Promises to have. Promises to have, but do any of us really know it does anything . No, in fact, some experts say its probably more damaging to your skin than it is helpful, because you are searing your skin. This video is just over three and a half minutes long, and the entire time its her screaming in pain. And she still has a mask on her face. I wont get behind this mask anymore, but this type of test i do approve. This guy decided to test a pet shock collar on his calf. And the second hes got it secured ahh dude wasnt even fully standing up before they deployed it. Not supposed to be ready. Dog aint ready when you do it. I know. Dog is minding its own business trying to be a dog. Before you know it, its getting zapped. This guy is getting a taste of his own medicine. Look at the dog. How do you like it . Thats what it feels like every time you push the button because im licking my butt. No. So the guy stays on the ground and you can tell that it really hurts every time they push that button. Thanks for joining us today. We appreciate it. Well see you on the next allnew rtm. A bank in port st. Lucie, florida. On the suspects took off in a suv later found nearby. The workers were not injured. And a uber driver has been arrested after Police Caught him behind the wheel of a ferrari. I want to see whos taking people for uber in a ferrari. They pulled up next to the car that had just been reported stolen. The officers appeared to make light of the situation saying, if theyre going to steal a ferrari with the window sticker still on it, dont drive next to a police swrevehicle with a lic plate reader. I went to school in gainesville, and i never saw a ferrari. Lots of beamers, lots of benzs. Thats no thats not the kind of car to steal. If you are going on a cruise, be prepared to shell out more in tips. The increase for both lines will be about 7 . Thats a lot of money. Thats a lot. The fee is automatically applied to guest bills. So passengers can modify or give tips in cash but you have to notice it. A new Game Changing diet, its different, were told, for everyone. The personalized diet details how measuring your blood sugar could be the key to losing weight. Erielle reshef has more. Reporter its the groundbreaking science sparking a revolutionary new approach to weight loss. The researchers behind the personalized diet say shedding those extra pounds starts with accepting theres no one size fits all solution. For years weve been trying to search for that Silver Bullet diet that works for everybody. And weve been miserably failing. Reporter this is turning conventional wisdom on its head. Right. Reporter we caught up with the doctors at the institute for culinary education. The key to their diet . Watching how your blood sugar reacts to different foods. Too much extra sugar gets stored as fat. They tested blood sugar levels in 1,000 people after every meal for a week. Different people react very uniquely even when they eat the same exact food. Reporter foods that created a healthy response in some produced an unhealthy result in others. To get results you have to have a little pain, pricking your fingers. They say their algorithm will determine which foods you should avoid. Weve been taught to steer clear of the white bread but not always. Just like any other food, there is not such thing as a good braiead. The response to bread was individualized. Reporter for some, smearing bra bread with fat, with butter, yes, butter, can help normalize. All the preworkout bananas and dates could be doing you in causing more fatigue. But there are foods less likely to cause sugar spikes like meats and cheeses. I never met a cheese i didnt like. When you dont have carbohydrates, they will not spike your blood sugar levels. Reporter which is why they say low carb might work in the short term. It gives us a way to find out which carbohydrates would be the best way for a healthy diet for you. Its about personal identifyipersonalizing it. Knowing how your body responding. I could have white bread and no crazy reaction, but you could have white bread and your shuga goes ah why does it have to be a white bread or a dark bread. If you want to have bread period. All bread is good bread. Eating should be safe, simple, sustainable. Voila. Coming up, the world news now person of the year. Who is it . Are we not saying yet . Were keeping it a secret, i guess. Were keeping it a secret. Her meteoric rise to fame, next on world news now. When your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night why take 4hour cough medicine . Just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Lets end this. Gives skin the moisture it needs and keeps it there longer with lockin Moisture Technology skin is petal smooth after all, a cleansers just a cleanser unless its olay. Does anybody else notice that little cbs in the graphic . No, not cbs, not at all. What is that saying there . As we look back at some of the influential people of 2017, theres one person im learning about, theyve been a serious impact on kendis. Shes had a huge impact on all of us. Here now our person of the year. For the very first moment you quickly figure out, this aint your average news reporter. Were on the scene of