but i still think it's very unlikely that isis has any real chance of taking over baghdad. baghdad has a lot of shiite militias, a lot of young military-age males who would fight back against isis. and isis realizes it can't take baghdad. but it does also know that it can create more chaos and more instability. that's really what it wants, is the instability. >> yeah. and for now that is exactly what they're getting. of course as this is playing out we know what's happening with the u.s. air strikes in the north and of course the humanitarian crisis as we've been covering. david tafuri, thank you so much for joining us and sharing your perspective with us on this story. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> we're going to take a short break here, but we'll have more for you when we come back. >> one fellow comic calls him a tortured soul. we will have more on the shocking death of actor-comedian robin williams. plus, police and protesters clash for a second night in the u.s. state of missouri as the

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welcome back, everyone. so glad you're still with us. i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm rosemary church. we do want to check the headlines for you this hour. u.s. president barack obama is lauding the nomination of this man as the new prime minister of iraq. the country's president announced that haider al ibadi will assume the position. but current prime minister nouri al maliki says the nomination is "null and void." he plans to run for a third term. >> russian media report that a russian humanitarian convoy of 280 trucks carrying food,

medicine, and power generators is on its way to ukraine right now. but this information just in to cnn, the red cross in kiev says they're not aware of the russian convoy and are concerned about it because there's no formal agreement about how to get supplies to those who need it most. there are also concerns about what could happen if such a convoy comes under fire. the u.s. government has approved the shipment of sample doses of the experimental ebola drug zmapp to liberia. mapp pharmaceutical, which makes that drug, says its supply is now exhausted. the world health organization now says the virus has killed more than 1,000 people. more on this just ahead. we're going to turn back now to our top story, the death, the sudden death of actor-comedian robin williams. he touched the lives of so many people who crossed his path. >> earlier cnn's don lemon spoke with comedian joy behar about her experiences with williams.

listen. >> it's a sad, sad thing. because you know, it always is very sad. and maybe it's because i'm a comic myself. when a comedian dies. you know, particularly one who has brought so much laughing into the world and so much pleasure and so much fun. it's just heartbreaking. it's sad to me that someone who could bring so much laughter and pleasure to others could not do it for himself. you know? he was a tortured soul, i think. and you know, i remember when i had my show on hln. he came on the show. you know, and he was a big star. i had a small -- >> joy, let's look at it. let's look at it and you and i will talk about it. >> he came on the show and he he was as furnishy as can be. i remember when i was at catch a rising star in the '80s he would come to the club and just kill it. you know, just kill it on stage. and the minute he'd walk in the door everybody would just go, wow. nobody wanted to follow him. i mean, it was a nightmare to follow the guy. you know? >> hey, joy. >> yeah. >> we have a clip of that. you interviewed him back in 2011

when he he was appearing on broadway in "bengal tiger at the baghdad zoo." so let's look at it, and then we'll talk about it. >> i was picked upon briefly for -- sixth grade wasn't good. i was called leprechaun, which was kind of like -- it's great if you have a pot of gold. but if you don't, screwed. >> why were you called leprechaun? >> i was little. >> little. and hairy. >> i wasn't hairy back then. then i'd be called rhesus. what do you mean? >> you could do all the preparing you want, but robin williams, you never knew where he was going to go. >> never. he was right -- just my speed in terms of an interview. because he would just take you wherever he wanted to go and it was always, always funny. and you know, he could be serious for about two seconds, and then he'd be funny again. but he was a good soul. you know, he was a very generous guy. he was nice to people. he was not a mean guy, you know. just -- it's a terrible thing.

i mean, i'm at somebody's house tonight. we're having dinner, et cetera. people just screamed. it was so shocking. when this came through. and, well, what else can i say? it's a terrible, terrible thing. >> joy behar there talking earlier with our don lemon. robin williams is dead now at the age of 63. but you can learn more about his life and career on our website over on cnn.com. i want to get to some other stories we're following for you now. tensions have escalate ford a second straight night in the u.s. state of missouri. >> the recent shooting death of an unarmed african-american teenager has sparked outrage. people in ferguson used tear gas to break up protests after shots were heard monday night. >> federal authorities say they're working with local officials to investigate the death. our jason carroll has more. >> reporter: saturday afternoon 2:15 p.m., ferguson, missouri.

