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KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM November 16, 2013

End of the day, exhausted. A 5yearold boy becomes the toast of the town and a national sensation. Good evening, everyone. The city of San Francisco was the center of an extraordinary event today, granting the wish of a 5yearold leukemia patient who wanted to be batman. He is from oregon ushered around the city in a black lamborghini bat mobile. The Daring Rescue of a woman tied up on the cable car line. Catching a villain greenhanded today, rescuing a giant mascot from clutches of the penguin. Every stop, hundreds of onlookers you can see city hall. Ama, your part of the organization that put this on. You get us started. Reporter i do what i can to help out the organization because its a fantastic organization helping out so many young kids who have a wish. They came to me, of course i was more than happy comply. The city of San Francisco, turns out they were more than willing to help as well. A hero emerged from union square after receiving an urgent message. We begin with a breaking news from San Franciscos hall of justice. Please, caped crusader, we need you. And bring the bat kid. Reporter miles had no idea make a wish was going to trance form him to bat kid for a day. Wow, this is too much. I dont know what to say. Big brother was off with batman to rescue a damsel in distress. The caped crusader encountered a sus spishus device that needed disarming. Not a moment to spare because riddler up to no good. Bat kid arrived just in time. A pit stop was in order. Even super heros have to eat. Very to believe you worked up quite an appetite. Head on down to burger bar. Tell them lunch is on the chief of police. Reporter the break wont last lovenlg a flash mob signalled lucille, the mascot had been kidnapped by the evil penguin. Bat kid rescued lucille. It was a typical day for bat kid that ended with a rally the mayor presented bat kid, aka, miles with a key to the city. And to think he just thought he was getting a costume. It was an incredible day and really emotional to see how much support. It must have been exciting to be part of this. Reporter this is all about miles and people in San Francisco made it happen this, is going to be something hell every never forget. That is really cool. Great job. How much fun. Good work. Here is a picture with bat kids parents and little brother. Hes robin. You can follow her at ama abc7. Here is a picture i tweeted from an exclusive source inside of the bank vault that i have. Well, miles captured national and international attention. Here is the picture president obama tweeted today. More celebrity tweets later. For now, lets attorney abc7 News Reporter Wayne Freedman who got a look at the hundreds of people involved in staging this today, wayne . Reporter there is a possible down side. When the kid turns 16 and gets a drivers license you know hes going to want a lamb bore bor la lamb only one person can save her, bat kid. A lot of Crime Fighting to do. If a city could win a best supporting actor ward it could have been us and today. I love San Francisco. Its the best. Reporter you know the not so small miracle today. Almost out of control act of kindness for a small boy whose batman wish captivated a city and a nation. A day to look at times like controlled chaos, police, media, news choppers above. Fact, fantasy rarely intermingle like this. Embracing and celebrating childhood. Would it have been impossible to follow. Too much traffic, too much people this, is union square. Take a look. Believe it. Reporter what would you have been doing today . Working. You came down for this . I did. Because . Its a once in a lifetime thing. Reporter leukemia, in remission, miles scott is a kid most of the people never met. Miles could be my kid, anyones kid. Reporter today, our kid. That kid is my hero. Go, miles reporter in San Francisco, abc7 news. Check this out the special edition of the chronicle proved to be so popular they plan to include an updated version tomorrow. And bat kid tee shirts design by the the son of the police chief sold out as well kpt that made them is making more. You can find out when theyll be available by checking make a Wish Foundation facebook page. Miles is not the only child with big dreams if youd like to help we have a link for you on our abc7 news. Com under see it on tv. More on the bat kid later. On to other news tonight. Bart trying to wipe the egg of its face tonight after a clumsy mistake that could derail the deal just reached with unions. Abc7 news is live at bart Head Quarters in oakland tonight. Heather . Reporter everything coming before makes me think maybe we can use help from bat kid over here at the bart board. They have been in closed session now for two hours. Hearing how it was administration agreed to something now, theyre saying is a mistake, hopefully, theyre figuring out just what to do about it. The dispute item is a signed tentative agreement giving six weeks paid time off for fmla. A big change from currently, bart pay nose bart of the 12 weeks allowed. Bart says it accidentally signed and included in a large of sensitive agreements and rejected in writing multiple times the paid time off would increase the cost of the contract package. Unions argue now bart has a case of buyers remorse. Its not appropriate to reject a over all t. A. And a single aspect of a t. A. Its your duty to adopt the t. A. Being presented to you. Youve killed two people. Lets fix this. Here here to serve the bay area. That is what were here for. We know a mistake was made. And caught it today. And then, we hope that well be able to resolve this