paisley park is. so we had to bring a couple extra people in and that was part of the reason, also, for having had a county assistance with that. >> did you search room to room? is that what we're talking about, because of the building size? >> yeah. the building is pretty big. >> sheriff, were there surveillance video at paisley park and do you have them? >> that is -- that will be part of the investigation. i don't want to comment on that right now. >> did it appear that he used the elevator because he was about to pass out or did he have access to stairwells? >> he had access to stairways. paisley park is a big place and i don't think it would be unusual for him to use the elevator. the staircases are pretty long. so i don't think that would be unusual. if that's why he took the elevator or not, i can't say. >> was it at the ground, the elevator, was he collapsed inside the elevator? >> yes, he was collapsed inside of the elevator. that is correct. i haven't been over -- go aid head. >> do you know

paisley park is very large. it's hard to say who had control at the time or who could have given us to process the scene. thought it would be safer and better for us to get search warrant confront end. >> [inaudible] >> search warrant has not been filed yet. it will be filed next week 1/2. >> [inaudible] >> to process the scene at paisley park. or process the area at paisley park and i don't have a copy of that search warrant in front of me so the. >> was a representative from the medical examiner's office, i want to ask you, procedure you developed with different offices -- some offices sometimes release initial preliminary information that has nothing to do with the toxicology test, for example, that might give you indication how long he had been dead and was found. are you going to have a preliminary report on some initial information before we get the toxicology thing or -- >> short answer is no. the explanation is that we are here in the capacity of serving the carver county sheriff's office as part of that

for the medical examiner. >> hang on. >> how long will the sheriff's office main a presence at paisley park and if there's no -- how long will crowds be allowed to gather? >> we'll allow crowds to gather as long as paisley -- they're on paisley park's property there, and we'll -- >> across the street. >> correct. that part of pailsly's property there and we'll lay will you them to gather as long as paisley park is okay. we'll re-evaluate nat until monday morning and see where we're at and what is going on there. >> road closures to monday. >> they that road while be closed until monday go ahead. >> could you describe to us exactly what sort of tests would undertake on any case when there's an unwitnessed death? >> is she talking to you? i'm sorry. i'll get out of your way. >> so essentially it will be a full panel of tests. tissue samples done, and there will also be toxicology samples done based on bloods draws and that's the most i want to say about it at this time. >> what is the telethat you would normally undertake. >> the full speck tremendous and that's all i'll say about it. >> when

there's even a makeshift memorial on the fence outside of paisley park. prince did perform here shortly saturday after, um, late night party. he did come show piano to his fans he did perform for a quick couple of seconds but went back to his room saying that he was not feeling well. fans tell me they come here to paisley park because prince always made fans feel like family. they were always welcome here to paisley park. he had lots of concerts here. some of them spontaneous, some

paisley park is very large. it's hard to say who had control at the time -- or who could have given us permission to process that scene. so we just thought it would be better and safer for us to get a search warrant on the front end to do that. so, yes, we did get a search warrant. the search warrant has not been filed as of yet. and will be filed in the next, probably in the next week and a half or so. >> so the request that you made, what was it for? >> to process the scene at paisley park. process the area at paisley park, and i don't have a copy of that search warrant in front of me. >> to the representative from the medical examiner's office, different offices do different things. some offices sometimes release some preliminary information which has nothing to do with the toxicology test, for example, that might give you an indication of how long he had been dead when you found him. are you going to have a preliminary report on some initial information before we get the toxicology or -- >> the short answer

that is the latest live look outside of paisley park. chris, back to you. >> tonight lester holt anchors an hour long dateline special devoted to prince's legacy. it's called "prince, life and death of an icon." you can catch it right before news 4 at 11:00. >>> breaking news at the live desk. i'm erika gonzalez. i've been conference in pike county in what being described as the execution-style killing after eight family members. we're just learning from authorities that all eight people were shot in the head and all belong to the same family. what they also mentioned here was that they don't just have one crime scene. they have four active crime scenes that they are working at this hour trying to gain more information. they do not have any suspects in custody, so they are warning people that live in that area if they see something suspicious, to let them know. they should also keep in mind that anybody pertaining to this incident would be armed and extremely dangerous. the four crime scenes are only a mile and a half apart from one anot

