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breathing. emt's pronounced him dead 7 minutes later. he was in the home he shares with his third wife north of san francisco. we don't know if he spent sunday night alone and who made the 911 call. the coroner will perform a toxicology exam will test blood, urine, tissues of the brain for prescription and elicit drugs and also alcohol. it is suicide bias fix yags could be strangulation, carbon monoxide ox or a drug overdose. he became addicted to cocaine in the 70's and 80's. he called the death of fellow comedian john belushi a wake-up call. then after years of sobriety he checked himself into a rehab in
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2006 and again at the hazleton clinic in minnesota where he was expected to remain for several weeks. his wife issued this statement yesterday susan snyder who he married in 2011. she said, quote, i lost my husband and my best friend while the world lost one of the most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. i am utterly heartbroken. marin counsel she sheriff's office scheduled a news conference at 11:00 a.m. pacific time. he had been battling severe depression recently according to his publicist. he first moved to the bay area when he was a teenager he has two homes there one in tiberon another is n the city. william lajeunesse, thank you. >> while he spent his life making other people laugh, behind the scenes he was very unhappy battling depression and alcoholism and drug addiction for years. in the 80's williams spoke
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publically about how the death of his friend john belushi helped him stop using cocaine. in 2006 he was admitted to an alcoholic rehab center. his most recent time was earlier this year something larry king spoke about on the phone with shepard smith last night. >> he wasn't in rehab because he fell off the wagon he realized i am about to fall off the wagon i need to go as preventative maintenance. that doesn't sound like the action of one that might take his own life. >> no, but when you are in deep depression, i remember mike wallace who was depressed the last 30 years of his life told me when you are in a depressive state, deep depression, you could get the news that you have just lost all of your earnings and your pay and everybody has left you. you could get at the same time the news that the uncle you didn't know just left you $20 million. both pieces of news would be the
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same. that's what depression is like. it's a bottomless pit. >> robin williams leaves behind a legacy in film unlike many other actors, comedy, drama, even a bit of horror, he did it all. simon boyd takes a look back at his incredible career. >> few actors have portrayed the beauty and the pain of the human experience more effectively than robin williams. after studying drama at the juilliard school the chicago born actor worked his way into our hearts on "moroccaned mindy" in 19d 78. he was nominated for an award as eccentric radio host in "good morning vietnam." >> good morning vietnam. >> he garn earned his second in
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dead poet society and fisher king respectively. he also starred along side deniro in awakening and also goodwill hunting. rolls like jumangi aladdin and mrs. doubt fire are forever etched in our minds. he was set to star in mrs. doubt fire 2 in 2016. two of his films night at the museums will premiere this winter. outside of his tv and film credits he charmed theater audiences with plays and stand-up comedy shows on and off broadway. on several occasions he openly discussed his addictions to alcohol and cocaine which he claims began in the early 80's. after 20-years of sobriety he
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relapsed and entered rehab in 2006. he returned to a treatment center last month. he leaves behind a wife susan and three children zelda, cody and zachary. >> legendary actor robin williams made a big name for himself on screen with lovable screen characters and as car winning role in goodwill hunting. a man who has been following his career from variety magazine mr. brent lang. >> thanks for having me. >> so sad. terrible news we learned about yesterday. many people waking up this morning just learning the news. what was it that made him so successful for so many generations? >> he had an incredibly enduring career. i think when you look at it it is versatility. this is a man who could do comedy like no other person we have ever seen before and probably will see since. he was equally effective in
