the oscar winning actor recently sought help for severe depression. something he'd been struggling with for years. in san rafael this morning, investigators will talk about the circumstances surrounding williams' death. kron four's jackie sissel joins us live from the north bay with more, jackie >> reporter: that the sheriff's department as long as the coroner's department will be speaking about the investigation of the death of robin williams. >> reporter: a family friend went to the home and discovered a unresponsive round. at 12:00 they pronounced dead at the

dead. they're calling the death of by the asphyxiation. there are more answers to be given at the 11:00 press conference. >> reporter: that will also be updated information on our web site. yeah bell >> james:thanks jackie. we will carry that news conference live on our 24 7 news channel. that happens at 11 a-m. j.

>>:your social media feed is probably filled with comments about robin williams this morning.and it's not just his death people are talking about. they're also talking about depression.something williams reportedly battled all his life. and >> james:here are some of the comments we found this morning from people in the bay area. we'll continue to monitor social media and read your tweets this morning.about williams life.the disease of depression he dealt with.and your favorite memories of his movies. >> james:join in the conversation right now.on the kron 4 face book page, or tweet us at kron 4 news on twitter.

m. >>:robin williams' influence reached beyond the entertainment industry. >> mark:he participated in a number of volunteer and charitable events. >> mark:he was one of glide memorial's best fund raisers, and for years worked with the church's mission. reverend cecil williams of san francisco's glide memorial robin william's legacy. >>: it was one of my best shot on rate fears because you had robin. you always got something when he was here. he made detailed situations like a funny and righteous. he was full of humanity and i don't say that about everybody.

>> mark:you can follow our coverage online -- at our website >> james:there you can find celebrities reflecting on williams' life and his death. also photos of williams through the years. condolences. >> reporter: will look from our roof camera and we still have a blue sky now. 63 and san francisco 64 in oakland 621 san jose 59 at the livermore 61 and san arose the. the low pressure system that is bringing rain as the weekend and there is no rain

for us of but cooler temperatures. >> reporter: we have a little bit of it one by thursday and when i return will have an extended forecast. >>: were looking at the upper deck of the bay bridge westbound. there is a seat each the unit with this car and light flashing. the stall at the west and of the bridge has to really back of the right so it's slow going all across. and there is and a bridge and backup westbound.

>>: no hot spots here for the ride on 80. the 58 brad coming to livermore. the moran apparatus still free and clear to the golden gate bridge. still ahead on the kron four this morning. police are still trying to locate a suspect. who shot and injured a man in the parking lot of an east bay shopping mall. people at the bayfair mall had to dive for cover when gun shots rang out around 10 o clock yesterday morning.

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so you can always have the advantage. chase. so you can the core of that system will work its way east. no rain for us but it is at the 4 c error for the next 48 hours. we are clear and the bay area where dylan what a lot of cloud cover. >> reporter: afternoon highs are cooler than yesterday's. 67 in san francisco 85 in livermore.

75 and the vallejo 74 in santa rosa and the 70 in san rafael. >> reporter: 10 richards will start to go out just a little bit for you. temperatures will be back up by the start of next week on sunday and monday. >>: still slow going for the upper deck of the bay bridge. still waiting on a slow trot. look at your right here to the east that. and a chain in the drive time. highway 4 in the

westbound direction. >>: not only do have the slowing here will have the slow movement for to livermore. the marin of rye still looks a good and it's under 30 minutes from the bottle to the golden gate. >> mark:beloved actor and comedian robin williams was found dead in his home in tiburon yesterday. nischelle turner takes a look back at his life. >> reporter: his height i tend brand of common showed his

persona. born in 1951 it was in his 20s when he was i least as an american tv star. as more from the planet or from more and then the he became a household name. >>: the juilliard school schooled at their and displayed his trauma site. the that earned him out oscar nomination. for good morning vietnam and dead pulled the sightings. he

finally won an oscar in 1998 for good will hunting. >>: never stopped being funny even when the top the became serious. comic relief earned him more than $50 billion even when he spoke on his battle with drugs and out all you did it with humor. > reporter: he talked about s recovery on the thailand shell.

