. >> well when we broke the story that last friday he was rushed to the hospital in moline, illinois, his people told us that he was rushed there because he had the flu. and frankly it did not make sense to us, and i'll tell you why. he had just performed as you said in atlanta, did a very good concert. his voice was great. he seemed great. jumped on a plane. an hour and a half later, 48 minutes from his final destination in minnesota, the plane is diverted, makes an emergency landing in moline and he is rushed to the hospital by ambulance. now, when his people said he had the flu, it really stopped us in our tracks because what we thought was, why wouldn't he tough it out for 48 minutes and be at home? but they said it was the flu. he was there for three hours and left. what we are told by multiple sources is that they made the emergency landing because of radio calls indicating that he may have had a drug overdose and that it was so serious that they gave him treatment at the airport on the tarmac, then took him to the hospital. in the emergency room they gave him the save shot that

and in moline they are giving them the hospital records.s that they're trying to see exactly if there is a connection and what exactly is going on or was going on with prince leading up to his death. and it does seem, guys, that it's a lot more serious than the flu, which is what his reps have been saying for the last few days up until his death. >> so many questions need to be answered. of course, the autopsy was completed today. now waiting for the toxicology reported, mike, to see what kind of substances, perhaps, were in his system. was he under prescription medication, et cetera? was there an underlying medical condition that this was then taking some kind of medication was exacerbating to cause his death. the report is very telling that he wasn't in good physical condition, didn't seem to be doing well. one of the last times he was seen. >> i will give you one more, again, and i am very cautious about what i say because this case is ongoing, but there is facts that lead you towards what may have happened. one other fact about percocet

his private plane made an emergency landing in moline, illinois.pitalized briefly, various reports that prince suffered influence-like symptoms. another that he was dehydrated. but the next day he showed up at paisley park for a short time. it was to be his last appearance on a stage. showing off his new piano, and a guitar. telling fans he was okay, and wait a few days before you waste any prayers. >> i just couldn't believe it. i didn't believe it. he was just here saturday. he was just here saturday. the next morning, this photo riding a bike near his home. but he had shown signs of ill health for weeks. in early april, complaining of flu-like symptoms, postponed two shows in atlanta. immediately after word of his death, social media exploded. an outpouring of grief from famous fans, madonna writing simply, "he changed the world. a true visionary. what a loss. i'm devastated." speaking with larry king almost two decades ago, the seven-time grammy winner and one of the best-seg recording artists of all-time, knew what was always most important to

in atlanta, prince's plane had to make an emergency landing in moline, illinois. descending approximately 45,000 feet in 17 minutes. prince checked into a local hospital for three hours and then went home. his team said he had the flu. the next day, prince tweeted that he was throwing a $10 a head dance party at paisley park. >> he seemed great! totally fine, energetic. >> reporter: local newspaper reporter sharyn jackson, who was everyone to know he was fine. what you're describing does not sound like a man on death's door. >> i certainly did not get that impression, that's for sure. it was just a fun, celebratory time. it just felt like we were being welcomed into prince's home and got to share a few minutes with him. we had no reason to be concerned about nything. he said, wait a few days before you waste any prayers. >> dan, still so many questions tonight. what's next for the investigation? >> reporter: now that the autopsy has concluded, the body has been returned to prince's family. tom? >> dan, thank you. >>> and the reaction to prince's spectrum, and arou

but they had to make this stop in moline. and when you think about it, he was coming from atlanta.was 1:00 in the morning. and if he is landing in moline and has to be rushed of to a hospital in a strange town for him, you know how serious the situation is. >> especially when people are reporting about the speed with which the plane descended. obviously a true emergency on board. and so what -- obviously, prince had some hip issues. there was some reports that he had had a hip replacement. he often had a cane out on stage with him which many of us believed was a prop to dance with. it may have been something more than. that is that what you are hearing this was due to hip pain? >> we are told that around 2010 he had hip surgery. i mean, it really was not well known that this happened but he had hip surgery. before the hip surgery he was in a lot of pain and he was on pain killers. what i cannot tell you is whether he continued taking that pain medication and whether it was percocet after the hip surgery, whether he became addict to do it, whether he stopped and then started again.

