D. C. , those smaller crowds now, but theyre waiting for him to return. Abc is in washington with more on his eventful day. Reporter pope francis meets a joyous crowd with handshakes and hugs as ee departs the vatican embassy, climbing into his humble fiat for the ride to the white house. Horns blare as he arrived in the tiny car. The president and first lady smiled broadly as they welcomed the holy father. Your holiness, in your words and deeds, youve set a profound moral example. Reporter one of the largest crowds ever on the white house south lawn, 11,000, there for the popes opening remarks to the american people. As the son of an immigrant family, im happy to be a guest in this country which was lastly built by such families. Reporter speaking in english the pope called for a society protective of religious freedom and of the environment. Climate change is a problem we can no longer be left to our future generations. Reporter pope francis and the president then head in for a meeting in the oval office before his holiness boards the popemobile for a procession along the national mall. Thousands more lined the parade route to cheer on the popular pontiff. The pope is also meeting with u. S. Bishops today. Later this afternoon, hell deliver his first mass here in the u. S. , and then tomorrow hell be here on capitol hill to speak to congress. Abc news, washington. And abc news anchor is in washington, d. C. , for the popes visit. They tweeted this, meeting with a few lucky Ticket Holders to todays mass. They will be among the thousands at the basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Concepcion when the pontiff declares the father a saint. And sky 7 hd shows you that wellknown statue of the father off interstate 280 in hillsborough. He established nine of californias 21 missions. And is a controversial figure. Abc 7 News Reporter matt keller joins us with more. Matt. Reporter in less than an hour, the daily mass is going to take place right here in the basilica, but the big show, of course, is going to be outside. This afternoon when the Carmel Mission becomes the home of a saint. The Carmel Mission is known for its history, not its modern technology, but today is not just any day. A huge big screen is needed to broadcast live the popes cannonization mass in washington, d. C. , for junipe richjunipero. Todays cannonization is not without controversy. Father serra has been criticized for using coercive force and Corporal Punishment to native americans. A group talked about the blessing of the graveyard today. The diocese of monterey said theyre trying to build bridges as they work with Indigenous Leaders to have their story told at the mission. That story will be told to a lot more people. The Carmel Mission draws about 125,000 people a year. Which could double following serras cannonization. Its bigger than what i think the city appreciates at this point. Many catholics want to make a pilgrimage to where saints are buried. Father serra is buried at the altar here. I think well see an increase in tourism. Reporter estimates today for the audience are aniy from 500 to 3,000 people. The pastor, bishop and others are as the mat the massachusett washington, and were told theyll be holding neon green signs so keep an eye out for them. Live from carmel, matt keller, abc 7. Pope francis is getting a taste of the bay area during his trip to the united states. Rustic bakery cafe in marin county is providing a selection of treats for pope and the vatican. Delegation. Goodies such as flatbred and crostini were selected to be served on the popes flight. Our products are sold internationally and throughout the united states, but the pope, i was, like, that was really cool. Its really exciting to hear about. That is really cool. If youre interested in trying the sweets the pope is trying out, rustic bakery has three locations. Two in larksburg and one in novato. Abc news anchor there. Look for her live reports later today right here on abc 7 news. And back here at home, new details on the ab bukz thductio triggered an amber alert. 5yearold jacob steele was taken from a home about 4 0 t30 this morning. He was found safe about 7 30 and the amber alert was deactivated. His father, michael steele, on the right, has been taken into custody. A caltrain train hit a man standing too close to the tracks in Mountain View this morning. It happened just before 7 45 near showers drive. Sky 7 hd shows you the scene. Trains were delayed by up to an hour. But we just got word that the train involved has been moved and the system is back on schedule. The man was rushed to a hospital. He is still alive. A van rolled over on interstate 80 in the heart of the morning commute, made a mess of traffic into San Francisco. The backup is so long. Traffic reporter layla leyla gulen joins us. Thats a look right now at the bay bridge toll plaza. If you are traveling from the east bay, ill tell you where those backups are located. First i want to show you the eastern span of the bay bridge. You can see that traffic, it is still chug ago long, albeit slower, but once you get past treasure island, youre still moving pretty decent into San Francisco. This is where the slowdowns remain. This is right through berkeley and emeryville. You can see where the yellow starts at the hoffman split. 15 Miles Per Hour and then onto the bay grij, you still have a wait on your hands. All in all, between the hoffman split right into San Francisco, going to take about 36 minutes. Thank you. New this morning, the Lake County Sheriffs Office believes they have located the remains of a fourth fire victim near cobb. 66yearold Robert Fletcher was reported missing by his family on september 16th. While a positive identification has not been made, the Sheriffs Office believes the remains found belong to fletcher. He was one of two people still missing after their homes were destroyed. Robert litchnors family and friends have not heard from him. There will be a press conference in middletown to talk about the next step in recovery. Residents will have a chance to ask questions at a Public Meeting tomorrow night at Middletown High School at 6 00. The fire is now 80 contained with just over 76,000 acres burned. New this morning, a San Francisco firefighter is facing possible disciplinary charged for allegedly drinking on the job. The