Forecast but we begin with Monique Braxton live at the blue Cross Riverrink at penns landing. It looks busy there already. No doubt about it, lauren. Just a couple of hours the fireworks will light up the sky here over winter fest as well as over the delaware river. Now, ice skaters from todayer wills to adults took to the rung a short time ago. Dozens are taking advantage of this day off, spending time with family and friends. You may recall how spectacular the show was last year. Well, this new years eve there are two new features. The shows are longer and there are splendid special effects. The sugarhouse new years eve Fireworks Shows are 6 00 and just before midnight. They last about 14 minutes and include four tons of net explosives. Today you may see them loaded up on to barges and moving into place. Special effects include mini domes, a lollipop and nautical fireworks. You may watch at the casino at penns landing and at the Adventure Aquarium on the camden side of the delaware r
People have to walk all the time. Reporter the neighborhood has changed in recent years with more breakins, robberies, and shootings. People have begun to move away and they tell us its unfortunate you cant walk down the street in the middle of the day anymore. New years eve, and this is what we have to look forward to around here. Reporter her family was home, they asked for privacy, but did tell us that shes expected to be okay. Shell be out of the hospital in a couple of days. Live in mayfair, drew smith, nbc 10 news. Were following another developing story overseas. A fire broke out in Downtown Dubai this afternoon. Video showed flames around the hotels midsection. Early reports are the fire started on a terrace on the 20th floor. This is video shot from our nbc affiliate in los angeles in dubai on vacation. You can see the frantic scene as people were being evacuated in a mall near the hotel fire. 14 people were injured but are expected to be okay. You can see from this photo the
Correct spot, keith. Hard to believe, 5,000 individual fireworks will be used in both of the shows along the delaware tonight. Im told that this years sugar house fireworks will really surpass what weve seen in past years and for the thousands of people gathering here right now the blue Cross Riverrink and along the Delaware River water front, you really could not ask for any better new years eve conditions. This is our center position. Reporter ken knows his fireworks barge better than anyone, as the show producer for tonights two firework events, he says the view for families and revelers on the ground here at blue Cross Riverrink and all along penns landing will be flashier than ever before. I just love it because its very, like, family oriented, you see everybody here with their grandparents, aunts, everybodys here. I think its wonderful. Reporter good place to spend new years eve. Yeah, i really like it. Our job here is to entertain, make every second an oh or ah and i can guarant
Fireworks kick off a night of celebration along the waterfront in philadelphia. Nbc 10 gave you a frontrow seat to the first show. Now its almost time to ring in the new year. A live look at penns landing where another set of fireworks will light up the sky in just under an hour. Crowds spent the evening skating at the blue Cross Riverrink enjoying a night of family fun. Im jacqueline london, its almost 2016. We are just about an hour away from welcoming in the new year. Theyre counting down the minutes in new york city. We have a live picture from times square. The place is packed in preparation for the annual ball drop that will usher in the new year. Randy gyllenhaal starts new years eve coverage. Randy, what a great night for skating and fireworks. All good. Reporter it feels like winter for the first time in a while. On christmas the ice was milted. Now look at all these people having fun. Were waiting on the midfight Fireworks Show to begin but earlier families got a sneak peek w
The other kids, and he was just downstairs and left out of nowhere. Reporter his family says he might be hiding, afraid to come out. Police are asking for help from the public but warn that the boy is skittish. Generally afraid of people, so were asking people that if you were to come across him, that you do not call out his name, dont yell to him, just call us so we can get there as quickly as possible and secure him. Reporter his family is pleading for neighbors on the east end of allentown to keep their eyes open as this search approaches its second night. I dont know what hes going through, like im really scared that something happened. Reporter and that was his sister there, his family is u e urging neighbors on the east end to keep an eye out. Meantime, the police chief did tell us they are focusing a lot of the search on water and bright lights, since this boy has autism, he is attracted to those things. They did a search of the lehigh river via helicopter, so far theyve come up