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studios, this is kpix5 news. >> the pope makes history in the halls of congress in the first ever papal address. he urged lawmakers to address climate change, and the death penalty. but called same sex marriage a threat to families. i'm michelle griego. frank is off. we begin with cbs worter weijia jiang live at the state's capitol. >> reporter: this moving speech was the longest one pope francis has ever given in english. it lasted 55 minutes. he weaved in american values and histories drawing an emotional reaction from both sides of the aisle. [ cheers and applause ] pope francis received a standing ovation as lawmakers welcomed him to the heart of the u.s. government. he is the first pope to address

a joint meeting of congress. >> you are the face of this people. you are the representatives. >> reporter: his speech focused on topics familiar to the lawmakers including climate change and religious extremism. >> a delicate balance is required to combat violence, perpetrate in the name of our religion. >> reporter: he called on a greater understanding of those who come to the u.s. looking for a better life. >> we must not be taken aback by the numbers. but, rather, view them as persons. seeing their faces and listening to their stories. >> reporter: seated behind the pope was vice president joe biden and speaker john boehner. the highest ranking catholics in the u.s. government. thousands watched the pope from large monitors outside. after his speech, francis

appeared on the capital balcony to bless the crowd an offer a final thought. >> thank you very much and god bless america. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: and after he blessed the crowds, he asked for their prayers to help him to continue leading the catholic church and in true francis form, he included people of all faiths. he said if you can't pray, offer me good wishes. >> weijia jiang in washington dc. thank you. and here in the bay area, hundreds of students got up early to watch the pope's speech. very early. kpix5's kit do reports. >> reporter: if you ever tried to get a teenager up early for anything, you know this is a big deal. it is a pope watch party at

presentation high school. the largest catholic girl school in the south bay. nearly 500 students gathered in the gym before sunrise to hear pope francis address congress live and share this historic moment together. >> a delicate balance is required to combat violence. >> we are a really tight-knit community. to be here watching this together is really meaningful to the catholic community. >> reporter: what better way to engage kids than with a cardboard cut out for selfies. pope masks and pope bingo. >> what would he think of a selfie station? >> he would laugh because he is a joyful person. he would be okay with it. >> reporter: in an age where so much of what we see is scripted or photoshopped, religious

scholars he has what we all crave. authenticity. >> it shows his true character and how his true personality is. it is an inspiration. we can be who we really are and we don't have to be afraid of ourselves. >> reporter: that is the message here. pope francis, stay awesome. kiet do, kpix5. in about an hour, pope francis heads to new york. tomorrow, he will speak to the u.n. general assembly and hold a mass at madison square garden. on saturday, he will go to philadelphia, spending two days there before departing for rome. and, stay with kpix5 and cbs for continuing coverage of his visit including stops in new york and philadelphia. we are following breaking news right now in seattle where a duck boat has collided with a charter bus, the scene is quite active as you can see. it happened on state road 99 which crosses the aurora bridge. there are reports of some 50

people injured. some appear to be quite serious. it could be many people as you see there on stretchers being loaded into ambulances. seattle fire says everyone has been extricated from the wreckage. a collision between a charter bus and duck boat. we will continue to bring you details as we get them. a developing story now in salinas, a three-year-old has been found safe hours after an amber alert was issued. the mother of little jackie left her alone in the family's van with the engine running while she went to get a second child. she came back out to find the van gone. the van was found in a parking lot with jackie inside unharmed. police are searching for the suspect. students in a south bay high school are rallying behind a friend that was hit by a car.

devin fehely is live. >> reporter: the school community is rallying around this injured student on social media. they urge their classmates to wear white in his honor. a somber day on campus here at archbishop mini high school. 14-year-old lucas angelo was critically injured when he ran across the street here at the high school and was hit by an oncoming car. paramedics rushed him to the hospital. he may have suffered a traumatic brain injury in the crash. now, police say the woman who was driving the car that struck him, she did stop here at the scene and investigators say neither speed, alcohol, or drugs appear to be a factor in this crash. right now, there have not been any charges filed against the driver and the school community is asking for people's prayers as he tries to recover from this very serious injury. in san jose, devin fehely,

kpix5. the disappearance of a benicia family is now a homicide case. adam buchanan, wife molly, and son gavin have not been seen since the fire two weeks ago. a neighbor believes they were there when the house wept up in flames. >> i saw a car going out. a white truck. >> it is difficult. we don't know who they are for sure. we have a lot of attention being drawn to this case. people want answers and so do we. >> police searched the buchanan's home in benicia and towed away a white pickup truck. their other son is 16 and has been staying with his grandparents. another dead whale has washed ashore, this time in fremont. cate caugurian says it has been spotted floating around the bay

for days. >> reporter: biologists are hiking out to get a better look we have some photos. the whale's body has been on the move. it is a juvenile, 25 feet long. they done know the species. it washed ashore 200 yards south of the alameda creek channel. u.s. fish and wildlife first got reports of it on the san mateo bridge saturday and the tide brought it here. we are told from experts it is very rare for these animals to get washed up in this area. >> we don't get whales this far down in the bay. far too shallow for them down here. it is very unusual. >> unfortunately for hikers an runners, they are going to let this whale's body stay here and decompose. let nature take its course. so it will be quite smelly the next few days. reporting in fremont, cate

caugurian, kpix5. >> biologists will perform a necropsy on the whale this afternoon. a home is loft, but a life saved. what kept a homeowner from becoming a casualty? and some world war ii vets getting the red carpet treatment at sfo. the special treatment they are getting on a trip to washington dc. >> reporter: live from odot coliseum. this is what i call a tailgating party! [ cheers and applause ] it is the last weekday, daytime opening baseball game and we have all the fun in the forecast ,,

