sequence to the revelry on broad street. plus, pennsylvania gas taxes rose overnight and that's not the only thing that's costing more in pennsylvania. sky6 live hd taking live look at atlantic city. we have a nice day ahead especially for the mummers parade. let's go over to meteorologist chris sowers and the accuweather forecast. happy new year, chris. >> reporter: happy new year to you, as well, happy new year, everyone. mother nature is in a cooperating mood, we're sitting at our normal high for the year. philadelphia, 41, trenton, 42, cape may, 42. there's somewhat of a breeze so it feels like 33. wilmington, 34. millville, 36. you'll need a heavier coat this morning, but you can leave the scarf and gloves and hat home as

you head out and heading to the mummers parade and doing tailgating for the eagles cowboys game this afternoon. satellite and radar a little bit of cloud cover to start, full sunshine later this afternoon, it's a nice looking day, we're expecting bright blue upstairs, glistening sun, 9:00 a.m. temperature, 42. 1:00 p.m., 48. 5:00 p.m., 47 expecting a nice comfortable high of 50. don't get used to the blue, we have a lot of rain in the seven-day forecast to talk about, i'll have the details in just a bit. nydia. >> 2017 was ushered in with a spectacular annual display. [fireworks popping] thousands gathered to celebrate 2017 on the delaware river. this was the colorful show seen from the camden side. people were ready for 2017 to

arrive. >> happy new year! , whoa! >> you guys went out with the hats and glasses. >> absolutely why not it's 2017 baby. >> reporter: are you ready for the new year? >> absolutely my husband and family we're all in the mummers, we love it. jeanette reyes visited a south philadelphia new year's bash. we'll bring you that in the next half-hour. golden slippers are polished and ready to go for the a new year's day tradition. the mummers day parade steps off from center city at 9:00 a.m. many have been up all night making final adjustments to their costumes. it was on this day in 1901 when the first mummers parade was held in philadelphia. from that day forward it has been a family tradition providing a deep sense of pride for generations of performers and spectators.

bob brooks talked about the mummers about their moment in the spotlight. >> reporter: it is an impressive sight to see, 90 fancy in unison they look like a broadway show. there's a bill mcentire brigade. the convention center has transformed for the mummers show and preparation. >> the passion for this parade is unprecedented. >> reporter: scott said having dad with him makes ringing in the new year that much more special. >> mood dad, my two brothers, nephews my son there's nothing like it in the world. >> reporter: the mcentires say in all their years doing this, the show this year might be the best yet, they hope you come out and watch, reporting at the convention center, bob brooks, channel 6 "action news." >> hundreds of thousands of people watched the new year's ball make its time

square. emotion 1 million people washed ryan seacrest usher in the new year's eve. nearly 1 million people jammed streets and warmed up to red hot musical agents and -- musical acts and more. streets were blocked off with sanitation trucks to prevent attacks similar to those in germany and france. overnight the state gas tax jumped by 8 cents a gallon. it's up 11 cents for diesel. many are being taxed 58 cents per gallon. before the hike, pennsylvania had the highest gas tax in the country. extra revenue pays for transportation projects. nationally motorists are paying

30 cents more than a year ago. the philadelphia beverage tax is in effect. the new tax money is expected to help pay for universal pre-k goal. it may put tax into passion and the city library system. a court denied the claim that the tax dupe indicates the state state -- tax. new this morning, a 71-year-old army veteran was hit and killed in the olney section. police say he was dragged a full city block after being hit by a mercury marquee. the driver kept going an crashed into a pole where the street comes to a deadened. the suspect suffered a broken leg and he will be charged.

police have not released the name of the veteran who died. overseas there was no break from terrorism. a manhunt is on for disguised gunman who killed 39 people inside a nightclub in istanbul turkey. wmba players were next-door when the chaos erupted. they are okay. we have more on the attack. >> reporter: turkey ushering in 2017 with a massive celebration, crowds in istanbul releasing white balloons into the night and hopeful for the new year and security tight, but then a scene that's played out time and time again. a person who may have been dressed as santa claus walked into a popular nightclub and opened fire. the attacker gunning down a police officer and civilian on the way in. istanbul's governor calling it an act of terror. the attacker rained down bullet

