he writes, thanks for saving gotham city! you're a real-life superhero. >>> california's congressional leaders are also praising batkid. here's representative eric swalwell. >> thank you for coming to our rescue inspiring us with heroes today. >> and senator dianne feinstein from san francisco also tweeted. thanks for saving gotham. >>> story of a 5-year-old battling cancer inspired thousands to help make his wish come true. kpix 5's betty yu on the thousands who showed up to cheer for batkid. betty. >> reporter: the city of san francisco went all out for batkid today. many of the people who showed up wore batkid t shirts, held signs, even were dressed as superheros. it was an elaborate display of make believe one you have probably never seen. [ applause and cheers ] >>> reporter: he just might be 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 thin

right now live in san francisco, or gotham city, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> of course. gotham city. how about miles? has he ever been to san francisco before? >> reporter: he is from a very tiny town right near the oregon border, siskiyou county. and he has been to san francisco before but it's been a couple of years and he has never seen anything like san francisco like it's going to be. >> well, it's gotham city now, right? [ laughter ] >> reporter: exactly. >> all right. anne makovec live in union square, thank you. check out today's gotham city "chronicle." the batkid saving the city. tv's batman, adam west, called to check how things were going and sent a gifted to the batkid. the -- a gift to the batkid. >>> in the philippines shipments of food and medical supplies are streaming in to victims of the typhoon. helicopters from a u.s. aircraft carrier started making the deliveries today. survivors are still jamming the airport to get on flights out of the hardest-hit areas. authorities say more than 3600 people have died. >>> a big thank you to everyone who donated during our all

and epic heroics the likes of which gotham city may never see again. >> good evening, gotham city. i'm ken bastida. >> i'm elizabeth cook. this was a day of drama, none of us will soon forget. so tonight, we are bringing you team coverage from across gotham city. linda yee on the crime wave that for a moment brought the city to its knees. linda. >> reporter: liz, it was chaos, a town gripped in fear!! gotham city needed a hero because behind every corner lurked danger! a damsel in distress. >> a woman tied to the tracks. >> we think it's the riddler. >> reporter: what evil has fallen on gotham city! the cops don't know what to do. officers are driving in circles, confused,

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 san francisco. san jose 47. fremont down to 43. still no rain. we are up to 55 days now. now, within that 55-day stretch, we should have had in the city, gotham city, 2.5" of rainfall. we have had zero. and that dry streak continues officially at the downtown recording location in san francisco. here's a look at what's coming. you saw that cloud cover to the north. there's that leading edge right there. it actually is a front. it's a boundary of air masses that will move through and tomorrow will actually be cooler than today. the rain is to our north from eugene and seattle and bellingham, washington

san francisco became gotham city to make a wish come true for 5-year-old miles. now in remission after battling leukemia his parents managed to keep it a secret. >> this is too much. i don't know what to say. to think, robin? >> bat kid thought it was pretty darn cool he hop into theed bat mobile. they were off to rescue a damsel distress. not a moment to spare. bat kid arrived to foil the attempted bank robbery. a busy morning for bat kid with more still to come. so a pit stop was in order. even super heros have to eat. the break won't last long. a flash mob signalled giants mascot lucille had been kidnapped by the evil penguin. 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 ba

tonight gotham city by the y is safe... thanks to one spl little superhero. he fought off villains... saved the giants' mascot... and rescua damsel in distress... all in a day's work... for batkid. thousands of people came out to support the caped crusad. packing the streets... and following 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

