gotham division. and then for his superheroism, miles was awarded the key to the city. t congratulations from the white house, president obama even vined him his presidential thanks. >> way to go, miles! way to save gotham! way to go, miles, way to save gotham. way to go, miles, way to save gotham. >> basically, the entire city of san francisco went nuts today. and so did everyone who could not be there in person, but who cheered it all on, online. and here is why this is the best new thing in the world. aside from the first and most obvious reason, which is that a key who has had to fight for his life is getting something he really wanted. another reason that this is great, is that the truth is, when people are faced with awful things, with the specter of awful things, including sickness and death, even in children, the seeming inevitability of darkness and destruction, you know what people want to do? they want to help. and when there's not just a desire to help, but there is a specific thing that you really can do and it really might help, people do it. people help. t

last month the foundation granted his wish of turning san francisco into gotham city for a day. demand for t-shirts, they've reached great amounts. they say there's more than 1,000 presale orders for the t-shirt. it's sold out. there's also other items in the bat kit collection like hats. >>> privacy concerns being >>> privacy concerns being raised in the privacy 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 possible. preparations are underway tonight to remember nelson mandela. crowds have surrounded his home singing songs. a public memorial will be held tuesday. president obama and others all plan to attend

gotham city, wonder girl is going to be escorted around town for several public appearances. adventures begin at cook elementary school at 9:00, then to the high school, city hall and the maritime academy and the penguin is in town. >>> still ahead, we continue to follow breaking news in the east bay. a car crashes into a gas pump sparking a fire in oakland. >>> plus, it's getting worse. millions of target customers could be victims of a nationwide security breach. what the company is saying this morning. >>> an suv crashes and sparks a fire. christie smith is at the scene talking to investigators about a dui arrest. >> plus, just hours ago, target releasing new details about a security breach that could affect millions. what we've just learned coming up in a live report. >> and it's a good news bad news weather story for today. the good news, much better air quality. the bad news, fierce winds. we'll detail the changes in your forecast. >> and that fierce wind may have an affect on your drive right here. we'll show you where things may be getting rougher for your ride. >> and

remember when he and the make-a-wish foundation and thousands of volunteers turned san francisco into gotham city to make his wish come true. miles and his family back in the city for a fundraising event. always good to see him. the crowd loves him. the raiders could have used help from bat kid. the 63-yard touchdown run was not enough to boost the silver and black over the jets. new york dominated for much of the game, went on to beat the raiders. the raiders fall to 4-9 on the season. >> at least one raider will be back on the field at at&t park. >> jones and joe montana and several olympians including kristi yamaguchi taking part in the holiday heroes event that benefits five bay area children's charities. kids to neat athletes, take part in several events like face painting, teddy bear stuffing and making smores. >> i'm a fan. >> light a fire to stay warm. we'll check the forecast coming up. what about that morning commute? >> heat seaters. looking to the san mateo bridge. an easy drive across 92. chilly there as well as around the bay. look at the map. the bridges are fine, the larger bridge

last month miles scott played bat kid fighting crime across san francisco or gotham city.verybody fell in love with this, thanks to the help of thousands of people who participated. this weekend he will play fund-raiser kicking off the brave the bay 5k run to benefit the make-a-wish foundation. >> we welcome him back. open arms. one san jose family moved to fremont their cat ironically named dasher ran away. that was three years ago and the family hasn't seen him since. until this week. the cat was turned into an animal shelter in fremont and turns out dasher was living about two miles away. >> such a great cat, great with my kids so i mean, he's big now and just feels so great to just see him and bring him home. >> another homeowner was feeding him the whole time. must have been pretty good eats. the owner recently sold the house and the buyers brought the cat to the shelter and the shelter tracked down dasher's original family. >> okay. look what the cat dragged in. it's mike inouye. >> is that the cat i saw by my kid's school. we saw a cat that color. that's a big cat.

