the bengals song, right? nobody thought that prince would be writing a song for the little bengals. i was in the middle of a dream kissing valentino by a increase call blue italian stream. you don't hear that kind of writing in a pop song in america, but prince would deliver that sort of stuff all the time in his sleep. >> i can't help but think we music fans have grown up in a great time. it's a great time to have been alive to love music. toure is the author of the book "i would die 4 u." he's been a friend of ours around here, long dive time journalist and author, thank you very much for copiloting us through this hour tonight. finally tonight, everyone has their favorite, especially among prince fans. but his performance at super bowl 41, in the rain, in miami '07, one of his most memorable outings ever, considered to be among the best performances in super bowl history. when prince was told it was going to be raining during halftime, he is reported to have asked his only question was, "could you make it rain a little harder?" ♪ purple rain purple rain ♪ it's gonna feel good ♪ i

they open at home against the bengals then run the gauntlet the next five weeks. at the chiefs, home for the sea hawks. at the steelers, at the cardinals. oh, man, that's a tough streak. that's what you get for having a good regular season. you're rewarded by facing a very difficult schedule. it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is powered by millions of small contributions. people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. >>> that's it for news 4 new york at 11:00. the tonight show begins at 11:00. >> we'll see you tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the

>> this is a 1-month-old bengal tiger. >> seth: a 1-month-old bengal tiger. [ crowd aws ] >> i've been going crazy out there. >> seth: yeah, a lot of people are coming by to see tiger. what is this tiger's name? >> it don't actually have a name. >> seth: really? >> we'll name it right now. >> andrew. >> seth: great, okay. andrew it is. [ laughter ] >> what about mike? >> seth: no, i think andrew. >> okay, well, maybe. i don't know. >> seth: so, now, tell me something real quick. [ laughter ] this is pretty docile. >> yes. >> seth: when does a pet tiger become dangerous and a bad idea? >> well, we don't want anyone to have a pet tiger, but oh, my gosh. in, like, six or seven months, it will be over 100 pounds. >> seth: oh, my goodness. >> this is the largest-living cat species. so, like, when they're really big, a male can get over 500 pounds. >> seth: can i pet this tiger? >> okay, yeah. let's go. no, i'm kidding. come on, come on, okay. oh, oh, oh! sorry. >> seth: what happened? >> i forgot. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> seth: cat on a bottle. >> i sat on the bottle. now my pants are going to

the bengals song, right? nobody thought that prince would be writing a song for the little bengals.f a dream kissing valentino by a increase call blue italian stream. you don't hear that kind of writing in a pop song in america, but prince would deliver that sort of stuff all the time in his sleep. >> i can't help but think we music fans have grown up in a great time. it's a great time to have been alive to love music. toure is the author of the book "i would die 4 u." he's been a friend of ours around here, long dive time journalist and author, thank you very much for copiloting us through this hour tonight. finally tonight, everyone has their favorite, especially among prince fans. but his performance at super bowl 41, in the rain, in miami '07, one of his most memorable outings ever, considered to be among the best performances in super bowl history. when prince was told it was going to be raining during halftime, he is reported to have asked his only question was, "could you make it rain a little harder?" ♪ purple rain purple rain ♪ it's gonna feel good

so tonight i'm going to party like it's 1999 just another manic monday too, from the bengals to sinead o'connor nothing compares to you he won seven grammys during his career and an oscar for original score to the film "purple rain" only want to see you in the purple rain joe levy is with "rolling stone" magazine. >> here's a guy who has a flag in the shape of a purple guitar. he's going the plant it on the mountaintop and you're going to follow him. that's a legacy right there. >> reporter: a legacy cemented in 2004 when he was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame. he talked about one essential thing to make his stardom possible. >> the freedom to produce, freedom to play all the instruments on my records, freedom to say anything i wanted to. i embarked on a journey more fascinating than i could have ever imagined. this fascinating journey. it ain't over. peace. >> reporter: hundreds of fans have gathered here at new york's apollo theater where he played in 1993 to pay tribute to the man, the myth and the legend, and for those of us that came of age in the '80s, his music prov

