i'd like to remind you that the san francisco st. patrick's day parade is on saturday.l be hosting that, we hope you'll be watching. >> it's a fun day, isn't it? >> it is. >> let's get another check on our forecast. >> will it rain on the parade? >> it will not rain on the parade. >> the st. patrick's day parade will take care of sunny skies. it's not raining here. we don't expect any rain for a while. low temperatures will drop to the upper 40s. it will be relatively mild overnight. certainly mild tomorrow in the daytime, with high temperatures in the 70s, mid-70s inland. even mid-60s on the coast. chances of rain over the next 7 days. zero through tuesday. 20% late wednesday night. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. mild dry conditions through the forecast period until next thursday when we might have a shower or two. >> thanks, spencer. >>> 49ers must be running low on pen ink after a busy day today. >> very busy day for all the teams throughout the nfl. the 49ers signed 7 players on the first day of free agency. they no more. we don't want anymore! keep calm. th

i'd like to remind you that the san francisco st. patrick's day parade is on saturday.osting that, we hope you'll be watching. >> it's a fun day, isn't it? >> it is. >> let's get another check on our forecast. >> will it rain on the parade? >> it will not rain on the parade. >> the st. patrick's day parade will take care of sunny skies. it's not raining here. we don't expect any rain for a while. low temperatures will drop to the upper 40s. it will be relatively mild overnight. certainly mild tomorrow in the daytime, with high temperatures in the 70s, mid-70s inland. even mid-60s on the coast. chances of rain over the next 7 days. zero through tuesday. 20% late wednesday night. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. mild dry conditions through the forecast period until next thursday when we might have a shower or two. >> thanks, spencer. >>> 49ers must be running low on pen ink after a busy day today. >> very busy day for all the teams throughout the nfl. the 49ers signed 7 players on the first day of free agency. the first day of free agency. they lured away a did you

. >> this week michael finney will anchor live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade. our coverage begins tomorrow at noon and on abc news ap and at abc7 >>> now we continue to keep an eye on a breaking news story tense situation in san francisco's mission district. now entering its fourth hour. look at this. we have live views here for you. you can see police and the bomb squad even and hostage negotiators. big presence in the mission district between 16th and 18th. police are negotiating with an armed suspect. barricaded inside the crown hotel. nd has forced a shutdown of two blocks as you can see blocked off by tape there. get updates on the breaking situation by downloading abc news ap and enabling push alerts. >>> somewhere inside this forest of trees, searchers are hoping to find a woman who went liking and never came back. she and her dog left their b & b for a walk along skyline boulevard. 56-year-old bethany haury has dementia and needs insulin. we have updates on the search. >> and bethnee. >> reporter: search crews called out her name. bethnee we

. >> this week michael finney will anchor live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade. our coverage begins tomorrow at noon and on abc news ap and at noon and on abc news ap and at noon and on abc news ap and at it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> now we continue to keep an eye on a breaking news story tense situation in san francisco's mission district. now entering its fourth hour. look at this. we have live views here for you. you can see police and the bomb squad even and hostage negotiators. big presence in the mission district between 16th and 18th. police are negotiating with an armed suspect. barricaded inside the crown hotel. nd has forced a shutdown of two blocks as you can see blocked off by tape there. get updates on the breaking situation by downloading abc news ap and enabling push alerts. >>>

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tomorrow is the san francisco st. patrick's day parade and michael finney leading the festivities. 61 at 11:00 and 64 at 2:00 and 59 at 5:00. and now our accuweather seven-day forecast. it may be a degree or two cooler because we start off cooler. sunday temperatures like today. and tuesday in between and we'll push near 80 in the north bay around napa and possibly santa rosa. a slight chance of rain wednesday, we'll call it a one on our storm impact scale. and then thursday we're still looking warmer than average, 60 at the coast and low to mid-70s. enjoy the warm weekend. >> thank you. we'll do that. >>> from food to st. patrick's day fun, if you are looking for something this weekend, we have you covered. >> reggie aqui from abc 7 mornings has some ideas from hoodline. >> green beer and bacon and bicycle ladders in the buff. let's jump into the weekend. >> this is plank's edition for this year. last year they were the people's choice award. this year they have fry eyes bacon and cheese and parmesan. >> it is. the oakland bac

