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 this break. >>> we have new details now on the fight between san jose and major league baseball. this morning, both sides went to federal court and nbc bay area's bob redell is live in san fr

mr. williams' wife left the home believing mr. williams to still be asleep. mr. williams' personal assistant became concerned at approximately 11:45 a.m. when he failed to respond to knockins o his bedroom door. at that time, the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams' bedroom and entered the bedroom to finds mr. williams clothed in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the door frame. his right shoulder area was touching the door with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspended. mr. williams at that time was cool to the touch with rigor more us it present in his body and positioned appropriately for the position he was located in. the inside of mr. williams' left wrist had several acute superficial transverse cuts. a pocket knife with a closed blade was located in close proximity to mr. williams. the pocket knife was examined and a dry red material was located on the blade of the knife, which appeared consistent to dried blood.

mr. williams' wife left the home believing mr. williams to still be asleep. mr. williams' personal assistant became concerned at approximately 11:45 a.m. when he failed to respond to knocks on his bedroom door. at that time, the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams' bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the door frame. his right shoulder area was touching the door with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspended. mr. williams, at that time, was cool to the touch with rigor mortis present in his body and positioned appropriately for the position he was located in. the inside of mr. williams' left wrist had several acute super cuts. the pocket knife was examined and a dry red dry material was located on the blade of the knife which appeared consistent to dried blood. it is unknown at this time if the material is blood or if it is mr. williams' blood but scientific te

mr. williams' wife left the home believing mr. williams to still be asleep. mr. williams' personal assistance became concerned at 11:45 when he failed to respond to knocks on his bedroom door. at that time, the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams' bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clotheded in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the closed closet door and the door frame. his right shoulder area was touching the door with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspended. mr. williams at that time was cool to the touch with rigor mortise present in his position appropriately for the position he was located in. the inside of mr. williams' left wrist had several acute cuts. a pocket knife was located in close proximity to mr. williams. the pocket knife was examined and a dry red material was located on the blade of the knife which appeared consistent with dry blood. it is unknown at this time if the dry red material is in fact blood or if it

mr. williams's wife left the home, believing mr. williams to still be asleep. mr. williams's personal assistant became concerned at approximately 11:45 a.m., when he failed to respond to knocks on his bedroom door. at that time the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams's bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in seated position, unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the closed closet door and the door frame. his right shoulder area was touching the door with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspendedded. mr. williams, at that time was cool to the touch with rigor mortis present in his body and positioned appropriately for the position he was located in. the inside of mr. william's left wrist had several acute, superficial transfer cuts. a pocketknife with a closed blade was located in close proximity to mr. williams. the pocketknife, was examined and a dry, red material was located on the, excuse me, blade of the knife which appeared consistent to dried

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mr. williams' life left the home, believing mr. to still be asleep. >> reporter: just before noon, after williams failed to answer the door, his assistant grew concerned. >> at that time, the personal assistant was able to gain access to mr. williams' bedroom. and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams, clothed, in a seated position, unresponsive. >> reporter: and called 911. >> apparent suicide, attempt from hanging. >> police respond? >> affirmed. >> reporter: had williams been drinking that night? after his repeated struggles with alcohol? we won't know for a few weeks. but at today's press conference, the discussion of a note raised eyebr eyebrows. >> we're not discussing a note as the investigation is ongoing. and that will be discussed at a future time. >> reporter: williams was battling severe depression. as many as one in every ten americans suffer from depression. >> the reason we misunderstand depression so much is that you can't show me depression on an x ray. you can't show me a court of depression. >> reporter: to th

mr. williams bedroom into the bedroom to find mr. iams closed at a seated position on responsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedge between the clothes closet doors and door frame police say williams had apparently also made superficial cuts on his wrists and a pocket knife was found nearby. the tet board would not say whether he left a suicide note >> : , defense lineup at the punchline in san francisco tonight to see this show tonight robin williams performed many times at that venue particularly earlier in his career where people saying tonight >> : that sold out for several weeks and people i talked to not even put to intuit the other one, asking questions about robin williams is said it's only appropriate to see live comedy tonight just one night after williams died >> : this comedic genius so tonight symbolic coming here are good friends he's featuring here tonight so a comedian rock-and-roll musician gone comedian now till coming here to support what his hilarious antics so i thought about

