you know how to whistle, just put your lips together and blow. >> the loss of a legend, from a golden age to die at the age of 89. remember robin williams to the late actor, and authorities reveal what happened in the final hours before his death. and super storm, workers of a man who lives there for days. this is the "cbs morning news" august 13th, 2014.

good morning, we begin with the death of another hollywood legend. she died in new york. 89 years old, and her career on screen and set and stage spanned seven decades, but she was as well known on and off air relationship with hum fri bogarrd. more on her life and career on her broadcast. this morning, robin williams's suicide. he received a rare try about at the chinese theater. the lights dim of memory's william, the hand print left in the concrete of the legendary movie palace in 1998, and williams was remembered by his hometown baseball team. >> we lost one of our greatest fans yesterday, and he will be deeply missed by all of us. >> the san francisco giants had a moment of silence before last night's game.

yesterday, we learned more. >> robin williams last seen alive sunday night when his life went to bed. >> it is not known exactly at what time he retired for the evening, but he went to a different room of the suicide by hanging had been done and rig mori tus set in. >> reporter: he had superficial cut on his wrists and a pocket wrist was found nearby. >> superficial wounds was not the cause of death. it was affix ya due by hanging. >> reporter: a wret laid on the star, one of his closest friends, billy crystal posted this, "no words."

black, a costar in "man of year." >> the opportunity to be in the presence of bring los angeles, you're lucky when that happens, and the fact he was willing to do that much, it was very important. >> reporter: they focused on sobriety and finished a string of prmgts. she started alongside williams. >> we hear the roots of comedy are in pain. was that true with robin williams? >> he could come back and finish strong, working with the pressure, and along with the pressure came maybe this sort of depression of the highs and lows. after winning big like he did, there's nowhere else to go. >> reporter: the sheriff's department refuse to say whether there was a note, and the final corn's reports will not be

released until final toxicology reports are in. that could take two to six weeks. >> coming up, more reaction to robin williams' death. a powerful earthquake hit mexico, it hit late last night, centered 150 miles south of acapulco. there's no reports of serious damage. the threat of heavy rain and flash floods continue in the northeast, and a slow moving storm system is dumping records amounts of rain on the eastern sea board. warnings and watches are from pennsylvania to maine. the baltimore area drenched yesterday, the most rain to fall in one day in more than 80 years. some parts got 10 inch, dozens had to be rescued, and homes were flooded. there are reports this morning of another police shooting near fergson, missouri. that's the town where an unarmed black teenager, michael brown,

was shot and killed by police saturday. our cbs affiliate in st. louis says a police officer shot a man who pointed a gun at him. now, the suspect is in critical condition. there were more demonstrations in ferguson last night. brown was stopped for walking in the street saturday and shot by a white police officer numerous times following a struggle. the police officer has not been identified after threats were made. brown's mother says the officer needs to come forward. >> you take your punishment. if you're a man, stand up, be a man, say i was wrong. that's how we can start to move on. >> witnesses say brown had his hands in the air when he was shot and killed. president obama called the shooting a tragedy and is urging calm. political standoff in iraq may be easing. the prime minister who refused to step down after a new prime

minister was appointed is losing support, and malwki told police commanders not to interfere with the political crisis. meanwhile, the united states is sending more troops to iraq. we are in washington with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. 130 additional u.s. troops arrived in northern iraq. the pentagon says they are there to assess the humanitarian crisis and will help coordinate air strikes and help with those. the defense secretary, chuck hagel, says this is not to be considered boots on the ground. at least 130 u.s. troops arrived in iraq tuesday. the pentagon calls them advisers on a temporary mission to assess the humanitarian crisis of those trapped on a mountain top by militants. >> very specifically, this is not a combat boots on the ground operation. we're not going to have that

kind of operation. >> reporter: the u.s. and the u.k. have been dropping food and water for the refugees in danger of starving who fled homes after the isis militants would kill anyone who refused to convert to isl islam. the troops will try to determine if it's feasible to rescue them, and if so, how. >> looking at, quite frankly, everything. it is so dire, we are looking at everything. >> reporter: tuesday, an iraqi aid helicopter crashed into the mountain killing the p inin ini injurying the others after many tried to jump on. they will try to evaluate how successful air strikes have been in helping the refugees. these additional 130 troops bring the total personnel in iraq to more than a thousand, about three years after the last u.s. troops left.

