alcohol and backpacks not allowed in times square. a very festive atmosphere in time's square. if you are coming out bundle up. that's the latest from times square this morning. back to you. >> we love your glasses by the way. for a split second it looked like 2004 but we like them a lot. >> the one poses a logistical challenge. you can't quite see out of the one. it's a little challenging. >> robert moses joining us live. thank you. >>> five nfl coaches were out of a job this morning fewer than 24-hours after the end of the regular season. washington redskins mike shanahan leslie frasier, tampa b bay's greg shiano and jim schwartz are victims of black monday. the 16th combine for 24 wins 71 losses and one tie this year. >>> flying in help. passengers on board of an ice lodged research ship will need to be rescued helicopter. >> they stomped out in the snow and ice so they can reach us when the weather improves. >> the decision was made after three ice break hers failed to etch radio the ship late christmas eve. 52 scientists and tourists will be evacuated but the ship's crew w

read your sign. >>> 100 years in the making. 1 million people are expected to crowd into times squaretal ball in the world drop. why? it's an old maritime condition to help sailors keep time. not everyone will drop a time ball tonight. the list of weird object that will descend from the heavens seems to grow every year. i took a look at some of these. they're fascinating choices. >> reporter: michaela, the list is really something. they drop cheese in wisconsin and bloologna in pennsylvania. from a pineapple in hawaii, a peach in atlanta and a music note in tennessee, states across the country are preparing oddball objects to drop at the countdown at the start of the new year. in florida, they've been doing a drag queen shoe drop for years with female impersonator. >> priscilla queen of the dessert, with the high heel on top of the bus. >> reporter: here in new york, the confetti has been tested by the superhero of new year's eve, spiderman. waterford crystals, and weighing nearly 12,000 pounds, the times square ball is a 106-year tradition, even with its own twitter handle. new yorke

look at times square. everybody is packing times square.ew hours to go before that ball drops. they are marking their territory. they have their paraphernalia ready to go. the eyes of 1 billion people around the world will be on the famous ball when it rings in the new year. our rachel smith is way up there. look at that. rachel has quite a view. >> oh, yeah. the biggest party on the planet. >> oh, yeah. the party's already started up here, amy. it is chilling up here with the new and improved waterford crystal ball. coming up, we're going to get great details about this 12,875-pounder. whoo! we gotta ring in 2014 right. >> a personal new year's party. >> a party of one. >>> we have a big party down here. we have d.j. sugar ray here for our new year's rockin' morning. good morning, america. we should mention george, robin, josh and lara are all off this morning. i'm amy robach, along with david muir and bianna golodryga and ginger zee. >> i just love how you sang hello. i can't do it like you. ♪ hello >> all three of them, incredible. the p

i will be out there in times square. welcome back. how is everything?here's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ male announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. : >> welcome back. over 1 million people are expected to pack times square to ring in 2014. >> for those who make the trek and stand out there in the cold will be met with plenty of security to make sure the ball drop goes off without a hitch. wnyw reporter robert moses live in times square where the nypd will be out in full force. >> heather and ainsley good morning to you. the nypd will have many human and electronic eyes keeping watch on a million or so people in times square. alcohol is not allowed. if you are bringing any bags here in to times square expect them to be checked. sonya sotomayor will begin the count down at 11:

at the scene of the times square ball drop. this will be viewed by a billion people around the world. he's on a mission to make everything goes smoothly. >> we bring our viewers only the best. >>> also ahead -- stranded on the ship. frozen at sea. the latest update on the new rescue operation to free a ship stuck at the antarctica. >>> thatry anxious for help there. we're going to start with the bloody end to a cross-country crime spree. a suspected bank robber shot dead in another attempted money grab. >> a trail of violence in three states and abc's ron claiborne has been covering the story for days. >> what a story. a wild and violent ends to what the fbi says was one man's week long ram page of bank robberies and murder -- single murder that stretched from georgia, mississippi, to finally phoenix, arizona. the fbi said that the gunman robbed this phoenix bank on saturday. while he was leaving gun in hand, he was spotted by a responding police officer. the two began shooting it out. >> i heard a loud pop one after another. >

times square new year's party. we also post 2014. i talked to an executive to hide all that wonderful bubbly champagne. and it is monday because my producers will once again try to stop me with a mystery guest. but first, bloomberg headlines. >> drone test centers have been approved in six states. administrators explain why these sites are more. >> it shows great promise, but also brings with the great challenges. what the test sites provide are a structured framework where we are able to conduct research, conducted test operations, and really understand how we can safely integrate the aircraft into the national airspace. >> this is the site for one of the new first regulatory moves for on-air -- unmanned aircraft. meanwhile, the stocks rose the most in four years. retire, and blackstone will invest 200 million in the clog maker. and cooper tires said it is dropping plans to be bought by india's apollo tires. a lack of financing for the transaction, they will be seeking damages. apollo is disappointed and will also

