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thanks for joining us. it's march 18. >> let's get it started. >> you just want to hug your kids closer and really be mindful of every single moment you have with each other. >> moments of reflection and a community responding to tragedy. latest on a deadly crash and infant's fight to survive. i typed the first line. zoe was having an absolute blast. that's an image i try to portray about myself. >> flipping the script, an author writing words on the phrase to hope for in the real world. >> there are basically nine quintillion possible brackets. >> play along with our team. it is bracket season baby. your bay area community faithful with a challenge that brings novice and experts together. it's monday. let's do this. good morning everybody. i am

reed cowan. do you have your bracket filled out? join us around the breakfast table and we'll help you. >> we've got ours. we are ready as march madness begins. i love this. it is so much fun. >> how many times do you think people today will hear do you want to see my bracket? how much work will get done? >> did you see the idiot's bracket? >> what were they thinking? gianna. i think our producer said those exact words to jessica. >> yeah, i picked nevada. >> he laughed out loud. >> he laughed on i message because i sent it at 3:00 a.m. but you never know. nine quintilli on. >> and then the rest of the bracket. we are starting with a

little bit fog. it's hard to believe when you look at the santa clara valley. we have fog throughout our coastal areas, patchy conditions into the north bay too. we are off to a cool, cloudy start for many of us. taking a look at the coit tower from our live camera, still green for st. patrick's day yesterday. it's a beautiful way to kick off the week. we have a little bit patchy fog and that will bleed off this afternoon. we are left with sun and clouds today and for the next couple days. temperatures are a little above average but we will see them cool down day by day as we await more rain starting friday into our weekend forecast. this dry break is perfect timing because it lasts throughout the work week. it is a little inconvenient because unlike this weekend we just had with beautiful sunshine and temperatures above average, it will look different into friday, saturday, sunday this week. i will talk more about that in a bit. we will break apart that storm. it's still

well offshore and it's not impacting us just yet. taking a look at long range models into wednesday and thursday, it starts to add a lot of energy. that's when we will see it impact our coastline. into saturday, they're going to get a splash of showers. sierra will get a little bit of snow. i will have more on that coming up. >> thank you. a great start to the morning commute for the most part. we are really just seeing the usual slowing. metering lights are on. at 6:00 you have brake lights building past the over pass into san francisco, slowest approach is off of west bound 80 but ever so slightly as you head through emeryville. 580, 880 looking good. 880 looks great both directions through hayward. a couple minor crashes but nothing blocking lanes. we are seeing brake lights as you head into the altamont but this is pretty

typical for super commuters. fire last night, flames through part of amador valley high school. we are monitoring the scene. the fire started as the sun set inside a gymnasium said to be about 100 years old. this is video last night as community members came to see what the smoke and sirens were about. despite the damage there is an up side. firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to newer parts of the school that serves nearly 3,000 students, according to u.s. news this morning. as we look at the scene video, despite damage school officials say that the young people who raced to the scene, they will be back in class. the school is okay and most of the damage just contained to the one gym area. looking live at san francisco and follow up to the death of a woman found on the ground bleeding in a bay view neighborhood last summer. here is an update. we understand video exists that's key and

critical. san francisco police and mayor said they want it released and so does the asian justice movement. that group believes the death could be a homicide and hate crime. they successfully pressured police to reopen the case. a reporter from sf standard uncovered the story of a woman pushing wu. police reportedly arrested that woman last week accused of assaulting another elderly chinese woman. following corruption, conviction and former chief of the san francisco public utilities commission will learn his sentence. a jury found kelly accepted bribes in exchange for influencing public bidding process and steering contract awards as well as bank fraud charges according to the northern district of california. he could face up to 15 years in prison. street safety advocates will hold a vigil at the cited of a horrific crash. we see the

