mpletely impolite. >> better late than never, two hour premier tonight on nbc. well, the seat of power. >> we'll have a great year. it will be a fantastic 2018. we are off to a very good start, as you know, with the great tax cuts, and anwr and getting rid of the individual mandate which was very unpopular as you know. >> president trump offering an optimistic view hitting into 2018 at a neefs black tie party at mar-a-lago. >> north korea kim jong-un

threatens nuclear button at his fingertips. >> as deep freeze kicks off today for 2018. great being with you on this neefs i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. happy new year's eve to you on all of you on this brisk morning. fantastic fireworks helped ring in the new year. revellers braved the feel temperatures below 7 degrees. many kicking off the celebrations with a burst of n confetti. >> thousands of spectators had the navy peer in chicago. >> first night celebration boston flurry of fireworks. many parts of the world have already running in the new year with dazzling displays like this

one in thailand. gabe gyuy tellez tells us more. >> reporter: hong kong is already making aspect tar lack entrance. >> for new year's i'm hoping to have a year full of love, happiness, laughter, and help others where i can. >> reporter: new zealand greeted it with pyrotechnics. scotland with bag pipes. hungary took the plunge early. while even north korea put on an exhibit extravagant show. in sidney harbor lit up legalization of same sex marriage. but as the rest of the world rings in the new year, turkey has arrested people.

in germany stricker security after more than 100 women were groped and robbed two years ago during a new year's eve party. >> i feel safe. i'm not scared. >> yeah, i think the thing is fear that scares people. >> after or attacks this year in london, they say there is no respect shs but urging people to support any suspicious activity. >> we have officers in london, but 8.8 million londoners and i want them to be eyes and ears to keep us safe. >> around the world 2017 is coming to a close with cascade of lights. and in japan, a celebration of new beginnings and letting go. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> developing this morning, we are learning five members of a new york family are among 12 dead when a charter plane crashed in cota rica.

10 americans were on that flight and all perished. it crashed in mountain area near pacific coast, a popular tourist destination. photographs show burning wreckage of the plane in the woods 140 miles west of the capitol of san jose. government officials say the crew experienced pilot. civil aviation said it was headed for san jose when it went down and cause is under investigation. >> littleton colorado deadly rampage that left a sheriff deputy dead and several others injured. 37-year-old matthew opened fire seconds after officers entered his home responding to a disturbance call. the sheriff is calling the shooting an ambush. the community is in warning. we get more from nbc steve paterson. >> reporter: shots fired. a deadly shoot out in what the sheriff is calling an ambush. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least

once. >> reporter: all started as they answered a disturbance call outside the suburb of denver. >> police say the gunman opened fire at the responding officers after barricading himself in his bedroom. in the end the gunman shot 7, five deputies and two civilians killing one deputy. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. more of an ambush type of an attack on our officers. he knew we were coming. >> reporter: police warning residents to shelter in place and stay away from walls and windows as deputies returned gunfire killing the suspect. the deputy killed 29-year-old zachary parish, father of two who joined the department just seven months ago. >> this is assad day for the douglas county sheriff's office. we are deeply saddened by the

loss of zachary. when i sat with his wife and held her hand, i could see in her eyes her life was over. >> reporter: residents in and law enforcement showing support as parish was taken from the hospital to the morgue in a procession. they say all of the injured deputies are in stable condition, recovering after emergency surgery. >> this is sa tragic day we'll be feel forge a long time. >> reporter: the community now mourning the loss of one of their own. >> thanks for the report. >> as tensions between u.s. and north korea continue to escalate, kim jong-un says the united states should be aware country nuclear forces are now a reality. during his and you'll new year's eve day address he said the u.s. should know the button is on his desk. also reminded everyone the u.s. mainland is within striking

rank. now joining us from seoul. good morning. >> reporter: yes, that warning to the u.s. and ol certificate branch extended to south korean in this national an address from kim jong-un. he spoke about 30 minutes at no point during this speech did he mention president trump. instead, talking about the united states as a nuclear threat to his country saying that they know have a deterrence that the whole of the mainland is within our firing range. these are direct quotes from kim jong-un. and that the nuclear missile button is right on my desk. he said it's not a threat but a reality. he also said that the north would never strike first, but that they would retaliate if attacked. no way to verify really these claims that the north koreans now have a nuclear arsenal. they have carried about 15 ballistic missile tests and

strongest nuclear test back in september. but the nos surprising part of this speech was overture to the south korean, kim jong-un talking about the winter olympics set to place next month, just about 60 miles south of the demilitarized zoning saying he's hoping forea peaceful olympics and willing to send delegation possibly these two ice skaters who have qualified, and open to talks with the south koreans. south koreans today saying they welcome the proposal. phillip, frances. >> kelly, thank you so much. >> heavy snow may have contributed to big pipe up in southwest michigan began whereas many as 50 cars were involved in crashes on i 94. some minor injuries reported. >>. part of the highway closed for several hours. look at that mess. so scary. >> let's bring in meteorologist michelle grossman with check black on the arctic blast. >> yeah, that's right, it reminds you how dangerous it is out there, the snow, ice, and

dangerously cold air. look at this map under this wind chill warning. be careful as you head out. we can't say it enough. layer up. people are getting back to reality. take it slow as you head out today. over 150 million people affected. look at these temperatures today. high for the day. 13 degrees in boston. 18 in new york. and 25 in washington. so another frigid day texas 38 in corpus. nicer weather in tucson 78 degrees. another frigid blast this

weekend. good, bad. >> after that. >> all right. michelle. thank you. fast forward to new year's eve day newly elected mayor's they are set to hold their inauguration ceremonies today. each mayor second term in office. swearing in walsh is former vice president biden and in vermont is bernie sanders. >> pot becomes law of the land first day of recreational marijuana after state passed in golden state. >> big day in college football we'll be right back right here on "early today." even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain flings! and that smell puts the giddy in giddy up. that's because one gain flings pac has more freshness than a whole bottle of the other guy. gain. seriously good scent.

