happy new year. hgppy trying to keep warm. happy new year. happy new year. where you are from. i am from china, in beijing. and what are you hoping for the night from the fireworks? hoping for happiness and a nice year, healthy, families, my parents. and we hope that people can get working ha rd we hope that people can get working hard and maybe have fun. you have been here for several hours, haven't you? are you keeping warm? been here for several hours, haven't you? are you keeping warm7m been here for several hours, haven't you? are you keeping warm? it is a little bit cold outside, but we have a warm coat, and we eat some food. it isa a warm coat, and we eat some food. it is a little bit warm. keep warm, not long to wait now. thanks very much, guys, and happy new year to you. just some of the 100,000 or so people who have tickets for the night's event and have been waiting patiently to see the fireworks, which kicked off injust under an hour's time, the centrepiece is the london eyejust hour's time, the centrepiece is the london eye just across the river,

it is new years eve. police shoot and killed a man who gunned down a pennsylvania state trooper and unique celebration in old city to mark bet thecy ross's 265th birthday. >>> of course, big story on "action news" is start of the festivities to say hello to the brand new year. some places around the world 2017 has already started. but around here the new year is a few hours away but party is already underway. live team coverage of the celebration, "action news" reporter bob brooks is taking a look at how folks are getting ready for midnight but we will get with janet reyes live at penns landing where fire works are just about to begin, jeanette. >> reporter: we're down to the last few hours of 2016, and what a year, it has been. it is, packed here. lets look around me you can barely see beyond the crowd of people here, anticipation is already building, because we're about to see the first, of two fire works shows, and, i say people here are pretty excited. >> we're here to celebrate new years eve, ice skat

new year's eve. the tree lighting. this is when everyone has to be on their toes. >> much of the security is routine, this year police brass learned from the terror truck attacks across the atlantic. heavy sanitation trucks to form barriers. >> even though there is a heavy police presence, i do not feel like i am in a police state. >> metal barricades are going up. tomorrow police will use them to create a grid of so-called binnings. there will be cops in plain clothes trained to spot unusual behavior. the mayor says every reveller should keep their eyes peeled for danger. >> if you think something is happening that makes you worried, go and tell an officer. >> the first new year's eve when jimmy o'neal will be at the hem. he said there will be no commanders having the night off tomorrow. times square is where all of the attention is, there will be a lot of other parties in new york where the nypd will be on hand with the blocker vehicles trying to separate pedestrians from traffic. >> next at 6:00 we get you set for a

new years on edge.year begins. >>> attacking the grid. an apparent new hacking attempt by the russians. this one targeting a public utility system and exposing a broader threat. >>> trump's enemies. he talks of unity but tweets something else. donald trump calls out his opponents 20 days before he takes office. >>> calming influence. in stressful times, exercising the mind with meditation and how more and more are being guided by their smartphones. >>> and new year's dreams. we'll hear about their favorite moments of 2016, and what they hope for in the new

with the new year, new laws. getting rid of car registration stickers to a higher minimum wage for parts of the area. the new changes in pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware. and you can find a complete list of local new year's eve celebration from the city to the suburbs and down the shore right now on the nbc 10 app. download it for free for more information about the family fun. >> now a slow down on columbus avenue. south philadelphia. cars are moving in both directions. skyforce 10, last week it caused lane closures on the road near the i-95 ramp. the broken main has been replaced. today, russia hit back against president obama's string of sanctions calling them dangerous and provocative but said it would not retaliate. a move the president elect appears to like. mr. trump grated great move on the delay by v. putin. i always knew he was pretty smart. >> president obama ordered three dozen diplomats to leave the u.s. in retaliation for russia's alleged if involvement in cyberattacks and interference in the e

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barack obama has given his new year message. ortunity to talk about his legacy as us president. we have made extraordinary progress as a country these past eight years and here's the thing, none of it was inevitable. it was the result of tough choices we made and the result of your hard work and resilience. to keep america moving forward is a task that falls to all of us. sustaining and building on all we have achieved from helping more young people afford higher education, to ending discrimination based on pre—existing conditions, to tightening rules on wall street, to protecting this planet for our kids, that's going to take all of us working together. because that's always been our story. the story of ordinary people coming together in the hard, slow, sometimes frustrating, but always vital work of self—government. it has been the privilege of my life to serve as your president and as i prepare to take on the even more important role of citizen, know that i will be there with you every step of the way to ensure that this count

