for "purple rain." >> this is very unbelievable. >> i know everyone talks about "purple rain."oment we called him a genius. ♪ this is what it sounds like when doves cry ♪ >> incredibly autobiographical. was he just like his mother? was he just like his father? >> you're very sweet, but you're very much to yourself. and shy? >> i wouldn't say shy. >> okay. >> reporter: this is a guy who didn't give interviews. he didn't pose for magazine covers. he was too shy to show up for "we are the world." what he did, kind of blew everybody's mind. he created the greatest single musical moment in the history of the rock and roll hall of fame inductions. ♪ >> thank you, rock & roll hall of fame. >> reporter: later, he became a jehovah's witness and said that you couldn't swear around him. >> if i can stop swearing, everyone can stop swearing. >> if you kick the edge of your bed, what do you say? >> artichoke. >> in recent years, one of the most powerful things he did was the superbowl halftime show for the nfl. ♪ purple rain purple rain >> the fact the skies opened up, that's how you know t

like the passing of music superstar prince. ♪ purple rain, purple rain >> i have nothing left to proveatest performer that i could have been. >> he collapsed in his elevator near his paisley park estate. accideetal overdose. it's believed he used the drug for chronic pain. >> a man of fee words who let his music do the talking for him. to many one of his greatest achievements was his 1984 film "purple rain." he won an oscar for song score and starred as a musician. >> he did a movie, you know, you get that and you move on. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> in 1993, he became fed up with his record label and famously changed his name to assemble, combining the elements of male and female. most of us called him the artist formerly known as prince. ♪ i just want extra time and your kiss ♪ >> he would often reinvent himself releasing new music and going out on tour. in our time we learned he was a deeply spiritual man. >> i study all of the time to keep myself grounded. i study the bible, and study life and love, and just spend that. it keeps you pretty protected. >>> we lost another music icon george michael on c

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. ♪ such a shame our friendship had to end ♪ ♪ purple rain purple rain >> this is friendship 7 readingthe story of a lovely lady who was bringing up three very lovely girls ♪ ♪ these happy days are yours and mine ♪ ♪ happy days >> this is what the war on vietnam is all about. >> there was a realization that the rules have all changed. ♪ there is no life i know to compare with pure imagination living there you'll be free if you truly wish to be ♪ [ singing in spanish ] ♪ >> if you want to break through, if you want to have attention paid, if you want to accomplish your goals and your dreams, you've got to be willing to work hard. what's the point otherwise? ♪ ♪ that leaves only me to blame ♪ freedom ♪ freedom ♪ you got to give what you take ♪ ♪ hallelujah hallelujah >> it's over. muhammad ali with an eighth round knockout. >> i'm young, i'm handsome, i'm fast, i'm >> somebody has to save our skins. >> may the force be with you. ♪ good morning good morning it's great to stay up late good morning good morning to you ♪ >> our thoughts and prayers for all those great ones we lost. thank you

♪ purple rain purple rain >> steady as a rock! >> yeah. but i shoot with this hand! done anything differently? >> i mean, how can you? i mean, talk about a lucky, blessed life as a journalist. ♪ hallelujah hallelujah ♪ >> let's get this stadium shaking! >> in the end zone for the touchdown! >> denver broncos have taken super bowl 50. >> peyton manning is now the oldest starting quarterback ever to win a super bowl. >> charlie, thanks very much. you don't have to keep reminding me about that oldest quarterback! >> i said you would be moved, inspired. was i right? >> do you realize what you've created? >> yeah. yeah. the guys are really sweet. >> it's over! cleveland is a city of champions once again! >> if you want to see something that is really on fire? look no further than team usa both in the pool and on the mat. >> hey chicago what do you say? we are going to win today! >> this is it. the cubs win the world series! the longest drought of american sports is over! >> the curse is dead. >> go, cubs go! pand now we finally get to is celebrate! ♪ >> i know we will say

purple rain >>> to look back at 2016, i gathered a couple of my smartest friends who also werecome in on christmas. allison stewart who's the writer of "jump." good morning, ladies and merry christmas. thanks for being here, you guys get some good gifts? >> >> i don't know how in this short period of time we can condense this incredible year that changed america. let's talk talk first about politic, dwrourn there covering ted cruz then donald trump all the way through, where was the moment during this presidential campaign where it became apparent to you that donald trump was somebody to be taken seriously and could become president of the united states. >> there's a million that come to mind when you think about it. some date back to 2015. but one was the night of the indiana primary when ted cruz dropped out and kind of the whole day that he dropped out. he had just come off this win in wisconsin and everybody thought he was going to make his final stand. and ted cruz dropped out and we started calling trump the presumptive republican nominee. and you looked around and said e

