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square, is the record! >> we will be safe as a result. we are counting down to 2018 in the middle of the biggest party in the world! we are here in times square in the heart of new york city. in four hours this famous crystal ball will drop. in 2017 it will officially be in the books. >> it is a cold one out here! it is currently about 12 degrees. >> it's lower! >> about a million people bundle up your standing out here for hours. >> yes! >> we are right in the middle of the crosswords of the world. i've never been here. i'm so excited! >> you kaepernick jonas! >> he is pretty good. i love the jonas brothers. i also like hansen back in the day. [laughter] >> who have neil diamond this evening. even though i am a yankees fan i will tolerate sweet caroline.

it was great! by the way, dean was such a gentleman image of it i can pick with side i wanted to be on. by the time i set the monitor and said it has the american flag there. he wanted to switch! >> i am jealous. later in the show i will go to that site. >> i told dean, you had your chance! >> he has been begging everywhere for a blanket also. he is about to give an! >> that is not true! we are having a -- >> fake news. >> whoever goes to the blanket first loses. >> which man is giving and first? >> i am not giving in. >> i don't care. >> we checked the record books. it has not been as false as 1917 was one degree right here in times square. they've been dropping the ball since 1907. it was about 10 or 11 degrees but they say it is about five below with windchill. i believe them.

>> i do too! it does not matter because we are having so much fun and we're here to bring it to you. hopefully you all are at home, warm, by fire. maybe with hot chocolate or a glass of wine. >> we have to remember our brave men and women in uniform serving all around the world. not just in the united states the right here in the crosswords of new york city. times square. men and women in blue. we lost a law enforcement officer today. with heavy hearts in colorado. several injured, one killed. these men and women in uniform. we cannot just remember them in new year's eve. all year-round! fresh on their mind of course, october 31 we had a terror attack. eight people were killed in new york city. and on december 11 right around times square we had a subway bombing. thankfully no one was killed. these men and women, they do not just do this today, they

did is year-round. >> and a reminder that they are the people running towards danger. and we are incredibly thankful. we have been talking to them. they are so nice! so positive and happy. and serving bitterly cold weather to keep us safe. i am forever thankful to them. >> people for hours and hours. i called mom until it is all over. there bundled over and keeping a safe and keeping themselves warm. >> our crews out there hard-working and freezing. we will be out there with the people, they will get the party started racing out there? >> a lot of crazy people in here for a very long time! on purpose! what time did you get here? >> 2 o'clock. >> 2 o'clock. >> on purpose!reporting live.

this is true. >> it is 13 the case real temperature. it feels like one gently! >> this is my date for the night. you can catch us right here in times square. animated part of people.make some noise! [cheering] we have tokyo here, we have d.c. here. let's talk to dc. what brought you here, why? >> i have been here for eight years. >> i come every year. >> every year. when you saw the weather and you thought that it would be like 9 million degrees below zero, what happened in your mind while you are still here? >> i said i bet i get i get some hand warmers and put more layers on. >> we are very different blame, my friend! >> it is blistering cold! but the night is still young. we have four hours until the

ball drops up there and we ring in 2018. >> everyone at home, please pray for me that i do not lose my fingers. it is cold. [laughter] >> did she say he was 9 million degrees below zero? >> she did! >> i am reporting to weather as well. >> all right, kat and richard, thank you for braving the weather can bring those interviews. also in classwork, we have a fox news correspondent client with the security precautions. >> everyone is here, million people are willing to add to the barricade behind me to see that they have been out here for hours! we also have lockers. have formed it all around times square. dozens of sanitation trucks and police vehicles to protect against possible vehicular

attacks like what we saw on october 31 in new york. as well, you have 1000 nypd security cameras watching over this event to protect the over a million people that are here. no specific credible threat to times square or new york city. all this is a precaution. they believe it will be safe. nypd is out here in full force. back to you! >> thank you brian! stay warm out there. >> out here! >> he is back there. >> dean, we are outside. >> i thought we were in the studio! >> all right. >> the part is just getting started here in times square. up next, andy grammer will perform live. we do not want to miss it. then, find space for extra parking. lots and lots of parking.