community putting up other vigils honoring the affected family. this is after news that a third victim, a mother, died from saturday's crash. those close to the family say they were heading to the zoo to celebrate the parents' wedding anniversary. an suv ran into the family of four. the father and toddler died on the scene. the rest were rushed to the hospital. we spoke with neighbors in the area when it happened who say they were very distraught about the entire situation. >> just very heart breaking, very difficult for us to unsee what we saw. >> you want to hug your kids closer and really be mindful of every moment you have with each other. >> the elderly driver was also taken to the hospital. we understand she is in stable condition. but because it's an ongoing investigation, it is unclear if she will face any charges. that vigil we just mentioned will happen around 5:00 tonight. all san francisco

police have said is they don't think traffic engineering was a factor in the case. state senator scott wiener and announcing a new bill that will provide funding to transit systems. it is to provide regional integration by studying what parts could get a boost and integrating transit throughout the bay area. no details on where funding will come from just yet. 6:07. oakland business owners say keeping the doors open in some places is nearly impossible because of crime. facing recall and major criticism, mayor thao says she has a fix. the community problem and push for solutions and safety. hot property. a warning this morning if you are taking your camaro to work. a live look outside before break on this monday. good morning to you. grab that

looking live across the bay to oakland where cry for change continues this morning. businesses say they are plagued by crime especially in the

hegenberger corridor. oakland mayor thao says she has a plan for safety. you will learn more later this morning which reportedly includes partnerships between police and community groups. good morning in san jose. how does being part owner in the business you work for sound? your san jose representative pushing bill for worker owned cooperative businesses. right now it establishes a council and would be with the department of labor. it also includes money for small businesses who have pilot programs that offer loan start ups. a live look outside on this monday. people might be waking up groggy off of st. patrick's day. as they rub their eyes and look at the bracket, it might be a lot to take in. hopefully

they have good weather. absolutely. it's a little foggy. but that's going to burn off. if you are just waking up with us, we are off to a cool start. it's been pretty mild in the past days, gorgeous throughout the area with sunshine and 70s. today we have more of the clouds lingering as we wake up and head out. that blanket of clouds pulls back into the 2:00 hour. we are left with sunshine from the north bay to the santa clara valley. 64 today for san francisco. a lot cooler compared to this weekend's 70s. we are holding tight from petaluma to santa rosa to the east bay. the clouds will start pulling back later. let's do that on the virtual reality map. we will hit 75 today near

san jose which is pretty wild. we talked about futurecast. i want to show you our rainfall models one more time if you are just waking up with us friday into saturday. that's the pivot in the forecast where we will see an increased chance of showers. it can produce a half inch to an inch of rain throughout the bay area. we will keep a close eye on this system. it's starting to move to us and pacific northwest too. lots of changes are around the corner. it's going to be beautiful today and tomorrow, really similar forecasts. day by day notice temperatures start to dip down a little bit more. we are in the 60s again for inland areas. by wednesday, plenty sunshine so you won't notice a thing. the cold front approaches and by weekend we are talking about low 60s for inland areas. let me show you the bay, upper 60s today

turning into 50s. a ten degree jump all from the system sitting well offshore. get some fresh air. i know the pollen count has been pretty high. we will see that improve as we head into this week. >> thank you. let's talk about the freeways as you get up and moving on this monday. there are spots we are starting to see brake lights building. overall, checked with chp and it's not that bad of a drive. so far so good at least as far as crashes. it's usual brake lights at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is building up as you work west bound towards the area across upper deck into san francisco, approaches west bound 80 seems to be the slowest for now. that can change depending on the commute. we are seeing all kinds of green. no delays on 84. east bay route are looking good. we are tracking brake lights to the altamont pass but this is to be expected, typical for a monday with commuters out

of tracy on to 580. look at the travel times. we are seeing quite a bit of green still on the roads which means nice travel times. this morning our slowest spot in the ride in the altamont. no crashes as you hide west bound through there. nimitz, both directions, traffic is pretty light right now. 6:15. college basketball's march madness is officially in full swing which means it's time to prep those brackets. are any odds in your favor? we will hear from the experts next. going outside right now, we are starting to see traffic start to move. the lights are on, a prelude to what we hope will be a beautiful monday for

