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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 will miss you, rest in peace. Indeed and cecilia vega is outside the San Francisco home made famous in his hit movie mrs. Doubtfire. She has the latest for us. Good morning, see seal ya. Reporter good morning to you. Thats right. This is that famous home indeed. This memorial growing. Republic was last seen alive at his home in marin county, california, on sunday evening. Police now calling this an apparent suicide but the exact cause of his death remains under investigation. Maybe youre perfect right now. Reporter outside the Northern California home of oscarwinning actor Robin Williams overnight, so much sadness for a man who brought so much laughter. Mourners paying their respects just hours after the 63yearold actor was found dead. Investigators calling it a suspected suicide. Police saying a 911 call came in just before noon reporting that a man unconscious and not breathing had been found inside williams home. The comedic great pronounced dead at 12 o 02 p. M. His spokesperson saying lately he has been battling severe depression. Last month williams checked himself into rehab, a followup to treatment he received eight years ago at a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Center for drinking. He definitely said he had a drinking problem and that was the issue that he had most recently had to deal with. Reporter williams is survived by three children, zachary, zelda and cody. Williams familiar is in mourning, his wife Susan Schneider said, i lost my husband and my best friend while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and human beings. Reporter his final tweet a 25th birthday wish two weeks ago to his daughter sell d. A. , always my baby girl. Sell d. A. Tweeting overnight i love you, i miss you. Ill try to keep looking up. And those tributes coming from from all over the country. This memorial here at this iconic landmark. Flowers, kabdzles all being left for a man who brought us so much joy. Police are expected to update us on the status of the investigation into his death in just a few hours. Thank you very much. And the tributes like that all across the country. In fact, in boston, that bench that he sat on for good will hunting putting a tribute to him there in that park. He was going to reprise that role as mrs. Doubtfire. We were so excited about that and his genius touched so many generations. Rank limitless, versatility through comedy and drama. He got his first big break on happy days, 1978. Look at this appearing hell take Richie Cunningham back with him and breakout role in mork mindy and Chris Connelly has a look back at this unique career. Reporter he began in the 1970s as the most relentlessly funny comedian of the age. Jokes impressions and insights. Flipping now. Im melting. Help me. Help me. Reporter the sitcom mork mindy became a showcase for his quick silver wit and dazzled on television and talk shows. I told you, i saw it first. Reporter soon the movies would utilize his rapidfire always switched on skills. An Armed Forces Radio deejay in 1987s good morning, vietnam. The voice of the genie in the animated hit aladdin. 10,000 years will give you such a crick in the neck. Reporter and massacre raiding as a british nanny in mrs. Doubtfire. Hello clom. Yet he was more than a funny man. Robin williams would make his greatest mark on the movies playing characters of compassion as a teacher in dead poets society. We must constantly look at things in a different way. Reporter as a doctor looking after children in patch adams and as a therapist counseling matt damons math student in good will hunting. You dont know about real loss because it only happens when you love something more than yourself. Reporter for which he would win a supporting actor oscar. This might be the one time im speechless. Reporter leads others to hope in the wake of despair he did that in real life too entering the hospital room of his classmate Christopher Reeve after the depth that paralyzed him. He worked alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal for the Charity Comic relief and on the 9 11 tribute. More recently he played darker obsessive roles in one hour photo. Last year he starred on the crazy ones, his first sitcom since mork mindy and reunited with his old costar pam dawber. Youre like an alien. Reporter for the millions delighted by his inexhaustible comic gift or moved by his wellspring of deep feeling that williams voice has been stilled forever is an occasion for sadness and tribute. Thank you, boys. Thank you. This is not a farewell anyone wanted to see because no performer was ever more generous with his comic gift than he was. David . All right, Chris Connelly, our thanks to you. Pam dawber saying overnight she was completely heartbroken and speechless like so many friends and other actors who worked with him over the years. Hearing from so many of them. Indeed we are. The tributes for Robin Williams have been rolling in all night and as robin just mentioned the bench in boston from one of his most famous scenes in the movie good will hunting, well, fans are writing notes in chalk in it including his line your move, chief. One of the many ways fans are remembering this unmatched talent this morning. Overnight hundreds of onlookers stopped by the hollywood walk of fame leaving permanent notes and flowers, by the star of Robin Williams. Eager for a chance to say goodbye to a legend. He was like a ray of sunshine in a way. Like a fuzzy teddy bear. The whole captain my captain standing on the deck. I almost felt like doing that today. Reporter outside the laugh factory where he first took the stage in 1982. Paul rodriguez got choked up talking about him. Im not the only one. Everybody in america tonight im sure felt like, wow, you know, you got punched in the tom. Reporter at the premiere of expendables 3 Sylvester Stallone expressed dismay. I knew robin from the 70s. Its just shocking how fragile life is. Reporter and Henry Winkler who met williams on the happy days set you met him and there was a wave of warmth that swept out of him that covered you hike a blanket. Were absolutely stunned. Reporter conan obrien got word of williams passing as his show was almost done taping and came back on set with guest will arnett to share the news with the audience. As funny as he was hes truly one of the alltime greats, he was even better as a person. He was even more fantastic as he was just the loveliest sweetest one of the kindest guys. Reporter his legends of celebrity friends paying their respects. Mork mindy costar pam dawber released a statement saying i am completely and totally devastated. What more can be said. Ben stiller tweeted a tweet cannot begin to describe the hugeness of Robin Williams heart and sale and talent and Billy Crystal tweeted simply no words. And Robin Williams was a great friend and legacy here at disney. Our chairman and ceo bob iger saying overnight were deeply saddened by the loss of Robin Williams. A wonderfully gifted man who touched our hearts and never failed to make us laugh. An incredible actor and a comedic genius. Robin will always be remembered for bringing some of the worlds favorite characters to life. Indeed he will. Well said there by bob. Thank you, lara. Joining us for more is Larry Hackett the former editor of people magazine, always a good friend of the program. You saw in laras piece, he was beloved by everyone in the hollywood community. He really was. He was someone who was hollywood royalty. You could tell by the reaction people had he will be unbelievably missed. We talk about genius and when someone dies unexpectedly everybody is beloved. This man truly was. You would watch him on television. My favorite of the talk shows with carson and others, and you just strapped in and you just unbelievably were amazed by the associations he could make and you were laughing. Lots of people are funny but to be funny and see those kind of comic connections to reference Martha Graham and Arnold Schwarzenegger in one sentence was something to behold. It was and we were fortunate to be able to see it here on this program and people all across the world and this iis when i love social media. Everybody was sharing their Favorite Movie and line. What do you think ultimately his legacy will be. I think an incredible joy and an incredible humanity. When Something Like this happens, you look back at that persons life but you also its about your life. When you first saw mork mindy or for my children when they saw mrs. Doubtfire or aladdin. Everyone has their own permanent memory that informs their own life. There is nothing about the man that go joy and