her name, robin roberts.ou know that, her book, "everybody's got something" that's what her momma told her. she makes all of us prod on "gma" robin roberts, good to have you on here. >> any time. >> that's our show for tonight. thanks for watching. as always, keep the faith. >> uh-huh. ♪ >> announcer: for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley, join me next time for a conversation with fathers and sons with comic legend, carl reiner and director rob reiner. that's next time. we'll see you then. ♪ >> announcer: and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. rz welcome to the program. we begin this evening with david ignatius of the "washington post" and the story of the cia director's apology to u.s. senators. >> the core issue here that the cia inspector general was lacking-- looking at was how cea employees learned that senate committee staffers who since 2009 have been preparing a report on cia interrogation practices learned of the

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there's robin roberts. michael one inducted into the pro football hall of fame. >> really -- kelly ripa. >> cheered on by our own robin roberts. and kelly ripa. his co-host. we'll show you his moving, heart felt induction speech. he's fantastic. >>> the big story. the first known ebola patient in america. dr. kent brantly surprising everybody by walking on his own two feet when he arrived. you can see him getting out of the ambulance there. he was infected while treating ebola patients in africa. dr. richard besser is covering the story from emory university hospital in atlanta. good morning, rich. >> reporter: good morning, dan. given what we heard about his condition when he was in africa, i was as surprised as anybody to see him walk out of that ambulance. it is a really positive sign. stepping out. dr. kent brantley, seen here on the right, walking into this georgia hospital in a biohazard suit. he arrived on saturday, touching down here in dobbins air reserve base. he stayed in a capsule like this one.

now on "extra." >>> robin roberts living in fear. >> weeks after a man plotted to stab michael strahananother disturbed man showed up eight times trying to get to robin. >> how close he got to the morning tv star and what he threatened to do. >>> bieber versus bloom round two. how justin's taunting orlando hours after their caught on camera brawl. >>> plus, nick cannon sounds off about bieber's front page celebrity war. >>> new video, harrison

they tell robin roberts all that they want is justice. >> what is justice to you?> we are fair arrest this man and make him accountable for his actions. >>reporter:a grand jury could start to hear evidence on the case by thursday. >>> and more on "nightline" after jimmy kimmel live. >> we are updating our website. you can find more information on the much independent autopsy of michael brown and the arresting photos of the confrontation between protestors and police. >>> back here, two people are questioned between a ranger. and dann cuellar has the latest. dann. >>reporter:monica, with two in custody the detectives want to question a third man that was seen videotaping the attack. they say it gives them all a black eye. it was last year that the city built a multi-million skateboard park. it is known as pain park filled with enthusiasts enjoying their sport. they prefer love park. they are angry over the assault on a park ranger by fellow skateboarders. >> they are going to put the image to us. to do something like that it's over the line and disrespectful. >>repo

. >> today's brown's mother told robin roberts all she wants is justice. >> what is justice to you? >> being air, argue this man and making him accountable for his actions. >> and we're told the investigation still underway by police and the fbi could take several weeks and we'll take into account the results of two other autopsy being done. live in ferguson, missouri abc news, back to you. >> thank you. >>> and you can keep up with the changes events in ferguson, missouri by heading to our website. there's more information on the independent autopsy on michael brown and photos of the quofnltations between -- confrontations between protesters and police. >>> an tack was caught on cell phone video of a park ranger. the beating took place after they were told to stop skate boarding in love park. katherine scott has more on the investigation. >> reporter: "action news" did speak skateboarder who appears to be the main aggressor who appears in the cell phone. the police have a warrant out for his arrest. >> i lost my cool. >> reporter: this 19-year-old pottstown man known as curtis spok

