[ singing ] purple rain. purple rain. >> mourning a music legend as we learn more about his final moments. >> nonbreeding.

>> party like it's 1999. >> as new york city proudly present -- pays its respects to prince. good evening. i'm kristine johnson. >> i'm maurice dubois. >> tonight we have live pictures from minneapolis where a massive crowd has gathered to mourn him in his home state. also tonight, multiple bridges for prince. >> back here in new york, brooklyn borough hall is lit up to honor the artist. at the famous apollo theater, the lyrics to purple rain are proudly displayed. that is where we find cbs2's lou young tonight. blue, so many fans paying their respects. >> reporter: it is winding down now but they always say you've never really appreciate what you have until it's gone. the people at the apology -- apollo theater feel that way tonight about prince but they are intensely grateful for the body of work he left behind. >>

mourners knew all the words, recording of when doves cry seems especially relevant this night under the bright marquee on 125th street. a small, shy man with a flamboyant public persona, they say he taught them something. >> it's okay to be yourself as long as you bring a positivity in the world. >> he had fashion. >> he had love in the world with the peace sign on his guitar. he changed the world. >> reporter: with flowers, photos, expressions of loss and not just here, in times square, his high-heeled purple boots on display at the hard rock cafe. in fort greene, another cantering, organized by spike lee. he was a strange man with a strangely broad appeal. >> it is shocking. he was a great entertainer. entertainer. >> reporter: favorite song? >> raspberry beret. >> reporter: i bet i know your >> yeah. purple rain indeed. >> [ singing ] purple rain,

purple rain, purple rain. >> reporter: born prince rogers nelson, he loved to stretch the envelope, the risqui lyrics to his 1984 song is one of the reasons we have parental warnings on music today. and for seven years, he unpronounceable symbol. he said the night a fire at the 2007 super bowl halftime show. >> [ singing ] purple rain. >> reporter: now he is being young. fans who followed him all their lives. >> just got off the phone with my mother. when i was three, i made her take me to see the purple man. >> i'm also sad. >> reporter: by all accounts, a gentle soul with an immense talent, stevie wonder reacted with pp ocean. >> it's a heartbreak. didn't believe it. >> reporter: intensely private

know that prince was married and divorced twice and is survived by a 19-year-old son. young, cbs2 news. >> thank you. prince was only 57 years old. his death unexpected. cbs2's jennifer mayor lee has more from outside prince's compound outside of minneapolis. >> reporter: i'm here outside prince's the state 20 miles outside of minneapolis where the frantic chain of events under -- unfolded around 9:43 local time. >> needed for a person not breathing. >> reporter: police and paramedics arrived at the scene and found the 57-year-old singer unresponsive in an elevator. they tried cpr, but they were onyx -- unable to revive him. at 10:07 local time, the grammy and oscar winner was pronounced dead. vince had been battling illness over the last few weeks forcing him to cancel two shows this

>> [ singing ] purple rain. purple rain. >> reporter: he felt well enough to perform last thursday in atlanta's fox theater put on the flight home, his plane was forced to land in illinois where he was treated for what emergency, possibly related to hundreds of people have continued to show up at paisley park studios. have been here throughout the day and into the night. you can barely see the wall of flowers and the fence outside the studios. people out here saying they are still in disbelief that prince could be gone. we have learned an autopsy will be performed on friday. in chanhassen, minnesota, jennifer mayerle he, cbs2 news. prince's sister was spotted outside the compound tonight and she offered a message to her brother's fans. >> thank you. thank you for loving him. thank you. >> with her hair dyed purple, nelson hugged supporters and thanked them for the bouquets,

left outside of prince's home. president obama said he and the first lady joined the millions of fans mourning his death. the president released a statement today saying on -- the world lost a creative icon. he was a virtuoso if -- a brilliant bandleader and an electrifying performer. >> muthana posted a picture on twitter, and wrote, he changed the world. a true visionary, what a loss. i'm devastated. this is not a love song. >> oprah winfrey tweeted, prince, the doves really are crying now. listening to your music, remembering you, rest in peace, prince. and we have complete coverage of the death of prince on our website, cbsnewyork.com. you can leave your own tributes on the facebook page. now to an update on the voting problems in tuesday's primaries, tonight the board of elections suspended brooklyn

