In mourning like everyone else. He was so beautiful and alive and then all of a sudden he is gone. Reporter he was a legend who inspired legends like stevie wonder. As far as, um, him saying that i influenced him, i feel honored. But he influenced me, too,. Reporter there have been countless celebrity tributes to the grammy and oscar winner from Purple Lights on the set of the late show with Stephen Colbert to the cast of the color purple on broadway who had a full house belting out purple rain. [ music ] he. Reporter these cast of hamilton closed thursday nights shows dancing to lets go crazy. Truly electrifying investigators say they cannot confirm that prince was on any medication at the time of his death. The medical examiner completed the autopsy on prince today. But it could take weeks before we get the findings. Still so many unanswered questions. Yes. Before starting his day today in london, president obama says he listened to princes music. It so happens our ambassador has a turntable and so, uhm, this morning we played, um, purple rain and delirious just to get warmed up before we, um, left the house for important bilateral meetings like this. [ laughter ] the president also talked about princes performance at a private party he and the first lady hosted last june at the white house. We of course will have much more on princes impact coming up in our next halfhour including his unique talents and the one performance that will likely go down in history. In other headlines now, to a developing story. Eight family members found shot to death in four different houses in ohio. Cbs 2s lou young is live in the newsroom for us with more. Reporter police just provided an update where they adults and the 8th was a teenager, all were shot executionstyle. The crime scenes are houses in the pikeston area a rural part of the state east of cincinnati. Crime scene investigators have converged on the homes where the bodies were found. The roads leading to the homes are closed because many neighbors have been trying to get a closer look tow whats going on. Police have not ruled out the possibility that the killer is among the dead. No suspects are named. The motive is a mystery. Three children survived. Live in the newsroom, lou young, cbs 2 news. An accidents at the holland tunnel. Joe biermann has the latest live from chopper 2. Reporter thats a moving picture, believe it or not. Theres a major traffic problem at the outbound holland tunnel that starts on the manhattan side. You sit in the traffic, come accident here in the covered roadway outbound in jersey city. Everybody knows you come out of the tunnel and it goes up and you can go over to 109 or the turnpike. This leg of the road takes to you route 1 and 9. Authorities say at least a onehour delay outbound at the holland tunnel. Think about going to the lincoln tunnel, its a 30 minute day. If you are stuck here at the holland tunnel once you get on the jersey side, swing to the right lanes there and take the new jersey turnpike extension out. That will save you some time. Live in chopper 2, joe biermann, cbs 2 news. Other news now. Attacked from behind. Hit in the face with a rock and beaten. Now police in queens are searching for suspects behind two violent muggings. Cbs 2s Steve Langford has more on the attacks from ozone park. Reporter this 32yearold man just steps from home sunday night before midnight when he is attacked by three men. One of them smashes him in the the victims cell phone and wallet stolen. Help me, help me. Reporter the violent attack on 77th street near liberty avenue in ozone park where witnesses came running to help. Then they run away. Reporter two nights before right around the corner here, the same m. O. Three suspects, one victim the 25yearold man punched and kicked and robbed. Oh, my god this is scary. Reporter the late friday night attack here netting the same take, a wallet and cell phone. The violence here especially striking for neighbors haunted by the video. Oh reporter the scene of these two nearly identical muggings next to the subway line here where some say smartphones are helping to make people particularly soft targets. We have to stop being on the phone right now because we have to be more attention to walk see something coming from behind us. Reporter the victim with fractures and cuts from the beatings. Both men recovering. The psychic wounds to the deep. In ozone park, queens, Steve Langford, cbs 2 news. Turning now to our forecast, look at this. Today felt like a lot more like summer instead of spring. People were spotted all over the city, no jackets, short sleeves. We could be seeing some rain tonight, though. Lonnie quinn has details. A lot of folks over the 80 degree mark. As of now you will notice clouds have arrived in new york city. Its 77 degrees outside. Wet weather, very spotty. Not too much to zoom in on but we have this one right here. Just to the east of tuxedo, moving in the direction right now like around Harriman State Park pushing into highlands and cortland in just a bit and then down into, say, middlesex county. We had a strong cell move over east west windsor but it is now just a light shower around old bridge. You will see spotty showers. Every drop of rain theres a dry slot right next to it so you will see some showers here and there. Thats what we call for tonight. Very scattered in nature. 