this [ bleep ]. This is rhoda young driving to the bank with her husband when she sees a house fire and did what few would do. She went on facebook and volunteered herself as a live reporter for her local station. Abc 10 is not on the scene, but rhoda is on the scene. Right now were off another street with a house fire. The house fire is in full, active duty right now. Two houses now on fire. Reporter we all watched on the live stream as rhoda located the homeowner very quickly. This guy right here, it is his house burning down. He do not know how the house caught on fire. But he was coming from the store with a six back of red blue and white beer. Reporter we found out she was a stickler for the facts. Oh, pbr. Reporter and provided colorful play by play. Natural waters coming down. Oh, [ bleep ], [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. Reporter we learned new words. The house is fully engorged. Reporter but we also watched as rhodas spidey senses started to tingle. Oh, his hair burned. His hair burned. Reporter she went from Mary Richards to columbo in a matter of minutes, seemingly solving the case. During my investigation, i have now discovered his [ bleep ] was on fire, and his [ bleep ] is burned. So he was right there when the fire started and hes got a [ bleep ] six back of pbr. Now i got to find out how [ bleep ] start that damn fire. Reporter she alerted officials on the scene and within minutes there was an arrest, allegedly. Allegedly this man has set his house on fire. He has allegedly been placed under arrest. We are on the scenes right now. So voila, rhoda young. So good. So good. She is out there arresting people, solving. Girl, get it. I had this chest cold, but my medicine kept wearing off. coughah i missed you then i discovered mucinex. One pill lasts 12 hours,and im good. Why take 4hour medicine . One mucinex lasts 12 hours. Lets end this. Im joy bauer, and as a nutritionist i know probiotics can often help. Try digestive advantage. It is tougher than your stomachs harsh environment, so it surivies a hundred times better than the leading probiotic. Get the digestive advantage. All right, welcome back. And insomniac theater time where the acs always on full blast and popcorn usually stale. Coming up, hollywoods bestknown screen writer makes his debut as producer. The poker club is run by a former skier played by Jessica Chastain when things start to unravel. I think we should think about capping your tips. You want to get together with the other players and discuss putting a ceiling on my wages . Thats right. Be americas most closelywatched antitrust case. Right there, right then, that fast. I lost the game. Woo. Yeah. That was chastain with michael seara, also idris elba and Kevin Costner and has earned an 80 rating on Rotten Tomatoes. They say sorkin is one of a kind but he and Jessica Chastain make a winning pair. Nice little pun there, but its called the movie version of a card player who doesnt know how to quit when sheshe all right. Peters not that big of a fan. Next to dark eest hour. Its set in the early days of world war ii with the nazis advancing on europe when the fate rests in churchills hands. Either negotiate with hitler or rally the nation to fight on. Which does he decide . When will the lesson be learned when will the lesson be learned are we more than takers . Good god. Before we learn. You cannot reason with a tiger. When your head is in his mouth wow. That is amazing, to think all they asked him was whether or not he wanted butter on his popcorn. And that was heis response. The film is earning 84 on Rotten Tomatoes and could earn an oscar for the actor. One says dark eest hour is a ok, lets try this. It says you apply the blue one to me. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. This morning on world news now, breaking news. At least 12 people are dead as fire rips through a new york Apartment Building. Crews battling the frigid conditions, a 1yearold is monday the victims. Also losing the battle. Why judge roy moores attempt to stay alive in alabamas senate race has failed despite his claims of Election Fraud. Apple apologizes. The companys mea culpa in the controversy over slowing down certain iphones and the new discount its offering to smooth things over with customers. And the wild escape. A Man Fleeing Police takes a long drive off a short pier. Well tell you how it ends up. Its friday, december 29th. From abc news, this is world news now. Yeah, it is the last friday in 2017. The years almost over. It is almost over. The new years upon us. What a tragedy to end the year and begin the new year for a family here in the new york area. Fire spreading through an Apartment Building in the bronx. At least 12 people are dead, including a 1yearold. Three of the victims are from the same family. The fire broke out on the first floor of the fivestorey building. So dozens of screaming residents raced out of the building into the frigid temperatures. Those temperatures in the teens as some ran out wearing only sandals. New york citys mayor calling it the worst fire in the citys, in decades. Tis is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century, based on the information we have now, this will