is there only one way to top it off. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> happyt your heart just bubble. >> yes. >> for all of that happy new year and to you and yours and you too, jessica. >> to vittoria, thanks forgiving that to us. >> happy 2017. >> lets check back with meteorologist lauren casey who has come back inside. >> chilly end to our last week of 2016. temperatures in the the 30's. twenty's in the poconos. of course we have blustery conditions so making it feel more like 20's in some cases continue on in the teens and we did even have a few flakes passing on by, lake enhanced snow showers and snow squals moved through the delaware valley those are coming to an end. tonight mostly clear skies still cold, blustery dropping down to 29 degrees for our saturday. sunshine to start and then increasing included still breezy and quite chilly with a high of 43 degrees. conditions though not looking too bad for mummers parade on sunday. your 9:00 o'clock temperature chilly but less wind 39 degrees by lunchtime up in the middle will 40's. no rain or snow to worry

i'll have a look ahead at your new year's day and new year's eve plans. >>> an incredible followup to a story we brought you yesterday morning. the brazilian family robbed on their first trip to the bay area is getting their money back and then some, thanks to the extreme generosity of one of our viewers. >>> good morning. we are waking up to 45 degrees right now in san francisco. those clear skies should be increasing in cloud cover by tonight and we're tracking two storm systems that will be making their way into the bay area. let's get a quick check right now at your bridge drive times. westbound 80, bay bridge about eight minutes. westbound 9 the, san mateo, about 12 minutes. >>> it's just shy of 4:41. a heartbreaking situation for a brazilian family visiting the bay area took an unbelievable turn thanks to the generosity of one of our viewers. the family had just landed in san jose on tuesday night for their very first trip to the u.s. and stopped at applebee's to eat. that's where thieves broke into their rental car, stole passports, a laptop and $6,000 in cash. a viewer saw our

this new year's eve, see you back here. ♪ >>> it is already next year in new zealand.ir fireworks a short while ago ringing in 2017. >> we still have a few more hours to go here. the final preparations under way. we will see that ball drop in not too long. >> not too long. much more from times square coming up including a little chat with the hosts of tonight's big party. >>> but we start here with todd fisher, what he's saying in an exclusive abc news interview about that double loss his sister carrie and then his mom debbie reynolds dying just a day apart. >> a dual funeral is planned for both and phillip mena has more on what todd fisher is saying about these two remarkable women and how they will be remembered. >> she really wanted to be with carrie. >> reporter: a grieving son and brother todd fisher. >> and i watched her leave and go to carrie. >> reporter: speaking with abc's elizabeth vargas two days after his beloved mother, debbie reynolds, and sister, carrie fisher, passed away less than 35 hours apart. >> carrie obviously had more needs in many ways and my

years old. here is what new zealand looked like bringing in the new year. new zealand rang in the new year at 3:00 am our time. it is one of the first to celebrate with their firework display in auckland. australia, japan and south korea also saying hello to 2017 this morning bringing it back home.our embarcadero camera showing what will be the centerpiece of the bay area's new year's celebration tonight. good morning. i'm marty gonzalez. and we get the new year's celebration forecast from rebecca strom. >> rebecca: 0 entry and shellers right now or on the bay area. most of it focused on the north bay resemblances still in doubt and the peninsula sfo to the sprinkles in the and the far east as well isolated showers most of the activity in the far east of us trekking all landsat stockton guillotine for modesto of 2010. and how things are drying out once we get into later morning of the hours. we will not have any shower activity at all this is all the way until the year is day tomorrow morning. snow showers lots of cold weather urged nine. racine lot of the d

how you can turn the new year into a new you. "good day" to you december 31 final day of 2016. >> from the fox 29 studios, this is "good day philadelphia weekend". >> and good morning, everyone, happy to be here. gentlemen, good morning both of you. >> good morning. >> morning. >> doesn't sound right, 016 is already over. >> finally. >> finally. >> bad year? >> i'm ready to get to 2017. i think we can all agree 2016 has been rough. >> 016 has been rough. >> mike good morning, sir. >> we have good morning. maybe a sprinkle or snow shower tonight. nothing of much consequence. beautiful shot this morning looking into the city i believe this is in the city and we have a good looking morning out there and great sunrise. little cold. as we look at numbers old city right now is at 30. southwestern wind coming in. we have feels like temperature 23. these numbers again are pretty cold. up towards mount pocono 16. 22 millville. jersey numbers are chilly. vor he's 26, and morris town 28. winds up this morning 10 to 15 on average. future win

the stoke level is high as we go into the new year's and looking at a refresh of new snow. >> are all the runs open, are all the chairs open. how good is the snow. >> it's been really good, the cold temperature kept it light and dry, we've been able to make snow. kirkwood is 100% open, the entire resort is open. at heavenly we open more terrain. all four base locations are open. itsy to get on the mountain, the mountain ridge coaster is open and the tubing hill is open. north star continues to open more terrain. the snow is fantastic because it's cold. south facing firms up but that's what groomers are about. with new snow in the forecast we're looking forward to a great january. >> have fun, have a safe and happy new year. >>> twitter may allow you to edit tweets. jack dorsey said the site is thinking about allowing tweet editing. a form of edit was needed. it came after asking users for feedback. twitter shares are down. >>> steph curry auctions off two pairs of shoes and raised $45,000. he wore one pair of shoes during a pregame work out that went for $15,000, a pair he wore during