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whole thing? >> he is not leaving! >> i am staying here. >> i am going to do a 360 thing, is a new camera, so cool! you can join the online at 11:30 pm eastern and you can see 360. all around me.it is basically like you are there with me. it will be super cool! facebook, youtube, come hang out with me. >> while she's doing that we will be dancing at times square. we are going all night! >> both of you can join me later. >> i am there! i am not leaving. >> you do not have an option. >> music is just beginning.in fact, we have neil diamond later tonight. >> this song of the generation. >> he was warming up when i first came out late this afternoon. he has still got it! >> do you know who does not have it? maybe!

i cannot sing. >> it has not really set in for people yet. it is chilly but they are still dancing. do not tell them they still have more than 3 and a half hours until midnight. >> it is new year's eve, it does not matter! >> you cannot check the temperature. you just have to have fun. no one wants to see or hear it. it is happening! >> you have the wind coming from four different directions. on a normal night it is chilly in times square. tonight it is brutal! >> every word i say i can see my breath. >> earlier you could see the pigeons all huddled together. >> i felt bad for them! they looked terrified. i wanted to go over and give them a hug. >> we just started. coming up, a dream come true for one 17-year-old. a very special night all thanks to the make a wish foundation. we will have that story after

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♪ ♪ >> earlier i had the chance to meet jennifer, a very special young lady from hawaii who is here in new york thanks to make a wish program. take a look. >> hi, inch. -- everyone. i'm so excited because we are about to surprise jennifer to make her dream come true. she wanted to be in new york city. we are going to show her the new year's eve ball and spend the day with her. i'm so excited to spend the day with her and with you at home.

♪ ♪ >> how have you been doing? what has the past two years look like for you? >> it was hard but i'm grateful and thankful that it hasn't physically handicapped me. >> why did you pick time square? we all watch from home and we see the ball drop. what was it that made you choose new york city in the middle of time square? >> it's so patriotic to be able to go where most of everyone -- like most every american and people out of the country want to come here and see the ball drop and i've only ever watched it on tv and it's so amazing and

to think that i could be part of the crowd. >> second stop of jennifer bautista's tour in new york city. we are at the 9/11 memorial museum. she wanted to come to new york city because it's patriotic and we wanted to come here where we are standing today. she was diagnosed at age 13 of chronic kidney disease and the tour means a lot for her and means a lot to share this with you. ♪ ♪ >> what's your take away have been so far walking through and listening to the tourist and soaking it all in. >> it's eerie but it's beautiful

at the same time in an odd way because you can feel the history and the saddens -- sadness and you could see all the foundation and you can kind of like feel like the emotions of everyone that was here. >> we are on the second stop. new year's 'ball which is beautiful and we are here in such an iconic and place for really just the country at large. what has the day been so far for -- >> i haven't left the island in five years, to see what i wanted to see it's amazing. i never thought i'd ever be here >> jennifer here with us along with her brother alex, her mom kimberly and dad david and jamie from make a wish foundation. hey, guys, jennifer, you had said you we wanted to experience the cold. are you experienced it?

>> i have, completely. [laughter] >> it's quite fun. [laughter] >> and we had a lot of fun and it was was a really awesome day, tell us about it, how was your experience on friday and going through the various tours, what do you think of new york so far? >> it's amazing. it's completely different from where i come from and it's cold, you know, there's so many people, there's the drivers here amazing and everyone knows their ways around, there's so much to it that, i mean, most teenagers, i guess, wouldn't appreciate and i'm very fortunate to be here and in these circumstances and this time of year and everything. >> what's been your favorite part so far? >> so far? >> yeah. >> everything. [laughter] >> i think mostly the weather, honestly. >> jennifer, you are the only one, my friend. >> even though my hand is frozen. >> i want to go back with you guys to hawaii.

[laughter] >> you're welcome to, if you want. [laughter] >> you're always welcome. >> thanks. we are friends. >> yeah. >> did you get a chance to check out rockefeller center and the tree and christmas in new york is amazing? >> we haven't experienced that yet but we will. >> i have seen it on tv and looks amazing. >> a few blocks away. >> yeah. >> my first time seeing snow. [laughter] >> dad looked out the window and said, it's snowing, alex, come outside, it's snowing. [laughter] >> now, jennifer, you have seen the new year's eve ball in personal, how excited are you for mid might -- midnight and 2018? >> exciting. it was amazing. i'm so excited. honestly.

