hundreds of firefighters spent the night working to contain a large wildfire in napa. with the strong winds that quickly grew to hundreds of acres threatening homes. >> heard like a loud bang from the house. we came out and then we saw when the paramedics showed up and pretty much the paramedics told us to stay away from the area. >> a wild night across the bay area. fierce winds knocked down trees and power lines causing major problems. >> we do not and cannot confirm the report at this time but the president has been shot. >> 50 years ago today president john f. kennedy was shot and killed. people across the country will mark the anniversary of the assassination. >> i'm just glad justice is served. >> serial killer joseph naso's fate is in the hands of the judge now. >> from the across the bay to around the world, the stories

that matter on kpix 5 news this morning. and good morning everyone. tgif, it is friday november the 22nd. i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:01. b.a.r.t. trains are not running this morning, and there's no word on when service will begin. we have more with a kcbs traffic alert. >> it's due to a computer glitch happening shortly after midnight. we're hearing that cal train is working to step up service. they're using two caltrain express trains, 215 and 225. they're making stops this morning to pick up passengers who would typically ride b.a.r.t. that is at 7:40 and 8:40 they're doing that. also the next alameda oakland ferry, there was one set to leave around 6:00 and the next one is shortly after 7 a.m. so far we haven't heard about any extra ac transit service. with b.a.r.t. strikes we see -- so far we have not gotten word of anything like that.

a lot of folks are hitting the roads. we have not activated the metering lights so it looks like they're trying to limit the sheer amount of backup behind the pay gates but it's already jamming up into cash lanes. the fast track lanes it still looks okay that. is your latest update. let's get another look at b.a.r.t. we've got kpix 5's at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. have you heard anything yet? >> we're looking at a lot of confused and angry commuters here at this b.a.r.t. station. b.a.r.t. is advising riders to take alternative methods to work this morning because it doesn't look like trains are going to be up and running. this incident happened just after midnight with nearly a thousand passengers on board 19 trains. b.a.r.t. says the computer systems in central control right now are not communicating properly with the track switches. operators overnight had to manually crank those switches

into position taking hours, and right now technicians are working against the clock to try to get these trains back up and running. >> we're advising our customers to seek alternate means of transportation for the time being. it's a huge inconvenience we know but we're just not able to run the trains with the computer system being down as it is. >> reporter: passengers aboard last night's trains had a bit of a wait but b.a.r.t. says they were able to get them off those trains to their final destinations, some by 3:00 this morning. right now b.a.r.t. says they're not sure why this happened. they did make a note to say it has nothing to do with wind damage. i wanted to share one story which was so positive. we saw one person who knew about the b.a.r.t. delays pull up to the west oakland b.a.r.t. station and offer rides to commuters who were stranded. it's nice to see good tease on an early friday morning. -- good deeds on an early friday morning. the gusty winds bringing down numerous power lines and trees. it looks like those winds

continuing this morning. probably reaching the peak right now. some gusts over 60 miles per hour over mountain tops. numerous gusts over 50 miles per hour. wind advisories up for much of the bay area. the strong wind will come this morning. as we head throughout the day the winds should begin to subside. mostly clear skies over the bay. lingering clouds in the distance. the temperatures with those winds staying up a bit. 58 in san fransisco, 48 and the winds more calm into san jose and 50 degrees in santa rosa. now by the afternoon, still a bit on the breezy side. windy over the mountain tops. sot temperature's going to be warmer. highs in the 60s and 70s. looks like a nice weekend ahead. we'll have more on that in a couple of minutes. many across the bay area waking up to this, trees branches, debris, all littering the roadways after high winds overnight. we have a high wind advisory for much of the bay area until 10:00 this morning. the wind is blowing at more than 20 miles an hour in some areas right now and gusts up to 40 miles per hour.

