with a spectacular fireworks show over hong kong harbor. >> and new zealand celebrating the new year. good afternoon i'm andrea grymes. >> i'm diane macedo. 12 hours from ringing in the new year at home. >> more than a million people are expected to celebrate. the barricades are already in place. they are beefing up security for one of the biggest parties in the world. janelle burrell live in times square with more. janelle? >> well andrea and diane people here will tell you that this is the biggest party in the world and one of the best places to celebrate the new year. a lot of people already packed in at this early hour and organizers tell us that because it is a bit milder than usual people are coming here even earlier than they typically would. tonight all eyes will be trained right up there, one

if you are brave enough to celebrate new years eve in times square you have to come to a strategy. >> we are not drinking water because we don't between go to the bathroom. >> an essential for this group at vernon new jersey. >> we woke up at 1:00 a.m. >> justin beiber. >> thousands claiming their spots, many lining up for a good view of the big stage and the 12,000-pound crystal ball including oscar and his family from new jersey. and he's come prepared. >> we've got soda, water, pineapple. >> banana in there. >> yes. >> yeah because it's a long day, a long time. >> also mixed into the crowd 6,000nypd officers including hundreds from bun of their newly formed counter-terrorism units keeping a watchful eye on revelers including the smallest

expect to see high powered weapons, radiation detectors and bomb sniffing dogs. some are arriving and others are avoiding it. >> it's crazy. i've never come to times square in 20 years. >> navigating the maze is a challenge but these people wouldn't have it any other way. >> it's the best thing. most awesome feeling in the world. . >> now back live you are looking at one times square where that crystal ball will fall at the stroke of midnight here tonight. i was talking with some of the people here today. one guy telling me in a word this experience is magical truly. people around the world today celebrating the new year together. reporting live from times square janelle burrell cbs 2 news. >> around 12 hours from now. thank you. a terror attack was against

the feds arrested a 25-year-old man who planned to kill people in the name of ice isis. he appeared in court today directed by isis and planned to fly over seas to join the terror group. they've arrested a 10th person in connection with last month's terrorist attacks. cbs 2 elizabeth palmer has the story. >> workers had no sooner built the stage for the traditional fireworks display than it was taken down again. the expects crowd of tens of thousands was judged too big of a risk after the arrest on tuesday of two men suspected of planning a terrorist attack on the new years eve celebrations and this morning there was news of another arrest in the brussels suburb this one linked to the paris terror attacks in

suspected of planning the paris attacks and the one attacker still on the run. belgium's stepped up security is a sign that police are still working to disrupt local extremist networks and the capital is tense but that doesn't mean people won't come together to ring in the new. pablo manages a brussels nightclub. >> i believe that the people in brussels need to go out and party and need to gather and bond together. >> and ken agrees. >> i think it's backing down to the tread of terrorism. i think we should stand up and make everything happen. >> in paris where the memory of the attacks is still fresh a planned fireworks display has been canceled but thousands are expected to come out anyway according to tradition to welcome in the new year. and here in london just over 100,000 people all ticket

the official fireworks display which starts at midnight here in the center of town. elizabeth palmer cbs news london. >> back here at home police are investigating two bizarre incidents at a queens strip club. a cocktail was thrown at the window of city scapes gentleman's club around 5:30 this morning. you can see what appears to be a charred gas can this morning. this was the same club that anthony visited before he was shot in the knee yesterday morning. police are trying to find out what a man was doing when he took a deadly fall from a hotel. ilana has more information. >> diane police are investigating exactly what happened here. a 20-year-old was scaling this building trying to take a

the nypd rushed to the hotel at 11: 15 last night after getting a 911 call about a gruesome fall. >> i came and i heard there was a bit of a commotion. >> when officers arrive they found 20-year-old connor cummings unconscious and unresponsive on an upper level roof top. his 18-year-old friend was with him when he plumated to his death. >> i'm very sorry to hear about that. that's terrible. >> the two were not staying at the hotel and had camera equipment with them. he lost his balance while scaling the scaffolding. he may have been attempting to take a photo of the skyline. >> it's sad to hear that someone fell off the building. >> you get these characters that don't recognize their limits and expectations. this is not the first time someone has tried to climb a building in new york or

>> the safety and security of our guests is a top priority. our thoughts are with the family and we extend our deepest sympathies to them. >> we spoke with one of the victim's relatives on the phone this afternoon. she tells us-- >> and we apologize. it seems we lost her signal. in the meantime a wake will be held today for a new york service member killed in afghanistan. staff sergeant louis bo na cofsa was one of six americans bombing. he with on his fourth military tour and was planning to retire finishing his deployment. he leaves behind a wife and daughter. his funeral is saturday on long much more coming up including the mother of the teen back on u.s. soil after what's next.

speaking out one day after he was charged with sexual assault. and manditory evacuations are in effect and highways are shut down after historic flooding. >> we are wrapping up the warmest december on record. so what's in store for 2016? i'll have your full forecast including what's going on happen at the stroke of midnight tonight coming up.

it's a soaked and so many bare new years eve in parts of the midwest where hundreds have been forced out of their homes because of flooding. the good news is the dams appear to be holding. >> rivers are rising to record levels in the midwest washing away homes drowning bridges and forcing daring rescues. the rivers rose to higher levels than they've ever seen shutting down interstate 55 south of st. louis and other major highways bringing travel to less than a crawl. >> there's nowhere you can go. it's water but if there's anything. >> the river has crested at a record level in some sections but the good news is levys seem to be holding. towns like arnold have been under siege.