in a cruel and merciless way on innocent people there to celebrate the new year and have fun. inside five hundred party goers dozens killed, scores injured, some survivors jumping into the river to escape. the shooting more than a year after bombings killed 45 people near the city's arena. earlier in the day, a crowd gathering 0 to remember victims of that attack. president obama has expressed his condolences for the victims and directed his team to provide assistance to turkish authorities. >> "good morning america" weekend will have more on the attack at 8:00 a.m. after "action news." new this morning, fire interrupted new year's eve celebrations at a popular montgomery county steakhouse. the action cam was on the scene as firefighters doused the

flames of as you will advance restaurant on west dekalb pike. the fire started in the agrees vents and spread to the -- grease vents to the spread to the roof. the restaurant was closed for the rest of the right. police say a driver of a jeep was traveling south on route 130 and trying to make a right on haddon avenue when the vehicle jumped the curb. the driver was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, no word if any charges will be filed. much more to come on "action news" sunday morning. new this morning, 6 people are displaced by flames that also injured a local firefighter. the dallas cowboy arrives in town. the easily want bay pack against their nfc east rival. mayor jim kenny talks about his first year in office and what's ahead for 2017. >> reporter: nydia, enjoy the sunshine while we have this afternoon, more rain is on the way, monday and tuesday, maybe lasting through wednesday

morning, it turns colder by the end of the week, maybe light snow by friday, details coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast.

>> wild man chris source here this morning, you went straight from the new year's party into the studio. >> reporter: straight, i'm not 21 any more. i wouldn't do that at 21. i slept 8 hours. >> reporter: i slept until fireworks woke me up, but other than that i slept okay. let's get the view from our temple university camera. mr. william penn hanging out underneath a deck of cloud cover this morning. the clouds will thin out by mid to late this morning. it will be a nice day, come out and joy -- enjoy it, because the

next couple of days will be wet. 41 in philadelphia. dewpoint, 25. the air is nice and dry, pressure is rising. winds out of the southwest at 14 miles per hour. north and west we go first temperatures in the upper 30s, lots of 36s and 37s and 38, nice stuff for this time of the year. 41 in center city. levittown, 41. press close to 40 for south jersey and delaware, if not a degree or two warmer than that. gandys beach, 39. the villas, 41. smyrna, 43, glassboro, 39. cinnaminson, 41 degrees, it's a mild start to the day, it will be a mild finish, as well. this cloud cover will thin out rather rapidly, a small area of high pressure building from the west, that will clear everything out and make for nice conditions later on. lots of rain building to the south, however, that unsettled weather pattern begins to move

in again after midnight tonight and sets up a dreary monday and tuesday. future tracker 6, later this afternoon it is wall-to-wall blue skies, lots of sunshine expected, a nice day. overnight tonight cloud cover begins to increase after midnight. this particular model holds all the moisture off until at least 6 or 7:00 a.m. other forecast models are quicker on its arrival. this model holds it off. it's going to be a race between the moisture and the cold air. if the moisture moves in quick enough could be a brief period of rain at the on set, half-hour or 45 minutes of its all cold rain. we'll set it in motion, monday looks very damp and dreary with periods of rain and drizzle. tuesday, same thing here comes another round of rain. we could pick up a half inch to

3/4 of an inch with this batch alone. there's heavy rain and drizzle on the backside and that lingers through wednesday morning. ton of sunshine today, a nice day, 50 degrees is the forecasted high. going hour by hour, you can see we're expecting quite a bit of sun. 1:00 p.m., 49. 3:00 p.m., 50. 5:00 p.m., 47. overnight tonight we'll keep it dry, increasing clouds, it will turn colder, 28 degrees outlying suburbs, 35 degrees in center city. the rain should hold off until dawn around jet. sunset. if it gets in here quick enough there will be freezing rain north and west of philadelphia, upper best of your recollection and -- upper bucks and montgomery and then going over to plain rain mid morning.