the strong winds have knocked out power to thousands around the bay. we just received the latest numbers. 13,000 pg&e customers are without power over the east bay 6800 in the north bay and more than 70 customers are in the dark in the peninsula down in the south bay. those people have been without electricity for much of the night. at one point more than 54,000 people without power last night. and some developing news up in the north bay. a wind whipped wildfire is burning right now. the flames lit up the night sky with an orange glow overnight as you saw. and anne makovec is up in napa county gathering the latest on the silverado fire. anne. >> reporter: dozens of families have been evacuated from the hillside behind me. i'm on silverado trail in napa county. the fire has burnt 300 acres. you can see the flickering lights of some of those flames behind me. but here is a closer look. some pictures that we took

overnight. the fire is now 50% contained. that is the latest number from cal fire. the fire has been driven by dry northerly winds of the rain we got this week just was not enough to help. the vegetation is still very dry. one building has been destroyed but it was just a shed, an outbuilding of some sort. 50 homes were evacuated, though, just before midnight. a mandatory evacuation. >> it does make it a little difficult at night when we are trying to find access into these homes and these areas where the fire might be, but we do know where they all are at and we were successful with their evacuations. >> reporter: here's a list of the areas affected. you're going to find road closures and mandatory evacuations still in place. silverado trail, low ma vista drive shady oaks road is ridge drive. one firefighter was injured fighting this fire bay wine barrel that got loose, hit him in the head. he was taken away by an ambulance but is expected to be

okay. live in napa county anne makovec kpix 5. november 22nd, 1963, everyone remembers where they were when they learned president john f. kennedy was assassinated. today on the 50th anniversary of the death, a nation is remembering. another ceremony >> a memorial started just about an hour ago at the eternal flame at arlington national cemetery. another ceremony will take place in dallas later this morning. vinita nair is there live. you've been talking to one man in dallas who was the first to hit the air waves with news of the shooting. >> absolutely michelle, good morning to you, he not only reported about the assassination. he also spoke to the assassin. in a few moments in about three hours, the ceremony here in dallas will get underway. it's already been an emotional

morning. throughout the course of the morning they have big projector screens up and are showing intimate portraits of the jfk family. >> it's forever 1963 when i stand here. >> pierce almond was the program manager at the local radio station in dallas the day john f. kennedy was assassinated. after hearing the gunshots, the reporter then 29 years old delivered this news over the phone. >> we do not and cannot confirm the reports at this time that the president has been shot. >> you were the first reporter on the air. >> yes. the only one really. there was only one phone in the lobby. >> two hours after kennedy was shot, police arrested lee harvey oswald. the secret service later told almond he had spoken to the assassin after the shooting. >> i ran up the sidewalk and up the steps and in the lobby of the depositorying with, went through the door and was standing in the door and i asked him where a phone was. he said in there. >> so you spoke to oswald after the shooting. >> according to the secret

service i did. >> when you spoke to him was he flustered? >> no, he was calm. he was not out of breath, didn't seem agitated. really didn't seem to be in a hurry. >> to this day, almond has flashbacks of that chance encounter and what he could have done differently. >> i sort of wish that somehow i had recognized him, at least enough to say you're the guy in the window. >> almond says he still relives that day and says 50 years later it still feels like yesterday. >> almond tells me he will be here for the program today. michelle in terms of how many other people, 5,000 tickets were given out by a lottery system, but there are so many people from around the world that just wanted to be a part of it. the city of dallas has set up three big monitors across the city because they realize so many people just want to see exactly how they're going to commemorate this anniversary. >> and this is the first time that dallas has really

commemorated this assassination? >> reporter: you're absolutely right, michelle. when i spoke with a historian yesterday, one of the things he told me that i guess i hadn't realized is that for an entire generation of people who lived in dallas, when they said where they were from there was an immediate stigma for a long time this city in some ways beared the burden and blame for what happened here. for 50 years dallas has been very careful and very aware of the reputation they had for decades. this year they say they have been very cognizant of that during the planning of the program and for that reason they want it to be somber, a reflection of this man's life. >> vinita nair live in dallas. thank you. 6:10 now. happening today a marin county judge could sentence convicted murderer joseph naso to death. a jury has already found naso guilty in the killings of four women in northern california and jurors recommended the death penalty. now it's up to the superior court judge to decide a death sentence could mean life in

