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Virus. one of the organizers for the event telling me last hour that while it may look a bit different the show will go on. >> for us it wasn't if we did this, it was how we did it safely, and it's so important to show the world that new york city has found ways to forkball ahead in a safe responsible manner. it's going to look very much like prior years. the crowds just will be less dense. they will be fully vaccinated. we're mandating that they wear masks, and we're going to well revelers into the viewing pens later in the day to reduce the time that they are in the pens. >> cnn's shimon pro...

Around we're going to welcome revelers into the viewing pens later in the day to reduce the time that they're in the pens. but that's not times square. i'm sorry too square will be open throughout the day, just the revelers who are in the viewing pens will be allowed in after 3:00 in the afternoon. >> this isn't an easy decision for any mayor or city to make. what all went into the decision? there was a big question, everyone at least, you know, publicly wondering if it was going to have to be canceled all together because of the fear of omicron. what went into this decision? >> so, i want to ...

Number of people testing positive continues to climate really just kind of an incredible pace. 44,431 people now testing positive for the omicron for the coronavirus. certainly as these numbers continue to increase, of course the city is concerned, the state is concerned, but what they are looking at, and this is really important, kate, is the number of hospitalizations. they say the vaccines are working and that really what it tells them is because the hospitalizations are not increasing, that is a good sign, and that is why we are seeing the mayor and other city officials here say we're goin...

Attack like we saw overseas. the nypd does stress no credible threat here in new york city or times square. also 100 blocker vehicles, that's double the number from years past. 7,000 nypd officers will be around the city. that includes 550 new graduates and in addition, 65 viewing pens. each pen is to be filled with 3,000 spectators. you can see things in times square, still a bit empty out here. the crowds start arriving in probably the next hour or two, yes, they do arrive that early even though the ball drop isn't until midnight. but when they do get here, they'll be going through bag searc...

In addition, they'll have 100 blocker vehicles all over. they range from police cruisers to larger trucks as well. 7,000 nypd officers will be stationed throughout the city. that includes 550 new graduates. and there will be 65 viewing pens all over times square from 42nd street. all the way to 59th street. the amazing thing about those viewing pens is that the nypd aims to fit about 3,000 people inside each of those pens. so it will be quite a gathering out here. you can see just behind me, some of the pens out here. these are all of the barricades put in place by the nypd. they'll open up th...