st. patrick's.own mcalester before heading to the civic center plaza and city hall. muni is redirecting their process and if you're looking to park to go to the parade a good idea to go to the montgomery street station closer to the start of the event and civic center is at the back end of the parade and festival. >> the festival runs today from 10:00 a.m. and it will start in 20 minutes and go until 5:00 p.m. at the civic center plaza and there will be irish heritage and move -- including games and if you can't make it it runs tomorrow and the parade starts at 11:30 a.m. >> or if you are watching basketball. ncaa fans if you had the virginia cavaliers in the final four we are very sorry. the bracket is broken. >> a number one seed, a look at that face. it goes down in the opening round and we have the highlights. >>> i'm calling it the look of the already rich. we are drying out just in time for your bay area weekend. a few lingering showers and you see rainbows this morning and we have a cool day

st. patrick himself? >> dylan is in the orange or green room with the fun facts. >> first, it is st. atty is short for patricia. and paddy is derived from the irish padr,aig. it is known he was born in 375 ad in britain. he wasn't called patrick. his name is maewyn sicot. it is celebrated around the world and the festivities get rowdy in the u.s. you saw the plaza home to -- not the plaza, but u.s. home to 33 million residents with irish ancest ancestry. that is seven times larger than the population of ireland. the chicago river goes green today and to do that it takes 45 pounds of vegetable-based dye. what about st. patrick's day and beer? wallet hub says 819% more guiness is consumed on st. patrick's day day. >> so smart. >> it is all on the prompter. i will always have a guinness on st. patrick's day. >> you have guinness on a random tuesday. >> it is true. that is delicious. >> that is really good. >> i'm glad. the paddy. >> now you with share with your friends. >> they will think i'm smart. that did not come out right. >>> how about "popstart?" >> first up, how many superhe supe

st. patrick's day parade.ne tells us, no matter who you were, everyone in today's parade was a little bit irish. >> reporter: the sound of backups filled the streets part of the celebration in san francisco. >> this is probably the oldest st. patrick's day parade west of the mississippi. there was a parade, and a celebration about 1849, 1850, and every year ever since we have celebrated st. patrick's day on 17 march, or close. >> reporter: organizes say the parade and festival is a celebration recognizing the contributions of irish americans across the country and here in the bay area. this year's grand marshal marshall, a third-generation irish-american, says the irish have played a major role here in san francisco. >> it used to be one time, city hall was everybody from the irish background and from st. paul's church. >> reporter: as the parade made its way to the street, everyone is a little irish. >> we came up for the day, but we know there's a lot of irish in san francisco, so we wanted to celebrate, and

st. patrick's day parade. [applause] think events like this, the white house reception, parades around the country on saturday, remind us of the ties that bind our two countries together. they are ties that are rooted in our shared history. and as you said, mr. president, and the proclamation for irish-american heritage month, -- the tenacious irish spirit paired with american self-reliance help this country become great. that's a contribution we are very proud of. [applause] portraits of your first president, george washington, look down on us in the east room. when president washington called ireland a friend of my country in my country's most friendless sun, his prayer was for the of freedom to shine its benign benevolence on the emerald isle and bring it peace. for george washington, we were strangers mustered around your flag. we supported the cause of american freedom from the very start and we shed our blood to help make it a reality. the united way, states helped build modern ireland, one that is prosp

st. patrick's day. patrick's day parade. kron four's philippe djegal spoke with some of the thousands who celebrated the holiday in the city. (philippe)nats- "happy st. patties day1" billed as the largest irsh event on the west coast...nats- san francisco's st. patrick's day parade -- attracting tens of thousands... who soaked it all in along market street. sabrina ward/mother- "the kids are having such a wonderful time." sabrina ward and her husband joe, showed up early with their four kids for a bird's eye view of the action.joe ward/father- "my kids have never been to a parade like this. so, we wanted to take them to something special."nats- they got a chance to see some of san francisco's finest up close and personal. police officers and fire fighters welcomed warmly. local leaders having a blast as well. for mark farrell... it's his first st. patrick's day parade as interim mayor. an event he enjoyed with his wife and kids. mark farrell/interim mayor- "loving it. today, god is iris

