With me today. Have a great new years celebration. The next hour of the cnn newsroom starts right now with Suzanne Malveaux in washington. Im Suzanne Malveaux in washington for poppy harlow. You are looking at live pictures of dubai where fireworks are ringing in the new years. We are going to take you live to times square in new york city where, as expected, security is tight and the party people are already lining up. We want to begin with a new hacking attempt from russia. This time against an Electric Company in vermont. This is Burlington Electric says that malicious malware has been discovered on one of its laptops and u. S. Authorities believe it is the same malware that Russian Hackers used to meddle in the president ial election. In a statement saying, quote, vermonters and all americans should be both alarmed and outraged that one of the worlds leading thugs, Vladmir Putin, has been attempting to hack our electric grid. The episode should highlight the urgent need for our fed
Sydney watched as seven tons of fireworks blasted over the famed harbor. It lasted nearly 15 minutes. I always think i want to go to sydney after i watch that. Hellie, im Stephanie Gosk in new york at msnbc World Headquarters. Its high noon in the east, 9 00 out west. While parts of the world are already into the new year, 12 hours from now, its new york citys turn to reign in 2017. Times square is ready. Up to 2 million spectators expected to pack the area amid unprecedented security measures. Adam reese is there for us. What does it look like out there . Have you seen any of the sand trucks they have been talking about a lot this week . Reporter hi, stephanie. Theyre already gathering here in times square. They want to be in the front row to see that crystal ball drop and bring in 2017. As you know, stephanie. Security very tight, the nypd out in force. Some 7,000 officers to protect the 2 million revelers expected here tonight. They are already wanting people into the pens. Radiatio
There you go, just some of the sights and sounds of celebration there in tokyo. That is the latest major city to ring in the new year. Earlier this morning, new zealand got the Party Started with the first big Fireworks Show of the day. That is a beauty. Auckland, one of the first cities in the world to say good bye to 2016. And following that, there was this. That is one magnificent show over the sydney harbor there in australia. One of the largest Fireworks Show in the world. Probably because they know that they are one of the second, obviously, celebrating and they know the world is on them. Want to make it a good show. They did. That was just blows you away at this early hour of the morning. Closer to home, of course, you may be one of the two Million People expected to fill times square tonight for the big countdown. And the new york police department, of course, is increasing its security. Along with all the celebration, there are fears of potential acts of violence. Cnn correspo
Police have really amped up their security this year because of some of the terrorist attacks jae overseas that have happened. The new addition is 65 sanitation trucks that will be set up around the perimeter. Over on 8th avenue. We have seen a few of them. They will be set up all over times square, filled with sand and act as a blockade. There are 100 other blocker vehicles and 7,000 nypd officers out, including 550 newly graduated from the police academy. Then, you have the pens with all the crowds. There are 65 pens all over times square with many excited spectators. The police expecting to fill these pens with about 3,000 people. There is a lot of activity. You can see, there is where the ball drops. There are all the people here. There are also Counter Terrorism officials out here monitoring 14 access points. Down at one police plaza, the headquarters just downtown, about 30 officials from official state and federal agencies will be monitoring the video feeds. A lot of security an
Look at this. Most of australia is now ringing in 2017 in high fashion. Fireworks there just incredible. This is a live look from sydney, australia, as people take in the sights of great fireworks there. More than 2 Million People are expected to attend the celebration at sydney harbor. Why wouldnt you . So gorgeous. New york city is preparing for the traditional new years bash with security to help protect a crowd projected of up to 2 Million People. Im betty nguyen in new york. Heres whats happening this morning. Right now, new reports of a russian hack targeting a u. S. Utility. According to Washington Post, a malware code associated with a Russian Hacking Campaign was found in a laptop at a Vermont Electric company. It is unclear what the intention was or when the code was entered into the computer. The post cited a Senior Obama Administration official among its sources say who say the russians did not actively use the code to disrupt utility operations. Nbcs hans nichols is at the