good morning, america. the life and death of robin williams. >> in this class you need to call me mr. keating. slightly more daring, captain, my captain. >> the actor found dead after battling severe depression, the news sending shock waves through hollywood and across america. >> we'll miss him. he left way too early. >> now his daughter speaks out overnight. >> and an outpouring of grief. >> it's shocking how fragile life is. >> for the man who made us laugh and cry as an alien. >> nanu nanu. >> a genie. ♪ you ain't never had a friend like me ♪ >> a nanny. >> hello! >> and everything in between. >> fussy, fussy, youo martha graham, martha graham.

>> good morning, vietnam! >> whoo! >> celebrating robin williams this morning in a special edition of "gma." >> you make us feel good, robin. >> thank you. it's a good job. it's my day job. >> and we do say good morning, america. and, boy, he did make us feel so good about everything and, ah, we are all in such, you know, like everybody else when they first learned about this, he was such a friend to all of us here at "good morning america." big part of so many people's lives and the disney company and all that he did. >> lit up the entire studio every time he came to "gma" with his incredible, incredible humor. president obama speaking out overnight releasing a statement saying "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." nanu nanu as he would say. >> indeed and there it is. take a look. there's robin williams' star on the hollywood walk of fame and the tributes just continue to pour in since the news broke. one person leaving a very simple note, we will miss you, rest in peace. >> indeed and cecilia vega is outside the san francisco home made famous in his hit movie "mrs. doubtfire." she has the latest for us. good morning, see seal ya. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's right. this is that famous home indeed. this memorial growing. republic was last seen alive at his home in marin county, california, on sunday evening. police now calling this an apparent suicide but the exact cause of his death remains under investigation. >> maybe you're perfect right now. >> reporter: outside the northern california home of oscar-winning actor robin williams overnight, so much sadness for a man who brought so much laughter. mourners paying their respects just hours after the 63-year-old

actor was found dead. investigators calling it a suspected suicide. police saying a 911 call came in just before noon reporting that a man unconscious and not breathing had been found inside williams' home. the comedic great pronounced dead at 12 o 02 p.m. his spokesperson saying lately he has been battling severe depression. last month williams checked himself into rehab, a follow-up to treatment he received eight years ago at a substance abuse rehabilitation center for drinking. >> he definitely said he had a drinking problem and that was the issue that he had most recently had to deal with. >> reporter: williams is survived by three children, zachary, zelda and cody. williams' familiar is in mourning, his wife susan schneider said, "i lost my husband and my best friend while the world lost one of its most

beloved artists and human beings." >> reporter: his final tweet a 25th birthday wish two weeks ago to his daughter sell d.a., always my baby girl. sell d.a. tweeting overnight "i love you, i miss you. i'll try to keep looking up." >> and those tributes coming from from all over the country. this memorial here at this iconic landmark. flowers, kabdzles all being left for a man who brought us so much joy. police are expected to update us on the status of the investigation into his death in just a few hours. >> thank you very much. and the tributes like that all across the country. in fact, in boston, that bench that he sat on for "good will hunting" putting a tribute to him there in that park. >> he was going to reprise that role as mrs. doubtfire. we were so excited about that and his genius touched so many generations. rank limitless, versatility through comedy and drama.

he got his first big break on "happy days," 1978. look at this appearing -- he'll take richie cunningham back with him and breakout role in "mork & mindy" and chris connelly has a look back at this unique career. >> reporter: he began in the 1970s as the most relentlessly funny comedian of the age. jokes impressions and insights. >> flipping now. >> i'm melting. help me. help me. >> reporter: the sitcom "mork & mindy" became a showcase for his quick silver wit and dazzled on television and talk shows. >> i told you, i saw it first. >> reporter: soon the movies would utilize his rapid-fire always switched on skills. an armed forces radio deejay in 1987's "good morning, vietnam."