that's the gotham city title game. cardinals had won 28 overall titles. aplin says add a 29th and later served up the championship point here, three straight identical 25-18 scores got them that trophy that they certainly enjoyed. >>> what an entrance for the lincoln mustangs and what a mark they left on the mission defense. day-vee-an telfore 19-yard run by quarterback justin schuwong to make it 21-0 at the half. 3rd quarter it's damian telfour rounding the corner for the touchdown. mustangs beat the bears 34-20. the two meet next week in the playoffs. >>> usf lost to nevada. the student body wearing the moustache trying to set a world record for fake moustaches worn at a game. guinness is still calculating. no. 4, ucla's stan mckay on one knee in front of his boys popped the question. she said yes. no. 3, nets and suns tied 98-98. joe johnson floats on and the buzzer, wins it for brooklyn, no reaction at all. no. 2, peter swindle trick shot field goal. yeah, you can brag about that and no. 1, 9-year-old kid in germany, look at the moves and the goal! ho

today the city by the bay will become gotham city to make a boy's wish come true. joe vazquez with more on san francisco's transformation. >> this is going to be pretty epic. it's, uhm, it's batkid eve. >> reporter: turning san francisco into gotham city for a 5-year-old batkid, that's one challenge. but the amount

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 batmobile is off. there's a damsel in distress on the hyde street cable car line at union and green and as soon as batkid saves her life there's another crime in progress the evil riddler robbing a vault on montgomery street. batkid will hopefully arrive just in time to help load them into a paddy wagon and send him to the clink. then a strategic stop at the burger bar chosen for its view over union square. >> nobody knows what's

save our city from the riddler so he is in for a big surprise as san francisco turns into gotham city. >> we will be tweeting batkid adventures on twitter. if you would like to find out how to help make a wish foundation go to abc7 news. >> amy robach is recovering after having a double mastectomy, the mother of five announced on "good morning america" monday that she found out she had cancer after undergoing a mammogram on "good morning america" last month. yesterday, row back had both breasts removed and will undergo reconstruction. >> if you have gone to mcdonald's and it felt like it is taking longer to get your food, it is not your imagine, the president admits you are right. the slow down is because the company added too many new menu items too quickly. mcdonald's added wraps and muffins and a new style of quarter pounders all proving to be quite a challenge for the restaurants. they land on putting in new prep tables at the united states locations. >> now a story generating a lot of buzz and heat on social media. a family decided not to leave a tip for a waitress because they d

we take you live to gotham city. little will be a big problem today but batkid will come to the rescue. this is the day we are outside the grand hyatt union square. san francisco transforms into gotham city to help a very special young man live out his dream of being batkid. we will check in with claudine wong out there. it is friday, november 15th i'm pam cook. >> holy november, pam. good morning, i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. a little chilly in some areas. >> definitely dave and pam. and a very happy friday everybody. we have clear skies. we have lost thing to. well most of it. there may be a patch or two left. the breeze has taken care of it and temperatures have been dropping here. antioch 53. napa at 37. if it wasn't far breeze fairfield and santa rosa would be flirting with the upper 30s as well. it will be a cooler day for many. san francisco high of 62. 44 for san jose. we will go for a high of only 65 today. highs today very cool for friday. cooler i should say. 58 to 68. not the mid

. >>> miles scott wage batkid for a day and saved san francisco -- i mean gotham city -- today. >> if you want to see how the day of batkid went, we'll recap that in about eight minutes. a san francisco supervisor is on damage control tonight following what some are calling his negative post about today's batkid event. tonight eric mar plans himself. >> san francisco supervise errorric -- supervisor eric mar sent this out. writing waiting for miles the batkid and wondering how many thousands of san francisco kids living off food stamps could have been fed off the money. would you take that tweet back? >> i would have reworded it and said i love miles and the inspiration but i'm concerned about the 20,000 kids that live on food stamps and 50,000 that are food insecure. >> mar was gladded on social media. saying he should be cheering miles rather than politicize the event. mar is happy for miles but despite the help of thousands of volunteers it was expensive. >> when the police chief and the time-out from important meetings and security and street closure and billy stadium in the civic