st. patrick's day parade these days and other parts of ireland it started here in america today st patrick'stinues to be a celebration of everything synomous with irish culture.....including getting your beer goggles on.because drinking is socializing, and fun and some of the irish get together even for celebrating someone's life they party, it's a good thing it's a great thing you have music and story and joy and i think that's out, it may get them and sometimes get out of hand laugh ha ha hait's a day for everyone to rejoice in their irishness....even for those who aren't irish at all. it's celebrating with your friends and family and your community, your irish in us and in a non- exclusive way. when people say everybody is irish on st. patrick's day that's true, anyone can have a drink with you, everyone is welcomethe parade starts in downtown san francisco at 1130 and after the parade the celebration continues here at the united irish cultural center starting at 330 with what else, a corned beef and cabbage dinner. maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news that wraps (v

st. patrick's day. the president talked about the close ties between the countries and the contribution of irish-americans. the prime minister talked about the strength of relations with the u.s.. >> if everyone will take their seats, please. if everyone will kindly take their seats. please take your seats. the speaker: i want to start off by welcoming everyone. this is one of our most precious traditions. we come together to honor known for the gifts of blarney which means absolutely everybody. [laughter] and with all things irish, this began with the good scrap. ronald reagan and tip were fierce political opponents. this goes way back to those days. their heritage was their bond. when it came to ireland, the only thing they would argue about who was more irish. reagan was saying he was old enough to meet st. patrick. it is a real honor to have you here. [applause] the speaker: my own family is from a small town in ireland outside of the black mountains. my wife and extended family and i visited visite

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st. patrick's day event west of the mississippi. 167th annual st. patrick's day parade in san francisco starts at 11:30 this morning at market and second. more than 5,000 people are expected to attend. there is also a festival at civic center plaza. starts at 10:00 a.m. and goes until 5:00. there will be entertainment, food, arts and crafts, and much more. meteorologist lisa argen tracking the accuweather forecast for us. we are looking at scattered showers throughout the morning? >> that's my green. that would disappear if i had green on. that's why i'm not wearing it. happy st. patrick's day to everyone. we do have some beautiful pictures out there. a live look outside from emeryville. some sunshine right now. mid 40s over into the east bay. it's going to be a cool afternoon. and we will see scattered showers. perhaps for the parade. but also looking for that pot of gold and a dry looking second half of the weekend. i'll have your accuweather seven-day forecast next. >> lisa. thanks. >>> also ahead, for the first time, a kidnapping survivor breaks

st. patrick's day festivities, joined by his wife and his mother. fathers that his wife's came here from ireland in 1923. karvate minister leo varad presented president trump with a bowl of shamrocks. tooknnual presentation place in the east room of the white house. this is 15 minutes. [crowd noise] ladies and gentlemen, the

st. patrick'se mment agencies in t east bay are lining up to have a check point in union city. it's in honor of the fallen officer camalleri. >> you know, we are not against people having a good time, but we just want them to think more wups they ha-- them to think mo they have done that, how do they get home? >> the search continues for a bay area man after a day of skiing in the sierra. thomas malarki went missing. search efforts have been hampered because of heavy snow in the area. the drone was in the air today to help with the search. family tells us he is a skilled outdoorsman and will hopefully be found. >> i feel like, you know, if anybody has to be in this situation, it may as well be tom. he has the skill and the experience and he is a man of faith and we know that he is doing what he can to make it happen. >> the search will continue tomorrow when the weather is expected to improve. >>> still to come, new video shows a disturbing series of events involving a mentally ill inmate. why his

st. patrick's day? >> it's st. patrick's day?r and applause ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i read that st. patrick's day is the fourth biggest drinking in the u.s. after new years, christmas, and the fourth of july. so in honor of that, we created a montage celebrating the age old tradition of the holiday. so now i present to you, drunk people trying to do things. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ ♪ [ audience ohs ] [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: guys, oh i read that donald trump junior's wife, vanessa, has filed for divorce. [ audience oohs ] his dad consoled him and said, "it's okay. the first divorce is always the toughest. [ laughter and applause ] the others will be much easier." well this is interesting, i read that a group of tv critics think that there are too many shows right now that have generic names. wow. [ light laughter ] when i heard that i was "speechless." ♪ [ light laughter ] because to me most tv show titles are "timeless." i love them and for that i'm totally "shameless." [ light laughter ] i'm a --

