5-year-old Batman: Making one boy's dream come true

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It started out as a simple request to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for sick children, but has now turned into a full-blown phenomenon. San Francisco was recently turned into Batman’s Gotham City, with 11,000 volunteers helping a five-year-old boy realize his dream of becoming batman.

A tiny superhero - Batkid! - Saving the day in San Francisco which, thanks to crowds of thousands cheering him on - transformed into Gotham city. 5 year old Miles Scott has battled leukemia for four of his five years got his make-a wish foundation wish to be batman. Well, batkid.

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