so tonight, we are bringing you team coverage from across gotham city. linda yee on the crime wave that for a moment brought the city to its knees. linda. >> reporter: liz, it was chaos, a town gripped in fear!! gotham city needed a hero because behind every corner lurked danger! a damsel in distress. >> a woman tied to the tracks. >> we think it's the riddler. >> reporter: what evil has fallen on gotham city! the cops don't know what to do. officers are driving in circles, confused, scared. >> we need superheros. we need batkid! >> reporter: bad kit is he here in gotham city? is batkid here? can he save her before the bomb goes on? of course, he is batkid. there is nothing he can't do. >> what a relief. i'm so glad that kid was here. >> reporter: but as soon as the damsel is saved there's trouble at the bank, a crowd gathers outside, rumors are wild! the riddler is inside. that thought strikes terror in everyone. >> batkid, where are you! >> reporter: wait, the sirens, is he coming? [ sirens ] >> reporter: while the crowd waits, superheros in training sa

citizens of gotham city, have no fear for today, miles is here! year-old has been fighting leukemia since he was a year old but today, he fights for justice on our city streets. >> it's wonderful to be able to celebrate and to cheer him on. >> reporter: the make-a-wish foundation is making miles' wish of becoming a caped crusader come true on the grandest of scales. >> can't believe this city is just embraced it with as much love as they have. >> with more than 11,000 volunteers, san francisco will be transformed. it all starts at the grand hyatt this morning when the police chief called miles asking for help and the batmobile is off. there's a damsel in distress on the hyde street cable car line at union and green. and as soon as batkid saves her life, there's another crime in progress the evil riddler robbing a vault on montgomery street. batkid will hopefully arrive just in time to help load him into a paddy wagon and send him to the clink. then it's time for our superhero to recharge but it's a strategic stop at the burger bar chosen for its vi

vice president joe biden joining in writing thanks for saving gotham city, you area real life superhero. senator dianne feinstein tweeted thanks for saving gotham. and the man who drew batman for d.c. comics for years tweeted a custom drawing of batkid that came with a special message for miles signed by graham nolan. >> kpix 5's betty yu has more on how the city came together to make a wish come true. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: he just might be the cutest most intimidating batkid the city of san francisco has ever seen. saving gotham city is hard work but miles scott had the ultimate crime-fighting machine and the support of thousands who helped turn his dream into the real thing. >> i think batkid is so good! he is the ultimate hero. >> i can't even explain it. i'm just so amazed to be here in this great city and to be able to support miles in his make a wish. i'm excited. i'm going to cry. >> us that the luckiest kid in the world to be here growing up in a lamborghini having almost all of the city here? >> it's like living the comic book right now. it's every kid's reality, every nerd l

so tonight, we are bringing you team coverage from across gotham city. n the crime wave that for a moment brought the city to its knees. linda. >> reporter: liz, it was chaos, a town gripped in fear!! gotham city needed a hero because behind every corner lurked danger! a damsel in distress. >> a woman tied to the tracks. >> we think it's the riddler. >> reporter: what evil has fallen on gotham city! the cops don't know what to do. officers are driving in circles, confused,

san francisco became gotham city to make a wish come true for 5-year-old miles. now in remission after battling leukemia his parents managed to keep it a secret. >> this is too much. i don't know what to say. to think, robin? >> bat kid thought it was pretty darn cool he hop into theed bat mobile. they were off to rescue a damsel distress. not a moment to spare. bat kid arrived to foil the attempted bank robbery. a busy morning for bat kid with more still to come. so a pit stop was in order. even super heros have to eat. the break won't last long. a flash mob signalled giants mascot lucille had been kidnapped by the evil penguin. bat kid chased down the penguin, rescuing lucille. it was a typical day for a super hero like bat kid ending with a rally in front of gotham city hall. mayor lee presented mim with a key to the city. and to think that miles just thought he's getting a costume. he was so excited for that. no idea what is in store today. the day ended but the family will be here for a couple more days they're going to see the city now that it has turned ba