mr. williams' bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. lliam clothed in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the closed closet door and the door frame. his right shoulder area was touching the door with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspended. >> reporter: it is hardly the end in anyone would have predicted for an actor and comedian who touched so many people. james dunn taught williams. he said the williams he knew seemed exactly the opposite. thinking was a very, very kind, sweet man. who never said a bad word about anybody, and i never heard anybody ever say a bad word about him. >> reporter: that was in the early 1970, before "mork & mindy," before the oscar, before fame. the kid from tiburon wanted to be an actor. he succeeded at that. >> they believe he will go down in history as a major artist like charlie chaplain. he'll be remembered as well as chaplin. >> reporter: at one point, i asked james dunn what he thought it was that made robin

mr. williams in a room of the hall. it is not known exactly at this time when mr. lliams retired for the evening. he went to a different room of the home. a livehave been watching press conference from california. and that is lieutenant keith boyd, he is the assistant corn oner, he says that there was no signs of struggle, and it asphyxiatent with due to hanging. we will continue in a moment. >> i all accounts it appears hillary clinton is repairing for the 2016 presidential election. our guest, greg, joins us now. reste finally put to questions about whether or not hillary clinton will run for president? >> it certainly sounds that way. here we are in august of 2014 and we have a juicy political fight on our hands with now some obama aides who are reportedly furious with her. >> they have fired back, particularly one. david axelrod did not take too kindly to this. great for good reason. first of all, the white house people are very angry that she said this before the election. that just gives ammunition for the republicans this fall that obama is not running a good

mr. williams, you wrote to mr. quinn in the last sentence.quote, just curious, say they decide most p.m.'s part managers stay in u.s. how do we retain csaro's part profit if those u.s. entrepreneurs claim both machine and parts profit? >> if i can, sir, the p.m. there refers to product managers. >> did i say parts 1234 i'm sorry. i meant product manager. did you have a concern, mr. williams, about whether the product managers located in the united states might claim the parts profits related to the part that is they design snd. >> sir, my point was related to -- >> could i ask you this question just directly? did you have a concern here about whether productcated 2 ed might claim the parts process related to the parts they design? was that a concern of your sns. >> i was concerned that by taking those entrepreneurial functions out of switzerland and relocating back to the u.s., that would give me a concern. the answer is no, to my question. >> there was a concern, yes, sir. about the relocation. >> no, i'm saying that they might claim the par

mr. williams bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. closed at seated position on response of with the ball secured around his neck as the other end but the clothes closet door and looked doorframe. >> : he had apparently also made superficial cut on his breast we have not heard back the but there was a pocket knife was nearby. >> : another friend robin williams provided more insight about the act there actor comedian himself >> : i must tell you when you are with him one-on-one in excess of what happened when you are with him just a loan he had no social skills he couldn't handle it. he would be and this man for 35 years and as like as an elevator with a stranger there had to be to people in the room and then you were an audience and then he came alive i think when you're that high performing bipolar. the insider won a comedian is by himself and passed the face the demons unfortunately is what happened >> : he founded the american version of comic relief the annual fundraiser about that place money for homeless and other causes that te

mr. williams says about 100% of those discussions were about his business. bob mcdonnell's defense team is trying to show he never knew about the $20,000 shopping spree or even some of the loans and that it wasn't him but his wife doing the asking. >> i think it was a good day and we look forward to the truth continuing to come out and i look forward to next week. we have a long way to go in the trial and i have confidence in my legal team. they've done a great job. i look forward to having the truth continue to come out and prevailing. >> reporter: are you going to spend time with your family this weekend, governor? >> i'm going to rest. >> reporter: the most sensational part of the day was an e-mail shown from mrs. mcdonnell to jonnie williams right after that earthquake back in 2011 and it said, "i just felt the earth move and i wasn't having sex." they're trying to show that there was a close relationship between those two. in richmond peggy fox, wusa9. >>> in the meantime current virginia governor terry mcauliffe paid a visit to rainy redskins training

