st. patrick's day. got to feel lucky on st. ick's day. >> jon: there is dan rosenbaum. >> mike: having a good solid spring. no strikeouts. >> jon: .250 against him. and two men on, nobody out. just off the outside. >> mike: rosenbaum, the way it works, if you bring a guy over, he has to make your team. if you don't include him on your roster, you have to offer him back to his previous team. but the rockies, they are thinking this guy is legit, thinking he will be part of the club. they like him. >> jon: a lot of base runners. 14 hits and received four walks. but only five runs. 2-1. keeping the ball down. 3 hits for the giants today and 14 at-bats with runners in scoring position. brandon belt has had two hits, single leading off the fourth and rbi double with two down. in the fifth, walked these last time. and the outside, and that's -- belt argued with him about a call like that in the first inning and again here in the ninth inning. >> mike: see how wide they took the target and see how wide they catch the call. if it caught

st.~patrick's day weekend.rowds braved the chilly weather to watch the dieing of the chicago river today, all part of the leadup to tomorrow's big st.~patrick's day parade in the windy city. you can see the trails of lime green dye in the wake of boats. organizers say it's all environmentally friendly. i hope so. that does it for abc7 at 6:00. i'm carolyn tyler in for ama daetz. for leigh glaser and mike shumann, thanks for joining us. >> the following is a paid advertisement for starvista entertainment and time life's music collection. >> ♪ wouldn't it be nice if we were older ♪ ♪ then we wouldn't have to wait so long ♪ >> ♪ pretty woman walkin' down the street ♪ ♪ pretty woman the kind i like to meet ♪ >> ♪ i've got sunshine on a cloudy day ♪ >> the '60s was a decade of change, of new hopes and dreams, of new attitudes, and a decade where love and romance was expressed in many new and different ways. >> ♪ cherish is a word i use to describe ♪ >> ♪ how can i be sure in a world that's constantly changing ♪ >> ♪

st. patrick's day. >> tucker: this is your st. y headquarters, i would say. >> alisyn: good point. but we also have news including this fox news alert for you. at this moment, the pope is celebrating at the vatican before entering the church an impromptu appearance at the gates of vatican city. >> clayton: can you do that as the pope, just pop in. >> you can do whatever you want. later in morning. pope francis will appear on the balcony to give his first blessing and thousands are expected to pack st. peter's square and look how happy everybody is. did you see him. >> sad news to tell you about this tragic accident a local race track in california a 17-year-old driver lost control of his car during the warm-up laps and crashed into a wall and two people. and it may have hadoblem. killed a 68-year-old and a 14-year-old. >> we deal with this when tragedy happens. we never know when it happens and our hearts go out to the families. >> the driver was not hurt and all proceeds from the race are donated to the victims' family. and anothe

st. patrick's day celebrations.imated quarter of a million people came out to celebrate in dublin despite the snow, rain and sleet. it honors the most recognizable of the saints, do you know who that is? the i rival and represents the arrival of christianity. >>> dressed in a copy of a boy scout uniform madonna coulded on the boy scouts to lift the ban on gays and lesbians. >> and i think they should change their stupid rules, don't you? yeah? you guys don't -- >> the singer made her comments last night before an audience. the media award, glad, the gay lesbian alliance against deaf mission. madonna said she thought she would be a great boy scout but then spoke seriously talking about the toll that bullying and discrimination has on gay, lesbian and france gendered teens. >>> baseball is back in san francisco. >> we'll explain why tonight's crowd here at at&t park has an a distinctly international feel. >> we have to know what's going on around you before you can affect change. >> a group of hackers tries to expose

st. patrick's day. >> happy st. patrick's day. om several >> happy saint patrick day. >> it's a great day, happy saint patrick's day. fire chief joanne hayes- white and police chief greg surh kept to tradition.leading off san francisco's saint patrick's parade this morning. following behind.a contingent of the city's finest and wide variety of fire trucks. thousands lined market street for a parade that had more than one hundred and fifty different groups and floats, many reflecting the strong support this parade has always received from the cities uniformed services. san francisco the police department and the fire department, i mean there's a whole bunch of irish people.that's all there used to be on the police and fire department years ago in san francisco which is now very mixed just like the city is, which is great but they are still strong supporters and they have a ball, everyone has fun at this parade. thousands came out to see the parade, and as many as two thousand people marched in the parade itself.in this the 162nd san