in times square, revelers will be partying with windchills in the teens. last year it was in the 40s when the ball dropped. bostonians will feel the single digits as they flock to see patty smith and her band at the annual first night celebration. and in detroit, folks gathering for the motor city new year's eve "d" drop will feel temperatures in the teens. chicagoans face frigid temps. just 17 degrees. last year here in new york city, they were wearing bathing suits in times square, it was so warm. not this time around. 34 will be the temperature. and teens for the windchills when the ball drops in new york city. we're looking at teens and 20s across the area. big rains coming up the east coast today. we'll talk about that and bitter cold for next week and a big snowstorm next week in the northeast. bianna. >> those were the good old days. last new year's, it was warm. thank you. >>> now, to the race against time to free a cruise ship frozen in ice in antarctica. extreme conditions ended the first two rescue missions. new hope that the third time will be

a lot of police presence in the heart of times square.a few hours away from the final countdown to midnight. carter is getting closer to his top chart to see before 2014 arrives. >> chart number two. so it's the spread between a major asset class equities and commodities. you know commodities spike well above equities. now we have this equally impressive spike in terms of equities above comb moldties. the presumption is this cannot last. here's the tell. the most important commodity all, copper, has all the hallmarks of an important head and shoulders bottom. here's the neckline. this looks like it's going meaningfully higher. what that suggests is that commodities actually outperform equities in 2014. >> which would be fantastic -- >> we talked about it as well. if charter worth is correct, and he typically is, the names that timmy mentioned should do well in tworn. >> 2014. >> copper's holding but the companies themselves into this environment are going to absolutely outperform the underlying commodities and that's where you want to be.

richard quest, cnn, number one, times square. >> love it, looking forward to.ew ski resort with a hotel, heliport and cable cars. the state agency says he ordered officials to open it to the public as soon as possible. the resort made headlines a few months ago when switzerland refused to let north korea buy ski lifts. kim likes his sports, a huge water park opened in october in the capital. thanks for watching "around the world." happy new year. happy new year. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now, obamacare is moving closer to its enrollment goal. we'll talk about what some brand new numbers mean for the program and what it means for the president. >>> right now, robots replacing tsa agents. eyeball scans instead of boarding passes. could it be the future of airport security? also right now, your iphone at risk? a new report says the nsa may have accessed almost everything on the device including your voice mail, e-mail and perhaps even your location.

we are live in a blustery times square. >>> happening now.at this massive fireball as a freight train explodes in north dakota. thousands being evacuated. the big question? is the air there now toxic? >>> in dispute. peyton manning broke the record sunday for the most passing yards in a season or did he? what this video shows that may overturn the record. your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome to "new day," you're looking at auckland, new zealand, where it is about to be new years day. >> there it is! >> happy new year! >> happy new year, new zealand. the fireworks came out of the top of that famous sky tower. they've got an l.e.d. clock around so people all around the city could participate in the countdown. we wanted to start out our show with a happy new year from the other side of the world. we thought it would be fun and also gave john berman a chance to wear his special glasses. 55 degrees we're told in auckland. >> 4.4 million people in new zeala

as you can see in this live shot, this is times square, thousands of people already flooding into times square for tonight's huge parties, a million people expected to be at the crossroads of the world to watch the famous ball drop at midnight, that will be tonight. the on-demand car service uber is warning surge pricing will be in effect, customers can expect to pay premium fares during the peak times after 12:15 a.m. uber trying to head off accusations of price gouging. they got hammered for raising prices five times the normal rate in the past. outside of new york, aaa will be on head in some states to help revelers get home if they can no longer drive safely. organization calls it tow to go. aaa is warning the service only available as a very last resort and not available everywhere in the country. be safe. wall street's war on the volcker rule is actually heating up. after the lawsuit was filed by the american bankers association, regulators now considering dropping a provision of the rule that could force banks to sell off their investment. it says it could take a while to get thr

earlier, a final dress rehearsal with the times square ball. it's a sparkling centerpiece featuring more than 2,600 crystals with updated designs for this year's celebration. >> three, two -- >> reporter: and a test confetti drop. >> happy new year! >> well, this is an experience for me. i've never been into the new years in new york city, so this is great. i'm so excited. >> reporter: a new year with new resolutions for the more than 1 million people expected to pack times square and the 1 billion expected to watch it on tv. >> get more centered in our lives. we're getting older and closer to retirement, so trying to figure out what we want to do when we grow up. >> reporter: a fresh start in the first few minutes of 2014. so, who gets the honor of pushing the button that will lower the ball this year? that belongs to u.s. supreme court justice and bronx native sonia sotomayor. veronica, back to you. >> i thought you were going to say that you do. >> reporter: i wish it was me. >> sarah dallof -- >> reporter: i will be somewhere warm. >> thank