mr. williams' wife left the home believing mr. williams to still be asleep. >> reporter: at 11:45 monday morning, robin's assistant knocked on his bedroom door concerned and then forced her way in. she called 911 but the star was already gone, dead from asphyxia after hanging himself from a door frame with a belt. >> the inside of mr. williams' left wrists had several acute superficial transverse cuts. a pocketknife with a closed blade was located in close proximity to mr. williams. >> reporter: the marin county sheriff's office said those injuries were not consistent with any attack or struggle. andria borba, kpix 5. >> suicide is a reminder of just how hard it can be to treat depression. kpix 5 reporter sharon chin found out williams' death has a lot more people asking for help now. >> reporter: crisis calls to san francisco's center for elderly suicide prevention surged up to 5% to more than 300 a day following news of robin williams' suicide. >> people are very shocked and in that shock, a lot of pain that they might be carryin

mr. williams, mr. es, the theater needs you. >> and created a life-long friendship. >> robin williams is the definition of generosity. >> christopher reeve told cnn's larry king all about it in 1996. >> 22 years, we go back to juilliard together. but there is this crazy cockamamy story that went around that we signed some pact. >> pact? >> yeah, like on a napkin in the cafeteria in juilliard or something. >> saying what? >> that if either of us gets in trouble, that we'll take care of each other in the future. >> in 1976, he left juilliard. williams was on a fast track. >> nanu nanu. >> mork was such a success on "happy days," it would spin off as its own sitcom. >> you know, when he would break for lunch, and he was working with jonathan winters on his show "mork & mindy," they would walk down the street together, and all of the sudden just stop. and then they would start to kibitz. and then they would start to improvise. and then they would do this routine. in minutes, almost the entire lot was standi

mr. williams at times confirmed that last night. he nation mourns the death of robin williams and hopefully all of us become more aware of the depression situation. my friend, mike wallace, struggled with it his entire life and even attempted suicide himself. it's a terrible disease but one that can be overcome. and that's the memo. now for the top story tonight, reaction. joining us on the phone from idaho actress patty duke in a book called a brilliant madness and from florida, singer, connie francis who also discuss depression in her book hops sorry now." after a terrible crime was committed on your person, rape, you descended into depression. you have managed to prosper in some way ways. tell us how. >> it was a long time back, after having written that book, 15 times mental institutions involuntarily taken from my home, four homes i had tried to build. and it's against the law but put in shackles and isolation. i was a nut. misdiagnosis happens very often. you know, it was fashion of the era to be called bipolar. i exhibited all

mr. williams. >>: he saw mr. williams the night before his death thought that mr. williams was sleep. he did indicate that this may not have been his first attempt to dictate his own life. fans of robin williams are trying to make sense of his death. >>: mike: it's listed as a the up missed the dow fire house. here at the home at the corner of starter and broadway their parade that, finally found peace spiri, we have seen his fans frl across the globe the past few days. they're paying tribute to actor they will remember forever. it's really remarkable it makes us realize how big of an actor he robin was. well here for more fans throughout the morning. someone does actually lived at this whol. home. >>: james: 60 to bring joy to the world as he saw it. my last day was him was his birthday and i will be forever grateful. williams' younger son says i will this set i will take it with me everywhere i go for the rest of my life. >>: james: happening today the lawmaker's vote on an $11 billion water by before sending it to voters in november. this is just the latest version of it. more mand

mr. williams' left wrist had several acute superficial transverse cuts.e with a closed blade was located in close proximity to mr. williams. >> reporter: his wife last saw him at 10:30 sunday night when she went to sleep. investigators say when she awoke the next day, she assumed he was still asleep in another bedroom and left the house. he was being treated for severe