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st. patrick's day plans. more on that is coming up in the full forecast. >> you can track the weather on our app. and you can get access to our live doppler radar. >>> to a developing story in the south bay, someone twlu appeared to be an explosive on to the roof of a building housing nine different teachers unions. the question is why and whether it is connected to recent acts of vandalism. >> there's worry that there could be more of these. >> hi there, scott. this is fourth time in a month that teachers working here out of the union nofs east san jose have been rattled by unexplained incidents of vandalism. and quite frankly, violence as well. the latest and most serious happened tuesday evening when someone threw what the teacher's union describes as a molotov cocktail on to the roof. it sparked fire. the roof has been repaired. in the last 45 minutes i walked the the fire captain who said he can't confirm it was an explosive but the cause of the fire is still under investigation. earlier this month, some

st. patrick's day in the sierra, cooper. having fun. >>> back in the bay area the investigation continues into the officer involved shooting in san leandro. >> leigh martinez with more on what police have told us, she joins us live with the story. >> reporter: the update is we have confirmation the suspect vehicle allegedly rammed into fremont police vehicles. this started early yesterday evening. we do know the investigation is continuing on bay fair drive, police say that the suspects were being tracked by police in connection to a car burglary ring. gunfire was reported just after 9:00 thursday night near bay fair drive. officers from the fremont police department were involved in the undercover operation. at some point the suspect rammed fremont police cars, a pursuit ensued and police shot at the suspects who were armed with a pistol. one suspect was shot back by an officer and taken to the hospital but a second suspect got away and is armed. san leandro police took charge of the suspect search. the shelter in place ord

st. patrick's day event west of the mississippi. the 167th annual st. patrick's day parade in san francisco starts at 11:30 this modern at mart and second. more than 5,000 people are expected to attend. there is also a festival at civic center plaza. it starts at 10:00 a.m. and goes until 5:00. there will be entertainment food arts and rafts and much more. >>> meteorologist lisa argen tracking the accuweather forecast for us. we are looking at scattered showers throughout the day? >> yeah, we will are some peeks of sun. it should be decent day but not 100% dry. as we look outside right now. the sun up in another hour or so. we will see some of it around the bay. but we are also looking at some wet weather on the peninsula. 46 in san francisco. 41 in livermore. a couple of dry days before eget back into a wet weather regime. i'll explain next. >>> also ahead for the first time, a kidnapping survivor breaks her silence. denise huskins talks about the abduction that voyage police once called a hoax. >>> and he's 81 years young and getting ready for his 33rd

st. patrick's day like chicago. check this out. the chicago river is green. the st. ick's day tradition was started in 1962. and we're going to have video of that in a second. but just imagine this, a green river. the recipe is a dye and apparently it's a secret, but the city says it is environmentally safe. and if you head out east, new york city is having a parade. yeah, we had a big one today. thousands were decked out in green enjoying the festivities. and this was just the beginning. the night is still young. bryan llenas has a look at how the rest of the nation is celebrating. >> julie, this was the 257th running of the st. patrick's day parade in new york city. it's the largest in the world. you know, the first was on march 17th, 1762. that's 14 years before the u.s. declaration of independence. some 2 million spectators came out today to enjoy the six-hour-long parade for 35 blocks on manhattan's 5th avenue, 100 marching bands joined in. today is about celebrating the patron saint of ireland st. patrick who brought christianity to ireland in the fifth century.