59 degrees. I dont think those storms are going to increase in intensity because the sun is going down tomorrow. A high temperatur of 70. This one is not exactly music to the ears of drivers. An idea to put some tolls on some of the interstates. It the would generate money to fix the roads but already its already generating anger. New at 5 00 now, cbs 2s Raegan Medgie shows us what drivers think about the plan. Reporter each day tens of thousands of people commute on interstates 78 and 80. Over time, the roads are showing wear and tear. But the dollars to fix those roads and fund future large scale transportation projects in the state are about to run out. One idea to fill a growing deficit is to add tolls to interstate 78 and 80. I think they should look at trying to use the money they have more efficiently and not trying to get more money from us. I like tolls. Governor Chris Christie says someone recently pitched the idea his way. Its possible there are legal impediments to doing some of that because of the federal funneling of those roads and there would have to be all kinds of things to be done. Its possible. Do i advocate for it . I do not. Reporter according to the federal highway administration, tolls can be added to the interstate. But a proposal must be submitted to them for review. A Spokesman Says no plans to add tolls to interstates 78 and 80 have been submitted. New jersey state assemblyman scott romana also part of the Transportation Committee is in favor of looking into the possibility of adding tolls to interstate 78 and 80 as a way to get money for the Transportation Trust fund. I think we have had so many years of overburden and taxes, all sorts, and if they are going to put any type of tax on, you know, the average be a negative for the state. I just think that they should more than likely just bring up the gas tax. Watch where youre spending your money and use it more efficiently. Think. Reporter the assemblyman says if the Transportation Fund is not replenished by july first, they may not have enough money for future road projects. In new jersey, Raegan Medgie, cbs 2 news. An alternative to new tolls Officials Say would be to raise the states gas tax. And from highway tolls we take you to bridge tolls. Drivers crossing the Tappan Zee Bridge will no longer get slowed down at the toll plaza. A cashless tolling system goes online on the rockland side of the bridge at 12 01 a. M. Thats saturday night into sunday. Sensors over the thruway will read drivers ezpasss. Those without cameras will capture the vehicle license plates and a bill will be mailed to the owners. The launch of the new toll system was pushed back a day a giant leap this earth day towards saving the planet 171 World Leaders gathered at the United Nations to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change. Representing the united states, secretary of state john kerry, who had pen in one hand and his granddaughter in the other. Actor and activist Leonardo Dicaprio was also there in support of the agreement. It is supposed to take effect in 2020. But it may start to kick in even sooner. Also, citibike invited new yorkers to go green by going blue today. The bicycle rental company celebrated the citys first ever carfree earth day by offering a day of free bike rides. New yorkers were urged to leave their cars at home and commute to work another way. Organizers partnered up with city leaders and rallied in times square saying that they are working on plans to make new york a carfreetown. The mayors one new york plan has focused all of us in his administration on the initiatives that will help the city grow and ensure it remains just, equitable and sustainable. The mayors one new York Initiative hopes to reduce Carbon Emissions in the city 80 by 2050. Also dozens of new yorkers rolled up their sleeves to help clean up crotona park in the bronx. Kids, seniors, teens and adults all working together to pick up trash and lay some mull. In an effort to beautify the park with mulch. They hope to inspire other people around the city to keep the parks clean year round. Passover begins at sundown tonight. 8day holiday celebrates the exdoes of jews from egypt. The story is told on the first two nights during the meal. Among the many traditions, avoiding leavened bread that symbolized the jews leaving in such a hurry they didnt have time to rise the bread. A disturbing discovery a special surprise in these wafer sticks. The added ingredient worth thousands of dollars. Now im just really mad because we did all that work for nothing. A School Fundraising campaign sidelined by a roadblock. Why the thousands of dollars they raised for a playground may go to waste. Also ahead, a president and a queen. Mr. And mrs. Obama visit Windsor Castle and they didnt come emptyhanded. And good news if you love pizza. Researchers say avoiding fatty foods is bad for your health. But, of course, there is a catch. Always. vo one of only a few hospitals in the u. S. Performing surgeries on babies before theyre born, were also there for them as they grow. Our Childrens Hospital is ranked by [ grinding metal ] whoa, that doesnt look good. No, not you. Ordinary fuels can clog your engine with dirt. 