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in times square, i'm sarah dallof, nbc news. >> safety a big concern as beijing china rang in the new year. "count down and then screaming." there were plenty of fireworks, singing and shanghai closed subways near the scenic waterfront to help control the crowd. that's because of a stampede last new year's eve that killed 36 people. london welcomed in 2016 with a giant fireworks show! "nat snd of fireworks" some 12,000 fireworks filled the clear night sky along the banks of the river thames. the festivities taking place around the london eye ferris wheel. and, one of the first places in the world to celebrating the new year. australia. they lit off a spectacular display at the harbor in sydney! and, some in siouxland also turned to fireworks. lantis fireworks is in north sioux city, across the iowa-south dakota border. the family business has been around for more than 70 years. while the fourth of july is obviously their busiest time of year, new years eve also attracts those customers seeking some added excitement. "it's something celebratory like the fourth of july. it's our indepen

sarah dallof nbc news. here's one way to close out 2015. a couple from miami got hitched in times square on the countdown stage. alfredo and monica won a contest called "the first couple of 2016." tickets and other prizes towards the ceremony, which was seen by millions in the crowd and on t- v. the ceremony was presided over by men's clothing c-e-o george zimmer. the couple says they met through a mutual friend six years ago. britain's astronaut on board the international space station has sent his on board the international space station has new year's gr space. in a prerecorded message, major tim peake wished "everybody on our beautiful planet earth" a happy and healthy 2016. s/major tim peake/ british astronaut :13 "i would like to wish everybody on our beautiful planet earth a very fun new year's eve and healthy 2016. happy new the 43-year-old former army helicopter pilot is astronaut and the first briton to visit the space statio the rose bowl parade and rose bowl game are happening later this morning in pasadena california.. official

sarah dallof takes a look at celebrations around the world. new zealand was one of the first countries to ring innthe new year.. setting the stage with fireworks from the sky tower. a similar display but different backdrop in australia. this one over the city's harbor. where thousands gathered along the shore to watch. color filled the sky above hong kong... and in taiwan. where a fireworks show lasted more than five minutes. taking revelers well into 2016. singing and dcing ought a fresh twist to the forbidden city in beijing. the city's shopping and bar areas were watched over by armed guards. part in paris. celebrations were scaled back in the wake of the recent terror attacks and on-going concernss about safety. the annual fireworks show was replaced by a video presentation along the champs de elysee. big ben and the london eye featurr prominently. london's fireworks display. and perhaps the most famous countdown of all... in new york city where more than a million people packed times#square to watch the iconic waterford crystal ball drrp.

sarah dallof nbc news. highs reached into the mid and friday leading to more snow melt as we head in to the weekend. be aware that temperatures will be cold enough for some refreeze and tonight, especially on side streets and parking lots. the sunny and dry weather will continue through the weekend with highs in the 30s. more sunshine on tap for next week with an increase in clouds by the end of the work week. some light snow showers will be possible by thursday, with around round of light snow on friday, with even some minor accumulations possible. democratic presidential candidate bernei sanders rang in but before playing new year's eve host, sanders sat down with channel 13's dave price to talk about his plan to pay for college tuition. you can catch more of sanders' you can catch more of sanders' interview with dave on the insiders this sunday on channel 13 starting at 9-30 a-m. highs reached into the mid and upper 30s around the metro on friday leading to more snow melt as we head in to the weekend. be

nbc's sarah dallof has a look at how the world welcomed 2016. >> reporter: new zealand, one of the first countries to ring in the new year, setting the stage with fireworks from the sky tower. a similar display but different backdrop in australia, this one set on sydney's harbor, where thousands gathered along the shore to watch. color filled the sky above hong kong, and in taiwan where a show lasted more than five minutes taking revelers well into 2016. singing and dancing brought a fresh twist to the forbidden city in beijing. the city's shopping and bar areas were watched over by armed guards, part of the holiday security alert. in paris, celebrations scaled back in the wake of the recent terror attacks and ongoing worries about safety. the annual fireworks show was replaced by a video presentation, along the champs-elysees. big ben and london eye featured prominently in london's fireworks display, and perhaps the most famous new year's eve countdown of all in new york city. where more than a million people packed times square to watch the iconic waterford crystal ball drop. out with