tonight gotham city by the y is safe... thanks to one spl little superhero. he fought off villains... saved the giants' mascot... and rescua damsel in distress... all in a day's work... for batkid. thousands of people came out to support the caped crusad. packing the streets... and following the spectacle as batkid proved his bravery throughout the city. andria borba is in the hear gotham city with how batkid stole hearts across the nation... from comic book page to childhood dream to make a wh "batkid" got a hero's welco. juliette goodrich has that part of the story. including here in "gotham c itself. a special edition of the chronicle reads: "batkid sas the city." and due to high demand -- the chronicle will print this updated cover -- complete with pictures of today's adventures... in tomorrow's newspapers. and how cool is this: the m who drew batman for d-c coms through the 90's... tweeteds custom drawing of batkid. it came with a special message miles... and is signed by gm nolan himself. we've posted raw video of b- kid's adventures today onli. you can

francisco becomes gotham city to make a little boy's wish come true.o his adventure is coming up. another bart strike could be looming... why the agreement between management and workers may fall apart. and, a brutal fight at a bay area school is caught on camera francisco becomes gotham city to make a little boy's wish come francisco becomes gotham city to make a little boy's wish come true. a step-by-step guide to his adventure is coming up. francisco becomes gotham city to make a little boy's wish come true. a step-by-step guide to his adventure is coming up. ,, ,, >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., will be sunny today with a high of 60 degrees. atlanta, cloudy. sunshine in st. louis, high of 57. denver is sunny, but showers in seattle. >>> well, next week we mark the anniversary of dark day in the nation's history. it will be 50 years since the assassination of john f. kennedy. bob schieffer takes a look back with the help of newly enhanced dallas police recordings. >> reporter: between the hi

day an entire city came together to make a wish come true and make headlines around the world. >> gotham city chronicles, batkid saves the city! [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: everyone coming to city hall to see batkid and also getting their hands on a t- shirt, batkid. all of the proceeds are going to make a wish. one thing i noticed, that was for real, the real life batkid, because he didn't need a nap. in san francisco juliette goodrich, kpix5. >> here's a sneak peek at what you'll see in tomorrow's chronicle, the headline batkid saves city. what an incredible day. it took make a wish almost a year to plan it, but the banner flying over san francisco or gotham city said it all, wishes do come true. >>> now back to reality and this is a jolt. b.a.r.t. wants to head back to the bargaining table and tonight we know thomas hawk won't be b.a.r.t.'s chief negotiator this time around. the world says he is no longer associated with the district. the unions didn't like hawk and that's hotting it nicely. during a meeting -- putting it nicely. during a meeting told the board had the general m

frommiles' >>> thousands of people as you protected the seets of san francco or as we're sayig, gotham city. a massive crow gathered in the streets to cheer him on. some traveledreat lengths to e him. >> this is the most traffi i have seen out here since the giants won the worlseries in 2012. >> hope he's able t get as much joy in receiving it as e're trying to show him in sending it ou. >> reporter: crowds of hundds gathered, a sea of cell phones raisedo try to capture image few are likely to ever see again. >> it is a beautif day when people recognize a kid's suffering and want to encourage >> reporter: everywhere shis decked outith the familiar bat symbol,hich came to symbolize hope. >> i'm out here to support miles. >> reporterfor so many here, the story of a little boy living out his dream hit home. >> i have a5-year-old nhew was diaosed with the same condion as miles. he loves batman. he was dressed as batman for lloween. so this is really personal and close to home. >>at kid, san fncisco, tham city. no other city could pull this off. the energy out here is amazing. >> reporter: tre w

live from gotham city. >> grab a special edition newspaper. >> the city, san francisco or goth him is expecting thousands to participate, 7,000 tried to make reservations at the bar where miles will have lunch and more than that are expected at city hall where he will get the key to the city. >> the city was swept up in and that...talk about a city with its heart in the right place. i don't tipping he has -- think he has any idea. i don't think he has any idea how big this got. >> police chief greg suhr's son designed the batkid we t-shirts all proceeds going to the make-a-wish foundation. we will cover the adventures all day long and on facebook and twitter. >> switching gears, bart's board directors is planning an emergency meeting this afternoon to discuss what is called a clear clerical mistake that could force the board to scrap the agreement. there is a provision that grants too much paid family medical leave to union workers. officials claim they had rejected the provision during negotiations and the union verbally agreed to take it out. the union's abe proofed the contract aft

