francis tomorrow. he will be the first pope to address a joint meeting of congress. pope francis left by motorcade for the 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, they're 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 california's earliest colonists. he left off the coast of spain. >> they come to rye to baptize indians they felt never heard the x÷gospel. >> reporter: the catholic church and military staked their claim by building missions and presidios. there is only one problem, there were people here. native americans. sera saw it as an opportunity to say souls. >> he wanted to preach to indian people the road to salvation. >> it was brutal to our his ancestors were among the 300,000 native americans in

central and southern california. the arrival of the spanish was catastrophic. they brought disease, and livestock that trampled plants the native americans ate. >> they took away their customs. they couldn't practice their songs or ceremonies. >> native americans were put to work building the missions, including mission dolores. it was one of the first nine missions built under serr's orders. those who escaped were recaptured, tortured and often subjected to beating. >> they were quick with the whip. >> there is no evidence he carried out a beating. native americans say that doesn't absolve him of the pain he inflicted. pope francis apologized for the church's brutal behavior. many believe the pope is cannonizing serra to spark a

conversation about the old wounds. >> he's going to be the patron saint of enslavement.y/ >> reporter: lopez's tribe has written to the pope repeatedly pleading with him to not make serra a sabt. there is no indication the pope will back down. native americans are planning to protest here in washington, d.c., but there will be native americans inside for the mass. the vatican invited each mission to send a descendant. today, the pope road off in a fiat, the pride of the country. this one really stood out. many were impressed saying he really is the peoples' pope. i will be here watching all of this unfold and you can follow me on facebook and twitter and see it all happen.

>> after greeting the pope today, president obama signed a disaster declaration for the valley fire that makes federal aid available to people who lost their homes for businesses. authorities identified two people still missing, robert lich li lichmond. the latest count shows more than 1900 families have been left homeless. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in middleton tonight. this disaster declaration will get people the help they need. >> yes. it's very good news. many people needing that federal aid tonight. many people needing shelter. this shelter here at the twin

pines casino is filling up tonight. >> we're the first people here. >> wow. >> we came saturday. >> reporter: christine and her family, three dogs are packing up. they're getting ready to leave the place they've called home for 11 days. the napa county fair grounds close thursday. >> what are your plans for the future? >> just to hopefully go home to cobb. >> reporter: 200 folks are still here, but tents are coming down. many thinking about the next move. napa county is helping with the transition. >> just making sure everybody has access. the folks are going to need services for a long time. >> doera lost her home in the fire storm. >> trying to get back on our feet again. >> reporter: dora will move to the red cross shelter in middleton. 50 families will get temporary housing in kelseyville at an old

resort that will reopen after closing in 2009. the owner will welcome evacuees on thursday. response teams from every insurance company imaginable are in lake county, helping residents. mary works for a company trying to find familys. >> we try to get them as close as we can to their home. some people we have found out registered their kids at different schools because they can't drive to get them to the school. >> reporter: many families are choosing to relocate. christine will stay and plans to create a shelter of her own. >> hopefully, we'll have a place to go home if it's still there, i'm sure it is. we'll open our home to others to help them that lost their homes. >> reporter: the generosity of the community continues to amaze us. casino managers say there are 100 people in this shelter tonight with room for more by

the weekend. 200 people could be staying here. in middleton, abc7 news. later on tonight, michael finney will have pointed questions from the red cross about what they will, and won't do in a fire disaster like the one in lake county. firefighters mopped up hot spots in the butte fire. some response crews are heading home now. a 1-year-old girl is in the hospital after falling from a one story building. police say a fence was supposed to block the opening of the building but she fell about 15-20 feet and landed on her head. no word on how serious the injuries are. well, an executive from lawrence livermore national laboratory was killed during her morning workout in a crash involving an elderly driver.

