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KPIX CBS This Morning August 15, 2014

In the shooting of Michael Brown was Darren Wilson. Iraqs embattled Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki finally agreed to step down. Meanwhile president obama says the isis siege of mt. Sinjar has been blownroken. We will continue air strikes to protect our facilities in iraq. New light shed on the suicide of Robin Williams. His wife said he was struggling with the early stages of parkinsons when he died but was not ready to share that publicly. In Northern New York two amish sisters are back home after an apparent abduction. The girls were taken wednesday night. Theres bad people out there that we are going to catch. In south korea, pope francis meeting with young catholics. Earlier the pope held mass at a huge stadium. Paul mccartney brought down the house at Candlestick Park. This performance is the last this stage will ever see. San francisco all that the french athlete took his shirt off and the gold medal was taken away from him. The tourist is lucky to be alive. Scrambling back to shore, stopped by a crocodile in mexico. And all that matters olympic swimmer, Amy Van Dyken is out of the hospital after two months of physical therapy. Weve got another chance, lets do it right. On cbs this morning. The oxford dictionary has added yolo and amazeballs. It will no longer include the word standards. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. Were going to start with breaking news because as you wake up in the West Ferguson missouri, police just revealed the name of the officer who shot and killed an 18yearold man. Police chief Thomas Jackson spoke to reporters a short time ago. The officer that was involved in the shooting of Michael Brown was Darren Wilson. Hes been a Police Officer for six years, has had no disciplinary action taken against him. He was treated for injuries which occurred on saturday. The release of the name happened eded nearly a week after the shooting that sparked four days of rioting in that st. Louis suburb. This case has also sparked a series of organized protests around the country on thursday. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in new yorks times square. Others held a vigil and a moment of silence outside chicago city hall, and protesters in houston remembered their own runins with police. Now, by contrast the demonstration in ferguson last night almost looked like a street party. Vladimir duthiers is in ferguson where people say a change in Police Command is soothing the tension there. Reporter police chief tom jackson just released the name of the Police Officer who fatally shot teenaged Michael Brown. He is Darren Wilson a sixyear veteran of the force. You can see behind me the reaction here is still people are very very angry. Theres a woman screaming saying that the police are killing their black sons and daughters in america. People here not happy. They want more information. The chief was supposed to take some questions. He said there will be a press conference later on. Now, the mood last night was very different here in ferguson. You can see behind me people are starting to chanting no peace, no justice. This is a very different reaction from what we saw in ferguson yesterday. The mood was almost joyful as the new Police Captain thats been put in charge of ferguson took to the streets shaking hands with people. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of ferguson last night, but now accompanied by Law Enforcement, including missouri Highway Patrol captain ron johnson. People have a chance to say what they want to say and its peaceful so i think its been going good. Why spend that time shooting each other tear gassing each other, going to war with each other, for what . What does that solve . What does that prove . Its beautiful tonight, its great. Its very peaceful. I love it. Reporter throughout the week protests at night and during the day in ferguson had been confronted by formidable Police Presence criticized for its aggressive level of force and use of military equipment. Yesterday missouri governor jay nixon put the state Highway Patrol in command of ferguson. I grew up here and this is currently my community and my home. Therefore, it means a lot to me personally that we break this cycle of violence diffuse the tension and build trust. Reporter johnson immediately instilled a less combative approach to police tactics. Were a community. Were all part of that community and in it together. Reporter the weeks events culminated from saturdays shooting of 18yearold Michael Brown. Witnesses say the unarmed teen had his hands up when he was shot multiple times by a Police Officer. An investigation into his death could take two more weeks. Police chief tom jackson says hell be back later this afternoon for an update for those that are still waiting for more information. Thank you. Now, president obama spoke on thursday about the ferguson shooting and the ongoing protests. He called for police and citizens there to respect each other. We lost a young man, Michael Brown, in heartbreaking and tragic circumstances. He was 18 years old. There is never an excuse for violence against police or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting. Theres also no excuse for police to use Excessive Force against peaceful protests. The president asked everyone to remember, quote, were all part of one american family. Earlier this morning we asked missouri governor jay nixon why he decided to send the state Highway Patrol