18-year-old michael brown is walking home from a convenience store with his friend dorian johnson. johnson says they are told by a police officer to get out of the street. >> we wasn't causing any harm to nobody. we had no weapons on us at all. >> reporter: johnson says they keep walking. then the officer confronts the boys. moments later, shots ring out. the ferguson police officer fires his gun, killing brown. >> what prompted the ferguson police officer to open fire? right now the answer isn't clear. authorities say brown assaulted the officer before he opened fire. but witnesses here tell a different story. they say it appeared as if brown was surrendering when the officer fired multiple times. >> i witnessed the police chase after the guy, who of course he was unarmed. he ran for his life. they shot him. and he fell. he put his arms up to let them know he was compliant and that he was unarmed. and they shot him twice more. and he fell to the ground and

died. >> reporter: a crowd starts gathering as brown's body lies in the street. anger builds while officers scramble to control the scene. >> there's a lot of controversy about what happened. and tempers started flaring. it did get a little tense when twice several shots were fired. we don't know who was being shot at or where the rounds went. >> reporter: on sunday what starts as a peaceful march and candlelight vigil for the brown family quickly turns to this. tempers erupt into widespread rioting and looting. windows broken. merchandise stolen. listen as an officer is caught on camera calling the protesters animals. >> bring it. [ bleep ] animals, bring it. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: throughout the chaos brown's family members can be seen standing by, holding his photograph, pleading for calm. >> we already lost one young life. and i just want everybody, just take a positive outlook at this

and let's not just get negative and fight anybody. >> this is your warning. leave the area. >> this is not doing any good for our community. this is only bringing the community down. and unfortunately, it is not going to do anything for the process involved right now in investigating the untimely death of this young man. >> what do we want? justice. when do we want it? now. >> monday, more protests and more pleas for calm. >> no justice no, peace. no justice, no peace. >> reporter: jason carroll, cnn, ferguson, missouri. we are nearly halfway through a three-day cease-fire in the middle east. >> that's right. straight ahead for you, the latest on negotiations for a lasting truce. we're going to get you live to jerusalem. and later, hundreds of people are descending on one of moscow's high-profile department stars. you may be surprised whose face is gracing the t-shirts that are causing such a rush.

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well, the outbreak of ebola of course continues to grow in western africa, raising concerns all around the globe. >> the world health organization, though, says the total number of confirmed, probable and suspected deaths from the virus is now, you see it right there on your screen, 1,013. this is in guinea, liberia, sierra leone, and nigeria.

also, they report the total number of cases is approaching 2,000. >> the u.s. government has approved sample doses of the experimental ebola drug zmapp to be sent to liberia. mapp pharmaceutical, which makes that drug, well, it says its supply is now exhausted. meanwhile, begguinea, where the outbreak began, has close the its borders to liberia and sierra leone to help stem the spread of ebola. now to this story. desperately needed humanitarian aid is starting to flow into gaza as a three-day cease-fire between hamas and israel appears to be holding. israeli artillery and hamas rockets have fallen silent now as indirect talks between both sides resume in cairo. the immediate goal is to reach a more comprehensive truce. the international red cross says hundreds of aid trucks were sent into gaza monday. hundreds of thousands of palestinians have been displaced in the ongoing conflict. and right now they're in urgent need of food, water, and medical

supplies. go ahead and bring in our sara sidner. she's covering all this for us and joins us now live from jerusalem. so sara, the good news here is the talks continue. that means a lot compared to what we've seen in the past month. but the tension there hasn't waned at all. i know it's just approaching 10:00 a.m. in the morning. what's new where you are this morning? >> reporter: look, the talks are continuing. that's the latest thing. and i know for a lot of people it's much better to hear the talks are happening and the fire has ceased than the other way around. there have been almost a dozen attempts at cease-fires. this one now into its second day. a 72-hour humanitarian cease-fire is holding here. and we know that israel has allowed from its borders into gaza and from its checkpoints about 248 trucks filled with food, medical supplies, and other general supplies into gaza. gaza is in desperate need. there is a humanitarian crisis

going on there. and you know, all sorts of things inside of gaza have broken down such as the sewage system, the power plant that had a massive fire and may have been hit by fire during this last fight. and so there is plenty to do there in gaza as far as starting to try and make things -- rebuild things. it will take years to rebuild all of the infrastructure that has been destroyed. but right now the political situation is still ongoing, trying to figure out if the cease-fire is going to hold and move beyond 72 hours. we're now, as i mentioned, in the second full day. monday was the first full day. and it has been quiet as far as rocket fire from gaza and strikes on gaza by israel. errol? >> and sara, if we look forward, then, wednesday is the last full day of this cease-fire. midnight wednesday into thursday it all ends. if this process and discussions, if they completely break down,

what does each side plan to do? >> reporter: well, when you listen to both sides, hamas has said that they will start again with a full-scale fight against israel. they want the blockade lifted. they want to be able to open up a seaport in particular. they have asked about the airport, but the seaport being a very, very important point for gaza, for its economy and its isolation, to be able to open that up. and they've said that they'll go full force if things break down again. israel is looking at many different possibilities. one obviously saying look, we're going to defend ourselves. we are going to continue with this mission to try to make sure those tunnels, for example, are not rebuilt, to make sure that the israeli citizens on this side of the border are safe when it comes to rocket fire coming over. and there is also talk, and there always has been, the concern about whether or not israel will go back in in a ground mission to try to demilitarize gaza.

