The person also left a message that reads, all evil will be eradicated. The implication is that lgbt people are evil and they will be wiped out. I felt threatened by it if thats what youre asking or scared or nervous. Reporter with the help of witnesses Clayton Police arrested two people. Prosecutors are charging 22 yearold john hearst of concord with hate crime, arson and vandalism. Police released the other man. Its disturbing and its been surprising to me how much anger and hate, um, this brings about. Reporter i went to the suspects home and talked to his father. The father is aware of the arrest but says he is not sure why his son burned the flag. As for the church, the pastor is ready to forgive and would like to talk to the suspect. We are going to approach even those people who do this kind of thing with love compassion forgiveness and reconciliation. Reporter even with the arrest, she says it wont be the last time someone vandalizes the flag. They put grease on the cross to pr
Stone valley and alcosta boulevard until 5 a. M. After the news broke that prince died, there could only be one color lighting San Francisco city hall. And thats right, purple. The building turned purple last night to remember prince and his hit purple rain and in the singers hometown, fans sang and danced into the night to honor him. Reporter jamie yuccas shows us how fans in minneapolis remembered him reporter landmarks across the country lit up in purple overnight, the color that came to represent princes career. [ music ] reporter fans paid tribute to the music icon by singing his greatest hits on the streets. [ music ] loud voices outside where his purple rain film was scored. He put minneapolis on the map. I think its great were celebrating his life not in sorrow. Reporter it was here in minneapolis where he honed his sound mastering music from production to arrangement. [ music ] he won seven grammys and sold more than 100 million records. During his 40year career, something mus
Hometown of minneapolis. People packed the streets to remember him. The singersongwriter won seven grammys, sold more than 100 million records, and wowed everybody with his daring outfits. Minneapolis locals say he left a mark for many reasons. He put minneapolis on the map. I think its great we are celebrating his life and not in sorrow. No one else in the history of music has done everything as well at such a high level. Princes final tour relied mostly on piano and microphone a departure interest his signature flashy style. Prince had recently hand picked a popular bay area deejay to join him on stage for his upcoming tour. Pam warren runs a catering business by day. But at night, she is well known for her deejay work at bay area clubs. Prince saw her perform during his recent concert here and invited her on tour. It just crushed me. It crushed me. And i was just, um, beginning to we were i mean, i cant even explain the experience that i have had with him in the short time. Pam was
Reporter marty oaken leads a Prince Tribute band called the purple ones. He was amazed by the artists ability to play numerous instruments. I mean, from 16, 17 years old, bass, drums, guitar, keyboard. What . Like who does that . Reporter prince played oakland numerous times over the years, including just last month when he also took in a warriors game, sitting next to the owner. One called off meetings at work to stay home and mourn. My first emotion was i cried because i really am a true prince fan and have been for a very long time. I think like most people we were just shocked and devastated, especially after just seeing him in early march. Reporter the valley said he looked frail but the march concert had all the intensity you would expect. If you were wondering how to honor the man who stayed musically relevant for nearly four decades, heres some advice. Get out and listen to prince. Reporter in oakland, eric thomas, abc 7 news. Were seeing tributes throughout the bay area. In ab