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Confetti test tomorrow. >> it was really cool to be there. i got to see the new crystals that were going in in that pineapple formation, the gift of goodwill. it is the change of a decade, and how much planning went into thinking about the design and what they wanted it to mean in the global landscape. >> dana: do you ever go to times square to drop -- watch the ball drop? >> i've been there once. i don't need to do it again. >> dana: what i love is that everybody around the world watches for the ball to drop. waterford must have had that in mind? >> oh, sure. they've been doing it since 1907,...

♪ get your usaa auto insurance quote today. jon: those wanting to experience new york's times square new year's eve without the crowds got the chance this morning when organizers conducted the annual confetti test. confetti was dropped from the marquee of the hard rock cafe in times square detecting airworthiness and the good news is the confetti passed with flying colors. or than a half ton of the stuff will be thrown from off of buildings around times square and the big night. this saturday december 29 i'm jon scott. jon scott.

David: arnaud we are new yorkers and the country can't stand new yorkers but it is a spectacular event on new year's eve. if you ever have a chance to come here on new year's eve you will never see another new year's eve situation like it. they are about to begin with a confetti test. when new year's eve arrives, there will be 1.5 tons of confetti released. it is just a test but it is a warm day in new york. i don't think it will be exactly like that. our meteorologist extraordinaire knows what it will be like on new year's eve. today is like springtime. >> is a true most of the country hates ...

And it did not deter him from still having a smile on his face as preparations continue for the big new year's eve celebration. hello brian! >> hello leland. i am inside so it is a little better. we just saw the ball drop test about one hour ago. now we have got the balloons. volunteers just blew out some of these 25,000 balloons that will be in times square on the big night. you lay them out it can be 20 miles from when organizers tell us in terms of how many balloons there are. but the big ball drop test, they flicked the switch. it went up about 400 feet in the air and it came down twice. i...

More hours. a lot of people, here in the morning to get a new spot. pretty miserable experience, but for some, they actually decided they do want to come out here. we spoke to some tourists early. take a listen. >> i don't think this year it's a to be out here, but hopefully they will put warming stations appeared >> you're can be packed in here so may people, it's likl those penguins you know, they get all that heat mass going. i don't think it will be that bad. >> i think they're crazy. that's what we won't be here. >> the festivities have already begun this week. today is symbolic. the conf...