that's some good rt. and that's some other good stuff too. >> announcer: live from the kgo-tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. ♪ purple rain purple rain mourning music royalty. icon prince found dead this morning in his studio in minneapolis. people shocked and saddened by his loss. good afternoon. >> abc news reporter brandi hitt joins us live from los angeles with a look at the musical trailblazer. >> reporter: we just learned authorities don't believe prince's death is suspicious. the singer's staff says he saw a doctor yesterday for an illness he had been suffering. the music industry and fans just stun thad this one-of-a-kind artist is now gone. he was a music pioneer known around the world by a single

name, prince. his eclectic work, unique vocal style and larger than life stage presence catapulted him into stardom in the 1980s with the release of "purple rain." ♪ purple rain ♪ purple rain born prince rogers nelson he changed his name in 1993 to this symbol during a dispute referring to himself as the artist formerly known as prince. then changed it again in 2000. >> a friend of mine said, so what should i call you now? i said, you can call me prince. and it just felt good to say that again because i hadn't in so long. >> reporter: the music legend's publicist telz abc news he was dead at his studio and staep in minneapolis. sources say he had been battling the flu. last weekend his plane made an emergency landing after a concert. he was treated but later released the singer also spotted

here just last month courtside at a warriors game. >> people don't realize he sold over 100 million albums. he won seven grammy awards. he won an academy award. >> reporter: fan as cross the country now celebrating prince's life with his music. >> it's devastating. i always felt like we were his family. >> he was so talented. he could play so many instruments. it's a sad loss for music today. >> reporter: prince was 57 years ode. he was also known to have hundreds of songs never released in what fans called the vault, which means we may not have heard the last of his music. reporting live in los angeles, brandi hitt, abc news. back to you. >> brandi, thank you. >> prince reported his debut album in 1977 in sausalito at this iconic music studio. it closed in 2008. but he was 19 years oild. at that time, prince played every instrument on every track

and put together his own album titled "for you." -- he knew prince and considers him a rare talent who was not to be missed when he performed live. >> blow your mind in touch with a higher spirit, letting god come through. going to sing something, say something, do something that's going to move you and touch you. which is his job. >> walden says prince loving coming to oakland and was influenced by its unique funk sound. >> fans gathered outside prince's home and studio in minnesota, as you see here. from the hard rock cafe in new york to the bay area, fans are remembering the superstar today. vic lee is live in the newsroom with reactions. vic? >> ama, it was no different here. bay area fans saw him perform recently in fact. he had two shows in oakland, one

in february, another in april. he also hung out in san francisco night spots after those shows. at one of them he sang until the wee hours of the morning. >> a very, very tough day in music with the passing of prince. sterling james fighting through the tears and showing the love. >> reporter: among the mourners, sterling james, 102.9 kblx. she was sad and nostalgic. >> i just met him i. just met him. >> at the oracle arena in early march where prince performed, james is a big, big fan. she plays a lot of prince on her show. dearly beloved in fact was her wedding song. >> i've seen him 30, 40 times since 1986 to just a few weeks ago. >> reporter: james was emcee for his show at the great american music hall on owe ferrell street after the oracle performance in the early morning hours. >> the set that he put on was funky, fun.

he was bathed in purple. >> reporter: trisha powell was the house manager that night. >> he had shoe that's light up, but he seemed normal. >> reporter: song sing was in charge of production. the two say prince was cool, super nice and he kept the night sweet and similar p. >> it turned out it was just prince, his keyboard and a mike. he didn't have his own sound guys. he didn't have a lighting guy. >> reporter: to his fans, prince was supposed to be immortal. he was eclectic, a musical innovator. for now, brooks moon, public address announcer and former radio personality. >> he was funk. he was pop. he was rock. he melded all those together in a way that really no one had up until he came on the scene. >> reporter: they say prince was worth every drop of purple rain. and today was when doves cry. >> rest in peace, prince. >> reporter: abc 7 news. >> president obama joined