prison since executions have been on hold here in the state for some seven years. senator noreen evans from santa rosa and other lawmakers will introduce regulation to regulate toy guns. last month 13-year-old andy lopez was shot skilled by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy who mistook his toy gun for an ak-47. evans will introaccuse her introduce her bill today at 10. a super market roof collapses killing dozens. the search for survivors. >> then. >> i think the buzz is out in the neighborhood that something was happening, you know. it was kind of cool. >> it's very cool. the bay area hitting the big screen. how hosting tinseltown is helping out our neighborhoods. ,,,,,,

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it's kind of cool. >> and that rebate program has been around since 2006. it's really gaining momentum now with even the biggest boost in just the last couple of years. let's go get a traffic update now. it is a bad commute at the bay bridge. of course if you're just hearing b.a.r.t. service is shut down until further notice. a major computer glitch has shut down all trains since early this morning, and so a lot of folks are having to it hit the bay bridge as well. at first it was just the cash lanes. the delays are east of the maze, especially 580 jammed solid through 24. so, again, not another great option for you. cal train is offering a cup of extra trains. they're making an extra stop, anyway, trying to pick up passengers. that will be at 7:40 and 8:40 this morning. again, they're making an extra stop at the mill bray station. alameda oakland ferries for regular service. the next ferry out of oakland

leaves shortly after 7:00. ac transit is also a good option. so far we haven't heard anything about extra transbay bus service. sometimes they do that during b.a.r.t. strikes. if you're hitting the roads we're getting reports of a lot of downed trees, power line, branches in the road. anarchal chp wind advisory in effect for just about every bridge including the san mateo bridge, the bay bridge, and for some of your passes to the altamonte pass. we're also seeing unusual friday traffic through there and the livermore valley. that is your latest kcbs traffic update. for more on this crazy weather forecast here's lauren. some of the gusts down below in the valleys, 20, 35 miles an hour, up on the mountain tops you're seeing 50, even 65 miles an hour gusts. so the reason why we've got low pressure that moves through here yesterday brought us some showers headed into southern california. behind that high pressure starting to build in. the difference between those two cranking up the winds outside. this morning i think we'll see the peak of the gusty winds. some of those gusts as high as

70 miles per hour over the mountain tops. that will bring down trees and power lines in those locations. as we head towards the afternoon, things will start to subside. blustery outside to 16 miles per hour in the northeast. 17 in san ramon. 24 and sustained in vallejo. 24 gusting to 33 now in fairfield and north, northeast at 18 in san rafael. you can see reds and oranges over the top of the mountain. high pressure will be building in and i think this low will start to kick eastward over the weekend. that means as that begins to spread out we're going to see less wind over your weekend and nicer weather on tap for the bay area. this morning pretty gusty winds. this afternoon starting to calm down. still staying windy over the mountain tops and breezy out towards the coastline. i think the worst will come this morning. temperatures will be very pleasant. it will be much warmer today, well into the 60s into the south bay. 60s into much of the east bay as well. then as you head inside the bay a lot of 60s, even some low 70s in the interior valleys. we'll watch those temperatures

calming down just a little bit. the wind's going to subside and it looks like staying dry through monday and tuesday. chance of rain on the busiest travel day of the year next wednesday. sunrise time 6:58. sunset tonight 4:54. should be a nice weekend. >> great to hear. >> thanks. for the second time this week an oklahoma city thunder fan walking away with major cash, not to mention a standing o. our play of the day with jasy. >> and what's cool about your school you can e-mail your nomination, we may feature your school on the show. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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some cases stranded after a computer issues a shut down b.a.r.t. service until further notice. the bay bridge backups extend east of the mcarthur maze. the 24 approach is probably the worst. it is jammed beyond the rock ridge b.a.r.t. station. we'll have the latest on how to get around the traffic gridlock coming up in just minutes. good morning everybody. it's been more than a month since the sharks had a home victory. now fresh back from a five-game road trip and back with brent burns who missed 13 games. it was a night to remember for that man. tommy wingels scoreless in the first period, to wingels who nets his sixth goal of the year. then in the 2nd period, marlo sets up wingels. the first multigoal game in his career. the city high school football playoff, lowell and galileo. kyle nelson who threw 41 touchdown passes during the regular season got jackson, galileo scored 24 unanswered to