humanity and reaching out to the audience. He could be cynical and ironic and a bit cutting but never came from a place of hate or meanness. It was 40 years of celebration about what life was about. I cant remember who sent out a tweet so appropriate and said the man who made us laugh made us so happy couldnt find happiness himself and i think thats what really took people aback. Very familiar because he was very open about his addiction but not the depression. But its what made him human, as well. Everything he did, all of his roles whether it was the kind of manic comedy or more serious roles you could just tell there was a humanity coming out of there and pain and suffering is part of that. Its part of comedy. We didnt know about the depression or the Substance Abuse. It was a shock when it happened but you just you know, he had surgery about six years ago and clearly affected open heart surgery and notions of mortality crept into what he was feeling. So an extension of that could be the suppression but its not only tragic and horrible but perhaps makes him human and someone we can connect to. We will remember him with a big smile on our face. Absolutely. Larry, thank you very much for coming in. We do appreciate it. Well talk more about robin throughout the morning but now to the mornings other top developing stories with amy robach. Yes, good morning. We begin with a second night of violence near st. Louis. Police firing smoke grenades at protesters furious over the Police Shooting of an unarmed teenager and shows the looting and chaos and the fbi is getting involved and Steve Osunsami is there with the latest. Good morning, steve. Reporter good morning, amy. The streets were busy again last night with so many people trying to meet at this burned down quick trip which has become the valleying point for young people protesting the death of this unarmed teen. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to send people home. Michael browns grieving parents are asking for peace saying if they dont get it they may close off their sons funeral. I spoke with them last night. They were heartbroken demanding justing from local police and they may release the name of the officer who killed their son today. They say he or a friend fought with the officer but the family says thats just not true. Amy. Still so many questions. Steve osunsami, thank you. Now to the crisis in iraq, the u. S. Has conducted its fifth air drop of food and water to refugees fleeing the isis terrorist group. The pentagon admits despite nearly 20 air strikes the isis fighters are as strong as ever and just this morning they posted a new message online threatening the united states. Meanwhile, president obama is pledging support for iraqs newly nominated Prime Minister, but the current Prime Minister, Nuri Al Maliki is refusing to leave office. Well, more than 1,000 people have now died in the Ebola Outbreak in west africa. Overnight we learned the latest victim a missionary priest from spain evacuated from liberia last week. The World Health Organization is now supporting the use of experimental drugs in treating patients. And take a look at this video from the pacific. A cargo ship rescued three on this sailboat that became disabled in 30foot waves in hurricane julio winds gusting up to 150 miles an hour broke the mast but everyone okay remarkably. Its being called the Worlds Largest backyard pool. A man near houston spent 3 million to build a swimmers dream. It features a 21foot slide, a rock waterfall. A rope swing, a spa that fits 30 people. Theres also a 500foot lazy river and there you see it, a swim up bar. The owner, though, has invited everyone in town over for a swim. To word on how he will get them out of his pool. Exactly. Florida exactly. Theyre never going to leave. With the heat in houston the pool comes in handy. To all the flooding and heavy rains and storms heading for the northeast. Ginger, you have the latest. A natural pool on highways in the detroit area. I75 closed for a bit. Video from yesterday around the detroit area all parts of m midmichigan, southeastern michigan shutting down that highway for parts at a time and up to a half foot of rain, storms like that move to the east and so you can see there are some bullseyes in parts of pennsylvania and up through new england. This is the next couple of days. Your local forecast is in just 30 seconds. Hi im meteorologist karen rogers with your accuweather update. The rain is already moving in. Well see rain at times today and it could be heavy. Right now were looking at the ben franklin bridge. We have lots of clouds and it hasnt been very wet yet in philadelphia. Lets look at your accuweather forecast. Its 73 right now but with the clouds and with the periods of rain were Holding Temperatures down to about 79 degrees. We could see a strong thunderstorm especially west of the city of philadelphia later today. Tomorrow clouds and some rain give way to some sunshine and a spotty shower, a high two pockets of Severe Weather. Ill go into detail coming up in the next half hour. All right, thanks, ginger. Robin williams gave us so many incredibly funny moments from movies to standup to tv appearances, his rapidfire over the top style really unmatched by anyone. In in addition to his oscar won four grammys for his comedy albums and a few of our funny moments im driving in my car i turn on the radio look at this thing. Look, flipper. Ah sign, they are big signs that say you will not get into the kingdom of heaven and i look at these geeks and go, are you going to be there . Im not going. Waiting for godot and did shakespeare, exciting to wear tights and people go, i cant see anything. Fabulous. Oh, kind of dear, if you like that handsome rugged type. But personally i prefer short furry and funny. You tell us what you found out about the enemy since youve been here . We found out that we cant find them. You do an eclectic celebration of event, fosse, fosse, Martha Graham or twila, twila or michael kidd, michael kidd or madonna, madonna, madonna but you keep it all inside. Lawrence, you saw, you saw what he did just then. Lets go over to the bus station. Ill make those announcements like you never understand. I want the guy who does soccer to do golf one time. The ball is rolling. Oh those models are like deer in a thong. They walk by like this, hello. Mr. Aladdin sir what your pleasure be let me take your order jot it down you aint never had a friend like me im not afraid. This is mork signing off till next week. Nanu nanu. [ applause ] thats how we first got to know him. Just everything that he did. Hard to pick your favorite because he was so good at everything he did. Its funny, i asked people to tweet us their favorite moments and so many said all of them. Great answer. Too many. Too many to choose. His voices, improv. Genius in aladdin. Brought tears to my eyes in birdcage. Martha graham. Mrs. Doubtfire. I know people at home youre doing the same thing as we are and were going to have much more of our special tribute to Robin Williams, a look at also his years battling addiction in his own words. He was really the bob hope of his generation, remembering that Robin Williams gave back to our men and women in uniform. Something he would do after every show that we never even knew about coming up right here. Forget you you have no idea everyone in america ] whe almost every day, you notice a few things. Like the fact that youre pretty attached to these. Ok, really attached. And thats alright. 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Also we have a crash in worcester Montgomery County along Skippack Pike at valley forge road by the exxon station. In abington theres one along Huntingdon Pike along morton road. One in wyncote on church road at washington lane. And in Chester Delco watch out for a crash along providence of a 320 at 22nd street by campus dental center. Tam. Okay, thank you, matt. Lets take a live look out there right now looking out on sky 6 over Philadelphia International airport. You can see were starting to see some gray in the skies and karen, you say well see only more of that as the day goesology. Thats right. Were going to keep the clouds today, tam and well see periods of rain. Its not raining right now in philadelphia just damp. Storm tracker 6 live double scan showing certainly raining throughout much of the region. Its going to be on and off today. Its not going ton constantly raining all day but these periods of rain, the problem is some of it could be pretty heavy and we could have a strong thunderstorm especially west of the city that could be strong to severe. 