millions of fans in mourning the loss of prince on social media. he said today the world lost a creative icon. oprah tweeted, prince the doves really are crying now. listening to your music, remembering you. rest in peace, prince. and grammy winning funk superstar chaka khan wrote, i loved him, the world loved him. now he's at peace with his father. rest in power, prince my brother. >> so sad. we posted this tribute to prince on our abc 7 news facebook page. you can share it on your face booth news feed to express your sympathy. moving on to some other news and turning to the weather, we have a live look from mt. tam. it's already damp and cloudy there. rain is on the way. spencer christian now with an accuweather update. >> we began the day with a lot of cloud cover. now we have bright sunshine in some spots but as you point out clouds are returning. here is a look at depp letter 7 hd. we have a few clouds and the

24-hour temperature change shows you the cooling trend continues. most locations three to seven degrees cooler than this hour yesterday. looking out over san francisco, you can see the clouds blowing by. 66 here in the city, oakland 69, 74 at mountain view and san jose, morgan hill 72, half moon bay 59. at the golden gate you see clouds gathering as well and 66. at santa rosa, napa 65, livermore 72. despite the calm weather, storms at sea have been whipping up rough surf. we have a beach hazard statement in effect until 11:00 p.m. strong rip currents are a possibility, large breakers pose a hazard and wave heights are still pretty high. lar larry, you mentioned a little rain is on the way. we'll look at its arrival and how much we can expect in just a few minutes. >> thank you, spencer. happening now, the man arrested for the hit-and-run death of a pittsburg woman is making his first court

appearance. linda cochran was struck and killed while walking near delta view golf course tuesday morning. chavez was arrested after he tried to get away. cochran had just retired to devote herself to dedicating her full time to two sons with disabilities. laura anthony is in court and will have all the details coming up on abc 7 news at 6. this man alejandra saro will return to court in two weeks to determine if any other young children are coming forward to accuse him of sexual molestation. concord police arrested the dental assistant after one girl accused him. detectives now say saro abuse at least four girls and videotaped them as well. they say the abuse took place while the victims were sedated. >> it's unfortunate. it doesn't -- obviously, we hope it doesn't happen all that often the but i can tell you that sexual assault is the most underreported crime that we have. >> saro's attorney did not speak

to reporters after this morning's hearing. saro is in jail, his bail at set at more than $8 million. san francisco police will be required to provide regular public reports collection and analysis of rape kits. the police commission palace passed a resolution. sfpd would be required to submit kits to crime labs within five days of collecting evidence and the labs must test the kits in 120 days. the abc 7 news i-team exposed the backlog of unprocessed rape kits at the police department in an extensive investigation. the i-team even found some kits went untested for a decade. abc 7 news was in san francisco's mission district as activists launched a hunger strike outside the police station. the group says that five members will not eat until san francisco police chief greg sur is fired or resigns. members of the black and brown social club are upset about recent police shootings.

they say the department will not be reformed until the chief leaves. 657 hd was there as fire fieshts battled heavy smoke in the mission district. this morning's fire broke out around 8:30 in a building on 17th street. flames quickly spread to the building next door. >> iñi opened up my kitchen doo to the outside and saw smoke billowing above what hook looked like my apartment building. i called 911 and opened my door and screamed to everyone to get out. >> our fire crews have made an amazing, great effort to put this fire out. >> nobody was hurt. the red cross is now working with people who are unable to stay in their homes. arson investigators are looking into what sparked this morning's fire. investigators are looking into three crashes that crippled the morning commute along interstate 80 in crockett. the first crash happened at 1:35 a.m. involving an ambulance. three people were hurt. the second one was two hours later that proved to be deadly. a big rig slammed into a sedan

se cummings sky way on-ramp kill willing 25-year-old angel valenzuela. crews picked up some of the 22,000 pounds of trash left after yesterday's 420 celebration in golden gate park. the cleanup bill, $25,000. thousands gathered in the park for the annual marijuana smokeout. san francisco police made six felony arrests. officers also cited five people suspected of less serious crimes. still ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00, relief for vw owners. the deal between volkswagen and the u.s. government and what you need to know if you happen to own one of the cars involved. plus, some changes are coming to california's controversial $64 billion high-speed rail plan and how the bay area is benefitting.