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. >>> the san francisco st. patrick's day parade. our coverage begins saturday on air.r you can watch it on the abc 7 news app. michae (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... shift your thinking about buying your next one. >>> uber has cut a deal with the dmv opening the way for self-driving cars to return to the road. the company will only be allowed to operate two of the vehicles, and a driver still has to be in the car. the dmv ordered the cars off the road in december. just after its launch in san francisco. >> a public hearing will put san jose's response to the massive flooding under the micro scope. we're learning of a glaring time gap between the flooding and the order to evacuate. >> reporter: an earthquake is difficult to anticipate. creeks were rising. and various agencies were collaborating six days before three san jose neighborhoods were emerged in floodwater. rock springs was evacuated. >> it shouldn'

. >>> thousands marched and many more watched them celebrate irish heritage during san francisco's st. patrick's day parade. ♪ ♪ >> irish dancers showed off their best steps. abc7 talked to people who came from as close as walnut creek and as far away as ireland to enjoy the parade. >> used to come all the timea as a young girl. and i haven't been for 20 years, and decided to come back again. just having a wonderful time. >> it's amazing to see the people come out and celebrate st. patrick's day halfway across the world. >> a large crowd gathered outside city hall to watch the marchers take their final steps. michael finney hosted the annual parade. this year's theme was passing on traditions. now your accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> and the name of the game, if you like today, you're going to love tomorrow. a nice finish to the weekend. we earned it after this wet winter. finally the warmth and the sunshine is here. live doppler 7 was tracking all of our storms the past season. right now tonight it's giving us will all clear. a live look from our camera atop pier 15. clear skies overhea

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. >>> well, thousands marched and many more watched to celebrate irish heritage during san francisco's st. patrick's day parade on saturday. which micah was proud to host once again. hope you tuned in. we posted the highlights with pictures and videos on our website abc7news.com. the holiday is officially observed this friday. by the way, michael did the irish dance on there. >> that's something to see. i do have friends, though, who posted pictures of their kids in the parade. the weather was perfect and it continues to be that way. >> that's right. spencer's back to update the forecast. >> speaking of the luck of the irish, we have it. speaking of perfect weather, here we go. live doppler 7 showing sunny skies right now. meanwhile on the other side of the country, things not so sunny. blizzard warning in effect. from new york up to boston and beyond. a powerful storm moving through the country. we estimate snowfall totals, snow accumulations up to 2 feet. up to a foot in new york city. 20 inches likely in hartford, back here on our side of the country, things are going to be lovely and sunny and m

. >>> we'll have live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade. it mmmmm psst.lait custard's back. the family favorite... protein. protein proteiny protein. proteiny protein? protein proteiny protein. at least 14 grams of protein. 100 calories. new greek 100 protein. from yoplait. >>> the clean up effort is under way in pittsburgh after a water main ruptured. >> this happened on black diamond street between west 10th and 11th street. abc 7 news reporter has a look at what residents found when they returned home this morning. >> reporter: it was tough to salvage much from the flooded basements in pittsburgh. the water from last night's break left behind a huge mess. >> camping gear, you know, clothes that belonged to my grand kids. you know, that's you know, substantial. >> reporter: the pipe ruptured after 9:00. crews worked all night long to repair the break. it happened on black diamond street between 10th and 11th street less than a mile away from city hall, where they are trying to figure out why it happened. >> this is not normal for the city of pittsburgh.

this weekend i'll anchor live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade. coverage saturday at noon on air and on abc 7 news app and at abc7news.com. >> that's always a great event. >> thanks. >> thank you, michael. >> all right. time to update the forecast for you. >>> spencer is here with that. >> starting with live doppler seven, clear skies and really % mild conditions the last couple days. might remind you as we do weather wellness check, tree pollen is high. mold spores are low and u.v. index is low and trees concerned are ash, seeder, juniper and pine. keep that in mind. overnight lows under mostly skies with fog at the coast and moving locally inland. overnight lows in the upper 40s tonight. tomorrow we'll see highs moving into the mid 70s in many inland locations. low 70s around the bay and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. seven hoemostly sunny and mild dry days. spring forward today light saving time this weekend. >> all right. the 49ers made a key decision. >> larry is here with that. >> we'll see. leaning in the direction of not as hu

