this morning on world news now dangerous downpours. the killer storms flooding big cities across a wide area of the country. the overnight damage reports and the latest from accuweather. remembering lauren bacall. the glamorous superstar s life and death. condolences coming in overnight. best friends. the unbreakable bond between fellow actors, robin williams and christopher reeve. the pact they made as classmates and the laughs they shared. and making a deal. new developments involving justin bieber and his drunk driving arrest just hours before the case goes to court. that s in the skinny, on this wednesday, august 13th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m michelle franzen.
this morning on world news now dangerous downpours. the killer storms flooding big cities across a wide area of the country. the overnight damage reports and the latest from accuweather. remembering lauren bacall. the glamorous superstar s life and death. condolences coming in overnight. best friends. the unbreakable bond between fellow actors, robin williams and christopher reeve. the pact they made as classmates and the laughs they shared. and making a deal. new developments involving justin bieber and his drunk driving arrest just hours before the case goes to court. that s in the skinny, on this wednesday, august 13th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m michelle franzen.
this morning on world news now loss of a legend. remembering the silver screen superstar lauren bacall. from her marriage to humphrey bogart to her dazzling film roles, hollywood at a loss. shocking news the disturbing details about robin williams suicide and the spotlight now being shined on mental health. we ll have team coverage. and killer floods the dangerous downpours from detroit to the east coast. the impact of this powerful storm. i guess she drove into the water, it rows and she got stuck. and the storms that could lead to a messy morning commute. it s wednesday, august 13th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, i m michelle franzen. i m devin dwyer. it s great to have you with us.
and a study about sleep aids says they hardly improve the sleep of workers following the night shift. they say users alertness was only slightly improved when they were awake. those are some of the top stories on this wednesday, august 13th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you. great to have you with us. we begin this half hour with new details surrounding the death of robin williams. fans, friends and family are still stunned this morning as we find out more about how the hollywood legend ended his own life. abc s cecelia vega is in san francisco. reporter: new details about robin williams final hours. at 10:30 p.m. sunday night, williams was last seen alive by his wife, susan schneider. investigators say she woke up monday morning and left their house thinking her husband was still asleep. but just before noon, his personal assistant discovered his body. distraught she called 911. emergency crews responded in minutes. apparent suicide a