>> reporter: the mysterious angle of steph curry coming up. >> that was a playoff preview. the warriors count down to game three of their series in houston. here is a look at the traffic, the skyway in san francisco is jammed up in both directions. stay with us. more to come on abc 7

>> announcer: novato, oakland, sunny vale and all the bay area. this is abc 7 news. today in san francisco federal court, volkswagen and the government finally agreed on a plan to compensate owners of diesel cars that don't meet

emission standards. >> the automaker had admitted to rigging some cars to beat the smog tests. here's leslie brinkley on the deal and what those vw owners can now expect. >> reporter: u.s. district court judge charles breyer announced an aggressive plan that's finally been agreed upon to reimburse drivers who own supposedly clean diesel cars fitted with software that had cheated emission tests. breyer says volkswagen will buy back the cars or fix the cars to meet emission standards along with providing, quote, substantial compensation for car owners. those who leased their car will be able to walk away. but there were no specific dollar amtz. >> an agreement in principle has been reached that is satisfactory both to volkswagen and the department of justice and the federal trade commission. >> we're working really hard to try to get this resolved and to try to put this behind the company. >> reporter: the agreement covers 480,000 u.s. vehicles including diesel jettas, pa

assaults, and gulfs. it doesn't cover -- this artist bought her golf last year for $30,000 pfr we want volkswagen to buy our car back. >> reporter: the blue book value is in the $16,000 to $17,000 range. and this uc berkeley litigation expert thinks it's unlikely oernts will even get that on a buyback when all is said and done. >> the devil will be in the details. the agreement is not final. >> reporter: judge breyer imposed a gag order to keep things confidential as attorneys hammer out details that will be made public on june 21st. jok volkswagen must establish a fund after years of the cars spewing out nitrous oxide at levels 40 times greater than allowed. they could also face $20 billion in fines for deceptive advertising. in san francisco, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> the number of americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a 43-year low last week.

the labor department says weekly applications for jobless benefits declined to a seasonally adjusted 247,000. that happens to be the lowest mark since november of 1973. hundreds of people who are looking for work turned out to the abc 7 jorn journal hiefr event at the holiday inn civic center in san francisco. hundreds of jobs were up for grabs including positions right here at abc 7. experts were on hand to help job seekers with their resumes. san francisco has become the first city in the nation to acquire full pay for workers taking parental leave. abc news was at the main library as the law was signed. it requires companies give new parents and mothers up to six weeks of parental leave without reducing their pay. supervisor scott wiener wrote the law. he says many families shorten their family leave because they can't afford it. >> we are forcing families to choose between bonding with a new child and putting food on the table.

>> california's parental leave pays workers 55% of their normal wages. san francisco's new law requires companies to pay the other 45% when parents take time off. the warriors celebrated the life of prince ahead of tonight's playoff game in houston. yeah, you can hear "when doves cry" playing in the background during a shootaround in houston this morning. prince was a friend of the warriors. he attended a game just a little over a month ago, march 3rd, as a guest of the team and met everybody, the owners as well. tonight's playoff game gets under way in a few hours. mike shumen is live with a preview of the game and the latest on steph curry's ankle. >> reporter: well, larry, we've been talking about this it seems like for months, the mysterious ankle injury on the right foot of steph curry. of course, he's questionable up until game time when we'll find out. but let's show you this morning

at the shootaround. he walked out and i talked to him briefly. you know, i said, how do you feel? he goes, well, we'll find out. he then shot a few buckets. he looked pretty good. he's moving around but not simulating the game of the hard stop and start you get on the hardwood floor. then the trainers tried to wrap his ankle in a bunch of ways. each time he shot and had it wrapped again. it's giving him a lot of problems. of course we asked steve kerr for an update after practice. >> nothing new. he went through shootaround and looked like he was moving pretty well. we haven't made any decision yet on whether he'll play tonight. we'll have to convene once he's done with his workout here. we'll talk to the doctors, talk to steph, and i would just say he's still questionable. >> we always want him to play but at the same time we want him to be healthy. we don't want him to risk further injury. we're in this for the stretch run. we want him to be healthy. personal for for his career and

