we will have the latest details on that investigation and what american cities are doing to avoid the same tragedy around the holidays. peter barnes and jeff flock on the case for us today. here we go, less than an hour to the closing bell on wall street, i'm connell mcshane in for liz claman, we're live from the floor of the new york stock exchange. will we see history? let's start the "countdown." >> all right, 44 years since the dow hit 1,000, 17 years since it crossed 10,000 and approaching what would be another historic milestone, dow 20,000. and since the lows of the financial crisis alone, the blue chips have added more than 13,400 points. if you bought the dow 30 in march of 2009, you would have a return north of 200%. not bad. >>> since the dow touched 19,000, november 22nd, five stocks have propelled the average towards this 20,000 number. the five, goldman sachs, united health group, travelers and boeing. so we've been highlighting those today, financials in particular, though, following in goldman sachs' footsteps the ones to watch, wells fargo, jpmorgan, citigroup, all ar

that is always committed to being in a continual improving process, and so the issue that many american cities have of communities that once were full of industrial blue collar jobs, that are now transitioning to other uses, this is a challenge that many american cities have and it is one that we are going to be grappling with in the days ahead. i, again, remind you of what are very appropriate focuses right now. we have a very clear priority of addressing the families and the victims. we have all hands on deck addressing that compassionate and appropriate priority. there will be plenty of time in the days ahead to think proactively and long-term about the plethora of issues that this tragedy has raised. everything from unsafe warehouses to oakland's kbebl cultural community. these are all issues that i know we are going to as a community discuss, but i'm confident that as a community we will apply that creativity and compassion that oakland is so famous for to come up with our own unique solutions. >> i want to say that it's too premature to know where the investigation will lead us, but what

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many american cities are pushing for similar restrictions. apple is counting on drones to help them make their maps more accurate. bloomberg reports the drones changes more quickly than on- the-ground cameras... all in an effort to surpass google's industry-leading maps. if you own an android phone -- yours could be among the million infected with malware. check point software... says they traced malware named gooligan back to dozens of legitimate-looking apps on older android phones. once on your phone -- gooligan can access your data from gmail, google photos, and google docs. new this morning -- the ceo of starbucks is stepping down. howard schultz, who largely helped the coffee company become a global brand will be resigning in april. he will move into a new role as starbucks executive chairman -- focusing on building up the companys reserve roasteries. schultz resigned back in 2000 as ceo only to return to the position in 2008. kevin johnson -- starbucks current president and coo will become the ceo. after having much success across the

if you live in a major american city you are going to experience homelessness that is a fact the new center report is showing how much it's increased and our state last year 37 days decreased homelessness not washed wash up and have a job todd comas what a warning people in denver how are homeless out of a job struggling to pay that. on the street now eight months. people need to realize that there are enormous amounts of homeless people here and downtown denver. most suspected increase font at sweetie speeds of homeless camps is here is confirm do this report the department of housing and ur saw six. percent increase the seventh biggest rise in the country. veteran homelessness up 24.3 percent that's the biggest increase anywhere. we've got our goal of ending homelessness. there is no question something must be done they governor has a new plant announcing this month he want 16,000,000 dollars from marijuana tax money to build new homeless housing units coil says you're looking at extremely tight rail market. you're looking at substantially increases and brent coil says i numbers ar

and i think that it was an important perspective from him to hear from a mayor of a major american city. >> bouzer who skipped the opening of the trump d.c. hotel in october saying it was a campaign event acknowledged that d.c. voters went overwhelmingly for clinton. >> but -- >> very productive meeting to lay the groundwork for a >> for a reporter, the lobby of trump tower is an interesting place and full of the news people, a lot of trump supports who come stand behind the barricades to wait for a glimpse of the president-elect. when they get one this morning and afternoon they cheer wildly. mayor bowser's arrival and fanfare. she said they discussed issues including the infrastructure, metro and the d.c. booming economy these days. she is on the train headed back to d.c. reporting from new york city, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: thank you. after the meeting with bowser, president-elect trump alongside the c.e.o. of a bank -- soft bank. we learn that trump's popularity is on the rise. 45% of the americans have a favorable view of the president-elect. 49% have a negative view. in m

