and we thought we could turn san francisco into gotham city. driving home one night, and i looked at the city and thought it looked gotham-like. >> for help turning the city into gotham, one of the first people patricia reached out to was san francisco chief of police greg suhr. >> when the call came from patricia wilson asking to do something for a little boy -- the answer is always yes, whenever it can be. so the answer was yes. i was to be commissioner gordon, just to kind of ham-and-egg it up a little bit, make it a big deal. >> you have got to stop him, before he steals the taxpayers' money. >> and then we started working on the capers. and then finally wet we went out to the volunteers to get the 200 volunteers to place around the city at key places and make sure that miles was safe and cheer him on and give him that super hero feel. >> but we had no idea what we were in store for. >> the even planning goes viral, and by the time bat kid arrives on the scene, the crowds are a little larger than expected. >> we thought there was going to b

. >> gotham city needs you, batman.lice chief chief greg sur only hoping you can hear my voice. it's critical that you call me right now. and bring the bat kid. >> november 15th, 2013, gotham city, u.s.a. there is a crime in progress, and only a team of caped crusaders can save the day. the bat mobile roars down a kroun crowd-lined skreetd. on this day, badman is a super hero driver for a very courageous side kick, the one and only bat kid! the dynamic duo has a city to protect. bad kid rescues a dam snell distress and does battle with the tricky and fiendish riddler. >> who tricks the riddler? >> as the riddler is led away by the police, the excitement in the crowd is palpable. the good people of gotham are safe! but we can help but wonder, who is behind the mask worn by this small but powerful super hero? >> who are you? >> bat kid as it turn out is 5-year-old miles scott who has been fighting his own villain, leukemia, since he was 17 months old. six months earlier when gotham city was still san francisco, patricea w

. ♪ mark: gotham city currently gripped by a superstorm named hillary.here with us to talk about hillary clinton. i was reading various tweets about hillary clinton. she met with donors and talked about super pac's. she said they are sprouting on the republican side like mushrooms. she is very aware very focused on fundraising. how is she positioned to fund raise under these conditions? very worried about republican money. >> i think she is positioned well to get the money. she is almost certainly the nominee. the democrats do not want republicans to take over. she will not have to compete with other democrats for the money. she has two real problems. she came out of the gate as a campaign finance report -- reformer. the second problem is that her opponents, bernie sanders martin o'malley will say she is the candidate of wall street. i think that will resonate with some of the primary voters. john: one of the problems in the democratic party in the past was that the democratic super pac found out a lot of rich donors did not want to get into that. launch

. >> gotham city beard alliance they promote tolerance and acceptance of all facial hair. bill: maybe a ploy by barber shops to get in there to sanities the beards. >> they found something real cool in woods behind the ridgewood water treatment planting. >> this is incredible. >> a sculpture of the state seal of great state of new jersey creation of a prolific sculpture with dozens of works on display in paterson area. countonce you woman susan -- council woman susan showed me the treasure. >> it is important to press every our history -- preserve our history. so they understand where we come from and where we go to. >> it has been resting on a couple of tires covered by a tarp. it dates back about a century, features three plows of state seal, detail is fantastic. >> how do you restore a sculpture that has been in back of the yard for 60 years. >> you clean it, and determine what needs to be done. if there are piecing missing. >> the loose plan is to display the piece at ridgewood village hall, it is heavy and delicate, there are some considerations but locals are steppin

. ♪ mark: gotham city is currently gripped by a superstorm named hillary. been fundraising throughout the city. al hunt is back with us. while we were talking about george -- jeb bush, i was looking at various tweets about hillary today. she met with him super pac -- met with some super pacs and she is very aware and focus on fundraising. how do you think she is positioned to fund raise under these unique conditions not an incumbent, but basically alone for the money? very worried about republican money, both now and next year. al: i think she is positioned well to get the money. she is almost certainly the nominee. democrats don't want republicans to take over. she will not have to compete with a lot of other democrats for that money. she will raise a lot of money. she came out of the gate as a campaign finance reformer and she and her people will say, these are the rules we've got to play by, but it will raise questions of authenticity. bernie sanders, jim webb, martin o'malley will say she is the fat cat, the candidate of wall street. they have to say th