paisley park is. so we have to bring extra people in and that's apart of the reason for having the county assist us with that. >> is that searching the room, is that what you're talking about? >> the building is pretty big. >> sheriff, were there surveillance video at paisley park, and do you have that them? >> that's apart of the investigation. i don't want to comment on that right now. >> does it appear he used the elevator because he felt like he was going to pass out or unable to take the stair well -- >> i don't think it's unusual for him to use the elevator. the staircases if that's why he took the elevate e -- if that's why he took the elevator or not, i can't say. >> was he collapsed inside the elevator? >> that's correct. go ahead. >> do you know when the last time he was seen alive, and at what point he had retired for the night? >> the last information we have was he was seen at 8:00 wednesday night. >> where was that? >> at paisley park. >> just a question. have you met prince before the m

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 couldn't believe it! i didn't believe it! he was just here saturday! he was just here saturday! >> reporter: the next morning this photo of prince riding a bike near his home. but he had shown signs of ill health for weeks. in early april complaining of flu-like symptoms, he postponed two shows in atlanta. ♪ >> reporter: immediately after word of his death, social media exploded. an outpouring of grief from both the famous and his many 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 selling recording artists of all time knew what was always most important to him. >> i kind of did way wanted to do. i wanted my music as, even now, to speak loudest for me. >> certainly a lot of

prince's home, paisley park was his safe haf en -- haven.has an inside look at the purple one, his retreat with the architect who designed it. >> reporter: from the outside paisley park looks like any large commercial building. but inside the creative genius and mysterious side of music icon prince is on full display. >> prince wanted to have a place where he could do all his music and make films, and do his tour rehearsals, and to dance, co everything under one roof. back 25 years ago was quite progressive. >> reporter: designed by los angeles architect, the $10 million, 65,000 square foot complex is a curiosity to many. it took the better part of three years from conception to completion in 1987. walking through the front door transcends into prince's reality. >> when you come to paisley park, you come into the laobby with a peer r with a pyramid. and you have another set of doors that you go through and get warm. >> reporter: the first houses production facilities, state of the arrested recording studios, a sound stage, prince wanted no w

i know you were only 11 years old when you first went there to paisley park.azing report about what it's like inside. you've been there. what do you remember about being there with prince? >> well, i mean, i recorded "3121" there and "milk and honey" there. but when i was 11, i just remember being in -- i remember the recording studio. and that's all i remember. i didn't remember the kitchen, the foyer, i didn't remember any of that. my mother was with me. i remembered the vault. i to remember the vault. that's where -- and i've never to this very day seen the film "purple rain." that's a joke we always had. but i remember seeing the purple bicycle in there. but at 11 years old, that was my first and fondest memory. but once going back there and when we started recording in 2005, it was a vision that you've never even or could even think of existing. and like i heard, you know, it is very true. he had an art department, he had a wardrobe department. there is a library there. he was really into the bible and the truth. and so we had an actual study room there.

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what was it like when you arrived at paisley park? >> i had never been to minnesota. it's winter. there's ice in the parking lot. he's looking at me because there's no signs. i guess i thought i was going to see the symbol in front announcing it was paisley park. and he's looking at me and saying are we in the right place? i said i think so. and then his manager came out and walked me in. you see the symbol as soon as you walk in. he was working. he was auditions with a girl band, auditions for a drummer. it was in his vast studio where he did a lot of jam sessions and parties and things and he's on top of this tall platform with i'd say about 15 steps and he came down and took my hand and walked me up the steps, so i'm sitting on top of platform with him and the ladies and he asked me what do you want to hear? and one of my favorites is "let's go crazy" but i really wanted to hear "sexy" which i knew i couldn't ask him. but it was something to be sitting next to him as he played the piano and the guar. >> in your bill board story, this is the first line" i was relucta