jessica: middletown, ohio, in the 1950's, named an all-american city. business was booming. the city's many paper plants and steel mill thriving. fast forward to today, and the picture is quite different. almost all of the paper plants have disappeared and the largest employer drastically downsized. when the recession hit, it hit hard. in 2008, forbes named middletown the 10th fastest dying city in america. city manager: this is what downtown used to be when it was the heart of the city. jessica: city manager doug adkins. doug adkins, city manager: at the worst part of the recession, we had 3000 vacant houses in a city of 50,000. it was a disaster. it was a perfect storm for us. jessica: today, there are signs of life once again. 30 new downtown businesses have opened in the past few years, eight more on the way, and $750 million is being spent on new construction. ami vitale just invested in this 40,000 square foot commercial building that will house several businesses, including a restaurant and yoga studio. ami vitori, business owner: i see opportunity, and i believe in t

he shot an american city officer at a georgia state western officer near the campus. his wounds. the other is in critical condition. the two were responding to a domestic dispute. today was the first day in the trial of dylann roof accused of killing nine african-americans at a bible study in charleston, south carolina. roof confessed to the killings in a two hour long video. roof's lawyers told jurors he was guilty. the reason for the trial is the government wants the death penalty and he is arguing for life behind bars. >> authorities charged two teens for starting the wildfire in tennessee. the fire damaged or destroyed more than 1700 buildings. wall street had a very big day with good signs for the economy. there were new highs today. the gains driven by stocks doing well when the economy is growing. the dow surged 290 points. the s&p climbed 29 and the nasdaq gained 60. tonight it is quiet at pearl harbor. it wasn't like that 75 years ago today. this was the anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor that forced america into world war ii. today a somber c

just released it's 50 top places to visit in 2017 and philadelphia is one of the a handful of american cities, gave it a shout-out for the first u.s. heritage city hosting the papal visit and democratic national convention helped philly land on the list. >>> bracing bitter cold nothing compared to what they're dealing with in north dakota. take a look at that. snow getting blown across the road by almost 50 miles per hour winds. massive snow drifts and dangerous driving conditions. a tow truck had oh rescue another tow truck at one point. you certainly don't see that every day. we're not going to see this weekend in the next few days. >> a dangerous white, out >> you're talking about that an arctic blast >> the cold air come into the more than plains and it's going to be in two rounds, the first this weekend. next week we'll see colder than this weekend. we've got to price four two rounds of cold >> no presip >> the only thing we're watching is sunday into monday. some rain, possibly ice and snow, just a little too soon to time that out. that would be the time frame you want to watch. at tran

americans going back and forth. why don't you know, more? it was just uh tough nut to crack. mini dock understand how iran makes decisions with their policy. >> with the new york city police department, you had a fascinating relationship with them for most americans tend to think of the caa and yes they have offices and the united states to go to myanmar and then they are glad to come back if they went with somebody that works here. but it is everything overseas. so how did the ncaa get together with the police department. >> but we have decided to protect our government. law-enforcement over here and intelligence over here. that was right down between foreign and domestic and law-enforcement that out of a responsibility and used to be the domestic intelligence service. but in addition this is a truly american city that one-third are born in the united states. >> that is from the 19th century. the largest police force in america more than twice the size if you can imagine. >> it had the intelligence program of the responsibilities to try to support the relationship with the n.y.p.d.. but this is different. with a special target and a special relationship with the n

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. >>> a visible increase now security in major american cities kenneth craig reports from the outdoor holiday market in new york city. >> reporter: members of new york city's police counterterrorism unit were out in force at holiday markets in response to the truck attack in berlin that killed 12 people monday. >> we deploy long gun resources and hercules teams and critical response command teams. >> reporter: but police stress there's no specific credible threat. holiday shoppers in chicago monday night also saw an increased police presence. >> they're trying the make the individuals who are coming out to the markets feel safe. >> reporter: authorities also added extra patrols in philadelphia's christmas village. >> we can't be naive and act like it didn't happen but at the same time we don't want >> reporter: police can figure out high-profile targets but authorities say the massive terror shooting in order shows un-- in orlando shows how unpredictable the attacks can be. >> you start to see the randomness of the targeting and that's one of the challenges. >> reporter: here in new y