the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, nice one today, 50 degrees, it's a miserable, monday and tuesday, occasional rain and drizzle both days, 46 degrees for monday, 57 for tuesday, that's nice and mild. wednesday is mild, as well. 50, thursday, friday, saturday, here comes the cold, 36, 34, 35, windchills in the 20s. and yes, there is a potential for light snow on friday. >> mother nature wants us to pay attention the first week of 2017. thanks chris. moving overseas for another display to welcome 2017. new dubai there was a fireworks show, thousands of people waited for hours to enjoy the spectacle at the stroke of midnight thousands tourists joined the french citizens to the fireworks. some of the crowds said they are

happy to say goodbye to 2016 along the champ elysees avenue. taiwan, four minute display featured 20,000 fireworks and light show and special effects. >> today is the deadline for 35

russian diplomats to leave the united states. president obama ordered them out of the country in retaliation for russian hacking efforts during the presidential election. the order included the shutting down of two lavish russian compounds in the u.s. putin said he will not retaliate. president-elect trump voiced doubts over the hacking despite the intelligence community

saying they were involved in the hacking during the election. trump was asked why he doubts russia was behind the computer hacking during the election. he said he knows thinks others don't know, but refused to elaborate on that. he doubled down on claims that computers are not safe. >> if you have something important write it out and have it delivered by courier the old fashioned way. no computer is safe. >> reporter: mr. trump said he spoke to president obama and insisted they have a good relationship. time for winners and losers, a weekly feature taking a look at who was up and down in politics. abc's mary bruce reports from washington. >> reporter: with three weeks left in the white house, president obama is reminding the world there's only one u.s. president, him. i'm mary bruce with this week's winners or losers.

this week's winner, president obama trying to get in as many wins as he can to punishing rushing to making a last ditch effort to save obama care refusing to be a lame duck. allowing a rebuke of israeli settlements to pass at the u.n., obama seems determined to drive american frp to foreign policy o the end. the loser, president obama and the israeli relations. the tensions hit an all time high after the u.s. chose not to veto a u.s. resolution israeli settlements on territories. secretary of state john kerry fired back in a blistering speech defending the administrations approach. >> the video in the united nations was about preserving the

two state solution. if the choice is one state, israeless can either be jewish or democratic, it cannot be both and it won't ever be at peace. >> netanyahu called kerry's speech unbalanced. >> israeli do not need to be lectured btd importance of peace by foreign leaders. >> reporter: president-elect trump said things will be different once he takes office, american policy toward israel may be heading in an entirely different direction. more ahead on twhook with george stephanopoulos -- on this week with george stephanopoulos. i'm mary bruce. public colleges and community colleges may higher retired police officers who can use full power of police officers. many new year's resolution

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back everyone, 7:24 sunday morning, looks like a nice day, starting out with cloud cover, lots of sun, 1:00 p.m., 49. 3:00 p.m., 50. 5:00 p.m., wack down -- back down to 47. lots of buzz going around social media about the potential of a storm next weekend. here's what we're watching a pattern will change on thursday, it's an arctic high. there's the northern branch. jet stream. it hits the coast of the carolinas and the virginia capes. the question is will the high be too strong and bump it out to sea or will it give it ground and allow it to come up, if it comes up it is snowing friday and saturday of next weekend. i'm really leaning toward 70/30 with it heading out to sea as opposed to it coming up.

the models have been flip flopping, there's certainly the possibility of snow next weekend. college championship game is set, it's a rematch. ohio state was destroyed by clemson, 39-0. the first time they have shut out in 23 years. clementon moves on to play reigning champ alabama. alabama won a throw over in last years' title game, they meet in tampa, january 29. penn state will pay in the rose bowl. jeff skeverski has the rest of your sunday sports. since their 3-0 starts, the eagles have dropped the ball on the 2016 season. the new year's resolution beat the cowboys new year's day. cowboys arrive in philadelphia they have won four straight over at the linc. no rookie quarterback has more

than 6abc.com -- dak prescott. >> dallas, nfc east rival, the point of the year we were in there, it was a turning pointing, ruffle -- roughly. it's the last game of the year, we'll not be playing into january, i loved it. >> chip kelly won't love this. chip kelly is expected to be fired for the second time in 53 weeks. according to espn the 49ers will dismiss him as early as tonight after one season in san francisco. kelly has lost 20 of his last 24 games with the eagles and 49ers. 2016 will go down as one of the most memorable years in villanova history.

