Flu. Harvey levin goes on the record from los angeles. It was shocking when tmz broke that news today. Shocking to us too, greta. I will tell you. This i want to go back to what you just said about the flu. That story does not make sense. And im going to tell you as much as i can right now. Were working on a story that i think we are very close to putting up that i think will give you some context. But, let me tell you the back story of what is not making sense. We broke a story last friday that prince had performed in atlanta. He did fine there. His voice was great. He looked fine. Got in an airplane to go back home to minnesota. 48 minutes before the plane was scheduled to land, the plane made an Emergency Landing in molene, illinois. He was rushed by hospital to the ambulance, taken to the emergency room, and three hours later for some reason then released and went back home. Now, his people told us it was the flu. It is weird that somebody who seemed perfectly fine on stage had gone through a whole set an hour and a half later is rushed to the hospital for an unscheduled landing for the flu because the flu you could tough out 48 more minutes. So it seems like it had to be something more than that and were hearing it was. And it might provide some context to what happened ultimately today with prince, when he was found dead. Now, i will also tell you that in the last 10 days or so, he made four trips to Walgreens Pharmacy where he lived. That doesnt sound spectacular in any sense. But the weird thing about that is he didnt go in, but he was the last one was last night, just hours before he died. And he was in the parking lot pacing back and forth. And really agitated. So, you know, i think there are Building Blocks here that will ultimately determine what happened. But, i just think that it is more than just the flu. All right. Obviously, harvey, when you give this description and anybody out there is thinking drugs. Does he have a history of drugs . Is he someone were there rumors that he was a drug user . You know, i dont want to get into what, you know, what the rumors are, at least with us. There are there is a trail here. And the question is where ultimately is it going to lead for minnesota authorities. Thats as much as i want to say right now. I apologize, greta. We are close to putting something up on the site. I just am not ready yet. Okay. On friday he has this Emergency Landing molenen 48 minutes when he was supposed to arrive in los angeles. On saturday was he actually recovered from the flu . Are there any reports how he was on saturday and sunday . Yes. On saturday night he went to a dance party at paisley park which he actually organized. He knew about our story. And was upset that people thought that he was sicker than he wanted them to think. And so he didnt perform at paisley at the dance party. But he did get up on stage and he seemed fine. And he said something, which is really kind of ominous almost. He looked at the crowd and before you waste any prayers. Thats kind of an odd statement. Wait a few days before you waste any prayers. Almost like some kind of a premonition. When he went on stage, greta, he seemed fine to everybody who was there. All right. He was found this morning in an elevator dead in his home. Do you know hot last person who see him was, when that was and what the condition he was at that time . I dont. I think i know who it was. You know, did he not have a lot of people close to him. He had a girl friend. He has a manager. But a lot of the he always had a tight group. The group was smaller in the last year or two. There were not a lot of people in princes world, only a few there. So, i think i know but im not positive. Okay. How big a star was he, harvey . Oh my god. I mean, he is in Michael Jackson territory. I dont think there is any doubt. Greta, i will tell you this, we broke the Michael Jackson story i think seven years ago. And at that time we didnt have the metrics for the website that we have today. So, i cant tell you what the actual number in terms of the interest on it was. But can i tell you. This we have had these metrics for five years, and i looked at what happened once we posted the story, i have never seen anything like it since we started these metrics. I mean, it was unbelievable. We ended up having to do a repair job on our website because it crashed the site at one point and we literally were struggling to keep the site up because the traffic was so crazy. People are vitally interested in him. Extremely upset. And there arent a lot of people that are in that Michael Jackson territory. I think prince is or was. Its interesting about him, in the late 1990s when i was at cnn he called me out of blue. I didnt know him. He spoke to me one to two hours. He was all upset about record labels. All he wanted to do was talk about record labels to me. So upset about some dispute artists were having. At the end i said did you want to do the show . He said, no, no. I just called to talk. All i can say to that is im really jealous. It was out of the blue. This huge star was calling he wanted to talk, i guess, to a lawyer or something. He had no interest in going on tv. He actually was sort of a low key guy. You never heard much about him except for through his art. Is he a very private guy. I mean, he was a very private guy. And, you know, the persona that some people have, you know, when they are out of public where they will hold their hand to their head and dont want to have their pictures taken. He lived that persona. He really was that secretive allusive guy. It wasnt just when he was out in public which was rare. It was pretty much his life. I will tell you one other thing, greta that is interesting he had been talking about doing a memoir for several years. And the memoir was going to go up to the super bowl performance in 2007. I am told by people who were close to him until the very end that a month ago he kind of abruptly said i have got to start this memoir. And he had actually written 50 pages in the last month it. And the one person i talked to who was around him when this was made said it was really kind of stunning that it was just out of the blue. He said i really need to write this