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[ cheering and applause ] don't you love it? march madness is back. the moments teams found out they were going to the ncaa men it's basketball tournament. no real surprise which got the top spots with uconn, purdue, north carolina. >> the team we are focusing on is of course rooted in the bay. >> number five in the western

region st. mary's is going to the dance. they will go against number 12 grand canyon university on friday in spokane washington. >> congrats to them. gale senior joined matt lively. super excited. it's hard to boil it down to one emotion. >> the bay is also being represented in the women's ncaa tournament, stanford is number two in the portland regional and will host norfolk state at maples pavilion on friday. fans young and old will try their best to predict winners. >> if you haven't done this, we should make one thing clear. you are not going to fill out the bracket perfect, i promise. >> to make you feel better, cristian benavides has the story that shows the odds are not in anybody's favor. >> reporter: the monday after selection sunday means one

thing for millions of college basketball fans. time to fill out their ncaa tournament brackets. and that includes university of miami student luca. >> it's march madness, college basketball. always happens. >> reporter: few people know march madness better. >> if there was an easy way, we will all do it. >> reporter: still there are tips for fans staring at a blank bracket. he favors teams with good records on the road and those with big stars. >> usually the tournament champion in most if not all of the final four is going to have a guy that is a first round nba pick. >> odds are that regardless of your bracket ology, it's unlikely you will get it right. >> reporter: there are basically nine quintillion possible brackets. >> reporter: that's a nine

followed by 18 zeros. >> that number is comparable to the number of grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. >> reporter: that won't deter about 50 million people from giving their best shot. how do you decide? is it from the heart? >> instinct. i just know. >> have fun. if you can afford it, do more than one. >> reporter: the action starts tuesday with 68 men's and 68 women's teams all looking to be the last one standing. >> it's so cool to see whether he they cut the nets. >> reed! >> your mic was off. >> i heard it. >> i love when they cut the nets off during the championship game. it's very exciting. >> do you see what we do every

morning? we will talk about brackets. if we will ever make a late night show, that is that moment right there. uconn is going to cut the nets down in my bracket. uconn huskies is who i think will advance. jessica, help me. marquette earlier, gianna said she picked it because she likes the way it sounds. >> yes. >> then you have uconn winning. >> uconn is top seed. that's an easy choice. >> you didn't tell me that when i was picking mine. >> i needed to help you out. >> i do have uconn like you and arizona, arizona beating uconn. so they're going to neuter uconn and then duke is going to win it all. >> i do have oregon and that's how i know your bracket will not go far with oregon.

>> i feel like you gotta throw one in to be a little bit bold. >> but you threw in the ducks. >> they have high end facilities. there is a good chance. practice makes perfect. >> high end facilities. i don't have high end faculties as i picked mine. aztecs and gales, blue devil and aggie. i had to pick my alma mater. i am sorry but the gales will take it because i put my money on the team here. >> bold. >> i like that. >> the gales are going to cut the nets. >> that's how it works. so here is mine that we did early

in the morning. >> she's like why do i come over here? >> i can't even catch a breath. >> i am proud of you. this looks great. >> what do the numbers mean by the way? >> that's how they're seeded in the tournament. this is a good effort. i don't know how far this will go if i am being honest. >> i want to know the reasoning. >> why are we picking 13? >> it is hard to think of colleges at 4:00 a.m. with the producer texting you. i didn't follow sports. i didn't go to a school that had march madness. >> yale sounds good. >> prestige. >> i should have picked perdue. >> or maybe four other teams. >> does jessica have the option to change now that it is 6:24. >> can i cut the nets and make

changes? >> i should cover this. i covered sports so long that i should know every mascot. >> that would have done something. look up the mascot, understand what it is, then make the choices. i feel like it is a very reed thing to do. you asked me what the mascot was twice. >> you can have this conversation with you and your friends at the office. you will not get any work done. play with us. join our bracket challenge. it is underway. there is a $1,000 grand prize and you can see how your picks stack up against some of us. you just have to register and play along. head to kpix.com. i can't wait. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> you started it. >> i did. 6:26. you heard odds of a perfect bracket. what about odds of winning the lottery? the chance for the next

powerball and mega millions jackpots. shawn. good morning. we are at stanford university talking about a recent graduate and author who has a new novel out about

