Thousands gathered to watch. Color filled the sky above hong kong and in taiwan where a Fireworks Show lasted more than five minutes take revelers well into 2016. And a fresh twist for beijing. The shopping and bar areas were watched over by armed guards, part of the holiday security alert. In paris celebrations were scaled back in the wake of the recent terror attacks and ongoing worries about safety. The annual Fireworks Show was replaced by a video presentation along the shons dele essay. And perhaps the most famous new years eve countdown of all in new york city. Where more than a Million People packed times square to watch the iconic Waterford Crystal ball drop. Out with the old and in with the new year around the world. From a hollywood block buster but this was the stuping scene late yesterday in Downtown Dubai. An enormous fire thatter to through at least twenty stories of the address Downtown Dubai hotel. Just away from the worlds tallest building burj khalifa. Reporter cities around the world prepare to celebrate the new year with ever more spectacular displays of fireworks, dubai put on an unexpected display and one that many people were lucky to get out alive. Flames engulfed the luxury building. Chucks of debris falling still on fire. Six or seven minutes the entire side of the building was engulfed. For more than two hours dubais skyline lit up and not by its scheduled fireworks display. Emergency responders racing to help. We saw quite a bit of running top speed through the mall to try to get to that location. Inside there was up and down momenten. One survivor said. You can see what they are trying to do is get everybody out of the mall area. Reporter yet at midnight dubais World Famous Fireworks went ahead. To the disbelief of many. Its surreal andy bar. Celebrations through the still thick smoke dominating dubais skyline. And of the more than 14 people injured some were suffering from smoke inhalation. Others were injured simply trying to escape that building. Back to you. The fbi says it entitled aspoid a new the man under arrest is out of rochester new york. The fbi says this is the face of a man who is about to carry out a new years eve slaughter. The alleged plan to kill in his hometown of rochester new york. After communicating with an isis fighter in syria says the fbi. The criminal complaint details his alleged talks around Christmas Day with an isis supporter overseas. He wrote he was ready to give up everything to fight with isis in syria. His handler answers for now do what you can over there. Take as many as possible out. Just this week he went to this walmart and bought two black ski masks, zip tie. Two knives, a machetety, duct tape. And latex gloves. Prosecutors say he was planning to stab people at the restaurant the timing of this arrest illustrates the fact that there are threats that are current and that counterterrorism agencies are dealing with at this very moment. The 25yearold u. S. Citizen has a criminal past, serving five years for robbery in state prison. This is a person who was a muslim, was in the state system but then became radicalized. Through the internet. Swore allegiance to isil. Spoke over the internet with terrorist organizations. Investigators say also has a history of Mental Illness and was dangerously close to carrying out the plot. He lived along these streets. His grandmother spoke to nbc by phone. My belief is that he was set up, was lured into doing this. Luchman was brought to federal court and ordered held. Evacuated and closed two train stations including the years eve celebrations due to a serious threat of an isis attack. According to the Munich Police chief authorities acted on a tip from a Foreign Intelligence Agency which said five to seven attackers were planning to strike although the means of the attack was not disclosed. The stations reopened shortly before dawn. And in brussels a planned fireworks display was canceled over fears of an attack. Certainly a stressful new year for millions in the midwest as well but for very Different Reasons as historic flood waters along the Mississippi River and its tributaries continue to rise, some showing no signs of receding any time soon. Miguel alma gary reports. The Mighty Mississippi wairl seen. Water level threatening to top the u. S. Geological survey recording it. An artery of rivers all brimming. You have 6 p. 2 million gallons per second right now. That is about ten times Niagara Falls on a typical day. Reporter what makes the flood so dangerous is how many sections the flow is threatening. They are used to floods but not water this powerful moving this quickly. They are taking stock of the damage. It is feared 150 homes are lost. Carports gone. Decks gone. Couple of cars. This family home is an island. They have no insurance. Have to restart fresh, everything. With nine levees spilling over the meramec crested sections of i44 and 55 are swamped and temporarily shut down. The water is still rising the fight still under way. Housers have sandbagged their home one sandbag at a time for now the water is holding but. Think you dodged to bullet . I cant answer that yet. The bowl games turned out to be bowl busts. 332 yards as clemson remains perfect. And in the cotton bowl it was a sweet blow out from top to bottom as alabama rolled Michigan State 380. And how are we looking weatherwise . We are looking cold in many parts of the country but were also looking hopeful to the west. The past couple of years the drought has gotten worse. Some improvements this year as you can see from 2014 to now. For texas. But that is about it. Our hope . El nino. And it is beginning now. Were starting to see a series of storms come into the west. And this is the first one coming in sunday night. Another monday into tuesday. Both will bring ben official rain to california. Not a lot but well take what we can get. We still have flood warnings up and down the mississippi. Watching this very closely at the river in st. Louis already crested but still so high and something to watch in the coming days and weeks. For today looking cold into chicago, 28 degrees. 49 for your high in san francisco. That is kind of cold. 67 in l. A. Looking towards saturday were going to stay comfortable out a couple of exceptions. Salt lake city only 29. 38 in denver but 71 and sunny in phoenix that. Sounds great. So some good weather to startough to be there for your holiday, beautiful 70s and 80s. So the forecast for sunday gets a little bit milder. 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