st. patrick's festival happens over five days. w when dublin hosts the world's second largest st. paddy's day parade. sexed only to the one in new york city. it will be be filled with hundreds of thousands of people what is a spectacular, mardi gras style parade. i u.s. marching band will be part of that parade. there is a huge u.s. presence as people come out here to discover their roots and tap into the fun that st. patrick's day is all about. we're on grafton street now. if you have been here, you know where it is. it is one of the great walking promenades where people hang out and do shopping. what i did earlier in the week is traveled the country. i wanted to show you a little bit of the video that i captured as a landed at dublin airport and drove two miles to  ancient east. 5,000 years of history. this is dating back to the 13th century. it was a little rainy there, believe it or not. i visited the smith experience. it is a 300-year-old brewery that uses high tech interactive dislays to teach you about the beer industry in

st. patrick's day weekend plans here's rosemary. >>> heading into st. s day weaning end here are a few things it's st. patty's on the square. a family event complete are live music, food, dancing kids' activities and more saturday afternoon. and at courthouse square in downtown santa rosa. in the east bay, city of dublin st. patrick's day celebration includes a free two-day festival at the civic isn'ter with food, music, dance and vendors and a saturday parade at 9:30 and a sunday shamrock 5k run walk. head to the st. patrick's day festival in san francisco. it begins at 11:30 at second and market streets. and it ends at civic center where you will find a festival of entertainment exhibitors, food, and kids' rides. or you can enjoy a full weekend of fashion at the vintage fashion expo. the two-day event offers vintage clothing, jewelry and accessories from the late 18th century to the 1990s. this is held in the san francisco county fair building. take part in celebration at mission san jose park in fremont to enjoy the traditional color throwing ceremony

happy st patrick's day. but will you be doing today.|j how are you. happy st patrick's day.e music at the end of the programme, as well. being marked across the world, why do think it is so popular? sow well, good morning. and a happy saint patrick's day from an early start here in new york city. i think it is very popular because there are millions of people around the world that claim irish ancestry. it is personified here in new york city with the biggest st patrick's day of the lot. there will be 2 million on the lot. there will be 2 million on the streets. even the lights on the street are painted green for the occasion. is that true, 2 million people? that is extremely! yes. the parade will start. it is the biggest elevation of irish is around the globe. no better place to have it, although you could say that it is the second best place in the world to be, the best place in the world to be, the best place in the world to be, the best place in the world to be sticking to what is ireland's win the grand slam. very good point. is it true that lots of new yorkers claimi is

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st. patrick's day parade these days and other parts of ireland it started here in america today st patrick's to be a celebration of everything synomous with irish culture.....including getting your beer goggles on.because drinking is socializing, and fun and some of the irish get together even for celebrating someone's life they party, it's a good thing it's a great thing you have music and story and joy and i think that's out, it may get them and sometimes get out of hand laugh ha ha hait's a day for everyone to rejoice in their irishness....even for those who aren't irish at all. it's celebrating with your friends and family and your community, your irish in us and in a non- exclusive way. when people say everybody is irish on st. patrick's day that's true, anyone can have a drink with you, everyone is welcomethe parade starts in downtown san francisco at 1130 and after the parade the celebration continues here at the united irish cultural center starting at 330 with what else, a corned beef and cabbage dinner. maureen kelly kron4 news. a mother

st. patrick's day parade. there was double amount. the city holds a contest for best decorated house or business. >>> elton storm off stage during a performance thursday, tmz reports he got frustrated with fans. he said i'm out of here. crowd thought the show was over but he eventually came back but said in colorful language the fans lost on stage privileges for the rest of show. that will do it for us on the fox 29 news at 10:00. keep it here for sports sunday. >>> this is fox 29 sports sunday presented by nissan. >>> the flyers need to end a streak while the 76ers need to keep one going. kristen rodgers is in clearwater. a trip down memory lane with clearwater. a trip down memory lane with charlie manual and - honey, look what we got! clearwater. a trip down memory lane with - [narrator] going big... (yelling) - [narrator] isn't always best. - who's our little puppy? - sweetheart, daddy got you a new. sweetheart? elizabeth, where are you? she's under the bears! - [narrator] unless it's a aaa plus membership.