but this morning michael brown's mother told our robin roberts she wants charges brought. >> how can peace be restored? >> with justice. >> and what is justice to you? >> being fair. arresting this man. and making him accountable for his actions. >> reporter: these protests have spread globally. you' our cameras had access to both sides of the front. with the s.w.a.t. team struggling to maintain order -- >> i want everybody behind the vehicles, they're lighting cocktails right now. >> reporter: and the protesters. "nightline" producer chris james is there on the front lines as shots ring out and tear gas rips through the air. >> it was an awful experience. hurt my nose, my throat. i couldn't really think straight. just kind of ran for the lights. it was scary. >> reporter: state senator maria chappelle-nadal knows what it feels like. >> i was subjected to tear gas two of three days. i was scared. a lot of intimidation by police officers. >> reporter: born and raised in st. louis, ferguson is one of her districts. she's at the quick trip gas station which has become a symbol of the mo

plus, robin roberts interviews missouri governor jay nixon and ferguson police chief thomas jackson. >>> the other major story we've been watchingover night is the safe return of two amish sisters who van othered from the family farm. >> the disappearance triggered a massive search in a rural area not far from the canadian border. abc's gio benitez is there. >> reporter: it was a race against time when the two little amish girls vanished. but just hours ago both were found alive by a total stranger taken back home. >> we received the thus that the girls had been found and everybody was just relieved. >> reporter: it was 7:20 fannie miller and her 6-year-old sister delilah working their family's roadside vegetable stand when a red four-door sedan pulled up when it drove off, the girls were gone. their family living in this traditional amish community of 10,000, they have no phone, they ran to a neighbor's house to call police setting off the search on land. rescue teams even searching under water. police only had this sketch to work from. that's because an amish tradition being photog

. >> my tv wife, kelly ripa to the one and only robin roberts.hank you for coming out here to support me. >> reporter: but the football player turned tv host and "good morning america" anchor talked about his most important role. >> i'm most proud of michael strahan your father. anything is absolutely possible. >> reporter: living proof you've got to dream big just like mike. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> "gma" first thing in the morning. diane is back tomorrow night. have a good eveningening. >> live from the abc seven abcdcast center, this is seven news at 6:30 -- on your side. nightclube a local leaves the star of the hit hbo program in the hospital. we have an update on marion barry who is recovering after a crash. and a big alert ahead of the monday morning commute -- the event that will make it hard to get around the district. but we are going to get started here at 6:30 -- what a violent weekend it has been at d.c. nightclubs, sending for people to the hospital. among the big m's, the man known for his role on the hit show "the wire."

this morning brown's mother told gma's robin roberts all she wants is justice. >> what is justice to you? >> being fair. arresting this man and making him accountable for his actions. >> reporter: prosecutors say a missouri grand jury could begin hearing evidence in the case as soon as wednesday. the national guard will stay in ferguson in a limited role assisting other law enforcement in protecting people and businesses. unlike last night, there's not going to be a curfew. live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> today marks one week since robin williams' stunning death and this afternoon fans in the bay area funny man will hold a moment of silence in his honor. a facebook campaign will hold a standing ovation for one minute at 1:00 today no matter where they are. san francisco locations include chrissy field, justin herman plaza and ocean beach, among others. williams sadly took his life at his home last week. he was suffering from depression and early stages of parkinson's disease. the family is reportedly planning a small private memorial with a public one to come later. if you woul

. >> my tv wife, kelly ripa to the one and only robin roberts.obin, thank you for coming out here to support me. >> reporter: but the football player turned tv host and "good morning america" anchor talked about his most important role. >> i'm most proud of michael strahan your father. >> reporter: the message for his kids. >> anything is absolutely possible. >> reporter: living proof you've got to dream big just like mike. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> congratulations to mike. "gma" first thing in the morning. david is back tomorrow night. have a good evening. good night. bergeron: here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we dare you not to laugh. woman: brianne is pregnant. [ all scream ] man: come on! hit it! [ woman laughs ] welcome to... and now, here he is -- the host of "afv"... tom bergeron! [ cheers and applause ]

