>> hello, everyone. i am gile banderas. we have five years to g. but in london it is happy new years. fireworks boost river tymes. and it is a heavy police presence there. roughly 7000 officers on duty in and around the times square and protecting estimated 1 million people packed in tight for per the party of a lifetime. brian is out in the thick of it and joins us now. brian, what else is the nypd doing to secure times square

tonight? >> reporter: good evening, julie and happy new year to all of our viewers. rest assured this is one of the safest places to be in the world to bring in 2017. 7000 plus police officers are in plains clothe and uniform and 550 brand new police officers doing their first big event. it is a tradition. and terrorism unit and special units created after the terrorist attacks and they are ready to respond to any act of terrorism. they have big gun and heavy duty equipment. and canines that can spell chemicals in the air that led them to suicide bombers and boat and helicopter and they have

sealed all of the manhole in a 25 block radius and took out all of the trash cans. and first time this year. they added 65 sanitation trucks filled with 15 tons of sand to block from a vehicle attack, the kind we saw in nice, france, when a terrorist used a truck to kill 86 people and a terrorist used a truck to kill 12 people in berlin, germany. this is the biggest party in america and the nypd said we are safe is is and five hours away from 2017. >> what does it look like for the people in time squares; what is it like? >> people from all over the world. mexico, united kickdom and ohio and nebraska, some for the very

first time. they got here in 30 degrees weather at 8:00. you are locked in a holding pen and you must stand there and no alcohol or bags or are chairs. little chance to get food. you can't move and we spoke to people who said it is well worth it. >> what's it about being out here. >> i came last year and i love today and it was worth it once you see the ball drop. >> i will look forward to my bed where i want to be to be honest. a lot of standing. >> i am excited. it is great. and julie. part of being out here in time's square you can wear hats like this and the glass. that's part of the experience. we do it once in a lifetime thing. and i know you are jealous of me

right now. >> you look like you do on an average saturday night but at least you have an excuse. i love it, brian. see you later. >> fox urgent. 30 people injured in a shooting in new year's eve in a night club in istanbul, that is according to turkish broadcasters, these are live pictures from turkish television right now. first responding on the scene in turkey's largest city and two attacker ares reportedly stormed to the club and wearing santa costumes. istanbul is a sight of terrorist attacks including the attack in july. we'll follow this developing story for new turkey and bring you the latest news as it happens.

president-elect trump on the golf course and shaking off the press and press pool. the move sparking transparency and apologietic statements he has made and his team has made. we hope this one incident doesn't negate all of the process and look forward to continuing the great relationships we have built. and the president-elect back in the estate and there will be a new year's party. peter doocey is live in florida. what else has the president-elect been up to. >> the president-elect snuck out to it play golf and posted a tweet for the whole world to see directed at people who tried to slow him down on the way to the white house. happy new year to all including my many unanimous and foughtny and don't know what to do.

love. that is the only word we got from him. it is not clear if he is giving a new yeary's eve statement. they for place. >> how are the trump allies backing him up after he made flattering comments about vladimar putin. >> it is all part of the plan. >> reporter: mr. trump said his foreign policy may be 180 degrees different than obama's policy p. once he found out about vladimar putin's pledge not to retaliate to the united states for alleged punishment for election process interferrance. trump said great move on on the delay. i always anyhow he was very

smart. now they are explaining the thinking. >> i don't think donald trump has illusion about making russia great again. but he happens that putin has a ego and if you are going to deal with him, deal with him with some respect and it may be easy tore work with him and to get him not to do the things you don't want him to do. >> reporter: the only activity from marlogo is a trump chopper and a few hours from now, the world's most secure new year's party. president-elect and his son baron and his wife melania and 800 others on the guest list including sylvester stallone and fabio. and we spoke to fabio that even though he could have gone to any party in the world.

he will go to this one, because it is the best. >> interesting, how did fabio's hair look? >> in this well great. >> must be using donald trump's hair spray. >> a vermont electric company discover canned malware linked to hackers on a company lap top. this as the fallout from russia's alleged interferrance. the plane sits at dulles airport waiting to take all of them home. russian president vladimar putin will not return the favor by sending the u.s. diplomats back to the united states. that drew praise in president-elect donald trump. >> what is the latest on the hacking scandal.