it is new year's eve. what a year. we're getting ready to usher in a brand new one. i bet a lot of people will be celebrating in atlantic city tonight. >> reporter: it should be nice and quiet and mild, that's the bigger story. i mean this time of the year it could be brutally cold and windchills in the 20s and teens. this go around we'll see temperatures close to 40 degrees, really nice stuff heading this way. double scan live, we're clear, we hardly have a cloud in the sky, just a couple of high, thin clouds north and west of philadelphia, up through there, that's about it. 47 degrees that's the high temperature we're shooting for later today. 41 is the normal, 6 degrees warmer than average. the low temperature, the present temperature, 31. feels like 24 in allentown. 13 in the poconos, 21 in millville. trenton, 23. most air temperatures themselves are in the 20s. philadelphia the exception, 31 degrees. satellite and radar i want you to see how severing moving west to east, the pacific air racing across the lower 48. high pressure holds on today and tomorrow that's

sheinelle. >> happy new year to you. anne, thank you. >>> tens of thousands in new england waking up in the dark and cold this new year's eve. digging out from the most powerful nor'easter in two years. the power and speed of the falling snow surprised forecasters. maine hit with 2 feet of snow in cases. nearly 100,000 people without power at the height of the storm. it could be days before electricity is restored. >>> dramatic rescue overnight at the amusement park. many children trapped 125 feet in the air in orange county, california. firefighters called in to rescue them from the stuck sky cabin farm at nottsberry farm. >>> an entire city block in new york devastated by a monster five--alarm blaze. flames spread from building to building wiping out 14 businesses in queens. in all, it took 175 firefighters to douse the fire. every time they thought they had the situation under control, stubborn flames shot back up. investigators and crews still on the scene this morning. three firefighters have been hurt. one of them s

plus this. >> a medical miracle is helping one man and his family ring in a very special new year. l in college point, new york, with the story coming up. >> also ahead, where they are taking the manaquine challenge to new height. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> one of the most iconic sons from new years eve, prince. >> we remember the legendary entertainer and other famous people we lost in 2016. >> we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> feel getting ends of year parties there is season is the busiest time of years, like de bruno brothers, i was there the other day, packed. "eyewitness news" at the rittenhouse location, people flock therefore specialty cheeses, meats, and delicacy like caviar. also have really good soup. >> we have to stop airs things that just make me hungry. we're stuck here. someone bring us some food, please. we have heard about the expensive security up greats in place for new years over, new years day activities, of course present. >> i hundreds of volunteers put the finish be touches on the annual tournament of roses parade in pasadena on new years day. forty floats will make their way

your weekend forecast, your new year's eve forecast really important. temperatures in the upper 30s for the lehigh valley. mainly looking like it's in the low to mid 40s. the great news is, partly to mostly cloudy skies but will remain dry. on sunday, most of you, of course, will wake up later, might not see that early morning sun but it will top out in the 40s, upper 40s for some. looking a lot better there. so your new year's eve forecast looks like this. have fun and, of course, enjoy your new year. i hope you have a great saturday fight and enjoy it for, you know, for most of us anyway because i will be working and then 38 degrees at 8:00 p.m. 38 at 10:00 p.m. temperatures in the mid 30s with partly to mostly cloudy skies. here is your ten day on ten. rosemary mentioned this earlier. katy did too. 53 on tuesday, next wednesday 52, tracking snow flurries after that. temperatures could dip into the 20s by next saturday and sunday. i'm leaving it in the low 30s. so not looking that bad. >> let's keep that up and focus on the fact that we're in the 50s,

the new year.heck out his unusual new year's message to his twitter followers it reads "happy new year to all include mike many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do. love! ". >>> developing to night, police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened after a concert by meek mill. walling for, connect connect police say two men were killed outside the theater last night. the philadelphia rapper had just ended his show when the violence broke out. two other men were treated at a hospital for non-life threatening injuries. but police say the shooting does not appear to be directly related to the rapper at all. nobody has been arrested. >>> and it is the phone call that could make the difference between life and death. but with more and more emergency calls coming from cell phones, the ability to pinpoint exactly where the emergency is, is also more difficult. fox's jonathan serrie shows us how some areas are trying to fix that problem. >> reporte