>> that's pretty lucky. [laughter] >> that's the first time i have seen it right there. >> wow. >> that's incredible. >> are you guys enjoying your time here? >> so much fun, non-stop fun. >> i'm sure for parents how cool it is to be able to see jennifer experience all of these things for the first time and really her dreams because she we wanted to come to new york city and wanted to be here on new year's eve and see the new year's eve ball? >> i feel fortunate to see that and if it wasn't for make a wish, it's just a blessing and they have been awesome from the get-go and meeting you guys, it's just like, wow, everything -- seeing the look her face. >> that's everything right there. >> yeah, it's priceless. would you agree, mom? >> absolutely. >> yeah. >> jennifer, what would you tell for the folks at home, unlike you they are just going to be able to see the ball from tv and

so they didn't get up close and personal, what would you say is the coolest thing about it, you got to touch it and see it change light, what was the best thing about it for you? >> i mean, it was -- it was just so delicate, for the size of it it was so delicately like put together and felt delicate, you know, i didn't know that the new year's eve ball that was that huge -- not beautiful but so delicate, you know, so intricate. >> she got the inside view. >> we saw it change, the best part about it or at least i thought, remember the on and off switch. for the folks at home, there's quite literally a button that says on and off. we will have to wait and see. >> we were tempt today switch it. >> they told us not to, didn't they? they knew that we wanted -- i think they heard us mention the on and off switch and they said, ewe can't touch.

[laughter] >> thank you for being out here. i hope the rest of the trip goes fantastic. what a great segment. i know you want to give her a hug. we are talking with griff jenkins, great done. i want to a hug. >> bye, guys, so nice to see you. such a pleasure. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ >> welcome back to fox's countdown of 2018, a bit cold in new york, but out in nashville griff jenkins is warming things up at the famous wild horse salon, how is it going, griff? >> hey, guys, happy new year. we are in the wild salon in nashville. you could see -- this is tom, are you having fun? >> having a blast. >> we love you. >> they love it. how about it for fox news? i'm with congresswoman marcia blackburn. first of all, happy few year. >> happy new year to you, glad you're in nashville. >> this is my third year i've been here, i love it.

you tell americans? >> the center of the country, the center of the universe, if you love music, this is where you're going to be, what better way to ring the new year, sing, dance, win a football game, sing and dance some more. >> a lot of history, the auditorium, this is really more so than ever nashville is where music comes to live. >> yes, it is. music does come to live here whether it's country music or gospel, christian, you name it. it's all right here. >> and some people learn to dance, you see folks dancing, come here, what's your name? what's your name? >> elise. >> are you doing to teach us how to dance me and congresswoman blackburn. >> sure. >> we will give you a little dancing. ready, step, step. >> that's how we do it, guys.

nashville style, back to you. [laughter] >> i have seen everything. griff jenkins doing the two step. [laughter] >> i'm letting a lot of grief now. i'm not a good dancer. >> she swrowt danced you for sure. >> she's good. >> we have our own bryan llenas right here in the middle of time square, bryan is covering the nypd unprecedented security. bryan i got your name wrong. [laughter] >> it's cold, it gets to everybody. this is an unprecedented security event. this is the most secure this event has ever been given the fact that there have been two terror attacks in the last two months in new york city, just to give you the extent. look all the way down there, that's how far the crowd goes, that's 15 blocks out, we are in 44th, that's all the way to 59th and all throughout we have seen people get checked twice before

they've entered pens, over 6,000 police officers out here in uniform, fbi, atf. there are 43 hotels in time square. why do i point to that? >> because of what happened in anythingas, nypd has put police officers days before tonight inside the hotels in the office towers overlooking time square, making sure they are looking for suspicious behavior and to prevent the kind of attack we saw in vegas, someone shooting from above and towards the crowd. there are many more observation teams and sniper teams, we have seen k-9's and sniffing out bombs. one thing we have here is the red cross. you guys are here to give hot chocolate to police officers? >> that's correct. police officers and emergency personnel that are here tonight. we have handed out hundreds and

hundreds of hot chocolate. >> thank you for everything that you have done. police officers have been here through 9:00, so god bless all of them. they're here to make the event safe for everyone, guys. >> thank you, bryan. >> bryan llenas. >> i will never get it wrong again. >> if i played superman but the truth of the matter is, the super heros are the men and women out there, the men and women in blue. bless you guys, it may be freezing in time square but our next guest doesn't care. >> here we go. >> hi, i'm chris wallace and for me and all of the staff at fox news sunday we want to wish you a very merry christmas and a happy peaceful and news-filled new year. ♪

>> we are back counting down to 2018 and to keep the party going, a performance, i think my lips are frozen but king jas. taking away, boys. ♪ [music]