bags but flood waters have made their way into homes. john thomas says he won't evacuate despite the threat of rising waters. >> they came by and told me to leave. >> why didn't you? >> i got two boats and i can always get out. >> town officials worry the flooding has destroyed at least 20 homes. >> forecasts call for levels to fall over the next few days. now to the update. the mother of ethan couch is back in the u.s. after being deported from mexico. this is video of tonya couch being taken into custody. a judge delayed the deportation of her son. the 18-year-old disappeared two years after he was sentenced to probation for a drunk driving

his defense blamed his bad behavior on his up bringing. bill cosby was in a pennsylvania courtroom yesterday for his arraignment of felony sexual assault. he gave his accuser andrea constant wine and pills and when she was incapacity tated he assaulted her. he admitted he gave pills to women he wanted to have sex with but denied doing so without their consent and she never told him to stop. >> there's nothing in that deposition where he says he does it. he denies it specifically with respect to this incident. >> he is free on $1 million bail. 20 people were hurt headed

the flight was forced to diversity to calgary. >> honestly we felt like we were dying. everything went to the ceiling that wasn't anchors. >> those injured had neck and back problems including three children. ahead on cbs 2 news at noon several medical breakthroughs have saves lives this year. we have a wrap up of the top headlines in 2015. >> plus drinks on tap for many for new years eve celebrations so what can you do tomorrow for help with the hang over. and here's a look at celebrations in japan where hundreds of balloons were

year. team starts practice today. coach called to see how i was doing. i blew out my knee last year. just as college football programs began calling me.

i never thought my life could change so fast. for now at least, football and college are going to have to wait.

welcome back to cbs 2 news at noon. here's a look at the huge fireworks display in sydney harbor where they begin the beginning of 2016. >> many people will wake up with a new years hang over tomorrow. the most important thing is to drink plenty of fluids but

drink try watermelon juice or coconut barnes. they have electro lites. a doctor we talked to suggested eating prickely pear contractus. >> there's really no scientific evidence but it can lessen the effects of a hang over. >> other things can help but the best choice is to drink in moderation and be safe tonight. >> prickely pear huh? never tried that. >> sounds like a pretty nice night for it. >> it is going to be a great night especially compared to previous years like 21 degrees below zero. we are not going to feel that tonight. what i'd like to do is check with the weather watchers. as far as sky conditions go they are quite varied depending

first thing head on east to long island 48 degrees says mr. beal reporting mostly sunny skies in river head but closer to the city that's certainly not the case. 50 degrees a la i na with cloudy skies. overall a day with clouds and sun and temperatures hovering still above normal. what a pretty live picture out there. 47 degrees northwest winds at 9 miles per hour being reported in central park. as we look at your ring in records the warmest 58 degrees in 1972, the coldest one degree in 1917 but it felt the worst in 1988 when it was 21 degrees below with the wind chill. your forecast 40 degrees feeling like 34 under partly cloudy skies. pristine conditions in comparison to the 21-degree below chill.

head but breaks on the east end of long island. mixed skies today but the wet weather stays to the south. that's good news. low pressure making it's exit. high pressure is building in for 2016. today 50 degrees your high, 11 above the normal with breaks of sun northwest winds 5 to 15. overnight partly cloudy skies getting colder, 35 degrees. then as we start 2016 the first day warming to 45 degrees, still above 39 so still above seasonable. lots of sunshine early. i do want to make mention there is a chance for a few stray snow showers creeping in. as we make our way to the new year it's 42 degrees and mostly sunny. then on monday 39 degrees. and that would be the coldest day so far this season if we hold onto the highs in the 30s. >> but at least dry tonight. >> dry tonight and the stretch ahead.

from a land mark study on blood pressure to the growing heroin epidemic. >> some developments. treated dr. max gomez has a look back at what made headlines in 2015. >> heroin deaths nearly quadrupled during the past decade to 8200. >> americans pain killers and turned to the cheaper alternative. >> i picked up the needle and heroin when i was 15. >> electronic cigarettes tripled over the last year. saying they carry a risk for heart attack and stroke. a land mark government study could change in blood pressure

over the age of 50 at risk for heart disease. the first drug hit the market in october for women who have no sex drive. >> it's kind of like eating your favorite food and not having any taste buds. you can't taste it. >> the american cancer society changed it's breast cancer screening guidelines recommending women at average risk at yearly mammograms starting at age 45 instead of 40 and two years starting at 55. the new recommendations are closer to the task force guidelines. a task force seems to accurately identify many hormone cancer driven patients to skip chemo therapy and jimmy battling melanoma. >> hope for the best and see what comes. >> he was cancer free. the world health organization

including bacon and hot dogs putting in the same category as smoking. a study in the new england journal of medicine found peanuts reduced the risk of developing a peanut allergy. >> i think we'll see a prevalence start to drop. >> perhaps the most exciting health development of 2015 was a genetic technique that promises to fix errors that lead to sickel cell, cystic f.b.i. rostis, breast, colon cancer and many other diseases but some fear it could be used to create designer babies so there's been a call to limit it's use. dr. max gomez cbs 2 news. >> coming up on cbs 2 news at noon a magical winter scene. canada's ice castle opens to the public after months of hard work. >> but first hundreds packed the city to bring in the new year.

fireworks confetti and lots of music. many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher,

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happy new year in indonesia. people celebrated there with a huge array of fireworks and we'll be doing the same thing in new york in 12 hours. >> coming up tonight at 5 any parent tells you flying with

disaster the kindness a flight attendant showed to a stressed out mom is making waves on social media. and a staten island man discovers a wedding ring in a pocket of new jeans. now the search is under way for the owner. all this on the news at 5. >> a winter wonderland is open to the public. >> check out this frozen creation of sculpting by hand. visitors can explore the caves and it will be lit at night. how cool is that. >> resisting the temptation to sing let it go. keeping it together. >> that's it for us at noon. i'm andrea grymes. >> i'm diane macedo.

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