79 degrees for your high today. With these periods of rain straight through tonight. Tomorrow clouds, some rain very early and then some sunshine, maybe a spotty shower, a high of 83. After that, tam, the weather love that. Thank you, karen. Thats it for action news right now. We send you back to gma and more remembering of robin vo ours is a world of passengers. The redeyes. daughter im really tired. vo the transfers. Well, thats kid number three. vo the copilots. All sitting. Trusting. Waiting. For a safe arrival. Introducing the allnew Subaru Legacy. Designed to help the driver in you. Fothth. The Subaru Legacy. Its not just a sedan. Its a subaru. Go through 60 more bags a year than glad users. Ever wonder why . 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And there is so many moments, so many more that we want to share with you this morning. We love wedders but thank goodness he followed his heart. Can you imagine . In thats true. If he hadnt. Part of remembering Robin Williams was also his honesty, his honesty about his battle with addiction in his own words coming up this morning. You know he loved, of course, making people laugh and one of his favorite audiences was our troops. He began touring with the uso in 2002 and youll hear what he had to say about meeting those heroes coming up. We also have one of robins costars to join us talking about working with and cracking up. Can you imagine working alongside robin and keeping a straight face . No, because i know when he came here in our studio we were all cracking up so i can only imagine what was like on the set. Robin williams, very open, though, about his struggles throughout his career, no matter how successful he was, he could not shake the demon of addiction. A problem that plagued had imfor decades putting him in and out of rehab and our juju chang is here with more on that. Good morning, juju. Reporter its a tragic truism we all kind of know in our gut that depression and Substance Abuse also go hand and hand and Robin Williams often made selfmedicating a punch line to a lot of his jokes but he also knew through years of personal suffering that it was no joking matter. Ah reporter you wouldnt know it from all the hilarious roles he conjured up on screen like mrs. Doubtfire and the bi birdcage but offscreen legendary actor Robin Williams was tormented by addiction for decades. A dark demon he frequently joked about on stage. And alcohol is especially dangerous for people like myself alcoholics or you can say ethanol challenged. Whatever you want to call it. Reporter it wasnt just alcohol, abusing cocaine in the early 80s but quitting after his friend John Belushis overdose telling Barbara Walters about it. He was a one of the toughest people you can meet and it cleaned up a generation of people because he was as strong as anyone you could meet. When we hear about people using drug, most of the time they use it for getting high. For me it was basically a way to escape and cut off from people. Reporter he told abc news in 2011 the role of a lifetime that helped keep him sober for 20 years was that of father. The one thing that cleaned me up was having a kid. Thats immediate. If thats the same i didnt have any rehab or any, you know, any groups. Reporter but after those two decades of sobriety williams says he sampled some whiskey in 2006 and within a week he was hooked. His family reportedly staged an intervention. He spoke about the grip of addiction with diane sawyer just two months after leaving rehab. Away, quiet time, good though and back. People say how do you feel. With my fingers. Just alcohol . Just alcohol. Thats enough really. To talk about it as caused by something thought caused by anything. Its just there. Lays in wait for the time when you think im fine now, im okay and then, beep. And then the next thing you know its not okay. Youre standing at a precipice and you look down, theres a voice and a little quiet choice that says just one. And for someone who has no tolerance for it thats not a possibility. Reporter was there something somebody said, one sentence that got through that sailed through youre a drunk no, its like it got through to me saying you need help and thats the best sentence that got through. Reporter williams said he spend years thinking he could handle his alcohol problem on his own. I can do this, i can stop and you really think you can and you realize you cant. Reporter it was that relapse in 2006 that reportedly cost him his second marriage. Earlier this summer williams checking into the renown hazelton clinic to focus on his continued commitment to sobriety. His rep telling abc news it was not a relapse. The world now left with the advice a wise williams once gave to a younger version of himself. Dont be running so fast and thats it. How much have you loved . Thats a simple question. How much have you loved. Love doing what you do or love being with people. If you can answer that pretty positively youre doing okay. Its a good life. The most profound lesson he is giving us all whenever someone is universally beloved and loses such a hard fought battle with depression it reminds us all this is a brutal, cruel disease that strikes people no matter who you are, how much wealth or stature or support from loved ones somebody has. Robin. All walks of life. You got that right, juju. Abc news senior medical contributor dr. Jennifer ashton joins us, addiction, depression. What exactly is that relationship . Its very complicated and we do see quite often they can exist in parallel. I mean, of course, depression can lead to addiction and addiction can lead to depression but they can be two parallel disease processes and when one or both are out of control, they can spiral precipitously downhill very quickly with lifethreatening and fatal consequence. We knew so much more about Robin Williams addiction. He talked openly about that but not about the depression. We can talk about cancer and all these different types of diseases and ailments but when it comes to depression, jen, it seems like theres a stigma attached. Why is that and how do we get past it. We have to get past it. Its something that existed when i was in medical school. It exists today and we keep seeing these wellknown figures again and again with their lives lost because in many ways we as a society are not really that equipped to handle embracing something that doesnt have a scar or as you were saying if youre on chemotherapy and lose your hair people can see that. People cant see depression all the time and tears of a clown, right, that famous song, this was what Robin Williams embodied and what so many people who live and battle with depression deal with. They can be smiling on the outside and they can be in utter agony and in some cases frankly psychotic on the inside and we need to be more embracing of this and drop the sigma. There are a lot of families shaking their head because they deal with this. Its not just famous people like jooumg said. Its not because youre wealthy. It does not matter. What is the lesson we learn here . Lets not let another person die in vain and increase our awareness and understand when a person is profoundly depressed they need onetoone help. Thats a part of the story this morning. All right. Jen, thanks so much. Appreciate that. Time for the weather and ginger. It is such a great conversation to have. Like you said, so many families nodding. I do want to start with some really great video out of seattle because we do have to talk about Severe Weather, a real threat today but last night, it was beautiful. In slow motion youre seeing it there. The lightning itself. Two pockets well watch today. One in the northeast damaging wind possible from this part of West Virginia all the way through baltimore and washington, d. C. It includes pittsburgh and then another one right back here in the west, this could spark some lightning and that would not be good. Flash floods on some of thanks, ginger, im meteorologist karen rogers with your accuweather update. Grab the umbrella. Periods of rain throughout the day today. 79 degrees for your high. Tomorrow clouds and some rain give way to some sunshine and a spotty shower and a high all that weather brought to you by elmers school glue. Robin and david. Coming up, a terrifying scene. That stroller. We all watched it. A baby inside. Youll see it right there and then another woman runs in. 