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right soupy conditions, but we understand it's going to burn off and be a beautiful day. that's called manifesting on a monday, everybody. beautiful weekend weather. the kids know how to do it right. playing in the fountains at san jose plaza, temperatures were in the 70s. you go girl. i felt my dad energy. i am like don't slip. don't run. >> how fun though. >> cute green shirt for st. paddy's day. i am glad the bay area had great weather for st. patrick's day. i was in arizona in the rain. >> you picked it for your bracket. that's a sign. >> we have rain around the corner in the bay area. but we are still rolling off that beautiful weekend we had in the bay. we will see more sunshine into the afternoon. reed showed a live look in san francisco where it is a little bit soupy. into the santa clara valley,

off to a perfect start with clear conditions at the surface level. visibility is great getting to work, to school. into san francisco and past that into the marin head lands and into napa and sonoma, we are seeing a little bit cloud layer float between the mountains. as we wake up and head out, we will continue to see that marine layer influence the bay. temperatures today are still above average and we will see a similar forecast throughout the next couple days ahead of rain returning closer to friday and saturday. i will time that out for you in a second. that cloud layer is pulling back slowly this afternoon along our coastline. we will see sunnier skies. clouds return into the over night hours and we rinse and repeat tomorrow and wednesday and thursday. it's not until friday where a cold front approaches. that's where we will see a change in the forecast. temperatures will dip fast and we will see a lot of rain around the corner. as we time that out, it makes sense

at the climate prediction center with what they're saying. we are seeing wetter than normal conditions not only in the bay area but widespread throughout california and the southwest. i will have more on that in a bit. >> thank you. let's peek at some bay area bridges. it's not a bad monday commute across golden gate bridge. a few cars are making their way south 101 towards the area out of marin. we are not seeing crowded freeways through the area. it's different at the bay bridge. metering lights are on. they've been on since about 5:35. business as usual as you head into san francisco. you have brake lights across the upper deck. we are seeing the slow crawl out of richmond into berkeley and into emeryville. west bound 80 commute is the slowest approach to the bridge. this morning we can report there was a fire at a school in pleasanton. crews did battle as

flames tore through part of amador valley high school. here is the picture as the sun will be rising. it looks sedate now but going back in time, we can tell you the fire started as the sun set in a gymnasium said to be about 100 years old. that video came in last night from community members who rushed to the scene to see what the smoke and alarms and sirens was about. despite damage, there is an up side. firefighters prevented fire from spreading to newer parts of the school that serves nearly 3,000 students according to u.s. news. as we look at more video, despite damage officials say every one of the students who raced to the scene to see what was up, they will be back in class today. apparently the damage was contained to just the one building on campus. many young people say they get news on social media. supreme court is taking up social media moderation. they're deciding whether biden administration's effort to police posts on socials

violates the first amendment. this is really rooted in arguments about online misinformation about the 2020 election and covid-19 and it's kind of a razors edge. on one side misinformation can be harmful. other side, all out ban on communications on social media can limit addressing issues of public concern. we'll be watching what the high court does on this one. did you hear about former president trump using the term blood bath if he is not elected and referring to people in jail for january 6 capitol insurrection as hostages. even mike pence says trump's words are unacceptable. president biden calling for humanitarian aid to gaza and cease fire between israel and hamas. he also spoke of getting israeli hostages freed as well as a two state solution.