beat lowell 46-28. in the other semi defending champion, lincoln hosting mission, straight to overtime. a fumble but justin lee fell on it for the game winning temperatures. lincoln beats mission 18 to 12. and thursday night football jimmy graham hauls in a 44-yard touchdown pass from drew brees, saints win it 17-136789 take look at graham, goes in for the slam dunk celebration. he is so strong he bends the goal post. they had to stop play to fix it. and you can bet -- that's it i'm dennis o'donnell have a great weekend. thanks. oklahoma city thunder might want to quit paying big bucks to fans who take that half court shot for money. play of the day, high school teacher brad brucker, nothing but net, 20 grand for that. congratulations for from a couple of folks who happened to be there, jay-z and beyonce

sitting court side. second straight game a fan has won 20 grand for a half court shot at an okc ball game. play of the day. it is 6:27. it's been two weeks since typhoon haiyan hit the philippines and the number of victims continues to rise. and i'm live in oakland. it's another frustrating morning for commuters. a computer glitch has the halted all b.a.r.t. trains until further notice. ,,,,,,,,,,

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this is kpix 5 news. fire season is not over.

there is one burning in the north bay right now. dozens of families are evacuated. it is 50% contained. and whether causing big problems throughout california. flooding trapping vehicles underwater. the problem that made matters a lot worse for a group of marines stuck inside a. >> and b.a.r.t. riders are scrambling right now to find alternates. trains are shut down after a major system-wise computer glitch. how some orr other mass transit agencies are stepping in to help. >> i'm frank mallicoat. >> and i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:31. kpix 5's cate caugurian is following breaking news at the west oakland b.a.r.t. station. trains are not running this morning, and cate no word on when they'll start rolling again. >> i wish i had better news for commuters. the riders i spoke to told me they thought they were done

with b.a.r.t. problems and unfortunately this technical glitch is going to set back thousands of commuters for hours. commuters are hanging out in the lobby, confused, angry this morning. overnight a computer glitch delayed train service with passengers still on board. that happened just after midnight. now b.a.r.t. says its computer systems in central control are not communicating with its track switches, so overnight operators had to manually crank the switches to route the trains and get those remaining passengers back home. now the problem is the morning commute. the riders we spoke to say they're not happy. >> i was very angry at b.a.r.t., putting everybody through this up and down, up and down, and now you got a computer glitch problem and you got a strike problem, might do it again the third time. do not want to go there. >> we're advising our customers to seek alternate means of transportation for the time being. it's a huge inconvenience we know, but we're not able to run

the trains with the computer system being down as it is. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says the problems are not wind related and they are working to figure out why this happened. until then commuters will need to seek alternative methods to get to work. we know there aren't have many at this point. the only solace is thank goodness it's friday. but unfortunately i don't know if we're going to be seeing friday because of this. for more on traffic let's send things over to elizabeth wenger. >> if you're heading towards the bay bridge it is backed up well east of the maze. they waited a while to turn on the metering lights. for a while fast track users were looking okay. that is not the case any longer. 24 is probably the worst probably right now. it is jammed solid from the clermont curve. as you can see very heavy delays rite now trying to get into san fransisco. some mass transit agencies are doing what they can to help the situation. cal train is making an extra stop in mill bray a a little later this morning.