not happy new year. happy new career. >> what is wrong with new years. >> that is not right. >> it the is just one year. >> that is how some people talk. >> are you a new years guy. >> i'm not a you this years guy but i don't make fun of people that say that though. >> are you saying i'm making fun of them. >> eytan says that a lot. >> i have been correct by mike >> in the business they call this a hard rap, i hard break. >> like get lost. >> shut up and go to break. that was ryan. he told me that in my ear but he was cursing. everything nature's promise is so wholesome. and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's promise. eat well for less. my giant. yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ laughter ] thousands of blue tags. thousands of low prices. my giant. >>> i'm hopping in the car and going up there to the pocono mountains. >> oh, shoot, is there anyway you can squeeze me into the car. >> i think, we have third row seating because i bought a chevy traverse and have my ow

and it is new year down under!land welcomes in 2017 in a style with a spectacular fireworks display. welcome to bbc news. more than 100 olympic and paralympic stars have been recognised in the new year honours list, with knighthoods for andy murray and mo farah. jessica ennis—hill and rower katherine grainger have received damehoods, while gold medal—winning paralympian lee pearson has also been knighted. andy swiss has the details. at the end of a glittering yearfor british sport, for five of its greatest stars — the greatest of honours. first, a knighthood for the man who spent 2016 scaling dizzying new heights. commentator: wimbledon champion again, a supreme performance. after winning a second wimbledon, a second olympics and the world number one spot, it's now sir andy murray, a fitting finish to a remarkable season. there's also a new title for mo fa rah‘s collection. commentator: gold for great britain again! the double double. he described his knighthood as "a dream come true." having come to britain as an

happy new year. have a great night. you next year. >> ♪ >> ♪ alex: right now, we need your help to locate the many children and adults who are missing. [captioning made possible by telco productions, inc.] alex: thanks for joining us. i'm alex paen. you may not know this, but every day, thousands of individuals are reported missing. america's youth is especially vulnerable. more than ever, kids need information to help them better understand their surroundings, and to better protect themselves. each week, this program works with the various law enforcement agencies across the country, and the national center for missing and exploited children, spotlighting several missing cases, hoping someone-- like you--might have information that will lead to finding these individuals. but we can't do it alone. so please, pay close attention to these faces and stories. missing from calabasas, california, rachel, rivka, yechezkel & yekusiel lesserson were last seen on august 20, 2012. it is believed that the children were abducted by t

this is a good new year. >> that's right. i celebrated a new year in the bay area, starting here. it was a good year. we are tracking some pretty good conditions across the bay area for today. here is a quick look at today's highs, increasing cloud cover is expected as you head into the overnight hours as well. we will be in the 50s and 60s. san jose topping out at about 63 degrees. half moon bay also 60. tomorrow's early morning highs waking up once again in the 30s. san jose 39, los gatos 38, santa rosa 37. if you think this is cold, stay tuned for next week. we're tracking a cold snap expected to bring record lows into the bay area with the coldest temperatures more than likely being next wednesday. now let's get a quick check right now at your south bay drive times. northbound 101 to highway 85, 20 minutes. northbound 85 to 101, also 20 minutes. more people making their ways on the road. southbound 101 to sfo, 11 minutes. if you're heading to the airport, it looks like a pretty smooth commute. >>> we go to a developing story this morning, russian president vladimir putin is con

we have mild days ahead to start off the new year but new years eve weekend, new years day in problems, we will see sunshine with a few cloud around breeze kicks up not quite as windy as yesterday but temperatures will return above average. we will be in the mid 40's over hose locations. the pretty quiet across the city sitting at freezing at the airport southwest breeze at 10 miles an hour kicking up to 15 to 20 later this morning in the afternoon. it is a wind chill to deal with. it does feel like mid 20's around philadelphia, 26, the actual temperature in allentown lighter wind. twenty-nine in reading, wilmington coming in the upper 20's. twenty-seven in quakertown and willow grove. we have a cold start to our morning, wind speeds at 10 miles an hour or less. they will increase throughout the morning in the afternoon. storm scan three nice and quiet. traveling across the region this evening into tonight, it looks like pretty good conditions, just some cloud to start thickening up throughout the day but look at the high temperature warmer then yesterday up to 46 in philadelphia, mid

and why you'll have to wait a second longer to welcome in the new year. evening, and welcome to bbc news. celebrations have begun around the world to welcome in 2017. this was the scene in sydney earlier, where officials say it was the city's biggest ever fireworks display. about 1.5 million people have been celebrating by the opera house. and in hong kong a few hours ago, a similarly elaborate display as the sky along the waterfront lit up with thousands of fireworks. earlier, the city had seen pro—democracy rallies against the government, but revellers came together to celebrate. aside from the celebrations, security has been stepped up in major cities as the world marks the start of the new year. concrete barriers are blocking off central squares in paris, madrid and new york in a bid to prevent terror attacks. i think we have some pictures to show you from berlin, which show the heightened security checks following the terror earlier this month. concrete barriers have gone up near central squares in many cities. in cities including london, thousands o