wants it off office to start wearing something. >>> then more from gotham city. >>> the nati's unprecedente at the make aish foundation. they postedn apology. th nonprofit foundation was startedn 1980 and isased in phoix. >>> a new tool in the fght against crime for one peninsul policeepartment. e palo alto city cncil is expected t appre a contrac providing nine officers with bodyameras. the palo alt police department says the contract woul upgrade cara systs. police say videoechnology is valuable for training, evidence, and officeraccotability. >>> a smoking crackdow is under consideration in beeley. on tuesday the city council will consider a poly on banning smoking in apartments. some want to expand it to single family homes wer children and seniors so live. if berkey goes forward with that, itould be the first city to ps such a measure. >>> todas openingay of crab season ot off to a slow srt. many boats still hadn't left the wharf early ts morning. some roh weather, wind, and fog rolled in on the other side of the golden gate. that pt the boats from going ck up to pick up their pots the

i want to bring in dan simon, tracking this city live in gotham city. dan, how did this caped crusader adadventurer come together? there's lots of people involved, the mayor and police chief and all the people just on the streets. >> reporter: well, you know, the coordination and logistics to pull this off is really unbelievable. let me explain where we are. we are at city hall. this is where all this is going to come to an end. this is where bat kid is going to get a key to the city. and let me sort of explain to you everything that's happened today. let me read this to you because the itinerary they put together is truly amazing. so it began with a call from the police chief issuing the call that batkid is needed. he's traveling by batmobile and accompanied by batman. the boy receives a distress call saying there's a damsel in distress, he takes care of business. then he cakes care of the ridler, in the act of robbing a bank. he's at union square in gotham city, and basically, the penguin has taken the san francisco mascot hostage, lou the seal, and t

>> reporter:from gotham city! justine waldman >> pam: kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight at city hall. where the caped crusader was greeted by a huge crowd of fans today. charles? >>bat kid.. bat kid.. >> reporter:his fist raised in victory, 5-year-old bat kid, aka miles scott, took the stage at civic center plaza friday afternoon as thousands of adoring fans cheered him on. >> that kit for ever in san francisco! batkid what weou ld we do with out you! >> reporter:to reward his crime fighting skills, mayor ed lee presented miles with a key to city. >> reporter:all of friday's adventures were sponsored by the make a wish foundation, which grants the wishes of children facing life threatening illnesses. miles has spent the past few years fighting leukemia, he finished treatment in june and is now in remissions. his wish was to be batman... his father nick explains why... >>i think it's the cape. >> so, here to our hero! >> pam: new tonight at 8-- >> pam: 'batkid' was a huge phenomen online today. >> pam: the

we take you live to gotham city. little will be a big problem today but batkid will come to the rescue. this is the day we are outside the grand hyatt union square. san francisco transforms into gotham city to help a very special young man live out his

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gotham city by the bay. ch of the city coming out t who's already shown so much before today.s li, most of it >> miles has always en a he fought through cancer. hand that he i a fanf not in only batman, but superhero in general. >> reporter: now back here live, you can see city hall has been lit up in colors in honor of miles, who by the y, is from doctors diaosed miles with eukemia when he was 20 months old back in 20. he fought for threeyears. he had his lt run of chemothepy in june and is now in remission. free.ully soon to be cancer the 5-year-old just began kindergartenhis year. live in san francisco/gotham city, stephanie chuang, nbc bay areanews. >> thank you, stephanie. >>> san francisco federal precutors even got int the spir. isingriminal doodictments for the riddler and penguin. they were cited for too many sections o the cminal to cot. the document notes the can appeal the charges, hever good luck with that because batkid i looking out for the citize. credited for drivi much ofhe batkid fever. in

check out today's gotham city "chronicle." also, adam west, tv's batman, did call to check how things are going and sent a gift for the batkid. so that's cool. the adventure starts this morning at 10:00. >> such a great story. love it. >>> 4:32. the bart board has closed-door meeting today and it could be "here we go again" on getting a contract agreement. kpix 5 reporter christin ayers reports bart management has found a surprise in their contract. >> reporter: just when riders thought it was over, the bart labor dispute is back. remember the tentative contract that ended the bart strike? management now says there's a glitch in it. >> stuff happens, is all i can say. things slip by. >> reporter: the bart board director told us buried in the contract which is hundreds of pages long is a provision that gives workers six weeks of paid family leave. bart management said that provision should not have been in the contract. >> we do not know how it got in there and we are trying to figure out that and work with the unions to resolv