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st. patrick's day. vegetable based die used to make the color change there, a tradition that dates back to the 1960s which tracks hundreds of thousands of people downtown. it is the kickoff to the st. patrick's day parade festivities around the city, very famous. >>> tens of thousands of people lined the streets for the central district for the annual st. patrick's day parade. no matter who you were, everyone at today's parade is just a little bit irish. >> reporter: the sound of bagpipes filled the street saturday as part of the celebration in san francisco. >> this is probably the oldest parade west of the mississippi. there was a parade and  celebration in 1849, 1850, and every year ever since we have been celebrating st. patrick's day on the 17th of march or close thereto. >> reporter: organizer say the parade and festival is a celebration and recognition of the contribution irish and irish americans have made across the bay area. this third generation irish- american says irish always played a ma

st. patrick's day."rom oakland.wilbert ballard/specta tor- "every holiday should be enjoyed."nats- larry mazzola/local 38- "it's totally a blue collar holiday." bobby gold has been a parade marshall for the event going on 20 years now.bobby marshall- "i meet a lot of friends out here that i've known different it's great to be not a bad celebrate the nats- <"happy especially on a saturday. francisco, kron four (anchor) breaking news... we're learning about a shooting on a highway in the east bay. c-h-p officials say the shooting happened on interstate 80 west of cummings skyway in crockett. there are multiple victims injured from one car but a number is not known at this time. all east bound traffic on 1-80 are being diverted to highway four. an investigation is on going right now. no estimate on when traffic will reopen. does this map show the peninsula trail? you won't find that on a map. i'll take you there. take this left. if you listen real hard you can hear the whales. oop. you hear that? (vo)

st. patrick's day parade these days and other parts of ireland it started here in america today st patrick'scontinues to be a celebration of everything synomous with irish culture.....including getting your beer goggles on.because drinking is socializing, and fun and some of the irish get together even for celebrating someone's life they party, it's a good thing it's a great thing you have music and story and joy and i think that's out, it may get them and sometimes get out of hand laugh ha ha hait's a day for everyone to rejoice in their irishness....even for those who aren't irish at all. it's celebrating with your friends and family and your community, your irish in us and in a non- exclusive way. when people say everybody is irish on st. patrick's day that's true, anyone can have a drink with you, everyone is welcomethe parade starts in downtown san francisco at 1130 and after the parade the celebration continues here at the united irish cultural center starting at 330 with what else, a corned beef and cabbage dinner. maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) (pam) dramatic video of a ski lift rid

st. patrick's day here. a lot of green and we've seen it anywhere from marin county on southward for the bay area this morning. i want to take you to the peninsula because our storm ranger mobile doppler radar taking you down to street level and showing you exactly where it's raining. just north of redwood city we're seeing that rain on 101 and also highway 82. it's closing in on redwood city. right now just some light showers. also in san mateo. going to take you on the other side of the bay where we are seeing that rain approaching antioch right now. as of right now brentwood is dry, but expect that rain to arrive in the next few minutes. you have got a little bit of a window to get out the door. we still see this area of low pressure bringing in a lot of sub tropical moisture and still really cold temperatures. this is another cold storm, our highs today only reaching into the 50s with those breezy winds and times of rain it's going to feel much cooler than that. much of the rain will be coming through th

st. patrick's day, by the way, to you. >> happy st. pat's day. erin go bragh. >> that's right. >> erin go bragh. >> he wore a green tie. >> he did wear a green tie. >> unlike some of us. >> thanks, matt. >> we do want to move on to the latest in that investigation into the deadly bridge collapse in miami. >> we have new video this morning showing crews sifting through the rubble braced for the possibility that they could find more victims here. this as we're now learning that an engineer reported cracks in this pedestrian bridge two days before it came crashing down and abc's victor oquendo is right there in miami. victor, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan and paula. just moments ago we watched the first two cars being pulled here from the rubble loaded up on flatbeds and escorted to the medical examiner's office and hearing new voice mail, a bridge engineer alerting state authorities about cracks in the bridge just two days before it came down. >> i was calling to share with you some information about the fiu pedestrian bridge.