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He traveled to war zones, entertaining close to 100,000 of our troops in 13 countries during his uso tours. Photo. Merry christmas. Reporter after his shows hed always stick around, seeking out those who couldnt come to the main event. Hed go to the guard towers. Hed go to the dining falls. Hed go to the Security Police who couldnt come to the show because they were on duty. And he would spend time with them individually. That was very moving. Reporter and for the veterans and especially the injured back home, williams used comedy as therapy telling our own bob woodruff during a fundraising stand up for heroes event in 2012 im so honored to meet them and know what theyve gone through and say, hey, dude, this is just something that really humbles me. Reporter another humbling moment for williams came during a performance in kuwait in 2007. Uhoh. Reporter the soldiers knew that bugle meant the flag was being lowered. Williams wasnt sure why the troops were turning their backs on him but he, of course, found humor in ha moment. Im not going to forget that. [ laughter ] ive never had an entire audience go, forget you. I was also wondering whats coming from that way. Reporter williams would joke about that for years to come. But you could always see that pride in our troops, that respect and they always gave it back. I just want to say, thank you to all our men and women serving our country. Thank you very much. General ham who you saw in that piece traveled with him on uso tours and said to me of williams, he loved the troops. They loved him and the general added, i did too. David. So powerful. I love that moment when they turn around. Never had an entire audience he was just so quick. Its happened to us all. Coming up here walmart making a big move into medical care. This caught our attention. Should you really get your checkup where you do your shopping . 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Genie of the lamp such a great moment from aladdin where we really see Robin Williams immense talent and so many people sharing their favorite Robin Williams characters and mopes all the top trends on twitter and overnight celebrating the one and only Robin Williams. And this really captured peoples emotion. This image tweeted from the academy with the caption genie, youre free. And that moment from Robin Williams famous aladdin role retweeted more than 225,000 times overnight and over here, steve martin was one of the first celebrities to pay tribute on social media praising him as a mensch, acting partner and genuine soul and the word heartbroken coming up in so many remembrances. Robin, want to get back to you at the desk. It was like a collective hug from everyone when you went on twitter last night and just everyone just sharing their moments and you just feeling this connectedness. People will have Robin Williams marathons, i guarantee it, watching all their Favorite Movies. 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Were going see these showers on and off, some downpours here or there at any point today you need to be prepared for that. We could get 1 to 3 inches of rain out of this. Clouds, rain at times will hold our temperatures down to 79. We could even see an isolated thunderstorm that could be strong to severe west of the city so a lot to watch for today. It continues tonight and ends early tomorrow so tomorrow starts off a little wet with clouds. We give way to some sunshine, 83 degrees for your high, a shower around tomorrow. It gets much better after that. By thursday, tam,s just gorgeous. And get to the parts that we and get to the parts that we enjoy. Thats it for us right now. Enjoy. Whats up, george . Massage chair. My little indulgence. Dunkin french vanilla swirl, my little indulgence. Indulge in the sweeter, creamier taste of dunkins new french vanilla and hazelnut swirl coffees and lattes try one today hey pal . You ready . Can you pick me up at 6 30 . 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Yes you make us feel good, robin. You know that. Thank you. Its a good job. I like it. Its my day job. Celebrating the life of Robin Williams in a special edition of gma this morning. And so wonderful for the crowd to come out and celebrate as we are remembering the arc and a legend, Robin Williams. So many great memories, being shared all morning long. He was a great friend to all of us here at Good Morning America. Oh, that was 2009 and you just sit back and you just knew that you had the best seat in the house sitting in front of that man. He tells you, its my day job. Well look back at some of his most memorable performances and interviews. And talk with one of his costars through the years talking about what it was like to work on the set with him. How you keep a straight face when the cameras were rolling. Huge blank spots in the script where he would ad lib. What a joy and i know all of us so heartbroken when we heard the news. What a loss. And then we also will have this hour should you really get your checkup where you do your shopping . Walmart is making a move right now into medical care and well get into that as well as celebrating the life of Robin Williams. That too. Were also talking about a trend that is changing how people live right now. The question, could you spend every day in a tiny house under 100 square feet . If it looks like that. It looks nice. How easy would that be to clean. With all of times square looking in, yeah. Theres that. Thats a lot of new york City Apartments right there. A lot of us do. We werent complaining. It looks like our first apartment. A lot of people fighting you for you. We have so much to discuss but well begin with the latest on Robin Williams, the actor and comedian found dead in his Northern California home monday afternoon and Abcs Cecilia Vega is outside the San Francisco house that, well, he made famous in his hit movie mrs. Doubtfire. Good morning, again, cecilia. Reporter good morning to you again. You can see this memorial behind me is growing. Robin williams was last seen alive at his home in marin county, california, on sunday and in just a few hours police will be updating the status of the investigation into his death. This morning, the shocking news of the sudden death of comedic icon Robin Williams. Maybe youre perfect right now. Maybe you dont want to ruin that. Reporter the 63yearold oscar winner was ground dead in his marin county, california, home on monday just after 1 00 p. M. Investigators calling it a suspected suicide. Overnight williams spokesperson saying that lately the comedian has been battling severe depression. You made a 50yearold jingle sound like a gold record. Reporter williams is survived by three children, zachary, zelda and cody. Williams wife Susan Schneider saying in a statement i lost my husband and my best friend while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. Thats what made her my wife. Reporter the final tweet a 25th birthday wish nearly two weeks ago to his daughter zelda adding, always my baby girl and zelda tweeting overnight i love you, i miss you. Ill try to keep looking up. So many tributes. You know, i can tell you firsthand what a huge part of the San Francisco Bay Area Community Robin Williams was. I grew up out here and you would see him riding his bike. See him out and about in town. This memorial you see growing behind me just a small example of how much he will be missed. Yeah, he was a big sports fan there too. Many of the local teams were tweeting about him. Okay, cecilia, thank you very much. Well speak to one of his costars in just a little bit. But now other top stories that are overnight you know the memorials will just get bigger and bigger over the days and shows the impact he had on so many. The other headlines this morning. We begin with the new fire threat thats in the northwest. More than two dozen major wildfires burning this morning and more thunderstorms today could spark even more, unfortunately. This morning, though we have a story of survival. Three firefighters in Northern California became trapped in the winddriven flames on monday. They were forced to deploy their personal fire shelters like these ones and it allows the flames to burn over them, all three survived with no serious injuries, remarkable. And overnight police near st. Louis fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up crowds protesting the Police Shooting of an unarmed teenager. This is the second night of unrest. The family of the victim, michael brown, is demanding Police Reveal the name of the officer who fired those shots. They deny their son ever fought with the officer. The fbi is now investigating. Also breaking overnight militants in iraq have issued a new threat to america vowing to plunge iraq into further crisis despite u. S. Air strikes saying this is not a game. The u. S. Is promising significant new aid for iraq if the new Prime Minister forms an inclusive government but iraqs current Prime Minister right now is refusing to leave office. In medical news, the fda has approved a dna test that will screen for colon