anne makovec live in gotham with how the entire city is rallying around batkid. it's amazing. >> reporter: it's absolutely unbelievable. even this morning, no expected this. thousands of people have come to see what the batkid is up to. he is eating lunch. even superheros need fuel. this is the crowd waiting for him to come out. they are planning a flash mob. an hour ago he got a call from the police chief and saved the day for a second time today accompanied by his full sized batman guide. the riddler was attempting to rob a vault on montgomery street. he caught him in the act. the riddler is now locked up for good, one of many heroic acts for batkid today. with the spray of following, the roar of the crowd to and a souped up batmobile, san francisco was transformed into gotham city all for a 5-year- old boy who dreamed of becoming a hero. >> he is very shy, very kind hearted boy and this has been so brave through all of this. >> this being leukemia. miles has battled it for most of his life, the kind of struggle that takes true strength to overcome. today, nece

city of gotham safe and he will get a very special key to the city. it all gets underway in just about 90 minutes, and it will be a very big day for this little boy, but very very special one, and we are certainly excited to see it. live in san francisco, claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in the meantime, the san francisco chronicle is getting in on this. look, a special edition of the gotham city chronicle, the headline, bat kid saves the city. and the newspaper features articles by clark kent and lois lane. >>> 8:35. happening today, in just 30 minutes, the oakland teenager facing hate crime in a horrifying attack on an ac transit bus is due back in sort. richard thomas is accused of setting sasha fleischman's skirt on while the two were on a bus in oakland. police investigating the attack say thomas has admitted to being homophobic. last night hundreds of people marched through the streets of oakland in a show of support for sasha fleischman. family members, friends, students and teachers marched along mcarthur boulevard hanging rainbow ribbon

yesterday the city of san francisco was transformed into gotham city to make five-year-old's miles scott's wishes of becoming a superhero come true. we recap the amazing day. >> reporter: as batkid emerged 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 really have a lot of kidsism think there are a lot of us thinking, yes, we get to do something fun for a kid. >> batkid, also known at five-year-old miles scot, helped disarm a mysterious device. >> that's it! you got it! >> and free a damsel in distress who was tied to the tracks of the cable car line. and foil the riddler's plan for a major heist. >> who is there! >> the greene-suited villain was led off to the clink, and the batkid was met with growing applause from the crowd. but the action wasn't over because the penguin took san francisco giant's mascot lou seal hostage. he had to set him free and take another villain. but wait, there's more! >> i want to thank the batkid for saving our city! >> mayor ed lee handed him a key

way to go, miles, way to save gotham. >> basically the city of san way to go, miles, way to save gotham. >> basically the entire city of san francisco went nuts today. so did everybody who could not be there in person, but who cheered it all on, online. here is why this is the best new thing in the world today, aside from the first and most obvious reason, which its that a kid who has had to fight for his life is getting something that he really wanted. another reason, this is great, is that truth is when people are faced with awful things, the specter of awful things including sickness and death, even in children, the seeming inevitability of darkness and destructs, you know what people want to do? they want to help. not just a desire to help. there is a specific thing you can do and it might help. people do it. people help. they go out in the streets. they do what they chance. they do what they can. that impulse, that humane impulse, engulfed a major u.s. city this afternoon. that's the best new thing in the world today. oh, my god is it. that does it for us tonight. have a great week

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.