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me hear you make some noise for the kinjas, amazing job, you guys. let's make it a judgment-free new year. happy new year times square. >> all right, that's king jazz, it's good chance you have seen our next guest, entertaining new yorkers, here with us now raying the cold. you could have been elmo, daffy duck. >> i didn't want to appear desperate. >> is it times like this you wish you were the clothed coy -- cowboy? >> i have my new regulations. >> sounds like a good idea to me. >> trump's going to build a wall, that wall is going to

protect us all, sounds like a good idea to me. this is pertinent. going to get the economy moving again, lowering taxes for you my friend. sounds like a good idea to me. one more, we have to get this one down. finally crap obamacare, it don't work and it ain't there, sounds like a good idea to me. [laughter] >> so don't be a chump, support trump, get us out of the economic slump, sounds like a good idea to me. making america great again. >> you picked the best three voices. >> i got lucky. >> you're going to win this year. you have the ratings. >> what's a good day in times square? how much are you making? >> i make $100 an hour.

we have a lot of stuff going on. i even represent a hair loss company and either i'm going to have to start growing hair or -- south korean. >> fantastic. [laughter] >> all right. that was japanese, actually. >> all right, all right. >> very well done. >> okay. >> well, i'm the naked cowboy. [laughter] >> i'm the naked cowboy, you have to do what you have to do. [laughter] >> sometimes it's a really good idea that we have -- the thing at the bottom there. it adds a little bit. >> cuts off the part there. >> it happens. >> comes in handy. >> how long have you been doing this for? >> i was actually born naked 47 years ago. >> you liked it so much. >> my mother all winter, you to wear a coat.

>> what does your mom think of this? >> she passed but she loved it. >> i'm sorry to hear that. >> long string of bad ideas. [laughter] >> or good ideas. >> if you can brave it out here in this weather, you can brave it anywhere, my friend. >> i had to maximize my utility in the world. i was worried all day. i wore out myself and now i feel like i can go to another hour. >> naked cowboy. >> happy new year. >> appreciate it. >> we will go back to talk the bryan llenas and find out what's going on. >> hey, doing well, guys, really interesting thing that they are doing now. this is a beautiful retriever here. the vapor wake dog specially trained retrievers that are specifically trained to be able to sniff out bombs in the air and on people. why is this important? it's not just a bomb-sniffing

dog, they find out a bomb in a crowd of 50,000 people. that's amazing sense of smell that they have. ability to top suicide bombers. if somebody is walking with a bomb, those dogs are able to sniff it in the air and find it. they work in and tanden actuall. so just another thing that we are seeing this year, they've upped the number of k-9's that are out here to protect the crowd from any potential and they are here in full force. unfortunately you don't see them with any sweaters or cute dog gear because they are tough. they don't need it, they are warm, i hope. we are back to you, guys. >> certainly tougher than we

are. >> no doubt about it. bryan llenas, we appreciate the report. fresh in the air, we were talking about it on top of the show, there was terror attack halloween, and bombing here in september 11th, injuries but no deaths and everybody was on edge. >> we are so fortunate for all of nypd and the people here keeping us safe. we are very thankful. they are doing a great job and so blessed to have them here to keep us safe. >> absolutely. >> great time with them today, they have been wonderful and sweet no. question about it. >> coming up next american idol performing right here. we will be back with more countdown 2018 in just a few second. stay tune. >> don't go away. ♪ ♪

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>> i used to be. this could be the colders -- coldest on record. >> steve was mean to me. [laughter] >> he was making fun of my gloves. >> they're not gloves, they are mittens. >> i got a text from steve doocy saying are you wearing mittens. >> these gloves right here i can also text. >> no you can't. >> 12,000 pounds of cristal. >> i would like that in my house.

>> you got up close. look at it. >> it's absolutely beautiful. it's so cool because jennifer with make a wish joined us. >> that's amazing. >> it was a cool experience and when she saw the ball it was so special. her eyes lit up, her family with her and a very special moment. >> what a beautiful young lady and gorgeous family and fan fantastic thing. >> a lot of love, just a really awesome cool family. >> she did perplexed me with her favorite thing in new york which is the cold. >> she's from hawaii. >> don't you have a super power that makes everybody warm or something? >> 20 years i had it. [laughter] >> i lost the super power. i tell you what, i was sitting by my pool, i could use that right now. it's a little chilly. >> you wish you had the cape? >> i have the cape.

i have a cape. >> what if we need superman. >> we have one, men and women in blue, nypd. >> one time i was walking in the streets of new york, random night and i saw a guy dressed at batman strolling along the street and i thought to myself, only in new york. that's not something you see in washington, d.c. you have competition superman because batman walks among us and i saw him. >> i'm glad that didn't end with -- >> that never happened on 41st street. >> wait, wait. [laughter] >> by the way, a few moments ago kennedy and jesse watters. we have a music sensation right now. lauren performing live right now. ♪ [music]