and now if you buy a samsung gala s7 edge, you get one free. ♪ >>> back now live at paisley park, as death broke. we listen to "thieves in the temple," one of prince's top hits. fans have been there all night long since yesterday when news broke. and paisley park is the hit factory where prince recorded so many of his songs. he wasn't just a ground breaking artist in the music he created he also broke ground in the way music was sold. fought an epic battle against the record industry and he won. ♪ >> reporter: "when doves cry" was one of prince's most iconic hits. the song spent five weeks at the top of the charts, selling two million copies. ♪ and you just leave me standing alone in a world so cold ♪ >> but even though he wrote it, you might be surprised to know that he didn't own it. most people think a singer writes a song. it's an amazing hit. it's his song. it's not quite that simple. >> the record company owns the record. so when you want to use that record you have to get the permission of the record company. >> reporter: and for prince that was a problem. in 1993 he began an e

>> at paisley park, 7801 audubon road. >> plus, inside prince's vault. treasure trove locked away in the basement. thousands of recordings, but will we ever get to hear them? >>> manhunt for a mass murderer. eight people shot execution style, four separate crime scenes. >> you'd have to be a monster to go in and do something like that. >> why were they targeted? and that urgent overnight search for the shooter. >>> campaign frenzy. five new contests just days away, all the candidates out stumping for votes, plus donald trump's new campaign chief. what he is saying about who the real trump really is. >>> and the prince and the president. the adorable photos, young george greeting the leader of the free world in his jammies and upstaging his proud parents. we're live at kensington palace. >>> and good morning, america. that memorial for prince growing right now in his home state of minnesota. dan is just outside of paisley park, prince's estate. his recording studio. covers that huge story for us this morning. i'm happy to have tom llamas in studio here ne

a look at his safe haven and home, paisley park. >> reporter: from the outside, paisley park looks likelding, but inside, the creative genius and mysterious side of music icon prince is on full display. >> prince wanted to have a place where he could do all of his music, and make films, and do his tour rehearsals, and do dance, core horeography and everything under one roof, which back 25 years ago was quite progressive. >> reporter: designed by los angeles architect bret thoeny, h says it took the better part of three year from inception to completion in 1987. walking through the front door transcends into prince's reality. >> when you come to paisley park you come through the lobby with the pyramid, the two story over your head and as i recall it is cold in minnesota. so you have another set of doors that you go through and then you get warm. >> reporter: the first floor houses production studios, a sound stage and massive rehearsal hall. prince wanted no windows in the down spares parnens areas creating a timeless environment where he could work without knowing when night became day.

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today many of them have returned to paisley park to make those prayers.w york, brook silva-braga, kpix 5. >>> prince was just in the bay area last month. he was courtside as the warriors beat oklahoma city at oracle arena on march 3. in his honor, the hallways were lit with purple lights of course for purple rain and prince performed at oracle the next night. >> joining us now is jane from our radio partner alice. a big loss for prince fans everywhere. >> it is such a big loss and it is so reminiscent of the loss of david bowie. it is such a shock! almost universally, every tweet every response that everybody is saying is, if this is true, i can't believe this is -- it's like people literally don't believe yet that it happened because he was still so vital and so electric and he never -- he never faded. he burst on the scene in the '80s with this provocative style, with this aggressive sexuality and -- and personality larger than life and that never went away. he never seemed like oh, then there's the old prince. he just was always the same. he was always

, which was similar to paisley park.ould still mention us and what not. he ran into philip bailey few years ago, wonderful talk. so you know, it was -- we all knew each other well. >> cary gordy, worked for him, knew him well, part of the team that was so influential, give a sense of the impact on american culture, on music around the world. >> first of all, before i speak to that i want to say that verdean, prince was in awe of your bass playing. he thought you were truly amazing, and of course i do, too. i just wanted to say that. with regard to his influence, i think it is massive. you can't even say what it is. all you can think about is what would the world be like if there was never a prince. music would be different. people would not have the same, the songs would not be the same. his influence transcends everything. it goes all across the world. i can't really say what it is, but i just know the world would be a different place had not prince existed. >> good point. don lemon, i want to show viewers the cover of