secondly for this run. trying to do special things and we're going to need him, you know, more than anything. >> reporter: key phrase, you don't want to risk further injury. sean livingston will probably start if steph can't go. we should know in an hour and a half when steve kerr speaks to the media. we'll have an update for you then. >> thank you. if you need multiple sneaker changes and taping and retaping and re-retaping he shouldn't be playg. >> yeah. >> just rest him. abc 7 is the only place you can see the warriors/rockets in game four. game four tips off sunday 12:30 right here. and after that, join yours truly along with shue. we'll be joining you in houston as well as ex-warrior adonald foil after the game right here. >> we always want to see our warriors pride. share your photos and video online. you could see them on air or

online. >> i'm just thinking if spencer christian before he went up for the weather, if we had to wrap him and rewrap him and then change his shoes, then change his -- he shouldn't be on the air. right? what i do, i work through pain. >> you do. you inflict pain, too. >> i do that as well. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd on this pain-free day. it's also a rain-free day, but that might not be the case tomorrow. let's look at what's coming our way. here is the view from our east bay hills camera. check out those clouds, very dramatic view. here are the forecast features, wet and breezy tomorrow, snow and windy in the sierra and here in the sierra there's a chance of thunder accompanying this system. we expect a sunny day saturday and a gusty day sunday. here is our storm impact scale which we've been using throughout the rainy season to rank every storm, 1 being light, 5 being severe. the approaching storm ranks 1, light to moderate rain, breezy,

most areas receiving between a quarter and three-quarters of an inch of rain. the forecast animation, 12:00 a.m. tomorrow, by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow beginning at the morning commute, a line of showers will move through the central part of the bay area. that will sweep through by midmorning, but that will be followed by a second wave of rain and showers around midday, sweeping from northwest to southeast. then by early tomorrow evening, it should be just about over. we project by 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, rainfall totals will range from nearly 0.7 to fairfield, 0.8 at concord, over half an inch at oakland and livermore and nearly 0.75 at hayward. in the sierra, winter weather advisory in effect from 8:00 a.m. tomorrow to 8:00 p.m. it will be windy with over nearly a foot of snow in some places in the higher peaks. chain controls and travel delays are likely. back to the bay area, low temperatures tonight in the mid-50s under showery conditions overnight. then tomorrow as the showers

taper off, highs will be only in the low to mid-60s in many places, mid to upper 60s in the warmest locations. and as we look ahead to next week, we have another storm coming. start the forecast animation at 5:00 a.m. next wednesday. rain pushing in by midday into the afternoon/evening hours. that's our next wet weather system. we expect it to produce up to an inch of rain in parts of the north, up to 0.75 in the north bay, up to.25 in the south bay. here is our accuweather seven-day forecast, a dry weekend, with gusty conditions on sunday. still windy on monday. then we'll get calmer wednesday next tuesday before the next storm wednesday. we still have an active weather pattern and the rain hasn't ended yet. that's good news. keep the storms coming as long as we can. >> good news. thank you. up next, a million-dollar battle over a picasso. the eight-year-old he

a new york social-ite and a florida art gallery owner are squaring off in a legal battle over a million-dollar picasso. it's hanging in a gallery of picasso's mistress. the gallery's owner says he bault it three years ago from a private seller who originally listed it with sotheby's. he's now been hit with a lawsuit filed by billionaire wilma tisch. she claims it was stolen from her manhattan home eight years ago. gallery owner kenneth handle isn't buying it. >> how rich is too rich to not know that your picasso has been out of your collection for eight years? >> he says he's displayed the painting in prominent galleries for years without a hint of trouble. he's vowing to do whatever it takes to hold on to the piece. a hip-hop singerants to lend a hand to an '80s icon. the house used in the iconic 1983 film "the outsiders" was bought by hip-hop singer danny boy o'connor.