now. Harvey, thank you. If tmz does break the rest of the story that they are working on during on the you right here. Harvey, once again, you got the news first. Thank you, harvey. Good talking to you, greta. Right now police are at princes house investigating the cause of death. Matt is outside his home. Whats the latest there . Good evening, greta. We are outside of princes Paisley Park Studios which is just outside of minneapolis. The mood here right now is quiet and sad. People have been filing in to leave behind flowers, balloons, and cards. Most of them in princes signature purple color. Police have not giving us a ton of information tonight because this is an active death investigation. The Sheriffs Office tells us it respond to do a call around 9 45 a. M. This morning on princes property here. The responders arrived to find prince in the elevator of this property and he was unresponsive. Responders tried to resuscitate prince with cpr but he was pronounced dead minutes later shortly after 10 a. M. He was suffering from illness in recent weeks. Cancelled two two shows in atlanta april 7th and april 15th he was treated for dehe duration after private jet made landing in rural illinois. Reports prince battling the flu. The 57yearold super star died here but did not give us any other information surrounding his death. 7 time grammy winner credited with being most inventive and loved. He could have lived anywhere but he chose to live in this area near his childhood home. The rock and roll hall of famer typically had public parties on this property where he would ask people to pay a small amount and donate that money to charity. I met up here with karen. She said she was at the property just here saturday night. She talked with prince. How was he looking and sounding . Prince is pretty softspoken so everything looked normal. He came out, greeted the crowd. Showed a brand new purple piano and guitar that he had. He talked about really seeing alive atlanta music that he had. So, it was a good time. Thank you, karen. And just days later the super star has been pronounced dead. And, greta, there is a memorial tonight in Downtown Minneapolis a public dance party in princes honor. We will keep you updated as this story develops, greta. Matt, thank you. One of princes best friend who played bass for him nic west goes on the record from phoenix. Nic, i know you are hard broken tonight. How are you dealing with this . What are you thinking tonight . I just i mean, of course, im heart broken and i just feel like im sorry. I just feel like he was one of the last of this generation, one of the just the legend. He want to do make sure that everyone was themselves. Like he didnt ask you to come and join in with him. For me didnt ask me to come and play bass and be my favorite bass player or larry graham. He just asked me to be who i am. He was always trying to make sure that i passed the torch. Whenever you make it, make sure you reach out and help those that are under you. You know, help them. Thats what he did to me. Thats what he did to so many other musicians and so many other people that were really close to him. Its sort of interesting. He was such a big star. 40 years, so hard to stay on top for so long and be as successful as he was. Why was he able to be a success so long . A lot of people come and go. He maintained it. I think just from our conversations and everything, prince was the type of person. He never wanted to copy anyone else. He wanted to be himself. And thats why he was such an advocate of doing that he told me the story of where there are five great bands back in the day. Ohio players, earth, wind, and fire. He said i had to do something that made me kind of stand out so i could break out be completely different. Thats what he continue to do do year after year. Decade after decade. He just continued to be himself and just to do Something Different and break every rule. Sort of interesting. A lot of people can play one instrument or maybe can write songs or something. What was so masterful about prince is that he played so many instruments. He wrote so much music. I mean, he is a prolific song writer. He had so many talents went music industry. Which is so remarkable. Yes. I mean, is he a genius. Thats as simple as i can put it. You know, people that dont know him coin him as a genius. But, when do you know him, you really realize that he was intelligent, extremely smart. Extremely smart. You know, he told me, he said what is it that you do great . And i said well, i think i play the bass okay. He said now are a calculus genius. You love to do calculus. So how about this summer you come out to paisley park and we work with and you teach him how to do calculus and do bass on the side. He had dreams and things he want to do do for other people. He want to do reach out to other people. He told me was planning on writing this book back in february. He wanted to write this book. So, i think he was so giving. Like he would give me his last bite of food. Are you hungry . Are you thirsty . What can you get for you . Thats the type of guy he was. I Love Minneapolis because im from the midwest but you dont see a lot of rock stars living in minneapolis. More like los angeles, new york, london, or even memphis or nashville. Why did he live in minneapolis . He said minneapolis raised him. And i tried to convince him why dont you move somewhere where its not so cold. I dont want to come to minneapolis in the winter time. Its way too cold. Is he like no, no, no. That will never happen. Im never leaving minneapolis. Minneapolis raised me there is a legacy here for me. So he was just all about just being who he was and just being at home. How about family . Does he have siblings or parents living . I believe a sister, his mother, and sister. But, yeah. I mean, paisley was his home. He had these concerts there but it was also a place where he lived. It was his home. He opened his home doors to people. You know, he gave them tours and told stories about how he came to be who he is. And just such a generous guy. Just generous. Nik, im story for your loss this evening. Thank you very much for joining us. Thank you for having me. Princes incredible four decade career earned