st. patrick's day miracle!hey, we're just getting started. >> eyewitnesses say the leprechaun only comes out at night. if you shine a light in its direction, it suddenly disappears. this amateur sketch is what many of you say it looks like. >> that's an amateur sketch? that belongs in the louvre, as far as i'm concerned. and some people, there's always somebody out to spoil the leprechaun fun. >> others find it hard to believe and have come one their own theories and explanations for the image. >> it could be a crack head. told him to get up in the tree and play leprechaun. >> jimmy: you know -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] here's is that not so good news. toys "r" us is going out of business. toys "r" us is closing all 735 of their stores and they're putting babies are up for adoption. i tell you, i'll always remember toys "r" us as the store where my children had a complete and total meltdown each and every time we went there. i guess people don't enjoy that anymore. they buy toys amazon. amazon will

st. patrick's day parade. it attracts people from everywhere who want to celebrate their irish heritage. >> st. patrick's day is just a really fun way to usher in the spring and celebrate where you came from and where you're going and all of the great things to be irish. >> parade organizers tell us it's the largest celebration of irish culture west of the mississippi. perhaps no st. patrick's day celebration is more famous than the one held every year in chicago. the city turns chicago refer an emerald green for the festivities. a plumber's union is in charge of job. they've been doing it for happen a century. there is nothing special about that dye. it is basically food coloring. >> good to know it's environmentally friendly. >> that's what they say. >>> just ahead, new developments with a break-in at an oakland cat adoption center. >> the update on the two animals who got out during the burglary, plus video of the suspect. >> i put my arms up like this. >> a california woman describes the terrifying moments

st. patrick's day?batter is ready to go, we'll stick it in the oven for 25 minutes and while letting that cook i'll show you how to make our pistachio icing. we'll stick in more of that pistachio pudding. >> okay. >> oh, i thought it would be sugar. that's something new. >> don't forget your food coloring. little bit less. once the cake cools you can ice your cake and top it off with some pistachios and serve it to your guest. >> or cohost. >> oh, jessica. i mean -- >> leprechaun. >> top of the morning to you. >> i got to be honest to you. i like nuts and i love dessert, however, i never liked putting nuts in my dessert. >> fantastic. i'll have two. >> that's more for me. >> i'm try it. i'm a little hesitant. jessica has never let me down before. >> and she's not letting you down again. >> do you like it? >> i like it. >> yeah! >> pice pastachios are not like typical nut. >> a little more tender. can i please? thank you so much. >> i was surprised that you put the pudding in the frosting. >> yeah, gives

st. patrick's day with something sweet. baskins robbins has a special st. shake this afternoon combining mint chocolate chip and ario cookies and creams. you can get a free sample. you are encouraged to create your own milk shake by blending your two favorite flavors together. >> weather wise we are waking up to wet roads out there this morning. >> scattered showers, for sure. the roadways will be slick out there. we won't be done with the shower activity until the middle of the day. so it's going to be kind of a hit or miss afternoon out there. 46 in san francisco. it's 40 in danville. we've dot a chilly night on the way and a break in the rain for a while before a lot more comes our way. i'll have the details next in my accuweather seven-day forecast. >> lisa, thank. also ahead, the upset of all upsets in the men's ncaa tournament. top seed virginia falls to unbc. where is ( ♪ ) stop dancing around the pain that's keeping you awake. advil pm gives tossing and turning a rest and silences aches and pains. fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer with advil pm.