the 49-year-old kathy baker was working out at the life styles gym on east stanley boulevard. an suv just crashed through the glass doors. the vehicle didn't stop for 20 feet. baker died from her injuries and five others were injured. police say the woman is 80 years old and trying to park when it happened. >> we believe she had pedal confusion. that is where you hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes. she crashed through the gym, crashing into a classroom. >> the driver was not seriously hurt. police say she could face charges depending on the investigation. the 349ers fans accused of beating up a vikings family were charged with assault. one faces up to four years in prison and two others face up to seven years. cell phone video shows that incident. witnesses say it started when two fans began trash talking.

security broke up the fight. >> this is not a case about sports rivalry, team jerseys, san francisco 49ers, or minnesota vikings. this is a case about senseless criminal violence. >> it prompted two santa clara city council members to suggest the city stop alcohol sales after half time at the stadium. the city council meeting on that issue begins in an hour. a santa clara county judge is ordering the parents of a boy with autism and their neighbors to deal with their conflict through mediation. the neighbors claim the boy was a threat to their safety. chris nguyen is in san jose. >> reporter: at the sunnivale cul-de-sac, an dispute between neighbors. >> it was great reluctance. we needed to protect the safety of the children. >> reporter: the co-plaintiffs are in a lawsuit filed against their neighbors claiming the

couple did not do enough to prevent their son from assaulting their children as well as other people in the neighborhood. they say the child's aggression got worse over a two-year period. today, a judge recommended the two sides head to mediation in october. co-plaintiff robert flowers welcomes dialogue. >> my hope is that when we meet with the defendants, we can finally at long last come to a workable solution. >> reporter: according to documents, the attacks happened on multiple occasions and they have moved out of the home but are renting it out. the plaintiff v plaintiffs are seeking damages and assurances their son will be better supervised should the family return to the neighborhood. >> whether it's a autistic child or typical child, we need to make sure our children are acting in safe mannerers and not

being violent in public. >> reporter: awedism advocates say if it moves to trial it could set a negative precedent for children with developmental disabilities. the family declined our request for comment. still head an update on the bay area family missing after a fire at their cabin. we'll hear from a neighbor that tells us about the argument he witnessed. there has been a major reversal in the case of a life saving drug. and summer ended on a fall like note and fall will start on a summer like note. i'll have

now, we want to update you on the disappearance of a benicia family whose cabin went up in flames. the three have not been seen in a week. two bodies were found in the ashes of the fire but the questions remain on how did the fire start. >> reporter: one year ago, benicia contractor adam buchanan paid $210,000 for this unfinished cabin. a neighbor says he wasted no time getting to work. >> i've seen him around on the weekends. not -- a few times during the week, but mostly the weekends. like a weekend place for them, or something. >> reporter: the visits came to

an end a week ago, sunday, fire destroyed the cabin. >> i got a phone call saying the fire is 300 feet from our house. i raced home. the next day we heard details of remains being found. >> reporter: adam, his wife and their son haven't been seen from the fire. but saying the destruction was so complete, positive remains won't come until next week. a neighbor recorded video of a truck being impounded several days after the fire, nobody here saw the family vehicle, a newer white ford pick up. could that have been the truck that detectives saw in benicia? >> sheriffs showed up and at 9:00 at night they towed a way atruck. >> during the search, they found

a 16-year-old and detained him briefly. he is now staying with his grandmother. so many questions about what happened and why. the sheriff's office promises answers will come tomorrow. the young ceo of a drug company that hiked a price of one of his drugs by 5,000% is backing down tonight but his actions sparked a conversation about drug prices. a lot of people believe this is long overdue. >> yes. we talked to a local advocate who say the ceo's price hike was outrageous but say they're not surprised because the drug prices have been inching up for years now. the pressure of this price of the pill pushed him to bend. >> we agreed to lower it to a

price that is more affordable and able to allow the company to make a profit, but a small profit. we think the changes will be welcome. >> reporter: the drug has been used to treat cancer in aids victims but skraly is a former hedge fund manager turned pharmaceutical company owner, he decided to hike the price from $18 a bill to $750 a pill. that move touched a nerve for many in the community in san francisco. >> everybody is about disrupting, disrupting. and this guy is trying to disrupt you know peoples' access to life saving medication. >> reporter: brian says many patients would be priced out. but these advocates say this is not an isolated case of sticking consumers. >> i think this is such an egregious case and so dramatic that it sparked a lot of

