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Out. family friend michael kobel described the process and what they found. >> we received the results of the autopsy, which stated he died of a heart attack of natural causes. the autopsy further states that nothing else was found in his system. >> reporter: we've also had it confirmed it was james gandolfini's son, michael, just 13 years old, who alerted the authorities when he found his father slumped in a hotel room. they actually had to bash the door down. they administered cpr all the way to hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. now they are making arrangements for a funeral i...

I'm suzanne malveaux. >> i'm michael holmes. >> we know what killed james gandolfini. >> doctors performed an autopsy within hours of his death. they did release the official results. dan rivers is in rome now. we are learning the details about the minutes leading up to when he was found. >> reporter: it's just a really grim story. we now know he did die from massive heart attack. the technical term was a myocardial arrest. it was his 13-year-old son michael who raised the alarm and concerned when his father into the bathroom and took a long

Unexpected death of actor james gandolfini. people all over the world are remember the "sopranos" star as a terrific actor and nice guy. he was only 51 years old. italian officials are moving forward with an autopsy. cnn international correspondent dan rivers joins us live from rome. dan, what do we know about the autopsy? >> reporter: well, we're beginning to piece together the final hours of actor james gandolfini. he was staying at this five-star hotel in central rome. last night the ambulances and emergency doctors were called after he collapsed from a suspected heart attack sometime after...

An autopsy on gandolfini's body that's required under italian law. our senior international correspondent dan rivers is in rome to tell us more. hi, dan. >> reporter: hi, there. yeah, we're beginning to piece together the grim last hours of james gandolfini. he was staying in a five-star hotel here in central rome. late last night about 10:00 p.m., the emergency services were called to the hotel. he had collapsed. they tried to resuscitate him in the hotel. they continued that cpr work as they rushed him to the nearby hospital, but by the time he arrived, he was pronounced dead, sadly. we talk...

P. >> all right. thank you, nick. the controversy over the secret surveillance going internationally. >> a report that britain spied on delegates of a 2009 summit. that's adding fuel to a fiery debate. >> britain's guardian newspaper based informatio' on documents provided by edward snowden. dan rivers is joining us from london. they set up fake internet cafe to intercept e-mails. is anyone surprised? country's snoop on each other, don't they? >> i think that's one reaction that i've seen a lot on twitter and social media is what you're surprised by the spying.