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Crowds, drinking and in some places firing bullets into the air can be a toxic brew. and then the year about terrorists. police departments say they're ready. here's abc's john ehrlichman. >> reporter: the countdown to 2015 is under way with traditions like times square confetti drop and trial runs of the famous crystal ball tested and ready to go. with each new year comes a new set of concerns. in light of recent protests, crime, terrorism and bitter cold weather, communities are being proactive. at the crossroads of the world, new york's police department saying more than a million people ce...

Hour. the traffic will be shut down in a matter of hours and mayor bloomberg and lady gaga will be switching the switch. she was jonesing for her charity work. there's been a couple of lead-ups into today's festivity. it was a confetti drop where the air worthiness by trying to drop it from atop eight stories. it was good rid dance day heard earlier this week, in which people were invited to come to times square. they could shred those bad memories or slash them with a sledgehammer. veronica? >> how much confetti are they actually dropping? >> reporter: a ton of confetti.

Followers. more than a million followers on facebook. a million and a half people down loaded the free app. folks in times square are getting ready to welcome a million people. they tested the confetti drop to make sure it floats properly to the ground. do you hate certain phrases in the english language like cone of uncertainty? didn't make the list, but the list of words banished from the queen's english is out. this year's list, amazing had the most nominations. along with shared sacrifice, occupy, win the future, and baby bump. and check out these baby penguins learning to live on th...

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