I dont know where to start when i talk about prince as an artist. Purple rain purple rain and princes last performance. Why the fans lucky enough to see it live said it was more like a Church Service than a concert. Good morning, everyone, from the studio 57 newsroom here in new york. Im annemarie green. Overnight, the outpouring of grief and tributes to prince moved from coast to coast. Medical examiners plan to perform an autopsy on the music superstar today. Princes unexpected and unexplained death yesterday shocked the music world and shked his fans. He was only 57 years old. Prince had been touring up until his death but recently canceled several shows. Mark albert is in chanhassen, minnesota, and begins our coverage. Reporter crowds gathered here all through the day, all through the night to pay their respects. Some people came in tears. Some people came to comfort others with hugs. Many people brought flowers. Some of them purple flowers to put on the chain link fence here. The flowers now going up in spots as much as sixfeet tall. One woman brought her two Young Children here. She says she wanted to make sure they were a part of this. Others paid tribute with music. Hundreds of prince fans took to the streets of brooklyn to dance and sing. Spike lee hosted the bash to honor his friend. Earlier people gathered at new york citys Apollo Theater to stage their own impromptu celebration. I grew up with prince, so it this one hurts. This thing called life. Reporter prince died thursday morning at his suburban minneapolis compound after he was found unresponsive in an elevator. He was briefly hospitalized last week with what he said was the flu. Just amazing the love everyone in minnesota has for him. Just great. Reporter in downtown minneapolis, a huge crowd gathered for an allnight block party to celebrate one of their own. I just want your reporter from his musical style to his fashion, fans say prince will be remembered for rewriting the rule book. Prince was nice with that guitar. Reporter prince won seven grammys for his music which blended funk, dance, r b, and rock, pop, and soul. He was like a shakespeare or mozart, something out of his time. Reporter though 52, he was a touring presence in the Music Industry and among the people who knew him best. Hes our royalty. Hes minneapolis. Reporter the exact cause of princes death is still under investigation. In tribute, the bells of the clock tower of Minneapolis City Hall will chime to the tune of prince songs on sunday afternoon. Mark albert, cbs news, chanhassen, minnesota. Of course the tributes are pouring in. Perhaps none as poignant as president obamas saying in part, as one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time, prince did it all funk, r b, rock and roll. He was a virtuoso instrumentalist and electrifying performer. A strong spirit transcends rules, prince once said. And nobodys spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative. Theres poignant, and then theres powerful. Heres Jennifer Hudsons nod to the icon alongside her cast from broadways the color purple. Purple rain purple rain after the show, j. Hud tweeted, we all sang together. After all, prince has touched us all. Fellow musician john mayer posted, he inspired a generation of musicians to strive for greatness above anything else, writing, guitar players and all musicians everywhere will be picking up a much heavier instrument today. Mick jagger had this to say on twitter, prince was an original lyricist, a startling guitar player. His talent was limitless. Prince was one of the most unique and exciting artists of the last 30 years. And Oprah Winfrey put it simply, prince, the doves really are crying now. Listening to your music, remembering you. R. I. P. , prince. Late, late show host james corden said he topped his list of guests for carpool karaoke. Visibly emotional, he taped a new intro to the show after learning of princes passing. Im going to miss not being able to hear his new music, and i will miss not being able to see him live again. I will always cherish the fact that i got to be in his audience, just to be in his orbit for just those few nights. What a thing to have been alive when prince was making music. We are all incredibly lucky. We will miss you, prince. You are truly one of a kind. Sometimes i wish life was neverending, and all good things, they say, never last. Best from our show. Comng up on cbs this morning, we will talk to another icon Stevie Wonder about princes music and legacy. On to politics now and the Republican Party rejected an effort to rewrite the rules of their national convention. Members of the Republican National committee met yesterday in florida. The proposed rule change would have given individual delegates more power, making it harder to choose a new candidate. The debate comes as some in the gop are looking for candidates other than donald trump or ted cruz. We played this much of the game already under one set of the rules. Would be kind of unfair to change rules in the middle of the game. Trump has called the nominating process rigged, especially if the fight goes to a contested convention. His campaign remains confident he will win the nomination on the first ballot. Looking to ease the concern among nervous republicans, advisers to trump assured Party Leaders that trump will moderate his tone and adopt a more president ial demeanor soon. Ted cruz said trump is giving in to Political Correctness after trump was asked about north carolinas bathroom law and said transgender people should be allowed to use any bathroom they wanted. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders remains determined to stay in the race. In a fundraising pitch, he tells voters there is still a path to the nomination. Last night, another powerful earthquake hit off the coast of ecuador. The last thing that country needs. The magnitude 6. 0 quake and some aftershocks follows saturdays devastating quake that measured 7. 