up i heard the pipes again. we are at jay christopher s restaurant. revelers coming in for breakfast or lunch or dinner or whatever it is they are eating. i think we have our dispensations that we can eat our corn beef and cabbage on friday during lent. i am right about that? yes. so we are so excited. this is one of the biggest celebrations in the country after new york and chicago. that s what they tell me. it s a wonderful tradition here. everyone is so excited and so happy. i m glad to be here. steve: tom, you are absolutely right. cardinal dolan given catholics of new york a dispensation where can you eat corn beef friday in lent. a lot of catholics don t drink on fridays in lent and you can have alcohol according to cardinal as well. that s great. we are ready to celebrate here. and i think they got the message out here because people have been partying up all night and so we are excited to be here, breakfast with friends.
having all sorts of breakfast. there is also specials on the menu with the corn beef and hash and everything else. ainsley: i like the as scott. was it cary grant wore the as scott. brian: once a big star or anyone that was cold would wear something around their neck. a lot of people embarrassed by adams apple now as a society we began tomorrow brace it. there go the scarves. steve: i have learned a lot so far. brian: absolutely. turning to grave warning from the u.s. central command. isis faction gaining strength taliban could hit the u.s. or american interest abroad in just about six months. steve: this growing threat comes as dozens on the fbi s terror watch list have been caught trying to cross the u.s. southern border with mexico in the last month. ainsley: that is very scary and alexandria hoff live in washington to cover the details for you. ainsley, steve, brian, the particular concern is isis-k, which is the afghanistan branch
are live in savannah, georgia, home of one of the biggest st. patrick s day parades in the whole wide world. we associate today with green beer and pubs and stuff like that. i didn t realize until i was looking at research, it wasn t until the 1970s, st. patrick s started adding booze. it was a religious holiday, but in the 1970s, that changed. brian: you could do both, worship and go to the bars. ainsley: i grew up in episcopal church. steve: you can eat corn beef and cabbage. brian: without going to hell.
[bagpipes] brian: they are great. ainsley: isn t that beautiful? steve: very nice. puts you in the mood for saint patrick s. brian: finally got great weather. i think there is 150,000 people watching. # million will be watching. ainsley: a lot will be watching down in savannah, too. let s go back down to savannah, georgia where tom shillue is having breakfast with friends. brian: and he joins us from j. christopher s. tom: and the diners are stuffing themselves with corn beef and eggs getting energy for the big parade to come. we have pretty official looking guys here. you are on the parade committee, right? yes, sir. yes, sir. tom: tell us about the tradition in your family. yes, sir. we have been part of the parade since the 1990 grand marshal was my grandfather and i have been a part of this for at least 29 years now. my dad has been a part of it even longer. we walk with the parade committee. used to walk with my
steve: it is friday of lent. ainsley: you get to the pearly gates. make one mistake, great. just read steve: if you need a good corn beef and cabbage recipe, we have just that, from none other than sean hannity, it is delicious, happy cookbook. brian: tom, bring us some excitement. it is exciting and what is great, the sun has come up. it is beautiful in savannah, we ve been in the darkness. people have been up all night and the palpable excitement is in the air. i never realized the huge celebration that went on in the south for st. patrick s day. it was boston, new york, chicago thing. there is huge irish american community down here.