we are here in the area known as duffy square in between 46th and 47th. you can see some of the police officers getting their briefings and they are about to open up these particular pins but as we look down 7th avenue towards the actual cross roads of the world, you can see the sea of people. they have pins all throughout times square where people are going to one at a time and fill up and then they have to stand there, really all afternoon. if we come back around this way, you can see a crowd of people waiting for access to this particular pin. and when they get in here, they very heavy security. >> reporter: 65 pins will eventually hold more than a million people and they have been filling up since early this morning. police searching in every pocket, looking into every bag, checking under every hat. with the city under the highest security for new year's eve in history. >> this is going to be the

>> reporter: thousands of officers are detailed to times square throughout the day and into the night. these revelers ready for hours of wait, no bathroom breaks allowed for that one magical count down. anthony drove through the night from to be here. he has been in the pin since 7:00 a.m. >> i feel safer with like the police and being wanded on the way in. so i feel safer and a lot better about the situation than i did before i got here. >> reporter: and back live, the ball is not yet up at the top of the pole from which it will tonight. they preparations here but supremely high security. one more thing about the bathroom break, you can't leave the pin and get back in once you're in here. so people from 7:00 a.m., they've got to hold it in or drop. there are a lot of creative

that which i will not get into right now. channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thanks for clarifying, sort of, josh, thank you. several street closures already in effect around times square. 7th avenue from 43rd to 48th street, broadway from 47th to 48th trees and 46th and 47th streets from 6th avenue to 8th avenue. and by 6:30, all cross streets from 47th to 41st and 49th to 59th will be closed. you can find more details about street closures at abc7ny. so just don't go to the area if you don't want to. if you're heading out into the crowd tonight, mother nature possibly on our side. temperatures in the low 40s. a bit chilly but still a nice change if you remember last year's fridge ed weather. bill evans has a rook at the exclusive accuweather forecast. >> last year midnight in central park, 28 degrees, wind

this time, a whole lot different. right now, cloudy skies and breaks of sun, it's 47 degrees. and it's 48 at laguardia and 50 around jfk and the temperature is going the to go higher into the afternoon. so if you're going to be in the pin, this is pretty good weather to be pinned up in. we have a 10 miles per hour out of the northwest at teterboro and it will keep the skies breaking up and it's going to feel good this afternoon. and as we go into the evening hours no. rain on the way. and there's no snow on the way. there's no precipitation on the way. a great evening and a great evening of travel where ever you're going to be. into the afternoon, we will be in the low 50s, upper 40s and then as we get to tonight at midnight, we're having a temperature around 41 degrees and tomorrow morning, and during the day tomorrow, on new year's day, the temperature is going to be around 45 degrees. as we could want it down, very nice weather this year. sort of the polar opposite from last new year's eve. looking at 41 degrees when the ball drops and tomorrow, 45

and we will talk about the weekend in the exclusive accuweather forecast weekend seven-day forecast. >> thank you. while we're waiting for 2016 to arrive here in the u.s., new year's celebrations have begun around the world. a clock helped people in new zealand count down the seconds until midnight. and moments later, fireworks that went from green to red to white went off. fireworks also lit up the sky in sidney, australia. more than a million people watched the dazzling display which was in the shapes of butterflies and flowers. and revelers in seoul, south korea ushered in the new year with the traditional bell ringing ceremony. and channel 7 brings the party to you. "dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with kick -- brings the party to you. "dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with ryan seacrest." and ryan seacrest will count

and if you're away if the tv, you can catch it all on the watch abc app. a developing story in western new york where authorities have arrested a man accused of plotting an isis attack. investigators say the 25-year- old wanted to attack people inside a restaurant tonight in the rod chester area. and they say he -- in the rochester area. he made his first court appearance this morning. the body of an airman killed in afghanistan returning home to long island. staff sergeant louis bonacasa receiving a hero's welcome. a wake will be held this afternoon. we are there with the details. >> reporter: well, we are here at the airport. this is behind me where the military ceremony will be held for staff sergeant louis bonacasa. it will feature a military

the commander and the chaplain of the 105th air lift wing. the 31-year-old was from long island. he was killed last week during a suicide bombing bombing in afghanistan. we leaves behind a 5-year-old daughter, a wife and three siblings. he joined the air force in 2002 and this was his fourth tour overseas. these services come one day after the funeral for staff sergeant joseph lemm killed in the same attack last week. lemm was from west chester and a detective with the nypd. we expect a similar turnout for bonacasa's services today. after the ceremony here today, military members as well as the family will go to his wake at a funeral home in miller place. it will happen today and tomorrow. and he will be laid to rest saturday at national cemetery. for now we're live in west hampton beach, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you.

