hillard, i presume? >> yes, i'm miranda hillard. >> eugeneva doubtfire. >> yes, won't you please come in? >> thank you, dear. >> perhaps mr. williams' most memorable roles was "mrs. doubtfire" back in 1993. he played a divorced man who posed as a housekeeper in order to stay close to his family. over the past 24 hours, fans thanked williams for the years of laughter and leaving notes and flowers at the san francisco homemade famous by "mrs. doubtfire," the film. the current homeowner, who did not live in the home at the time of the filming, says he feels very bad for williams' family. >> it's hard to, it's hard to put it in words. it makes me -- you hear it in my voice. i feel sad. so, you know, just a great person, and it's a tragedy for the world, particularly his family. >> we will have continuing coverage of today's news conference, which is ongoing as it happens and on 5:00. you can go to nbcbayarea.com for the latest information and also resources for suicide prevention. and we'll be back after thi

sally fields and robin williams actually used the name, hillard.'s an interesting place we thought a lot of people would know where this house was because they used a real address. and bingo. we're right. come over here this is reid mcconnell from minnesota but live here in san francisco. >> yes. four years now. >> how did you know this house was here? >> i had heard it was around the same you hear about houses by alamo square. and i knew i wanted to come here and see it. >> to your respect? >> yes. yes. >> robin williams fan? >> yes. yes. and too late for the whole mork & and mindy. i loved his stand up. i owned them on orange vhs tapes. >> i don't know but i am happy in a way. just a great comedian. his movies were good. stand up was truly his best. >> yes. >> and such a shame to see this happen. he brought happiness to many people. >> thank you very much for being here. >> and you're one of six people taking pictures. bronwn is that why you came here? >> to cover the house for my blog. >> are you a fan? >> huge robin williams fan? >> what is you

sally fields and robin williams actually used the name, hillard.'s an interesting place we thought a lot of people would know where this house was because they used a real address. and bingo. we're right. come over here this is reid mcconnell from minnesota but live here in san francisco. >> yes. four years now. >> how did you know this house was here? >> i had heard it was around the same you hear about houses by alamo square. and i knew i wanted to come here and see it. >> to your respect? >> yes. yes. >> robin williams fan? >> yes. yes. and too late for the whole mork & and mindy. i loved his stand up. i owned them on orange vhs tapes. >> i don't know but i am happy in a way. just a great comedian. his movies were good. stand up was truly his best. >> yes. >> and such a shame to see this happen. he brought happiness to many people. >> thank you very much for being here. >> and you're one of six people taking pictures. bronwn is that why you came here? >> to cover the house for my blog. >> are you a fan? >> huge robin williams fan? >> what is you

. >> reporter: ben hillard of new bury park was supposed to get this service dog named goldie in aprils trained to detect when he has a epileptic seizure. >> nighttibçfr4]me we don't know how many he has a night. giving us a peace of mind that we can take care of it. >> reporter: the cost have of goldie is $12,000. his parents went through a non-profit group called positive service dog solutions. they asked friend, family to help. and word quickly spread. dozens of donation where is made on their behalf. straight to positive solutions. >> people mailed us money, people walked up to us and handed us money for this dog. >> reporter: been's medical condition makes it hard for him to socialize his family was hoping that goldie could help him break the ice with another kids at school. >> i heard someone say, i can make more friends with a dog at school. >> that made me feel more happy because then he would have a chance to be able to, you know not have people make fun of him. >> reporter: positive solutions hasn't delivered goldie and hillard's don't necessity where she is. we have been try

hillard, i presume? >> yes. won't you please come in? >> thank you, dear. >> in "mrs. doubtfire," williams played a divorced man who poses as a housekeeper. many fans left flowers and notes thanking williams for his gift of laughter. the current home owner is also a huge fan. >> for a minute it's hard to put into words. it makes me -- you hear it in my voice, so sad. you know, just a great person. very unfortunate for the world. >> he is a plastic surgeon who often works on transgender patients. he says the house is a perfect fit for him. >> so many classic movies. his wife wants people to remember the joy and laughter of robin williams, not the pain. just ahead, we'll hear from one of the countless people that williams reached out to, a san jose woman who met williams on the set when she was a cancer patient. tonight, how williams changed the course of her life. that story coming up in about ten minutes. we invite you to stay with us for our continuing coverage on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. >>> we want to bring you other local news tonight, a bay area pastor ac

. >> ben hillard has been waiting for a dog called goldie since april.ofit won't return their calls and they have no idea where the dog is. >> ask people to help you. and you need to. and i should have known and i didn't know. >> the dog is supposed to be trained to detect his she's sures and help him enter act with other students at school. >> nighttime, we don't know how many seizures he has a night. >> giving us piece of mind, we -- peace of mind. we can take care of it. >> they donate td money to the nonprofit and they want to know where it all went. >>> she is justen years-old but a bay area piano player is getting recognition from across the country. > >> that's caroline sue. she lives in saratoga and won a competition sponsored by the piano. in the six to 11 age group. she was among hundreds of competitors from the u.s. and canada. her prize was a $10,000 piano. >> facing criminal charges that could lead to billions in fines. and what could happen if pg&e is found guilty of the explosion. and where the money to pay the fines would come from. >> al