back to you. >> sarah dallof, thank you. when "nightly news" continues on this sunday, an nbc news investigation into claims of new problems in cars already recall. >>> we're back with an investigation into this question. are there new problems with gm cars that were part of a massive recall to fix a problem with ignition switches that could cause them to stall and potentially crash? there are more complaints now about stalling in gm vehicles already repaired as part of that recall. gm says the recalled part is not to blame. here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: sandra lortie was driving her two grandchildren to school in upstate new york in 2014 when she says her chevy cobalt locked up at this intersection. >> at a three-way stop my car just stalled out right in the middle of the intersection. it was very terrifying to think that i could have, you know, injured my grandchildren. >> reporter: sandra's car was one of the 2.6 million vehicles that gm had recalled earlier that year to repair a safety defect in their ignition swit

sarah dallof is in times square as we await the big countdown to ball drop. good evening, we are an hour away from the big moment here in times square when the clock strikes midnight, the ball drops and more than a ton of confetti rains down on the crowd. and what a crowd it is, more than a million people all packed in tight from around the world... some of them started lining up as early as 11 in the morning, showing some real dedication to what many consider a bucket list item... new year's eve in times square. now while they've been waiting, performers have been keeping them entertained. we're ringing in the new year with carrie underwood, luke bryan, demi levato... so a lot going on here during those hours leading up to midnight. police, a very visible security presence here tonight... 6-thousand officers assigned to times square making sure everyone gets 2016 not only off to a fun start, but a very safe start. in times square, i'm sarah after the break-- a dryer forecast is ahead to start the new year. we'll get your full forecast with ben tanner. widely

sarah dallof takes a look at celebrations around the world. new zealand was one of the first countries to ring in the new year.. setting the stage with fireworks from the sky tower. a similar display but different backdrop in australia. this one over the city's harbor. where thousands gathered along the shore to watch. color filled the sky above hong kong... and in taiwan. where a fireworks show lasted more than five mintes. taking reeelers well into 2016. singing and dancing brought a fresh twist to the forbidden city in beijing. the city's shopping and bar areas were watched over by armed guards. part of a holiday security alert. in paris. celelbrations were scaled back in the wake of the recent terror attacks and on-going concerns about safety. the annual fireworks show was replaced by a video presentation alg thehamps de elysee. big ben and the e ondon eye ffatured prominently. in and perhaps the most famous countdownf all... in neyork city where more than a millionpeople packed times square to watchch the iconic waterford crystal ball dro

sarah dallof has the story for us. << countries to ring in the new year. setting the stage with fireworks from the sky tower. a similar display but different backdrop in australia this one over the city's harbor where thousands gathered along the shore to watch. color filled the sky above hong kong... and in taiwan where a fireworks show lasted more than five minutes taking revelers well into 2016. singing and dancing brought a fresh twist to the forbidden city in beijing. the city's shopping and bar areas were watched over y armed guards part of a holiday security alert. in paris celebrations were scaled back in the wake of the recent terror attacks and on-going concerns about safety. the annual fireworks show was replaced by a video presentation along the champs de elysee. (nats: big ben) big ben and the london eye featured prominently in london's fireworks display. (nats: countdown) and perhaps the most famous countdown of all... in new york city where more than a million people packed times square to watch the iconic waterford crystal ball drop. out wi

now let's go to sarah dallof in charlotte, north carolina. storm has brought that city to a halt. canceled hundreds of flights. how is it looking now? the storm, is it mostly past? they're not gonna get the rebound effect that we're going to get hit with? >> you're not gonna get the rebound effect here, but that doesn't mean you're going to be enjoying a mild day by any means, chuck. we've had a number of weather patterns just in the last 20 or 30 minutes. we went from fairly clear skies to hail. now snow, very light right now, but still it's expected to come down and ice is gonna be one of the main concerns in north carolina. let's show you a live picture from our drone right now, if we can pull out and show the scene across charlotte. this really is a city that's encased right now in snow and ice. doesn't look like we have that picture right now. but a city encased in snow and ice. it's prompted government offices closing, the majority of schools closing. we have the aerial view for you now, showing some cars on the street, but a lot of peo

sarah dallof is in charlotte with the latest on the situation there.ghts, should we, should we not. with the college ball game, they decided to play it, but don't come to see it, watch it on tv. >> exactly. stay at home and watch it at home where it's safe. it's a different approach for tomorrow's game, panthers versus the arizona cardinals. that game is set to go. they took the tarp off the field this afternoon, so they could begin airing the field out, get it ready for game time tomorrow. they actually had the team practice. they gave them a snow day, had them practice outside on friday. their coach saying he was hoping it would give them an advantage over the cardinals, who, let's be honest, are used to much milder weather. let's talk about what folks are dealing with in north carolina. right now, temperatures have dropped. we saw sun and blue skies earlier today. we were able to get some great video of people out as the weather was breaking. there's that video showing the city of charlotte still blanketed in white. still some ice. you could see som

