Martha graham. Good morning, vietnam whoo celebrating Robin Williams this morning in a special edition of gma. You make us feel good, robin. You know that . Thank you. Its a good job. I like it. 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. A legend. 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 th
Loss. Entertainment journalist ben torres who you heard just a while ago says he is among the short list of iconic comics. You think about people like eddy murphy or david chappelle, in his own way, gary shandley. People who break the mold and do things differently. He owed a lot to Jonathan Winters and always said so. And owed sid scaesar, you know, anybody who is just out there breaking barriers and create laughter in their own way. That is what he was into. Robin williams created legacies both at home here in the bay area and at home. Williams often turned up at events at the bay. Abc interviewed williams, it is a big, big deal. It is often difficult to interview a talent like that. This was back in 2003. It is like nascar without explosion, people just having a good time, and the people out there, and for the ladies, a lot of sexy guys, watch, and for the guys, a lot of sexy guys, you know that, watch now. He was there in his riding gear, he loved to cycle. The producers of sesame
Robin williams. The suspected cause of death is suicide. The investigation is under way right now. Williams has been open in recent years about his struggle with sobriety. He sought help in 2006 when he relapsed, and last month he returned to rehab. His publicist says he was determined to remain sober, he spent much of his time in the bay area in San Francisco and in the state in napa, as well. Good afternoon. Im cheryl jennings. We also have this very sad news to report this afternoon about the way a mother of two died during a bank robbery in stockton. Police say their investigation now shows that Police Officers fired the shots that killed misty singh. She was at the bank on july 16th, when three robbers took her hostage, one using her as a human shield in a shootout with police. One report shows that singh was struck ten times by officers bullets. The officers had a semiautomatic rifle. They felt they didnt have any choice. Every member of our department is deeply saddened that thi
I saw him once in the city. Ask it was only i was there for someone else to see. The lights went out, and when they came back on, it was him there instead when he was doing pop eye. His arms were buffed out. Yeah. Its just tragic. When he lived in cliffside we went by for hall wean with my son. You wanted to pay respects. You feel like you need to. Though you didnt know him personally. Thank you. Thank you. The family has requested that no one park in front of the Robin Williams home here. You can see orange cones placed. Robin williams car is still in the driveway. A lot of neighbors saying he was a quiet, private man. Folks would see him riding his bicycle up and down st. Thomas drive. A News Conference by the Sheriffs Department is scheduled tomorrow morning at 11 00 a. M reporting the death. The news was just so sudden for all of the fans and sadly for those that knew him, for fans that loved him. He is a huge the Sheriffs Office says an autopsy will be performed including a toxico
On st. Thomas drive the first flowers have now been placed here at the gates of Robin Williams home here on the water front in tiburon. A lot of fans and neighbors are just showing up. Many people just getting the startling news the iconic conmedian, and movie star was found dead here today. This is where Sheriffs Office fishls responded following a 911 call, williams dead of an parent suicide he was last seen a live at this house 10 00 p. M last night with his wife. A lot of fans are showing up here and cheryl lipskee is one of them. Youre feeling the loss today. He was an icon, and awesome. A genius. Funnier than anyone i know. In the business. A lot of people took pride in knowing he lived here in marin county in, the bay area and also in San Francisco, too. Tell me about that. I know you saw him on the road. Just, you know saw him on the road once driving with his son and you can tell he didnt want notoriety. I saw him once in the city. Ask it was only i was there for someone else