transforming san francisco for a few hours today into gotham city. and miles, costumed as bad kid, as the caped crusader minime, he knew he would spend the day in character. he did not know how elaborate it would get. his experience started with a breaking news bulletin and a televised appeal from san francisco's actual police chief. >> gotham city needs you, batman. police chief greg suhr, hoping you can hear my voice. it is critical that you call me right now. we have a damsel in distress. that's just the beginning, batman, just the type of the iceberg the you have to call me it is urgent. please, caped crusader, we need you. and -- bring the bat kid. >> he wasn't kidding. miles in costume got to ride in a batmobile, helped rescue a woman tied to a bomb on the cable car tracks, foiled a bank robbery resulting in the arrest of the riddler, oh, yeah. his work was still not done. while miles was eating lunch, crowds of volunteers called on him to rescue the san francisco giants' mascot, lou seal, who had been kidnapped by the penguin. miles, heard the

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. >> turning san francisco into gotham city. >> a guy is flying a hundred miles an hour down the highway when suddenly spotting the police only made him speed up. >> a guy working has his shirt wripd off and -- ripped off. >> and want a flat screen tv in we have the buzz word to win. >> and the hot new song going viral. how to get your groove on and dunk it like it's hot. ♪ do the cookie dance >> this adorable little boy dressed as batman is 5-year-old myles. he a superhero because he is battling leukemia. the make a wish foundation reached out to myles and he said i want to be bat kid. the make a wish foundation along with the help of thousands upon thousands of are people are making this happen today in san francisco. so first the san francisco police chief will ask "do i know where bat kid is? we need bat kid's help." then he will rescue a damsel in distress and then he'll capture the ridler as he's robbing a vault and then he'll get a special message from the police chief. he'll look out the window and the square with thousands upon thousands of people and cheering his name and ask

way to save gotham. >> gotham once again will forever remain a city that was inspired and saved by batkid. in san francisco, abc7 news. >>> unbelievable how big it was. more. 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, 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 #ed digs. and the t-shirts designed by the son of police chief greg suhr, sold out as well. more will be made available. >>> is there a double standard when it comes to getting into cal? ahead, accusations that some student athletes with low grades are getting a break and how the university is responding. and taking a live look outside at 5:38. this is the view from our roof cam. the bay bridge and bay lights in

today he is going to be batkid right here in san francisco turning into gotham city. miles is here in san francisco thinking he is here to get a batman costume. is he in for a surprise. >> cannot wait to see his reaction. the city is expecting thousands to participate, 7,000 tried to make reservations where miles will have lunch and more than that are expected at city hall. >> the way the city got swept up in this...you talk about a city with the heart in the right place. i don't think he has any idea. no one else did and he just things he gets to be batkid for the day. i don't think he has any idea how big it got. >> the police chief suhr's son designed the special t-shirts with the proceeds to make-a-wish foundation. we will tweet his adventures each step of the way following us on twitter. so men people are using that to experience it in real time. if you would like to find out how to help the make-a-wish foundation go to our website. >> in the south bay the santa clara county her is investigating a fatal shooting. deputies responded to reports of shots fired in un

. >>> and turning san fransisco into gotham city didn't come true. how much it cost to make a little boy's wish come true. ,,,,,,,,,,,, americans today. . >>> president obama awarded the nation's highest civilian award to 16 americans today. the honorees ranged in fields as diverse as science and politics to sports and entertainment. steinham, loretta lynn and oprah winfrey, to name a few. he even honored one of his predecessors. >> his foundation improved the lives of hundreds of millions of people and i'm most grateful for his patience during the endless travel of my secretary of state. >> the award was established 50 years ago by president kennedy to recognize people who have made remarkable contributions to the security or national interests of the united states. >>> you already wear a seat-belt in a car. soon you'll have to buckle up on buses. the federal government ordering all new tour buses to have safety belts in 2014. an average of 21 passengers on tourists on motor coaches are killed in crashes every year. 8,000 more are hurt. the new rule

very to correct you there, i believe this is gotham city hall for the day. it was spectacular to see little miles become bat kid going through daring rescues for someone like bat kid, it's na naul -- all in a day's work. >> reporter: a hero received an urgent message. >> breaking news from the hall of justice. >> please, we need you. bring the bat kid. >> bat kid was off to rescue a damsel in distress. it won't be easy. he encountered a device that needed disarming. not a moment to spare because the riddler was up to no good. bat kid arrived to foil the attempted bank robbery. a flash mob signalled giants mascot, lucille had been kidnapped by the evil penguin. 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 amaz