the voice of the genie in the animated hit "aladdin." >> 10,000 years will give you such a crick in the neck. >> reporter: and massacre raiding as a british nanny in "mrs. doubtfire." >> hello clom. >> yet he was more than a funny man. robin williams would make his greatest mark on the movies playing characters of compassion as a teacher in "dead poets society." >> we must constantly look at things in a different way. >> reporter: as a doctor looking after children in "patch adams" and as a therapist counseling matt damon's math student in "good will hunting." >> you don't know about real loss because it only happens when you love something more than yourself. >> reporter: for which he would win a supporting actor oscar. >> this might be the one time i'm speechless. >> reporter: leads others to hope in the wake of despair he did that in real life too entering the hospital room of his classmate christopher reeve after the depth that paralyzed him.

he worked alongside whoopi goldberg and billy crystal for the charity comic relief and on the 9/11 tribute. more recently he played darker obsessive roles in "one hour photo." last year he starred on "the crazy ones," his first sitcom since "mork & mindy" and reunited with his old co-star pam dawber. >> you're like an alien. >> reporter: for the millions delighted by his inexhaustible comic gift or moved by his wellspring of deep feeling that williams voice has been stilled forever is an occasion for sadness and tribute. >> thank you, boys. thank you. >> this is not a farewell anyone wanted to see because no performer was ever more generous with his comic gift than he was. david? >> all right, chris connelly, our thanks to you. pam dawber saying overnight she was completely heartbroken and speechless like so many friends and other actors who worked with

him over the years. >> hearing from so many of them. >> indeed we are. the tributes for robin williams have been rolling in all night and as robin just mentioned the bench in boston from one of his most famous scenes in the movie "good will hunting," well, fans are writing notes in chalk in it including his line "your move, chief." one of the many ways fans are remembering this unmatched talent this morning. overnight hundreds of onlookers stopped by the hollywood walk of fame leaving permanent notes and flowers, by the star of robin williams. eager for a chance to say good-bye to a legend. >> he was like a ray of sunshine in a way. >> like a fuzzy teddy bear. >> the whole captain my captain standing on the deck. i almost felt like doing that today. >> reporter: outside the laugh factory where he first took the stage in 1982. paul rodriguez got choked up talking about him. >> i'm not the only one. everybody in america tonight i'm sure felt like, wow, you know,

you got punched in the tom. >> reporter: at the premiere of "expendables 3" sylvester stallone expressed dismay. >> i knew robin from the '70s. it's just shocking how fragile life is. >> reporter: and henry winkler who met williams on the "happy days" set -- >> you met him and there was a wave of warmth that swept out of him that covered you hike a blanket. >> we're absolutely stunned. >> reporter: conan o'brien got word of williams passing as his show was almost done taping and came back on set with guest will arnett to share the news with the audience. >> as funny as he was he's truly one of the all-time greats, he was even better as a person. he was even more fantastic as -- he was just the loveliest sweetest one of the kindest guys. >> reporter: his legends of celebrity friends paying their respects. "mork & mindy" co-star pam dawber released a statement saying "i am completely and totally devastated. what more can be said."

ben stiller tweeted "a tweet cannot begin to describe the hugeness of robin williams heart and sale and talent" and billy crystal tweeted simply "no words." and robin williams was a great friend and legacy here at disney. our chairman and ceo bob iger saying overnight we're deeply saddened by the loss of robin williams. a wonderfully gifted man who touched our hearts and never failed to make us laugh. an incredible actor and a comedic genius. robin will always be remembered for bringing some of the world's favorite characters to life. indeed he will. >> well said there by bob. thank you, lalara. joining us for more is larry hackett the former editor of "people" magazine, always a good friend of the program. you saw in lara's piece, he was beloved by everyone in the hollywood community. >> he really was. he was someone who was hollywood royalty. you could tell by the reaction people had he will be unbelievably missed. we talk about genius and when someone dies unexpectedly