each car had its own theme showing different events from batkid saving gotham city. >>> we're down here in the consumerwatch call-in center where today we are featuring a "covered california" call-in. we have gathered the experts from "covered california" the state health insurance exchange to answer your questions. got a question? give us a call right now at 1- 888-5-helps-u. we'll be right back. ,, [son] all right,she has no idea. [man] no one told her,right? [son]hi! [mom screams] and today... we have experts standing by to answer your questions by pho >>> the deadline is fast approaching to sign up for health coverage through "covered california" and today we have experts standing by to answer your questions by phone. julie watts joins us from our call center to tell you more about the help you can get. we all can get. julie. >> reporter: if you have questions about the health insurance exchange, give us a call right now 888-5-helps-u. but i am here with one of the experts, kenwood, from "covered california" to help clear up a few questions a few common questions we get. ken, we get

grant and challenge to the make-a-wish foundation, the foundation transformed san francisco into gotham cityt month. helping make 5-year-old miles scott's wish come true. cane will give the money once its bay area executive director raises that amount. >> let's see how they do. not bad. great. >> i want to check the commute. not so great. >> folks riding b.a.r.t., big note out from the system, over from san francisco over to dublin there is no direct service. there is service but not direct service, you'll have to transfer trains to do some mechanical issues at daly city so things are disjointed as far as reports but i can tell you barlt says no direct service so heed that barning. we're looking here toward 880 and the drive you saw from the live look. flb not a problem from the coliseum in toward downtown oakland. traveling away from the area this is eastbound 580. the earlier car fire, actually the u-haul truck fire at 164th, the fire had been put out. then the fire department got called back and said more smoke and fire so no injuries but this is flaring up again right around the castro v

thousands of residents from san francisco helped a sick child's dream come true, turning the city into gotham city home to the boy's favorite superhero, batman. residents of a town in the san francisco bay area launched a similar operation last week. wish -- the 10's year old girl wanted to be wonder woman for the day -- the 10 year old girl who had leukemia when it to be wonder woman. her dream came true thursday when, as we can see from these amateur images circulating online, hundreds of locals gathered across the city to show their support. the gatherings were coordinated by grassroots organization vallejo together who work hard drumming support in the week leading up to the big day, on facebook in particular. nica was renamed wonder girl during which the mayor gave her the keys to the city. she also received various other gifts from the local police and fire services. the aim was to make the little girl happy, and if the beaming smile on her face afterward is anything to go by, the mission well and truly was accomplished. mark is a youth worker in edmonton, canada, and by his twitter page he

for that day it was gotham city. now it's wonder girl's turn to come to the rescue. >> nbc bay area's christie smith is live with more on this new crime-fighting dynamo. >> reporter: her name is monica romo and she got the super hero treatment this morning. that's her in the white knit hat up there. she told me she's heard all about bat kid san francisco adventures but never thought she'd get a day of her own. she's trying to save the city of vallejo through her own story of fighting leukemia. monica was a little shy when she first arrived at penny cook elementary school where she's a fifth grader, but friends and teachers dressed up as super heroes, cheering her on as she arrived this morning. it was a secret to her until today that the community group in supporting the cancer kids planned a day just for her. she actually read from an essay that she wrote about battling leukemia and helping out her city. the secret was it was actually a contest and she was the only one to enter it. she didn't know that at the time a

remember when the make a wish foundation along with thousands of volunteers turned san francisco into gotham city to make his wish come true. what a cutie. >>> and instead of resting after yesterday's big game, anquan boldin spends the morning helping out some kids, posing for pictures too. he gave 60 children from san jose a shopping spree at the levi store in valley fair. they each received a $100 gift card, a customized fitting 49ers sweater and scarf and got to shop with him as well. >> all right. well, with the freezing weather we've had, it can be unbearable to be outside. wait until we show you the outdoor activity many did in freezing temperatures. we'll show you after the break. >>> apparently the cold weather gripping part of the nation doesn't bother everyone. >> in billings, montana, the temperature for saturday's polar bear plunge, 18 below. >> that's crazy. >> ow. it was for a good cause, they say. >> oh, my gosh. >> 47 people jumped into an ice cold lake to raise money for the special olympics. some may have even enjoyed the water as much as they enjoyed helping others. officials s

