excitement in 2008. thank you so much. thank you. the st. patrick s day parade under way right now in new york city. today s march down fifth avenue marx the 251th anniversary of the first st. patrick s day parade in the big apple. the first march, rather, featured irish soldiers serving in the english military. people are celebrating in downtown dublin today. one of dozens of parades being held throughout ireland. up next, the case of the so-called invisible candidate for congress who won and then in office politics, john harmon who says is operating on their ownest is rules and the impact on the white house. you re watching weekends with alex witt. [ male announcer ] if you believe the mayan calendar, on december 21st, polar shifts will reverse the earth s gravitational pull
i beme an intelligence specialist. et cetera our experiencesp thate can respond to natural disaster. we bring these skills that were developed in on the battlefield. former iraq vet, matt pellek. told me how this mission differs om what he used to do with the military. it s good to come to an area gun in s and not have a my hand and be able to get down and help people and not have people looking at you with fear, but with, you know, ho. with the team assembled, first st, ibaki. this is hour 23 of our journey to pakistan. in the meantime, some of us are resting. just arrived at islamabad airport, loaded our gear into the team van and we re headheading down south to get closer to the affected areas wherthe aid work is going to begin. we began the long drive to
getting into the spirit a little bit. a little st. patrick s day history for you. did you know the first st. paddy s day parade took place in new york, not ireland? well, now you know. march 17th, 1762, before the u.s. was even born. irish soldiers in the english military marched through the city to celebrate their irish roots. and of course the parade is still going strong 248 years later.