Tonight, tributes are pouring in from around the bay area and all of the world. Late development on the stunning death of music superstar prince. So tonight im going to party like its 1999. A great song from a remarkable career, good evening, everyone im frank somerville. And im julie haener. San Francisco City hall is glowing in purple night tonight to honor prince, found dead this morning at his home near minneapolis and while an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow, the unexpected shock of his death at the age of 57 has reverberated around the world. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama is here now to begin our coverage. Reporter frank and julie, the cause of death has not been announced, but as you mentioned, allday fans have been in shock, paying tribute to prince. Take a look at this video we got this evening from minnesota. A crowd, massive crowd has gathered in downtown minneapolis, princes hometown for a block party. It is expected to continue into the night outside of the nightclub. All in honor of this pop icon. [ singing ] purple rain, purple rain. Reporter prince Rogers Nelson touched fans with hit after hit, such as purple rain, 1999, and little red corvette. Reporter a driving Creative Force for more than three decades. Outside his home in studios, fans came with purple flowers. Rainfall in with their tears. I couldnt believe it. I didnt believe it. He was just here saturday. He was just here saturday. He was mine. Reporter the artist had appeared at a party, quelling concerns he was sick. He looked like he was in good spirits. And basically he said, when you hear news, give it a couple days before you waste any of your prayers. And he looked great. Reporter police say they found prince unconscious thursday. His publicist said last week he had been sick with the flu and had been hospitalized on his way from to home two shows in atlanta. Emergency landing 40 minutes from the city he lives in. Makes an Emergency Landing in illinois to be rushed to the hospital. Reporter tmz reports that doctors gave prince a save shot, typically administered to counteract the effects of an opiate. As a singer and songwriter, prince broke boundaries of gender, race and sexuality. Electrifying performer, flamboyant with a famous falsetto. [ singing ] from dusk till dawn. Reporter a master of morphing musical genres from r b, funk, rock, punk and jazz. A minneapolis native and son of musicians, he taught himself to play guitar, piano and drums, mentoring Young Artists such as sheila e. [ singing ] this is what it sounds like when doves cry. Reporter after seven grammys and an Academy Award for purple rain, prince was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame in 27 2004. During his career he rebelled against the Recording Industry and warner bros. Control over his creativity, being the artist formerly known as prince and replacing his signature name with a simple. He also fiercely protective his privacy. Last august he invited a group of journalists to paisley park to spread his message, bay area reporter bob butler got the rare chance to meet him. No cell phones, no cameras, no notebooks, no recording devices. Were going to interview this pop icon without taking any notes. He wanted to talk about the Music Industry and how it mistreats recording artists. He wanted us to do something on that. Reporter prince released four albums in the past 18 months. The tour brought him to oakland in march where he attended a warriors game. For fans, now its hard to fathom a future without him. He pinpointed so many different times in our lives. You know . Depending on when you were born. 70s, 80s, 90s, the millennium. Still touring today. Reporter his songs, his words still resonate. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. I guess now weve got to get through life without prince. Reporter fox news is reporting that a transcript of the 911 call from princes suburban compound shows confusion an autopsy as you said was scheduled for friday and prince said he was also writing a memoir called the beautiful ones, a line from one of his songs. Its unclear whether that will be released as scheduled next year. Just amazing how talented he was. He covered so many ground for so many years. Think of all the great songs, just so many to name. He was so talented on so many different levels, not even a singersongwriter, but also such a musician and playing so instruments so many instruments and genres. Thats the thing i took away as if in, he could do any kind of genre. With such conviction and make it new. That was amazing. Weve now lost michael jackson, david buoy and now prince, really something. Thank you. Our Team Coverage picks up now with ktvus amber lee in San Francisco where shes been talking with fans of prince. Amber . Reporter frank, were at the club south of market. Fans going inside to pay tribute to prince. The celebration of life and dance parties is just getting started. Loved him so much growing up. Absolutely devastating. Reporter a shrine to the artist prince, papering the maries the mirrors on the walls of cats club, a performer whose career spanned decades. He kept things interesting, didnt ever get stuck on one sound, prince reinvented himself several times. Tonight im going to party like its 1999. On stage, his presence, he was just amazing. Reporter those who saw him perform in concert say it was unforgettable. Being there, seeing him live, growing up you see photos and videos and the murphy purple rain. The movie purple rain. Being such close to an icon. Reporter his edginess spoke volumes, teaching them self acceptance. You dont have to be rich to be my girl. Reporter dee spencer is head of San FranciscoState University music department. She performs at a bar in the castro, spencer says prince was a musicians artist and that he defied labels. You cant define his music as rock, r b, pop. What is it . Its prince. Purple rain. Reporter spencer describes purple rain, the album and the movie as groundbreaking