how about the return of r giii, in cleveland in week four and go across the pond to face the bengals in london. thanksgiving day temperature. time to make your plans. >> november is a great time to spend in london. >> i think he is willin great price on this boneless chicken! yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients it's the one and only cure that's one pill, once a day for 12 weeks. certain patients... can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. with harvoni, there's no interferon and there are no complex regimens. tell your doctor if you have other liver or kidney problems, hiv, or other medical conditions, and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni may cause a serious slowing of your hea

the jets open up that hole against the bengals september 11. they face the patriots november 27 and christmas eve. d'brickashaw ferguson won't be in the trenches, surrounded by current and former teammates at his retirement press conference, he opened up by revealing he took up playing football after having open heart surgery at age 9. he wanted to prove his toughness to everybody by playing and as long as the doctors said mother that the previous cardiologist assigned to me was being overprotective and as a result changed my chart from no contact sports indefinitely, to no restrictions, my mother's space, priceless. [ laughter ] >> brick riding off into the sunset for good. >>> the next, third straight campaign without a playoff appearance. they had their exit meetings and faced the media today. carmelo anthony said as of now he is here. phil jackson says as a coach, he will be someone he knows which probably means they will continue with the triangle offense which many people believe they should move away from. >> who are these people? why wo

raiders signed player reggie nelson, nelson spent five season was the bengals.ays he's come in lighter despite collin kaeper nick asking for a trade he doesn't find it awkward. >> we treat him the same way. you know? so we don't treat him differently. >> masters park there, the old dude stole the show, though. and misses the green, coming up short. 80-year-old gary player with a hole in one for 80-year-old gary player. dan, eat your heart out. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> yes. he works out like a maniac. >> thank you so much. >> join me tonight at 9:00, a man trying to get away from police goes out of control and an out of control dump truck crashes into a north bay home. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us, we appreciate your time, see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. - gotta clear out this cabinet, people. a lot of these are dead accounts. "scranton mimeograph corp"? i don't think we're doing business with them anytime soon. that's odd. a letter from robert dunder. "a valuable artifact has come into my posses

and there raiders signed player reggie nelson, nelson spent five season was the bengals. in lighter despite collin kaeper nick asking for a trade he doesn't find it awkward. >> we treat him the same way. you know? so we don't treat him differently. >> masters park there, the old dude stole the show, though. and misses the green, coming up short. 80-year-old gary player with a hole in one for 80-year-old gary player. dan, eat your heart abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> yes. he works out like a maniac. >> thank you so much. >> join me tonight at 9:00, a man trying to get away from police goes out of an out of control dump truck crashes into a north bay home. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us, we appreciate your time, see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. those are some good looking tomatoes. yep. how long have you been growing them? for a couple months. me too. hey leonard, if we've been growing our tomatoes the same amount of time, why did your dirt grow more than my dirt? because my dirt's better than your dirt. oh. nature'

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once on an airline, and the bengals were in coach.cs and had the stewardess bring it to back to them and said i wrote you this song. then they contacted him for the chords. true story and-they did on their next album that went to their -- money manic monday" became a huge hit and they were forever grateful. writing a song lyric came to home on a flight. then he stepped away sometimes, for years as a time. whatever happened to prince? then come back with a new album, new show, a new tour. and i had a feeling the last year dish mentioned to people, i'm getting ready for something prom prince. just had a feeling, starting to percolate. and then we got this news today, and is terribly devastating. >> incredible body of work. great to see you. thank you. back in a minute. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ little red cor vest. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ g to geico could save them hundreds of dollars on car insurance. but first, my luggage. ahh, there it is. uh, excuse me, sir? i think you've got the wrong bag. sorry, they all look alike, you know? no worries. well, car's here, i c