st. patrick's day celebrations.imated quarter of a million people came out to celebrate in dublin despite the snow, rain and sleet. it honors the most recognizable of the saints, do you know who that is? the i rival and represents the arrival of christianity. >>> dressed in a copy of a boy scout uniform madonna coulded on the boy scouts to lift the ban on gays and lesbians. >> and i think they should change their stupid rules, don't you? yeah? you guys don't -- >> the singer made her comments last night before an audience. the media award, glad, the gay lesbian alliance against deaf mission. madonna said she thought she would be a great boy scout but then spoke seriously talking about the toll that bullying and discrimination has on gay, lesbian and france gendered teens. >>> baseball is back in san francisco. >> we'll explain why tonight's crowd here at at&t park has an a distinctly international feel. >> we have to know what's going on around you before you can affect change. >> a group of hackers tries to expose

st. patrick's day photos. they were celebrating yesterday. nice brett. nice hayden and even the animals getting into the spirit. this is from steve of menlo park. max max and minie. and if you have any st. patrick's day pictures upload them. you are watching "mornings on 2".

st. patrick's day celebration. the 162nd annual st. arted off at 11:30 this morning. there were marching bans, bab pipers, dancers and police officers and firefighters. san francisco fire chief joanne hayes-white served as the parade parade's grand marshal. about 2 million people braved chilly temperatures and occasional snowflakes to watch new york city's st. patrick's day parade. mayor mike bloomberg was among the city officials joining in the celebration. this was the 252nd year of that parade. >>> and st. patrick's day festivities are also underway in chicago, where the chicago river was dyed green ahead of the city's annual parade. a man dresseds a leprechaun entertained the crowd on a water-propelled fly board. >>> to developing news in yuba county, where a racecar drive lost control of his car, hitting and killing two spectators at marysville raceway park north of sacramento. tom duhain is live at the scene where he learned that one of those killed was i teenager. >> reporter: that is right and officers are telling us that this h

st. patrick's day.ple enjoyed the pubs all across the city and perhaps at ireland 32, ktvu's ann rubin saw plenty of green in the east bay city of dublin which today marked its 30th st. patrick's day celebration. >> reporter: irish eyes were smiling in dublin taking in the sights and sounds of st. patrick's day. from traditional music to irish step dancing. >> we feel appreciated today. >> reporter: the festival, a community event celebrating itself 30 years. it's estimated 50,000 people came out. >> the food is great, the music is great. i just love it. >> there's irish hats and spending time with your friends and family. >> i love it we always come here. >> reporter: celebrating st. patrick's and dublin irish. >> we have a strong irish tradition and we like to keep that alive through this celebration. >> reporter: dublin police have doubled their staffing for the event. >> we have our motor units out there and we have extra patrol units out there making sure everyone gets to their cars safe and all th

st. patrick's day. it will be miles out there. tuesday and wednesday rain chances are really going up as we do have into wednesday and some cooler temperatures. first thing tomorrow morning partly cloudy skies some patchy fog. so pull out there. the readings in the low 40s. pacifica 59 and san jose starting out sunday morning at 46 degrees. this will be our next storm as we do have into late tuesday and early wednesday for tomorrow no rain drops to worry about. some patchy fog to start up to date and wind speeds do approach remaster hour. monday we will pick up the cloud cover. look at what happens to the and onto wednesday. the system approaches. we do bring in the chance of a few light showers rainfall is likely. for the wednesday morning commute. just a mostly sunny skies rough. and then by monday we will gradually thicken up the crowd -- cloud cover. we will continue to thicken up the clouds. shower chances to return to the area on tuesday especially up in the north bay. forecast a time for tomorrow mainly in the 60s to lower

st. patrick's day. they held the 16 # annual st. patrick's day parade up and down market street.sh step danceers, and dignitary and firefighters were in the procession as well. >> this was the grand marshal. san francisco's mayor served as grand marshal in cork, ireland. cork is a city city to san francisco. the friendship comes from creative and assault central synergies. >> here is a sign of the festivities. the chicago river dyed green. this man is dressed as leprechaun and helped entertain the crowd. this is the 51st year for the tradition. >>> here at home. dublin's little celebration continues. the shamrock five k, fun run and walk. and the map along the busiest streets. the run starts and end at the dublin civic center and the st. patrick's day festival starts at 5:00. >> if you are heading out to dublin, we will turn to rosemary and see how we are looking today. >> nice day today. chill in the air. knots much low cloud deck and not as much fog. i am not seeing dense patchy fog. the sun is on its way, you can see the golden hue and the official sunrise is at 7:17. 718 al,