everybody is beloved. this man truly was. you would watch him on television. my favorite of the talk shows with carson and others, and you just strapped in and you just unbelievably were amazed by the associations he could make and you were laughing. lots of people are funny but to be funny and see those kind of comic connections to reference martha graham and arnold schwarzenegger in one sentence was something to behold. >> it was and we were fortunate to be able to see it here on this program and people all across the world and this iis when i love social media. everybody was sharing their favorite movie and line. what do you think ultimately his legacy will be. >> i think an incredible joy and an incredible humanity. when something like this happens, you look back at that person's life but you also -- it's about your life. when you first saw "mork & mindy" or for my children when they saw "mrs. doubtfire" or "aladdin." everyone has their own permanent memory that informs their own life. there is nothing about the man

that go joy and humanity and reaching out to the audience. he could be cynical and ironic and a bit cutting but never came from a place of hate or meanness. it was 40 years of celebration about what life was about. >> i can't remember who sent out a tweet so appropriate and said the man who made us laugh made us so happy couldn't find happiness himself and i think that's what really took people aback. very familiar because he was very open about his addiction but not the depression. >> but it's what made him human, as well. everything he did, all of his roles whether it was the kind of manic comedy or more serious roles you could just tell there was a humanity coming out of there and pain and suffering is part of that. it's part of comedy. we didn't know about the depression or the substance abuse. it was a shock when it happened but you just -- you know, he had surgery about six years ago and clearly affected -- open heart surgery and notions of mortality crept into what he was feeling. so an extension of that could be the suppression but it's not only tragic and horrible but perhaps makes him human and

someone we can connect to. >> we will remember him with a big smile on our face. >> absolutely. >> larry, thank you very much for coming in. we do appreciate it. we'll talk more about robin throughout the morning but now to the morning's other top developing stories with amy robach. >> yes, good morning. we begin with a second night of violence near st. louis. police firing smoke grenades at protesters furious over the police shooting of an unarmed teenager and shows the looting and chaos and the fbi is getting involved and steve osunsami is there with the latest. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning, amy. the streets were busy again last night with so many people trying to meet at this burned down quick trip which has become the valleying point for young people protesting the death of this unarmed teen. police used tear gas and rubber bullets to send people home. michael brown's grieving parents are asking for peace saying if they don't get it they may close off their son's funeral. i spoke with them last night. they were heartbroken demanding

justing from local police and they may release the name of the officer who killed their son today. they say he or a friend fought with the officer but the family says that's just not true. amy. >> still so many questions. steve osunsami, thank you. now to the crisis in iraq, the u.s. has conducted its fifth air drop of food and water to refugees fleeing the isis terrorist group. the pentagon admits despite nearly 20 air strikes the isis fighters are as strong as ever and just this morning they posted a new message online threatening the united states. meanwhile, president obama is pledging support for iraq's newly nominated prime minister, but the current prime minister, nuri al maliki is refusing to leave office. well, more than 1,000 people have now died in the ebola outbreak in west africa. overnight we learned the latest victim a missionary priest from spain evacuated from liberia last week. the world health organization is now supporting the use of experimental drugs in treating patients. and take a look at this

video from the pacific. a cargo ship rescued three on this sailboat that became disabled in 30-foot waves in hurricane julio winds gusting up to 150 miles an hour broke the mast but everyone okay remarkably. it's being called the world's largest backyard pool. a man near houston spent $3 million to build a swimmer's dream. it features a 21-foot slide, a rock waterfall. a rope swing, a spa that fits 30 people. there's also a 500-foot lazy river and there you see it, a swim up bar. the owner, though, has invited everyone in town over for a swim. to word on how he will get them out of his pool. >> exactly. florida exactly. >> they're never going to leave. >> with the heat in houston the pool comes in handy. to all the flooding and heavy rains and storms heading for the northeast. ginger, you have the latest. >> a natural pool on highways in

the detroit area. i-75 closed for a bit. video from yesterday around the detroit area all parts of m mid-michigan, southeastern michigan shutting down that highway for parts at a time and up to a half foot of rain, storms like that move to the east and so you can see there are some bull's-eyes in parts of pennsylvania and up through new england. this is the next couple of days. your local forecast is in just 30 seconds. >> good morning. drizzly.udy and

