But were some of the new recruit k9s here tonight also. Reporter were interested to know how its going to far and what special concerns are you dealing with . Its going very well. The weather is cooperating. The crowds are starting to build up. Entertainment has been coming off and on. But were expecting a safe night, a happy night. And as you know historically as the night goes on, people get a little more joyful and it starts to pick up, entertainment gets more consistent. On a terrorism front, nothing were aware of focused on new york. Which is a good thing. Reporter we saw this arrest of an isis sympathizer upstate in rochester. Has that changed the plaj ns tonight . Not at all. In new york were always on a terrorist alert. Reporter we wer hearing estimates of a Million People. You were mentioning to me that you thought the crowd might be larger because the weather is so was very cold here. It was just balmy here. That might encourage more people to come out. Reporter what do you say to reassure new yorkers that you can keep a massive gathering safe on an evening like this and also cape the rest of the city safe at the same time . One of the great things about the nypd is not only its skills and all of its many special features, the equipment we have, but the size of the department. And were very fortunate. The mayor and the city council authorized an expansion of the department. We graduated the class of almost 1200 new kids the other day. Theyre all here tonight. Reporter wishing you and the men and the women of the nypd a safe and happy healthy new year. Well have a closer look at the road closures around the city and there are many. And well hear from the revellers about their experiences with the tight security that the commission was just speaking of. And we continue to follow breaking news out of dubai where a skyscraper bursts into flames as hundreds of thousands of revellers gathered to celebrate new years eve. You can see the flames devouring the side of the building. This is the address hotel. 14 people suffered minor injuries. The building a short walk from the bunch ka leaf building. The fire broke out a couple of hours before the festivities were to get under way. And the fireworks did go on as planned. Well they sure looked and acted the part but they were far from new yorks finest. These are phony cops who pulled over a van and pulled off a reallife carjacking in broad daylight. Tonight the imposters could be looking for another target. News4s ida segal has what you should know. If you didnt know any better, you would think you were watching a real police stop being ad ministers by undercover cops in an unmarked car. But whats happening in this security video is a carjacking. Thats very scary. My husband drives and i drive and its scary to hear that. Police say this happened a couple of weeks ago on east 182nd street near morris avenue. The driver of the silver mini van was pulled over, four men got out of the black sedan behind him wearing badges around their necks. They were pretending to be cops. They instructed the three men inside the van to get out of the car, which they did. But then one of theny phony cops got in and drove away. Young, i never heard of that. Ey dont respect anything. The car theft happened in afternoon. Police so no one was hurt but theyre still looking if are the four police impersonators. Im scared to pull over because i dont know if hes a real Police Officer or hes not. You know, i love Police Officers. He wants to be a Police Officer when he grows. But that where he wasnt a real cop, thats scary. Reporter if youre ever nervous about whos pulling you over, call 911 and slowly pull over with 911 on the line. They can tell you if its a legitimate stop or not. And new tonight at 6 00, the iteam investigates what your rights are if youre pulled over by a real cop in an unmarked car. Reporting from university heights, ie za segal, news4 new york. And from connecticut tonight, more than 100 people are starting the new year with no place to live after an Early Morning fire there. The fire ripped through a condo took hours for firefighters to bring those flames under control. And they believe it started in the garage early this morning. Part of the building collapsed. Several apartments were destroyed. Fortunately no one was hurt. But you can imagine how frightening this was. I just heard like booming ing ing noises, like boom boom. This is the way to bring the new years in. Oh my god. Im happy everybody is safe. City officials have set up a temporary shelter for the displaced residents in a nearby school. A Fairfield University professor and three family members were killed in an accident on i95 in miami. The doctor along with her husband, mother and brother all died instantly when a wrong way driver slammed into the family car head on. Dash cam video captured the moment the impact but were going to pause it before the deadly accident happen. They had flown in from years holiday today. My cousin, my aunt, and there you have family next day you are alone. The driver of the wrongway truck was also killed. Fairfield university is planning a Memorial Service for the professor when students come back from break. Still to come this evening, another day, another warning about a popular gift this holiday season. Then later, a news4 exclusive. Good samaritans rush to the rescue to save a life. Im brian thompson. Now the