happy new year.be back at 5:00 with news and highlights from the college football playoffs. >> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argen. >> a light showers all the way down the central coast. and that really is the trajectory of this system. it's going to really just allow for perhaps some showers along the coastal hills and then slide down further into central and southern california. so you may see a shower, but from this vantage point you can see it's partly cloudy from our sutro tower camera. mid-40s san francisco, san jose. it's 4 is half moon bay and mountain view. the official sunrise 7:25. sunrise and sunset getting later and later. look at the 29 degrees in santa rosa. 36 in napa. typically a cold spot. 41 concord, 43 in livermore. so we are looking at a pretty nice afternoon. a little bit on the cool side. chance of a morning shower. then we will see dry weather for your new year's eve and into new year's day. then we could see a rain-snow mix in the higher elevations. then a couple we

new year. >> yeah. >> reporter: three-year old says his tamly are have their admission buttons which cost $20 a piece. how many total are going with your family. >> so there is five, three, and then four more, right. >> wow. >> reporter: yeah, big crew. >> there is a lot of us. >> great to travel, you know, stay safe. >> reporter: this greek pack will be joined by more than 10,000 others expect to attend tamly friendly party, including many visiting from out of town. >> it is going to be great because of the weather. this is new years. it was zero seven when we left atlanta. >> reporter: it caps off midnight with the bang over the ocean. >> the fire works. >> the fire works. >> we will be staying up late. >> reporter: it is a celebration on new years eve is not enough ocean city is holding a polar plunge new years day, someone thousand people will run right here into the ocean just the thought of this, makes me cringe. reporting here from ocean city , i'm greg argos for cbs-3 "eyewitness news".

dagen: happy new year. lauren: happy new year to you.sandra: happy new year to you, lauren simonetti and dagen, we will see you in a few minutes. good morning, i'm sandra smith in for maria bartiromo, friday december 30th, 6:00 a.m. eastern. the white house hit the kremlin with sanctions over alleged hacking. >> our bottom line is what russia has engaged in the last few months and years is unacceptable. it's outside the norm of diplomatic behavior. the president is sending a message to cut it out and that's why he ordered aggressive action. sandra: russia announcing own sanctions against the u.s. we will have the details ahead. and new oversight in north texas, an officer shot after scuffle. what led to the confrontation. and burring, the new year, ahead of the holiday w

happy new year everything. live in center city, dan cuellar channel 6 action news. >> thank you, dan >>> traffic tragedy struck tonight in burlington county new jersey, car collided with an suv on route 70 in medford. one person killed and at least three others injured. authorities not identified the victims or said what caused the drivers to crash into each other. >>> we're following developing news in new york city where crews are battling this five alarm fire in queens. the fire department says at least to 14 stores have been destroyed since flames broke out about 7:00 tonight. that fire tore through the roof causing the ceiling to collapse. three firefighters have suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. no reports of what caused the fire. >>> vladimir putin is responding to the newly improved u.s. sanctions by doing nothing. what could have escalate i do not a war. donald trump's response to it today is raising eyebrows. abc's ken gibson explains >> the russians are going, kicked out of compounds in new york

carson daly is hosting our new year's eve party and jennifer lopez, alicia keys, and blake shelton are performing. the show tarstarts at 11:30 tonight. >>> now to the news, first, the allegations that russian hackers tried to influence the presidential election. now, troubling evidence they may be trying to tamper with american power companies. "today in the bay's" rick boone is tracking the developments. >> reporter: russian revelation. sources tell nbc news russian hackers gained access to the u.s. electrical grid in vermont. burlington electric says mall ware was found on the one of its computers but noted the device was not connected to the grid. vermont's governor outraged on this hacking, saying this episode should highlight the urgent need for our federal government to vigorously pursue and put an end to this sort of russian medaling. >> it's not human, frankly. not human. >> reporter: the vermont discovery comes just hours after four members of the san francisco russian consulate were given 72 hours to get out of the u.s. >> the whole world is watching the way this country beha

threatened by car thieves when they got off shift. >>> minimum wage across the state going up in the new year, the $10 minimum wage going up by 50 cents to $10.i 50 an hour, all part of legislation governor brown signed this year to increase the state minimum wage by $15 an hour by the year 2022. this will affect about 5 million californians. right now the minimum wage in san francisco is $13 an hour, so it won't affect it. >>> we continue to follow the latest on the sanctions aannounced by president obama against russia. coming item in our next half hour, the challenges those sanctions pose for incoming president-elect donald trump. >> and millions of dollars of run-dmcs. >> and i'm -- run-dmcs lawsuits. >>> i'm katy, i lived elk grove california, and my new year's's resolution is to be -- to do really good in school for the next year have. woman: college today. career tomorrow at the peralta colleges. sign up for classes today at one of our four colleges. berkeley city college, college of alameda, laney college and merritt college. classes start january 23rd. we have so many ways for you to