northbound train, 215 and 225 are express trains. they are making an extra stop in milbray at 7:40 and 8:40 this morning to pick up riders. muni is offering extra service out towards embarcadero. right now it looks like the ferries are monitoring the situation. right now they're just having regular service that. is your latest traffic update. back yo to you guys. thank you. and today is the 50th 50th anniversary of the assassination of president john f. kennedy. this is a live look at arlington national cemetery outside washington. dozens gathered for a memorial ceremony at the eternal flame this morning, and thousands will mark the day with a solemn ceremony in dilly plaza in dallas, the site of the shooting back in 1963. strong winds will continue throughout the morning and the gusts respect just impacting the traffic either. we've got live team coverage with lawrence karnow in the weather center. we're going to go to the north bay now and kpix 5's anne

makovec covering the latest developments about a wind whipped fire north of napa. >> reporter: yeah, the winds have died down but only temporarily. really fighting with this wind overnight. a real challenge for firefighters, and now that the sun is coming up, you can see the smoke that has filled that canyon. i'm along silverado trail right now north of napa in napa county. 300 acres have burned overnight. the fire is 50% contained. it started at about 9:30 last night. here's a closer look at those flames. 50 homes were evacuated at around midnight. that was a mandatory evacuation order. one outbuilding has been destroyed, and, again, the main challenge for firefighters was the wind. it was especially dry coming from the north. >> with these northerly winds and that trace amount of rain that we did get, it just wasn't enough to do any good for us. it probably did slow things down just a little bit, but these north winds with the

humidity being so low they dried the vegetation out quickly. >> and here's a look at some of the areas affected right now when it comes to road closures and evacuations. silverado trail, loma vista drive shady oaks road and ridge drive. we're going to have a better idea after 7 amount of 7 a.m. of exactly how large this fire is. one firefighter was injured overnight fighting this fire as well. he was hit in the head by a wine barrel that came loose. he was taken to the hospital, but he is expected to be okay. i'm anne makovec live in napa county, let's check in with lauren for more on what we can expect from these winds over the next 24 hours. lawrence. >> yeah, these offshore winds continue to blow in napa. we're looking at the relative humidity down to 13%. very very dry. and we're looking at wind gusts there at 29 miles per hour. of course that makes it hard to fight those fires when the winds are blowing like that. wind advisory around much of the bay area. some of the gusts over the

mountain tops we've already seen over 50 and 60 miles per hour. still could gust to about 70 across some of the higher peaks. down below not as windy but it's windy in spots this morning. be careful. reports of a lot of debris in the roadways. mostly clear skies, temperatures 55 degrees in oakland, 51 in livermore and 58 degrees in san fransisco. i think as we head towards the afternoon, the winds will begin to subside, although it's going to be windy over the mountain tops, breezy down below. as we head in towards the next 24 hours these winds should calm down looking towards the weekend. thank you. just in this morning from the philippines, the number of deaths from typhoon haiyan has risen above 5,000, and it's expected to climb even higher. today a 19 member team of doctors and nurses from stanford and lucile packard hospital are due to leave and help in the philippines. and a candlelight vigil memorial will be held for victims in the philippines and to raise money to help them.

that will be at hayward chapel of the chime on mission boulevard at 6:30. new this morning, heavy rain caused dangerous flooding in the san diego area. a van and a cab got stuck under water after the rain contributed to a water main break. there were four marines in the cab and at least one person in the van. police say the cab driver and the marines were able to get out on their own. and new this morning, two people arrested in london for holding three women as slaves for at least 30 years, and they've been arrested before back in the 1970s. british police say the women ages 30, 57, and 69 were held against their will in a home in london for most, if not all of their lives. one of the women actually called a charity after watching a tv report about forced marriages. that charity then alerted police. >> this is incredible, you know, this is the longest we've ever experienced. we have had cases where we've seen people who have been kept in servitude for up to ten years. so this really is, you know,

extraordinary. >> the women were rescued last month. investigators only announced their escape after the two suspects were eventually arrested. they are a man and a woman in their 60s. time now is 6:39. last week bat kid saved the city, and his legacy will live on. why the city of san fransisco was the right place to put on a show. >> and the market opened up about 10 minutes ago on this last day of trading this week, and the early numbers are a bit of a mixed bag, but it's early. jason brooks coming up next. ,,,,,,

higher this morning than i' ever opened before. here now is kcbs radio's brooks. wi the stock market opened higher this morning than it's ever opened before. >> uncharted turf as kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks on this friday. >> good morning.