since their championship run, villanova have they been on a run or what. villanova getting a run for their money, cats come down cold, down ten early. back they come, jenkins the buzzer beater. nova up one at the break. 3 point lead, josh hart, the big bucket. next possession, they put it away, career high, 27 points. nova wins 80-70. they are 14-0. it is their best start in school history. flyers are looking the other forward to the new year, they are lost five of their last 6 games and winless since their christmas break. not only did they go you on in san jose, last time out, so did goalie steve mason, he left the game with a hands injury. he wants to see how he feels this morning before deciding

whether he can play tonight against the anaheim ducks, that's sports, i'm jeff skeverski happy flue year. >> "action news" is there as

the mummers get ready for the parade down broad street. a toll hike is coming for drivers who use the pennsylvania turnpike. sky6 live hd looking live at a

beautiful shot, the sunrising over cape may, new jersey. we're in for a rollercoaster ride in the weather department this week, so let's look no further than chris sowers for an accuweather update. good morning, chris. >> reporter: speaking of the rollercoaster road, we're going up, up, up and getting ready to look straight down. it will go downhill past today. today is a nice day, mild temperatures and sunshine, tuesday and wednesday a complete mess. pottstown, 38 degrees not too bad. quakertown, 38. warrington, 39. center city, 41. 40 in vineland and agenda beach. woodbine, 39 degrees. you'll need a heavier coat later on, you'll be able to ditch the gloves and hats and scarfs as temperatures climb close to 350.

perhaps you're not going to the mummers, eagles versus the cowboys, 1:00 p.m., full sunshine and mild for january standards, kickoff temperatures 48. 4th quarter high of 50. wednesday morning we have a big area of low pressure that's going to cut into the great lakes. the winds around that are in a counter clockwise fashion here. as long as the low travels west of philadelphia. you'll get moisture coming in off the atlantic and the gulf of mexico, that appears as if that's going to happen foreat least 48 hours past the day. when i come we'll have more on this and the arctic outbreak in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. >> 2016 was so yesterday, right? we are waking up to a new year full of new opportunities. the traditional fireworks show

illuminated the sky in a colorful fireworks display celebrating the new year. the tropicana casino in atlantic city hosted this event. in delaware, the action cam was at the riverfront in wilmington. this kicked off early as part of the celebration there was ice skating and live entertainment, as well. the last minute prep for the 118th mummers parade are history. now it's time for the comics and fancy and string bands to suit up for their traditional new year's day strut down broad street. moments ago, "action news" was inside the golden sunrise fancy division clubhouse in south philadelphia. the club's captain said he considers it an honor to lead the club in the parade. >> just find it exiting. it's a great way to welcome in the new year, it's a long philadelphia tradition and i am very proud to be a part of it.

>> he is looking sharp in the costume. golden sunrise kicks off the parade at city hall. all ten thousand mummers strut from city hall to broad street and south to washington avenue. they compete in fancy, comic, winch brigade and feanls oh -- fancy brigade. happy new year. >> we're getting ready to usher in 2017 in grand south philadelphia fashion. >> reporter: who needs time square when you have a house party. "action news" got a special inhave a takes to the 17th street popular new year's eve celebration, south philadelphia style. >> it's a family tradition we've been doing it for 23 years, the ball changes and he involves every year. >> reporter: two decades ago, rocco and his wife had to cancel a trip to new york city because

of her pregnancy, they decided to recreate the experience albeit a smaller one at home. ball drop and all, the big apple has nothing on this. >> it is my favorite day of the year. i absolutely love it. >> reporter: penns landing was the place to be the air made for slightly cooler temperatures, but people both young and old came up with creative ways to keep warm, from dancing the cold away to hitting the ice. >> we're going to hopefully work up a sweat ice skating i guess, i don't know. >> it's not that bad, i'm from connecticut, so i myself don't mind the cold, but at the same time if you're moving around you're inter act winning people you warm right up. >> reporter: there's a new year's eve wedding that warmed more than a few hearts. >> it's a fun holiday on saturday night, it's a good excuse to get dressed up and