rank as one of the worst losses of life to a fire in many, many years. At least six other people are injured. Four of them critically. Theres no immediate word on what caused that fire. Apart from 9 11, this is snorne york citys deadliest fire since a social club fire in 1990. More than 200 million americans are feeling the deep freeze this morning. Temperatures are plunging into record blows in the upper plains and parts of new england. Weve even heard reports of below 40 degree or 40 below zero. Yikes. Abcs alex perez shows us the hardesthit areas. Reporter 200 million americans bundled from head to toe. That dangerous cold snap gripping more than half the country. From the northeast where temperatures are 1530 degrees below normal. Freezing fountains in philadelphia and new york. To chicago at midway airport, it was too cold to fly. More than80 flights canceled. No solutions or anything like that. Reporter officials warning the cold could be deadly, especially for the very young and very old. Extreme weather is more than an inconvenience, its a lifethreatening event. Reporter shelters overflowing with people trying to escape frigid temperatures. The arctic temps shattering record after record. 17 below zero in flint, michigan, 32 below in watertown, new york. And in cotton, minnesota, an unbearable 41 below zero. It feels like your skin is going to be on fire. Reporter it is colder in cotton than in parts of siberia. Meanwhile along the great lakes, plow drivers trying to plow through five feet of snow. This man had to hire a plow to unbury his car. The first time he could leave his house in three days. How bad was it . It was bad. You couldnt see anything. Reporter back breaking work for chuck, the day spent pushing the snowblower clearing his home, the sixth time this week. Getting snowfalls like this are not that uncommon, but its just the quantity we got this time was completely unexpected. Reporter crews have been working nonstop to try to clear the snow, truck after truck dumping their load. Some of these piles are 12 feet high and now another winter storm watch and some spots could see an additional foot of snow on top of all this. Alex perez, earie, pennsylvania. President trump is addressing the frigid conditions with a snarky comment appearing to question climate change. He tweeted in the east it could be the coldest new years eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our country, but not other countries, was going to pay trillions of dollars to protect against. Bundle up. I guess thats warm thoughts from the president in the end. Bundle up. Lets get a look at the forecast now. Heres accuweathers Justin Povick. Were attracting snow. The could have an inch our two around chicago. Where you sigh the blue there could be slippery travel. And of course the major cold that continues. Active in the northwest as well, soaking rains from seattle to portland. Icy mixture and over a foot of snow over the mountainous terrain as we get toward new years eve, bigtime cold continuing to cover much of the eastern u. S. Im Justin Povick with your accuweather forecast. We turn now to the election battle in alabama. Democrat doug jones will be sworn in wednesday after a lastminute lawsuit from opponent roy moore failed. A judge has now rejected moores request to block certification of the Senate Election results. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has the details. Reporter republican roy moore is still digging into voter fraud claims, even after Democrat Doug Jones was officially declared the winner in that contentious alabama special election. This has been a very close race and we are awaiting confirmation from the secretary of state. Reporter he didnt concede after the race and hes not now, saying Election Fraud experts have agreed that this is a fraudulent election. But even republican Election Officials debunking that claim. That questions been eliminated from anyones thought and mind, period. Reporter and a judge agreed, tossing out moores lastditch lawsuit to stop certification. In that complaint, moore also claims he passed a polygraph test about the Sexual Misconduct accusations that derailed his campaign. However, the Campaign Offering no details to cnn. He didnt know any of these women and he never conducted, engaged in Sexual Misconduct, what a surprise. Its not. Reporter u. S. Senatorelect jones who won by more than 21,000 votes is set to be sworn in on january 3rd. This isnt over yet. Moore has less than 48 hours to file an official petition to contest the election. He would, though, have to pay for it himself, and that could cost more than 1 million. Stephanie ramos, abc news, capitol hill. Senator al franken is thanking supporters as he prepares to officially step down next week following multiple allegations of sexual harassment. He made it clear that he will continue to fight for what he believes in. I may be leaving the senate, but im not giving up my voice. [cheers and applause] we still have a lot of work to do together on issues ranging from net knneutrality to climat change. His voice cracked a bit as he thanked his wife. He said serving in the senate is the honor of his life. A shuttle van plowed onto a crowded