>> reporter: julie senator john kaine scheduled a hearing and focusing on the the russian hacking and mccon called the hacking a an act of war. and the deadline for the russian diplomatses to leave the u.s. is tomorrow. russia's new's agency said 100 people have been told to go. 35 diplomat and their dependents. it is part of the special squadron and they locked up two of their luxury compounds when the u.s. blocked access to them. the facilities were used for intelligence gathering, the obama administration said. >> and russia in the electric grid? >> they were able to put malware on the lap top. it was not connected to the

power grid. that is software that takes over a computer system and caused a disaster if it gets in our country's infrastructure. they found it after the hacking scheme they blamed on russia. the well electric company scanned all of the computers and called the feds. this is a response. this is trying to access utility and manipulate the grid and shut it down to winter and we don't take that lightly. the government shared that with the utility and transportation companies all over the country. >> thank you so much. right now a syrian ceasefire plan getting a green light and

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500 people were inside of the club at the time of the attack. first reare responders scene outside. it is 3:14 local time in istanbul in in turkey's largest city. police and experts are on the scene and searching the club at this moment. istanbul is the target of multiple terror attacks including the deadly attack being back in july at the airport there. we'll bring you the latest as we get it. the u.n. security council endorsing russia and syria ceasefire efforts. civilians in hard hit aleppo were seen out shopping and driving. they are luxuries they don't take lightly. ceasefire agreements in syria have crumpled in the past. the u.s. and allies are hoping this time things will be

different. john hutti has more from jerusalem. >> reporter: the u.n. security council approved the resolution to support russia and turkey's efforts to broker a ceasefire in syria as the ceasefire continues to hold despite fighting in the area northwest of damascus. free syrian army threatened to abandon the truce if attacks on rebel held areas continued. so far that has not happened and remains relatively calm in war ravaged aleppo and people were out in the markets sthop shopping. they crafted the truce to countries on the opposite sides of the fighting in syria's six year civil war. the u.n. security council supports the ceasefire and talks

between syria's government and opposition groups next month and calls for are unhindered and rapid humanitarian access throughout syria. and while others failed in the past, the difference is that it comes after the carn asz in aleppo and is the brutalitty of the civil war. after that they may be receptive to peace. the question is will 2017 bring more peace or blood sed in syria vladimar putin and iran's president rouhani both allies of syrian president assad agreed to continue together to work on peace efforts in syria, excluding the united states. julie?

>> thank you. >> there is a surge in illegal immigration and we'll break it down for you and plus this. the partying hard in berlin. 2017 arrived over in europe. and that's what it looked like in germany. and how overseas authorities are keep canning people safe as the party rolls on in the we hours. our party just getting started. stay with us. at godaddy, our goal is to make you look awesome online. let's chat in football terms. this is the goal post. the end zone. the goal of every team. we know you have goals. like getting exposure for your idea or business. with godaddy website builder, you can easily create an awesome mobile-friendly, get you more exposure website. we call that...a website builder touchdown.

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>> a fox urgent. istanbul's governor said one policemen and one civilian were killed. 40 people were injured. that number can move as the moves comes in. there was a single attacker who fired on police before storming the night club. 500 people were inside of the night club at the time of the attack. first responder ares seen. and the current time 3:21 in the

morning and you can see the scomblns emergency rescue responders seem to be hectic and it is a scary moment for a lot of people injured and brought to the ambulances. explosive exports are on the scene. they are investigating to see if there are more explosive and a threat going on in the club at the moment we are told. the white house telling fox news that president obama was briefed on the shooting and we'll bring you the latest. in the meantime department of homeland security releasing new numbers on illegal immigration. it shows a 15 percent surge over the southern border. will carr has the story. where are the immigrants coming from? >> reporter: julie, the number from central america jumped over

