and we begin with john onager. >> there's six hours to go before the biggest party. they are about to raise the ball to the very top of that flag pole where it will sit for the next several hours. the focus the world, there's an extraordinary level of security to keep everyone safe. it's the largest nypd deployment ever for new year's eve. with six hours to go. so far, so good. in the wake of terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, he ordered a dramatic increase in the footprint in times square with 600 to 800 additional officers. >> really nothing new, just more of it. secondary screenings to get in a pen. you go there two screenings, and a lot more officers in the pens in plainclothes. >> a million partiers are crammed into 65 peps, and some have been here since 7 a.m. running a gauntlet of security >> my son is in boot camp as a marine. and he warned me like maybe we shouldn't go. i feel comfortable with all the police here. i feel pretty safe. newyork has done a great job. >> reporter: and back live, there it is. the ball rising up to position over the top of