sidewalk during a busy lunch hour. At least six people were injured. It also crashed into a gap store sending pieces of glass flying. The driver had a medical emergency. Police say there are no signs that this was deliberate. An escape attempt by a suspect came to a watery end in oregon, and it was all caught on video. This happened north of portland. Police say the person driving that red pickup truck was wanted for trespassing. He tried to get away and drove right into the columbia river. Lets not forget its cold right now. Yes. It didnt end there. He decided he would try to swim from police but came to his wits and swam back to them and was eventually arrested. Just so you know, it was a three and a halfmile swim. It would have been, to get away . Yeah. Thats a strong swimmer if you can do that, he probably would not have made it. Very good technique on getting out alive of that vehicle. You know, you can teach matt gutman some skills right there. Looking at the positive. Coming up, apples big apology, the discount the companys now offering after it revealed why it slowed down so many older iphones. Also coming up, remembering a legendary actress whose career spanned nine decades, including her time on the Dick Van Dyke show. And be lure to find us on wnnfans. Com and twitter abcwnn. Youre watching world enoughs now. Noughs now. Dnt keep up. It was mostly water. So, i switched to tide pods. 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It is tougher than your stomachs harsh environment, so it surivies a hundred times better than the leading probiotic. Get the digestive advantage. We were sailing along we were sailing along on Moonlight Bay on Moonlight Bay legendary comedian, rose marie has passed away. A single Woman Holding her own with the guys in the office. After the show ended in 1966 she continued to appear regularly on television, including her stint on the original hollywood squares. Rosemarie was 94 years old. Apple admitted slowing down older iphones without customers knowledge. And now the company is apologizing and revealing a new discount all of a sudden. Marci gonzalez with the details. Reporter apple responding to complaints and backlash after acknowledging it intentionally slows down older model iphones, the worlds most valuable company now says we know that some of you feel that apple has let you down. We apologize. The tech giant calling it all a miscommunication, saying about a year ago it quietly installed software to intentionally slow functionality during peak work loads to avoid unintended shutdowns, insisting it was never to force consumers to upgrade their phones. The battery lasted me a day and a half, now half a day. They made the battery wear out a whole lot faster. Reporter now multiple class action lawsuits have been filed here in the u. S. While agencies in south korea, france and israel are also examining claims be against apple. One suit alleges customers were never given the opportunity to bargain or choose whether they ran slower than usual. There will also be a Software Update allowing users to check the health of their iphones battery. Marci gone saul izalez, abc new angeles. We always knew, didnt we . The folks with samsung are there with their popcorn going, uhhuh, we knew. Poching the wine. Coming up, the bombshell revelation surrounding the dr. Phil talk show, helping them get alcohol and drugs before the program. With 2017 coming to an end, we look into the future, and the future is now. The hottest gadgets and trends next on world news now. I tried hard to quit smoking. But when we brought our daughter home, that was it. Now i have nicoderm cq. The nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release Technology Helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. Its the best thing that ever happened to me. Every great why needs a great how. I had this chest cold, but my medicine kept wearing off. coughah i missed you then i discovered mucinex. One pill lasts 12 hours,and im good. Why take 4hour medicine . One mucinex lasts 12 hours. Lets end this. I know, i want to head bang, but my hair is a little bit of a helmet. They may say theres no future, but i think weve come a long way. It will soon being 18 years since the world feared the demise. The end. Y2k. Thankfully we survived. And were improving. The future is now. Reporter this year President Trump announced plans to send men back to the moon. We will not only plant our flag and leave a footprint but establish a foundation for an eventual mission to mars. Research should always be a priority. Its something that unites us globally in terms of figuring out whats out there. Reporter that was one of many windows into the future we learned about in 2017. Forget gridlock. Entrepreneur elon musk says he can take us 700 miles per hour. When you get so fed up driving your tesla in traffic, he started dreaming about the hyperloop. This year his Company Performed its first highscale test. The hope that it can take you to l. A. To San Francisco in 90 minutes. Maybe the answer to our road worries are in the air. I think the dream of the flying car hasnt left us. Reporter this celebrity pioneer car is the worlds first legal flying car on sale. It will take