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hello, welcome to our new year's eve. we are here on this beautiful night in baltimore. it is clear skies, 48-degrees and the temperature is good enough considering the temperatures we have had. >> a beautiful night, the sky line is beautiful. we are thrilled to be here for the next hour as we lead up to the fireworkses over the harbor and right now, thousands of people are down below. every time i look back, more people are there. >> it is a ground swell and we

have some fireworkses happening everybody. if you cannot see them, you will hear them on this show. >> the music down there by the water front, we will go to adam and he nighs the middle of the people partying. >> hello! happy new year to you and everybody at home. the fireworks are going off and the u.s. s consollation has been firing off a cannon and the band is here and the group is fired up and the theater between the paw vive i don't know is packed with people, tens of thousands of people in the harbor, it is exciting this new year's eve. (music). tens of thousands of people come to the inner harbor to

celebrate new year's eve. >> we always heard about baltimore and we thought tonight was the night. >> i think this is awesome. >> it is good. some different, some fun. >> we wanted to come out. she was begging and we said we would take her to see the fireworkses. >> are you looking forward to that that? >> many people are here from baltimore, but some came from out of state. a few people broke out dancing, just wanting to get the party started. >> i love the hat, some party city store? >> will it be a night out! >> a lot of people came in their 2012 hats and nayses and resolutions. >> find a better hat. >> a better grade. >> enjoy life. always lose weight and things

like that. (inaudible). >> that little girl was so cute. so many people here from baltimore and the sure rounding area and some people are from out of the area. so many people came from virginia, maybe from philadelphia and baltimore is known as the great place to go for new year's eve and i have to ask you, what do you think of that lamp shade hat? he wanted it on the news tonight? i think he made a big choice about that. i could feel it! no surprise that the word is out that baltimore is the place to be on new year's eve, i saw the fireworks before, we had celebrations here for over 40 years and every year they are better and bigger and the sky line of this city has never looked so grnchts i asked you, can you believe when you got to baltimore that this city looks

like it does now and the new year's fireworks show, it is a bigger show that the fourth of july celebration and for baltimore. >> a perfect view from the helicopter. lucky for you, we have someone up there. mike perry is up in chopper 13. how does it look from there? >> hello everybody. a beautiful night for fireworkses. we really got lucky this year. the temperatures are mild, it looks like a fantastic show and the crowd is continuing and ism look forward to this and we will show you all the fireworkses from high up above. >> you know, i have seen that people are sending them off by the power plant, part of that beautiful celebration. i hope that everybody watching can come down and see the light show.

>> it was a wonderful show. it does not last long, but it is a beautiful light show. >> it is fireworkses to get us all in the mood. >> >> i cannot tell you how beautiful it is down here. as we go out to the front of the stage, we have the official word on the weather. >> i have to leave it to the pros, look at this -- she wants to get into this! she has her new year's eve glasses on. >> i have to give credit to the woman that brought me back a pair for this year! thank you, very much. year in and year out, we know some of the funny extreme weather we have had for new

years, but not this year at all. the temperatures in the 40s. can you believe that, above the average high, partly cloudy skies and nothing from the sky that we have to be concerned about, not the cold air that we had to be concerned about, fantastic conditions this year. we will have the full forecast coming up and for those planning for the next few days, no question about it, it will be beautiful. happy new year's buns once more. >> maybe it means that 2012 will have beautiful weather for all seasons. >> i'm all for that! why not! we are are about an hour away from officially the year 2012. >> you may want to change the date on the checkbook, but in other parts of the world, it is

january 1st. in australia, they have celebrated. three, two, one! (applause). (laughs). they really know how to celebrate! we hope you stay with us as we lead out to the fireworkses at midnight and stay with us on this new year's eve special. ,,,

. here is a live look, the harbor and that will go off at midnight. madam mayor, you both look beautiful. i never saw this city look.

>> i would be through the roof excited over this! >> i would think about dyeing my hair purple. you were not known for being on the wild side and if you did that, i think that would make national news. >> i would think about it. i love the ravens. it would be a wonderful way to start the year. >> they have one more game tomorrow and it is looking good for them and we could have two playoff games. >> this will open up the door for someone to run the grand prix. you want to see the race here, but no guarantee with this economy it will happen?

>> no guarantee, but it made baltimore on the labor day weekend, usually a pretty dry weekend and it put us on the speaker national stage in an exciting way. it made $37 million it is a great opportunity, it just has to be managed correctly. >> it is your first year as elected mayor. what is your goal as the mayor? >> we had a great year that i'm proud of and we are also working to reduce violence and continue to focus on growing the city. >> you look fantastic! >> you have to recommit yourself every day and i take my 2011 resolution into 2012. >> that is? >> stop seeing it is what it is

and stop lying about snacks. >> we want to say thank you and god bless to you and your family and your husband kent. >> thank you for sponsoring the fireworkses. without that this could not happen. >> thank you, very much. >> you are heading down to the stage and have the count down with adam and get ready, the mayor is here. >> on the way. >> i really locked forward to that. the band is really ticking and the crowd is excited and so many families from around the area and i want to introduce you to the families here now. right now, the blake family, some great kids here, first off, the names and what it is like to be down here. >> i am seeing it is nice to be here and to watch the fireworkses and everything. >> what is your name? >> you sailed that you have a from new year's resolution?