the past year. dhs releasing the information on friday. and when you you break down the numbers, border patrol arrests were up 23 percent. and total apprehensions jumped by 67000 compared fo to 2015. it was lower from the '80s to 2008 when the immigrants were coming mostly from smokes co. there is it gang violence in honduras and guatamala and rumors that if they can make it to the united states, they could stay. the numbers are up. and dhs leaders are deporting the larger number of crim names. we are removing individuals who may pose threats to public safety convicted crim nam and threats to national security. and an increasing percent from

the interior were convicted of crimeses and as compareed to one percent in 2009. jonbenet said the trump administration needs to release numbers in an effort to transparent. >> are the immigrants trying to dross the border before donald trump becomes president? we know how hard his stance is on illegal immigration. is that going on here? >> absolutely. in previous years, we have seen how misinformation can spread in central america. some believe being if they got here they can stay. there is a belief that immigrants make it to the united states before president-elect trump takes office, the country may be more lenient. that's their belief in part based on trump's strong stance

on border security. >> we will build a great wall and we will stop illegal immigration for once and for all. >> the report mentioning that sanctuary cities slowed down the process of sending immigrants back to the countries in central america. >> thank you, will. from ryan to anthony weiner? it was a year filled with scandal and unbelievable be headline and martha mccaulum looks back. >> reporter: it was a year filled with scandal and watergate and gold medal olympian rye act lochte. he lost major corporate sponsorships. president-elect donald trump

went through a whirl wind of controversy this year. he got caught saying lewd comments about p women. and he apologized for the comments on tape. feeling the burn, chair woman debbie waszer man shuls resigned. and this as wikileaks released e-mails related to hillary clinton that many say cost her the election. and hope solo ripped in to the swedish women's team after they eliminated the usa. she was suspended from the national women's team for six month and she parted ways with her soccer league team. >> and former congressman anthony wein arer in trouble again this year. be his wife said she was leaving

him after he sent a lewd photo to the woman with his four-year-old son in the picture. >> and new e-mails from hillary clinton, putting a jolt in her presidential campaign. and wells fargo ceo john stump stepped down. and 2016, the company frooed agreed to pay 185 million to settle allegations that accounts were opened without customer's permission to reach aggressive sales target sxet epi pen paying 460 million to settle allegations that it overbilled medicaid. the house grilled the ceo health arer brash after she received a raise of more than 667 percent over nine years.

this is fox news. >> thank you. and europe ring nothing the new year a mud heightened concerns over terrorism. we'll look at the measures they are taking and why one major city cancelled its fire work and plus, getting close tore midnight here on the east coast. estimated 1 million people and counting to, pack in times square and ring in the new year in style and so will fox news channel. you better watch. we'll be right back. canned can pass

>> istanbul's governor, just coming in and breaking news saying, 35 people have been killed in the night club attack in turkey where we are told 40 people were injured. the numbers are fluxating as the new system incoming. and we are told that there was a single attacker who apparently opened fire on police, then stormed the night club which was filled with hundreds of people.

0 people at least were inside of the night club at the time of this vicious attack. the first responder there is on the scene and it is 3:30 local time outside of the venue in turkey's largest city as people tried to celebrate the new year. police and explosive experts are searching the night club at the moment to make sure there are no more explosives. the single attacker remain it's loose. the white house telling fox news that president obama was briefed on the shooting. we don't know if there are other accomplices. was it a female or male, was this person working with other people, we don't know? was it a sole attacker and we'll continue to follow this developing story in turkey and bring you the latest as the news breaks.