we take you live to gotham city. little will be a big problem today but batkid will come to the rescue. this is the day we are outside the grand hyatt union square. san francisco transforms into gotham city to help a very special young man live out his dream of being batkid. we will check in with claudine wong out there. it is friday, november 15th i'm pam cook. >> holy november, pam. good morning, i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. a little chilly in some areas. >> definitely dave and pam. and a very happy friday everybody. we have clear skies. we have lost thing to. well most of it. there may be a patch or two left. the breeze has taken care of it and temperatures have been dropping here. antioch 53. napa at 37. if it wasn't far breeze fairfield and santa rosa would be flirting with the upper 30s as well. it will be a cooler day for many. san francisco high of 62. 44 for san jose. we will go for a high of only 65 today. highs today very cool for friday. cooler i should say. 58 to 68. not the mid

miles scott was transformed into batkid and san francisco was transformed into gotham city. >> before today we knew miles by this picture that make a wish shared with us. miles transformed into batkid entrance formed the city -- transformed the city into batkid fans. the big day started when he left the grand high at in his bat mobile in style. he answered a call for help in russian an hill. a damsel in disstress. batkid jumped into action. she was tied up on the cable car track and a suspicious device needed to be disarmed. he got a big long hug. a kiss from his damsel. from there back in the bat mobile, he was off the financial district. that's where the ridler was robbing a bank vault. batkid was on the run heading into the building making short work of the ridler who was loaded into a paddy wagon. he blas:00ed in the glore -- basked in the glory of his fans. from the financial district back to union square where he dined like a king, chowing on at burr gear -- burger bar. the penguin led a flash mob. the penguin kidnapped the giants mascot lucille. justine made her way to city hal

san francisco becomes gotham city to make a 5-year-old boy's wish come true. you see him right there. all sorts of excitement. that city is his for the day. we're going to show you, live. welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. stick with innovation. stick with power. stick with technology. get the flexcare platinum. new from philips sonicare. how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much is the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you mak

>> reporter:from gotham city! justine waldman >> pam: kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight at city hall. where the caped crusader was greeted by a huge crowd of fans today. charles? >>bat kid.. bat kid.. >> reporter:his fist raised in victory, 5-year-old bat kid, aka miles scott, took the stage at civic center plaza friday afternoon as thousands of adoring fans cheered him on. >> that kit for ever in san francisco! batkid what weou ld we do with out you! >> reporter:to reward his crime fighting skills, mayor ed lee presented miles with a key to city. >> reporter:all of friday's adventures were sponsored by the make a wish foundation, which grants the wishes of children facing life threatening illnesses. miles has spent the past few years fighting leukemia, he finished treatment in june and is now in remissions. his wish was to be batman... his father nick explains why... >>i think it's the cape. >> so, here to our hero! >> pam: new tonight at 8-- >> pam: 'batkid' was a huge phenomen online today. >> pam: the s

we take you live to gotham city.ill be a big problem today but batkid will come to the rescue. this is the day we are outside the grand hyatt union square. san francisco transforms into gotham city to help a very special young man live out his

san francisco turned into gotham city.ame the backdrop for batkid's comic book adventure come to life. the amazing bay area experience is life changing for the family. (male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam: the city of san francisco and the make a wish organization fulfilled in a big way. the dreams of five year old miles scott. he's already battled lukemia. and is now in remission. >> pam: today. as batkid. he took down the evil doers. and in the process captured the hearts of thousands as they watched the mini- capped crusaders' action filled day. this is video of the scene downtown from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. >> pam: thousands lined the streets to watch batkid take down bad guys. including saving a damsel in distress! we have team coverage tonight of miles' crusade on the streets of san francisco. kron 4's justine waldman witnessed batkid's take down one of his nemesis. >> pam: kron 4's charles clifford on a thankful city. and spoke with batkid and his f

gotham city by the bay. ch of the city coming out t who's already shown so much before today.s li, most of it >> miles has always en a he fought through cancer. hand that he i a fanf not in only batman, but superhero in general. >> reporter: now back here live, you can see city hall has been lit up in colors in honor of miles, who by the y, is from doctors diaosed miles with eukemia when he was 20 months old back in 20. he fought for threeyears. he had his lt run of chemothepy in june and is now in remission. free.ully soon to be cancer the 5-year-old just began kindergartenhis year. live in san francisco/gotham city, stephanie chuang, nbc bay areanews. >> thank you, stephanie. >>> san francisco federal precutors even got int the spir. isingriminal doodictments for the riddler and penguin. they were cited for too many sections o the cminal to cot. the document notes the can appeal the charges, hever good luck with that because batkid i looking out for the citize. credited for drivi much ofhe batkid fever. in