. >> with all due respect to gotham city, it takes big shoulders to support a presidential library. ♪show tonight, first, the deal that was blocked, or is it? the trade measure that has been washington's main focus this week is in a trouble. president obama in his own party this afternoon,

. >> with all due respect to gotham city, it takes big shoulders to support a presidential library. ♪n the show tonight, first, the deal that was blocked, or is it? the trade measure that has been washington's main focus this week is in a trouble. president obama in his own party this afternoon, can fast-track get back on track? john: the answer to the question is no. it seems to me at this point it will be very difficult to do. there is so much finger-pointing, and this is a senate where they are supposed to have an easier chance of getting things through. republicans are blaming democrats and democrats are rude -- are blaming republicans. there is not much enthusiasm to get this going. no one is fighting for this that needs to fight for it in the middle. mark: i do not have any indication the president is really making appeals. he is deferring to the help you unless he gets much more involved and make the case dramatically, i do not think it will happen. john: if there is any hope in this, the hope is in ron, who has a history of working in a bipartisan way and is seen as a pro-free

washington dream came -- make-a-wish foundation came through when san francisco was turned into gotham city is believed that more than a billion people turned to social media to cheer him on. bat kid begins releases june 26 and you can watch the trailer on www.ktvu.com. that was a fun day. >> thousands of people turned out. great. >>> scott reiss to tell us how the giants did today. >> quietly the giants are playing pretty good baseball. beating the rivals good, sweeping the rivals, great. shutting out your rival in three straight games does not get better than that. giants-dodgers. madison bumgarner-clayton kershaw. madison bumgarner can beat you with his arm and bat. he takes clayton kershaw out. first time an opposing pitcher homered off the cy young award winner. in the 4th, madison bumgarner getting help. turner. hit it well. pagan had a great catch last night, another grab there. preserving the shut out. bottom 4, hunter pence, came in 4-53 in his career against clayton kershaw. he singles home a run. the giants win again 4-0. they sweep the series 10-0. unbelievable. the athletics fl

help from an entire ziti and the make-a-wish foundation which managed to turn san francisco into gotham cityrt that miles's cancer is currently in remission. >>> vice president biden will head for a graduation. they will toss the hats into the air. more than 1,000 will transition to officers. here they go. boom. >>> also want to say happy birthday to olympic gold medal speed skater apollo ohno who turns 33, super model naomi campbell is 45 and british singer morrissey of the smiths turns 56. >>> new at the bhaay residents waking up to shaken nerves but hopefully not more. >>> plus he reportedly confessed to taking a child live just to know what it feels like to kill. and now a discovery bay man goes to court. >>> what went wrong. details will emerge about a shocking fedex crash that claimed the lives of half a dozen college hopefuls. >>> live look outside this morning on the eve of your memorial day weekend. it is friday may 22nd. this is "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay."

he was a leukemia patient whose make-a-wish request turned san francisco into gotham city for a day back. it was so cool. 25,000 people flooded the city as scott made the rounds as the real life batman. warner brothers made a movie about it and it cops out june 26. >> he was everybody's superhero. >>> if you watched david letterman's farewell show last night you were part of his biggest audience in more than two decades. >> for the last time on a television program, thank you and good night. [ applause ] >> nielsen ratings says more than 13 million people tuned in for the final curtain call. letterman wrapped up his 33 years on air with celebrities and presidents and a final song by the foo fighters. it was awesome. the crowd gave him a two-minute standing ovation. >>> weatherman makes good. >> yeah. >> that's right. former weatherman. >> right. >> that's what really is. >> good for mr. letterman. for us we have a chance of rain coming to the bay area tomorrow. by the way i'm not paul deanno. he is off tonight. just a note. we have mostly cloudy skies around the bay area. and maybe a lig