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 a

. >>> bat kid arrived and tomorrow san francisco will be transformed into gotham city to make one boy's wish come true. we are seeing signs of it around the city tonight. >> reporter: we are. look here. this is the grand hyatt hotel. tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. commissioner gordon will send out the signal and the adventures will begin. >> this will be epic tomorrow. it is bat kid eve. >> reporter: turning san francisco into gotham city for a 5-year-old is one challenge but the amount of interest, the number of people wanting to help is off the charts. >> my goal was to have 200 volunteers. we over shot that. over 13,000. >> reporter: he has already won a big battle against leukemia. he is now in remission. [ music ] >> reporter: when he goes to battle tomorrow as the bat kid he will take on the riddler, penguin and the joker. he gave bat kid a lesson. >> he went up there. all the way up there and he did flying trap ease. he flew out over the whole room and then one kid came down into the net. everyone was clapping. >> people from all over the world are applauding, celebrating his sto

we will take you to gotham city mçó4+y?i >> we are just a few minutes away from san francisco's transformation into a long gotham city. this is a live look with our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. justine waldman shows us, and thousands of volunteers with the make a wish foundation are making a little boy's wish come true. >> he becomes a super hero and the city needs them. >> we want someone to live out their dreams. >> the little boy with leukemia has a big day and had him. after a morning of rescue, he saves all of this money. he would be launched at burger bar in union square. even kit crusaders to get hungry. >> the arrest of one got 7000 request so the people could dine wit restaurant receid over 7000 request for reservations so that they can eat with the bat kid. >> he will stop. at&t park and take a ride down a slide and try to rescue lucille. he will then get his next mission. >> san francisco police chief is in no fun and the department needs young crime-fighter's help. he stated that the city is prepared

san franciscoransformed into gotham city. i can tell you as you look over the ty it looks like it need as super hero. can't wait to see that full moon out there. friday, november 15th.on this this is "today in the bay." >>> it is 4:31. good morning. thank you for ining us. i'm jon kelley. it's friday, time to check the forecast wh meteorolost christina loren. >> indeed we made it we did it together. thanks for wakin up with us there because weost all of the low clos from yesterday without alanket of low clouds it's going to be a cold start to the day. havevhave a pretty nice finish. then the rain moves in. we'll detail that i theull forecast. firstike inouye. >> good morning. we'r struggling through here, 880 not a problem. easy drive norbound with the let's look at the maps.um. this stretch swing north thereof and might have a road crew. typical for overnight construction and westbnd 0 as you pass by fruitvale there could be a crew. past hhway 13 so far you're ne up toward 980 andhe rest of the maze. the aroach a light flow.

. >> san francisco is turned into gotham city with a wish of becoming batman is about to be true. we sit down with the super hero in training and his parents. now we have this story only on abc7. >> five-year-old miles will become a super hero, the little boy will transform into batkid but he doesn't know it. he thing he is in san francisco to get a batman costume because of make-a-wish foundation. >> you wish to be batman? >> yes. >> why do you like him so much? he has lived with leukemia since 18 months old and is in rehis and ready to really start being a kid. >> the new chapter in miss life kicks off when he sees a message from familiar faces. >> we begin the broadcast with breaking news from san francisco. >> please keep crusader, we need you. and bring the batkid. >> police chief will need his help to rescue a dam sell in distress and capture the rid her and chase down the penguin to save the giant mascot and at city hall, the mayor will present miles with a key to the city. the entire bay area has come together to make miles' wish come true. there is a question vice for him