cancer. Its called cologuard. Its detected 92 of colon cancers in a study of 10,000 patients. Colonoscopy is still the most accurate screening tool but many people avoid the invasive procedure so this is certainly big news. A stunning number from the postal service, it lost 2 billion between april and june. This is a far bigger loss than the same time last year even though it raised prices. And a wild scene near phoenix. Shoplifting suspects caught on camera spraying a Security Guard with pepper spray as they tried to flee this mall. Police say the suspects are from the same family and have been hitting up stores for more than a year reselling those items then at yard sales. Well, some frightening moments at the subway station in london. Take a look at this. A baby stroller left unattended, oh, my goodness, it rolls off the platform onto the tracks with the baby inside. Youll then see a woman jumping down and rescuing the child before the train arrives. No word if shes the mother or just a Good Samaritan but police are trying to find her and everyone is okay. Remarkably. Finally one man stole the show at wrigley field. Watch this home run and then watch the man, oh, my goodness. He is sitting in the last arm. What an arm. He catches the ball, he nabs it and comes pretty close to falling off that bench right there. He throws the ball back on to the field. Guess what, he caught it but it still counted as a home run for the other team. Maybe he should, you know, go on the field. Nice snag there. Hope hes feeling okay this morning. No back injuries. Advil. Thank you amy. How about whats coming up. Heres whats coming up on our gma morning menu. First Robin Williams, being himself. We have highlights from some of his most memorable interviews. And then his genius and energy as a standup comedian. Just unmatched and well have a look at where Robin Williams got his start. Then we will turn to the big new trend of going small. Actually going tiny. Could you live in a house if it was less than 100 square feet . We all said yeah if it looked like that and well show it to you live on Good Morning America here in times square as we celebrate the life of Robin Williams. Stay with us. Gmas morning menu is brought to you by nexium. New nexium 24 hour, now available without a prescription. Dont blame him. Instead, rely on frontline plus. It kills adult fleas and ticks, plus flea eggs and larvae, destroying future generations. Ask your vet about frontline plus. Worse and worse. Rthritis, i had. Intense joint pain that got then my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel. Im phil mickelson, pro golfer. Enbrel helps relieve pain and stop joint damage. 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Performance with the right attitude. Get exceptional offers on the audi a4 during the summer of audi event. Visit audioffers. Com today sfx rings sound design. That dude looks like a lady that that dude looks like a lady a scene to remember. Letting loose as mrs. Doubtfire. Whoo one of his most vivid and beloved transformations, yes, we are celebrating his incredible life and career all morning long here. I think that might be my Favorite Movie. I really do. Its fun. I can watch it again and again and again. I love what cecilia was saying, he was part of the San Francisco community too. You would see him in the corner store. Riding his bike. I want to have a movie marathon now just because so many moments wouldnt that be something. Wouldnt that be great . He gave us so much. Not only in his comedic roles but the roles where you saw his drama, yeah, his heart. Yeah. We all have our Favorite Movie scenes. You to that and Robin Williams was often at his best when he was just playing himself. Funny, smart, touching, always lightening fast, a guest so many ties on Good Morning America throughout the years and it was a privilege to sit across from that man. Let me tell you, he kept you on your toes. Robin williams, a man so gifted, friend Billy Crystal once said, he bounces around 9 room like light off 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, yeah. Can you really . Well, yes, watch. Did you go into comedy because you couldnt make it as an actor . Yes, actually is that true . Thats what i read. You couldnt get a job as you cry on this program and i wont run any of it. You promised me you wouldnt cry. I couldnt make it as an actor. I remember doing hamlet. To be, line. I found it very difficult being in tights and youre wearing ties and doing shakespeare and they can tell what religion you are. Tears come down your cheeks. Robin, do you ever just Talk Straight . Yeah. For how long . Hours at a time. Yeah. Yeah, i mean i can for a long time. I dont like to because its more fun to play. Reporter behind the playful ness williams struggled with the demons of addiction something he spoke about with diane sawyer in 2006 two months after he left rehab. Was there something people said to you. Many people. It was pretty much unanimous on that level. And then you go and you say, thats it. Yeah, youre right. How long before you decided this is it . I dont know. I was a couple of years of just thinking i can do it on my own and you cant. Thats the bottom line. I can do this. I can stop and you really think you can and then you realize i need help and thats the operative word. Reporter williams was dealt another blow in 2009 when he had open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve. He later told Barbara Walters who herself faced the same procedure the experience was humbling. Are you a different person today . Yeah, i think much more grateful. For everything. You and i both have been given a Second Chance literally and to take that and go with it. And i too was one of the lucky ones who basked in the light that was Robin Williams. So lovely to see you again. Diane kept confusing us. People confuse us all the time. Lets do this whole thing. Oh, robin robert. Separated at birth. Yo, baby please. Bless your heart. You make us laugh. Thank you. Its a good job, i like it. Its my day job. Dont ever quit your day job. Thank you. Dont ever. Thank you. Its something that just seems like its 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. Sweet robin go back. Those are the days when you added ten minutes to the segment with Robin Williams because he would just take. Thats when you just sat back in your chair. Let him do do the work and many of our crew members, theyve known him over the years too and have said the same thing. He was just incredibly personable. Good to see, jess. From, of course, people magazine, entertainment weekly. We always love it when you come on. A subject thats tough this morning. He was un vaiversally admired a loved in hollywood. He really was. A lot of comedians are known for being angry much thats the rap they get. He clearly was a complex guy but always incredibly professional. He was very, very kind. Whether you were whether you were operating the camera or acting with him or sitting in a Movie Theater he wanted you to like him. He wanted to make you laugh and he was always on. And i think whats so sad about this is we realize that manic energy was really it was masking such profound, you know, sadness and difficulties in his own life. And weve heard that from many people saying that about tears of a clown. That thats something we dont realize that theyre dealing with and as you said, in the same he was always on. And no one knew really about this side of him, did they . No, and he never unleashed his demons on the rest of us. You know, he really wanted to make the world a better place. He was whether he would decorate his house, you know, for the holidays and hang out with the kids, he loved children because they were a great audience, you know. They loved to he loved to make them laugh. Childlike enthusiasm. What do you think his legacy will be. Like Jonathan Winters of a previous generation. He really defined a particular kind of comedy for a generation. And nobody its really hard to find anybody who has ever had that kind of versatility as an actor. You know, that from mrs. Doubtfire to the, you know, to the therapist in good will hunting, he just i think that his own i think again his own complexities also made him a great actor. He just embraced everyone. Do you know what i mean . On screen and off screen. He was best at playing himself. Thats what somebody said and i think thats so true when you see all those clips over the years. A generous guy. The clip with the troops and did a lot of charity work. For the homeless. Jest, s, thanks so much. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the one and only Robin Williams. Cheryl hines starred with him in rv and remembers her costar and friend. Good morning. Thank you so much for being here to celebrate the life of your friend, Robin Williams. Good morning. Im really glad youre celebrating his life. Because its such a sad time but he brought so much happiness and laughter to everybody and i think thats 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 weve been talking about how we knew him here in Good Morning America but what was he like when the cameras werent roll yg. One of my first encounters with robin, i didnt 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 and sweaty and he immediately lifted up my arm and planted his head in my armpit and the whole of course, the whole cast and crew was watching and that was the beginning of our relationship. Cheryl, he was famous for sort of adlibbing, leaving big spaces they did for him in all of the scripts because they just knew he would take it and run with it. Yes. Of course, thats what he did best. So i would wait for him to finish. It didnt matter trying to memorize your cues because there was never a cue. You had to just wait till he wound down and then youd say your line. And, cheryl, you have worked with so many comedic greats but how does robin stand out for you among all of them . Well, you know, robin was very, very generous soul and he knew that people were excited to meet him and were excited to be on the set with him and just like you all have been talking about this morning, he really did make it a point to talk to the person that was taking out the trash on the set and even when my mom came to visit from florida, and he every time he saw her would get up and hug her and make her feel special. And that was a quality that a lot of people in general dont have, much less comedians. Yeah. So true. So true. So wonderful. Hey, cheryl, thank you so much for sharing your insight. Your memories and before we go, we all want to say congratulations. Yes. On your recent marriage. Thank you. Wish you all the best. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks for taking the time to celebrate Robin Williams. We do want to get one more check of the weather with our ginger zee. Oh, and you know what, we are all celebrating too out here. The life of Robin Williams and a couple of other things. I met jonas from new jersey. What did you want to say. Today is my mommys birthday. I love her just the way she is. Thats what he told me so i said say it again. How sweet. Happy 39th birthday. Lets go ahead and check the forecast. We have a couple of things to share with you including more moisture for the southwest like in las vegas, flash flood watches that will go through wednesday night and then red flag warnings and some of those burn scars could see some big issues, you could see gusts up to 50 miles per hour. The west will be a headline for days to come. It is much nicer drier but cool. Look at chicago today. A high of only 71 off the lake there. 80 for minneapolis and 80, st. Louis. 85 for memphis and thats what ill leave you with, a look across the nation. Thanks, ginger, im meteorologist karen rogers with your accuweather update. Dont forget the umbrella as you head our the door. Lots of rain headed our way. Heres your forecast. Well see periods of rain, the current temperature 73. Were headed up only to 79 today. Lots of clouds, rain on and off, even a strong thunderstorm possible later on. And then tomorrow the rain ends early on with clouds giving way to some sunshine and a spotty shower and 83. After that its gorgeous. Thursday nice and less humid, 80 with bright sunshine, mostly sunny on and we artying our celebration. One more thing we wanted to say hello to who max. Hi, max. Love you, max. Little max is her little brother. Hi, max. Little max is smiling. So are we when we think about the scope of Robin Williams career and the moment that might have started it all and we wanted to show you. This is mork all started thanks to a small role on happy days, 1978. Take a look at when someone shows up at the door and the fonz opens it. Remember me mork from ork, you called me the nutso from outer space. You tell me men dont kiss women on your planet. Kiss, i dont know what that means. Nice word, has a pleasant ring to it. Kiss, kiss, kiss. Can you hear the ring . Yeah, yeah, yeah, i ya. But you see i need your help. You are known throughout the universe for your expertise in this field. I am oh, yeah, thats true, right. All right. All right. Im going to try to find you a date. Hey, hey, hey. Just got to do me a favor. Go up to richies room and get on to some of his clothes to make you look normal. My clothes do need time warping. Timeless. So funny. Garry marshall auditioned him and said he hired him on the spot because he had never interviewed an alien before. And he played the role. I cant imagine anybody else doing that role. Youll have a special on 0 20. An hour look back at all the great moments to celebrate him. How will you fit it into an hour . So many. Cant wait for that. Coming up next on Good Morning America, were talking about a new trend. A home of less than 100 square feet. What . Say what . For you. Coming up. Now, this is a Morning Television first. Its a 10. Its the big dancing with the stars exclusive tomorrow we reveal this years pro dancers live so will your favorite return . Dont miss it only on all Good Morning America. On abc. Out of west deptford gloucester county, thats where police say a gunman took aim at the Municipal Building around 4 00 a. M. This morning. Authorities say Surveillance Video shows a dark colored vehicle driving into the nearby Public Library parking lot. Someone then fires towards the building which houses the police station. Were told seven bullets hit the exterior of the building and police are searching for that shooter. 8 27 on this tuesday august 12. Im Tamala Edwards. Lets head to matt pelman. Taking a look in Chester County good morning. Little damp and a little slow on 202 northbound side from the 30 bypass through this point approaching 401 up to 29 weve seen worse mornings but somewhat damp conditions are slowing us down a little bit. Not too far off in west goshen watch out for a crash along Phoenixville Pike at 322. Still have the one in ambler Montgomery County close to bridges steakhouse along main street near butler avenue. Meanwhile down in northern delaware shannon road remains closed because of a downed pole. Head for 52 kennett pike as an alternate. Ben franklin bridge some slowing here on the westbound downside headed into center city. Tam. Okay, thank you for that matt. Lets talk about that rain thats expected to come in today and at points be heavy. Lets go to karen. Good morning. Good morning, ear already seeing in parts of our region just not in the city itself right now. Storm tracker 6 live double scan, and with double scan we can pick up some of the heavier rains like this cell right here in west chester and downingtown, really coming down good right now so be careful as youre headed out in parts of the region right now already getting the rain. Well see periods of rain, not raining all day long but here or there you could see a downpour at any point today or tonight. Stein 79 degrees for your high. We could have a strong to severe thunderstorm west of philadelphia. The rain ends tomorrow morning sunshine and a spotty shower tam. Thank you karen. Gma wraps up and well see you back here in 30. Baby we have a wonderful crowd outside here. Hello, everybody. Good morning to you. Thank you for being with us. Youre listening to Florida Georgia Line. Their smash hit cruise and the country superstars will take over central park this friday and hoping youll join us then because we cant wait for it. Cant wait for that. Also this half hour well ask that question a lot of people go to walmart for the deals and shopping but do you go to get your diagnosis there . Check in with the doctor there . Were going to look into that coming up this half hour. Yeah. Im excited to hear about it. And, hey, have you noticed, these guys, tiny houses outside here in times square. This is a trend to go smaller and that trend is getting bigger. So we asked could you live in under 100 square feet . And pretty darned good. This one especially is so cute with the bunk bed. However, theres no bathroom. So thats i thick that one. As long as youre living alone and not with all my children. As long as its one person. How many people actually are living inside there. Well find out but more now our special tribute to Robin Williams. His creativity and natural comedic timing and abcs Chris Connelly has more from leaks. Good morning, chris. Reporter youre so fast. So fast, so dynamic. Watching Robin Williams do standup could be as exhilarating as watching a great athlete in motion. At least when you werent just laughing your head off. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Robin Williams. Reporter standup was the beating heart of Robin Williams body of work. You know the difference between a tornado and divorce in the south, nothing. Someone is losing a trailer, number one. Reporter on stage in clubs on records or live on one of his concert tours. He displayed a comic mind working at the speed of a microprocessor. Football referees would have that, too much commercial time. Bad white men dancing on the field. Reporter with a mouth to match. You telling me that the oscars are also political . Oh, my [ bleep ] god. Reporter he could combine a kind of improvisational wizardry with the Attention Span of an overcaffeinated kindergartner. Every word, voices and sounds. With a velocity of a fire hose. Under the influence of quaaludes entitled reporter and amid his mouth mouth madness there was a meth thoed to miss mad this is tackling from obama is a kenyan word for kennedy, god bless us. Reporter to technology. Be the good parent and put on a videotape. Okay. Reporter to relationships. It isnt even sex anymore. Its emotion, its freud, its psychology. You are a relationship you go to therapy. You find out, so my momma is a guy, so what . Reporter even his own issues over the years. Ebay and alcoholism. Perfect storm of addiction. Find yourself with George Foreman grills and sham wow. Reporter he could leave both audiences and his colleagues in the comedy elite incapacitated with laughter. Good night reporter that same laughter that so many are remembering so fondly this morning. So much of his comedy, i mean you couldnt write it down. You couldnt retell it. It was just uniquely Robin Williams. And were really going to miss that robin. We certainly will. You got that right, chris. Wow. Its one of those mornings where, yes, youre sad but its like cheryl hines and how Robin Williams family said lets remember how he lived his life. Lets remember and celebrate that and there is so much to celebrate. There is. Well, just wondering if we need to water the flowers on this little house here. Is it going to rain out. You know it is. We may get a sprinkle you guys have umbrellas with you . No, these people from l. A. They may or may not be used to this but we are going to get some rain in the next 24 to 36 hour, heavy at times throughout the northeast. Thats where i want to begin. Flash flood watches in parts of the northeast and midatlantic because we could see Severe Weather that we were talking about earlier. The warm front has a lot of l t ling, lifting in the atmosphere, new england, upwards of 3 must inches for the next couple of days. I wanted to leave you a look across the nation. The stormiest stuff certainly happening in the northeast. Drier back in the midwest and plains. Thanks, ginger, im meteorologist karen rogers with this accuweather update. Be careful, some heavy rain on the way. Well see it on and off today so periods of rain, a high of just 79, could even see a strong thunderstorm later today. Tomorrow clouds and some rain give all this weather has been brought to you by audi and i do have one more thing to talk to you about, shark week. We got to talk a little more about it. I want you to look at this exclusive preview. Remarkable footage of great white sharks on attack. It continues with jawdropping, heartstopping and if you watched any of this stuff it doesnt let you sleep documentaries about those beasts from the deep. You would know. I do. Swimming with the sharks. A little too close. Hey, coming up, you can find almost anything at a walmart including now a diagnosis. So should you be getting your medical care where you shop . Well get into that coming up on Good Morning America. Here in times square. The coolest thing you can do this summer is dump a bucket of ice coal water over your head. No, seriously its called the ice bucket challenge and friday live in central park this could be the biggest ice bucket challenge ever so watch us raise the bucket and als awareness on Good Morning America. Well, you can get pretty much anything at walmart these days and now you can add a doctor to your shopping list. The retail giant is opening primary care clinics in many of its stores and abcs brandi hitt has the story. Reporter walmart, the onestop shopping destination for everything from groceries to clothing even treadmills and now your physician. The nations largest retailer is marketing itself as a primary medical provider in addition to 100 basic care clinics walmart is opening six primary care clinics inside stores inside texas and South Carolina with licensed Nurse Practitioners ready to diagnose and treat chronic illnesses and injuries. All for 40 a visit. Just 4 if youre a walmart employee. The clinics are located in areas where doctors are scarce and all sites supervising physicians are ready to step in when needed. Dr. Michael rodriguez is not affiliated with walmart. More access to care is extremely important but that care needs to be high quality care. Reporter its the latest step in a growing trend. Drugstore clinics at walgreens and cvs Stores Offering limited screenings and vaccines have been growing in popularity. When i am jammed with time, our time schedules are tight, its very convenient for us. Reporter but dr. Rodriguez says walmart is taking it a step farther and hes concerned that primary care givers at the helm are Nurse Practitioners, not doctors. Their training and expertise is not the same as primary care physicians. Reporter walmart is opening six more primary care clinics by the end of the year. It tells abc news we aim to be part of a continuum of care while driving down costs for our associates and customers. Adding that it also offers referrals to specialists as needed. For Good Morning America, brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. And abc news senior medical contributor dr. Jennifer ashton joins us now. Brandi mentioned i got my flu shot at the pharmacy. This is about access and theres concerns about quality. What are your thoughts on this . You know, usually im a big believer in staying in your lane when it comes to medical qualifications but i actually think this concept is a net positive and i think we teed to see how it plays out. I dont think that doctors should feel threatened from the getgo. The reality, there are many people especially those who live in poor rural areas whether they have insurance or not they dont have the access to a medical professional and they need that interface with someone whether its a Nurse Practitioner, a medical assistant or an md to continue their medical management of chronic issues. Were not talking about doing dialysis or fibroid management at a walmart. This is, you know, lowlevel things that need some kind of medical oversight that could be absolutely done by a Nurse Practitioner who is very skilled, very qualified and while they may not have the exact same credentials as an md, they are more than capable and competent to handle these issues. Its affordable, convenient. What are the downsides. You mentioned cost. 40 a visit sounds enticing but when you think about the fact that a lot of these people have chronic issues, some people with chronic issues need to be seen once a month. Now all of a sudden youre talking about almost 500 a year so the cost is a factor. What i really worry about also, amy, is the doctor patient or Health Care Provider patient relationship. Will that continuity and followup exist here . What should you do . Do you have advice for people who are planning to go to these facilities or go to the ones that are doc in a box. I often have patients away at college or traveling and go to an urgrcare or doc in a box. If possible, always bring someone with you. I mean these are your extra set of ears and eyes for something that might be a very stressful situation for you and get copies of everything. That means your tests, your results, the interaction, the notes that the Health Care Provider did, all of those are very important when you hopefully will see another provider down the road for followup because if something serious comes up you want to go to an md. And uniformly when have a patient that went to one, what kind of test, what was the diagnosis people say, i dont know so get the paperwork. All right, dr. Jen ashton, always great advice. Thanks so much. We appreciate it. We asked would you use an instore clinic. 36 said yes and 64 of you said no. Coming up, we are squeezing into some pintsized homes that are becoming a bigger trend than you might think. Suddenly i see how big is acmes anniversary sale . Its huge its acmes anniversary sale. This week check out the quaker breakfast event, 1. 