and relevant. An example of his multifaceted talents. He was fearless. To take a stand against musicians being exploited and that kind of thing. Helped the careers of so many. Reporter now fans find comfort in the body of his work. What matters is his music. Its going to live on. [ applause ] reporter hundreds of fans are expected to turn out for this event tonight, this celebration is scheduled to last until 3 am. Frank, julie . Amber lee, thank you. Everywhere, people went today, princes music was playing. His songs were on repeat at rasputin music in berkeley, two rose of his music sold out in a matter of hours. The store said people arrived as soon as they heard the news. One fan was happy to pick up the last cassette. I lucked out. I was hoping to really find a cassette because this is it right here, this brings me back to my childhood days with prince. Also today, oaklands Paramount Theater changed the marquee to honor prince, he played there back in february performing with just a piano and a microphone. And oracle arena in oakland is also lit up in purple tonight in tribute of prince. He performed there on march 4, just a few days after he played the Paramount Theater. The concert was a lastminute addition to his tour and tickets sold out in a matter of minutes. Management at the arena said the venue will be lit up in shades of purple for the next week in honor of prince. Princes death comes just three months after the death david buoy, both chart topping artists pushed boundaries and reminded people they could live however they wanted to. Its hard to believe we would lose david buoy and prince in the same year. Its hard to even talk to talk about either of them in the past tense because their work is so immortal. Its hard to even process right now. I feel like the fact that hes gone from musicians to politicians, many people took to social media to share their condolences today. A Los Angeles Times film editor had this to say. What david buoy was for white kids who didnt fit in, prince was for black kids. A beacon in mascara who made it okay to stand up and to stand out. Justin timberlake wrote this. Hes somewhere within every song ive ever ridden. I am sad but i will smile when i think of every second that i had the fortune of being in his company. We have lost our greatest living musician, but his music will never die. Thats really something to say here. Finally, president obama wrote this. 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, a brilliant bandleader and an electrifying performer. Again, thats coming from president obama. Our ktvu. Com website, youll find continuing coverage here including updates from minnesota, we also have a slideshow of prince and a lot more. New at 10, work crews in San Francisco are getting ready to repair a large sinkhole in the citys Pacific Heights neighborhood. What began early this morning as a small depression in the road on sacramento and liann turned into a very large crater. Ktvu was there shortly before the street gave way around 6 30 this evening. Curious neighbors who came out to see what the commotion was about say the whole seems to be getting bigger, but no one expected the ground to give way when it did. Well, there was a sinkhole that started this morning and cars were hitting it on their way to work. And you heard a big bang. In any event, somebody called in about 8 30 oh crews are going to leave that sinkhole as it is for right now. And begin the repairs in the morning. Some residents say they cant get in or out of their garages because that whole is in the way. When i find out, it was a shock. I mean, you know, he didnt deserve that. A young father shot and killed. The unsolved case and two others this week that are keeping San Jose Police busy. With steph curry on the bench, the warriors let one slip away tonight. Both figuratively and literally. We will go live to houston for a recap of game three. From virtually anywhere. To warn of danger its been smashed and driven. Its perceptive enough to detect other vehicles on the road. Its been shaken and pummeled. Its innovative enough to brake by itself, park itself and help you steer. Its been in the rain. And dragged through the mud. The 2016 gle. Its where brains meet brawn. Lease the gle350 for 599 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. So steph curry didnt play but the warriors still had a shot to win in the final seconds of game three, of their playoff series in houston. It was oh, so close. Warriors came back tonight, but they came up just short. After falling behind by 17 points, warriors lost by just one as they pulled away an inbound past pass with two seconds left. Scott reese heard from the players after the loss. Scott . Reporter julie, certainly the warriors missed steph currys clutch shooting but really, their problems for most of this game came much closer to the basket, they were out battles, point in the paint, rebounding. The rockets played like the more Desperate Team that they were, down 02. And they got themselves back in the series. This is how were supposed to play. We made too many mistakes. As i said we had a lot of good individual performances but weve got to play better as a team. So whether staff is here or not, we should perform at a high level. Which we did for much of the game but weve got to eliminate some of the mistakes that we made. Are we shove . No. They are a very talented team. A lot of individual players who can go out and get 20 or 30 points. They played very well tonight. Reporter this is steph curry after the game inside the locker room, the first time we saw him all night because as julie mentioned, he did not play and he wasnt on the bench. He watched the game from the visiting locker room because there wasnt enough room for him on the bench although i find that a little bit hard to believe. One thing i can tell you is i bet you that ankle feels a lot better come sunday, hes going to test it out over the next two days, the warriors now up 2 1 in the series. Frank and