east bay district and many districts. jodi? >> reporter: that's right, jessica, the future has not looked this bright for teachers in a long time. it seems every year on march 15th we report about the mass amounts of pink slips going out to teachers. well, that's not the case this year. >> i'm very passionate about advocating and serving the student. and i love that i'm here at kennedy high school and i just love being a part of this district. >> reporter: and kennedy high school counselor phoene prack is relieved to keep the job she loves for next year. for the first time in five years prack didn't get a pink slip in the mail. >> this is the time period where everybody is on edge because they don't know if they are going to get the letter. >> reporter: but this year teachers in the contra costa school district don't have to sweat it. thanks to prop 30, the issue is not issuing a single pink slip. >> for us this is the first time -- and i've been a board member in 20 years, this is the first time in 15 years we didn't have to issue pink slips. >> reporter: pink slip protests spring up every year around this time. march 15th is the deadline for districts to notify teachers they may be laid off. but while some 20,000 teachers got the dreaded notices last year, only 3,000 got warnings this year as educators across the state are thankful for the drastic drop. >> prop 30 hasn't solved anything but it has solved a lot. and hopefully -- we have lost 30,000 educators over the last four years, hopefully we'll start to get them back. >> reporter: prock is hoping to focus on what's more important, helping students. a mother of four couldn't be more thankful. >> and just knowing i have a job next year and i don't have to worry about, you know, if i have to look for another position or anything, it's just, it's a huge burden just lifted. >> reporter: now school board member charles ramsey tells me it is his hope his district will never have to send out another mid-march pink slip again. across the bay and across the state a pink slip picture has changed dramatically and teachers hope it stays that way. reporting live in richmond, i'm jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. thank you. san francisco city college met a critical deadline today in the fight to keep the school open. ccsf filed a report today outlining the school's plans to address a long list of financial and administrative concerns. if things don't change, the college might lose its accreditation. now that the report has been filed, inspectors will visit the campus in april to verify the plan. a panel then has 45 days to announce whether the school will keep that accreditation. and state funding that goes with it. the school has an estimated 80,000 students. tonight the parents of a missing scout valley man are leaving for utah where their man has been found alive and safe. less than an hour we received word that 20-year-old matthew abraham has been located in utah. matt disappeared earlier this week after a mountain bike accident which left him with a major head injury. a widespread search for matt had been launched in the forest around his home. his family believing he was returning to the scene of the accident, but apparently instead matt boarded a bus to utah. police now say it will take weeks to sort through all of the child pornography seized from the home of a substitute teacher in san jose. nathan was arrested in monterey county where he taught p.e. investigators say his computer had nearly 1,000 images of child porn. some showing children as young as 4 years old. for those taught in alum rock school district, he was a substitute from 2009 until february of this year. the superintendent sent a letter to the parents explaining the arrest and another letter with specific information about which schools he worked in. >> today we'll follow-up with parents to let them know what sites, what schools we believe he was at. we'll cooperate fully with the police and as soon as we get information, we want to let families know. >> mr. forstell is now on a psychiatric hold after trying to commit suicide last night. so far no local students have come forward claiming to have been photographed by that teacher. the army is defending itself tonight against criticism over a decision years ago to discharge a soldier instead of prosecuting him for rape charges. that man turned out to be jeremy golay who killed two santa cruz police officers last month. golay was accused of two rapes while being in the army back in 2006. leon panetta and members of congress demanded investigations into why the military did not prosecute the cases. today an army spokesperson defends his decision saying there was not evidence to prosecute. they say in one case the dna didn't match golay and in another the victim could not positively identify him. the army said instead they made a deal including honorable discharge. now to an nbc bay area follow-up, oakland's police chief is setting the record straight by a lawsuit followed by an accountant who claims the city wrongly arrested him. officers took him into custody on february 13th and he was later released and hasn't been charged. today howard jordan says that doesn't mean the arrest was unlawful or unwarranted. today investigators believe that van was at the scene of a crime and that they want to find other witnesses who can provide other information. the chief says when mistakes are discovered, the community can expect to follow through. but in this case van remains a named suspect. it took two years, lots of money, two trials, lots of money