the performance must have started 3:30. >> inside paisley park. >> inside paisley park.nside his home. nothing like i've experienced before in my life. i felt so fortunate to be there because he put on a full-on show, played for like an hour and a half, two hours. and then, hinted he was coming back. we weren't sure first, but he did. he came back literally, i think, two hours later. this must have been, again, 7:00 in the morning, and performed another full set, energy, the -- you know, we were all there for it. the audience was not leaving. we were all standing, cheering, dancing, you know, i mean, enjoying every single minute of it. that just gives you just a taste of what an incredible performer he was. >> yeah. >> he could hold any crowd in rapture for hours and it would feel like it was seconds, honestly. >> the way he'd make you wait for the second encore, you were occupying the building because you weren't leaving until he played "purple rain" and he'd bring the house down with "purple rain" at the end. incredible. >> chuck, talk about his process. genius level m

take us to paisley park.tributes all over the world, you're at the main one. >> yeah, they were talking about the street party, there were so many people of all different ages and races, you know, male, female, everything, at the street party, that's what struck me about people being out here today. you know what has been nice? i have seen a lot of families out here today, mothers, fathers, bringing their kids here, maybe introducing them to the music that they loved for the very first time. i have seen a lot of little kids coming with flowers and notes with parents and walking up, having conversations, which is nice for a little bit of education going on. i don't know if you heard, folks came by with a boombox. i didn't know we still had those. >> he was the king of the '80s and '90s, the boombox era. >> i want radio raheem to come through. they were playing "i want to be your lover." it has been that kind of day out here. special fellowshiping with people. so many people are coming up to me, talking, sharin

all we know is they were made from paisley park.thers are things like suspicion news activity. the picture is starting to get a little more light on it. we also know that everyone is waiting for the toxicology report. the only thing, the only evidence that will let us know exactly what killed this amazing star is what it says in the toxicology report and autopsy. miguel, christine. >>> thank you, sara. breaking overnight. an oregon man charged with threatening president obama. john martin ruse was arrested in his apartment. they found what appeared to be several pipe bombs. authorities has contact with him after he posted online threats against the president. >>> also breaking overnight. three suspects linked to the san bernardino shooting pleading not guilty. the gunman's brother and two others facing federal conspiracy for participating in a sham marriage. syed rizwan farook and his neighbor is separately accused of arming farook and his wife in the gun attacks. marquez is an unindicted co- conspirator in the sham marriage. >>> th

00 wednesday night according to the local sheriff, prince is dropped off by an acquaintance at paisley park studios where he lived and worked. the next morning his staff members get worried. >> they were trying to reach him and were unable to reach prince park and found him unresponsive in the elevator. >> at paisley park, 7801 audubon road, person down, not breathing. >> reporter: 9:47 a.m. first responders arrive. they try and fail to revive him. 10:07 a.m. prince rogers nelson is declared dead. stunning his fans, especially those who attended a dance party at prince's home just five days earlier. >> he seemed great. he seemed totally fine, energetic. >> what you're describing does not sound like a man on death's door. >> i certainly did not get that impression when i was there, that's for sure. it just was a fun, celebratory time. >> reporter: the sheriff says there were no obvious signs of trauma on the body. >> we have no reason to believe at this point that this was a suicide. >> reporter: the medical examiner released prince to his family friday afternoon saying they won't release th

he did a concert back in minneapolis at paisley park.jut who just head dtq (jjt back in minnesota in his hometown area of chanhassen.  thatoá show tell everyone that he was okay. >> did he mention anything about being sick? >> no. >> thank you so much. >> yeah, no problem. >> listening to a ungy la young that had been tomptu concert that happened in minnesota. the bottom line is he passed a i way a few days later. had been battling the flu for a at least not feeling well. canceled a couple of concerts along the way. we've been talking moreny"ñ)k<3 about 30,000 people a year die from the flu. we don't normally think of it like that with a younger person. we are waiting for all the details to see if it was just that. lauren green grew up with f fy prince. $ñ talk aboutlÑ thath earlier, lauren,a!x apparently made have died from the flu.2÷@z >> i don't know --hf we'll get the official cause of death. as a reporter you know that when a famous person or politician o someone in the public eye dies, it is natural for there to be a police inv

