anderson cooper and kathy griffin host a three hour eshow. very happy, happy early morning on the other side of the world. >>> it is late morning here and the last day of the year in the united states. we'll move on now to the news of the day. there are major new taent terrorism efforts right now in russia. police in the city of volgograd have detained dozens of people but the attacks have the world wondering about the safety of the upcoming olympic games. >> reporter: there is a huge security sweep going on in the city of volgograd. around 5,000 security officials checking on buildings and checking people's documents. this as the investigators continue to sift through the debris and evidence trying to piece together what happened. they discovered a link between the two bombings in volgograd. on monday a trolley explosion killing 16. and on sunday, another explosion. and 22 pounds of tnt was debt toe nated killing 18. they say both bombs contained simil simil similar shrapnel. >> all of the olympic sites will have physical and electronic secu

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kathy griffin is on today. in to say hello to people. before the show sometimes. i go in her dressing room butt ass naked and they let me in. i knock on the door to say hi and i go in and she's like this. just hair and make up, just spray tanning and i was like hell yeah, kathy griffin. kathy is right under there. she's looking good. i know what kathy griffin looks like from head to toe. >> wow. she has not done that here. >> and they do the same thing to me. >> i am glad you're enjoying doing the show. >> the last talk show was in new york and we had a new york crowd. we dealt with a lot heavier subjects sometimes. new york is new york. i love new york. are y'all from new york or you just love new york, too? >> they're just crazy. >> that's how my talk show was. in new york if there's something going on, they're looking at me and they're going to say something. one time we are on the show, this guy was warning kids about violence and how not to go that path. he said if you do this this is what could happen to

i know what kathy griffin looks like from head to toe. >> wow.ey do the same thing to me. >> i am glad you're enjoying doing the show. >> the last talk show was in new york and we had a new york crowd. we dealt with a lot heavier subjects sometimes. new york is new york. i love new york. are y'all from new york or you just love new york, too? >> they're just crazy. >> that's how my talk show was. in new york if there's something going on, they're looking at me and they're going to say sk. this guy was warning kids about violence and how not to go that path. he said if you do this this is what could happen to you and he popped his eyeball out. the whole crowd was like yeah. they were so happy to be able to acknowledge the fact that a man just popped his glass eye out. >> we just don't get that any more. >> audiences are so well behaved. >> good job. >> we will be right back. so i got the windows nokia tablet. it's, well, impressive. it's got the brightest hd screen, super-fast 4g lte, so my son can play games and movies almost anywhere, and it's g

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she kept me on my toes when i spoke to her earlier. >> i'm joined by anderson cooper and kathy griffin, thanks for being here. >> hi, brian. >> how do you prepare for something like the new year's eve show? how do i prepare for this? >> go ahead, kathy. >> i don't know who brian is. >> yes, you do. >> i'm the new guy around here. >> is brian still on the stray cats? was it hard leaving the stray cats to get a tv show on cnn. >> i know i should have prepared better for this. >> i don't prepare much to be honest. >> it's not "the new york times." >> she does know who you are. i think for kathy this is a bigger evening. i think i'm there to roll with the punches. >> and there are a lot of punches. >> anderson, i'm going to ask you to stop talking. when you went to prison with judith miller, why didn't you just talk to the feds? i mean, i know the "times" took a hit, was it like "scared straight"? >> i'm so glad i didn't see that show. >> did you work for the style section? >> maybe. but i didn't get the pleasure of writing about you. >> anderson, did i see you just wipe the top of your li

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kathy griffin joins anderson cooper on the platform in times square. we all know just about anything can happen when those twos are together on new year's eve. it starts tonight at 9:00 eastern. don't miss it. first it was internet phone records and bugging laptops. now reports say the nnsa is developing software that may be able to track everything you do, say or watch on your iphone. we'll have the details next. >>> people po live in eastern north dakota still don't know if it's safe to go about their daily lives in new year's eve. two trains crashed and burned yesterday. one hauling crude oil. officials are testing the air to see if the thick black smoke made it dangerous to be outside. nobody was hurt in the crash but firefighters had to let the oil fire burn itself out. a lot of people left their homes when officials issued an evacuation order. >>> first it was phone records, and laptops. now in a report says the nsa may be developing software that can track everything you do, say, or watch on your iphone. it seems like we're in a state where fict

that's where everybody is looking and focused where our coverage will be tonight with kathy griffin andnderson cooper. and for us, that is it for us here. from all of us at cnn. a very happy new year to you. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. ♪ >>> next, new years eve. the world ushers in new years eve. we'll take you to parties all around the world. plus the latest from north dakota where a fiery train collision forced town officials to have an evacuation order. and the hosts of msnbc show says she is sorry for comments about mitt romney's black grandson. did her apologies go far enough? good evening. i'm don

