your next local update is 7:26. , "c coming up on the life of robin williams. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is tuesday, august 12th, 2014. welcome to "cbs this morning." remembering robin williams the life and defining moments of a brilliant and complex performer. >> a city on edge following another night of violence after police shoot and kill an unarmed teen. plus political turmoil in iraq as thousands seek refuge from isis militants. >> we begin with taosodaytoday's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> does that mean we have to wish more painful things on you? >> you don't have to. i find them. >> remembering an american icon.

>> robin williams the comic and actor, was found in his home in an apparent suicide. >> hit after hit, "good morning vietnam," "dead poets society." in '98 won an oscar for "good will hunting." >> walk into a bar. >> riot police confronted angry protesters in ferguson missouri, following a fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager. >> thousands of yazidis are holed up trying to escape the terrorists. >> haider al abadi. prime minister nuri al maliki is prefusing to step down. >> meanwhile detroit got whacked by flash flooding. >> i looked outside, it was like a river outside. >> u.s. postal service begins to bleed red ink, losing $2 billion in the last quarter. >> trains in central london.

climbing down to rescue the youngster. >> all that -- >> one officer in kansas city arms flailing and toe tapping. >> look at this catch. he actually pocketed the baseball and threw a replacement ball. >> and all that matters. >> kennedy accepted the ice bucket challenge for als. >> on "cbs this morning".." >> people are thinking right now, is this charlie rose? >> announcer: this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. let's go places. a long time no one, no one

like him. >> no one like him. no one that could make so many people laugh so hard. >> the great robin williams. welcome to "cbs this morning." gayle king is off. as you wake up in the west many fans and friends of robin williams are remembering the comedy legend with tears in their eyes. the performer was found dead in his bay area home monday. police say it appears the 63-year-old killed himself. >> williams had a unique talent as a manic xheed wran and deep thoughtful actor winning six golden globes and five grammys along with an oscar. >> reporter: emergency crews were called yesterday and where sheriffs are now investigating williams' death as suicide by asphyxia. we're expecting to get more news at a news conference later this morning. now around the world, fans are

remembering williams as someone who gave us so much laughter but himself was dealing with so much pain. williams was last seen at 10:00 pm sunday at his tiburon home. monday a 911 call 11:55 am reporting a male adult unconscious and not breathing. emergency personnel arrived five minutes later. >> apparent suicide. >> williams was pronounced dead at 12:02. marrin county coroner says he expects the death to be suicide due to asphyxia. williams' publicist says the actor has been battling severe depression as of late. >> that allows you to drink and not get drunk an alcoholic would go, what happens if you take two? >> 63-year-old robin williams was very open about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. earlier this summer he checked himself into a rehab center in minnesota. >> at the time he said he had lapsed back into his struggles with being sober but wanted to

maintain his sobriety and keep everything in check. >> reporter: recently attending aa meetings with williams. >> one of the very first to raise his hand and open himself to vulnerability, but he really really needed support at that time. >> reporter: williams' wife issued a statement saying she hopes the public doesn't focus on her husband's death but rather on the countless moments of laughter that he gave to millions. president obama echoed that sentiment. robin williams was airman a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang peter pan and everything in between. but he was one of a kind. he arrived in our lives as an alien, but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. >> and some things you may want to stay away from while drinking heavily, ebay. not a good idea. >> reporter: his sense of humor

till the end. on his 63rd birthday three weeks ago, he posed for a picture on instagram with, quote, one of his favorite leading ladies from "night at the museum." forensic examination will be held later today and toxicology tests will follow that. >> john thanks. robin williams leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. steven spielberg director of "hook" calls his work a lightning storm of comic genius. a closer look at this gifted actor and comic man. >> it seems there was nothing robin williams could not do when it came to entertaining. despite his battle with addiction and depression he had this incredible ability to make us laugh. >> relax, relax. >> okay. >> you're a nice man. you won't hurt me. >> no, no. >> much like his personality, robin williams' talent was

onative kind. >> where were you -- brrr -- >> born in chicago, raised in detroit, williams began his career in stand-up. >> strange that the male of the species is to spend nine months trying to get back into the womb, the rest of our lives trying to get right back in. >> before getting his big break, playing an alien on the 1978 sitcom "mork & mindy." the show became must see tv for millions of americans and williams won over audiences with his eccentric humor, and mastery of both improv and impression. >> walks into the room. i'm back. watch out denmark. happy thanksgiving mama. listen to me listen to me. >> williams eventually transitioned to the big screen. >> good morning, vietnam! hey, this is not a test.

this is rock 'n' roll! time to rock it from the delta to the dmz. is that me or does that sound like an elvis presley moving? >> the actor won the first of his four oscar nominations playing a fast-talking war-time disk jockey in "good morning vietnam." it was his iconic role as an english teacher in "dead poets society" that proved he was much more than a comedian. >> you may have to look at it in another way, even though it may seem silly or wrong. you must try. >> reporter: williams went on to play a varied cast of characters, from a scottish nanny in "mrs. doubtfire." >> hello. >> to the cartoon genie in "aladdin "aladdin." >> mr. aladdin, sir, what will your pleasure be? >> you don't know about real loss because it only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. i doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much.

