>> happy new year! kimberly: one of the first places to ring in 2018, hong kong. how cities around the world are celebrating the new year.

, where you do not want to be. the than an hour before ball drops, and the big apple is bubbled up tonight. lightlive look from first alexandria, some people braving the cold as we count down to 2018. >> now, abc 7 news at 11:00 come on your side. kimberly: a bone chilling new year's eve. hopefully you have decided whether to be outside or inside. we are joined by meteorologist eileen whelan. record-breaking chilly? eileen: we could have one of the top five coldest new year's since 21900. 23 degrees today was the high, the fourth coldest on record. this is no joke. right now at reagan national, 17 degrees. the temperatures

teens, but it feels colder. right now in gaithersburg, subzero wind chill readings. feels like seven degrees downtown, nine degrees is what it feels like in manassas and quantico, 3 at andrews. a wind-chill advisory for the entire region until 9 a.m. dangerous cold, but the skies will be clear. the new year's day forecast and a look at another arctic blast coming our way late next week. more on that in the extent outlook. kimberly: we will look for that. less than an hour from the part of the night everyone is waiting for, saying goodbye to 2017 and hello to the new year. one of the hot spots is old town, alexandria. q mccray is live at first night, where the crowd has been a little thinner this year, q? q: just a tad thinner. this is a live look at the

say hello, everyone! >> hi! q: it is cold, and that is why people are blaming the lower attendance. as for first night, this is alexandria's way of ringing in the new year. artsciating the performing , a number of restaurants come even city hall have turned into a party, jazz music on even a harvest at the corner of king and union. everyone we spoke with tonight has a new year's revolution. >> saving money and getting back to work. and also just those for now. >> i would say that i'm resolute in

i'm really lucky to be married to this gorgeous, wonderful man named andrew. >> i guess i have to say learn more popular music. q: they are definitely playing popular music here at the intersection of king and union. they will ring in the new year with an amazing fireworks display. this is old town alexandria. happy new year to everybody out there. reporting live from old town, back to you inside. kimberly: q, big hugs, stay warm. partygoers in new york city are preparing for the biggest bash of them all. times square is very cold, some

this moment. they have been out there in below freezing temperatures waiting to see the world famous mirror ball drop. mariah carey reprising her performance coming up next. unprecedented.re we will have a live report coming up in a few minutes. city, the midnight celebration in las vegas will last eight minutes with 150 fireworks blasting off each second. a huge number of law enforcement keeping a close watch, snipers stationed along las vegas boulevard. >> happy new year! are looking at new year's eve in other parts of the world. in london, a spectacular show over the london eye. big ben was turned on part th

2018. fireworks over historical landmarks in paris, the parthenon in napa nonce, and in .he skies over barcelona catalonia coming together after a tumultuous political new year. metro will be open until 2 a.m. this new year's eve. no need to drive. running onbuses are a sunday schedule and will also run on a sunday schedule tomorrow, new year's day. metro will be open from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. monday. a busy weekend for firefighters in montgomery county. some fires were caused by ashes in fireplaces, others are being investigated. the smoke alarms are ringing in the new year and saving lives. forget neighbors cannot these images, flames shooting the roof of the potomac oates condos -- potomac oaks condos saturday morning. >> they were frighten

we had them in our lobby because they had no place to go. cheryl: this is just one of the major fires in the county this weekend. chief scott goldstein called them significant. a plastic bags in inside the house are to blame for this fire on outpost drive in north potomac. >> ashes, no matter how long since the last fire, no matter how cold you think they are, put them in a metal can. fires ishe number of unprecedented, but the chief points out that no residents were injured and two firefighters suffered just minor injuries thanks to working smoke alarms. we enjoy thel as evening tonight and ring in the new year that you have that smoke detector on every level of your house, outside of every living unit come every sleeping area. cheryl:

year rings in the new smoke detector law in maryland stating that battery-only alarms have to be replaced with sealed 10-your batteries -- 10-year batteries. the bitter cold makes it tough on firefighters, some called for one fire to the next. do not know what caused this fire at the condo buildings, but so far they say it is accidental. in gaithersburg, cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: because of tragedies like these, the red cross is stretched thin, helping more than 50 families since christmas in our area. the cold snap making it difficult to respond to the fires, but all year long they have responded to an unprecedented amount of natural disasters, walking enough miles on their vehicles to circle the globe 110 times. up next a live report

[ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang! ok, i gotta run. hey, wait, there's something i need to tell you- dang. dang! dang! dang. dang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment,

th the people first warranty.

