I would be concerned for terrorism. Most people come here to have a good time. But it takes one or two lunatics to disrupt that good time. Reporter but everyone we talked to felt a strong show of force was certainly working. Hopefully, everybody has a fine time in 2016 new year so reporter you feel safe . I do. Reporter everyone we have spoken to has said the exact same thing. They feel safe here in times square despite whats going on around the world over the last few months when it comes to terrorism. Coming up, well have a oneon one interview with new York City Police commissioner bill bratton to talk more about the extraordinary measures being taken to keep people safe tonight. Report leaving from times square, Brian Conybeare, cbs 2 news. So the weather of course an important factor. Will it stay clear through midnight . Lonnie quinn has the answer. Clearer as we approach midnight. Right now here are the temperatures. Everyone is in the 40s. 46 new york citys. 47 on the bug the bottom of your screen. 36 in montecello. The only spot right now in the 30s. We have our fair share of clouds but they will be breaking up as you get into the nighttime hours. Bigger picture is going to show you rain offshore off the carolinas. Well tap into there will still be clouds out there, dont get me wrong. Its going to start to break up. Last year was 28 degrees when the ball was dropping. Winds were whipping. It felt like 23. Heres what i have for you this year. You are looking at 9 p. M. A 42degree reading. But quiet skies. Midnight 40 degrees as the ball drops. And 2 a. M. , 37 degrees. So its certainly colder as you walk home. Well track all of this for you throughout the day with up. All of us. Absolutely. Thank you. A fire tearing through a luxury skyscraper in dubai. At least 20 floors of the tower engulfed in flames in the same neighborhood where crowds gathered for new years eve fireworks. Tracee carrasco has more. Reporter looking at the video its hard to believe only 14 people were injured although that number could change. As firefighters battle the huge flames, dubais new years eve fireworks celebration went on as planned. Dubais new years eve Fireworks Show went as planned at the burj khalifa the worlds tallest skyscraper. Nearby by flames lit up the night sky as smoke spilled from a luxury hotel and residential building called the address downtown. The fire broke out two hours before midnight when the Fireworks Show was set to begin. The area was packed with spectators celebrating and witnesses say the mood quickly changed once the fire started. Playing, and then you saw the flames and everyone was running to kind of get a better view. And then right now, its kind of a sense of silence out there. You dont hear anything. [ nonenglish language ] reporter burning debris was raining down on the streets below as the building was evacuated. People inside said the building was full at the time. The back stairways. They guided us down. Everyone was calm. At first we thought it was a small fire that could be contained but it quickly escalated and were like, we got to get out of here. Reporter the fire quickly engulfed 23 stories of the 6 3 Story Building as people could watch in shock. All of a sudden it started lower than 20th floor probably 7th or 8th. The flames went up quickly the center of the building went all the way up over the 50th floor. Reporter again, just 14 injured. Its not yet clear what caused this fire. Dick . All right, tracee, thank we have more information on we have more information on that dubai building. The full name of the skyscraper is the address downtown dubai. The highrise houses 626 luxury apartments and 196 hotel rooms. Its a 63Story Building thats 991 feet tall in comparison new yorks Chrysler Building is slightly taller at 1,050 feet. The fbi says it foiled a new years eve terror plot in upstate new york. The suspect was arrested after buying knives and a machete with alleged plans to attack people at a bar today. The concerns all over the country especially with the holiday in big cities. Very frightening. Got to be careful. Cbs 2s tony aiello is here with late details. Reporter the accused terror plotter is an excon who lives in rochester. His public admiration for isis caught the attention of the fbi which is actively seeking to foil socalled lone wolves. The terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, california, attorney general loretta lynch. We take all threats seriously. Were acting aggressively to diffuse threats as they emerge and we are vigorously investigating and prosecutor those who seek to harm the american people. Reporter the arrest of a manuel lulchman seems to be paying off. He is a muslim convert who hated america according to document and wanted to prove himself a worthy warriors for isis. His proislamic state postings on social media may have put him on the radar of the fbi. Starting last month, confidential informants working for the fbi began recording him. The agency says he was in touch with an overseas isis fighter who urged him new years is here soon. Do operations and kill some infidels. Take as many as pop possible out. He discussed making a Pressure Cooker bomb but decided on a he said im ready to lose my family. Driving around rochester with an informant he allegedly identified a bar to attack. Then on tuesday night, he accompanied an informant to a walmart to buy ski masks. Zip ties, ammonia and latex gloves. He was recorded saying if we grab something they cant live. They may identify the vehicle. They cant live. Reporter tonight Governor Cuomo says he converted to islam while serving a prison term in attica. Investigators say he has a history of Mental Health problems. The nypd does not believe he has any links to new york city. Thank you. Authorities