19/08/2014 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer


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Time now for a look at the news as seen across the United States a

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couple of hours ago, in ABC World News with

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Tonight, crisis and Ferguson in the Surry. Multiple wounds after

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teenager was shot. In Iraq, militants are battling for control

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of a dam. And a rescue of a baby girl in a car.

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In Ferguson Missouri, the National Guard. We have coverage. Steve has

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been there every night. He has the latest. Let us not forget that at

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the height of the unrest is what happened between these two people.

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This is a young police officer recognised for his excellent service

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and eat young black man that was about to start college. `` a young.

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Today, the National Guard is coming in. President Obama says

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that the troops do not make it worse. I will be there to assess

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whether this is helping rather than hindering. This is after grenades

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and `` tear gas. Molotov cocktails were

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thrown at police. They attempted to disperse the crowd. Police captain

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is beyond frustrated. The church gathering, he talks unless he was

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not the enemy. `` he told families. When this is over, I agree to go in

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my son 's room. The police have arrested 50 people. Most of the

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drama is unfolding. Results of the autopsy coming in. The preliminary

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autopsy shows at least six shots. It could be more. Brown was shot as he

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was facing the officer. The gun was at least one or two feet away. It

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could have been 30 feet away and it would have been the same thing. He

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was killed by the bullet that struck the top of his head. There is a

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curfew and families are bracing for the worst. A flight restriction

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remains in place. There are gunshots that were fired in the air. I want

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to go back to the news of the autopsy. It showed six shots. Six

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shots. The lawyers say that that is enough judges. The young man was six

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foot four. One of the shots at the top of the head and they say the

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only way that could have happened was that he was on the ground

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surrendering. Earlier today, Michael Brunt's mother spoke exclusively to

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the Good Morning America anchor. I know that you and the family have

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distanced yourself from the violence. That takes away from the

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investigation being focused on your son. How can they be restored? ``

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peace be. Justice. What is justice to you? In fair. I raised this man.

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I want to see him made accountable for his actions. What about

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accountability and motive? We see how the case could turn. Tonight, we

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are learning that the grand jury could see evidence as soon as

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Wednesday about what happened at the moment when Michael Brown and Darren

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Wilson came face to face. So much about the night is murky. What is

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not in dispute is that Brown was walking in the street. She was with

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a friend. The officer pulled up in his squad car. What happened next

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will be key as to whether Wilson will face jail time. There was a

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struggle over the officer's weapon. Police say that was and had bruises

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on his face. Witnesses have a different story. When he came up he

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said get the hell off the sidewalk. He was trying to get away and the

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cop was tried to pull him in. It is unclear what happened with the

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officer got out of the vehicle will stop some witnesses say that Brown

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was trying to get away. He stopped and he put his hands up. He was shot

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repeatedly. If Michael Brown was running away is supposed to

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confronting the officer, that makes a huge difference. It certainly

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does. It would be hard to see a justification is, as some of the

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witnesses say, he had his hands up. Officer Wilson is in hiding tonight.

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It remains to be seen whether yes you defend his actions in a

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courtroom. `` he has to. To a story about Iraq. The battle of the most

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dangerous dam. Our correspondent heads there now. We went to the

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battlefield. We walked over a road that two days ago was under ISIS

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control. That is to be the front line. Not any more. Today with the

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Brad Day `` today was a rare day of defeat.

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The control of the Mosul Dam was taken by Kurdish and Iraqi fighters.

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One of the leaders said they could not have taken it without American

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help. This is one of the airstrikes which helped Kurdish forces pushed

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back the fighters. They are now away from the roots and away from the

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Mosul Dam. `` roads. The issue with the dam was that it could be used to

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flood Baghdad. Up to 500,000 could have been killed. We surveyed the

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field and there was smoke from airstrikes in the distance. It was

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also a deadly threat left behind. There were holes along the roadside

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where ISIS had implanted IEDs. It was a welcome victory against ISIS,

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but there is a long journey get ahead.

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At home, an emotional reunion for the American missionary battling a

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bowler in a hospital. She was reunited with her husband, who had

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also been under quarantine. They place their hands on opposite sides

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of the isolation room glass and pray together over the intercom. Both of

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them were moved to tears. She is said to be getting stronger every

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day. A familiar name back in the headlines. Julian Assange, the man

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behind the avalanche of leaks from government documents that became

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known as WikiLeaks. For more than two years, he has been in hiding,

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living in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, avoiding extradition. Today,

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pale after a life rarely in the sun, he indicated he may soon be

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ready to leave. A move that could mean arrest. Back here at home in

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Texas. A kind of high noon for Rick Perry, facing an indictment but

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defiant today. Our reporter gives us perspective on the showdown tonight.

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This jailhouse video of a drug Austin, Texas district attorney is

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the cornerstone of the Rick Perry defence against felony charges he

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abused his power and tried to coerce that DA, Rosemary Lindberg, to

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design, by trying to cut the integrity unit budget she controlled

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by $70 million. She was convicted and jailed for nearly a month.

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Despite the embarrassment, Dee Why is a misdemeanour, allowing her to

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stay in office. The defence team played the tape again for reporters

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today. On radio late this afternoon, the governor vowed to expose what he

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called a farce. It involved the assistant to the special prosecutor,

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and the prosecutor himself, who are appointed offices. Rick Perry will

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surrender at the County jail, where he will be fingerprinted and have a

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mugshot taken like any other prisoner. He said he was just doing

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his job when he vetoed the money during the investigation into public

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money. Critics know that in his career, two other officials were

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arrested for Dee Why. I am here to defend the Governor `` DUI. He said

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he was leading an investigation into one of the Governor's pet issues.

