. >> you know when i became mayor, i said oakland is a city of dreams. it's been theof dreams since the trans conditional railroad ended and thousand of cabinets would arrive every week. it's become the city of dreams base it's the place that immigrants can afford to live and one-hundred plus languages are spoken here. in many ways this bridge was a dream of some people. and like most things in oakland it has not been easy. we have very difficult political and economic and other hurdles h that when we ail come tooth are not the results beautiful. isn't it really beautiful? so he texted the other mayor of oakland governor brown today and said we're sorry you're not here. for many of you who follow the fights he said he had an elegant view for this bridge. i know he had help from his brother they got it done and we have a bridge we can walk on today interest that he the bridge bridges our bridge bridges the economy and it's the symbol of what government can do. but the great structures mayor brown told me make sure you build things but this is really not only going to b

there, the city was there, but until the 1893 world's fair there wasn't a coming together of all of those factors, and focused on the really assertion of chicago as a world's city. >> reporter: the dream city built was an ak -- architectural marvel. >> the first year something like 17 were killed. and later there were the fires. >> reporter: this one was industrial and enormously successful. drawing 27 million visitors. chicago's world's fair was always improbably big, whole villages from across the globe and their inhabitants were shipped to the city. the emblem became this massive wheel. >> people came here at the fair to look at the future. >> reporter: it was short lived, a white city, built on a swamp, torn down as soon as the fair ended. the world's fair remaid chicago, but 120 years later it is hard to find a lasting remnant. this is one of the few. it's now chicago's few seem of science and industry, but then it was a palace of fine arts. they needed one permanent structure to safeguard the masterpieces of the day. what was left behind was this, the cultural artifacts and fossils used to create the museum now reliving the landmark fair. ♪ >>> i'm dave warren. we're seeing a li

wasn't a coming together of all of those factors, and focus on the really -- assertion of chicago as a world city. >> reporter: the dreamy built was an architectural marvel. 200 buildings were erected. >> first year something like 17 were killed and later there were the fires. >> reporter: this was enormously successful, drawing 27 million visitors in a country that then had just 65 million. whole villages from across the globe and their inhabitants would shift to the city of big shoulders. the emblem was this massive wheel by george ferris. it was short lived a white city built on a swamp and torn down as soon as the fair ended. the world's fair remade chicago, but 120 years later it is hard to find a lasting remnant. this is one of the few. then it was a palace of fine arts. they needed one permanent structure to safeguard the masterpieces of the day. what was left behind was this. now reliving the landmark fair. >>> and then there is this, a giant loui vie ton suitcase has officials seeing red. the trunk is two stories tall and has been there for two weeks. it's a temporary exhibit, but russia politicians say it's to

there was not a coming together of all of those factors and focus on the really association of chicago as a world's city. >> the dream city architect bern am built was an architect turl marvel. 200 buildings built on a 2-year schedule by 40,000 workers, costing dozens their lives. >> the first year 17 were killed. there were other world fairs, this was industrial, and success. . drawing 77 million visitors. chicago's world fair was improbably big. whole villages from across the globe and inhabitants were shipped to the city of big shoulders. the emblem a massive wheel. 250 feet high, carrying 2,000 people, soaring 100 fooet higher than the ferris wheel there now. people came under fear to look at the future. it was short lived. a city built on a swamp and torn down as soon as the fair ended. the world fair re made chicago. it's hard to find a lasting remnant. this is one of the few. it's in the museum of science and industry. it was a palace of fine arts. they needed a pant structure to safeguard the masterpieces of the day. what was left behind was is that - metre items, fossils used to recreate the world fair. >> t

the united states by blocking nato supply routes. >> stay with us. still to come, a series of explosions in china leave at least one person dead. venice is supposed to be the city of dreams but in recent years it has also become the city of colossal cruise ships. long campaign by preservation's and locals, they are looking to change these vessels. >> soon to be a site know more, gigantic cruise ship sailing into the heart of venice, dwarfing the ancient city. a sticking point for many who bitterly oppose the traffic and are arguing that it is damaging the cities fragile lagoon. cut the have plans to number of cruise ships by 20% from january. ships of more than 96,000 tons will be banned permanently next year. approvedal has been that will allow ships to enter the lagoon from the west, avoiding the historic city center. >> we have found solutions that in my opinion are very good. >> concerns over big ships too close to the shoreline amplified in january of 2012 when the -- cost the concordia ran aground. 32 people died. the ships currently pass within 300 meters of st. mark's square. the new restrictions have not been welcomed by everyone. there is a powerful lobby in ve