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dramatic roles, dead poet society, finning fisher king, goodwill hunting. this is roles seasoned actors would have trouble pulling off. he did it so well. >> you knew when you went to his movie you were either going to laugh or cry but you knew you were going to have a great experience. to learn this news that he was so unhappy and so depressed makes us all so sad because we feel like we knew him. >> you're right. he was able to touch something very deep in a lot of people. you see that in the outpouring of reaction not only from people who are famous people like steven spielburg who just described tasmanian devil like comedian but also ordinary people who talk about scenes from mrs. doubt fire who mentioned captain, my captain, there's a real personal connection here. you see it sometimes wihen peope like phillip seymour hoffman
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died people who touch us with their work who move us and inspire us. robin williams was that kind of person. >> four movies are supposed to come out. do you think it will happen? >> those movies as far as we understand will be completed. the biggest third night of the museum wrapped in may. so that's still on track for a christmas release. some of the other ones are smaller films like merry fricken christmas comedy and they are still looking for distribution so it's not clear when they will be making it to theaters but his work was done in those. >> do you know anything about his personal life, why he would do this? >> i wouldn't even begin to speculate. his pub list mentioned he had apparently been struggling with severe depression had checked himself back into rehab. clearly has had and has been very forthcoming about personal issues in the the past. >> his third wife said she lost
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the love of her life. our thoughts and prayers are with his family this morning. thank you for being with us. >> thank you ainsley. this is very sad. robin william's final post on instagram a touching message to one of his daughters as a throw back thursday post from two weeks ago is a photo of him with his daughter zelda when she was a young girl. williams wishing her a happy 25th birthday saying, she'll always be his little girl. zelda had taken to twitter sharing her feelings quoting a french poet at the bottom writing i love you, i'll miss you, i'll try to keep looking up, z. stay with us for continuing coverage on the death of williams williams. celebrity reaction from around the world. kelly wright shares a personal message about the comedian and how he spent his life supporting our troops. >> to the crisis in iraq. a senior bent gone official air
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strikes having a minimal impact on islamic militants. doug luzader live in washington with the political battle and military battle. >> there are two conflicts playing out in iraq one is the political battle in baghdad and to the north what could be a long-term war with isis. these isis targets are relatively easy pickings for the u.s. military. more strikes during the course of the day monday. presterrupted his martha vineyard's vacation to issue a warning to isis militants who trapped people on a mountain. >> terrorist forces on the mountain who threaten the safety of these families. >> whatever transpires in baghdad the isis terrorist army race is on. even the bent gone pentagon may
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little to close them down. >> in no way want to suggest we have effectively contained or breaking the momentum. >> we talk about the political battle playing out in baghdad. because newer ry al-maliki may fight efforts to shove him aside. they named a new prime minister yesterday. the united states will support the new government there. >> doug luzader live for us in washington. thank you, doug. >> it is tuesday. time to talk about your weather forecast. there is possible flooding you need to know about. who is affected? >> parts of the northeast we are looking at the storm system moving eastward producing areas of heavy rain. more than 4 inches of rain will
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be possible today into tomorrow. that is specifically across portions of the northeast. we have a threat for a severe storm including isolated tornadoes across west virginia and virginia. temperature wise it is hot across parts of the plains and cool behind the system and highs in the 70's. heather and anzly let's head over to you. >> 11 minutes after the hour, terrifying moments a stroll errols on to the subway with a to theler inside. why police are hunting down the parents. toxic chemical may be lurking in your toothpaste tube. >> very talented i worked with him and i got a chance to see and experience him close and
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personal. >> hollywood reaction to the sudden death of robin williams up next. >> thank you for playing. i stand upon my desk to remind myself that we must constantly look at things in a different way. ♪ can this decadent, fruit topped pastry... ...with indulgent streusel crumble, be from... fiber one. new fiber one streusel.