. >> in the words of our colleague robin roberts, let your test be your testimony. first thing in the morning and david muir will be here tomorrow night. thanks for the company. good night. >> live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 breaking news. >> right now we're tracking several big stories including the rescue that is underway for two dozen people tracked on a local amusement park ride. plus a manhunt is underway after someone shot and killed a 2-year-old girl in landover. a police investigation after nascar stamp tony stewart hit and kills another driver on the track. we're going to get started with the big news coming out of largo, the breaking news, the ongoing rescue of two dozen people now being transported to safety one by one after spending several hours trapped high on top of the jokers jinx roller coaster at six flags

. >> my tv wife, kelly ripa to the one and only robin roberts.obin, thank you for coming out here to support me. >> reporter: but the football player turned tv host and "good morning america" anchor talked about his most important role. >> i'm most proud of michael strahan your father. >> reporter: the message for his kids. >> anything is absolutely possible. >> reporter: living proof you've got to dream big just like mike. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> congratulations to mike. "gma" first thing in the morning. david is back tomorrow night. have a good evening. good night. >>> next at 6:00, what led to a chase and shooting in oakland that left suspect dead. >>> traffic and parking complaints after 45,000 fans swarmed levis stadium. almost out of control. how this week's weather could while making others more dangerous. stadium after the they were much less impressedugh how long it took to get the and leave. tonight stadium officials are responding to the complaints and offering a look how they may happen an influx of football fans this fall.

. >> in the words of our colleague robin roberts, let your test be your testimony.nt to thank our sister network espn for that story. "gma" first thing in the morning and david muir will be here tomorrow night. thanks for the company. good night. >>> next at 6:00, we are following developing news after a discovery at a south bay motel. we'll take you there live. >>> protests over the cleanup of a homeless encampment. homeless advocates say it will hurt outreach. a storm is heading west across california. how it could be dangerous for our drought-stricken region. abc7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm ama daetz. we begin with breaking news out of san francisco. two people have been shot in the bay view district. both are alive though they have life-threatening injuries. police are searching for a gunman. >>> to developing news. two bodies were found inside a room at the easy 8 motel on north first street in san jose. reporter: this scene is just a couple of hours old. let's show you where this happened. on the second floor you can see uniformed pol

and topping "pop news" this morning, a member of our own "gma" family, robin roberts on an adventure istening goodyear's newest blimp, well done, robin. the new air ship is called "wingfoot 1." she hopped on for the maiden flight. her ties to goodyear and akron go way back. her great-grandfather and her grandfather worked for the company. and she says she might have become a pilot if this whole broadcasting thing didn't work out. >> i'm glad the broadcasting thing worked out. >> aren't you supposed to break the bottle on the side of the -- >> she dropped it. >> i don't think you do that to a blimp. a ship made of wood. >> you've never done that to a blimp? >> a dirigible. "the hindenberg." >> too soon for that? i don't know. that's off the one. >>> they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. here's some proof. tiger woods' niece, cheyenne, a pro golfer in her own right, posted this instagram of her re-creating her famous uncle's nike commercial. >> that's an extra touch. >> nice move. >> i think her uncle is impressed. i can't get over how great her shoes look. >> really? that'

brown's mother tells robin roberts all she wants is justice. >> what is justice to you?g fair. arresting this man and making him accountable for his actions. >> reporter: and we have learned a grand jury could start hearing evidence in this case on wednesday. devin and michelle. back to you. >> thanks to marci. the ferguson police department is facing another challenge this morning. not on the streets though but in the courts. the national bar association group of predominantly black attorneys and judges has filed a lawsuit. it claims the city's police department is in violation of the state's open record law for not releasing reports, videos and photos of michael brown's shooting. the group is suing to get record related to darren wilson. he is the office r who shot brown. >> very volatile situation the we heard from marci there. that even on the streets tonight, michelle, a lot of action. the faa now extended a flight restriction over the entire city. >> that's right. that remains as well as, out of an abundance of caution, they're also closing the schools in ferguson.

