Good evening, everyone. Im erin burnett. The breaking news joan rivers dead at the age of 81. She passed away this morning at mt. Sinai hospital. She went into cardiac arrest a week ago today during what was a routine procedure. Her daughter melissa issued a statement saying my mothers greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, i know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon. And laughing was what joan rivers was best at. She never took anyone too seriously. She was known for gossip and celebrity interviews on the red carpet and was a fixture at hollywoods biggest awards shows. She was the host of e s Online Fashion police. You would flip through channels and hear her saying something absolutely well, it was like a dagger. Rivers was one of the first female standup comedians and caught her first big break in 1965 on the tonight show with Johnny Carson. An actor, author, comedian and incredibly successful businesswoman. We b