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mr. williams' bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. thed in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt regged between the cloth closet door and the door frame. although the primary -- preliminary indication right now indicates this is a suicide, we want to be thorough. we want to make sure that we cover all of our bases, dot all of our "is" and cross all of our "t"s to make sure we don't forget anything or loaf look something critical to the case. >>> hollywood is also mourning the loss of one of its biggest post war stars, she died in her new york home at the age of 89 after a career spanning seven decades. randolph reports. >> you know how to whistle, don't you, steve, you just put your lips together and blow. >> reporter: at 19 years olds lauren ba tall started her career as a sultry fem fatale in the 1944 romance to have and have not. >> what did you do that for? >> i was wondering whether i would like it. >> reporter: movie goers fell in love with her right from the start. so

mr. williams' wife left the home believing mr. ms to still be asleep. >> reporter: at 11:45 monday morning, robin's assistant knocked on his bedroom door concerned and then forced her way in. she called 911 but the star was already gone, dead from asphyxia after hanging himself from a door frame with a belt. >> the inside of mr. williams' left wrists had several acute superficial transverse cuts. a pocketknife with a closed blade was located in close proximity to mr. williams. >> reporter: the marin county sheriff's office said those injuries were not consistent with any attack or struggle. >> we are still waiting for more information this morning as to when there will be a public memorial. the city of san francisco is planning one as is glide memorial church one of the many charities to which robin williams dedicated his time. >> anne, we know that robin williams has a beautiful family and -- and some have made some public comments. why don't you share some of those with us. >> reporter: over the years, he had three wives and thre

mr. williams' wife left the home believing mr. asleep. >> reporter: at 11:45 monday morning, robin's assistant knocked on his bedroom door concerned and then forced her way in. she called 911 but the star was already gone, dead from asphyxia after hanging himself from a door frame with a belt. >> the inside of mr. williams' left wrists had several acute superficial transverse cuts. a pocketknife with a closed blade was located in close proximity to mr. williams. >> reporter: the marin county sheriff's office said those injuries were not consistent with any attack or struggle. we are still waiting for the toxicology reports to find out whether or not he has any drugs or alcohol in his system. that will take up to six weeks. >> anne, has the family made any public comments the last few days? >> reporter: his daughter selda has been pretty vocal on social media. we found this post on her tumblr account saying dad was, is and always will be one of the kindest most generous gentlest souls i have ever known. and while there are few thin

mr. williams' bedroom and entered to find mr. iams clothed in a seated position and unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck. >> the coroner found apparent knife wounds on williams' left wrist. the san francisco bar where robin got his star in the 70s is paying tribute. it was once the famed holy city zoo. evan chang saw williams here during the height of his fame. >> he would talk to people when he wasn't per -- performing. what you see is what he really is. he was real mice guy. >> a movie star who never forgot his roots and his friends. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> as a test meant to williams' star power, the hollywood landmark, the chinese theater dimmed its lights in his honor. this is the eighth person honored in this manner. at the theater's history, shirley temple and o'toole is the others. the hollywood chamber of commerce set a special reef next to the flowers left behind by so many of his fans who stopped by to pay their respects today. robin williams was one of the gentes' biggest fan. a season ticket holder

a memorial to robin williams, tributes are pouring in from fellow actors and, yes, even the president. mr. obama says robin williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny and everything in between but he was one of a kind. and director steven spielberg, robin was a lightning storm of comic genius and our laughter was the thunder that sustained him. and this picture is making the rounds on social media. take a look. it's robin williams as a denver broncos cheerleader he led the cheerleading charge for the broncos as mork on the comedy mork and mindy only to get cold feet and run away. >>> a short time ago, officials with the city of hollywood placed a bouquet at williams' star on the walk of fame. it's a practice reserved for the deaths of the most honored entertainment figures. hundreds of people then flocking to the site since monday leaving flowers and mementos. >>> today several of williams' fellow actors reflecting on the loss of a good friend. >> such a great man. he was a friend and i admired him and, you know, he is -- he is a legend. unbelievable. >> as an individual, i think

