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the pope did point out that he is the son of immigrants, likely a fore shadowing of at least a portion of the message he will deliver to a joint meeting of congress tomorrow morning. allen, back to you. you mentioned sophie, five years old. now, i have a 5-year-old granddaughter so i know they can be resourceful when they get their minds set on something but with such tight security how did she get past the barrier? reporter: right. and she had her mindset no doubt. she got in between the barrier out into the street. she was met by secret service. but here s the fine line. secret service is trying to protect the pope but they are also trying to connect them with the pope so when pope francis waved them over, they picked up the little girl and brought her to pope francis and she was blessed by pope francis. it was an amazing moment always to be remembered. when the pope says it s okay, it s okay with everybody. reporter: there you go. fersure. among the speaker ....
your ticket to a better night s sleep live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. pope francis comes to america. in just a few hours, he will make history again. and tonight, everyone is talking about this little girl from california who made it past security to deliver a special message. let s get to reporter craig boswell in washington dc. craig? and good evening to you. the massive stage outside the basilica is coming down. history has been made here. a large california delegation was seated prominently to watch history unfold has sparked quite the conversation. pope francis made history when he elevated 18th century spanish missionary junipero serra to saint hood at a mass of the shrine of the immaculate conception. it is the first time a canonization has taken place on american soil. among the speakers, an american indian and devout roman catholic. vincent medina decided to do the reading to honor his ancestors though he didn t agree with i ....
live, from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix5 news. pope francis comes to america. in just a few hours, he will make history again. and tonight, everyone is talking about this little girl from california who made it past security to deliver a special message. let s get to reporter craig boswell in washington dc. craig? and good evening to you. the massive stage outside the basilica is coming down. history has been made here. a large california delegation was seated prominently to watch history unfold has sparked quite the conversation. pope francis made history when he elevated 18th century spanish missionary junipero serra to saint hood at a mass of the shrine of the immaculate conception. it is the first time a canonization has taken place on american soil. among the speakers, an american indian and devout roman catholic. vincent medina decided to do the reading to honor his ancestors though he didn t agree with it. young men and women studying to become ....
let s take a live look from washington, d.c. pope francis will arrive on capitol hill this morning the first pope to address a joint session of congress. weijia jang has a preview. reporter: pope francis will take his message to a divided capitol hill today in the first- ever papal address before a joint meeting of congress. i hope to offer words of encouragement to those called to guide the nation s political future. reporter: while the vatican has kept a tight lid on what he will say, the holy father is expected to talk about immigration. a hot button issue he urged bishops to fight during his first full day in washington, d.c. five-year-old sophie cruz handed a letter to pope francis wednesday hoping francis delivers her plea to lawmakers today. our immigrants like my dad feed this country. they deserve to live with dignity. reporter: on wednesday, francis made an unplanned visit to the little sisters of the poor, a religious order suing the federal gov ....
$5,000. but the agency says victims of the valley fire especially if they were uninsured may be able to get more. live in the newsroom, cate caugiran, kpix 5. this morning, the valley fire is 82% contained. hundreds of crews from all over the state have invaded middletown trying to bring back power and phone service to those affected by the valley fire. pg&e, at&t and logging crews are working side by side to get things back to normal. specialty crews are reeling spools of aluminum conductors more than 4,000 feet long. with essentially two efforts, one beginning down here on the flats working west and the other effort working from the top of cobb east hoping to get those two to meet in the middle. the ground is still hot. we have stump holes, hazards, stuff is still smoking. we have to for us it comes down to safety. pg&e says the goal is to get power back to most of the area by this friday at 6 p.m. now it s 1 minute after 5:00 on this thursday mornin ....