prince died thursday at his paisley park home just outside the city. fans are leaving behind purple balloons and flowers at the complex. >>> and prince loved minnesota music at his paisley park home, but what exactly is inside? cbs 2 spoke with the architect responsible for the complex. >> reporter: from the outside, paisley park looks like any large commercial building. but inside, the creative genius and mysterious side of music icon prince is on full display. >> prince wanted to have a place where he could do all his music and make films and do his tour rehearsals and do dance, choreography and everything under one roof, which is back 25 years ago, was quite progressive. >> reporter: designed by los angeles architect brett thoeny, the $10 million, 65,000-square foot complex is a curiosity to many. he says it took the better part of three years from conception to completion in 1987. walking through the front door transcends into prince's reality. >> when you come to paisley the lohse with a pyramid, the two-story over your head. and then as you recal

blanketing his home paisley park.ng in london. how he honored prince's memory. >> i love prince because he put out great music and he was a great performer. i didn't know him well. he came to perform at the white house last year and was extraordinary. and creative and original. and full of energy. and so, it's remarkable loss and i'm staying at winfield house, the u.s. ambassador's residence. it so happens our ambassador has a turntable and so this mornin we played "purple rain" and "delirio "delirious" just to get warmed up before we left the house for important bilateral meetings like this. >> how about that? president jamming to prince this morning. stephanie elam is there outside of the paisley park estate with the stream of fans and purple balloons behind you. we know the autopsy is complete. when do you think we will know details? >> reporter: it's not going to be soon enough for anyone who really wanted the know. i can tell you that, brooke. four hours long the autopsy today but the results of this testing and

of course we will go live to paisley park up next.vo) on the trane test range, you learn what makes our heating and cooling systems so reliable. if there's a breaking point, we'll find it. it's hard to stop a trane. really hard. trane. the most reliable for a reason. ♪ ♪ you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> breaking news on the death of prince, cnn's ryan young joins me right outside paisley park. what are we learning, ryan? >> weave be've been talking abo people that have been gathering here at paisley park. someone is trying to get in right now. one of the things we've learned as we walk this direction we've seen the activity back here. we know that band mates, close family members have arrived for a memorial service. maybe a group of 20 people were here for the private memorial service. we have been able to confirm prince's remains have been cremated. we've seen a lot of friends and those folks that have been standing on the backsid

and he loved each and every one of you. >> this is where they gathered, paisley park.sota home and recording studio, decked out in purple. >> paisley park is a monument. it's a place where you know, so much music was made there. >> sheila e was prince's drummer and the two were briefly engaged. >> it was our life. paisley was our life. and very proud of what he built. and it needs to be a museum. >> he talked to you about that? >> yeah. what he was doing was for the fans. every room feels very warm and inviting. it feels you know, like someone's living room. each room and you just want to just kind of sit here and hang out. it feels like home. >> home, prince rogers nelson was raise the in the twin cities, his mom was a social worker. his dad, a jazz musician. prince was 13 when he started his first band. ♪ ♪ >> music producer jimmy jam was a childhood friend. >> prince was very quiet. but his music and his musical ability spoke volumes. he had a huge afro. all the girls loved him. he played basketball, right. and he would come up the court and like literally, he would

you know there's so material in his vault at paisley park.ld be new music and other media coming out for years to come. now sadly lik michael and elvis before him prince most likely be worth more in death than while he was alive. >> what happens to theestate? >> all of that is being worked out with thefamily. >> whether prince had a will or not remains to be seen but without one his ne of kin, his sister could inherit a $300 million fortune but that number stands to grow. after passing prince broke records hismusic. >> about 579,000 album sales and that's an increase of about 42000%. >> that could add up to mil in extra revenue for the estate that wa financial trouble. not unlike what happened with micjackson. when he died his estate was virtually bankrupt. now it's reportedly worth over a billion dollars. >> prince came from humble beginnings. he was just 17 gary levinson became his first manager. >> what would you say was your favorite memory? >> we had to stop at donuts whenever we saw one. >> really? >> yeah. loved it. >> it's the memorie

