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>> well she has some of the same problems, the name, been around a long time, plusses, minuses to it. jeb is an exceptional guy. really talented guy. so i hope, hope he is a canned dad date -- canndidate. competitiveness would improve the field a lot. >> i was watching fox's coverage. new year's eve, kimberly was on, right behind us, packed wall to wall, the ball drops. you did that for eight years as mayor. off awe eig >> muhammad ali one time. i'm watching maybe in the news business so long. >> tension of doing this in 2000 was incredible. threats of terrorist attacks. canceled celebrations ...

>> and there are all sorts of trucks. i'm trying to see, though. since this is live, i don't see a ton of crowds, and usually the way it works, the ball drops, everybody scatters. >> and what you don't see is all of it has to be cleaned up by tomorrow morning. >> and because new york is so incredible, by tomorrow morning it will be completely cleaned up. >> absolutely, you won't even know anything happened the night before. >> isn't that cool. >> it's crazy. well, good morning once again. we do begin that half hour with the train wreck in frigid north dakota, residents are back in their home...

-- until the storm that's along the california coast, they are seeing some of the heaviest tides of the year. the king tides, as they are called, aren't expected to cause significant flooding but are expected to continue through tomorrow at least. king tides. of course a big section of the midwest and the east coast longs for some of that california warmth this morning. >> please bring it this way. an arctic weather system is moving in and not out. accu-weather's jim dickey has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, diana and muhammad. keeping it cold to end 2013 in to 2014. arctic air is ...

>> i tell you what, that is a phenomenal show. here in the u.s., cities across the country are preparing. live pictures from times square where officials are ramping up the security. and if you're planning to ring in the new year outside, brace yourselves. an arctic blast is pushing east. places like minneapolis by midnight will feel like 18 degrees below zero. jennifer gray has more. >> well, times square is gearing up for a busy day and night. it is cold here. temperatures are in the 20s. it will warm up into the low 30s this afternoon. but when that ball drops, temperatures will feel like t...

Whether his resolution involves staying on dry land. also in world news, in dubai, nothing succeeds like excess. the best place to watch the new year's fireworks there is anywhere. the city going for a record with an almost absurd amount of pyrotech pyrotechnics. good afternoon, everyone. happy new year. we begin with the money lead on "the lead" today. i'm jake tapper. the final closing bell of 2013 at the new york stock exchange just moments ago. the dow squeezing in yet another record high before the ball drops. this year, unlike many in recent memory, is one that wall street may be reluc...