"evicted: poverty and profit in the american city," follows the lives of eight milwaukee families, blackin 2008 to 2009. he's a sociologist, a professor at harvard, and a winner of a macarthur fellowship, last year. welcome to you. >> thank you. >> brown: that eviction is far more prevalent than most people think and far less part of the discussion around poverty in this country. why do you think that's the case? >> i think we focus a lot on jobs. we focus a lot on mass incarceration, welfare reform. but housing has been left out of the debate a little bit. we focused on public housing and we focused on neighborhoods, but the private rental market where the vast majority of low-income families are living, has been largely overlooked. but here is this market, that's taking most of what low-income families are making. there's a-- >> brown: an incredible amount, percentage of income. i mean, that's really striking. >> yes. >> brown: 70, 80, 90%. >> yeah, that's what i saw when i was living with families in milwaukee. and we reached a point today that we know that the majority of low-income

just released it's 50 top places to visit in 2017 and philadelphia is one of the a handful of american cities, gave it a shout-out for the first u.s. heritage city hosting the papal visit and democratic national convention helped philly land on the list. >>> bracing bitter cold nothing compared to what they're dealing with in north dakota. take a look at that. snow getting blown across the road by almost 50 miles per hour winds. massive snow drifts and dangerous driving conditions. a tow truck had oh rescue another tow truck at one point. you certainly don't see that every day. we're not going to see this weekend in the next few days. >> a dangerous white, out >> you're talking about that an arctic blast >> the cold air come into the more than plains and it's going to be in two rounds, the first this weekend. next week we'll see colder than this weekend. we've got to price four two rounds of cold >> no presip >> the only thing we're watching is sunday into monday. some rain, possibly ice and snow, just a little too soon to time that out. that would be the time frame you want to watch. at tran

urban unrest convulsed many american cities in the 1960s there were some people that thought that the country might actually implode under the weight of racial strife. they thought it would be impossible for blacks and whites to occupy the same country and any kind of amicable way. blacks were no longer accepting sub orders nat status. there were some instances in which both white and black separatists, established a dialogue in the hope of coming to coming to some modus operandi. george lincoln rockwell and members of his american nazi party met with the nation of islam because whites were a large newumerical majority at tt time, the early white separatists assumed the vast amount of territory in the united states would be reserved for the white population. >> blacks would be given relatively small territory. perhaps in the american south to build a so called new africa. the status of other racial minorities. because they were negligible was left largely unaddressed. the emergence of the white supremacist movement grew out of the failure of the larger white supremacist movement. whit

in public housing and donald trump says carson knows what it takes to strength in families in american cities and he's honored tore accept the nomination. >> let's talk about this tonight and oum other things brandon cooper is chairman. >> we were not stopped hear ben carson's name tapped he earlier

many american cities are pushing for similar restrictions and this is why. in tourist areas, short-term rentals can squeeze out locals making it more lucrative to rent to tourists than leasing to long-term residents. >> new hope for treating the kind of dementia that actor robin williams is said to have suffered with before taking his own life. look outside. it is lunchtime, right? 40?. but it's breezy. so, it feels like it's in the 30s. haven't seen much sun today. will we see any this weekend? we will cover it all for you coming up after the break. anyone with type 2 diabetes knows how it feels to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could... love your numbers? inhibitor that works to lower a1c. a pill taken just once in the morning, invokana? is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. in fact, it's been proven to be more effective at lowering a1c than januvia. invokana? works around the clock by reducing the amount of sugar allo

plus the long lines are not for the hottest holiday toy, but to buy water with another american city's supply now tainted. >> get ready for the coldest december night in eight years with temperatures in the teens. wind chills in some areas below zero. but a weekend storm will bring us some dramatic changes in temperature. i'll explain in the accuweather seven day forecast. >> plus the first reviews of rogue one are coming in as it's opening night for the newest star wars movie. that and more when action news continues tonight. >>> the gunman convicted today of killing nine african-americans in the charleston church shooting massacre says he plans to represent himself at his sentencing. and 22-year-old dylann roof is facing the death penalty. it took the south carolina jury only a few hours of deliberation today to find the self-described white supremacist guilty on all counts. they only asked to see his confession to the fbi one more time. >> i went to that church in charleston. and then i did it. >> so your deal, is it -- >> i had to take racial issue. >> and make it worse. >> right.

