midnight. i get to watch the fireworks on tv. another tradition is colliding with new year s eve this year, critical mass which rolled out of justin herman plaza at 6:30. seems to be a lot of number of street closures and for crowd control we have squads in specific areas like new year s square, broadway corridor. the city put up fences around the giant sculptures along the embarcadero as well as alongsided bay. this is a big night for hotels. the hyatt reports occupancy at 98% with an uptick of guests who live within driving distance. we haven t done that for a long time. just kind of driving and it s such a beautiful place and there s so much do here in the city. that s john allston reporting. and then there s that other city, new york city where as many as a million people braved tight security and chilly temperatures together in time square. crowds joined in the countdown as the six ton waterford crystal ball marked the new year. lingering effects of the massi