, purple rain ♪ >>> to look back at 2016, i thered a couple of my smartest friends who also weretmas. alison stewart is the author of "junk" and a contributor to pbs newshour and hallie jackson, she covered every step to the road to the white house. merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> did you guys get good gifts already? >> yes. so many. >> all right. i don't know how in this short period of time we can condense this incredible year that changed america. let's talk first about politics, hallie, you were there from the beginning, covering ted cruz at first and then donald trump all the way through. where was the moment during this presidential campaign where it became apparent to you that donald trump was somebody to be taken seriously and somebody who could become president of the united states? >> there's a million that come to mind when you think about it. some date back to 2015, you know, when we were first doing this primary process but one was the night of the indiana primary when ted cruz dropped out and kind of the whole day leading up to that night because he had just

. ♪ purple rain ♪ purple rain >> his loss triggered an outpouring of emotional tributes. died. and then the questions about the drugs that killed him. >> there was the rumors he wasn't doing well and then all of a sudden he was gone. and it was just crazy. ♪ >>> far out west, the best concert event of the year for many older fans was desert trip or as many called it old chella. a three day bash featuring the rolling stones, paul mccartney, the who and neil young among others. >> i think it is wonderful when the old seniors of the world are not just sitting in a living room making tiny sweaters but instead are singing songs from 55 years ago. i find this exciting. >> bob dylan was there about the same time he was named this year's nobel prize winner for literature. >> bob dylan getting the noble prize for literature was the best excuse ever to listen to three days of the bob dylan. not that you even need that excuse. >> someone on that nobel prize committee is really gunning for some free concert tickets. >> ♪ i just miss you ♪ and i just wish you were a better man ♪ >> ke

. ♪ purple rain ♪ purple rain >> his unexpected loss triggered an outpouring of emotional tributes, ap best. it's prince, it's like hearing the grand canyon died. and then the questions about the drugs thatilled him. >> there was like the rumors that he wasn't doing well and then all of a sudden, he was gone. and it was just crazy. >> far out west, the best concert event of the year for many older fans was desert trip, or as many called it, oldchella, a three-day bash featuring the rolling stones, paul mccartney, the who, and neil young, among others. >> i think it's wonderful when the old seniors of the world are not just sitting in their living room making tiny sweaters, but instead are sing songs from 55 years ago. i find this exciting. >> bob dylan was there just about the same time he was named this year's nobel prize winner for literature. ♪ how does it feel? >> bob dylan, you know, getting the nobel prize for literature was the best excuse ever to listen to three days in a row of bob dylan, not that you even need that excuse, right? but it was wonderful. >> someone on that nobe

music: "purple rain" by prince. i truly love you. i truly madly deeply love you.truly madly love you. i really truly madly deeply love you. i really truly madly deeply passionately love you. i really truly madly deeply passionately remarkably love you. i really truly madly deeply passionately remarkably... deliciously love you. i really truly madly passionately remarkably deliciouslyjuicy love you... deeply! you passed on deeply! it was your word, which means you couldn't have meant it! cancel the kitchen scraps for lepers and orphans. no more merciful beheadings... and call off christmas! it was malfoy. that is a very serious accusation, potter. indeed. i just know. you just... know? applause. the mona lisa. she never changes, does she? laughter. of course she doesn't, that's how leonardo painted her. we thought we were in a dream, you know? because we had done nothing in particular, and we both said, well, he said you're women, right about two women living together. and we said, ok, we could do flat sharing. you think i'll tell you how robert and me went to the