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st. patrick. and i'm a real honor to have you here. -- [applause] the speaker: my own family is om a small town in ireland outside of the black mountains. my wife and extended family and i visited visited the town a few years ago and found the family farm came from and my cousins and went to the and bee where our ancestors were married and buried and our cousin william o'shea farms the same place and hey had a great ceremony and d the local tv and the abott and will congresswoman o'shea was to kick things off and couldn't find a parking spot and all the festivals were waiting and he prayed out loud and said lord, if you find me a parking spot, i will give up drinking whiskey and go to church every sunday and at that moment, the clouds parted and the sun shown down on a parking spot and he said, never mind, i found one myself. [laughter] the speaker: that is one of those jokes. for people who may have heard this before, the great thing about irish jokes, they are repeated. leo, this is not your fir

st. patrick's day.h. [ cheers and applause ] i read about a student in new york who just won $250,000 for his research on the irish potato famine. he was also voted the least fun person at a st. patrick's day party. [ light laughter ] "what else can i tell about you potatoes?" that's right, st. patrick's day is this saturday. and if you don't have plans yet, you're not alone. but don't worry, here to help with some suggestions is "tonight show" writer and self proclaimed st. patrick's day expert, arthur meyer. arthur, welcome. [ cheers and applause ] >> thanks, jimmy. >> jimmy: so arthur, what advice do you have for people who don't have st. patrick's day plans yet? >> well let me just start by saying that you don't have to feel bad if you still don't have any plans. i've been posting for months about how much i love st. patrick's day on facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat, linkedin. and not one person has commented or invited me to anything. [ light laughter ] so it's totally normal. >> jimmy: okay.

st. patrick's day.'t have irish grandparents but i do have irish grandchildren, liam, sean and ryan. their other grandparents live in ireland. it's always a happy day in our country where we come together as democrats and republicans, hosted by the house, involving the senate, with the teshock of ireland and the president of the united states. it's a really, to me, a celebration of immigration, of the wonderful contribution that the irish had made and all immigrants make to our country. the pride the irish take in their heritage. the fierce patriotism they have for america. and it's also a religious -- now, i'll just tell you, last year, i was sitting there and they had dessert on a table and i said to father, father, will you give us a dispensation fo for -- dispensation to eat dessert during lent. and he said, you know, after a certain age, you don't have to observe those rules anymore. i said, father, don't go fli politics, don't go into diplomacy. that's not the answer. the answer is, yes, we'll giv

st. patrick's day to you my friend!will see you on "fox report" at 7 pm eastern. hey! we didn't have a homeowners claim last year so allstate is giving us money back on our bill. well, that seems fair. we didn't use it. wish we got money back on gym memberships. get money back hilarious. with claim-free rewards. switching to allstate is worth it. have discovered more ttheir irish roots...unity which means your smiling eyes might be irish too. order ancestrydna and find the surprises in you. just $69 through monday. get your kit today. >> will begin with the fox news alert. in a war of words renting in washington. former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe saying that he will no longer remain silent after being fired by attorney general jeff sessions for his role in alleged leaks about the agencies investigation of the clinton foundation. welcome to bring our oath "america's news headquarters". >> hello everyone. attorney general firing mccabe just two days before he was due to retire from the fbi. that is tomorrow. he ser

st. patrick's day falls on a saturday.>> anything to drink tonight?>> drivers passing through are left with a flyer about duis and a heightened awareness of the dangers.>> reporter: the devastation it causes by those who do not take simple steps. >> reporter: at the last check through around new year's, amen drove through so drunk that they did not see the checkpoint.>> if the you do not see a checkpoint, i am somewhat concerned to see what they are not seeing just driving down the road. >> i will be behind the board tomorrow night.>> reporter: s moreland a brewpub in nevada, everyone is ready to raise a pint for the holiday. this family business knows how to keep it in check.>> you cannot over serve somebody. it is not legal. all of our bartenders are trained very well.>> reporter: more than 600 pounds of corned beef to boil, it will be a madhouse they will keep a watchful eye on patrons who overindulge.>> do you have a ride home, are you driving, you know things like that. we have driven people home ourselves. everybody has got to be responsible.>>