attention. the hep c drugs that came out last year brought a lot of attention to this issue. >> reporter: she says this is a tension may help with support for a california bill to limit insurance co-pays for drugs at the federal level, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton pounced on the issue. she and bernie sanders plan on making this a central issue. and following at thounsment of the price drop, secretary of state hillary clinton tweeted out a one word response. good. if you're out of work you will have 600 opportunities to find a job at the abc7 job journal hire event tomorrow on 8th street in san francisco from noon until 4:00. among openings, jobs in the news department here at abc7. >> come work with us. we'd love to have you. let's talk about one of the jobs

that is not available is the weather. >> that is right. >> exactly. we are such weather wimps. yesterday, we complained it's too hot, today, too cold. we need a goldie locks forecast. >> okay. >> just right. >> yes. >> here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. i remember goldie locks and the three bears. just a little bit of cloudiness and here is how it looked as low clouds rolled in from the coast. check out the cooling influence. here is a list of high temperatures and today's highs in the same locations. notice the cool down, 28 degrees cooler in napa. 31 cooler in petaluma. it was sharply cooler in all locations and right now, we have brisk breezes blowing through the bay area. gusts to 18 miles per hour in oakland now, gusts to 16 miles per hour at san carlos.

winds at 20 miles per hour in napa. 23 fairfield. so around the area is cooler and breezier. and cloudier. here is a live view looking over the bay. it's 59 degrees in san francisco. oakland, 63. 66 in mountain view and san jose. 72 morgan hill. check out this view. blue skies over sfo and clouds. it's currently 75 in fairfield and concord, 69. live view from our exploratorium camera, partly cloudy skies over san francisco. fall beginning at 1:21 a.m. tomorrow. it will be warmer next couple days so fall greets us with summer like warmth but a cooler pattern for the weekend. here is a satellite radar image showing a brisk breeze i talked about. that is sharp cooling today, going to continue for a while. here is a forecast animation starting at 5:00 in the morning we'll see a few little patches

of low clouds giving way to sunny skies from coast to inland. and we'll see a little bit of a warm up with high temperatures into 80s tomorrow inland. overnight, lows into mid-50s and tomorrow, south bay high in the 80s, 87 in morgan hill, low 80s on the peninsula and downtown san francisco, 71 degrees. we'll be the high up in the north bay valleys, 84 in napa. east bay, highs upper 70s to near 80. inland, highs into mid to upper 80s. 87 livermore, here is the accu-weather forecast. warming up into 90s inland thursday, friday. second and third days of fall. then, temperatures falling over the weekend and by sunday, monday, we'll look at a more seasonal range of low 80s inland and upper 60s on the coast. a rollercoaster ride. >> yes. thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up next, new at 6:00 a

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at the scene. >> breaking news continues on abc7news.com. well, listen to this. a disabled dog's wheelchair is missing tonight and the family is calling for your help. buddha is losing nerve function that allows him to walk. a family has to carry him up and down the stairs. well, over a week ago, someone stole the wheelchair from the street while the dog's owner was carrying him down the stairs. the owner says it's hard for buddha to move. >> very uncomfortable for him. he was going 2 to 3 miles and could keep up with our other dog. and doing phenomenal. it was good to see him running again. >> the family says the wheelchair costs about $400. they set up a gofundme account to get a new wheelchair.

peta filed suit over photographs known as the monkey selfie. they were taken four years ago andrew world wide attention. >> in federal court it asked for him to be declared the author of the copy right. because he took the photo. just like any humaneing would be deemed the author and copy right of a photograph like that, they took it. >> peta contends proceeds should benefit other monkeys living in an indonesian reserve. the photographer says he's saddened because he considers himself an animal advocate. >> just ahead, michael finney poses tough questions to the red cross after a wide spread outcry