>> reporter: that performance in "good will hunting" earned williams an oscar for best supporting oscar. >> oh, man. this might be the one time i'm speechless. >> despite all the success the actor made no secret of his lifelong struggle with addiction. >> i hadn't been sober for 20 years. all of a sudden i walked in a store and su a little bottle of jack daniels and said i'll be fine. i'll be okay. the moment i had the first sip of it it was like -- all of a sudden, it was like welcome back [ bleep ]. >> those demons were powerful but he smiled through the pain and so did the rest of us. >> the bottom line is i am one of the luckiest [ bleep ] in show business with the possible exception of ryan seacrest. >> williams leaves behind a wife and three children. he was 63 years old. >> good night! >> now robin williams was very active on twitter and his final

tweet was to wish his only daughter, zelda, a happy birthday. after his death yesterday she responded with this quote from the book "the little prince." you, you alone will have the stars as no one else has them. in one of the stars i shall be living. in one of them i shall be laughing and so it will be as if all the stars were laughing when you look at the sky at night. only you will have stars that can laugh. quite a tribute to her father that she really loved. >> quite a tribute. ben, thank you. there were two more twitter message that is show us the width of williams' fan base. laugh factory, famous comedy club tweeting a picture of this marquee tweeting "rest in peace. may god laugh." the stills from aladdin, noting genie, you're free. >> williams in the bird cage wrote this. robin made me laugh so hard and so long that i cried. it seemed to please him to no end. yesterday i cried again at the thought that he was gone.

what i will always remember about robin perhaps even more than his comic genius extraordinary talent and astounding intellect was his huge heart. he was a frequent guest on my pbs television program. in 2009 he talked about using stand-up comedy to tackle the difficult issues he faced. >> have you ever thought there's some connection between tragedy and life? >> tragedy and life? >> yeah and comedic talent. >> it's a survival mechanism. i buy into that. >> did you have to get -- >> well you know we're right here. demons. we live with you, boy. the demons! the demons they're more like spirits. spirits, possess dr. jekyll and mr. jack daniel. >> you're okay today? >> totally. okay? okay. i'm better.

also i feel great. i went to rehab in wine country just to keep my options open. but came out the other side and went -- >> how were you different when you came out the other side? >> dry. a lot drier and, i think, sober and also experience life and go it's really amazing. one of the more sobering moments of life is extraordinary. i don't want to miss it. >> oh, man. >> it's a gift you know. to be spending most of the time -- where were you? i don't remember. to come back from that is like going, oh, look. then you realize you do have family friends and people who go, i appreciate you. and now i can actually remember what we're talking about. >> how cool is that? >> that's kind of a gift you know. >> how cool is he? much more ahead on the death of robin williams. entertainment tonight's nancy o'dell shares her memories of a man she interviewed many times and we'll look at more moments

from his career. calm in ferguson missouri after a second night of unrest. confronting police in a suburb where officers killed an unarmed teenager sunday. michael brown's family is asking for answers. the fbi is opening an investigation. dean reynolds is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. tear gas, roadblocks and rubber bullets were all used to disperse a crowd overnight that had formed near the neighborhood where the 18-year-old was shot to death on saturday by a police officer. this, as the victim's family and community leaders are calling for calm. >> revert to your homes. >> reporter: standing in front of armored trucks ordering a crowd of protesters to clear the streets, warning what could come next if they refuse. >> we will deplore gas. >> reporter: minutes later -- tear gas along with rubber

bullets, were deployed. the same tactic was used hours earlier, when groups of this mostly black community refused police orders to disperse and go home. law enforcement was attempting to avoid a repeat of widespread looting and arson that erupted sunday night when peaceful demonstrations gave way to violence. when the sun came up on monday, business owners assessed the damage. john zither's tire business lost every window in the shop. >> you watched your own business being vandalized on television? >> on television, yeah. >> tell me what that feels like. >> it's not a very good feeling. you're absolutely powerless. >> reporter: mike brown's parents, michael brown sr. and leslie mcfadden condemned the night of destruction. >> i don't want no violence. we don't want no violence. >> michael wouldn't have wanted that. >> he wouldn't have wanted none of this. >> benjamin crump, representing

the family of trayvon martin last year. >> senseless, killing young people of color. it's almost a cliche. but to us it's our children. >> reporter: for now, investigators are urging anyone with information about the shooting to please come forward. charlie? >> dean, thanks. this morning, a political showdown is unfolding in iraq. the country's president named a new prime minister to replace nuri al maliki calling it a violation of the constitution. interrupting his vacation yesterday to support the action. >> under the iraqi constitution this is an important step towards forming a new government that can unite iraq's different communities. this new iraqi leadership has a difficult task. it has to regain the confidence of its citizens by governing inclusively by taking steps to demonstrate its resolve. >> major garret is on martha's vineyard where the president continues his vacation. major, good morning.