the dow industrial closed about 16,000 for the first time yesterday. it pushed past that benchmark several times earlier this week unable to hold on. yesterday it managed to. a lot of that coming after the senate banking committee approved the confirmation of janet yellen to be the next federal reserve chairperson. now that vote goes before the full senate floor. it's expected to pass. yellen expected to maintain the accommodative policies set forth by current chairperson ben bernanke. lots of earnings out from the retail sector. san fransisco based gap reported earnings that fell in line with expectations in the third quarter. revenue was up about 3% to $3.9 billion, also looking at profit up by over 9% at $337 million. same store sales across its three major chains including old navy and banana republic up for 7 straight quarters. gap one of the better performing retailers out there. however, seeing more promotions from competitors it's going to

be a cut throat holiday shopping season and analysts are a little worried about gap's earnings as a result of that. its stock is pulling back. also pleasanton based ross reiterated those concerns in its earnings call. let's look at the numbers, dow losing 26 points. nasdaq is up 5. s&p is down about 1 point. gap shares down 2%. roth is falling by 8%. michelle and frank back to you. >> jason brooks from kcbs news. thank you. >> b.a.r.t. trains aren't running. what is going on? >> i know, sfo just announced they are going to be running shuttle buss between the airport and millbrae caltrain station. everyone working around this problem and a lot of people are hitting the roads. southbound 242, unusually heavy heading out of walnut creek, typically friday lights along that corridor. this morning westbound 24 is backed up solid almost to the caldecott tunnel, so the backups of the bay bridge not a good option. it is stacked up east of the

maze. give the san mateo bridge a try or the golden gate bridge. and richmond bridge we're not seeing huge delays yet. you're going to be waiting for a while if you can't ride b.a.r.t. this morning. a lot of folks using the bay bridge as their alternate. muni is working it to step up service. alameda oakland ferry just running regular service right now. they're monitoring the situation to see what they can do. caltrain is making one extra stop later at the millbrae station. they're going to be picking up passengers. northbound train 215 and 225. those are typically express trains at 7:40 and 8:40 this morning they're going to be making that extra stop at millbrae. you can see all the approaches, extra slow on 24. your best bet 880 looks okay right now as you pass those downtown oakland exits towards the 980 interchange. what's driving you crazy this morning, we know b.a.r.t.'s on your mind. we got an e-mail from michelle

and band. it's entitled crazy clown faze faced driver. our biggest distracted driving peeve is when women apply makeup when driving. we witness that selfish act on side streets and highways at high speeds. we're talking full blown makeup applying. distracted driving obviously means more than just talking on your cell phone. applying that extra layer of mascara can take just as much attention away from the road. tickets for texting begin at 159 bucks. other moving violations like applying makeup can be nearly as costly. skip the multitasking or just go eau natural. you can ask a question or share a grape by e-mailing crazy @ kpix.com or tweet me at ewengerkpix. watch to see if your question gets answered right here on air. that is a check of your traffic. >> you go natural huh liz. >> every day on air. this is me without makeup. >> that's how pretty she is.