the names of 126,000 brooklyn voters were removed from the rolls ahead of the election. state attorney general eric schneiderman and comptroller scott stringer have both launched investigations. a railroad crossing the government says is downright dangerous. with more than a dozen crashes since 2006, we learned today that one northern new jersey trade intersection was named among the 15 worst in the country. cbs2's brian conybeare has more on the crossing and what's being done about it. >> reporter: this railroad crossing on midland avenue in elmwood park new jersey is one of the worst in the entire nation. >> i would say dangerous, confusing. >> reporter: a new list out thursday shows this sharply angled crossing had the sixth most train versus car incidents out of more than 200,000 crossings nationwide. including a january crossings nationwide. including a january 2014 crash between an nj transit commuter train at a vehicle that got stuck on the tracks.

time. there have been 14 such incidents here in the past 10 years alone. but now $800,000 in safety upgrades have been made in an effort to change that. >> before the improvements it was a hazard. >> reporter: the elmwood park police chief credits new computerized stoplights, traffic sensing cameras, warning flashes, improve signs and pavement markings put in by the state last summer for making things safer. >> it's better for the motorists because they don't get stuck on the tracks, the light will come on, warning signals will come on before the trains are even remotely close to the area. >> reporter: some drivers remain skeptical. >> is ever enough? things are always going to happen. >> reporter: the state dot hopes the improvements will eventually get the crossing off the most dangerous list in the future. from elmwood park, brian conybeare, cbs2 news. new information, new york city corruption scandal, a federal probe into mayor de

includes a big donor that lobbied him to ban horse carriages. the anti-horse carriage group, new york class, has donated generously to mayor de blasio. ny class activists reportedly met with the mayor about four times since taking office. investigators are reportedly trying to determine if promises were made in exchange for donations. today, cbs2 political reporter marcia kramer asked the mayor about it. >> reporter: talked to them about raising money for you? >> at city hall, i talk how to get horse carriages off the street of our city. period. >> reporter: a spokesperson says investigators have not contacted them but they will cooperate fully if they do. without thinking twice, about their own safety, good samaritans jump into action to rescue a driver from a burning car in new jersey. cbs2's tracee carrasco with the exclusive story. >> reporter: a monday evening

anything but routine for 17- year-old anthony dispirito and 20-year-old nicholas lehman off. >> i heard a call over my radio that was an unconscious male in the parking lot. >> reporter: a volunteer with the community emergency response team and dispirito then spotted spoke in the parking lot. moments later the blue 2003 sob went up in flames. with the 22-year-old man inside. he didn't hesitate. >> i was able to do it just in time before a lot of fuel leaked out and the flames got worse. so seconds to spare. when they pulled him out of the car he was more unconscious and that he started to gain inch a little bit. >> reporter: he pulled the man to safety, first responders arrived to put out the flames. the driver may have fallen asleep with his foot on the gas. >> i'm glad i was around and able to save his life. >> reporter: monday's incident isn't the first time nicholas has been in the right place at the right time. a month ago he helped rescue another man trapped inside his vehicle.

the door was locked and i was having chest pains or something inside. and wasn't able to open the door. i had a crowbar in the car and i was able, very easily to unlatch the door. >> reporter: his volunteer work in the community recently earned him citizen of the year. now he can add he wrote to his list of honors. in parsippany new jersey, tracee carrasco, cbs2 news. still ahead at 11, a night out in lower manhattan takes a frightening turn. right now the search for the suspect who threatened a stranger in a bar with a knife. >> i think the dress is very much a trend towards super sexy. >> is it too sexy for a school prom? how to steer your student clear of prom dress problems. and a special guest, swoops

escape. sheldon silver and his family have submitted letters to the judge ahead of his sentencing for corruption. the former assembly speaker wrote, i failed the people of new york. no question about it. because of me the government