he started a crowdfunding page to help save the home. the story is based on pony boy kurt is, his friends and brothers. among the stars of the film, tom cruise, patrick swayze, rob lowe and matt dillon long before any of them were famous. >> incredible. >> what a cast. linking siliconç valley to the central valley. the early plans laid out as high-speed rail inches closer to reality. caught on tape, the shocking video of a teacher's aide

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>> announcer: live from the kgo-tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. here are the headlines at 4:30. grammy winner rock 'n' roll hall of famer and musical icon prince has died at the age of 57. sheriff's deputies found him unresponsive this morning in an elevator inside his estate just outside minneapolis. a law enforcement official says his death was not suspicious. prince had been battling the flu for weeks, even had to be rushed to the hospital just a few days ago. we have a live look now over prince's minnesota home and his recording studio. hundreds have gathered there to mourn the singer. world leaders, politicians and celebrities are all mourning him on social media. the reverend jesse jackson twreeted, shocked and heartbroken to hear the news of death of prince.

thank god for his legacy. in other news, many marin county, wayne friedman tweeted this. how firefighters hope to save more people from getting swept away. also the city of san jose making big plans around california's upcoming high-speed rail line. we're live at the deer adone cal tran station where we could see new offices, homes and stores. david? >> reporter: that's right. the state's high-speed rail authority met in san jose today giving a stage for city planners to show off what they plan to do with these 250 acres in nine years' time. they expect it to be a real showplace. opposition having high-speed rail in their neighborhood is slowly giving way to more conciliatory comments. a group of central valley elected officials stood in line to show their appreciation to the rail authority board for keeping the project on track. a revised budget plan is expected to be approved next

week for submission to sacramento lawmakers. the laceout plan is to start passenger service in 2025. what they're calling valley to valley service, linking silicon valley with the san joaquin valley. starting passenger service is critical so fare revenue can be channeled into construction for the rest of the system to l.a. and anaheim with a goal of completion by 2029. >> one of the, if you will, constraints we have is that our system cannot run with a subsidy. we have to be able to break even and operate without any sort of government subsidy. so when we do our modeling and we look at where we want to put the system, we keep that in mind. >> reporter: san jose showed off its earlier plans turning this into a major hub which will transform 250 acres of mostly vacant lantd into a moneymaker. >> there's a huge amount of interest now being located in downtown san jose because we have both b.a.r.t. and high-speed rail converging as downtown san jose becomes the gateway to all of northern california.

>> reporter: regional transit agencies along with caltrain and the city kicked off project planning in january. they hope it can be a model for other cities and stations along the route. in san jose, david louis, access abc 7 news. president obama is now in london following a summit with the gulf of arab allies in saudi arabia. the white house says president obama and the gulf leaders agreed to various security initiatives designed to defeat isis and counter iran's actions in the region. the president says despite the nuclear deal there's reason to have serious concerns about eunian behavior. >> our nation is committed to continue to interdict illegal iranian arms smimts in the region and oppose iran's destabilizing activities in the region. >> saudi arabia's king salman called the summit constructive and fruitful and pledged commitment to continuing developing their ties to the u.s. a former ambassador and congressman who sat on the 9/11

commission is now urging the release of 28 pages that have been kept secret. tim romers says the public should be allowed access to the material which reportedly focuses on saudi arabia's role in the attacks. prosecutor in belgium today charged saleh abdeslam with attempted murder. this involves a shootout outside of brussels days before his capture. the french citizen is due to be extradited to france to face charges over the paris attacks that killed 130 people. an elevated bike lane built for the olympic games in rio collapsed. two people died when the cement just gave way and crashed onto the beach below. the olympics will be in rio de janiero in august and the bike lane was among the projects built in preparation for the games. while no olympic events will be held on that path, the collapse will likely add to worries about brazil's actual readiness to host these games. authorities in delaware say a 16-year-old girl is dead after