you know there's so much material in his vault at paisley park. i have been told there could be new music and other media coming out for years to come. now sadly like michael and elvis before him prince will most likely be worth more in death -pthan while he was alive. >> what happens to the estate? >> all of that is being worked out with the family. >> whether prince had a will or not remains to be seen but without one his next of kin, his sister could inherit a $300 stands to grow. after his passing prince broke records with his music. >> about 579,000 album sales and that's an increase of about 42,000%. >> prince came from humble beginnings beginnings. he was just 16 when gary levinson became his first & manager. >> what would you say was your favorite memory? >> we had to stop at donuts whenever we saw one. >> really? >> ye he loved it. & >> it's the memories that linger in prince's hometown. the stories you never heard. he live do you understand the road and remembers his >> he had epic late night concerts that went on u 2:00 a.m. and everybo

paisley park has a special place. and this is where prince's home base has been for the last 30 years and hold impromptu parties and people would do dance parties. there was a pajama party years ago about a skit with prince from a few years ago. this is one of the places that people are coming to kind of pay their respects to prince. as you mentioned last night outside first avenue thousands of people gather in the streets to have a party and celebrate prince's music and they were dancing and listening and a couple of artists that performed. really it was just a place to come and shed a few tears. share some hugs and take some pictures and just listen to good music and remember the good times they had with prince. there was one moment in particular where the id s, the tallest building, the lights on top were purple and the dj of the street party was playing purple rain and a very emotional moment. i got chills actually there and i think it was something that i thought prince would actually enjoy. just people enjoying

that's because there is a rainbow over paisley park.rk is and the mysterious presence that prince is in this community. he would often just on twitter post that i'm having a party at paisley park tonight and he would invite strangers into his home to sometimes play some music. sometimes just to watch a movie. in fact, he did that saturday night. the day after his plane made that emergency landing and there were health concerns. but that took trust. he had a lot of trust in his fans here. that's why i think people lehr feeling it so deeply. reciprocated too. he loved his fans back. i saw prince's sister annual brother-in-law earlier. they came out here. they thanked the fans for being here and his sister looked up at the sky, saw some rain clouds and said it's going to rain soon. and prince catch a cold be careful out here. that's the kind of back and forth you saw between people here and prince, greta. >> ted, are you hearing anything at all about his stop in moline illinois from atlanta that surprise emergency stop where he was at the

i saw prince at paisley park had the same reaction. he looked small and remember he had this plane, make an emergency landing on friday and the next day he performed at paisley park. not a full performance, a lot of it a party. >> i think we lost him. >> that's unfortunate but that was ted heller talking to us from minneapolis outside of prince's paisley park compound just about 20 minutes or so outside of minneapolis. he mentioned in a club where prince always performed. minnesota was his home. >> well, their reaction to the news of prince's death and take a listen. >> being in this job, you don't want to give misinformation and you want to give the fans the information as quickly as possible. as a fan myself, i am crying and i want to crawl under the table and i want to call my mom and i want to have this friend that i have traveled to see him. i have seen him a lot of times and just met him recently and a pleasure. i saw him at the paramount in oakland. and he did the after party at 1015 folsom and he was there. i said hi and we tal

. >> at 9:43 this morning, an ambulance was dispatched to paisley park just outside of minneapolis where the music legend was found unreimportancive in an elevator. paramedics weren't able to revive him. he was pronounced dead. he was 57. just last week on this atlanta purple rain, purple rain . >> hours later, a moment of crisis. his private plane made an emergency landing in mo lean illinois so the singer could be rushed to the hospital. 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 pea nanopiano and guitar. >> he was in good spirits. he said when you hear something, give it a couple days before you have prayers. >> tearful friends gathers outside paisley park. 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

