And im mary calvi. Well have traffic and weather on the 2s in a moment. First mourning a music icon from fans to fellow musicians. Tributes have been pouring in for grammy Award Winning pop star prince who died yesterday at the age of 57. He was found unresponsive in an elevator. We have Team Coverage on princes death including how fans in new york and around the world are sell britting his celebrating his life. Theres still no word on the cause of the Legendary Musicians death. Were learning more about the initial phone calls from medical assistance. Lets begin with jennifer merrily. Person down not breathing. Moments later police and paramedics arrived at the scene and found the 57yearold singer unresponsive in an elevator. They tried performing cpr but the grammy and oscar winner was pronounced dead. Prince had been battling illness forcing him to cancel two shows this month. He felt well enough to perform last thursday at atlantas fox theater but on the flight home princes plane wa
Live outside paisley park in chanhassen, minnesota, jennifer mayerle, cbs 2 news. President obama called him, quote, one of the most gifted and prolific musician of our time. Cbs 2s Jill Nicolini looks back at the career of a music legend. [ music ] reporter singersongwriter and musician prince was born with the name prince Rogers Nelson on june 7, 1958, in minneapolis, minnesota. He is considered to be one of the best selling artists of all time. Ultimately, all music is or can be inspirational. And thats why its so important to let your gift be guided by something more clear. [ music ] reporter at an early age he developed a passion for music. In his late teens he recorded a few songs in his cousins band before being signed to Warner Brothers record where he released his debut album in 1978. He played just like david bowie did with images. Reporter his next three albums including 19 99 were controversial because of their sexual nature which was his trademark. Then in 1984, he made hi
When i got the news this afternoon, i immediately stopped and asked the first person i saw for their reaction. And this is what a Security Card did when i asked him about prince. Purple rain purple rain reporter its sad, isnt it . [ purple rain purple rain reporter the passing. Short minneapolis rocker known as prince has unleashed memories many remembering him that 1984 movie purple rain. But theres so much more. [ music ] whats your Favorite Song . Little red corvette by prince. Yeah. Reporter makes you smile. Yeah. It does. [ music ] reporter news that the man Born Prince Rogers Nelson died at the age of 57 catches us off guard. A physically small man with a talent here at the here at the Apollo Theater in new york. Is he your favorite . Of all time. Bigger than Michael Jackson . Of all time. Guitar. Okay. A true musician. Reporter he was an unusual man changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol for seven years but remaining mainstream enough to blister the super bowl halftime s
For the holy father. Reporter with an estimated 80,000 people cheering him on, the pope waved through central park making his way through new york for his last day spending about an hour with school children, immigrants and refugees following a morning of profound prayer. A prayer for peace from pope francis sharing the stage with religious leaders from around the world, including a rabbi and an imam. Bring your peace to our violent world. Reporter a powerful message at one of the nations most sacred sites, where the pope first met to offer one of his blessings. As just the fourth pope to speak before the General Assembly, pope francis spoke out against what he calls the economic and social exclusions of the poor, issuing a challenge against selfishness. Once again, Madison Square garden, the popes final stop in new york. We are told he will spend the night here, but leave for philadelphia first thing tomorrow morning. Thank you, elizabeth. Our coverage of the pontiffs visit to new yor
A little cool for some. Mid 60s for a few. Los gatos in there. 63, 62 morgan hill. 59 down in santa cruz. A little east wind at hayward yet a west at sfo at 9 but last hour it was 12. It seems to be coming down a little bit. Higher clouds are gone. The pictures you sent me are fabulous. Patchy coast fog maybe. Havent seen any yet but i think a little will show up here. 90s one more day here again inland. All right sal. It is what it is. It is what it is. Good morning everybody. You know we have a nice looking commute. Even in some of the spots where sometimes we have slow traffic. Lets take a look at all the commutes. Bay bridge toll plaza usually we dont have a backup until 5 30. Well see what happens there. If you are driving on interstate 880 in oakland, it has been a very nice drive. There is no road work to worry about. Also look at dublin. Not a lot of slow traffic here yet. A little bit west of 205. If you are driving in from livermore and dublin, i dont think you will see that