good morning, vietnam! >> the news that left a nation stunned. robin williams the oscar-winning actor and gifted comedian has died in an apparent suicide. this morning, his career is being called legendary, while his life off the screen is remembered with one filled with one of generosity. >> we read and like poetry because we're members of the human race. and the human race is filled with passion. the unrest in a st. louis suburb continues. the second day of clash between police officers over the upset

of a dead teenager. a prominent political family nominate president obama to take part in a vital campaign aimed at raising awareness of a deadly disease. this is the "cbs morning news" disease. this is the "cbs morning news" for tuesday, august 12th, 2014. captioning funded by cbs good morning, good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, this morning, family and friends are trying to understand robin williams' death. the brilliant actor died yesterday of an apparent suicide. williams was 63 years old and had been suffering from what his publicist called severe depression. his body was found in his san francisco-area home. wendy gillette has our report. >> good morning, vietnam! >> reporter: robin williams made people laugh. >> just i have fun doing it. there's something that kicks in that's kind of a joy where you

just get excited. >> reporter: with his comedict genius, he managed to poke fun fun without being offensive. williams starts in detroit, doing imitations early on to muse himself. >> i was an only child. i moved from place to place. that was a reality. >> reporter: he went on to prestigious juilliard, where he met christopher reeves. the two became friends and then the wacky "mork & mindy." his giant hits like "mrs. doubtfire" and "good morning, vietnam." >> hanna! >> reporter: to sell animated films. and he proved he could be just as serious as he was funny. >> you've never had your best friend's head in your lap, watch him gasp his last breath. >> reporter: he won an oscar for his dramatic performance in

goodwill hunting. williams also won three grammy awards and six golden globes but williams' success did not keep him out of trouble. he fought an addiction to cocaine in the late '70s and early '80s. and went to rehab in 2006 for alcohol addiction. he checked into a facility again to stay sober. he married three times leaving behind three children, two girls and a boy. in march, williams was hospitalized for hospital problems to have valve surgery. he came back laughing. >> i can prep standing up. >> reporter: he remembered to television on cbs' "the crazy one." bringing his crazy still. >> how much is script -- >> 25%. >> reporter: despite his demons, williams was a steam roller on the stage and screen for more than three decades often outrageous and often leaving them laughing. wendy gillette for cbs news. >> well, in a statement released

last night, president obama recalled williams' groundbreaking role as mork, saying he arrived in our lives as an alien but ended up touching every element of the human spirit. he was one of a kind." we'll have more reaction to robin williams' death later in this broadcast. in is another night of unred in a st. louis, missouri, in a suburb where 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed on saturday. it's still unclear why the officer has started shooting. the fbi has opened the investigation. omar villafranca is in ferguson, good morning, omar. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. another busy night in ferguson. we saw officers in riot gear, also heard reports of rubber bullets being shot but that still did not scare residents away. police used tear gas monday night to break up an unruly

crowd protesting the death of 18-year-old michael brown. at least five people were arrested. the unrest came despite calls for calm by brown's parents. >> i don't want no violence. we don't want no violence. >> michael wouldn't want no violence. >> reporter: the browns' plea came after the violence that resulted in 32 arrests. >> we do not rob our city. we do not do this. we have to use that gas station. we need that walmart. >> reporter: michael brown was shot to death on saturday during an altercation with police. at least two witnesses said a police officer shot the unarmed teen as he had his armed raised. ♪ >> reporter: on monday, community leaders pledged to keep the pressure on police and find out exactly what happened. >> we're going to stay committed until this is solved so this never happens to again to anybody's child. >> this small rupp of residents protested in front of the ferguson police department all night to show their support tour

the deceased teenager. >> reporter: dozens of officers patrolled the streets until early morning, but residents promised to continue the protest. later on this morning, there is a protest planned in front of the st. louis county prosecutor's office. residents are saying that they want the investigation to speed up. anne-marie. >> omar villafranca in ferguson, missouri. thank you omar. well, police gunfire is what killed a california mother taken hostage during a bank robbery last month. ballistic reports say misty holt-sing was hit by ten bullets fired by stockton police. fired by an suv where she was robbers. 33 officers fired some 600 shots during a one-hour chase and standoff. police say they had no other options. the robbers fired more than 100 rounds. family says the inciden raised serious questions and

concerns. and overseas now to iraq, this morning, the escalating military and humanitarian crisis is now rivaled by a political showdown. iraq's president has chosen a new prime minister. but the incumbent, nuri al maliki, says he'll fight to stay in power. meanwhile, the u.s. is delivering more humanitarian aid to those fleeing militants. most are the minority yazidis. the u.s. is now arming the kurdish fighters battling the well-armed militants and continues to use air strikes to try and slow the isis advance. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on the political turmoil in iraq. susan, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. nuri al maliki has been iraq's prime minister for eight years. his rise to power is supported by the united states. but this morning, the obama administration and iraq's president abandoned maliki and

thrown their support to a new man, haider al ibadi. he calls the move a coup against the constitution. president obama welcomes the new prime minister and says iraq must form a government for all its people. >> under the iraqi constitution, this is an important step towards forming a new government that can unite iraq's different communities. now, this new iraqi leadership has a difficult task. it has to regain the confidence of its citizens by governing inconclusively. and by taking steps to demonstrate its resolve. >> al ibadi has 30 days to try to form a new government. ing secretary of state john kerry warned against the political process. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. coming up on the "morning news," more on comedian robin williams.