emotional appeal to find them and thank them. Its by far the warmest december on record here in new york. Will it continue as we head into january and into 2016. Ill have the answer coming up in your full sevenday forecast. Its already the new year in many parts of the new year. Hong kong put on this sky when the clock struck midnight there, one of the largest in the world. Youre watching news4. Breaking news right now in germany whether Munich Police evacuated two train stations because of a serious imminent threat of an attack. Theres serious information that there will be an attack tonight as they put it. Well continue to bring tu dwom you the developments as we get them. Yet another warning on the popular hoverboards. The new Jersey Consumer Affairs department has put out a warning about the hover boards potential to catch fire. We reported that dozens of the self balancing scooters have exploded or burst into flames. The problem appears to be with the battery packs on some of the devices. At least two of the fires were reported in new jersey and the commission is investigating. City bike pedalled its way to a major milestone. Cyclists have logged 10 million trips using the Bike Sharing Program reaching the benchmark at 1 08 this afternoon. Ridership increased 20 from last year. The most popular days for the bike ride was when the pope was in town. Still to come this eving, the mistakes that could be costing you big time when it comes to Car Insurance. Better get baquero for how to save some dough. Atlantic city is set to ring in 2016 on one of its biggest nights of the year. Its magical, surreal. How people partying at one new years eve bash will try to coming up on news4 new york at 6 00, what would you do if you were pulled over by a mysterious car that gave no indication that was the police . Would you stop . An iteam investigation into your rights in an officer in plain choets stops you in an unmarked car. Fair well to a local long island hero. Were at the wake of one of the americans killed last week in a suicide bombing last week in afghanistan. The crossroads of the world packed tonight. Plenty of people from our area choosing a different destination to ring in the new year. As news4s Ted Greenberg explains, they could help set a world record tonight in Atlantic City. New years revellers rolling into Atlantic City for a night when the seaside resort goes all out. Were single ladies. What the hell. Teresa will bid farewell to 2015 by celebrating at tropicana. Lavish new years eve parties are planned all over town for atlantictys most extravagant night of the year nlts its filled with u forya and excitement. Ive been doing it for years. Just old habits and i just kept it up, you know. I enjoy it. Outside the trop on the beach, these guys spent the day getting ready to give people a charge during a big Fireworks Show over the ocean at midnight. All of the threeinch mortarings and everything are in their tubes, all right, and were programming them. Party goers at the playground pier want to blast their way into the record books with sam pain. At midnight some 3500 people will try to break a Guinness World record for the most champagne corks popped the record was 2800 set in italy. I think were going to absolutely crush that record. Atlantic city had its struggles in 2015 but no casino closures, unlike 2014 when four gaming halls shut their doors. And the customers continued to come. They were shared amongst all properties and it was a positive year. Reporter if you want to party and stay over tonight in Atlantic City, good luck finding a room. I checked and the casinos and many other hotels are completely sold out. In Atlantic City, im Ted Greenberg, news4 new york. Thats good news there. Not to bundled up down there, i have to say that. Its pretty nice. The breezes havent picked up yet and we still have the warmth. Temperatures did get close to 50 degrees throughout the entire tristate today. Tonight were only going to slide down into the 30s and were aok for the new years plans. The breezes will pick up overnight and usher in the colder drying air. So the clouds are going to start to go by the wayside as well. It will be a blustery friday. Sheepshead bay, astoria, at 46, 42 in ringwood, same temperature in sussex, 45 in bridge water and trenton, 42 in danbury. Nothing on the way as far as any rain, precipitation is kornd. Storm tracker is completely clear. Thats the way its going to remain until saturday. Ill show you about that in just a second. Overnight well clear out the clouds. Its going to be cool but not too terribly cold for this time of year. 36 degrees with northwesterly winds at 10 miles an hour. Tomorrow partly sunny, it will be breezy. Its going to feel colder than the High Temperature of 45. But 45 is still above average for this time of year. Looking ahead to saturday, thats when were looking a the the area of showers off to the stronger low pressure system. It pulls the moisture off of the lakes and will give us a few flurries. Theyll remain to the north and west of town. Not going to affect us in the five boroughs. But north and west youll see flurries on saturday. Sunday a definitely the better day of the weekend. Heres a lock at the sevenday forecast. Were finally going to look for temperatures in the 30s for highs instead of lows. Thats where we should be this time of year. Monday and tuesday both looking at High Temperatures