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>> in hollywood a tribute in lights. famed comedy club remembering robin williams this morning. the marque reads, robin williams rest in peace, make god laugh. williams performed at the laugh factory for years inspiring countless comedians. >> this morning celebrities are paying tribute to the man who made them laugh for decades. kelly wright his sharing his
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personal experiences about the late star. >> collective sadness over the death of robin williams is palpable in hollywood. a number of celebrities are reacting to the newslettering their condolences across the media. martin saying i can't be more stunned about the loss of robin williams, acting partner genuine seoul. pam dawber who starred in moroccaned mindy said i am completely and totally devastated, what more can be said? even on the red carpet of the movie career the stars reflect on the tremendous legacy of robin williams. >> the guy was tremendously talented like no other. he had his own bench mark in comedy and acting. he -- would e won't see an equa. >> i worked with him in chu man
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fu. i had an experience to work with him up close and personal. monster. what a phenomenon. >> good friend chevy chase issued a statement, robin and i were great friends suffering from the same little known disease, depression. i never could have expected this ending to his life and to ours with him. god bless him and god bless his life. i can't believe this. i am overwhelmed with grief. robin williams was dearly loved he made generations laugh. now people around the world are in tears. in 91 i had the pleasure of interviewing him when he was one of the roast masters for with richard pryor. >> all i can say this man is a genius. who else can take all of the forms of comedy mime, satire, stand upand turned it into something that will offend everyone? >> prior to that i interviewed him and he went on to tell me
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his reaction relating to the story about richard pryor who was something who free based with cocaine and ran out on the street on fire robin looked at me and said he is only human he could ever think of who tried to become a human olympic torch. that was just kind of the humor he had. he was effervescent so friendly and so kind. everyone will remember robin williams. >> a lot of people waking up to this news this morning. it is 18 minutes after the top of the hour. a man under arrest accused of sympathizing with terrorists beheading people in iraq, that man an american citizen. >> we continue to look back at robin william's legacy looking at the relationship with our men and women in uniform. >> people say performers don't get nervous. >> not at all. not really. not me. no way. >> is there some reason -- the fact that you get nervous?
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speaking of early... >> such a great talent. fans mourning the loss of hollywood legend robin williams. flowers placed at his star on the hollywood walk of flame as many reflect on their favorite memories. >> it is really unfortunate that happened. we are here visiting walking on the hollywood walk of fame to know one of the great individuals in the industry passed away. >> i am 12 years old -- when i was 12 years old i saw mrs. doubt fire for the first time. that range was electric. i said that's what i have to do for a living. >> randy writes rip mr mr. williams, you were one heck of a funny man. i hope you earned your wings and you stand at the right-hand side of god in heaven. >> >> robin williams also being remembered for his love and support for our p trues.
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>> when i come here for you>> the comedic legend took part in 6 uso tours since 2002 traveled to afghanistan, cue kuwait and qatar bringing laughter and joy to tens of thousands of our great men and women and their families. one soldier says the actor touched his life at a time when he was most depressed. >> i was on the side of the stage guarding the stage and he turned around he said note to self do not startle soldiers on guard duty. i said sorry big fan. he goes, hate to be on the other side of the barrel if you weren't. >> williams will be sorely missed. >> we are going to switch gears for just a moment here. we are going to talk about toothpaste. colgate removing a cancer causing chemical from the soap.
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it is still in the toothpaste apparently. lauren simonetti has more. >> a consumer alert. millions of americans have been putting a cancer causing ingredient in their mouths. it is in colgate total. it is linked to cancer in animals. the state of minnesota has banned it. colgate says it helps fight gum disease they say the fda approved it 17 years ago. the fda approval process only became available this year. the agency declares the product safe. you will spend $670 on the kid's back-to-school shopping list and will take you three months to check everything off. retailers are bracing for this strong stretch. they wi wal-mart amped up the supplies of the deals.
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old navy has jeans for 8 bucks. futures this morning not looking bad. up across the board stop aiming at 3 days of games in a row. >> thank you, loren. lauren. >> new evidence in the dirt track tragedy. what police are now analyzing that could shed some light on the final moments before kevin moore junior was killed. >> terrifying moments when a stroll errols on to the subway track with a toddler inside. police are hunting down the child's parents. plus robin williams and his battle with depression. dr. keith ablow is here live with a look at the struggle so many americans face.