netanyahu meanwhile plans to press ahead with plans for military campaign against hamas in rafah. chevy camaro owners thieves are using key cloning devices to steal the cars. >> reporter: san francisco pd and los angeles pd report up tick in camaro thefts. individuals should take extra steps to protect themselves and action is needed higher up to make sure consumers are better protected. chevy camaros are high on car thieves' radar in northern and southern california. 21 thefts reported in 2022, 46 in 2023. through the first two and a half months of this year, 15 camaro thefts. around this time last year, lapd reported seven stolen. this year, 90 so far. an lapd

sergeant tells our team at kcal they find these at illegal street take overs or thieves try to resell them. >> you find them where they're posting them on social media to sell them. a 40, $50,000 car for $3,000. >> many consumers heard of the increase in key fob cloning and thefts of other vehicles. >> reporter: executive director of consumer watch dog, a group dedicated to safeguarding interests and rights of california consumers. >> we have seen this problem with other cars impact consumers consumers' ability to get car insurance. >> they have to go to the insurance commissioner, prove that the thefts have caused increased losses and get arrival for any increase. >> advice to camaro owners. >> if it's something near and

dear to your heart, install a kill switch, install a second type of gps tractor, items such as low jack. those are good products that help us find the vehicles. >> reporter: this should be a wake up call to manufacturers as well. >> we can tell individual consumers oh there is a flaw with your car. these are ways to try to protect your car from being stolen. what we need is action higher up at the manufacturer level to make sure it isn't so easy to clone the fobs to begin with. >> reporter: it's not just the big cities. warning their residents. let's take a closer look at the numbers in oakland. last year the city had a record number of car thefts, about 15,000. this year is a slower rate, not as many as the same

time in 2023. in san francisco thereby about 1100 to date, about the same as last year. we celebrate women's history and a local author hopes her latest novel helps provide more positive characters will ever she wants more representation in books because that wasn't easy to find when she was growing up on the other side of the world. >> shawn chitnis is live at stanford university with more on her story and new book. good morning. we love to support our local authors. >> reporter: good morning. she has quite the story in this new novel, almost rivals her background. she was born and raised in singapore and came to stanford for her undergrad and masters degrees. she was interested in the tech industry, got a job there and has written another book. the story line and main character is similar to the one she tells

herself. even as a published author who has already written more than one book, it's still weird for kyla to read her own words. there is pride in the story she's telling for an audience kyla believes needs more like them. >> i was living by myself in california. i was homesick and lonely and really frustrated with risek antiasian racism going on around the world. >> reporter: she had graduated from college in 2021 and taken a job as a data analyst in silicon valley. a few months into the career path she was flying home for christmas to singapore unsure what she would be able to share with her family and friends about her new life. >> i took out my laptop and typed the first line, zoe was having an absolute blast. that's an image i try to portray about myself to the people around me.

>> reporter: she wasn't being honest and neither would her main character in the new novel valley verified. >> zoe was having an absolute blast. it was a balmy summer evening, kind that showed manhattan at its best. >> reporter: her main character decides to give up the life in new york working in the fashion industry for a job with an app start up in silicon valley. it's her second novel. the first was about characters in singapore. >> i wanted to see asians like myself portrayed in a more positive manner as start of something fun, vibrant, joyful instead of labeled as villains. >> it is all fiction but she says her characters are based on many people she's come across in real life. kyla isn't afraid to take on some of the serious challenges in the tech industry. >> she already does knott feel the sense of belonging. every step of the way she feels like it is an uphill battle. odds

are stacked against her. no one believes she belongs there. as a result she starts to believe she does not belong there. >> reporter: as well as fashion of bay area which comes up in this passage from the book. >> you are going to be the best thing that's ever happened to silicon valley. promise me you will never lose your style and become part of the patagonia group. you are a prada girl true and true. >> she may be shy speaking her words out loud but kyla hopes others enjoy reading this story as much as she did writing it. kyla tells us she believes the trend is headed in the right direction as we see more diversity in authors and the stories they are telling. she wants to emphasize one part. they are not just about women but they are about women helping other women. she thinks that's so important because often she feels like women are forced to compete against each other. >> thank you. tech and fashion,

especially fashion i am sure. >> absolutely. can't wait to read it. thanks. now more powerful women on the soccer field this time. bay fc played their first game in franchise history yesterday on the road in los angeles. bay fc wins first match 1-nil. their home opener is on the 30th at paypal park in san jose. yay, high five. >> we need some positive sports news. >> i love that. good for them. can't wait for a home game. >> my kid went to an away and for two innings. it was a's spring training. it got rained out. keeps raining on those a's. >> that's one way to put it for sure. how did you spend st. patrick's day? we'll take you to an east bay city with an extremely irish name