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heating up in miami, florida. >> who got to go down? >> carley shimkus. come on, carley. are you kidding me with this? carley. >> sure am, guys. this is incredible. listen, i don't know what i did to deserve this but i did not draw the short straw tonight. i am that -- the wet pool at the w hotel in south beach. it is going to be an incredible night. take a look at the pool. it's amazing. it's got colored balls in it. i don't know how they made them float but it's amazing. massive dj booth. three different bars serving up beverages. i know that it's freezing in new york city and in many parts of the country, not the case here. it's about, 70-degrees. i'm starting to sweat a little bit. the perfect night. speaking of drinks, this is kathy, she is one to have

waitresses that will be serving beverages. do you have new year's resolution? >> to eat more healthy. >> you look pretty good. enjoy the night. i'm sure you will be a very busy lady. let's circle back, i have to show you this. this is called the baller's cabana, cost $15,000 to rent this thing. it is the most expensive cabana here. they are setting it up right now. a lot of people are filing in. doors open at 9:00, the party starts pretty late in miami. one to have people that i really want to talk to is marco, this guy right here, this is an incredible to set up something massive and you are responsible for doing just that. what did it take to set up a party like this? or it took months of plans, we have a great team and everyone came together to put together a

bad-ass event. >> i was here yesterday and they were already setting it up. one more thing, a lot of amenities, a lot of fun to be had. can you tell me about some of the people that we might be seeing tonight? i think there might be some celebrities? >> we will have dj, we have some of our local dj's as well and top vip's and celebrity that is will be coming in tonight. >> we can't name them but we might see them a little bit later. back to you in new york. >> oh, carley. >> way to rub it in, carley, way to rub it in, my friend. >> sorry, guys, stay warm. >> i love the guy that walked by. >> our first photo bomb of the night. >> i don't know what that was. i'm sorry, mom, i'm sorry, dad. >> thanks, carley. well on the way to ringing to 2018, coming up next we go live to nashville, we will be partying all night long.

♪ ♪ >> hey, everybody, on the brink of new year i'm bill hemmer, thank you for a fantastic year. whatever you wish in 2018, we hope it comes your way. >> have a wonderful new year. >> do you make a resolution? >> i have to think about it. maybe something for america's news room. >> i like that idea. we will think about it. >> 2018. >> happy new year. ♪

>> welcome back to fox's news countdown to 2018. let's head to richard and kat kemp, how is it looking? [laughter] >> is that a picture of rodman? >> they are literally frozen.

>> i think this is their way of getting out it. they pulled the plug. >> people at home don't believe us, they think we are whining. >> stop being such a baby. ed is crying. i never knew he was such a sensitive guy. >> steve has been mean to me. >> i have been picking on him. >> you really are so mean. >> you know who is never mean, griff jenkins. [laughter] >> what's it like down there? >> it's starting to pick up, guys. you see tom rocking it right here. look at that. that boy is from arkansas but he's tearing it up nashville style. guys, look at this couple right here. these guys are killing it. show me something there. this is alex and lea. they like, oh, my goodness, absolutely tearing it apart.

i don't think i'm going to try that just yet. let me see if i can cut in here. come, guys, you are live on fox news. >> lea. >> where are you from? >> youtube and i'm originally from new jersey. >> i'm also from new jersey but both f us live in atlanta. >> why do you want to be in nashville tonight? >> we wanted to be colder than atlanta but not quite as cold as new jersey. do you have any new year's resolution or anything that you're looking forward in 2018? >> not smoke anymore. >> what's that? >> quit smoking. >> that's a good one. >> it'll help with the cardio for dancing because we have only been dancing for about a month together. i'm new at this, he's the pro. our new year's resolution -- >> you have only been dancing one month. >> let me show you a move right here. hold on, you're ready?

>> let's see it. >> is that good? do i have hope for me? >> for sure. >> well, there's hope for me, i'm going to try to dance with the people and figure this out. i don't know how, but back to you, i have time to practice. ♪ ♪ >> not my dancing. >> it's a good thing griff is a really, really good reporter. >> we have blankets. >> i like the waiver in the background. i think we have richard fowler and kat kemp. >> it feels like negative 1 degrees out here. >> yeah. >> people are still having a good time. >> she's from michigan. >> yeah. >> michigan righter >> detroit. >> detroit, baby!