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demons. >> (indiscernible) >> we are taking a closer look at the comedian 's battle with depression and addiction. >> and good morning to you. it is tuesday august 12th. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is 30 minutes after the top of the hour. millions of us hourning the death of oscar winner robin williams. behind closed doors he struggled with adirection and depression which ultimately led him to take his own life. >> an autopsy is scheduled for today. william lo william lajeunesse is here with more. >> a man unconscious and not
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breathing at his home in san francisco. they pronounced him dead 7 minutes later. don't know if he spent sunday night alone and who made the 911 call. we could find out later on this morning at a news conference scheduled at 11:00 a.m. with the marin county sheriff. the cause of death is suicide bias fix yags which could be death by hanging. they could perform a forensic toxicology exam testing the blood, urine and tissue for prescription or elicit drugs or alcohol. he became addicted to cocaine. he rose to fame on moroccaned mindy and a comic actor. he called the death of john belushi after the birth of his first child a wake-up call. after 20-years of sobriety he checked himself into a rehab center in 2006 and in minnesota where he was expected to remain for a couple weeks. susan snyder issued a statement
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yesterday i am quoting, i lost my husband and best friend while the world lost one of the most beloved artists. i am utterly heartbroken. we caught up with his friend and former san francisco mayor willie brown. >> robin williams was one of the incredible characters that make up this city. he was probably one of the best known that makes up this city, because this city is a city of creative, risk taking innovators who live larger than life, and robin williams was one of all of those. >> williams moved to san francisco when he was a teenager. he had two homes there. there's an 11-a.m. news conference as i mentioned that will have a few details of his
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death. >> william lajeunesse, thank you. >> he leaves behind a legacy of film. he took on every genre, comedy, drama and even horror. simone voice takes a look back at his incredible career. >> few actors have portrayed the beauty and the pain of the human experience more effectively than robin williams. shortly after studying drama at the juilliard school he nanu nanued his way into our hearts as the alien mork on moroccaned mindy in 1978. he was nominated for his first academy award in 88 as adrien krohn hour in go"good morning vietnam." >> good morning vietnam. >> he garnered his second and third for dead poet society and fisher king. he starred along side robert deniro in the film "awakening."
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it wasn't until he portrayed the psychologist in "goodwill hunting" he won for best supporting actor. >> you bound by nothing. >> dramatic and comedic his children's films should not be over looked roles like jumanji, aladdin and mrs. doubt fire. he was set to star in mrs. doubt fire 2 in 2016. merry freaking christmas and a night at the museum will premiere this winter. the golden globe and emmy winner charmed theater audiences with plays and comedy shows on and off broadway. on several occasions he openly discussed his addictions to alcohol and cocaine he claims began in the early 80's. after 20-years of soeb bright he relapsed and entered rehab in 2006. he then returned to a rehab
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center just last month. he leaves behind his wife susan and three children zelda, cody and zachary. >> on screen robin williams was full of life bringing happiness into people's lives. off screen he battled depression and addiction something that seems impossible for a man who made so many laugh so long. for more we turn to dr. keith ablow. thank you for getting up early and joining us this morning. >> pleasure. >> that's the question so many people are asking. we hear about these comedians time after time. how do people who spend their lives making people happy suffer from severe depression. >> i have treated comedians, i have treated ceo's, i have treated politicians who do their jobs, but intermittently suffer with this dark, dark period of major depression. it can be incredibly severe. we have incredibly effective treatments. >> speaking of treatments robin
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williams had gone into rehab multiple times, most recently last month in july he sought out help help. what treatments are available? >> people need to understand if they aren't getting the results they think they should, that means getting cbb4zbetter, peri. some people say with psychiatrists for years they get a little better. new treatment magnetic stimulation uses magnets. it helps a lot of people. believe it or not. >> that's a new treatment? >> ket mean infusions. if you are thinking about god forbid ending your life ketamine infusions can change your life. >> what is that? >> ketamene which was a drug if used in some circumstances but if used as a slow iv infusion it can turn around depression. you need somebody who is the master of all of these universes