in belgium say they have arrested a tenth person in connection with last months terror attacks in paris. Officers yesterday closed off a street in a brussels neighborhood during their search. This the same area where some of the paris attackers lived. Prosecutors say in a separate investigation, six people were a suspected plot for new attacks during the holidays. Brussels canceled its new years eve fireworks because of terror fears. This sunday could mark the end of an era in new york football with another losing season and no chance of play offs. Many speculate that head coach tom coughlin will be fired at the end of the season for the giants. Cbs 2s Steve Langford has more. Right now lets stick with the game and lets go win a football game. Reporter he has been deflecting the questions for weeks. But now it begs another question. Was this the last time tom coughlin would have a press conference after a giants practice . After three straight losing seasons and four years without a playoff appearance, coughlin is not just on the hot seat. He is sitting on flames. But you would never know by the way he has handled himself. This is the 16th game of the season and thats where im focused on. I wont let myself go in those other directions because we have a job to do. Reporter he has been here most memorable super bowls in history. And the giants are the most improbable win have won super bowl xlii. Reporter if he wins sunday he will move into 11th place all time with coaching wins, 171, one behind bill parcells. Got a game ball for coach coughlin. Reporter for eli manning he is the only coach he has ever known in the nfl. Just go out there and worry about playing football. Worry about having our mind on, um, our assignments, our job, our practices. Dont worry about me or my situation. Lets prepare ourselves to, um, to play an outstanding football game. Reporter for now, the 69 yearold coach is preparing for sundays game against the hated eagles and the fans are planning to send the coach off with i appreciate everything that he done for the giants. It was great what he did. Just got to move on. Get him out of here. Go home. That was Steve Langford reporting. A day after being charged with sexual assault, bill confident he will be cleared. Cbs 2s Kenneth Craig has more. Reporter bill cosby remains free on bail after his arrest and arraignment on sexual assault. He was booked wednesday for allegedly drugging and sexual assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in 2004. According to the 23page complaint, cosby gave constand three blue pills he claimed were herbal. And within a halfhour, constand experienced blurred vision and difficulty speaking. Mr. Cosby urged her to take pills that he provided to her and to drink wine. , the effect of which rendered her unable to move. Im certain even this hungry d. A. Trying to keep a Campaign Promise isnt going to assert that mr. Cosby has quaaludes hiding in his cabinets 50 years old and thats what was the evening in question many, many years ago. Reporter constand sued cosby here in montgomery county, pennsylvania, in 2005 and settled out of court. A decade later, prosecutors used unsealed portions of depositions from that lawsuit to build their case including cosbys admission he planned to use drugs on women he wanted to have sex with. Cosbys attorney told cbs this morning, the unsealed court papers are no smoking gun. Theres nothing in that deposition where mr. Cosby admits to committing any crime. In fact, he denies it vehemently. Reporter more than 50 other women have similar complaints against cosby dating back decade. A conviction in this case could expose him to civil damages in other lawsuits. Kenneth craig, cbs news, elkins park, pennsylvania. Coming up, a daredevil act turns deadly. What a young man was doing on the roof of a luxury midtown hotel just before he fell to his death. How patients are going online or on to their phones for help. And the warning some doctors have about this practice. Plus, he sure is cute. But imagine this little guy screaming next to you on an airplane. Off on social media. New information tonight about the socalled affluenza teen. His mother is held without bail in los angeles. Tanya couch was handcuffed through l. A. X. Airport this morning. She was deported from mexico. Prosecutors say couch and her son ethan fled to mexico last month as police investigated whether he violated his parole. Ethan couch was sentenced to probation for a drunk driving crash in texas that killed four people. He said he was too wealthy to know right from wrong. He is being held in mexico while he fights extradition. A new year often gets people to reflect on their lives, work, loved ones, both and for some people, it can be an anxious even depressing time. People may find help with online therapy. Dr. Max gomez report. Are you going back . Yeah. Actually signed up for part 3 so i have to go back. Reporter this is what therapy sounds like for new york city actress abigail. She decided to forego the traditional sitdown faceto face therapy for a once a week phone call and some online assignments. Theres very little financial risk to do it. Reporter abigail is part of a new wave of people trying out online therapy for its lower costs, convenience and anonymity. Studies are finding it provides real relief for people suffering from depression and social anxiety. People have in fact an optional phone call and they can interact only by email and text if they so choose. Its a better fit for many people. Reporter but not all online therapy programs are created equal. Programs like talk space and breakthrough use licensed therapists. Of tea use coaches or trained listeners and that has some experts concerned. The potential harm is if patients start thinking of