penguins. they can get the shots. really in the penguins world. essentially in the penguin world created by two filmmakers hoping to give us new insight in their documentary airing on discovery channel entitled "penguins -- waddle all the way." they deployed 50 of these cameras, hidden inside life-sized robotic penguins, eggs, rocks, and ice formations. >> oh! >> you got it. >> they allow us to get up close and personal with emperor penguins as they take the

how long have there been penguins? >> oh, millions of years.n fossils found. >> six feet, tall as me. >> yeah, and with ten-inch bills. and i really don't think i'd want to band one of those guys. [laughter] >> okay, closing around them. >> banding modern penguins led the trivelpieces to their discovery. it starts with a roundup. they've squeezed i.d. bands on 70,000 penguins to see if they survive their migration. >> oh, excuse me. it's okay. >> penguins migrate up to 5,000 miles in the coldest water on earth. and if you think penguins don't fly, you've never seen them underwater. they can hit up to 25 miles an hour. but after millions of years of this endurance, many chinstrap and adelie penguins aren't surviving anymore. >> we knew something was drastically wrong, something had changed in the ocean. >> what did you think was happening? >> we didn't really know. we knew it had to be something that was going on once they left land and went to sea. [ticking] >> as we'll discover, the fate of those penguins may provide key clues about how fast o

the penguin led a flash mob. the penguin kidnapped the giants mascot lucille. justine made her way to city hall for the keyser money and grand -- key ceremony and city hall. >> it will be mine. there's nothing you can do about it. >> penguin thought he could get away stealing lucille. some of them got emotional. >> my cousin died of leukemia, it's for a little kid. i'm a dad, i'll do anything for my kids. why not. >> to the rescue, batkid and batman saving the day. after a ride down the coke bottle slide, batman tackles the penguin and batkid freed lucille. he got a big hug. then san francisco police carded off the penguin. our pint-sized superhero got a warm welcome as he walked on the field and got his next mission from the police chief on the jumbotron. before he flew off he had time to run the bases. a home run for his fans. >> it's a wonderful thing. >> it's a feel good moment and you want be to be supportive. >> supporters wanted a snap shop -- snapshot as he left for city hall in the bat mobile with a police escort. >> if we lost lucille, if the penguin

gustavo jimenez, a veterinarian and an expert on penguins, expects they'll establish that the penguinpopulation has declined again since the last count. the experts locate the nests they marked using gps. later, they'll assess their findings and discuss what protective measures they need to take to curb the trend. time is running out. and the little galapagos penguin could be facing extinction. >> and we leave you with those images for this week. you can find more information on the galapagos islands on our website. thanks for watching and don't forget to tune in again next week. but for now from me and the whole global team here in our berlin studios, bye-bye. captioned by the national captioning institute >> our guest is john thavis, he is cover the vatican 30 years and served as the bureau chief for the catholic news service. "theis the author of vatican diaries: a behind-the- scenes look at the power, personalities and politics at the heart of the catholic church." >> john, good to talk with you. >> my pleasure. >> you have been covering the catholic church 30 years. >> i am a fai

this is about andamatronic penguins. >> did that penguin just lay an egg? >> yes. >> no way. >> watch this little love triangle develop. >> and like male animals, he showing off, flapping his wings. >> oh, dude! dudes will do anything. a robot woman and we're going after it. >> guys it, gets better because the girl comes back. >> look at her. she's got her head down. she's in attack mode. >> that's like jerry springer. >> no way! he's ripping it apart. >> here is the picture of the feet. we have john downer and phil dalton and a couple of their andamatronic friends. well done. how did you get them amongst all the penguins? >> depending on which ones they were. he could wander and like this. >> are these autonomous robots? >> they are capable of walking. semi-autonomous. if he does fall over or get knocked over by the other, he simply knocks it over. he's going to stand up. >> that is so crazy. and as you saw, they also lay eggs. and they were a little bit too realistic in some ways, the eggs, because we did lose a few to the predators. >> a bird just flew o

it may look and move like a penguin but the others are skeptical.n ma tronic penguins, essentially glorifying spy cams, capable of giving us a bird's eye view of these winged yet flightless birds. give me an example of something we would have never seen if it were not for these cameras. >> we saw the moment the egg came out and the tail flipped around and saved it from the ice. >> reporter: as a result of these imposter paparazzi, we also see this egg cam stolen by a hungry predator, giving us the first ever aerial view shot by a bird. then there is, a penguin couple that lost their own chick, attempts to stage a chick napping. they get us up close and personal as they take the 60 mile journey to the breeding grounds. >> the world's most caring parents. that's what i feel having watched them go through that whole process. >> reporter: we watch as these birds slip and slide and stumble their way through seemingly endless challenges and in the process it's the viewer who just may fall head first for these black tie birds. linsey davis, abc news, new y