at the maspeth strip club that's part of the investigation into the shooting of a knick's player cleanthony early. the city scape's gentleman's club was closed when this happened this morning. no one was injured. two men were reportedly seen in a green nissan fleeing the scene. well now to the latest in the bill cosby case. his attorney speaking out this morning a day after the comedian was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman 12 years after it allegedly happened. bond. we are here with more. >> reporter: cosby's lawyer today described him as in good spirits saying he is confident his name will be cleared in the case. but for now, he's had to surrender his passport and agree not to contact his accuser. >> how do you respond to the charges? >> reporter: bill cosby out on a million dollars bail after appearing in a pennsylvania court yesterday. the 78-year-old facing a charge

constand in 2004 after giving her pills and alcohol at his did he feelia home. >> re-opening the case was not a question. rather, re-opening the case was our duty as law enforcement officers. >> reporter: the felony charge of aggravated indecent assault brought just as the statute of limb takes was set to expire. prosecutors saying new information including cosby's own statements in a 2005 deposition from a civil suit brought by constand led to the charge. cosby's attorneys call it a political maneuver. >> what we have now is not the effect weigh of justice from a prosecutor who used this case and the current climate about the allegations against my client in order to get into office. >> reporter: constand is one of more than 50 women who have accused the comedian of sexual assault, drugging or rape. but this is the first time he has been criminally charged.

finally come. >> reporter: cosby has long denied the accusations. he hasn't entered a plea but his lawyer said, make no mistake, we intend to mount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge and we expect that mr. cosby will be chon rated by a court of law. and he is scheduled to be back in court january 14th. he could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. >> all right. thank you so much. a college student falls to his death in manhattan. it happened at a popular hotel. coming up, what people believe he and his friend were trying to do at the time.

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six people are being questioned by police in belgian. a magistrate will decide whether arrest wants should be issued. they were brought in after investigators carried out seven raids in brussels two. men were arrested this week in connection with the suspected holiday plot. turning to politics. donald trump ratcheting up the rhetoric on the campaign trail declaring his comments about bill and hillary rodham clinton are akin to war. calling the ex-president one of the great abusers of the world. trump spoke to a packed rally if south carolina. the billionaire business man took aim at hillary rodham clinton calling her horrible saying she gives him a headache. and he defended charges leveled by clinton that he is sexist. >> she said, he's got -- he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism. can you believe it? me?

donald trump. [ applause ]. >> this is from the real estate mogul's 14th campaign trip to south carolina. that state's primary is february 20th. hundreds of thousands of new yorkers will be earning more money this new year's eve. three wage hikes take effect today. the minimum wage increases from $8.57 to $9 across the state. for fast food workers goes up to $10.50 in new york city. all tipped workers must now receive at least $7.50 an hour. democratic lawmakers are planning to push for a $15 statewide minimum wage in the upcoming legislative session. a flooding reaching historic level, rivers in the midwest expected to crest in the coming days. what cities are doing to keep people safe. and real housewives star

star opens up for the first time -- star opens up for the first time. but fist, a message from the military member who couldn't be home for the holidays. >> i'm staff sergeant hamilton. i am here with the civil engineer group. i want to shoutout to my family in new york, back in rockland county, new york. it's hot here. can't wait to get home. i'm sure you are enjoying