jay gray, nbc news, just outside paisley park. >> if you would like to pay tribute to prince yourself by watching some of his movies, you can watch "purple rain" at various theaters across the bay area. amc will show the film and the roxie in san francisco. that showing at the rocketsy quickly sold out, so a midnight show has been added. much more on the investigation into prince's death coming up tonight on "nightly news." "dateline" is also airing an hour-long special devoted to his life and legacy. >>> let's take you outside. the clouds have parted just in time for orange friday. giants baseball. a live picture at at&t looking out into mccovey cove. this is the exclusive ballpark cam and guess who is back in town tonight? barry bonds. the giants' legend has a new job. he's the hitting coach for the miami marlins. tonight will mark the first time we're going to see bonds at at&t wearing another uniform. >> shocking. >> i know. i think giants fans though will give him a standing ovation. by the way, the only place to watch tonight's game is right here on nbc bay area. giants and barr

we know they were made from paisley park. there are others like suspicious activity or harassing phone calls. the picture of what happened to prince is starting to get more light on it. we know everyone is waiting for the toxicology report. in the end, the only evidence that will let us know exactly what killed this amazing star is what it says in the toxicology report and the autopsy. miguel, christine. >> thanks, sara sidner. >>> breaking overnight. an oregon man charged with threatening president obama. agents arrested john martin roos in his apartment on thursday. they found several pipe bombs in his home. secret service had contact with the 61-year-old last month after online threats against the president. roos is held in jail and likely face a judge. >>> breaking news. north korea sentencing an american man to ten years of hard labor for spying. 62-year-old kim dong chul was arrested last october when he was found with military secrets. he told leaders he wanted to apologize and was guilty. cnn cannot determine if kim's

fans gathering outside paisley park, outside his home there. hugging and it is, we're told, poignantly raining there at paisley mark. a makeshift memorial at that estate. at the apollo, nothing compares to you. the team was reportedly single little red corvette in the clubhouse. he was the face of mtv and carson, my wife and i were talking earlier about, you know, back in the '80s, prince videos on mtv were cause to stop whatever you were doing and watch and sing along and dance along if you could. he will most sorely be missed. what will you miss, sir? >> i don't know where to begin, craig. like you said in the open, he's 5'2" but he was a giant. my time at mtv with the slogan of "i want my mtv." it was because of people like prince and what he was doing that was the reason you wanted your mtv. we have lost a lot of musicians recently, tragically too. this one is different. how many people can say they really invented a sound and left the sound. that's what he did. prolifically musical. he played every instrument possible. most guys that did th

me, you see the people who showed up at paisley park.e have seen hundreds if not thousands of people standing at the fence line paying respects to prince. we have seen several talking just about how this could happen to the 57-year-old. a couple stars are actually walking among the crowd here. one talking to me saying he didn't want people to know he was here. he wanted to pay respects to an artist and a man he says that is meant so much to the community. far beyond what people may actually know in terms of what he's done for other people. one of the things we know is prince was found here around 9:40 in the morning. he was found unresponsive in an elevator. a 911 call. the transcripts show there was trouble responding here because the person calling 911 did not know the address to the location. once ems arrived, they tried to do cpr, he was pronounced dead after being unresponsive. people are hoping for more information about what happened to prince. that may not happen as quickly as people may want it to happen. all across the city, al

a rainbow appeared over prince's self-titled paisley park home and studio. in brooklyn, director spike lee organized a street dance party outside his movie production theater and in harlem, fans danced to his music throughout the afternoon. ♪ >> on broadway, the cast of "hamilton" honor prince with "let's go crazy." and bridges were in purple. a slew of remembrances by those who knew him. from his long time friend and collaborator sheila e. the meaning of the word loss has taken on new meaning today. thank god love lives forever. beatles legend paul mccartney, god bless this creative giant. oprah tweeting, prince, the doves are crying now. on facebook, president obama called him one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time. saying nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder or more creative. nbc's ron mott has more on the life and death of prince. ♪ >> reporter: over the years he was called many things. icon. legend. genius. even a symbol for which there was no name. >> pretty good at pretending. >> reporter: a shocked and saddened musical world is cal

