. >> my grandparents are from kerry and county cork in ireland so it's a lot of fun. every year we have so much fun. >> this mom brought her three girls, wearing green glitter in their hair. >> we are just moved here and this is our first big event. >> the mayor, police chief and other city leaders joined the parade route. the grand marshal. >> i was overwhelmed. >> this year's theme is technology linking the bay area to ireland. the parade comes a few days before the official st. patrick's day, the 17th but by this sea of green it appears people are happy to start the celebration early. >> it's never too area. we have a photo gallery up right now on our web site abc7news.com. if you have pictures to send we'd love to see them and share them. e-mail them to ureport@kgo-tv.com. >> tonight a new perspective on the frantic effort to save a baby's life. >> come on, come on. >> you're hearing the voices of first responders desperately trying to reach a very small survivor. ahead, look at the moment they free her. >>> a motorcycle in a mall the debt separation that sent one

this year's theme was technology linking the bay area to ireland. as always, the parade comes a few days before the real st. patrick's day which is tuesday, march 17 in. >>> gorgeous day for it, if not a little too hot. over to drew tuma with the temperatures. >> if you're visiting from ireland ex-you're thinking it's so warm. feels more like july this time of the year. we're talking about record highs in many spots in the 80s and 90s today. live doppler 7hd will show you high clouds have now filtered in over us. unfortunately not bringing us any wet weather. live look from the sutro tower cam, clouds overhead, and peeks of sunshine but enough warmth to reach the surface and bring us record highs the forecast calls for high clouds sticking with us overnight. bring us mild temperatures. tomorrow will be warm but won't be the record warmth we had today so the temperatures being 20 degrees above normal, more like five to ten degrees above normalful the next seven-days is a mild and dry pattern in the accuweather forecast, so right now, temperaturewise,

it looks like ireland for today. and temperatures are warming nicely. we're already at 63 in the tri-valley. 60 on the peninsula. and 60 degrees right here in the south bay. pretty day all across the board. more sunshine than yesterday. 73 degrees is the high for today in the tri-valley. dublin, 67 degrees for san francisco. and right around 74 degrees in the north bay. if you're headed out and about, rapid warming between noon right after this broadcast concloodz, and 4:00 p.m. we'll see the sunshine break through the clouds all across the board. not expecting much cloud cover to finish the day. that means once the temperatures start to drop off when the sun sets they will drop rapidly. the sun will set at 7:18. if you're headed to the city count on big crowds. a block happening in san francisco. a forecast for that in the next report. tell you what else is going on if you want to get out there and enjoy the holiday. but you know what? we have another big event happening when it comes to weather. we're going to kick off spring as we head throughout you

linking the bay area to ireland. but don't underestimate the simple joy of a song. ♪ >> our viewers have sent us some great pictures from the parade. and if you have pictures to send us, we'd love to share them. e-mail them to u reports. >>> a house party in menlo park tonight to benefit ronald mcdonald house at stanford and its expansion to help more critically ill children and their families. cheryl jennings and meteorologist mike nico went to the event which took place on the grounds where the largest of 337 ronald mcdonald houses worldwide will be built. it will more than double the current facility with 67 new private guest rooms for families of children being treated at lucille packard children's hospital. >>> the international celebration of pi day started right here in the bay area in 1988 at the exploratorium in san francisco. pi is the greek letter that symbolizes the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. the exploratorium gave away nearly 2,000 slices of pie today and organized dozens o

patrick's day in dublin, ireland. abc 7 news viewer lucky enough to be there sent us this video. reportedly the largest parade in dublin with more than 3,000 people taking part. >> how cool is that. >> the white house tweeted this picture out. the caption, president obama is ready for st. patrick's day. cute. >> palo alto police tweeted out this picture saying despite leprechaun traps being set, no reports of injuries. >>> san francisco already had its st. patrick's day parade. >> but the celebration continues in the city. >> a live band was part of the festivities today at the irish bank restaurant and bar. events continue throughout the evening. >> for those celebrating with green beer or irish whiskey aaa is offering a service. >>> be safe. have a great time. happy st. patrick's day. >>> world news tonight is coming up next. >>> i'm dan ashley, we'll see you again in half an hour. >> that would be michael o'finney, right? >> >>> on this tuesday night, the millionaire murder suspect, robert durst, and the new charges. flashing that smile, the stunning audio, saying he, quote, k