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expected to bring in nearly 30,000 people and over $40 million in revenue for the city. gdc will feature more than 700 discussions from makers of critically acclaimed games like legend of zelda, tears of the kingdom, star wars jedi survivor. the event will run through friday. powerball jackpot is at $645 million after no winner was announced saturday night. there were smaller winners. three people in michigan, new jersey, south carolina won $1 million. the next powerball drawing will be tonight. mega millions is even higher, no winner announced friday night which means sum ballooned to 875 million. that's the 28th consecutive mega millions drawing with no ticket matching the numbers. fingers crossed, next drawing will be tomorrow night. gianna and reed are ready. >> we are ready. >> what if i win and you don't?

do we stay friends? i think we do. >> i just wanted to know what you guys are going to buy me. >> gianna is a nice person and will be happy. >> i would be happy. i would be very happy for you. i would be super excited. >> for real because you day dream all the time. what are you buying me? >> she's like where is my range rover? >> you would buy me a range rover? >> i could afford it. >> but would you buy me a range rover? for real what would you buy me. >> i would not not buy you a range rover. >> i just want like a coffee at 6:46 on a monday. >> i would have to get something for you. >> i would take overlooking the mustard flowers for us to enjoy

and everybody else to enjoy. it would be like this rental that's free. we have an image of what my backyard would be like. look at my porch. >> i would have a burger with mustard on it fresh from the flowers. for real, this is how i spent my weekend with my family. go see the mustard flowers in bloom. watch the bees. it is so beautiful, definitely a national treasure. >> chateau nicole. >> jessica, when it is our trip? >> keep talking. we will mouth that. i love the weather. it is one of my favorite things. >> how about now? are you going to buy me a plane or a helicopter? >> plane so we can fly over and see a better look.

>> a helicopter because you can land on buildings easier. >> we can go more places in the plane. >> i think you can go further. but i think the helicopter is perfect if you want to chill above. >> can you stop, refuel, keep going. >> absolutely. >> this is a good day dreaming session. thank you for adding to it. >> it really is. >> what does the day look like? >> beautiful and mild. if you want to head to napa, this is the day. maybe wait until afternoon because they're dealing with patchy fog. it's going to take a while for the blanket of clouds to pull back along the coastline. we are left with sunnier skies from 2:00 to the 7:00, 8:00 hour when we see clouds returning to the bay area. it will be a rinse and repeat of what we had today. temperatures day by day are getting cooler as we are getting ready for a cold front around the corner bringing us rain. that matches perfectly with what what. the next chance of showers is in our seven day

model. let me show you what it is looking like. it is well offshore and we will continue to see this develop into the next couple days. it is offshore and that starts to spiral closer to us. not only us in the bay area but pacific northwest too giving them plenty rain. in the bay we will see the rain starting friday into our saturday and sunday forecast. let's take it a step back. it's dry today. we are rolling out of this beautiful weekend forecast with just a little bit cooler weather and cloudier weather. 64 for our daytime high in san francisco. we stretch to the north bay and we are talking about low 70s like yesterday. to the east bay we go, yesterday we were in the upper 70s. today we are seeing mid 70s from liver more to concord, antioch. all our micro claims are doing something a little bit different. our live look behind me, all the way into santa clara valley visibility at the surface level is better than some foggier