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 back to san francisco and no longer gotham city. >> thank you. >> who could morgue yet the song? lucille taken through union square. >> so 1, 1 social media celebrity is the penguin, whose twitter feed penguinsf gave us sinister perspective he found out about the justice department indictment, the penguin responded yiekz, this seems unnecessary. bellwell, minutes later the penguin kip accepted with a shout out to ama daetz. looks like ama has the brave story of sf bat kid covered until we meet again, sf bat kid. >> well, ama all over the story. check out the pictures she tweeted of the penguin. things di

penguins. they can get the shots. really in the penguins world. and, extraordinary behavior. >> they're essentially in the penguin world created by two filmmakers hoping to give us new insight in their documentary airing on discovery channel entitled "penguins -- waddle all the way." they deployed 50 of these cameras, hidden inside life-sized robotic penguins, eggs, rocks, and ice formations. >> oh! >> you got it. >> they allow us to get up close and personal with emperor penguins as they take the treacherous 60 mile journaly to their breeding grounds. rock hoppers as they bob and weave their way through snapping sea lions. we watch as these bird slip, slide, and stumble their way through an obstacle course of seemingly endless challenges. on their annual pilgrimage to the harshest of destinations. allen t ein the hopes of creati life. in the process the viewer just may fall head first for these black-tie bird. woah, this krd. l! the tour. give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we had to take just a lit

just clickn penguin-rddler charge. that's all on nbcbayarea.com. >>> new at 5:00, a close call for a san francisco police officer this morni. a cartruck the police officer knocking him off the motorcycle. he wataken awan an bulance and is expected to survi survive. >> we'rerying to determine the extent of his inries right the other drir cooperive. 're conducting an investigation to fure out how the collision occurred. >> the santa clara county sheriff's department is looking for agunma it happened aund 10:00 last night. the man was found in front of a resturant on south white road. it's too early to tell i he has any connection to the car. he died on scene deputiesnterviewed witness but still need more informion. if you have any information, contct the sheriff's department. >>> new details about an emergency landing at san jose airport this morning. an american airlines jet was forced to tn arou because of a bd strike. we are ve at san jose international with what happed after passengers heard a loud pop. >> reporr: we

the penguin wreaking havoc. while his little brother watched on as robin. miles, aka, bat kid raced all around town, accompanied by a volunteer actor dressed up as the elder caped crusader. bat kid saved the damsel in distress, the woman with a suspicious device tied to her back. he stopped the riddler from robbing a bank and handed hem over to the cops. >> this is all part of the plan! >> he saved the san francisco giants' mascot from the evil hands of the penguin. with the criminals in custody, the feds even presented an indictment. those villains facing possibility of serious time. of course, a bust of etch pgss . >> way to go, miles, way to save gotham. >> bat kid saves the city! >> the mayor presented our hero with the key to the city before a joyful crowd of thousands. >> the streets of our city are safer because of you! >> made of chocolate of course, a treat for a champion. all in a day's work for one superheroes, who left a lasting legacy with one grateful city. >>> love that kid. and love that story. thank you for watching abc news. tune in to "go