>> reporter: good morning. president obama and his foreign policy team have been frustrated with current iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki for months if not years. the united states helped to bring him to power eightiers ago. now the obama administration supports prime minister designate haider al abadi. now the white house waits to see if maliki will relinquish power peacefully. it's an open question. if threatened trying to retain power by force. air strikes in the northern region of erbil has fighters back on their heels a little bit. there's no hope of defeating isis unless iraqi military returns to the battlefield. offering the prospect of

reconciliation and unity in iraq. the question in the coming days will the abadi era begin peacefully or will it begin the all? >> major thank you. take a look at this dramatic video from western iraq. desperate iraqis stormed a supply helicopter hoping for a flight to safety. holly williams is in erbil. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are frantic efforts to save the lives of hundreds perhaps thousands of people who are still trapped on a remote mountain here in iraq. they are yazidis, members of a religious minority who have been chased from their homes and, in some cases, killed by the islamic militants known as isis. they're stranded on a barren mountaintop, facing starvation. there's little wonder they're desperate enough to do this. iraqi army helicopter delivering food and water yesterday,

fighting each other for the handful of seats on the aircraft. the crew left with the people most in need including these dehydrated children. but they were lucky to get away safely. final good-bye militants opened fire on the helicopter. isis had unleashed a wave of hatred and violence seizing a squad of territory in northern iraq. they practice a strict form of sunni islam and they're targeting iraqis from other religious groups. this is now home to 200 christian families who fled isis a week ago. many people here told us they don't want to go home or stay in iraq. they're frightened of the islamic extremists and angry with iraq's leaders. the government did nothing to protect us because we're christians, this woman told us. as christians we have no

rights. iraq's religious tensions have flared up time and again since the u.s. invasion since 2003 divisions between shiite muslims, sunni muslims and christians and it's difficult to see how any iraqi government can hold this country together. charlie? >> holly, thanks. the first european affected with ebola die this had morning. the missionary priest was evacuated last week and taken to madrid. he was treatd with an experimental vaccine. today world health organization endorsed using proven ebola drugs. still ahead on "cbs this morning," the new evidence that could help shed light on what really happened when nascar driver tony stewart kill aid couple of weak weather systems headed to the bay area one passing north another off the coastline. out the door, got some partly cloudy skies this morning and a little broken out over the bay

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♪ you're that twitter person, too? >> no i've only tweeted a couple times. >> well why do -- i have a whole page of tweets from robin williams. >> i guess i do. tell them about that, what are we doing? you know what we do robert. the tweets get it? i tweet, yes. >> who was the person who twitted? >> a twit. >> what's the past tense? don't go there. [ laughter ] >> when charlie goes my uncle goes, stop right there. oh, praise him, praise him. thank you. >> oh, my goodness that was the

great robin williams in one of his final interviews here in studio 57. i watched that whole interview last night. charlie, to see you laugh. look at this he left behind another lasting memory. on a wall he wrote this charlie rose is all that mattered! robin williams. oh, people ask me what is my favorite interview that i've ever done i say robin williams when he came to this table. someone who i admired my whole life. it came really as a huge shock last night. notice i've got this big grin on my face he can still make us laugh. >> the range. welcome back to "cbs this morning," coming up in this hour, williams talked frankly over the years about his personal battle with addictions. he often spokes with "entertainment tonight's" nancy o'dell, she'll talk about the moments that williams knew he needed help. plus the mystery continues to haunt motorsports this

morning. new evidence from the night nascar champ tony stewart ran into and killed another driver. that's ahead. time to show you some headlines around from the globe. "los angeles times" updates that deadly bank robbery in stockton california a killed after being taken hostage, by police bullets. 31-year-old misty holt-sing may have been hit ten times. the robbers used her as a shield during the gun battle. two of the four robbers were kill in the shoot-out. >> the fda has approved a test of colon cancer. cologuard detects changes in a person's stool. but many say colonoscopy as the best way to detect cancer. the postal service had a $2 billion loss for the their quarter that's despite the 2% increase in revenue compared to the same time last year.

the agency blames increases in costs for workers' compensation and benefits. "the new york times" says a new law in iran with effective operations for permanent pregnancy. it's a new law for the birth date. the honolulu star advertiser said three men stranded in their boat in rough seas are safe this morning. we told you about this yesterday. their boat began taking on water when hurricane julio battered them with 30-foot waves and 110-mile-per-hour winds. a container ship in the area picked them up monday. and the bangkok post shows us the first panda triplets born alive. they were born two weeks ago. the triplets are now nursing with their mother after spending a little time in an incubator. the zoo says the mom and her babies are in good condition.

