Good morning. Im dara brown. Another tragic loss for hollywood. Silver screen siren Lauren Bacall has died. The 89yearold died from a stroke tuesday in new york city. On screen bacall sizzled in films like the big sleep. Off screen she was part of the team of bogie and bacall. Nbcs mark barger with a look at her extraordinary career. Reporter she delivered one of the most memorable movie lines ever. You know how to whistle dont you steve . You just put your lips together and blow. Lauren bacall to Humphrey Bogart in to have and have not. Just 19 years old, it was her first film opposite a movie icon that could become her husband. Bacall with would refer to bogart as my great love for the rest of had her life. I was so lucky to have had him. To have had that life and that romance and the whole everything that happened to me at once. Their marriage lead to three more movie collaborations before his death in 1957. The big sweep. I like that. Id like more. Dark passage. I sort of joined your team. When i leave here youre off my team. And key largo. Each one showcasing her smoky voice and sultry looks. Whats the decision . I dont know. She was born Betty Joan Perske on september 16th, 1924 in new york city. Bacalls mediocre rise in hollywood led to more than 30 films in a career spanning more than 60 years. In 1953 she starred with Marilyn Monroe in how to marry a millionaire. Thats why freddie and i got married. You mean you married that boy. Other roles had her opposite some of hollywoods greatest leading men. Bacall was at home on the stage. Applause brought her a tony award in 1970. She won another in 1981 for woman of the year. On on film her 1996 performance in the mirror has two faces earned a golden globe award. Im not giving it back. The first and only award nomination of her career, best supporting actress. Mad at last. An Honorary Academy award came her way in 2009. It was an accolade that game late in life but served as a testament to Lauren Bacalls role in hollywoods golden age. Mark barger, nbc news. This morning were learning more about the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams. Investigators are now awaiting toxicology reports but it was announced that williams committed suicide by hanging himself with a belt. Memorials for williams are growing all across the country like this one outside the house in San Francisco where mrs. Doubt fire was filmed. In boston fans left chalk messages and flowers near a bench where Robin Williams lectured matt damons character in good will hunting. Damon released a statement on tuesday saying in part, robin brought so much joy into my life and i will carry that joy with me forever. He was such a beautiful man. I was lucky to know him and i will never ever forget him. Tonight show Host Jimmy Fallon also took a moment to remember williams late last night. And you would watch him and you would cry laughing and you would think im never going to see anyone like this human ever. It was just amazing. His brain was always thinking ten steps ahead of what he was saying. He was like the muhammad ali of comedy. To the latest in iraq. This morning there are 130 more u. S. Troops at work in erbil, iraqs worst hot spot. Defense secretary chuck hagel said this is not a combat boots on the ground kind of operation. The troops were sent to help ease the humanitarian crisis and help refugees trapped by isis. Nbcs Richard Jordan is live in the nations capital. Good morning. Whats the latest . Good morning. That u. S. Support team is already there. France says it will send arms to the kurdish fighters in iraq and australias Prime Minister is considering sending combat troops to fight there on the ground in iraq as well. A clear indication the crisis is escalating and so is the international response. More americans arrive in iraq, but u. S. Officials say its to help not to fight. As the president has made very clear were not going back into iraq in any of the same combat mission dimensions that we once were in in iraq. Three years after u. S. Troops left iraq now 130 additional marines and special ops forces are in erbil. The team is there in a supporting role as isis militants threaten to kill up to 30,000 christians on the sinjar mountain refusing to convert to islam. Congressional leaders weigh in on president obamas strategy. I would say we need much more sustained air attacks throughout kurdistan but the isis area. Find out where theyre deployed, go after them. The key issue is the issue of the political situation in baghdad and that is something that we have to respect iraqi institutions. Iraqs political power struggle continues. A day after iraqs president named a new Prime Minister, tuesday, a suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint leading up to his house in baghdad. Countries divided politically and locked in a brutal civil war. Embattled Prime MinisterNuri Al Maliki is refusing to step aside. The new Administration Says he needs to move on so that they can take full control of the government and start to gain the trust and confidence of iraqi citizens. Dara . Richard, reporting from d. C. , thank you for that update. This morning, more questions than answers in that racially charged shooting in st. Louis. We want the federal government to step in. The local authorities have put themselves in a position, hiding names, not being transparent. The comment coming after Michael Browns autopsy was released. It revealed shots killed him, but not how many. With tensions still high, a move to keep the calm, theres a no fly zone over the town. It comes after a Police Chopper came under fire and the president weighing in on the shooting of the unarmed teen calling the death heartbreaking and asking people to talk with one another in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds. As for the grieving parents. I need all of us to come together and do this right. No violence, man. Police still will not identify the officer that shot brown due to Death Threats made against him. Extreme weather leaving behind extreme images. In North Carolina the rain was relentless. 3 inches of it fell over raleigh. Areas were left soaked and submerged. Next, to a live picture just outside new york city. This is a scene on long island where flash flooding has left a parkway littered with stranded cars this morning. Up to 7 inches of rainfall was reported in the area. In nebraska, a Hospital Security camera caught this. Floodwaters smashing through cafeteria windows. Incredible images. Parts of arizona it was wet and wild. A summer storm dropped up to 2 inches of rain. In nevada the largest the nations largest reservoir hits an alltime low. Lake meade has dropped to 1,080 feet above sea level almost the width of a football field. In 1983 it was 1,225 feet. The lake is crucial providing Drinking Water to seven states. Time for a look at todays weather. Heres nbcs meteorologist bill karins. Weve had epic rain from detroit twos days ago to baltimore yesterday, the jersey shore last night and now up through long island. Crazy numbers. This isnt like a hurricane or anything. Its just amazing. 6 1 2 inches at the baltimore airport, one location in married reported over 10 inches of rain in a 24hour period and now look whats happened. This is the news, we showed you the pictures on long island. 11. 5 inches of rain since midnight. Thats almost a foot of rain since midnight out on areas of long island and new york city. There are cars stuck, submerged. Thats the picture we showed you of the Southern State parkway on long island. Crazy stuff. Now we also have flash flood watches in effect for almost all of utah, western half of colorado, and a portion there from phoenix over towards almost into palm springs. We are going to see more afternoon showers and thunderstorms just like the last couple days. Its actually still some rain at this time, a little light soaking in areas of Northern Arizona and continue to watch the rain on i5 from portland northwards through seattle too. Theres rain out there this morning. Areas of the west, thats where we need it. Onal moisture in place recast. With a chance of that flash flooding in many areas of the desert southwest. So we just the epic august is famous for slowmoving, drenching storms. And thats what weve seen. I know we need the rain but i keep hearing rain rain go away, thats playing in my head. Thank you, bill. Just ahead, another big Atlantic City casino goes belly up. 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The cuban dictator turns 88 today. Chris christie is getting in on the ice bucket challenge craze for als research. The new jersey governor challenged senator cory booker, facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and nbcs jimmy fallon. In the past few weeks, the trend has raised 4 million for the national als association. Lets get down to business with cnbcs seema mody. Job openings rose for the fifth straight month in june since 2001 but the Labor Department says hiring hasnt risen as fast. The data is watched as an indicator of Business Health and expansion plans. New jersey regulators will release a report this afternoon on how much cash Atlantic City casinos got from gamblers last month. Revenue rose 4 in june despite news four casinos are closing. The latest revel which will shut its doors after failing to find a buyer. Apple has reportedly starting the pro production of ipad 2. Its expected to have an antiglare screen. Ipad sales have slumped down 9 in apples last quarter. Back to you. 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