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>> it could all be done by october 1. and we are going to check on the weather in the bay area with roberta gonzales having some fun at the oakland as game. hi roberta gonzales. >> reporter: hi there. i have to tell you it breaks my heart. this is the last weekday, daytime baseball game for the oakland as . so what do i do? i come out to a party. this is our party here and everybody has been cooking up a storm out here. you know what i'm finding out? a lot of people don't want to

come on tv because they don't want to be here, their bosses don't know about it. but, maybe we will talk to a couple of people. let's get down to some business. if you are coming down here as the oakland as play host to the rangers, you are a little late. but it is already 79 degrees right here in oakland. does it feel like it? let's get down to some business, our california satellite radar image. do you see the clouds overhead? we could see them right here in oakland as well. the swath of the darkest clouds already out of here. otherwise, our eastern pacific satellite imagery does indicate low to the north, high pressure to the south. high pressure will win out. the end result is about 10 degrees above average today right here in the bay area tall way through your friday. and then a little bit cooler by the weekend. by the time the sun does set tonight at 7:04, the as will

have been victorious. and by the time we wake up tomorrow morning, we will have high temperatures, 70s , 80s around the bay. 80s around the peninsula today. all the way up to 90 degrees in gilroy. that is my outside number. here is your seven day forecast. we are calling for mid 90s again on friday. then we will begin to cool it down over the weekend with seasonal highs monday through wednesday. i think somebody said the as were ... >> smoking hot. >> reporter: i love being at the tailgating party. the as fans are predominantly. who is the birthday girl? >> i'm marcy. i'm from castro valley. >> reporter: it didn't turn out like we hoped. if you had one thing to say to billy bean, what would you say? >> i want him to use his magic bean, go out to the farmland and pick us a winner.

>> any thoughts about josh donaldson not being here this year? no? but i have to tell you, it is time to eat a little food. what i have my eyes on is jalapeños and hummus. may i? thank you very much. mmm. it is a little hot, too. okay. bay season coming to an end. only ten days to come. giants come here through the weekend. i hear it is going to be a sellout as well. reporting from odot coliseum. let's hear from the as. >> you are making me hungry! bring some of that food back! all right, thanks! and let's get a check on the market. see how they are doing right now. the dow jones is down about 91 points. feeding people in need, body and soul. how this east bay man is using his own experience with loss to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>> today, about 30 bay area veterans of world war ii are on their way to washington dc. they left sfo this morning on a three day trip funded by the bay area flight foundation. they will get a guided tour of the world war two memorial. many of them still have vivid memories of the war.

>> i flew in dive bombers. i never flew in a plane before. i was the machine gunner. i had quite an experience. and i remember everything, too. >> the honor flight network helps world war ii vets travel to the monument. about 20,000 still live in the bay area. when his life was left in ruins, he decided to move to the bay area and help others. sharon chin introducestous this week's jefferson award winner, papa clark. >> good morning. >> reporter: the reverend johnnie clark senior known as papa clark feed it is body and soul. the 68-year-old pastor leads the love and action program for world assembly of family of churches in oakland. >> we supply them with a great meal, a balanced breakfast, and a word to encourage them. let me hear you say

forriveness. >> forgiveness. >> reporter: many are homeless, struggling with addiction, or making too little to get by. he serves free breakfast at the east side campus every weekday and third saturday. papa clark will rise early to cook breakfast. for many to come, it is the only hot meal they will have all day. with ten volunteers and individual donations, he fed 10,000 people last year, but he also helps in other ways from job referrals to advice. he is a steady rock to trina. >> he is very positive. every time i talk to him and need anything, he has been there for me. >> it is in the name of jesus christ, we offer this prayer. >> reporter: love and action was founded by one of his two sons but papa clark took over a few years ago. he and his wife came here after

losing everything in hurricane katrina. he thought his experience recovering from drug addiction would make it good for him to run this. >> 22 years on the 17th of october, nobody but god does that. >> reporter: to pastor harvey robertson, papa clark is an inspiration. >> he is going to give you a solid. number one, that's the word. number two, that's love. number three, that's him. >> what do you want your legacy to be? >> that i love god and man. >> come on, let's give god some praise. >> reporter: so for feeding thousands through love and action. this week's jefferson award goes to the ,,,,

>> caroline: mm. we're gonna be amazing parents. >> ridge: yeah. you're gonna make an incredible mom. >> caroline: can you just believe that this time next year, or the next, we're gonna have this, like, perfect little beautiful baby with your eyes and your goofy smile? is that what you're talking about, by the way, when you say, "planning our future"? >> ridge: yeah. that's what i was talking about. but, uh, it might not be... that easy. >> caroline: yeah. i know that. it'll happen when it happens. i'm just really grateful that you want to try.