>> that's adorable. >> yeah. >> they say they're like a little stick of butter when they first come out. >> three sticks. >> three sticks of butter. robin williams' bringing an outpour of sympathy. nancy is with us from los angeles. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. i've done and covered it for 18 years now and robin williams goes down as one of my best interviews. he's always so up beat. what we found is robin being candid about his substance abuse problems but what we also found was a man who dealt largely with this problems with humor. >> reporter: robin williams was a self-proclaimed alcoholic, he masked that that addiction with humor. >> not only -- i snorted.

did you? uh-huh. i think it much is like the character i stayed on the outside. it's much better for me. >> reporter: williams sat down with entertainment tonight after completing an inpatient treatment program back in 2006. >> and i thank all the people who sent many letters of support and kindless and prayers. and there's a wonderful support network out there. >> reporter: robin williams spent four decades making us laugh and cry. while he was comfortable in front of the camera he was at times reluctant to talk about his past. >> my past -- no no no. i mean -- yes -- no no -- can't do it. >> reporter: but williams seemed to have a grasp on how to cope with his off-screen struggles. >> it might have been helpful to learn how to deal with stress. i dealt with it with alcohol and then realized no that didn't help. that does not help deal with the situation. >> reporter: williams did speak openly about his addiction in

the '70s. he was a close friend of john belushi who died an overdose in 1992 williams said his death as well as the birth of his oldest son prompted him to enter for the first time. >> people say that and you think you're invincible. and then you realize there are pictures of you. >> he is definitely going to be missed. in fact, there was even talks of a "mrs. doubtfire 2." which of course is one of the favorite characters that robin ever did. you'll see robin in december in "night of the museum." we look forward to that. >> nancy, looking at all of those conversations that you had with robin about his drug addiction and depression are you are kind of thinking were you playing the role of therapist a little bit?

there was some talk therapy going on there? >> here's the thing, robin williams, there's no doubt he was a comedic genius, i do think he would deal with the problems by making light of them. comedy was almost a drug to him. he would say something funny, the entire room would react, you would see him beam up. there was also a serious side. he would be very poignant. i can remember when i interviewed him in 2006 right after he came out of rehab and he'd been sober for 20 years. i asked him what made him come back in he said when you you realize that you're violating your standards quicker than you can actually lower them. i said did they expect you to be robin williams even in rehab, and there was some of that. and then he goes into an impersonation that makes the entire room light up. i think what his wife said today

is so very perfect in the fact that i hope people will not focus so much on his death, but instead, all the laughter and the joy that involved so many people. >> thank you, nancy. >> i'm struck by the fact this is outpouring everybody newspaper. it's on the front page. everybody was talking about how there was a connection in terms of making them laugh. and at the same time this connection between his comedy and his fame. >> norah, you made a point a moment ago about his legacy that i don't think should be underestimated. >> well it's just interesting, as we think about, you know the man who made us laugh so hard. because of i think, the way that he passed you look back at his struggles. in some ways his laughing about his struggles and being so open about them may be looked at as one of his greatest contributions truly. >> i think so. anything that's safe to laugh about is safe to talk about. and for anyone who feels they have a problem that's not supposed to be discussed might feel differently this morning.

>> charlie, you did what six hours of interview? >> yeah. mostly it was about -- he had the fastest time between a brain and a tongue that i've ever seen. you know? he could take on anything. we'll see some of that later. he was in the room you just -- it was magical. magical to see him and hear him and to see him take on everything. and inventiveness inventiveness. >> he was smart. very intellectual. he was well read on everything. politics. relationships. >> tonight "entertainment tonight" will have full coverage of life and death of robin williams. check your local listings. there's new evidence from

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♪ nascar champ tony stewart remains in seclusion this morning after killing another driver saturday night. investigators continue search for clues after stewart ran over 20-year-old kevin ward jr. >> as we reported ward got out of his sprint car after crashing and walked on to the dirt track where stewart and other competitors went zooming by. don dahler is at the canandaigua motorsports park with new evidence. don, good morning. >> reporter: authorities are asking for more help from the public who may have witnessed saturday's accident from the fans to fellow drivers. investigators returned to the scene of the deadly crash monday

scanning the track for clues but they've yet to link nascar champ tony stewart to a crime. >> we would like to see resolution as quickly as possible but by the same token we don't want to leave any stone unturned. >> reporter: authorities are looking at two videos taken by spectators. including this one that shows kevin ward getting out of his car. an autopsy revealed the 20-year-old died of massive blunt trauma. chuck hadn't sensed any animosity between the two drivers. >> kevin's been in the field every time. there's never been a problem between the two of them. >> reporter: following an incident stewart released a state expressing this sadness but hasn't been seen in public since. a crisis management expert. >> he expressed the kind of grief you'd expect given the circumstances.