check out today's gotham city "chronicle." also, adam west, tv's batman, did call to check how things are going and sent a gift for the batkid. so that's cool. the adventure starts this morning at 10:00. >> such a great story. love it. >>> 4:32. the bart board has closed-door meeting today and it could be "here we go again" on getting a contract agreement. kpix 5 reporter christin ayers reports bart management has found a surprise in their contract. >> reporter: just when riders thought it was over, the bart labor dispute is back. remember the tentative contract that ended the bart strike? management now says there's a glitch in it. >> stuff happens, is all i can say. things slip by. >> reporter: the bart board director told us buried in the contract which is hundreds of pages long is a provision that gives workers six weeks of paid family leave. bart management said that provision should not have been in the contract. >> we do not know how it got in there and we are trying to figure out that and work with the unions to resolv

anne makovec live in gotham with how the entire city is rallying around batkid. it's amazing. >> reporter: it's absolutely unbelievable. even this morning, no expected this. thousands of people have come to see what the batkid is up to. he is eating lunch. even superheros need fuel. this is the crowd waiting for him to come out. they are planning a flash mob. an hour ago he got a call from the police chief and saved the day for a second time today accompanied by his full sized batman guide. the riddler was attempting to rob a vault on montgomery street. he caught him in the act. the riddler is now locked up for good, one of many heroic acts for batkid today. with the spray of following, the roar of the crowd to and a souped up batmobile, san francisco was transformed into gotham city all for a 5-year- old boy who dreamed of becoming a hero. >> he is very shy, very kind hearted boy and this has been so brave through all of this. >> this being leukemia. miles has battled it for most of his life, the kind of struggle that takes true strength to overcome. today, nece

it's a really big day for bat kid as san francisco turns into gotham city. a dream is coming true for a young leukemia patient who has captured the hearts of people around the world. >>> and a big decision that was made moments ago from the toronto city council about the fate of their troubled mayor. >>> well, it's sunny out there. and it may not be very warm, especially those in the shade, oh, my goodness, it's cold in the sun won't be too bad. the overnight lows over the weekend are going to be very november like. we'll have e the details. i love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink p

the gotham city chronicle out today, new edition. "batkid saves city."what he's doing today? that's my question. what is the weather doing? >> we are looking at a partly cloudy, breezy and cooler afternoon. san francisco 61 degrees. look for 62 in san mateo, with low 61 tos in san jose. the accuweather seven-day forecast showing we aren't going to change too much until tuesday. we could see rain in the north bay, as well as wednesday and then dryer next weekend. so a little more seasonal. >> thank you, lisa. thanks all of you for joining us on abc7 saturday morning news. abc7 news continues at 1 :00 a.m. good morning neck is next! you got to love the weekend. it's like everyone came to, "if it's good, let's save it for the weekend." so here's to the kfc ten buck weekend bucket. ten pieces, ten bucks. any recipe. just ten bucks every saturday and sunday. today tastes so good. ♪ hey, that's the last crescent! oh, did you want it? yeah. we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half. that's not half! guys, i have

we're going to show you how san francisco was magically transformed into gotham city. ending with a tiny superhero. a chocolate key to the city. >> can he eat that whole thing? >> he can share with us. he deserves the whole key.

way to go, miles, way to save gotham. >> basically the city of san way to go, miles, way to save gothamasically the entire city of san francisco went nuts today. so did everybody who could not be there in person, but who cheered it all on, online. here is why this is the best new thing in the world today, aside from the first and most obvious reason, which its that a kid who has had to fight for his life is getting something that he really wanted. another reason, this is great, is that truth is when people are faced with awful things, the specter of awful things including sickness and death, even in children, the seeming inevitability of darkness and destructs, you know what people want to do? they want to help. not just a desire to help. there is a specific thing you can do and it might help. people do it. people help. they go out in the streets. they do what they chance. they do what they can. that impulse, that humane impulse, engulfed a major u.s. city this afternoon. that's the best new thing in the world today. oh, my god is it. that does it for us tonight. have a great weekend. g

. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >>> this was the urgent front page of the gotham city chronicle todayaves city. hooded hero nabs riddler, rescues damsel in distress. sure enough, batkid was spotted doing heroic batkid rescuer things. before you crush my dreams and tell me batkid is not real and there's no paper called the gotham city chronicle, before you crush me dreams, just hold on because there is more ahead to be revealed. an action-packed edge of your seat stuff. and frankly, the kind of thing for which the whole idea of the best new thing in the world today was invented in the first place. oh, so great. we have the footage that you really, truly want to see. that's coming up and it is the single best thing i can do to send you into your weekend tonight. it's so great and it's coming up at the end of the show. stay with us. [ female announcer ] 1 hour to go, 1 hour to whiten. when you don't have the time, there's new crest 3d white 1 hour express whitestrips. removes years of stains in just 1 hour. whitening without the wait. now get the best 3d white deal of the year at selecte

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. >> turning san francisco into gotham city. >> a guy is flying a hundred miles an hour down the highway when suddenly spotting the police only made him speed up. >> a guy working has his shirt wripd off and -- ripped off. >> and want a flat screen tv in we have the buzz word to win. >> and the hot new song going viral. how to get your groove on and dunk it like it's hot. ♪ do the cookie dance >> this adorable little boy dressed as batman is 5-year-old myles. he a superhero because he is battling leukemia. the make a wish foundation reached out to myles and he said i want to be bat kid. the make a wish foundation along with the help of thousands upon thousands of are people are making this happen today in san francisco. so first the san francisco police chief will ask "do i know where bat kid is? we need bat kid's help." then he will rescue a damsel in distress and then he'll capture the ridler as he's robbing a vault and then he'll get a special message from the police chief. he'll look out the window and the square with thousands upon thousands of people and cheering his name and askin

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times retweeted the gotham city i don't know tal and the dodgers congratulations lated the giants when batkid rescued lou seal. and he was opportunity on hours before the plan was foiled. it earned miles a key to the city. >> there you go! >> a tweet of thanks from the first lady and a vine video from the president himself. >> way to go, miles. way to save gotham. >> gotham once again will forever remain a city that was inspired and saved by batkid. in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> unbelievable how big it was. more. the new orleans saints, who play the 49ers tomorrow, tweeted if the 49ers sign sf batkid, we have no shot on sunday. well done, miles, san francisco and make-a-wish. >>> a lot of the people tweeting and retweeting yesterday signed on to the live streaming coverage we provided on the abc7 news app. if you don't have it, you may want to think about it. download it for free by going to our website. >>> a special edition of the chronicle proved to be so popular, they plan to include an updated version in today's #ed digs. and the t-shirts designed by the son of police chief gre

today he is going to be batkid right here in san francisco turning into gotham city. miles is here in san francisco thinking he is here to get a batman costume. is he in for a surprise. >> cannot wait to see his reaction. the city is expecting thousands to participate, 7,000 tried to make reservations where miles will have lunch and more than that are expected at city hall. >> the way the city got swept up in this...you talk about a city with the heart in the right place. i don't think he has any idea. no one else did and he just things he gets to be batkid for the day. i don't think he has any idea how big it got. >> the police chief suhr's son designed the special t-shirts with the proceeds to make-a-wish foundation. we will tweet his adventures each step of the way following us on twitter. so men people are using that to experience it in real time. if you would like to find out how to help the make-a-wish foundation go to our website. >> in the south bay the santa clara county her is investigating a fatal shooting. deputies responded to reports of shots fired in uni

later you can get reimbursed for the difference. . >>> all right, so how much does it keep to keep gotham city safe for a day? a hundred grand, give or take a few thousand. and thousands came out to watch miles scott get the key to the city after finding all the bad guys on friday. the city will pick up most of the tab for the celebrations. make a wish foundation is also helping out. >>> beautiful weather. pouring down rain but we needed it. >> batkid would be wet as it poured out there today. if you don't have an umbrella you're trying to dry out the outfit you have on. it poured earlier but right now it's clear. scanning the skies tw the radar and nothing within 200 miles of the bay area right now. we have a lot of low cloud cover and fog out there. take you live outside. this is video, grizzly creek has fog. thick deck out there. fog is a major problem in that area. rain was a problem earlier but we needed it. 1.27 inches of rain in san fransisco. more rain than the previous 228 days combined. much needed rainfall hitting the bay area. overnight tonight, fog likely widespread by tomorrow mo

