he's got the popemobile. >> he does. >> time now is 4:56.oming up, caught on video, thieves stealing stealing from a small business. hear from the store owner who chased after them. >>> also the big fire is nearly out. the problems are far from over. >>> good morning. traffic on highway 4 is off to a nice start. >> a lot of drizzle out there this morning. very mild lows again. so we start off on the mild side, end up warmer. our stay a little cooler >>> looking live at this robbery caught on tape. we have amazing video. a great story claw dean wrong is following for us. has a lot of interesting information. welcome back. it is thursday september 12th. >> good morning to you. let's check your weather, traffic. >> i hope so, dave. thank you very much. we have a lot of drizzle out there. it was rather extensive. a little bit far inland. so a big fog bank. no

. >> he got rid of like the popemobile, right? >> yeah, he drives -- he drives himself -- >> that is hell on earth. >> the guys on car talk -- >> the power of prayer. >> what the sort of more conservative -- >> i am catholic, you are catholic. one of the great things about being a catholic -- benedict, was that you could get in a fight, a political fight over social issues with another catholic and say hey you know who is on my sigh, the pope he is my wing man and the pope has a great wing man because his wing man is jesus. >> but i can't say this. he is telling me not to use, you know, talking about abortion or contraception or gay marriage and the divisive issues. >> well he is not saying those things are not important -- >> not as focused on, which are love, passion, mercy. >> still accuse my fellow catholics of not being true catholics if they disagree with the pope on these issues? >> you can but jesus doesn't want you to judge so there is another person you have to answer to. >> stephen: hmm. i see that. >> father jim. thank

everybody knows new pope francis is a humbler, gentler man, refusing to use the popemobile when commuting, yeah, that's right. bottom line is this new pope is superchillin tote low key. unlike the last pope captain flashy pants with his las vegas style music. ♪ . >> jon: that is kind of cool. i'm not the only one digging this new pope. >> in the six months he's been pope, crowds have quadrupled drawn by his warm and welcoming style and a new openness. >> jon: it's pope mania. and his first album hasn't even dropped yet. (laughter) the point is this francis is a different kind of pope. but i don't think until recently we knew just how different. >> on the once that would zubt of homosexuality francis told reporters if one is gay and searches for the world and has goodwill, who am i to judge. >> the pope is reaching out to atheists and agnostics. pope francis says god will forgive them if they live morally and follow their conscience. >> a top aid to pope francis did hint that the church could reevaluate its policy on priestley celibacy. >> jon: i love this guy. so to sum it up, let me get

. >> this is a hit for pope frances who this week took possession of the new popemobile. it has 186,000 miles on it. it's a 1984 renault, the gift of a priest from verona who had used it to minister in some of the rougher neighborhoods of his city and handed it to the pope. we've gotten used to popes moving around in huge motor canadi motorcads. i think it's a good sign about the pope and a good thing for the church. >> joe. >> paul, is it for once new york city democrats who know a sociopath when they see one or two. this week, eliot spitzer lost his bid for comptroller and anthony weiner for mayor, now that they're returned to private life, hopefully for good, hopefully our politics will be healthier or at least less moved. >> okay. >> i thought this was going to be a menace. now i think it's a hit to the afl-cio for truth in advertising. at their convention this week, the big union voted for lots of new members who don't actually work in places that are unionized and could even be not in the work force at all. sort of like the brothers of delta kai, it means big dues,

. >>> there is a new popemobile, though it is not the half million dollar ride you are probably thinking this one is worth a few hundred bucks. it is a nearly 20-year-old renault4l with 190,000 miles on it. it was a gift from a priest who was humbled by pope francis' drive to reach out to the poor. they were surprised to see the pope take the keys and drive off. >> who knows where he went, right? >> let's get a check of our changing forecast. >> sandhya patel is here. >> our morning drive may be on the downside as we are expecting some drizzle. check out live doppler 7hd. it is pretty clear that it is cloudy in the entire north bay. you can see up to santa rosa and seeing clouds toward the concord area. it is overcast along the coast and the east bay. the marine layer is expanding. as you check out the winds you will see why. we have a good delta breeze and gusting to 39 miles an hour in fairfield and it is helping to push the low clouds into some of our valleys. there is a wind advisory for the straight and delta until 3:00 tomorrow morning. gusts to 45 miles an hour out of the southwes

. >>> there is a new popemobile, though it is not the half million dollar ride you are probably thinkingf. this one is worth a few hundred bucks. it is a nearly 20-year-old renault4l with 190,000 miles on it. it was a gift from a priest who was humbled by pope francis' drive to reach out to the poor. they were surprised to see the pope take the keys and drive off. >> who knows where he went, right? >> let's get a check of our changing forecast. >> sandhya patel is here. >> our morning drive may be on the downside as we are expecting some drizzle. check out live doppler 7hd. it is pretty clear that it is cloudy in the entire north bay. you can see up to santa rosa and seeing clouds toward the concord area. it is overcast along the coast and the east bay. the marine layer is expanding. as you check out the winds you will see why. we have a good delta breeze and gusting to 39 miles an hour in fairfield and it is helping to push the low clouds into some of our valleys. there is a wind advisory for the straight and delta until 3:00 tomorrow morning. gusts to 45 miles an hour out of the southw