but given the fact there's an investigation going on i think it's important for him to stick to the facts and say very little at this time. >> reporter: stewart pulled out of a dirt track race set for saturday. but it's still unclear whether he'll participate in sunday's nascar competition in michigan. in a statement, stewart's team said he will have as much time as he needs to make that decision. it is still an emotional time for all involved. he is grieving. and grief doesn't have a timetable. stewart is not talking to the public, but according to the sheriff's department he is cooperating fully with the investigation. kevin ward jr.'s funeral is set for thursday. couple of weak weather systems headed to the bay area one passing north another off the coastline. out the door, got some partly cloudy skies this morning and a little broken out over the bay right now. but we are going to see a lot of sunshine as we head toward the afternoon. but these temperatures are going to stay mild. one area of low pressure moving through today, another one off the coastline. that is going to move through tomorrow and that's going to help to hold the numbers down. about 75 in fremont today.

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good morning. we have been watching twitter checking the latest tweets from "kcbs traffic." there has been an accident westbound 80 by cutting and you can see the backups in those westbound lanes. looks like it's delayed from el portal. but actually i have seen delays as far back as hercules. it's busy at the bay bridge. westbound 580 approach is extra slow trying to get into san francisco right now. and folks may be trying to find detours because you can see the san mateo bridge also heavier than normal right now in the westbound lanes leaving hayward. that is "kcbs traffic." with the forecast, here's lawrence. breezy in spots this morning. we have patchy low clouds, some stretches onshore. throughout the day though clouds will try to break up. cool at the coastline. mild temperatures into the afternoon. couple of weak weather systems sliding through. that's going to keep temperatures down. 80s in the valleys, 70s at the coast, cooler over the next couple of days.

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snot ♪ ♪. good morning to our viewers in the west. it's tuesday, august 12th 2014 welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including memories of robin williams, and his movies the world has yet to see. but first here is today's "eye-opener at 8:00.." >> friends are remembering williams as a man that gave him so much laughter but himself was feeling so much pain. >> i feel like he dealt with his problems by making light of them. comedy was a drug for him. >> when he was in the room it was almost magical. tear-gas used to disperse a

crowd near where the 18-year-old was shot to death on saturday. in iraq a new prime minister. >> and now looking to see if maliki will relinquish power peacefully. still trapped on a remote mountain here. authorities are asking for help from the public actively seeking anybody that may have witnessed saturday's accident. >> let's take the challenge. >> i will pour it on you and you on me. a $2 billion wash for the quarter. >> postal officials are too busy e-mailing each other wondering how this could happen. i am charlie rose with norah o'donnell, and gayle king is off, and jane pauley is with us. friends and actors are remembering robin williams as one of the funniest people ever.

>> he apparently took his own life at his california home and was 63 and his wife asked the fans to focus on the countless laughs he gave to millions. >> his star on the hollywood walk of fame is surrounded by tributes. there are also flowers, signs and candles outside the house in boulder, colorado used as "mork & mindy's" home. >> you don't have the feignest idea of what you are talking about. >> why, thank you. >> that's all right. >> that role brought williams an academy award. >> his movies brought in $3.2

billion in ticket sales, and that average is $67 million each. here are some of his best-known-roles on the big screen. >> good morning, vietnam! this is not a test. ♪ never had a friend like me ♪ ♪ >> mind if i cut in? >> oh! >> let's do it right here! let's go to that place -- behold my magic wand and free your golden orb. >> you will have to excuse me

though the hunt clam. >> come on charlie, let it feel your soul! >> the water's boiling. >> hello! >> do michael kidd but you do it all inside. work on that and i will be back. >> we read and write poetry. >> i said sorry guys i have to see about a girl. >> i got to go and see about a girl? >> yeah. >> that's what you said? >> and they let you get away with that? >> yeah they saw my eyes and i meant it. >> do you mind if i sit down? >> thank you, boys. ♪

thank you. ♪ ♪ >> variety's new york film editor joins us this morning. good morning. >> thank you for having me. >> isn't that amazing to watch his body of work? >> you for get he was in so many films over the years that so many people loved and he was in close to 50 different movies and his box office total was close to millions here in the state. >> he was known for his comedy but he was also respected for dramatic actors. >> he was in a darker movie

called "one hour photo," so he was really an actor's actor, and a great actor and even though he was funny he was able to do the dramatic roles as well. >> i feel like he was a presence throughout my life but i guess there was a day when you didn't know who robin williams was and then boom. is there a generation discovering our robin williams now as we talk about him? >> what is interesting about his career he started in 1978 and was a huge presence in the '70s and '80s, and a lot of millennials were talking about his presence in movies like "mrs. doubtfire," and so a lot of people on twitter felt -- younger people felt very connected to him. >> jane i think i read in "variety" last night, "mrs. doubtfire" was the most replayed movie, and it does span the

generations. i have a 6 and 7-year-old that absolutely love this movie. >> he said one of his favorite characters was sax. he loved the quality of his mind. he got his start on the streets of san francisco doing improv and no matter what he was doing, serious or standup or serious, there was a moment he could go into a ripped of improvisation. that made him different. >> yeah absolutely. "mork & mindy," it was a lot of improv. so for robin, they would just let him go and that's when the magic would happen. >> you asked norah earlier today in the makeup room where was he from? basically the detroit area? >> he was from the detroit area, yes. >> i looked up.