st. patrick's day parade? >> yes, we have baseball at the park. >> the luck of the irish on our side this weekend. we're going to have the parade starting at 9d:30 tomorrow. and also both saturday and sunday, a festival from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. we're going to head out and check that out. temperatures in the mid 70s. cooler to the 60s. and then tuesday and next week, rain, finally. >> have a great weekend. >> see you monday. >> bye, bye. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- from "the late, late show," craig ferguson. oscar-nominated actress vera farmiga. the music of harper simon. and a "jaywalk" tour of the bible. and now, jay leno. [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television captions by vitac www.vitac.com ♪ >> jay: hey, everybody. welcome to "the tonight show." nice to have you here. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. are you ready for a big weekend? we've got spring b

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st. patrick's day. during this annual st.'s day festival, cisco systems will provide a live feed through the two cities. revelers can see the celebration in ireland which includes an address by mayor ed lee, who is visiting cork. you can find the lincoln our website under the "see it on tv" tab. it is today, not tomorrow. it goes from market and second street. the festival runs until 5:00 p.m. at the civic center plaza. never too early to start celebrating st. patrick's day. how is the weather going to be? >> just fantastic. we will see temperatures once again above average. heading outside checking our live doppler hd where things are nice and quiet. as we head toward the middle of the week, the beginning of spring, the vernal equinox, we will be looking at rain. we will add to out totals come tuesday night into wednesday. those things are all quiet right now and we're looking at coastal fog. here's a look downtown. if you are headed into the city you notice the fog is banked up along our beaches and temperatures are in the

st. patrick's day holiday.nd of cold there, but you know, they're going to have a good old time just like we do here in the states, it all merges over to us, too, doesn't it, nadia, plenty of revelers will be celebrating with a pint of guinness, nope for its dark hue and white top. pouring the perfect pint not the easiest task. we're joined by nadia belchik will show us how it's done. >> i love guinness and president obama has been to ireland because his great, great grandfather on his father's side was irish. they say everyone is irish on st. paddy's day. >> on st. patrick's day we certainly are because we need to celebrate. >> yes because 37 million americans of irish ancestry, that's six times more than the population of ireland. >> really? >> may be pouring a stout today. >> i thought people wanted to party and that was an excuse. >> that, too. >> what did you learn about pouring the perfect stout? >> it takes a cold glass and you have to tilt it at 45 degrees and you're looking at a stout on tap but you ha

st. patrick's day. law enforcement agencies across the bay area are out in force, trying to keep drunk drivers off the road. in the south bay, the crackdown includes special roving patrols. nbc bay area's monte francis spent part of the evening with the chp on one of the patrols. he is live in san jose with the story. monte? >> reporter: terry, good evening. the reality is for many people today is a day devoted to drinking, and the highway patrol officers we spent some time with tonight say this is an active weekend for dui in the south bay. chp officers brandyn thompson and pierce visare on the look o >> anything out of the order, erratic braking, swerving in a lane, making erratic lane changes. anything that doesn't look normal. >> reporter: an expired registration gives them the chance to check for signs of dui. >> may i have your license, your registration and insurance please? >> yeah. shirks doing about 77. so max speed on this way was 65 miles per hour. >> reporter: a speeding car leads to anothe

st. patrick's day. but actually in ireland it's more about the ham and the potatoes. the potatoes are an essential product in ireland and the potato was part of the first immigrants in america. >> reporter: miles an hour martin, thank you so much. this is an awesome party in ireland. the green and white ball happening for the next two-and-a-half days if you're headed out to dublin. we have incredible weather with temperatures in the 70s, some haze and clouds heading into this upcoming weekend. and you can get more information, again, by coming on out here and doing some sort of google search on dublin parades. that's happening tomorrow just after 9:30 in the morning. now, as far as our forecast goes over the next couple of days, we'll eventually get some rainfall in here. it's not going to happen tomorrow, last the great news. the luck of the irish is on our side out here in the rolling hills of dublin in the east bay. and on that seven-day forecast, real quick, we have buckets of rain as they would say

st. patrick's cathedral behind me had to say about st. a few minutes ago. >> he kind of come across as shy' reserved, doesn't he? his voice is conversational. he is a man of confidence and poise but there is also that splendid with the beautiful sincerity and simplicity and humility. >> reporter: when you met him, what did you think? >> first of all, let me just clarify that it was a chance meeting. it was not that i had an appointment with him. i just happened to be in rome for the last couple of days and i am director of catholic radio here in miami. and i had been invited by vatican radio to be in rome. i was walking down the street in rome and there he was, the archbishop of aboutbuenos aires and i said hello archbishop, i'm from argentina. i remember that distinctly because he was cold, he had his hand in the pocket of a coat he was wearing. and when he took out the hand from the pocket to shake hands with me, he had a rosery. so i realized he was praying the rosary. he asked me what i was doing in rome. i told him about my duties an