. >>> thousands marched, many more watched to celebrate irish heritage during san francisco's st. patrick'se. >> yesterday irish dancers showed off their best steps along market street, and abc7 spoke to those as close as walnut creek and as far as way as ireland to enjoy the parade. >> i have not been for 20 years and just decided to come back again and just having a wonderful time. >> it's amazing to see people coming over here and celebrating st. patrick's day halfway across the world. >> a large crowd gathered outside city hall to watch the marcher's take their final steps, and michael finney hosted the parade, and this year's theme was passing on traditions. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. starting out with live doppler 7. a little visibility issues along the san mateo coast, and otherwise it's a ridge of high pressure that will keep skies fair and temperatures warmer than they should be. much of california finally enjoying some pretty nice weather. the question is when are we going to get back to normal, and temperatures have been w

san francisco. >> keep this in mind this weekend 7 on your side's michael finney will anchor the live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade. coverage begins saturday at noon on air, over on channel 7 a you can also see it on the abc 7 news app and abc7news.com. be sure to tune in on saturday. back here in a moment. it's beautiful. was it a hard place to get to? (laughs) it wasn't too bad. with the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks in a snap. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. >>> some muni passengers had a trip on a tunnel but not a train. they had to walk through the tunnel after the train stalled on the tracks. passenger eric butler took this video. it happened this afternoon between the church and the stations. delays lasted until at least 2:00 this afternoon when muni could get the train out of there. >>> one of the most beautiful walkways in the world is getting much-needed tlc. signs won visitors of distractions to replace the gravel trail with the shale compcom composite surface. the $5 million project will be finished this summer. m

the 166th annual san francisco st. patrick's day parade kicked off at 10:00 a.m. at civic center plaza. thousands from around the country took part in the parade which featured floats, iris dentures -- irish dancers. >> we were the first big immigrant group to show up off the shores of north america unwanted kicked out of our own country. starving illiterate. >> more than 100,000 people attend every year. it just wrapped up about an hour ago. >>> still to come it could be a miracle cure for knee pain. how doctors are helping patients to grow their own replacement parts. offense...i can tell you that much...sports segment one...of two ahead... americans of all ages suffer >>> the a's and giants. no shortage of offense. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, now: there's a procedure that >>> americans of all ages suffer knee pain and stiffness from cartilage loss. now there is a procedure that promises to make those worn-out knees like no. dr. malcolm marshall shows us how it works. >> chris has had problems with his knees for most of his life but he suffers from a rare condition called

. >>> well, thousands marched and many more watched to celebrate irish heritage during san francisco's st. patrick'say parade on saturday. which micah was proud to host once again. hope you tuned in. we posted the highlights with pictures and videos on our website abc7news.com. the holiday is officially observed this friday. by the way, michael did the irish dance on there. >> that's something to see. i do have friends, though, who posted pictures of their kids in the parade. the weather was perfect and it continues to be that way. >> that's right. spencer's back to update the forecast. >> speaking of the luck of the irish, we have it. speaking of perfect weather, here we go. live doppler 7 showing sunny skies right now. meanwhile on the other side of the country, things not so sunny. blizzard warning in effect. from new york up to boston beyond. a powerful storm moving through the country. we estimate snowfall totals, snow accumulations up to 2 feet. up to a foot in new york city. 20 inches likely in hartford, back here on our side of the country, things are going to be lovely and sunny and mild to

st. patrick's day parade and festival in san francisco. a lot of dancing going on. it is the largest st. patrick's day celebration west of the mississippi. they expect more than 100,000 spectators in the city. the festival will be held at civic center plaza from 10-5:00 p.m. the parade starts at 11:30 at the corner of second street and market. closed off to traffic. >>> in boston organizers said that parade are reversing course and will now allow a gay military vets group to march in their event next weekend. the group out vets has taken part in the parade. the past couple years but organizing committee voted to exclude them this year saying their application was late. the rainbow violated the parade's code of conduct. parade officials unanimously voted yesterday to make out vets a permanent participant. they will now be the lead group in the parade next weekend. >>> ready or not daylight savings time returns this weekend. this comes as a bill to get rid of daylight saving time is headed to the floor in the state senate in sacramento. if it passes voters could be dec