the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it opened it's doors in january 1916. >> it's a wonderful experience to come to a building built like this. the building is built as a palace. not for a king or queen. it's built for all people. this building is beautiful art. those are architecture at the time when city hall was built, san francisco had an enormous french population. therefore building a palace in the art tradition is not unusual. >> jimmie was an incredible individual he knew that san francisco had to regain it's place in the world. he decided to have the tallest dome built in the united states. it's now stands 307 feet 6 inches from the ground 40 feet taller than the united states capital. >> you could spend days going around the building and finding something

the city. the city was transformed to gothem city 20* help -- to help miles scott's dream come true. he was presented the key to the city. sergio, what a day. >> what a day indeed. tonight san francisco city hall is lit up in batkid's colors and while it was a wish come true for the 5-year-old it was a spectacular day for thousands of people to watch. as batkid emerged from batman's smoky base of operations in a lamborghini bat mobile it was the beginning of a day long adventure. one much of the city cheered on and is still cheering. >> in san francisco we don't have a lot of kids. i think there are a lot of us that are like, yes, we can do something fun for our kids. >> bat ky d helped batman disarm a mysterious device and freed a damsel in distress. it wept to a bank vault to foil the rid leer's plans for a heist. the villain was lead off, and the bat kid was met with heroic applause. 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

the city. the city was transformed to gothem city 20* help -- to help miles scott's dream come true. was presented the key to the city. sergio, what a day. >> what a day indeed. tonight san francisco city hall is lit up in batkid's colors and while it was a wish come true for the 5-year-old it was a spectacular day for thousands of people to watch. as batkid emerged from batman's smoky base of operations in a lamborghini bat mobile it was the beginning of a day long adventure. one much of the city cheered on and is still cheering. >> in san francisco we don't have a lot of kids. i think there are a lot of us that are like, yes, we can do something fun for our kids. >> bat ky d helped batman disarm a mysterious device and freed a damsel in distress. it wept to a bank vault to foil the rid leer's plans for a heist. the villain was lead off, and the bat kid was met with heroic applause. 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 ki

for so long the city tried to ignore when kennedy came to town and the dream or hope was ended. the city discussed knocking down the building where lee harvey oswald took position and fired. preserved behind glass, the place where oswald fired the shots, which changed history and changed the way that people viewed this city. the museum let's people learn about the event of 50 years ago, and the sting it left. the 50th anniversary milestone is an important moment. it's a kath arctic experience and an opportunity to share with the world it's respect and a need to memorialize this event. >> in 1963 dallas was strongly conservative. many were angry at the president. it's a different time. dallas is a different place. >> the growth naturally changed the way the city is. a huge influx in terms of immigration, a change in culture, a change in politics. it used to be a republican city. a republican county. now it's basically a democratic-led county. >> for many the assassination of john f. kennedy - dallas is determined it would define a city. >> now, they are older wiser and we'll find

the city. the city was transformed to gothem city 20* help -- to help miles scott's dream come true. he was presented the key to the city. sergio, what a day. >> what a day indeed. tonight san francisco city hall is lit up in batkid's colors and while it was a wish come true for the 5-year-old it was a spectacular day for thousands of people to watch. as emerged from batman's smoky base of operations in a lamborghini bat mobile it was the beginning of a day long adventure. one much of the city cheered on and is still cheering. >> in san francisco we don't have a lot of kids. i think there are a lot of us that are like, yes, we can do something fun for our kids. >> bat ky d helped batman disarm a mysterious device and freed a damsel in distress. it wept to a bank vault to foil the rid leer's plans for a heist. the villain was lead off, and the bat kid was met with heroic applause. 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

