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KPIX KPIX 5 News Sun Morn Edition September 20, 2015

Policy again. And coming up within the last hour. A big story today, pope francis is celebrating mass before thousands of people in cuba. The start of a i trip that will include a visit to the united states. Cbs reporter adriana diaz is in havana to bring us reports from the activities and catholics in cuba. Good morning. Reporter good morning, anne and phil. The pope is following a full schedule today. Hell meet with local clergy, young people and raul castro. He wrapped up the mass in front of huge crowds. As he steps on cuban soil, pope francis received a heros welcome. He received flowers, trumpets and canon. At the airport, francis emphasized his dedication to renew u. S. Relations and encourage those in power to continue down the road, he said, a road he helped build after hosting secret meetings between the u. S. And cuba the at vatican. She praised the pope for his role. I want to thank him for that. He brought back unity, she said. The 79yearold devout catholic received communion from Pope John Paul ii. What was that moment like for you . Indescribable, she said. There are no words. Her new dream is to have a special moment with pope francis. She got her chance when he left the airport in his pope mobile. Roaring crowds wound the streets, include, evarista. What joy, she said. We thank him for teaching us to be better. In case any cubans missed their chance to see the pope this morning at mass, they will have a few more opportunities to appear outside with cuban president raul castro later today and well also greet crowds at havanas cathedral. Live in havana, adriana diaz. Back to you, anne. Looks like a lot of people are excited to see the pope. Any demonstrators or protestors . We did hear wants of at least three people detained at the mass. They appeared to have been handing out fliers. They were apprehended by officials and taken away. Its unclear what the fliers said and what the demonstration, if it was a protest, was about. All right, thank you for that, adriana. And a quick check of the Weather Forecast and a live look at the Golden Gate Bridge this morning. A lot of sunshine around the bay area and temperatures are warm. San francisco is 65 degrees right now. Livermore, 59 and san jose, 61 degrees. We have a heat advisory for the entire bay area until 8 00 tonight. Were going to see tripledigit heat inland and temperatures are going to be warmer than yesterday. Almost anywhere and so get ready to heat up. Well have a closer look at the extended forecast in a few. First, the rest of your headlines with mark. Evacuees are back in middletown. Parts of which were devastated by the valley fire in lake county. Cars were lined up along highway 29 waiting for Law Enforcement officials at the checkpoint to give them the approval to finally go back home. Not all of the people had homes to go back to. We found one young man, he already knew the home he grew up in was left in ruins. He was away at college when the fire broke out and his father support him pictures of the damage. He finally got to see it firsthand yesterday afternoon. Burned down and kind of like a shock. You cant believe that it happened but it did and like this happen. The mans father didnt just lose his home but livelihood. Hes a mechanic in the auto body shop and his garage burned. The family hopes to rebuild, though, at the same site. Meanwhile, a lot of evacuees are waiting at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga. Lake county officials are pushing ahead with plans for a longterm shelter. Theyre working on opening a new center at twin pine casino in middletown but there is no word how long that can take. Its now 53 contained. More than 75,000acres have burned in lake napa and sonoma counties since the fire broke out more than a week ago. The number is Still Holding at 585 homes lost but officials admit they think there are dozens more they have not counted yet and hundreds of other structures have also been destroyed. The suspect in the brutal parking lot fight at levy stadium admit he was wrong. Eric martinez is wearing the number 80 jersey in this video. The 30yearold father spoke to kpix from jail and said what you dont so is what happened before the camera started rolling. The vikings fan beaten last week provoked the brawl. One lady fell over the railings. Because it hit her . She pushed her. Another woman was shoved to the floor. There was a there was a child there. When youre getting swung at. Two other men were arrested for their involvement in this fight. The 35yearold victim and the Security Guard will be okay. The suspects are expected to be arraigned tomorrow and assault charges. The top stories on the sunday morning. Back to you and phil. The fire season is unprecedented. Uhhuh. Yeah. The state is working with limited firefighting resources. We went to sacramento and spoke with the head of the operation of Emergency Services. Pretty much taking everything we can out of the system at this point, though. Were at max . We are max. Correct. The challenge was laid out on the big board when i visited the offices and 10,000 fis and almost 400 acres were burning. The fires were made worse by four years of drought and trees being destroyed by an invasion of bark beatle. Firefighters have been working for a month straight moving from firetofire. And we have another situation. We have other disasters that happen in the state. Its going to be something. Reporter the state sent out a call for additional firetrucks from states all over the country. Its about prioritizing life and then property and then environmental protection. A lot of firefighters, too, working and the firelines after losing their own homes. I spoke with several families in middletown and places up north where were dealing with that situation. How difficult is that . And that is difficult around. In addition to losing the homes, we have