patrick is the patron saint of ireland. con, or as the irish call him, "me bae." [ laughter ] there you go. me bae. finally, pro, st. patrick's day means spring is just around the corner. con, so is a puddle of vomit, so be careful where you step. that is the pros and cons. we'll be right back with jennifer garner, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [acoustic folk guitar] ♪robin hood and little john walkin' through the forest♪ ♪laughin' back and forth at what the other'ne has to say.♪ ♪ ♪reminiscin', this-'n'-thattin', havin' such a good time♪ ♪oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a day.♪ ♪ ♪oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly, what a day♪ ♪ and stomachs are growling. or is that just me? it's lobsterfest... ...red lobster's largest variety of lobster dishes all year. double up with dueling lobster tails. or make lobster lover's dream a delicious reality. but hurry this won't last long. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our first guest, oh, we love her. she's a golden globe award-winning ac

my parents were in ireland for st. patrick's day three or four years ago and they said no one was celebrating it. they were expecting it to be a big deal. is it not a big deal over there? >> it's -- it's a little bit more religious-oriented. a little but more subdued. there's no dyeing the rivers green. >> jimmy: there isn't? >> there's quite a bit of that goes on. >> jimmy: but that kind of goes on all the time there in ireland, right? >> very careful, jimmy. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: do you celebrate it here? >> you know, i would raise a glass to st. patrick. i try and keep away shock ro shamrockery stuff. >> jimmy: shamrockery, i like that. none of the green peer? >> not my thing. fbi, full-blooded irish. >> jimmy: no one questions your authenticity when it comes to your irishness. by the way, quick question. guillermo, why are you still in your beyounderpants? >> guillermo: manny took my clothes. >> jimmy: very good. we're going to take a break. liam neeson is here. he's got a new movie. we'll be right back! [ cheers

it was for grant and carla from ireland. >> we were literally on the bridge, looked down and went oh my god. it was spectacular. >> reporter: between april and october tourists renting bikes in record numbers. they bike from san francisco to sausalito and ride the ferry back, leaving few places to sit onboard. some downtown streets have become a bike parking lot. >> that's a thousand rental bikes a day coming into our small town and it's just unsustainable to have those numbers exponentially increase every year. >> reporter: sausalito city councilwoman linda pfeifer says it's a matter of safety with cars and pedestrians. she wants to regulate the number of rental bikes coming into town. the idea of a bike restriction isn't pedaling very far with companies like blazing saddles. the safety video comes first. >> make sure you ride single file. >> reporter: owners are aware that crowded roads are a problem. >> we have been working with the sausalito city council and police department and the ferry companies over the last several years to help improve the situation over there. >> you can'

the anglican communion, especially the church of ireland. the eastern orthodox church and lutheran church. >> can we get to the question, please? >> and that the day commemorates st. patrick. and it's these sorts of traditions and customs that many would say bring not just irish people but people of all ethnicities, genders, races, and religious backgrounds together. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> so these annual practices -- hundreds upon -- >> thousands. >> -- hundreds. thousands upon thousands. even millions upon millions of young adults. older adults, old people. teenagers, children, toddlers, babies. smaller babies, and even smaller babies. so in keeping with the spirit of these traditions of these observances, to uphold these traditions year after year. so what i want to know is if you remember the significant aspects of the holiday. if we remember the color green's association with the flag used by the irish catholic confederation. if you remember the color's association with the irish nationalism. the phrase "wearing of the green" comes to