to ferguson. A couple of things. First of all, we needed to make an operational shift so we could change both the tone the attitude and the activities in that area which we did last night with bringing the Highway Patrol in, shifting that organization. Had zero arrests last night. I thought our folks did a really good job of reaching out. But our focus last night was to all week focused yesterday was to make sure that we allowed people to speak but we kept safety. I know youve made a change in putting captain Ronald Johnson in charge and that seems to have helped things last night. But for nearly a week its looked like a war zone Armored Vehicles, tear gas. How is that defensible . As we saw that acceleration both of the confrontations as well as the amplitude of the force, it became obvious that we needed a force change thats why i plotbrought in the Highway Patrol, put captain johnson in front and also why folks backed up last night, got into the community as opposed to mraps and i think thats one reason we had zero arrests. Youve been criticized by some for a slow response. Do you think that criticism is fair . Were focused on how we move forward here. As we saw that acceleration, the dramatic action of changing the command structure was important. Having the state Highway Patrol take the lead was important. I made that decision yesterday and were beginning to see the benefits of it already. There is some criticism that Police Departments in the United States have become excessively militaryized. What are your thoughts on that . I think its a really legitimate discussion. I was attorney general back in the 90s when we talked about Community Policing to get officers in schools and relationship policing. When you distance that with massive amounts of armor and whatnot, it makes it difficult for people to connect and i think it intimidates them. And at this time with this horrible death and the need for people to speak out and to have their emotions heard in a public fashion, it restricted that and this is a good example of what can happen if theres too much armor and not enough working together. Governor, with the state patrol now in charge in ferguson, how do you eventually reintroduce the local police force there . Thats as we work through today and moving forward, our goal is to get this area secure and make sure folks can get safely around and they can speak out. If folks want to come and visit, theyre going to be safe. As we move forward, obviously investigations need to accelerate so we can get answers and justice at the end of it. I think its going to be a complicated time. As i said before this has raised deeper questions than just the operational pieces here or just this particular case. This scratched a wound in our communities across the state and across this country thats much deeper and we all need to recognize that. Governor, the city of ferguson is nearly twothirds black and yet the police force is almost entirely white. Does that need to change . Ive always believed we try to do the best we can to make sure that the Government Agencies were involved with reflect the people. Theyre changing demographics there. The bottom line is i think all of that sort of stuff is on the table to look at. How do you do a better job as you move forward. Most importantly we need to keep people safe and get justice while allowing people to speak out at the same time. Governor nixon, thank you so much for your time. Thank you. And in our next half hour were going to take a closer look at the rising use of military equipment and tactics by police. Critics say its turning officers into soldiers and occupiers. Thats ahead on cbs this morning. Fans of Robin Williams are reacting to a stunning new revelation this morning. His widow says the oscarwinning actor and comedian had parkinsons disease when he took his own life. Susan schneider revealed her husbands Health Issues saying robins sobriety was intact and he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of depression, anxiety as well as early stages of parkinsons disease, which he was not yet ready to share publicly. Our dr. David agus is in los angeles this morning. Dr. Agus good morning. Im wondering what would Robin Williams have been experiencing with the early stages of parkinsons . Good morning. You know theres a direct link between depression and parkinsons. People with parkinsons disease have a significant increase in depression. You know parkinsons is a loss of cells in the brain that make dopamine, which is involved in depression. But theres also data from several years ago showing that people with depression have a higher rate of parkinsons disease so its kinds of a chicken in the egg argument. Maybe that depression was an early sign of parkinson in those patients or maybe one led to the other. You know, weve obviously seen high profile actor michael j. Fox struggle with parkinsons and hes gone on to have a very fruitful career. Thats obviously maybe not the normal course of events. Is it possible that this really added to Robin Williams depression . No question. I mean clearly parkinsons has depression associated with it. A half a Million People in the United States right now have parkinsons disease. And the disease course is varied. In many people its a very slow progression. We have drugs that can take away many of the symptoms. They cant yet either cure the disease or reverse it but they can slow its progression symptomatically. Dr. Agus, im sure you saw michael j. Fox tweeted out he said he was stunned to learn that his friend