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. >> reporter:the batkid's arch nemy.the penguin. led a flash mob.which told bat kid there was a problem at at&t park. >> reporter:the penguin kidnapped giants mascot lou seal.and his efforts were needed again. >> reporter:batkid jumped into action. arriving at the ball-park. >> reporter: that's where kron four's justine waldman met up with bat-kid. >> reporter:justine eventually made her way to city hall for the grand finale. >> reporter:that's where justine somehow got close enough to miles to snap a picture. >> reporter:she tweeted it.at justine waldman. >> reporter:and now people on the twitter are saying she's leaving me for bat- kid.and i'm jealous. >> reporter:justine, let's set the record straight.is our marrage over.have you moved on to a real life, al- beit 5 year old super-hero? >> reporter: no! i still love you. >> reporter: once his crime fighting duties were accomplished, 'bat kid' headed to civic center plaza, where he received one of the city's highest honors. >> reporter: that man tackle at the penguin and freed last

now the penguin is trying to kidnap lulle,he masco for the san francisco giants.is buzzing down there to try to sav the city. has done a great job so far. go b kid. - .and the home of therave - jason, i rlly like your look. - i totally disagree, because i love your look. you're a star. believe in your drms. thank you. - jason, have you ever put out a cigar on gilbert gottfried's neck? becausi have, and his screams we the worst thing i'd ever heard until tonight. congratulatis-- you're a disace. - boo! - shoo bee doo bee shoo bee do. ah-- i roed my ankle. god! - seventeen million people watched thathow last night. not me-- i've gotetter things to do th watch jenna humiliate children. - so, you don't care that ayla made it to the next rod?

>> then -- it's the penguin! >> then he arrived. >> here's batkid. >> tonight even the president is talking about batkid. >> the little guy is probably passed out somewhere right now after a wonderful day, an exciting one, right, andrea? >> reporter: word on the street is that pint size caped crusader is, in fact, in bed right now after a very tough day fighting crime here in gotham city, a crime wave like we've never seen before. in fact, city hall is still lit up in honor of his accomplishments today. from comic book page to childhood dream to make a wish reality on the streets of san francisco, gotham, batkid miles saved the damsel from the riddler, saved the dough from the same dude, saved the seal from the penguin, batkid even had time to grab a burger, all the while stealing the day and the hearts of san franciscans. >> oh, i think batkid is so good. he's the ultimate hero. >> i can't even explain it. i am just so amazed to be here in this great city and to be able to support miles and his make a wish. i'm

he defeated the riddler, the penguin. now he needs a nap. >> what a strong kid.nd make-a-wish foundation an amazing organization. they do that when it's not on television thousands of times. this is great. this is good stuff. thank you to san francisco for doing this. >>> great weather for batkid. you need good weather to solve a crime, don't you? batkid did and got it today. here's a live look outside over gotham city. we had clear skies today. certainly felt like fall though. san francisco only had a high of 60. and temperatures right now oakland 65. livermore 59. san jose 59. look at gotham city snuck in there somehow. 54 degrees the current temperature in gotham city aka san francisco. this is a time lapse over the past several hours from ocean beach. i want to show the cloud cover sneaking over the hills. that's the cloud cover that will move in tonight and likely start your weekend off on a cloudy note tomorrow. no rain, but clouds. we are going to get some. look at the lows in the north bay. santa rosa 39 overnight. napa waking up to 39. 49 in oakland and

bat kid chased down the penguin and rescued lucille. it was a typical day for a super hero like bat kid. mayor ed lee presented bat kid, miles, with a key to the city. i think at this point bat kid probably needs a nice bed after the activities today i'm sure he's very exhausted. and you know his wish day may be over but i do think the bay area provided him with a lifetime of well wishes which was amazing to be a part of and amazing to see. >> it was phenomenal. we were worried with the mom this, might be just overwhelming but he seemed to do fine every rescue and every step of the way. >> you know, i talked to the family yesterday, his dad said his favorite thing to do is stress -- dress up he got into it. the executive director make a wish asked what are you, he said "i'm batman" >> do you think miles has a sense of the scope of the organization of the city? it's a lot for a 5-year-old to take in. >> reporter: yes the wish took a year to put together. it was just extraordinary the fact so many people were just willing to volunteer the

this is a penguin attacking another penguin because they think it's so real?'s head off? >> one of the penguins of the colony started taking a fancy his mate had been away for six months and came back to the colony found him canoodling with our penguin cam and that was the outcome. >> over here you have this penguin that we looked at that just had its head ripped off. >> this is is the bad boy that got into a bit of trouble. he basically stands up on his own. and this is very useful because in the colony and on the cliff, there is a lot of penguins and our cameras get knocked over all the time. to have a camera that gets up automatically wee wonderful we can keep filming. >> antarctica and falklands. the emperor penguin. this could lay an egg on the set. egg pops out of the middle of it. >> normally on the ice. long way. we won't go that far. >> here we he go. >> uh-oh. it could be egg bound. >> if you insert your hand carefully, you might be -- that's the view. and, you know, these are amazing. they are weighted so they are always looking. >> here is the egg