this is a live look out of times square.nly are they making sure security measures are in place. they are testing out more the than 32-hundred lights on the waterford crystal ball that will drop at midnight. about one million people are expected to cram into times square to ring in 2014. >> although some transportation around the bay area tonight will be free.some will cost more than you're used to paying. all muni rides will be free between 8-pm and 5-am new year's day. samtrans and caltrains will also offer free rides. bart will offer extended service until 3-am. as for higher prices. lyft car service is raising their prices 200 percent. uber will also increase their fees. >> this is a great idea. i am from alabama. it's great that they are letting people ride for free. >> i received 8 e-mail and the ceo will be out tonight offering a rise from his car. >> that is exciting. >> remember to join us tonight for kron 4's new year's live presented by nissan. the only local and live new year's eve show. gary radnich and and cath

janelle burrell reports. >> reporter: more than one million revelers expected to gather here in times squareball drop and there will be plenty of security. police barricades are in place and as of 3 p.m. traffic won't be allowed near the square. people are crowding the square on monday night taking it all in early. >> we came out here to pretend like it's tomorrow night. >> reporter: the lights have been tested, the cameras in place and the crowds are ready to party. whether you're watching from the couch or here at the actual ball drop, more than a billion eyes around the world will be on the famous ball. this year weighing in at 11,875 pounds covered by more than 2500 waterford crystals. >> there's over 32,000 l.e.d.s on that ball using the brand- new technology. >> reporter: and if you are planning on being out here in times square for the big party, a couple of things to keep in mind. no large bags or alcohol will be allowed in. and if you leave the area before the ball drops, you won't be allowed to return. in times square, janelle burrell, cbs news, new york. >> i have been there. it's

live to the scene of one of the biggest parties tonight as we usher in 2014, new york city there times square where the big ball drop will take place. they are getting ready for the huge crowds for quite some time now. >> it's magical. >> nothing else in the world. like exotic in a way. >> it is still 2013 in scotland but the celebration is under way. the torch lit procession started the three-day celebration. more than 8,000 people marched flew the streets last night carrying torches. a beautiful sight. over the next few days 20 tons of fireworks in four displays at edinborough castle. >> a few hundred miles away a pair of bands ring in the new year in london. the pittsburg band and the oak grove marching band will perform in london's parade. not their first stop in europe. they sent us these photos of the students touring italy, checking out the coliseum and the spanish steps as well. i wonder if they threw coins in there. they performed at a parade. tomorrow they march in front of tens of thousands passing by some of the most famous sights in london. a great opportunity for them. >> right

do you think this billboard, kids walking through times square and seeing that, do you think that's good for kids? >> kids don't care about it, either. they care about presidents, they care about spending time with family and friends, they care about cocoa, they care about a number of things. it's not about god. >> i vehemently disagree with you. i'm a practicing catholic that wants my son to care about those things and i hope he does. >> you can hope that, but frankly it's his choice. there are children of catholic parents, but that's his choice. >> why do you do this on christmas? it's mean spirited. atheists, about 2.5% of the american population, right? >> arguably, i would say it's more than that. >> atheists? because the numbers i read is under 3%, everything i read. it depen >> it depends how you ask the question. >> you're offending all these people. >> i don't mean to offend you. it's not about offense, it's about quality. you can enjoy christmas however you want. it's your holiday. do what you like. have fun. >> don't you love america? america is founded on these believes, foun

revisamos preparativos de seguridad en el times square.ormula 1 schumacher enfrenta la prueba de su vida, estÁ en coma inducido. falla el tercer intento para rescatar a mÁs de 70 personas en barco atrapado en el polo sur, comienza el "noticiero univisiÓn." ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> este es su "noticiero univisiÓn" con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> muy buenas tardes, jorge y marÍa elena salinas tienen la semana libre, a un mes del inicio de juegos olÍmpicos de invierno, en rusia, dos atentados terroristas cobraron la vida de 30 personas en una estaciÓn de camiones a millas de la sede olÌmpica de sochi. se ofreciÓ la ayuda al presidente putin, para salvaguardar la junta olÌmpica. comenzamos con los detalles. >>> momentos de terror se viven en rusia. donde en menos de 24 horas se produjeron dos ataques terroristas, el mÁs reciente, provocado por un suicida que detonÓ una bomba en un autobÚs, con 14 muertos y 20 heridos, horas antes en una ciudad, una mujer suicida, sembrÓ pÁnico en una estaciÓn de trenes, detono su carga en el detector d