spots for example in the north bay and near san francisco. look at the cloud layer behind me. it's cool and gray as we wake up. we will see sun later into the afternoon, a repeat for our forecast. notice temperatures day by day getting cooler as we are closer to the cold front this weekend bringing showers and gustier conditions. we will see upper 50s for our friends along the bay. i will have more on that in a bit. >> it was a lovely weekend. hopefully we will get more of that. freeways are dry so that's good news as you commute on a monday. if you are up early and ready to head out we are starting our busiest hour of the morning commute as we are closer to 7:00. some spots are okay at the golden gate bridge, not a bad commute. it looks nice as you head into the city. that's not the case at the bay bridge. it's a much different story. back up continues for the ride into san francisco. east bay routes are starting to bog down a little bit. we are seeing that as you

head along west bound 80. you see traffic is slow already through here out of hercules into emeryville. the rest of your approach to the bridge, if you are heading to the it is busy. taking the 580 or 880 approach, it is not bad. the travel times are getting slower as you head across highway 4 and of course 580 making your way to the dublin interchange. once you hop in the car you will get a more specific travel time. still slow and on highway 4 too. nicole. everybody was irish sunday. the big anniversary for an east bay city celebrating st. patrick's day. a live look outside, the golden glow showing us all there is hope on a monday. before break, here is what's coming up on cbs mornings. good to see you on this monday. coming up on cbs mornings, it's tournament time. we are breaking down march madness with cbs sports

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welcome back on this monday morning. we hope you had a nice st. patrick's day. the white house, look at that, they were definitely in the spirit sunday lit in green. there were celebrations around the world for st. patrick's day. check out the extravagant parades in boston and tokyo and of course nowhere is more festive than ireland's capital city dublin. in the bay area's dublin,

itnothing like the real st. patrick would have expected. >> i think it's awesome, like a weekend a year everybody in dublin becomes irish. >> st. patrick's day in dublin looks like a county fair except the kettle car is green. >> green is not a color that i wear typically. so i have to search for something like a custom 49ers green t-shirt. >> i think the dressing up makes it the part that is leak part of the holiday. that's what makes the holiday. >> reporter: jeff campbell is 50% irish which makes him about 100% more than most of the festival goers. he has been to the old country and says they're not sure what to make of america's traditions. >> i think most of them shake

their heads. like what's up with them? >> they don't understand this? >> they don't quite understand it. >> reporter: that's okay because irish see themselves as a fun loving people looking for any reason to celebrate. >> it's known as irish outlook on life but it should be everybody's outlook on life. >> reporter: a young video blogger admitted it does seem like a peculiar holiday. >> i don't know much about st. patrick. he is irish, probably has a big beard. i can't grow one. i envy that guy. >> the patron saint of ireland wasn't irish at all. he was abducted at a young age from roman controlled britain and taken to ireland as a slave. he escaped but returned as a priest to convert masses to christianity. so the church made him a saint and suspended lent ban on alcohol during his feast day. that may be why

drinking has been part of the holiday's tradition. >> that makes sense. celebrate the catholic saint. >> with a beer. >> with a beer, more than one probably. >> reporter: the city of dublin wouldn't have it another other way. >> it's become a staple. this is a signature event for the city of dublin. so we cannot not celebrate st. patrick's day. >> it makes sense to us even if the people in ire land don't quite know what to make of it. >> it's fun to see everyone come together though. another annual tradition at the hiller aviation museum on the peninsula. this green clad man or should i say leprecan descending from the sky. >> love the streamers. >> that looks pretty fun and festive. >> how are they attached? >> the streamers? >> the man to the thing. the streamers.

>> how do you know it's a man? >> i am pretty sure it is. >> stuck the landing. >> very good question. maybe there is some inequity in leprecan. leaping lady leprecan. >> would you do that? >> how do you know that wasn't me? >> good question. >> coming up, latest to file for bankruptcy, what does it mean for the stores. spotting cancer in early stages is important to save lives. we'll look at how a lab is developing technology for early cancer detection. a live look outside, we hope to see ♪