according to flight records, that private jet took off from moline at 11:57 a.m.apolis at 12:45 p.m. later that night his rep told abc news that the artist was resting at home and had been battling the flu for several weeks. the next day the musician went into aaron meyering's record store. >> i simply stated to him, i'm glad to see you're doing okay and i think he kind of appreciated that. >> reporter: on saturday night prince did briefly take the stage here at his compound and fans said that he looked good but reportedly prince was only in that illinois hospital for three hours before checking himself out. dan. >> linsey, thank you. so many questions here in this case, and we will be back in the next half hour with yet another mystery, did prince leave behind a massive vault of unreleased songs, and when will we hear them? paula and tom, back now to you. >> yes, dan, that is the million dollar question, and we look forward to getting some answers to that question. dan, great reporting. we'll check in with you a little bit later. >>> we want to move now to a brea

we are told that he on friday had to make an emergency landing in the airport in moline, illinois.ved that he suffered from some is form of the flu and released down in moline and headed back up to minneapolis where he was found dead at some point in minneapolis. we'll check in with a dr. marte mckerry at john hopkins university. thank you for joining us. we know that the flu can kill people, but it doesn't happen % that nauven somebody this young. can you tell us about that? >> certain people are at risk. flu kills 30000 people a year. andñit can strike quickly. according to what is being said. he had trouble breathing and the call went to 911 and it was said he was not breathing and the reason why his plane made an emergency landing six days ago, but it may be related to influenza. >> if he were released from the hospital and did go to the call in to question the decisions made on the parts of doctors, would it not? ú >> there is never a balance. these are judgment calls. and certainly in retrospect, you could ask if things could be done differently. it must have been a severe ca

the plane was forced to make an emergency landing at 1:30 in the morning in moline, illinois. an "unresponsive person" aboard. >> moline, uh, 990 downwind 2-7. >> reporter: the celebrity gossip site tmz broke the story. >> they took him to the hospital. and after doctors looked at him they said, "look, you're going to have to stay for 24 hours." >> reporter: curiously, tmz's harvey levin says because no private room was available, prince left the hospital after just three hours, and flew home. it was because of the flu. that never made sense to us because with the flu you tough it out for 48 minutes so you can get home and you're comfortable rather than in some strange city. >> reporter: however, the next day, after returning to minneapolis, prince tweeted out this flyer, announcing a dance party that very night at paisley park. "2 give thanx 4 the good weather and 4 all the love and support." sharyn jackson who works for the local paper the "star tribune" attended the event, not as a reporter, she says, but as a fan. >> he seemed great. he seemed totally fine, energetic. >> r

. >> reporter: on his way home to plane made an emergency landing in moline, illinois. tmz broke the story. >> our sources say this was a life threatening emergency. they took him to the hospital, and we are told that when he was there after doctors looked at him they said you're going to have to stay for 24 hours. >> prince only stayed for three hours and then went home. >> the reps for prince told us it was because of the flu. that never made sense to us, because with the flu you tough it out for 48 minutes so you can get home and you're comfortable rather than in some strange city. >> reporter: the next day prince announced a dance party that very night at paisley park to give thanks for the good weather and all the love and support. >> he seemed great and fine and energetic. >> reporter: sharon jackson attended the event not as a >> there on the stage was his big kind of a lavender color grand piano. >> reporter: that does not sound like a man on death's door. >> i did not get that impression when i was there. it just felt like we were being welcomed into his home i

harvey: why does he have to land in moline?> what's the worst flu you ever had, diarrhea, throwing up? that's his private jet. diarrhea all over. >> why isn't the diarrhea in the toilet?

his private plane made an emergency landing in moline, illinois so the singer could be rushed to thel. his spokesperson saying he was battling the flu. he had cancelled two shows earlier this month. soon he was home and tweeted this, i am transformed. the next day he hosted a party at his house where he showed off his new purple piano and guitar. fans there that night didn't notice anything amiss. >> he was in good spirits. he said when you hear something, give it a couple days before you have prayers. >> tearful fans gathers outside paisley park. this evening his sister came out to be with supporters. >> thank you for loving him. he loved each and every one of you. >> all across the country, it's all prince all night. ♪ >> even spike lee hosting a prince dance party in brooklyn. online an outpouring of grief for music's biggest stars. madonna saying he changed the world, a true visionary. what a loss. i am devastated. mcjagger writing prince was one of the most unique and exciting artists in the last 30 years. and obama writing also. and on the apollo theater, this message. nothing