in works like "the sheltering sky" he created a dream that has become almost inseparable in the minds of many from reality. i'm here to find that dream citythe place burrows referred to as interzone. tangier like i said was a place of ex pats, people who dent like where the were and craved somewhere and something else. the grand soco is the great way to the medina where you can find the casbah which means fortress by the way. in the middle of it all the petit soco, what bill burroughs called the last place. reasons for settling in tangier are diverse. but everyone sooner or later comes to cafe tingus. jonathan dawson came to this city over 20 years ago as a journalist and he never left. he lives a life not too distant from burroughs' fantasiers take, tea every day served by his manservant. he may not have a gazelle, but a pet rooster will do. and every day he makes the rounds of the cafes, seeing all the old faces, ending up sooner or later here. >> so this is the petit soco? >> yes. it existed in phoenician times, roman times, english were here and now a very historic square. >> as a writer, i've noticed everybody who comes here to do an

the whiny old boy in the united states suffering from leukemia has had his dream come true. it took place in the city of san francisco which temporal a time into gotham city match or a column about math. miles called least in the two relay california. he was diagnosed with leukemia when he was one year old. on friday morning w was called in to satisfy the police chief in golf the treated in this morning's ride past the breaking news from the effort that goes holland just as we age to age bring them back. lesson of the cost to them. can attend in common with them. snyder come on line sci fi rescue the woman tied to an explosive device. residents who built the fountain to media reports on the internet thousand and two. going to stand up to help his wish come true. president barack obama joined the band by posting of the deal message regal miles away this rig up he then became a big present for the colt he was chaplain is great to get the bachmann cost the mets so he could dress like his favorite superhero. i don't resist edition of news line from there. i don't. i am. creek summits. lohan said to be th

based bureau international these exquisite shown in the final round run off against the russian city and he kept a dream or it becomes the first a middle eastern city to host the event that the uae hopes will pull in billions of dollars of investments. dubai not that hard to host the twenty twenty fair as a catalyst to transform the emirates of two point two million people into a top of global center for tourism trade and finance. the win also carries risks. some property developers wanted to trigger another speculative real estate bubble similar to the one that burst in two thousand dates to two thousand ten causing dubai property prices to crash but more than fifty percent the world next post which participating countries use to showcase technological prowess culture and architecture are held every five years for six months milan will host the next one in two thousand fifteen i hope the paci finals ikea me to bind bringing it to get that seventeen finalists from across the region to back the leaves out a bit tight so keen of drift. but with a shop in trees and dense and defines roads could still like

the historyian of city hall. this building is multifaceted to say the very least it's a municipal building that operates the city and county of san francisco. this building was a dream that became a reality of a man by the name of james junior elected mayor of san francisco in 1912. he didn't have a city hall because it was destroyed in the earth wake of 1906. construction began in april of 1913. in december 1915, the building was complete. it opened it's doors in january

city. and over several hours, this adorable little guy lived out his enormous dream. he rescued this damsel in distress from the

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 also find informatin how to donate to the make-ah foundation. just go to kpix dot com and click on the st new at ten -- the bart board is telling the general manager to head back to the bargaining table... over a glitch in t new contract. the unions ratified it. but when it is was reviewed before the board's scheduled vote -- there was a problemh the clause over paid family leave. bart insists it was mistak

for so long this city tried to ignore, to forget the day john f. kennedy came to down, and the dream ideal, a hope was ended. at one point the city discussed knocking down the building where lee harvey oswald took position and hired now a museum lets people learn about the events of exactly 50 years ago, and the stain it left. >> this is an important moment for the city of dallas. it's an opportunity for the city to share with the world its -- its respect of president kennedy, and it's need to memorialize this tragic event. >> reporter: in 1963 dallas was strongly conservative and deeply religious, and many were angry at the young president. >> this growth just naturally changed the way the -- the city is. huge influx in terms of immigration into dallas, a change in culture, a change in its politics. it used to be a totally republican city, totally republican county, now it's basically a totally democratic lead county. >> reporter: for many the assassination defined a generation. dallas is determined it won't define a city. alan fisher, al jazeera, dallas, texas. >>> thank you for wa