celebrate. whether you're putting a ring on it, or watching fireworks, ordinancing away at the block party there's no wrong way to ring in the new year. >> the ball you sigh there, not quiet like the one in new york city, a little bit smaller, but you can hardly tell. these guys there's no place they would rather about, maybe next year you can try to make it. jeanette reyes channel 6 "action news." >> 7:36 new this morning, fire has gutted a large house in delaware county leaving 6 people homeless. the action cam was at the scene, the 500 block of old forge road in middle town. the blaze broke out at 1:00 p.m. and railed through the house. a firefighter was treated at the scene for a minor burn, there is no word on a cause. police are trying to figure out a violent confrontation that happened outside a bar in port richmond. an intoxicated man was refused entry inside the crazy

leprechaun on richmond street. the man returned with a locking device and beat a security guard with it. the security guard suffered a punctured lung, he shot the man and he later died. investigators are trying to determine why state trooper landon weaver responded to a domestic incident on his own. 32-year-old jason robison gunned down the trooper in central pennsylvania. police killed him during a confrontation at a mobile home in juniata township. it will cost more to drive on the pennsylvania turnpike. another fare hike goes in effect next sunday january 8. the turnpike commission has raised tolls for nine straight years, the money goes to road improvements, pension costs and 450 million-dollar payment to

the state department of transportation. travel restrictions on some of the busiest roads in montgomery county. penndot will have lane closurese schuylkill expressway between city avenue and the pennsylvania turnpike. that work is scheduled to end thursday, january 5. drivers can expect lane closures on 309 between cheltenham avenue and welsh road and armand hammer boulevard tuesday through thursday. mayor jim kenny is winding down his first year in office. vernon odem pressed him on his challenges. >> reporter: mayor kenny flarbled -- flashed a sar -- car

car -- sarcastic smile balls -- because some people say he should smile more. the mayor is the beverage tax. >> we'll have nine community schools up and running we'll have 25 before the end the term. police community relations are stable and improving since he phased out the "stop and frisk" programs that triggered illegal profiling. >> our pedestrian stops are down and weapon confiscations are up. we're stopping the right people. >> how do you explain that? common sense. what about the union probe of john dougherty. the mayor said he has done

nothing wrong and has not heard a thing. >> he is a friend of mine, we grew up together, i don't know what the federal government is doing, i can't speculate. >> reporter: as the mayor heads into the new year, one of the most intriguing questions on his mind what can he look forward to the donald trump white house. >> he is talking about infrastructure projects for cities and states, that means jobs. >> reporter: will president trump take away federal funding because philadelphia is clinging to sanctuary city status. a threat donald trump made on his road to the white house. vernon odem channel 6 "action news" at city hall. inside story debates mayor kenny's first year, was it a success, how do we assess him

and have his policy benefited the city. it's all ahead organ "action news" at noon. the philadelphia or which he is that -- orchestra is going on a 3 week long celebration of paris. sky6 live hd taking a live look at the rothman ice rink at dilworth park at city hall. meteorologist chris sowers is back with the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, you better get outside today. it's going to be nice with relatively mild temperatures with rain monday and tuesday.

>> a big crowd inside the ocean city civic center danced their way into the near year after high winds had blown the chance of fireworks. when the clock struck midnight, the crowd settled for a night of dancing. >> it's a great day for parade and spectators and eagles tailgaters. >> reporter: speaking of the eagles, someone said to me, it's a shame the game doesn't mean much. i said it's the cowboys, it always means something. let's get you outside and show you what's going on, sky6 live hd looking at philadelphia international airport, sun glistening down, just a few high, thin clouds upstairs. whatever cloud cover you're seeing in your neighborhood, that will thin out rather quickly. later this afternoon it's should be a bright sunny day.

dewpoint, 25. the air is very, very dry. we have winds out of the southwest and ocean temperature 42 degrees. 41 in millville. dover, 43. wilmington, 39. poconos, 33, trenton checking in at 42, we have a a little bit of a breeze, even though temperatures are in the upper 30s, low 40s this is what it feels like right now. 33 in philadelphia. 36 in millville. 34 in allentown. colder in the poconos. you'll need a heavier coat early on, later this afternoon you'll not need gloves hat or scorve. you -- or scarf, you may ditch the coat later on as temperatures skyrocket up and down the eastern seaboard. tuesday we'll be in the 50s. lots of rain building across the southern half of the nation, that pulls north in the next

several hours or so. today is beautiful, wall-to-wall blue skies, a nice looking day, clouds increase overnight tonight. tomorrow morning there could patchy drizzle north and west, the steadiest rain will hold off until the tail end of rush after it is ending. maybe there's patchy freezing rain out through here. it will over to rain. monday is a damp and dreary day. periods of rain on the steady side. rain arriving by sunrise with the heaviest occurring 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. perhaps a touch of freezing rain at the on set north and west of philadelphia. again it will go over to plain rain. more rain on the way for tuesday. speaking of tuesday, here's what the modeling looks like for tuesday afternoon. here comes the second round of rain, this will be heavier than the first. some of this will come down at a good clip.