. >> good morning america's robin roberts sat down this mourn for an exclusive intervup with tiew familyf michael brown. >> a man will appear in court today to answer charges that he posed as a security screener and gave two women private pat downs. he faces public drunkenness charges stremming from his arret last month. investigators are still trying to find that woman and another possible victim. prosecutors may file more charges against slighten. >> still to come, demands for justice from the family of a toddler who was hit and kill over the wooeekend in san francisco. later, the new study about stress in the work place. the lifelong disease it can bring on even if you live a healthy lifestyle. >> we have a brand new way to keep you in the know. it's the all new abc 7 news now. everything you need to know now and it will stay on throughout the entire commercial break. the entire commercial break. we'll be r ♪ the entire commercial break. we'll be r go! go! wow! go power...oats! go! made from oats cheerios! cheerios! go, go, go! go power oats! go! cheerios! go power! go...power! yayyyy

a fighter on and off the field, telling our robin roberts he hoped to be an inspiration to other gay athletes. >> i think i can be a beacon for those people. hey, i can be comfortable in my own skin and be like michael sam. >> reporter: sam always knew this was a possibility. more than 20 players could be cut by the end of preseason for all teams. now this morning, 31 other teams have until noon today to put in a claim for sam. if unclaimed, he could join a practice squad. >> this is not uncommon. just because you're drafted doesn't mean you'll make the team out of camp. >> exactly. >> gio, thank you. >>> we have some big health news this morning. it involves an experimental drug that doesn't have a name yet. it could be a game-changer when it comes to treating con guestive heart failure, what affects more than 5 million people in america. dr. jennifer ashton is here with more. can you define congestive heart failure? >> this is basically a weakening of the heart muscle, dan, that leads to a hormonal domino effect. >> 5 million americans have this. what is so exciting? >> it's called

official robin roberts prepared to take a lot -- school officials are prepared to take a lot of questionsand interacting with families on social media and online. by law, parents must be notified one year before the changes take effect. >> what you'll see today is the changes that will go into effect for the '15/'16 school year. and then next year, we'll also make a set of recommendations or a -- pull pieces of the puzzle together around what will happen for the '16/'17 school year and thereafter. >> reporter: should also mention once mayor gray is out of office, this whole plan could be ripped apart by whoever takes his place. he said however yesterday he hopes that won't happen because this has been a long painstaking process. outside the wilson building, i'm nikki burdine, back to you. >> all right nikki thank you. and we want the take another look -- to take another look outside. we are under a yellow alert again today because of some expected rain this afternoon and later this evening. >> that's right. it's dry out there right now but rain or no rain, friday commutes are usually head

"good morning america's" robin roberts takes a look back through the years and how he always kept peopleir toes. >> reporter: robin williams, a man so gifted. friend billy crystal once said he bounces around the room like light off of a mirror. and he brought that special light to each and every interview he gave. here on gma over 30 years ago in 1982. >> robin, can you ever turn off? >> easily. >> can you really? >> yeah, watch. >> did you go into comedy because you couldn't make it as an actor? >> yes. >> is that true? that's what i read you. couldn't get a job. you cry on this program, i won't run any of it. you promised me you wouldn't cry. >> i couldn't make it as an actor. i remember doing "hamlet" to be -- i found it very difficult being in tights, you know, and you're wearing tights and you're doing shakespeare and they can tell what religion you are. >> tears come down your cheeks. do you ever just talk straight. >> yeah. >> who how long? >> hours at a time. >> yeah? >> yeah. i mean, i can for a long time. i don't like to because it's more fun to play. >> it sure. >> but behind