in public housing and donald trump says carson knows what it takes to strength in families in american cities and he's honored tore accept the nomination. >> let's talk about this tonight and oum other things brandon cooper is chairman. >> we were not stopped hear ben carson's name tapped he earlier was unqualified to run any federal agency what's your take away with ben carson. >> i don't know about that. i'm excited about the appointment and if anyone knows about ben carson he's qualified to lead a federal agency. he is leading neurosurgeon not just in our county but in the world and received high easton horz from naacp and harvard university and to presidential medal of freedom highest civilian honor. it's his personal story that hud secretary he grew up living in public house sfwling does that give you qualification to be the hud secretary just because you grew up in public housing. >> no, i think, again, we're used to certain type of qualifications of people who studied poverty in schools and ivory tollers and elite university and what we have with carson is someone that lived for that s

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most major american cities at this point are sanctuary cities.nt-elect trump is going to have to keep a campaign promise at the same time as he tries to enforce the law. the question is, how does he do it? part of this equation is dreamers. young people who came to this country, brought here illegally by their parents. he is saying, part of that issue involves compassion, which siis interesting to me. i think he is right. >> i just want to -- the real reason why rahm was there because he knows there's an 80% less chance he will shot be in new york. they should stop calling it the windy city. call it the shooty city. he probably went to donald trump. he looked at trump tower as a sanctuary city. mr. trump, i will take any job. i will be eric trump's valet. i don't want to go back there. it's dangerous. it's the worst place in the world. he is the worst mayor in the country. i think donald trump had him there to pick his brain. everything he found that rahm emanuel does, he is doing the opposite. >> opposite day. it's a little awkward. this is an e

the tundra and the arctic ocean lies the northern most city in the country, barrow, alaska, an american city 330 miles above the arctic circle and at the epicenter of climate change. >> the ice thickness has changed dramatically throughout the years. we've noticed that the ice is getting thinner and thinner every year and that late into the fall, sometimes all the way into winter we'll still have open water in barrow. we never used to have that. it's all melting. it's changing quick. and we have no choice but to adapt. >> the ice that grips the coast of barrow every year has sustained the people of barrow for millennia. long before the city ever existed, hunters and their families traveled out across the ice with boats and harpoons waiting for the annual migration of the bow head whale. today that tradition continues. whaling crews and their families gathering in makeshift camps along the edge of the arctic ocean rowing out across the freezing water searching for whales. the community considers whale meat a vital staple because any food that can't be hunted locally has to be flown in, making

the arrival of western union in cuba and the approval of commercial airline flights from nine american cities has made it easier for cubans to access cash. in addition, remittances from friends and family in the u.s. hit a record $3.3 billion last year. with travel restrictions eased, americans spent more than $1 billion in cuba in the first six months of this year. the number of u.s. tourists nearly doubled. to meet the growing demand, american and international hotel chains are building or remodeling properties, typically co-owned by the cuban government, like the la manzana complex near old havana. >> this park represents the old and the new, and i think will continue to do so. >> reporter: and now, it's the foreground for the many cranes and building works going on. >> cranes mean prosperity, you know, something's brewing in the economy. there are companies that used to be here prior to 1959 whose properties and businesses were nationalized or confiscated or expropriated, and they're willing to forgive and forget their claims against the cuban government to be the first one to get in here

plus the long lines are not for the hottest holiday toy, but to buy water with another american city's supply now tainted. >> get ready for the coldest december night in eight years with temperatures in the teens. wind chills in some areas below zero. but a weekend storm will bring us some dramatic changes in temperature. i'll explain in the accuweather seven day forecast. >> plus the first reviews of rogue one are coming in as it's opening night for the newest star wars movie. that and more when action news continues tonight. he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around with his army shirt looking all nice. and then people just say, "thank you for serving our country" and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. male vo: comcast. ♪ ♪ lend him a helping hand. ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪ take a good look around... ♪ ...and if you're lookin' down, ♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart. ♪ ♪put a little love in your heart.