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two german artists say they hoisted the white flags on july 22 in celebration of public art. they also mark the anniversary of the death of the german born engineer who built the bridge. they say they are returning the american flag that had been atop the bridge. and she was hollywood's royalty, actress lauren bacall died yesterday at the age of 89. she was a star on the big screen and later on the broadway stage. >> i went through a lot of trouble to get you out of here. >> reporter: a star in her very first films, playing opposite bogart, and in her voice, she delivered the most famous line in film history. >> you know how to whistle, you just put your lips together and blow. >> reporter: and she perfected her look, chin down, eyes up to the camera, a look that came about by accident. >> i always said, i was really

nervous, had no confidence in myself, and so i found that my head, and the only way to keep my head still was just hold it down and look up. >> reporter: she was born betty joans percy, daughter of jewish immigrants and first causen to israel perez. she was a model and this picture caught the high of the director, howard hawk, changed her name to lauren, and her film took off. she was immediately one of hollywood's leading ladies, and she met her future husband. bacall was 19. he was 45. >> what was your first step? >> the usual one. >> i didn't know there was a usual one. >> reporter: they starred together in "the big sleep," and again in "key largo." while they continued to make movies, they started a family, two kids, but in 1957, he died of cancer, and bacall said she

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well since rob death, the internet is providing a place for fans to share grief and celebrate his life. as we report, the tributes on social media to williams' memory are still pouring in. >> reporter: as friends and fans of robin williams leave memorials at his home and in hollywood, the outpouring on social media has been constant since news of his death broke. >> captain, my captain -- >> sit down. >> reporter: mimicking a scene, people tweet pictures of the hashtag, oh captain, my captain. willia williams' daughter took to the social media saying, i love you, i miss you. before his death, he posted a picture of his daughter, zelda,

wishing her a happy 25th birthday. a post signed by rw garnered around 1.7 million likes and shared more than 200,000 times. facebook is a con doll lens board of sorts from jennifer lopez, chevy chase, and nasa and the white house posted heart felt tributes to the comedian and oscar winning actor. >> you're perfect, maybe you don't want to ruin that. >> reporter: ben affleck said, heart broken, made my dreams come true, what do you owe a guy who did that? everything. >> williams' movies took over the best seller list on amazon.com like "mrs. douse doubt fire," and "good will hunting," and others are "good morning, vietnam," and "patch

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actor robin williams had a style all his own, and way with words set him apart. that talent came out in his memorable interviews and performances. >> ladies and gentlemen, robin williams! >> for me, it's another world for me. it's a great release because i was trained as an actor, and i started doing comedy because i couldn't find work in plays. >> looks like a cross of charles manson. he has that look. >> such freedom, it's wonderful, it's great, another world. >> who are you? >> i'm mark from mark. no, no, no! >> when you perform as an actor, you explore behavior, a total different being than yourself, it's wonderful.

>> you don't know of real loss. it only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. >> good morning, vietnam! >> at a certain point in life when things when movies are not going well, you go out and do stand up for two weeks, one of the the financial way to make money the old-fashioned way in person, but allows you to bring everything to bear, your brain, conscious, okay, what are you going to talk about? >> i just want to say the reason i come here, the reason i fly into this place is you. >> that was worth it when people came up and said, oh, man, i laughed. especially what we went through and continue to go through. >> nice to be here among all these lovely palaces. this is, like, vegas built by a crack addict. >> people need it. and if that's the purpose of going out and doing it. comedy cut across, and at the same time, you talk about sad things, but be funny. >> the difference between

tornado and divorce in the south is nothing. you both lose a trailer. >> you can be upset, and still not be handling life well. >> the latin term for that sentiment is carpe diem. >> mrs. doubtfire. >> want to do interesting films to work with interesting people. because you get to a point and say, what are you leaving behind, it's movies like this that say great. >> captain, my captain. >> you know, it has a half-life. >> oh, captain, my captain. >> that's a wonderful thing. >> thank you, boys. thank you. well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more on the flash flooding in the east as the

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breaking news this morning flood watches and warnings, remain in effect throughout much of our region as rain begins to move out, but not before, swapping cars in south jersey like this one on delsea drive, in millville. police tell "eyewitness news" they have received several cars for flooded out basements. the good news a lot of the flooding is beginning to recede, katie will have more details coming up in just a matter of moments. it is wednesday, august 13th i'm ukee washington. i'm erika von tiehl. also breaking an all out search to have a pair of men break in the home and opened fire on three people in wilmington. just moments ago two robbers target a local convenient store pistol whipping the clerk and we have new video into our news room. we will show you more. >> i went through a lot of