. >> i'm here with kathy griffin. >> i'm here with not ryan seacrest.u can't do that. >> yeah, i did. >> i almost wore this. i was this close to wearing this. >> isn't that awkward? sorry. hi, everybody. take your hands off me. honestly. >> kathy was saying it was like the prom she never had. >> that's right. >> i texted her to say happy thanksgiving. and you know what she texted back? are you drunk? >> i know that's your sh particul and that's what you do. keep it clean. don't be tawdry, you know? >> i didn't know it was the roaring '20s. i'll try not to be tawdry at the speak easy with prohibition and all. first of all, we're on from 9:00 to 12:30. >> that's what concerns me. >> we should pick like a clean blochblgt so maybe it's 9:15 until 9:30 i'm dressed and then the rest i'm just go time. >> go time. >> 9:00 eastern, anderson cooper and kathy griffin, they will be ringing in the new year like only they can. >>> happening now, new year's eve security, we are tracking that along with the police who are tracking any threats. >>> robot screeners. they

>> cnn, new year's eve, with anderson cooper and kathy griffin, starting at 9:00 eastern. >> i love ite what? >> the dining car -- >> we lost a dining car, i hear? >> we lost a dining car, but even our original sleeping car lost a wheel, so we have to hope for the best. >> the night express, 600 kilometers of what will turn out to be kidney softening traveling by rail. but the ancient capital, i have been told, is a must-see. >> the true old ancient experience, the engine is an engine from the '70s. >> we have been told it is a somewhat uncomfortable ten-hour trip. so really, the journey is come back on a train or coffin. mishaps on burma's trains are, shall we say, not unheard of. >> so that may be the signal to depart at some point. >> yes, all aboard. whoa, we're moving, here we go. here we go. that is it, we have the cruising speed -- >> really? this is the cruising speed? you can literally outrun this train. >> we could jog ahead, have a nice meal in some recommended restaurant. >> we can catch up with it. >> the walk. >> here we go. >> this is stop number one of 75. heading north

eastern, we send anderson cooper and kathy griffin back for more fun. i like to see how many times kathy can make anderson blush. >> that's a party, folks. >>> we turn to a situation that is very serious and scary in north dakota. many people being forced to leave their homes after a fiery train collision, two trains, smashing into each other about 25 miles west of fargo. one of these trains was carrying crude oil, the other apparently derailed. the impact triggered a series of explosions and now officials fear the smoke from the burning wreck may make people nearby sick. look at that fireball, folks. we're joined now by cass county sheriff paul laney on the phone from casselton. i do understand you advised people nearby that it would be a good idea to evacuate. >> last night we issued an evacuation order, it was in the a mandatory order but we strongly, strongly recommended that people recognize the order and evacuate the community. i would say we're guessing, it's a rough guess at this point but probably 65% of the community has evacuated, especially t

of course, tonight you've got to tune in, doing this every year, 9:00 eastern, anderson cooper, kathy griffin ringing in the new year live from times square doing it only like they know how to do it, tonight 9:00 eastern. right here on cnn. it's a good thing these folks stuck on a ship off antarctica seems, you know, one way to spend a new year's. but they're ringing in the new year on ice. the bad weather made it impossible for the rescue helicopter to actually reach the ship. so the crew has marked the spot on the ice where it can land. now all they can do simply is wait. here's more from matthew chance. >> suzanne, it's the new plan, in fact, it's the only plan say rescue workers that is going to work right now. they've abandoned all attempts at this stage to reach the stranded research vessel by sea. the pack ice is simply too thick around it for the ice breakers to break through. instead, they're going to be staging an airlift using a helicopter from the chinese ice breaker to fly over to the ship, land on the ice next door and airlift the passengers and some of the crew to safety. but t

anderson cooper and kathy griffin with live coverage.ee hours of festivities from times square. it will be live, and you will not want to miss a moment of it because it is guaranteed to have some unscripted events. it all starts 9:00 eastern here on cnn tonight. >>> coming up next, queen of pop beyonce uses a sample from nasa's failed challenger mission. and the families of the astronauts who died on that day are not happy. well, now beyonce is responding. dry, itchy winter skin? cortizone-10 has the strongest nonprescription itch medicine plus moisturizers to help heal skin fast. cortizone-10. feel the heal. plus moisturizers to help heal skin fast. at a company that's bringing media and technology together. next is every second of nbcuniversal's coverage 0f the 2014 olympic winter games. it's connecting over one million low-income americans to broadband internet at home. it's a place named one america's most veteran friendly employers. next is information and entertainment in ways you never thought possible. welcome to what's next. com