and four years, but the long-running case against the san francisco police lab technician accused of stealing drugs ended today with a guilty plea. debra madden seen her in court sketches pled guilty to a reduced charge of possessing cocaine. it's a misdemeanor conviction to carry up to a year in prison. madden as you remember went to trial twice on the more serious felony charge of stealing cocaine that was being tested as evidence. the bulk of the trials ended in hung juries. there were claims that she tainted the evidence. still ahead at 6:00, getting where you need to go. what a crowded peninsula city is now doing to help you find a place to park. and bay area history uncovered, a rare artifact on public display this weekend only. i'm damian trujillo live where the police department pins 43 officers. what it means for the future of the city coming up. and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri. we traveled all the way to dublin to get a taste of some of the festivities happening over the next two-and-a-half days. we're going to talk about the perfect guinness pour. and we have the irish sisters going at it in dublin tonight. we are back in a few minutes with the weather forecast and green on the doppler radar. the san jose police department added 43 officers today, the first time in three years because of budget ailing issues. while officers are leaving the force, things could be improving in the department. damian trujillo is live where the new officers were sworn in today. damian? >> reporter: well, jessica, the city manager did not rule out making acting police chief the permanent chief, but she said she's going to take her time in making that decision. in a department that's trying to turn the page. it's a big day for mark balencio. he still wants to wear the badge amidst the turmoil. why would you want to be a police officer? >> there are different reasons. i grew up in the area and there was no other place to go. >> reporter: palacio is honored to wear the blue in a city where the crime rate has gone up. >> there's a lot of holes to plug, but again, you cannot look past the fact that this is positive news, great news for our department and for the city. there are holes to plug, but without this, you could not plug them either. >> reporter: the city mag says she's taking her time finding a permanent chief because of the leadership of larry escovell and his staff, especially during this tumultuous time. >> there's very adequate leadership with the chief, assistant chief and all those following them. they are committed and doing a great job. >> reporter: and debra fergoni didn't rule out this promotion would be permanent given their credentials as former members of the elite merge unit. >> being so close to the troops, he has an understanding of kind of the plight everyone is dealing with. and it's been kind of a breath of fresh air. >> reporter: the chief say he's only concentrating on righting the shift and doesn't know if he'll apply for the permanent post. >> we'll just to see and let it run its course. >> reporter: the new officers hit the streets for the first timeext week. it's a duty mark has been dreaming of, wearing the badge of the san jose police department. and the police department is getting ready for another academy in the next couple of weeks. we are live in san jose, damian trujillo, nbc news. the fbi is searching for an oakland man armed and dangerous. he was also recently released from jail but shouldn't have been. pinole police arrested 22-year-old gary fike jr. on march 1st after robbing a bank, stealing thousands of dollars and terrorizing the employees and customers by holding a gun to a teller's head. four days later he was released from the county jail in martinez. the contra costa sheriff's department says they had to let him go. the agency didn't have any warrant or other charges to continue holding the man. a 25-year-old man is in custody tonight after carjacking a taxi and then being involved in an officer-involved shooting. police say the man carjacked a taxi early this morning in the pacific heights neighborhood. when the cops finally caught up to him, he rammed the police cruiser and almost hit the officer. that's when another officer fired his gun. bullets hit the taxi but not the suspect. police did ultimately find that taxicab a few blocks away and the suspect as well. he was arrested on suspicion of carjacking and assaulting a police officer. three lives lost in a devastating daily city car crash were remembered today in a prayer vigil organized by the archdiocese of san francisco. relatives are asking for prayers and donations so they can bury josepha and her sons, amado and jose. the car was making a u-turn outside their home when a drunk driver plowed into it traveling 60 miles an hour. dennis macedo faces charges of murder. the sunnyvale resident made his first court appearance on tuesday and is still on probation for a drunk driving conviction just last year and was racing away from another accident when this deadly crash happened over the weekend. critics are lining up against the governor's plan the overhaul water delivery from the sax a mento delta. parts of the plan were public this week. the plan has more goals to more efficiently deliver water to 25 million people across the state and to stop the decline of the delta ecosystem. >> i would hope that people would keep in mind that the situation right now in the delta is not good for fishing and it is not good for people. the water supplies are unreliable, unpredictable, and the fish are not doing any better