chronicle reports the firefighter missed an alarm call while on duty at a grocery fire house. According to the report, his bloodalcohol level was found to be more than four times the limit for onduty firefighters. Hes reportedly a 46yearold firefighter at station 21 who was ordered to work a shift in august after completing his regular assignment. Well, he said he had a medical appointment to attend but was denied and thats when it is believed he got drunk. An investigation is under way this morning into what appears to be two Home Invasion robberies in as many days in the north bay. The more recent happened at a home in sausalito on Central Avenue last night. You can see the heavy police presence. Several officers including a k9 unit responded to the 911 call. Its not clear if anyone was inside at the time. Monday night Police Responded to a similar incident in tiburon. A masked gunman made his way into a home on reed ranch road, locked a woman in a closet and made off with jewelry. She was not hurt. New information involving the theft of Social Security numbers and other in was affecting nearly 22 million federal employees. First the government thought a million of those employees had their fingerprint data stolen. Now the investigation has revealed that fingerprint theft soared to more than 5. 5 million victims. Federal experts believe the ability to misuse fingerprint data is limited right now, but they say that could change over time. The safety of federally funded School Lunches is being challenged in a new sanford study. It finds those meals may contain unsafe levels of toxic chemical called vicenol or bpa. Its found in canned goods or plastic packaging. A lot of lowincome kids are served food which comes from those containers. Its been linked to Health Issues ranging from cancer to reproductive issues. A little boys mom crying foul. What a teacher is accused of doing to her son that even has the School District admitting this went too far. The new tribute thats trending for yankee great yogi berra and how you can honor his legacy. And a live look outside. Lets take a look at San Francisco international airport. Got some spiderwebs out there, and weve got plenty of sunshine. Meteorol irgesz the oakland Mayors Office has Just Announced a major real estate deal that could revitalize a neighborhood. Uber has bought the historic Sears Building downtown. The ondemand ride service now that is 330,000 square feet there. Uber projects between 2,000 and 3,000 employees will work there. This would allow uber to become oaklands largest private nonmedical employer. The Purchase Price was not disclosed. Get more updates on the story throughout the day at abc7newsbayarea on twitter. Happening now, crews at the airport are conducting their annual training exercise. Abc 7 was at sfo this morning as airport staff and various other agencies worked together to simulate a major earthquake. Now, that threat is not real. Its all just a drill. Volunteers acted like injured passengers in a terminal and travelers strappeded at an aircraft at a remote location. Tributes are pouring in from all around the sports world in memory of yogi berra. A Youtube Video being shared perhaps best describes his legacy. Anchored the great yankee dynasty from 1947 to 1963. During this time, other stars such as joe dimaggio, mickey mantle, whitey ford may have shone brighter but none were more important to the yankees success than was yogi berry. The video courtesy of the yogi berry museum, the 90yearold died yesterday, 69 years to the day after making his debut in major league baseball. Berra collected a record ten world series championships in 18 seasons. He was a hall of famer for the yankees and was named to baseballs allcentury team. You can pay tribute by sharing this yogi berry badge from our instagram page. An oklahoma mother is demanding action, claiming her 4yearold son was deemed evil by his teacher for writing with his left hand. Alicia sand says she was helping her son with his homework when she noticed he was using his right hand instead of his left. Mom is also lefthanded. She claims after sending the teacher a note, the teacher responded with a message of her own saying some cultures associate lefties with the idea of wickedness. Breaking my heart for him because someone actually believed that. Like you believe my child is evil because hes lefthanded. Its crazy. Sand says she has complained to the school. The teacher has not been disciplined. In a statement, oklahomas department of education says it is investigating, adding no young child should be made to feel shame because of the hand he or she favors. Yogi berra batted left. My husband tells me all smart people are lefthanded. Exactly. I wonder why he says that. Mike nicco ahead with a cooler forecast. Im a righty so 90 of my forecast is half mental. Thank you, yogi. Good morning, everybody. If you slept with the windows open like i did, you were searching for an extra blanket in many areas. This morning was our coolest morning of the forecast. I have a warming trend on the way and a cold front that will come in the back half of the forecast. Well see if it has any rain. Pikand then keeping your ki safe when theyre not at home. The apps to make sure your kids dont become the victims of a crime. And a digital push that kohls stores in San Francisco, how the retailer is making your Shopping Experience simpler than ever. Alaska. Finally. The search for brown bears begins. Denali highway. Low on gas. Pit stop. Fill up. Double points. Yep, thats cold. Tired. Day 2. Coffee. Eggs. Double points. Beautiful. Majestic. Nothing. Where are you, bear . Warm. Warmer. Warmer. Yes. Wherever the journey takes you, carry American Express gold. Its more than a card. Its the gear that gets it done. San rafael, south bay and all the bay area, this is abc 7 news. A new safety app is bringing much relief to parents whose kids are away at college. Its called companion, and the company says its already one of the most downloaded apps around. It allows parents to virtually walk their child home from school. Imagine that. Vickie novak, a freshman at university of colorado, is using this app to connect with her mom in california. I feel super comfortable using it and knowing that somebody is watching me as im walking home. This phone will be notified when my headphones are pulled out, if i fall, if i start running, anything thats unusual and out of the ordinary. If something goes wrong, an alert shows up, then mom or anyone else can call to see if shes okay or worstcase scenario, call 911 and provide authorities with her daughters exact location. The makers of companion say the app is also popular with people who travel alone. Thats a great idea. Lets head outside where a little bit of cool weather there. Yes, the breeze is our companion a little bit, mike. Yes, definitely noticed a difference, havent you . This morning waking up to 40s and 50s. Today the sad douhadows look lo the days a little shorter. The awe itutumnal equinox. This invasion of clouds and cooler weather. Look how much we dropped compared to monday. 