the ash problem in addition to houses and structures being impacted by this. Roadways as well when its that hot out there and this undercoating seems to buckle and you can have longterm damage there as well. People need their drivers licenses, berth certificates and the office of Emergency Services is going to help them with that and just because the flame stops, doesnt mean the disaster moves away. And he might be a part of the political platform on Climate Change the next half hour. And local leaders will get an earful tomorrow at the port of oakland. The plan is to export millions of tons of coal from utah through the waterfront terminal. The facility is built on the grounds of the former Oakland Army Base and its next to the bay bridge toll plaza. Its also less than 1,000yards from a popular sports feel. The environmentalist, workers and neighbors are outraged. After this and in the cities and united states. Right now is going to have a great impact on the fiscal situation of oakland as well as the job creation. And the state of utah 53 million the betweeners threatening to suit city if he cant go through with the deal. And this is one that fits politics and environment against jobs and the economy. There is oakland and the former mayor when they approved the complex. It was seen as a great bomb for jobs in an area needing them. With the idea coming in to make the project work, that brings us into the whole question of whether oaklands going to be green or healthy. Its going to be a raucous meeting at Oakland City Hall tomorrow night. And we have a proposal to builds new complex of stadiums open. Three professional teams but its gone bust. And the finer thing is not working out. And the developer tried to convince the city to let him by the 120acres for the project and that came to an end. Oaklands mayor is optimistic about a separate set of negotiations. We did our Due Diligence with the developer over the Contract Period and we had a parallel process where we were working directly with the team and were going to focus the energy in that direction. The neighbor have been productive. Raiders fans shouldnt despair. Shes expecting a viable proposal with the football team. And i wanted to get more details of what changed with or with the plans. Honnent honestly, they could not get much out of her and shes optimistic moving forward and if you ask them, they say, you know what . Lets start working at the a secret service. And double down on that. And theyre supposed to be figured out by next month. And there is no such thing as a deadline when youre talking professional sports and remember, the raiders are in talks with building a stadium with the chargers and cars and so they might be moving. If they go, they go. And then they have to come up with a way to try and finance the stadium here without using significant amounts of public money. Already, you have a mayor there that cannot go into 100 million or 200 million or 300 million. And no public money at all and were switching to no significant amount . Like i said, oscthere is no deadline. Stay tuned, its going to be an interesting season. One of the most controversial measures that come out of this legislative session. The righttodie bill passed. Does the is the governor supportive. And our lives would be different. A new mode of transportation in the work that can be faster than flying. Stay tuned and buckle up. Were showing you coming up. ,,. A bill to legalize doctor assisted suicide in california is sitting on the governors desk. Its not clear whether or not he intends to sign it. The bill would allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to patients who have less than six months to live after extensive consultation. And joining us now tony is with the California Campaign director for campaign and choices. For increased access to assisted suicide. Oregon is thecism late for this legislation. If you have been in oregon a couple of years, how is the law different from the one in oregon . Californias law is based and modeled after the oregon law. As its gone through the legislative process here, we made changes in california. For example, translation worlds, the oregon bill didnt have given our demographics here, we added a sunset claus at the last moment. It would go away in 10 years . In 10 years, the legislature will have to revisit the issue and extend the law. And we have significant data at this point. And there was significant opposition by the Catholic Church. Yeah. And if they stop the first time around in committee. There were concerns by the disabled Community Advocates who said we would be targeting or encouraging people with disabilities to possibly help their loved ones out by assisting with own suicide. What is your action there . First of all, the Catholic Church opposes the 60 of catholic support this issue is similarly disability organizations or opposed to people with disabilities, largely support the law. There is no evidence of abuse and, in fact, the law specifically states that you couldnt qualify on the basis of disability oramy alone. You have to be diagnosed with internal illness. Reporter what about the medical profession . We have seen mixed reaction an improvement over 30 years ago when we saw widespread opposition. One of the most important things that happened in california was the california medical association. Withdrew the opposition and theyre neutral on the issue and believe that should be between the doctor and patient. Reporter this came up quickly in a special session at the end of the term. Yeah. It doesnt get through the first time. They pulled a fast one here it goes to the governor. Uhhuh. Reporter were hopeful. We dont have any indication where he stands, as you know. He did speak with brittany [ indiscernible ] before she died. She went to oregon . She did. And california doesnt have a law. She put video on that and made it a statewide issue. Uhhuh. And that is why were having a conversation . I think britney maynards story, telling her story when she moved to oregon to access she made global headlines and was received over the internet by 14 Million People. The governor spoke with her and spoke with others as well. Absolutely. And your feeling . What are you hearing . I feel optimistic. Hes being very tightlipped. We also know the governor is very thoughtful about these kinds of issues. He will talk to people on both sides and so we think he will come to the conclusion that this should be allowed in california. If not, are you ready to go to the ballot . If we have to. If he doesnt, does that mean you will . We will make a final decision after he signs. From the very beginning, we have been prepared to do what judge every it takes. So, if we have to go to the ballot, we would do that and prefer not to as this law should be done by the legislative process so they can revisit it. If you go to the ballot, when will it be . November 2016. And this could be in front of the state . Every voter could have a say in this by the next year . Sure, and three out of four supporter people sent it, so we hope it will pass. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. And were going to take a break and look at the weather. And its looking like a nice day in san jose. Why its going to be hot, though, too and some sunny skies for you. Our live shot of san jose this morning and this is what you can expect today. Sunny and hot. We have a heat advisory for the entire bay area this morning. The warmest day will be today but more seasonal temperatures are going to be rolling in by the middle of your workweek. And lets look at the high temperatures for today to the south bay. 101 in morgan hill. 97 for you in sunnyville; 98, redwood city; 95 and freemont. Some of the temperatures 10 degrees warmer. Justin, what we saw yesterday, a lot over 100 degrees today and 103 for you in livermore. The possible record high there, 100 in antioch; 100, pleasant hill; 96 for you in vallejo. Into the central bay, 92 in alameda. , 95, richmond; 90 in San Francisco. And the north bay, 96 in petaluma a. The sevenday forecast, not as hot around the bay tomorrow and along the coast and more seasonal temperatures start to move in by tuesday and wednesday the first day of fall, good timing and that is our coolest day of the week. 68 degrees around the bay. A new debate onthe city policy in San Francisco is ongoing. The Political Insider is talking about the fake politics behind it and why many city leaders sent it. Well ,,,,,,,,,. The mayor of San Francisco wants to put a plaque in memory of kate. The shooter was deported five times and he was on the streets because city officials were following a sanctuariy city policy, disregarding an immigration hold that would have kept him locked up. The mayor got a personal phone call from her father. And a way to honor her life and positivity for a city that is officially apologizing for that event and try to prevent it from happening to anyone else and was supportive. A wonderful gesture by the city. A better gesture would be changing the sanctuary policy. The u. S. Homeland security chief was in town last week saying it was wrong to have a policy of noncooperation. Some of the board of supervisors said that sanctuary city is a good policy overall. And a majority of them. The politics involved in this and what keeps the policy going in the light of such criticism . We put that question to willie brown and kpix 5 political analyst melissa king. And politics are that there is a group of dedicated individual says who want to individuals who want to see our sanctuary policy stay in place and continue. The folks against it and who would like to see change are organized. If they dont based on that issue, were not going to see any change. And you have bottom around San Francisco politics a long time. How has the sanctuary policy morphed over the few years . Its moved itself to the point where almost every politician fears word against it. As a matter of fact, most of the politicians want to slidely expand upon it and hopes of expressing the new and who dont vote but they have relatives who do vote. And its interesting. Started out in the 80s. The death squad in central america, people were fleeing to make San Francisco a city of refuge then it was an economic issue. Fleeing and getting a better life here to protect them protect them here. And if they go the into a minor traffic citation, Something Like that. Now, the policy is, correct me if im wrong, you need to be convicted of a violent felon and then be arrested for another one before San Francisco will start cooperating with ice . Thats right, and that violence you were previously convicted of had to have happened the last seven years and that cant be a long time ago. Absolutely changed over the years and now we have this protection again. Theyre not going away. And he would like to see some changes made. Hes pointing the finger at the sheriff for releasing the man accused of shooting her. And do you think youre going to change in this . And to make the changes, i am just not seeing it. You know, its serious when the mayor is talking about tweaking the policy and not an leave haul. And there is not one of the 11 members of the board of supervisors and the officials who is making reforms of this policy their mantra. Not one of them. As a matter of fact come you said there is an organized on the other side, there is a polishing, modifying the policy has no champion. It doesnt. Especially when you throw it in light of the national politics. Thank you. It becomes a debate about sanctuary policy but whether or not its going to be San Francisco versus fox news. Right. And it becomes a battle front where no one wants to talk about it and theyre holding fast. And fire and politics in droughtstricken california. Well explain coming up next. And in the five years, you know about transportation. 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