Historical figures stand. He spoke to the American People using blunt optimism, Encouraging Congress to take the lead. Pope francis and congress attention. Magnificent. He spoke tocio Congress Like o he can do. I heard what i wanted to hear. I wanted to hear the message of peace, love, of compassion and caring about each other. And particularly those on the outside. Reporter his message touched on Climate Change,n e the pligf the poor and immigration. Issues that are front and center on the congressional stage. Hes not afraid to say thing thats republican members probably didnt care for when addressing Climate Change, then, when he addressed the sanctity of life, people on my side of the aisle probably had some discomfort for that. Reporter pope francis called on american to lead the way in solving the worlds problem by following the golden rule. Do unto others as you will have them do unto you. It was a very important moment, i think,x0 for the enti world to hear. Reporter whether the
88, and 90s by 4 00 and a comfortable evening, 60s and 70s and 80s. How is the commute . The bay bridge toll plaza shows cars waiting do pay cash. We are looking at a slow commute headed into San Francisco, fast trackers do not have problems. Moving over to emeryville camera, the eastern span, traffic is slowing at treasure island, though, not a problem. A new crash on 880 not causing delays but the vehicle is involved at parkway. Breaking news from the east bay Fire Destroys a luxurious home and firefighters are looking for the cause. Amy hollyfield is in alamo. A woman was home but she get out okay. Here is a look at what she had to escape from her entire home was engulfed, a Smoke Detector woke her up and neighbors say her how was out of town. Fires got call to come at 1 30 to the home on crest avenue in alamo. They took a look at this and said they knew they could not save it. This was hazardous situation with electrical wire. No one was injured. Look at the sign out front of home,
We say a c. H. P. Vehicle truck so perhaps it is now normalized. The richmondsan rafael tolls show a few cars piling in and when you make it across you are only going to take seven minutes to get to the north bay. Thank you, hail, 6 01 and now the historic visit to the United States, this morning, pope francis is preparing to address congress and here is a look at washington, dc, to o, where people have gathered outside the Capitol Building and the pope is expected to arrive there in the hour. We showed you the motorcade getting ready to take off. Our anchor ama daetz is in washington, dc with her producer joins us on the phone. Good morning. Good morning from the capitol. We are standing outside the building. [ inaudible ] we are seeing indications that the popemobile will be arriving. [ inaudible ] we are having a hard time hearing you. The signal is breaking up. Right new we continue to look at pictures of the Washington Mall and the monument and all language, people are waiting to
Compassion with which we want [ indiscernible ] reporter francis told congress not to be afraid of immigrants. He called for the end of the Death Penalty. And he made an indirect reference to samesex marriage which the Catholic Church opposes. Yet i cannot hide my concern for the family,. Reporter people were impressed. I thought he did a great job in addressing the needs of congress and the people of america. Reporter the popes final event in washington was a meeting with Homeless People and charity workers. After a dc sendoff from secretary of state john kerry, francis landed in new york. That was Kenneth Craig reporting. The popes plea to end the Death Penalty comes at a critical moment in the debate over its future. Society transformed benefit from the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes. Pope francis has long been an opponent of Capital Punishment and is also against life without parole sentences. The majority of americans are still in favor of the Death Penalty. But suppo
Brave. Pope francis making history in washington with a message containing something for everyone. He issued a plea for compassion for immigrants and a call to action on global warming. Also launching a vigorous reporter good evening from the nations capital. Its quieter here this evening than earlier today, pope francis wrapped up his visit by first meeting the most powerful people in the nation, then visiting the homeless. In a sermon, the pope turned his attention to modern homelessness, saying the world cannot find soulful or moral justification for lack of housing. They were served with Pope Franciss favorite food, asian chicken pasta salad, lemonade, and brownies. He became the first pope ever to address congress. Here, you can see him touring where bronze figures of many historical figures stand. He spoke to the American People using blunt optimism, Encouraging Congress to take the lead. Pope francis and congress attention. Magnificent. He spoke tocio Congress Like o he can do.