>> folks out of the bay area say the wind is picking up outside, very gusty winds outside this morning. some floods into southern california. but as high pressure builds in behind it, that's what's causing the strong winds. we're seeing that especially over the mountain tops this morning, down below not as windy. east, northeasterly at 16 and sustained at sfo to 21 in berkeley, 24 in fairfield and gusting over 30 and 24 miles per hour in vallejo. all right, high pressure looking to build in the next couple of days. eventually this low is going to start to kick east further as when he had throughout the day today. then the winds are going to start to subside. until then a very windy morning around the bay area. by the afternoon looks like the computer model's picking up, it's starting to calm down. it will still be windy in spots. a little breezy towards the coastline. temperatures expected to be in the 60s, maybe even some low 70s by the afternoon. and then as we look towards the weekend, those winds calm down. still above normal temperatures

may be just slightly cooler but sunny through sunday, monday, and tuesday as well. then a chance of rain may return to the bay area. wouldn't you know it on the busiest travel day of the year on wednesday, showers possible right into thanksgiving. all right time to check out your school cast for today. this one's from stan bridge academy from san mateo. morning bell windy. temperatures in the 40s there. sunny and breezy as you head towards lunch. recess numbers into the 60s. and then maybe some mid-60s. mild when you get out. if you'd like to nominate your school go to kpix.com/school cast. big event tonight at the embarcadero, you guys are going to be there to help light it up tonight. >> yeah. >> she's flipping the switch. >> is that right in. >> i hope so. >> that'd be so much fun wouldn't it? >> yeah, we'll be there 4 to 7 right? >> 4 to 7. have fun out there tonight guys. >> thanks lawrence. >> well, we're not done with bat kid just yet.

little miles stealing our hearts with that big story last week. >> in response, san fransisco turned the city into gotham city to make his dreams come true, and phil matier is live with chief of police greg sir, and chief do you think this could happen in any other city? it doesn't seem possible. >> we like to think it's impossible because this is the best city. >> okay. a little humility here. >> no, man not this time. that was so cool, completely organic. it was one of those events that was perfect. >> when you say it was completely organic, everybody looks at everything from the batmobile to the saving of the seal at at&t park, how much time did you have to plan that? >> you didn't buy lieu seal was really kidnapped? what i mean by organic was it was planned and it was going to be what it was to the tune of 3 to 500 people. but once social media got ahold of it and the people started feeling that thing it was literally like the snowball rolling downhill and it built

to what it became. >> and so you found yourself being the costar to the 5-year- old little bat guy. i mean you were hamming up it something major. >> you talk about a distant 2 2nd, yeah, but i mean he was the coolest little guy. we were kidding around saying that the next role for him would be he wants to be james bond for a day. he was cool. >> how was that up close and -- the whole deal, when you were right there next to him? >> oh, man i was blessed. i drew the seat right next to miles and when he was on the stage he was eating it up with a spoon. he was cool. he was having a blast. he didn't even care about the movie because he said he'd been in it. >> were there any times when it looked like something could go wrong? >> yes. >> what? >> absolutely. just the size of the crowds were completely unexpected even though we were expecting big crowds but i've got it tell you again, everybody was just off the hook cool that day. we would just a say, hey we need you to back up. we don't want to scare the guy. boom, every crowd control

situation would go that way. >> got any questions? >> i think michelle's got a great question. she's got one of the t-shirts right. >> i love the bat kids t-shirts and when i tweeted it on facebook everyone want today know where to get one. >> so they can go to kidmonarchclothing.com. they're still doing orders. still 100% of the proceeds, in fact they're already starting to have pirate versions of these and make a wish has to call and tell them to stop them. if it doesn't say 100% of the proceeds go to make a wish it's not an authentic t-shirt. >> before we go, and your son he's the one who makes them right? >> yeah, mattie has a modest littles for shirt company and he wanted to get in on this and do 500 t-shirts and i think there are over 4,000 now. >> and how much does it cost. >> the police department spent no overtime on this because we saw that question coming. >> i had to get that one in there. it wouldn't be me.

