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Attack like we saw overseas. the nypd does stress no credible threat here in new york city or times square. also 100 blocker vehicles, thats double the number from years past. 7,000 nypd officers will be around the city. that includes 550 new graduates and in addition, 65 viewing pens. each pen is to be filled with 3,000 spectators. you can see things in times square, still a bit empty out here. the crowds start arriving in probably the next hour or two, yes, they do arrive that early even thoug...

And people coming in the area are wary of company. >> exposed to dangerous level of radiation and thousand of people had to abandon home and business when the cooling system failed. when residents are allowed in to check their properties its by way of arduous process of radiation screening. >> everybody is talking about coming back. definitely not be able to return. >> opposition to the japan reliance on nuclear power is growing. 52 of the company 54 reactors are offline because of the public ou...

To 20 times higher than normal, and that was register on a radiation screening, but its not going to mean anything in terms of human health. which is the real question that we have. so a lot of those detectors have been in place long before this particular accident. they screen planes and cargo regularly. the passenger screening is a change in protocol. you may not know you have been screened, but i think thats what is going to be going on. >> jim walsh, appreciate it. robert alvarez, as well. a...

>> some planes from here have been screened with traces of radiation. >> thats right. again, the context weve been trying to talk about all week is what does that really mean? even here in tokyo, its been up to 20 times higher than normal, and that was register on a radiation screening, but its not going to mean anything in terms of human health. so a lot of those detectors have been in place long before this particular accident. they screen planes and cargo regularly. the passenger screening is...

New york by night, a beautiful shot. well, president obama and nuclear experts agree that there is no risk that japans nuclear fallout will reach u.s. shores. >> but homeland security is beefing up monitoring at airports that handle flights from japan. reporter sarah wallace from station wabc here in new york city found increased screening at new yorks jfk airport. >> there were two guys standing at the exit when we came out and they had little -- like these little machines down by their side....

And also moving on now, the nuclear crisis in japan is being watched especially closely by an engineer from the seattle area. he has a unique insight into the nuclear facilities inner workings. luke duecy of our seattle affiliate komo has that story. >> reporter: an explosion rocked the fukushima daiichi nuclear complex in northern japan and as thousands are evacuated and thousand are evacuated and screened for exposure -- >> im concerned. im very concerned. >> reporter: here at home ron is keep...

>> well, first of all, a very exciting day and night here in times square, but with that excitement comes the security and the nypd is stepping up the security, even more than in previous years. ill break down some of the numbers for you. there will be 65 sanitation trucks on the perimeter of times square. those will be filled with sand. thats the first time that theyre using that security measure because of some of those attacks overseas, those isis-inspired truck attacks that we just saw in be...