despite all of the restrictions we have put on the pumping plants. we fill as if we've got to resolve this conflict. >> the delta needs a transfusion, which means more fresh water, not less. it's really as simple as that. >> now the governor's proposed project faces a number of hurdles including potential lawsuits. so it will likely be years before any decision is made. okay. our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, we had two options, send him to dublin, ireland, or dublin bay area. >> dublin bay area, hands down, for sure. >> reporter: exactly. as far as i'm concerned, this is better than dublin in ireland. we have it all tonight here at the green and white ball that's happening in dublin with me tonight. we have the irish step dancers going at it. they are fantastic. they said don't get too close, you might get kicked, but we made it okay. thank you so much, ladies. we are joined tonight by martin dunn with guinness. who knows, you might be able to use this pour with root beer. you are going to show us how to do the perfect pour, right, martin? >> the perfect pour is something we have been reaching for guinness and the fans love the perfect pour when they get to the bar. today we have the bottles that you can still do the perfect pour with. first of all, we'll open the bottle. we are going to take our guinness glass called a chilled glass practically formed for our beer inside. first of all, we have to pour the beer inside until it is nice and soft. >> reporter: a little bit of tilt on the cup. >> 45-degree angle in the bar and then let it settle for about a minute. then when you're in the bar, after about 119.5 seconds, you'll have the perfect pint of guinness with a head that stands proud of the rim. you never want to see the beer fall down the sides, but it should be proud just on the rim. >> reporter: that's awesome. we'll have to cheer to that. very nice. and then also, real quickly for those of you back at home, we traditionally know some of the irish food here in america as which items? >> okay. so in america the corn beef is cabbage and part of an east coast thing. the immigrants came over and that tradition has lived on in 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 in ireland coming our way for tuesday and also wednesday. back on screen live again, the irish step dancers going at it tonight. and raj and jess, i know you're feeling left out at home. glenn, come on over back this way. i have a little present for you. we are going to dress up the camera a little bit. come a little closer. we have some green beads for you. >> i don't know, i think raj would rather have a guinness than the necklace. >> save the beads, bring home the guinness. >> reporter: okay. all right. we can do that. we can do that. >> thank you, jeff. see you later in the newscast. just ahead, the change coming to the embarcadero's art scene. also, game changing reversal, the decision from a prominent republican that could shift the debate on gay marriage. and a notable travel plan for a google executive. we are back in a moment. time and temperature on nbc bay area is sponsored by river rock casino. where real people really win. mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! 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military government was replaced by civilians, myanmar is right for business and connectivity. less than 5% of the population has cell phones and that could soon be changing. well, still ahead at 6:00, the u.s. beefs up its defenses. the white house adding more fire power to ward off the emerging nuclear threat. janelle wynn has the latest tonight. and the vatican goes on the offensive. the accusations against pope francis that are stirring up the debate about his past. and a key player in the republican party has a change of heart on theish shu of gay marriage. i'm live with the impact his announcement may have on the upcoming supreme court review of prop 8. he's the first republican senator to do it. ohio's rob portman has publicly changed his mind saying he now supports gay marriage. after learning a member of his own family is gay. portman is considered a political heavy-hitter on mitt romney's short list of potential running mates just last fall. nbc bay area's stephanie chuang is live with more on how this is parking reaction coast to coast. >> reporter: good evening. he says his son came out being gay and that sparked his change of heart. those we spoke with think it won't be a matter of if but when the republican party will change its position defining marriage between a man and a woman. one of the people we talked to was san francisco's own mark leno. >> i think we have turned the corner now. >> reporter: mark leno is convinced gay marriage is a defining moment and senator rob portman's change of heart will soon stand in the 2016 presidential election. >> they will take that line about marriage only between a man and a woman out of their platform. i wouldn't be surprised. >> reporter: san francisco state political science professor robert c. smith says change is on the way but believes it will take several election cycles. >> the republican party is still overwhelmingly opposed to same sex marriage, but half the republicans say they are strongly opposed to it. >> reporter: conservative groups like the family research council are blasting his decision to support same sex marriage. they said, quote, our unconditional love for our children should not override the historical and social science evidence which makes abundantly clear what is best for all children and for society-being