year-old conditionser survivor miles scott became an internet sensation when san francisco turned into gotham cityews coming up at 7:00. right now, here is more of the "today" show. ♪ >>> good morning. it is saturday, december 7th, 2013. >>> finally free. an american war vet held in prison in north korea. he was released late last night. we are live this morning for you with the details. >>> deadly and dangerous. ten people are dead after one storm system brought thick ice and dangerous road conditions. hundreds of flight cancellations. power outages and there is another storm right on its tail. >>> remembering nelson mandela. south africa now in the middle of its ten-day mourning period. but while some more than the loss of one of the world's greatest leaders, many are celebrating his life and his contributions to history. >>> good morning, everyone. >> i tweeted earlier. erica, i tweeted earlier it's a privilege to be in south africa this time a as this nation mourns but also celebrates the life of nelson mandela. people have come here to his home. this is where he lived in the '40s up into the

the foundation transformed san francisco into gotham city last month to help make 5-year-old miles scott's true. under the challenge they will give the organize the money once the bay area executive director raises the same amount. >>> still to come, we're following breaking news in oakland. an underground pipeline catches fire. an update coming up after the break. [ female announcer ] for those who love sweets your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nine for challenge butter. and when hands get messy, quite surely they'll say, yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> an update to our breaking news stories. an underground pipeline is on fire. it is the four inch steel line. pg&e crews say they hope to have the flow of that gas stopped within the next two hours. >> this is near the intersection of golf links road and fontaine street west of 580. the

. >>> that kid is returning to san francisco for the first time since taking down villains in gotham city. we will tell you what he has been up to. >>> rain is hitting the bay. snow in some areas. we have the weekend forecast straight ahead. >>> our top story this morning, the korean war veteran held in north korea for more than one month has been deported back to the united states. merrill newman is expected to arrive in, what, a couple of hours, mike. >> reporter: yes. i just confirmed with airport officials that he is expected to arrive around 9:00 on a united airlines flight coming from beijing. his son will be here to greet his father as he finally arrives back in states. he is 85 and from palo alto and has been held by the south korea an government since late october. before he was scheduled to leave, korean authorities detained him and held him for weeks. he is a korean war veteran and televised an apology for his part in the war. he briefly spoke to reporters on his way home at the beijing airport. >> i'm very glad to be on my way home. i appreciate the -- so i can be on my way. >

the make-a-wish foundation turned san francisco into gotham city and saved the giant's mascot. the deacon on mount diablo is shining brightly to mark the attack on pearl harbor and will shine until dawn to honor the 22 people that were killed. there were six survivors of attack. >>> another story we are following, this frigid weather that has everybody's teeth shatterling. we will check in with our meteorologist brian van aiken that has more on the temperatures that keep on plummeting. >>> and they will continue to get colder over the next few nights. we will see more frigid temperatures next week. live view of san francisco, a beautiful night around the bay. we have clear skies and boy it is really chilly. even right now temperatures at freezing in some spots like petaluma at 32 degrees and look for those readings in the north bay to two down to the low 20s. loss beganos and berkeley in the upper 30s and san francisco is cold at 41. we are going into the upper 30s for san francisco tonight. a freeze warning in effect for all of the locations around the bay area except san fran

the little boy who turned san francisco into gotham city for his wake-a-wish dream returned to the baya. he's known as bat kid but his real name is miles scott. he kicked off the 5 kk run at aquatic park in san francisco yesterday. of course, he was not without his trusty mask and cape. the cancer survivor helped raise more than $80,000 for the bay area's make-a-wish foundation surpassing last year's $70,000, and he didn't have to take a plunge in the bay to do it, just him being there was cute enough. meteorologist anthony slaughter is here with a look at the weekend forecast. anthony, when you took over san francisco, the weather was gorgeous. he's probably like maybe he could save the day another day. >> he probably has on a few extra long johns but he probably has a few extra powers to handle that. maybe he can do something about this weather. you know, this morning we're waking up to some beautiful sunrises across the bay. you can pick out your location. wherever you're at this morning, really spectacular sunrises, and this is really what we're going to be looking at for the rest