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The special prosecutor contends it was that it that went beyond the

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line of hard`boiled politics, and ventured into criminal behaviour.

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Next, a note about your money tonight. A shot of adrenaline into

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Wall Street, which was supercharged. The Dow Jones shot up 175 points.

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The NASDAQ hitting a 14 year high. That is thanks to the hope that the

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conflict in Ukraine could be easing. We go now to a startling robbery in

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Paris. The wealthy Saudi Prince, his motorcade ambushed by gunmen who

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made off with $300,000 in cash. Not your ordinary pocket money for a

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trip. Notorious for their opulence.

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Expensive cars, fancy yachts, and palatial residences. The Saudi

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princes now targeted. The prince was driving in a convoy, leaving a

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luxury hotel in Paris. A gang of thieves in two BMWs, heavily armed,

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flashed their guns and forced a convoy to stop. They grabbed the car

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with all the money, taking more than $300,000 in cash as well as

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sensitive embassy documents. Then, driving off with it. For people who

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travel in cars like these, carrying large sums of money is not so crazy.

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One diplomatic source told me that Saudis often pay their staff in

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cash. Later on, police found a burnt out remains of the car. No one was

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hurt. For now, they are not saying which prince was targeted or what

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leads they have. Only that they suspected was work of recessional is

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and perhaps an inside job. `` professionals.

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A car on the highway engulfed in flames, how a truck driver saved him

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woman and child while others drove by. On the tape we are seeing off

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the first time of Robin Williams doing what he does best, helping a

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stranger to fight sadness with a smile.

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Next, a stranger to the rescue. The quick thinking truck driver who

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jumped in to save a grandmother and baby girl trapped inside a burning

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car on the highway. Cover drive is steered around the smoke and flames,

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but one man ran towards them. `` other drivers.

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An inferno on the interstate. A Lincoln town car failing to yield

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while merging onto the freeway in Mississippi last week, losing

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control in 70 mile an hour traffic, colliding with an 18 wheeler,

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trapping the passengers inside a raging fire. It looked hopeless.

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Trucker David Fredrikson captured the crash on his dash cam and

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immediately sprang into action. Aiming first at the trunk, he was

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able to calm the flames. I started to notice that there was a lady in

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the front seat, and she was kicking the door. I reached over and pulled

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the door open, and that is when I saw the one`year`old girl in the

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back seat. It was very smoky, so I went ahead it opened the door and

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grabbed her and handed her to my codriver. First, he carries the baby

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to safety, then are the good Samaritans joined the rescue. Watch

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the man in the white shirt taking the 51`year`old woman away. That

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fire so devastating that left nothing but charred metal behind.

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The driver of the 18 wheeler was devastated by the crash. It hits you

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that you are lucky to be here. Miraculously, police say the woman

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and toddler suffered only minor injuries. Fredrikson came to their

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aid two minutes before first responders arrived. Life saving

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time. We were glad to be there to assist so they could see tomorrow.

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Thanks to a moment of courage. Tonight, a case of sticker shock for

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the American family. The new cost of raising a child Cory middle income

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family, more than $245,000 to the age of 18. A new government report

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shows it is up almost 2%. It includes food, housing, child care

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and education through high school. The report finds that the more

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children you have the cheaper the cost, because children can share

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clothing, toys and bedrooms. And, prove you never know what lies

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beneath. A close encounter for a jet ski off Iceland. He and his friend

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were speeding along, when suddenly in his path a spree of seawater and

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a dark blob. A humpback whale. The two friends were not hurt, and

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neither was the whale. A special tribute for one of our own. At the

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White House press conference, the President saved the best till last.

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In this case, someone who has been the heart and soul at ABC News. I'm

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going to take the last question from somebody who after 41 years has

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decided to retire. And Compton, everybody here knows is not only the

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consummate professional, but is also a pleasure to get to know. We will

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miss you. Finally tonight, a week ago all of us learned about the

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death of Robin Williams. Tonight, we have a newly released tape, proving

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that he was the kind of man who tried to keep the music playing for

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others no matter the suffering in his own heart.

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In the movie Patch Adams, his character used humour to treat

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patients. Full Robin Williams, it was more than just a roll, it was a

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way of life. He was well publicised that he gave his time and talent to

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service men and women, that only a few new like moments like this. Hi

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Vyvyan, it is Robin Williams, saying hey there, what is going on in New

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Zealand? The family of a 21`year`old woman in a hospital in New Zealand,

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is coming forward that back in March, Robin Williams fulfilled one

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of her dying wishes. Sending all my love to you, Jack and Sophie, mark

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this off your bucket list. They will never forget. He said, I am here to

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you, and they do this comedy thing so I can do my day job, which is

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making people feel better. He was diagnosed with an aggressive

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cancer. When he reached out to Robin Williams for autographed memorabilia

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for fundraising, he did that and then some. I wish there was a way to

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be there for him when he needed folks. Through one of the charitable

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causes he worked with for more than 25 years, he was able to grant

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dozens of wishes. Much loved to you, baby. For abused `` many people, he

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did only give them laughs, he gave them comfort.

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