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Snaking river spot checking groups of people as they wait for the countdown. revelers are wanded for weapons as they patrol the crowd. sand trucks are available at every intersection leading into times square to prevent vehicle attacks. aerial patrols helping to give the nypd counterterrorism unit a fair and robust coverage plan and make mention that there is no credible threat this new year's eve and with 6,000 officers on hand, they want to make sure it stays that way. eric: new york's finest. how is everyone doing out there. how are they doing out there? how are they doing in the cold? repo...

The famed washington national cathedral on fire. backpacks and oversized bags will no longer be permitted inside the national cathedral. and in las vegas, the city is installing 800 safety posts along the strip to stop potential vehicle attacks. and sending in a record number of national guard soldiers. >> everyone on heightened alert. linsey davis joins us live in times square. and we heard that message from the department of homeland security there, urging travelers to be alert. and linsey, you were telling us, law enforcement tonight continues to be concerned about isis propaganda? >> repor...

The investigation. >> reporter: frenzied chaos on a busy australian street. this mangled wreck, the weapon in what authorities are calling a deliberate act. witnesses say the white suv ran red lights before slamming into pedestrians. >> there were people screaming, running separate directions thinking it was a bomb. >> reporter: injuring 18, one still in critical condition tonight. this man dragged from the suv, officers seen holding him down and slapping him. authorities saying there is so far no link to terrorism, but the suspect was known to police. >> he's a 32-year-old australian citizen ...

On christmas day. he offered to give people that shared his beliefs rides in his company tow truck. the threat of vehicle attacks, as you know, is one of the greatest concerns that law enforcement officers have across the country in an effort to protect times square. that's the security that we see at big event as cross the country now. neil? >> new york city looks like a fo fortress. thanks, molly. is that enough to keep bad guys at bay? let's add in bucks sexton to the conversation. what do we think? >> we hope it will be enough. the work that we just heard about from the fbi to protect that...

Intelligence and part of an ongoing investigation. no further details given about a possible target of the plot but there is extra security at christmas markets in the u.k. such as here in birmingham. barriers in place to prevent vehicle attacks. police say the measures are to reassure the public. people shouldn't be alarmed. this is what many christmas markets look like one year after the deadly truck attack in berlin. >> sandra: how is the anniversary of that attack in berlin being marked? >> there has been a memorial event today at the square where the attack happened. relatives of those wh...