>> i'm not from michigan. maryland. [cheers and applause] >> we are going to play a news-maker's game. kat, you have less body fat than me. >> i'm still very excited to be here playing this game. okay, so you have to see if you can guess this, basketball star, one of the few people outside of north korea on the planet that knows what's going on inside kim jong un's head and he's also very attractive in my opinion, know who this is? >> denise rodman. >> yes! >> one point. one point for michigan. >> you win in fox news, football. >> come on, maryland. this lovely lady, she's an american actress and got engaged to prince harry and set to be future loyalty. who is she? >> megan merkle.

>> okay. >> i think for sure. >> awesome. >> we know they are having game. >> it's a tied game. >> we didn't get anything. >> i just want a fox news blanket. >> thanks a lot, richard, kat. thank you actually richard and kat. we are heading to the winter white house where president trump is staying in mar-a-lago florida. >> what's up with florida? >> coming up, the all-american new year with kennedy and jesse watters is coming up. don't move, the party continues here on fox. ♪ ♪

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lisa: ♪ >> the party is heating up. even if the weather is not. he's go to steve where it is very warm in palm beach, florida with the president is spending his new years. good evening. reporter: arm enough for the president to play golf except for christmas day. minutes ago we saw the president enter the party, the president with the first lady and his son bare ron. he dibaron. he said that in 2018 the economy would keep booming and the stock market would go up. we saw trump family members arrive, his children and

grandchildren, some celebrities including keith hernandez. now the menu for the mar-a-lago bash, a four course meal, a trump wedge salad, lobster ravioli, beef tenderloin or sea bass followed up with the traditional baked alaska. tickets go for $750 for guests. there is dancing and live music. during the 10-day trip here the president did a lot of work. the past few days he's been tweeting about the situation in iran, following closely the demonstrations in that country saying we will be watching, the world will be watching. it's a mix of work and play for the president. he's scheduled to return to washington tomorrow afternoon. he did take a final swipe at the media in one of his tweets today. he wrote the follow, as our country rapidly grows stronger and smarter, i want to wish all of my friends, supporters,

enemies and haters and the dishonest fake news media a happy and healthy new year. 2018 will be a great year for america. in the final tweet of the year, the very dishonest fake news media. well wishes with a slam there as well. ed, back to you. >> you've got a chies assignment down there in florida. we love steve but he's got to rub it in. hi's got to go with the baked alaska and the lobster ravioli. what is going on with the menu here. you're just rubbing it in. reporter: it does seem like an elegant affair. people in sequin dresses and tuxedos. a high class affair. lisa: have you tried too chocolate cake. the president has talked it up. have you been able to try it? reporter: we have not been on the premises.

but the pool is there and they've been provided with a nice meal on real china. they're happy with their situation too night. >> happy new year. we always enjoy your reporting. reporter: thank you, ed. dean: stay warm down there. lisa: i just want to try the chocolate cake. >> he talks it up, says it's huge. lisa: hhe said it's delicious. so i've got to try it. i really want to. >> that will be our new year's resolution. we're supposed to eat more healthy, let's eat for chocolate cake. lisa: i have the same resolutions every year and it makes it easy. you don't have to think of new ones. >> are we going? lisa: all right. >> i don't know. lisa: the countdown to 2018 continues after the break plus the bakery in washington, d.c. serving up sweets and hoping those who have served our

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♪ getting close to the much anticipated ball drop right here in new york city. let's go to bryan llenas in the thick of it in the square. he's joined by the commissioner. bryan, go ahead. bryan: we have joseph here, in charge, the commissioner of the city's emergency management. he has bnt a part of the nypd for 48 years? >> 40 years with the nypd and three years with this. bryan: he handles all of the big i vents and emergencies. talk to us about the weather. what are you guys doing a this? it feels like negative 2 out here. people have been out here for hours. >> i can't do much about the weather but all we can do is try to get people to listen to us to take proper precautions.

a lot of messaging going out about being prepared, wear the right clothes. its not the time today for skinny jeans or ladies with mini skirts. you got to dress for the weather, long johns, scarves, hats. as much skin covered as possible. bryan: have you had manufacture balanceambulances out here? >> they have put more ems resources out here. they can drive and walk up and down the safety lanes on the small gators and they're watching for people who are showing signs of hypothermia, a little disorb yented, clammy skin, little fatigued. we doe have extra assets out here. bryan: talk to us also about what we're talking about when it comes -- let's also talk to us about how this event has changed with security this year as opposed to last year. we've had two terror attacks in the last two months. i know we've got more dogs out

