Behind me. The care been the most supportive you can fathom in situation like this. Reporter today the camp site officially closed as a more long term shelter in middletown welcomed evacuees. We have several more steps to go in terms of recovery and the red cross will be here and engages as we help folks put their lives back together. Reporter saying goodbye isnt so easy. The bonds made here are strong. Even volunteers feel connected. I know that everyone has touched our life here in calistoga and napa. We hope they take a peace of happiness with them. Reporter coleman may be playing the blues but hes found a lot to be grateful for over the past two weeks as he heads back to middletown to start over. I hope one day i could show how grateful i am to these people because they were just a blessing. Red cross, everybody. Reporter were back here live where the help for these folks continues. You can see families are streaming in. Once again a special Community Meeting is taking place. They
Relocate into smaller communitybased homes and care. Are there the Community Based resources currently in this area for those people . Clearly, there are not enough services and resources in Community Placement already. How do they expect us to have a feeling of security for and comfort for our family members when they are being forced out of the center . Reporter the state has given them three years to make that transition. Thats a tall order because the majority of the residents are seniors who have lived here their entire life. Or people who didnt do well in the very Community Homes they are supposed to go back to. Each of us has our own specific fear but for me its they are going to lock up my boy. And youre going to meet him and youre going to see how wrong, just how wrong that would be. Reporter the center is the only place danny miller has thrived but he cant articulate that. Neither can susan, which is why their caregivers are fighting for them to keep the center open as long a
Wealthiest nation on earth. Good evening, im dan ashley. Im cheryl jennings. And im ama daetz in washington. The buzz is not about politics but the pontiff. 78yearold pope francis is making his first visit to the United States. He arrived this afternoon, near washington to an awaiting red carpet and greetings from the first family. The president will welcome pope francis tomorrow. He will be the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress. Pope francis left by motorcade for the apostolic emembasbassem. Many tried to get closer to the building where the pope will sleep this evening. The pope will make stops in new york as well as philadelphia. Tomorrow, pope francis is scheduled to bestow sainthood on the father of the california missions. Here in washington, theyre making last minute preparations for the ceremony. Thousands of people are expected to attend the controversial rise to sainthood. Inside of the Carmel Mission lie the remains of one of californias earlit colonis. He le
Daughter has a broken collarbone and broken neck and other injuries, too. She was thrown from that tour vehicle after a crash that killed four people and injured dozens more. A ride the duck tour vehicle and a bus collided in seattle thursday morning. The moodys say they remember riding along feeling like the tour vehicle was losing control and seeing that bus coming at them. I heard him say oh, no, and stuff like that and i said were in trouble and went right to the bus and thats when i grabbed my wife and pushed her down and held her and i got thrown. I was thrown from the bus, and just i immediately got up, which i probably shouldnt have done and looked for dad and tried to find mom and had to lay back down. She actually has a broken bone in her neck. This is the last photo before the ride. We were told katys mom suffered a broken bone. The tour company expressed condolences. They are cooperating with the investigation. Reporting live in the San Francisco newsroom nbc bay area news.
It looks beautiful. It is calm right now, but it could change in the overnight hours. A tsunami could reach hawaii, could reach hawaii, at about 3 00. We will continue to follow this breaking news story and bring you the latest as soon as we get it. You can also get updates on your smartphone via our nbc bay area app. Steady rainfall falling all day but making things worse for evacuees. Jessica aguirres live. It could get tougher with the mud. Reporter its a tent city, but today they could call it soggy city. The tents now have tarps all over them. People are trying to get gear, things to keep them warm, dry clothes. It has helped firefighters significantly, because theyve been able to get to areas that they werent able to access before. Heres where the val owe fire stands right now. 70,000 acres charred. 30 containment and 580 homes destroyed. So they are making some head way, and they want to be able to use these next 48 hours in which conditions might be like this to get as much hea