10 things you need to know today: August 20, 2012

Romney vows to release his 2011 tax returns, director Tony Scott commits suicide, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Mitt Romney speaks in Manassas, Va., on Aug. 11: The Republican presidential candidate says he will release his 2011 tax return by Oct. 15.
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1. TONY SCOTT, DIRECTOR OF TOP GUN, COMMITS SUICIDE

Famed Hollywood director Tony Scott jumped to his death from a bridge over the Los Angeles Harbor on Sunday, according to officials. Witnesses saw the 68-year-old Brit, the brother of director Ridley Scott, park his car on the Vincent Thomas Bridge and jump into the water below around 12:30 p.m. His body was found just hours later. Scott, who directed hits like Days of Thunder and Top Gun, left a message, believed to be a suicide note, in his car. [Associated Press]

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