a fight in a high school restroom. police in wilmington says the attack involved a number of women. investigators are not saying what caused the fight. they've interviewed two girls as well as several witnesses but no arrests have been made. we'll have more details on this bizarre stare coming up on "world news tonight" here on abc 7. shocking attack inside a milwaukee classroom was caught on camera. video shows a teacher's aide knocking a student to the ground. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson has the story. >> reporter: it's a shocking and sudden attack caught by a student inside a milwaukee high school. you can see the boy in a red shirt flick out his leg followed by a strong shove from the teacher's aide. watch as the aide slams the 14-year-old in the chest

meantime, the lead teacher in the biology class ran to get security who pulled the aide off the student. classmates watched in disbelief. >> i was just watching like this is unreal. i cannot believe this. >> reporter: the 14-year-old treated for minor injuries at the hospital. the 39-year-old teaching assistant arrested. he's charged with physical abuse of a child. >> as soon as the school administration was told by students that this incident had occurred, milwaukee police department was contacted and the staff member was taken out of the classroom. >> reporter: parents now questioning how an adult educator could attack a child. >> i'm saddened by it. i'm saddened these things keep going on in schools. >> along with facing charges, the school spokesperson says the aide could lose his job. still to come on abc 7 news at 4, how britain is celebrating the queen's birthday. plus the decadent cake baked just for her. i'm spencer christian

looking at the clouds gathering over the bay. rain is not far behind. just hours away. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment. at 4:37, let's check our san jose traffic the 101 southbound backed up as usual around this time. northbound looks good as always. 880 is slowing in both directions over the top. stay with us. we are coming right

a celebration fit for a queen is under way in britain.

♪ happy birthday your majesty queen elizabeth is 90 years old today, and this is one of her many gifts. it's an orange drizzle cake with a butter cream and marmalade filling. the morning, thousands lined the streets in winsor to wish the monarch a happy birthday. just of a short time ago, air force one touched down bringing president obama to help celebrate the queen's birthday. he'll be joined by the first lady tomorrow for a lunch at bin windsor castle. >> has to be fun to have a country singing happy birthday to you. the weekend just around the corner, are you looking for something fun to do? reggie aqui has some ideas. >> reporter: we have partnered with a team at hood line, the hyperlocal neighborhood website to help you plan your weekend. >> my name is justin, and this is the skate club. >> for a decade, the san francisco skate club has taught kids the ollie, mctwist and fakie their way through the

city. so they're throwing a party to raise money for their after-school program. look at this school rideable art they're auctioning off, a suit ra tower skateboard? yes, please. sunday april 24th 4:00 to 7:00 on haight street. all that skating gets you hun y hungry. we have the inside scoop where you can for a limited time only eat the best pizza in the world. i'm not saying that. these guys are. tony is fresh off his 12th world championship. he's going to be serving up some of that prize-winning pie all weekend long as north beach and soma pizza joints. think wild boar prosciutto and aged parmesan. if pizza isn't your thing, maybe portugue portuguese. soon to be opened, it's taking over the maven kitchen and a portuguese pop-up experience. for more on these events and upcoming fun, go to abc 7

news.com. we'll link you to hoodline. now get out and explore where you live. reggie aqui, abc 7 news. >> you're all hungry now, the pizza and part geez food. we can definitely tell the weather is changing now. >> it's getting cloudier, i think. >> but i want a snack. i'm hungry. >> i know. i know. >> let's take a look at what's coming our way, clouds are gathering, rain is approaching. live doppler 7 hd, you can see clouds. statewide tomorrow, it will be a rather wet and showery day, maybe even a few flashes of lightning here and there in the northern two-thirds of the state but sunny and dry down south. in the bay area, showers develop overnight and continue during parts of the day tomorrow. highs will range from low 60s at the coast to mid-60s around the bay and inland. our chance of rain tomorrow is 90% so we're pretty certain we'll have a wet day. we'll have dry weather saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday.