. >>> quick reminder about new years eve, anderson and kathy griffin ringing in the new year from times at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. you, the loyal 360 viewer, you voted, the number three "ridiculist" of 2013. just by talking to a helmet. it grabbed the patient's record before we even picked him up. it found out the doctor we needed was at st. anne's. wiggle your toes. [ driver ] and it got his okay on treatment from miles away. it even pulled strings with the stoplights. my ambulance talks with smoke alarms and pilots and stadiums. but, of course, it's a good listener too. [ female announcer ] today cisco is connecting the internet of everything. so everything works like never before. >>> you, the people have spoken in chosing your favorite "ridiculist" of 2013. here you go, your choice for number 23. >> time for "the ridiculist" and we offer tips to get in shape for summer, it's of course calls prancerci zerks e. it's similar to moving -- >> i'm sure we're all on the edge of our seats waiting to hear you take on that prancercize video. since today is your birthday, i'm taking ov

continues on cnn with the three hours of the crazy antics as our own anderson cooper is joined on by kathy griffin at times square. you can count on anything to happen. yes, it will be live and yes, we know it will be entertaining. you don't want to miss it. it starts 9:00 eastern tonight on new year's eve. >>> less than six weeks of the start of the winter olympics in sochi and there are serious concerns for the safety of tourists and theresa. one u.s. snowboarder already declaring he may skip the opening ceremonies at the games if he makes the team. i want to show you this video. it's just in to cnn but let me warn you first. it is upsetting to watch. this captures a deadly explosion at a train station in the southern russian city of volgograd and one of two suicide bombings within that city that killed 24 people. diane magnay is joining us now with more details. >> reporter: the video is disturbing showing you the moment of detonation in that railway station that killed 18 and on a trolley bus yesterday morning, another 16 were killed in another suicide bombing. there is a huge antiterror opera

anderson and kathy griffin aring to again from time's square with all the hilarity it starts at 9:00tern right here on cnn. coming up next you the loyal 360 viewer you voting on line. after the break your choice for the number three ridiculist of 2013. but my sinuses are acting . it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. than any other behind the counter liquid gel. hey there, i just got my bill, and i see that it includes my fico® credit score. yup, you get it free each month to help you avoid surprises with your credit. good. i hate surprises. surprise! at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card and see your fico® credit score. >>> you the people have spoken in choosing your favorite ridiculist of 2013. here you go. your choice for number three. >> time now for the ridiculist. tonight we offer "the ridiculist" tips to get in shape for summer calls prancercize. >> hold on, anderson. i'm s

will probably attend a party or watch the ball drop in time square or watch anderson and kathy griffinous should look outside america for ideas. there was a survey to find the world's strangest new years traditions, and while things like firing guns into the air, three-day water fight, scotland's spinning balls of fire and an old british movie scored high. the three countries with the strangest new years traditions are number three, ireland where people bang bread on doors and walls to frighten evil spirits, okay? so number two is romania where people try to hear animals talk, and if they don't, it's good luck. they don't care what the fox says. all right? and then number one is chile or chile where some people spend the holiday in a cemetery to be with dead relatives, but we want to hear from you. what is the strangest tradition you know about, and what do you plan to do on new years eve. let us know on twitter at don lemon and at "outfront." where is what i want to know, what are the lyrics -- do you guys know -- >> no, no. >> can you sing it for me? ♪ ♪ >> that's how people sing it.

and anderson cooper and kathy griffin, always fun, starting at 9:00 p.m. eesh.> one florida family got an unwelcomed surprise, a black bear. >> they say the bear busted through the enclosed back porch and headed straight for a pot filled with oil used to cook a turkey. >> mm. oil not enough. the turkey he was hoping for. florida wildlife officials say this time of year black bears bulk up before hibernation and will eat almost anything, even the oil. the dad says the bear only did around 200 bucks' worth of damage. but the lesson learned about not keeping food out was priceless. >> yeah, not to mention putting the oil away. >> yes. get rid of the turkey oil. >> exactly. >>> thank you so much, everyone. that is going to do us -- that's going to do it for us today. thank you so much for watching. >> but stay right there, because there's much more ahead in the next hour of the "newsroom" nchl. let's turn it over to fredricka whitfield. >> yes. victor, good to see you, because the oil is aromatic, fragrance, so it was smelling like the fried turkey, or whatever else

