abc7 news begins with breaking news. >> the break news, devastating music fans around the world. prince has died at age of 57. many of you saw him in oakland last month watching a warriors game as he concerned east new tour in the bay area. thank you for joining us. i am natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. all the manager confirms he was found home at his home outside minneapolis, minnesota. >> eric thomas is in berkeley. >> he was born and raised in minnesota. we are waiting for a couple of

seconds to find out what the fans are doing today. here is what we know. he was inducted into the rock-n-roll hall of fame in 2004 and he had seven grammy awards and he was an incredible influence on popular music, part james brown, part hendrix, among his influences. he was one the few would could play all of the instruments on a song: song, base, key boards, guitar. he had the first hit believe it or not in 1979 with "i want to be your lover," 37 years ago. here is what a fan in berkeley had to say about the death at age vern. >> 57 seems so young. >> it is very young. i have a daughter that is 50 and i am like, wow...it is nowhere. he hasn't stepped out into life yet. he lived it to the fullest the he did a great job with what he was chosen to do. i know he will be missed.

>> a prolific songwriter he wrote songs for sanity, and speaking of vanity 6, the group, his let jay demeese matthews died early this year and she was 57 and had been living in fremont at the time she died. again, prince at aim of veteran the you might remember last weekend he as was mying to a concert from minneapolis his plane made an emergency landing in northern illinois so he could be rushed to the message room. don't know what the link is between that event and his death could be but we will check on the story. we will bring you more today at 4:00 and 5:00 and 6:00. i am eric thomas. >> so shocking. prince has long been considered one of the most inventive artists ever and the best selling artists of all time.

plane 1970s and "purple rain," "people" magazine reporter described his death as "shock "shocking." >> i just don't think anyone was prepared especially after the incident of last weekend, we were told he had the flu and he was okay. i don't think anyone thought of this as a possibility. it is absolutely stunning news. >> dip, prince was only 57. no official cause of death has been released. social media has tributes to rinse this morning and here is one i saw from my feed from the bay area empty hammer "love this man, heaven is yours."

>> a lot of you want to pay tribute and we have a badge you can post to your facebook page, and we have a photo gallery covering his amazing career at abc7news.com. 1,300 have shared this on facebook. the emotion will be monitor through the news cast and bring you updates when they come in. a lot of questions. you can share shots #abc7now. now the weather. we are on a storm watch. this is a light drizzle. looking over all of the san francisco this morning you can see low-hanging clouds. meteorologist mike nicco has more on when you might see the wet weather. >> good question. we will stop with live doppler hd, i have it zoomed town windsor to the west of that on the east side, you can see a better radar return in our

valleys and most are from the low clouds bumping into the mountains where they some dropped their measurable drizzle. we have had drizzle and spotty showers. it has not been measurable in our reporting stations. the next six hours you can see we will have a chance of spotty drizzle and a stray shower or two. but become cooler and you will need the umbrellas and patience tomorrow morning and in the evening. more on that coming up. >> this morning, the commute was a mess especially in the east bay. investigators are putting together exactly what happened not just one, two, but three crashes that crippled the morning commute along i-80 and crockett. the video is from one of the crashes which was the deadly crash, a big-rig that slammed into several cars. we are at the medical center in walnut creek. amy? >> yes, the man with was killed was in his 20s and he was from

davis. two victims were property here to john muir medical center which has a trauma center so it is dire. you will not be surprised when the sue the ambulance they were traveling in. they do have major, major injuries but they are stable. that is not expected to change. >> look at this crumpled ambulance from the first crash on interstate 80 in crockett. this want the fatal crash. the second crash, a big rig into a white car. that was deadly. it happened two hours after the first crash. officers are try to figure out in one caused the other. the officers were working that investigation weapon the second collision came out. it is unknown what it s the mans slammed into a truck that slowed down because of construction in the area. the throw people in the ambulance were taken to the hospital. no patient was on board. they were en route to go to davis or another location. >> then the second crash. for cares and a big-rig. this all happened on eastbound

