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
And 42nd street. Leave yourself extra time if youre coming in from the east side a live look outside, the Alexander Hamilton bridge. Things moving along nicely. Work on the cross bronx expressway, some minor delays there. More weather and traffic ahead on the fours. New this morning, we have new Surveillance Video of a man police say preyed on a jogger in Prospect Park. She was running early yesterday morning when the suspect attacked her and threatened to rape her. Jen maxfield is live with what police would like you to see today. Reporter thats right. Its an incredibly frightening situation. The woman is 23 years old. It was around this time yesterday morning when she was out for that Early Morning jog when she was attacked on the west side of Prospect Park near garfield place. She was able to get away from the man who throat eatened to rape her but no before he slashed her police are releasing a new sketch that they hope makes a break in the case. He has light facial hair, stands ab
Four weeks ago. Already 175 tips. Theres a problem in Suffolk County with drug dealing and people want to do something about it. I wish i could say that im surprised but its an obvious epidemic. Reporter whats more concerning, orlando is accused of getting children involved, injecting them with heroin. Were aware of at least two individuals that he did this to, one of whom is a 15yearold person. A child. Reporter parents hope the push to clean up the streets make the neighborhood a safer place. And theres a school just down the road from here, 600 feet away. And because of that orlando faces criminal charges of selling a controlled substance near a school. All three of those arrested are scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. News4 new york. Well tonight, music lovers all around the world are remembering pop legend prince. Elevator at his Paisley Park Studios in minneapolis today. Less than 30 minutes after the 911 call he was pronounced dead. Well today in harlem fans started a dance Par
Crawling slowly in our direction. That gets in here tomorrow. A nice looking day, just an increase in clouds. A good deal of sunshine, breezy and warm. Forecasting a high today of 75 degrees. Its a thursday morning. Lets say good morning to lauren scala. Good morning. Good morning. Suspension on the 6 train, no service in both directions between Pelham Bay Park because of a police investigation. Very colorful today, so make sure youre aware there will be delays and service changes. New this morning, video and a sketch of the man police say attacked a woman in Prospect Park. She was jogging early yesterday morning when the suspect threw her to the ground and told her he was going to rape her. Today in new yorks jen maxfield is in Prospect Park with the sketch police want you to see. Jen . Reporter thats right. This is an incident that has park. At female jogger, so brave yesterday morning. She was out jogging at around 5 15 when this man attacked her. Police wanted everyone to see this