The way to new york. The pope stopped for handshakes and hugs before hopping and the fiat with a brief meeting with the house of representatives Speaker Boehner and other congressional leaders and he became the first pontiff to make this historic walk down the House Chamber center aisle. I am most grateful for the invitation to address this joint session of congress. In the land of free and the home of the brave. An estimated 50,000 washed on monitors outside the capitol talking about climate, the death penalty, marriage and family and appealed for compassion and hope for refugees. He received a standing ovation on the way out. The pope flies to new york city next where a High School Band will welcome him with new york, new york. One lucky teen got close enough to shake hands with the pope. He posted this video to instagram and the maryland native was part of the large crowd waiting where the pope was in washington, hoping to see him as he left no the capitol. And our news producer cap
So we will talk about when the cool down arrives. Thats for the second half of the upcoming workweek. Details in a few minutes. Breaking overnight, one man is dead and another charged with dui after an accident on 580 in oakland. It happened just after midnight in the westbound lanes near the lake shore off ramp. The california Highway Patrol says a driver careened offer a wall into a Construction Zone where caltrans crews were repaving the roadway, a contractor working for caltrans was struck, he was thrown 100 feet and died at the scene. The driver was not injured. Some encouraging news for middletown residents who had been evacuate frd their homes. They will be allowed to return starting at noon today. Evacuation orders have also been lifted for twin lakes and rancho sun dare row and some people who live in those communities have already made it back. Also lake county Officials Say they will be providing escorts today to areas where evacuations remain so people with k. Check on thei
For morgan hill. Pretty clear here, but certainly foggy in other parts of the area. Cooler start right through wednesday but then warming up once again. Sue, how is traffic . We do have an accident at the san mateo bridge toll plaza, a semi truck blocking lane number 7, once you get past that traffic is flowing nicely on the flat section up on the highrise and all the way over towards foster city. Lets take a look at emeryville, from Golden Gate Fields to the from Golden Gate Fields to the mcarthur kristin, eric. Its 5012. Happening today lead frers around the world are convening for annual United Nations meeting in just a few hours president obama will deliver opening remarks and later he will sit down with the president s of russia and cuba. Abc 7 News Reporter janet owe is in the news more with more reporter among president obamas key messages will be to solidify support for the campaign against isis. Obama is look to go focus on various reasons that led young people from the region
Live from the kgotv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. It was a rock stars welcome in san jose tonight for indias prime minister, but not everyone was happy. Heated protests also greeted him. Good evening. It is the first time in three dead cakes a head of state from india visited the west coast. Lilian kim is live in san jose with a look at the visit and the controversy. Lilian. Natasha, the prime ministers visit triggered a wide range of emotion and much of it playing out at sap center. Indias priet minister was fore an adoring crowd. People came from the bay area and beyond. In fact, these microsoft employees drove 16 hours from washington state. A chance to see modey in person. This time they are concentrating on technology technologyrelated issues. Then a different story. Hundreds of people came to watch on a giant screen. He may want to modernize india, but nobody knows that there is a sense of hostility for all minorities. But the project failed to gain much traction with the
Broadcast center this is abc7 news. A school in middletown was gutted by flames. But tonight some good news. People who live in the lake county town finally hear what they have been waiting days for. They will soon be able to go home. Good evening and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im larry beil in for dan ashley. We learned that evacuation orders for people who live in middletown are being lifted effective at noon tomorrow. Evacuation orders were issued for twin lakes. Some people who live in those communities are home tonight. Also thank you tonight, lake county officials will provide escorts tomorrow to residents where evacuations remain so they can check on their animals. This includes Hidden Valley lake , lock loman, cob and anderson springs. This as the fire continues to burn. It has spread to 73,700 acres. The containment is up from 40 earlier today. And schools in middletown could reopen next week. Alan wang picks up our coverage tonight in calistoga. Alan . Many of th