sarah dallof is there for us. they called in the national guard, as well. >> reporter: they activated about 100 guardsmen, kate. they have a specific mission right now and that is to go to car tons side of the road and to see if anybody is inside of them. we want to show you an aerial view from the drone right now of the situation here. a city just covered right now of snow and ice. government offices, 90% of schools shut down. charlotte douglas airport, the mass cancellations. american airlines canceled all flights into and out of the airport. back here on the ground you can see we're getting a few more cars here on the roadway as the day goes on. but officials are cautioning people to slow down. that a lot of their preparations, the brining and the salting of the roads actually washed away during overnight rains and that black ice is a very real and a very scary possibility right now. a lot of people just optioning to stay indoors. that wasn't the case and wasn't an option for the carolina panthers. they had a s

sarah dallof, nbc news. >>> it may look like something from a hollywood blockbuster but this was the skuning scene late yesterday in downtown dubai of an enormous fire that tore through at least 20 stories of a lungsry hotel. it's called the address downtown dubai hotel just a couple hundred yards from the world's tallest building burj khalifa. nbc's keir summons has more. >> reporter: the cities around the world prepare to celebrate the new year with ever more spectacular displays of fireworks, dubai put on an unexpected display. and one that many people were lucky to escape alive. >> oh. >> reporter: flames, 20 floors high engulf the luxury building, chunks of debris falling, still on fire. >> within six or seven minutes, the entire side of the building was engulfed in flames. >> reporter: for more than two hours, the skyline lit up, and not by a scheduled fireworks display. emergency responders racing to help. >> we saw quite a bit of firefighters making their way running top speed through the mall to try to get to that location. >> reporter: inside there was pandemonium one survi

sarah dallof is in charlotte.o get the storm down there you can handle. >> reporter: exactly, brian. and right now, charlotte and the state of north carolina frozen in place. we want to show you an aerial view of the city from our drone. it is a city covered right now in snow and ice. government offices, the majority of schools all closed. the airport mass flight cancelations. american airlines, in fact, canceling all flights into and out of charlotte douglas international. we are seeing some more cars venturing out on to the road as the day goes by but officials warning people that the preparations they put in place before the storm, the salt, the brining of the roads, that all washed away during overnight rains making black ice a very real possibility. now, right now, 100 national guardsmen activated to rescue stranded drivers. checking cars on the side of the road making sure no one is trapped inside. many people just opting to stay inside but for some that wasn't an option. the carolina pan they recalls holdin

sarah dallof has the story 18 38 1:11 a week to go until the iowa caucuse and candidates are making final pushes to set themselves apart. among the most vocal.. the so-called "outsiders" in the race.. including ted cruz who picked up the endorsement of fellow texan rick perry. presidential candidate :xx - :xx "all the noise, everythign that's past, 177 hours and iowa will speak." while some politicos consider iowa to be a republican contest betweeen cruz and donald trump. new jersey's governor chris christie is powering on in the primary states. vowing to be the standout among all state governors in the race for president . presidential candidate :xx - :xx "i wanna be the number one governor, and that's but polls looking ahead to new hampshire show it's ohio's governor john kasich surging ahead to third- even second- place. nats on the democratic side.. at least one poll over the weekend showed bernie sanders with a slight lead over hillary clinton. the tight race bringing out a range of emotions. and an already crowded race could grow more so. sources close to former new york billionare

>> thank you, sarah dallof.ve more big news from new york, and it is not the weather. le forrer three-time mayor michael bloomberg is reportedly considering a white house run. his late entry could topple donald trump from the top spot. kristen welker is at the white house, and what do you know about this and at what point will we learn about the decision? >> well, it is a great story for the snow day, rite, alex? well, multiple sources are confirming that former mayor michael bloomberg is considering a potential third party run, but there are a num bber of thes an caveat and he said that he would only run if it were trump/cruz and then a bernie sanders nomination on the democratic side. because he does not think that there is a path of victory if secretary clinton were the nominee. i am also told that he is willing to put his own money into the race and as much as a $1 billion. he has done some polling, alex. he will do some more polling after new hampshire and see writ stands. the reason to get into the race, i