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people in the bay area are so generous, donating tens of thousands of dollars to the red cross following the devastation of the valley fire. >> but with that money comes criticism over how the organization has handled the relief effort. >> michael finney joins us tonight in middleton. he went to race at the top to get answers. michael? >> if you take a look online at my page or my twitter account, you're going to see a lot of complaints about the red cross and the way they're handling everything up here in the valley fire. so i took those complaints and went to the local red cross ceo. red cross has provided relief and is taking an amazing amount of grief.

my facebook page and twitter account are filled with concerns about the red cross. today, in middleton i sat down with trevor riggin. >> ryan g says they keep the majority of the money. jim y says he heard reports only 8% of the donations go to services. charity navigator says 90% goes over goods and services. what are the snakts. >> for the red cross as a whole, $0.91 of every dollar is going to our services in the community. it will be the same for this disaster. >> those writing to me are concerned about where the money is being spent. >> we're committed any money designated to be spent in california wildfires supports the wildfires in california. >> another issue is the rejection of volunteers and material donations. tim m says ask red cross why

they're turning away donations left and right. they won't let anyone drop off donations at their fire sites. >> so we have changed that. we did put that messages out. that fell into the category of we didn't have the right coordination going on at the fair grounds. >> the red cross admits it failed to build partnerships before the disaster. >> worked with the county and fair grounds to identify a partner, center for volunteers brought a leadership role. >> the red cross doesn't take donations of physical goods but tries to partner with other charities that do, and accused of having problems around the country, around the world. >> why is it every time there is a major disaster, it seems like the red cross ends up in a major scandal? sandy, recent one, trucks you

guys are accused of driving trucks around for pr and not delivering goods. haiti accused of wasting tens of millions. and san francisco, after the 89 quake the mayor had to threaten to sue to get some of the money he felt had been raised in quake victim's names. why the history? >> some of the past disasters there are inaccuracies in those reports but there are challenges. they're disasters and struggles to meet the needs of the population. >> when given the opportunity, what he wanted to talk about was his volunteers. >> they're working 14-16 hours per day, looking for opportunities to serve. >> this is a charity navigator cro8kgñíi you flip into it, you'll see

gail mcgovern is the ceo. and a lot of people have been asking. i interested trevor. he said it is normal for an organization of this size. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> thank you for that. >> pope francis is not the only high profile visitor to the united states this week. the chinese president arrived today where he met with five u.s. governors including jerry brown. he traveled for a private dinner with president obama and a formal state dinner friday night. among topics are smart electricity use and clean technology. >> more fallout for volkswagon. drivers are filing lawsuits after it admitted to faking

emissions tests. tests results showed it is not when they're on the road. 11 million cars could be affected. the ceo of volkswagon is apologizing. >> the company was dishonest with the epa and california air resources board. and with all of you. and my german words, we totally screwed up. this behavior is inconsistent with our core values. >> the california department of motor vehicles may prevent drivers from renewing their vehicles. >> san jose is rethinking how to address 4,000 homeless. it sees an opportunity to fix up old buildings to house small numbers of people as a way to help. david louie explains how san jose thinks it can do that.

>> san jose could be living on the same block. the city wants to spend $2.4 million to acquire the plaza hotel to house 49 homeless people. it's called rapid rehousing. small projects were portable housing can be set up. the cost of the conversion would cost about $45,000 for each of the 49 units, about one tenth of the cost of creating a new facility. >> it would cost more to build in san jose. so the city will rehabilitate older motels, use them for housing at a bargain. >> the city recognizes there are many kinds of homeless with different issues. the plaza would be targeted for

less than two years. >> they have disabilities that are going to acquire life long support. other folks might just need a hand up. we need to get help to get on their way back to their own independent living situation. >> some business owners told the council they're worried about the project, others don't. >> i don't see a problem with that. i think so. i think there is room to house homeless downtown. >> the council has given staff a green light to proceed. in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> coming up next, sexual assault on campus. >> p

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more breaking news in san ma dayo a northbound cal train hit a car. cal train says the person was not harmed which is amazing when you see the car. follow us on twitter on abc7 news bay area for breaking news 24-7. >> a number of colleges in san francisco teamed up with police and district attorneys office to raise awareness and stop sexual assaults on campuses. they're calling on the city to follow same protocols when dealing with this type of crime.