brown's mother talked to abc's robin roberts this morning. >> and what is justice to you? >> being fair. arresting this man and making him accountable for his actions. >> we will analyze all the new details out on that. that independent autopsy in just a moment. but first, don lemon, my colleague, is standing by in ferguson with some breaking news, because for the very first time, we are hearing the other side of the story. don. >> reporter: absolutely. over the weekend, it came to my and my producer's knowledge there was a radio interview out there. apparently -- allegedly with a friend of the officer, darren wilson. apparently she spoke to darren wilson before all of this became the big deal that it is. and she gave -- he gave her his account. she went on a local radio station and gave her account of exactly what he told her. again, allegedly. and here's what it says. it says, a source with detailed knowledge of the investigation -- this is what we have learned -- into the ferguson, missouri, shooting of michael brown says that the account of a caller to st. louis radio

to the one and only robin roberts.> reporter: but the football player now turned tv host and "good morning america" anchor talked about his greatest role. >> the most important title i'm really most proud of is michael strahan, your father. >> reporter: the message for his kids? >> anything is absolutely possible. >> reporter: living proof you've got to dream big. just like mike. ryan smith, abc news, new york. >> my favorite part was that he still has a jane fonda video workout. >> you know, good for him. hats off to michael. he has been -- there you are. >> there's me and michael. >> you were with him on broadway on one of his charity nights, look at that hair. >> little did you know, we spent a lot of time together and he works on my hair. >> hats off to him. he did your hair but he also does charity work with kids with various medical conditions. we salute him here on "world news now" and wish him all the best and glad he's in the hall of fame. >> and you can catch him on "gma." >> that's right. >> if you can't get

. >> oh, robin robert. >> separated at birth. >> yo, baby please. >> bless your heart.uit 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 i

. >> host: just three minutes with robin roberts sell a book's? >> guest: corset does. three minutes with public radio could help sell a book. three minutes with any book is three minutes we treasure. >> host: not all authors are his coveted her interviews as hillary clinton would be. how do you promote an author? >> guest: like i said it depends on what the book is and where our focus is. we have a feel for who we think the readers of each book might be. sometimes there are different readerships for a book, multiple readerships for a book but we might begin with a review campaign. you might target certain regional radio if the book covers a certain part of the country where we think there will be a special interest. .. >> there are certain kinds of media that function thrives in regards to this end we would treat them just as we would. but then there are other people and we have different people and how to focus on this kind of online voices. and it matters because they are part of social networks and they can go file making these people who aren't necessarily working

. >> thank you, robin roberts. >> you're welcome. >> we continue now with things getting pretty uglyting in high heels, get this, after alleging to have badly injured a toe to collect workers' comp. abc's nick watt has the story. >> reporter: there she is, miss toyota long prix wanna-be shawna palmer. >> she wasn't just standing on a stage but preening an the stage looking graceful. >> reporter: but? >> but at the same time, she was illegally collecting worker's' comp claims that totaled over $24,000. >> reporter: palmer, 22 of riverside, california, had been working at a supermarket before claiming she hurt her little toe so bad she couldn't walk or wear shoes. >> a legitimately injured toe, you know, there may be some complications from that. >> reporter: but palmer was apparently entering fashion show, squeezing that apparently injured toe into shes and on the strength of this evidence, she was arrested and thrown in jail. >> people would laugh and roll their eyes but this is serious. workers' compensation fraud is a multibillion dollar drain on the economy. >> reporter: remember

but we are now joined on the phone by robert wool who costarred in "good morning vietnam" with robin iams. robert my friend, thank you very much for joining me now. i know this is not easy. tell us. >> your memories of working on that amazing breakthrough movie with robin williams. >> well, how are you, lawrence? i'm shocked like everybody else with the news. you mentioned "good morning vietnam." i had a co-starring part with robin, very gracious, i appreciate that. it was a wonderful experience. but what today brought back was i remember a day when we were all on the set. we had a great time, it was all guys. it was like all guys playing soldiers. it was a lot of fun, having a great time. we knew we had the perfect vehicle for robin with the right director, barry levinson. all of us hanging out on the set one day. and at that time the book that was making all the rounds was bob woodward's "wired." remember that book? >> yes, yes. >> the book about john belushi and the death of belushi? >> yes, "inside saturday night live." >> that was the book making the rounds. we were all trying to