raised by a married mother and father, end quote. dick cheney publicly switched his stance on gay marriage encouraged by his daughter who is a lesbian. >> newt gingrich did not have to change his position. allen keys had a daughter who was gay and he was a republican candidate and he viciously disowned her. so i think it took courage on portman's part. >> reporter: smith believes this announcement will be one of those factors to make a difference on prop 8 in a week and a half. several pick name reporters including meg whitman filed in brief support of same sex marriage. >> they had beefs filed by cheney and other republicans, collin powell, and republican opinion polls as well, so i think this makes it more likely that the court will, justice kennedy n particular, will swing towards acceptance of same sex marriage. >> reporter: as a congressman, portman has support of the defense marriage act from back in 1996. today we tried to reach his office and a spokesperson said he's out on a mountain biking and kayaking trip. >> we apologize for that. we lost stephanie there. we'll take you to the vatican where a transition of power continues. pope francis i meeting with cardinals just as critics have begun digging up concerns about the pope's past. nbc bay area's jay gray is joining us live from vatican city with the latest for us. hi, jay. >> reporter: hi, there. good evening. the first full day for the pope as the leader of more than 1 billion catholics around the world. their questions as you talk at the future of the church and about his past. applause echoed through the vatican this morning as pope francis gathered with the catholic cardinals, those who elected him and others past the age of 80 not eligible for a vote. he spoke briefly in italian and knowing the age of the men assembled said, quote, let us give this wisdom to young people, like good wine, it becomes better with age. let us give to young people the wisdom of life. after his remarks francis enthusiastically greeted each of the cardinals, some sharing gifts with the new pontiff. >> just a holy, loving gentleman and i was -- i think we are grateful to have him. >> reporter: also on friday the seal was broken on the apartment of pope francis opening the door to his new home and some say the future of the catholic church. as vatican officials find themselves defending the new pope's past -- >> there's never been an accusation concrete or credible in his regard. >> reporter: media reports in argentina allege before he was a bishop francis ignored severe human rights abuses during the so-called dirty war there. >> the campaign is well-known and goes back to many years ago. it was carried forward or sustained by a publication that specializes in campaign that is are at times filled with lies and exist to defame others. >> reporter: the church dismissing the accusation to clearly focus now on the inauguration of its new leader. now the pope will meet tomorrow with the media. on sunday he will bless the faithful thousands expected to gather in st. peter's square. tuesday that will be the spot where he will be honored during the inaugust raurl mass. jay gray, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. some other international news, they are not taking any chances, the u.s. is now ramping up its defense against north korea. nbc bay area's janelle wang is joining us with our wild tonight. >> the obama administration says it will add 14 interceptors to the missile defensive system in place on the west coast. chuck hagel made the announcement this afternoon in response to north korea's recent threats against the u.s. and military test. last month the communist regime conducted its third nuclear test and in december it launched a long-range missile. >> north korea, in particular, has recently made advances in its capabilities and has engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocation. >> reporter: the u.s. mistill defense system is able to shoot down a long-range missile in flight before it reaches u.s. territory, but the white house strongly believes at this point north korea's missile program is not advanced enough to get a missile to the u.s. now to a different type of threat, cyber attacks. the u.s. continues to believe that hackers based in china are breaking into computers of several major companies. and yesterday when president obama called president xinping on his new position, he brought up to have constructive dialogue on securities. china does not support hacking. a solemn an verse any syria marking two years since the uprising began against president bashar al assad's regime. the u.s. estimates the war has killed nearly 70,000 people so far. the number of syrian ref you gees is rising quickly today. the u.n. checked in today its 1 millionth ref yugee. researchers from tokyo found levels of radioactive cessium near the damaged fukushima nuclear plant. the levels were 70 times higher than the safety limit set before the nuclear accident triggered by the deadly earthquake and e tsunami two years earlier this week. they do not believe there's any read yo active steepage but will investigate why the cesium level in the harbor is not declining. another problem, a different ship, but once again carnival said there was a problem with one of the thrusters on the carnival legend. currently it is cruising in the caribbean. the problem is affecting the ship's sailing speed so the ship will skip a stop but it's still scheduled for the seven-day trip. and earlier this week the carnival dream experienced interruption to the ship's elevator and restrooms