the action wasn't over because the penguins took him hostage and the bat duo had to set them free and help the police take away yet another villain. but wait, there is more. >> i want to thank the bat kid for saving our city. >> mayor ed lee handed miles a key to the city and they got their final word from the boy hero. miles is a cancer survivor and when his leukemia went into remission he asked for this wish. the bay area chapter of the make a wish foundation got to work. he was one of the leading it characters in this comic book and he helped entertain the bat kid and enthusiastically put the day together. >> he is our hero. i don't know. it is great. >> san francisco loves batkid indeed. abc7 news. >> and the department of justice got into the act sending out the news released on the indictment of the ridler and the penguin. it reads, if not for the her -- heroic of the bat kid surely they would have been successful. >> way to go, miles. way to save gothem. >> the president got involved. he tweeted this photo of miles running down hy de street this morning. they encouraged people

the action wasn't over because the penguins took him hostage and the bat duo had to set them free andelp the police take away yet another villain. but wait, there is more. >> i want to thank the bat kid for saving our city. >> mayor ed lee handed miles a key to the city and they got their final word from the boy hero. miles is a cancer survivor and when his leukemia went into remission he asked for this wish. the bay area chapter of the make a wish foundation got to work. he was one of the leading it characters in this comic book and he helped entertain the bat kid and enthusiastically put the day together. >> he is our hero. i don't know. it is great. >> san francisco loves batkid indeed. abc7 news. >> and the department of justice got into the act sending out the news released on the indictment of the ridler and the penguin. it reads, if not for the her -- heroic of the bat kid surely they would have been successful. >> way to go, miles. way to save gothem. >> the president got involved. he tweeted this photo of miles running down hy de street this morning. they encouraged people to

immediely accept the fake penguins or did some camera penguins get their buttkicked?n. >> justassing through. >> the mane problem was, you know, one became very affectionate to one of the rock hoppers. >> really? no wonder he is lyingdown. >> he is having a re. >> i can resurrect m, if you like. let's see if it will work on live tv. >> oh mysh,t's crazy. >> h can stand up by himself? >> he had to be able to do that, you see, in the colony, it's a rough play, you get pusd around, if you fall over, he has to get up to deep filming. >> these colonies e so tight literally, a humanouldn't get in there ttake shots iyou wanted to. it's dsity packed. we needed devices toet in there expenguins sides, robots. >>ome of the emperor penguins started following your fake emperor? >> yeah, as soon as we fell off on the march across the ice, ey got i line and followed. quite traordinary. we western expecting that level. >> i'm sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> in penguin's defense, they might not be the feistiest or most determined. >> point well taken. >> or looking charming as well. >> you ev

capturing the riddler and the penguin. we'll tell you how thousands of people med his unforgettable day happen. >>> good morning, everybody. we have the bat phone on the set here. i picked it up. and ron claiborne picks up. >> stop calling me, dan. >> yeah. >> i knew you were batman. >> stop harassing me. >> we never know when we're going to need this. what an adorable kid. and the president, the first lady, chiming in. we're going to hear more from them coming up. 5-year-old miles scott, may be needed to save the day. we never know. we have the phone here. 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.

and disappearing with the ice are whole colonies of penguins. both are early warning signs that the global warming day of reckoning is upon us. to find out what's happening at the bottom of the world, we stop first at the high mountains of patagonia in chile, where you can actually see firsthand the consequences of a warming planet. >> this massive ice is glacier o'higgins. it's been frozen for tens of thousands of years in the mountains of southern chile. o'higgins is spectacular for its beauty. >> [speaking in spanish] >> but for a scientist like gino casassa, it's breathtaking for its speed. >> this was the glacier front position in 1896. >> now o'higgins is morphing into a lake, retreating more than any glacier in south america. the glacier was sitting where we are sitting right now. >> we would have been covered by ice. i think it's a very clear picture that the world