but we are now joined on the phone by robert wool who costarred in "good morning vietnam" with robin iams. robert my friend, thank you very much for joining me now. i know this is not easy. tell us. >> your memories of working on that amazing breakthrough movie with robin williams. >> well, how are you, lawrence? i'm shocked like everybody else with the news. you mentioned "good morning vietnam." i had a co-starring part with robin, very gracious, i appreciate that. it was a wonderful experience. but what today brought back was i remember a day when we were all on the set. we had a great time, it was all guys. it was like all guys playing soldiers. it was a lot of fun, having a great time. we knew we had the perfect vehicle for robin with the right director, barry levinson. all of us hanging out on the set one day. and at that time the book that was making all the rounds was bob woodward's "wired." remember that book? >> yes, yes. >> the book about john belushi and the death of belushi? >> yes, "inside saturday night live." >> that was the book making the rounds. we were all trying to

louis suburb including at the office of settlers prosecutor robin roberts recalled. >> : use targetingctober to present all that the may not get the chance >> : some calling for a pesticide due to deep family ties with law enforcement >> : with the government merchant >> : the decision up to gov. jay nixon >> : for this edition of the ground more peaceful life on tuesday but not completely quiet >> : people again hit the streets protesting a shooting of an arms teenager michael brown some refuse to a >> : fifth through urine officers of that because officers to take action >> : met with community members college students say police captain whose been in charge here for less money based tool is also leading the the family of michael brown >> : what is on tap for to lead an indication there will be a protest are tensions as high that the attorney general that will convert some >> : of the sentiment hope i would say in the community of tipping point and that the protests perhaps will grow in pleasingly less violent places once more muted ocellus line that when things got out of hand effor

our robin roberts was by his side for it all. >> you are here in canton, ohio.you used to come here. >> yeah. >> you used to come here. >> yeah. >> now people will come and see you. >> i'm going to have to come back every year to see myself. >> how does that happen? >> i don't know. robin, i sat here and i think -- how am i here? life is about lessons. and my life is improbable. i am an absolutely improbable hall of famer. >> you may have thought it was improbable, and that's the word you used over and over. but i don't think your mom and dad thought that. >> it's amazing, they never did. my dad would say when, when, when, not if. now as an adult, he always believed. he was a grinder, he made me the same way. i remember being in the gym, and i didn't want to be there. and my dad looked at me and said, son, one day it'll pay off. and, dad, i got to say it paid off. it really did. >> reporter: those lessons guiding michael in his favorite role. >> the most important motivation for me throughout my career and my life is these four people, my babies. my beautiful ba

oh, my god, it's robin roberts. >> separated at birth. >> yo, baby please. >> bless your heart.ay job. >> thank you. >> don't ever. >> thank you. >> no, because it's something that just seems like it's -- 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 you, dear robin, as you travel home. >> go back. go back. >> there we go. hmm. sweet power. robin, go back. >> those are the days when you added ten minutes to the segment with robin williams, right, because he would just take it. >> that's when you just sat back in your chair. >> let him do -- >> do the work and many of our crew members, they've known him over the years too and have said the same thing. he was just incredibly personable. good to see you, jess. >> jess cagle, from, of course, "people" magazine, "entertainment weekly." we always love it when you come on. this morning, a tough subject because this is such a loss. he was universally admired and loved in hollywood. wasn't he? >> he really was. a lot of comedians are known for being angry. i

