>> abc7 news begins with breaking news. >> this is video officer sky 7 a fire in san francisco's mission district. two firefighters are hurt. they battled the flames and were injured. >> we got word the fire has been contained. it burned at 24th next to a gas station. >> huge plumes of smoke throughout the mission district. amy hollyfield is at the scene. amy? >> look at the fire behind me. it is out. you can see the damage. a melted light people and look at the damage to the building.

the apartment building, the become of it, in the alley, the front doors face san jose avenue in the mission with 12 units inside the building and severe damage inside. i want to show you cell phone video of the fire sent in by a viewer, firefighters got the calm at 9:28, it took an hour to get the fire out they faced a lot the fire at first floor. it was headed up the building. we have video from joe who sent us what he saw from his point. 12 units inside the building and it is a wood frame so it was moving fast. all of the residents are okay and got out fine but some firefighters were hurt. >> we had two minor injuries, with including a minor cut happened and bloody nose and the crews performed to the expected standards. >> there was another fire in the

mission yesterday, and the firefighters say they think that is a coincidence, and they do not thing they are related. they do say that the people living here will not be allow dead move back in for a while, there is a lot of damage on all floors and they had to turn off the gas and electricity with 15 people during the day they are not sure who is at work and how many will be affected but at least 15. they say they do not know the cause of the fire or the origin, that is something they will focus on soon. >> the rain has coming down off-and-on, this is what it lose like in san jose at west mission and north san pedro a few hours ago. we will look at our east bays hills camera, you can see the raindrops on the lens and what is ahead? we will go to meteorologist mike nicco with the latest. >> thank you. good morning, everyone.

strong showers moved through and headed through livermore and the small chances hail and this is a across the altamont pass and darker red moving through the santa cruz mountains and will be descending on the south bay, sunnyvale, san jose, santa clara, cupertino in the next 5 5-10 minutes and the low will slide to us bringing waves of shower with hear rainfall and lightning and thunder and small hail lingering through the early evening hours. >> now the weather where you live, download for free and last live doppler hd on your phone. >> now to the passing of rinse. this morning, people around the world are breaking the musical giant. a memorial is growing in his native minnesota. look at all of the purple. the medical examiner will perform a violate of tests to determine in drugs were in his system. we have more on the growing

tribute. >> mounting the death of a music icon. celebrating the songs that were his life. thousands of prince fans danced and the night in minneapolis, his hometown lit up in tribute as they work to figure out what happened in the final moments. local police say at 9:43 yesterday morning deputies responded to a call from the park, the star's estate and studio in suburban minneapolis finding prince roger nelson unresponsive in an elevator and they attempted cpr but could not revive him. his staff saying he was treated by a doctor early in the day for an illness, a week earlier after this show in atlanta --. ♪ purple rain >> the private plane made an emergency landing and the publicist blaming the flu after

spending three hours in the hospital, the next day the 57-year-old giving an improgram you it performance and trying to reassure fans. >> he said when you hear news give it a couple of days before you waste your prayers. >> an autopsy is be done today but it could be a few days before preliminary results come back. >> today, one of his closest collaborators and one time fiance is speaking out. we are here with what sheila e. reveals. >> she flew from california to minneapolis when she her. she like many others, is devastated. >> prince defied musical genres, his life was music and he gave everything. all the ride was spark by early success in the bay area, and she met him at a first

performantses. ever. >> during the very first record he played in the bay area in oakland, california. when i went back stage to introduce myself to him he said him and the bass player were fighting who would marry me first. >> prince became her rinse charming. a prepare am followed and they performed together on stage. >> it was during purple rain and i was maying drums at time and he town around and looked at me and asked know marry him. i said yes. >> they never married they remained close, he l he penned her hit "glamorous life," in 1984. ♪ the glamorous life." she has little insight into recent health she said that he sacrificed his body on stage. >> we know that he has had issues with his hips. in you look back in the days of "purple rain," on top of risers

and jump down in the heels, it damageed parts of his body. we are always injured when we play on stage. >> she wants fans do know as 67 as they loved prince he loved them more in return. >> so many unanswered questions, thank you. >> tributes pour in for prince, fan in san francisco shared what so many are thing. >> where are the icons going? david bowie and now prince? it is hard to thing about who are going to fill the big huge shoes? rinse was a musical genius. >> oasis nightclub gave fans a chance to salute prince through dance with purple drinks on special last knit and in san francisco city hall lit up in his favorite color and fans danced into the night. the sheriff handling the investigation into his debt is planning a news conference for 1:00 today. we will bring it to you live