the sun set nown gotham city. >>-year-old miles a cancer survivor wished to be superhero for a day. the city turned ielf upsidedown to make batkid's dream come true. he oumartedvillains, rescued victims. a very grateful city. traffic sloweds mil went from crime sce to scene crime in a lborghini bat mobile, the first time the bat mobile was equipped with a car seat. san franciscans me together to make the adventure come gether. some othem highly placed. >> you saved the city. i ha to believe you worked up quite an appete. head onown to the burger bar d tell them lch is on the chief of police. od, veryood chiefordon. miles' stunt, sittinghrough a ceremony, a key of the city. he got a second key madef chocolate. >> is that chocolate still avaible tonight? >> thas in his tummy. >> we cover plenty of feel-good sties. this isne of the most unique, for sure. >> thanks for watching bay area news at 6:00. >> hopeo see you at 11:0 good night. >>> ec baldwin under fire. pushed to the edge, hiwife cos to his defense. now on "extra." >>> alec provod again by a relentless reporter. >> you're on again dealing with the onslaught of paparazzi. >>ilaria

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 dreamnto 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 like me's reality, right, coming true. >> reporter: nearly 12,000 volunteers and fans showed signs of support on handwritten signs with t-shirts. special edition newspapers and banners in the sky hundreds snapped photos as the action hero swooped through union square and city hall and stole many hearts along the way. >> it's a dream of a life that kid will remember for the rest of his life. just really hope that he will live a good 100 years and be happy. >> it was one of the things i love about san francisco is that we throw a great party and we'll throw a pa

the amazing story of an entire city. coming together to make one child's dreams come true. thousands of volunteers came together to transform san francisco into, yes, gotham city and allow a 5-year-old leukemia patient named miles to live out his dream of fighting crime, just like his hero, batman. we went ahead and shared the story of this bat kid with you, and many of you gel in love. god bless this beautiful child. and zelda said this is the best story she has read in like forever. and she wishes she could have been there. you can head over to our facebook page to find out more. it's a great one. now, up next, the reason we have been playing all that barry white today sn well, it's a rant you've got to see. to tourey has a rant inspired by this. >> if you are under the age of 50 and not freaky or disgusting, please give us a call. >> the ladies man. blap mal pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. thousands o

live in bloomfield heights, making it the largest city in colorado. >> welcome back, for past generations, a big house with a white picket fence was the american dream. but is that changing? if living smaller is the way forward, how can we learn to live in sustainable communities? >> that's a good question. i thought that the show was only half han hour long. the question assumes that small housing builds sustainable communities. and i don't think that it really does, but i think that to build communities, people need to have a sense of place and stability in their lives. and they need to be aware of their history and personal history. >> so connection. >> for example, i've always lived in affordable housing and i've never had a lot of money, and i believe in simple values, but i have a lot of family heirlooms from my family. and it meant a lot to me to understand where i came from, and how i developed and where i'm going. and sometimes i think that simple living, and small living rules that out. it's like almost for people without history. it's like we're all becoming gypsies. >> i want to ask lisa and derek about that, but i want to ask our commun

on sale. >> we are live in san francisco this morning for the boys a big dream, becoming a super hero for a day. >> the time is 6:11 a.m.. the cityof san francisco is turning into agothan city this morning. and we will all have to rely on five- year-old superhero "batkid" to save the day. this is all being put on by the make-a-wish foundition. kron 4's mike pelton is live at city hall.right in the middle of the mayem. mike? >> do not worry because this kit is not far behind. five- year old miles is putting on his outfit and plane we now know the identity oaying. at 10 a.m. the police chief will call him to rescue a damsel in distress and then he will have to apprehend someone so that he can grab lunch and a crowd will alert the penguin and kidnap a mascot. he would check is aping winter at&t park and then he was say blue silk. he will put into the madness. >> i'd talk to people in australia and from the magazine. they're going to have lunch with the bat kid and bat man. we are expected to see a lot of people present. this is off for a little boy hopefully will the through his leukemia. >> miles on really has all the resources and