mr. williams bedroom, and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt security around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the the door frame. >> reporter: preliminary cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging. officials also say that a small knife was found and williams had cuts on his rest. >> toxicology testing will be conducted to if mr. williams had chemical substance necessary his system at the time of his death. >> reporter: coroner's office says is there evidence that the actor had been struggling with severe depression and he battled substance abuse. just last month returning to a 12 step treatment program. news photographer dean kendricks said he attended aa meetings with williams. >> he really needed support at that time. >> reporter: fans are remembering williams as a comic genius with a special gift for improvisation. jeff bridges co starred with williams in the fischer king. >> i miss him. i'm sure you guys do too. what a gift he wa

mr. williams bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the closed closet door and the door frame. his right shoulder area was touching the door with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspended. >> coroner also found apparent knife wounds inside robin williams left wrist but not fatal. this is not the kind of end the college drama teacher would have predicted. tichlts electric. when he all of his mind was so fertile. >> james dunn college of marin first cast robin williams as spear carrier but the 20-year-old from tiburon moved up quickly. long after mork and mind aafter the oscar after the fame and the fortune. he said robin williams remembered his roots here giving 5000 dollar scholarship every year. >> this is a very, very kind sweet man. who never said a bad word about anybody. and i never heard anybody ever say a bad word about him. and would he never say no if you asked him to do something

mr. williams. mr. williams had been seeking treatment for tropical depression. >> reporter: late tuesday his three children issued statements. from son zack i lost my father and a best friend and the world got a little grayer. daughter zelda, dad was, is and always will be one of the kindest, most generous gentlest souls i've ever known. and son cody. i will miss him and take him with me everywhere i go for the rest of my life. >> you don't know about real love because that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. >> reporter: "good will hunting" co-star matt damon also paid tribute. robin brought so much joy into my life and i will carry that joy with me forever. a boston bench the two shared in a pivotal scene from that film has become a memorial, with fans writing down key lines of dialogue in the pavement nearby. and closest to home both literally and figuratively for robin williams and his fans there are these tributes at the mrs. doubtfirehouse here in san francisco. the co

mr. williams' bedroom and entered to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position and unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck. >> the coroner found apparent knife wounds on williams' left wrist. the san francisco bar where robin got his star in the 70s is paying tribute. it was once the famed holy city zoo. evan chang saw williams here during the height of his fame. >> he would talk to people when he wasn't per -- performing. what you see is what he really is. he was real mice guy. >> a movie star who never forgot his roots and his friends. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> as a test meant to williams' star power, the hollywood landmark, the chinese theater dimmed its lights in his honor. this is the eighth person honored in this manner. at the theater's history, shirley temple and o'toole is the others. the hollywood chamber of commerce set a special reef next to the flowers left behind by so many of his fans who stopped by to pay their respects today. robin williams was one of the gentes' biggest fan. a season ticket hol

mr. williams had to figure out a story? >> they had these views they were going to do some dancing, they had plans to be retired when it came to a head. were you aware of that? you were on the audit team? >> i was not aware of these e-mails. >> did you know the tax consultants took inconsistent positions regarding market intangibles in csaro and ciaco? >> i believe -- >> were you aware? were you aware of the apparent inconsistencies? >> we don't -- i don't agree with that inconsistency. >> you don't agree there was inconsistency? >> correct. >> okay. mr. bowers, an expert said he never heard of a company keeping two sets of an inventory book separate from the general inventory system. one to track the parts for the business enterprise and the other to keep track for business purposes. prior to caterpillar's use, had you ever heard of a virtual, a virtual inventory system? >> senator, management, different management books from legal books are common. >> did you ever -- i'm not talking about that. i'm talking business system

mr. williams' bedroom and entered to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position and unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck. >> the coroner found apparent knife wounds on williams' left wrist. the san francisco bar where robin got his star in the 70s is paying tribute. it was once the famed holy city zoo. evan chang saw williams here during the height of his fame. >> he would talk to people when he wasn't per -- performing. what you see is what he really is. he was real mice guy. >> a movie star who never forgot his roots and his friends. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> as a test meant to williams' star power, the hollywood landmark, the chinese theater dimmed its lights in his honor. this is the eighth person honored in this manner. at the theater's history, shirley temple and o'toole is the others. the hollywood chamber of commerce set a special reef next to the flowers left behind by so many of his fans who stopped by to pay their respects today. robin williams was one of the gentes' biggest fan. a season ticket hol