in the meantime countdown to 2017 hitting four hours here on the east coast and the excitement is building in time's square. we'll look at the masses of people there and they are curtained off block by block and the cross roads there and in between every single block you noticed all of the police officer and all of the men and women in black in the pathways and cross walks and people once they get in cannot get out. we are talking a heightened state of security. and thousands of police officers. some you can see and special counter terrorism unit and some million people plus are expected to pack times square. bomb sniffing dogs can be seen. and across the atlantic, champagne and fireworkses are

already popping and european cities bringing in the new year under a heavy police presence as well and kitty has more are on that from london. >> there is increased security for new year's eve celebrations and there are fears that public events could be targeted from the terror attack. in berlin, there is concern because of the truck attack before christmas. they are celebrating the new year. there are concrete barrier and police and emergency services on duty. and another city keenly aware of the terror attack is brussels. they had had an attack earlier this year on the subway station and airport. there were fireworks here but last year cancelled following the attack in paris. france is still in a state of

emergency following a series of extremist attacks. despite this, hundreds of thousands of people are gaerthoth champs to bring in the new year. there are tens of thousands watching fireworks and concrete barriers are up where crowds are dew to gather. they hope all of the new year's celebrations can pass off easily. thank you very much. >> this year saw instability around the globe and a historic election here at home. shepherd smith takes a look back at the year 2000. there was an anti- government administration. armed militants took over a wild life refuge in eastern oregon.

president obama declared a state of emergency over the lead contaminated water in flint, michigan. a year later, it is not safe to drink unfilt arered. governor pat mccorey signed the controversial law to limit bathroom options for transgender are people. major companies announced plaques to take the business elsewhere. and biggest shake-up in political history after donald trump won enough delegates to clinch the nomination. and he later named mike pence has running mate. and hillary clinton had had a tough charge from the independent senator from vermont, bernie sanders. she chose virginia senator tim kaine as vice-president candidate. >> and a gunman opened fire in a gay night club in orlando kill

canning 49 people. he died after a shootut out with police. britain shocked the world when it voted to leave the european union. financial markets plunged. and the spacecraft flew in to orbit in jupiter. back here on earth, fbi director james comey announced the decision not to file the criminal charges against hillary clinton. and just days before the election, director comey said investigators were reviewing thousands of e-mails that could be related. after viewing the e-mails, comey will not recommend charges against hillary clinton. >> the year saw major attacks targeting law enforcement officers in several cities. a suspect shot to death and five officers ambush style during a protest with police violence.

and officials in florida announce first locally transmitted cases of the zika virus in the united states. they have warned pregnant women to avoid the area. investigators say a suspect stabbed ten people in a mall in minnesota. an off duty cop shot the suspect and killed him. and a bomb exploded and injuring 30 people. police arrested that suspect after a shootout. donald trump pulled off perhaps the biggest political upset in history. winning the election to be the country's 45th president. he won the electoral college and lost the popular vote to hillary clinton. fidel castro died. he ruled cuba for half a century.

president-elect trump head threateneded toy reverse obama's work on cuba. >> and dozens of people died where crowds gathered for a concert. the city officials were investigating that ware hughes for code violations. president-elect trump begins the first year in office. the whole country waiting to it see how he follows through on his froms make america great again and drain the swamp in washington d.c. we'll watch isis and the civil war in syria. we'll be here for all of it? >> thank you very much. president obama taking time off this new year's eve. and critics including vladimar putin are not. the snub seen around the world. >> and a million people are set

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face. russian president failing to acknowledge president obama in the statement to foreign leaders. and comes after the u.s. expelled 35 russian operatives and levelled new sanctions against russia for interferrance in our presidential election. kevin cork joins us live. and i love how you celebrate new year's in warmth while the rest of us freeze our butts off. we'll get the latest reaction to russia. >> reporter: i am a lucky man. happy new year to you and it is interesting, a lot of people were surprised that vladimar putin decided against retailing against president obama. administration officials said it is not novel and they are not surprised because it is part and parcel of what vladimar putin

likes to do to weaken the image of america that's why he did what he did and that's why president obama expelled russian operative and giving them 72 hours to leave the country. that is for alleged cyber attacks. and i ask the white house why the president didn't just let the new administration hand teleall. >> there is only one president at a time. >> the president is leaving office but he is the president from now to then. and president obama has vowed to keep our country safe and advance the national security interest and that's what he's doing today. if the next administration wants to lift sanctions to make it easier for are them to interfer in the election he can do that. but that is not much sense. >> reporter: that is smack