while at st. martin. as a safety precaution, carnival chartered their passeners back to friday. and 17 passengers now filed a lawsuit after a fire last month left thousands stranded in unsanitary conditions in the gulf of mexico for five days. and that's the latest, back to you. thank you very much, janelle. on the subject of cruise ships, tomorrow the grand princess will be the first cruise ship to call san francisco home. it is estimated the 2,600-passenger ship will bring tourism dollars with her. the grand princess is expected to carry more than 96,000 passengers in and out of san francisco during her first cruising season. destinations include round-trip sailings to the hawaiian islands, alaska, mexico and, of course, up and down the california coast. boeing said its fleet of troubled 787 dreamliners could be back in the air very soon. however, japanese regulators say not so fast. this has a direct impact at sfo and san jose ma net ta. in january authorities grounded the dreamliner after lithium batteries overheated on two separate planes. boeing said it has not determined the exact cause of the problem but it has identified 80 potential issues and has redesigned the system to eliminate the fire risk. the chief engineer said after testing the jets could be flying within weeks. however, japanese regulators dismissed these predictions saying there's still too much analysis to be done. san francisco's beloved rocket ship is heading to new horizons after two years on the city's waterfront. the builder is taking it down this weekend. it was originally supposed to leave the embarcadero after a year on display, but the port extended it to two-and-a-half years. it is a popular destination for pictures and family gatherings. >> we get to play on a big toy with big machines, and it's time for something else to come to this location and it's time for us to go find another spot in the universe. >> now the port has not decided what will replace the rocket. they say they are looking for a new place for their art piece for to touchdown as well as you heard him say. they are cleaning up and letting people in. just ahead, the 200 years of bay history on display. we'll show you where you can see it for a limited time. plus, how the night shift is hazardous to your health. the new study that could have women rethinking their jobs. and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri live in dublin. we are working off st. patrick's day festivities early tonight. who do we have here this evening? >> the irish dancers. >> reporter: when a are we seeing at this moment? >> the dancers. >> reporter: st. patrick's day is just two days away. in health matters tonight women may want to think twice about working the night shift. working at night may increase a woman's risk for ovarian cancer. researchers found that women over than 50 who worked at night had a higher risk of advanced ovarian cancer than those who work during the day. more than 1,000 women were asked about their work history and night workers were also 50% more likely to have early stage cancer. researchers suspect it's because light suppresses the body's release of melatonin which also lessons estrogen. the downtown business district is thriving but it's also aggravating the city's long-time parking problem. the city council will now address the parking issue on monday at a meeting which is expected to be very well attended. palo alto online reports the ideas for addressing the parking crunch range from creating more permanent parking in neighborhoods to building a new downtown parking garage. many residents complained that when developers are allowed to build downtown they aren't forced to include parking in the plans. let's head into the comcast sports net newsroom where we find brody. >> new reports within the last two years for one of the most important 49ers was playing hurt in the final games of the last regular season. we'll tell you about the injury and who exactly it affected. meanwhile, the warriors close out their lengthy seven-game home stand against a beat-up bulls team. you'll hear how important this is for golden state coming up in a live report from oakland. the palm tries have a festive look as the world baseball classic is here sunday through tuesday. >> it is baseball and celebrating it internationally. and really, it is our equivalent of the world cup of soccer. >> that is shannon dahm, the v.p. of the team's relations. >> tickets are available for fans who would like to come and experience this unique event, which we anticipate is going to be similar to a world series game, the all-star game that was here in 2007. to be part of something memorable and unique that only comes along four years. >> it is more than a champion being crowned here in the days ahead. >> it is great to see baseball is an international sport. and to be able to profile and highlight that every four years is pretty exciting. >> on the home of the giants, nbc bay area, i'm lawrence scott. four kinds of shrimp, seasoned just right and served in three new combinations. at sizzler! secrets of the bay area revealed this weekend. historic artifacts from alcatraz are yours to peruse this weekend alone when the national park service opens its archives to the public. joey takes us inside centuries of history. >> reporter: some of the bay area's parklands date back over 200 years. but as we all know, history isn't just measured in time,it's measured in stuff. >> here we have millions, literally millions of pieces of historic documents. many of those came from the army. >> reporter: a former