legend. superstar prince was found dead at his estate at the age of 57. he was one of the best selling artists ever. and his new tour was just getting started. thanks for joining us tonight. the news stunned millions of fans around the world. police responded to his estate in minnesota today. after he was found unresponsive in an elevator. he had been hospitalized with the flu just last week. lindsay davis begins our coverage in minneapolis. reporter: he was a master of the grand spectacle. dearly beloved we are gathered here today for this thing we call life reporter: dazzling millions at the super bowl. reporter: and then seven days ago, prince sat alone on a stage in atlanta. purple rain purple rain reporter: playing his purple piano. then just hours later, a moment of crisis, his plane made an emergency landing in moline, illinois. his spokeswoman saying he was battling the flu. he had already cancelled two shows earlier this month. three hours later, prin
crews were busy trimming trees in the bay area, that could knock down power lines during the storm. workers hired by pg&e chopped down three 70 foot monterrey pines that wrapped their branches around distribution lines. more than 200,000 customers were affected by blackouts during last month s storm. everybody s getting ready, what do we expect to see tonight? spencer christian is live with an accuweather update. it s on its way hours away here s live doppler 7 hd. you can see we have lots of clouds increasing in the area. the rain is yet to arrive, it s on its way, and will likely arrive tonight in the north bay and spread to the rest of the bay tomorrow. here s the abrooching storm, a different view bringing with it a high risk of urban flooding, meaning flooding of low lying areas and poor drainage areas. rock slides, wind damage. only a slight risk of river flooding, we expect up to 10 inches of rain from the storm. a flash flood watch is issued for the north bay.
muslims are in mourning shocked by the murders of three young college students. newlywed s newlyweds were shot to death in north carolina. it s a tragedy that s reverberated across the country including here in the bay area. this is indeed a sad day. jamaal najani is the host of arab talks. a radio show broadcast in san francisco. the murders come after a rise in racism and islam phobia. initial police reports say the fatal shootings stem from an argument over a parking space. the fbi is now joining in the investigation. as many muslims insist, it was a hate crime. if a muslim were to kill three white americans would that have been reported? was it a terrorist attack or something else? we do not believe and i mean, by the muslim community that this was anything left but a hate crime. reporter: they have bay area connections including suzanne, a doctor at sf general. even those who don t know the families are organizing vigils. including zana who says she feels an obli
frazier smith is set to move out of the hospital and into a house in a high end neighborhood. laura anthony is live where a community meeting is going to be held on this tonight. unlike what we saw in walnut creek a couple weeks ago, the residents are getting a heads up that a high risk sex offender may be moving into their neighborhood. there s a pleating here at the local fire station, and many of this man s potential neighbors plan to speak up loudly. how do i get one of those? i don t have a pool. doug lives a few doors down from this house. it s a four bedroom, three and a half bath 2800 square feet with a pool in the back. the rent is $3200 per month. barring a last minute court decision, this vacant house could be the new home of a high risk sexually violent predator, frazier smith. initially i was stunned and in disbelief that that would even be a possibility. at this point i m i mean we re all very angry about it. the 51-year-old smith is soon to be relea