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. we begin here tonight with nbc's kelly o'donnell on capitol hill. >> reporter: the biggest defection of the yeafrom inside the psident's own party today. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: 39 democrats, nearly 2 of their caucus, joined with publicans to change the healtcare law to try to let millions of consumers whe health insurance has been cancellekeep their plans. west virnia democrat nick grayha voted with republics. how would you grade the administration's handling of the this? >> f minus

thousands gathered in california's city on friday, november 15, to help transform it into gotham city. five-year-old miles is recovering from leukemia, and he could step into the shoes of his favorite superhero. the event was organized by the make a wish for and it -- foundation, making wishes for children with life-threatening diseases. it has received widespread coverage online. an incredible day for miles. he took on the role of batkid and gave his cape grucci's desk cape crusader hero a helping hand. helping those in distress and taking on some of his worst enemies. the pink win.d he traveled across the batmobile, cheered on by the massive crowds. institutionsocal sent in their support to help fulfill miles' wish. police officers were on every street corner to make sure the day played out without a hitch. a local daily in san francisco said it was turned into the gotham city chronicle for the day. the mayor of san francisco gave in ad the keys to the city public ceremony in front of hundreds of people, as you can see here. an amazing show of support for miles and his family, and c

it has already been quite a day for bat kid in san francisco, which has been turned into gotham city. >> before lunch today this little batman had already rescued a damsel in distress and thwarted a bank robbery, you can see the thousands gathered to watch. claudine has been watching this, this little boy is priceless, it is so adorable. >>> it is amazing as is this response, i want to step out of the way as we pan around and take a look as we pan around, you can see people packed in the street and there in front of us this is why, two bat cars, one for batman and one for bat kid and where are they? they are getting a bite to eat because they are exhausted. it has already when a been a busy morning and it is just beginning. >>> it was a super morning as they rolled out, batman in one and bat kid in the other, the streets were jammed with masses all who wanted to see his dream come true, in he crowd his parents and a bus load of family and friends overwhelmed by it. >> i never dreamed it would be like this, but san francisco thank you, it is amazing. we are just from a small town up no

city. >> tremendous indirect benefits. the hotels are full here during the week. restaurants are full. businesses do well. not just cupertino but surrounding cities as well. >> this project is expected to be completed in the middle of 2016. it would be home during the day to 14,000 employees. coming up in a half how we'll hear why there are concerns that this new campus could hurt people who live in this area. reporting live in cupertino, "today in the bay". >> thanks, bob. >>> it is 5:05. a mascot controversy is making headlines in the east bay. today a school board will decide if vallejo high school needs to change its mascot. marla, why do some find this one offensive? >> we've seen this quite a bit recently. the redskins in the nfl being urged to change their mascot, and at home, the vallejo high school apaches, that's been their mascot for decades, but that could change. after 5:00 tonight, the board will vote on whether to approve a name change for the controversial mascot. it's becom

even more showed up to change san francisco into gotham city. over several hours, this adorable little guy lived out his enormous dream. he rescued this damsel in distress. he was summoned by the police chief. >> bring the bat kid. >> there was even a bat signal. with the citizens of gotham cheering him on, little miles set off to save the san francisco giants mascot, lucilly the evil clutches of the peng n penguin. >> nicely done, dynamic duo, you saved the city. >> the san francisco chronicle credited the special edition "bat can i saving city." he even got a key to the city at a special ceremony, but the people here got something more. today they will leave their hearts in san francisco, they gave them to a little boy who proved what it really means to be a super hero. >> good job, bat kid. >> reporter: it was just last month that mile had a tube taken out of his chest to dispense medication, the director of the make awitch foundation was saying a bit ago, i think we gave miles back a bit of his childhood. truly a spectacular story. we've cov