happy new year. we hope to see you right here next week. ♪ >>> russia ringing in the new year right now with a stunning fireworks display. this is a live look t moscow's red crowds there celebrating the start -- >> where are the fireworks? >> -- of 2017. i'm waiting for them. >> 20 seconds late. >> you know, i see fireworks, right here. he's in the studio. >> oh. >> i'm exploding with happiness. >> talk about a did. >> i'm -- well, yeah. it's okay though. it's less dangerous. you don't want to explode in the hands. >> good afternoon. happy new year, everyone. >> it's great to have you. can you tell i'm just giddy with joy. >> i can tell you are and that makes me bed difficult. >> my new year's resolution is to spend more time with my buddy gregg jarrett. i'm julie banderas. >> people are gathering this new york city's times square, there it is for the new year's eve festivities that begin tonight actually for a great many folks it began hours ago. thousands of police officers are working around the c

year. "action news" reporter bob l locati manayunk. bob, today and tomorrow are the busiest days of the year for that organization, aren't they. >> reporter: monica good evening. yes, they are. you only have about an hour or two left today and then the end of the day tomorrow to make a donation in order to write it off on your taxes for next season. you can tell by the looks behind me here just how many people have used this as an opportunity make donations and they're going to take anything . the springs correctly, youe toyd never know you might spark a music careerthere we have the ws sorting through all day. you can see they found jim beam barbecue sets. not the alcohol, the barset. they're taking anything. if you donate at goodwill or the salvation army by the end of the day tomorrow, you win two ways. one you'll feel good. >> i know there's times when i needed it so it's nice to give back when you have it. >> reporter: and two, you can write your donation off next taxis son and save some e aregetting in on the last mine donations.

happy new year. the dow, nasdaq and s & p all with nice gains for the year. the dow industrials was the later former after donald trump's big victory. all three hitting new highs. the dow teased us but never quite got to the 20,000 mark. gary: what will -- so what will 2017 bring in. rob, if you just brought the s & p 500, you got your 10% rate of return on stocks. what should the long-term investors go into next year reflect on? >> don't panic. we started with a massive sell-off, and mixed data at the end of the summer caused another sell-off, albeit shorter. brexit as well caused a sell-off. i think the idea of focusing on fundamentals, looking beyond the immediate market noise and media noise, investors would have done well by doing that. the second thing i would say is don't confuse the base case with a done deal. brexit markets priced in a stay. it surprised everybody. then the trump election. in each case, again not focusing on the noise, focusing on fundamentals made sense. the final thing i would say is don't underestimate the central banks. there has

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happy new year. have a great night. you next year. >> ♪ >> ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ >> stephen: good grief. christmas is coming, and donald trump's going to be president. ( laughter ) ( sighs ) >> ho-ho, stephen, it can't be that bad. i mean, the country is divided, but in the end, we're all americans! >> stephen: wait, you're an american? >> of course! not like that easter bunny. he lives on that island with all those huge stone heads. >> stephen: so, does that mean you voted in the election? >> of course, i did. >> stephen: santa, please tell me you didn't vote for trump. >> it was the only thing donald wanted for christmas. ( laughter ) my hands were tied. >> stephen: but santa, he's got to be on the

up to 50 new year's day. ially on sunday. >> let's take a look at new video coming in fast-moving flames ripping through a house in bucks county. the fire broke out at 7:00 a.m. crews got a handle on the flames no reports of injuries and no word on a cause. >>> coming up on "g.m.a.," the trends to try out in 2017. we'll see you in 30. is no are >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. new year's security, times square on high alert as millions prepare to watch the ball drop, thousands of extra officers and trucks securing the perimeter. the unprecedented security measures to keep 2017 celebrations safe. ♪ >>> we are counting down to 2017 with the top trends for the new year. plus, celebrity trainers chris and heidi powell are here live with three exercises to kick-start your weight loss journey. >>> floating on cloud nine, the new stress relief making waves, zero gravity and total relaxation. why stars like steph curry and emma stone swear by the ultimate chillout technique. ♪ wave your glass if you are -- >>

happy new year. >> happy new year to you. you can catch all the action from college football semifinals starting at 3:00 eastern at espn. >>> time now for the weather and let's go back to rob in times square. rob does not have to be objective about the weather. how is it looking out there? >> i try but i'm threatening to turn this off and shut down all of broadway but i'll leave it on for now. big doings happening tonight in times square. want to talk about the big nor'easter across parts of maine. look at what happened there and they're having a hard time unloading some of that snow. still tens of thousands of people without power. also upstate new york western new york seeing upwards of 12 to 18 inches of snow during the day yesterday. more lake-effect snow showers are streaming in and now here's the radar. you'll see that with a little clipper system that will bring another shot of moisture mostly to the northern tier. maybe hartford, springfield and boston. and new england. 1 to 3 inches of snow