purple rain ♪ purple rain purple rain >> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >>> 8:56 ist to take a look at the roads with melissa mollet. >> still blocked after bell pro road because of crash that happened a time ago. police are directingks southbound bw parkway, 32, disabled vehicle, and then also this, northbound wisconsin atwood phaupbt, work zone in the right lane. >>> we will take a break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. >>> overnight cloud cover kept temperatures from being as cold as the last few days. we will pick up a brisk northwest wind later today. but temperatures, not too bad. hometown highs today, mid-40s and 50s. and clouds increasing later in the day, and straying dry all the way through your friday, and showers likely on saturday, though. >>> get the latest news and weather anytime in the nbc washington app. we will see you in 25 minutes. >>> good morning, and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, december 22nd, 2016. the whole gang is on vacation. i am here with our guest st are we ready to do this? >> yes. >> i feel like

purple. freezing rain in the south. we'll explain what it means to you and what you can expect when >>> our storm team 4 is in weather alert mode this evening. not just because of the freezing cold but also because we've got dicy weather coming in overnight. >> amelia, i just saw her not three minutes ago racing down the hall to get out there. she's fast. >> she's trying to take as little time outside as possible in the cold air. >> i found this in the weather office. omg, sno. we're having ice. >> it will be oh, my god, ice tomorrow morning in some locations. that's what we're going to focus on as we move through the night. it looks pretty, but it's cold out there. and it's going it continue to be. take a look at the numbers, currently 27 degrees. winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour. the rest of the area, only in the 20s. and look at thurmont, 16. 23, gaithersburg. 28 even down to charlottesville. everything that falls will be frozen when it does so. radar showing not much in our area. as we move to the wider vi

rain. winter weather advisory in the effect in the purple. freezing rain advisory to the south. what's the difference? winter weather could be snow, sleet, or freezing rain. for this storm, we think mostly freezing rain. down to the south, all freezing rain sknrx it doesn't take a lot to get to a warning or rather a freezing rain advisory. that's what we're deal here. freezing rain, slick roads, and yes, it will all be changing to rain. some of us might not see much at all. now, overnight tonight, no big deal. maybe a little bit of light snow around 11:00, 12:00, but heerbz the deal around 6:00 a.m. notice the freezing rain all across the area. now, much less down to the south, and not too worried about these areas. if you live in frederick, leesburg, and d.c., this is the area we're concerned about. it could linger on through 9:00. the rest of the area changes to rain, but the roads are going to continue to be a problem. amelia draper outside right now. it's so cold out there right now. the ground is already frozen. anything that falls is going to freeze on the roadways. >> a l

purple rain ♪ purple rain purple rain >>> good thursday morning.ely. >> temperatures are coming around. cool spot in the lehigh valley and clouds will move out and look at the temperatures respond by 11:00, 39 degrees and into the middle 40s this afternoon and the lehigh valley and a nice warmup for each of the areas today, near 50 degrees in philadelphia and up to 50 in delawa delaware. >>> watching the schuylkill expressway around spring garden street and really no major delays right now, typically a 12 to 13-minute trip. we're at 16 minutes on the eastbound side. most of our majors pretty much look like this, a little bit of sun glare eastbound to centre city. other than that roads are pretty clear. >>> speaking of traffic drivers on i-95 in philadelphia are getting an early christmas present, workers completed the interstate 95 expansion project between the cottman and bridge interchanges in the taconi section. three years they widened 95 from three lanes to four in each direction and the work added seven bridges, adding retaining walls and con

purple rain? rain sing. rain dance. strong rain. >> chelsea: oh my god! >> jimmy: sing tower? song tower? >> chelsea: what? are you serious right now? >> jimmy: rain song. rain song. >> chelsea: he knows it. everyone here knows it. [ buzz >> jimmy: stop it. stop it. >> you missed it on purpose. >> jimmy: stop it! hey, get -- get back here. what --what was it? ?? >> chelsea: oh, my god. >> jimmy: what's your problem? you knew it? >> singing in the rain. ? singing in the rain ? >> chelsea: everybody knew it except for you! [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: they don't do that at all! dancing around me. umbrellas and dancing. oh my gosh! >> get the clue. >> jimmy: guys? my blood pressure is, like, crazy right now. [ laughter ] >> chelsea: we're horrible at this. >> jimmy: the last -- this is the showdown. >> my fly is up. just so you know. >> jimmy: everyone -- now my fly is down, weirdly. i don't know how that happened. [ laughter ] alright, let's go. who's it -- let's have a battle right now. who's gonna give? alright, chrissy, you give. me and you -- >> okay. >> jimmy: we're