mr. williams' life ended from a six-year due to hanging. toxicology test it -- testing will be determined to determine if mr. williams had any chemical substances in his system at the time of his death. >> robin williams publicly joked about his addiction to alcohol and experience with drugs. >> three days later, i was kind of like, "ow! boy! why am i in bombay?" the weird thing is you are up and up and up and then you crash, and even the devil is going, "this is not going to go well. cover >> his daughter quoted "the little prince." at a hollywood premiere, some of the biggest names of his generation echoed that sentiment. >> he is a legend. soon.s gone too he should've sck around, but that's the way it is. you don't get a second shot. god help him. >> flowers are still being laid on hollywood's walk of fame or a rare man whose character and his characters touch people of all ages around the world. >> robin williams had enormous range as a performer. as well as comedy, he excelled in darker, more dramatic roles, winning an oscar for "good

mr. williams dead in his home around noon today. coroner suspects it may be suicide but we are not going to speculate. we can tell that you robin williams had had a history of depression and recently underwent rehab. best known for free willing comedy he won an award for his serious role in goodwill hunting. >> tough kid. ask you about why you probably would throw shakespeare at me right, once more in the beach dear friends. you never been near one, you never held your best friend's head in your lab and watch his gasp his last bread. >> robin williams also scored big in mrs. doubtgood mo, as well as the sitcom mork and mindy. the perils of fame are well known to most americans. but with the rise of social media, celebrities are under siege. their lives dissected and sometimes used for perverse entertainment by callus consumers. all of that putting human beings are in the spotlight under tremendous pressure. joining us now from new orleans james carville who has been in the public eye for decades and did meet robin williams and here i

mr. williams' life ended from a six-year due to hanging. toxicology test it -- testing will be determined to determine if mr. williams had any chemical substances in his system at the time of his death. >> robin williams publicly joked about his addiction to alcohol and experience with drugs. >> three days later, i was kind of like, "ow! boy! why am i in bombay?" the weird thing is you are up and up and up and then you crash, and even the devil is going, "this is not going to go well. cover >> his daughter quoted "the little prince." at a hollywood premiere, some of the biggest names of his generation echoed that sentiment. >> he is a legend. soon.s gone too he should've stuck around, but that's the way it is. you don't get a second shot. god help him. >> flowers are still being laid on hollywood's walk of fame or a rare man whose character and his characters touch people of all ages around the world. >> robin williams had enormous range as a performer. as well as comedy, he excelled in darker, more dramatic roles, winning an oscar for "goo

mr. williams' bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. iams clothed in a seated position with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt secured between the closed closet door and the door frame. >> kind of difficult to listen to all of that. williams' daughter zelda has spoken about her dad saying he was one of the most kindest and generous souls she has ever known. the last instagram image he sent was of him and his daughter zelda when she was young. >> this is the tragedy of suicide, particularly when there are children who have been left behind. >> exactly. >> and they wonder, all of the time, for the rest of their lives, what happened, was there something i could have done? but particularly the children. >> not just for the fans but for all of the relatives to deal with this. >> particularly so. >>> and more bad news for hollywood. classic hollywood film star lauren bacall has died at the age of 89 in new york. >> we got some information from her grandson. she apparently suffered a stroke. bacall shot to fame in 194

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mr. williams had been seeking treatment for depression. >> reporter: this long time friend who saw williams just last week told me he and others close to him were concerned. >> we've been worried. he's been fragile. he's been like really -- it was clear to us that, you know, that he was not in great shape. >> did you think it would come to this? >> no. i mean, no. i mean, he was getting so much love and support all around him. you know, it's -- for me there's no making sense of any of this. >> reporter: today those landmarks made famous over the course of a legendary career now memorials, from that bench in boston seen in "good will hunting" -- >> you don't know about real loss. that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. >> reporter: now surrounded by tributes written in chalk to his star on the hollywood walk of fame, spilling over with flowers and notes as fans mourn the loss of a movie legend, williams' family mourned in private, his wife saying in a statement, i am utterly heartbroken and his daughter zelda tweeting this message, i love you, i'll miss you, i'l