>> reporter: a startling statistic regarding sexual assaults on campuses axe cord owing the district attorney, 50% of them occurred between labor day and thanksgiving, colleges calling it the red zone. >> first time they're getting away from home. they're in an environment that is more adult like. >> today, san francisco police and the d.a. signed a memo of understanding with the usc and ucsf so all agencies are on the same page so no matter who a victim approaches, she'll be treated the same. >> they're the first point of contact. >> the main thing is that the reporting has to happen. >> but some women don't report the assaults for fear of the process. >> what usually happens is that they end up suffering assault.

>> other private and public colleges are also expected to participate in this local coordination. usf has gone beyond that. victims are encouraged to go on a website called calisto, a sexual assault recording system. they can privately write down the details. >> it is a program if someone was sexual assaulted, they can report it online. >> it also helps find places to get support. >> coming up next, the coming of age of virtual reality. >> and the one thing what

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>> if you're thinking about starting a tech company, pier 70 is the place to be this week. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom shows how start ups are trying to change virtually everything. >> what do you have here?

>> are those lenses? >> yes. there is a camera. the head is moving. >> reporter: virtual reality just revelled up here as well. >> people come here to kick the tires on new technology companies. >> the companies bring their a game. >> the first hollow graphic pc. we saw this in films and just wanted it badly. we decided to make it our selfs. >> from virtual objects to a world you walk around in. >> i can see him, he can see me. >> this is having something interesting to watch. that is why company s are hoping to put you in the next generation of blockbusters. >> just set up our cameras and software. now, the person is live. in 3 d. >> letting people roam around on

stage. >> there are six cameras here. >> this rig shared a stage with u 2. there is a bigger one performers can wear. >> you can see your body and feel like you're that person. >> it's a far cry from a tv screen. >> it's a place to rather than what we see. >> helping people to handle pain without the need for drugs. >> a virtual world of ideas and no telling which will succeed. >> that is the way the cookie crumbles. >> so cool. spencer is back with the forecast. >> we've got a few clouds gathering at the coastline over the bay and tomorrow, expecting another sunny day here in the bay area.

here in the bay area, looking for highs to reach from upper 60s at the coast to 70s and low 80s at the bay. getting warmer thursday and friday. highs into low 90s. cooler over the weekend with temperature in a seasonal range. >> nice moment coming up in sports. >> yes. >> there is

good evening, fans wanted it, and today, a's announced they're going to make it happen on saturday. barry zito will pitch against tim hudson in a big reunion. he spent seven years wearing

green and gold. he, hudson and mark mulled we are will be on hand this weekend, making up the big three representations. i spent the first six season was a 20 game winner, joining the giants last year. they'll face each other on saturday. zito was a aaa called up and said he can go beyond the 50 pitches that manager bob melvin had in line. but saturday is go to being a great celebration for a's and giants fans. if you watch the stanford usc game saturday night, it's amazing to see kevin hogan play so well after it looked like he suffered a potentially catastrophic knee injury. he was someone able to keep going after taking that hit. the knee brace probably saved his season. he did suffer an ankle injury on the play and listed as question.

and today he talked about the senior quarterback. >> i like to think of it as a silent garduarguardian. he's not very vocal but he is the best leader on the team. you know? i think the usc game is a perfect example of that. >> i played well and looked back and forth and then, when he had the scramble, he scrambled late. just did it. and. >> cal is now 3-0 heading into pac 12 play. they would love to make amends for that play in particular. the game was a fumble on the

line that led to a 100 yard return and turned into a u-dub drubing, 31-7. >> they whipped us up front. and certainly, we didn't do a goodbm

bank of the west. >> we'll be practicing, thank you. >> hope you can join us tonight at 9:00. the discovery that is changing the way we think about dinosaurs, at 9:00. >> then at 11:00, anticipation is building in carmel. thousands of people begin gathering for the canonization of junipero serra. >> and at 11:35, it's jimmy kimmel live. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. >> from the entire abc7 news team, thanks for joining us.

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