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Brinn, what is the nypd doing to prepare for the big night? always preparing for this night. >> reporter: that's right. they start preparing for this night a year ago once that ball drops. it's a security plan that is many layers and it's constantly evolving as more terror threats sort of pop up around the world. in particular for this year, something new we learned from the nypd is they're going to station 65 sand trucks and 100 what they call barrier trucks which are basically department vehicles, they'll be placed all around the perimeter of times square. that's very new for this particular...

Security in places like berlin, cologne, also in london. there are no specific threats. law enforcement here in this city say actually, the chatter, the so-called terrorism chatter, is low in recent days. but obviously, they're on high alert here and everywhere else. >> there's also a little controversy because in a press conference to talk about these security measures, bill de blas blasio, the mayor of new york, said, and i'm not giving an exact quote, but basically, he doesn't understand why a million people would want to stand out in the cold to watch a ball drop. >> reporter: bill needs t...

Americans can connect the dots. they know if we have healthy businesses, they're investing in the united states, more jobs for everybody whether it's coal mine others truck drivers or pipe fitters or whatever profession it might be, people are better off when you have a pro business, pro competitive atmosphere. that's the word i want to hear trump use a lot more. making america more competitive. that means in our tax laws, our regulatory structures, our energy policies, our health care getting rid of obamacare, putting something that lowers costs, that will bring back jobs. we have seen in the...

Tens of thousands of kidnapped civilians and others, including women and children living there. many being used as human shields. that's why we have to keep close contact with the events on the ground. a much lighter note, history will be made tonight when the cubs and indians play a winner take all game seven of the world series. andy sholes is live in cleveland with the bleacher report. how is it going, andy? >> i tell you, doesn't get any better than this. the greatest two words in sports, game seven. we have one tonight in the world series. buckle up because the misery finally end for on...

Hug, and now he's beginning to turn his life around. what a story. pastor larry wright is with us right now with this incredible story and how it all played out from raleigh. pastor, good morning to you. so take us back to new year's eve. it's about a half an hour before midnight when the ball drops, this guy walks in. what does he say? and what is he carrying? >> well, looked to me when he came in, i was in the pulpit, he had a rifle, looked like it was a semiautomatic assault rifle. he had it up in the air and had a slip of ammunition in the other hand and i realized you know, we were dealin...