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in terms of applying them to your depression. robin williams who was a master of the story. if he can't see that another chapter will unfold in his life, then that testifies just how demanding depression can be. it sucks all of the air out of the room. you have to take it seriously. >> depression doesn't discriminate as you are talking about it. over 60 million adults last year alone suffered some sort of major depressive episode, 10.9 million americans adults receiving some sort of treatment. what should we take away from this when we are spending time with our friends and family. >> treat it as any other illness and say to your friends and your family members we are going to go to war with this thing and we are going to win. we are not going to stop with one clinician or one treatment. we are going to deploy everything we can and we will over come it but take it
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seriously. jump on it. get an edge on it. because this is the kind of thing that creeps up on you until it steals all of your perspective. you can't rely on your friends or family members to be rational. you have to be rational and be that person's body guard. >> dr. keith ablow, useful information this morning. >> thank you, heather. we will continue the coverage of the death of robin williams. the crisis in iraq, u.s. air strikes reigning down on isis militants. they might have little effect. this as president obama sports a new government there in baghdad. we are live with the political and military battle. doug? >> these air strikes continue. two main objectives here we have been talking about. first protecting those iraqis that sought refuge in the remote mountaineer the syrian border and protecting u.s. interests around the city of irbil. these air strikes have been
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effective in taking out these targets when we talk about taking out u.s. fighter jets and drones carrying out these missions. we heard from the pentagon these may be minor set backs for isis. >> we have said the u.s. air strikes in northern iraq have slowed missiles operational and temporarily disrupted in the providence of irbil. however these strikes are unlikely to effect isil overall capability or operations in other areas of iraq and syria. >> south in baghdad drama playing out as nouri al-maliki is fighting for his job. he is being pushed aside. an iraqi president named a successor. president obama int ruchting his martha's vineyard vacation to promise to support the new government. >> this is an important step
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toward forming a new government that can unite iraq's different communities. >> back to these air strikes, one thing we are hearing from the pentagon is how difficult this job may get. initially isis fighters were operating in the wide open. it was pretty easy to target. the pentagon is now saying these fighters are seeking cover. that is going to make the process of actually targeting them these drones or aircraft more and more difficult. >> doug luzader live this morning. thank you, doug. >> meantime a north carolina man accused of being an isis sympathizer accused of weapons charges at jfk airport in new york city. donald morgan was returning from an eight month stay in lebanon earlier this month. he caught the attention of the u.s. counter-terrorism agents after using an alias to go on several twitter rants in support of the terrorists. agents fearing he may have been running guns for the extremists.
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>> a news alert. moments ago health officials at a madrid, spain hospital confirming a spanish missionary priest infected with ebola died. he was evacuated from liberia last week after testing positive for the virus. this as the death toll goes up to 1,013 in west africa. the disease first detected in march has spread to liberia, sierra leone and nigeria. >> the bail for the 17-year-old charged with murdering a 6-year-old washington girl set for $1 million. gabriel gieda is expected to be charged in the death of janice wright. gaeta lived in the neighborhood and was a family friends. prosecutors are now requesting a mental health evaluation for gaeta. >> terrifying moments at a train
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station as a toddler in that stroller ends up on the tracks. this happened when a man left the stroller by the london station staircase. a gust of winds blew it off the platform on to the track. you can see the panic stricken mother dashing on the tracks lifting the toddler to safety with an incoming train just moments away. police are looking for the parents to check on that child's condition. >> now it is time to talk about the weather forecast. there is flooding in parts of the country. >> maria molina has been following it for us. >> good morning. we are looking at a storm system moving eastward. this system produced flooding across portions of michigan, including the city of detroit yesterday really packing a punch in terms of the amount of moisture that it has. today we are looking at the flood threat across parts of the northeast. before the flood threat we will have a risk of a severe storm this afternoon and this evening in pennsylvania, down in
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virginia and west virginia. large hail and damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be a concern. tonight into tomorrow across portions of new england even down into new york city you will be seeing areas of heavy rain, locally 4 inches of rain the flash flood warning is in place. temperatures hine the system a lot cooler 70's for you in chicago. across parts of the plains another hot one 90's across the state of texas. heather and ainsley. >> our team coverage of robin william's death will continue when we come back. a look at the final instagram po post and a touching message to his daughter. >> he was in the business of making people laugh. that's a serious think in our day in this very violent world in which we are living. >> hollywood in mourning. celebrity reaction to the sudden death of robin williams up next. >> oh, god.
