Historical figures stand. He spoke to the American People using blunt optimism, Encouraging Congress to take the lead. Pope francis and congress attention. Magnificent. He spoke tocio Congress Like o he can do. I heard what i wanted to hear. I wanted to hear the message of peace, love, of compassion and caring about each other. And particularly those on the outside. Reporter his message touched on Climate Change,n e the pligf the poor and immigration. Issues that are front and center on the congressional stage. Hes not afraid to say thing thats republican members probably didnt care for when addressing Climate Change, then, when he addressed the sanctity of life, people on my side of the aisle probably had some discomfort for that. Reporter pope francis called on american to lead the way in solving the worlds problem by following the golden rule. Do unto others as you will have them do unto you. It was a very important moment, i think,x0 for the enti world to hear. Reporter whether the democratic minority and republican majority can meet in the middle remains to be seen. I hope so. Reporter bay area lawmakers are hopeful. We have to do this together. I think the pope, hes sent out a call in his very deep, and kind, gentle way. Reporter and perhaps that gentle prodding will help get things moving. Now, after his address to congress, pope francis made a brief appearance on the capital balcony. He said a prayer for the massive crowd assembled on the washington mall. He greeted them in spanish and said god bless america, in english. House minority leader k nancy pelosi, who is catholic, joined the pontiff in a short prayer. She was one of many there for the historic address to congress. And folks sense that and see. That its called a francis effect. So, i think everybody pulls something away from this. Reporter pope francis is now in new york city, where he received a rock stars welcome when arriving a few hours ago. Tens of thousands of spectators lined both sides of fifth avenue. The pontiff made his way towards st. Patricks cathedral in his white jeep pope mobile. He was greeted by new york city he was given flowers and a portrait of our lady of guadalupe. The pontiff prayenki alongside w yorks cardinal at the tabernacle before conducting a sunset mass that ended just about an hour ago. The pope will continue his tour of the routes addressing World Leaders at the united nations. In washington, d. C. , ama daetz, abc7 news. Thank you, ama. Great work. Our coverage continues at 6 30 tonight with a look at why the trip is timely for latino families. Ama has been tweeting her experience on twitter and facebook. Now, the latest on the valley fire, mandatory Evacuation Order for the Anderson Springs neighborhood has been lifted. Residents are being allowed now to return home. Cal fire now puts the number of structures destroyed at 1900. More than 1200 homes are included in that number. Containment is up to 85 . One of the evacuees was about to begin a life with his fiancee when the fire hit. Ken weaver just got engaged after 63 years apart and she was supposed to move into a home that now burned down. Which means now, the couple will rebuild together. If you didnt have her now . I would probably be a basket case. At the middleton senior center, Government Agencies are set up to help people who have lost everything. Weve heard the storyr pies the valley fire, one veterinarian helped countless animals and that means life is just a little bit better for the people there. Here is abc7 News Reporter wayne freedman. Reporter lets talk silverq linings. Theyre everywheone everyone in lake county. Its been remarkable. Reporter that is dr. Jeffrey smith. Another day, another fire victim. This time, a pit bull. Someone shot him in the leg two days after theqd;n fire. His owner does not know who did it or why, only that his dog is in pain. We heard him crying. Reporter its a tough story in a community filled with them, which is why they have worked to help 500 animals by now. So i think theyre important because people can rely on them as a source of solace. Reporter when the animals arrive, they rarely know age, or owners, just circumstances. This kitten found alone in a garage. This dachshund had been in a grocery store. Jennifer has been here since day one. Exhausting but worth it. Reporter the hospital is helping fire victims who do have their pets. Jennifer and hayden lost heir their home. Start over. Its a big house. Its that time. Reporter best to keep your minds around. From middleton, abc7 news. These students of Lake County InternationalCharter School are taking field trips. Abc7 news was at the zoo for the visit. The outing is meant to return normalcy to their lives. Well take in an as game. A San FranciscoFire Commission meeting. Firefighters are speaking out against the decision by the chief not to send more help to lake county to battle flames there. Vic lee has the story. cv the driest year in 500 ye in california. Were not prepared to send resources to help our neighbor. When folks call, theyre calling because theyre on fire. I apologize for our leadership failing to provide assistance to the residents of lake county. Assistant fire chief. He started 40 years ago in lake county. The valley fire was personal. We had a neighboring county that was in the middle ofi th biggest disaster theyve ever had. Reporter lake county asked for immediate help. For San Francisco to send a strike team, five engines, and a team leader. He went to his superiors. Were 90 minute as minutes away to provide help. Reporter he was told San Francisco had a strike team at the butte fire and lake county was not part of the mutual aid partner. Fire department spokesperson. Never theless, the chiefxn able to send one engine company. She spent a lot of time looking for resources to be able to send that there. Reporter . z she says pendi