we have rep were roadways and rain coming down in spots. 73 degrees is our temperature. you can see on the satellite radar composite the showers are pushing through the area. they are heavier along the blue ridge. it could rain any given time today. the best chance of thunderstorms will be late this afternoon and evening. it could be heavy. the temperature >> two pockets of severe weather. i'll go into detail coming up in the next half hour. >> all right, thanks, ginger. robin williams gave us so many incredibly funny moments from movies to stand-up to tv appearances, his rapid-fire over the top style really unmatched by anyone. in in addition to his oscar won four grammys for his comedy albums and a few of our funny moments ♪ i'm driving in my car ♪ i turn on the radio >> look at this thing.

look, flipper. ah! >> sign, they are big signs that say you will not get into the kingdom of heaven and i look at these geeks and go, are you going to be there? i'm not going. >> waiting for godot and did shakespeare, exciting to wear tights and people go, i can't see anything. >> fabulous. >> oh, kind of dear, if you like that handsome rugged type. but personally i prefer short furry and funny. >> you tell us what you found out about the enemy since you've been here? we found out that we can't find them. >> you do an eclectic celebration of event, fosse, fosse, martha graham or twila, twila or michael kidd, michael kidd or madonna, madonna, madonna but you keep it all inside. >> lawrence, you saw, you saw what he did just then.

>> let's go over to the bus station. >> i'll make those announcements like you never understand. >> i want the guy who does soccer to do golf one time. the ball is rolling. oh! those models are like deer in a thong. they walk by like this, hello. ♪ mr.aladdin sir what your pleasure be let me take your order jot it down you ain't never had a friend like me ♪ >> i'm not afraid. this is mork signing off till next week. nanu nanu. [ applause ] >> t that's how we first got to know him. just everything that he did. >> hard to pick your favorite because he was so good at everything he did. >> it's funny, i asked people to tweet us their favorite moments and so many said all of them. >> great answer. >> too many. too many to choose. >> his voices, improv.

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robin williams in "good will hunting." >> nominated three times, this is his first academy award. >> thank you. oh, man. this might be the one time i'm speechless. and most of all, i want to thank my father up there, the man who when i said i wanted to be an actor he said wonderful, just have a backup profession like welding. thank you. god bless you. >> oh. and i love that billy crystal was on the stage with him when he won. how fitting that was. one of the many highlights from robin williams' career. his oscar for best supporting actor in "good will hunting." as we say good morning, america.

and there is so many moments, so many more that we want to share with you this morning. >> we love wedders but thank goodness he followed his heart. can you imagine? in that's true. >> if he hadn't. part of remembering robin williams was also his honesty, his honesty about his battle with addiction in his own words coming up this morning. >> you know he loved, of course, making people laugh and one of his favorite audiences was our troops. he began touring with the uso in 2002 and you'll hear what he had to say about meeting those heroes coming up. we also have one of robin's co-stars to join us talking about working with and cracking up. can you imagine working alongside robin and keeping a straight face? >> no, because i know when he came here in our studio we were all cracking up so i can only imagine what was like on the set. robin williams, very open, though, about his struggles throughout his career, no matter how successful he was, he could not shake the demon of addiction. a problem that plagued had imfor decades putting him in and out of rehab and our juju chang is here with more on that. good morning, juju.

>> reporter: it's a tragic truism we all kind of know in our gut that depression and substance abuse also go hand and hand and robin williams often made self-medicating a punch line to a lot of his jokes but he also knew through years of personal suffering that it was no joking matter. >> ah! >> reporter: you wouldn't know it from all the hilarious roles he conjured up on screen like mrs. doubtfire and "the bi birdcage" but offscreen legendary actor robin williams was tormented by addiction for decades. a dark demon he frequently joked about on stage. >> and alcohol is especially dangerous for people like myself alcoholics or you can say ethanol challenged. whatever you want to call it. >> reporter: it wasn't just alcohol, abusing cocaine in the early '80s but quitting after his friend john belushi's overdose telling barbara walters about it.