take a look at this, thousands of people were on the front lines to watch san francisco turn into gotham city>> yes this, was the scene today just one of four areas featuring bat kid's exciting adventures. >> going now to ama daetz live at city hall. >> to see crowds of people that gathered for miles today, also known as bat kid, it was just emotional. it was overwhelming and spectacular to seechlt and -- sxee bat kid, people were worried but he performed like a real super hero today. >> bat kid to the rescue. san francisco became gotham city to make a wish come true for 5-year-old miles. now in remission after battling leukemia his parents managed

. >>> bat kid arrived and tomorrow san francisco will be transformed into gotham city to make one boy's wish come true. we are seeing signs of it around the city tonight. >> reporter: we are. look here. this is the grand hyatt hotel. tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. commissioner gordon will send out the signal and the adventures will begin. >> this will be epic tomorrow. it is bat kid eve. >> reporter: turning san francisco into gotham city for a 5-year-old is one challenge but the amount of interest, the number of people wanting to help is off the charts. >> my goal was to have 200 volunteers. we over shot that. over 13,000. >> reporter: he has already won a big battle against leukemia. he is now in remission. [ music ] >> reporter: when he goes to battle tomorrow as the bat kid he will take on the riddler, penguin and the joker. he gave bat kid a lesson. >> he went up there. all the way up there and he did flying trap ease. he flew out over the whole room and then one kid came down into the net. everyone was clapping. >> people from all over the world are applauding, celebrating his sto

gotham. and it will forever remain a city inspired and yes, even saved by batkid.ncisco, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >>> and the new orleans saints who will play the 49ers tomorrow tweeted this. if the 49ers find sf batkid we have no shot on sunday. well done. a lot of people tweeting and retweeting were signed onto the live streaming coverage on the abc 7 news app. >>> ahead. accusations that student athletes are getting in with a break. now we approach this saturday morning, a live look outside from our tower cam. how gorgeous is that? don't be fooled, though. it's not especially warm. [ female announcer ] welcome one and all to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor, a feeding frenzy to say the least. a turkey from safeway is just what they crave. a hero of the table, "so delicious" they'll rave. fresh, natural, frozen. it's the best selection around. spend $30 and a frozen safeway turkey is just 59 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. safeway. ingredients for life. best f

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san franciscoransformed into gotham city. i can tell you as you look over the ty it looks like it need as super hero. can't wait to see that full moon out there. friday, november 15th.on this this is "today in the bay." >>> it is 4:31. good morning. thank you for ining us. i'm jon kelley. it's friday, time to check the forecast wh meteorolost christina loren. >> indeed we made it we did it together. thanks for wakin up with us there because weost all of the low clos from yesterday without alanket of low clouds it's going to be a cold start to the day. havevhave a pretty nice finish. then the rain moves in. we'll detail that i theull forecast. firstike inouye. >> good morning. we'r struggling through here, 880 not a problem. easy drive norbound with the let's look at the maps.um. this stretch swing north thereof and might have a road crew. typical for overnight construction and westbnd 0 as you pass by fruitvale there could be a crew. past hhway 13 so far you're ne up toward 980 andhe rest of the maze. the aroach a light flow.

this is front page of the gotham city chronicle, e-mailed to us with a thousand special newspapers will be handed out at union square with a headlight "batkid saves city." amy hollyfield will have more at the top of the hour. we will be tweaking adventures each step of the way today and you can follow us on twitter to experience it in real time. if you would like to find out how to help the make-a-wish foundation go to our website at abc7news.com. >> same bat time, same bat channel. if you are flying out of oakland international airport during the holidays you could run for a strike by food and retail workers. 200 store and restaurant employees will walk off the job between thanksgiving and the end of the year. the union local 2850 says the date and length are not set and they staged a strike in august push for better wages and benefits and their employer says passenger legals down. officials say restaurants and stores would stay open if the workers go on strike again. >> more international aid is arriving in the philippines as humanitarian workers rush to rescue and feed the victims de