in a professional manner so we can move on. It reminds me of how important sit to keep your myles files organized and in the right place and that stuff. Reporter we should claire by the second speaker there saying youve killed two people that, is is a reference to accidents on the track in october during that second strike. During labor negotiations. Its been hard fought, hard won this, is a very painful problem to go through now with a possibility of the contract being rejected. This thursday, they can reject or accept, or perhaps creative solution. Live in oakland abc7 news thank you. Breaking news out of solano county. Weve learned two people died after a car went off the road and into a slew. Rescuers performed cpr, both taken to the hospital and neither survived. An accident happened at corner of 4th and empire streets. In a mostly residential neighborhood. It appears motorcycle officer and sedan were going southbound on 4th street. There was damage near drivers side front tire indicating the motorcycle may have been overtaking it. This woman heard the collision make a large bang. I did see an officer on the ground. He didnt move anything. Scary he wasnt move something no. He no move anything. Big noise . Very big. Reporter the officer is reported to be in serious condition with nonlife threatening injuries. The other injury is cooperating and were conducting an investigation to figure out how the collision occurred. The driver of the ford focus did not appear to be injureed and was walking around. Sky seven shows how San Jose Police blocked off a large area. Officers began to document and investigate what happened. Santa clara county this week kicked off a campaign to educate driver whats to do. They can hear sirens and see flashing lights. Weve seen people pull right, and left. Keep going. Go faster. Go slower. Stop down. Its just mazing. Santa clara county responds to 109,000 ems calls per year. A new Public Service announcement is aimed at people pulling over to the right that is not only for the safety of First Responders but patients and accident victims needing care. It allows us to provide patient care in the back of a Emergency Vehicle and allows us to get the patient to the hospital as quickly as possible. Reporter in san jose, abc7 news. Stay with us. Coming up, more coverage of the adventures of bat kid, miles scott. Way to go, miles, way to save gotham. Yes, even the president playing along tonight. How social media healed old rivalries. And driving psychology for reverse commuters. Im spencer christian. There may be rain in the forecast future, but, i emphasize little. The fourth bore of the caldecott tunnel was dedicated today. Now its just hours before its open to traffic official as nounsd the opening will happen saturday morning. The tunnel took four years to complete and cost 417 million. It was finished ahead of budget. All projects undertaken caldecott tunnels fourth bore is one of the largest. And today, it is complete. When it opens commuters will have two tunnels in each direction that should put an end to long back ups daily in the reverse commute direction. Wont that be nice . The tunnel pasts tests to ensure its opening this weekend. Maybe even in hours. Laura anthony is at the new floor for us tonight. Amazing were at this point. Reporter a lot of excitement. Out here from the passing cars i can tell you folks are honking and cheering. Clearly excited by the prospect of the tunnel opening soon. There it is. You can see the primary safety features for the tunnel. Caltrans estimates the board will save commuters 12 minutes per day, especially those going in the reverse direction. Ive been driving this road since 1980. This east bay pediatrician has done everything to avoid the long back ups at the caldecott tunnel, by using side roads i would tell certain patients about it but wont tell anyone else. He lives in piedmont commuting to walnut creek daily. Hes a reverse commuter, driving off peak direction, just two lanes going his way, morning and night. 15840 times over 33 years. Like many, he is about to get big relief. Once the new fourth bore opens he and tens of thousands can abandon a quest for short cuts. Primary purpose is to alleviate Traffic Congestion in off peak directions. That is not to say he doesnt appreciate what hes learned over the years, taking a look at a study about the psychology of commuting. With particular focus on the caldecott. As a question, are you an early merger when the sign says merge right . Are you a left laner . Like i was . Okay . When the question is what is the right thing to do . Okay . It turns out math matticly it takes sense to use available lanes up to the mouth of the tunnel the wonderful thing i can get on 13th then go right to the tunnel. I hope. Laura anthony, abc7 news. Commuters cant wait. I know youre excited dan. I am. Were in for a nice weekend. We are. Its going to be nice, dry and seasonal. Yes. Temperatures on the cool but pleasant side. Taking a look at live doppler seven hd almost no clouds around in immediate bay area now we have a wave of clouds towards clover dale area right now. Here is a live view from our sutro camera looking over San Francisco under clear skies now. Temperatures in mid to upper 50s from San Francisco to oakland and down to 50 at half moon bay. Here is a live view from our exploratorium camera giving us a beautiful view of downtown San Francisco. Clear skies 55 in santa rosa now. 46 novato, already. Mid to upper 50s in fairfield. And one more live view at the golden gate bridge. Notice absence of fog there traffic moving smoothly. Forecast features cool, breezy overnight a mix of sun and clouds for the weekend ask ae