st. patrick's day parade these days and other parts of ireland it started here in america today st patrick'sbration of everything synomous with irish culture.....including getting your beer goggles on.because drinking is socializing, and fun and some of the irish get together even for celebrating someone's life they party, it's a good thing it's a great thing you have music and story and joy and i think that's out, it may get them and sometimes get out of hand laugh ha ha hait's a day for everyone to rejoice in their irishness....even for those who aren't irish at all. it's celebrating with your friends and family and your community, your irish in us and in a non- exclusive way. when people say everybody is irish on st. patrick's day that's true, anyone can have a drink with you, everyone is welcomethe parade starts in downtown san francisco at 1130 and after the parade the celebration continues here at the united irish cultural center starting at 330 with what else, a corned beef and cabbage dinner. maureen kelly kron4 news. (gary sports tease)(gary sports (gary sports tease) ♪ ♪ hello? hel

according to the story, st patrick drove the snakes out of ireland.duke and duchess of cambridge made the traditional presentation of shamrocks to members of the irish guards, and that included the regimental mascot — an irish wolfhound called domhnall. as night fell, green covered hundreds of international landmarks from niagara falls to nanjing in china, they all had a drop of the irish. hgppy happy saint patrick ‘s day we will have the headlines shortly. you can get many more details on our top stories on the bbc website. this is bbc news. hello there. winter has returned with a vengeance this weekend. strong, cold easterly winds have already brought snow in places, our weather watchers have captured the scenes, this one from west yorkshire, this weather watcher picture from essex. and there is some more snow to come. let's look back at how things developed during saturday evening, from the radar picture you can see all these showers piling in from the east, but then an area of more significant, persistent snow that developed across the south—east.

st. patrick's day to all of you. we had a crazy week because orange is the color of our fight for gun violence. orange is not the color to wear around st. patrick's day. so with all of the things, red for our girls in africa. we wore red on wednesday for our girls in africa. orange for gun safety. green for st. patrick's day. it's an interesting time. in any event, that should be our biggest problem. thank you all very much. interesting time. it's going to be an action-packed week. because it will culminate next weekend, hopefully passing the omnibus bill. but in addition to -- oh, orange. but in addition -- for the children, for the children, for the children. in addition to that, we welcome the marchers here, probably the day before the 23rd, but the march being on the 24th. for gun safety in our country. and again, i salute to the eloquence, courage and determination of the young people across the country. thank you all very much. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for

st. patrick's day almost.'ve got you covered on the best way to celebrate. >> why are we showing you a random video of a woman cuddling with an elephant. because it's friday and everybody needs to see this. >> the abc 7 storm impact scale. today's storm is level 1. that means light rain. keep an umbrella handy. track the storm any time on the abc 7 >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. the entire bay area, all of our neighborhoods under a chance of lightning and small hail and brief heavy downpours today and locally gusty winds. look, it all changes tomorrow. >>> okay. >> i bet you didn't think you would see a woman cuddling with an elephant this morning. this american was vacationing in thailand when she found a playful baby elephant. she said, quote, it was the most magical and happiest moment of my life. it was truly life changing for me. you know, i have to tell you, four years ago this week, i did this exact same thing except i wasn't on the ground. >> really? >> i

st. patrick's day is about honoring st. ught christianity to ireland back to fifth century and ever since then it's been celebration not only here in the united states but around the world but here in new york city this parade goes from 44th street to 79th street, more than 2 million spectators, over 100 marching bands. it's a 6-hour long parade over 30 blocks and people just having a good time now leading the parade actually is the first battalion 59 infantry and representative here in 1800's. we spoke to folks around the parade route, take a listen. >> it's great, i'm very proud. >> does new york make it special? >> oh, yeah. >> you come every year? >> yeah, about 60 years now. >> we are very special people, the irish are special people and ireland is a very special country. >> why so? >> because it's beautiful, absolutely beautiful and irish are beautiful people. >> and it's not just in new york city in chicago, they die in river front today, big tradition since 1961 and around and especially in dublin. 30 million pints o

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