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>> a year of change and dis eruption. with the peaceful transfer of power. >> i donald trump do solemnly swear. >> this carnage stops right here and stops rights now. >> reporter: donald trump became president of a deeply divided nation. country that couldn't even agree on how many people were there that day. >> photographs of the inaugural procedures were intentionally framed in hawaii to minimize the enormous support that had gathered on the national mall. >> reporter: but year of unrest is just getting started. by february many believe we may be on the brink of war after north korea lobbed a missile over the sea of japan. >> first global crisis for president trump. >> they will be met with fire and fury. >> reporter: by the end of the year the north koreas had surk cess fully tested a missile which could reach anywhere in the u.s. terror wrists continued to wage

their war, cars and trucks becoming a preferred weapon beginning in march on westminster bridge. >> terror strike. >> reporter: as the year went on more deadly attacks in london, sweden, spain and new york. >> this is a nbc news special report. >> reporter: in april the u.s. responds to a different kind of terror. a chemical attack on civilians. >> u.s. military forces have just waged a launch of cruise missiles attack on syria. >> reporter: while ha political battle heating up back in washington. >> there is no collusion between me and my campaign and russians. the russians did not effect the vote. >> reporter: but when president trump fired his fbi director. >> they did not see this coming at the fbi. >> reporter: special counsel was appointed. he's still at work. in this violent year, no place seems sacred, not a pop concert in england, not a congressional

baseball practice. >> steve scalise was among those who shot. >> reporter: not a concert country music concert in las vegas. not even a church in rural texas. >> rapid fire. boom, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: but killing even more people than guns this year, america's opioid epidemic. >> you said you had a nickname for the street. >> morge. in 47 minutes there was nine deaths on the street. >> hundreds of white nationalists and nazi symbols clashed with counter protesters. >> reporter: in august deep racial divisions exploded on the streets of charlottesville as white supreme cysts march the removal of con fred rate status. >> came plowing into protesters and people went flying.

>> the president unfiltered. >> there is blame on both sides and i have no doubt about it. >> reporter: and nature showed her ugly sign. in august hurricane irma dren itched texas. irma, jose, maria came next most intense on the books. parts of puerto rico still without power. another storm named harvey erupted in october. >> sexual harassment spanning three decades from ac rests to young fema cyst tants looking to start careers in hollywood. >> reporter: releases avalanche of charges against powerful men. thousands of women posting me too, and everyone wondering who is next. >> what an amazing moment right now for the city of houston. >> reporter: but there was some good news this year, houston

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when it comes to the top grossing actors of the year, action stars took the top spots. fast and furious franchise king came in at number one earning $1.6 million in receipts followed by dwyane the rock skrn son. third person wonder woman who raked in $1.4 billion. emma watson number 4 as stars as belle in beauty of the bees highest grossing film globally. >> as we say good-bye to 2017. we'll take a look at the wildest events of 2017. >> reporter: as we tumble toward a new year, nothing heightens the senses quite like jumping into an airplane and a top ten

list. number 10, walk this way. all kinds of records were set in 2017. including walking on hands, walking on ladders, and walking on water. this diy iron man fastest jet suit. number nine, cobra where drank water. if you want to check out number 8, call a uber, these russian ride share with grizzly. number one is pro golfer cody who gave this gat or a surprise. number 7 this running of the bulls could have been part garr. for the top half of the list we turn to the world of sports, number 5 rocky mountain low. >> more dangerous things you can do on a horse. >> reporter: these use

horsepower, or portlander shedded their own tail, don't try this as home champ. number 4, shuffling the snow, new mexico resort going as fast as 70 miles a your who. third on ts list one strike and two balls, ceremonial first pitch. number two, frozen fever. georgia tech swim team took a few lapse in the cool pool. and number one wild event of 2017, block head, if this bosnia teenager isn't hitting the record for most headaches, he wins anyway. >> that was interesting. that was very entertaining. the golfer though slapping the alligator, i can't believe he did that one. >> that's the way to wrap up the air. a lot of those stories we shared right here on "early today." >> that's right. thanks for being with us. i'll phillip mena. >> i'm francesivera.

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hi, there. it is the first day of 2018. let's look live for the first time this year at the bay bridge, looking very lovely, clear there. also clear in the south bay. thanks for joining us, i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington in with kari hall. happy new year. >> happy new year. >> it starts nice. we have rain in the forecast this week, but not today. we will continue on with sunshine. a live look outside at the bay bridge as you head out this morning. another spare the air alert day. no wood burning. for the coast, it will be unhealthy to be outside if you have breathing problems,