you and a friend from three wheels to no wheels, flying at 100 miles per hour. First models are available next year starting at around 600,000. It has approval in europe, but no word yet whether these models will be flying off the shelves in the u. S. I think i would do a flying car provided that it didnt fly too high. I dont want to do clouds and stuff, but maybe threestory buildings. A selfdriving car has better reaction time than you do. You can have an entire freeway of selfdrive cars going 200 miles per hour, five feet distance from each other. You want to switch lanes . You tell the other car you want to switch lanes and they open up. Reporter they offer driverless rides in mini vans, and in las vegas, a French Company offers drievleverless r. It had one accident and the human was deemed to be at fault. A minor bump in the road, but this year facial recognition got a rollout for the masses. Users now unlock their iphone 10 simply by looking at it. In clintohina, customers can us their face to pay for Kentucky Fried Chicken dinners. Your face is on the receipt reporter remember this robot from avatar . Meet reality. The method ii robot will soon be ready to go to work in dangerous environments. Giant robots, thats a great idea, when has that ever gone wrong . Im glad you asked that. I want to be nice to our new robot overlords. I dont want to be stomped underfoot. Reporter with more personality, theres sophia. She became the first robot to receive citizenship of a country, saudi arabia. I am very honored and proud for this unique distinction. Reporter and a guest appearance on late night television. This is my first date. Im already nervous around a robot. Maybe i should host the show. Stay in your lane, girl. Reporter then theres robo dog. There are real dogs that need us. Rescue a real dog. Dont pay thousands for a fake one. Reporter it doesnt need walks or leave a mess, but soon it could be bringing you a cup of coffee at work. Good dog. If its bringing us coffee, were fine with that. But some real dogs bring coffee. There is that, too. I mean, just teach the dog how to do it. They learn tricks. If we could get that dog to do our laundry, then. Or anchor the show . Then you can sleep. When we come back, a special farewell to a woman with a bright smile whos made world news now happier. Yes who could it be . E ahead. Big plans. So when i found out medicare doesnt pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. Then i got a Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan. [ male announcer ] if youre eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80 of your part b medical expenses. The rest is up to you. Call now and find out about an aarp Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. Like all standardized Medicare SupplementInsurance Plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesnt pay. And could save you in outofpocket medical costs. To me, relationships matter. Ive been with my doctor for 12 years. 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And learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now and down the road. I have a lifetime of experience. So i know how important that is. That cough doesnt sound so good. Take mucinex dm. Ill text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. One pill lasts 12 hours, so. Looks like im good all night why take 4hour cough medicine . Just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. Lets end this. Woo look at that. We have a very special, special something to say to somebody today. Yes, we say congratulations and happy retirement to angela come on in. Join. 23 years. 23 years. And the funniest thing, as were looking at the prompter, were seeing angela walk by with her bucket. Youve seen anchor teams for a long time. Yes, so many times. Who is the naughtiest . I think you right now. Oh, no, no, shes going to take me to sexual harassment. Who would you say are the most fun . Rob . You know wonderful. Quite a few of them. You dont want to have favorites. Each one is my favorite. You knew everyone, because you were here. I got to react with everybody, and everybody was nice to me. Since you have to clean up in the area, who would you say is the messiest . Oh. Most everybody here was fine. Is there somebody whos not here . It will have to be a secret. Angela, congratulations, good luck on your retirement. We have a polka for you. You want to polka . Yes. Polka lisas unconventional aarons onedimensional thats the world news polka on the stage in 92 insomniacs and world news who . Its late at night, youre wide awake and youre not wearing pants so grab your world news now mug and everybody dance hey, have some fun, every anchor guy and gal thats the world news polka if youre an insomniac and a good nights sleep you lack do the world you want to be a journalist, huh . This is the legacy a world news polka is his idea so haters, dont hate me were in the millennial thats the world news polka theres a gift i really want i dont have anywhere a frank the bunny plush toy giving me the side eye stare when this little tune you hear its the world news polka you want to sing us out its world news polka da, da, da, da yeah ok, lets try this. It says you apply