st. patrick's feast day.is credited with bringing chinnity to ireland. >> we enjoyed glorious weather tonight. meteorologist leigh glaser is here. >> leigh: this being the last full weekend of winter, we definitely will see some showers as we get bo tuesday night and wednesday. so, live doppler 7hd not picking up any rushes at -- returns at all right now. you can see no returns at all. so a dry weather pattern for us, at least for today and tomorrow. things start to change as we head into tuesday. a milky sky across the bay area right now with the high clouds venturing in. 55 in san francisco. san car loss -- carlos, 64. half moon bay, low 50s. and a nice shot of a hazy sky over the embarcadero in san francisco. santa rosa, 64. 69 in fairfield. livermore, and los gatos, sunshine, 68. let's get to our forecast highlights. we'll keep high cloud overhead overnight. a cooler day. monday afternoon, fewer mow clouds in the sky and then get ready for rain. it will be with us on the first day of spring which happens

st. patrick, right? st. k drove all the snakes out of ireland and then they came here to the united states and became nbc executives. it's a fascinating -- [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] fascinating story. fascinating story. [ applause ] you know, i woke up this morning to the sound of helicopters and police sirens, which, of course in l.a. could only mean one thing. lindsay lohan's back to court again. yes! [ cheers and applause ] well, true to form, lindsay was late once again for a court appearance by almost an hour. >> rickey: ah. >> jay: but, see, i blame the judge. it was the judge's fault. who in their right mind would schedule a lindsay lohan court appearance for the morning after st. patrick's day? come on. [ laughter ] it's common sense. it's just common sense. [ applause ] actually, the real reason lindsay was late, she was in new york city, she got on her flight went out to jfk, got on her flight and then got off the plane again. you know why? it turns out in-flight movie was "liz & dick." [ laught

st. patrick's day celebration.in kt fa, some of the festivities over the next couple of days could make your friends green with envy. we'll talk about green on the d doppler radar. you're watching irish dancing from the mcgrath irish dancers. >>> the honeymoon is already over for pope francis. jay gray is live in vatican city tonight and, jay, both sides are making impassioned arguments. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. good to talk to you. as pope francis begins his role as the leader, more than a billion catholics worldwide, there are questions tonight about the future of the church. and as you talk about, his past. applause echoed through the vatican as pope francis and others past the age of 80 not eligible to vote. he spoke briefly in italian and noting the age of the men assembled, let us give the wisdom to young people like good wine. let's give to young people the wisdom of life. after his remarks enthusiastically greeted some of the cardinals. >> very loving, gentle man and i am very grateful to have

st. patrick's day pictures upload them.ching "mornings on 2". . >>> two bystanders killed at a racetrack. what they are telling me about the bay area teenager about the out of control car. >> taking a man away in handcuffs. more on the standoff that led to this, this morning. surprising appearance and how he is pleasing the clouds. >>> good morning, welcome to "mornings on 2". happy saint patrick's day. i am mike mibach. >> good morning, i am maureen naylor and we are talking about a blue sky and of rain in the forecast. >> another he pretty day out there. starting out hostly clear and because of that, a chillier start and the sun is up for some time. i expect the turn around to happen in the next hour or so. some of us a tad cooler. >> some a tad warmer. it is a nice day and in the extended forecast. cool, weight weather will return. i will show you when you need the umbrella coming up. >> update to a story we have been following within the past hour. they took a man into custody after surround ago house in search of a hom

st. patrick's festivities. campbell has a lot going on for st. ick's day as well as dublin. >> monday into tuesday, we cool off and bring the rain back in. we will check your drive. >> chp just received an inquiry from the media to what the situation is. other stations, i'll give you a second to come and look at my screen here. we are looking over here for a live camera shot. northbound 101. we still have the median activity here. a tow truck here and one waiting to hook up the second car. all lanes are clearing. still, we have the activity on the shoulder. expect a slower drive for another 10-15 minutes as this clears. here is the effect northbound 101. the map shows you the backup all the way through the area. we are looking at here as you are approaching 680 very slow. all the way up toward the 680 interchange. 87 showing the build as some folks head over there as an alternate to 101. your build going off in the northbound directions for 280 and 85 as well. there is your south bay commute starting to kick in now. also kicking in for the tri-val