him seven Grammy Awards and more than 100 million record sales. Here is a look back at some of this rock and roll hall of fame inductees best performances. We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. Oh no, lets go baby im just too demanding maybe im just my father, too bold maybe youre just like my mother shes never satisfied why do we scream at each other . This is what it sounds like when doves cry. Makes makes it all right you say what have i got to lose little red corvette baby, youre much too fast pay no particular i just want your extra time and your keep busting ening en i never meant to cause you any sorrow. The winner of the brand new 84 oscar. The win everywhere is prince for purple rain. [cheers and applause] ening in the purple rain purple rain purple rain purple rain michael holts, the house dj at princes Paisley Park Studios saw prince just the other day. Michael goes on the record. Good evening, mike michael. Im sorry. Because i know this is very painful for you. Thank you for having me, greta. Yes, it is a sad day, indeed. You saw him saturday night. Where did you see him . At the studio, you know. In his place where i seen him all the time. He looked good. He didnt look like, you know, there was any signs of the flu taken him down. You know, he came out and addressed the crowd and asked us, hey, if you hear any more news, give it a couple days before you start wasting prayers. And we all thought, okay, you know, all is god. And he was very happy. He had two new toys he wanted to show us. A brand new piano from yamaha and another guitar that was made for him, a purple and gold guitar. And, of course, he kind of gave us a little lesson on why he is playing the piano now and why he wont play the guitar. Is he focused on the piano right now and thats his focus. He didnt want to touch the guitar for us. Yeah. He looked like the old prince. When he said when you hear news, give it a couple days to waste any prayers. Was that did he oftentimes say things like that or was that peculiar . That was in light of the news that had surfaced a couple days before when he had to make the Emergency Landing in illinois. After his concert in atlanta. We all knew as a fan base that, you know, he was he had the flu. He had to cancel the first atlanta show about two weeks ago. And then the show got rescheduled for last thursday. We all kind of knew that, you know, for me anyway, we kind of knew that it was just flu symptoms, you know, nothing else that would be serious. When he landed back from atlanta, having stopped in molene on friday and then he went home. Does he live alone or was there anyone there to help him when he had the flu . Yeah, he has got a couple people there that, you know, look after him. He pretty much lives in the studio. He has got a little apartment set up there, so thats where he makes his home. Yeah, he has people that look after him. Do you know who found him this morning . No. I have no details on what happened this morning. But he was in an elevator. Is that sort is that a place where you would expect him to be, sort of a normal thing . Is it part of where he lives or part of the studio . It could be part of the studio, but i cant confirm any other details other than what youve heard. Michael, thank you very much for joining us. And i know its tough for you tonight. So i do appreciate you coming in tonight. Yeah. Not a problem. We lost one of the big icons, you know, in this generation. And i have grown up with him since i put the needle down on when doves cry at 6 years old. And he has been the one thats inspired me to be a dj and then just to have the privilege and the honor to dj for him at his Paisley Park Studios. Ill never forget it i mean, those memories will stick with me forever. Michael, thank you. And our coverage of the life and death of music legend prince will continue throughout the hour. Coming up, were going to take you back live to princes hometown. And up next, Donald Trumps team has been busy, busy, busy on capitol hill. It has been holding weekly members with congress. One of those members is here next to tell us what went on at those meetings. Frequent heartburn brand in america. I hope you like it spicy get complete protection with the purple pill. The leader in frequent heartburn. Thats nexium level protection. En. Donald trump is looking past the republican primaries and setting his sights on secretary Hillary Clinton. There is nobody that respects women more than i do. There is nobody that will take care of Womens Health issues better than i will. Hillary cannot do it. Believe me, she doesnt have the strength, the energy. She will not be able to do it. I know his energy. I know how people love him. How they connect to him. Hes telling the truth. And i said if you will run, you will win. Members of congress, at least some of them have been holding weekly thursday meetings with trumps team. Congresswoman renee just got out of that meeting and goes on the record. Nice to see you. Good to see you, greta. It was a great meeting today. Of course, we had a meeting earlier this week with Paul Manafort, that was the first time i had met him. Todays meeting was to give us an update how things are going. Which is very well. Good night in new york. You didnt need a meeting to know things went well in new york. What did they tell you inside the meeting behind closed doors. I will tell you, where do we go from here . Pennsylvania, the strategy in pennsylvania two of my good colleagues there in pennsylvania are on the ground helping out tom and lou barletta. They are calling him thunder and lightning in pennsylvania right now. Thats how hard they are working. These are the things im learning in these meetings. How many members of congress are in these meetings. I will tell you a handful. Five to six . Five to six members. It does vary because obviously our schedules are just so that some come and some havent. This was a good meeting this morning. Yeah. You have officially endorsed donald trump . I didnt officially endorsed donald trump. I actually voted for him in the north carolinag n6 primary. So, by voting for him and actually having the conversation that i did, that was the endorsement. And i think what you a