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agreement leading to the possibility of another bart strike. >> san francisco is being transformed into gotham city for a leukemia survivor with a big wish. the five-year-old dreamming batman is to become true with the help of the city, the police department and thousands of people in san francisco. >> transportation secretary will join local leaders today in marking completion of the caldecott tunnel's fourth bore opening monday at the latest that took four years to complete. >> report shows san francisco is among the smart of the cities in north america. the city is tied with boston for number two, seattle is number one, and though are considered innecessity separative and entrepreneurial. >> check out the sunrise, we all get to see it because this is no fog. temperatures are going to run mid-to-upper 60's inland and low-to-mid 60's around the bay and mid-to-upper fists but it will be brisk at the coast. temperatures are close to normal. enjoy. >> the bay bridge toll plaza at the maze to san francisco is busy but you could have traffic impact because of this gotham city batkid take on the penguin and more so expect i delays. >> we have breaking news from san j

again, everybody in the city pitched in to make this little boy's dream come true. i want to bring in dan simon, tracking the story live in gotham city. i'm surprised he doesn't have a batman suit on, first of all. so how did this adventure come about? >> reporter: well, hi, rosa. first of all, you can see the batmobile behind me. you can see the thousands of people who have converged on gotham city here in downtown san francisco. we've all covered lots of stories, but i have to tell you, and i promise you this, i have never seen anything quite like this. the amount of logistics and coordination to make this little boy's dreams come true is unbelievably staggering. so here's how this came about. he's 5 years old, little miles. he had leukemia. fortunately, it's now in remission. he was asked if he could have one wish, what would it be? he said he wanted to be batman. the make a wish foundation put all this together. you can see the bat mobile taking off. to his next adventure. the make-a-wish foundation put all this together. this is the culmination of it all. miles

the city. miles will capture villains. he will be a super hero and the city needs him. >> we were talking about for anybody to live out their dreams is the most important thing about life. >> reporter: he has a big day of crime fighting ahead of him, saving a damsel in distress he will eat at the burger bar. there were 7,000 requests to dine with him. there were special shoes made just for him. >> we are excited to do it. they are the best crime- fighting shoes on the market. >> reporter: next stop is at at&t park. he will get another mission on the jumbo tron. >> it is a full-blown phenomenon. >> reporter: the department needs the young crime fighter's life. thousands of people will cheer on bat kid in the streets. >> we got this. >> reporter: finally bat kid will be rewarded for all of his heroics where he will get a key to the city. it will be made of ghiradheli chocolate. >>> it is already chilly out there in spots. we have clearer skies than what we saw last night. temperatures down to 44 in napa. 48 in daly city. we have 30s tonight. it will be breezy in spots like the coastline in the north bay. still cool. into the weekend

the hopes and dreams of an entire city that had endured a bad year and wanted to feel sheer joy again. nbc's ron mott has our report from the very happy city of boston. >> high fly ball to left. >> reporter: few things will pull a team together like winning. >> it hasn't happened at fenway park for 95 years. the red sox are world champions. >> reporter: an exhilarating strike three drew the world champion red sox in for a raucous group hug not seen at fenway since 1918. >> you don't have to say let's go red sox anymore. we did it. >> it was a one time opportunity. it was really great. >> reporter: beyond the park a much larger embrace, shared joy after shared pain tested the city's metal on april 15. last night they returned to the finish line of the boston marathon celebrating the unity redefined by tragedy. today souvenirs in high demand, pride seems the ultimate keepsake. >> just brings everyone together. that's what's great about this year and this championship. >> i don't know what heaven is like, but if it's anything walking into the world series game six, i'm going to try to be

the blaze city thanks -- busy thanksgiving holiday season. >>> the big day is here for one five-year-old boy. the young batman fan will realize his dream of becoming a super hero with the help of thousands of volunteers. claudine wong is joining us live to let us know how san francisco is being transformed into gotham city. >> reporter: its all about gotham. people have been coming up to us going is this the day? everybody has been talking about this. every minute there is several tweets. people saying we are so excited for the day. we know thousands are going to come down here to be a part of this. to make this little boy's wish come true. and it is all about this five- year-old little boy. his name is miles and his wish is to be a super hero. and chief among his heros batman. miles has fought a battle with leukemia. he is now in remission. but today is all about making his dream come true today. and the make a wish foundation is turning the entire city into gotham city for miles who is now known by everyone as batkid. and when you talk about the amount of planning that has gone into a day like this, it is pretty incredible. and we ac