this weekend i'll anchor live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade.e saturday at noon on air and on abc 7 news app and at abc7news.com. >> that's always a great event. >> thanks. >> thank you, michael. >> all right. time to update the forecast for you. >>> spencer is here with that. >> starting with live doppler seven, clear skies and really % mild conditions the last couple days. might remind you as we do weather wellness check, tree pollen is high. mold spores are low and u.v. index is low and trees concerned are ash, seeder, juniper and pine. keep that in mind. overnight lows under mostly skies with fog at the coast and moving locally inland. overnight lows in the upper 40s tonight. tomorrow we'll see highs moving into the mid 70s in many inland locations. low 70s around the bay and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. seven hoemostly sunny and mild dry days. spring forward today light saving time this weekend. >> all right. the 49ers made a key decision. >> larry is here with that. >> we'll see. leaning in the direction of not as huge as we

st. patrick's day parade here in san francisco which will be hosted by michael finney or go to the coast to the parade. festivities will continue from 10:00 tomorrow morning to 5:00 p.m. under sunny skies and mild conditions. so here is a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. it's just going to be beautiful the next couple of days. don't forget to spring forward to daylight saving time over the weekend. sunny skies through tuesday. high temperatures in the upper 70s inland on monday and tuesday, even close to 80 in a couple of spots. clouds increase on wednesday. a chance or two of a shower in the north bay and after that it starts to sunny up and warm up again. >> thanks, spencer. >>> you know "hamilton" is the hottest ticket in town. tonight the broadway hit starts right her it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore! [crying] ahhhhhhhhhh! everyday price and no extra monthly fees, unlike cable. speeds up to 45 megs, for $30 a month. >>> one of the nation's most talked-about musicals opens tonight in san francisco. ♪ "hamilton" takes the stage for the first time in th

st. patrick's day parade gets underway this morning in san francisco with temperatures in the 60s but we'llo all the way into the mid 70s today, well above average. we'll talk about how long this weather pattern lasts and we will see some changes for the week ahead. i'll have that all for you coming up in a few minutes. >>> it's been a week since the president claimed that former tower before the election and mp there are major developments about michael finney who resigned as national security adviser. here's abc news chief white house correspondent jonathan carl. >> reporter: the house intelligence committee has given the justice department an u ultimatum. turn over all evidence, if any exists, that president obama had trump tower wiretapped. the deadline, monday. president trump made the extraordinary allegation without providing any proof. we asked him for some. >> mr. president, any proof on the wiretapping? >> thank you, press. thank you. thank you, press. thank you. >> thank you very much, press. >> thank you. please. >> reporter: fbi director james comey who briefed congressional le

. >>> and this weekend michael finney will anchor our live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's day parade, a wonderful event in the city. our coverage begins saturday at noon on air and the abc 7 news app and abc7n >>> a new report says singer george michael died from natural causes. according to a coroner's report, he suffered from a heart condition called dilated cardiom cardiomyopathy. he was also open with his history of drug abuse. george michael was found dead on christmas day last year at his home in britain. >>> an effort is under way to buy a rare photograph of harriet tubman. the harriet tubman national historic site in central new york has launched a crowd funding campaign to buy this photograph that was taken in new york in the late 1860s and believed to have been owned by a friend of tubman's, a private citizen recently discovered it. the campaign hopes to raise $30,000 to buy the photo at auction. >>> one of the hosts of abc's "the chew" spent the day in the bay area. abc caught up with clinton kelly at the buena vista this afternoon. he says he visits whenever he