the blue one to me. Here . No. Have a little fun together, or a lot. Ky yours and mine. Two sensations that work together, so you can play together. This half hour on world news now, new details about the inferno that even veteran firefighters are calling shocking. At least 12 people dead inside a new york Apartment Building. The flames moving so quickly, some of the victims were found in a bathtub. The rush to save lives on one of the coldest nights of the year. Unprecedented security for new years eve. This half hour, an abc news exclusive, how police are watching the crowds and the buildings. Towering above times square. And new this half hour, the bombshell accusations aimed at the dr. Phil show. There are many who claim they gave them drugs and alcohol. To guests with addictions. This morning the producers respond. And later, we look at the most memorable moments in the world of entertainment. Its the final skinny of 2017 on this friday, december 29th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning, everyone. We do begin with the breaking news a few blocks from where we are right now. A tragedy, the worst one seen in a generation. At least 12 people are dead after a fire in an Apartment Building. The flame the sent residents running into the streets on a night when the wind chill is in the single digits. More than 150 firefighters took on the freezing cold to fight the citys deadliest fire since 1990. Survivors were desperately searching for loved ones. Wabcs stepan ken is at the scene. Reporter this is what it looks like to not know if your familys safe, no home to return to, but all that matters in this moment is who you love. This resident telling us she cant find half of her family. Everything out here is frozen, except for her tears. I put them out through the window. There was smoke everywhere already. When i came through the door, i couldnt see the door. It was engulfed with smoke already. Reporter this resident says he got out on his second floor fire escape, no wallet, no phone, no shoes. Shivering violently. All he has is this blanket someone gave him. He sont doesnt even know who. And now he has this. Someone just gave him socks. You got to keep him warm. Reporter this neighbor out here, warming up feet of random strangers. His kindness in some ways enough to give these residents hope. Ive been through three fires, its not easy. Reporter hes not the only one out here opening up their arms in help. The red cross on site and these women from next door, bringing piles of jackets and sneakers. Its human nature. Its fine. Its fine. Theyre going to need it more than i am. Reporter its like pouring salt on a wound, some residents lost everything. Now out in the cold, so cold they cant feel their bodies. But they could feel the pain of loss. Stepan kim, abc news, the bronx, new york. 200 million americans are feeling the chill. Take a look at lake erie. The surface iced over. It may experience a complete december freeze for the First Time Since 2000. Here in new york city, a fountain in midtown manhattan has turned into an ice sculpture. This bitter cold is being felt all over from Virginia North into new england and west to wisconsin and beyond. It will feel like minus 20 today in vermont, New Hampshire and maine. Turning to the russia investigation, President Trump now says he believes that special Counsel Robert Mueller will be fair to him. In a new interview with the new york times, the president also repeated his claim that the investigation into meddling in the election is a hoax. He says it makes the country look very bad. He also insisted that more than a dozen times that there was no collusion between moscow and his campaign. And the president told the times that he has nothing to hide so hes not bothered bit fact that he doesnt know when the investigation will end. And mr. Trump also told the times, that hes been soft on china when it comes to trade in hopes of getting china to step up pressure on kim jong un. He criticized china after newlyreleased satellite images appeared to show Oil Transferred between chinese and north korean ships in violation of the new u. N. Sanctions. He tweeted, caught redhanded. Very disappointed china is allowing oil to go into north korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the north korea problem if this continues to happen. Despite a lastditch legal challenge, doug jones has been certified as winner of Alabama Senate race. Roy moore filed a complaint of voter fraud, but a judge denied his request to stop Election Officials from certifying those results. Jones will be sworn in next week as the first democratic senator from alabama in a quarter century. Hes promising to be an independent voice working with members of both parties. We turn to new security precaution ahead of new years eve. Recent terror attacks have prompted police to have a stepped up effort. To protect the 2 Million People expected to gather sunday night. That effort includes helicopters and snipers. Gio benitez shows us. Reporter the nypd taking unprecedented steps to protect the 1 Million People expected to pack times square, closing off a wider perimeter this year than ever before. Heavilyarmed police at multiple check