20 to 30 degrees. Look at petaluma, 99 to 68. Its almost going from summer to fall and needing an air conditioner to needing a heater. 48 in santa rosa. Napa 43. Half moon bay, 45. Morgan hill, 48. Interestingly, the warm spot, concord at 57. And richmond at 59. Now, thats as cool as it gets. Notice how we dont have a cloud deck over the Golden Gate Bridge this morning. And thats because we have High Pressure building in. Its going to bring us a warmer and calmer first day of fall. Well have a brief warming trend today through at least friday. Now, heres the difference from yesterday. Remember how brisk it was . Our winds are less than ten Miles Per Hour and variable just about everywhere. Except for Half Moon Bay at 12. But its that 12mileperhour wind thats mixing in drier air and taking away the clouds. Youll have a much brighter day than you did yesterday. Now, lets take a look at those two areas of High Pressure. Theyre going to hold off that low in the gulf of alaska for the next couple of days. And thats why were going to warm up. But this time of year with those longer nights, we cannot be denied that cooler weather. And that low and cold front are going to come in sunday, bring autumn back to our forecast. Until then, todays just the beginning. Low to mid80s in the south bay from san jose at 82 to 86 in los gatos. Upper 80s around morgan hill. Upper 60s along the coast for Half Moon Bay, pacifica. Some low 80s for the rest of the peninsula. Pretty close to average across San Francisco from upper 60s on the bay side or coast side to low to mid70s on the bay side. Petalu petaluma, 79. Not nearly as breezy. Low to mid80s elsewhere. East bay without that breeze, berkeley just at 74. Hercules, 78. Oakland, 76. 80 in fremont. Inland, enjoy this. You have mid to upper 80s because the 90s are coming back tomorrow. The good news, temperatures will fall nicely. In fact, well be 69 at 7 05 to about 65 by the time the game ends. Heres a look at thursday and friday. So you can put the blanket away for a day or two. Still have to dress the kids for cool weather in the morning. But notice how were jumping into the 70s and 90s, but were back into the 60s, 70s and 80s monday and tuesday of next week. Hope you have a good afternoon. Thank you. The retail store kohls is stealing a page from amazons book, rolling out sameday delivery. The retailer will test the service here in San Francisco and in chicago. Two of the biggest markets. Sameday delivery will be good on items bought on the internet, tablet or smartphone. And with that digital push, kohls is rolling out updates to its app as well as a new mobile payment option. And whoops, involving the new iphone has some people saying whats up with apple . Why theres already a controversy before those phones what do a nasca comedian. And a professional golfer have in common . We talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. Xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. Xarelto® has also been proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. For people with afib currently well managed on warfarin, there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in reducing the risk of stroke. I tried warfarin before, but the blood testing routine and dietary restrictions had me off my game. Not this time. Not with xarelto®. Ill have another arnold palmer. Make mine a kevin nealon. Really, brian . Hey, safety first. Like all blood thinners, dont stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. While taking, you may bruise more easily and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. Xarelto® may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto® can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. Get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto®, watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xarelto® if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. Tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. Before starting xarelto®, tell your doctor about any kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. Xarelto® has been prescribed more than 11 million times in the u. S. And that numbers growing. Like your guys scores. With xarelto® there is no regular blood monitoring, and no known dietary restrictions. Treatment with xarelto® was the right move for us. Ask your doctor about xarelto®. Coming up at 4 00, the fight over gold on the playing field. The raiders saying they wont play ball and wont back down. In the sky with fema. Federal officials touring the disaster zone in lake county. And on abc 7 news at 5 00, the damage and how the government will determine who is eligible for assistance. Now, someone at apple may have some explaining to do after a san diego woman received the new iphone 6 four days before anyone else in the world. Adrian says she preordered the phone friday, and monday she said her husband sent her a picture of their dog and the new phone. She tweeted the picture saying not sure how this happened, but my iphone 6s arrived early. Shes been bombarded with responses, but so far, no word from apple. What do you think about that . Inside job . A friend . Secretly wanted to surprise her . I dont know, but shes lucky. Thanks so much for joining us. Who wants to be a millionaire is coming up next. Have a great day. Byebye. Welcome to the allnew millionaire. Youre about to see a man who is just three questions away from walking out of here with 1 million. We might be about to find out, who wants to be a millionaire . [dramatic music] hello, everybody. 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