on the oost coast. when saint serra was announced for the first time. many people say that s a mistake and they re even calling on the pope to apologize. it was the first ever canonization on u.s. soil. he was the embodiment of a church which goes forth. today, pope francis named father serra a saint in front of thousands in washington, d.c. let s keep moving forward. hundreds watching the mass on a big screen at the caramel mission applauded the historic move. the pope credits the saint for spreading catholicism in the new world and he said he distended native americans against the abuse of colonizers. defend the dignity of the native community, to protect it from those who have mistreated and abused it. many catholic believe serra was a compassionate leader, but for dozens of demonstrators outside the mission in san francisco, he was anything but a saint. when the church condonees this behavior, it makes a momry of sainthood all together. critics say he didn
of his hands. what we have seen over the course of the last five or ten years, more and more you re seeing this prescription medication abuse. it s becoming more and more common, oxycodone, methadone. a lot of your prescription based drugs we re seeing abused. reporter: pharmacy robberies are on the rise. last year there were 829 nationwide. that s a 16% increase from 2013 and more of them happen in california than in any other state, 94 last year. that is a 56% increase from 2013. the most common meds stolen prescription painkillers and antidepressants. chuck, thank you. if you want to get a better look at the is yosurveillance video the walgreens in san mateo you can see it there on our website on our front page at nbcbayarea.com. two teens are recovering tonight after getting caught in a rip tide and nearly drowning. the rescue happened some three hours ago at ocean beach. a girl and a boy were out in the water with friends when the current started to pull them und
spotted several times in the east bay and they are warning families to be aware. the van was spotted last week near ruby bridges in alameda and twice near berkeley where some say the driver tried to take them. pete is live where the van was first spotted. reporter: this is still under investigation by alameda police. they are trying to connect the dots as to whether or not these incidents are connected. i spoke to folks who take their kids to a nearby park and they tell me they are concerned. families bring their kids to this alameda park for one reason? pretty safe area? yeah. a safer neighbor, yes. reporter: but alameda police want to know if a suspicious green van that was drive around a nearby elementary school just last week is the same van that attempted to kidnap students near a middle school in berke y berkeley. on september 18th alameda police say around 8:00 a.m. a suspicious green van drove around ruby bridges elementary as kids were arriving. 20 minutes la
has nbc bay area s tracie potts. she s live outside capitol hill with a recap of the historic speech this morning. good morning, tracie. reporter: good afternoon everyone. we are learning after a grand welcome the pope will get a grand farewell from military families, school children and secretary of state john kerry when he leaves in about two hours headed for new york. now, he was here earlier this morning at the capitol giving an historic speech that some described as inspirational. others said it was a slight rebuke of congress. after greeting excited children outside his embassy with a sea of followers waiting at the capitol, pope francis arrived. and delivered a simple message to congress, get along. he mentioned dr. martin luther king and got the first of several standing ovations. continues to inspire us all. reporter: this much-anticipated message the first ever by a pope condemned religious extremists and the death penalty, urged compassion for immigrants and
we are used to vip and motorcade but many people are saying this visit is something special. pope francis arrived here in the u.s. to massive excited crowd and the very all american cheer. the first latin american pope. jesuit and former archbishop of buenos aires hailed as revolutionary by some. others believe he strayed too far from the church conservative tradition. he talk to reporters on the flight from cuba to washington was asked specifically about this newsweek cover that asks is the pope catholic? some people think i m a bit left he said but this is an error and i am certain i have not said one thing that is not within the social doctrine of the church n.washington, the pope will sit down at the white house with president obama who called him a trans formative leader. on thursday he will deliver a speech to congress. papal first. i think things we will hear are income disparity in the poor. something about the virment and something about migrant and refugee issue