dental work but "7 on your side's" michael finney will anchor our live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick's parade. our coverage begins at noon on air and on the abc7 news app and at abc7news.com. join us for that. >>> one of the bay area's best known breweries is suddenly shut down. speak easy ales and lagers has stopped brewing beer. the spokesperson told "the chronicle" it tried for more than a year to secure the capital it needs to keep going. two years ago, the brewery borrowed $7.5 million to expand. leftover inventory has been shipped to distributors. >>> the community youth center of san francisco held its annual gala and fund-raiser in south san francisco right night. the cyc helps 5,000 students a year including tutoring, job training, and college prep. abc7 news anchor kristen sze served as em see. >>> still to come on abc7 mornings, a house committee is demanding evidence that president obama had trump tower wiretapped. >>> also, what may look like an ordinary restaurant is in fact ground zero in a growing political mo but there's so much more to it. here's how benefiber® works.

this weekend, "7 on your side's" michael finney will anchor our live coverage of the san francisco st. patrick'sade. it begins on air and on our free abc7 news app. >>> taking a look at that spring-like weather that's coming our way. >> some of that will hit the parade tomorrow. there you go at 11:00, it will be 60, 63 at 2:00 in san francisco and then mostly sunny and a mild 59 degrees at 5:00. let's take a look at what's going on right now. the exploratorium camera at pier 15 showing sun trying to sneak in with those clouds and eventually the clouds will be pushed away from north to south late today by a weak cold front. now that cold front's so weak that spring warmth will hit today and last all the way through the weekend. we do have a chance of rain and some cooler weather wednesday. here's a look at that canopy of high clouds and if you're using our app today, you may see a radar return once in a while but that's not going to reach the ground. here's the cold front that's going to bring us the clearing most of the wet weather's going to be well to our north. take a look at some of the micr

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st. patrick's day. mainly sunny in san francisco. look at the temperatures. 67 degrees what a beautiful way to celebrate st. patrick's day and all things green and all things irish coming up this weekend in the beautiful city of san francisco. there is green on the radar. there's plenty of green. as a matter of fact, pineapple express, hawaii down here, west coast right there but this time, the atmospheric river the pineapple express is going to pour in the north. we'll see a strong ridge of high pressure keeping us mainly dry. but not sunny everywhere. we have filtered sunshine today. we'll continue that trend tomorrow. not going to call it include because the son will work through the clouds -- not going to call it cloudy because the sun will work through the clouds. blue skies return late friday and towards saturday, it's going to be a beautiful weekend. the ridge gets closer. we get warmer. we may see 70s on saturday and sunday. afternoon 5 to 10 degrees warmer than changing. low clouds and fog tomorrow near the water. and rain no

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as you can see behind me, san francisco city hall is even dressed up for the holiday. >> st. patrick's day is a san francisco tradition. >> st. patty's day is the best day of the year. >> reporter: it's a day to paint the town green. what do you love about st. patrick's day? >> drink! >> a lot of people having fun, a lot of dancing, drinking, good music, makes me homesick. >> reporter: shawn hanie is a northern ireland native and owner of the popular san francisco pub the plow and the stars. >> this is one of my favorite bars. the people welcome everyone. >> reporter: the holiday coupled with march madness had some celebrating more than just the luck of the irish. >> the big dance on st. patrick's day, it's the way it is. i mean usc beating smu, you can't beat it. >> reporter: by midday the pub was packed with irish natives and those who wish they could be. >> just to get a day off work and celebrate. just an excuse. >> reporter: how do you feel about that? >> bring it on. >> honey, happy st. patty's day and whatever you do, do it right and now. >> reporter: in san francisco cate caugu

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st. patrick's day parade got underway this morning in san francisco. the pipers led off the parade. organizers say it's the biggest st. patty's day parade west of the mississippi. fire and police also marched as well as dancers wearing irish themed costumes. even first-time attendees said today was a day to feel irish. >> this is the first time. i waited for this like i think six months now. i've been waiting for this day. >> organizers estimate 100,000 people turned out to watch the parade in san francisco. >>> in chicago st. patrick's day celebrations kicked off today as well. as part of a tradition dating back to 1962 the chicago river was dyed green as you see there. the city says it takes more than 45 pounds of the environmentally friendly vegetable dye to color the water. it lasts for about five hours before fading away. the green river is a sight that draws hundreds of thousands to the windy city ahead of its famous st. patrick's day parade. with st. patrick's day around the corner folks in oakland got together to fight childhood cancer. it was st. baldrick's day. the annual f