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the display also honors prince, playing purple rain there as people drive or walk by, they can give donation to help out the troops. >> holiday spirit is spreading throughout new york. the world's tallest digitally animated christmas tree now litton tv screens at times square. the 204-foot digital tree utilizes state-of-the-art graphic designs, not to be blacked out, check out manhattan where the tower lights at one world trade center change colors. pretty cool stuff on the skyline of new york city. >> well, coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> drowsy driving. new report that is sure to gave you a jolt, when you find out dangerous, how dangerous it can be. missing just a little. >> tis the season for lots of sniffles and sneeze and what's up doc segment. doctor rob will be here with five ways to fight off a cold next. that's why i use excedrin.n hold because of a headache. it has two pain fighters plus a booster and for some, headache relief starts in just 15 minutes. now moments lost to headaches are moments gained with excedrin. [heartbeat] but when we brought our dau

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. ♪ purple rain purple rain >> reporter: 2016, the year we lost so many famous figures, including a bevybeloved icons. ♪ ground control to major tom >> reporter: we said good bye to david bowie days after the new year. lost prince in the spring. >> i am the greatest. >> reporter: mourned muhammad ali in the summer. ♪ hallelujah >> reporter: and looked back at the life of leonard cohen in the fall. now with the back to back deaths of george michael, carrie fisher and debbie reynolds on the heels of the loss of tv dad allen thicke, an online tribute showing those we lost in 2016 is going viral. grieving fans fed up, tweeting enough, 2016. >> in living color on nbc. >> reporter: seven decades after televisions brought celebrity culture and the dawn of rock and roll into our living rooms we're feeling the absence of a large class of aging stars we grew up with. >> it's a perception, not a fact that there's been more celebrity deaths. >> reporter: this socialologist studies celebrity death culture. >> the caliber of stars that died was the a list. >> in a year when screens were full of violen

looking off to the east, we have purple clouds, but no more purple rain. as we look there at the live view from our tower camera, the cloud cover is breaking up a little bit. for your commute today at 8:00, we'll be near 40 degrees. then it's a really cold, damp morning. so layer up. and we'll get the sunshine breaking out around 9:00 to 10:00. much of the region by noontime. it will be up near 50 then heading back home, sunset at 4:46 under a clear sky. back down to the upper 40s by 5:00 this afternoon. right now in the nearby suburbs, the low 40s. it's the upper 30s in montgomery county, arlington, fairfax, the upper 30s. as is most of virginia and the shenandoah valley in the 30s. mid-40s near the chesapeake bay with the low clouds. you can see them here on the storm team 4 satellite and radar view showing no more rain in the area. it is exiting. morning in the 30s under a clear sky. then tomorrow, not as mild today in the upper 40s. a lot of clouds around. then a weather-alert day for friday due to some gusty winds. over 30 miles an hour. near 30 in th

purple rain ♪ purple rain purple raini'm ..brown. the battle between tenants and land lords in mountain view is getting dialed up another notch. voters approved measure b that is supposed to roll back rents and prevents evictories. but today a landlord backed restraining order is expected to argue in court. and tenants have asked the city attorney not to impose that injunction citing concerns over legality. while the fate of the measure is expected to play out in control, rent control advocates are planning a rally and a march. >>> happening right now, pete will bring us a live report. learn more right now on our home page. the driver luxury car slams into a thrift store. when authorities show up no one is there. on our facebook page the images and who witnesses say saw run from the crash scene. brad pitt breaks his silence in a child custody dispute with angelina jolie. concerns he's now raising in a southern california court. that will do it for us right now. we'll see you again with another update in 30 minutes. i'm sheinell

it's like once you're a lady vol. >> always a lady vol. ♪ purple rain purple rain >> as an artist, iajor tom ♪ here's the story of a lovely lady ♪ ♪ come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination ♪ ♪ >> news that goes pop, robin. it is time for "pop news." oscars so white campaign. >> so you're not going to the oscars? >> i'm going to a knick game. >> welcome to the oscars. oh. >> you know, legally, i can't do that. ♪ we're on the verge of the rest of our lives ♪ >> to 21 oscars, which is very difficult because i'm only 24. >> cheeseburgers. ♪ >> this is the best audience. >> we've got a great crowd. >> i heard you were the best audience all week. ♪ this is our time ♪ this is our time ♪ this is our time >> come over here and have one of these bad boys. ooh, robin roberts. >> ooh. >> so good. >> frozen hot chocolate? >> uh-huh. >> it's really good. >> it has two straws. >> thank you, thank you. >> mm-mm. >> that's enough. thank you. they bought it for me. they bought it for me, robin. >> robin roberts has done it again. >> jesse, i have a question for you. can i get my back