we'll tell you how it all went down tonight in gotham city next. okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. >>> now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >> one of my old football coaches at the naval academy used to love to say men, there's nothing like going on the road and winning, like going into the opponents' living room, stealing their china, eating their food, then bell whiching right in their face. the -- belching right in their face. that's what he used to say all the time. 3rd period, here we go, curtis glencross for the caps on the break-away goes from location player to lumberjack. he misses it and then starts chopping at it and wouldn't you know it, it's in there. 1-0 caps. minute and 20 seconds, rangers in trouble. chris kreider bails out new york. tied going into overtime and the rangers ryan mcdonagh, he says hey, we ain't done fighting yet. we live to fight another day. new york wins in overtime

miles was a leukemia patient whose make-a-wish request turned san francisco into gotham city for a day in 2013 and warner brothers made a movie showing miles during his epic adventure that day. it will open june 26. the trailer is fabulous. >>> time now is 4:51. scary moments when thieves ambushed a family of jewelers. the bold way the vict h a look at your tv set and take a look at the forecast highs today. about 10 degrees below average again today. hint of sunshine at the seashore. 60s and 70s inland. 71 degrees in los gatos for the outside number. 67 today east of the bay in walnut creek. winds will blow out of the southwest 10 to 20 miles per hour throughout mill valley. 66 degrees with partly cloudy conditions in kentfield. meanwhile the warmest numbers will be realized throughout lake and sonoma counties with high temperatures in the mid- 70s. >>> a spacex craft is back home after a quick trip to the international space station. the dragon capsule departed more than 3,000 pounds of equipment and experiments. it splashed down less than 6 hours later off the southern california co

"with all due respect" to gotham city, it takes big shoulders to support a presidential library. ♪ markght, first, the deal that was blocked, or is it? the trade measure that has been washington's main focus this week is in big trouble. president obama wants it on his desk but senators in his own party but the kibosh on it this afternoon when the closure monster struck again. john, can fast-track get back on track? john: i think the answer to

well thousands of volunteers helped turn the city into gotham and helped miles save the day.heaters next month and nationwide in july. should be pretty good. >> all right. and we don't want you to feel left out on freebie friday so check out 6abc.com. we'll post all of it right there for you. that will do it for "action news" at 4:00 today. for sharrie williams alicia vitarelli, i'm brian taff. join us for a full hour of "action news" at 10:00 on phl17. >> and now here's rick williams with a look at what's ahead at 5:00 hi, rick. >> hi, sharrie, thank you. coming up next on "action news" at 5 o'clock the first summer holiday is here and residents are ready for some r and r. we'll be live along the jersey shore for what's shaping up as a great weekend. >>> also, the latest on a philadelphia chef who was seriously injured in last week's amtrak train derailment. >>> and a delaware guardsman gave a special thank you to the hospital staff who saved his life. >>> those stories and much more when we join you next on "action news" at 5:00. . >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's

the make a fish foundation towns miles into batkid for the day by transforming san francisco good gotham cityperation of anybody who is anyone in the city. >> it captures people's imagination and people continue to do good westbounds and months after this. >> uplifting and inspiring. morning, everyone, drizzle rolling across the golden gate bridge and you can see the wetness on the deck if you thought it may have been cooler-than-average, four to eight degrees cooler. we have showers around los angeles and san diego and mid-60s and quieter around palm springs and scattered snow and thunderstorms through the sierra. here is the new accident. >> we have another new accident in the north by, but, first in south san francisco, involving at least three vehicles southbound highway 101 at grant grand avenue, 24 miles per hour is the top speed approaching the accident traveling in the northbound direction away from sfo you cannot fine any problems. as we take you to walnut creek empty, and a great drive please between metten hill -- pleasanton hill. >> a contagious dog flu is videoing after another c

