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Announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. A long time no one, no one like him. No one like him. No one that could make so many people laugh so hard. The great Robin Williams. Welcome to cbs this morning. Gayle king is off. As you wake up in the west many fans and friends of Robin Williams are remembering the comedy legend with tears in their eyes. The performer was found dead in his bay area home monday. Police say it appears the 63yearold killed himself. Williams had a unique talent as a manic xheed wran and deep thoughtful actor winning six Golden Globes and five grammys along with an oscar. Reporter emergency crews were called yesterday and where sheriffs are now investigating williams death as suicide by asphyxia. Were expecting to get more news at a News Conference later this morning. Now around the world, fans are remembering williams as someone who gave us so much laughter but himself was dealing with so much pain. Williams was last seen at 10 00 pm sunday at his tiburon home. Monday a 911 call 11 55 am reporting a male adult unconscious and not breathing. Emergency personnel arrived five minutes later. Apparent suicide. Williams was pronounced dead at 12 02. Marrin county coroner says he expects the death to be suicide due to asphyxia. Williams publicist says the actor has been battling severe depression as of late. That allows you to drink and not get drunk an alcoholic would go, what happens if you take two . 63yearold Robin Williams was very open about his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. Earlier this summer he checked himself into a rehab center in minnesota. At the time he said he had lapsed back into his struggles with being sober but wanted to maintain his sobriety and keep everything in check. Reporter recently attending aa meetings with williams. One of the very first to raise his hand and open himself to vulnerability, but he really really needed support at that time. Reporter williams wife issued a statement saying she hopes the public doesnt focus on her husbands death but rather on the countless moments of laughter that he gave to millions. President obama echoed that sentiment. Robin williams was airman a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president , a professor, a Bangarang Peter pan and everything in between. But 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. And some things you may want to stay away from while drinking heavily, ebay. Not a good idea. Reporter his sense of humor till the end. On his 63rd birthday three weeks ago, he posed for a picture on instagram with, quote, one of his favorite leading ladies from night at the museum. Forensic examination will be held later today and toxicology tests will follow that. John thanks. Robin williams leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. Steven spielberg director of hook calls his work a Lightning Storm of comic genius. A closer look at this gifted actor and comic man. It seems there was nothing Robin Williams could not do when it came to entertaining. Despite his battle with addiction and depression he had this incredible ability to make us laugh. Relax, relax. Okay. Youre a nice man. You wont hurt me. No, no. Much like his personality, Robin Williams talent was onative kind. Where were you brrr born in chicago, raised in detroit, williams began his career in standup. Strange that the male of the species is to spend nine months trying to get back into the womb, the rest of our lives trying to get right back in. Before getting his big break, playing an alien on the 1978 sitcom mork mindy. The show became must see tv for millions of americans and williams won over audiences with his eccentric humor, and mastery of both improv and impression. Walks into the room. Im back. Watch out denmark. Happy thanksgiving mama. Listen to me listen to me. Williams eventually transitioned to the big screen. Good morning, vietnam hey, this is not a test. This is rock n roll time to rock it from the delta to the dmz. Is that me or does that sound like an Elvis Presley moving . The actor won the first of his four Oscar Nominations playing a fasttalking wartime disk jockey in good morning vietnam. It was his iconic role as an english teacher in dead Poets Society that proved he was much more than a comedian. You may have to look at it in another way, even though it may seem silly or wrong. You must try. Reporter williams went on to play a varied cast of characters, from a scottish nanny in mrs. Doubtfire. Hello. To the cartoon genie in aladdin aladdin. Mr. Aladdin, sir, what will your pleasure be . You dont know about real loss because it only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt youve ever dared to love anybody that much. Reporter that performance in good will hunting earned williams an oscar for best supporting oscar. Oh, man. This might be the one time im speechless. Despite all the success the actor made no secret of his lifelong struggle with addiction. I hadnt been sober for 20 years. All of a sudden i walked in a store and su a little bottle of jack daniels and said ill be fine. Ill be okay. The moment i had the first sip of it it was like all of a sudden, it was like welcome back [ bleep ]. Those demons were powerful but he smiled through the pain and so did the rest of us. The bottom line is i am one of the luckiest [ bleep ] in show business with the possible exception of ryan seacrest. Williams leaves behind a wife and three children. He was 63 years old. Good night now Robin Williams was very active on twitter and his final tweet was to wish his only daughter, zelda, a happy birthday. After his death yesterday she responded with this quote from the book the little prince. You, you alone will have the stars as no one else has them. In one of the stars i shall be living. In one of them i shall be laughing and so it will be as if all the stars were laughing when you look at the sky at night. Only you will have stars that can laugh. Quite a tribute to her father that she really loved. Quite a tribute. Ben, thank you. There were two more twitter message that is show us the width of williams fan base. Laugh factory, Famous Comedy club tweeting a picture of this marquee tweeting rest in peace. May god laugh. The stills from aladdin, noting genie, youre free. Williams in the bird cage wrote this. Robin made me laugh so hard and so long that i cried. It seemed to please him to no end. Yesterday i cried again at the thought that he was gone. What i will always remember about robin perhaps even more than his comic genius extraordinary talent and astounding intellect was his huge heart. He was a frequent