you know, house by house by house. which could take a very, very long time. and could create the situation for a reoccupation that most people don't want to see. so there's a lot of work to be done, and a lot of people hoping that this 72-hour cease-fire turns into something much longer. errol. >> everyone hoping this paves the way for something new and we don't see a reversal of what we've already seen there, so much death and destruction. sara sidner, live for us this morning in jerusalem. thanks, sara. >> all right. we will take a short break right now. but just ahead, vladimir putin has cultivated an image as a man's man. >> but now these shoppers in russia are showing their pride in their president by wearing his face right on their clothes. next on cnn, we'll explain. amamamamamamamamamam rich. my social circle includes captains of industry, former secretaries of state, oil tycoons, and ambassadors of countries known for their fine cheeses. yes i am rich. that's why i drink the champagne of beers.

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welcome back. in the west vladimir putin is a villain to some and a simple autocrat to others. >> but at home the macho russian president is not only more popular than ever, his image is sought after on clothing now. amara walker explains. >> reporter: hundreds of people in moscow are lining up for russia's latest fashion trend. president vladimir putin on a t-shirt. sporting dark sun gass glasses some, cam glaj on others. this shirt features a tropical putin under the slogan "greetings from crimea." shirts were flying off the shelves in racks of this ritzy department store for their debut.

and while the russian president has been lampooned in the past for his macho image, sometimes appearing without a shirt, the designers behind these putin shirts say they were aiming to evoke patriotic pride, not laughs. >> translator: there's no irony here. this is absolutely serious. >> translator: those who understand express their gratitude and say we're so proud that finally we can buy this for ourselves to take part in what's happening. >> reporter: many russian shoppers agreed with the sentiment, saying the shirt shows support for their president at a time when russia is under increasing pressure from the west over the conflict in ukraine. >> translator: this is needed, especially now, because for a long time in our country we didn't respect ourselves. >> translator: i think it's time to let our leaders now we are with them. >> translator: yes, i think we should wear these types of t-shirts. so that the whole world sees that our country, our people

support our president's policies and our government. >> reporter: the shirts retail for about $33 each. and if sales are any indication, support for mr. putin remains strong in this moscow shopping mall. amara walker, cnn. >> don't think i'll be buying one of those. >> not going to put-in it alon. i stole that from pedram last hour, by the way. let's bring in pedram. i stole that joke from last hour, pedram, but it was so good. >> i appreciate the kudos. you're a good man. it rolls off the tongue, but it's a little hard. absolutely. we'll just talk weather. we'll take it from there. a lot of activity, of course, around japan in recent days. we've touched on so much wet weather and typhoon activity in recent weeks. six of them across east asia. three of them across japan. kochi prefecture across japan we had a landslide take place. remarkable rainfall totals we've touched on here, exceeding,

almost quadrupling the average, wettest august on record. that is 47 inches. the 1200 millimeters. now the record heat taking a toll on this region. in fact, tab laith the last 18 days across tokyo, temperatures one to three celsius or about 2 to 5 degrees fahrenheit above average. july 1 celsius to 3 degrees above average. and look at the video coming out of portions of japan. we know nearly 10,000 people in just the last month have been admitted to hospitals across portions of japan. the vast majority of them being the elderly dealing with these temperatures generally in the upper 30s, or nearly 100 degrees fahrenheit across tokyo about 33 people have lost their lives as well in this region. and again the heat certainly not going to be letting off anytime soon, at least in the foreseeable future across that part of the world. but want to touch on what's happening across northwestern

europe this morning because we do have a pretty active area of thunderstorms. in fact, six reports of tornadoes in the past 48 hours across this region. but the most notable event happening right off the coast of northern ireland off the coast of belfast where we've had officials, the coast guard rescuing some 200 people. sailing event taking place here. and again, the remnant of a tropical storm moving through this region. a sailing event where 87 ships out over the open waters here, 80 of them capsizing. we had injuries, ten people treated for hypothermia, and all of this happening across this region monday afternoon. fortunately, no significant injuries and no fatalities to report. even with children on board some of these vessels when they capsized, windsish rosie and errol, were upwards of 100 kilometers, about 60 miles an hour on the water when the race took place out there. >> still can't get over why they were out there. >> yeah. >> they should be checking the weather. >> indeed. >> thanks, pedram. >> thanks so much, pedram. you are watching cnn's special coverage. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett.

we've got another hour to go here. when we come back, mourning the loss of robin williams following a suspected suicide. you're looking at live pictures of fans on hollywood's walk of fame reacting and surrounding his star there. we're going to have more reaction and a breakdown on his death after this short break.

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comcast business. built for business. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. coming up for you this hour. a chaotic and dangerous helicopter ride inside northern iraq. the dramatic admission over mt. sinjar. robin williams dead at the age of 63. we look back at the life and career of a comedy legend.