google this at home. the number of celebrities and entertainers and musicians that come from detroit is astonishing. >> yeah, there must have been something in the water there. >> yeah. >> charlie, you interviewed him so many times. you talked about his ability to just sort of innovate on camera. do you remember when he was sitting here last time and he said how much of the show is improvisation and he said 23.5%, and he was improvising even in person. >> i liked to hear him talk about a number of things including demons and he always turned it into comedy and it was a moment of reflection and then going right to comedy. >> what movies did he have in the works that are yet to be out? >> there's handful he continued filming, and one is "night at

the museum," and then that comes out in the holidays, and then two or three other small independent movies that will be coming out. the movie that he did not to "mrs. doubtfire", and they were set on the script and working on that and he didn't start that even. >> thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> you can find slips from robin williams' 10 most memorable movie roles on cbsnews.com/isp. and then police fired tear-gas to hold off demonstrate jurors last night. five people were arrested. the fbi is investigating the case looking for possible civil rights violations. the obama administration says it supports the man chosen to replace nuri al maliki, but

maliki refuses to step down. he calls the move a coup against the constitution. thousands remain trapped in iraq by the terror group isis, and then david martin takes a closer look at the struggle for survival. the iraqi helicopters fly in at 100 feet to push palets of food of water out the door and when one found a piece of ground level enough to land on it was immediately rushed by men, women and children desperate to escape the mountains. while the crew pushed the last boxes of aid out the door children were nearly crushed in the melee to get aboard. helicopter could only hold 25 passengers and there were hundreds fighting for those spaces. for those that made it the ordeal was not over.

the helicopter came under fire from isis from the ground. not knowing when the next chance for rescue might come. for cbs this morning, david martin at the pentagon. >> that video made me tear up this morning because the thought of being stranded like that and when one helicopter comes in and people are shoving their children on board, thinking that's the only chance they've got, and then that helicopter taking off. >> it reminded me of a all the scenes of the last scenes in vietnam, not enough helicopters. >> and it reminded me in the danger of the humanitarian work which is not like the welcome bag wagon. ahead, the label that says it fights gum disease, but a chemical in a new tooth paste is ra

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♪ new concerns this morning about a chemical found in a product you might be using to wash your hands or brush your teeth. our dr. david agus is with us from los angeles. doctor, good morning. >> good morning. >> what's this ingredient? >> well triclosan a chemical developed in the '70s for people outside of operating rooms to wash their hands and get rid of the bacteria. it block, the process of bacteria. then put into soaps for the anti-microbial movement and now toothpastes. there's new date that shows it affects development in animals and raises risks for problems in humans. >> what was the effect on animals? >> well, it stopped their development. their bone development it

affected their endocrine system and there's not clear data in the field of cancer. >> when we say the almost ubiquitous anti-bacterial products and reach for them they are universally used as of this reporting or not? >> well, in about 2,000 products and in a number of companies, in fact, most of them took it out of the soaps. so it's no longer in soaps. most of them took it out of toothpaste. colgate remains in their toothpaste. colgate total still has triclosan in it. in europe, they outlawed the use of triclosan. >> here's what colgate said to affirm the efficacy of colgate

total. >> we all witch toothpastes all the time and it's so ubiquitous in products. 100% of pregnant woman that they looked at found they actually that triclosan in their urine. >> give us your best doctor advice, should we look for those ingredients and not use those products? >> no question about it. especially in the case of toothpaste where there's a significant amount where there's no benefit to a product with triclosan, try to avoid it. >> all right. don't use it. >> dr. david agus thank you so much. ahead, a closer look at robin williams' life how could such a beloved figure feel such pain inside. we're going to talk to a top psychiatrist who has seen this in other celebrities. that's ahead on "cbs this morning." ♪

your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. fans and colleagues good morning, everyone. it's 8:25. time for some news headlines. people are mourning the loss of robin williams. he was found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in tiburon yesterday. he was 63. oral arguments are set to begin in the legal battle between the city of san jose and major league baseball. at issue is whether the a's should be allowed to pursue a new ballpark in downtown san jose. >> and hundreds of san francisco unified school district workers are up for a raise. more than 800 employees are paid below the city's $10.74 required minimum wage. the board of education will vote on that tonight. stay with us, traffic and weather in just a moment.