sarah dallof has a look. new zealand was one of the first countries to ring in the new year.. setting the stage with fireworks from the sky tower. a similar display but different backdrop in city's harbor. where thousands gathered along the shore to watch. color filled the sky above hong kong... and in taiwan. where a fireworks show lasted more than five minutes. taking revelers well into 2016. singing and dancing brought a fresh twist to the forbidden city in beijing. the city's shopping and bar areas were part of a holiday security alert. in paris. celebrations were scaled back in the wake of the recent terror attacks and on-going concerns about safety. the annual fireworks show was a video presentation along the champs de elysee. big ben and the london eye featured prominently. in london's fireworks display. and perhaps the most famous countdown of l... in new york city where more than a million people packed times square to watch the iconic sarah dallof nbc news. it's a classic new year's resolution -- get fit. but up next on sunrise we'll take a look at a new but up next

nbc' s sarah dallof continues our commitment 2016 coverage. 2016 faces a real crossroads. reporter: one week until the making final pushes. among the most vocal, the outsiders in the race including ted cruz, who picked up rick parry' s endorsement. >> all the noise and all of the past comments and i will speak. reporter: ted cruz and donald trump are now and back. chris christie is powering on any primary state, trying to be the standout. polls looking ahead to new hampshire are showing ohio governor john kasich surging ahead to third place and second place. on the democratic side, one poll shows bernie sanders with a slight lead over hillary clinton. in an already crowded race could grow more so. michael bloomberg maybe getting into the race, only if the between ted cruz, donald trump and bernie sanders. political promises leading up to the iowa caucuses. meredith: a local lawmaker, joined with other organizations in tallahassee today, to discuss legislation they say would be good or bad for hispanics in florida. state senator darren soto and other members of the democrat

. >> nbc's sarah dallof is in the area where residents have begun the process of rebuilding their lives tonight. >> reporter: they struck hard and they struck fast in the middle of the night. at least two tornadoes and storms with winds up to 132 miles per hour slamming into neighborhoods on florida's west coast. >> everything it touched, you would see like the power lines exploding and debris flying through the area. it was one of the scariest things i ever witnessed. >> reporter: a family living in this now destroyed mobile home in morning tonight. two people killed, their son and four grandchildren hurt and in the hospital. the first tornado-related fails in the state since 2012. the destruction everywhere. roofs blown off entire buildings. downed power lines leaving thousands in the dark. this morning, people were out trying to salvage whatever was left of their homes and their lives. >> it was shocking. it was shocking. that's all i can say. >> reporter: in sarasota, first responders rescued a woman from the wreckage of a collapsed home. >> she was copping up through if hallway she

let's go to sarah dallof. we heard luke talk about the potential for power outages. how about there? it looks dark behind you but it's early. >> reporter: it is early and dark. the clouds have been hanging over charlotte for the last day and a half. right now, some very light snow and this light snow is going to continue on and off until noon today. that is when the weather is expected to calm down, the snow expected to lift. american airlines will resume operations. you can remember they cancelled all flights into and out of the airport yesterday. so that is the good news. it is still a very dangerous situation here, at least six deaths attributed in the state to the weather. the roads are still slick. the crews have laid down more than 2 million gallons of brine and then the rains came and washed it away. so there's the possibility of black ice on the roads. they're very slick as people begin to venture out over the weekend. you and luke mentioned the power outages. about 144,000 customers in the da, this morning. the crews are working around the clock to restore t

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. >> we were talking with sarah dallof down in charlotte. they didn't get as much freezing rain.. again, there are some silver linings. >> for all the parents sitting in their homes with kids. trust me, they're happy to have power. >> for cable or netflix. >> yes. a bunch of it. what was your -- you came in this morning. >> yes. >> what was your experience? >> my experience was okay. i came down fifth avenue. they had plowed. i shoveled my sidewalk before i left. and before i was done, it was already covered again. i treated it with some ice melt but it's coming down like crazy. got in, no problems. but you look, you go into some of the outer boroughs and those secondary roads haven't been hit. so it's going to be a while before -- because they're really -- understandably -- putting all their efforts into the main roads. >> it was a smart call to take the buses off the roads because now we start to get into the heavier stuff. get a couple buses stuck and then you get the problems piling up. >> yes, we saw video of a connecticut transit bus that slid off the road and closed the ro