Robin Williams had parkinsons disease, even though Robin Williams had supported the michael j. Fox foundation for a long time. Is it possible that Robin Williams could have hid these early tremors that sometimes are associated with parkinsons . He was so prolific he was working nonstop. Yeah early on the disease has minimal symptoms. Even though you may be diagnosed, michael j. Fox was diagnosed at age 30 and he didnt announce it publicly until six or seven years later so there is a lag time whether it be your family your friends or the public are aware of the symptoms youre experiencing. Now, im wondering, dr. Agus is there any link between parkinsons and Substance Abuse . Because Robin Williams has been very forthcoming about his own issues with Substance Abuse. There is not a known link between parkinsons and things like alcohol and cocaine. And so whether they were connected or not, we honestly wont know and cant know but theres no known direct link between them. All right, dr. David agus good to see you. Thank you so much. Thank you. And this morning iraqs government is preparing for a change at the top. Prime minister Nouri Al Maliki says he will resign after eight years in power. That move is expected to break a longstanding deadlock that allowed the terror group known as isis to control much of northern iraq. Charlie dagata is in iraq where refugees say the crisis is not over. Charlie, good morning. Reporter good morning. Nouri al malikis decision to step aside comes after pressure from the United States and others who have pledged more military support provided he gives up power. And u. S. Air strikes and air drops have already been credited with saving countless lives. Many of the 15,000 refugees at this camp escaped starvation on mt. Sinjar. Thats three times the number the u. N. Camp was designed to hold, but already down from a peak of 22,000 during the worst of the isis onslaught. The mountain is not good. Reporter we met ali who managed to escape with his young family. They risked being discovered by isis militants as they made their way down the mountain and into this refugee camp. He said Kurdish Peshmerga militias arent capable of taking on isis alone. Do you think america can help . Yes. We want everybody, they can help this people we want to get out. Reporter the fact so many were able to get off the mountain led to the u. S. decision to suspend air drops, but the areas now under the grip of isis stretch far beyond. The u. N. Says 95,000 refugees have passed through these areas since august 6th seeking food water, shelter and, most importantly, safety. For now, theres enough food and water to go around but it cant last forever. Aid workers say this part of iraq is still facing a humanitarian crisis as isis expands its rapid offensive and pushes people to seek refuge in kurdishcontrolled areas. The hope now is that the new leadership can help unite the country, so that kurdish fighters join forces with the Iraqi Military to defeat isis most likely with the support of u. S. Air power. For cbs this morning, im Charlie Dagata in dohuk, northern iraq. And an emotional reunion for two amish sisters and their family after an apparent kidnapping. The pair was missing about 24 hours in Northern New York state. They turned up after a Prayer Service for their safe return. The search for 7yearold delie la and 12yearold fanny miller began wednesday night. Police think they were taken from the familys roadside vegetable stand. Two men dropped the girls off cold and wet last night at a house just 13 miles from their own. We prayed for the family. Shortly after we came up here and got good news so i mean it really is wonderful night for the Miller Family and the community. Police arent saying what happened to the girls or if theyre looking for anyone in the apparent abduction. We have new developments this morning in the killing of an illinois woman in bali. The body of sheila van we say macwas found stuffed in luggage. The couple is not cooperating with investigators and they are being tested for drugs. Take a look at this an enthusiastic crowd welcomed pope francis when he celebrated mass this morning in south korea. Hes reaching out to the countrys young people. Seth doane is in seoul where francis is also afflicting the comfortable, as he says. Reporter good morning here in one of asias largest economies, the pope has been speaking out against consumerism and really leading by example. We saw him picked up at the airport in a very simple boxy kia soul. And today there were weather problems when he was flying he was supposed to fly to mass in a helicopter. Instead he got on the train, much to the surprise of other passengers on board. When pope francis arrived, the 50,000seat stadium was packed with the crowd chanting long live the pope. During mass he told the faithful that outwardly affluent societies are full of inner emptiness. In his closing prayer he acknowledged a still raw wound for koreans, the ferry disaster which killed nearly 300 people most of them High School Students on a field trip. May this tragic event which has brought all koreans together confirm their commitment to Work Together in solidarity for the common good. Reporter pope francis met privately with about a dozen survivors and relatives of those who died onboard. Other families of the dead are staging a Hunger Strike to push the korean government to pass a special law that would authorize an independent investigation into the sinking of the ferry. Some have

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