80 in crackle it caused a backup. >> it was the eastbound side, so, at least fortunately for drives in the bay area it is the city in the oakland areas that traffic did not have as much of an back as the eastbound traffic. >> a third minor crash in the backup and a chain reaction of events like this all in one morning, the c.h.p. said that it is a good reminder for us all. >> slow down. pay attention. watch your surroundings. all the third person in the plan was taken to a hospital in vallejo. the other drivers involved suffered injuries but they were minor. we are tracking developing news in san francisco where a fire drove people from their homes in the mission district. sky 7 was there and the heavy smoke and flames rising through the holes that firefighters cut in the building roof. this is the 17th street fire that break out at 8:30 this

morning. firefighters called for extra help and crews raced to the scene from several neighborhoods in san francisco. no one was hurt. the near damaged at least two buildings. >> new this morning, four people are now under arrest after a commercial burglary in san francisco in the bayview district. sky 7 is over the auto repair at industrial street early this morning. that is where people arrested three of the four suspects. they ran here after take off from the first scene. they have not said where that scene is. one suspect was arrested. they captureed everyone involved later. >> in oakland, investigators trying to determine the cause of the deadly two-alarm fire that protect out in a wear husband near 66th avenue and coliseum way at 3:00 this morning. when the crews arrived, heavy flames remain shooting from the two story building ask when they when inside, that is where they newspaper the victim. >> a man stabbed his father in the south bay at the mill pop

mobile home park on mill stream drive at 9:00 p.m. yesterday. matt has the latest on the murder investigation. matt? >> yes, the neighbor said the suspect in this case would sit only porch and smoke cigarettes. he was friendly but now he is in jail facing homicide for killing his father. >> this quiets senior mobile home park tucked behind the communication hill in san jose was the scene of a fatal family dispute. police say last night, with his mother inside, man in his early 40s stabbed his father in his late 60s to death inside the home. the suspect never ran and waited outside where the officers arrested hip. police are not saying what led to the violence the neighbors say this is the first time they have ever heard of something like this happening here. >> four or five years ago there was a minor break in but...that habit. >> hearing this was a homicide? >> strange. but i am not worried. no. this is a pretty good

neighborhood. >> this is the third homicide in san jose since saturday. the 14th of the career. >> thank you. happening now cleanup continues in san francisco at the golden gate park after throughs of people celebrated 4/20. you can see some people picking up trash. there was a last it. others have complained about damage done to the park during past 4/20 smokeouts. someone said a man pull add gun and it caused a stampede. there were six arrests and five others for misdemeanors. all the race for 2016 is a conversation about equal pay. >> that is hillary clinton giving raise to a major bay area technical valley. which local c.e.o. she said sets the example for the future. >> the big question for the warriors ahead of game three in

houston, what is steph curry's statues we will tell you in the star is likely to

>> we are following breaking news: pop superstar rinse has died at age of 57. this is a look outside of his compound and home and recording studio which is outside minneapolis, minnesota. news crews and of course music fans are gathering there. of course this news just came in over the past hour and a half. an official cause of death is fought announced but he has been battling the flu. >> we are seeing photos with people leaving purple flowers at gate of his estate.

also, the road is jammed with fans flocking to the area. he performed several bay area shows just in recent months and was spotted courtside rooting on the warriors. >> steph curry is a big prince fan and tweeted when prince came. we will tack about him now because he is still wable for game these in the playoffs against the rockets tonight. he will have the injured right ankle checked again before a final determination is made whether he can safely play. >> we were at toyota center in houston where the dubs held a light work out and steph curry said the ankle is improving but he could not play in a game if he continued to experience the discomfort which he was yesterday. >> warriors say he will not play in he is not 100% healthy. we will update you as the situation progresses. our sports anchor is in human for the game, mike shuman man's report starts at 4:00 today, and