investigators are trying to contact the hospital in moline to get his medical records frmgs maybe that's true, but i'm concerned about this issue of why is he getting better. >> prince performed a private show at his home in the minneapolis suburbs a day after the emergency landing. >> everybody who was there said he looked great, he sounded great. and you know, that's not consistent with somebody who has the flu. >> fans gathered outside of paisley park and say they can't believe their favorite musician is gone. >> loved prince, the guy could play every instrument, he brought a lot of other artists with him, i mean, and no one could do a slow song like prince. >> prince's first manager says he's shock asked devastated by the loss. he ask believes there is much more to hear from the 7-time grammy winner. >> i've heard that there are things at paisley park that he records and records and records and things that they will be unpacking for years and decades to come. >> prince's autopsy is expected to be done today. in new york, patricia park. >>> his signature color, the san francisco city

percocet was the basis, the trigger for the emergency in moline. >> it was so bad getting off the plane, they had to treat him right there when he got off. harvey: then you start looking at him going back and forth to the pharmacy day after day after day after day. and there's smoke. >> birdman set a record on the breakfast club this morning. shortest interview ever. walked off after two minutes. >> i'm through with you all. stop playing with my name. >> the best part is right here. >> birdman like this? >> yeah! that's it! [laughter] >> pam anderson has joined the "baywatch" reboot. >> wow! >> we've been waiting for a long time. she was refusing for months and months and months.

. >> ted, are you hearing anything at all about his stop in moline illinois from atlanta that surprisementioned that he had this party the day after that emergency landing here. i talked to people who spent time with him that night. they said he was himself. he played some music. he hung out. now, prince being himself is always a little mysterious so you don't know quite what's going on behind the scenes, if that makes sense. but they said he seemed fine. i talked with someone who had a personal conversation with him on sunday. he said, you know, i have the flu. it's no big deal. i don't know why people are worried. he appeared at a local jazz club in minneapolis tuesday night. he had a cane with him. but he was holding up that cane, greta, and cheering on the band. so people who have been following him closely in these last few days, they are really surprised by this news. >> ted, thank you. and prince's sudden death leaving everyone with more questions than answers. what will they look for in trying to determine the cause of death. dr. michael baden goes "on the record." good evening

bombshell dropped by tmz a day ago in which they say that flight that made the emergency landing in moline, illinois, six days before prince died, did not make the emergency landing for the flu, as prince's handlers originally relaid. but that was in fact for an overdose. all of that information is unconfirmed. the carver county sheriff, jim olson, will hold a press conference in about an hour and we hope to learn more then. >> so i know that you are outside of paisley park there, the complex where prince lived and also recorded. what is happening there today? i see tons of people have come out. >> let me step aside. people continuing to stream in to this location and drop off flowers. they are bringing their pets by. they sheem eem to make a lot of fact that prince stayed local and tried to lead a normal life. a lot of people saw him riding his bike around here. he was a jehovah's witness. a few stories of people saying one day they got a knock on their door and they opened it and it was prince. he wanted to hang around and talk about his faith. last night at the first avenue club made fa

percocet was the basis, the trigger for the emergency in moline. >> it was so bad getting off the plane, they had to treat him right there when he got off. harvey: then you start looking at him going back and forth to the pharmacy day after day after day after day. and there's smoke. >> birdman set a record on the breakfast club this morning. shortest interview ever. walked off after two minutes. >> i'm through with you all. stop playing with my name. >> the best part is right here. >> birdman like this? that's it! [laughter] >> pam anderson has joined the "baywatch" reboot. >> wow! >> we've been waiting for a long

his plane making an emergency landing in moline, illinois. prince rushed to the hospital. >> and prince is rushed to the hospital. >> reporter: his spokeswoman saying he was battling the flu. he'd already cancelled two shows earlier this month. three hours later prince went home sounding upbeat on twitter, saying, quote, "i am still intoxication" from the concert. "i am transformed." the next day the music icon sent fans a message he was okay. holding a surprise performance at his paisley park studio, telling the crowd, "wait a few days before you waste any prayers." that was last saturday. this morning at 9:43 a.m. an ambulance was dispatched to >> we need a paramedic at paisley park. >> reporter: the music legend was discovered unconscious in an elevator. paramedics perform cpr but are unable to revive him and at 10:07 a.m. 57-year-old prince rogers nelson is pronounced dead. the cause, still a mystery. authorities investigating. immediately tearful fans assemble outside paisley park, a makeshift memorial growing. online, an outpouring of g

they're trying to contact the hospital moline to get his medical records. maybe he had the flu but i'm concerned about this better. >> he performed a private show at his home one day after the emergency landing. >> everyone was there said he looked and sounded great . that's not consistent with someone who has the flu. >> fans gathered outside paisley park and they say can't believe his favorite musician's ground. >> i can't believe he is gone.the guy could play every other instrument. no one could do a slow song like print! his manager says he is shocked and devastated. there is much more to hear from the seven-time grammy winner. >> i have heard that there are things that paisley park that he records and things that they will unpack for years and decades to come . >> his autopsy is expected to be done today. posting memories of prince on social media. >> a lot of them are musicians wrote about how he influenced their art. justin timberlake wrote artist. just a once and forever artist. it will be silly to say he has inspired music. he is beyond that . he i