st. patrick's day. my irish grandmother once said never wait to have a party on the 17th when you can have a party on the 11th. that's what they did in san francisco. the annual st. patrick's parade one of the largest celebrations west of the mississippi. crowds swarming on market street to enjoy the sights and sounds. >> this is the day where we kind of reclaim back the streets we helped to build. the theme is passing on tradition. that's a particularly important one. >> this is the 166th year that the parade's been held. nearly 100,000 people come it out enjoy it each year. a good crowd and weather today. >> also popular dyeing the chicago river green. this does take time. boats here dump in the orange color, yes, orange. >> environmentally friendly. >> it's not toxic. it goes into the river and quickly turns the water bright green. they've been doing that more than 55 years. it laughs about five hours before it goes back to its original color. >> man, that is xween. >> i like to see that. it's very fun. happy early st. patrick's day. >> set your clocks ahead an hour. "saturday night live" up next. >> we'll see you tomorrow. >> announcer: in the

jeff pierce has more about the san francisco's annual st. patrick'say parade. >> reporter: saturday morning market street in san francisco was the site the city's 166th saint patrick's day parade. marching bands, and dozens of colorful floats. as the day when everyone is irish. >> i'll be the honor airy irish- jewish guy. >> this is my son, we're here sell greating the great diversity of san francisco, our irish community, and st. patty's day. >> this is the man who made the parade run on time for 40 years. >> my name is o' sanchez. >> exactly, he runs it. he runs the st. patrick's day parade. >> reporter: after four decades, she the picture of composure. are you geting nervous? >> no, actually i'm enjoying it. i'm trying to help the people not be nervous. that's my job. >> reporter: he gets it all pm- started right on schedule. ♪ >> the scene down market street is beautiful. we're having a great time today. happy san francisco. >> reporter: in san francisco, jeff pierce, kron 4 news. >>> the 10th annual st. balance trick's head shaving event took pla

st. patrick's day season and the mayor talked about how department heads and commissioners are irish for a week. i am vite all of san francisco to be irish for the st. patrick's day season until march 17. thank you. [applause] >> thanks liam. we dont do this enough as the ceremonies and dopet recognize this individual as much as we need to. a legend in san francisco. i say the best dress woman in the city and the spirit behind the event. i want to thank charlotte schultz. [applause]. absolutely has irish blood in her. i hope all will come to the event after charlotte supplies a lotf the goods for the celebration. next up i do want to recognize and allow to come up dermitt phipot. a few comments not mentioned, a board member for 15 years. liam you are in for a long ride. he was the past board member and director of the police athletic league. emrmd alliance. a long-history of service and particularly in our police department. welcome up dermitt philopt. >> thank you. mayor lee, supervisors, counsel generals, proud to stand up here today and be a witness to the raising of the flag, the irish flag over city hall. for 166 years t

san francisco. crowds cheered as the st. patrick's day parade moved down market street... ration of irish heritage in san francisco. crowds cheered as the parade moved down market street with vintage cars marching bands and floats. some 5000 people taking part in the parade made their way to civic center plaza and that is where there was an all day festival with live music and food booths. the celebrations have been going on each march. for 166 years. >>> good weather for it with high-pressure building in over the bay area. the number is even now with concord steaming at 74 degrees. livermore at 70. don't forget tonight is the night. spring ahead. we set the clocks ahead at 2:00 a.m. the sun was up this morning at 6:26 a.m. tomorrow sunrise will be 7:24 a.m. the view from high atop the pacific. sunny and warmer tomorrow with low pressure keeping the rain up in seattle where it belongs. here's what's happening. sunny and warm for monday. cool tuesday but no rain in sight through the week. bay area looks pretty cloudy at the airport. new york partly cloudy. and 36 degrees. ba

