YOU ARE TAKING A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE AT DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH THIS MORNING WE'RE PEOPLE ARE GETTING SET UP AN AMAZING PARADE THIS MORNING. YOU ARE TAKING A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE AT DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH THIS MORNING WE'RE PEOPLE ARE GETTING SET UP AN AMAZING PARADE THIS MORNING. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING -- I'M LYDIA BLACKSTONE. METEOROLOGIST CATHERINE LIBERTA IS WITH ME THIS MORNING - AND CATHERINE ITS GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR CELEBRATING. NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... MONDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 66. NORTHWEST WIND 14 TO 17 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 28 MPH. MONDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 42. NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 7 MPH. TUESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 73. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING. TUESDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 45. CALM WIND. WEDNESDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 80. WEDNESDAY NIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 55. THURSDAY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 73. THURSDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 41. FRIDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 65. FRIDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 45. SATURDAY MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 73. SATURDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, WITH A LOW AROUND 53. SUNDAY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 77. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. THIS MORNING -- WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAY FROM THE START OF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SAVANNAH ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE. AS MAYOR VAN JOHNSON PUTS IT...THIS IS OUR SUPER BOWL. JOINING US NOW LIVE FROM TAYLOR SQUARE -- IT'S WJCL 22 NEWS' FRANK SULKOWSKI AND EMMA HAMILTON. HOW'S IT GOING GUYS? THE PARADE ROUTE STARTS AT THE CORNER OF EAST GWINNETT ... AND ABERCORN STREETS. IT CONTINUES TO BROUGHTON ... THEN TO EAST BROAD STREET UNTIL THEY HIT BAY STREET. ONCE AT BAY STREET ... THE PARADE WILL CONTINUE NORTH ... TO SAVANNAH - CITY HALL. FINALLY -- THEY WILL TURN DOWN BULL STREET ... ENDING AT THE INTERSECTION OF HARRIS STREET. THERE ARE SEVEN SQUARES ALONG TODAY'S PARADE ROUTE. THEY INCLUDE TAYLOR... OGLETHORPE... LAFAYETTE... JOHNSON... WRIGHT... MADISON... AND CHIPPEWA. AND WATCHING THE PARADE FROM THESE LOCATIONS DOES COME WITH ITS OWN SET OF RULES. THE FIRST IS ABSOLUTELY NO UNDERAGE DRINKING. BE RESPECTFUL OF THE LANDSCAPING. AGAIN -- DO NOT LEAVE LITTER OR TRASH. THAT MEANS EVERYONE MUST BRING THEIR OWN TRASH BAGS. THE USE OF CITY ELECTRICITY AND WATER IS ALSO PROHIBITED. ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE -- THE ONLY SETUPS ALLOWED IN THE SQUARES ARE TABLES, COOLERS, LAWN CHAIRS, AND 10 FOOT BY TEN FOOT POP-UP TENTS. ALL THOSE MATERIALS MUST BE REMOVED BY 6 P-M TODAY. THE CITY OF SAVANNAH ... IS GETTING READY FOR THE BIGGEST CELEBRATION ... OF THE YEAR. IT IS OUR VERSION OF THE SUPER -BOWL. AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS TOP OF MIND. "WE WILL HAVE SWAT, GBI, AND SPD BOMB SQUADS ." "EIGHT ADDITIONAL UNITS. THAT INCLUDES A HAZMAT AND OUR MARINE UNIT." SAVANNAH'S PUBLIC SAFETY LEADERS ARE BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS FOR THE 2025 ST. PATRICK'S DAY CELEBRATIONS... TAKING NO CHANCES. "PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE GREATEST, SERVICE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE EVERY DAY, AND ESPECIALLY ON OUR MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS, WHICH IS THE POINT OF OUR TASK FORCE." CITY MANAGER JAY MELDER IS TAKING ABOUT THE NEW TASK FORCE HE CREATED A MONTH AGO IN LIGHT OF THE NEW ORLEANS TERRORIST ATTACK. "REALLY PROMPTED US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON OUR PS AND QS WHEN IT, WHEN IT COMES TO PREPAREDNESS." SPD DOING THROUGH RISK ASSESSMENTS, WHICH SHOWED THE NEED FOR WATER BARRELS ON THE PARADE ROUTE AS WELL AS RIVER STREET AND CITY MARKET. "TO ENSURE THAT VEHICLE BORNE ATTACKS, SUCH AS WE SAW IN NEW ORLEANS, ARE NOT A CONCERN." AS FOR RESIDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO FORGO CELEBRATIONS SAVANNAH POLICE CHIEF LENNY GUNTHER WANTED TO REMIND THEM... THEY HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT OTHER SAFETY NEEDS OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN. "OUTSIDE OF THE FESTIVAL OR IN ALL OF OUR PRECINCTS, WE WILL HAVE APPROPRIATE STAFFING." LYDIA BLACKSTONE WJCL 22 NEWS FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR TODAY ... CHECK OUT OUR SAINT PATRICK'S DAY GUIDE ... ON WJCL DOT COM. OR TAKE IT WITH YOU ON THE GO WITH THE WJCL 22 NEWS APP. LISTEN UP RINCON RESIDENTS -- THERE ARE SEVERAL RAILROAD CROSSING CLOSURES HAPPENING TODAY THAT WILL IMPACT YOUR MORNING COMMUTE. WEST NINTH... WEST SIXTH AND EAST JOHNSON STREETS WILL CLOSE TODAY AT 6 A-M. THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO REOPEN BY WEDNESDAY ... AT NOON. MAKE SURE YOU PLAN AHEAD IF YOU'RE HEADING OUT TODA