Conference. Well bring it to you as soon as it happens. Meantime i want to bring in todays panel, fox businesss own dave asman. Barrons editor jack otter and spencer ante. What is your favorite memory or role . Wow, i think awakenings. Where he played the psychiatrist. How ironic he played characters he was on either side of in real life. But thats when you could see him as a real actor. Melissa yeah. He actually, the, for me the judge of a good actor if he can make plea genuinely laugh and cry and he did both. Melissa Goodwill Hunting too. Absolutely. Melissa jack . I was a cub reporter in east hampton covering Steven Spielbergs wedding to kate capshaw. Williams was one of the guests. The at rehearsal dinner he ran up the stairs of nick and tonys restaurant singing, singing in the rain. He seemed so gleeful. The guy was as you on. He was never not performing. Melissa yeah, spencer. Goodwill hunting for me. We all knew his craziness, his antics, the speed, his mind works so fast. Alway
This morning and he told me that they could discuss some of the results at the News Conference. This comes less than 24 hours after Robin Williams was found dead in his tin ron home. The spokesman said that actor was dealing with severe depression and checked himself interest rehab last month. They want to make sure there is nothing unusual or suspicious about the death. To diagnose testing will also take place. Robin williams was last seen alive by his wife at 10 00 on sunday evening. At the News Conference today, the main speaker is expected to be the assistant chief deputy coroner. The sheriff says it is working with Williams Family. Tributes to williams have been growing since word broke yesterday. Flowers were dropped off on the front step of his home in tiburon. People in the community remembered him as a brillant actor and an allaround good neighbor. In San Francisco, more flowers left on the steps of the home where the movie mrs. Doubtfire was filmed. He loved San Francisco. De
You can see whats left of the traffic, still stuck on the bridge not going anywhere. Every once in a while, we see some of that traffic diverted off to the side. But needless to say, westbound san mateo bridge just shut down right now. Traffic being diverted off at clawwitter is and being sent away from the westbound san mateo bridge. The impact on 880, your better alternate is to head down toward the dumbarton bridge, or go back up around the bay bridge, as this closure is likely to stick around for another hour or two. Back to you. All right, back to our other top story, the death of actor Robin Williams. You are looking live at the podium outside the marin county sheriffs department. There will be an update from investigators on the autopsy today. And we can check in now with nbc bay area stephanie chuang, who has been waiting and monitoring that situation from san rafael this morning. Any word on what we might hear from this press conference, stephanie . Reporter yeah, good morning
Reporter were outside the throgmorton theater here in mill valley. A sign above the door says simply, Robin Williams, a small tribute to a genius of comedy known around the world but who never turned his back on the place he was raised. Thats why were here rather than out in front of the Coroners Office which is where we learn details of a suicide. The deputy coroner described a 911 call. The caller was distraught and indicated it was an apparent suicide due to a hanging had taken place. Reporter 63yearold Robin Williams body discovered by his personal assistant hours after he had apparently hung himself. Reporters asked if he left a note. We are not discussing the note or whether there was a note. Reporter it is enough to say here that the evidence convinced investigators there was no one else involved. Preliminary information developed during the investigation by Coroner Division personnel has revealed mr. Williams had been seeking treatment for depression. Reporter williams wife was
Philadelphia. Grab your umbrella. On and off rain to start with, 72 degrees at 7 00. Not much warmer at 9 00, then upper 70s at noontime with storms. Those will be popping up this afternoon. The future weather hour by hour when i come back. First, jillian is watching the rain come in on the traffic cameras. Good morning, jillian. Good morning, bill. This is a live look at route 202 at route 252. You can see some of the light rain drops on cameras right now. The roads not too bad as far as traffic goes. In ukeland, these are some of our cameras there. The vine is clear the entire length between 76 and 95. Checking some of your drive times, 95 southbound from wood haven to the vine, it will take you 13 minutes. From center city the vine street expressway out to the blue route, northbound from 95 to 76 on the blue route is an 18minute trip. Vai . Were following breaking news in norristown. Three people have been taken to the hospital after a fire in a home there. This started within the p