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Laura: a powerful display of her new york city's times square as organizers of the world's biggest new year's eve celebration did confetti airworthiness test. yes that's what it's called. more than a billion people around the world are expected to watch the traditional ball drop. eric: we can't wait. meanwhile the partygoers in times square will do something extra when the ball drops. remember last year temperatures were hovering around 9 degrees when midnight struck me this year won't be that cold but it will be raining not just in new york city but the entire northeast. kerry has more on the...

>> how many layers are you wearing? >> four on top, three on the bottom. is it worth it? do you realize you have another five hours? >> yes! >> you can see all of the folks here. they have been waiting out here for hours. security obviously a top concern. nypd says there is no specific credible threat to times square or new york city. they are just taking precautions. there is over 6000 police officers here in uniform. they are protecting this beautiful event. over a billion people will be watching on television as the ball drops. >> absolutely! thank you for that report, enjoy the rest of you...

Major new year's celebration tonight, a number of weapons in his room, ammunition. so, god knows at this point in time what he was up to, but here's an individual who wasn't on the radar at all, that fortunately, they were able to pick him up and deter whatever he might have been planning. >> happy new year to you. thank you for your time. >> happy new year. >> bill bratton on msnbc. let's bring in bonnie schneider now for an historically cold night in many parts of the country. >> especially here. we have 2 million people in times square. it's going to feel like it's negative 5 degrees when t...

Currently we are tracking a little bit of snow moving across portions of the mid-atlantic stretching up to new england -- new england. this isn't the biggest concern, though, it will be the temperatures, that's the biggest story moving forward. hour by hour windchill forecast taking you from 10:00 p.m. tonight all the way through to new year's day. here it is in motion. you see some cold air beginning to settle in, becoming more widespread. now stake taking you to very -- now taking you very early on new year's day, temperatures down into the negatives. negative 2 degrees in new york city. off...

Currently we are tracking a little bit of snow moving across portions of the mid-atlantic stretching up to new england -- new england. this isn't the biggest concern, though, it will be the temperatures, that's the biggest story moving forward. hour by hour windchill forecast taking you from 10:00 p.m. tonight all the way through to new year's day. here it is in motion. you see some cold air beginning to settle in, becoming more widespread. now stake taking you to very -- now taking you very early on new year's day, temperatures down into the negatives. negative 2 degrees in new york city. off...