the caps hit the ice in an effort to trip up the penguins. a showdown on the phone booth as >> federal regulators will comin nearlyelts, ag half-century of debate. this is video of the after -- of the bus crash in utah. an average of 21 people killed each year and bus crashes like this one and thousands are injured. >> the long overdue and over budget silver spring transit center needs more repairs than first thought. to strengthen 250 support beams and that means more delays. kevin lewis is in silver spring of commuter outrage. two weeks we've read ported on -- we reported on cracks in parking decks. desk could be the least traveled landmark. >> ti sit seems to be taking lor than the construction of the great wall. >> they blamed the engineering firm and a general contractor for the setback area the firms say they are not at fault. will not inherit the structure unless montgomery county pays for the repairs. andrews said the [inaudible] as to blame. excuse for no it. how 450 changes to the original construction. despite that some, everyone a

walking like a penguins as you head out this morning.f it is so dry, too. we have a 50-gallon drum of hand lotion here behind us. a on i've been using all of it. >> it is so cold. the first ice of the season showing up on many areas ponds. i took this picture sunday morning as the glaze of ice is formed there and this is the coldest weather of the season so far. post your pictures to weather@nbcwashington.com. look at our windchills. the winds died down a lot from yesterday, around 5 to 10 miles an hour but enough to drop our windchills down into the teens and just single digits in some locations. these are the temperatures. right now we are in the upper teens to just near 20 degrees. most of maryland, virginia, west virginia. that includes prince george's county, montgomery, fairfax, alex alexandria, generally in the low 20s. and it's in the low 20s right on the bay. any breeze off the bay feels milder. and further west and north it's only in the low to mid-teens now. it's a clear start to the day, and don't have any clouds around. duri

it was all part of the plan to warn batkid that penguin kidnapped giants mascot and sped off to at&t park. batkid and batman spoiled the plan, saved lucille and was rewarded with a key to the city and also more practical chocolate key to the city. right now it's about noon. the bat mobile -- the batkid is having lunch at the burger bar, and thousands of people have gathered to cheer him on. this man came dressed up as robin and brought his son about the same age as miles. >> i wanted to come support miles and witness this great thing that's going on right now. this is awesome. this is epic. >> an east bay preschoolteacher took a vacation day to be here. >> it's fun, and it's also -- it's good for the soul. >> veteran police officers told us what a truly great fun day this was in the city. >> he fought through cancer. he beat that. i think it goes hand in hand that he is a fan of not only batman but superheroes in general, so here's to our fighter. >> the family also gave san francisco a big pat on the back, and it's going to be tough for batkid and the city to top this. reporting liv

. >> and then the penguin turned nice. >> he apologized, yeah. >> but the riddler didn't. >> no. he's still in jail? >> uh-huh. >> yeah. >> when the family came home, they found an entire town welcoming them back. nick scott believed the whole thing brought his community closer together. the family wants to take this moment and not only thank those who helped him but also want to keep the momentum going to help other familys and other kids like miles. as for miles, while his wish to save gotham city came true, he says he now has bigger fish to fry. >> next time, i'm going to get that joker. >> next time i'm going to get him. well, today, we learned miles' big adventure cost san francisco $105,000. make a wish plans to fund raise to help pay the bill. >> yeah. if we wanted to, we could probably go online and take care of that in a few minutes. >> tfts such an amazing day. >> it's great chasing the penguin and riddler, but sometimes it's fun just crawling around on the carpet at home. >> yeah. >> hiding from daddy. >> i love he was singing davc crock et, too. so great. so old schoo

people are tweeting, including the penguin himself. >> what will that say? >> i am ready, are you?> this is the global effort, the largest project the make a wish foundation has ever put in. when they put their call to action on their web site, more than 10,000 people rsvp'd to be a part of this event, cheering on bat kid. >> think of that day for that kid. that's incredible. wow. >> we love you, bat kid! whoo! >> if you guys remember anything from shop class, the lathe, power tool that spins either metal or wood and you can carve the metal and/or wood while it's spinning. the teacher in my class always told us don't wear anything loose, tie your hair back, don't wear jewelry, doesn't wear necklaces, don't wear long sleeves or loose fitting clothing. i'm sure the man working in this video probably heard the same type of thing but maybe forgot. you see the lathe there spending. they've got a narrow rod that they're working on there. but right here -- >> oh. >> he kind of reaches down the length, the sleeve, the cuff of his sleeve gets caught. watch how quickly he gets into trouble.