he wrote, as you said in the piece, "manic monday" for the bengals. it was important for him to produce music for himself, for others. he was going to do it on his own terms. he was fearless. my theer ory is him staying in the at arm's length, to do things his own way. >> so many other artists are talking about the influence prince had on them. as the host of trl all those years, you must have seen a ton of artists come through who had taken some little piece of prince and tried to work it into their own persona. >> matt, i think it's safe to say everybody who came through. i got to mtv in the late '90s. i was there because they played music videos. i left because they stopped playing music videos. every artist who came through on my watch, including prince, highly influenced by genres. rock and roll, soul, everybody wanted to be like prince. justin timberlake you saw the other day, there was a little of prince in every song i wrote. prince wrote for alicia keys, jay-z and beyonce. you can't say this about a lot i think that's what the last 24 hours h

they open against the bengals. they have thereby into the 11th week playing the patriot on the road . the cowboys on 11 september. in week eight, they are one of only four teams . >> i guess because christmas is a sunday this year. >> this guy was out playing. he said he wanted to play named cha-cha was on the list for two hours hanging out there. he just stayed perch there. he started to dangle from the power lines and that's when things got the dress. he was eventually caught right there in a blanket by workers below. the officials are investigating how the . >> after years of political fighting, the ufc can call new york on. >> government will sign the bill into law utilizing professional mixed martial arts. he was joined by rhonda rossi and chris brotman who comes from long island. it's the first big event expected to be held at the garden in november. >> chris's existing. >> i was at the berkeley center the i was therefore a concert . he was fantastic, by the way. he was bartending there and i was hanging out.

woodson, age 32, and had his best season with the bengals.ro bowl and all of the right moves for the raiders in the off-season. at least on paper. they try to make it into the postseason. opening day, at&t tomorrow. >> oh, right. >> and the added bonus, the dodgers in town. so there will be ankhs. >>> thank you for joining us tonight. up next, modern family. captions provided by: caption colorado, llc. 1-800-775-7838. comments@captcolo.com. @captcolo.com. (snoring) jay. (snoring continues) jay? what? what's wrong? you're snoring. me? oh, i'm sorry. i... (snoring) (laughs) look at her! come on. we said no stella in the bed. oh, but she's just a little puppy. she probably got scared and snuck in. oh, really? how come when manny has nightmares you don't let him snuck in the bed? gloria, it's 6:00 in the morning. can we talk about this later? (sighs) answer the question, jay. (birds chirp) you know, i'm gonna check the lease, but i'm pretty sure we're not allowed to have a meth lab. you are a delight. so what are you doing? i think you're gonna l

. >>> nelson spent the past five years with the bengals. >>> carlos said his broken foot has fully healedme weight, so he's a little bit lighter. >> we treat kap the same way, you know. he's a part of the team right now. he's in there every day, he's in the big room with us. we treat him like he's our teammate, which he is. we don't treat him any different. >>> abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. or should i say toyota. >> you have held off robot replacement for at least another couple of days. >> days? >> days. >> the technology's changing rapidly now. >> who knows maybe pepper has her own catch phrase. >> if you go, we all go. >>> that is our report. as always, we really appreciate your time. thanks so much for watching. have a great night. and if you have a few moments, make time for us over at 11:00. announcer: this program contains material that may be disturbing to some audience members. viewer discretion is advised. today, an obsessed stalker out to win the attention of a young hollywood star will do so by gaining the attention of the world. moore: he was going to kill the presi