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>> hello. hello. anybody in there? you must revolt against euro pressors. you have nothing to lose but yourselves. >> explosive media. celebrities offering up their memories to the comedian on twitter and facebook. >> kelly wright has been following this all morning. >> good morning to you as well. even t.d. jakes has been tweeting out about robin williams. robin williams a comedic icon a
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talented actor a man who shared his gift with the world is gone but not forgotten by many fans and those who knew him. a number of celebrities are react to go the news expressing their sadness as fond memories of williams through social media. jay leno issuing this statement stating, i saw him on stage the first time he auditioned at the improve and we have been friends ever since. it is a very sad day. marah wilson who co-starred as his daughter in mrs. doubt fire. very sad, very upset, very glad i did not have to hear about this through twitter. probably going to be taking some time off for a while. as sally field who also co-starred in mrs. doubt fire in a statement she was stunned the news adding, he always lit up when he was able to make people laugh and he made them laugh his whole life long tirelessly. he was one of a kind. there will never be another, please, god, let him now rest in
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peace. >> even on the red carpet at the movie premiere as the stars reflected on the tremendous career of robin williams. >> he was involved in making people laugh. that is a very serious thing in our day in the the violent world in which we are living. it's a big loss. >> big loss indeed. robin williams was dearly loved. he made generations laugh. now people around the world are in tears. in 91 i had the pleasure of interviewing williams when he was one of the roast masters of the fryer's roast for richard pryor. >> all i can tell you is this man is a genius. who else can take all of the forms of comedy, slap stick, satire, mime, stand-up and turned into something that will offend everyone? >> robin can do that as well as any one. during my p interview with robin
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i was amazed how quickly he could make you laugh. he could make a joke about anything and you would have to laugh including the joke he made about richard pryor's near death experiencing of free basing cocaine saying he was the first man to try to become a human olympic torch. >> he made us laugh and cry and we hear about his depression. sally fields said it best, please god let him rest in peace now. >> robin williams in one of his most memorable moments. (cheers) >> why he thought the troops he was entertaining there were actually running away from him. but first brian kill need with what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> predominantly over the next three hours hollywood death of comedy legend robin williams. we have the star's reactions people that mean the most to him
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robin william's final post on instagram a touching message to one of his daughters as a throw back thursday post it was two weeks ago is a photo of him with his daughter zelda when she was a young girl. williams wishing her a happy 25th birthday saying she will always be his little girl. zelda had taken to twitter to share her feelings quoting a french poet and at the bottom writing, i love you, i miss you, i will try to keep looking up, z. >> the comedic legend took part in six uso tours in 2002 traveling to 6 different countries. p one moemorable moment when williams thought our nation's heros were retreating. (cheers and applause) >> i am not going to forget that. i have never had an entire audience just go, forget you. 3rd and 3.
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one minute till the top of the hour. before you leave the house here's what's happening today. an autopsy, news conference scheduled in the death of oscar winning actor robin williams found dead in his san francisco home, an apparent suicide after battling severe depression. >> police are surveying footage of the dirt track accident that killed kevin ward jr. more protests expected
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today in ferguson, missouri, demonstrators outraged by the killing of an unarmed teenager by police. the f.b.i. now investigating. >> thanks for joining us. "fox & friends" starts now. >> good morning. it is tuesday, august 12. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. the world mourning the death of a comedy legend. >> help is on the way! >> and he's dead at 63 years old. this morning new details about his death and a closer look at mental health. >> health officials converge -- confirming a spanish missionary priest who contracted ebola has died. >> the death of kevin ward jr., what police are looking at now and w
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