another strike team would have meant closing a fire station, which the chief cannot do under city ordinance. Those who testified say it was wrong not to respond to a neighbor in need. Vic lee, abc7 news. Thank you, vic. Fire have been lifted and roads reopened as of 7 00 a. M. Today. The final number isgdo 70,000 s burned and 475 homes destroyed. San mateo Police Credit tips from social media for their arrest of this man who robbed a walgreens two days ago. Police arrested a 26yearold fr florida and only been in california for a few weeks. Still ahead here at 6 00, an outbreak that forced one Peninsula Library to shut down. What theyre doing to make sure the bed bugs dont bite. Were rocking out here, if you thought other concerts were loud, look who is next to rock out at at t park. Im Spencer Christian wex had a coastal heat spike. Ill show you how toasty it was along the coast in the accuweather forecast. And what ibm is doing to vaps artificial intelligen female announcer sleep trains best rest event ends sunday. Dont miss your chance to get sleep trains very best mattresses at the guaranteed lowest price. Plus, pay no interest for three years on beautyrest black, stearns foster, serta icomfort, even tempurpedic. And rest even better with sleep trains riskfree 100day money back guarantee. But the best rest event ends sunday at sleep train. Guaranteed sleep train your ticket to a better nights sleep what can i make for you . How about our new flavorpacked italian hero . With three authentic italian deli meats; spiced capicola, a cracked pepperseasoned mortadella and spicy genoa salami. Enjoy it while its here subway. Eat fresh. Here is a rare sight. A dead whale near fremont. A group of marine biologists were performing a necrops on the mammal. It was not far from dunbarton bridge. Witnesses told police say they a woman lurch her mercedesbenz suv onto the sidewalk, nearly crashing into the same 3 gym. Palo alto residents are understandably shaken tonight after bed bugs temporarily closed the public library. It hasnt been open for two days now. Pest control is trying to get rid of them. Im freaking out. This is theo ÷n last place i expected. If patrons have concerns, they can just put them in a plastic bag and bring them back to other libraries that are open. There is no reason to believe they travelled in books to other branchs but canines are checking them out just in case. Some residents who live near at t park are hoping acdc wont shake them all night tomorrow. Were live with how officials are hoping to address Noise Pollution before the concert begins. Melanie . Reporter they tell me that the sound check that happens is key isepznhf. Setting levels bu turns out that each tour brings its own equipment. So technicians have to reinvent the wheel between concerts. Uu nearby. Taking 580 m a little bit warmer than fall would be. In october, sometimes, these things are warmest weather and today is one of the days. We have mainly sunny skies still with wispy high clouds moving through the area. Here is a view and check this out. Here is a column of yesterdays high temperatures and in the same location, todays high. This is the coastal heat spike. Santa cruz, temperatures bumping up 21 degrees over yesterday and San Francisco, 90 was a high here today. 99 in santa cruz. Along the coast and near the coast it was warmer than yesterday. Here is a live view of lovely sky over San Francisco from our exploratorium camera. Its 72 degrees across the bay. Mid80s in mountain view. 68 in half moon bay. Here is a view of the sky over the bay from our south beach camera. Its 89 degrees in santa rosa and napa. Novato, 88. 94, livermore, the view over San Francisco from our sutro camera, these forecast features, warmth holds on tomorrow, will be cooling over the weekend. And well see an even cooler pattern into next week. Now, satellite radar shows us the ridge of High Pressure locking in the warm air for one more day. Generally, the heating has peaked. Today, already, most bay area locations and behind that mass of warm air, massive cooler air for the weekend. Moderate temperatures saturday and sunday and further cooling next week. Livermore, downtown is our high temperatures trend indicator for seven days. Tomorrow, a hot day. Highs of 95. 93 saturday. Then, temperatures dropping over the weekend and again, further cooling next week. That is typical for most of the bay area over next several days. Overnight, we can expect clear skies, and a few high clouds will be passing through. And low temperatures will be into upper 50s to 60s overnight and tomorrow, looking for mainly sunny skies in the south bay. Warm to hot again. Highs 88 in san jose. 92 los gatos. 87 in redwood city. Upper 70s to near 80s on the coast tomorrow. And 89 in sonoma. 98 napa. 84 oakland. And inland east bay tomorrow, highs in the low to mid90s. There is a warm day, saturday, sunday, pleasant weekend and cooler next week, high temperatures up to 80 tuesday. That is going to be more autumn like. Yes. And spencer, youre a hidden talent. We tweeted it out. You retweeted it and follow us. Its incredible. Coming up next, the i team helps a man who cant get its the final countdown the final countdown if youre the band europe, you love a final countdown. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. A San Mateo County father has come forward after his autistic son was mistreated by a school bus driver. Reporter it happened in may. Police refused to show the father Surveillance Video from the bus. They told him the driver handled his 9yearold son roughly. He was shock that had an adult would mistreat a special education student. There are a lot of autistic kids and a lot of nonverbal kids. There might be victims in the past and future. Reporter police promised to keep santos up to date on the investigation but he could not get a call returned. Tonight at 11 00 i get to the bottom of what happened to the boy, the driver and the police investigation. Its a long trail and doesnt go very far. Thanks dan. Well be watching. Thank you very much. San jose is now home to samsungs new Component Division headquarters. The campus can house 2,000 employees. They can get a gym, trainers and di di dietitians are on site. The nasdaq opened its new center in San Francisco by having a favorite son ring the closing bell. Lieutenant governor gavin newsom. The Center Provides training and resources for entrepreneurs. There is more still to come tonight. Will politicians listen to the popes message. A tragedy on a scene in seattle. A School Bus Collision claims four lives. And a controversial rule called into question by 7 on your s and we just couldnt say thno to that face. Ns then we wanted more of that local flavor so betty says. Oh yeah, thats betty. Youre going to want to do this alligator thing. And betty didnt lead us wrong. A little later we passed some dancing. And who doesnt like dancing . Especially when its followed by fireworks everyones nola is different. Follow yours. More waves and more smiles from pope francis on his way to the papal residency in new york city tonight. Earlier today he addressed a joint session of congress, calling on lawmakers to open their arms to immigrants. We have the impact his words will have on the nation. Lyanne . Reporter people he touched the most i think were those beaten down by the antiimmigration message. Many will not change their stance, the popes message has resonated with many catholics and noncatholics alike. The pontiff today reminded members of congress that this nation is comprised mainly of immigrants. I say this to you, as a son of immigrants. Knowing that so many of you are also descendants of immigrants. Reporter his plea comes as congress fuels the issue of immigration, fuelled by donald trump. This is unfortunately a moment theyre going to be exposed to whether or not they have christian values. Reporter yesterday when sophie cruz crossed over the security line, the pope invited hadder to come to him. Little did he know the 5yearold was there to deliver a letter calling for immigration reform. She was born in this country, her parents were not, and they remain here illegally. Let us treat each other with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Reporter San Francisco supervisor is a proponent of immigration reform. He says the popes message managed to lift the spirits of many. What he is doing is going to make it possible for people to be able to advance their own cause. Reporter many latinos feel supported because of that connection between them. And pope francis did not visit mexico during this trip, but january, he told reporters when he does, he will possibly walk across the u. S. Mexico border to show support for immigrants. Dan, id like to see that. Me, too. Thank you. Many were glued watching the popes address to congress. And today, some 200 students got up early to watch the speech in the gym. At 6 00 a. M. , in fact. The students wanted to hear what the pope had to say about Climate Change and immigration. Hes just a different pope in a way. He knows whats happening in the real life and will try to address that. I think they see his enthusiasm and i think they want to do something about it. They just need direction. Students played a customized bingo game. A tourist duck boat collided with a charter bus. 52 people are hurt and 12 in critical condition. Students and staff were aboard the bus. Officials are investigating to figure out who is at fault. The duck boat, which drives on land is one of the same company thats just shut down its tours here in San Francisco. In saudi arabia, the death toll reached 719 from a stampede during the annual muslim pilgrimage known as haaj. Two waves of people were competing to get through an intersection. 300 people were killed in the same area nine years ago. Tonight, rules for riders are changing because of a report we heard less than a month ago. The amazing Michael Finney is with us. What changes can we expect . Reporter a mans clipper card was stolen. The thief was able to use it all day long at the clipper customers expense. We began asking why isnt it turned off right away when reported stolen . And how much are agencies making off of stolen cards . We got surprising answers and quick action. It happened when bruce jumped on a bart train in San Francisco. The doors closed, he realized he dropped his wallet on the platform. I went one stop, came back, retraced steps. He cancelled his credit cards an clipper card. He found out someone had been using his card to ride all day long and clipper said he had to pay for the rides. I was flabbergasted. Turns out the small print in the clipper contract says a card holder is responsible for charges until the end of the day its reported lost or stolen. Clipper is saying to a thief, you can steal someones card, well let you use it all day and charge the customer. Reporter clipper admits an outdated Computer System is incapable of blocking a stolen card before the end of the day because data must get to thousands of areas in agencies. I heard about the story and what he went through. Reporter we took the issue up with the chairman. Metropolitan Transit Commission when runs clipper. Were waiver the situation that came up in the news. Reporter now, theyre proposing to reverse this longstanding rule because of our 7 on your side report. He says transit agencies shouldnt be receiving money that is rooted in a crime. I think there should be a concern that the transit operators are going to be depending on the money. Reporter under the new proposal, transit agencies will forfeit fairs that came from a stolen card rather than charge card holders. Its a moral issue. If they had to put a line item in every Transit Agency that