flag. pete: is it edible though i want to know. it is good for hangovers. rachel: pickle juice. pete: edible version of pickle juice. the ball dropped in times square about 7 hours ago with more than a million people watching on the ground. rachel: that's where we will find todd piro. todd, what have you got? >> hey, pete, we have spoken about this at length. if you haven't been to the pickle trough, you haven't lived. how many times have you and i had that discussion? pete: that's true. besides the pickle drop and changeover in years. the other big story was the weather. i was debating what tout 'on put on my big fox jacket. right now it's about 50 degrees. i'm wearing a spring jacket. last night it was also pretty balmy. albeit a bit wetter as the big apple welcomed in 2019. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.