. >> i feel for you good how about the bengals. >> ♪ manic monday >> all of us guys in america had an her, susanna hawk. >> prince wrote this in 1984 as a diet for the band. >> the song was never put on record for her, two years prince authored song bengals under the name christopher. >> a lot of things he didn't want credit for he would do and give and didn't come from me. >> he dated abu-jamallonea. >> the way she describe their relationship they were romantically but long, special friendship, it is kind of blurry, blurred lines. >> blurred lines. >> how about this one. >> ♪ >> us guys all around the america on her. >> on stevey knicks. >> oh, smoking, stand back. he wrote that one too. >> fleet wood mack singer said she was inspired, by little red corvette, when she went to stand back she called prince, help me out with this and he did, he showed up at a studio to help finish that song for her. >> wow good we want to necessity what your favorite prince song, tweet us or post on fox 29 facebook page but use the #fox 29. >> i could not remember one of my favorite songs that he did w

a spokesman of india's ruling party in west bengal now in elections. >> prime minister narendra modi came to power on promises to crackdown on tax evaders and promise those who try to hide wealth abroad. >> much more still to come on the al jazeera news hour including reports of several violations between azerbaijan and armenia. >>> activists warn that syria's largest city could face a devastating siege. >>> and in sports we'll hear from golf's world number one, who now has his sights set on th his first masters' title. >> after the latest u.s. primary in the state of wisconsin the democrat's frontrunner suffered hers sixth defeat to bernie sanders out of seven caucuses and primaries. she maintains her lead in delegate numbers. ted cruz scored a decisive victory over ton ton. but hillary clinton was not sh showing her disappointment rallying labor leaders in philadelphia. >> it starts with having a strong and vibrant labor movement that is supported in the white house and across the country. i think its pretty clear. unions helped to build the greatest middle class in the history of

week ate, the bengals atat westerly stadium. that's 9. 30 local time for us. 11, november 20 they host packers on sunday night football. the following thursday, redskins on thanksgiving at the cowboys. week 15, which is december 19, it's the second home mondayond night game against the carolinao panthers and then the final week of the season, new year's day against the giants.the there you have ate of the bighe games. but there hr so am of them onof the schedule.th it's going to be veryery interesting to see how a lot oft these pan out.ut. it's going to be a tough one, but this is the chance for cousins to prove himself. my son has already called, he wants the tickets against the cowboys and the one with rg3. >> that will be a very popular game. > get them now. >> very good. fox5 news is back in just a few minutes. before we head to break, need td remember tomorrow is your chanco to come own sound of the city. they're helping us kick off fox5 rocks spring concert seriesonce tomorrow morning. you can watch them for free at fair gets park and then nextext saturd

. >> the worry, a spokesman for india's ruling party in west bengal. >> prime minister narendra modi and his party came to pow on promises to crackdown on tax evaders and promise those who try to hide illegal wealth abroad. they're launching an investigation. the panama papers come at a time when they're trying to win over voters in five fates where they never had a foothold before, and this might make it difficult. average,caal jazeera, calcutta. >> the treasury department said that new rules will limit company' company's ability to transfer tax payments. >> pfizer announced last year $150 billion merger are drug developer alergen, maker of such drugs as botox. thit was meant to allow pfizer to relocate and avoid paying u.s. taxes. fieser is based in new york. alergen is based in ireland. right now pfizer pays 35% o tax. in ireland it would have been estimated at 12%. that meant that pfizer would have avoided paying billions of dollars. but now with the new rules banning corporate inversions, pfizer will stay right here in new york. that's a victory for those fighting against tax lo

industry as an artist determined others to go theirs by producing and writing for others like the bengals. his album, purple rain, became a hit movie and his score even earned him an oscar but his record company balked at his uncompromising vision and wish to change his name to a symbol. >> throughout the world if you hold this up and show it to people, what they think of, they will say prince. >> reporter: prince was legendary live. his falsetto among the most distinctive voices in the music industry. as the 20th century came to an end, the rocker seemed more relevant than ever, thanks in part to the mystery to keep us guessing. what's happening now, prince told one reporter in 2014, is where he was trying to get. >> he got there. sales of prince's music have pop star's death. three of his songs are among the top 10 singles sold on itunes right now. and the very best reached number one on the itunes album chart. >> no surprise. >> outside the famed apollo theater in harlem, prince fans are remembering him. eyewitness news reporter carolina leid is there with reaction. >> talk about a tri