kimberly: a live look at new york city, times s

packed. many people have been there since this morning to watch the ball drop. allison, how is the atmosphere? extremely festive, despite the brutally cold temperatures. it is 11 degrees. people have been standing out since this morning in the brutally cold weather. at 11 degrees, this makes it the second coldest new year's eve on record. but it is not dampening the spirits of these tens of thousands of people who are crowded around times square. they say the energy and lights and music and excitement, i guess the experience of being an times square and watching the ball drop on new year's eve is enough to keep them warm until midnight, which we are less than an hour from. but who was watching the clock. kimberly, back to you. kimberly: just the entire world. annie buzz about mariah carey

there has been discussion. a lot of people are saying it is a good publicity move, but a lot will be tuned into the performance because we all know what happened last year when she had something go wrong. never really got the true story. we will see how she does this evening. i certainly hope that she has a great performance. kimberly: quickly before you go, some people do not understand the people are in pens and stuck and are no porta potties? there are not. everybody gets here so early because they won a spot right in times square with the lights and the music and to get that spot you have to get here really early and you are literally penned in between the gates and you cannot go anywhere all day. you just stand there our after hour, waiting for midnight to come. the

bathroom, that is up to whoever is in the pen. i will not get into that. kimberly: we believe those details off television. thank you, alison. t.m.i. right, happy new year. kimberly: thank you, and happy new year. we have heard about people wearing diapers out there. it is hard to imagine being stuck in one spot for 14 hours. eileen: and on top of it being 10, 11 degrees, and that is just the air temperature. factor in the wind and it feels like five below in new york city. new york city and d.c. under this cold weather alert advisory, exceptionally cold to ring in the new year, possibly the coldest new year's since 1900. another arctic blast on the way. right now at reagan national ,17, but feeling 10 degrees colder, the air exceptionally dry. overnight lows ranging

14, so very low overnight. tomorrow morning there will be a lot of 5k's, a lot of people wanting to start the new year right, but please dress warm because the windchill values will be in the single digits. layers are the way to go. the forecast high tomorrow, 23 in d.c. if we get to 23, it would be in the top five coldest new year's, and these are all really long-standing. 17 degrees the coldest new year's in 1918. tomorrow, the first day of the new year and our first full moon of the new year. and it will also be a supermoon. it will look about 7% larger and 16% brighter because it will be the closest to earth in orbit. that is exciting. we also get a second full moon in january, a blue moon. the only whether we are tracking his mid to late we come a coastal sy

possibilityere is a we could see some isolated snow showers, wednesday, thursday, but stay with the weather team and it will be whether the system wobbles west where we could get more snow. uys, the coldest coming back, back into the low 20's.

♪ prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? it's the lowest prices of the season on the queen c4 mattress with adjustable comfort on both sides. now only $1199, save $400. plus, 24 month financing available. ends monday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you.

just became whatever whayou're about to dout to do after you get coffee. nothing comes before coffee. that's why we're introducing a new line of café-quality espresso drinks from mccafé. get a small peppermint mocha for just two dollars. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. allrt: i'm sure that we are wondering what the new year's resolution is for the redskins. one of them has to be getting into the playoffs. this game kind of stunk that up. he is gone, 75 yards for the touchdown. the extra point is blocked. giants. it little momentum, kirk cousins on the read option, 12 yard score. 15-10

18-10 giants,, cousins with his third interception of the game. that would seal the deal. the redskins finished the season at 7-9. scott abraham has more for metlife. to a: a disappointing end disappointing season, another loss to the new york giants. it was not pretty. the skins were flat, too many any turnovers, a head scratching performance of the team finale. coach gruden: just a not make any plays offensively. defensively we had a big hit early and then they scored. scott: if this is the final game in washington for kirk cousins, it will be one that he would want to forget, three interceptions, sacked three times. this future with the team remains in question. kirk:

i need to catch my breath. we will have a conversation friday in fairfax. we will communicate a little more in-depth. scott: the redskins said that 8-8 matter to them, but that is not how the game unfolded. >> we definitely have the players come if that is the question that you have. we just have to get the focus. the focus has to be different as players moving forward. we get that, we would be good. scott: some big decisions now have to be made with this franchise and it starts at the quarterback position. what will the redskins do with kirk cousins? it really is anybody's guess. my advice, buckle up for the off-season. scott abraham, abc 7 sports. robert: the wizards coming off the convincing win against the rockets, back at capital one hosting the bulls. the amazing

the was in setting the other way. wiz trailed 63-59. less than a minute to go, drives thehn wall lane, it is good and the foul. wiz win 114-110. and finally the ravens lose a heartbreaker to the bengals, 31-27.

kimberly: interesting state laws about to take effect in the new year. california, massachusetts, and maine are legalizing recreational marijuana. takew york workers can eight weeks of paid leave to pay for a newborn. sick family member or a family murdered employing in the military -- or a family member deploying in the military. and in illinois your puppy could be caught in the middle of a custody battle. finally the forecast

kimberly: hope that you are staying warm tonight. eileen: yes, it is a bit cold. the temperatures are the teens, feels like single digits. dangerous

kimberly: and if you cannot keep your eyes open in the

♪

♪ ♪ it all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. just became whatever whayou're about to dout to do after you get coffee. nothing comes before coffee. that's why we're introducing

espresso drinks from mccafé. get a small peppermint mocha for just two dollars. welcome to "new year's rockin' eve." we are live in new york city with the biggest party on the planet, and the moment we have been waiting for is now just one half hour away. despite the freezing temperatures, this crowd is pumped. mariah carey is back and ready to hit the stage. let's go, let's get it started! from hollywood, las vegas, new orleans and live from times square, it's "dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with ryan seacrest 2018," with me, ryan seacrest. with a live performance by global superstar mariah carey just before midnight. and right after the ball drops, we're off to las vegas for a performa