staff in a hospital in the american city albuquerque have been making the most of the special deliveriese stockings. it's become something of a tradition, and volunteers say that some parents still have their stockings even though their children have grown up. although it seems not everyone this year was equally impressed by their festive outfits. it is balmy out there. double digit temperatures around the country. good morning. very mild so far this christmas day with temperatures in double figures. a fan of wet weather will think southwards as the day goes on. behind that, turning clearer and colder. ahead of that, plenty of cloud, western errors seen outbreaks of rain. to the east of high ground, some sunshine. up high ground, some sunshine. up to 15 celsius. but turning colder in scotland and northern ireland this evening. it isa this evening. it is a windy christmas day, into tomorrow in northern scotland with wintry showers overnight. boxing day will have a colder feel, particularly across scotland with snow showers on low levels. there is an amberwarning snow showers on low levels

of american cities and it is quintessential. if you are a child from the back of the yards or from englewood or rogers park or roseland or humble park, if you walk out of your home, out of your school, out of your place of worship and you look at this incredible city and his energy and this optimism, this strength, if you think that city and you are in the same city, nothing is going to stop chicago. for a child out of woodlawn, looks at this and thinks that city has nothing to do with them or their future. we will never be what we can be. when you talk about reactions, my first and primary task is, i think chicago is rated consistently as one of the top 10 most economically competitive cities in the world. we talk about this urban dynamism. can i create a city where that dynamism is not in part of the city but every part? can a child regardless of where they go to school, see the future of that city and embracing their future? if we can bridge that divide, we can do anything. that to me -- and then i do believe cities have the

consider this -- philadelphia has the worst severe poverty rate of any major american city.s should be a statewide concern. >> and we only have three-days reserve money, by the way. >> and this pension crisis, some day -- i mean, i was just at a conference that was talking about this -- they're gonna -- some day, it's gonna become more transparent and people are gonna recognize the threat that the pension crisis is. and that's gonna pull down home values. you're gonna have to discount the value of property in pennsylvania because of the attached liability from the pension shortfall. >> and that's really what this report is about. what this report is about is the bipartisan effort to just kick the can down the road of this hidden crisis, because what's gonna happen is, eventually, the pension crisis is going to drain dollars from infrastructure and education. it already is, but it's going to hit home and, you're right, then we'll be in a real crisis. >> and the party that decides to take on pension reform is gonna be beaten by the other side... >> they'll pay dearly. >> ...wh

maybe we see curfews in american cities. maybe we see the national guard. these are the risks.ave a big split going on in the domestic area. you have the crystal ball, what is missing from this list? >> i reckon one of the things i would have added, the possibility of actually having a nuclear arms race in asia. it is something we have touched on. that donald trump may allow japan and saudi arabia to get nuclear weapons if it withdraws a nuclear umbrella. thatave this possibility south korea gets nuclear weapons. then you have japan and south korea. how would china react? china would beef up nuclear arsenal. react to china with more nuclear weapons? they would do the same thing. they would try to boost their nuclear arsenal. pakistan, i don't think so. these are the things that could these are the hidden consequences of policy that is not properly filled out. yousef: a busy week ahead with the region. plus the head of the karachi stock exchange will also be with us in dubai. we will be here for the start of the trading weekend. >> coming up on bloomberg best, italy's prime mini

staff in a hospital in the american city albuquerque have been making the most of the special deliveries newborn babies have been keeping warm inside stockings. it's become something of a tradition, and volunteers say that some parents still have their stockings even though their children have grown up. although it seems not everyone this year was equally impressed by their festive outfits. we'll get the weather with nick in a few minutes‘ time. christmas is a time for family, but if you don't have one it can be difficult. the poet lemn sissay knows exactly how that feels. he was fostered as a baby but when he turned 12 his foster family gave him up. he spent the next five years in and out of children's homes. that's why each year he organises special christmas dinners for young people who've left care. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin went to meet him as he prepared for one of those dinners in hackney. not everyone has someone at christmas. this isn't my... you're better with words. i'm better with words. lemn sissay understands this. author, poet, broadcaster, orphan. there was nobody there.

staff in a hospital in the american city albuquerque have been making the most of the special deliveries warm inside stockings. it's become something of a tradition and volunteers say that some parents still have their stockings even though their children have grown up. although it seems not everyone this year was equally impressed by their festive outfits. barbara taylor bradford was macbooks are devoured by her fans around the world. we know how attractive family sagas can be and how addictive, and how in the cavendock lock she leaves story of families and their part in the war in europe. it ends just after ve day, when the families have been reshaped by war. welcome. why do you think people are so drawn to family stories? there is no more dangerous place in the world than being in the middle of a big family. really. because you have got every emotion going. and everyone understands the truth of family difficulties. that is right, they do. people have liked this new series because it's slightly historical. the first book starts in 1913. there is curiosity about what people did in earli