you can see the yellows and oranges just like monday it will last all day long. rainfall totals at the very least we're looking at an inch of rain. this model may be overdone, if it is not expect an inch and a half rain with the two batches of moisture that will swing through over the next 48 hours. enjoy today. low 50s, south and east, upper 40s, north and west. trenton, 47. mostly sunny skies, we'll call it nice. we'll keep it dry overnight tonight, there could be a little bit of rain arriving around dawn. millville, 32. reading, 30, allentown, 28. there could icing concern down through here, as that precipitation moves in tomorrow morning, it's cold enough for a touch of freezing drizzle. 38 degrees down in cape may. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, here we go, 50 degrees today, occasional

rain and drizzle tomorrow, more rain and drizzle tuesday, more rain and drizzle for wednesday morning. by afternoon, the skies may attempt to brighten up a little bit. we could get a little bit of sunshine. if we don't see the sun wednesday afternoon, we'll see it thursday as an arctic front pushes through, clears everything out, temperatures drop, 36 degrees thursday, 34 friday, 35 saturday. >> i don't like that. >> reporter: i do. >> i know you do. >> check storm tracker 6 live double scan radar at 6abc.com/weather. philadelphia begins recycling christmas trees through january 14. you can drop it off at the street departments sanitation convenience centers. trees placed along the curb will be picked up on regular trash days. there are a link to locations at 6abc.com. how about a generous boss

who is treating his 600 employees to caribbean crews. gary birch is paying 'reward for meeting their yearly goal. the group sets sail on january 8. enjoy

>> pack your bags because the philadelphia orchestra is taking audiences on a musical journey to europe. karen rogers has 6abc loves the arts. >> reporter: it's called a paris festival it's a three week celebration of composers who lived and worked in the city of lights. >> three wonderful programs that explore all the different leaves of music that came out of paris. >> reporter: the first performance kicks off

january 12th and feature susan graham. >> these beautiful lyric love songs in an ancient french language that will be a delight. >> january 19 the orchestra explores chopin. >> in the second half of the program, the orchestra will play the entire score. the festival wraps up january 26th with music inspired by different european cultures. >> the first half of that program will feature a great sin phonic piece. -- symphonic piece. >> it's about a journey up a mountain top it's bucolic sounding and it has spanish rhythms and guitar sounds. a wonderful way to take a

journey throughout the greater european regions. >> reporter: for tickets and showtimes visit the arts in philly.org or visit 6abc loves the larts -- arts, for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. taylor swift saluted a world war ii vet by giving him a personal concert. yeah that is berks' county own playing shake it off. the 96-year-old mississippi man attends her shows swift heard about his cancer diagnosis so she brought the show to his home. >> he was dancing and having a great time with it. >> i'm getting old, so i'm enjoying everything. >> swift took photos with him

and his family and looked at his medals an newspaper articles from the war. he plans to attend his next concert tour near his home. we'll be right back.

>> gorgeous day today, changes are coming. >> reporter: sunny and bright this afternoon and mild, temperatures up to 50 degrees, a perfect way to ring in the new year, 46 degrees tomorrow, periods of rain and drizzle that lingers through tuesday, maybe showers wednesday morning, before we clear by afternoon. here comes the arctic express, thursday, friday, saturday, highs in the 30s, maybe snow flurries or snow showers friday afternoon. "good morning america" weekend is next.

"action news" continues later this morning. here's some of the stories we're working on for you. the finishing touches are being applied right now, we'll be live as the mummers strut their stuff in the annual parade on broad street. a natural way to dispose of christmas trees, how one farm is insuring that the trees don't end up in landslide -- landfills. for chris sowers, gray hall, and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han, have a great time on the first day of the new year. happy new year friends! we'll see you back here at 9:00 a.m.

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