out his wish to be bat kid thanks to make a wish greater bay area that turn san francisco into gotham city for a day. did it bring out the best of the people here in the bay area. thousands of people poured into the streets to show the support. >> warriors had to cancel planned practice today because of a problem with the charter plate to houston. team board add plane this morning at oakland international but then had to witness more than 5 hours to leave because of mechanical he shall with the plane. warriors arrived in houston just a little while ago houston just a little while ago. action shifts to had you stop for games 3 and 4 saturday and monday. if necessary game 5 will be home on wednesday game 6 back in houston friday. game 7 back at oracle on sup. warriors up 2 games to nothing. catch all the action on the sister network espn. >> don't forget. of this is your home for the nba finals. catch all the action beginning on june fourth. >> another 30 minutes of 7 news at 9:00 next. >> seeing amount of water that has now just flowed to the bay. >> incredible act of destruction. how the b

thanks to the greater bay area which turned san francisco into gotham city for a day.t the best of people here in the bay area. thousands of people poured into the streets to show their support. >> it was a great day. >> it was a great day. >>> a long holiday weekend. no shortage of things to do. >> nope, here is news reporter lal leyla leyla gulen to explore some of the events. bonnie raitt, big n rich kicking off the summer season. nestled amongst the red woods, the santa cruz music festival. blues, country and american music. open ballet is going strong and delivering a dance festival this weekend. it's called east bay dances. the community outreach and educational program features master works alongside innovative new pieces. and, of course be sure to watch abc 7 morning news tomorrow for live coverage when a report from the happiest place on earth. disneyland turns 60 this year and is kicking off with a bang. abc 7 will be there with a sneak peek at the park's newest nighttime attractions and chatting with fans. join us tomorrow morning for all of the magic starti

miles was a leukemia patient whose make-a-wish request turned san francisco into gotham city for a day in 2013. so warner brothers has made a movie chronicling his epic adventures and hits theaters june 26. i know the trailer came out this week. it's fabulous. >> can't wait to see the movie because we all remember that day. >> what's fun too, he lives in the upper reaches of northern california and his parents, i believe, in a farming community up there. so you get to kind of know him and how he grew up and how he battled leukemia from day one and why he is such a superhero, a cute kid. >> we all came together that day. >> we did. >> was that really two years ago? >> wow. >> hard to believe. >> your voice made the trailer. >> i know. >> wow. >> so great because it brought a lot of light on the organization make-a-wish foundation because they do these miracles for children every day. >> what a miracle that was. >> all right. let's check the roads right now. >> big holiday. >> we do. >> it is actually extra "friday light" today. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. no meterin

miles of the hutu became a super year for the day in san francisco remember some francisco became gotham city november 15th at 2013 make a wish of that for five year-old miles and the number of people helped make that happen to canned the watch was released down in part the trailer. "it may be the field a story of the year about a the young leukemia patient being given a chance to live out his dream to be a super hero. remain >> catherine: intermission from leukemia and the data which released an insect eaters june 26th and other product to the story upcoming movie featuring julie roberts. >> pam: coming up the sports take a peek at how the wires are doing in game 2 of the western conference final the giants could big game for madison baumgartner on the mound at the plate gary has the highlights in reaction coming up . >> gary: the evening everyone and not all about you been getting tired of watching like denny lay a scud grant off- camera who was watching the game. " what's going on the commercial >> grant: bricks a perfect time to flip over kron 4 will sportscasts here warriors and control

