joining us in the heart of new york city is rick leventhal. hey, kimberly. you know, new york city's police department is dwrooed to securing large scale events and there is none larger than new year's eve in times square with at least a million people expected here. nypd is telling us it will be stricter because of the environment, and the threat in the environment around the world. one of the things we have not seen in the past that we will see is the employment of large sanitation trucks and sand trucks blocking avenues and cross streets to create a secure perimeter so anyone coming into the area will see the trucks. they will prevent anyone from potentially driving a vehicle into the crowds like we saw in nice and berlin. the nypd also will have some 7,000 uniformed officers deployed across the city to secure times square and other events as well as plains clothes officers and the usual contingent of canine dogs, explosive detectors, snipers on roof tops, helicopters in the air, boats on the water, kimberly. they will be out in force like w

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fox's rick leventhal has more. year's eve bring big safety concerns for new york city. while there are no threatsthre security measures will stricter than ever just in case. there will be no come plane even i. earlier this month a material drove a truck through a crowded christmas market in berlin. 65 trucks will block stabbed bags on side streets. we'll have one of the safest venues in the entire. thousands of uniforms officersoi will patrol. revelers ill will have to go through two checkpoints. a lot you will see and a lot you will not see. and it's that combination that keeps us safe.safe nearby hotels, theaters and parking garages are already being swept and secure. mailboxes and trash cans reviewed.re heavily armed cops will eyeball the crowd from land, air and see. if you plan on joining the party this year, the nypd says your alcohol, your backpacks and your umbrellas at home. in times square, rick leventhal, fox new. > well, apparently there are not enough cooks in the kitchen. still to come, the nationwide

fox news correspondent rick leventhal takes a look from new york city. >> reporter: the thin blue linein uniform were a focal point of president-elect donald trump's campaign. >> to all law enforcement in america, we are with you, we support you, and we will always stand with you. we love you. >> reporter: now, as mr. trump prepares to move into the white house, officers across the country say law enforcement should remain a top priority. >> what i care about and i think that what the administration or the department of justice, homeland security, what everybody cares about is do people feel safe and are people safe in their neighborhoods, where they live and that is what we're trying to accomplish. >> reporter: a key opponent of the trump 100 day action plan to make america great again is centered on policing. >> restoring community safety act reduces surging crime and drugs and violence by creating a task force on violent crime and increasing funding for programs that train and assist your local police who are doing such a great job. believe me. >> reporter: his close advisers say pr

in times square, rick leventhal, fox news. >>> back to your fox 29 weather authority now.ay out there. like london out there. so wet and damp. >> foggy. >> some of his to clear snow off their cars this morning. so how are things looking for news years, your full forecast coming up in 15 seconds. >> it certainly was damp and dreary to start the day. we had that snow far north and west. about quarter of an inch of rain fell around the delaware valley and now we're talking about blustery and colder weather conditions. there could be some flurries around friday north and west but what about the upcoming holiday weekend. we have that forecast in just a few moments. but take look at ultimate doppler earlier in the day we saw a lot of that moderate to heavy rain kind of overtake the area. first thing this morning when you were watching sue. she was tracking some of that snow toward the lehigh valley along with the pocono mountains. parts of the poconos saw about 5-inches of snow. but most of that rain now moving up the coast into parts of new england. a lot of heavy snow expected

our senior correspondent rick leventhal at terrorism tower. dr.stein said she would demand recounts no matter who won. >> reporter: i asked her that question directly. she said it wasn't about hillary clinton and her, meaning herself. it was about ensuring the fairness and interesting grit of the election process and doesn't matter that she only got less than one percent of the vote nationwide. she is said there's compelling circumstance sal evidence that outdated voting machines could have been hacked in multiple states and there were 75,000 ballots in the detroit area with no votes cast for president, which is an unusually high number and why they challenging the votes. >> these three states were identified because they have indicators that make them more, shall we say, red flags, due donated tour of the voting machines used, due to irregularities like this high number of blank ballots in detroit, due to extremely thin margins. >> reporter: and dr. stein says she had no idea who might win the recount. >> she says she is going federal court to fo

rick leventhal is in new york times square where security is right to and going to get tighter. >> the nypd says it has not received direct thats but they're no doubt aware of the disturbing images that isis has posted online, including some put on the encrypted telegram sight. one includes a knife, wielding terrorist chases santa claus and a company enlugerring lone wolves to attack malls and theaters and hops. possibly new year's eve may hem. police are on alert for mow holiday attacks. in france, spain, and russia, where authorities say heavily armed terror cell was planning an attack with automatic weapons, grenades and explosives in crowded areas of moscow. here in number city authoritied will deploy 65 sans trucks and heavy sanitation vehicles around new year's eve, blocking access to avenues and cross streets to create a perimeter and will prevent a vehicle attack as in nice and berlin. there will be stricter checkpoints and extra layers of security. some you'll see and some you won't with the goal of having a happy and safe new year's eve here in times square. >> thanki'm joint

fox ws rick leventhal is live in times square where the iconic new year's ball will drop in two days. rick? >> melissa, nypd begins preparing for new year's eve security as soon as ball drops last new year's. they have been at it for a full year. they're adapting tactics to compensate for the changing threat environment in the world today. why for the first time you may see 65 of those large sand trucks and heavy sanitation trucks creating barricades authorities say can't be penetrated by a vehicle attack. those trucks will ring the times square areas, blocking avenues and cross streets trying to prevent truck attacks like in east france and berlin, germany. there will be 100 other blocker vehicles deployed around times square. 7,000 police officers will be on hand to protect one to two million revelers expected to celebrate new year'ses here and other events in new york city. as usual, plain clothes officers in the crowd. snipers on rooftops. helicopters in the air and police boats on water and metal radiation detectors at checkpoints and explosive sniffing k-9-s in trainsnd in the c