here. what specifically about the hotels and office tower consist you tell people? what have you done out here? >> ever since 9/11 we've been doing a counterterrorism overlay, nypd with the law enforcement assets. putting an overlay of counterterrorism assets out here. this year, because of what's going oob, this is unsurpassed. we've never had this many law enforcement people out here, you know, protecting the public and there are other things they're doing. they're marking the windows so they can count the windows. every year they refine it a little better. bryan: you guys have msh sniper teams out here than ever before as well because of what happened in las vegas. >> observation teams are out there, not just the nypd but the fbi. counter sniper teams out here, yeah. bryan: you were in charge of the nypd during 9/11. you were the chief of the department. >> that's correct. bryan: and you were here, you were very instrumental in

changing the counterterrorism unit to make sure that we started thinking about counter terrorism. if something were to happen here, what are the first spheps that people would see? >> it depends. i think if it was a major attack, you would see our evacuation protocol go into effect. we would have a lot of self evacuation. but emergency management, we're able to open up local schools in the area to house people. we have a hospital plan that would go into effect. we have a lot of assets that would deploy immediately depending on the incident. bryan: all in all, everyone feels safe. happy new year to you. thank you for your service and what you've done for the city and the country. stay warms with guys. >> happy new year! >> all right. thanks so much, bryan. got those folks keeping everyone here, about a million people safe. they do it every day, nopt just on new year's eve. we're celebrating tonight and we're talking about giving back. earlier i had a chance to visit

the bakery in washington where they serve coffee and baked goods to the d.c. community but they also offer program to teach veterans how to run their own businesses from the transition from war to the home front. watch. >> they call it dog tag because of the ids that military personnel wear. your first clue this is no ordinary bakery. >> i came in as a military spouse and five-year veteran as well. this program helped me develop entrepreneurial skills. >> cassandra martinez just graduated at dog tech. a cafe in the nation's capital that is stirring up a lot more than just goodies. vets say this place is yes, baking a difference in the lives of america's heros. >> dog tag has been great in my transition from the military portion of my life to transitioning back into civilian from a h holies holistic approa.

in a military serviceman to a businessman. >> 30% of the employees are either veterans or some affiliation with the military. spouses, caregivers or relatives of our bravest. >> my father served for 26 years, my sister served for six and my mom served for all of it. >> megan is the ceo here drawing on her experience on wall street and the fact that the bakery is in the shadow of georgetown university. >> our people go through seven courses. we use the bakery for them to understand what it is to do marketing, accounting and do anything as simple as selling product or creating it. >> veterans like peter scott say the hardest part in the military was not serving in the war, it was getting out and moving on.

he came out of the army with post traumatic stress and after years of having everything planned out was suddenly on his own. >> it's been three or four years, kind of soul serging. >> finding yourself. >> finding myself. >> you start back at the bottom. >> it takes time to build up the competency and the level of experience. so i i can take the worry of where the next meal is coming from, that's a big help. >> scott has left dog tag and is running his own nonprofit. wade has a maintenance and pest control company. >> so what our program is really meant for is dream big, find your passion, ignite the human spirit and create a plan of moving forward. it's not about a handout. it's not about charity. it's about resources and giving these men and women the resources to help make decisions of what they want their life to

look like moving forward. >> joining us live now, megan, the ceo of dog tag and cassandra martinez. welcome to you both. part of the reason we want to do this. it's been a year where people are talking about the nfl and honoring our country. there are veterans who are homeless, unemployed, struggling to get by. it seems like what you're doing is giving owbt a lot o out a lo. >> the goal is to provide opportunity for our service members once they return home to really understand what the purpose looks like outside the service. we provide an education through georgetown university studies. a certificate in business administration. provide an opportunity to work in our business nine hours a week and learn all of the factors, actually doing the fund-raising, the accounting. but then we provide the network.

we provide them -- our two cofounders really focus on providing a man or woman the opportunity to learn how to fish and that's what our program really does. and our service members aren't asking for a handout. they're asking for an opportunity to show themselves outside of their service. lisa: megan, i know you said when we were watching the package together you said three years ago nobody knew about dog tag bakery but now you're sitting in the middle of times square talking about it on fox news on national television. how does that feel? >> it feels phenomenal. i think it feels phenomenal for the 57 alumni that have garage waited, for our staff that works so hard, to work aggressive and create a program that has impact for our service members. we feel fortunate to be standing here representing it. but we're really fortunate to have the jobs that we have to provide the service that we can. >> very few people realize how difficult it is to make the transition from being in the military to becoming a civilian.