st. patrick's day parade on the west coast.othing but sunny skies smiled down on today's celebration in san francisco. tens of thousands lined up along market street to cheer on parade personalities and get free candy. san francisco fire chief joanne hayes white served as grand marshal for the 162nd parade. >>> elizabeth wenger in tonight. >> so much celebrating going on today. but yeah going out for st. patrick's day, heading to dublin, california we know there's a big festival there. it should be pretty nice. gorgeous weather in fact. and clear skies tonight. you can see them lights up the bay bridge tonight and temperatures still mainly in the 50s. so we are going to cool down in these overnight hours as we have a lot of clear skies out there. 53 right now in livermore: 58 in santa rosa. and 58 in concord and livermore. so yeah for tomorrow, lots of sunshine once again. it is going to be a little cooler along the coast. but sunny in our inland spots once again reaching into the low 70s. so maybe a few degrees cooler tomorrow

st. patrick's day garb, sandra's dog got dressed up for a st. is guy's cedar. >> clayton: and rocky from south philly and this one has shamrocks on its ears. send your pictures to us or tweet us at ff weekend with your animal photos and we'll run them tomorrow on the show and i always say the more ridiculous, the better, please. >> alisyn: i want to borrow that head piece. >> you want to have the dog quotient. >> alisyn: this hour a reigning and retired pope will be side by side next saturday. pope francis and emeritus will meet near rome and how humble pope francis is, returned to the guest house where he was staying to get his belongings and insisted on paying his own bill in person. he didn't have to anymore once he was pope, probably. pope francis chose to ride the bus with other cardinals instead of taking the pope mobile. well, it doesn't get much lower than that, a man snatches money right out of the hands of a nun. 85-year-old sister alice was on her way to buy a ticket to a dinner when she was robbed. what's worse, the man robbed the nun

st. patrick's day yesterday. st. patrick is the patron saint of urinating in public.re are a lot of big parades around the country in new york, boston, chicago, all the drunkest cities have them. getting hammered on st. patrick's day is a tradition although it's for most holidays in the united states. every year on this show since 2006 our tradition is to show maybe the three greatest local news clips in the history of television. the first time i saw these clips i swore an oath to show them every st. patrick's day every year we're on the air. this happened in mobile, alabama where word of a leprechaun sighting spread like fire throughout the city. >> curiosity leads to large crowds. ma bring phones to take pictures.

st. patrick's day.t to see a lot of -- how should we say it -- cheer in the streets of new york today. >> yeah, i didn't know people were celebrating today. i saved my green for tomorrow but i could have worn it today, as well. >> i worry if i wear too much green i look like an elf. i stay away from wearing too much green. >> i don't think so. >>> our ron claiborne is in vatican city where we are learning more about just how seemingly, well, normal pope francis appears to be and how that might provide insight into how he'll lead the world's 1.2

st. patrick's day to everyone. while the irish celebrate their patron saint, the entire catholic church still celebrating their new pope and our ron claiborne is at the vatican where tebs of thousands have turned out for the pope's first blessing. >>> also a verdict due this morning in the case that has caused such high emotions in a small ohio community. a girl accusing two high school football players. >>> they were told that the corporation bought 6,000 boxes of cook yeast. that was a lie. they held a special sale saturday to upload some of the treats to go to camp. >>> we start with pope francis, for the first time delivering the noon blessing from his a papal aapartment blessing. this just hours after he surprised everyone after getting out of his car. let's go back to ron with more. hey, ron. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. at this moment, the pope is l d leading the sunday service, a prayer service and a blessing. the crowd here is really swollen. we're talking tens of thousands. pretty close to the 1

st. patrick's' day. one man was reportedly stabbed in the next but we do not know his condition at this time. the attackers are trying to establish a suspect. >>> the victims of arraying tragedy, a memorial was held for marcus johnson of santa rosa. they died at the raceway park and they were in a pitt area warming warmups when a car driven by his cousin chase flew off the track and hit them. his father said the steering wheel popped off causing him to lose control. >> i don't know how it could come off because he always checked it. >> the chp is investigating and he was a senior and many event races. his cousin raced since he was five and was looking forward to playing college basketball next year annandale caught the racing bug early in life and he leaves behind a wife and two grown children. >>> smoke from a grass fire was hazardous. the fire started 230 and a wash land. firefighters decided to let it burn out on its own because there were no other homes to access. >> this will start tomorrow... [appl

st. patrick's day. that is for along with the lunch of corned beef and cabbage pouring the perfect pint, though, no easy task. which is why we're joined by editorial producer nadia to show us how it's done. when we talk about the basics, i came into work today and the traffic at 3:00 a.m. was ridiculous. so, i'm thinking people started celebrating early. i will give them kudos. they had limos a lot of taxies out there, but why do so many people celebrate when, come on, we're not all irish. >> they say everyone's irish on st. paddy's day. there are over 37 million americans of irish descent. that's almost six times the population of ireland. everyone is irish. even obama's great, great, great-gra great-grandfather on his mother's side hailed from a village in ireland. as you said, what would st. paddy's day be like without a pint? >> i couldn't drink, i would be under the table. >> if you to it right, if you do it right and really do it with the art and science of pouring the perfect guinness, you'll fee

st.~patrick's day sounds like a lucky break, right?ot if you are hendrix, a dog that found himself in an international mixup on united airlines he was supposed to be on a flight from new jersey to phoenix help ended up flying a full 24 hours, winding up in ireland. the dog got stuck. >> the dog got stuck in ireland? why ireland? not even florida. ireland. >> what do you say? hope we got some dinner. >> we don't know what hendrix ate but he seems okay now that he is back in arizona. united airlines says it's conducting a review of what happened and the company has offered the family a refund. i hope that satisfies them. >>> let's get a check of the accuweather forecast by leigh glaser. i'm satisfied with what you have. >> leigh: it's going to be terrific. another great day tomorrow and then changes as we get into the middle part of next week. live doppler 7hd not picking up any moisture. we have clear sky and check out these temperatures. san francisco, 58. 66 san carlos. half moon bay, mid-60s right now. santa cruz, 62. another terrifi

st. patricks day means drinking. the soaring cost of driving under the influence should have many thinking wise. the automobile club said the minimum cost for first time misdemeanor dui is 59,$649. the rises cost may be deterring drunk drivers from getting behind the wheel. dui are now at the lowest number in seven years. on average 600 californians are arrested for drunk driving every day. they never take into consideration the entire consequence of something that is avoile able. >> if you are under 21 the minimum is $22,000. >>> find out if the sun will come out and get a preview of changes coming up. >> the price tag for skipping vacation, $1 billion. we'll explore california problem when it comes to state workers. >>> what you're looking at is shrouded in secrecy. the prong that neighbors are afraid to talk to us about on camera. . >>> within the last hour the search for a missing scotts valley man ended far away from the santa cruz mountains. matthew abraham is in custody in salt lake city. he was considered at

st. patrick's day parade.there's a lot going on in major cities all weaned long. >> and you have three kids. doing anything? >> probably staying home with the kids doing more the educational. >> when we were growing up if you didn't wear green on st. patrick's day you got pinched at school. good to see you this morning. it is 6 minutes after the top of the hour. a car smashing through a store front. this police officer turning a good samaritan into an internet sensation. it is all in the good and bad and the ugly. [ phil ] when you have joint pain and stiffness... accomplishing even little things can become major victories. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. : nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doct if you're prone to infections, have cuts or so

st. patrick's day weekend. deborah villalon is live in hayward after happening on a crash minutes after it occurred. >> reporter: a crash hard enough to flatten this iron rod fence and an accident before the sunlight went down. >> i'm feeling disappointed in myself. >> reporter: one of many who will be sited this weekend wishing they could roll back time and do it all again. >> just saddens. i've been fixing up this car and i wrecked it being foolish. >> reporter: he just gotten his classic buick out of the shop impatient to see what it could do. >> yeah he was passing on the double yellows around here. >> reporter: driving into the side of another car. >> you see him or did you just get hit? >> reporter: that drivers end injured by flying glass. and ruiz' own passenger needed medical attention. >> he admitted to having a couple of shots earlier today. >> reporter: alcohol odor on ruiz' breath triggered field tests. >> he's not blitz drunk, but he is definitely is showing some signs. >> reporter: and a breathal

st. patrick's day?uinnesses. >> i'm hoping it's 15 million. >> i'm hoping you're going to like the cd. >> the correct answer is 13 million. >> yeah. i guess that's an easy number to remember. this year it's 2013, so it's an easy tie this year, and drunk all over the world on st. patrick's day. everybody's irish, i guess. >> st. paddy's day is bigger in the states than in ireland? >> yeah, you could argue that. it's a huge celebration here in new york, and all over the world. my parents are in spain at the moment and they're talking about st. patrick's day celebrations there. it's the weekend, so it's a big thing. >> and you get the best lamb chops, and hoda, you know where. there you go. another texan, this is unbelievable. on the average day -- no that was yours. sorry. true or false, honey, the first st. patrick's day parade was in dublin, ireland. >> false. >> wow, you broke my streak. nice. >> where was it? >> it was actually here in north america. we believe it may have been in the 1760s in boston

st. patrick's day parade tomorrow. mike? >> a couple of parades, one in san francisco, the oldest at 162, and dublin/pleasanton in the east bay, so we will look outside and show you what is going on. we will march through the next seven days starting with live doppler 7 hd show how dry it is with the high clouds out there again, we do not have any rain falling from them. we have fast wind over the ocean so if you are thinking about going out there, small craft advisory now through 3:00 a.m. saturday with winds gusty from the northwest at 15- to 25-knots from south beach to the south you can see at&t park. we are talking about temperatures right now in the upper 50's for san francisco, oak, san jose, palo alto, walnut creek at 62. mill valley is at 60. looking to the east, you can see mount diabolo in the distance from the east bay. temperatures in napa and livermore and hayward and los gatos, mid-to-upper 50's. fairfield is warmer at 63 degrees. we will have high clouds and sun today with mild temperatures today, a lot like

st. patrick's day.tape from iranian state her controlled media showing a war ship deployed raising concerns over tehran's military presence in that oil-rich region. >>heather: an eyewitness account after a man pulls a weapon in a sporting goods store. a tragic ending to the incident. >> in dublin, ireland, and in new york, people are celebrating st. patrick's day and we will look how people are enjoying the day all over the world. >>heather: lots of green. one place it is not is the nation's capitol in the looming budget on capitol hill. both the house of representatives and the senate drew up their own road map for the 2014 fiscal year. how far are they from reaching a compromise? peter is live in washington with the latest on that. >>peter: we heard house of representatives budget committee chairman ryan say the white house charm offensive including presidential visits to the capitol this weak-kneeds to -- this weak-kneeds to be sincere, but some of the other comments portrayed the differences in demo

st. patrick's day parade, get this, for 162 years. missed out, there are still festivities today in east bay, dublin. the st. patty's day festivities continue at 10:00 a.m., following a shamrock 5k fun run. good day to get outside and go for a little fun run, isn't it? >> from the irish gal. a beautiful day out there. temperatures today very, very similar to yesterday. low 60s san francisco. 65 fremont. 70 san jose. low 70s to mid-70s for our north and east bay. we are looking at slightly more cloud cover tomorrow in advance of a storm system that will arrive midday to late afternoon tuesday. it will move out first day of spring on wednesday. then sunny and even warmer by the end of the upcoming work week. >> i know we need the rain. but that is a beautiful forecast. >> yeah, it is nice. >> we will have to enjoy it while we've got it. thank you, lisa, and thanks for joining us on the abc7 sunday morning news. abc7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. we would love for you to stay with us. you asked for us, now the executive alarm clock app is

st. patrick's day here, and that's a big day in our family, the day mom and dad were married. i can only assume the timing had to do with lent. mom wanted to be able to celebrate on the big day. it's the day we irish americans celebrate and brag about. right this moment i'm about to celebrate it in a special way. my guest is senator mark daily of the republic of ireland. welcome, senator. to what do i owe this honor? >> it's great to be here. i'm over here especially to present you with your certificate of irish heritage, which is official irish government recognition of all those people, the 40 million in the united states, who are proud of their irish heritage. we presented one to president obama, coach kelly of notre dame university got one, congressman neil, and your great friend, congressman king got one last year. >> you traced it down to my mom's side. when i was growing up, i had the irish accent. my grandmom on that side had the mrs. doubtfire accent. >> pretty much anybody in the united states or globally can get a certificate of heritage. >> while mow? >> today is s

st. patrick's day is sunday.r today, we will have high clouds and sunshine and it will be brighter and warmer than average away from the coast and you will be stuck in the upper 50's and low-to-mid 70's inland and upper 60's at the bay. >> bay bridge is light, metering lights are on and a pretty sky in the east and sluggish traffic on the incline moving into san francisco. if san francisco itself, southbound 280, we have a postal truck not on fire and c.h.p. is on the scene saying it is just overheated and everyone is on the shoulder. we have a new report of an accident a big rig versus a car southbound 101 at lucky drive and that is on the shoulder, as well. >> thank you, the abc7 morning news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather, and traffic during "good morning america" which is next. and breaking overnight, a bizarre and dramatic rescue in a river of foam during the midwest spring thaw. a 6-year-old falls in and two onlookers jump in to save him. the little boy is rescued. now a desperate search for the