and a gorgeous 67 degrees sunny in san francisco for the st. patrick's day parade tomorrow. nice on sunday. there it is monday first time i typed it in since november. 80 degrees in a couple of inland spots. low 70s near the bay, 10 degrees cooler wednesday, cloudier, no rain over the next 7 days. that's your forecast. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, look at all that dinner for 4 bucks. and before you say but denny's, those 2 strips of bacon, 2 eggs and 2 fluffy pancakes are clearly breakfast. we say: at 4 dollars does it really matter? denny's $4 all day, everyday value slam. part of the 2468 value menu. that area is still closed off due to a man with a gun and possible explosives inside an apartment building there. >>> one last check on the armed standoff on valencia between 16th and 17th. it's closed off due to a man with a gun an possible explosives inside an apartment building there. >> minutes ago we saw police rush inside the building. we don't know what that means. we haven't seen the suspect out or police officers come out. police ask that you avoid the area completel

st. patrick's day celebrations. we're live at san francisco city hall. . >>> today we learn growing up in the north bay. his beloved mother would make him green pancakes and stent the milk green with food coloring. you remember that to this day. sail, did your -- sal did your parents -- >>> no, we had green cake at school. >> dune a lot of pat rikz. >>> i dooshgs how dune? >>> i know green beer is a thing. i've never tried it. look what i brought in on special-order a shamrock shake from mcdonald's. i've never had one. >> is 2 -- is it mint? >>> i don't know have you ever tried. i'm -- tried? >> i'm surprised to see you drinking one. >>> happy st. patrick's day. wellston be making cupcakes -- wellston be making cupcakes dish we will son -- well soon be making cupcakes. >>> today the best day as we head into the weekend. get out and enjoy. 54 in san francisco. oakland checking in at 57. and livermore 50 at this time. for afternoon today, partly cloudy skies. increase in cloud cover as we get into the second part of the day. it won't be a big de

. >> here in the bay area, thousands watched san francisco's annual st. patrick's day parade. our own 7 on your side's michael finney hosted the parade, as he does each year. you can see pictures and the full video at abc7news.com. >> it looked like a nice day. man, today is gorgeous as well, spencer. >> it feels almost like summer out there. i was out for a walk earlier and worked up a sweat. maybe i could have been wearing my workout clothes. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have sunny skies all across the bay area. it has been a warm day in some places with high temperatures up around 80 degrees in many of our inland locations. right now we're looking at a live view of the golden gate bridge where skies are blue. we'll see coastal fog returning during the overnight hours and into tomorrow. partly cloudy skies by midweek and a little bit cooler. we'll have a chance for showers late wednesday into early thursday, but let's enjoy what we have before the showers arrive. overnight look for mainly skies inland. low temperatures generally in the upper 40s to low 50s. here's for

we start in san francisco with the annual st. patrick's parade and festival. it begins at 11:30 am.nd it ends at the civic center. he will find the festival until 5 pm. also, the international film festival featuring dozens of independent films around the world expand your knowledge and enjoy four days of documentaries narratives and animations at the theater in port mesa. it is designed to raise awareness about the environmental significance of the sea. or get some exercise at the super run 5k and 1k walk providing costumes. and, it is in the east bay head out to the bacon and beer festival going on at jack's london square, in the south bay, it's the place to be for pet lovers. the pet expo will offer vendors and adoptions. the free event is at the fairgrounds saturday and sunday. in the north bay, check out the sonoma county blue grass folk festival. the annual event is at the community center and features all of those acts along with food and beverage services. and it is her last chance to partake in the restaurant week. participating restaurants will offer prefix menus. >>> the

lows tonight upper 40s, low 50s, concord 50 degrees, napa 48, san francisco and san jose around 50. st. patrick's day parade, i know it's early, but it's the weekend before st. patrick's day. saturday a couple days from now, sunshine, wear your green and sunscreen, close to 70 in san francisco this weekend. here's why we'll be so warm, because of an atmospheric river. we still have one coming emanating from hawaii, but it's hitting the pacific northwest. just to the south of that, very warm and dry weather. that's our weather. a ridge of high pressure will make its closest pass saturday and sunday making weather approaching 80 degrees away from the water. we'll hit 77 or 78. futurecast says tomorrow morning a little cloudy, the filtered sunshine once again tomorrow morning. by tomorrow afternoon just straight up sunshine continuing into saturday and sunday and early next week. afternoons will stay much warmer than average through the weekend into next week, some low clouds and fog once again tomorrow morning near the water and rain will stay to our north at least through the middle of next week.