>> he was a one of the toughest people you can meet and it cleaned up a generation of people because he was as strong as anyone you could meet. >> when we hear about people using drug, most of the time they use it for getting high. >> for me it was basically a way to escape and cut off from people. >> reporter: he told abc news in 2011 the role of a lifetime that helped keep him sober for 20 years was that of father. >> the one thing that cleaned me up was having a kid. that's immediate. if that's the same -- i didn't have any rehab or any, you know, any groups. >> reporter: but after those two decades of sobriety williams says he sampled some whiskey in 2006 and within a week he was hooked. his family reportedly staged an intervention. he spoke about the grip of addiction with diane sawyer just two months after leaving rehab. >> away, quiet time, good though and back. people say how do you feel. with my fingers. >> just alcohol? >> just alcohol.

that's enough really. >> to talk about it as caused by something -- >> thought caused by anything. it's just there. lays in wait for the time when you think i'm fine now, i'm okay and then, beep. and then the next thing you know it's not okay. you're standing at a precipice and you look down, there's a voice and a little quiet choice that says just one. and for someone who has no tolerance for it that's not a possibility. >> reporter: was there something somebody said, one sentence that got through that sailed through -- >> you're a drunk! no, it's like it got through to me saying you need help and that's the best sentence that got through. >> reporter: williams said he spend years thinking he could handle his alcohol problem on his own. >> i can do this, i can stop and you really think you can and you realize you can't. >> reporter: it was that relapse in 2006 that reportedly cost him his second marriage. earlier this summer williams checking into the renown hazelton clinic to focus on his continued commitment to sobriety. his rep telling abc news it was

not a relapse. the world now left with the advice a wise williams once gave to a younger version of himself. >> don't be running so fast and that's it. how much have you loved? that's a simple question. how much have you loved. love doing what you do or love being with people. if you can answer that pretty positively you're doing okay. it's a good life. >> the most profound lesson he is giving us all whenever someone is universally beloved and loses such a hard fought battle with depression it reminds us all this is a brutal, cruel disease that strikes people no matter who you are, how much wealth or stature or support from loved ones somebody has. robin. >> all walks of life. you got that right, juju. abc news senior medical contributor dr. jennifer ashton joins us, addiction, depression. what exactly is that relationship? >> it's very complicated and we do see quite often they can exist in parallel. i mean, of course, depression can lead to addiction and

addiction can lead to depression but they can be two parallel disease processes and when one or both are out of control, they can spiral precipitously downhill very quickly with life-threatening and fatal consequence. >> we knew so much more about robin williams' addiction. he talked openly about that but not about the depression. we can talk about cancer and all these different types of diseases and ailments but when it comes to depression, jen, it seems like there's a stigma attached. why is that and how do we get past it. >> we have to get past it. it's something that existed when i was in medical school. it exists today and we keep seeing these well-known figures again and again with their lives lost because in many ways we as a society are not really that equipped to handle embracing something that doesn't have a scar or as you were saying if you're on chemotherapy and lose your hair people can see that. people can't see depression all the time and tears of a clown, right, that famous song, this

was what robin williams embodied and what so many people who live and battle with depression deal with. they can be smiling on the outside and they can be in utter agony and in some cases frankly psychotic on the inside and we need to be more embracing of this and drop the sigma. >> there are a lot of families shaking their head because they deal with this. it's not just famous people like jooumg said. it's not because you're wealthy. it does not matter. what is the lesson we learn here? >> let's not let another person die in vain and increase our awareness and understand when a person is profoundly depressed they need one-to-one help. >> that's a part of the story this morning. all right. jen, thanks so much. appreciate that. time for the weather and ginger. >> it is such a great conversation to have. like you said, so many families nodding. i do want to start with some really great video out of seattle because we do have to talk about severe weather, a real threat today but last night, it was beautiful.