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♪ acknowledge the fact saying this happened which is that robin williams passed away today. and the news just broke a couple hours ago. i wonder whether you had any -- whether you worked with him or any -- >> i never worked with him. lucky enough to meet him. he was in a video store when i was growing up. i always watched him on stand upon vhs which is the way people used to watch media. at the time i met him, he stopped by "snl" one time. it's really fun, it's heartbreaking. >> that was a tribute to robin williams from late night host seth meyers. he spoke at last night's buzzfeed brews.

welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour robin williams wasn't the only celebrity who couldn't find his way. a world renounced psychiatrist has seen this type of tragedy unfold first hand. plus a movie that took us to the emerald city celebrate its diamond jubilee. we'll go to the real town that put the wizard of oz. model kate upton paid a visit to yankee stadium. upton got a warning from the bronx bombers. >> when i walked in i was specifically told, the yankees told me you're not allowing to wear a tigers hat. you're not allows to wear any tigers gear. >> upton said she used to be a big, big yankee fan. >> the "new orleans times-picayune" said the manning football brothers peyton and

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or directv. ♪ there's one that you got to see ♪ like a football fantasy ♪ ♪ don't cheat ♪ >> the ad is for a new channel dedicated to fantasy football. >> okay. all right. they should stick to their day job, as you say, jane, right. "the wall street journal" morning in reference to robin williams as demons. would you address. in some cases complicated by drug or alcohol abuse. that's what robin williams had. he was very open about the fact that he did suffer from disorder. that was complicated by a long history of drug and alcohol abuse. his demons were really a medical illness complicated by

addiction. >> we don't know about the facts of his death yet. what are the links between depression and suicide? what is it about depression that causes people to commit suicide? >> well 90% of people who are -- attempt to commit suicide have a pre-existing mental illness. and new disorders such as depression is the leading mental illness that can prompt somebody to suicide. but not everybody who has depression or bipolar disorder, for that matter is suicidal or commits suicide. so there's something else that people who are suicidal have in the context of their mood disorder. >> and what is that? >> well that is believed to be a genetic susceptibility that is when you feel so bad, that you can't do anything. that you're in pain. and not able to function. even if you feel it's not worth living that way, there's a break that stops you from injuring and

ending your life. but in people who are suicidal that brake fails. and under that right circumstances or an impulse, they do kill themselves. >> dr. lieberman, i understand that robin williams had been in rehab recently. for substance and alcohol abuse. which do you treat? the severe depression or the substance abuse? >> well both. both. they're really part and parcel of the same phenomenon. people who suffer from various mental disorders such as mood disorders like depression, anxiety disorders often self-medicate to make themselves feel better because they haven't gone to see a doctor to get a diagnosis and treatment. and that makes the situation much, much worse. you know, the tragedy and pair doxical nature of his death is horrible. he made so many people happy, so joy us and gregarious but he had many risk factors for

suicide. he had depression. he had complication addiction. he also recently had heart disease and heart surgery are both risk factors for depression. and finally he was a middle to older age male and that age group has the highest rate of suicide among all demographics. >> dr. jeffrey lieberman, thank you. coming up, a happier story to share from the world of entertainment. ♪ we're off to see the wizard ♪ >> an

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know wok. >> reporter: it's a celebration in the small town of oweconomowoc. along with dorothy and plenty of good. elaine staller is in charge of this event where lounge chairs and blankets fill the streets for a special 75th anniversary screening of the wizard of oz. >> it's a great smalltown event. and it's free. >> reporter: oconomowoc is where the hollywood classic had its premiere in 1939. >> i graduated from high school i was 17. >> reporter: catherine buckeridge is now 92. she was there that night. >> it was something special that happened in my life and our

family life. >> reporter: do you remember thats there way a special excitement around the world premiere of this new film? >> yes. in the sense that just the word "premiere" was kind of an attention-getter. ♪ we're off to see the wizard the wonderful wizard of oz. joe tolleson. >> reporter: the oconomowoc historical society proudly displayed it year-round. they couldn't say why it happened here at all. include including her. >> i don't know why it was cancelled but i guess we're not in kansas anymore. >> reporter: those catchphrases repeated to this day. >> i have a feeling we're not in kansas anymore. >> i'll get you my little pretty, and your little dog. >> there's no place like home. >> sheer magic in terms of

munchkins and witches and technicolor film. >> reporter: is he says when audiences traveled to oz, they also entered a new world of color in movies. ♪ imagine being a child in the audience, 1939 who has never seen a color image in a film before. >> well, those wide eyes of judy garland mirror the wide eyes of probably everyone sitting in the theater. everybody kind of went ah. >> the camera is gliding, luxariating. >> reporter: aside from the magic of technicolor, there was the voice of judy garland. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ >> reporter: her rendition of