. >>> there is a new popemobile, though it is not the half million dollar ride you are probably thinkingf. this one is worth a few hundred bucks. it is a nearly 20-year-old renault4l with 190,000 miles on it. it was a gift from a priest who was humbled by pope francis' drive to reach out to the poor. they were surprised to see the pope take the keys and drive off. >> who knows where he went, right? >> let's get a check of our changing forecast. >> sandhya patel is here. >> our morning drive may be on the downside as we are expecting some drizzle. check out live doppler 7hd. it is pretty clear that it is cloudy in the entire north bay. you can see up to santa rosa and seeing the concord area. it is overcast along the coast and the east bay. the marine layer is expanding. as you check out the winds you will see why. we have a good delta breeze and gusting to 39 miles an hour in fairfield and it is helping to push the low clouds into some of our valleys. there is a wind advisory for the straight and delta until 3:00 tomorrow morning. gusts to 45 miles an hour out of the southwest. it may ma

saying no to the popemobile in favor of what we'll show you in a second. like celibacy for priests. crazy, you say? just wait. here's more. >> reporter: we knew pope francis was different. he drew millions to his final mass on the beaches of rio, solidifying his rock star status around the world. this morning we're seeing just how different he is. the pope's recently hand picked secretary of state not even in the job yet has discussed the role of priestly celibacy, a church practice dating back to the middle ages. >> we're hearing now maybe it's on the table for at least discussion. that's all really people are asking. >> in an interview with venezuela's newspaper the archbishop said, efforts the church made to keep celibacy, to impose celibacy, have to be taken into consideration. >> i think perception is everything. and the perception of the papacy has changed with francis. >> reporter: the trend is clear. there was the 76-year-old pontiff taking on the equally sensitive subject of gays in the church by saying, who am i to judge? he even used the word "g

. >> there is a new popemobile this morning worth maybe a few hundred bucks a 20 jeer ode 190,000 milesit, from an italian least who was humbled by the pope's drive to create a poorer church for the poor and presented 9 car to the pope. the pope took the keys and drove off in it. >> for dimes, they do not come much more perfect than this. check it out: the royal blue diamond at 10.6 carrots in plat pflum and rose gold surrounded by pink and wide indictments. the gem institute says it is a step away from being flawless and up for sale by a new orleans antique dealer and the asking price is $9.8 million comes from the same mines at the hope diamond in the smithsonian. >> how much? >> almost $10 million. >> oops, i am a little short. a little short. the morning news continues with a lot of news going on this morning at 5:30 the top stories. >> the crime in the east bay during the middle of the mt. diablo firefight and a search underway this morning. >> the new attack hitting benghazi exactly a year after the death of former americans. >> a look at coit tower in san francisco with 9/11 writ

not the popemobile and it's not new either. >> it's sweet. >> a 79-year-old priest gave this gift tothe pope. a 1984 reand it's a manual. the pope knows how to drive a stick. >> the vatican says he'll drive it not outside the grounds but for short little rides around the campus. >> that's right. security isn't so happy about this idea. >> doesn't replace the popemobile that is a mercedes. >> there are snow tires in the boot. >> he left them there. >>> coming up, a big announcement from prince william about his plans for the future. live from london with that. >>> new reason to watch out on the roads. are stop sign cameras coming to an intersection near you? first, this is "today" o . >> coming up, one giant leap. how dade frog photo-bomb a nasa lunch? where is that frog now. >> i have a feeling it didn't end well for the frog. >>> we move into our new studio 1-a on monday, ahead of an announcement of what will be ♪ ♪ ♪ yep. how'd that happen? um... [ female announcer ] some things are hard for kids to digest. rice krispies are easy. because they're made of rice, which is gentle on tu

the company that sent him to the vatican during the conclave to ride around in a replica of the popemobile across japan a strong earthquake shook tokyo. centered way offshore. nearly 400 miles south of the capital. the 6.5 magnitude quake, swayed buildings, forced trains to be halted. no reports of injury or damage. also in japan, we're learning that radiation readings have spiked 20%, at the fukushima plant. hitting the highest level over the weekend. radioactive water leaking into the pacific ocean. the japanese government is going to try to stop it with a massive wall of ice. it's a $320 mol -- million emergency plan that will literally freeze contaminated water in its place. >> reversing post labor day trend. gas prices heading up. average price for a gallon, now $3.61. up 6 cents over last week. the biggest increase in the midwest. prices jumped 11 cents since last week. supply issues and uncertainty in the middle east may be driving the trend. >> worst nightmare, getting stuck next to a screaming child. not much you can do, the parents as well. once that midair tantrum is in full swi

oh, and the pope's new ride is not an expensive popemobile, but a 1984 renoge donated by a priest.ossibility of real policy change within the catholic church. he told reporters in july, if someone is gay and he searches for the lord, and has goodwill, who am i to judge? and this past wednesday, he wrote a lengthy letter to the italian daily la republica, asking for an open dialogue with atheists, writing that god's mercy has no limits. if that's not enough, then he's also got another nickname. the cold call pope. that's right, pope francis is picking up the phone and calling people randomly. these may be drops in the bucket of social change, but it's still encouraging. and another big change may be up for discussion, if this guy, pope francis' second in command is to be believed. more on that next. [ male announcer ] when it comes to doing what you love, more is better. that's why we designed the all-new nissan versa note, with more technology, to get you into, and out of, tight spots. and more space so that you always have your favorite stuff. and just for good measure, an incredi