Name, prince. His eclectic work, unique vocal style and larger than life stage presence catapulted him into stardom in the 1980s with the release of purple rain. Purple rain purple rain Born Prince Rogers Nelson he changed his name in 1993 to this symbol during a dispute referring to himself as the artist formerly known as prince. Then changed it again in 2000. A friend of mine said, so what should i call you now . I said, you can call me prince. And it just felt good to say that again because i hadnt in so long. Reporter the music legends publicist telz abc news he was dead at his studio and staep in minneapolis. Sources say he had been battling the flu. Last weekend his plane made an Emergency Landing after a concert. He was treated but later released the singer also spotted here just last month courtside at a warriors game. People dont realize he sold over 100 million albums. He won seven grammy awards. He won an academy award. Reporter fan as cross the country now celebrating princ
Personal relationship that i had with them as well as you know, his family and all the people who he affected and touched during his time. Reporter the two officers began their careers in the bay area. Gonzalez from san jose. Law in oakland. It was hard enough hep he left in the first place. Reporter the pair was going to a call of a crash reported to be in the northbound lanes of 99. It turns out, the crash was really in the southbound lanes. And thats when they found themselves headed straight for the accident. Its believed bad info sent them face the face with a to face with pickup with a mangled front end, spun around and headlights facing them. Early reports indicate the pair swerved to miss cars and people on the road in the dark yet fog free predawn hours. Thats when gonzalez seems to have overcorrected striking a guardrail and a road sign. The force flipping the cruiser killing both men. The accident en route to help others, heartbreaking and confusing for family. I dont know w
The mid span. Northbound 880 in oakland still pretty good. Yesterday was so quiet with the holiday. So things are kind of getting back to normal now. As far as the number of cars on the road. Westbound 92 looks great and typical as well coming out of hayward. The drive time about 14 minutes right now as you head over the highrise and into foster city. B. A. R. T. Is also back to a regular schedule today. They are all on time. They should have about 25 trains right now. All good to go. All on schedule. Thats your latest kcbs traffic. Some breaking news in Alameda County now where deputies were involved in a fatal shooting. Kpix 5s cate caugurian has the latest live in san lorenzo and joins us with the very latest. Reporter frank that shooting happened at the home just over my left shoulder, you can take a look. That Alameda County sheriffs are still here on the scene. We know that the suspect involved in this incident is dead. Alameda county sheriffs will be here on scene throughout the