>> do better in math. >> that is a great goal. what do you want to do? >> do great in school. >> thank you for all of us. thank you, mom. real quick, i introduced you to one more family, tell me about your story. it is a very interesting story. >> i married my husband from texas and he nighs the army in kentucky. >> thank you for serving ire country and you brought your kids down for the summer. what do you look for the most. >> my husband just came out not long ago and it is just to have him around them. we are glad you are here today. >> thank god for america. >> happy new year to you and the kids. go ravens! cannot forget the ravens on new year's eve. it is a major resolution for

many people. >> incredible! it is possible. the mayor said she is hoping for a super bowl win and it is obviously one of the best teams we have had, no question about it. >> thank you for introducing us to the families and nice to know that they are not comfortable and feeling like this is a safe and wonderful place to sell operate the new year and it is and we just -- not everybody is coming to the inside of the harker. the chefs are doing this and we will do the round up, the way people are celebrating -- hello. we spent the night checking out the scene in downtown baltimore. the guys with their suits on, they said they did not dress up

for nothing. >> good-bye 2011. (chanting). >> in downtown baltimore, they came out with their best to celebrate in style. >> my girlfriends and i, picking out accessories and everything. not a girl -- girl thing, but? >> everybody is exciting to talk to and between 10 to 20,000 party goers were ready to dance the night away. >> i was excited then. >> in fact, the sales brought in guests from 32 states.

it is been a tough year, it is a new start for everybody, they are ready to start fresh. >> happy new year. >> some shops said they will go and be open until 6:00 and some people are going to celebrate all night long. >> if you decide to celebrate, we have a story about the taxi service. >> i will not be celebrating at the whole night -- i have a small dress on under this coat though! (laughs). we will be back and tell you this and have the official

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. we would like to say that baltimore city is thankful for the baltimore sun papers that are sponsors this year. it is terrific. >> there was a question if the fireworkses was going to happen, not maybe a question, but issues. we are here, they are here and we are happy to be joined by the commissioner. >> this has made. it has some unattended benefits. we thought it would make people feel save over on the other side of the fence. people are using the cross

walks, giving access to the venue. they are mindful what happen on the fourth of july and concerned if the fence would keep people in if there was an emergency. >> we worked with the professionals and said first off, for the crowd side, how many opening points should we have and where should they be and what is the moving of the set and we thought through it. they will have access and if they needed to, we could move that quickly. >> there are nine entry points, all over the harbor and it is going very, very well. people are having a great time.

it led to a greater sense of security and ready to see how it will look for the fourth much july. >> i have been up here about four hours, it is fantastic and feeling comfortable -- the weather is perfect . have a very blessed new year to you and your family -- and we are very proud of our troops serving. ful. it is nice to have those

that have already come home -- to the officers, thank you for the good work. >> thank you. we will see you soon, heading out, in i have not heard, is it 48? >> we may have dropped from 48, 45 to 44, it is unbelievable. we will take you to the forecast so you will know what to do for the next few days. not a lot happening tonight and that is good news. start wing the radar, putting the radar in motion, some showers earthlier today. that got out of here and there is nothing coming from the sky and earlier today, that has come down, too and that is not an issue. look at where we sit up now, we are above average for the high,

45 right now. almost 50 in washington d.c. that will change in the next few days. that is the reason, we will open up with the radar and there is another one to the north west. back up here, the moisture has passed through the area and then what it will could do is bring a big change to the temperatures. enjoy this evening and tomorrow, this will come by on monday night and bring in the colder air from the evening. let's get to the numbers. it is great outside. 43 and partly cloudy skies and no weather concerns this year. tomorrow, another mild day, many people are off and could go out and enjoy. we will go back up to 59 and then back quickly, the forecast, here is a look, this is close to 60. by the time we get to the next few days, looking at the

numbers, we will drop from way above average to below average. our highs on tuesday and wednesday in the 30s. the winds from the north west, no showers at times and it will settle down on the later part of the week. a cold spell coming our way. that is so fortunate. enjoy tonight, who knows what next year will bring. happy new year! >> happy new year! >> i'm not going to think about next week! i'm just going to enjoy the night. >> we will deal with it as it is. i don't want to look too far in the future. i'm happy. we will look at at the future and be back after this break. this is our new year's eve special.

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>> welcome back, everybody. we are very close to 2012. about 28 minutes ago. if my watch is correct, we have a clock on the screen. [ laughter ] >> and that is wrong, pay no attention. >> you see the band rocking out on the stage there. right at the water's edge. and right in front of the lights. that is where the mayor are going to get up and count down to midnight in about 30 minutes or so.

>> that's right. >> and that is when the fireworks will go off. it's fantastic this year. >> if you love that band, it's the band and they have been rocking all night. we have done a story about them yesterday. they walked by earlier and they getting down. that is an old expression. if that is, that is the way it is. >> and that is not an old expression for me. [ laughter ] >> and you say getting down is an overkill. >> okay. >> and let's go down to adam. adam, you're down there. what does it sound like from that point of view? >> we're getting down. >> are you getting down? >> you are getting down. >> somebody's getting down. >> there you go. >> and this band is great, you guys. they great. can you believe how fast this year's gone? 2011 is over with already. it's unbelievable. so many great people down here in the inner harbor. i want to introduce to the family. look at sophia's hat here. she's nine years old from baltimore. where did you find a cool hat? >> from last year.

>> are your friends jealous of a hat like this? you get a lot of attention with it? >> no. >> what do you want to do better next year? >> spending time with family. >> that sounds great. this is your father here. why did you bring your daughter here tonight? >> to spend more time with my daughter now that i have a chance. why not, to welcome the new year. >> reporter: are you having a good time? >> definitely. >> thank you so much, happy new year to you and we have another great family here, the henderson's and went on patrol here looking for the craziest kids hats. i am so jealous of your hat even though you look like a par rot. where do you find a hat like that? you think a news anchor would look cool with hairlike that? >> i found the hat across the street. >> you have had to have it. >> yeah. >> did you use your allowance money or dad's? >> my dad's. >> reporter: what about you? what are you looking forward to the next year? >> i'm looking forward to my high school. >> who