the theme of this year's parade is technology linking the bay area to ireland. i'll talk a little more about that at 8:30. alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> and alyssa is looking good in the green coat. thank, see you soon. looking at the parade route going down market street to mcalister and polk and ends at pacific plaza. abc 7 is a proud sponsor of this year's san francisco st. patrick's day parade. michael finney will host the parade live here on abc 7 beginning today at noon. and you can catch it on the go using our free watch abc app. >>> weatherwise, what can we expect for the parade, lisa? >> we'll have clouds from time to time, but the mid-07s. 57 degrees in downtown san francisco. we have 49 on the coast. and it's 60 in hayward. we'll talk about our spring-like, how about summer-like warmth, how long it's going to last and whether or not we'll see any rain drops with these clouds. that's straight ahead. >>> lisa thank you. time now is 8:10 on your saturday morning. the uc berkeley student accused of sexually assaulting a fraternity brother. the new qu

linking the bay area to ireland. but don't underestimate the simple joy of a song. ♪ ♪ katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> michael finney and company certainly did a great job out at the parade yesterday. we saw a lot of people in t-shirts and shorts. >> oh my gosh, yes. >> how about today? >> today i think you can fully wear t-shirt and shorts in many locations. yesterday's high in san francisco was 84. we beat a record. today still warmer than average but we are going to come down by about 10 degrees or even more in many locations. we are starting off this morning with live doppler 7hd showing us a lot of cloud cover with some slightly muggy conditions. i'll tell you why. a live shot from our kgo roof camera looking down toward the embarcadero, the bay bridge and the ferry building. temperatures right now pretty mild and san francisco is currently 61. check out san carlos, 64. 65 degrees in san jose. things will be changing this afternoon. here we are looking live from the exploratorium camera toward the transameric

linking the bay area to ireland. but don't underestimate the simple joy of a song. ♪ ♪ katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> great to see those people have wonderful time-out there. frances, the st. patrick's day celebrations aren't over just yet. >> in fact there's a free celebration today. if you can guess what city it's in in the bay area? >> dublin. >> dublin! temperatures will be quite mild in the mid-and upper 70s there. here's a look at live doppler 7hd. lots of cloud cover right now. it's warm out there, and yesterday check out the temperatures we broke. record winter warmth in san jose. we hit a high of 89, breaking a record of 81 degrees set in 2004. we tied a record in livermore. we also broke records in oakland and in san francisco. it was 84 for that celebration yesterday. today, not quite as warm, but i'll let you know how high it's going to be. currently in san francisco it's 63. oakland 61. san carlos and san jose, 66 degrees. so a very mild start already. this time a beautiful shot looking toward the fin

. >> maybe we'll have a bit of the luck of the irish on the stock market as they celebrate ireland day, the president of ireland and now over at the nasdaq as well a little confetti as business gets under way. >> a live look outside right now your weekend is getting under way within probably about 12 hours or so. today is friday, march the 13th. you are watching "today in the bay." good friday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia-cannon is off this morning. >>> happening today president obama traveling to phoenix to get an update on the status of va health care. the president gets an update on the status and visit the va facility which was ground zero in the scandal over falsified records of wait times for veterans seeking medical appointments. >> since then the va secretary has taken over and implemented some changes. >> we'll follow that. >>> another american health care worker infected with ebola arrived in the u.s. for treatment within the past couple of hours. overnight the patient was admitted to an isolation unit at the national ins

patrick's day parade did not take place in ireland, but in boston in 1737. organized by irish immigrants. and what would st. patrick's day be without a pint? you might be surprised to learn that alcohol was completely banned in ireland on st. patrick's day in the 1970, because it was considered a religious holiday. many undoubtedly cheering for that change tonight. as they cheer on st. patrick. and as we say happy st. patrick's day. thank you for watching tonight. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night. >>> tonight a san francisco police officer at the center of a texting scandal. is he really a racist? >> a 100 miles per hour police pursuit and here is how it ends you're going to see the driver. >> tonight following up on this accident that killed a truck driver. turns out his company has a long history with the patrol. >> a land lord hit her tenant with an increase makes her first comment. an update, ahead on seven on your side. >> this was supposed to be funny not broadcast on the news. >> it wasn't funny the officer at the

