sarah samson joins us live from there. i assume the excitement is still building down there. >> absolutely. the crowds have been picking up over the last hour or so. there is lots of enthusiasm out here, with less than 60 minutes to go before downtown baltimore wellcome's 2013. whether they came by water or stay on land, according to organizers, tens of thousands are ringing in 2013 at the baltimore city and new year's spectacular. it is hard to miss the enthusiasm. >> this is my first time without my children. i could not be happier here. >> it is a huge economic boon for downtown. >> we are expecting a lot of people to come through. we are excited. >> it has about $6.90 million economic impact on baltimore. >> there's a strong police presence at the inner harbor. >> i always felt pretty comfortable, but it is great to see it. you get concerned with some of the stories you have heard from the past. >> just about everybody here seems to be having a good time. >> we have several hundred more officers out here making sure th

sarah samson's then the actor known talking to neighbors -- spend the afternoon talking to neighbors. >> a heartbreaking scenes and i am there is already a memorial set up. all day, people have been stopping by dropping off stuffed toys and notes address to the little girl. they say the girl's name was raven. the fire broke got just before 11:00 last night. baltimore city fire said seven people escaped the house and when they got here, they heard the 10-year-old girl was in the basement. the flames were just too intense and they had to evacuate. they later found her arm the first floor. witnesses who saw the flames say that they were both incredibly intense. >> i heard all the fire trucks storming down the street. i came up in the house was totally engulfed in flames. smoke was everywhere. it was just terrible. >> officials say three children, three of her siblings, were taken to the hospital. we're told at least one other family member was injured when jumping from second story window. the cause of the fire is still under investigation right now, they say it does not appear to be sus