. >> reporter: less than a week before his death his private jet made an emergency landing in moline,llinois. hours after his last performance in atlanta, georgia. >> what's the nature of the emergency? >> an unresponsive passenger. >> reporter: at the time, his publicist said he had the flu but audio from the control tower released this week indicates the situation may have been more dire. a bodyguard reportedly carried him off the plane to an ambulance. jamie yuccas, cbs news, new york. >> prince did not leave a known will. a judge appointed a special administrator to oversee the singer's businesses while his estate is now sorted out. >>> still ahead, a scare for a father and son on a roller coaster. the terrifying moment and what the park did afterwards that had the dad so upset. >> plus, suing snapchat. why one man is blaming the app for a crash into his car. >> one of my favorite things to see after a cold front is nothing but blue skies and that's what we have across the bay area. it is springtime in the bay area. the forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 24 hours. rs carried

new images of ambulances meeting prince's plane on the tarmac when it made the emergency landing in moline, illinois six days before he died. >> they want you to go to the west end of the north ram >> sources saying the superstar was unresponsive and law enforcement investigating that incident and if a doctor was on the plane and whether prince dd from a drug overdose. according to the associated press, investigators investigators are looking into whether a doctor prescribed drugs for the star in recent weeks. prescription medication was found on prince and in his home after he died, but no official word on the cause. toxicology results are weeks away. fans at the purple one's final party at paisley park remember ared singer repeatedly thanking a doctor in front of the small crowd. >> he thanked his doctor who was there. give him a round of applause. >> abc news, minnesota. >>> warriors' coach luke walton' is getting a promotion, but it is not with the dubs. >> he is headed to l.a. to take over lakers. >> larry beil is here. he has a big reputation. >> not a surprise. he is from l.a. after

percocet was the basis, the trigger for the emergency in moline. >> it was soad getting off the planeo treat him right there when he gooff. harvey: thenou start looking at him going back and forth to the pharmacy day after day after day after day. and there's smoke. >> birdman set a record on the breakfast club this morning. shortest interview ever. walked offfter two minutes. >> i'm through with you all. stop playing with my name. >> the best part is right here. >> birdman le this? >> yeah! that's it! [laughter] >> pam andson has joined the "baywatch" reboot. >> wow! >> we've been waiting for a long time. she was refusing for months and months and months.

direct knowledge of the incident that the plane made a rapid descent for an emergency landing in moline, illinois, and that the pilot radioed for medical assistance for an unresponsive male. according to reports, prince was admitted at the local hospital, his reps saying he was suffering from the flu. but he didn't stay long. by 12:45 that afternoon, he was back in minneapolis. and the very next day hosting a late-night dance party at paisley park. fast forward to thursday, april 21st, 9:43 a.m. sheriff's deputies respond to a 911 call from an unidentified male at paisley park. we have someone who is unconscious, he says. an ambulance dispatcher makes a call. but seconds later, you can cancel anybody going, confirmed doa. prince, 57 years old, declared dead at 10:07 in the morning. what was he like when he was not working? >> working. >> reporter: sheila e. his protege and former fiancee is among those shocked and stunned. >> what he left his legacy was his music, and how it has touched almost everyone, you know, in some kind of way. >> reporter: today an msnbc host tamron hall also mou

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family, no focus on his health scare last week when his private plane made an emergency landing in moline, illinois, descending 45,000 feet in 17 minutes. prince checked into a local hospital for three hours and then went home. his team said he had the flu. those who loved the music legend are numb over his sudden death. >> it was devastating. i am in shock. >> i can't believe he is gone. i am still trying to process it. >> reporter: the loss shared by millions who wore purple if prince's memory, including michelle obama who had lunch with queen elizabeth wearing a purple dress. as mourners and fans keep watch paisley park, authorities are remembering a full investigation into prince's death. no word from his family as to funeral arrangements. in minnesota, abc7 news. >> abc7 news was at san francisco's red roxy theater in the mission district. they will hold a special showing of prince's movie "purple rain." the screening is sold out. "pure rain" came out in 1984 and won an oscar for best original sound score. we posted this picture on our facebook page. you can share it on your news fee