>> reporter: the west and new lease on life he quickly sprang the back into action. he made a broadway actor debut. and he married his third wife. and2013 he returned to the small screen. >> reporter: from standup to sit down he delighted generations. >> mark:the oscar -winning actor

also leaves behind four completed movies.which are all slated to hit theaters within the next 12 -months. >> mark:he was recently in the drama "boulevard". which debuted in march at the tribeca film festival. he stars in "merry friggin' >> mark:williams also plays teddy roosevelt in "night at the musuem three". which is set for released this december. >> mark:.and he lent his vocal talents to play a dog in the film - "abolutely anything". which is slated to be released next year. said bellwe're continuing to follow what you're saying on social media about the passing of robin williams.and the movies he's known for. williams won an oscar for his performance in "good will hunting" and golden globes for "good morning vietnam"."mrs. doubtfire" and "the fisher king" their favorite robin williams movies this morning.

my favorite williams movie * * we'll continue to monitor social media and read your tweets this morning.about williams life.the disease of depression he dealt with.and your favorite memories of his movies. >> mark:in oakland, repairs still need to be made this morning after a water main break. >> mark:the pipe on kingston avenue burst yesterday morning near the oakland-piedmont border. it was one of four older cast iron water pipes to burst. mainitenance work is said to be the reason behind the break. a spokesperson for the utility says a valve was shut off at an aquaduct, which caused a spike in pressure in the system. the break affected 35 properties and shut down several streets.

>> mark:here you can see the broken pipe after it was exposed. it will be replaced with a new section. the water main that burst dated among one of the district's happening today. j. them350 school aged students are lining up early this morning to get backpacks full of school supplies. it's the 4th annual richmond police backpack giveaway. it starts at 10-am and goes until the backpacks are gone. >> reporter: new numbers coming out of west africa this morning.

>> reporter:the outbreak of ebola continues to grow in western africa. raising concerns around the >> reporter:the world health organization says the total confirmed deaths from the virus is now more than one-thousand. and total number of cases is approaching 2-thousand.

>> james:meanwhile the u-s government has approved sample doses of the experimental ebola drug to be m. baumthe company that makes "z-mapp" >> james:it was a second night of unrest in the st. louis suburb of ferguson, missouri, following the weekend shooting death of an unarmed black teen. >> james:last night, police in riot gear fired tear gas into a crowd of protesters. said >>:police say there were several arrests. the night before, dozens of people were arrested as some people began looting and vandalizing businesses following a candlelight vigil for 18-year- old michael brown. witnesses say there was nothing police could do to stop the rioters. police say the shooting followed an altercation after the officer told brown and a friend to move to the side. >> james:brown's family and friends say he typically shied

away from confrontation. j. >>:more now on our top story this morning. the death of actor and comedian robin williams. he was found dead in his north bay home yesterday afternoon. and in san rafael this morning, conference to talk about the us live with more, jackie thanks jackie. conference to talk about the us live with more, jackie thanks jackie. on august 4th, two unsuspecti walked in to a mcdonald's and discovered conference to talk about the us live with more, jackie thanks jackie. an extraordinary burger with heaps of jalapeños... ...for only two dollars. within minutes, they had also discovered the phenomenon of "economnomnomics" nomnom... nom? nom nom the jalapeño double, try it now for just $2 on mcdonald's dollar menu and more. it's economnomnomcial. ♪ nom...nom...nom...

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will have delays that ask the fall once again. the low visibility is enough to throw your schedule off. your doing fine and oakland but it is cloudy out there. pierce said back-to-school forecast. we are starting to see some breaks and the clouds. temperatures are already in the '60s and of the '70s. >> reporter: sunny and breezy and a little cooler than yesterday. will also talk about the extended forecast.