coaches as Mental Health providers. Reporter joyable cofounder steven marks says their coaches are trained to recognize and refer more serious Mental Health issues. Youre trained in techniques and there to motivate and support and hold accountable our clients to complete the program and see anxiety relief. Reporter abigail says calls and texts from her coach and the online assignments help her better manage the nervous butterflies she says can paralyze her on stage. The way i feel about my career and about social interaction in general is completely different. Reporter given that there are an estimated 30 million americans who will suffer social anxiety in their lifetimes, that more than 4 out of 5 of them dont get help for it, it looks like online therapy may fill a pressing Mental Health need. Online therapy is not recommended for people with severe mental illness. The new year has already arrived down under about a Million People gathering to watch fireworks over sydney harbor. In taiwan a show from the top of the skyscraper. Fireworks also helping to ring in the new year in hong kong. Crowd gathered there, a display, wow, big bright spectacular victor yar harbor. New years eve in japan its the biggest holiday they celebrated there. And im betting that might be paris. Could be. Beautiful. Wait a second. They are six hours ahead. They havent done that yet. That was still japan. [ laughter ] pretty pictures. A lot of people in our area starting to celebrate the new year but theres an inconvenience for many to get to times square because a trip into manhattan is just out of the question. But there are still plenty of ways to ring in 2016 cbs 2s lou young has the story from westchester. Reporter the balloons dropped into the threestory a treatment at new rock city in new rochelle city with 12 hours left in 2015. The exercise in juvenile jubilation designed to give kids a taste of new years celebration and hopefully tire them out for the final hours yet to come. Kids will be going to bed. This was their new years with the balloons. Put em to bed. We tell them, you know, happy new year its over and then we did out. Reporter of course, thats after the sitter arrives. Some are headed to places like the brazen fox in white players a town with a ball drop of its own. Thats it arriving in renaissance square. Tens of thousands of revelers are expected. They start their night having dinner with us and then they watch the ball drop and come back here have a few drinks. Reporter the bars and restaurants along the strip will be jammed tonight. The ball drop is a short walk just up the way there. Are available at this corner. No charge anywhere in Westchester County. The new year safe ride earth here is one of many free ride programs available tonight. The posters are everywhere for the safe ride effort. Cops warn people to be careful. There is no excuse. Thats what were looking for. Reporter we all know the drill. We have been here before except for little hayden here who has only been on the planet for 364 days. Tomorrow is her first birthday. Well probably see her here among the balloons before too long. In Westchester County tonight, lou young, cbs 2 news. See a lot of balloons. Lots of them. All right. Clear skies tonight. What about new years day . Lonnie quinn has the forecast. Its cloudy right now. If this picture was brighter if it was maybe say 3 00 in the afternoon i would show you the cloud cover and if you looked way down at the horizon off to the south and west brightening because the clouds will be breaking up. 46 degrees as we speak. Say its clean sweep every day during the month of december is way above normal. On average we have been 13. 3 degrees above normal. So we are so securely the warmest december we have ever seen before. In fact, prior to this year, if you took a top three warmest decembers ever, they were separated by a half of a degree. Now you throw this year in with this crazy extraordinary weather, and we are, you know, almost 7 degrees warmer than the second place. I mean, this is just crazy out there. Does it continue as you go into january . We are going to get a break from the warmth getting some cooler air but i believe that the milder temperatures will come back. Heres how we see it. Clouds are there. The Bigger Picture shows you it breaks up. Rain stays offshore. But we are going to get a wind chill, the winds will be coming in from the north to cool us down. They wont be too heavy. They are not too strong. 36 for your nighttime low. Its partly cloudy but around 40 degrees at midnight. Tomorrow youre asking if we are going to see sun. I believe we will. Morning hours, but we only get up to 45 degrees. So thats still above average but i see some below average temperatures as we get into the week. Well talk about that with the extended forecast coming up. Up next, saying goodbye to a hero. Hear the kind remembrances about this husband and father. Plus a billion people will be watching. Somehow this times square celebration different from any other . Told us. Meet the moores were the moore family, and were always looking for ways to enjoy more. So we called Time Warner Cable and got even more than we expected. Call now to get more. More speed. Like, 300 meg. More tv shows and movies on demand. Call now. 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Cbs 2s sonia rincon has the story from miller plates. Reporter the body of lewis bonacasa arrived at Air National Guard base. Filled with solemn faces, salutes and a tributes to his heroism. Duty threw down the gauntlet that fateful day in afghanistan and he refused to compromise the safety of his fellow warriors nor the future safety of his wife and his daughter. That, people, is heroism incarnate. We still see his smile. If only in pictures now. A smil