cavalry stable in san francisco's presidio is now home to the national archives for the golden gate recreational area. it's a smorgasbord of items dating back to the bay area's military history. >> we have here ranging from the spanish era, these are wooden stirrups that would have been used by a soldier. >> reporter: there are uniforms, letters, photos, maps, blueprints of hundreds of historic structures that still occupy park service lands. >> we have those plans of how the structures were originally built. and people can look at those and get the details if they have to restore certain elements. >> reporter: there are artifacts from alcatraz, including evidence from the famous 1962 escape. >> we have here some paint samples that were used in creating the heads that they put in their place in the bunk. >> this is a blueprint of the presidio that the army made. >> reporter: the archives are open a couple day to researchers, but this saturday the park service is holding a rare open house to give the public a glimpse inside. >> before the golden gate bridge was built -- >> reporter: it's a chance to walk through more than two centuries of park history. from plans to a common nike site to a common butterfly. >> you never know what's going to get left behind or what someone finds interesting in 50 years. >> shall we go? >> that looks very cool and interesting, doesn't it? >> a huge crowd also expected in dublin this weekend. the better dublin, our east bay dublin, for st. patrick's day. jeff is joining us with a bunch of new friends. >> reporter: there are so many people here. are you having a good time? >> yeah! >> reporter: i need some guinness beer here. we traveled a whole 10 to 15 miles into the rolling hills of dublin in the east bay of california. not dublin, ireland, if you are just tuning in. we have two very important people with us here tonight. first of all, paul mccleary with the city of dublin, and the deputy mayor of the sister city to our dublin we'll talk to as well. let's get to paul mccleary first. it's going to be a huge weekend. we hear some nearly 50,000 people come out saturday and sunday to celebrate, what kind of things can people expect if they never really delved into st. patrick's day? >> tomorrow they can start with green pancakes at our pancake breakfast at the firehouse. see the parade with over 80 entries of floats and bands and a variety of activities. then we go on to the festival at the civic center plaza, two days of irish dancing, music and food. and sunday morning wake up for the fun run. >> reporter: there's not too much sleep in between there. it's going to be a lot of fun, you guys. come on out to dublin, california, for that. traci o'brien, the deputy mayor of brayer, ireland, on a ten-plus hour flight? >> yes, we flew to chicago and then flew from chicago to san francisco. >> reporter: great to have you here. what do you think of the bay area so far, our dublin, california? >> so far it is a fantastic city. this is my first visit, and i'm hoping that over the next couple of days i really get to enjoy the city itself and the celebration. >> reporter: and we know in different countries celebrations mean different things to different folks. a lot of time here st. patrick's day gets the rap for the green beer or the green river in chicago, but for you guys it is a national holiday at its roots in ireland. what does it mean for you? >> back in ireland it is a national holiday we enjoy that brings everyone together. the it's one holiday everyone comes out to celebrate our history. again, back in ireland we have the green, we have buildings that are green and we have a parade that's fantastic. unfortunately in ireland, a lot of times it can be rainy, so i'm looking forward to one with some sun. >> reporter: i can guarantee you're going to get sun here as a weather man. thank you so much for coming from the sister city of dublin. we'll look at the weather map today. traci, i have a picture up there of bray, ireland, and dublin, california. they look pretty much the same. the hills of dublin a little more green, but still beautiful. on the forecast we have temperatures that will be in the low to mid-70s with some haze, breaks of sunshine for saturday and sunday. it's going to be a good forecast. i don't think you'll mind too much. and as we look at the event forecast, we are looking pretty good here for saturday and also sunday. and let's go ahead and get a real quick look at some of the highlights, again, the parade is the big deal tomorrow starting just after 9:00 in the morning. now a real quick look at the seven-day forecast with buckets of rain as you say when it rains a lot on tuesday and wednesday. i did a little research there. and back out here live, again, it's a great time out here tonight in dublin. you guys have a quick special message for everybody, right? >> happy st. patrick's day! whoo! >> reporter: flawless, flawless. >> way to go. happy st. patrick's day to everyone. >> reporter: i have two of these waiting for you guys. >> he does have the luck of the irish. >> thank you, jeff. let's go from that to sports. brody brazil is joining us. good to see you with the tie on. i thought the sharks game last night it seemed that you gave away your tie. >> i bet one of the sharks said he was going to score a goal if he did and he could take my tie. that happened. last night i went home with no neck wear. this story came out two hours ago from the nfl network and since then we here at comcast sports net confirmed that 49ers outside linebacker alvin smith had a procedure to correct a torn labrum a couple weeks ago. why is this important? take a look back at last season at the end of it number 99 had zero sacks in the final six weeks of the season. he also began showing up on injury reports starting in week 12. it is also worth noting smith was training for mixed martial arts as recently as three weeks ago. meanwhile, the 49ers continue to look for a defensive replacement in their secondary. they will not get louis delmas who resigned with the detroit lions. craig daas still on the radar as reports say he met with the team at their headquarters this afternoon. to basketball tonight with the warriors playing their seventh and final home game in a row. golden state facing a chicago bulls team who lost to the sacramento kings the other night by 42 points. our own henry wilford is live at the oracle tonight where the pressure down the stretch might be mounting but the warriors, henry, they don't want to change things up too much, do they? >> reporter: that is the case, brody. the warriors are catching the chicago bulls at a good time. six weeks ago the chicago bulls were one of the best teams in basketball. in fact, they had the second best record in the eastern conference. but right now they are struggling big time. they have lost 11 of their last 17 games. they are not very confident. however, coach mark jackson says his team will not take the chicago bulls lightly tonight. >> this is big ball so we keep playing the way we play. good defense, solid offense and finding ways to win ball games. i think that's important for us against a team that's going to be a challenge. we didn't lose ourselves, we was not playing good basketball. i think it would be wrong to say that chicago lost themselves. the good teams find a way to bounce back, and i'm just thankful and happy for my guys that's exactly what they have done the last couple of games. now we build on it. >> reporter: tipoff is set for 7:30. the chicago bulls will love to have their star player derrick rose on the court. he is not expected to play tonight. he's recovering from acl surgery, but derrick rose has been practicing his shot on the court for the past 50 minutes. we'll keep you updated. reporting from oracle arena, henry wilford, nbc bay area. in arizona today a couple guys at giants major league spring training camp were reassigned to the minor league version. and one of them outfielder gary brown. the other is right-handed pitcher brett bocce, the son of the major league skipper bruce sent down to minor leagues. the rangers facing the giants today in scotts dale. matt cane on the mound, adrian bell train, a swing and a miss. bottom of the fourth, hunter pence, that one is up and high. that is gone to left. his first of the spring. he would add an rbi double later on in the sixth as the giants go on to win 5-2. you know, a lot of a's fans talk about the hay days of the 1980s when the team went to the world series three separate times and won it in 1989. and all the while the bay area was moved by hammer time and the bash brothers, also very much moved by hammer pants, except now to the team's release pitcher pat neshack, they are going to bring the zuma's back. these are images from inside the clubhouse today. not 1989. if you are wondering how they top the league, this could be their answer. >> that is ugly. >> it's 4-1, puerto rico, over the united states in the world baseball classic. but i have to ask you, maybe raj will admit to this, you had a pair of the hammer pants, didn't you? >> he wears them into the newsroom at night. he does. >> what's under the desk right now, i want to see. if you're a man, you'll stand up. >> he likes to do it. we'll see you later at 11:00. >> you called my bluff. >> i usually have shorts on. joke. for a full half-hour of bay area sports, watch comcast sports bay area. >> i do wear slippers at night. we'll be right back. tonight at 11:00 they will never give up hope. a mother and daughter cannot stop looking for sierra lamar one year after her disappearance. what they are doing to figure out what happened to the missing teen is tonight at 11:00. thank you for joining us at 6:00. have a great weekend and evening. >> see you then. >> now on "extra," oprah breaks her silence about her sex scene controversy. >> he was on twitter, they talk about my breastesses. >> the backlash after terrence howard's offensive joke about her body. >> i have love scenes with her and those tig old bitties. >> yet oprah's defending him today. >> ashton snaps, the insane mob scene in london as he's spotted with mila. the giant "jeopardy!" rumor. the next host of "jeopardy!" > who is matt lauer. >> i am replaceable. >> live at the grove, heidi klum's first tv interview since she was ripped by joan rivers. >> were you offended by it? >> plus, is howard 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"extra" exclusive, we're in mexico with international tennis heartthrob, rafael nadal. >> the ladies want to know if he took his shirt off. bingo! >> hey, everyone, welcome to "extra" at the grove, i'm mario lopez. >> and i'm maria menounos. coming up, is "jeopardy!" going after matt lauer to replace alex trebek? why it could happen. >> first, let's get to our top trending story today. >> oprah winfrey, terrence howard, their explosive sex scene. her first words about his controversial interview. >> he was talking about my breastesses. >> oprah sounding off with steve harvey on howard and his headline making, oh, no he didn't, comment. >> i have love scenes with her and those tig old bitties. >> he misbehaved. >> he's a misbehaving kind of boy.