Contract yesterday and voting to end the strike. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 21st. Abc news, this is world news now. And good morning. We begin this half hour with the popes ten day trip that will take him from cuba to the United States attracting a crowd in havana 300,000 strong. It was a huge and massive crowd there. Pope francis told catholics that they must serve others if they want to be great. And in a subtle jab to communism, he said service is not ideology. But he refrained from any direct criticism of the cuban government. The pope met with the president raul castro and also visited fidel castro at his home where they eng exchanged gifts. The pope has given to fidel castro some books. Books about the gospel, about humor in religion. Three protesters identified as members of the political opposition were detained after trying to approach the popemobile. The pope touching one of them on his hand and head. Before he was pulled away by security. The pope is expected to arrive in the u. S. Tomorrow afternoon greeted by president obama. As he touches down at Andrews Air Force base. Cecilia vega has more on the anticipation and preparation for the popes threecity american tour. Reporter from washington. To philadelphia. To new york. The finishing touches now under way for pope francis sixday, threecity tour. I feel like crying right now. It gives me a lot of hope. Reporter among those anticipating the historic first trip to the United States, these inmates, smoothing out the rough edges on the papal chair ahead of the popes visit to their prison. It lets me know that somebody out there cares about us. Reporter and these nuns, working double shifts making more than 100,000 communion wafers. Weve been preparing for the last couple of months. Reporter catholics like Aaron Ledesma eager to hear his message. Ledesma blogs about being openly gay and catholic. The white house inviting him to be part of the papal audience on the south lawn. What message does that send . I think it shows how far weve come, not just the United States but the Catholic Church as well. Reporter we met philadelphias mayor on those famous rocky steps, the backdrop for a papal mass. Whats the first thing youre gonna tell him when you see him . Welcome to philadelphia, thanks for coming. Reporter the papal visit, lifting spirits. When i say pope, you say francis reporter from stuffed popes, to pope bobbleheads. Even, yes, that is a vatican made from legos. This is a fullfledged popeapalooza. 10,000 free tickets were given away online to see the pope here, and they were gone in less than five minutes. Cecilia vega, abc news, philadelphia. The pope isnt scheduled to arrive in philadelphia till saturday but the city is clearing the streets way ahead of time. Take a look. First face of towing has already gotten under way. Legal parking spots are in such short supply in some neighborhoods in the coming days that some residents are moving their cars to the suburbs. And a brandnew abc news poll just out this morning before the popes visit shows a shift in opinion among american roman catholics. 56 now say the church is in touch with their views thanks to pope francis, the highest number in 20 years. And up from 34 when francis began his papacy. The poll also shows 81 of american roman catholics now have a favorable view of the church. 50 dont like the direction the church is going. Two americans held hostage in yemen have arrived in the country of oman. Sam farran and scott darden were greeted by the u. S. Ambassador after oman flew them to the capital. The men were kidnapped by rebels back in march. A third american also being held in yemen, but its not clear what his fate is. The u. S. Is promising a bigger welcome to refugees from syria and other wartorn nations. Planning to accept 85,000 people next year and 100,000 in 2017. But that will not put an end to the tens of thousands of people pushing against europes bodders. Mary bruce has the latest from the croatia. Reporter as europe struggles for a solution, more lives lost. On the greek island of lesbos, this young syrian refugee, one of 13 to die when their boat capsized. Across europe, refugees forceded to zigzag from one country to another with no clear path. Near the croatian border in serbia, thousands coming night and day. Theres absolutely no plan. And as european leaders continue to dither with quotas and things like that, refugees are voting with their feet. Reporter croatia now pushing refugees out through neighboring nations. Theyve busted thousands of refugees here to the border saying they simply have no more room. And in a surprise move, hungary is reopening their border. 35yearold haipha is overcome with relief. Its okay. Reporter hungary is taking them in and moving them through and this man, has been traveling for ten days. How about for the baby . Any food, water, formula . He says theyve had nothing today. His journey so difficult, he tells us he would rather go back to syria than face this crisis. Mary bruce, abc news, on the serbian croatian border. Mary, thank you. The suspect in those phoenix freeway shootings is being held on 1 million bail. Leslie alan merit junior is accused in four of the shootings that have terrorized the region. He denies hes the gunman. One of his victims says he doubts merritt is the right guy. Ive worked as a detention officer back in the 90s. Ive been around criminals. Ive worked with criminals. Ive worked in the jail. Its just the demeanor that hes giving off. Merritt told a judge he wasnt responsible for the shootings because his gun has been in a pawnshop for months. Detectives say they can prove thats not true. The boston area man charged with murdering baby dough is due in court today. The toddler has been identified asbell la bond. Her mothers boyfriend allegedly confessed 0 killing the little girl because she was possessioned by demons. The mother is charged with helping to cover up that crime. A former peanut executive could be sentenced to life in prison later today for his role in a deadly salmonella outbreak. Stewart parnell was found guilty of 65 charges related to the outbreak which killed nine people and made hundreds of others sick. Prosecutors say parnell and other executives knew their Peanut Butter was capitaled. But shipped it anyway. New wildfire in Northern California may have claim aid life. The blaze has destroyed or damaged at least ten homes and a body was found among the ashes. Police think the death may have been an earlier suicide. Two older wildfires are still burning to the north. Those fires have already killed five people and destroyed 1400 homes and thousands more are still threatened. Some of those houses belonging to volunteer firefighters. They were helping with the beaut fire when the blaze claimed 11 of their homes. The their families fled the flames while they were on the lines. Theres