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Around the world, from sydney's iconic harbor to terror scarred paris and brussels. celebrations in the windy city buffered by concrete barriers. here in new york, revelers will be confined to pens, stretching 17 blocks from times square, sharing the moment with 3,000 of their closest friends in each pen. multiple bag checks are to be expected, no umbrellas, weapons, backpacks or large bags will be allowed. >> now the nypd says there are no known threats to the festivities tonight, so let the party begin. betty? >> we can see people are already down there at 9:00 in the morning east coast time...

Lining up waiting for some of the barricades to be lifted so they can end up right there in the pen. security is very tight. cnn correspondent jessica snyder is there. jessica, just describe all of the measures that can be made public about security there in times square tonight. >> reporter: a lot of security out here, fredricka. it's the count down to the count down. the crowds are rushing into time squares slowly as they go through security. you can see that this is the way things are done. this is very carefully coordinated. you can see nypd counterterrorism right there. they are screening...

And, boy, did it make a difference. that is gorgeous. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us on this new year's eve. i'm betty nguyen here in new york. in 15 hours, it will be new york's turn to welcome in the new year. times square is ready, up to 2 million people are expected to pack the area amid unprecedented security measures. nbc's adam reese is there this morning. he joins us live. how is law enforcement preparing for this? >> good morning. security will be tight. the nypd will be out in force, some 7,000 officers to protect some 2 million revelers here in times square. there wi...

>> 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. i'll 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. that's the first time that they're using that security measure because of some of those attacks overseas, those isis-inspired truck attacks that we just saw in berlin just a little while ago. in addition, we'll also be seeing 100 blocker vehicles, those are i...

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