. >>> in northern ireland, check this out, a 72-foot-tall wooden tower burning to the ground all in the name of peace and harmony. it happened in londonderry, a town divided into catholic and protestant sides. both groups decorated it beforehand and then came to watch. made by the same designer who makes temples for the burning. >>> slamming the international community's slow response saying it cost thousands of lives. warnings that the disease without control were dismissed and early calls for help were ignored by government in africa and world health organization. in fact it took w.h.o. three months to officially confirm the outbreak. according to reports that led to overcrowded medical centers and patients being turned away. >> announcer: "early today" brought to you by vagisil, the experts in intimate health. >>> let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. hey, landon. >> good morning. markets off a positive week third highest close ever on friday. investors will continue to digest by the feds who plan to raise interest rates gradually. also economic reports on housing, inf

supermodel kathy ireland turns 52. director spike lee is 58. actor william hurt is 65. i'm craig melvin. thanks so much for watching "early today." have a great friday. >>> new this morning, a deadly crash shuts down part ofxnaq @ elling us. >>> a young girl dies after a tragic fire in san francisco's mission district. now the city is taking new action to save lives. >>> plus health officials issue a new warning after rabid bats pop up in a number of bay area cities. >> let's look outside live it's friday afternoon. later this afternoon if will be officially spring. it's march 20th. this is "today in the bay." >> a wonderful friday morning at 4:30 i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. let's check the forecast with meteorologist ch

let me show you this video when the president was meeting with the president of ireland tuesday. take a close look right there. what do you see on the president's wrist? that's a fitbit. >> it is. >> that's the first time we've seen the president using one. we're not entirely sure who is there tracking it. but there you go. the president joining the wearable revolution. he bought his fitbit. we'll wait to see if there's an apple watch. >> maybe we can compare our the stas. >> he probably doesn't get a lot of walking. >> he loves basketball. >> that, not too much. >> really, you, laura? >> don't let her fool you. okay. now, don't be surprised if you see someone dangling off a san francisco building today. local celebrities and elected officials will take part in a skyline challenge. it's a free hang rappel. also fund-raiser for the outward bounds program which helps low income youth experience the outdoors in a brave way. >> yeah, i'd say. >> it's going to be a nice day. last day of winter in fact. >> we are wrapping it up and doing so in style. let's check with christina loren. >

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 sister city to dublin in ireland. looking green in that camera. all right. we'll have more on the forecast and temperatures in the 80s coming up in a few minutes. >>> i'm michelle roberts at the peninsula humane society where they're using technology to help find little guys like this a home. "ride away" (by roy orbison begins to play) ♪ i ride the highway... ♪ ♪ i'm going my way... ♪ ♪i leave a story untold... ♪ he just keeps sending more pictures... if you're a free-range chicken you roam free. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. ♪ two wheels a turnin'... ♪ >>> a crime spree. this woman, 70 years old, robbed a church and preschool. ethel hayes is accused of breaking into palo alto's trinity lutheran church. this happened two different times. middle east recently on sunday when she was caught on camera. she's also accused of taking items for a preschool. she also had keys to several downtown los altos businesses. police are checking to see if they were also bro

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

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

>> 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

today in the tri-valley, shares its name with one in ireland, known for the four leaf exchange, 32nd annual st. patrick's day celebration. great parade, traffic reroutes along dublin boulevard and such. suggestion, get out early, stake out sidewalks or use the free shuttle from the dublin b.a.r.t. station. another example of strong cultural patchwork making up the bay area population. those focus on the patchwork pieces, part of our cultural heritage, head over to the santa clara quilt show today and tomorrow. see quilts, learn quilting and force those wiheirloom pieces. come monday morning, check with me, see how we can piece together a smoother commute here on "today in the bay." >>> you'r the bay." >>> a young man's dream of becoming a firefighter cut short. now, it's more than a decade later and his family is honoring his memory with a unique donation. "today in the bay's" joe rosato shows us how they're helping other firefighters. >> reporter: since san francisco's beginnings the waters of ocean beach has drawn visitors looking for escape. the same waters are also famously treac

. >> 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

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

second in command on the president's detail, mark connolly who has been by the president's side from ireland to tucson to coney island. according to the "post," officers on duty wanted to arrest the agents and conduct sobriety tests but the officers were ordered by a supervisor to let the agents go home. even though, witnesses say, the car was being driven erratically, lights flashing, tearing through security tape before hitting the barricade and disrupting the ongoing investigation of a suspicious package. the investigation will be a significant test for the agency's new director, joseph clancy, who came out of retirement to clean up the service after a series of high-profile missteps rocked the agency. 2012 in colombia, a prostitution scandal led to some agents being fired. march 2014, two agents were booted from a presidential trip to the netherlands after one of them was found passed out in a hotel hallway after drinking. and last fall, the agency made headlines again after a man with a knife jumped the fence and got into the white house. these new allegations will put clancy and the ag

. >>> still ahead, ecstasy, crystal meth, it's all legal in ireland, only today. we're going to tell you why, next. >>> happening today, a u.s. senate will be questioning officials about new war powers that are being crafted to fight isis militants. last month, president obama asked for authorization to use military force against isis. secretary of state john kerry and defense secretary ash carter are expected to testify during today's hearing in washington. >>> an unusual loophole may make for an interesting day in ireland, where for one day, at least just about every legal drug -- every drug is legal. crystal meth, ecstasy and hundreds of other drugs are technically legal today. that's because an appeals court yesterday struck down a 1977 drug law. the irish government are now scrambling to issue emergency legislation. but the earliest the new law could take effect would be 12:01, tomorrow morning. heroin, cocaine, and marijuana not affected by that court ruling. >> possible public policy nightmare there. meantime, utah could once again become the only state in

so it will look reminiscent of ireland. over to you. >> good thing you clarified. you were talking about the parade in dublin, california, not dublin, ireland, because why would we talk about that one? i'm sure they celebrate st. patrick's day. traffic flows smoothly. wet. slick conditions here. that sprinkle, the rain, wherever you are in the bail. let's look at the north bay. that has hit here as well. 101 showing that glow as they're kicking up some water as well. the sheen on the side of the road that we always use to show you whether or not there's still moisture up there. we'll look at your map, because that will also show the same thing. we do have one crash on the system that's eastbound 37. just pops up here at lakeville. sounds like lanes are clearing. the green highlighted on the coast, as well as over here, the upper east shore freeway. here as well as zooming out to the rest of the bay. the entire bay covered in green, because that's where it's registering wet roads. slick conditions after earlier rains. after a break as well. that means oil and grease