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a cool new attraction, a giant ice castling now open in canada. guests can explore the sculpture. there are tunnel, fountains and even a slide. at night, colorful l.e.d. lights embedded in the ice flash to music. organizers expect the kass toll remain until the first of march, depending on the weather. but obviously a little colder than here. >> a little bit. you got to go to the minus 5- degree ice bar here in the city. >> right. >> anywhere close to that feeling now. snow and ice, what is that? >> you're right. tell us again, bill. >> sure the people in times square are happy about that. >> what is that like, snow and ice? how would we know this year? yeah, it was cold last year when the ball dropped at

single digits and teens were the real-feel. your real feel tonight is going to be 41 degrees at midnight. just a little light wind. not much of a factor. we look to the reservoir across beautiful central park, 5th avenue and all the way got a good visibility here. we have clouds and breaks of sun at times and that's how our afternoon is going to shape up. our temperatures are already at 47 degrees. normal average afternoon high temperature this time of the year is at about 39. so the humidity is on the dry side. the northwest wind helps to drop the humidity. and the pressure is above 30.00 which is our mark of fair weather so it's really rather comfortable. yesterday the high was 48. today we will be above that, maybe even 50. it's 50 already at jfk. and 48 white plains and up to the north and west, 43 right around sussex county and new jersey. all of that way warmer than

a little northwest keeps the dry flow in but it's less than 10 miles per hour wind coming in. so it's single digits wind speeds and partly sunny skies. the low, gray clouds back to the great lakes. that will keep coming across and we will have the mix into the evening. but it keeps the temperature warm and uniform around. our computer model is showing 52, 53 this afternoon for belmar and toms river. here's the temperature at midnight. 41 in the park on the guidance. 39 belmar. 38 toms river. so chilly but not harsh. you know, and tomorrow morning, in the upper 30s, low 40s. and then we're back into the low and hid-40s again tomorrow afternoon. so we're counting down to midnight to great weather looking at partly cloudy, a light wind so no blasting winds anywhere around times square. looking at 41 for the low. and tomorrow, sunshine kicking

and into the weekend too, 42 on saturday. and 43 on sunday. and as i mentioned, the normal high temperature is 39. so these areas of fog breaking off now and breaks of sunshine, 48 degrees and should have a good looking sunset. 37 is the overnight temperature. clouds and sun tomorrow, and right around 45, a little cooler than today's near 50. but we are going to be looking at a beautiful weekend with temperatures in the low 40s. and at night, in the 30s. 29 sunday night is the low. and into monday, our coldest day of the winter so far, a cold blast on monday. much of time the temperature is going to be below normal and below freezing much of the day on monday. and notice next week, we warm right back up. so it goes back right back up to 45 by wednesday of next week. so it's going to be a really nice evening. just enjoy it. and enjoy the evening tonight with the nice weather. travel safely. >> that will help. >> new year's eve plans?

>> spending with the family. >> you asked. >> going to bed early. got to be here tomorrow morning. >> and the times square craziness, are you crazy? can't even go to the bathroom,. >> no way. no way. >> yeah, done that. got the shirt. >> yeah. that's right. at&t ending two-year contracts for cellphone purchases starting j anuary 8th. customers will have to pay full price for mobile phones or pay through monthly installment plans and customers will no longer be locked into multi- upgrade their phones. sprint, verizon and, themobile have already eliminated two- phones. and uber has reached a major milestone. they have booked the 1 billionth ride since 2010. it took place christmas eve in london. the person who took the trip now has one free year of uber rides. nice. the lucky driver also won a trip to the uber city of his choice.

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two stories to tell you about caught on camera. a dog dumped near a vacant lot and left in the cold by its owner was caught on camera. the lot in kansas city when the driver of an suv drove up and dumped the dog out as the dog chased behind it. animal control tracked down the dog. it had already been adopted and the former owner is now faces charges. and an unbelieverrable sight caught on camera by the hubble space telescope. what you're looking at is two galaxies merging into one. they originally thought the picture showed one abnormal

closer, it was determined two galaxies collided and became one. they believe the new galaxy which is about 230 million light years from earth will eventually become stable. >> cool. well, if your new year's resolution was to strike the jackpot, you have to wait. the lump sum amount is up to $205 million. the next drawing is saturday and you can see the winning numbers right here during eyewitness news at 11:00. much more news in the next half hour. a teen falling to his death outside a midtown hotel. plus, a robbery involving a fake police officer. video shows the search for the