you help give them purpose after their service. what a great thing you're doing. we applaud you. >> cassandra, we haven't heard from you yet. you're a veteran yourself but also a military spouse. people forget that sometimes, the spouses, the caregivers who help with the tra transition. >> i've been on both sides of the uniform. and my life was a military spouse has been a lot of moving and instability. but it's through policeman proge that this give us the time and space to focus on ourself and figure out what our purpose in life is. it's been a life-changing time for me and i really appreciate it. lisa: what i imagine with you, this is such an intimate thing, this is something you've experienced in your life as well, something to close to you. i have to imagine that has an impact on the veterans as well. there's a kinship that you guys have together. >> it's the same space together

and we've all had similar experiences, whether has a spouse, a caregiver or a veteran with disabilities. and it's a really -- it's tough to go through the rocky times together and ther there's the storming and then we get through it together and it's really encouraging to be a part of that group and see that change and progress over the five and a half months >> we're proud of what you've done. >> very proud. >> we teased one of our reporters in mar-a-lago that he didn't bring us any chocolate cake. you brought us some brownies. thank you very much. share the love. happy new year! >> share the love. and brownies are cut in half, the goal is to enjoy and share the love with someone you care about. lisa: thank you very much guys. you guys are awesome. new year means new year's resolutions. we have an expert here to tell us and you. we need to here this.

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♪ want to get 2018 started off on the right foot. career strategist elizabeth coratza is here to help you and us with your new year's resolutions. so how do you get people to stick to it. every year we say i e want to lose weight, want to eat right, want to stop drinking, want to stop smoking. >> choose one or two and then you want to write the goals down. write the new year's resolutions down and then you want to have an action plan. how are you going to follow through. so if you want to lose weight,

are you going to join a gym? okay. when? what about a weight loss plan. are you going to join weight watchers? when. then you want to mark it off on your calendar when you're going to achieve these things and work on them. i want to tell you my strategy. what do you think about picking the same resolutions every year so that way you don't have to think of new years. >> what i would say about that, you want to really accomplish the goals. lisa: bat strategy. >> not a bad strategy but i want to see you reach the goes and make it happen. who here wants to share their resolution with me. lisa: dean. he told me on the commercial break. dean: i never smoke. i'm goal oriented so i follow that plan anyway. mine aren't specific like this, something i could write down, be nice tore people, things like that, take more time for myself.

ed: i've got an idea for you. technology it's sort of like i want to put the iphone down and read a book. figure out how technology can really help you but sometimes it dominates to the point that you don't stay focused. >> if that's your goal, your resolution, first things first you want to write it down. then you want to have that visible. you want to be reminded that this is your goal so you actually get it done, right? and then you want to create the strategy. how are you going to put the the phone down. put in your goals you're going to check five minutes, then make it 10 minutes, 15 minutes. when you're watching tv at night, maybe you want to spend time with family, don't put the phone beside you. leave it in the kitchen, on a dresser nearby. lisa: you probably shouldn't write in your notepad on your phone then that's contrary to your goal. >> you can write it down in your

agenda. ed: but a positive note on the phone is there are a lot of apps that can get you exercises and tracking what you're doing. >> that is one of the number one, if not the number one new year's resolution. losing weight and being a good person. for myself, i just personally lost 30 pounds. lisa: good for you. can you be my workou workout bu? >> i would love to. it was 30 pounds of baby weight. i had a plan in mind. i set the goal. i wanted to lose 30 pounds in six months. i joined weight watchers. i wrote it down. then i hired a personal trainer for a short amount of time and then the circumstances changed and then i used a new plan. you have to change your course of action. >> that's great. we got bryan out in time's square and we want to get back to him. there's so much energy the crowd. what's going on? bryan: look. this is some of the many balloons they're starting to give out right now.

there's 25,000 balloons down here in times square. you can see some of the emt, ems personnel out here making sure that people can still feel their extremities. it is that cold. and look, they've got the fdny. this is a behind the scenes look. you never see how they bring out the balloons. this is how they do it. folks with bags. we saw volunteers blow these up yesterday. it gives these folks something to do because it's so cold. now they can dance and also hit balloons at the same time. hopefully it will help. i doubt it though. at this point i don't know if anything would work. but it's incredible out here. people are having a lot of fun. i want to wish everybody a happy new year. it's been a lot of fun. can't wait to go back home to florida asap. >> bryan llenas, you've done a great job for us tonight and for the year thanks. times square getting crowded. the countdown to midnight is on. that's all for us.

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♪ ♪ i tbot that sunshine in my pocket ♪ ♪ >> welcome to the party. we are counting down to midnight here on fox's all american new year. i'm jesse watters. >> kennedy: and i'm kennedy. so glad you're joining us to ring in 2018 for the best night of your life. we're in the center of it all coming to you live from the heart of times square right here in balmy new york city. e: