live in san francisco, alyssa harrington abc 7 news. >>> alyssa thank you so much. 8:32. we're taking a look at the parade route that starts at market and second. goes down market to mechanicaller and polk and ends at the civic center plaza. abc 7 is a proud sponsor of this year's st. patrick's day parade in san francisco. michael finney will host the parade live right here on abc 7 beginning today at noon. you can also catch it on the go using the free watch abc app. >>> now to today's top news stories. first a fire forced residents from their homes and gutted a man's business in san francisco. now looters have broken in steal what the flame didn't destroy. cornell barnard has more. >> reporter: this man thought his bad luck was over. he just discovered his corner store was hit by looters. the market at church and 15th has been closed since the fire on february 21st. three buildings burned displacing 19 people. what was your reaction when you got here and found that you have been ripped off? >> it's too bad. really bad. you know, i work hard for it. >> reporter: he

alyssa harrington is live with that story. he is a lucky guy. >> extremely lucky. witnesses say when the boy fell he slid down the rocks on his stomach and that's how he was able to get away with cuts and bruises and maybe something worse. it has everyone excited to be outside and rescue workers want to remind people that certain trails and beaches can be treacherous. >> it is crazy. you usually don't get to come until like july. >> the crowd looked like what you may see in late spring or summer. people watching the sunset on blankets, kids playing in the water. >> i am a t-shirt and perfectly warm. >> the weather has been great today. >> ricky jacobs took advantage of the warm winter day with her 6-year-old son aidan. >> it is super fun. i got my toes wet. >> parts of the bay area could see highs in the 70s this weekend with so many expected to spend the day outside. emergency crews are prepared. hours ago they saved a teenager who tumbled down a cliff at landsend. he was taking pictures when he sliped and fell at least 200 feet. remarkably his injuries are not se

alyssa harrington is live at east bay animal rescue and refuge in concord. alyssa, people can meet these dogs for the first time today. >> reporter: they can kristen. this is katai one of the dogs available for adoption. right next to him is flacco, he's also ready to find a home. east bay animal rescue and refuge is holding an open house from now until 2:00 where people can meet these dogs and they can drop off applications. now, so far about 20 people have applied, but they say that it's very important to find these dogs the right homes. so you still have a chance and they will review all of the paperwork before making a decision. now it's hard to believe that back in january, these puppies were found in the trash can. they were just five weeks old at the time. a couple walking their australian shepherd at pleasant hills park found the trio. their dog alerted them to a knotted-up plastic bag by the garbage can. inside, three terrier puppies who officials say would have died if they weren't discovered right in the nick of time. they were taken to east bay an

alyssa harrington is live with that story. he is a lucky guy. >> extremely lucky. witnesses say when the boy fell he slid down the rocks on his stomach and that's how he was able to get away with cuts and bruises and maybe something worse. it has everyone excited to be outside and rescue workers want to remind people that certain trails and beaches can be treacherous. >> it is crazy. you usually don't get to come until like july. >> the crowd looked like what you may see in late spring or summer. people watching the sunset on blankets, kids playing in the water. >> i am a t-shirt and perfectly warm. >> the weather has been great today. >> ricky jacobs took advantage of the warm winter day with her 6-year-old son aidan. >> it is super fun. i got my toes wet. >> parts of the bay area could see highs in the 70s this weekend with so many expected to spend the day outside. emergency crews are prepared. hours ago they saved a teenager who tumbled down a cliff at landsend. he was taking pictures when he sliped and fell at least 200 feet. remarkably his injuries are not se

alyssa harrington is live with that story. he is a lucky guy. >> extremely lucky.nesses say when the boy fell he slid down the rocks on his stomach and that's how he was able to get away with cuts and bruises and maybe something worse. it has everyone excited to be outside and rescue workers want to remind people that certain trails and beaches can be treacherous. >> it is crazy. you usually don't get to come until like july. >> the crowd looked like what you may see in late spring or summer. people watching the sunset on blankets, kids playing in the water. >> i am a t-shirt and perfectly warm. >> the weather has been great today. >> ricky jacobs took advantage of the warm winter day with her 6-year-old son aidan. >> it is super fun. i got my toes wet. >> parts of the bay area could see highs in the 70s this weekend with so many expected to spend the day outside. emergency crews are prepared. hours ago they saved a teenager who tumbled down a cliff at landsend. he was taking pictures when he sliped and fell at least 200 feet. remarkably his injuries are not seriou

however, as abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington reports, emergency workers want to remind people that trails and beaches can still be treacherous. >> it's crazy. you usually don't get to come until like july. >> reporter: the crowd at san francisco's beach looked more like what you might see in late spring or summer. people watching the sunset on blankets. kids playing in the water. >> i'm in a t-shirt and i'm perfectly warm. >> it's actually been pretty great today. >> reporter: ricky jacobs took advantage of the warm winter day with her 6-year-old sun aiden. >> it's super fun. i got my toes wet. >> reporter: parts of the bay area could see highs in the 70s this weekend. with so many expected to spend the nice days outside, emergency crews are prepared. they say the teenager who tumbled down a cliff at lands end. the 17-year-old was taking pictures at dead man's point when he slipped and fell at least 200 feet. remarkably his injuries are not serious. >> he will be okay. unfortunately he was walking out there and had on flip-flops so he lost those. we were able to rescue him and walk

in the newsroom alyssa harrington abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> police linked at least one homicide to an illegal gam bring operation in the south bay. it was connected to a december shooting that left a man dead. the fbi, state and local agencies raided 11 vietnamese bars and cafes in san jose last night, confiscating about 100 gambling machines. dozens of people were detained for questioning. >>> in the east bay albany police are investigating their first murder in more than a decade. police say 37-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment monday lying in a pool of blood with a bullet casing nearby. neighbors heard a gunshot sunday night, did not report it because they didn't realize what it was at the time. paul was in her final year of school at ucf school of dentist trip. >>> a story you will see only on abc7 news. an east bay student is back in class today nearly a month and a half after he was beaten unconscious by another student. abc7 news was with the parents and grand parents of 11-year-old nathan as they pleaded with the west contra costa school board to remove nathan'

however, as abc7 news reporter alyssa harrington reports emergency workers want to remind people that trails and beaches can be treacherous. >> it's crazy. >> the san francisco beach looked more like late spring or summer. people watching the sunset on blankets and kids playing in the water. >> i am in a t-shirt and i'm perfectly warm. >> it's been pretty great today. >> jacob took advantage of the warm day with her six-year-old. >> it's super. i got my toes wet. >> it could be highs in the 70s this weekend. and emergency crews are prepared. they saved a teenage who are doubled down a cliff at land's end. the 17-year-old was taking pictures at dead man's point when he slipped and fell at least 200 feet. remarkably the injuries are not serious. >> he will be okay. he was walking up and he had on flip-flops so he lost those and we were able to rescue him and walk him back up the cliff. but i'm sure his feet will need a little soaking. >> they said park trails are especially treacherous because of the drought. they are dry and there's little to hold on to. abc7 news. >> glad to see that