his wife rosa revealed silver is battling prostate cancer and wrote this. i am not sure what i can say to your honor except that husband is a good man. and his son it said this. he is not an evil criminal or sinister being. prosecutors want a sentence of at least 15 years. new tonight police are investigating a crime at a popular downtown manhattan bar. the suspect is a woman and investigators hope showing her face will help catch this criminal. take a close look, police say this woman held a knife to another woman's face inside growler bar on south william street. and then tried to grab her purse. police say the suspect took off before anyone could stop her. she didn't steal anything but she is wanted for assault. those costume wearing characters in times square will soon face limits on where they can go. mayor de blasio signed a bill today that bans them from blocking pedestrians in the traffic free parts of times square. the rule change allows or

of complaints about harassment and aggressive panhandling. also affected, painted ladies and various other performers. high school prom season means students are spending big bucks to look just right. >> as young ladies call dibs on dresses, some may go too far. cbs2's dave carlin shows us what parents can do to guide kids away from prom dress problems. >> reporter: long flowing skirt with a hint of midriffs. brittney patten considers it prom perfection. >> for me, i recently lost a lot of weight so i figured i want to show off my new body. >> reporter: and her dress covers enough to make it mom and grandma approved. >> very nice. >> reporter: this season there will be many other dresses, considered too low in the front and two high on the lake. brittany's mother liz had none of that. >> we steer her the other way. >> i think the dresses trend towards super sexy. >> reporter: child and parenting psychologist says,

our grandparents. >> i had a wonderful time. >> reporter: now girls teacher ever closer to the barely there red carpet shockers of risk taking celebrities like jennifer lopez. parents must strongly say no to any prom fashion that goes too far. >> slit is way too high. part of your job as a parent is to teach your daughter how to dress appropriately and how to value herself. >> reporter: parents are advised, lay down ground rules before coming in store, set the stage so you can wind up with something classic and comfortable. lynn primavera owns this prom specialty boutique in maywood, new jersey. >> they want up-to-the-minute trends. that's what we're giving them but also making sure that it's in line with their body, with their age. >> reporter: she says she will add extra fabric and support. >> i do like to add straps for them even when they tell me, no straps. >> reporter: she says so kids on comfort with dresses they can dance in without fear of ridicule. or wardrobe malfunction.

goer and the parent can love. in maywood, new jersey, dave carlin, cbs2 news. >> good luck, parents. hope that helps. adorable new family is making itself at home, on an upper west side man's fire escape. two baby hawks were born on a 16th floor fire escape on west 72nd street this weekend. right outside jim o'kelly's apartment. he says he first noticed their nests, eggs and protective mama hawk early last month, five weeks later the little ones made their debut, kelly says his girlfriend has named the babies infant and tony hawk. very appropriate. >> wild kingdom on the upper west side. let's talk weather now, lonnie is here, this nice little stretch, keep it going. >> not as nice tomorrow, a bit of a rain chance but it's not like a wall of water coming in here, just wanted to leave in the morning with an umbrella. right now outside, temperatures

everybody. what do we have? 66, a pair of sixes from claire chase park -- and her pooch, claire, welcome to the show. my first time having you on his weather watcher. what you have to say this -- this fine evening, through the increasing overcast, the full moon appears wrapped in gauze this evening. there you have it, we're seeing more and more clouds floating to the area. today pretty good-looking blue sky, you did have a few wispy high clouds thickening up but overall, it's a pleasant evening out there, 68 right now. high temp was 73. do the math there, 10 degrees above what should be your high this time of year which is 63. you've got to like that they. my headlines look like this, just what we were talking about. going to be a warm day friday and i think we're pushing 80 degrees out there. but i want to take an umbrella, maybe not when you walk out in the morning but take it anyway even though it's not raining, not a washout, right now the rainfall amounts we pick up out of the system would be less than half an inch for most