another 60% chance of rain next wednesday. oh, there we are back at live doppler 7 hd. come back to me and we'll just tell you we'll see clouds thickening during the late-night hours, showers begin early in the morning so the morning rush will probably be a wet one, the morning commute, as the rain will have begun already before our official morning commute starts at 5:00 a.m. prepare for that. larry and ama? >> thank you, spencer. still ahead, back to the campaign trail for the candidates vying for the presidency. and some good news for beer drinkers. it could actually help you lose

fremont, palo alto, north bay and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. now to the race for the white house. one front returner is pushing his rivals to drop out of the race while another candidate is fielding questions face to face. marci gonzalez has the latest. >> reporter: fresh off her new york blowout, hillary clinton campaigning in connecticut an making a stop back in the big apple. during gma's town hall, the democratic front-runner was

asked whether bernie sanders should drop out of the race. >> that's up to him. i would never tell anybody what to do. that has to be a very personal decision. >> reporter: sanders says he is not backing down despite his delegate deficit and double-digit loss in the closed primary here in the empire state. >> but 3 million people in new york state who registered as independents did not have the right to participate in the democratic or republican vote. that really is not democracy. >> reporter: republican front-runner donald trump still raising questions of his own and refusing to let up on his rivals. again calling on ted cruz and john kasich to leave the race. both insisting they have a shot at the nomination if there's a contested convention, as cruz goes after trump for his comments on the "today" show about north carolina's bill banning transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice. >> i think that would be discriminatory in a certain way. leave it the way it is.

>> reporter: cruz accusing trump of being politically correct and sharing his views on the controversial bill. >> here is basic common sense. grown adult men, strangers, should not be alone in a bathroom with little girls. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. rocker joe walsh is canceling a concert in ohio this july because of the show's ties to the republican national convention. the longtime member of the eagles said he thought the concert was a nonpartisan event for families of veterans. walsh issued a statement saying, quote, i'm very concerned about the rampant vitriol, fear mongering and bullying coming from the republican campaigns. walsh apologized and promised to do a benefit concert for vets later in the year. the fbi has confirmed it paid a lot of money to break into the locked iphone of one of the san bernadirdino terrorists. at a security forum event in london, fbi director james comey said the fbi paid more money than he'll earn in his remaining

seven years as the fbi director. now, he didn't reveal the exact amount, but the director's salary is right around $183,000 a year. so if you multiply that by seven years and four months, it comes to 1.3 million. most facebook users have been there, seeing photos of an ex or someone you've had a falling out with. now the menlo park company is hard at work trying to inject humanity into the social media platform. that's the job of facebook's growth team. some of their work you've seen, the new reactions feature was one of their projects. facebook is highlighting favorite memories from your feed and burying ones you'd rather not relive. >> so you can still see friends, but you won't see their posts in your news feed. the second one is where you can say, i don't want this person to see anything that i post unless i post it to everyone's setting where the whole world can see it or they're tagged in it. >> facebook believes these new algorithms can help foster closer connections with people you want to stay in touch with.

a local prison is helping inmate s "shark tank" style. inmates in vacaville will pitch their business plan ideas to successful venture capitalists next week. the inmate who makes the best pitch will win funding for a start-up business when he's released on parole. intere interesting. a wet spring could boost bugs and zika cases. >> there could be some benefit to drinking beer. like we need to study that? here's jane king with a wellness report. >> meteorologists predict sprin d summer conditions that could be ideal for a boom in mosquitoes. the fear this year is that those mosquitoes will transmit the zika virus. researchers are scrambling to come up with a treatment or vaccine for zika, but it's unlikely anything will be ready for summer. loneliness may increase the possibility of heart disease. 181,000 adults were -- found that social isolation was

associated with a 29% increase in risk of coronary heart disease and a 32% increase in risk of stroke. a new study says a compound in beer may slow weight gain. oregon state university researchers found that a natural flavor in hops and beer may help with controlling weight as well as lowering cholesterol. the research was done on mice and the scientists say more work needs to be done before any firm conclusions can be made. fancy juices may not cleanse the bodies of toxins as many believe. the "new york times" spoke to physicians who say the body is well designed to eliminate waste april tox and toxins on its own. the juice doesn't help or hinder that. the physicians says it's not scientific a juice cleanse is relevant in removing toxins. some bay area homeowners will soon be able to finance green home projects through your taxes. the hero or home energy renovation opportunity program is launching in a number of

cities. it enables homeowners to get low interest financing for green renovation projects like solar panels. you pay back the loan through your property taxes over several years. abc 7 news at 4 continues. up next, soon it could get easier to head to school in the morning. a changes tied to a teen's biological clock that could determine what time class starts. at 5:00, learning how to catch a wave. the rescue training that's no day at the beach. plus, the plan in sacramento to have tax-free savings accounts so people can afford to buy a home. and the plane fueled by the sun now headed to the bay area. these