guest on my Pbs Television program. In 2009 he talked about using standup comedy to tackle the difficult issues he faced. Have you ever thought theres some connection between tragedy and life . Tragedy and life . Yeah and comedic talent. Its a survival mechanism. I buy into that. Did you have to get well you know were right here. Demons. We live with you, boy. The demons the demons theyre more like spirits. Spirits, possess dr. Jekyll and mr. Jack daniel. Youre okay today . Totally. Okay . Okay. Im better. Also i feel great. I went to rehab in wine country just to keep my options open. But came out the other side and went how were you different when you came out the other side . Dry. A lot drier and, i think, sober and also experience life and go its really amazing. One of the more sobering moments of life is extraordinary. I dont want to miss it. Oh, man. Its a gift you know. To be spending most of the time where were you . I dont remember. To come back from that is like going, oh, look. Then you realize you do have Family Friends and people who go, i appreciate you. And now i can actually remember what were talking about. How cool is that . Thats kind of a gift you know. How cool is he . Much more ahead on the death of Robin Williams. Entertainment tonights nancy odell shares her memories of a man she interviewed many times and well look at more moments from his career. Calm in ferguson missouri after a second night of unrest. Confronting police in a suburb where officers killed an unarmed teenager sunday. Michael browns family is asking for answers. The fbi is opening an investigation. Dean reynolds is there. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Tear gas, roadblocks and rubber bullets were all used to disperse a crowd overnight that had formed near the neighborhood where the 18yearold was shot to death on saturday by a police officer. This, as the victims family and Community Leaders are calling for calm. Revert to your homes. Reporter standing in front of armored trucks ordering a crowd of protesters to clear the streets, warning what could come next if they refuse. We will deplore gas. Reporter minutes later tear gas along with rubber bullets, were deployed. The same tactic was used hours earlier, when groups of this mostly black community refused Police Orders to disperse and go home. Law enforcement was attempting to avoid a repeat of widespread looting and arson that erupted sunday night when Peaceful Demonstrations gave way to violence. When the sun came up on monday, Business Owners assessed the damage. John zithers tire business lost every window in the shop. You watched your own business being vandalized on television . On television, yeah. Tell me what that feels like. Its not a very good feeling. Youre absolutely powerless. Reporter mike browns parents, Michael Brown sr. And Leslie Mcfadden condemned the night of destruction. I dont want no violence. We dont want no violence. Michael wouldnt have wanted that. He wouldnt have wanted none of this. Benjamin crump, representing the family of Trayvon Martin last year. Senseless, killing young people of color. Its almost a cliche. But to us its our children. Reporter for now, investigators are urging anyone with information about the shooting to please come forward. Charlie . Dean, thanks. This morning, a political showdown is unfolding in iraq. The countrys president named a new Prime Minister to replace Nuri Al Maliki calling it a violation of the constitution. Interrupting his vacation yesterday to support the action. Under the iraqi constitution this is an important step towards forming a new government that can unite iraqs different communities. This new iraqi leadership has a difficult task. It has to regain the confidence of its citizens by governing inclusively by taking steps to demonstrate its resolve. Major garret is on Marthas Vineyard where the president continues his vacation. Major, good morning. Reporter good morning. President obama and his Foreign Policy team have been frustrated with current iraqi Prime MinisterNuri Al Maliki for months if not years. The United States helped to bring him to power eightiers ago. Now the Obama Administration supports Prime Minister designate haider al abadi. Now the white house waits to see if maliki will relinquish power peacefully. Its an open question. If threatened trying to retain power by force. Air strikes in the Northern Region of erbil has fighters back on their heels a little bit. Theres no hope of defeating isis unless Iraqi Military returns to the battlefield. Offering the prospect of reconciliation and unity in iraq. The question in the coming days will the abadi era begin peacefully or will it begin the all . Major thank you. Take a look at this dramatic video from western iraq. Desperate iraqis stormed a supply helicopter hoping for a flight to safety. Holly williams is in erbil. Holly, good morning. Reporter good morning. There are frantic efforts to save the lives of hundreds perhaps thousands of people who are still trapped on a remote mountain here in iraq. They are yazidis, members of a religious minority who have been chased from their homes and, in some cases, killed by the islamic militants known as isis. Theyre stranded on a barren mountaintop, facing starvation. Theres Little Wonder theyre desperate enough to do this. Iraqi Army Helicopter delivering food and water yesterday, fighting each other for the handful of seats on the aircraft. The crew left with the people most in need including these dehydrated children. But they were lucky to get away safely. Final goodbye militants opened fire on the helicopter. Isis had unleashed a wave of hatred and violence seizing a squad of territory in northern iraq. They practice a strict form of sunni islam and theyre targeting iraqis from other religious groups. This is now home to 200 christian families who fled isis a week ago. Many people here told us they dont want to go home or stay in iraq. Theyre frightened of the islamic extremists and angry with iraqs leaders. The government did nothing to protect us because were christians, this woman told us. As christians we have no rights. Iraqs religious tensions have flared up time and again since the u. S. Invasion since 2003 divisions between shiite muslims, sunni muslims and christians and its difficult to see how any Iraqi Government can hold this country together. Charlie . Holly, thanks. The first european affected with ebola die this had morning. The missionary priest was evacuated last week and taken to madrid. He was treatd with an experimental vaccine. Today World Health Organization endorsed using proven ebola drugs. 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