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show that robin williams has passed away. >> a distraught conan o'brien broke the news to the audience at the end of his show monday. his guest comic actor will arnett shared his memories of robin williams. >> as funny as he was, he's truly one of the all-time greats. he was even better as a person. >> there was an outpouring of emotion from people that never even met the screen icons. fans placed flowers and notes on williams' star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> when i was 12 years old i saw "drs. doubtfire." for the first time. that range and energy was electric. i said this is what i have to do for a living. >> reporter: at the bay area restaurant where the famous scene where "drs. doubtfire" was filmed fans totallied the actor. >> the doctors could see in their eyes that the terms

visiting hours don't apply to you. >> reporter: and the boston bench where williams filmed this scene for his oscar-winning performance in "goodwill hunting" transformed into a memorial. characters line of dialogue, your move chief in the pavement. williams will continue to be seen at least six films he has appeared have yet to be released including "night at the museum 3." with generosity, he was a leading figure in comic relief. a charity that raised laughter for millions in need. comedian paul rodriguez. >> he's one of these stars that sat back and not helped. comic relief. so many people with that hope. >> well, many of williams' hollywood colleagues expressed their sadness through social media and statements.

steven spielberg who directed williams in the movie "hook" said robin was a lightning storm of comic genius. and our laughter was the thunder that sustained him. ellen degeneres tweeted i can't believe the news about robin williams. he gave so much to so many people. i'm heartbroken. and sesame street that williams appeared on many times showed this picture. showing williams laughing along the characters. meanwhile, the family asks fans to remember the joy and laughter he gave to millions. this is the "cbs morning news." hydrates lips with vitamin e & aloe. new revlon colorstay moisture stain™ this is love for your lips. revlon ganncr: we took care of your back pain. you make him the mvp. tylenol is clinically proven to provide strong, fast pain relief. but for everything we do,

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a remote island in the central pacific was the scene of a world war ii battle and now is the scene of a mission to recover the fallen. chip reid reports. >> reporter: in november 1943, 18,000 u.s. marines stormed the pacific island. this was so heavily for the that fied a japanese commander boasted it would take a million men a hundred years to take the island. it took the marines three days. jim morrow was one of those marines. >> my first emotional moment come when i got over the pier and i saw bodies floating in the water. that's when the shock hit me. >> reporter: more than 1200 marines died here in just 76 hours. dean ladd never made it to dry

land. he was hit by heavy machine gunfire while wade ago shore. and when you got hit right in the gut, what do you think. a.j. bowden's unit had 31 men. three survived. was it hell, was that a fair description? >> absolutely. >> reporter: now in their late 80s and 90s, six veterans were recently welcomed back by the people they liberated so many years ago in a battle that cost them many of their friends. japanese bunkers and guns and an abandoned u.s. tank got the shoreline, but they weren't the only things left behind in the fog of war. >> we had a barrel that goes underneath this latrine. >> reporter: mark is the founder of history flight a nonprofit founder of veterans who died in world war ii. >> this isn't the context that

people expected to rest eternally if they were to die in service in duty for their country. >> reporter: more than 300 marines are still buried on the island under today what are yards, trash bits, even pig styes. history flights recently turned over the remains of 40 remains found here to j-pac, in charge of recovering the remains of the war's dead. wednesday da perkins waited 60 years for this day. >> you don't leave a marine behind. >> reporter: you don't leave a marine behind? >> you that's what this is about. you bring them home. >> reporter: they're here to make sure that sacrifice is never forgotten. chip reid, cbs news. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning" more on the life and passing of

oscar-winner actor robin williams. plus, we'll go to iraq for the efforts on humanitarian efforts and u.s. air striked. and dr. agus looks at the chemical found in toothpaste and soap. that's "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

. he made millions of people laugh. comedian robin williams found dead in a apparent suicide. behind the scenes he battled drug, alcohol, depression, this morning the worlds is reacting and the response is overwhelming. after interviewing him a few times, i had the honor every spending some quality time with him, just few months ago on the set of the crazy ones, i couldn't believe it when i heard the news last night. this morning, tracking the reactions on twitter, it is clear he was loved so much. >> alerts on our phones, just had to sit down. >> no question, no question. >> this morning, we ' asking to you connect with us on cbs philly facebook and twitter pages. we want to know what your favorite robin williams was, maybe your favorite line, i