the airport in moline, illinois, confirms a private jet made an emergency landing on april 16th becausean unresponsive male that was on board. >> was it the same day that prince was rushed to a hospital. five days later he was found dead. the cause is still a mystery, and so is the fate of his considerable estate. meantime, his fans around the world are still coming to terms with the shock of his death. stephanie elam is live outside prince's home, paisley park near minneapolis. so, stephanie, what more are you learning this morning? >> reporter: good morning to you, kate and jovhn. what's interesting about the fact we know his plane came down for the emergency landing in moline, illinois, and we're now hearing the faa side of it. cnn receiving the audio where they say it was an unresponsive male. we know that this was in the early hours of the morning on the 16th and then by 11:00 or so local time there in illinois, the plane took off with that person on board. so the airport not confirming that it was prince, but it does match up with what we know. we know he came back here. he was se

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new images of ambulances meeting prince's plane on the tarmac when it made the emergency landing in moline, illinois six days before he died. >> they want you to go to the west end of the north ramp. >> sources saying the superstar was unresponsive and law enforcement investigating that incident and if a doctor was on the plane and whether prince died from a drug overdose. according to the associated press, investigators investigators are looking into whether a doctor prescribed drugs for the star in recent weeks. prescription medication was found on prince and in his home after he died, but no official word on the cause. toxicology results are weeks away. fans at the purple one's final party at paisley park remember ared singer repeatedly thanking a doctor in front of the small crowd. >> he thanked his doctor who was there. give him a round of applause. >> abc news, minnesota. >>> warriors' coach luke walton' is getting a promotion, but it is not with the dubs. >> he is headed to l.a. to take over lakers. >> larry beil is here. he has a big reputation. >> not a surprise. he is from l.a. a

. ♪ >> reporter: new details about that emergency landing in moline, illinois, just after his final publiconcert. prince, unresponsive, his bodyguard carrying him off the plane to get medical attention. the medical records blacked out to ensure his privacy. >> this as prince's sister officially asking a judge to be appointed to handle her brother's estate. >> thank you for loving him, y'all. and he loved each and every one of you. >> reporter: the 55-year-old tyka nelson stating in court document, "i do not know of the existence of a will." according to minnesota law, that would mean prince's estate would be slit equally between his sister and his five surviving half-siblings. they won't get the full $300 million value of his estate. they will have to pay almost half, more than $146 million, in estate taxes. but they stand to make a significant profit, as his music skyrockets up the charts once again, and there's that vault of never before heard music. >> you would never know, deangelo, patti labelle, angie stone -- >> reporter: they would write music? >> yeah. go in the studio for hours a

family, no focus on his health scare last week when his private plane made an emergency landing in moline, illinois, descending 45,000 feet in 17 minutes. prince checked into a local hospital for three hours and then went home. his team said he had the flu. those who loved the music legend are numb over his sudden death. >> it was devastating. i am in shock. >> i can't believe he is gone. i am still trying to process it. >> reporter: the loss shared by millions who wore purple if prince's memory, including michelle obama who had lunch with queen elizabeth wearing a purple dress. as mourners and fans keep watch at paisley park, authorities are remembering a full investigation into prince's death. no word from his family as to funeral arrangements. in minnesota, abc7 news. >> abc7 news was at san francisco's red roxy theater in the mission district. they will hold a special showing of prince's movie "purple rain." the screening is sold out. "purple rain" came out in 1984 and won an oscar for best original sound score. we posted this picture on our facebook page. you can share it on your new

emergency that took place a week ago when his charter jet from atlanta to minneapolis was diverted to moline, illinois. after treatment there for what aides said was the flu, prince tweeted, "i am transformed." the next night he held a party for 200 at his home and offered the crowd this enigmatic thought. deborah grant; there was. >> he was on stage for maybe 10 minute, and then he was done. he sounded kind of frail, you know. he didn't sing or anything. >> reporter: the sheriff said prince was a very private person, scott. but when i asked him if he was a healthy person, he said he would let the medical examiner talk >> pelley: dean reynolds reporting tonight. dean thank you. prince was one of the most famous people in the world but his heart belonged to minnesota. jamie yuccas is there. >> reporter: posted between the purple balloons and flowers, handwritten messages show just how much prince was loved here. one reads, "thanks for the memories." krista barnes came with a bouquet and her three-year-old son. >> it was a big deal for minnesota. we love our own. we truly do. and it's really s