>> kendis gibson is back tomorrow morning with diane. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> happy new year, everybody. great 2018. >> kendis gibson is back tomorrow morning with diane. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> happy new year, everybody. tw fires -- people forced out into the freezing temperatures. the firefights playing out while you were asleep. making it even tougher? these brutal temperatures. wind chills in the single digits -- when the cold snap might finally end. and check this out -- the ball has dropped, and now the cleanup begins! people working all night long to clear more than 3-thousand pounds of confetti from times square! good morning everyone! happy new year!

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northern virginia, trying to put out hot spots at a house in annandale. this is in the 49-hundred block of columbia road. we have our team on the scene trying to get you more information. we'll let you know as soon as we hear anything. to the district -- where crews

two separate apartment fires. people who had just celebrated new years -- forced out into temperatures hovering in the teens. our tom roussey is live in southeast. also breaking overnight --

investigating what appears to be some celebrations that got a little too rowdy. they were called for "shots fired" at first street & parker gray school way, and they think was someone was shooting into the air for new year. no one was hurt. for the latest breaking news, as it happens -- download our abc7 news app. it's free, for both iphone and android. happy new year!! more than a million people rang in 2018 in times square. nypd made sure

two recent terror attacks. tarana burke, founder of the me too' movement pressed the button to drop the ball into the new year. and this celebration plummeted into the record books. weather crews in new york, saying it was just nine degrees when the ball dropped and the clock struck midnight. that makes it the second coldest new year's eve on record. people bundled up in extra layers, wearing warm hats and even masks. new overnight.. president trump says 20-18 will be a "tremendous" year. he predicts the stock market will continue to gain ground, and that companies will return to the u.s. at a rapid clip. he made the comments at his mar-a-lago estate in florida. he and first lady melania celebrated new year's eve with a lavish party. in a tweet, he said he wanted to wish his "friends, supporters, enemies, haters, and even the very dishonest fake news media a happy and healthy new year." a reminder today- all metro trains and buses will be open be running on a sunday schedule. metro-rail will be open tomorrow...

eleven p-m. we didn't have to wait long to see the first new year babies arrive in the d-c metro area. at 12:03-- a germantown couple welcomed their bundle of joy at at adventist healthcare shady grove medical center. the hospital says both mom and the baby, a girl, are happy and healthy. as the first baby born at shady grove in 2018, the new year's baby and her parents will receive a special gift from the hospital-- a large basket filled with toys, books, clothing and other baby essentials. today -- a little new year's clean-up in the nfl. "black monday" "black monday" means pink slips for football. who's already out of job! but first -- kim jong un, ready to fire? the new threat from north korea -- and president trump's response. check this out! new year's

on copacabana! some two million people packed the beaches in rio de janeiro for twelve minutes of fireworks. people came from across the world to watch the show. still ahead -- say it isn't so...

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