a couple folks could see more than half an inch. not a huge event but i do believe it's going to be making its way through the area. what you see right now on the vortex satellite and radar , i know this looks like we're seeing some rain up there, most of this not making its way down to the ground. fire situations we've had, three days in a row, such a dry atmosphere, you've really got to work, this atmosphere has got to churn to overwhelm that dryness we were experiencing right now with somewhat weather. so maybe around kingston, dark green, a light shower falling, better chance for rain will be tomorrow as this front makes its way through, trailing action behind it as well. let's time it out for you, morning commute, not too much out there, maybe a little bit of leading action. the better bet to see what weather would be after 3:00 p.m. your 4:00 p.m. shot, scattered, not everybody getting it. some peaks of sun shine, that's where i raised the temperature up. you do get peaks of sunshine and pop an 80 degree reading. lingering rain to start of saturday, sunday looks to be a

so the numbers for your day tomorrow, i'm going to go with 80. but there's that rain chance so take the umbrella, saturday 69, with the first half of your day possibly dealing with rain, then it will get better sunday. my shirt -- 65, here we go across the board, with all the numbers. we just talked about the weekend. that monday 63. clouds start to thicken up again monday, tuesday rain chance, a little bit of a break, thursday rain chance again but temperatures back to about where they should be, lower 60s. >> that's the average. >> let's not wish the spring away. >> thanks, lonnie. queen elizabeth ii, britain's oldest and longest- serving monarch turned 90 today. what better reason to strike up the band? >> >> the court -- the queen greeted well-wishers and she eliminated the birthday torch, the first of more than 1000 because that will light up as she enters her nightstick it. earth day celebrations are also

summer. why not celebrate? >> she gets a birthday torch. the rest of us get candles. [ laughter ] steve overmyer is in for focus. >> the yankees found some offense tonight but they were let down by their arms. it was one of those nights for the rangers henrik lundqvist.

pulled. so much was on the line for the rangers tonight. wanted to see them show the urgency of a team on the brink. what we saw was a rangers squad that was listless. it took all of 69 seconds for the penguins to take advantage. henrik lundqvist leaves a juicy rebound, and he's going to hate watching the replay of that. by the time the first horn sounded, the rangers were down 3-0. they got booed off the ice at the first intermission. any chance of a comeback was gone when evgeni malkin buries this. the penguins had five power plays. they scored on three of them. that was it for lundqvist, four goals on 18 shots. that could be it for the rangers as well, they head back

>> tonight was very important. it's disappointing. not being able to have a better result and a better game. you can't at this point overthink it. you have to move on and make sure the next one, you are in the right place mentally, physically and leave everything out there, see how far that takes you. >> all right. we don't want to make too much of the early struggles for the yankees but the skit they are on right now is near historic. their clutch batting average this month is fifth worst in franchise history. the yankees batting .209, .074 position. how about a little small ball? the chip shot plates a-rod, that's the go-ahead run in the fourth inning. luis severino, the pitcher of record, this will certainly go on his record. a game-tying home run in the fifth. new york's bullpen has been absent the conversation when it comes down to handing out the blame.

home run and so was his second pitch in relief. oakland goes back to back in the seventh inning, then they added another one indicates, the yankees get swept at home and they have now lost seven of eight, 7-3 is the final. the new giants players met the media today, find out why one player is nicknamed jackrabbit. and a cy young winner is laying

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the nfl draft is one week from today. the jets need to figure out their quarterback situation. the giants are in the middle of a defensive overhaul. today, the big new pieces of their defense met the media for the first time. pass rusher olivier vernon, former defensive lineman david harrison and cornerback janoris jenkins, we know harrison's nickname is snacks. did you know that chickens' nickname is jackrabbit? >> joey -- i always chased rabbits. when i got to florida, i didn't really know the plays. and my coach saw that i was just moving everywhere, moving fast. so he started calling me jackrabbit. finally, the first no- hitter of the season has been thrown. it is jake arrieta of the chicago cubs, he shut down the

used a no-hitter last year to secure the cy young award. by the way, he also had a pair of hits in this game so he literally had twice as many hits as the entire reds team in this game. >> my goodness. pretty good. jake is all right. >> chasing rabbits? who does that? >> apparently that's what they do down in where he's from. as they are harvesting sugarcane. don't let dust and allergies get between you and life's beautiful moments. with flonase allergy relief, they wont. when we breathe in allergens,

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