earlier, a final dress rehearsal with the times square ball. it's a sparkling center piece featuring more than 2600 crystals with updated designs for this year's celebration. >> three, two, one -- >> reporter: and a test confetti drop. >> this is an experience for me. i've never been into the new year's in new york city. so this is great. i'm so excited. >> reporter: a new year with new resolutions for the more than 1 million people expected to pack times square and the 1 billion expected to watch it on tv. >> getting more centered in our lives. we're getting a little older, closer to retirement. so trying to figure out what we want to do when we grow up. >> reporter: a fresh start in the first few minutes of 2014. so who gets to push the button that starts the ball drop this year? that would be u.s. supreme court justice and bronx native sonia sotomayor. back to you. >> all right, zaire ya. thank you so much. >>> now for a look at your new year's eve weather. here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill, you spent a new years out there. >> i did

in america we're live in times square where the preparations for new york's biggest night well underway. >> a course of outrage is reputed against "the new york times" report on the benghazi terror attacks. how does the "times" respond? they go after republicans. >> it was a tragic moment in american history, the challenger explosion. >> flight controllers looking very carefully at the situation. obviously a major malfunction. >> why did beyonce use this tragedy to kick off a music video? the victims' families are outraged. what do you think? "fox & friends" starts right now on this new year's eve 2013. >> live in the news crossroads of the world. this is "fox & friends." ♪ >> how pretty is that. it is 18 hours before we drop the ball here in new york city although some have dropped the ball here in new york city all year long. nonetheless you're looking live at auckland, new zealand, 12:01 a.m. there. already midnight. some famous people from new zealand. russell crowe, lucy lawless to name a couple, bringing in a brand-new year. >> it is a beautiful country, a great city. i guess we'l

we spoke to the president of the times square alliance.s how the ball dropping business got started. >> it has only spent a mixture of business and technology. the cutting edge technology was 25,000 iridescent labels. old andways a mix of new innovation and cutting-edge technology. >> what happens to the ball after it is dropped? >> it used to hide in the basement and get taken apart. it stays up on the pole year- long. >> this is just part of the ceremony. supreme court justice sonya set of mayor kobe there. -- sonya sotomayer. about how dreams give us the will to aspire to bigger and better things. new year's at its best is about taking a moment and thinking about where we want to go you there for ourselves or the world. having a guest like her, new yorker who has been through tough things but keeps going, that is about. >> what about security? for the event.d we feel they are the best security force in the world. >> you expect one million people? >> one million people in and around times or. one billion watching worldwide. various amoun

this is your first time in times square. is that right? >> i'm from amarillo, texas. >> reporter: what's your impression so far? >> it's cold. freezing out here. a lot more fast-paced than texas. >> reporter: and you got here at 9:00 this morning? you're going to stay here all the way through to the stroke of midnight? >> all the way until midnight. probably past after to experience everything. >> reporter: you were saying you have your friends here, but the people you've met in the crowds, they've become like your family in the last few hours. >> i met my buddy here. he's from cali. zach back here, he's the loud one out of the bunch. we just started the wave. we got it down to the light. >> reporter: let's see what you got. >> y'all ready? three, two, one! woo! >> reporter: all right. you got a few more hours to get that wave down. all right. martin, back to you. >> that is well choreographed. they did a great job. thanks very much for sharing that with us. enjoy the evening. nothing like times square. >> reporter: happy new year. >> thank you. and to you. it's going

justice sonia sotomayor has her own gig selected to press the button in times square.ose her for her achievements and rise from humble beginnings to become the first hispanic to the court. >> as part of the duties as the official super hero of new year's eve, who knew, spiderman helped practice the new year's eve confetti drop. a ton of paper confetti like the ones there, it's going to be on hand tossed from the times square building during the celebration. >> almost as cool as seeing the clean up the next morning you see everybody out there with a broom. >> i always wondered. goodness. everyone wants to see it drop. i want to see the cleanup. it's fascinating. looking to the south bay, a smooth drive. we have a smooth drive northbound for the commute. southbound a little yellow there, 59 miles per hour. that's what we have through that area for 101 itself. here south 238 at 185 the connector there, reports of a disabled -- update, north 238 and 185, that's mission, the off ramp, a disabled big rig and may be blocking part of the far right lane. watch for slowing. that

and eventually on the east coast new year's eve and times square will be a chilly one with temperaturesat 20 degrees right around midnight. also in the east a heavy snow event taking place tonight will bring 4 to 8 inches of snowfall and probably cause wide spread power outages in parts of new england that already experience a recent ice storm. >> jeff: also quickly i want to shift out west, where the threat is high winds, what is happening there. >> yeah, high wind event causing concerns especially in southern california where the santa ana winds are kick up today and tonight bringing wind gusts possibly to 60 miles per hour to places like los angeles, that is a concern for fire weather danger. >> jeff: all right, lauryn casey from wcco, thank you very much. it's been months of bad news for the white house after the disastrous rollout of healthcare.gov. but tonight the administration says they have good news. 1.1 million americans have enrolled for health insurance coverage. the vast majority in just the last week. chip reid is traveling with the president in hawaii. >> for president o