rick leventhal has the latest. >> after just nine says this isn't about who won her who won or lost but about the fairness and accuracy and integrity and she says that's why her campaign raised $7 million to challenge the results in three key states in key states and russia filed a federal lawsuit in philadelphia to force the return of pennsylvania. the michigan recount began at noon on monday that caused the hand counting of $4.8 million. prison is a trump one that. the wisconsin recount began last thursday with little change reported so far. mr. cheryl: hillary clinton by 22 dozen votes to close at 50,000 in pennsylvania. of the pennsylvania. vote and has zero chance of winning the says there is compelling evidence that electronic voting could've been hacked as major discrepancies between paper ballots and those using machines. >> these three states were identified because they have indicators that make them more red flags due to than nature of the voting machines used due to break contract irregularities with the high number of blank ballots. due to extremely thin margins. >> press a

that's where we find our own rick leventhal. how is it looking, rick?night, ed, there may be no more secure place in the world than right here saturday night according to the nypd commissioner who says this will be the most policed, best protected event and one of the safest venues on the planet thanks to awful assets that will be deployed including for the first time ever on new year's eve 65 sand and sanitation trucks they will be blocking cross streets to create a perimeter against any possible vehicle attack. the nypd says there will be more checkpoints and stricter controls in place this year with 7,000 uniformed officers deployed here and at other events across the city along with plained clothe cops, critical response teams with heavy weapons. snipers on rooftops. police headquarters and boats. explosive detecting canines and more. of course, for america's largest police department securing large events is almost routine. but the boss of the nypd says that they're fired up and the officers will not be letting their guard down. >> how do you guard

kennedy we've got, jesse waters, rick leventhal, phil keating. we have george.e stealing from your show. >> that's fun. >> hollywood style. we are super excited. it will start at 8:00. by popular demand of our viewers, we are making it bigger and better. it's going to be huge. check us out at 8:00. we will party all night with you until 1:00 a.m. >> wow. >> it's going to be great. >> i'm looking forward to it. >> last year was cold. remember how cold it was last year? >> i don't think it will be that cold. >> it's supposed to be warmer. mid 40s or so. >> local morning television right now. >> people like the weather. >> last year we were -- >> all american new year. >> this year we're right in the middle of the crowd. it's going to be amazing walking around talking to people. >> times square. >> i like when you wear the headsets. >> i think you have done it like -- you go. >> can i go quickly? >> no quickly. >> the only other thing is, tonight i'm hosting hannity. another big show. we have members of the trump transition team. we have newt gingrich, we have a bu

fox news's rick leventhal is outside of trump tower with the latest. rick? this morning's news conference was billed as a rally but there were no more than two dozen green party supporters backing dr. jill stein and her efforts to force a recount in three key states that is necessary to insure, fairness, accuracy and integrity of the voting process. authorities starting recounting in michigan in noon, almost five million ballots have to be checked by hand to confirm president-elect's trump's win by 10,700 votes. in wisconsin the recount began last thursday, with little change reported in results so far. mr. trump beat hillary clinton by 22,000 votes in the badger state. dr. stein collected less than 1% of the vote but says the recount is not about her. >> we are here to assure donald trump there is nothing to be afraid of. if you believe in democracy, if you believe in the credibility of victory, put down your arms, end your bureaucratic obstruction. end your intimidation. reporter: in philadelphia the green party filed a lawsuit in federal court this mornin

fox's rick leventhal has all the details. >> reporter: big events likes l new year's eve bring big safetyys for new york city andkd while the nypd says there are no specific threats, security sur measures will be strictor thanrt ever just in case. >> everybody knows that the eyes of the world are kno upon timess square on new year's eve night, so they'll be no complain zenmpn see. >> reporter: earlier this month suspected terrorist depore a truck through crowded cwd christmas market in berlin killing 12.ing 1 to prevent similar tack on newk year's eve, 65 sand trucks willl block side streets serving ass barriers around times square. >> we'll have one of the most well-policed, best protectest pt events at one safe test venues in the and tire world given alln the a >> reporter: thousands off uniformed officers had patrolofs the crossroads of the h world ar revelers will have to go through at least two checkpoints to get in. >> a lot you will see and as pea usual a lot you will not see. and that's that combination that keeps us safe.af >> reporter: nearby hotels, theaters and parking garages

. >> rick leventhal. >> phil keating down in miami. >> let's just hope and pray. >> hit the delay buttonlot of rumors. >> watters and kennedy will particular it off at 8, 8:00 to 10:00 and hand it off to kimberly and i 10 to 1:00 a.m. >> they super sized it. >> they did. >> you can never get enough kimberly and eric bolling. >> pope was so demanding he is like need more time. extend the back end. >> maybe he will come after new year's. >> quickly new year's resolutions. >> mine is make life easier. i tend to complicate my life too much. i don't know what's going on. trying to streamline. >> simplify. a little bit of stability and smooth it out what do you think, bolling. >> i think that's a good idea. i will have to jump on that bandwagon. >> spend more time at "fox & friends." clearly. that's what i need to be doing. >> we do love "fox & friends." >> we love to you have guys here. good luck tonight. we will be watching, celebrating, ring it in with you. >> thank you so much. >> call you when the pope shows up. >> you are so full of it, eric. >> maybe the pope will be there though. >> go