in the 30s. Notice there isnt any precipitation on the sevenday either. Were going to keep it dry and get a little cooler in 2016. Well gas prices are still falling and that means more money in your pocket. But chances are some of you drivers are paying hundreds of dollars more than you should for Car Insurance. Thats according to a brandnew survey. Better get baquero for money saving tips. Its lynda. Youre not going to see this december is peak car shopping season. Now all lexuss have the voice recognition. While you may be able to negotiate a yearend price, you may be losing out when it comes to Car Insurance costs. Drivers can save 859 each year. Thats nationwide. According to the survey of 1,000 drivers, in some states were paying 30 mrs. More than we need to for Car Insurance, the equivalent of 469 a year. And theres one big reason why. A lot of them, about 70 of them had the same carrier for over four year. Vi this for a long long time. They get comfortable and they dont want to go out of their way. Instead of getting comfortable, consumer experts say get busy. Ask for new insurance quotes from three Different Companies each and every year. Changes like getting older and tell your Insurance Company that youll park in your driveway instead of the garage since pulling into a garage can cause dings and scratches. Outdoor parking may be less of a liability. And if you get a ticket and think you can fight it, do it. Because points will push rates up. There are even apps for that like fixed and off the record which charge a fee to fight your ticket but if you dont win, you get a refund. Who knew parking in the driveway is safer. Thanks, linda. To get in touch with the consumer investigative team, send an email to Lynda Baquero at nbc 4. A local man nearly died at kennedy airport. Now hes searching for the Good Samaritans who jumped in to save his life. Well hear from him and his family next. Our social pic of the day. Jim jas 923 posted this shot of hes calling it the calm before the storm. If you have an interesting pic you would like to share, use the nbc4ny on instagram. Before we take a break, this is how they do it in sydney. This is in australia where they range in the new years hours ago at the citys famous bridge. More than 700 tons of fireworks lit up the sky. More than a Million People were there to watch it happen. Are you happy with your bathroom . I wasnt. Until i learned about bath fitter. Bath fitter puts a new bathtub right over your old one. Isnt that amazing . Bath fitter will measure, custommake and install right over your existing tub. And only bath fitter has seamless walls, which guarantees a watertight fit. Plus, they do it all in just one day. Last summer new jersey father stepped off the air train at jfk and into a battle against death. Now he and his family are searching for the gad samaritans that saved his rief life. Brian thompson as this news4 exclusive. 14yearold chase mo nar is talking about her father glen, now finally healthy enough to make an emotional appeal online to find four samaritans that fresh off a vacation last august 11th, glen collapsed and went into cardiac arrest moments after stepping of of an air train at jfk. I was like daddy, no. I screamed at this moment, oh my god, someone help me, my husband is having a heart attack. Three then rushed to help as a family stood helpless. They were talking to each other. I dont know how to do cpr. I was like please try. It almost worked then a fourth samaritan stepped in. My husband eesz face went from gray to red. I remember that. I thought yai, hes breathing. Then at that moment someone tapped me on the shoulder, no hes not breathing. He doesnt have a pulls. The defibrillator brought glen back to life. After a fiveday medically induced coma when i woke up i almost felt like i was in a different world. Few days ago started the ball rolling to find what the family calls their angels. Try to find these guys and give them a big hug and a thank you. A grateful loving family is on a mission. I just really think paying it forward is the thing to do. Reporter this family says its been paying it forward for years. For example in recent christmases, taking sandwiches into the city to distribute to the needy. Now they have an extra incentive to do good. Very happy new year for them. Thank you for watching. Stay with us as the news continues now at 6 00. Now at 6 00, the crowds are growing amid more security than ever in times square as federal agents stop a newiers eve terror plot upstate. Attention drivers, what are stops you in an unmarked car and does not identify themselves. And remember as long island hero. The wake for one of six americans killed last week in a suicide bomb in afghanistan. Im rob submit. And im natalie pasquarella. The Biggest Party is gearing up under unprecedented security. Thousands of police, hundreds of antiterror officers and undercover officers are watching people pour into time square by the thousand. Federal agents stopped a plot to launch a new years eve terror attack upstate. We have Team Coverage tonight, including jonathan dienst on the foiled terror plot. Lets go to peisze cheng at a Security Point in midtown, tonight. Reporter rob and natalie, you can see over here, were on 49th street and 8th avenue. The crowd is getting to be quite large over here. These are people trying to get through some of the many check they may not have a hope of