nbc's sarah rosario is here from new york city with more on the security. >> reporter: that's right, peggy. first let's talk about the festivities, just an amazing time here in times square. the festivities well under way. we've seen ryan seacrest, we've seen people with the chinese new year showing us how to celebrate that. we've seen other starts performing, we've seen gloria estefan, doing a lot of military songs. it's been an exciting night already. later tonight we know mariah carey will be taking the stage, the big performer of the evening. many of these people woke up and have been in line since 7:00 just to get here to enjoy all of this. back to you. >> sarah, one of the interesting things about the security measures that i know they haven't done previously, we're looking at the trucks, trucks full of sand criss-crossed across the roads to block off anyone who might want to drive in a truck as in some of these other episodes we've seen around the world. >> reporter: that's right, peggy, these police officers are taking their job very seriously. officers in times square have h

. >> sarah rosario, thank you. this on the heels of a conversation that jonathan dienst from w nbc, saying he had heard from the new york police department and think saying they're monitoring events in turkey, re-deploying units to night clubs across new york city. this as well to have visibility signs of security, as a precaution, but they're also telling jonathan dienst, there's no new credibility threat to new york at this time. you got a sense from sarah rosario, as they continue to move forward under a very large security umbrella. of course, we will be touching base on what is happening in new york city where the ball will drop, and we also have a statement from president obama i'll share with you shortly. i want to get to our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, overseas as he normally is, and is very familiar with inns tan bile. he's watching what is happening after this terror attack that's happened there. richard, what do you know? >> reporter: this took place at a nightclub called reina. reina wit

. >> sarah rosario shows us how millions of people are bracing for this potentially historic weathervent. >> reporter: while northeast are getting buried with heavy snow, the southeast is bracing for a blast of winter weather from a different storm system. >> milk and bread. and they're probably out. >> reporter: as thousands rushed the stores, several inches of snow is expected from virginia down to georgia. >> the north carolina highway patrol has been mobilized and they will send their crews to hot spots, depending on the weather. >> reporter: it's the same system that swept across the midwest. now there are states of emergency in alabama, georgia and north carolina. >> this storm could turn severe very quickly. and so we need you to have a three-day food supply and be prepared to hunker down. >> reporter: the deteriorating conditions causing wrecks like this one in little rock, arkansas. many in transportation are working 12-hour trucks across the state that are ready to be deployed. >> reporter: the conditions dangerous for many, but for kids a fantastic snow day with more of th

sarah rosario has reaction now from across the country and from the president himself on this immigrationight and his ongoing changes in policy. >> a nationwide stay allowing people detained at airports across the country who landed with valid visas to temporarily remain in the united states. >> weed int ejumped into court immediately overnight and requested the emergency stay to insure the individuals would not be returned to their country. >> president trump's executive order banning syrian refugees indefinitely and immigration from these majority muslim countries went into effect overnight, leaving as many as 200 travelers stranded, not allowed into the country. from new york to san francisco, thousands gathered at airports to protest the action. >> a single signature shut down the rights of many people trying to connect with their families. >> the president says it's to prevent radical islamic terrorists. >> this notion that refugees are poal terrorists is at best an exaggeration. because we do not have really any evidence that this happens. >> is it a muslim ban? >> not a muslim ban.

sarah rosario, nbc news. >>> the news continues right now with jim. >>> news4 at 5:00 starts now. >>>'ll only see on news4. the security scare at dulles airport. >>> controversy surrounding an expected inaugural parking l lot -- participant. >>> police investigate after a woman is found shot inside a town home. pat collins on the scene right now. a live report coming up. >>> first up tonight at 5:00 a scare on board a united airlines flight bound from charlotte, north carolina, to dulles airport. happy new year and thanks for joining us. >> a baggage handler took the entire trip inside the cargo hold after somehow getting locked inside. it's a story you'll only see on news4. >> reporter: well, that flight from charlotte, flight 6060 is running a little bit behind today. yesterday it rolled into dulles international at about 4:15 p.m. the airport authority, fire and rescue crews were waiting at gate b-16. they had two big concerns. was the person locked inside the car g hold really an employee or some kind of stowaway. and what was his medical condition? it was an express jet similar t

sarah rosario, nbc news. >>> president trump's executive order drawing a big crowd of international airport. news 4's darcy spencer is watching it all for us. she's live once again at dulles with more on this breaking situation as passengers arrive in our area from outside the country. darcy? >> reporter: erika, we are here at dulles international airport at the international arrival area. if you want to take a look behind me here. the protests are continuing here at this hour. they have been at it since 4:30 this afternoon. we heard from several lawyers today saying that 50 to 60 people were being detained orb held up here from those seven targeted countries for further screening. and since that judge's order we know that several of those people have now been released. >> no hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here! >> reporter: demonstrators at dulles international airport protesting president trump's crackdown on syrian refugees and immigrants from several majority muslim countries. ♪ this land is your land ♪ >> reporter: they sang songs. ♪ this land was made for you and me ♪ held up sig

sarah rosario, nbc news. >> the pictures from yesterday's attack are really powerful. we invite you to check out a collection of photographs that we've put together in the nbc washington app. they are in a section labeled airport shooting if you'd like to see those little more closely. >>> police have identified the driver found inside an overturned car in an icy pond in prince george's county this morning. his name buoy. maryland state pliz say he may have been impaired when the accident happened at route 50 near collington road. no other cars involved in this accident. >>> we are getting a look at a hoverboard that caught fire in d.c. last night. authorities tell us a kid was charging this hover board when it ignited and burned the duplex in southwest where it was inside. three people made it out safely. we're told this hover board in question was a christmas gift. remember, the consumer products safety commission has recalled more than half a million hover boards because the lithium ion batteries can overheat. and they can explode. >>> police in maryland shoot and k