an effort under way to help these volunteers rebuild. Their chief says while they lost their own homes, they helped save countless others. Its just crushing. The amazing thing is even my volunteers once they learned theyd lost their homes, the fire fight wasnt over and they didnt stop. They were still out there trying to protect other people who hadnt lost their homes yet. The butte fire is now 72 contained. Some firefighters have been sent home. All evacuation orders lifted, as well. More than 500 homes were destroyed. Two new York Lawmakers are leading a campaign to designate the Stonewall Inn as a national park. If it receives a designation from congress, the inn would become the First National park to honor lgbt history. The inn became an instant symbol of the fight for gay rights back in 1969 when the riots broke out following a police raid. And heres a great story. All about doing the right thing. It happened in berkeley, california. A guy named mike vaegs had ordered a pizza and wings from dominos. He didnt each much of it and went to work. When he got home, he got the wings from the fridge and found nearly 1300 cash inside the box. I would be annoyed i didnt get my pizza. He posted a picture on facebook and took the money back into dominos for his honesty, vaegsing will get free pizza for a year. Wow. He says hes going to have to start working out a little bit more. Oh. Apparently he said his first job at 16 was a pizza delivery guy for pizza hut. He feels for the employee who screwed up and put the money in the box. You know what . Thats amazing so he emp that sizes. Thats a good guy. I dont know, could you be that person . Would you do it. I would because i agree with him. I think theres somebody who really is out a lot of money and big trouble. I think i would feel bad they would think they stole the money and that wasnt the case, right . That would bug me for life. I would probably eventually do it but there would be a debate. Eventually do it. Coming up, the 9yearold boy who wanted all of his birthday froents go to the dogs. Also ahead, a new wave of thefts from garages. How hack remembers outsmarting home owners. And what you can do to keep your valuables and family safe. Later surprises on stage from tracy morgan and huge victories for i oh la davis. And the cast and crew of game of thrones at the emmy awards. Ill have the highlights from hollywood. First todays high temperatures. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather. Brought to you by Olay Regenerist luminous. Hands. Where it belongs. Olay regenerist. It regenerates surface cells. 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Since age 5 hes helped two zoos and reptiles. He met a police dog at a cub scout meeting last spring. Who knew those vests were so expensive . 20,000 plus. A utah teen is talking about her ordeal. Home sick from school when he two burglars broke in to her home. She used her head and smartphone and texted for help. Neal karlinksky has the story. Two suspects behind bars after a chase through the streets of sandy, utah. Police pursuing a pair of alleged burglars who might mot not have been caught if not for a coolheaded teenager and her mother. I was home sick and i heard someone knock at the door. It began inside this utah home. 15yearold trinity kumpf home sick from school alone when she hears the terrifying sound of someone breaking in, realizing its too late to run she puts her phone on silent and sends a test to her mother to call 911. I started texting my mom. My daughter is home sick and just sent meet a bunch of texts saying mom someones in the house. I can hear them. I cant talk on the phone. Im freaking out. Please send someone. She says she was afraid if thee she made any noise at all even a whisper, the men might find her. They were so close to my room i didnt want them to hear me. The 911 operator tells the mother to let police handle it. She rushes home anyway telling the dispatcher what she sees. Hes opening the garage. Someones opening the garage. Hes backing into my garage. When police arrive, the suspects make a run for it. A Police Dashcam picks up what happens next. The dramatic chase ending when the suspects car runs a red light and crashes into two other cars at an intersection. Neal karlinksky, abc news, los angeles. What a dramatic story overall. I didnt expect that ending where they went after the crooks. The ordeal lasting about 22 minutes there. Interesting. And the mother said she usually doesnt answer her phone when shes at work. Its remarkable she had it on and was looking at the text. Thats also a tiger mom that went after those crooks. Coming up, a Home Security alert. How thieves can get inside your home by hacking their way into your garage. The simple device that can compromise your garage door remote. Youre watching world news now. Proof world news n ow if youre concerned about protecting your home when you go out, chances are you lock your doors and you make sure your windows cant be opened. But thieves might still be able to get inside actually by hacking your Remote Control garage door. Heres abcs phillip mena. Reporter watch this Surveillance Video of an alleged bandit sneaking into this ep familys garage. My stomach flipped. I was like, somebody is in my garage. Reporter moments later, the accused thief riding away with their sons bike. Theres people Walking Around in the middle of the night, trying to see what they can get their hands on. Reporter but devin durst says its not what they stole from him but how he stole it. Look in the mans hand. Durst believes its something he used to remotely open his garage door. Police havent confirmed the claim but are investigating the breakin. Some kind of a clicker. He was ducking down to come in when it was raising up. Reporter Security Experts say thieves are accusing devices called code grabbers who intercept the radio signal of your garage door opener. When youre gone, they use the code to open the door. I dont think people should be scared. For one thing, there will be a concerted effort in the industry to make this better. Reporter still, experts say its wise to upgrade. You need to have a newer garage door opener that changes the code every time you use it. That still doesnt mean its impossible, but it makes it a lot harder. Reporter phillip mena, abc news, new york. Back in the 1960s when garage doors were very popular and kind of came in, they used the same code. Eventually thieves realized its the same code. 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Viola davis the first africanamerican actress to win an emmy quoting Harriet Tubman in her acceptance speech. I see a line. And over that line i see green fields. Another emotional moment Tracy Morgans first public appearance since the tragic car accident that killed his friend and left him seriously hurt. He was emotional and funny. Jon hamms emm