Protesters took to the streets tonight and mingled with police not in riot gear. Earlier today missouri governor jay nixon pleaded for a change in tone from the violence thats plagued the city almost nightly. Ferguson will not be defined as a community that was torn apart by violence. It will be known as a community that pulled together to overcome it. Attorney general eric holder spoke with browns family today and promised a full civil rights investigation. Meantime a rally for peace was held in d. C. Tonight. That doesnt mean people didnt air out their opinions about racial tensions in our country. Wusa9 reporter jim osmond covered the event and breaks it down for us. Reporter a sprawling crowd of people jammed into an overlook at Meridian Hill park holding out hope our country can unify and find an end to violence. Days after the streets exploded with looting and shooting in ferguson, missouri, outside st. Louis. Are we ready . Were coming. Reporter the chanting of positive statemen
A performer beloved by the troops. And by his children. What he said and what he showed in his final twitter message. This special edition of nightline, the dead of Robin Williams, will be right back. A brilliant light has gone out in hollywood tonight. Robin williams, whose fierce, frenetic comedy captivated us for decades has died at age 63. For all his wild, often improviced humor on stage and on screen, behind the scenes he struggled mightily with Substance Abuse and depression. Tonight on a special edition of nightline were going to dedicate our entire show to the life and the death of a true american original. Nanonano. Reporter from mork shazbat. Reporter to captain hook. To mrs. Doubtfire. To his manic make you laugh so hard your ribs hurt comedy specials. Oh, yeah reporter Robin Williams was a legend. But behind the zaniness lurked something darker. Drug abuse and depression. Williams described himself as a man looking over a cliff. Its not just a fear of falling or its the th
Bringing them to safety. Pictures. Made it to safety. Luckily. Take a look at your weather. Thunderstorms move into the northwest today. Southwest sees heavy rain. Most of the midwest will be sunny and dry. But watch for heavy rain around the great lakes and ohio valley. Thunderstorms along the gulf coast. Upper 80s in portland and Salt Lake City today. Around 80. Much of the midwest. 70s around the great lakes and in new england. When you hear the term lawnmower racing maybe you are thinking this is a story from the nations heartland, minnesota, illinois, maybe. But no, off across the pnd toening land. Thats where they hosted the annual 12hour lawnmower endurance race, of course, over the weekend. 34 teams, each multiple riders pushing souped up lawn mowers to the lip mit on a track, under a mile in length. Around, around, around they go. Through the rain. Darkness. When it is all over. A team of guys won the race by riding their mowers, get this, 310 miles in 12 hours. You know i use
Newest panda triplets right here. Good evening, in for diane. Its great to have you with us an a tuesday night. Were learning more about Robin Williams and what played out in his home. Police reveal what they believe happened inside his home in california. His body found by his personal assistant. Tonight the tributes pouring in from around the world, this home in boulder, colorado, the background drop for mork and mindy. A similar picture where he filmed mrs. Doubtfire. Robin williams had just signed on to reprise that roll. The hollywood walk of fame surrounded by candles and messages from grieving fans. Abcs cecilia vega leads us off from the back drop in San Francisco and we know that Robin Williams called the bay area his home. Reporter david, good evening. You can see theres a crowd that has poured into this sidewalk. These famous stairs at that house that you mentioned overwhelmed with flowers and candles, all of this to remember a man who will be missed by so many. Reporter ton
Good morning, vietnam whoo celebrating Robin Williams this morning in a special edition of gma. You make us feel good, robin. Thank you. Its a good job. Its 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 peoples 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. Theres 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