>> reporter: a million people packing times square, security is tight. thousands of nypd's finest will be on hand. >> this is a frozen area. >> reporter: and then there is that brilliant crystal ball above the crowd weighing almost 12,000 pounds and covered with almost 2700 waterford crystal triangles. right now we've got that low pressure system that's going to slide across chicago going to see snow tonight into tomorrow. we can talk about significant snow from there to northeast michigan. you see the offshore low that wraps it up toward the end of the week. that is thursday into friday. snow totals are big. ginger zee, abc news, new york. >> all right. here is a look at your weather here. it is going to be a good day to stay indoors and watch those bowl games in the southern part of the country, which will see a soaking rain along the gulf coast this morning moving north into the rest of the southeast later in the day. >> while the northern tier of the country will stay below zero all day.