49 each. Nabisco chips ahoy cookies, 1. 99. And Frito Lay Party size chips, 2. 99 each. Dont miss our biggest sale ever hey mom look what i found. Acme. This sale is huge oh, yeah, when its this hot. You make we wanna roll my windows down Florida Georgia Line takes over central park live. Check out how they roll only on Good Morning Americas summer Concert Series presented by claritin. Suddenly i see check this out. We are living large inside this tiny house. Here i am right on the corner of wee and tinytown. This one is a demo so you can get a good look. A sleeping loft but homes like this are where people really live year round. The new reality series tiny house nation is where you can find them. Heres a look at a tiny living trend. From tiny dogs to tiny cars, even tiny gma anchors. Lets get a look at the weather from ginger. And now tiny homes. Its your new home. Beautiful. Oh, my god. The tiny trend is growing so fast theres even a tv show about pintsized palaces. Tiny house nation so whats the big deal . Basically makes you feel like james bond because you have things that fold out of the wall. Everybody likes to show off their gadgets. Oh, my gosh. Tim and shannons 210squarefoot studio features a dog crate island. For the dog. Dog food. So cute. You like to have guests so what we did was make this actually leaf out. Now it turns into your kitchen table. This is awesome. Normally this would be a bedroom. We managed to fit the bed underneath your office. They say their tiny home doesnt feel cramped. Like i hate to even call this a tiny house because its really not that tiny. With a full kitchen, living space, music studio and sleeping loft its practically spacious. One of the best things about tiny house living is the freedom that it provides you. For the kassel family the decision to downside was easy. We value our experiences together as a family more than our possessions. The hardest part, getting rid of stuff. Its gotten easier and easier to get rid of all the excess and now its really exciting. Reporter aside from purging material possessions, the key to successful small living is all about creativity. Use the vertical space and furniture that does more than one thing and storage. All about storage. Gram, how is it going . Thats something graham hill nows all too well in his micro manhattan apartment. It transforms into five or six different rooms. So its a living room. Its the office. Its a master bedroom. Living proof that good things come in small packages. Okay. Im getting sold. I dont know about you. Let me show you a Little Something. We have a real tiny house owned by dan lushay of atlanta. Weve got just a Little Something to show you. Hello. Look at this. So you sleep up top here. It has a very cabin feel inside and youve got a bathroom. Like its an actual standup shower. Your toilet. You have that small mini kitchen. Everything is so cute and someone really uses this home. He was nice enough to let us borrow it. Little kitchen has plenty of room to cook and look at this. We even have some tiny cupcakes. Theyre delicious. I love it so were really celebrating all tiny things but it does make you think like could we do this and we thought why not because its getting a little stuffy. Let a little air in here and theres an actual window. Of course, isnt that nice . This is such a beautiful place. Lightning is perfect. Chandeliers in the other i think you could dress them up and see a whole lot more because we want to tell you that show is on fyi network. You can join us for that tiny trend and see a whole lot more. We want to thank our friends at melissas bakery for that tiny little cupcake. You can see that show again. Fyi Network Wednesdays on fyi. I havent even had an idea i want to come out here one more time. Look at this thing. Baked by melissa. Had the tiny cupcakes and we have the tiny houses right in times square. Well see you soon. Right back here on gma. Makes me feel like i could be a tower ms. Harris camden students face a lot of challenges but they meet them with determination and drive. Chanelle teachers like ms. Harris made me feel like im part of a team. Not just on the basketball court. But in the classroom. Ms. Harris chanelle is not just a star athlete. She is a star student. Chanelle i headed to Clemson University where i can combine my love of sports and learning and maybe even win a championship. Ms. Harris i wouldnt bet against her. Or any of my students reaching for their dreams. Good morning america is brought to you by listerine, power to your mouth. We appreciate everyone joining us for a special edition of gma. Celebrating Robin Williams life. Were going to leave you this morning with some very special words from his amazing performances. Have a good day. Its not your fault. Its not your fault. Why cant we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and god forbid maybe even humor. Death is not the enemy, gentleman. You are my life. I apologize for every time i failed you, especially this one. I can also tell by the way you treated me so far and the way you carry out your job youre a good man. Good husband and father and man who appreciates his good fortune. Youre not the type of father who would cheat on his wife or hurt his family, betray their trust. I love you. I love you. And i think youre the greatest thing since spice racks and id be knocked out several types if i could just have that first kiss and i wont i wont be distant. Ill come back in the morning and ill call you if you let me. It is very simple. He can do wonders when hes wearing his magic gloves. If his wife is sad he touches her with his gloves and hes happy. If his children are crying, he toughs them and he smiles but he cant feel them. He yearns to feel. He can even hold off death with his magic gloves but he cant feel life. Its work, play, friendship. Family. These are the things that matter. This is what weve forgotten. Thank you, boys. Thank you. [ cheers and applause ] whoa thank you, all. Thank you. Good night. Whoo [ applause ] good night. [ applause ] good morning, we continue to follow breaking news out of west deptford gloucester county. Thats where police say a gunman took aim at themunicipald 4 00 a. M. This morning. Authorities say Surveillance Video shows a dark colored vehicle driving into the nearby Public Library parking lot. Someone then fires towards the building which houses the police station. Were told seven bullets hit the exterior of that building. Police are now searching for the shooter and of course well have more on this in a live report coming up on action news at noon. Im Tamala Edwards. Lets finish your morning with a last look at traffic with matt pelman. Good morning. Weve had a number of traffic troubles for that tuesday trip to work, tam. Here on 422 its just some heavy volume were dealing with on the eastbound side from the saint gabriels curve through this point approaching troop near 23, pretty much normal stuff and at this point this portion of roadway is damp at worst in other spots youre dealing with more rain. Burlington bristol bridge set to go up in just a few minutes so head for the turnpike connector bridge instead and in Burlington County theres an overturned truck on the ramp from the new jersey turnpike southbound exit 5 but traffic can get by it. Tam. Okay, thank you, matt. Lets find out about this day of rain and go over to karen rogers. Good morning. Good morning, for a couple hours in philadelphia its been a bit damp. Weve got maybe a touch of drizzle right now. Lets take look at Storm Tracker 6 live double scan you can see the heavier rain is out to the west. Theyre getting hit in lancaster, harrisburg. Today well see periods of rain today some of which could be heavy enough to cause localized flooding. We could even see a strong to severe thunderstorm west of the city later this afternoon. A high of only 79. Tomorrow with start with clouds and end with some sunshine, tam. Thank you karen. Coming up on action news at noon well have more on the live report from hollywood also how your College Student can save on textbooks this semester. Its all ahead on action news at noon. Jessica alba coming up on have you seen tom corbetts ads attacking me. Get real. Its tom corbett whos been sticking it to the middle class on taxes. Corbett cut a billion dollars from education. Now almost 80 of School Districts plan to raise property taxes. Meanwhile, were the only state that doesnt charge oil and Gas Companies an extraction tax. But corbett raised your gas taxes through the roof. Im tom wolf, ill be a governor who stands up for the middle class for a change. Oh yeah. About your dream car . Yeah. 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