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when you change your tub, you change your bathroom. and that can change your life. i know because i did it. countries on the other side of the world already starting to ring in 2016. we are less than 12 hours away from the big ball drop in times square. people already camped out to ring in the new year. there's a live picture of times square. nypd has extra security in place following the recent terror attacks.

louis bonacasa has arrived on long island. he was killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. nypd detective joseph lemm also died in the attack. he was laid to rest yesterday. bonacasa's wake is scheduled to begin at 2:00 this afternoon. bill cosby's attorney calls the arrest a political maneuver. yesterday the tv star was charged with sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2004. cosby could face up to a decade in prison if convicted. he will return to court in mid- january. good afternoon again. i'm david norvarro. >> and we begin this half hour with the new year's eve tragedy. a 20-year-old college student from new jersey falls to his death while scaling the four seasons hotel. >> conner cummings was taking pictures when he fell nine stories from the high-rise. kala rama has the details.

investigators spent the early morning hours at the four seasons hotel. he came to the hotel with his friend to take pictures. police say he and his 18-year- old were trespassing. he fell nine stories down a shaft just after 11:00 last night. investigators recovered the photography equipment they were using. >> he was with one friend and the friend called his mother, i don't know how long conner was laying there at all before they called the police. the police are inside. i asked them, one said longer, one said no too long but i can't get like an absolute answer. >> reporter: she is his aunt who says something doesn't add up. she described her nephew as a photography buff but not a daredevil. >> we're trying to get answers. they said he went up the elevator and then a stairway and a balcony but the cops aren't saying exactly what happened.

was up there. i mean, he's a good kid. they weren't drinking. they were taking a picture. >> reporter: the friend was able to climb down ask call for help but he was pronounced dead at the scene. the family is from new jersey. he was attending college in massachusetts. outside the four seasons hotel in midtown, kala rama, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. new at noon, police have released video of the man who pretended to be police officers during a robbery in the bronx. watch as the victim stops the video. this is on december 14th. car pulls up behind and four men get out. police say the men identified themselves as police and ordered the driver and his passengers out of the minivan. one of the men hopped in the van and drove off. the others drive away in the car. police are searching for the man who slashed two people inside a mcdonald's in manhattan. investigators say an employee tried to break up a fight

the the restaurant at 58th and 3rd avenue at about 8:30 last night. that's when another man stepped in and slashed the worker in the leg with a box cutter. he also cut one of the men involved in the fight. both the victims were treated and released from the hospital. it is unclear what sparked the original brawl. and new details in the case of the texas teen known for using the affluenza defense. the boy's motherrer is now back in the united states, tonya couch was escorted by u.s. marshals this morning through los angeles airport. she is charged with the apprehension of her 18-year- old son ethan. he remains in mexico after winning a delay in deportation. immigration proceedings could take weeks. now to the flooding that is ravaging the midwest. officials in missouri and illinois helping people move to higher ground amid fears that the already deadly conditions could worsen. we are live in missouri. >> reporter: that's right, even

being the told to seek shelter elsewhere. and what you see behind me here, this is one reason why. it looks like a river but that is actually interstate 44 shut down since tuesday. with neighborhoods indated, homes uprooted, some even floating downstream, mandatory evacuations in the suburbs of st. louis, missouri remain in place. >> it's pretty scary right now. >> reporter: authorities also urging residents to stay off prevent rescues like these, firefighters forced to use a ladder truck to pull this man stranded on the hood of his truck and this man and his dog from the roof of their house. overnight, this record flooding shut down interstate 55, the third major highway to be closed in two days. >> supposed to be two major highways and a couple days ago, it was full of cars and trucks and now nothing but water. >> reporter: across the state,

