Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Jonathan thanks. Fans were flocking to paisley park as the news of princes passing spread. Some holding each other and others crying. Others took to social media to express condolences and share the pain. Horace holmes picks up the Team Coverage with the newsroom from that part of the story. So many performances that he put out there, including the super bowl that was epic. Great stuff. Horace one recently in june in washington, d. C. People have been posting about that. Social media is abuzz. 4 million tweets on twitter. Banjo captured half a million posts. Its one of the top trending items on facebook. Look at the responses. When doves fly. This is a picture of prince and michael jackson. See if we can get it to m here. Well, ive got a few more. I will come back. Right now is not operating the way i would like for it to. People from all over the world and all over the area. Warner theater last june here we go. The American History museum pu
Jimmy hendrix. One of his biggest hits made the lyric lets party like its 1999 ingrained in pop culture. As recently as 2014, he turned in a show stopping eightminute performance on saturday night live. We would think of someone whose ageless. He seems so youthful even now. Reporter prince brought an energy and innovation to his sound that made a man standing just 52 a giant in popular music. Mark barger, nbc news. Reaction came quickly from the streets to the radio stations. People were sharing their thoughts on the loss of a music icon. Our coverage continues tonight with the impact on fans here. Lets begin with tracee wilkins. She is live in reporter this was such an amazing opportunity to hear prince. I had the opportunity to do that several yiears ago. I remember the entire Verizon Center being mez msmerizmesmeri. Theres definitely a hole felt for those who were fans of his. Today we had the opportunity to talk with Donnie Simpson, a man who interviewed him and actually went to hi
He won seven grammy awards. He won an academy award. One of his memorable performances was the super bowl halftime show. Good to dance to. Comes on at a club and everyone is having a good time. He was so talented. He could play so many instruments. Sad loss for music today. Prince was known to have hundreds of songs never released in what fans call the vault. We may not have heard the lost of the muse last of the music. Leon the purple one had influence felt throughout the world including throughout our area here. Stephen tschida continues now our Team Coverage from the black cat in northwest washington. Stephen . Stephen the black cat still hosts the prince dance parties and when they occur, the lines stretch all around the block. Some of the people coming not even born when prince was at the top of the charts with purple rain in t prince had a major impact globally and right here in the nations capitol. Up and down 14th street today. You can hear his songs echoed from cars and a van
As to when everything will be clear. And you can get by for the morning rush. Back to you. I knew there was bars on there and they wasnt able to get out through the upstairs. The upstairs was on fire and there was no basement door. And were hearing from two men who rescued their new maybes from a fire in Prince Georges County. Their quick thinking kept a story from aring a very different ending. Good morning, im eun yang. And im chris gordon in for aaron gilchrist. Flames erupted last night trapping two people and a child in the basement of their home. Megan mcgrath is at the scene with the incredible rescue story. More from her in a moment, but first we want to check in with chuck bell because the rain is starting to move in this morning. Yeah, still dry inside the city limits, but rain showers across parts of the Shenandoah Valley. Take a look on max 2. Weather headlines for today, rain finally back in the forecast. Weekend likely to start out with plenty of clouds on your saturday m
Energy and innovation to his sound that made a man standing just 52 a giant in popular music. The death of prince has been a shock to all of us. Weve got Team Coverage tonight with reaction from people who grew up listening to prince as musical tributes break out in the streets. We begin with Tracee Wilkins live. Reporter im one of the people who grew up listening to prince. I saw him several years ago in concert. In the middle of the concert, he had the entire Verizon Center learning and singing a new song by parts. Before we knew it, we were all in song. This is the power of this singer and this artist who touched folks not only from this area, but all around the world. We sat with Donnie Simpson today and some fans out in washington remembering prince. Prince Rogers Nelson or prince, he went by many names. For a while, he went by no name at all and didnt need it. Fans felt he reigned over everything. Incredible guitars, incredible pianos. He just did it. Reporter prince could play e