st. patrick's day. in san francisco, it will be in the low 60s by 11th this morning. for the st. patrick's day music festival. and for tomorrow, at the santa clara county fairgrounds, the greatest garage sale on earth. a mix of sun examine clouds. if you plan on heading to saratoga for the blossom festival, upper 50s at 10:00 in the morning. a mix of sun and clouds. we have the st. patrick's day parade happening tomorrow. a mix of sun and clouds all the rain holds off. we may not be so lucky next week. the timeline of the rain and how much to pebgt coming up in four minutes. heading over to mike with the bay bridge. >> a stall reported on the span itself. it looked like there was something going on right here. traffic starting to move a little better. what chp said the bridge crew did arrive on scene. a crew clearing that towards san francisco. easy drive-through the tri-valley. castro valley wall looks like it has cleared. mild slowing on the east bay. recovery north 280 approaching 17. back to you. >>> caught on camera, a woman gets caught in a fast moving mudslide in peru. comi

st. patrick's day parade west of the mississippi river set to kick off in just a few hours. it's the 166th annual st. paddy's day parade. amy joins us from downtown san francisco. hi, amy. >> reporter: good morning, cornell. yeah, i'm not seeing a lot of green out here yet. i'm the only one. believe it or not, though, market street will soon be shut down later this morning and it will be full of floats. here's some video of last year's parade so you can get a little sneak peek of what to expect. organizers say there will probably be about 5,000 participants in this parade. they expect -- they plan to have floats. there's going to be irish dancing, marching bands, very lively and fun. but it does have a little bit of a serious theme. they want everyone to focus on the importance of irish traditions. >> you have to keep the traditions alive. not just the st. patrick's day parade, but the chinese new year's parade, all of these need to be kept alive for future generations, to let people know where we were, the struggles that we had, where we're at now, and where we wish to be. >> reporter: the parade starts at 11:30. so you still have plenty of time to get down h

st. patrick's day parade in the city. >> the weekend is near, and here is what is happening around the bay area. we start in san francisco with the annual st. patrick's parade and festival on saturday. the parade beginning at 11:30 at second and market streets, and ends at civic center, where you'll find the festival until 5:00. also, the film festival featuring dozens of ocean themed independent films from around the world. enjoy four days of documentaries, shorts, nare a atives at the cal theater. it is designed to raleigh awareness about the culture and ecological significance of the sea. . in the east pay, head out to the bacon and beer festival. this going on at jack london square. in the south bay, it's the place to be for pet lover inspection bay area pet ex-pole will offer vaccinations, and adoptions. it is at the santa clara fairly grounds, and is a free event, both saturday and sunday. in the north bay, check oust the sonoma county bluegrass and folk festival. the annual event is at the festival community center. thai there will also be food and beverage service. and it's your last chance to participate in the

st. patrick's day with everything you need to do the day right, including an easy irish stew for the whole family. today, march 17th, 2017 ♪ >> from san franciscopatrick's day. >> kiss me, i'm irish. >> happy st. patrick's day. [ cheers ] ♪ >> from ft. lauderdale, for st. patrick's day on my barthe di. >> happy st. patrick's day, "today" show. ♪ ♪ >> well, welcome back to "today." 8:00 on this friday morning, 17th day of march, 2017. that makes it st. patrick's day. and to mark the occasion, the plaza has gone irish for the morning, including special music from the manhattan college pipes and drum band. folks, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> that was great. >> love it. >>> just ahead, we're going to cook up a timely face with a native of ireland, stewart o'keeffe. he's making a quick and easy irish stew. >> carson has green beer. little green tongue. the cookies were good. >>> let's get a check of the top stories. time for the news at 8:00. >> reporter: good morning. happy st. patrick's day. i'm hallie jackson in washington. we're looking at a busy day in the nation's capital, starting with president trump refusing to back down from his c