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All the time or you protect nothing. so we do analysis of high visibility locations and then we protect them. >> ayman, this is also the first holiday season that the nypd trained an elite police unit called the critical response command and they are saw especially patrolling high traffic areas like this. >> thank you very much for that, morgan. if there isn't security concerns there, may be another type of concern that travelers are concerned about, and that's going to be weather and the affect that may have on plans. and joining me now for a complete holiday weather picture, bonnie schneider...

As you mentioned, police are going to be everywhere. in fact, there are going to be about 6,000 police here in this area right here in times square. around 1200 of those police officers have just graduated from the academy. now new york city's mayor and the nypd say that everyone can count on being safe as they ring in the new year here. >> well, we can assure you is that the preparations are extraordinary, and we are benefiting now from a new critical response command. we have a constant threat analysis stream that we are constantly reviewing, and again we are not aware of any threat at this ...

Critical response command. >> we have a constant threat analysis stream that we are constantly reviewing. but again we are not aware of any threat at this time be deemed credible at this event in times square. >> people should feel safe this new year's eve because they awe there. >> among those security measures there will be a bomb squad a plain clothed officer and terrorism unit with 500 officers. those coming to times square will have to face security measures. there will be no backpacks or duffles. yef one will have to go through screening twice if they are coming in where most of the acti...

The u.n. general assembly. that came off without a hitch. the thanksgiving parade had several million people, that came off without a hitch. we have the capacity. and as i said, now, a 500-plus anti-terror dedicated force that specializes in. you'll see them tonight. you'll see lots of police officers in regular uniforms with regular weaponry. you'll see the heavily arms officers from our critical response command. we can protect people in a very special way here in this city. anyone who goes into the celebration area goes through not one but two mag nomer its and gets a very, very careful sce...

On being safe. >> what we can assure you is the preparations are extraordinary and we are benefitting from a new element that is our critical response command. >> we have a constant analysis threat stream that we are constantly reviewing. again, we are not aware of any threat at this time that we deem credible to this event in times square. >> the nypd, people should feel safe this new year's eve because we're there. >> reporter: and among those new elements that are in place, the newly established counter terrorism unit with 500 plus officers. the bomb squad will be here with bomb sniffing do...