concurrido de la gran manzana para fin de aÑo, y el mÁs vigilado, millones de personas abarrotan times squaree,tras lo ocurrido en rusia la alerta a aumentarÁ. -ha aumentado. >> hay mayor inteligencia tratando de establecer si hay un nexo con rusia. >> se despliega literalmente un ejÉrcito de policÍas para esa fecha, y hacen uso de la mÁs alta tecnologÍa para evitar otro atentado, dice manuel gÓmez exagente del fbi. >> thay 4000 cÁmaras en la ciudad de nueva york, especÍficamente en times square, van a ver policÍas uniformados,y otros encubiertos, mezclados entre la gente, >> aparte entre la estrecha vigilancia de policÍas, tambiÉn se sella el sistema de alcantarillas y buzones de correos, y se remueven cestos de basura. >> veo mucho policÍa,y la gente muy alegre, es lo bonito, siento seguridad. >> esta familia mexicana ve mÁs policÍas que en aÑos pasados. >> hay mÁs seguridad. >> se instalarÁn detectores de metal para revisar minuciosamente a cada persona que tenga acceso al Área. los ciudadanos tambiÉn deben ser partÍcipes en la vigilancia reportando cualquier cosa sospechosa, dice el exper

in a matter of 16 hours there in times square. appreciate your time today. joining us now from times square is nbc's stephanie gosk. stephanie, i guess you'll have to put on your sunglasses given how many lights we've been talking act that will be shining down upon the folks below. that's going on throughout the day that you know about? we were talking about justice sotomayor, who's part of the festivities. >> reporter: yeah. it's pretty exciting. the first time a supreme court justice has let the ball drop in the 100-year history. also of course the first hispanic supreme court justice. a big day for the city. she's a bronx native. she comes out just after miley cyrus. i don't know it's that often those two get to share the same stage, but they will tonight. it will be active here all day long, just getting more and more crazy as the day progresses. right now there's still some traffic coming through here. that will come to an end. then the people will start coming in. an estimated one million people. the first comers get the closest but have to wait the lo

i'll be in time's square live.r the artist that created a lot of buzz, made a lot of headlines this year. she will perform in time's square. see what happens. >> jimmy: if she is almost naked like she usually is in time's square. >> thought it would be interesting. >> jimmy: she is going to die on the show. at least get frostbite of some kind. >> i'm wondering what she will wear. all year she has wore provocative outfits. we will see what she will wear in times square. we are excited to have her and so many artists. if you are home. if you are out tune in to abc. we will be there the i start at 8:00 p.m. finish at 2:00 a.m. >> jimmy: you work for abc. olympics for nbc. american idol on fox. nothing with cbs? what's the problem with them? >> i don't know. they don't like me. i think we're almost done. thanks, appreciate it. we're wrapping up. about to ring in the end of the -- having of a great time. ring in the end of the segment. guys, let's do it. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 t. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! happy going to break! [ cheers an

times square and both of us will be out of here after the show. posting record highs. the sticker look at what got us there. top performing sectors, consumer discretionary rallied 40%, the health care sector rallied 30%, and the industrials up 37%. boeing, this is a company that rallied more than 80 percent followed by american express was rose 57%. disney, nike, three am rounding of your top five. ibm was the only stock in the dow that ended the year lower. on the s&p netflix led the pack of 297%, 2nd best performer was micron. best buy, delta, e trailer and yet your top five. david: what a year. after the 2008 financial meltdown government regulators set out to limit the number of too big to fail banks and limit the arrests that taxpayers have if they fail. but the big banks are now bigger than ever, and many smaller banks have withered away and died due to low interest rates and have regulation. is it fair to call the government attempts to limit the danger of big banks a total failure? a man with kim -- keen insight into this problem joining u

all eyes of course on times square in new york city. by the time we get to midnight tonight, we are looking for temperatures mostly to be in the upper 20s. it's not brutally cold especially with all the people jammed in there. that will help warm it up a little bit. that's a look across the country. your local forecast coming up in 30 seconds. >> good morning to you. temperatures are definitely chilly out there to start. we've got a lot of fog out there as well. the south bay actually has reported delays out of san jose airport. east bay and san francisco okay. i want to show you palo alto at 43 degrees right now. lots of fog drifting around so travel cautiously. we're going to climb out of the 30s and 40s into the 60s today. a nice finish to 2013. then tonight when the sun goes down looking good for all of your new year's eve plans. your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you very much. i want to go back to carson in times square. we were talking about times square on new years eve. erica says she used to cover the ball drop fo

