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We are right here in the middle of the action. all the pens are filling up ahead of where the ball is about to drop and our cameraman is going to schwin -- swing around, in back of us, a whole bunch of people ready to partiment they have hours still to go. they were locked in and thats where is theyll stay. police here, 6,000 of them, it is one over the safest places to be and ring in the new year. there are 600 to 800 more officers than usual for the ball drop. the nypds critical response comma...

Year in times square. the mayor saying it will be the safest place in the world. wnyw reporter robert moses joins us live from times square. robert, good morning. >> reporter: leah, good morning to you. the countdown to the counsel joi countdown is on. the headline here is that there is no specific threat. but police will be deployed in and around times square. thats between 6 and 800 more than last year. the newly formed critical response command, which is comprised of well-trained and well-aro...

>> we are benefitting from a new element that is our critical response command. they specifically chosen untrained officers who worked full-time on counter-terrorism well trained unawell armed. they implemented unprecedented security measures to protect people as they attend the tournament of roses parade. preps are underway for that. filmmaker ken burns says we cannot allow the threat of terror to reduce us to living in fear. >> celebrate life and the only way in which these terrorists win is...

Coming through here. we are awaiting a news conference from mayor bill de blasio to talk about preparations for tomorrow. what we do know is theyre promising an increased police presence for the parade. up to a thousand officers plain clothed and uniformed as well as the new unit, the critical response command that will be deployed for the first time in a first major event since the paris attacks. thats a very specialized group of police officers. it will be about 500 officers strong that is spe...

Been coming through here. we are awaiting a news conference from the police commissioner and mayor to talk about preparations for tomorrow. but what we do know, they are promising an increased police presence for the parade. up to a thousand officers, both plainclothes and uniform as well as the new unit, the crc, the critical response command, that will be deployed for the first time in a first major event since the paris attacks. thats a very specialized group of police officers. it will be ab...

For the thanksgiving day parade. if you are attending the macys thanksgiving day parade, count on a massive show of force from the nypd. sharp shshooters willing be on rooftops and helicopters hovering overhead. police dogs will be out and about. 200 members of the departments new anti-terror critical response command will be on the streets. >> taking every measure to keep people on the streets. when we came in this morning, they were on the streets. the concussion issue at front and center fo...

The new york city police department stepping up security as manhattan prepares for the massive thanksgiving day parade tomorrow. nbcs craig melvin is live in new yorks times square. craig, whats the scene like there this morning? >> reporter: well, you know what, jose? you see a lot more folks here than you did just a couple hours ago. weve been here since 7:00 a.m. you mentioned the thanksgiving day parade tomorrow. 3 million people expected for that. next week of course youve got the lighting ...

Commissioner, what extra steps are you taking? >> well, were fortunate that over the past year mayor de blasio here in new york has funded us to the extent that we now have about a thousand more officers that will be focused on counterterrorism and crowd management. we have a new response group, 800 officers. we have a new critical response command, over 500 officers. they will be out at that parade. for a change well have great weather, low wind, the balloons will be up. were expecting about th...

Commissioner, what extra steps are you taking? >> well, were fortunate that over the past year mayor de blasio here in new york has funded us to the extent that we now have about a thousand more officers that will be focused on counterterrorism and crowd management. we have a new response group, 800 officers. we have a new critical response command, over 500 officers. they will be out at that parade. for a change well have great weather, low wind, the balloons will be up. were expecting about th...

>> one of the most prominent events taking place in the next weeks is the macys thanksgiving day parade. commissioner, what extra steps are you taking? >> well, were very fortunate that over the past year mayor de blasio here in new york has funded us to the extent that we now have about a thousand more officers that will be focused on counterterrorism and crowd management. we have a new response group, 800 officers. we have a new critical response command, over 500 officers. they will be out at...