"over the rainbow" tops the american film's institute tops the list of greatest movie songs of all time. >> it was an amalgym of that particular song, that no one but judy garland captured with that particular sound. >> oh we're almost there! >> reporter: but not a big screen blockbuster of its day, "wizard of oz" would reach generations through years of television broadcasts. >> don't forget for most americans today, the viewing of "the wizard of oz" was a family affair in the living room repeated many times. ♪ >> i am fire. >> those stories resonate for

every generation. it's my hope that "the wizard of oz" remains a vital classic. >> reporter: to see this crowd of nearly 7,000 packed into this downtown glow of oconomowoc the wizard of oz seems as vital as everything. ♪ >> oh. >> am i right in remembering that the theater executives wanted to wanted to kill the song? >> that's right. >> because they thought it slowed down the movie? >> there are a lot of cinema changes theyfilm. >> thank you,

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we have spent much of this morning remembering robin williams. he appeared six times on my pbs program. talking with him and knowing him was an extraordinary privilege. >> cloning sheep. we made an exact dupe kit. duplicate. >> robin williams was my friend. >> oh, the little ones. the little blue-eyed ones. where else can you find a lover that gives a sweater. >> ya, ya ya! >> people are thinking right now, they're going is this charlie rose. >> no one, nobody on the planet, could be so responsible spontaneous. >> my god, woman, my god, where did you get this coat. >> so provizational. >> i guess you couldn't afford the bottom. >> when i had heart surgery and

got a pig valve. >> i got the pig valve. charlie said i should get a pig valve. look at you charlie rose with your french valve. bring the nice one, huh? no,no, charlie, look around cow, pig, chicken heart if you want. small, but you lay a good fresh egg. >> on an imagined conversation between our friends marlon brando and jack nicholson. >> that's the odd couple. >> what happened? marlon, your dog killed my dog. >> i don't know what happened. i told cugo not to go out. >> now marlon what have you done now? put him on a leash. come on in robin. >> he was simply the best an overpowering talent with a huge heart. he went from the streets of san

francisco and scaled the heights of broadway and hollywood. along the way, he endured personal crisis. you're okay today? >> totally. okay? well that's not -- i'm better. and also i feel great. >> but did you go through a certain kind of whatever? >> yeah i went through a certain kind of whatever. whatever. what do you think? welcome to the whatever center. hi. i want whatever. simply stated there was no one like him. in a leg of giants think letterman, carson and so many is other titans of tv and movies he was there. >> the cameraman is going, where's he going now? [ laughter ] ha, ha, ha! [ cheers and applause ] >> we all know he was unique, so talented it took your breath away. a guaranteed laugh. so smart and so quick and so inventive. i did hours of television with him. and yet it's impossible to

categorize and define him other than genius. if you're in journalism your instinct is not to praise but to state. he was unique. he was the brightest star who fell to earth. officials will answer the question why he died. and how he died. the rest of us simply say, thanks for coming our way. we will never forget you. >> that's so beautiful, charlie. >> thank you. thank you. he is an amazing man. this is the greatness, the wonderful opportunity all of us had to meet people like robin williams. >> if there had been a camera on the three of us while he watched your video essay, we were laughing. i think today will be a national day of joy and laughter because, it's like when you lose someone, you remember the good times. people are going to be laughing and we're talking about which robin williams i'm going to see tonight. and you're going to see. >> yeah. >> it's an awakening. >> yes. i was thinking about -- i do

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police in tiburon are expected to give more details about the death of robin williams later t good morning. it's 8:55. time for news headlines. tiburon police are expected to give more details about the death of robin williams later this morning. investigators believe he killed himself inside the home where he lived with his wife. williams was 63 years old. police are looking for the person who attacked a man in san francisco putting him into a coma. this man was found unconscious at church and duboce streets on sunday. police say he was hit with some sort of weapon. a potential strike is looming at the golden gate bridge and transportation district. the contract dispute centers on salaries and employee healthcare contributions. if ferry workers strike, buses would be expected to pick up the slack. with the forecast, here's lawrence. all right. we have some low clouds around the bay area this morning

starting to break up a bit. we have had a breeze through the delta as well some of the gusts over 20 miles per hour. in san francisco clouds are broken, looks like as we head toward the afternoon skies will be mostly sunny but these temperatures are going to stay fairly mild for this time of the year. one area of low pressure making its way through the state then another one right behind it. those two will keep the temperatures down the next few days. numbers this afternoon, still sneaking into the 80s in some of the interior valleys, about 79 in san jose. 78 in the napa valley. about 76 in santa rosa. and 71 in oakland. 67 degrees in pacifica. next couple of days, those temperatures stay down, but on thursday, probably beginning to warm up a bit. high pressure building in, 90s in the valleys over the weekend. "kcbs traffic" is coming up. every mercedes-benz is made with the highest level of engineering... design... safety... and performance. our latest creation is no different. with one exception...

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