At age 63, an apparent suicide, by celebrating his remarkable career. Well be talking to some of the millions of people who laughed, cried or both thanks to him. Thanks to his incredible talent. His wife Susan Schneider released a statement. This morning i lost my husband and best friend while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. We are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief as he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on robins death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions. That will be our fwoek us as well. Starting with our entertainment reporter nichelle turner. Truly shocking news that all of us have discovered a few hours ago. Absolutely. And the Marin County Sheriffs Department says it was around noon today when they got to Robin Williams home and they found him dead there. They believe it was an apparent suicide, the Coroners Office say they believe it was a s suicide due to asphyxia,
Wrapped up, clarifying the president s comments. And the pushback that were hearing from the white house is that, look, the president could have been clearer in his comments yesterday. What he was saying he was answering a specific question about whether or not he needed to go to congress if, in fact, he decides to take military action in syria. The president saying, look, he hasnt mapped out exactly what his response is going to be in syria, and if there is going to be a military response, but the administration would argue that he does have a strategy when it comes to dealing with the broader isis threat, that hes already started to move forward with that. Weve seen that in terms of the air strikes in iraq that you just mentioned. The humanitarian support thats been provided. Then, of course, theyve been urging the Iraqi Government to create a more inclusive government. Were also told during the press briefing today that the president is still waiting to get those final options from
Now the right wing has thrown everything at hillary. Not only the kitchen sink, not only the stove, but the refrigerator and the toaster, too. And you know what . Shes still standing. They have thrown everything at her and shes still standing. Americas families need hillary in the white house standing with all of us. We need a president who knows its just plain wrong that women make 79 cents for every dollar paid to a man, yet her opponent refuses to support equal pay. He says quote, the marketplace is going to make sure of it. Well, its 2016 and were still waiting, mr. Trump. We can count on hillary to fight to raise the minimum wage. Her opponent says wages are too high. Now, thats unamerican, because in our great country, if you work fulltime, you should never, ever have to live in poverty. We can count on hillary. We can count on hillary to protect our right to choose. Her opponent said a woman should be punished for exercising her right to choose, and then picked a running mate wh
Citizens here, still feeling very pained about what happened yesterday. The local newspaper, the advocate, really says it all. This is how people feel. This was senseless. Prominently displayed the three Police Officers killed, brad garafol, Montrel Jackson, their service with the Baton Rouge Police community, one year to ten years. It was just yesterday morning, just down the street on this busy highway here, airline highway, where the suspect was seen carrying a long armed rifle. Now we now, an ar15, witnesses called in, Police Responded. Six officers hit. Three were killed. This community is trying to resume to some sort of normalcy here. We heard from Baton Rouge Police yesterday, saying already, police had felt depleted over the last 12 to 14 days, after the Police Involved shooting of alton sterling. And now this. You can hear the road behind me, people are trying to get back to some normalcy about a mile and a half away at the bequick, thats where the shooting took plalg place.
Inside the world of Julian Assange, the first video showing how the wikileaks founder lived in asylum for seven years. And living the fantasy. Ahead of its highly anticipated final season, we journey to a reallife setting of game of thrones. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with jose diazbalart. Good evening. Kate snow is off tonight. A dangerous and deadly storm is cutting through much of the south tonight, and its on the move heading north. Stretching from the gulf coast through the northeast. More than 87 Million People tonight are at risk for severe weather. This storm has been relentless since yesterday. Reports of 24 tornadoes tearing through the south. And today, heartbreak. At least six lives lost in the storms. Half are children. One of the hardest hit areas, east texas. Nbcs Tammy Leitner starts us off tonight from there. Wrapped around each other like in a huddle. Reporter as the skies opened up, cecil morgan and his family linked arms and prayed. The roof was gone. The wa