>> phil matier thank you so much. >> time now is 6:51. 50 years ago today president john f. kennedy was shot and killed. coming up we're live in dallas with where thousands will gather to honor the fallen president. ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

nnedy. today people across the nation are pausing to mark 50 years since the assassination of president john f. kennedy. vinita nair is live in dallas where she's been getting a look at letters from 1963 that americans wrote to the city's mayor. vinita. >> good morning to you michelle. that's right. in about two hours the programs here in dallas will begin, but already we're starting to see hundreds of people entering the area. i had a rare opportunity yesterday to sit down with a

historian and look at something close to 500 letters, letters written from everyday people into the mayor of dallas right after the assassination. >> the nation mourned the death of president john f. kennedy together as the events unfolded on live television, but the tragedy was also a turning point. >> there's a real sense when kennedy was killed that for a whole generation of americans there would never be a perfect union in the country ever again. >> these are all the letters that came into the dallas mayor's office. >> letters from around the country and world poured in after kennedy's assassination. more than 500 of them are part of the library archive in dallas. >> this letter is motivated by a feeling of deep compassion for you and the citizens of dallas. people are writing in either extraordinarily angry, furious, it's your fault, or they're writing in and saying the op sis. it's not your fault. this could have happened anywhere. >> some of the letters are also about lee harvey oswald, the man charged with the

president's death. he was gunned down by jack ruby two days after his arrest. >> dear sir you need a new police chief and new policemen. how can you expect them to protect the president if they don't know how to protect the prisoner. >> kennedy's murder made americans feel more vulnerable. >> when he died i think people realized that you could try. you could strive and do everything exactly right and the world could intervene in unexpected ways. >> in dallas the shock and shame have lessened over time, but the letters of 50 years ago still tell a powerful story. >> interestingly enough, the mayor of the time actually took the time to write back a lot of the people responding to a lot of letters that again, came from all over the country, in terms of the program for today michelle, things will get underway at 11:30 central time. there will be speeches, prayers, there will even be music. and at 12:30, the time that kennedy was killed, bells will toll throughout the city and they're hoping it is t will be

a moment of silence. >> thank you. >> i'm cate caugurian live at west oakland. b.a.r.t. this morning, thousands of commuters are stranded and b.a.r.t. is advising people to take any alternative methods of transportation they can because b.a.r.t. trains are still not up and running. b.a.r.t. says this incident started just after midnight with nearly a thousand passengers on board 19 trains. b.a.r.t. says the problem is computer systems in central control are not communicating properly with the track switches, so operators had to manually crank the switches into position overnight for early morning commuters this was not a pleasant way to start their friday. >> i think the big thing that everybody's kind of frustrated with. we just went through a b.a.r.t. strike. we'd think by now, we would think by now things would be all in order. >> the passengers aboard the trains did have a bit of a wait, but b.a.r.t. says they were able to get them off the trains and to their final destination, some by 3:00 this morning. and b.a.r.t. says they're not sure why this

happened, but they say it has nothing to do with wind damage. reporting live in oakland, cate caugurian kpix 5. >> and one last traffic alert update. no b.a.r.t. service until further notice. so we're taking a look at some of the road sensors, if you're crossing the san mateo bridge, it's a great alternate. a little slow in the southbound 880 approach. things are moving okay towards foster city. also there's barely any delay at all right now across the richmond santa felt bridge or heading southbound on 101 through marin county heading towards the golden gate. this is what it looks like at the bay bridge. it is stacked up well east of the maze. the 24 approach is the worst. lawrence. winds continue to howl around the bay area. wind advisory in effect until 10:00 in the evening. especially over the mountain tops. some of those gusts have been over 50 and 60 miles per hour. subsiding by the afternoon we should see a lot of sunshine, 60s and some 70s. the weekend looking good, less wind, temperatures going to be very mild. maybe some rain though as we head in towards thanksgiving guys. >> boy. >> all right.

we leave you with the eternal flame, the final resting place of jfk. take care. good morning to our viewers in the west. it is friday, november 22nd, 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning." worldwide tribute. 50 years after the assassination of president john f. kennedy, cbs news coverage from walter cronkite's first bulletin to bob schieffer at dealy plaza. plus now jfk's family and friends are remembering. historic change in the senate. will democrats regret revoking the nuclear option. he tells us about his new collaboration with rock star bono. we begin with today's "eye opener." >> apparently official, president kennedy die