staff in a hospital in the american city albuquerque have been making the most of the special deliveriese been keeping warm inside stockings. it's become something of a tradition and volunteers say that some parents still have their stockings, even though their children have grown up. although it seems not everyone this year was equally impressed by their festive outfits. we'll get the weather with nick in a few minutes' time. for many of us christmas is a time to reflect on the events of the past 12 months, and for christians living in syria that means reflecting on another year of devastating conflict and crisis. before the war began, christians made up around 10% of syria's population. it's estimated around half of them have now fled the country. pastor edward awabdeh is the head of a church in damascus. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc breakfast this morning. merry christmas to you. tell us what's happening where you are. thank you very much, merry christmas to you and all of your audience. we are really celebrating christmas this year, despite off the pain that goes on, but

a thousand american cities have switched to private water companies. >> city water departments have let city, new jersey, the water didn't taste good. city workers told the mayor there wasn't much they could do. they couldn't even slow the price increase. >> i said can't you get costs down so we don't have to increase rates? and they said no. so the water contract was put out for bid and a for-profit water company fixed the pipes the government couldn't fix. john: how can you trust the drinking water to taken outside company. john: privatizing public services isn't easy. atlanta turned it parking meters over to a private company called park atlanta. >> people have been highly critical of park atlanta. >> just say the name park atlanta and the citizens are united they don't like it. john: people in atlanta are mad, and jim beard has to deal with that. he's atlanta's chief financial officer. is the anger justified. >> the collection rate for tickets written was fairly low. 30-40 percent. the new contractor was able to get the collection rates into the 70% range. john: people are mad becau

. >> a major american city ending the year on a terrible note, violent crime skyrocketing in 2016. y logged 750 murders this year in los angeles combined. arrests are correspondence live to break down these numbers. a high number. >> an increase of violence, you pour it on top of the endless cycle of -- the former police superintendent calls a crisis. 756 people were murdered in the city of chicago. an increase of 57% last year and 2400 last year, increasing 47% is overwhelming number of victims are black, most shooting targets are documented gang members. the former chicago police superintendent gary mccarthy lost his job in the wake of the videotaped shooting, the reason for the increase in bloodshed is policing has become politicized. >> the politicizing of policing is ending up killing black lives. the number of police related shootings in the city is less than half of 1% of the shootings in the city of chicago so what does that mean? 99.6% of the shootings are civilian on civilian. generally black on black, 80% african-americans are dying, 90% increase from two years ago. >> 12

cities. the democrats have taken advantage of african-americans. vote, they win the election, and then they say, see you in four years. thanks a lot. not me. trish: all right, evan siegfried and simon rosenberg are back with me. simon, i will go first to you, because i look at the economic policies been enacted in chicago which has for decades had democrats in charge and, i say, they're not doing a whole lot to help your average person in chicago. and when people are so disenfranchised they don't have a shot at a better life? what do they do? they turn to gangs, they turn to violence and you consequently now have a mess on your hands in chicago that it is going to take some real work to get out of. do you blame economic policy like i do? >> well, i will say, i want to share your sense of just the tragedy of what's happening in chicago. i know rahm emanuel well. i feel very bad for the people of chicago to go through something like this, but i will say this, right? most american cities, unemployment rate is far lower than it was five years ago, 10 y

. >>> hundreds of people murdered in a major american city this year.u to the streets of chicago where it's a battle of bullets and blame. that and more of the day's news coming up this hour.

but for european and north american cities are still waiting to mark the start of the new year.ity has been increased. concrete barriers are blocking off central squares in paris, madrid and new york to prevent attacks like the recent ones in berlin and nice. in cities including london thousands of extra police are being deployed ahead of new year celebrations. helena lee reports. sydney, australia, one of the first cities to welcome in 2017. the harbour bridge the focus of their spectacular display. soon after, it was hong kong's turn and this was their party. in london, they're preparing for tonight's celebrations. the met police says it is not had any specific intelligence to point to an attack, but they've looked at what happened in berlin and nice and adjusted their plans. there'll be more than 3,000 visible police officers present tonight. as in the past, there will be officers with firearms, but the key thing is to strike the balance, and none of us wants to disrupt the enjoyment all of us want to have on new year's eve. we can't allow the bad guys to spoil our way of lif