five-year-old's day as the dark knight lit up twitter, 78,000 tweets went out about bat kid taking over san francisco last week. mile's scott's dream was becoming a superhero. the city by the bay was transformed into gotham for the day. his story went global. even the president sent a message cheering him on. >>> and why stop sat one great story when you can have two? a high school football game in san jose kept the good feeling rolling. brian webb has the story. >> reporter: the last game of joey's career. >> ever since i was younger. i loved football. >> reporter: joey lost over 100 pounds playing football. he also lost his beloved gram this year and a concussion two seasons ago kept joey on the sidelines. but he never missed a practice and suited up every game. >> for him to be able to play last night was a goal for everyone. >> reporter: joey got the green light to play and ran the ball twice in the first half. everyone thought that was that. until the coach from the opposing team heard the crowd chanting joey's name. and realized he had a special opportunity. his players who hadn't won a game all season agreed. >> went over to the officials and wanted to alert

the city of san francisco. i want to thank eric mar about the hunger issues in the city and county of san francisco >> good evening supervisors it's past 6:00 p.m. i had an interesting dream. let's have a roll call vote on public corruption in san francisco all in favor, say i. . let's have a roll call vote in child porn and can i have a roll call vote on where the city will remember a dead gay man that was go forward by the mayor's office and previous board of supervisors until one kurnldz board of supervisors member dare bring up the subject. and also to state for the record don't jinx the warriors by bringing them into the san francisco let's not forget the dead man's course still reigns. let's say the cleveland indian lead did patrol officers the giant explicit the 49ers don't, doesn't but they'll start winning in santa clara and let's not endorse the fact that the mayor's legacy will be the loss of the 49ers when was aided by two unnamed x supervisors and can you trust a mayor that will stab one of his best friends in the back for political gain and so-called build his legacy. the mayor of oakland please look at your back carefully each night. thank you. >> misrepres

spokesperson says the issue is over pensions. >>> this morning we now know how much it cost to turn san francisco into gotham city. the price tag to make little miles a bat kid's dream of becoming a superhero come true was $105,000. the chronicle reports that the big ticket item was the civic center celebration where mayor ed lee presented the key to the city to that young cancer survivor. look at all the people that came out. the city, though, they'll pick up the tab using money charged to conventions at the mosconi center. it was part of make a wish. this little boy's dream came true. >> it us with priceless. i would like to see more of those. what an uplifting thing. >> making a difference. love that story. >>> 5:37. bat kid will live on forever in our memory. christina loren here to talk about weather, rain, and more coming down. >> san francisco looking a bit like gotham city at this point. we have heavy rainfall coming down. only up in the north bay at this point. the showers are going to continue to clear out of here. as we head throughout the day today. right now, drizzle over the bay area. want to show you what we're expecting from that rain as we head thro

it is such a person it would be made the november twenty twelve olympics all palestinian repeats hitting ten of these dreams heritage in the state's most populated city on a daily basis for the first time ever. however most of the tax was successfully intercepted by israel's much more to missile defense system the line don't prime minister benjamin netanyahu this week hailed eighteen ninety eight percent decrease in rocket attacks from gaza saying israel had achieved the deterrence objectives during the twenty twelve offensive. israeli officials say the island and defense system intercepted at least eighty five percent of the repeats the endangered israeli towns during the conflict. fourteen is continuing work to syria with online classes to kids and its ripples and forces loyal to president johnson in the cities of damascus. in all seriousness minute intervals to catch the cats to see all my plans for when it on this region. in the midst of the conflict a ukrainian front straight to video which shows missile strike on a helicopter in syria in eclipse series local produce grapes as they struck a government open with a rope to stop suspended as the he

the city. he becomes a super hero and the city needs him. >>: we were just talking about for anybody to be able to live out their dreamse most important thing about life. >>: the little boy with leukemia has a big day of crime fighting ahead of him. after a morning of rescuing a damsel in distress and saving bags of money from a bank. and eating lunch in union square. the restaurant got 7000 requests for reservations to dine with bat kid. he will wear these back kicks with his adventure. these shoes were made especially for him. the next stop here at the at&t park where he will take a ride down the coke bottle slide and tried to rescue lucille. he will then get his next mission on the jumping try to. >>: this has turned into a full-blown a phenomenon. >>: the department needs the these young crime-fighter's culprit if they're prepared for the thousands of people to hit the streets to cheer on batkid. he will be rewarded for all of his heroics at city hall where he will get a key to the city. his will be made of chocolate. perfect for a kid. and got some, i mean it in san francisco justine waldman kron4 news. -in gotham