in slow motion you're seeing it there. the lightning itself. two pockets we'll watch today. one in the northeast damaging wind possible from this part of west virginia all the way through baltimore and washington, d.c. it includes pittsburgh and then another one right back here in the west, this could spark some lightning and that would not be good. flash floods on >> it is 73 degrees across the region. we can expect a few thunderstorms this afternoon and there could be heavy rain at times. high temperature >> all that weather brought to you by elmer's school glue. robin and david. >> coming up, a terrifying scene. >> that stroller. we all watched it. a baby inside. you'll see it right there and then another woman runs in. we don't know if it's the mother to get the stroller, just extraordina

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entertaining close to 100,000 of our troops in 13 countries during his uso tours. >> photo. merry christmas. >> reporter: after his shows he'd always stick around, seeking out those who couldn't come to the main event. >> he'd go to the guard towers. he'd go to the dining falls. he'd go to the security police who couldn't come to the show because they were on duty. and he would spend time with them individually. that was very moving. >> reporter: and for the veterans and especially the injured back home, williams used comedy as therapy telling our own bob woodruff during a fund-raising stand up for heroes event in 2012 -- >> i'm so honored to meet them and know what they've gone through and say, hey, dude, this is just something that really humbles me. >> reporter: another humbling moment for williams came during a performance in kuwait in 2007.

>> uh-oh. >> reporter: the soldiers knew that bugle meant the flag was being lowered. williams wasn't sure why the troops were turning their backs on him but he, of course, found humor in ha moment. >> i'm not going to forget that. [ laughter ] i've never had an entire audience go, forget you. i was also wondering what's coming from that way. >> reporter: williams would joke about that for years to come. but you could always see that pride in our troops, that respect and they always gave it back. >> i just want to say, thank you to all our men and women serving our country. thank you very much. >> general ham who you saw in that piece traveled with him on uso tours and said to me of williams, he loved the troops. they loved him and the general added, i did too. david. >> so powerful. i love that moment when they turn around. never had an entire audience -- >> he was just so quick. >> it's happened to us all.

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robin, want to get back to you at the desk. >> it was like a collective hug from everyone when you went on twitter last night and just everyone just sharing their moments and you just feeling this connectedness. >> people will have robin williams marathons, i guarantee it, watching all their favorite movies. >> goes on and on. we want to know your favorite robin williams moment so tweet us @ gma #socialsquare. coming up much more of our tributes and talk live to one of his co-stars. come on back.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the life and death of robin williams. >> no matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world. >> saying good-bye to one of hollywood's greatest talents. >> it's not your fault. >> from mork. >> live, be free. >> to mrs. doubtfire. >> hello clom. >> to the genie and the poetry professor. >> boys, you just strive to find your own voice. >> his most memorable interviews. >> yes! >> you make us feel good, robin. you know that. >> thank you. it's a good job. i like it. it's my day job. >> celebrating the life of robin williams in a special edition of "gma" this morning. alive at his home in marin

county, california, on sunday and in just a few hours police will be updating the status of the investigation into his death. this morning, the shocking news of the sudden death of comedic icon robin williams. >> maybe you're perfect right now. maybe you don't want to ruin that. >> reporter: the 63-year-old oscar winner was ground dead in his marin county, california, home on monday just after 1:00 p.m. investigators calling it a suspected suicide. overnight williams' spokesperson saying that lately the comedian has been battling severe depression. >> you made a 50-year-old jingle sound like a gold record. >> reporter: williams is survived by three children, zachary, zelda and cody. williams' wife susan schneider saying in a statement "i lost my husband and my best friend while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings." >> that's what made her my wife. >> reporter: the final tweet "a 25th birthday wish nearly two weeks ago to his daughter down and rescuing the child

before the train arrives. no word if she's the mother or just a good samaritan but police are trying to find her and everyone is okay. remarkably. finally one man stole the show at wrigley field. watch this home run and then watch the man, oh, my goodness. he is sitting in the last arm. what an arm. he catches the ball, he nabs it and comes pretty close to falling off that bench right there. >> he throws the ball back on to the field. guess what, he caught it but it still counted as a home run for the other team. maybe he should, you know, go on the field. >> nice snag there. >> hope he's feeling okay this morning. no back injuries. >> advil. >> thank you amy. how about what's coming up. >> here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." first robin williams, being himself. we have highlights from some of his most memorable interviews. and then his genius and energy as a stand-up comedian. just unmatched and we'll have a look at where robin williams got

