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Ordering normal brew to caramel frapps. finally the mets yoenis cespedes with an expensive double. cespedes hustling into second base with the ball dropping into right field. when he slid in, his diamond necklace burst and the diamonds went all over the infield. cespedes not happy about it. some of the teammates and umpire were seen picking up the loose diamonds. cespedes left them out there. are they free game? do you give them back? >> absolutely. fair game, man. you dont wear diamond chain ...

Time square to prepare for the worst that could happen. youve seen as people have come in, weve seen them wanded, the bags have been inspected, coats have been opened. security is being taken very seriously but actually the bigger story tonight may be the weather because it is really, truly miserable here and people are waiting. theyre going to wait 12 hours before this ball drops in really frigid temperatures. its now 15 degrees. it feels like 4 degrees. the wind has died down a bit but its exp...

Colder. richmond, your high will go down to 7. really getting a frigid start to 2018. and its going to continue for the middle to end of next week as well. look at the temperatures. fridays high in new york city, the low temperature, will be in the single digits. were not warming up by any means. well still see the really cold air. one place where its not cold is california, at least some parts of the state. 64 degrees for the rose parade, looking good with sunny skies. and once again, the forec...

>> new years eve ball dropping at times square. what obstacles could the weather create? >> well, obviously, in terms of the crowd size, you would anticipate it being less of a crowd. no matter what the temperatures are in times square and it presents a bit of a challenge in terms of the bulky clothing that people wear. if you have been in the city when this happens, you see that all the regulars are kind of a lack of a better phrase, theyre pins, there is a lot of checking. the person you are s...

Welcome back, everyone. were just about 62 1/2 hours away from the famous ball dropping in times square. some 2 million people are expected to brave this years sub-freezing temperatures to watch it live. standing guard will be thousands of police officers, snipers and bomb sniffing dogs. just a sliver of the unprecedented security measures officials have put in place this new years eve. for more on this, i want to bring in nbcs stephanie gosk. she joins us live from times square. i know you cove...

And maybe even 27 throughout the end of the weekend. it will be cold for the ball dropping, but not as much as minneapolis and fargo. fargo will be the ground zero and maybe around new years eve time, the wind chill will be in the neighborhood of 50 below zero, 82 degrees below freezing. take that. i guess. >> i dont even have words for that. i cant even imagine what that feels like. i hope everyone will be and sound and cozy next to the fireplace. thank you so much for that report and the man w...

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>> yeah, south side. straight out of south side. >> are you here with her? >> no, im be myself. >> youre here to party, though, right? >> im here to party, just like ive been doing for the past 11 years. >> and you think this is a unique time, 2016 and 2017? >> yeah, its always been unique. each time ive been here, its always been unique. >> lets party then, right? >> yeah. >> yeah! >> yeah! >> how you doing? >> great! >> are you ready to party? >> definitely! >> where you guys from? >> louisian...

You. >> thats very, very cool. amy? >> rachel stole my thunder. i was going to be riveted to the television watching you, eric. ill probably go to bed early. because i might be on "fox & friends" the next morning. so stay tuned. >> you could dvr it. its anti-climactic, though, if you dvr the ball dropping. >> if youre in times square, try to avoid the drunk tourists. >> nypd has that place locked down. listen, i thoroughly enjoyed this week and i love doing this. thank you guys. >> happy new yea...

Times square in a second. >> rick, arent you afraid of height? >> i am -- i have a weird relationship with heights. so im super afraid of them and oddly drawn to high things as well. >> he we will check back with rick in a little bit. thanks, rick. i would love to hear from people all over the country. drop the possum. so email us this morning friends@foxnews.com. i want to hear your different new years eve drops. >> where does the idea of a ball dropping come from? >> thats a good question. lik...