the cutest most intimidating batkid the city of san francisco has ever seen. saving gotham city is hard work but miles 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. >> that is 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 like me's reality, right, coming true. >> reporter: the city of san francisco showed its love for batkid with costumes, with signs like these, and even with their pets. that woman even drove up from l.a. for the grand show. >> so excited to be a part of this. i'm so excited to see miles running out there a huge smile on his face. >> reporter: and you could find many more smiles in the crowd. hundreds snapped photos as the action hero swooped through union square and city hall. he stole many hearts along the way. >> it's a dream of a life that kid will rememb

the city. yesterday the city of san francisco was transformed into gotham city to help make 5-year-old miles scott's dream of becoming a super hero come true. >> reporter: as bat kid emerged from batman's smoky base of operations in a lamborghini bat mobile. it was the beginning of a day long adventure. [ cheering ] >> reporter: when much of the city cheered own and is still cheering. >> in san francisco we don't really have a lot of kids. i think there's a lot of us like, yes, we get to do something fun for a kid. >> reporter: bat kid, also known as 5-year-old miles scott helped batman disarm a serious device and free a damsell in distress tied to the cable line and then to a bank to foil the riddler's plan for a major heist. the suited villain was led off and the bat kid was met with growing applause from the crowd. and the bat duo had to set him free and help the police take away yet another villain. but there's more. >> i want to thank the bat kid for saving our city. the cheering crowd got their final word from the boy hero. miles is a cancer survivor. when his leukemia went into remission he asked f

the dream." a look at the new york city rescue mission. what a program.anization believes in helping those who society treats as a lost cause. we're talking about the homeless, the down and out, the addicted. the forgotten. the rescue mission seeks to save people from destruction, helping them find the road to recovery beyond a dream. it's shocking. and to some even appalling that in the u.s. nearly 50 million people are living below the poverty line. for them, the hope of achieving the american dream has become a nightmare. >> the vision is this, that every single person who's homeless, who's struggling, entered life as a baby, had dreams as a child, to be a policeman, banker, whatever, never to be homeless. so something went wrong. it doesn't matter what went wrong. we have an opportunity at this time to intersect them with hope and joy and faith and belief that their life can change. >> the new york city rescue mission started in 1872 when jerry and maria mccauley launched the first ever faith-based shelter every night to provide food and shelter for t

big cher for bat kid today at san francisco city hall as the 5-year-old received a wish beyond his wil wildest dreams out across the city to watch the contained crusade every in action saving a damsel in distress capturing the ridler locking him hand bars but san francisco transformation in gotham city wouldn't have been this about without social medi media. as january thon bloom explains, the adventure of bat kid exploded on twitter facebook and instagram. >> when bat kid emerged in the bat mobile there were thousands more watching on line including batman movie star kilmer who post add link to the live stream on his face book page. and bat kid 43 add william trapped by the ridler on the cable car track actress tweeted if you need a good cry this should do it retweeted as he began trending and san francisco police realized this would be big. >> we have over 200,000 hits on social media. i have talked to people in australia. i have talked to people magazine. >>reporter: bat kid made "time"magazine twitter feed on man of the year he took down the ridler. 7 news pocketed super hero eating lunch twitter

the rescue. the city of san francisco makes a dream come true for one little boy who is battling cancer. how his story is capturing the hearts of so many who have been touched by his plight. >>> did you know there are 175,000 pages of federal regulations on the books and thousands of pages get added every year? well, many of them have good intentions. but in a new series, war on the little guy, some regulations go too far. >> we're haunted by casper the frog. >> he called him casper the ghost because none of these frogs currently live anywhere near ed's property. >> i looked it up on their website and found out by their own publications, the frog has not been seen in the state of louisiana because our land is not suitable for it. >> this frog doesn't exist in this area. >> it doesn't right now. it has historically. >> they tell you how you can cooperate. they have this handbook. >> it's an enormously complex road map. >> 300 some pages. unbelievably complex. you certainly couldn't have a life and deal with this. >> you couldn't. >> this is reasonable? >> yes. >> it's hundreds of pages. i