. >> riddler and penguin watch this channel so i can't show you. >> reporter: he'll get training and then they're off and running. first challenge, rescue the damsel in distress. next up, stop the riddler from robbing the store. >> it's tricky. >> reporter: and a run in with a penguin who is trying to kidnap lucille. >> my wish for this is he comes out of it with the best day of his life ever and new tools, some new skills to face things that are changing too fast, that you're not sure how it's going to go. just charge into it doing back flips. not back flips, back flips in a cape are a bad idea. >> good advice. going to be an amazing day. miles lives in sifku county. miles' wish went viral and they started planning this back in march. >>> san fransisco has come up with a green way to clean up graffiti. these new backpack high pressure systems can blast away paint left on poles. they use soy based product and crushed recycled glass to remove graffiti instead of high powered water hoses. >> a lot of money is spent in managing graffiti and many dangerous chemicals that cause problems f

much to dismay of the penguin. the villain had been taunting batkid on air for hours before his 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. >> and still more social media. 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 scott, 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 edition. i have a copy of it here. i'm going to hold this up. batkid sav

>> reporter: not to be, penguin! good always trumps evil! batkid has tracked you down. lucille and the gotham city giants will not be defeated! on the jumbotron, commissioner gordon thanked batkid! his job is done for the day but batkid will always be watching. the bat signal. >> we have the bat signal when we need him. >> reporter: and this just in. the u.s. attorney late this afternoon handed down this indictment, the riddler and the penguin will be charged with conspiracy and kidnapping! the fbi thanks a certain "caped crusader" saying, he did what the g-men couldn't do for years and that's to put super villains in the slammer for life! liz? >> linda yee on the batkid beat, thank you, linda. >>> after a long day of fighting crime, batkid received a much deserved hero's welcome in san francisco city hall. and juliette goodrich has that part of the story. >> reporter: ken, here's where he arrived in his lamborghini batmobile. you know, the police chief said it best. today it was off the hook! this little guy had one wish and it came true big time. >> batkid, batkid, ba

the penguin turned nice. >> he apologized. >> yeah. but the riddler didn. >> when the family came home they found an entire town welcoming them back. nick scott believed the whole thing brought his community closer together. the family wants to take this moment and not only thank those who helped them but they also want to keep the momentum going to help other families and other kids like miles. >> [singing] >> as for miles, while his wish came true he has bigger fish to fry. >> next time i'm going to get the other bad guys. >> good for him. mile's adventure cost san francy wish will pay that bill. >> batman loved his celebration so much now he wants to move to san francisco. >> he wants to come back to san francisco. in fact, he wants to live here. he told his parents he wants to move to san francisco. >> miles is in remission now after battling leukemia for most of his life. his family set up a bat kid fund to help other families battling cancer. >>> still ahead this morning, she was a homeless teenager on her own and now she's a res

penguin cam acts casual. he successfully infiltrated the group.heir breeding grounds. >> well, that's one way to do it. how is this documentary changing what we know about these birds? joining me is award winning filmmaker, john downer, the director of the documentary. we were excited to put these pictures on. they're adorable, right? but we know very little about penguins. what is the biggest take away from this documentary? what did you learn that you didn't know before? >> well, i think we use cameras to get close to these animals and see them in a way we've never seen before. we get into their lives. we were seeing some of the greatest challenges any animal faced to bring up young. we will have three different species. but each one of them had a whole set of challenges even to get to their nest site let alone bring up a young one. i think it's a story of battling against the odds and incredible endurance. >> penguins are in their natural element in the water. they have the remarkable ability to survive on land. did that surprise you or is that