eve for a happy new year. in san jose katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco is getting ready for tomorrow night's big new year's eve fireworks show. the barricades were set up to control the big crowds that are expected. the show starts at midnight. police say they will be out in force both in uniform and undercover to keep everyone safe. >>> now, if you're still a little up in the air about what to do and how to get around tomorrow night, we have a great resource for you on our website. all kinds of informaon there for you. head to abc7news.com. >>> in other news tonight, crab fishermen in half moon bay are going on strike in solidarity with other west coast crabbers already on strike. the fishermen from bodega bay all the way to canada went on strike after a major wholesale buyer dropped its price from $3 to $2.75 a pound. the group at half moon bay still get $3 a pound but still decided to stay off the water this weekend. they'll sell crab through sunday then decide next week how to move forward. >>

thank you for being with us. >> happy new year. >> happy new year to you. i want to get your take on a vermont electric company confirming it found a russian malware code on one of its computers. what do you think about that? >> this is something we have be focused on for quite a co of decades, actually, that in the aftermath of dramatic american military successes over the years, russia has come to rely more significantly on what we call asymmetric, you know, warfare. and so i think these are probes, whether they're government or other actors, you know, to try to test critical infrastructure and its weaknesses and h that as an option should there ever be an act of conflict between the united states and russia in the future >> it is a high stakes game. want to talk about rolling stone last night, matt taibbi argued if the american security agencies had smoking gun evidence that the russians had an organized campaign to derail the u.s. presidential election, then expelling a few dozen diplomats after the election seems like an oddly weak and ill timed respon

with a new year more drivers will just pay attention. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. law enforcement agencies around the bay area are ready follow huge crowds of new year's eve revelers. fencing is being installed along the embarcadero ahead of the fireworks show by the ferry building. uniformed and plain clothes officers will be on patrol. they want the party to be a safe and enjoyable one. >> in light of what's going on in berlin and france, you know, people have asked in the past, are we up, you know, we increasing our security? no. we've already increased our security to the maximum level. >> they are also working with several agent significance to monitor social media posts and to be able to respond quickly to any threats made online. police are reminding the public to report anything suspicious. >> and thankfully the weather is going to cooperate very nicely tomorrow night. take a look at your planner as we go through the next 24 hours. there is early on on your new year's eve in the morning a slight chance of an isolated shower. that chance is out of here by 4:

so. >> happy new year, kevin. great year having you here on "fox & friends." une in for that. >> love it. >> all right. call it the flood before the storm. hundreds of refugees rushing into the united states before president trump takes office. and many of them settling in one particular state. >> plus, champagne isn't the only go to beverage for new year's. we are mixing it up. >> we will check back in with rick live from times square. rick, what's going on there. >> he is shivering. >> i have the best seat in the house this morning. not only am i right here at the ball that has dropped since 1907. that's a lot of years. but also take a look at this view from where we are. this ball has a great view area around. we get to share in it this morning. much more going on. talk about security here for the times square event tonight coming up. stay with us. we'll be right back on "fox & friends." ♪ don't stop to get enough >> don't stop until you get enough. >> not really a fan of new year's music. >> a lot of bruno mars. >> a lot of mariah carey. >> well, tonight ma

officer -- or you can celebrate from the comfort of your hope and rockin' new year starts at 8:00 p.m. and abc7 news at 11 is next and then back to ryan seacrest. >> dealing with traffic, something you likely know well, and might be have in the to yourself it seems to be getting worse, you are right. we are at 101 with the new report. >> go figure, we doing a traffic story and there is little traffic but it is friday. it is a holiday weekend. the report said that average vehicle spends an hour in traffic. it is not fun. frustrating. time consuming. >> lot of lights, and a lot of cars with traffic congestion tell. >> i can get to work without traffic in 15 minutes but 45 to get home. >> if you think it is getting worse a new report said that it is. caltrain tracked an increase of 72,000 daily hours of delay for vehicles over a decade. >> alameda is at top of the list with 35% of traffic congestion. santa clara has the number two spot at 22%, san mateo has 11%. surprisingly traffic is at 7%. >> horrible. especially peak hours. i do nut -- not go anywhere but work and home. >> worst days