>> flood in the winter is very dangerous. everybody keep a good attitude while. >> reporter: missouri not the only flooded state. here. my shoes are all wet because it's so deep. >> reporter: parts of north carolina, florida and georgia also hit with rare winter flooding, all part of the same system that sent temperatures soaring 50 degrees above normal in the north pole and spawned deadly tornadoes in texas. according to the national weather and traffic never more than seven minutes away service, this year, there were 74 tornadoes in north central 1950. and back here in missouri, that right there is the merrimack river that is overflowing and flooding on to a major highway. the river crested this morning meaning that the water should start to recede. the concern is that we are

mississippi river to crest. that is the latest from here, live in missouri, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. very dramatic video. >> oh, yeah. let's turn now to our weather here. meteorologist bill evans has your new year's eve exclusive accuweather forecast. >> yeah, this warm air is going to make it rather cloudy and there's fog with the visibilities are not terribly bad. temperature 47 degrees. and as we go through the afternoon, certainly not harsh. last year we were into the 20s and the real feel and the single digits and the teens the year before that. and it was 21 at the ball drop. this evening, midnight, temperature 41 degrees. and i know, you're asking, what's the warmest ball drop temperature ever been? 51 degrees at midnight back in 1965. so there you go. and a nice evening tonight. be careful traveling. the rest of the weekend coming up in the seven-day weekend forecast. >> thank you. chaos in the air.

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>> reporter: overnight, new photos from inside the air canada flight that was forced to divert because of severe you the blueness. >> there are four serious injuries. will require assistance. >> reporter: oxygen masks deployed, trash on the floor, all a result of the turbulence which tossed the plane around. >> it was like in the roller coaster, the plane was just going down. and lots of screaming. >> just hoping to extricate one person. >> reporter: some of the passenger removed on stretchers with neck braces. in all, 21 passengers including three children were hurt and taken to local hospitals. the boeing 777 was carrying 351 passengers and crew on a flight to toronto. but over western north america, the turbulence hurt and diversion to calgary.

have greater injury or none of the patients are life threaten. >> reporter: as emergency crews treated passenger, the safety board started the investigation. none of the injuries to the passengers was life threatening and overnight, most of them were released from the hospital. abc news, washington. a mother in michigan says she won't order from domino's again because the receipts came with offense i notes. -- offensive notes. she says her daughter ordered a pizza and she saw vulgar and sexist messages on the receipt. they says the same note came with a second pizza. she believes it stems from what her family calls the sausage scandal of 2014 when she complained about a manager and he was fired. >> the manager was upset about it. and he was terminated but the parting gift to us was putting that vulgar comment into her phone number's notes.

obviously there's no excuse. >> i was never rude. i tip the driversful what else do they want from a customer? >> domino's says they hope she will come back and they have offered her a gift card but she is refusing to accept it. well a woman from western new york beat a drunk driving charge with a very unique explanation. her body naturally brews alcohol. now charges were dropped against the woman from buffalo. listen to this, her blood alcohol level was four times the legal limit when she was arrested. a doctor looked into this and then diagnosed her with a rare condition and this is called auto brewery syndrome. that means they, they say, her system converts ordinary food into alcohol. she was prescribed a low-carb diet and is allowed to drive. >> so many things to say. >> so many jokes. so many inappropriate things. >> wow. >> it's a thing i guess. >> it's a thing. >> there you go. a beauty queen accused of faking a cancer diagnosis.

say she was able to scam thousands of dollars from people. also from the slammer back to the small screen, real housewives star teresa giudice sharing a message for the first time since her release from prison. and a reminder to make espn and channel 7 your home this new year's eve. the college football play-off semifinals are this afternoon and later tonight, "dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with ryan seacrest" right here

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well, this has been an emotional holiday season for teresa giudice known for her role on the real housewives of new jersey. >> and now out of prison, she is at home with her family sharing a new year's message with fans. david wright has the story. >> reporter: here she is back home in new jersey, a real housewife again. >> i'm like crying. >> reporter: out shopping for groceries, settling back into the routine. teresa giudice posted a video message to the fans that stood by her during what had to be a difficult year. >> hi, everyone. i'm back. i just want to wish everyone a happy new year. it's going to be a great 2016. >> reporter: the past year, orange was the new black ifer this reality show superstar. at the federal correctional institution in connecticut. after she and her husband pled guilty to 41 counts of fraud. teresa giudice served 11 months behind bars.

her family but she has just a few months with her husband and joe will then have to go to prison to serve his sentence. >> reporter: joe is facing 41 months in prison. >> we heard from their lawyer that this experience has brought them closer. >> reporter: the couple's money woes continue, having fought off foreclosure proceedings on their new jersey mansion, they still have $413,000 in restitution to wells fargo plus the irs hit them with a $551,000 lien for unpaid taxes but she still came home to an early christmas present, a brand new lexus suv tied with a bow. presumably, nobody flipped the table at this year's christmas dinner. this one had lots of group hugs. bravo cameras reportedly documenting the whole scene. harsh reality can wait. she has no public appearances planned.