a local daily in san francisco said it was turned into the gotham city chronicle for the day.he mayor of san francisco gave in ad the keys to the city public ceremony in front of hundreds of people, as you can see here. an amazing show of support for miles and his family, and certainly a day they will remember forever. web users the world over have been posting under the free inemy hammond hashtag response to the 10-year sentence for the american cyber activist. it stems from what had been a 2011 with strikeforce -- st ratfor. the punishment has been called excessive, saying it makes a mockery of the justice system. many want the decision to be released and for the 28-year-old to be released as early as possible. it is described as a real bargain on craigslist era for 200 and $5,000, you can have your very own ghost town. 50,000. $2 the small california village is now completely deserted. it has difficult access, but the owners are put forward two very strong selling points they think will produce potential buyers. it comes with a bar with a liquor license. released this anima

a differenc what aextraordinary scene today in san francisco as they transformed themselv into gotham city to make a young supeero's dreams come tr. "nightly news" begs now. >>> od evening. president obama now finds himself compared to presidt george w. bush as in the problemsith the health care plan have become president obama's kaina. he's now apologizetwice for breaking the promise to americans that they uld keep their health insurance. and tonight an increasing number of his own democrats are saying this proposefix isn't good enough. 39 of them sided with republicans in a vote on a bill which s another attempt to kill obama care today. we begin here tonight with nbc's kelly o'donnell on capitol hill. >> reporter: the biggest defection of the yeafrom inside the psident's own party today. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: 39 democrats, nearly 2 of their caucus, joined with publicans to change the healtcare law to try to let millions of consumers whe health insurance has been cancellekeep their plans. west virnia democrat nick grayha voted with republics. how would you grade the adminis

it has already been quite a day for bat kid in san francisco, which has been turned into gotham city. >> before lunch today this little batman had already rescued a damsel in distress and thwarted a bank robbery, you can see the thousands gathered to watch. claudine has been watching this, this little boy is priceless, it is so adorable. >>> it is amazing as is this response, i want to step out of the way as we pan around and take a look as we pan around, you can see people packed in the street and there in front of us this is why, two bat cars, one for batman and one for bat kid and where are they? they are getting a bite to eat because they are exhausted. it has already when a been a busy morning and it is just beginning. >>> it was a super morning as they rolled out, batman in one and bat kid in the other, the streets were jammed with masses all who wanted to see his dream come true, in he crowd his parents and a bus load of family and friends overwhelmed by it. >> i never dreamed it would be like this, but san francisco thank you, it is amazing. we are just from a small town up no

even more showed up to change san francisco into gotham city. rescued this damsel in distress. he was summoned by the police chief. >> bring the bat kid. >> there was even a bat signal. with the citizens of gotham cheering him on, little miles set off to save the san francisco giants mascot, lucilly the evil clutches of the peng n penguin. >> nicely done, dynamic duo, you saved the city. >> the san francisco chronicle credited the special edition "bat can i saving city." he even got a key to the city at a special ceremony, but the people here got something more. today they will leave their hearts in san francisco, they gave them to a little boy who proved what it really means to be a super hero. >> good job, bat kid. >> reporter: it was just last month that mile had a tube taken out of his chest to dispense medication, the director of the make awitch foundation was saying a bit ago, i think we gave miles back a bit of his childhood. truly a spectacular story. we've covered so many stories, but i have never seen anything quite like this. really r

we'rbetter for it gotham city, thas what we'll be today. is is recent video of h rescuing a dsel in distress. >> h did a fantastic job. >> ye. gave her a big hug at the end, too, to wrap it up. it wasun to watch. thank you very ch for joining i'm jon kelley. >> good rning. i'm marla tell. let's go to bob ridll live in san francisco with how thousan of volunteers a making this yog boy's dream come true. bob, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, marla and jon. there are at least 5 people out he to watch batkid. hiseal maim is miles. he is a 5-year-old leukemia patient. they watched the past 20 minutes rescue a damsel in distress this poor wan was sck onhe cable car tracks. thiddler was up t no good. there was some sort of green device that he strapped to her back. plutonium or urani in there. he got the call from the chief eaier this rning to get down here ap because batm needed him to help. he and tman showe up in the bat mobile, and just in theick of time, they re able to dismantlehatever that device was, that riddler set up for t