>> not at all. >> then why are you spending money in times square? >> because of government funding -- >> not government funding in times square. >> i'm allowed to express myself. >> does it really offend you that nativity scene on -- >> on public or private property. >> public. >> public property. >> you're offended. >> i am offended. it's favoritism from the government. >> you need to lighten up and get some perspective. >> eggnog. >> i like eggnog. >> spike it. >> christians need to start obeying the law and stop complaining when they are forced to obey the law. >> you poor innocent victim. the poor atheist all beaten up on by society. >> against their laws, their rights. >> liberals love tolerance. but you are the intolerant one. you are in ttolerant of a majority view that's christian in the country. >> the majority has nothing to do with it. >> you don't care. >> i don't care if it is 99-1. we all have equal rights. >> we do, but you feign outrage. i don't believe you are outrage at all. i think you are trying to raise money by appealing to you

. >> reporter: when the big bault drops in -- the big ball drops in time square, kathleen sebelius emerged from lunch today optimistic but cautious. >> i'm thrilled we're going to have millions. people that will have health security and it should be a great year for families across america. >> i'm sure there will be some issues, there always are. >> but the problems of the website seem to be a thing of the past, exerts see new problems on the horizon. >> i think there will be confusion of people who may have done well on the front end of the website but didn't get the information transferred through the back end of the website and that is where i think the problems will lie. >> some people still don't have their insurance cards and so many don't have prescription cards that several major drugstores said they will accept a copy instead. some still have extended paying the first month's premium to the end of the month. and on capitol hill they are trying to track the money spent on the implementation. the tech surge that fixed the website left it hugely overbudget. moran said they just moved

and this is the scene that is right now in time square in new york city.than a million people expected to gather for tonight's ball drop. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are your headlines at this hour. despite talks of a ceasefire, the fighting is getting worse in south sudan. the un are now saying rebels are fully controlling the see key city of bor. thousands of troops being sent to recapture the city. >>> the last of guantanamo bay's chinese weegers have been releas released. >>> federal investigators now testing the quality of the air in north dakota following this firey train crash. one train derailed and then was hit by another loaded with krooud oil. no one was hurt. >>> 2013 has been dominated with the news of war, loss, and survival. here are some of the stories from this year. [♪ dramatic music ] >> the war machine is relentless in us ferocity. >> these people are the victim of attacks using chemical weapons. >> as we were interviewing the leader, we could hear migs flying overhead, everybody s

this is a live look out of times square. not only are they making sure security measures are in place. they are testing out more the than 32-hundred lights on the waterford crystal ball that will drop at midnight. about one million people are expected to cram into times square to ring in 2014. >> we will start off with a chance to celebrate. remember to join us tonight for kron 4's new year's live presented by nissan. the only local and live new year's eve show. gary radnich and and catherine heenan will make sure you have a front row seat to the best fireworks shows and parties. that's new year's eve live - right after the news at 11. >> we also want to get a check of the bay area weather and traffic for it was start off with erica. >> we have very comfortable conditions and most locations are in the upper 40's, low 50's. we really cannot complain. as of right now, most of us are waking up to 30's but we will see low to mid 60's. i will walk you through your new year's eve forecast and highlight the start of 2014 coming up

she will perform in time's square.she is going to die on the show. at least get frostbite of some kind. >> i'm wondering what she will wear. all year she has wore provocative outfits. excited to have her. so many artists. if you are home. if you are out tune in to abc. we will be there the i start at 8:00 p.m. finish at 2:00 a.m. >> jimmy: you work for abc. olympics for nbc. am can a american idol on fox. what about cbs. >> think we are almost done. yeah, guys, appreciate it. wrapping up. about to ring in the end of the -- having of a great time. ring in the end of the segment. guys, let's do it. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 t. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! happy going to break! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: ryan seacrest, everybody. watch him on new year's eve and on "american idol." we'll be right back with bradley whitford. >> jimmy: surprising singers and challenging them to sing carols to thousand of strangers. we thought we would help them out. we set up cameras, hard rock cafe across the street, there is a karoke event going on right no

in times square, "time" magazine to times square they put up obnoxious ad. needs christ during christmas. this is not mr. barker's group. this is another atheist group. so nobody needs christ in christmas. this is, you know, you are walking through times square, this is what you see. and you react to that how? >> well, because, december is not owned by christians. nobody thinks jesus was born in december, if he was born at all. >> i have that in my book. i'm sure you have read "killing jesus." i have that in my book. he was born probably in late april. >> it's in my list. while shepards watch their flock at night. your book is on my list somewhere down there, bill. december is the month we're celebrating the real reason for the season and we are happy to share it with christians that is the birth of the sun, not s-o-n. >> the shortest day of sunlight in the northern hem miss fierce. the romans celebrate it we atheists and gnostic. >> sun is having a birthday, i just wouldn't know what to get it. look, we don't ask to you believe in christmas. nobody is askin