keeping the city safe up in s francisco/gotham city. rit now we're getting word fromfficials that the riddl is wreaking hoc right now at a bank. we'll ke you posted on what's going on >> i'm meteorologist christina loren. rain on the way as we get into this weekend and yond. we're gog to sort it all out for you and let you know when your dootep when nbc bay area news at 11:00 comes rit back. to those who've waited... worried... pod and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state o "what if... lcome to a new state. of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quity, affordable covage. financial lp for those in need. and nobodyan be denied because of pre-existing condition. enroll now at coveredca.com or cl 1-800-752-6631. >>> well, it is needless to say francisco, taking care of y/san buness. he has aeady saved a damsel in distress. he will be getting the riddler over i think takin care of some busine at a bank. gog to take him down. also, he has a penguin to look for, and the also the key to the city, meeting up with t

that ended with rally in front of gotham city hall. mayor lee presented bat kid, miles, with a key to the city. to think miles just thought he was getting a batman costume and so excited about that. make a wish greater bay area really came through for miles and so did the city of san francisco. amma, abc 7 news. >> here's one of the pictures amma tweeted today with bat kid parents and little brother. you can follow her at a.m. ma abc 7 or 7 news facebook page and picture i tweeted from exclusive source that i have inside that bank vault. follow me at dan ashley abc 7. everyone got in on this fun. even the president. >> way to go miles. way to save gotham. >> president obama made a video to honor miles. also tweeted this photo with the caption follow friday. retweet sf wish. here he comes sf bat ki kid. more tweet later but for now here's wayne with the hundreds office people involved in staging this amazing spectacle. >> one of the only in san francisco moments. woman chained to cable car track at hyde and green. >> i'm the damsel in d

. >>> evil villains stood no chance against the batkid in san francisco at gotham city yesterday. there he is, 5-year-old miles scott as batkid. finally as you can see there, he even took on the penguin who captured the giants mascot. even got praise from the president. >> way to go miles. way to save gotham. >> this is closure for us. he finished treatment in june. it's been a long three years for us. and this is one way to kick it off. >> the entire day was a wish come true for miles. he's been battling cancer for most of his life, but he is now in remission. the make a wish foundation along with the mayor, police chief, and the thousands of volunteers made miles' dreams come alive. it was just amazing. no one knew how big this thing was going to blow up and it took off on social media. >> people were tweeting, talking about it worldwide. >> something that the child will never forget. >> it was just something that we could all embrace as it was good news to talk about for once. >> exactly. >> good news. very good. >> and they score! >> the sharks seem to be getting the magic bac

. >> in less than 24 hours, san francisco transforms into gotham city. meet the superhero stuntman helping make a 5-year-old's wish come true. >> it was fog city this morning. dense fog until 10 or 11:00, sunshine did not come out until the afternoon. temperatures kept down. santa clara and foster city the 60s. half moon bay today only 56. we'll talk about if the fog will come back tomorrow and some other changes. might need a jacket after you watch the seven-day forecast coming up in 10 minutes. >>> i'm juliette goodrich live in san francisco. so many people opening their hearts and their wallets to typhoon victims and here's one expecting. seniors having a special fundraiser coming up. i'll tell you how you can be part of it. ,, a faculty member from galar tary school >>> for the second time in two weeks a san jose school is hit by a large computer theft. a faculty member from ga larz sa elementary school discovered 19 laptop computers were missing from a storage room early tuesday more than. a jar containing $30 the students collected to buy a class p

. >>> turning san francisco goo into gotham city. we go on within one with batman. we're back in 80 seconds. cafes that look a lot like >>> they've been popping up in strip malls all over the bay area and the state. internet cafes that look a lot like mini casinos. local authorities are trying to shut them down, but as christin ayers found out, legally speaking it's a gray area. >> spending real dollar signs. it looks like vegas, but this is east oakland inside a place called get connected. neighboring businesses didn't want to talk to us on camera about get connected. they say they're scared of repercussions. oakland city attorney may be running scared, too. she never returned our calls about this place. that might be because just down the nimitz freeway, the city of hayward got sued earlier this year for trying to shut down a similar so-called internet cafe. >> the software program and the business does not in any way violate any california gaming or gambling law period. >> johns weten is the attorney for the owner of both get connected in oakland and in hayward.