody understands that. Nobody cares, because they think I'm a gold digger.

And it's not true. I loved my husband, and I had to relive that over twice. I had to keep reliving this court thing. You know, it depressed me. It depressed me to hear the awful things that I had to hear. You know, it hurt. And, you know, nobody cares. I just heard crap all the time about me.

(CROSSTALK)

KING: Did health play any part? Did -- were you worried a little about your health in order to lose weight?

SMITH: No, I wasn't worried about my health at all. I wasn't worried about my health, losing the weight. I'm kind of worried about it now, because I need to gain a little bit more.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BLITZER: All right, let's go back to Sanjay.

That is what she said back in 2004. Clearly, this was a woman who did have some health problems, given the fact that she fluctuated in that weight as dramatically as -- as she did. GUPTA: Yes. It -- it is pretty profound, how much weight she gained and then lost. She talked about it quite candidly there. She also alluded to the depression.

As far as the weight goes, there's a couple of things that we do know about her. First of all, she was -- she was 5 feet, 11 inches tall. When she was a Playboy Playmate back in 1992, she was about 140 pounds. And her -- and the most that she ever weighed, according to our records, was 224 pounds.

And it was that TrimSpa diet that you will remember, Wolf, where she actually lost 70 pounds, a pretty profound weight loss, relatively short amount of time. That always raises a flag, I think, for any health care professional, as to what exactly, metabolically, was happening in her body at that time.

A couple of other pertinent pieces of medical history, antidepressants -- again, we have talked about this -- obviously, taken in -- in too large a quantity or in interaction with other medications, can be a problem.

And, most recently, she -- she had a C-section. Now, that was in September of 2006, so about four months ago now. She had a few problems after that C-section. Whether that had anything to do with this, probably not, but that's certainly something that I think physicians will have to consider, as well, as part of her overall medical history.

BLITZER: And the fact that she was going through this emotional roller coaster over these past several months, not only the legal ramifications, the legal problems she had involving her late husband's estate, but the -- the tragic death of her 20-year-old son, and, then, immediately after, the birth of a little girl.

And -- and she was going through two guys who were both claiming to be the father of this little girl. The emotional impact on a physically already frail person, that could -- that could seriously compound a lot of her health conditions.

GUPTA: Certainly.

You know, and I -- and I think that the -- the list that we -- that we think about, as physicians, as to what may cause death here, I still -- still think has to be cardiac, pulmonary, you know, heart and lung related.

But you're absolutely right. Could -- could these other things have sort of pushed one over the edge? And someone who is already having some difficulties, maybe already have some -- some problems with their heart or lungs as a result of something else, could these emotional problems and -- and -- and the medications, quite frankly, that are used to treat these emotional problems, somehow tip that over the edge?

You know, Wolf, sometimes, you don't ever really know the full answer. Even after an autopsy is done, you may not know for sure what happened. That is a possibility.

It's a little less likely in someone who is so young, because, typically, it's going to be something more obvious, either -- either the medications or some sort of cardiac problem or some sort of lung problem. But that -- that is something that, you know, you need to keep in the back of your mind, as well, that we may never have a definitive answer as to what exactly happened here.

BLITZER: All right, stand by, Sanjay. We are going to get back to you.

We are standing by, also, for a news conference over at the hospital in Hollywood, Florida. We expect some authorities from the hospital to emerge fairly soon and update us on what exactly they can update us on, what they know about the circumstances surrounding the death of Anna Nicole Smith.

I want to go back to the hospital. John Zarrella is on the scene for us.

John, our viewers here in the United States and around the world, on CNN International, who are now joining us, first of all, update them on what exactly we have learned over the past couple hours involving the sudden death of Anna Nicole Smith.

ZARRELLA: Well, what we learned just a few moments ago, of course, from the -- the news conferences that was held over at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino is that, at about 1:45, a bodyguard began administering CPR.

But it was a few minutes before that when a private nurse apparently discovered Anna Nicole Smith unconscious, and then notified the -- the -- the Hard Rock Casino immediately. And, again, at 1:45, a bodyguard began to administer CPR.

The Seminole Indian reservation there, they are the ones that ultimately transported her here to Hollywood Memorial Hospital.

Now, we were hearing just a few minutes ago, Wolf, that there will not be a press conference here in the next hour, that, perhaps, we are hearing that her family has requested that there be no comment here right now. We're trying to get a little bit more information on that.

But I do have with me Carlos Garcia (ph) and Michael Gray (ph).

And, Carlos (ph), you were one of the first to see the emergency vehicle, the paramedics, arrive with Anna Nicole Smith. What did you witness?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, I witnessed the -- the ambulance come in. And I was just looking at it, because I was wondering, because there was only one guy with one camera. And he was on the phone, only one guy taking a picture.

So, I really didn't know it was her until after a while. But, then, I went back in into the waiting room. Then, I noticed that they said Anna Nicole Smith in -- in DiMaggio's Hospital.

So, I came back outside. And that is when I seen. But, before I seen her, she wasn't covered. When she came out, then, they had her covered.

ZARRELLA: What...