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And inside they found eight bricks of cocaine weighing 8 pounds. Police say it had a street value of 175,000. The woman faces smuggling and new at 5 00 now, some Elementary School children in northern new jersey do not have a playground. So they raised money for one and they even designed it. But now they may never get to play on it. Cbs 2s meg baker is in fair lawn with reaction. We want a playground we want a playground reporter these kids from rad burn Elementary School in fair lawn, new jersey, won a playground and they thought today. Playground . No. Why . Land owned by the Radburn Association so all exterior plans must be voted on by the association. The Radburn Association has denied the application for this playground citing aesthetic issues. Reporter i spoke to david boston stock with the association. He says neighbors in the community were concerned about the location of the playground. They didnt give us another location or nothing. Think its sad in this age of technology our kids need someplace where they can go and unwind and be a child. Reporter the kids were bummed to say the least. I dont really like that theres no playground because recess is kind of boring. I would have went on the slide. Its horrible. Reporter all the kids at the school did things to raise money for the playground and antonio, what did you do . Um, we did [ indiscernible ] ice tea and lemonade stands. We raised a lot of money for it and its upsetting to hear that were not going to get a playground when we did so much to raise money for it. Reporter the pta also held a 5k race and raised 60,000. Willing to meet with the school board to go over other locations for the playground. But for now, the kids are left to play on this dirt, grass and pavement. In fair lawn, new jersey, meg baker, cbs 2 news. And radburn was one of the first planned communities in the united states. President obama and the first lady are in london for a threeday visit in what is expected to be their last trip to britain in office. The president s helicopter touched down outside Windsor Castle friday just in time to lunch with the queen and her husband prince philip. The president and First Lady Michelle Obama gave her majesty a custom photo album as a gift. Mr. Obama says part of the reason for the uk visit is to wish the queen a very happy birthday. Shes an astonishing person and, um, a real, um, jewel to the world and not just to the united king tomorrow. More of the royal family in the afternoon including Princes William and harry and princess kate. Look at this. Are you kidding me . Nice jacket. This kid gets more adorable by the day. Its a robe. It is. Like a smoking jacket . Prince george. The adorable prince thanked the president for his rocking horse as a gift given to him after he was born there. But yes, it was right before bedtime apparently and he was able to stay up a little bit later and meet mr. And mrs. Obama. He had already had his bath and story time and i know, priceless. I cant get over it. He has a little robe on. I know. [ laughter ] he is what we would call living large. Right. Did he have slippers on . I didnt notice it. Didnt see that far down. Pretty good. I cant i just want to see it again. Its a good life. I know. All right. Lets change gears here and talk about some top honors today for several of our cbs 2 colleagues. Our very own mary calvi and dick brennan cohosted looks like they had jokes there woodbury long island. Awards sponsored by the Fair Media Council honors the best in long island reporting theres our Jennifer Mclogan receiving four awards including one for environmental reporting and Carolyn Gusoff picked up two folios herself as well as richard rose for reports on our sister station, tv 10 55. Wlny. Congrats to them. Very, very proud to be able to work with those people. Warm weather today. But what about the weekend . Allimportant weekend. Lonnie quinn looking ahead right now. Hey, lon. I think were going to do okay for the weekend. Let me show you whats happening out there right now. We talk about how those clouds have made their way into the area. Its 77. But still not quite getting the raindrops in manhattan. The High Temperature was 79 today. Think about this 79, typical is 64. All right . 15 degrees above the average. Kingston well north of the city, up to 84 degrees. Its a real warm air mass out there and as of now the hottest spot i can find would be edison at 79. Cool spot the hamptons at 6 degrees. Influence this time of year. Cool spot the hamptons at 62 degrees. What you see right here on the rocklandwestchester line thats not just a little shower, thats a heavy downpour. Its so isolated. Theres not much of it. The wider picture will show you storms overnight and beginning of the day on saturday. Put the futurecast into motion. Here we are 11 p. M. , weather wet chance spotty in nature. Then you get into your Morning Hours 7 a. M. Offshore. Youre left with clouds and trailing activity and clears by the latter portion of the tomorrow morning better than the afternoon. Excuse me, the afternoon will be better. Sunday looks great. Well have more coming up. Thank you. Still ahead right here at 5 00, talking about trash. Litter piling up on the side of major roads. Why the problem is especially bad this time of the year and look at this this is like my favorite things episode. Oh, yeah. But this had nothing to do with oprah. She wasnt involved. Some special momstobe get a big surprise from the yankees. Where should you start when youre told you have cancer . Start with a specialist. Precision Treatment Options and truly compassionate care. Start here with a team of experts who treat only cancer. 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