. ♪ purple rain purple rain >> as an artist, i just went there. >> groundbreaking singer, david bowiey ♪ ♪ come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination ♪ ♪ >> news that goes pop, robin. this. >> i'm going to a knick game. >> oh. >> you know, i can't do that. ♪ for the rest of our lives >> 21 oscar, very difficult because i'm only 24. >> cheeseburgers. >> this is the best audience. >> got a great crowd. >> i heard you were the best audience all week. ♪ this is our time ♪ this is our time >> come over here and have one of these bad boys. ooh, robin. >> ooh. >> so good. >> frozen hot chocolate. >> really good. >> it has two straws. >> thank you, thank you. >> mm-mm. >> that's enough. thank you. they brought it for me. they bought it for me, robin. >> robin roberts has done it again. >> i have a question. can i get my back scratched? >> if you want with my hands or my feet. >> oh! >> everyone is like this. >> i'm guilty of that. >> everyone is doing this. >> i hit a tree branch the other day in that's never happened to me. >> but it ripped my -- [ laughter ] >> you said it, g

purples, and white colors as well. all of this indicates mixed precipitation. the green as the rain, purple and pink is a rain-snow mix, and the white is snow. we have had flurries reported in waukesha and washington counties. if you have any pictures, send one to us. folks are just seeing the rain, that's because an area of low pressure is still spinning. this is a stubborn system that has been here for days. it will park right over us, bring us cooler air, which is why we are seeing the rain, the air is dry to the west, so it is breaking up. tonight, same thing, a chance of rain-snow mix. it will not stick. i keep on saying, it's sticking, right? the ground is too warm. as far as your commute is concerned, yeah, there may be flurries and a rain-snow mix, but you should not have a problem on the roads tomorrow. as you can see as we zoom back out, finally the low is leaving and we ask a get a couple of good days as high pressure takes over for friday and saturday. not so much the case on sunday. light snow possible, minor accumulations, less than half of an inch. it is a small syste

. ♪ purple rain >> prince had a great androgyny. he blurred the gender line.dy in a way that i've never really seen before. and it's not contrived. it's just -- it's just happening. >> what was his music? was it r&b? his music was just straight down the middle mainstream grab you by the throat and balls pop. ♪ ♪ we go down to the river and into the river we die ♪ >> at this point a lot of it is about being there, which is why we haven't done too much of the video thing. a lot of it allows too much distance. like what our band is about is about breaking down distance. ♪ at night i wake up >> bruce was all about credibility and intelligence and integrity. so how would he translate his music and his attitude toward the world to what seemed like this frivolous world of the music video? bruce is not going to be next to a winking model on a sailboat. ♪ you can't start a fire ♪ you can't start a fire without a spark ♪ ♪ this gun's for hire >> he ends up doing essentially a concert video starring a then unknown courteney cox. it's like this weird recreation of somethi

purple rain tree. >> what was -- what was your favorite moment for you of 2016? news or personal? thought there was a personal moment -- covering the election for me, being, you know, so close to having interviewed donald trump. and what was interesting to me is depending on which side you're on, people thought that, you know, you were -- clinton folks didn't like my questions to donald trump -- >> i say then you're doing your job. >> what was so interesting to me was having donald trump tweet about me. my mom immediately called me and said, take the high road. >> did you? >> no, did not. >> it was quite a year. it was a great year. >> despite all -- >> yeah, yeah. >> interesting. >> all right, a lot of things to get to, including the tributes pouring in for carrie fisher. let's get right to it. >> donald trump tapping a former bush aide as a top counterterrorism adviser. >> trump taking new aim at president obama on twitter. >> must resist the urge to demonize those who are different. >> this is the administration that was behind the crafting of the security council resolution. >