. >>> and the new details we're learning about just how much it cost to turn san francisco into gotham city. >>> a live look outside this morning. that's in san francisco. kind of a soggy start to our day. the north day getting much of the rain. in oakland there are still wet streets this morning. in san jose, cloudy skies after some light rain overnight. good morning to you. thank you very much for joining you the. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm jon kelley. good morning to everybody. the rain expected to return later this morning. meteorologist christina loren has been hard at work tracking the storm for us. >> we needed this rainfall. we are still in fire season right now. so this is a welcomed sight to see over an inch and a half of rain in the bucket for mill valley. napa, over 0.7 inches. that's impressive for 24 hours. picked up some good totals, menlo park and campbell. a half inch of rainfall over the course of the past 24 hours. we're getting a bit of a break at this point. want to show you all that rainfall is racing off to the east, out of the bay area. more is on the way, but i

city. >> there you go. first lady thanks and lane from the president. >> way to go miles way to safety gotham. >> once againnd forever remain a city inspired and even saved by bat kid. this is 7 news. >> grit day or what. a lieutenant of the people tweeting and retweeting today were also signed on to the live streaming coverage that we provided on the abc 7 news app. now if you don't have it you really should. very handy used it a number of times today on covering the story. you cap down load the your tablet or smart phone for free by going to our web site. in addition we post add lot of video from bat kid adventure today on our web site. fine it on the main pay him of abc 7 news.com unhighlights check that out when you can. >> one last time touch base with sandhya weekend is here. >> yes weekend is here. what a great story toen the work week on. we show few passing clouds no written to speak of. tomorrow afternoon we keep it on the cool side for mid november. upper good is to the mid 60's. it will be partly to mostly sunny breezy at times and tomorrow night big night if you lake to watch meteor showers. pe

. >>> evil villains stood no chance against the batkid in san francisco at gotham city yesterday. there he is, 5-year-old miles scott as batkid. finally as you can see there, he even took on the penguin who captured the giants mascot. even got praise from the president. >> way to go miles. way to save gotham. >> this is closure for us. he finished treatment in june. it's been a long three years for us. and this is one way to kick it off. >> the entire day was a wish come true for miles. he's been battling cancer for most of his life, but he is now in remission. the make a wish foundation along with the mayor, police chief, and the thousands of volunteers made miles' dreams come alive. it was just amazing. no one knew how big this thing was going to blow up and it took off on social media. >> people were tweeting, talking about it worldwide. >> something that the child will never forget. >> it was just something that we could all embrace as it was good news to talk about for once. >> exactly. >> good news. very good. >> and they score! >> the sharks seem to be getting the magic bac

. >> in less than 24 hours, san francisco transforms into gotham city. meet the superhero stuntman helping make a 5-year-old's wish come true. >> it was fog city this morning. dense fog until 10 or 11:00, sunshine did not come out until the afternoon. temperatures kept down. santa clara and foster city the 60s. half moon bay today only 56. we'll talk about if the fog will come back tomorrow and some other changes. might need a jacket after you watch the seven-day forecast coming up in 10 minutes. >>> i'm juliette goodrich live in san francisco. so many people opening their hearts and their wallets to typhoon victims and here's one expecting. seniors having a special fundraiser coming up. i'll tell you how you can be part of it. ,, a faculty member from galar tary school >>> for the second time in two weeks a san jose school is hit by a large computer theft. a faculty member from ga larz sa elementary school discovered 19 laptop computers were missing from a storage room early tuesday more than. a jar containing $30 the students collected to buy a class pe

. >>> turning san francisco goo into gotham city. we go on within one with batman. we're back in 80 seconds. cafes that look a lot like >>> they've been popping up in strip malls all over the bay area and the state. internet cafes that look a lot like mini casinos. local authorities are trying to shut them down, but as christin ayers found out, legally speaking it's a gray area. >> spending real dollar signs. it looks like vegas, but this is east oakland inside a place called get connected. neighboring businesses didn't want to talk to us on camera about get connected. they say they're scared of repercussions. oakland city attorney may be running scared, too. she never returned our calls about this place. that might be because just down the nimitz freeway, the city of hayward got sued earlier this year for trying to shut down a similar so-called internet cafe. >> the software program and the business does not in any way violate any california gaming or gambling law period. >> johns weten is the attorney for the owner of both get connected in oakland and in hayward.