you can follow him on twitter. >> tip or for game three is at 6:30 tonight and game four in houston is sunday at 12:30, and in the dubs keep win they could sweep to round of the playoffs on sunday and you can watch it, right here, on abc7. in necessary, game five would be back at oracle arena on wednesday, april 27. >> hillary clinton faces supporters and nonsupporters when she answered questions. when asked about equal ages for men and women she highlighted san francisco's sales force as a if example. >> i give the c.e.o. president a big shout out because he was challenged. do you know in you pay people the same, and he said i am sure we do but he discovered it wasn't true. he wants more companies to be transparent and asked in shell call for senator bernie sanders to drop out of the race, she said she would "never tell anyone what to do." >> we could see a different

donald trump going forward. the gone front runter is adopting a more traditional campaign tactic using teleprompters and speech writers now. this morning he addressed north carolina's controversial bathroom law saying the state "did something that was very strong and are paying a big price." when asked in caitlyn jenner would be allowed to use whatever bath almost she wanted in trump to you wherever he said and i quote, "that is correct." >> grab your umbrella, rain is on the way. >> next storm system is knocking on the door and slow down and gathering more moisture as it rolls thrust pacific. i let you know what time it will rain on you coming up after

>> santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. you can see in the shot the clouds are starting to move in. >> rain is on the way. we will go to meteorologist mike nicco to see when it is coming. >> the push of moisture is creating drizzle at higher elevations. some lower elevations, also, but not measurable. live doppler hd is showing the radar returns in the clouds rolling through. we get protects from time to time. you may need to use the sunglasses. we will be cooler today. the trend has been going. and sprinkles are possible. tomorrow we will have rain in the morning. showers and a thunderstorm is possible. small hair in the afternoon. and saturday and sunday it will be dry. but, really, breezy on sunday in you have outdoor plans. money 60s is where most us end up with high temperatures. more sunshine in the society. we could top to 70 degree

neighborhood. at at&t you could have a sprinkle but it will not delay the game or make you too uncomfortable. 64 to 66, southwest wind at 12-18. so brisk from time to time. hazards at the beach with strong rip current and large breakers. the waves are only 4-5' they will cause issues. tomorrow is mild. mid-to-upper 50s. you are noticing the yellows and oranges. the storm storm from "1" light to "5" severe, in will be more moisture and more breezy but nothing that is damaging. and midnight tonight you can see the scattered light showers in the president obama and the yellow and orange, moving into the north bay from 4:00 to 6:00, and the south bay...from 8:00 to 10:00.

now, it will lebanon quarter-inch to half an itch 6 rain and -- an inch of rain and tomorrow is the coolest, upper 60s at coast and mid-to-upper 60s for the rest of us. seasonable temperatures through the reminder of the forecast. not so breezy on monday and tuesday administration saturday and sunday. have patience tomorrow. >> we have been wanted. meteorologoist mike nicco thank i. >> michael strahan is talking about the null full time gig on "good morning america" and here is what he things will be challenge and why everyone on the "good morning america" is always happen to see him. >> i am ready. i need tips on how to ice up early. that is first. i will miss everyone at "live," sitting next to kelly each day with a lot of fun. >> i put a smile on all of our faces the second you walk in, and mostly because you are

waiting for our morning kiss, especially george. >> what? really? that is what happens? what do they do? >> he will join "good morning america" full time in september and we see in the kisses keep coming. >> we will follow breaking news that is shocking the music world and the world, in general, prince, dead, at the age of 57. >> in you are looking for a job we have a great opportunity to let you know about, the jobs journal event is from noon to 4:00 p.m. dead at the holiday inn scientific center in san francisco with hundreds of jobs available. experts will be available to help you work your

>> average people are going to social media to express our grief over the loss of prince and huge stars doing the same thing, like rock list who said "say it ain't so." and reese, "we last a true art it." i love what chakka put up, a picture saying i loved him, the world loved him and now he is at

peace with his father. >> and justin timberlake, numb, stunned, this can't be real. >> and we are follow this and you can follow our twitter@abc7newsbayarea as we look at these. this is empty hammer and a lot of people are affected of course by what has happened today. >> coming up at 4:00, a possible change coming to a bay area school and how the student's age could affect what time they show up for class. >> and a cloud of dust but a new world record just set at 5:00. >> from all of us, you can see and behind the scenes, thank you for joining us. >> a look at at&t park because the giants lay today and their pitch happened at 12:45.

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