of rain by mid week. May get wet weather out of this. Here is our slight radar. You can see a frontal system moving south ward now. Going to bring us clouds overnight. Starting at 7 00 high clouds then mainly sunny tomorrow. By sunday afternoon, looking at partly cloudy and pleasantly cool day. No precipitation expected however, tuesday, and wednesday, well have this frontal system this next system approaching bringing us a good chance of, i should say good chance, a slight chance of rain at mid week. We need rain and were rooting for it to happen. Brick it on, please. Overnight tonight, passing high clouds. Chilly in the north bay valleys lows into upper 30s to low 40s. Then, tomorrow, mainly sunny skies in the south bay. Highs into low to mid60s up to about 63 in santa clara. On the peninsula, highs 63 degrees in redwood city z mountain view. Sort of a uniformed range tomorrow, on the coast cooler and breezy. And north bay highs bf 64 in santa rosa. East bay highs around 62, 63 degrees. Here is the accuweather forecast. Well see much variation in temperatures over next four days through tuesday, wednesday, as gets cloudier and milder in spots inland. Then, light sprinkles in the north bay. Thursday, friday, getting milder again. Yes. Thank you, spencer. Coming up next results of an exclusive abc7 news investigation. What we found in scratch paper bin at the post office. Its great having at t uverse high Speed Internet. Walter likes to download fixit videos. And watch boardwalk empire. It helps sam with math. [ beeping ]. And online gaming. And suze loves her smartphone for social studies. Like videochatting with sara. Hi, ms. Kelly. Hi, sara. [ male announcer ] call to get the Fastest Internet for the price 14. 95 a month for 12 months with a 1year price guarantee. 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Passengers returned to get rebooked on other flights. A shocking discovery at menlo park post office. At 5 00 we showed you Social Security numbers and other personal information on scratch paper for anyone to see. A pad of paper on the counter blank, on another side, photo copies of customers and employee personal information. Jan says she found it. My first thought was, this promotes identity theft. You think your information would be sav safe. You can have it stolen from you. We showed to it a Branch Supervisor who says there will be an investigation. All right. Still to come here tonight at 6 00 the impact of social media on the extraordinary outpouring of support in San Francisco today. For bat kid a day hell never forget. From washington tonight house approves a bill to fix obamacare. Why the president is threatening a veto. From the i team tonight a former High School Principal admits hes been passing himself off as someone he isnt. Stay with us. More still to come. Xn xn you got to love the weekend. Its like everyone came to, if its good, lets save it for the weekend. So heres to the kfc ten buck weekend bucket. Ten pieces, ten bucks. Any recipe. Just ten bucks every saturday and sunday. Today tastes so good. Today, three dozen democrats broke rank to vote against the Affordable Care act. The vote after a backlash from americans whose poll says are being cancelled because of the Affordable Care act. Opponents say it would strip consumer protections. Got idea it was helping consumers is sort of the trojan horses under belly is poisono s poisonous. The president vowed to veto the bill. Democrats in the house say she voted for it because of pressure from voters. Im accountable to people who sent me here. Very to do what i can to support them, that is what im doing in this case. The president offered a fix yesterday, allowing insurers to extend for existing customers only through october, 2014. Today the president met with insurance executives a vigil underway right now for victims of typhoon haiyan. Tonight a group of residents with family in the philippines gathered in union Square Holding a candle light vigil to help provide relief for victims. The group called Bay Area Task force haiyan hopes to raise money and awareness emergency efforts underway around the clock to get water restoreed and aid to the people of the philippines. Haiyan decimated cities and towns, and now, great risk for disease. Cruise are working to remove debris, which is part of the problem, often blocking help from coming n were done with the rescue and retrieval. To make major thorough fares more passable. More food and aid is reaching hundreds of thousands of people in the disaster skoevenlt 3600 people have died, 600,000 people have been displaced. A Sonoma County High School Principal is out of a job after pretending to be a navy s. E. A. L. The i team exposed several imposters over the years. The veterans tell me posing as a navy s. E. A. L. Is an insult to men who earned the title tochlt those who died serving and their families. But this became an issue of trust between a principal and superintendent and students. He thought it would be routine. Objecting to a book assigned to his sovenl a sophomore at Technology High school because it contained descriptions of child sexual abuse. Any parent has rights to opt out to ask for their child to read another book. He pulled my son into his office. Reporter but the principal bruce mimms continued to push his son to read the book. The conversation took an odd turn. He brought bup prior military service. And something to the effect you nevering for get the smell of dead bodies. George is a combat veteran. Hes been a Police Officer 15 years. And he began his research on bruce mimms linkedn page he saw the principal bounced from position

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