st. patrick's day royal tradition.e dutches of cambridge told an irish guards man about the gender of the royal baby due in just a few months >> welcome back. here's the numbers from the super lotto plus. >> is the royal baby a boy or other girl? today the duchess of cambridge made a revelation to other soldier while attending a st. patrick's day ceremony to honor the irish guards. the guards man asked kate middleton if she knows it's a girl or boy. she replied not yet. she also said she would like to have a boy, and prince william would like a girl. the royal couple has not yet settled on any names for the baby who will be third in line to the british thrown. there was one awkward moment when indicate's peel got stuck in a metal great. she leaned on william while she worked it free. man, if i had a dollar for every time that happened. >> many awkward moments. >> i know. she only has one awkward moment andive one every minute, it feels like. last clerk on the weather? >> yeah. high clouds, breezy at times. 70 san jose

st. patrick's day parade tomorrow. mike?ouple of parades, one in san francisco, the oldest at 162, and dublin/pleasanton in the east bay, so we will l outside and show you what is going on. we will march through the next seven days starting with live doppler 7 hd show how dry it is with the high clouds out there again, we do not have any rain falling from them. we have fast wind over the ocean so if you are thinking about going out there, small craft advisory now through 3:00 a.m. saturday with winds gusty from the northwest at 15- to 25-knots from south beach to the south you can see at&t park. we are talking about temperatures right now in the upper 50's for san francisco, oak, san jose, palo alto, walnut creek at 62. mill valley is at 60. looking to the east, you can see mount diabolo in the distance from the east bay. temperatures in napa and livermore and hayward and los gatos, mid-to-upper 50's. fairfield is warmer at 63 degrees. we will have high clouds and sun today with mild temperatures today, a lot like yesterday.

st. patrick's day. that sounds like new orleans. st. day began as a celebration of fans who brought christianity to ireland. now it's mostly about having fun. st. patrick's day is want just for irish people. it's much, much more. how did it become a global celebration? >> that's a great question, but again, the roots of this holiday go back to the catholic traditions. but it's evolved into this secular holiday and one that's embraced by millions of people around the world. we trace it back to the famine of the 1800s which caused a lot of irish catholics to flee ireland and go to neighboring countries and brought to the u.s. with them their traditions. they shared their traditions, their cross cultural exchanges and from that, we have st. patrick defense day, and not to mention, it's big business. there's a lot of money to be made. it's not just about drinking and green. >> i went out with friends last night drinking for st. patrick's day. and i saw leprechauns. a lot of green beer drank last night. listen, i live in chicago, and every y

st. patrick's day weekend is here. the biggest parade in the country is tomorrow along 5th avenue in manhattan. among the marchers will be a band from the heavily irish-american section of the rockaways called breezy point. a part of coastal new york city that was devastated during hurricane sandy. they lost their equipment, practice space and homes in a lot of cases. they are going to prove this weekend they haven't lost a step. our report from nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: march is the month for irish pipe bands. in the build-up to st. patrick's day there is a parade every weekend. the pipers from breezy point, queens, just barely got the band together in time. after the big storm the crowds are very happy to see them. ♪ >> we lost a lot of equipment. you know, a lot of the drummers lost drums. we lost the flags. >> reporter: $20,000 of damage. drums, pipes and kilts had to be custom made by a company in northern ireland. the practice hall was destroyed. the storm, and then the fire. this neighborhood bore the b

st. patrick's day. today.nd we are going to mostly clear skies for the bay area tonight you can the stars and the crescent moon for this evening by the way the moon and jupiter are next to each other if you look outside this evening. we will some clouds tonight, head of the weather system that is out there in the pacific for tomorrow morning and mixture outside china patchy clouds in the day and we will some of the late morning in the afternoon look for increasing height routes from the system. there are high clouds dancing today and dancing today and her what get closer. it has a tropical moisture tablet pineapple express that is coming our way but despite that the rainfall amounts from the system as it arrives tuesday wednesday look to be fairly light only a quarter inch by that they have lesser amounts for the south bay and a half inch for the north babbling you know more about the timing on the system coming up later on. >>> the troops killed in a helicopter crash where released today we take a moment to h

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