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may soon get a break. >> i'm well aware of this phenomenon. >> you are. >> the school district there is contemplating starting classes later in the morning. abc 7 news reporter leanne melendez has a look at the pros and cons. >> reporter: the research is clear. high school students start classes too early and suffer the consequences of not getting enough sleep. >> it's really hard to wake up and i just feel really tired. and i'm an everyday coffee drinker now. >> reporter: vacaville unified thinks starting classes later than 7:50 will improve the academic outcome of their students. >> it would start 8:30 and end at 3:30 rather than 7:50 to 2:50. it would just adjust back a little bit. >> reporter: students say 40 minutes of extra sleep makes a difference. >> i'll be less groggy and i wouldn't be as unfocused during class. it would help out. >> reporter: the school board has looked at the research which says younger kids get up earlier and older students don't. >> the sleep cycle doesn't typically start until 11:00 at

night, and the wake cycle is more like about 9:00 in the morning. >> reporter: the next step was to conduct a survey. students were asked, if i had a choice, i would start school later in the morning. nearly 68% said yes. parents were also surveyed and asked what type of impact would this change have on my children's sleep and well-ibein. more than 45% said it would have a positive impact. fewer than a quarter of parents have said the impact would be negative and the rest were neutral. >> i thithe teachers union says of its members want what's best for kids but admits this change will affect the personal and work schedules of some of them. the district says it will work with teachers. in vacaville, leanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> i think my daughter would like to start at noon and leave at 1:00. >> i think that makes the most sense. >> as a senior, it might be what's happening. >> true. >> thank you for joining us at

4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. ♪ kiss luckily i had a chance to see him. >> he defined an era. >> he sure did. remembering the man who rewrote the music rulebook. tonight his bay area footprint and his fans who loved him. plus, a desperate search for this little girl and the evidence investigators are revealing to try to help bring her home. >> somebody knows some information about where she is. please help us bring home that beautiful 2 1/2-year-old girl. and why the people who usually fight fires are suddenly hitting the beach. >> announcer: live from the kgo-tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. i just couldn't believe it. i didn't believe it. we just -- he was just here saturday. >> fans are just in shock over the death of the recording

artist prince. >> at his minneapolis home they took pictures and placed mementos on the fence. lawmakers paused for a moment of silence in minneapolis after hearing of his death. >> here in the bay area, radio station kblx played his music as stunned fans called in. >> when prince showed up last month at a warriors game at oracle arena, he got a standing ovation from the fans and gave last-minute concerts at oakland's paramount theater and at oracle arena. >> prince tweeted afterward, oracle lived up to its nickname. good evening, thank you for joining us. >> sadness for generations of music fans. prince died suddenly at his home in minnesota today. you're looking at some of the highlights from prince's movie "purple rain" that was released in 1985. it may take weeks to determine

prince's cause of death. this afternoon, officials announced it was not suspicious. the 57-year-old had been battling the flu recently. a case so severe his plane made an unexpected landing just last week. abc 7 news reporter eric thomas now joins us from oakland's paramount theater where many fans saw prince perform in what was one of his last concerts. eric? >> reporter: and that was in early march, larry. here at the paramount, they've changed the marquee. let's show you what it says outside right now. "our hearts are broken prince rest in peace." and around the bay area, fans are grieving. prince fan darin brown was one of the first customers inside berkeley's amoeba music this morning. he's been following his purpleness since his 1978 debut album. >> you didn't know if it was rock or soul or r&b. kind of like a combined all music into his music. >> we lost a