points. We have cop cars all over the place. Reporter the Police Commissioner giving us a rare look at some of the 10,000 cameras keeping a watchful eye. From the ground to the air, helicopters lasering in on the crowds. What are your pilots going to be looking for on new years eve from the air . Theyre going to be able to provide an overwatch for decisionmakers and commanders on the ground to give them a strategic view. Reporter and on these high rises, snipers ready to act with pin point focus. Theres a system in place to identify quickly if are you on the 12th floor or the 32nd floor of a building. Reporter crime in new york city is at its lowest level since the 1950s. But police arent taking that for granted. The truck attack in the bike lane and the bombing in the subway keeping them on high alert from coasttocoast, ramping up in the wake of the Las Vegas Attack that killed 50 people. Adding these barricades and dubbing doubling police. In previous years we had spotters. But this year theyll be accompanied by snipers to ensure safety if a threat is recognized. Reporter and what about people staying at hotels . Police say theyre actually going to be at those hotels wanding people down. This is the first time they do that. Gio benitez, abc news, new york. A large crowd already visited times square to say goodbye to 2017 a little early. They took advantage of the annual good riddance day. A shredding company set up at the crossroads of the world so people can destroy whatever they want, whatever bad memories they had from the last year. Its a horrible friend whos been treating me badly. Old tax returns, why did you keep them all . Bye. I just showed it to you. All the guys who wasted my time. All the bad habits shall cease in 2018. I know those bad habits, and i dont really want to share them. Dont you need those tax returns so many years back . I was like, whoa. Paper wasnt the only thing going into the shredder. At least one person brought a pair of pants. Okay. Bad memories . About four tons of stuff was chopped up during the day. Le sa. Good riddance. Omarosas name. Bye, felicia, in case you didnt get it the first time. A game being pulled from shelves. First, shocking allegations about what goes on behind the scenes of the dr. Phil show. Scenes of the dr. Phil show. If you have medicare parts a and b and want more coverage. Guess what . You could apply for a Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan whenever you want. No enrollment window. No waiting to apply. That means now may be a great time to shop for an aarp Medicare SupplementInsurance Plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. Medicare doesnt cover everything. And like all standardized Medicare SupplementInsurance Plans, these help cover some of what medicare doesnt pay. So dont wait. Call now to request your free decision guide. It could help you find the aarp Medicare Supplement plan that works for you. 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The owners of the nowclosed bakery cited their religious beliefs. The Oregon Bureau of labor and industries found the bakers violated state laws that protect the lgbt community. Melissa and aaron klein had appealed the decision, arguing their free speech and religious rights were violated. The dr. Phil show is denying explosive allegations that it put guests on the show at risk and even supplied some of them with drug and alcohol to get better ratings. A former member of survivor says there was a bottle of vodka in his dressing room. When he appeared to talk about his alcohol problem. Another claims someone from the show gave him xanax. In the 2013 appearance he was so drunk. You see here, he had to be helped onto the set. Now others say producers told guests where they could buy heroin. Lots of allegations flying. Theres no direct comment from dr. Phil mcgraw, who was paid a reported 80 million this year. The show says the allegations are, quote, unequivocally untrue. Wow, some temptation there in the green room when you walk in. Target has apologized for a product that makes fun of jewish people. Cards against humanity, it is filled with jokes about the holocaust and anne frank. It has now pulled the game saying it never intended to offend any customers with that. Coming up, the greatest hits of the skinny. Up next. One pill lasts 12 hours,and im good. The skinny. Up next. The skinny. Up next. Oh yeah one bottle has the grease cleaning power of three bottles of this other liquid. A drop of dawn and grease is gone. Skinny so skinny okay, so its been quite a year in the entertainment world, from the hollywood baby boom to us welcoming americas twins, beyonces. Oh. To plenty of red carpet shenanigans. We havent really had a dull moment in the skinny. This morning we are looking back at the most unforgettable moments of 2017. We are expecting. Beyonces big surprise. She and husband jay z are expecting twins. All of us are holding our breath at this moment. The very first baby picture of the twins. Americas twins. Youll never do anything as important as introduce the world to rumi and sir. That is Chrissy Teigen and john legends daughter luna. The power couple welcomed twins yesterday, a boy and a girl. Serena williams. She