julie, the good news is no staff, clay and draymond had subpar games and they still only lost by one point in a road hostile environment. So i imagine the warriors who havent lost backtoback a multiyear games all year will be pretty fired up come game four on sunday. Yeah. Had to have been so hard for steph to watch his team out there. Cant imagine how hard that would be. Thank you, scott. Cheers mixed with groans as warrior fans watched game three tonight in livermore. Sauced bbq and spirits hosted a watch party, fairly quiet in the first half as the warriors were struggling. Fans did look a little concerned. But they had faith even with steph curry not playing. Currys absence is noticeable no matter when, in my opinion, but doesnt mean we cant do it. When kerry gets back, hey, its going to be a totally different game. Against houston. Speaking of the next game, sunday afternoon in houston, we now know there will be a game five, that will be back in oakland asked wednesday. Drought conditions have improved enough for another increase in water allocations from the state Water Project. State Officials Say the 29 contractors will now get 60 of the amount they requested. The allocations have been increasing since december because of all the rain and snow. The state Water Project supplies Drinking Water to more than 23 million people. A critical Training Session today for marin county firefighters, had nothing to do with the fire. Rob roth spent the day at Stinson Beach where crews were learning how to rescue people in danger of drowning. Reporter gravier street tim, get him on your board. These marin county firefighters know how to rescue someone from a burning building but a rescue in the ocean . Thats an entirely different story. Grab the legs. Reporter 32 firefighters are learning how to save someone struggling in the water. The waves are pounding. For this drill, firefighters have to run into the water with rescue boards to pluck their partner out of the water and bring them back to shore. Can you do it . Im going to try. We will try. Reporter like most firefighters, there were difficulties. The Biggest Surprise . How tough it is. How physically demanding. From a stamina standpoint. Pretty hard on you. Reporter near the end, he got his man out safely. Right now pretty much just kind of reading the waves and knowing how to work with the ocean instead of against it. Reporter last year, firefighters performed 77 rescues and 14 more people drowned and thats just in a 4 mile stretch along the marin coast. Two teenagers were swept away at oeltjen ocean beach last weekend. The ocean can be merciless. The number of water rescues is on the rise. We need to be proactive and look at how we can respond safely and effectively to help people who are in distress. Reporter firefighters will also be learning how to use jet skis to perform rescues. 60 marin firefighters will be taking the training. They get in distress or they have a problem, we need to be able to respond. Reporter not every firefighters expected to become an expert in water rescue. But with this training, they are expected to learn enough to help someone struggling in these waters. In marin county, rob roth, ktvu fox 2 news. Got rain to talk about for the morning commute, perhaps a little bit in the afternoon, here is the weather system and tracking, brings rain in here, the north bay light showers after midnight, check it out, showers, heavy rain around for brag, urea eureka, cape mendocino. Those will increase later on tonight as that systems like south. Temperatures are in the mild side, it is warm, a lot of moisture out there, a lot of moisture to work with. When the system gets here, maybe a quarter inch, half inch of rain in some places. Thats a lot of rain. By 9 00 a. M. , that system pushes through, you see this line here from 6 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. , over the course of three hours in the morning commute, this strong line of showers is going to move through the bay area, 9 00 a. M. , a secondary wave comes through about 10 00 a. M. And noontime, see 11 00 a. M. , more scattered showers, 1 00, after that, it clears out a little bit. The mountains will have snow. Thats how it looks, tomorrow mornings commute, wet. Afternoon should be dry from the sky but the roads was to be kind of wet. In the mountains, there will be snow, maybe a foot in some places. Bill, thank you. A weekend b. A. R. T. Closure to tell you about, plus a major settlement involving uber. A late word on the payout for some drivers. National League Pitcher throws his second nohitter in less than a year. Police in San Francisco provided new details today in the killing of a mother whose twoyearold daughter is still missing. To carry Tara Moriarty has the latest on the investigation. Reporter San Francisco police say someone knows where arianna is. Friends believe her disappearance is linked to the killing of her mother nicole whose body was found by city workers buried in a shallow grave in mclaren park april 8. Whole had been covered with a distinctive piece of wood, the plywood has spray painted markings on it which we hope someone may recognize. These markings may be construction related or even graffiti. But it is our hope someone will recognize them. Reporter nicoles friend near ripley who worked with her at best buy is hard rock and. I dont want to remember her like that. Reporter police and the fbi have executed several search warrants at homes, emeryville, and this apartment on castro street in oakland. Neighbors say its the home of arianna for former babysitter who friends say refused to let nicole see her daughter in the weeks leading up to her death. Aisha davis said babysitter keeps to herself but spoke to her recently about the investigation. She did mention to me that she went to jail for murder. She killed the baby daddy when she was 17 or Something Like that. She got out when she was 24, so cishek they really looking at her as a suspect. Reporter the babysitter asked her to testi