ironically, you mentioned paisley park. i got to hang out one night at paisley park. the only night i ever spent there was with david bowie and prince. how cool was that? it was just amazing. two guys that just refused to be put in a box. >> for now, we'll send it back to you all at the studio. we're going to be prince. news 4 at 5:00 and news 4 at 6:00. talking with donnie simpson and fans who are remembering prince today. >> so wonderful to get donnie's memories and insights and perspective on this. >>> prince touched so many lives and is known for so many memorable songs. >> we talked to people about prince's legacy, their favorite hits, and what they'll remember most. >> my family was a big prince fan. i had no idea that he passed away. that's crazy. >> i think he was kind of a pop legend, so it is really a shame. he was really young. >> my dad showed me "purple rain" when i was really young. i thought it was one of the greatest movies. >> i love "when doves cry." >> i think it is terrible. it is almost like michael jackson all over again. prince and michael were

so they responded to paisley park. for him and found him unresponsive in the elevator. >> so he was alone at home? >> that is correct. we cleared the -- we did clear and go through the residence at the time and did not find anybody else there. >> and it was the staffers who called 911, they believe. they would not reveal who exactly was on the phone call. they were able to say that cpr was not successful, that the officers did perform that. the first responders, that he had collapsed inside the elevator. he was wearing clothes. they were not specifying if he was wearing overnight clothes or if he had dressed the next morning but there were no signs of obvious trauma. they do not believe this is a suicide or that foul play was involved. they also would say as far as how long he was deceased, they don't believe that it had happened within a couple of minutes that the officers arrived, that it wasn't something that had happened in the immediate time right before first responders did arrive, that all of this, brianna, is a

fans continue to gather outside paisley park to mourn the music legend. ==vo== within the past 30 minutes... prince's publicist confirms his remains were cremated. yesterday, the medical examiner completed the autopsy but the results could take weeks. prince died on thurdsay, after he was found in an elevator at paisley park. he was 57. ==terry vo== tonight: nbc will air a special episode of "saturday night live" -- highlighting prince's appearances on the show over the years. his most recent was in 2014. s-n-l's tribute to prince begins tonight at 11:30 -- after our 11 o'clock news. ==peggy cu== bay area dog lovers united today to protest new dog walking restrictions. ==vo== thousands of people and their pets gathered today at crissy field in san francisco. they're upset about new rules affecting dog walkers in the golden gate national recreational area. under the new plan, dogs will only be allowed off leash at five locations... a main point of contention amongst the dog walkers. "on-leash'' walking would also be limited in many places. critics say that

it was called paisley park in minnesota. this is where the seven-time grammy award winning musician was found this morning, unresponsive in an elevator. this was ithe scene earlier today. heavy traffic around prince's compound. what exactly happened is still unknown tonight. prince catapulted to fame with hits like "purple rain," "little red corvette." president obama released a statement today, saying few artists have influenced the sound and trajectory of popular music more distinctly or touched quite so many people with their talent as one of the most gifted and is prolific musicians of our time. prince did it all, funk, r & b, rock and roll. we begin with jean casarez at the apollo theatre. >> reporter: shortly after 9:30 this morning, carver county sheriff's deputies were dispatched to prince's paisley park estate about 20 miles southwest of minneapolis. >> 9:49. >> prince was found in an elevator, unresponsive. cpr failed to revive him. he was pronounced dead at 10:07:00 a.m. outside, fans gathered as word spread. many

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the unidentified male said, quote, paisley park, paisley park.patcher, okay that is in chanhasson. are you with the person who is -- >> the unidentified person said is yes, it is prince. dispatcher says yes. >> ray starts our team coverage. >> ♪ little red corvette >> a sudden shocking end to a life of rock royalty. prince just 57 found dead at his paisley park estate in suburban minneapolis. the local sheriff said deputies found the pop star unresponsive in an elevator on thursday. prince was hospitalized lt week with flu-like symptoms after a performance in atlanta. >> ♪ purple rain >> i couldn't believe it. i didn't believe it. >> he's in my heart. it hurts me that he died. >> reporter: born prince rogers nelson he made himself a giant in the music world. the young prince soared to superstardom as a singer, songwriter, musician and producer. >> purple rain, purple rain ♪ >> reporter: prince got so big he went from a household name to this, a symbol that tran send -- trans sended a money -- monicre. prince became famous as a camellia changing m