. ♪ >> we decided to turn san francisco into gotham city. >> the postings from all offer the world. > how he totally plays the character. this goes behind the scenes of the make a wish celebration for miles scott. he's a leukemia survive. we all remember how he went over the city to catch the bad guys. bad kid is set for release june 26th. i love the police chief, fire chief. it was just a really special -- >> you just want to hug him. >> you do. >>> hey, sal, you want to talk about the bridge, the big bridge closure -- no. you don't want to talk about it. [laughter] >> he's already -- >> i'm ready for the weekend. the san mateo bridge will close this weekend from friday night tonight until monday morning at 5:00. a lot of people will be away this weekend. that's one of the reasons they decided to do it. just be aware. use the dumbarton bridge or the toll plaza, the bay bridge or the been itself as alternates. 880 northbound and southbound, 880 is seeing signs of this and it's light at the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> it will be warmer over the weekend. >> no rain or -- >> drizzle this

>>darya: i'm sure your member san francisco became gotham city it was november 15, 2013 part of the maker this five year-old the number of people will help to make happen and came to watch >>mark: the dodgers' lead san francisco without scoring a single run the giant the giants shut out the dodgers for the third straight day the cutting of four a half-game lead for the dow down to one and half games game two of the series at kashmir but coming up more weather and traffic a lot of changes you need to know about for this holiday weekend which you can drive right now but not tonight will talk about the closure. >>darya: what do you think of college graduation you do not think of a lavender or in this case it is another of your boy from sacramento way ahead of his class on thursday he walked across the stage to claim not one but two this is the rhetoric class of 600 range 20 to 65 years old he is by far the youngest of all across the stage this causes there's a place over one year after it completed the state's early exit high school exam and a gift and i graduate from high school the first

day in 2013, the make-a-wish foundation partnered with the city of san francisco to turn the city to gotham so he could safe the day. >>> coming up new details emerging this afternoon about reality star josh duggar he stoppeds to the allegations. we look at a pretty picture from cape may and folks are already on the beach melissa magee has your memorial day forecast, when "action news" comes right back. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting bronchodilators in one inhaler. anoro is not for asthma. anoro contains a type of medicine that increases risk of death in people with asthma. it is not known if this risk is increased in copd. anoro won't replace rescue inhalers for sudden copd symptoms and should not be used more than once a day. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition, or high blood pressure. tell your doctor if you have

the make a wish foundation turned the city into gotham and helped miles save the day. elect theaters on june 6. everyone loved him. >> and other cities do wonderful things like that for other kids. >> reporter: it's a great story. we have a great forecast, you want to see it? let's go live on sky 6. we're live in atlantic city. you have chop waves 2 to 3 feet. temperatures in time 50s light breeze out of the northwest very, very quiet. storm tracker 6 live double scan, no issues out there. we would like to see rain, especially in the lehigh valley where it's been bone dry. places like allentown and bethlehem are close to normal. they've put into the moderate category on the drought scale. we need wet weather in the next a couple of weeks. 55 in in philadelphia. dewpoint, 27 that's very dry. winds out of the north at 8 miles per hour. temperatures area wide in the 40s. in the poconos you got down to 34 degrees in poconos. allentown, 51. philadelphia, 55. millville, 56. dover, 57. light wind out of the north. cape may 56. there's the winds speeds. you may have to contend

gotham hall is a venue for weddings and special occasions. >> this is the last great classical bank built in new york city probably in the united states. columns are five feet in diameter solid limestone. 40 feet high. >> charles belfoure is an architect and historian you. go in to the tiniest town in america you find this really ornate classical bank. even as a kid i knew it was a fancy building that it was a special building. just like a church would be. >> like a church, ceiling and soaring pillars were intended to inspire awe and reference. for money. >> was the heart. they were bright, shiny objects. >> as a vault was show piece. >> they wanted to show the depositor that their money was absolutely safe. >> it was an illusion, banks could fail and often did. >> throughout america's financial history hundreds and hundreds of banks failed. and depositors would lose every nickel they had. >> yet only a year after hundreds of banks went under in the great panic of 1893 built this majestic shrine in down ton manhattan. why did they keep spending money on building astonishing banks is everyone some remembering that grandma lost everythin