>> reporter: for now, she's just glad to be home. david wright, abc news, new york. of them. >> no. you saw the cameras there. >> i know, i know. heading out to celebrate this thing called the new year. >> yeah. little thing. >> and unnecessary to wear the hats and gloves, probably fine with a nice warm coat. >> the huddle masses is all you need. warm right next to one another. wonderful tonight with the temperature of 41 degrees at midnight. wind. check out the boat right there at the brooklyn bridge. wonder who is cruising through there? that's the sea street. forth from brooklyn. and that's the best way to get from brooklyn down here if you want to get to the ball drop at times square. noontime, the temperature, 47 degrees, probably gets to the

low humidity, pressure right at 30. gorgeous. northport, 46. it's 52 down the jersey shore. way warm for this time of the year. we should be at 39 degrees and about 29 to the north and west. and we have clouds that will keep coming across and with the warm air, kind of mixing in here, we will see the temperature 47 to 52 this afternoon. tonight, as we get into the evening hour, we're going to see the temperature at midnight around 40, 41 degrees. and that's really mild for this time of the year. 51 is was back in 1965. the last two years it's been in teens. so we're going to get a break from that. and that will be welcomed because tonight at midnight, partly cloudy sky, 41 degrees, and rather comfortable. and 43 on. and those are warmer than normal for this time of the year. this afternoon, 48 to 50. tonight, 41 at midnight and 37 overnight.

45 degrees. 43 on sunday. so far comes on monday. it will be brisk and colder and 34. it will be below freezing for the real-feel all day long. but then notice that it warms right back up next week. it's going to get to 45 degrees by wednesday. so that's going to feel good. see i've already started practicing. for the next two months. i'll be writing 2015 -- >> i know. >> on your checks. >> trying to make the five into the six. >> you can do it. >> already started. >> right, i'm going to make those mistakes. we have breaking news. this is out of dubai. what you see is a massive fire that broke out at a building fire the new year's eve fireworks display. it's not just any building, this is, i believe, near the world's tallest skyscraper. not clear about that exactly.

rise building and it's a massive fire. burning debris raining down. fire trucks racing to the try and deal with. not completely clear how it started or what exactly is behind this. but we're going to continue to follow the developments on this huge breaking out near the fireworks display in dubai. >> we will be following that. nationwide search for the owner of a wedding ring. listen to this, the ring found in a pair of new pants.

we want to take you back to the breaking news out of dubai. you can see a fire breaking out on a haze rise building. at least 20 stories of that building which by the way is near the world's largest tallest skyscraper. this happening near a new year's eve fireworks display is

the time there is 9:55 so it's well before new year's eve. but something happened, we're not sure what sparked it. it's not immediately clear if anyone was wounded but we know that some burning debris has come down from the building. you can see how intense the flames are and how big a fire this. we will continue to follow the latest on this as the news comes into us. >> not midnight there so maybe the crowds aren't gathered exactly in the area. let's hope not. time now for the feed. the stories that got their start on social media and are now getting shared and retweeted. here's one. a staten island woman working hard to try to give away a wedding ring. the ring was found in the pocket of these pants. she bought the pants for her husband online. when he tried them on, he found the ring and now his wife is on a nationwide search for the owner. they were shipped from tyson's corner, virginia. >> a lot of questions for that. and another question. many questions are worthy of

this is not one of them. however, it still has everyone talking. if a dog wore pants, would it wear this way or that way? >> good question. >> reportedly the person who first posted the picture said he spotted a dog in the neighborhood wearing pants. universe responded, 11,000 retweets in the first two hours and now into solving the world hunger crisis. >> if only. if only people cared that much. >> i know. that's going to do it for this edition of eyewitness news and we continue to follow the latest out of dubai. i'm david norvarro. >> happy new year.