talk. critics wonder if mr. putin didn't pull a fast one on president obama for refusing to react now. >> his response has out smarted. >> mr. trump doesn't want to be boxed in by lame sanctions. he will start fresh with president obama. >> we'll watch how it plays after mr. trump takes office in january. stay warm. it will not be hard, will it. i forgot to ask you, he's scheduled to it meet with democratic law maker ares when he return ares, can you tell us about that? kwiek. >> reporter: folks at home will hear he's coming back from vacation and thinking he will rush out of office and spend a few weeks packing. not so, he will meet with

democratic law maker and i heard the idea of replace and repeal obama care. he will meet with democratic leader and they will talk about that and other issues as they face a reality. it is a gop led congress and white house. >> things are changinging soon. thank you, kevin cork. >> the list of banned words has dropped. as we wait for the ball to drop. guessimate and town houl meeting and big-league and dad bod. an that was annoying. every year lake superior polls people to decide which words would go because of misuse. and the list is getting political this time around. fox news channel is live in

times square. and kimberly and eric are standing by. stay warm out there, guys, we'll be right back. ♪

it's a count town in chicago, not new years, this young lady will mark her 110th birthday tomorrow. she was born new year's day, can you do the math, 1907 and spent years working as a teachener chicago and retired in 1972 at the age of 65 and since then spent the years keeping her mind and body sharp. >> i don't feel any different than when i was 99. and when i was 99. how many people can say that. she looks amazing and happy birthday, daisy. that is important to be just you'res yourself. >> and the big one is getting underway in times square. a million people and counting. and expected to ring in 2017 and

including the host of all american special kimberly and eric. hey, guys, what do you think about the groud crowd? is it more or less than haft year. >> the crowd is unbelievable. and they are dancing. you can you hear gloria singing. >> check these people out and stay high, to everybody. we are having a great time. it is just starting and we will be here until 1:00 in the morning. >> you have done this before, julie, you know how exciting it is. >> i notice you are not wearing gloves and i am concerned about that. do you have a porta potty and worried about your personal affects. >> 2 million people here in times square. 0 porta potties. >> that is concerning. >> that's all i can think about. you have to hold it five hours

and the weather hasulent to a lot of people out there. there the weather whether it is it cold or not people go if out regardless. but the security isality an all- time high. and are you feeling like more people showed up early because security is in lock down mode. >> can can you look the at this. nypd everywhere all over the place every here and just about everywhere and spinning it around doing a great job. there are 7000 officers locking this down. >> it is incredible to say something to the nypd. >> are they still letting people in times square? getting out is impossible until the ball drops. >> you can't have a bag and no back packs. yeah, they have more people coming in. >> that's awesome.

>> a lot of security and you feel safe. it is it the safest place in the world to be, times square. >> you guys are going to be there to kick off the all american new year special at what time dew start? 9:00. we start at ten and ends at 11. and will take you to one this morning and they are there from 8 to 10. and we'll be ringing it in for you and of course, you will have to watch fox. >> you guys have run to bathrooms now and two hours to take care of and bes get back on air. >> we are all good. we will be all right. >> we are prepped. >> and cheers to you you both and happy new years to you. >> to you and your family and beautiful kids.

>> absolutely. our all american new year kicks off at 8:00 p.m. with countdown to 2017 and you just heard it. jesse watters' and kennedy will bring us the latest from times square and they kick it off at 8:00. and stay tuned to them and kimberly and can eric bring fling 2017 as the ball drop and don't miss fox new's channel's all- american new year. you thought 2016 was for the dogs, well, you are not alone. where the pups are cell is greating the new year as we ring in the 2017 live in times square. at godaddy, our goal is to make you look awesome online. let's chat in football terms. this is the goal post. the end zone. the goal of every team. we know you have goals.

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rabbleerous with your dog and that's how fox reports. i am julie banderas and thank you for watching. fox's all new england year's eve starts right now. starts right now. ♪ >> happy new year's eve. i am jesse watters' and loorng with my co-host kennedy. jesse, welcome to the biggest party in the world. we are live in times square and they call it the cross roads of the world and heart of new york city. and we va have an amazing show for you that starts now.