And with that i will turn it over to linda. Thank you, sandy. We will move right into logistics. Im going to in this helen osman, secretary of communications for the u. S. Catholic conference of bishops, court in getting Media Coverage next month which, of course, is why we are all the. Shes been with usccb since 2007 and has been a major player in bringing the church into the digital and social media age. In 2012 the Catholic Press association honored her with the st. Francis award for personal achievement and were happy to have her with us today. Thank you, linda. I appreciate evolving willing to work with me on Getting Started on time. I have some meetings thats mandatory for me answer of my colleagues to be at, at 10 00. I have a few slides, but i like to give more time for yall to ask questions if thats okay with everyone. I thought i would go over very quickly, but of whats different from previous papal visit. I was in the same role in 2008 when Pope Benedict game. And worked wit
Funding is so voters have accountability. They know exactly what the money that theyre going to be putting into this will be going to. Reporter another 400 million will be allocated for the bart extension to san jose. It will help pay for phase 2 of the project which will extend bart from here at the future berryessa station into downtown san jose, diridon station and ultimately to santa clara. Three more dollars . Thats really mean of the thats brutal reporter not everyone who pays bridge tolls is happy with the plan which residents of alameda, contra costa and solano counties paying nearly twothirds of all bridge tolls. 3 more . Oh, my god too much . Its too much reporter now, exactly how this bridge toll increase would be rolled out is still being worked out in sacramento. It could be a onetime increase, it could be something tied to inflation. They are working on those details. This plan would have to pass with a simple majority in all nine bay area counties. Back to you. Thank you
Pittsburgh over night. Crews were called to tackle the three alarm blaze on north street before 11 00 last night. I was watching tv. I heard the crackling of the fire. I looked out my window and saw the red flaming up. To make things worse, power lines came down during the fire slowing down the crews progress. Any time you have live wires down, the possibilities of explosions could be fireworks, propane tanks. You hear things exploding, you will back out for the safety of the crew. Dry trees on the property hemmed fire spread quickly. Because it was so hot firefighters had to take turns going in and out. No one was hurt. Cal fire issued a red flag fire alert. That means fires can easily ignite in certain dry areas. Firefighters across california have been busy with soaring temperatures fueling massive wildfires including the whitier near Santa Barbara where 1600 firefighters are battling the 17,000acre blaze thats already destroyed eight homes. Firefighters in the bay area are taking n
A lot of people died. What kind of saint would allow that. I think he was guilty of excesses of punishment america tonights michael oku with a mixed blessing. Im joie chen. St. Patricks church, washington d. C. May seem like an obvious place for the papal visit. Its the oldest parish in the capitol hill and president s and other a list guests. When pope francis visits, it will be a first, even for this church. That might not be surprising when you consider that pope francis, in his short tenure as leader of 1. 2 billion catholics has been a ground breaker. A game changer for the church. In our special week of coverage america tonight seeks to find out who pope francis is, and will look at the changes that hes made in the church. We begin with america tonights sheila macvicar. Father matthew, like pope francis is a jesuit. Hes a professor of government at georgetownniversity, one of the most prestigious jesuit schools in america. He pent his adult life studying the issues of social and
This is a mass scandal that not only cheated consumers but harmed the environment. Volkswagen admitted to cheating on emissions test in millions more cars. The cost in billions could put vws future at risk. Tonight pope francis is in america. Washington, d. C. Just a few hours ago he was ready to join the president and his family. It was the popes first visit, and expectations are high. Along the way, francis is expected to focus on significant issues like caring for the poor and the planet. Hes also expected to ruffle some feathers. Eric pitzi reports. There was a roar from the crowd as his plane shepherd one landed outside of washington. The cheers grew even louder as the man known as the peoples pope emerged. Poised to greetet pope the moment he stepped on u. S. Soil for the first time was president obama, the first family. His church officials. The pope was all smiles showing little sign of fatigue having just wrapped up a fourday visit to cuba where he urged continued reconciliati