don't forget, not like you could, anderson cooper and kathy griffin are back and things will likely get very awkward. you can watch it all on cnn's new year's eve live starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> coming up on "the lead," after two rescue missions have failed, will the passengers stuck aboard that russian expedition vessel in antarctica finally be freed? we will talk to one of the stranded live from the ship next. >>> later, if you're 50 or over, 2014 could be your year. we'll explain why on our buried lead and throughout the show today, we are remembering the big news we covered in 2013. we begin with one story that i will never forget. there were two suspects that have been apprehended in watertown, massachusetts, about four miles from the scene of the crime of the terrorist attacks here in boston, massachusetts. there's no secondhand smoke in here... ...and no cigarette advertising around here. there's a reason we know this is really bad... ...and this is really good. there's a reason 2 in 3 people are surviving cancer. and we cannot be silent until it's 3 out of 3. this shout-

anderson and kathy griffin aring to again from time's square with all the hilarity it starts at 9:00ere on cnn. coming up next you the loyal 360 viewer you voting on line. after the break your choice for the number three ridiculist of 2013. i take prilosec otc each morning for my frequent heartburn. because you can't beat zero heartburn. woo hoo! [ male announcer ] prilosec otc is the number one doctor recommended frequent heartburn medicine for 8 straight years. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> you the people have spoken in choosing your favorite ridiculist of 2013. here you go. your choice for number three. >> time now for the ridiculist. tonight we offer "the ridiculist" tips to get in shape for summer calls prancercize. >> hold on, anderson. i'm sure we're all on the edge of our seats. we're waiting to go hear your take on that prancercize video. but i think that could wait until tomorrow. since today is your birthday, anderson, i'm officially taking over "the ridiculist." so you can just sit back and relax, enjoy and let the viewers at home. they can see us s

anderson cooper and kathy griffin. it starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern.rah feyerick. >> i'm victor blackwell. pleasure to be with you this morning. it's 8:00 here at cnn he headquart headquarters. we are starting with a rescue on hold right now. 74 people on the russian ship in antarctica thought they were going to get off the stranded ship. >> that's right. now they have to wait longer. we got this message from the deck of the stranded russian ship. >> it's the 28th of december, 2013. the weather is closed in. we have snow falling. it is not too windy. fortunately, the weather forecast has the conditions continuing for the next few days. it is our fourth day trapped on the ship. we thought it was important to let families to know everyone is okay. >> our randy kaye has more on the trapped russian vessel and why it is not going anywhere for another day or two. >> reporter: we just made it to antarctica. the team of researchers and crew sent out the ship. their expedition getting off to a great start. >> it's half past midnight. we are past some fantastic

kathy griffin live from time's square new year's eve starting at 9:00 p.m.rn time right here on cnn. i know, john, mikaela, you guys will be tuning from to see miley cyrus's performance. >> we want to tune in to see how many times kathy anderson makes him blush. the xeshl breaks are fascinating. >> that's what makes them so good together. >> always something to see. >>> coming up next on "new day," it has been almost a week, passengers and crew aboard an expedition to antarctica, they are still waiting for help. how is everyone holding up? we will talk to someone on board to get the latest on more rail and the latest rescue efforts. >>> that mid-afternoon snap from the vending machine could cost you in the new year on top of adding to your waistline, it could slim down your wallet. we'll explain just ahead. [ music playing ] ♪ it doesn't matter whether it's oil or fried ♪ just eat it ♪ just eat it [ music playing ] we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going

anderson cooper and kathy griffin welcome in the knew year.ect and crazy. >>> people near casselton, north dakota, are being ordered to leave their homes. two trains collided and one of them was carrying crude oil. it sparks a huge fire that sent plumes of black smoke hundreds of feet in the air. earlier cass county spoke to cnn telling us where the fire stands right now. >> we just met with them a short time ago. they have two or three crews up near as close as they can get to the area. with the additional housing that's nearby the scene. they're starting to spread their way out into the community. the next few hours will tell us a lot as far as the current situation and when we can start bringing people back. right now, we're going to hold the line. the areas safe, people are out, everybody is accounted for. and we're going to let the expert tell us what kind of readings they're getting. railroad crews are responding and getting set up and getting ready to attack the fire at daylight. things are happening. everybody is safe. no fatalities or