8 and killed nearly 600 people. So far there are no reports of new damage. Recovery efforts from the weekend quake are moving slowly. Tens of thousands remain without shelter and scrambling for food. More than 8,000 were injured. This morning, houston will see something it has not seen in a few days the sun. More importantly, no rain. Thunderstorms hit floodravaged southern texas again yesterday. Since sunday, more than a foot of rain has fallen. Water was released from one houston reservoir where there are record water levels. And some residents of wharton, 50 miles southwest of houston, have been ordered to evacuate after the Colorado River overflowed its banks. Today in london, president obama meets with Prime Minister david cameron. The president arrived in britain last night. Several british politicians had told the president to butt out of the debate over when britain should stay in the european union. Mr. Obama wrote an oped piece saying britains presence in the e. U. Magnifies british influence and helps spread british values. Before meeting with the Prime Minister, mr. Obama will have lunch with the queen. Yesterday, the president wrapped up his visit to saudi arabia. He met with leaders of six persian gulf nations. The threat from iran dominated the discussions. Thats one of the issues that strained u. S. Relations with saudi arabia. The president admits there are differences but says the strain is overblown. The florida man who landed a gyrocopter on the land of the u. S. Capitol will be spending four months in jail. Douglas hughes was sentenced yesterday. He says his flight a year ago was an attempt to call attention to the influence of big money in politics. He pleaded guilty to a felony charge of operating a gyrocopter without a license. 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Dearly beloved we are gathered minnesotas iconic bridges lit up in purple overnight to honor prince. One of many iconic buildings around the country and around the globe lit up in purple. With star Lynn Manuel Miranda uttering that opening line, dearly beloved, the cast of hamilton honored him at the beginning of their show. Dearly beloved [ clapping ] after the performance, he pleaded, good night, guys. Today we laughed, we cried, we mourned, we danced. What more could we ask of that electric word, life . Remembrances for prince are pouring in. They dominate the headlines on the morning newsstand. Purple majesty. Princes hometown paper, the Minneapolis Star Tribune says it best on their front page, this creative giant couldnt be contained. News of the icons death is dominating headlines this morning with many papers devoting their front pages to the power of prince. And variety reports what fans heard and saw during princes final shows. Purple rain purple rain he performed last week at an atlanta theater backed only by his own piano playing. One fan described it as more like a Church Service than a concert. In other headlines now, the spelling bee gets a little tougher. And a hefty price tag for a highprofile hacking. The New York Times reports it cost at least 1. 3 million to hack a phone used by the San Bernardino gunman. Fbi director james comey hinted at the february yesterday during a Technology Conference in london. The agency paid an undisclosed group to decode the apple iphone. The Washington Post report the nbas stance on defending gay and transgender people. They say next years allstar game will be moved out of state if the law isnt changed. This was a sense from the owners in the room that this is much bigger, not just than an allstar game for the nba, but this is much bigger than the nba. The commissioner declined to set a deadline for making a change. The allstar weekend events are scheduled in charlotte in late february of 2017. The windsor star reports on an african man who posed a teenager in a canadian high school. Its believed the man is 30 years old. He became a wellknown basketball player at the catholic high school. The specific charge hes facing isnt revealed. Usa today reports that the next Scripps National spelling bee will be even tougher. Organizers are being allowed to choose from an expanded list of words to stump the finalists. The last two contests ended with cochampions being declared. Coming up, topping the charts, music from prince shoots straight to the top of itunes sales after word of his death. Sparkle paper towels are great for wiping up fingerprints without wiping out your savings. Just right for cleaning up. Jelly. Water. And Security Camera lenses. Sparkle. cause its a messy world out there. Heres a look at todays forecast in some cities around the country. Little red corvette youre much too fast little red corvette purple as far as the eye can see to honor princes passing. On cbs moneywatch, prince drives off with music sales, and uber drives off with a settlement. Good mning, jill. Reporter good morning. Sales of princes online music surged following his death. At one point, the top eight spots on itunes singles chart were prince songs, and there were seven prince albums on the top10 list by last night. He was opposed to online streaming and took steps to remove his music from most streaming services. On wall street, some profittaking following another drop in the price of oil, and weaker than expected earnings reports. The dow fell 113 points. The s p lost ten. The nasdaq dropped two. Uber has agreed to pay up to 100 million to settle a labor dispute. Uber drivers in california and massachusetts will continue to be classified as independent contractors instead of employees. Operating expenses would have gone up significantly for uber if drivers were classified as employees. Sears Holding Company is closing 68 kmart stores and ten sears stores. The liquidation of store inventories in the sale or sublease of property will generate cash for the company. Sears, struggling with a long sales slump, said it was accelerating the closing of unprofitable stores. And victorias secret is reportedly getting out of the swimsuit business. Buzz feed reports the manufacturer known for its lingerie will stop selling swimwear after this year to focus on other more profitable lines. Earlier this month, victorias secret announced it would be streamlining its operations. Jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. Jill, i know weve been talking about prince all morning long. I have to ask you whether or not you have a favorite prince song. Reporter i think its little red corvette. All right. Thats a good one. Hard to choose, theres so many. Reporter there are so many. Ive been thinking about it actually since we heard about his death. I think littl orvette, but every time i hear another song, i think, oh, thats my favorite. What about you . I understand. Nothing compares to you. He did not make it famous, but he wrote it. Reporter my producers been playing it all morning. Thanks. Still to come, impressive pitching performance by cubs jake arrieta. A full suite of sensors automatically guides roomba throughout your home. Cleaning under furniture, along edges and in corners. And with its powerful threestage cleaning system roomba picks up pet hair, dust and debris for up to 2 hours, recharging itself when it needs to. Which means your floors are always clean. You and roomba from irobot®. Better together™. Im bushed ive been on my feel alyea me too. Excuse me. Coming through ride the gel wave of comfort with dr. Scholls massaging gel insoles. Theyre proven to give you comfort. Which helps you feel more energized. All day long. I want what he has. 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