(CROSSTALK)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ... there was security officers and everything there on the corner.

ZARRELLA: So, at first, you saw her in the -- the back of the -- the vehicle?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right, because they opened it. And they backed -- they -- they opened it. They was helping her.

She was -- she was uncovered from, like, here. Her face was uncovered. And they were -- they were put -- doing, I guess, CPR or something on her chest. And, then -- then, they covered her as they were pulling her out.

ZARRELLA: Michael (ph), you saw about the same thing?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. And...

ZARRELLA: And what time was all this?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At 10 -- 2:10. No.

ZARRELLA: Two...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, 2:10.

ZARRELLA: Ten minutes after 2:00 that -- is -- is when they -- when they...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

ZARRELLA: ... when they arrived here?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Because we were -- yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, about...

(CROSSTALK)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And, then, that's when all I -- all -- all you see is her inside. And, then, we came inside. And we were sitting in the waiting room. And, then, we looked at the news. And we saw that she was in DiMaggio. So...

ZARRELLA: So, you -- you realized, at that point, that it was her?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

ZARRELLA: And she was -- again, as both of you saw, she was covered when they actually removed her?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right.

(CROSSTALK)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. Yes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Absolutely.

ZARRELLA: Thank you both very much for taking some time to join us.

(CROSSTALK)

ZARRELLA: So, again, Wolf, two more people who were here and -- and witnessed what happened did say that, by the time they removed her from the emergency vehicle, that Anna Nicole Smith's body was covered.

We are going to try and find out. But I did see the -- the fire rescue people over here a few minutes ago talking to a bunch of members of the media who gathered around. And the word that came out of that gathering was that there would not be a press conference here today, and that questions about what had happened were to be referred to the -- the family attorneys. That's what we are hearing.

We will try to get some more information on that -- Wolf.

BLITZER: And, in the meantime, though, there is a -- a huge gaggle of reporters and media that are flocking into where you are, getting ready for any little nuggets of information from the hospital that may emerge.

ZARRELLA: Right, Wolf. But, apparently, it's not going to be any official nuggets -- that's for sure -- at least what we're hearing right now.

It's going to have to be the nuggets and the piecemeal that we can get from -- from people who may have seen something. But, at this point, we have no indication now that Hollywood Fire Rescue, who we thought was going to -- to have a news conference, or the hospital, or anyone from the hospital, indications that any of them are going to be talking.

We -- we understand that her body is being transported, may already have been transported to the -- the Broward medical examiner's office.

And, again, to reiterate, we -- as you have been pointing out, and Dr. Gupta have been pointing out, that an autopsy expected to begin some time tomorrow. We do not know what time that autopsy will begin -- Wolf.

BLITZER: And -- and I know you have covered South Florida for a long time, John. Explain the jurisdictional issue between the casino, the Indian tribe -- we heard from the police chief there -- as opposed to regular Broward County, where Hollywood, Florida, is.

Who has authority in dealing with -- with the circumstances surrounding her death that was inside this Indian reservation at the casino?

ZARRELLA: Well, that's a good question.

Generally speaking, the -- the Seminole Indian tribe handles any kinds of issues within their jurisdiction, within their boundaries. Now, they can invite the -- the local authorities in. If it's some sort of a major capital case, for instance, an investigation, they may ask for help to come in, particularly because they don't have access to the medical examiners, et cetera, things like that, crime scene investigation.

But, overall, it is their -- their jurisdiction. It is part of the reservation. So, in most instances, they at least have the initial jurisdiction in any kind of a -- of a case -- Wolf.

BLITZER: And Susan Candiotti reporting that they expect the body to be transferred to the medical examiner, and an autopsy could take place as early as tomorrow. That's the latest information we have, right?

ZARRELLA: That's correct, Wolf. That's what we're hearing, too.

BLITZER: John Zarrella is on the scene for us.

We're going to continue to stay on top of this story and bring you the latest information as we get it -- once again, Anna -- Anna Nicole Smith dead.

I want to go back to John Zarrella.

Very briefly, John, as we wrap up our coverage on this sudden death, the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of Anna Nicole Smith, I take it, in the -- in the many years you have been covering Florida down there, you have never seen anything quite like this?

ZARRELLA: No.

This -- this really came out of the blue, Wolf. And, again, I don't think very many people knew -- you know, certainly not in mainstream -- knew that she was even in town here. Apparently, according to the -- the Seminole police, who held their news briefing, that she was here since Monday, and staying in the hotel room, I believe they said, on the sixth floor.

But, yes, this is -- this is quite an event here. It was quite a shock. It just came out of the blue, totally unexpected.

I -- you know, it's interesting. We are here at the -- you know, the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, which is here. And I think, you know, maybe the last time that I recall any kind of this kind of media attention, at least here in Hollywood, was in in fact when Joe DiMaggio himself passed away -- Wolf.

BLITZER: I remember that as well. JOhn, thanks. We're going to say with you as well.

Why the heck didn't Tas begin CPR or immediately dial 911? I know we have all known most of this since the initial reports came out, but this is really starting to make me mad. Tas and Mo I think, are in a lot of trouble.

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