jets will open against bengals on september 11, their bye is 11th week to play patriots on christmas eve. giants open their season in dallas against cowboys also on september 11th. there shall is week eight. they're only one of four teams that actually have no christmas games or christmas eve games. >> i guess christmas is o a sunday this year. after years of political fighting in albany usc is >> that's right governor cuomo signed a bill into law legalizing professional mixed marshal arts in the state. new york the last state in the country to make mma legal. he was joined by usc superstar there on the left chris and ronda rousey. chris hails from long island he's a big fan of god friend of good day new york. this was at a ceremony at madison square garden big first mma event coming up in november. all right nice day yesterday. you were off. i hope you enjoyed it. >> i did iftion trying get any balcony furniture out there. i didn't measure it, it was u new. >> it was too big? >> man of the house took care of everything. fine after that. but it was like he was like -- next time maybe

th ocubs are malayan tigers, a slightly smaller version of what we recognize as bengal tigers. pat thomas is the general rantr and associate director of the zoo. that noise what is that? >> that's their greeting call, frthom an early age, they will normally be calling to their mother or their siblings, but that's a very comforting call. you should be honored they're calling to you. >> reporter: i am. >> there you go. >> reporter: we're communicating. feels pretty good. how big willhese guys get? >> anywhere from 225 to maybe 250 pounds. >> reporter: and these feee >> all of the tigers' strength is in their front part of their body, so these enormous paws thy eytwill use to grasp pre >> reporter: the tiger is disappearing. pat says once there were as many as 100,000 of these majestic animals, now perhaps 3,000 total and 250 of the malayan tiger. the problem, is it habitat? >> poaching, loss nf habitat and loss of prey. >> reporter: these animals are in a lot of trouble. >> huge amount of trouble. they require a lot of space. >> reporter: maybe they sense a friend. >> i think so.

. >> and then you think of the bengals, for instance, and you think of the songs, and you go, oh, that'snce song. kennedy: we've got much more breaking news with this coverage, including tmz saying prince suffered from a drug overdose six days ago and treated with the same shot for that. we've got rolling stone writer neil strauss going to tell me about prince's rise and why prince interviewed him a few years ago. plus a band mate of prince's and much more. please stay here ♪ ♪ it takes a lot of work... to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't eat the way i should. so i drink boost® to get the nutrition that i'm missing. boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a great taste. i don't plan on slowing down any time soon. stay strong. stay active with boost®. ♪ ♪ ♪ . kennedy: all right. welcome back. it's our breaking news coverage on the death of prince. tmz is now reporting that prin

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and catalogue of hundreds of song he wrote many for other artists including manic machine by the bengalsorite, i feel for you, by chaka dawn. >> i love that song. he was giving money away left and right but he said don't ever tell anybody i gave you money s that cool. >> keep it coming, tell us your favorite, #fox 29 prince. thanks for coming today. i want each of you to grab a 2x8 and cut it. you'll have 2 saws to choose from. ♪ you all chose the best tool for the job. wouldn't it make sense to make the same choice, when it comes to your truck? (all) absolutely. this is the 2016 chevy silverado. nice. a good-looking pick-up. incredible. i love it. find your tag and get a total value of $9,000 on this silverado double cab all star. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. do washinthey sure do,ans side because big oil pumps millions into their campaigns. bernie sanders is the only candidate for president who opposes fracking everywhere. why? because fracking pumps dangerous cancer-causing chemica into the ground and threatens our drinking water. bernie -- he can't be bought by them bec

