This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. Ready on not, here comes 2017. The new year is already under way overseas. Happy new year ninan in tokyo thousands released balloons carrying their wishes into the sky. In other places like singapore, they launched fireworks by the truckload. Twitter live streamed the midnight fireworks at the worlds tallest building, burj khalifa, in dubai. In the u. S. , a huge crowd is waiting under tightened security for the ball to drop in times square. Thats where we find marlie hall. Reporter a new year, new safety concerns. The terrorist threat around the world has changed. Reporter n. Y. P. Dchanged. N. Y. P. D. Trump chief james waters says for the first time, the city has brought in 65 gacialg trucks filled with sand, plus 100 patrol cars. It creates a hardened perimeter, so it wont allow a view to get in there. Reporter the move was from truck attacks overseas, but not in response to a specific threat. Seven now new York City
This is the cbs weekend news. View to get in there. Reporter the move was from truck attacks overseas, but not in response to a specific threat. Seven now new York City Police officers will fan out over times squares, overhead and on the ground, some in uniform, others undercover. It clearly looks like theyve taken a lot of precautions to take care of the people that are here. Reporter other cities are also taking extra precautions. In los angeles, waterfilled barriers will be in place to protect an estimated crowd of 700,000 people at the new years rose parade. In chicago, a network of cameras will keep an eye on things from above, and canine units will work the crowds. And in new orleans, french quarter, officers in Tactical Gear will patrol new years festivityes for the first time. We want to take the extra steps to protect people from potential terrorist attacks. But one step thats key to the worlds m years eve celebration, make sure this massive crystal ball can make its highly an
This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. This is our western edition. We begin with breaking news from overseas. A deadly attack inside a turkish nightclub. It happened in turkeys largest city, istanbul. Authorities say a gunman opened fire on a crowd. Jonathan vigliotti has the latest from london. Reporter reena, at least 35 are dead and 40 are wounded in the nightclub attack, according to istanbuls governor. At least one gunman, possibly two, opened fire on the crowd, inside the club during a new years eve party. Officials in istanbul are calling it a terror attack. A Police Officer is said to be among those dead. The attack happened in parts of the city that attracts large crowds of tourists and locals. There were reportedly several hundred people inside the club at the time. There are also reports that one or both of the attackers were wearing santa claus costumes. There have been numerous terrorist attacks in istanbul in recent months. Thats why the city h
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