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mr. williams' bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed, in a seated it position, unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the closet door and the door frame. >> we also, in listening to that news conference, learned that a small, bloody pocket knife was discovered near his body, his left wrist covered with superficial wounds. let's go to our own ted rowlands who was part of that news conference. ted, it was just horrendous to listen to these details. gruesome part of the investigation. tell me what else police said just a little while ago. >> reporter: well, brooke, they really did paint a picture of what happened. 10:30, the night before he was found he was last seen by his wife. she went to sleep in another room. he at some point -- they don't know when -- then went into the room where he was later found. at 10:30 the next morning she left the house thinking that he was still asleep. it wasn't until, as you mentioned, the personal assistant about half hour later was c

mr. williams bedroom and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the door frame. >> reporter: investigators say williams was struggling with severe depression and had a history of drug and alcohol abuse. >>> one of the robin williams most memorable rolls was as an unorthodox english teacher in dead poet's society. that movie was shot largely in delaware. "eyewitness news" reporter steve paterson tonight on the lasting memories, williams left behind in middletown bunch of guys reading poetry. >> no. >> reporter: ground breaking, generation defining, 1989 film dead poets society earning robin williams an oscar nomination and is considered, required watching for this message. be different. seized the day. >> we're fuel for inspiration. >> reporter: it was all filmed here saint andrews boarding cool in middletown, delaware. our tour guide science teacher eric, who had just started teaching here

mr. williams' bedroom, and entered the bedroom to find mr. williams clothed in a seated position, unresponsive, with a belt secured around his neck. >> brown: word of his death broke yesterday evening and led to an outpouring of shock and sadness from fans, friends and colleagues. on twitter comedian steve martin wrote: "i could not be more stunned by the loss of robin williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul." friend and colleague billy crystal wrote simply: "no words" and president obama released late night host conan o'brien appeared shaken as he announced the news during his show. >> sorry to anyone in our studio audience that i'm breaking this news. this is absolutely shocking and horrifying and so upsetting on every level. and president obama released this statement, saying williams: "made us laugh. he made us cry. he gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most." robin williams began his career in standup comedy and was known from the beginning for his almost out-of-this-world improv

mr. cavett, i want to play a clip from when robin williams was on your show back in 1979. here it is. >> look, toys all over the set. don't be afraid, mr. cameraman, we're going crazy. whoa. mother gave this so i could write my new book. an ode to fred silverman. let's talk. props, let's go. oh, look -- i'm not going to touch that one. >> i see you laughing there, but looking a bit bemused as well. i mean, did you ever imagine that would be how it would end? >> it seems a little odd to say that i'm not totally surprised. robin probably had one of the most difficult talents to be -- to have living inside you because of its incredible explosiveness and the volatility of it and his almost world class energy. sitting beside him on two legendary half-hour shows that i did with him on pbs years ago, it was like sitting in the barge with the macy's fireworks display. you felt this energy exploding all over the place. the one thing i was sorry with the two shows -- though they were hilarious right from the top. i would have loved to get robin to talk so people could see not only wh

mr. williams bedroom and found mr. williams clothed, in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt around his neck with the other end wedged between the clothes closet door and door frame. his body was slightly suspended. >> the coroner found knife wounds inside of his left wrist. they had not been fatal this, is not the kind of end his college drama teacher would have predicted. >> he was electric. his mind, so fertile. >> the 20-year-old moved up quickly. long after "mork & mindy" he said robin williams remembered his roots, here, giving $5,000 scholarship every year. >> this is a very, very kind, sweet man. who never said a bad word about anyone. and i never heard anyone ever say a bad word about him. he would never say no. >> many fond memories of a performer who gave so much. results of the autopsy, at this they need to look at the toxicology reports before coming up with a conclusion. that could be from two weeks to several weeks live in marin county, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> thank you. >> a mill valley man w