make-a-wish foundation transformed san francisco into gotham city last month. he's raised $30,000 through his clothing company, kid monarch company. >>> all righty. that's going to do it for us. thank you for watching. we hope to see you tonight at 11:00. >> good night. see you soon. >> bye-bye. >>> ashton and mila's wedding weekend. now on "extra." >>> new pics. ashton in a tux and mila in a white dress. breaking couples' news today. >>> harry styles getting serious with kendall jenner? >> new video of the couple leaving a new york hotel. >> plus pregnant kelly clarkson forced to fight off cheating rumors two months into her marriage. >> and miley twerking with a bad santa. >> and ma rhoa is backstage at a star

making national news last month when san francisco was transformed into gotham city grabbing his wish to be bat kid for a day. >>> another bump in the road for health care reform this time involving covered california. the statics online exchange has a backlog of 25,000 paper applications that must be resubmitted online. the san jose mercury news says that it could hinder efforts to sign up before the december 23rd deadline. >>> there's only one regularly scheduled game left at candlestick park. coming up your opportunity to own a little piece of history before it's gone forever. >> and i'm dennis o'donnell, coming up steph curry could use your signatures for the all- star game. and did he get both feet inbounds for the chicago bears? bears and cowboys monday night special coming up. ,,,, your season is here. let's just call it the baking time of year. you need special ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nine for challenge butter. and when hands get me

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produce enough flights to fill every stock in the up city to check out this video from saturday night of a group of santas brawling on the streets of gotham. looks like somebody's going to get some call in their stockings this year megan kelly would be happy though because all those brawling santas girly white. the declaration of independence was the first founding document in the history of the world. to specifically mention happiness as thomas jefferson's famous words read we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness for hundreds of years we stood by the idea that through hard work and perseverance and given the right opportunities anyone can be happy in america and achieve the american dream but today the american dream is on life support and happiness is more elusive than ever as arthur c. brooks points out the new york times according to new research one of the major variables under our control when it comes to overall happiness is happiness at work and a two thousand and

last month the city transformed into the fictional gotham to grant miles' wish of becoming batman.thanks, tucker. consumers have less cash to burn these days than ever before. there are ways to save that don't include waiting for some sales. >> for some products there's just no point in paying full price when you can find the very same quality in a second hand or used product. >> the question is which items are worth buying used and which ones are worth spending extra money on. here with the tips you need, author of "worth it, not worth it, simple answers to the life's toughest problems" jack barons. >> great to be here. >> my obvious first question is, cars. is it worth buying a new car or not? >> i was going to say absolutely go with news until i found the news item of a russian suv going zip lining. this is the biggest one. you'll save more money over a lifetime by buying used cars than any of the other stuff you could buy used. as soon as you drive it off the lot it's less than 10%. >> is it ever worth it? >> probably not. if you really love that new car smell and you want to s

city. that's a very new york kind of christmas, isn't it? even the super heroes are swearing at children. >> gothamt. >> i saw a fight between a paparazzi and an actor. he would not let go. i thought, this is a good new york moment. >> alec baldwin is a ferocious guy, i hear that. >> okay. >>> take a look at the weather map. incredible warm weather across the east. take a look at this temperature map. it looks -- it's all over the place. go up towards burlington. 27 degrees. freezing rain there. 65 in new york. 34 in buffalo. zero in international falls. incredible temperature contrast going on today and we'll continue to see that throughout the day today. by tomorrow evening everything changes and everybody's back to the cold. this very strange warmup feeling like spring, summer, something like that across the east coast. down towards the southeast we'll see plenty of rain. you see behind that the cold air has moved in. abilene, tulsa, just 31 after that big ice storm you saw yesterday in oklahoma. towards the northern plains, incredible cold air settles in. minus 6 for a high in grand forks. we'l