robin williams. >> actors, comedians and politicians are speaking out now about williams' death. hollywood legend roberte niro starred with robin williams in the 1990 film "awakenings" and released the statement saying i am stunned beyond saddened adding billy crystal said it best, no words. >> in addition to his on-screen work robin williams was a master at im-prov. there is a thrivin theater near in the washington area. tom sherwood visited one theater today where there was a special appreciation for the talents of robin williams. >> we stopped by the washington improv theater, the kind of place robin williams loved. you can catch the wainon improv theater on youtube offering unsemables of all sorts. a free comedy set tonight at 9:00. today at mid day on the darkened stage actor dan miller was talking about -- >> now that i'm dead i'm a ghost. why am i gone? >> the death of robin williams, a master at improv. >> he had that ability to think 50 different things at the same time and be able to express it articulating and a mile a minute. >> i came to bombay last year. >> improv is about being present an

before robin williams you had joke tellers like robert klein and then story tellers like bill cosby. robin williams is on stage and saying i'm going to create the robin williams universe and invite you all into it. i had never seen anybody do anything like that. he created the comedy that we take for granted today. he was one of the people, he and steve martin, a couple others, who created the entire genera and created the comedy boom. and i went up to running campaigns which robin would tell you is much funnier. >> michael, thank you very much. great story. >> thank you. >> thanks for sharing it with us tonight. what a high point. good to have you. >>> so we've been bringing you some of the outpouring of reaction that of course is coming from hollywood and regular folks that didn't even know robin williams and people who did. and it was such unexpected news today. we were all working at our desks working on a show we were putting together that going to be quite different from what we're doing tonight and we have focused clearly on this man who you see on your screen. the comedian, th

before robin williams you had joke tellers like robert klein and then story tellers like bill cosby. robin williams is on stage and saying i'm going to create the robin williams universe and invite you all into it. i had never seen anybody do anything like that. he created the comedy that we take for granted today. he was one of the people, he and steve martin, a couple others, who created the entire genera and created the comedy boom. and i went up to running campaigns which robin would tell you is much funnier. >> michael, thank you very much. great story. >> thank you. >> thanks for sharing it with us tonight. what a high point. good to have you. >>> so we've been bringing you some of the outpouring of reaction that of course is coming from hollywood and regular folks that didn't even know robin williams and people who did. and it was such unexpected news today. we were all working at our desks working on a show we were putting together that going to be quite different from what we're doing tonight and we have focused clearly on this man who you see on your screen. the comedian, th

robin williams. over the years will would drop by many professional and upcoming comedians will fall behind him. >>: stanley robertsd to say you have dealt today's for those gentlemen this is the hone the misdoubt fire was filled one of our mourning reporters was hit by driver not paying attention. this driver stopped and was known so you can take pictures. the cat was a bad as the driver and take pictures. the tour must set their tickets will be sent in the mail. this woman walking fun of the semi coming downhill not pay attention. a lot people think it's ok to plot their phones while driving, it were risking other people's safety to plot a phone. >>: protecting our people humanitarian operator helped save iraqi civilians. a week ago a thousand as the men and women ron mouse's sarto without food or water they face the terrible choice star on a mound or slaughter ground. we were joined in an effort by united kingdom we need to evacuate the mount safely. they completed their review all conditions they found if food and water and all the people have been evacuated safely each and every night. the bottom-line is the s

robin williams movie, show. >> he will definitely be missed. "way too early" with thomas roberts >>> what is this black liquid? >> this is coffee. >> what do you do with it? >> we have it with our breakfast. >> oh, allow me. repulsive. swimming pancakes. i hope the rest can drink coffee. >> i still can't got over this. i'm sitting here having breakfast with a afribeing from another planet. >> we fell in love with him as mork and all the better for it. his career and impact in entertainment is one of a kind. today, remembering the comedic genius of robin william. >>> awe power struggle at the top of iraq's political period. current maliki says he's not going without a fight. >>> and three for three. rachael, manny and gavin, my nominees all accept the als ice bucket challenge. find out who is next. this is "way too early"! >>> good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it is tuesday, august 12th. welcome to "way too early." we're a show today filled with mixed emotions and obviously it is because of the sad news as the world passes the death of comedian and actor robin williams. he was fou