. >> and then you think of the bengals, for instance, and you think of the songs, and you go, oh, that'sng. kennedy: we've got much more breaking news with this coverage, including tmz saying prince suffered from a drug overdose six days ago and treated with the same shot for that. we've got rolling stone writer neil strauss going to tell me about prince's rise and why prince interviewed him a few years ago. plus a band mate of prince's and much more. please stay here ♪ ♪ my school reunion's coming fast. could be bad. could be a blast. can't find a single thing to wear. will they be looking at my hair? won't be the same without you bro. ♪ when it's go, the new choice privileges gets you there faster. and now, stay two times and you can earn a free night. book now at choicehotels.com doing small gigs,side gigs...gig gigs. quickbooks self-employed helps me get ready for tax time. to separate expenses,i just swipe. it's one hat i don't mind wearing. [passenger] i work for me. and so does quickbooks. it estimates my taxes,so i know how much stays in my pocket. and that's how i own it. [annou

. >> and then you think of the bengals, for instance, and you think of the songs, and you go, oh, that'snce song. kennedy: we've got much more breaking news with this coverage, including tmz saying prince suffered from a drug overdose six days ago and treated with the same shot for that. we've got rolling stone writer neil strauss going to tell me about prince's rise and why prince interviewed him a few years ago. plus a band mate of prince's and much more. please stay here ♪ ♪ looking for balance in your digestive system? try align probiotic. for a non-stop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. live 24/7. with 24/7 digestive support. try align, the #1 ge recommended probiotic. you premium like clockwork. month after month. year after year. then one night, you hydroplane into a ditch. yeah... surprise... your insurance company tells you to pay up again. why pay for insurance if you have to pay even more for using it? if you have liberty mutual deductible fund™, you could pay no deductible at all. sign up to immediately lower your deductible by $100. and keep lowering

"manic monday" by the bengals, that was prince. "nothing compares to you" by sinead o'connor, that was prince. in terms of his live performeds alone, there are fans of bruce springsteen who will wax as rhapsodic about the experiences of seeing a live springsteen show, but other than that i'm not sure there is any comparison in his era. from the previous generation, the best comparison ever made for him as a performer was james brown which of course then leads to the famous tape of james brown in 1983 inviting prince up on stage with him at a concert in los angeles whereupon prince, standing next to james brown, promptly steals the show. gets on stage with james brown, grabs somebody else's random guitar from some member of the band who was previous playing on stage, prince grabs the other guy's guitar, wanders around looking for a pick, gets the guy to give him a pick, settles the guitar on his hip having never touched that instrument before, takes over and absolutely shreds. james brown looks on in disbelief. so that was his march

they host the cowboys onowbo second rg iii and the browns,hen october 30 cincinnati bengals ba overseasou say who day.ay >> who day. >> 9:30 in the morning is the time for that game.ame. november 20 sunday night at home against the packers, thanksgiving in dallas, december 19 their second homed o monday night game against the t panthers and season finale new e year's day against the giants. >> sounds good. >>> now, what would you do ifu you accidentally got -- not quite sure how this happened,h if you accidentally got someone's name tattooed onta your body. >> accidentally.>> accidentally. >> accidentally.>> >> well, here's what happened. one woman is making the most m of it. take a look. this is holland christensen and she says she was dupeds du into getting a tattoo of jeremy lin.my she says a friend told her theer chinese characters had a charae different meaning rather than m getting the tattooea removed she decided to embrace it and it and become a fan. when jeremy lin got wind thein t story through social media heou used a marker to replicate her tattoo.tatt lin later thanked her

i learned yesterday that "manic monday" is a prince song, the bengals.i love, i knew was a prince song before sinead o'connor had a big hit. he's writing so many songs he's giving them away. >> he didn't even initially record "nothing compares to you," it was recorded by a group called the family. here's a prince song, i don't have room for it on my album, go ahead and record it. >> i was watching old interviews, his relationship with his parents, hi father particularly. he was so technically adept. there's a sense in which he was this genius. he came from a musical family. his father talked about being drilled in musicpy his dad. >> he was but the discipline was always there. his high school newspaper interviewed him about being a music star. he was already in high school good enough to be getting attention as our great musician. he started writing songs when he was 7. he just had it in him. there is incredible discipline involved in being a musician that involves being alone and practicing and learning your instrument. and he did that. one of the great