>>: were looking at a fair morning after daybreak this morning. the lights have been slowed were back up into sand have low avenue on the westbound right. and your drive time is running about 18 minutes at the macarthur place. >> mark: the death of at their robin williams. the tories will be holding a news conference. >> reporter: i am here at the marin county's sheriff's office. with the shares of along with

the corn is will be holding a press conference to discuss the death of a 63 year-old robin williams. >> reporter: a friend of william wendt to the home of the actor and cotta now one saying he found the act there unconscious. a short time later around 12:00 and pronounced the at their dead. there are calling this to death by asphyxiation. as well as suicide. they will hold a press conference to discuss the

death of the actor. >> reporter: why did their thing this is a suicide was there a note or was there anything left behind but there will be a number of questions axed i'm not sure if they will all be answered or not. obviously you can go to our web site to get any additional information. >> reporter: we anticipate seeing cruise from around the bay area the state for the country. >> james:the san francisco comedy scene paid their respects to robin williams last night. around 10 p-m. comedians gathered at side bar at 408

clement street, the former home of the holy city zoo comedy club where williams honed his act in the 70's. >> james:longtime local comedy icons like will durst and marga gomez joined old friends and up- and-coming comedians to share memories about williams, tell stories and console each other about the loss to bay area comedy. >> james:fans also paid their condolences at williams' former home in san francisco's sea cliff neighborhood. >> james:williams first moved to marin county when he was a teen. and attended redwood high school in larkspur. then later the college of marin for theater. neighbors say williams was warm and greeted the kids in the community. >> james:even those who did not know him came by his home to pay their respects. >>: i'm a big fan he's a fixture at of the bay area himself. i think when someone spent their whole life making someone else had the he may not have done the

same for him it's something to reflect on. >> james:williams' career skyrocketed more than 30 years ago. journalist ben fong-torres who interviewed williams early on in his career says the comedian showcased his talent right from the start. j. >>:fong-torres says williams' heart was never far from san francisco. where he supported a number of causes and appeared at local charity events.

you can follow hot bond air coverage on the line. also photos of robin williams will be posted were you can pay your condolences. >> reporter: memorial's continue to grow.

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>> robin: 4 today it will be a little cooler will not give iran a but our temperatures will drop. i for today is similar 76 for san mateo 84 sunnyvale would have been out at upper 80s 854 livermore and in the north bay will be mid '70s. >> robin: sun shines throughout

the afternoon wednesday does not look bad thursday and friday that pressure is back in control. we will see another one of by sunday and the start of the next work week. >> george: we're still looking at a slow ride on the bay bridge this morning. this started things off with a bad back of them we four are still looking at that on the macarthur and meese. it's the peak a connecting ramp to the toll plaza and that is backed up over the westbound lane. an assumed to be the eastbound lane as well. >> george: with still rolling pretty smoothly if you're headed

to the golden gate bridge that far no problems in that direction ibm. as we check the traffic map on the 680 on the southbound direction the east bay ride looks good. >> george: looking at the can you hear on 580 westbound we pick up flown on one of one. >> james: as part of our continuing coverage that she

used the day or visit to see the other celebrities and how they are expressing their condolences. >> james: let me show you what those pages look like. we have ongoing dynamic scoring of what's happening. this is a note from the white house with a memory from of the president. then th >> james: there is a more boring up and fall stemmed from the movie good will hunting.

among them this of the story in painted lady. the comedy miss mrs. dowd fire was portrayed. you can see the home broadcasting that steiner and broadway. >> james: this is what it looked like on his star last night. as they expressed their condolences.

>>: we all work with robin throughout the years. as funny as he was he's really one of the all-time greats. but he was even a better person. few is truly one of the kind this vast that i have worked with. and that's and major made him off. >>: would just processing the

small this affirmation at this moment. so we're thinking of his family and everyone that he touched. >> james: the beloved actor made jokes about his addiction as he struggled with it. >> reporter: the late robin williams struggled with an addiction for some time. >> reporter: it was 1982 when he first went sober. >>: i remember stopping it on my

own and not wanting to be drawn out while speaking to my son. the more intelligent that you think you are the words you are. >> reporter: this summer he checked the back and to that facility. the clerk here and did not think it was actually him in this city at the dairy queen.

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>> james: williams won his home the oscar for his performance and good will hunting. that will be $22 dollars and 50 cents.

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