. >> a live look at the scene, we're looking at times square in new york city. if you have never been that is quite the party. the ball drop t confetti, the thousands of people that will descend there. it's going to be chilly. >>> welcome back. a live look at what you can make out in san jose. that's actually san jose this morning. pockets of fog so thick you can only see for a quarter mile. we'll tell you when that will clear and what you can expect as we get into the new year. >> i was talking to our friend tim who drove in through some of that. i'll talk more about that. those regions and also the commute which is building here in fremont. >> here is a look at today's top stories. police have blocked off a neighborhood in fontana, 50 miles east of los angeles where they found four bodies overnight. family members at the scene confirm the bodies were those of the family that lived there. a middle-aged couple and two kids around 10 and 12. >> thousands of police officers and members of the military are in the russian city of volgograd. officials worry a terrori

i'm standing right here in times square with such a crowd already behind me. we're going to have so many folks enduring temperatures that feel like they're in the single digits or low teens. the actual air temperature is going to be just under freezing. >> if you can hear me you already have your eye on the first big storm of the new year? >> reporter: yes, i do, that's tuesday night into early wednesday for chicago. that's where that low pressure system is going to come across. an off shore low is going to grab some of that and could be a thursday, friday big snow event inland and some of those areas. we'll be covering this and fine tuning that forecast as it becomes available. >> ginger zee, we'll see you first thing in the morning on "gma." thank you. >>> we move overseas tonight to dramatic new images after two terror attacks in russia just weeks now before the winter games. this new video shows the first attack the moment when a suicide bomber strikes while at the metal detectors of that train station, images of the after math, the victims blown right out

. >> i'm john terrett in times square new york. join me and a million other people as we all count down to 2014. ♪ >> new year's celebrations in moscow went ahead as planned while those plans in st. petersburg were canceled. the attackserthose responsible o attacks are still at large, and we have more now from volgograd. >> reporter: there was not much left on the trolley car when the am against arrived. survivors were hanging on and volgograd hospital was less than ten minutes away. one of badly injured brought here. >> it felt like a huge electric shock. i didn't see anyone with a bomb. i was looking out the window, and i can't remember anything after that. >> reporter: for the second time in less than 24 hours the victims of another bombing, some with terrible burns. dr. alexander popoov said that they were carrying on several operations at a same type. outside they posted casualty lists of those brought in by ambulance and where they were being treated. the relatives of injured scarcely able to believe that this is happening al

times square can be crazy. mainly clear sky right now. that provide color for the sun set are moving out of the bay area so tomorrow state wide we have sunny skies and mild conditions and mild weather once again here in the bay area with high pressure generally in the mid upper 60's around the bay inland low mid 60's on the coast and sunday at coliseum in oakland. the rai raiders will be taking on the denver broncos game time 1:25. sunny and mild with temperatures in the 60's at game time and looks like mild all the way through until sunset at 5:00 p.m. game should be over by then. here's accu-weather 7 day forecast tomorrow as our sixth consecutive spare the air day. despite the poor air quality we have lovely weather coming our way come that the new year. sunny sky with haven high in the mid upper 60's all the way through the 7 day period. >> all right very good. want to see spencer send him to times square vote now. >> please no. anything but that. >> rick is in for larry tonigh tonight. a lot of sports going on. >> theme is are you hu

. ♪ >>> crowds gather in times square, and kathy makes anderson squirm and giggle.ow anything can happen. >> i just unplugged myself. >> cnn new year's eve, with anderson cooper and kathy griffin starts at 9:00 eastern. >> i love it. >>> help is on the way for americans trapped by violence in a fractured country now edging on civil war. they're stuck in sudan, along with the rest of the civilian population, some 40,000 refugees receiving help in u.n. camps. >> let me be absolutely clear, the world is watching, in all areas of sudan, attacks on civilians and the u.n. peacekeepers deployed to protect them, must cease immediately. >> in response to the secretary general, they're calling for 58,000 people in addition to the troops on the ground already. some of the attacks were regarding a mission to air lift troops to safety. one mission had to be scrubbed. so with that and the possibility of another benghazi, the pentagon wanted the marines to move closer to the region. barbara starr has more, the pentagon seems to be taking no chances, what is the latest on their mov