. >>> happening today, san francisco becomes gotham city as the riddler, penguin and joker wreak havoc. they are here in san francisco! but fear not because batkid will save the day today. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live with more on this little hero who has already fought and won one of the biggest battles of his life. >> reporter: this project has taken on a life of its own thanks to social media and this plan which has captured the city's collective hearts. citizens of gotham city, have no fear for today miles is here. the 5-year-old has been fighting leukemia since he was 1 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. >> i can't believe this city just embraced it with as much love as they have. >> reporter: 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 batm

penguine. >> reporter: lee bad kid where is there to save the day. there to save the day- justine waldman >> reporter:the crouds were sensational to see even a glimpse of the batkid! >>so good to see people heling out! >>i have been crying all morning. >> reporter: images of the san francisco chronicle showcasing batkid saving got the city and taking down his enemies. facebook twitter and is the ground with pictures. instagram showing images of the batkid craze! >> reporter: the union has already approved, what gives? a provision in the contract providing six weeks of leave for the family act. i am a family medical leave. >> reporter: that vote will come next thursday. >> reporter: looking for a possible connection with three recent burglaries and three priests similar school spirit three schools in the san jose unified school district. >> reporter: a follow up to the story we first brought you earlier this week. hercules high-school for students have been suspended in regards to a transgendered student who supposedly started the fight stating he was

with criminals, the riddler and the penguin wreaking havoc. bat kid raced all around town, accompanied by a volunteer actor dressed up as the elder caped crusader. bat kid saved the damsel in distress, the woman with a suspicious device tied to her back. he stopped the riddler from robbing a bank and handed hem over to the cops. >> this is all part of the plan! >> he saved the san francisco giants' mascot from the evil hands of the penguin. with the criminals in custody, the feds even presented an indictment. those villains facing possibility of serious time. of course, a bust of etch pgss . >> way to go, miles, way to save gotham. >> bat kid saves the city! >> the mayor presented our hero with the key to the

penguin. barton foundation, robert foundation, googling with harper cool l lynns, mick mill less than. thank you for your support. couldn't do it without you. [applause] i would like to knowledge in our audience something special the winners of our fifth annual innovation and reading prize funded bit eleven gear foundation. it's about recognizing great writing and encouraging the -- reading of great books. they make it happen. changes young underprivileged teens to provided them with banned books. sosome of the greatest books are banned by authors like mark twain and earnest hemmingway, and world reader based in seattle, washington provides e-books to poor children in sub saharan africa. i'm going to ask the winners of the innovations and reading prize to stand and be recognized. let's give them some recognition for this great work. [applause] all right. now a few years ago people didn't think we were serious when the national book awards added an after party. as many of you know it's become a

. >> and the rdler and the penguin inail behind bars. >> right where the beng. >> thas for joining us. >> have great weekend, folks. >>> one week since the most powerfultorm ever to hit land, and tonight fromhe philippines . nancy snyderman onhe medical teams that are racing againstime. >>> frid night lights on this gridiron night forlayers and fans acrs the country, nfl great brett favre talks about kidsnd the dangers of pling e game. >>> d making 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.

he rescued a damsel in distress, stopped the riddler and foiled the penguin's plan.y for the super hero in training. we have put together the best moments on our website. you find it on abc7news.com. most people can't see it enough. >> weather. >> we are looking at a nice afternoon. although if you like the rain you have to wait a couple more days. cool and breezy and partly cloudy in oakland today. so we'll hold onto the clouds for your weekend. partly cloudy and another day with numbers in the 50s. our chance of rain comes in on tuesday in the north bay. everyone can see a little bit of rain own wednesday. >>> thank you, lisa. thank you for joining us on abc 7 saturday morning news. they begin at 4:00 p.m. today because of college football. at 12:30, number 16 michigan state meets nebraska. then at 5:00. fourth ranked stanford out of usc. that is followed by after the game. have a great day, everyone. 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

at them, there is going to be a flash mob and then lucille, he is going to get in trouble with the penguin and that will take him down to at&t park for another little rescue and then he will head to city hall where he is going to get a key to the city from the mayor, so still a lot ahead of him, still a lot to do but this has been incredible with people lined 6, 7, deep, just want to be a part of this little boy's dream, which is coming true, live in san francisco, which is now gotham city, ktvu channel 2 news. >> he has had a long day and will need a nap. >> that is true. >> thank you. >>> the penguin has been tweeting on that, hash tag that, he has been tweeting his rolla lowed kidnapping lucille, allowing him to come to the rescue as he was mentioning and get this, even president obama is following the story of miles the bat kid, his twitter account shows this retweet of the 5-year-old superstar off to save the city, great picture there, others tweeting include senator feinstein and gavin newsom and the support has been apparent all over the web. we found this picture showing a man hold