with a special report. you can also get all of the late breaking details by forking us on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. happening now, repairs are under way in san francisco to fix the giant sinkhole in the city's presidio heights neighborhood and sky 7 shows crews assessing the damage. it opened up along sacramento street yesterday and the public works crews threw asphalt on it the weight caused the street to cave in and it could take up to three days to fix but the goal is to on the street to traffic before that. >> santa santa clara transit gives you a free ride for earth day and you do not pay a thing on light rail or because. there is a possible ballot measure to fund transit. >> this is the hub in san jose and you have almost everything here, caltran, v.t.a. mack, everything but bart. this morning, officials and local state and physical leaders

gathered to celebrate years of transportation investment, and after the transportation board started a workshop on the future, they are considering put open a half cent sales tax measure on the november ballot, possibly raising $6 billion over 30 years and that could lead to billions more from the state and federal government. today, the board is looking at potential projects including the bart extension into downtown san jose and on to santa clara with improvements to thes have way and highways and more frequent bus service. >> it is a mix of things that we think will enhance the ability to move goods and services and people in a safe way here. >> the board will decide in it will put the seams tax measure on the ballot in july that would go to voters in november and require as two-thirds majority to pass. >> thank you, matt. a controversy over body cameras takes center stage in san jose and some residents are not happy about part of the plan to being quip officers.

>> tributes pour in for prince, the cover of the new yorker magazine, a simple "purple," with rain drops. the icon is being remembered today. >> look at all the green on live doppler hd talking about rain drops mike is tracking the storm.

>> the abc7 news app on go on your schedule news that lives where you live. >> the uc berkeley crew coach is deny that he failed to report a sexual assault team against a rower. and cal has hired an investigator to examine the incident. a member of the team claims she told the coach she was sexually assaulted at a team party and

claims rather than reporting it he told her and i quote, "you are no angel anyway." in a statement, he said that the agencies are completely false and he is confident that any investigation will prove this. >> some group are speak out against san jose police officers' plan to wear body cameras. people packed to discuss the program in june with the option to turn the cameras on or off that defeats the purpose of having a cam camera. the policy is not clear to the community. >> the program will be reevaluated after six months. >> dub nation account worse are looking ahead to sunday hoping to get redemption against the rockets in game four. the warriors struggled last knit without the clutch shooting of

mvp steph curry. dubs got a last chance in the final decision to steal a win but turned the ball over. houston walked away with a one-point win, 97-96. >> we are the only place to see the warriors and the rockets in game four of the western conference playoffs, tip-off is sunday at 12:30 p.m. and then larry beil and mike shumann after the game live in houston with the players and larry will be joined in the studio by worse ambassador and espn's reporter. >> we will bring you a look at the events happening where you live for the weekend. >> early runs with the rain, a quarter-inch to half an inch and heavy showers, possibly thunderstorms in my afternoon forecast. the winds could be faster this weekend. details coming up. >> prince is again. we have not experienced the last of his genius. fans can enjoy never-released

>> fremont. palo alto. north bay. and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> we may not have heard the last of the superstar, prince. during an interview he talked about unreleased socks. one day one day someone will release them, i don't know i will. >> he spoke to "rolling stone" about having never released albums ready, being stored in secret vaults which contain thousands of unreleased songs. >> we talked about the vault and he said it lives up to its legend, full albums from the purple rain period even. >> the writer said that the piece never ran because prince did not want to pose for a photo. the story will now appear in the next issue of "rolling stone" magazine. >> the coverage continues with a special "20/20," death of the legend right here on abc7.