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they're scanning people as they're entering into times square. they're scanning people for big packages and big backpacks. do not bring the big backpacks and also cholesterol is not allowed. at 6:00, the crystal ball will be lit and that's when all the festivities begin. they're going to start off with a chinese cultural program and live performances by blondie, melissa etheridge and miley cyrus. also, sonia so the mayor is the first u.s. supreme court justice to push that button to have the ball drop. she's returning to her hometown in new york to join in the festivities. jim? >> margaret, thank you very much for that. the new year's tradition continues right here on cnn. kathy griffin joins anderson cooper on the platform in times square. we all know just about anything can happen when those twos are together on new year's eve. it starts tonight at 9:00 eastern. don't miss it. first it was internet phone records and bugging laptops. now reports say the nnsa is developing software that may be able to track everything you do, say or watch on your

so the key word here in times square, layers.country in the final hours of 2013. >> it's a cold day, but fun day. >> reporter: revelers are bundled up in new york's times square will temperatures will feel like they're in the teens tonight. >> i'm all layered up. >> reporter: but bitter cold temperatures won't keep people away from the excitement. >> we've got lots of layers. we'll have a good time. >> reporter: the midwest is continuing with even colder temperatures for their festivities. parts of illinois, iowa, wisconsin and michigan are under wind chill warnings and advisories. this landmark water fall in minneapolis is frozen sold. with wind chills in northern minnesota plum meting to 50 below zero. winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour created dangerous conditions for drivers in minnesota and north dakota saturday. the blast is also triggering lake-effect snow for parts of the great lakes. and the new year is expected to get off to a snowy start. two weather systems will converge in the northeast on the first day of 2014. i

. >>> well, they are calling it a time square sized ripoff.t until you hear what some bargain chain restaurants are trying to charge people on new year's eve. ,, on some light bulbs. the traditional 40 and 60 wt bulbs will no long ry first. instead >>> in just a couple days manufacturers will pullle plug on some light bulbs. that traditional 40 and 60-watt bulbs no longer made as of january 1 instead you will have a get a high efficiency bulb to replace them. the change is required under government standards. the bulbs will as you might suspect cost more than the standard incandescent models but they will also use less power. >>> you expect to shell out a little more money for a nice dinner on new year's eve, right? but would you expect to pay $375 a person to eat at applebee's? nothing wrong with them but there's the going rate to party at two of the chain's locations in times square tomorrow night. the dinner package includes a chef buffet, open bar, deejay and party favors. now, it's not just applebee's. tj i friday's in times square will -

. >>> and this year's ball drop in times square will be absolutely legal. supreme court associate justice sonia sotomayor, a bronx native, will be the first supreme court jus sis to participate in the times square celebration. but three other justices hail from the big apple. >> wow, not bad. >>> nothing left to chance in new york city's times square. not even the confetti. organizers did a test run on the colorful paper yesterday with the help of spider-man. each shred was deemed to have amazing floatability. i like that. the test confetti included bad memories of 2013. so negative. for tomorrow night, the real confetti includes slips of paper where people wrote their wishes for the new year. i like that. >> good confetti and bad confetti. there you go. >>> black monday in the nfl. the regular season is over. today is the day many of the league's coaches will find out whether they're out of a job. already this morning, we're getting word that at least two of them are out. reports say mike shanahan has coached his last game with the washington redskins. and

bny mellon. ♪ >>> nice shot of times square there, the ball dropping just a few hours from now. >>> wined, or does it? there's a device that allows you to pour a glass of wine without ever opening the bottle. happy new year to you, and great to have you with us. you have a great story. you worked at j&j, had some experience with needle technology, so to speak, and one day, your wife gets pregnant, stops drinking, and you want to have a glass of wine without committing to the whole bottle. >> that's exactly right. and i realized that once you pull the cork from the bottle, you're committed to that bottle. you'll be drinking it over the next couple of days, because it goes bad, as you said, due to oxygen. i had worked on needles, and i thought, there's a way to keep the cork in place, to get past it and get at the wine i want to drink. my dream was to have a wine bar in my house. drink any glass, any wine, by the glass. >> show us how this works? >> sure. a bottle given to me by the guy who runs a wine company, a bordeaux i had back in october with him. you take the corevin, push the needl

they do not want large bags or packages in times square. you can see the police searching everyone as they come in in certain entryways and also, no alcohol is permitted but there are still lots of people here, a lot of people have been here since very early this morning. we have someone here from connecticut. she got here on the late side, around noon. grace, what are you here to see today? >> miley cyrus, of course. she's the big one we came to see. but it will be interesting to see her performance and everything. >> reporter: how about new year's resolutions? do you have any? >> i don't know. work out, i guess. normal at everyone else. >> reporter: how about new year's resolutions for miley cyrus? have any for her? >> i don't know. it will be interesting to see what she does next year because it was an interesting year this year. i don't know. just keep it going, i guess. >> reporter: okay. jake, as you said, sonia sotomayor will be the first supreme court justice to press that button to have the ball drop. we'll be following this until