the evil penguin kidnapping giants mascot lou-seal.will chase them down and with any luck save the seal tied up at at&t park. that will land batkid a special honor from the san francisco mayor at city hall this afternoon. so you can see this is going to be quite a production with the help of 11,000 volunteers. this thing is really taking off with the help of social media and captured the city's collective heart. we'll be covering it all for you. right now live in san francisco, or gotham city, anne makovec, kpix 5. >>> holy trouble, batkid! look what we're seeing over the city of gotham, the villains are on the loose and gotham city needs you, time to get up and get going this morning! tell you what we are expecting to have some pretty nice weather here in the city of gotham today. beautiful shot over the bay as we have mostly clear skies, the winds kicking up a little bit. 44 degrees in concord. 51 degrees in gotham. i have never had to do a gotham city forecast but this is the day to do it! a very, very important day. temperatures ar

we have caught wind that the penguin may be up to no good! and lou-seal the giants mascot could eventually be in danger. so there's going to be some adventures at at&t park, finally ending with a ceremony at city hall somewhere around 2:00 with the mayor giving batkid a piece of the city. it's crazy. >> it is. he has to finish the burger first. are you just blown away by all the people in union square? i can't believe it. >> reporter: it is absolutely unbelievable. it definitely brings a tear to your eyes. this is really something that can restore your faith in humanity because all of these people are just touched by this child but also i think by their own love of fantasy. this is something that the city was able to pull together. >> yeah. it's a feel good story of the year no doubt. anne makovec live with us with batkid at union square. we are going to check in with you a little later. if you would like more information about the day for miles or information on how to donate to make-a-wish foundation, go to kpix.com. >>> birds are to blame

[laughter] they decided to call it penguin random house.king around the room, i've seen a lot of writers stuffed in these tuxedos, and they maybe should have called it random penguins. just saying. you look handsome. the giants of the digital book industry are here tonight. barnes & noble, amazon, apple, and it's been another banner year for digital books with the exception of any e books that had to be downloaded by -- from health care.gov. [laughter] low blow. in fact, while i'm at it. i just heard that president obama was shopping a new book called "how to work with congress." and it will be eligible for next year's fiction category. [laughter] it hurts so badly. but we're here tonight to celebrate writers and readers and every one of you in the industry who bring them together and the excellent work that you all do. as a reader and a writer, i applaud all your hard work, whether it's books on paper or pixels or anything else. books still make the world interesting and exciting and wonderful and where would our world be without them? so,

look who is on the loose this morning in the penguin. keep us all safe and sound. >> oh, there he is! >> you ready to keep us safe? >> batkid, thanks goodness you're here. >> he's here to save the day. >> are you ready? >> thumbs up if you're ready to save the world? >> he's the strong silent type. >> he is. now in remission. the city of san francisco, they came together to make his wife of being batman. capturing hearts across the country. something tell us me he'll keep us all safe this morning. >> lord knows we need it. they are lurking. not just sam being back. >>> also ahead. that's it. that's it, sam. hands off the champion man. >>> we're also down to the final four on "dancing with the stars." a fascinating two weeks. we have a two-night finale tonight. we have been there throughout. exclusive access to all the rehearsals. >> we have been there for every step of the way. very exciting. also, everybody. just days away from your best thanksgiving ever, we hope. and our health and wellness contributor here with smart ways to enjoy ou

however, if they ever open admission to penguins, antarctica has 30 million of those.need to be shy. the manor opens its stage doors wide for anyone who loves theater. no audition is required. unless, of course, you're a visiting penguin. >> where i come from, i'm always kind of different. >> ♪ tell me what's happening ♪ what's the fuss? >> it's like my home away from home, and it's my fourth year. >> we're a drama camp, but, like, the drama offstage is -- there isn't any. everyone's just having so much fun. >> but it's serious fun for these students. all summer long, they work on performing skills with seasoned professionals, starting with the basics. >> ♪ and listen to the music -- ♪ >> don't go to the s of "listen" too soon. don't do ♪ and lisssss 'cause you cut yourself off. >> well, what we do is, from the very first day, when kids come to stagedoor, we teach them how to audition. they'll go through an audition workshop where someone will actually teach them what kind of music they should be singing best for their voice. >> the activities at stagedoor all focus on