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his aortic valve. he later told barbara walters who herself faced the same procedure the experience was humbling. >> are you a different person today? >> yeah, i think much more grateful. for everything. you and i both have been given a second chance literally and to take that and go with it. >> and i too was one of the lucky ones who basked in the light that was robin williams. >> so lovely to see you again. >> diane kept confusing us. >> people confuse us all the time. let's do this whole thing. >> oh, robin robert. >> separated at birth. >> yo, baby please. >> bless your heart. you make us laugh. >> thank you. it's a good job, i like it. it's my day job. >> don't ever quit your day job. >> thank you. >> don't ever. >> thank you. >> it's something that just seems like it's just -- you were meant to do this for us. >> cool, thanks very much. >> a man meant to bring joy and for that, we thank starred with

him in "rv" and remembers her co-star and friend. good morning. thank you so much for being here to celebrate the life of your friend, robin williams. >> good morning. i'm really glad you're celebrating his life. because it's such a sad time but he brought so much happiness and laughter to everybody and i think that's the right thing to do is celebrate that. >> as they what his family has wanted everyone to do, as well. and so tell us, because we've been talking about how we knew him here in "good morning america" but what was he like when the cameras weren't roll yg. >> one of my first encounters with robin, i didn't know him before we started shooting "rv" and we shot in canada and it was very hot and between scenes i made a comment about being hot int is in the mid 60's.iately

there are spotty showers across the region. they are heaviest along the blue ridge at this time. they will start to mix together late as afternoon and evening. they could be strong. and we artying our celebration. one more thing we wanted to say hello to who -- >> max. hi, max. love you, max. >> little max is her little brother. hi, max. >> little max is smiling. so are we when we think about the scope of robin williams' career and the moment that might have started it all and we wanted to show you. this is mork all started thanks to a small role on "happy days," 1978. take a look at when someone shows up at the door and the fonz opens it. >> remember me mork from ork, you called me the nutso from outer space. >> you tell me men don't kiss women on your planet. >> kiss, i don't know what that means. nice word, has a pleasant ring to it.they volunteer for

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tackling from -- >> obama is a kenyan word for kennedy, god bless us. >> reporter: to technology. >> be the good parent and put on a videotape. okay. >> reporter: to relationships. >> it isn't even sex anymore. it's emotion, it's freud, it's psychology. you are a relationship you go to therapy. you find out, so my momma is a guy, so what? >> reporter: even his own issues over the years. >> ebay and alcoholism. perfect storm of addiction. find yourself with george foreman grills and sham wow. >> reporter: he could leave both audiences and his colleagues in the comedy elite incapacitated with laughter. >> good night! >> reporter: that same laughter that so many are remembering so fondly this morning. so much of his comedy, i mean you couldn't write it down. you couldn't retell it. it was just uniquely robin williams. and we're reallyoi capable and

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and i think you're the greatest thing since spice racks and i'd be knocked out several types if i could just have that first kiss and i won't -- i won't be distant. i'll come back in the morning and i'll call you if you let me. >> it is very simple. he can do wonders when he's wearing his magic gloves. if his wife is sad he touches her with his gloves and he's happy. if his children are crying, he toughs them and he smiles but he can't feel them. he yearns to feel. he can even hold off death with his magic gloves but he can't feel life. >> it's work, play, friendship. family. these are the things that matter. this is what we've forgotten. ♪ look better.

we have a lot to get through today with some showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. it is cloudy and jury. it is 73 degrees. have heavy rains later today. it will be near 80 degrees. >> we have a heads up now about a phone scam artist. they are pretending to be with the alexandria police department. the crime is called spoofing. they say you have outstanding traffic fees and then demand money. caller id will show the departments nonemergency line. notce warned that they do contact people and demand money. thank you for watching. we will see you back here at noon a. it have a