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great part about this year's celebrations, the hills are actually green, so very reminiscent of dublin, ireland. 78 degrees in the south bay today, 79 degrees in the tri valley and 78 degrees in the north bay. make sure you've got your green out for next tuesday. we might have some grieb out on the radar as we get into next tuesday, expecting some on sunday. more on that in moments. here's mike and your drive. >> also looking for the shamrock shakes, seasonal. the dumbarton bridge look out for this, westbound your commute direction, you don't see a lot of slowing but i did get reports of a disabled delivery truck mid span. slowing toward that, east palo alto side. we'll get more details but so far you're all right across 84 to the peninsula. the south bay shows a little build northbound through san jose, typical for a friday. the rest of the bay slowing for the tri valley and the bay bridge toll plaza right behind me. back to you. >> mike, thank you. >>> a successful outing for will ferrell. >> batting fifth, number 19 at short stop, will ferrell. >> so the actor accomplished his goal of playin

>> if you're in cold ireland, you have to warm up. this is the perfect dish for the job. >> i've silenced you. it's fantastic! i didn't think it was possible. >> and i'll just keep eating. >> come this way. i'll never get a job again. we'll move on to our cupcakes. we have beautiful guinness cupcakes. these are very simple to make. into our melted butter, we have cocoa powder. these come together easily and beautifully. the key ingredient is a little bit of guinness. it gives richness, darkness and a wonderful moistness into the cupcakes as well. >> you're not allowed to say moist -- >> is that a banned word? >> it is. >> we have our lovely mixture. we have sugar and a little bit of baking soda. we have our eggs, sour cream -- all this goes straight in. it's a bit of a dump-and-stir sort of recipe. straight in there with our sour cream. and don't you get that richness? it's lovely. i love that you're helping me, hoda. this is exactly what happened the last time i ran out of time. once you get this batter nicely mixed through you have

meant to honor patron saint of ireland. in the states means it is party time. we got our go to guy, for festive occasions. america's chief entertaining officer, tim laird. good to see you. >> good to see you, t.j. absolutely party time. we love that. any time. >> we can do it. i love that. absolutely. >> started. >> it does. start with a green drink. what i call the sparkling shillelagh. very easy to make. starts out with four ounces of korbel brut champagne in there. boom. to make it green, i have sour apple mix. alcohol-free. gives it a little. kind of a nice little green flavor. and then as a garnish. a little musk melon goes in. there it is. very nice. alcohol free version here for you. lemon lime. and they say in ireland. here we go. mm. wow. tell you what. that's delicious. very good. >> good stuff. >> if you remember from art class. if you mix orange and blue together. it becomes green. this is just basically a mimosa. put a little blue in there. turns green. there it is. another way to go green on your drinks. >> don't remember. >> exactly. watch this m

that's not ireland. it's actually lochness in scotland. >> we'll take it. cool picture. >> do you see the lochness monster there? >> i can't make it out. >> look closer. >>> coming up, why gisele and prince harry may be retiring from their current career paths. respectively. they're not switching with each other or anything like that. >> yes. we'll have to explain that. >>> first, a little bracketology, for those struck by march madness. why the most obvious pick may be the best. reena, sports with reena, we'll have a segment. you don't want to miss any sports involving reena ninan. you're watching "world news now.” >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by finish quantum max. [ male announcer ] you wouldn't leave your car unprotected. but a lot of us leave our identities unprotected. nearly half a million cars were stolen in 2012. but for every car stolen 34 people had their identities stolen. identity thieves can steal your money damage your credit and wreak havoc on your life. why risk it when you can help protect yourself from identity

but here in ireland every day is bathed in green. >> ah. and the luck of the irish must have been in full force when this amazing picture was taken over the skies of loch ness the meteor in scotland did a shoutout to its irish cousins. if you look at the reflection, do you see it it's green, orange and white, the colors of the irish flag. tell us what's in your feed with the #socialsquare. i thought i found the luck of the irish. it's not gold. it's not even chocolate. it's plastic. >> you weren't happy. all right, there. thank you so much amy. time again for the weather and that is just beautiful, those flowers. >> so pretty and calling it a rain of bow of i looked right at lara. >> and that's in carlsbad, california. they had four days in los angeles above 90 degrees. the first time ever they've done that in march. but cooler today. by about ten degrees going to 82 in l.a. palm springs still 91. las vegas still in the mid and upper 80s and san diego, you're going to get more of that onshore breeze so more of like the low 70s. where the re