Mall to honor an africanamerican and the fourth to honor a nonpresident. Good afternoon im rahel solom solomon. Jim has the day off. Many people are using their time off from work on school on mlk Holiday Giving back in the spirit of the civil rights leader. David spunt is is live at Girard College in north philadelphia. David, thousands are volunteering on this day of service. Good afternoon. Rahel good afternoon it may not look busy behind me it is packed in the building behind me Beautiful Day for this day of service. It is the oldest and largest day of service in the country. People were out litter literally at the crack of dawn to help set up for this special day. 5,000 people crowded the armory at Girard College to remember Martin Luther king, jr. , and give back in his name. Be humble, be kind, be in service, god love you all, god bless you. Annual tradition kick off this morning at nine al family, friends even strangers met to build bridges in the name of service. Great day for
Stone valley and alcosta boulevard until 5 a. M. After the news broke that prince died, there could only be one color lighting San Francisco city hall. And thats right, purple. The building turned purple last night to remember prince and his hit purple rain and in the singers hometown, fans sang and danced into the night to honor him. Reporter jamie yuccas shows us how fans in minneapolis remembered him reporter landmarks across the country lit up in purple overnight, the color that came to represent princes career. [ music ] reporter fans paid tribute to the music icon by singing his greatest hits on the streets. [ music ] loud voices outside where his purple rain film was scored. He put minneapolis on the map. I think its great were celebrating his life not in sorrow. Reporter it was here in minneapolis where he honed his sound mastering music from production to arrangement. [ music ] he won seven grammys and sold more than 100 million records. During his 40year career, something mus
Hometown of minneapolis. People packed the streets to remember him. The singersongwriter won seven grammys, sold more than 100 million records, and wowed everybody with his daring outfits. Minneapolis locals say he left a mark for many reasons. He put minneapolis on the map. I think its great we are celebrating his life and not in sorrow. No one else in the history of music has done everything as well at such a high level. Princes final tour relied mostly on piano and microphone a departure interest his signature flashy style. Prince had recently hand picked a popular bay area deejay to join him on stage for his upcoming tour. Pam warren runs a catering business by day. But at night, she is well known for her deejay work at bay area clubs. Prince saw her perform during his recent concert here and invited her on tour. It just crushed me. It crushed me. And i was just, um, beginning to we were i mean, i cant even explain the experience that i have had with him in the short time. Pam was
Is 52 and he is this monster on the pop culture scene. He is an icon in fashion, music and style and every truest sense of the word. Landmarks across the country were lit up in purple to remember prince and, of course, his hit purple rain. That included San Franciscos city hall. In just a few minutes, fernando from 99. 7 now will join us to talk about princes legacy and why he holds such a special place in music fans hearts jerusalem its a celebration for earth day for its a celebration for earth day for governor brown. He will be signing an agreement. 170 countries are expected to sign the deal at United Nations headquarters today in north koreas. Luncheon with new york World Leaders and environmental experts. The governor issued an executive order last year to reduce Greenhouse Gas emission in california by 40 by 2030. In the sillicon valley, they are celebrating earth day with a prebee on vta freebie on vta. Ride the bus or light rail today for free. They hope to attract people who
We are a few days past new years eve. The videos are starting to popup of those new years eve disasters. The ones that involve fireworks. This first one from brazil. Oh listen to the screams and cries. Any injuries . Yes. As a matter of fact, the woman who lives in this building her 5yearold nephew and cousins were all injured, burned to their feet arms and legs. They are expected to be okay. A terrifying moment for these people. Now check out this next video posted to the youtube page of john breen. Whoops. What happened was, one of the rockets blew up, ricochets off the power line and came back into the box of more than 100 shells and then exploded and made the other shells explode at once. Ricochets off be glad it didnt get worse than it was. The statistics of either of those things happening are astounding to comprehend. Yeah grand finale . Everyone okay. Absolutely not a single injury. Everybody was fine. It lit up the sky like it was morning. It was like boom. What a lousy way to