>> you heard today is "earth day," but you could get wet cleaning up outside today. >> some of our beginning is going to ocean beach tomorrow during the morning and the usually afternoon to do some cleaning. soggy day. watch the exploritorium camera with a bit of sunshine early this morning and you saw and of the shadows and suddenly, here comes another wave of rain rolling in to san francisco. this is how it looked on live doppler hd, our best radar returns around campbell, through willow grow and alum rock and tully road and we have healthy radar returns to the immediate neighborhood of live doppler hd. can you see windsor and watch the radar right this, updating on the fly as a heads up, so, reds, and in you see the dark

red, it means hail and that is flowing through the santa cruz mountains and they are hassing punch as they head over for morgan hill. 101 and 880, it is wet, and the rain not hitting the south bay, so congratulations you are getting as much rain as the rest us. breezy and showers and thunder is possible and breezy to wind on saturday and sunday and monday and tuesday four days of healthy wind. next chance is thursday. this chance of rain on storm storm we ring our storms through the rainy season, this is falling in the light category, and we could get up to half an inch and winds will stay under areas that cause damage and faster on sunday and monday then today. from noon through the afternoon hours you can see the scattered areas or cells of yellow and on are the pockets of showers and thunderstorms with the localized heavy rain, gusty wind and brief hail. from 4:00 to 7:00, a tapering of

stray showers are possible heading into the evening hours. now, lake, snow is fulling, and, in fact, we have a winter storm watch until 8:00 for the western slope, 11:00 this evening for lake tahoe and in you head up that way, nearly 1 foot of snow is possible down to the late level at 6". now, as far as our temperatures, we are in the mid-60s but in you are going to the game, dress for temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s and do not be surprised in a stray shower rolls across at&t park but it will not rain out the game. temperatures rebound to normal but it will be breezy on saturday through tuesday and that will stir up another storm next wednesday. hopefully with as much rain. >> thanks, mike. the weekend is just around the corner, are you looking for something fun? >> reggie aqui has some ideas for us. >> we have partnered with the team at the hyper local neighborhood website to help you plan your weekend. >> my name is justin.

[ inaudible ] >> for a decade the san francisco club has taught kids to make their way through the city and praising money for after school program, look at this cool rideable auction, a skate board, yes, please. check it out on sunday april 24 from 4-7 on haight street. all the skating gets you hungry and we have the scoop on where you can eat the best pizza in the world. tony is fresh off the 12th world championship and will serve up the prize winning pie all weekend at north beach and soma pizza. it includes 30-month-old aimed cheese. how about portugese? in the lower height, for a couple of mondays a restaurant will be a special portugese

restaurant with the kitchen being taken over on mondays for a portugese experience. for more go to abc7news.com. we will link you to hood line so you can explore where you live. i am reggie aqui. >> very nice. finally friday. that means it is time for meet this week's perfect pet. >> we posted this tribute to prince on facebook page and you can share it on your facebook news feed

>> the storm-impact scale is level "1" for light rain. keep the umbrella handy and drive safely. drown load the app now from abc7. >> coming up at 4:00, around the world journey with in fuel, an unusual plane coming to the bay area. >> can you not see it, smell or taste it. michael finney shows how to determine in you have lead in the water and how to remove it in there is. >> now the perfect pet. mike will introduce us. >> our perfect pet is not in the studio but we will intremendous dos you to the cat from the san francisco spca. a gorgeous cat, six years old, very affectionate and sweet and

lots to greet you at the door, and loves plush blankets and playing with her favorite tow. she is well outed for a home with adults only she can be a queen of castle. in you are interested call the number on the screen, 415-554 415-554-3000. can you always get it online. >> super kite. before we go, the sheriff handling the investigation into rinse's death planning a news conference for 1:00 today and we will bring it to you live with a special report and of course you can get all of the late-breaking details by followingous on twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> final check on the rain. mike? we still going to be in the rain until 4:00 and we will start seeing a tapering. at at&t park, maybe some drizzle but it will dry out.

>> bring a pancho. >> no umbrellas allowed. >> thanks for joining us. "who wants to be a millionaire," is next. >> we are all raising our hands!

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>> need a reason to stick around for the next 30 minutes? i can give you about 1 million of them. it's time to play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hello, everybody. i'm chris harrison. welcome to the show. are you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] good because today's returning contestant is a 24-year-old student who's hoping to write a book, and after today he may have a heck of a story to tell. from wappingers falls, new york, please welcome back matt zazzarino. [cheers and applause] mattie. >> hi, chris. >> how you doing, buddy? >> i'm good. >> welcome back. >> thank you. >> good to see you again. >> you too. >> want to be a writer, huh? >> yeah, one day. >> what would you write about this tale of winning $1 million? >> [sighs] >> well, first of all, let's make sure it's not fiction. >> yeah. >> [laughs]