has confirmed that shes 20 weeks pregnant. His baby billy was there days after a second open heart surgery. Daddy cries on television, billy doesnt. Its unbelievable. Will you be my theres no, i love you. I kwant cant wait to spend the rest of my life with you. This was give me the ring. She gave up a shot at love for a ring, basically. It was a night of the good, the bad, and you can decide when it comes to fashion. And the katy perry. No thanks. No thanks. Well give you a hug. Right . I dont know her. What, are you mariah carey . I dont know her. Jim carey has been making headlines for candid professions. I believe peace is beyond the personality, beyond invention and disguise. Beyond the red s on your chest that makes bullets bounce off. Thats just about when the cush hits. The simpsons predicted the future. The show accurately predicted that lady gaga not only would perform at the super bowl halftime show. They got some of the details right, including gaga floating into the stadium in a harness and even those boots look familiar. The fire bra is where they went a little off. She probably thought about it, though. We are hearing from pink on her incredible performance at the amas, she called this stunt hanging off the side of a sky scraper, the scariest thing she has done. They had five days to put this together. Every famous person that you know is all in one place. They came together to benefit the victims of Hurricane Harvey and irma. Anyone who believes that there is no such thing as Global Warming must be blind or unintelligent. Ariana grande performed her massive benefit concert to a soldout crowd. This taking place just four miles from the scene of last months suicide bombing. The rapper who doesnt dance, she makes [ bleep ] money now. Money moves. She has the number one song in the country, taking the top spot on billboards hot 100. Shes saying look what you made me do. That was taylor swifts song that had been number one before she knocked taylor off the list. So i made it to harvard. The eighttime grammy winner who never finished high school was honored by harvard. For charities that she founded over the years. Kit harrington just revealed the wonderful dish that he prepared for his fiance. That sounds nice. Check out her reaction. Something similar happened around here by the way. Wait. Ah for my best friend, the rock. He hinted at a run for president earlier this year. Now hes saying hes seriously considering it. 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And eating and drinking. Right, which is why my dress is tight today. Heres a look back at our favorite moments of the week. Two men are friends in hawaii and have been friends for 60 years. Heres what they learned. They are brothers. It was a shock. It was a shock. We compare the forearms and everything. Hairy arms, that did it. The fbi is investigating how a pair of brothers with a single boarding pass got on the flight from los angeles to tokyo. Chrissy teigen tweeted, a flying first for me. Four hours into a 11hour flight, and we are turning around because we have a passenger who isnt supposed to be on the plane, and this passenger posted his very first tweet. He wrote, my first tweet cant be more epic than this. Just survived an l. A. X. To l. A. X. Flight with Chrissy Teigen and john legend. A california mom to be wound up leaving her own delivery. She walked into a store to buy a soda. She collapses at a table and starts screaming in pain. The stores workers stepped in to help. The butcher used his apron to catch the newborn. And they saved the day. So we blurred it out, because an artist on Christmas Day in the spirit of christmas painted a giant penis on the side of a building. Its the size of the entire side of the building. It has aroused plenty of debate. It was not in little italy. No . It was on the lower east side. The lower tip of manhattan. Its not there anymore. People were upset about it. We went there. Its a big job. It was a quickie. It was, people were confused. They thought it was a subway map. It didnt last very long. Gio, you said you really think kevin durant block on lebron was illegal. Can you tell us more about that . It was so clutch. It was just super clutch. And look, we cant stop showing you, we cant stop talking about this, because its so clutch. Because he hit him. Sports by world news now. Gio is a sports analyst. Clutch. So clutch. The reachin. Just go to clutch, gio. Over and over again. Thats how it works. Thank you for watching us this past year, its not over yet. Making news in america this morning, unspeakable tragedy. The deadliest fire in a generation in new york city. Children among at least 12 people killed. And i ask all new yorkers to keep them in your brayprayers. Some victims were found in a bathtub. This morning, the firefight in the bitter cold and the investigation. Deep freeze. 200 million americans affected by the extreme conditions. And this morning, President Trump weighing in. His comments on Global Warming going viral. Cyberattack revealed. The hackers who broke into the washington, d. C. Police security cameras before President Trumps inauguration. Just how many they were able to access. Stunning escape. A Man Fleeing Police