happy new year we will see you next year. >> happy new year. >>> 45 minutes to go in the final trading session of the year. michael santoli was pointing out the last 15 minutes are not always great. the trend has been worse. we already know there is selling pressure on the bell and a number of reasons we see the stocks move especially lower. >> the last few minutes we saw a huge sell off and then it started. it just continued. remember the first part of last year the first month or so was one of the worst first months we had seen in quite a while. >> in decades. watching the markets close. dow is down 75 off of session lows. s&p down 12. naz down 52. >>> we are going live to moscow where president putin is defining a recommendation from his own foreign minister to retaliate against u.s. hacking sanctions. and we speak about how the latest tensions can play out especially when donald trump takes off. >>> as wall street gets ready to bid farewell to 2016 two investors tell us what they made the most money on this year. you're watching cnbc, first in business worldwide. ♪ w' drwhere, in a

this weekend. >> as the new year's eve quickly approach approaches, security is tightening from coast to coast and all around the world after the terror attacks this year in cities including orlando, nice, and most recently, berlin. law enforcement is on high alert and making an unprecedented show of force in new york. stephanie gosk has details. >> people will be safe this new year' eve because we're there along with our law enforcement partners. >> in times square, a record 7,000 uniformed and undercover police, including hundreds of heavily armed counterterrorism officers will hit the streets. and in the wake of vehicle attacks overseas, the berlin christmas market earlier this month killing a dozen, and nice over the summer, leaving 86 dead, sand trucks and other vehicles will be used to block off new york streets. while in chicago, fences and concrete barricades went up amid concerns about isis-inspired attacks. boston is taking similar steps. in pasadena, california, home to the rose parade, law enforcement outlined their new strategy. >> we'll be using a series of police radio

new year's eve! and we are going to go into the next year even better. >> reporter: the eternal optimist oversees an empire of 27 restaurants, including ten in washington, d.c. he invited me to one where he began his takeover of the washington dining scene 24 years ago. jose, this is an incredible spread. >> to ask me. show me. new year's eve in your country. >> reporter: on the menu? traditional tappsa and lobster salad in a special dressing and norwegian shell fish that is beloved in his home country of spain. >> are you hungry. >> reporter: i'm always hungry. >> we drop the egg yolks into a syrup, water and sugar. and at the end, you get this like here. >> reporter: candied egg yolk? >> it is candying egg yolk. i love these! such a crazy mix! >> reporter: the combination of the flavors is amazing! like this meal, andreas' cuisine is steep in tradition but famous for his experimentation. his moyears spent with looking r a chef in northeastern spain. andreas immigrated to america in 1991 and eventual

new years on edge. the country and the world say farewell to 2016 with unprecedented security highlighting the dangers we still face as a new year begins. >>> attacking the grid. an apparent new hacking attempt by the russians. this one targeting a public utility system and exposing a broader threat. >>> trump's enemies. he talks of unity but tweets something else. donald trump calls out his opponents 20 days before he takes office. >>> calming influence. in stressful times, exercising the mind with meditation and how more and more are being guided by their smartphones. >>> and new year's dreams. we'll hear about their favorite moments of 2016, and what they hope for in theew >>> nightly news begins now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz balart. >>> good evening. i'm peter alexander in for jose. new year's festivities are well underway across the globe. here in the u.s. as the clock ticks down to midnight, americans are preparing to rin

is it new years celebration or new year celebration. >> it is not happy new years, it is happy new year or is it happy new year. happy new year. no, it is not happy new years. >> is it new year's eve. >> well, that is tomorrow, we are starting 2017, it is happy new year not happy new years. >> maybe because tomorrow is new year's eve, apostrophe s people get it confused. it is still in the right and you are right, and i have said that maybe guys in my life, mike jerrick you are right. >> it is happy new year. >> yes. >> because there is a new year coming just one. >> why are we so happen bye that: >> a lot of people didn't like 2016. they are saying good riddance. >> i can't to spit 2016 out. >> all right. >> it has got to be happier then what just happened. >> new year. >> this is our moment in time is deteriorating quickly but temperatures in the 30's out there bus stop buddy is, more bundled up then yesterday because it is colder and evidence is lake effect snow, some of the flurries are making it down here a little snow squall in cumberland county and that that is what you have a po

happy new year.py eve of new years eve and if you are heading out tomorrow night, be aware, you'll need the jacket, 30's, 40's, good news, few clouds. we will keep it dry for new years eve. what about big football game. we have taken showers out of the forecast, no longer a concern on new year's day, not a day way to start 2017. take a look at your seven-day forecast. 48 saturday, 53 sunday, we warm it up next week, 2017 starting with a spring-like taste ttuesday, 62, wednesday 60 and then winter returns next week, rain, snow mix, something else next friday, don't worry about that. we'll focus on that next week. >> tony sarah, back to you. . >>> what would you say was the biggest political moment of the year? >> so many. >> how do you pick one? we're going to take a look back at politics 2016 and take a look ahead at what we could expect in the new year. can't wait to see. e. everything nature's promise is so wholesome. and it doesn't take the whole paycheck. giant's exclusive nature's pr