Down on visitors to the so called crossroads of the world as the nearly 12 thousand pound Waterford Crystal ball made its minutelong descent. Many greeted the new year with kisses, while some shed tears. Nats. You may kiss the bride. Others got married. While the mayor and his wife kicked up their heels. Revelers enjoyed unseasonably warm weather. And encountered tight security. More than 6 thousand heavily armed uniformed and Undercover New York City Police officers searched and guarded the crowd. With memories of recent terror attacks in San Bernardino and paris fresh on their minds, many admitted they were nervous. we were skeptical about coming out, it was great. Im glad we took the chance. Weijia jiang stand up once the ball dropped, the crowd wasted no time leaving times square. And an army of sanitation workers moved in to clean up. Crews removed tons of confetti and debris left behind by partygoers. Planning for new years eve 2016 weijia jiang, cbs news, new york. Michelle Mort
Being stopped from going to their homes . Countdown to 2016 is officially on as revelers start to make their way to spots all over the valley. 8 news now is bringing you all of the action starting at ten oclock tonight. Paula Francis well have Live Team Coverage from up and down the strip, downtown and even out at red rock casino. First lets start with reporter Demetria Obilor who is live at caesars. Early revelers out and about. Performers have even started to claim their spots on the famous this is the time where streets will close ahead of tonights celebration. First off will be the i15 interchanges at Spring Mountain flamingo and tropicana. Metro should begin clearing the strip in the next half hour to 45 minutes. Out and about. Performers have even started to claim their spots on the famous las vegas strip. This is the time where streets will close ahead of tonights celebration. First off will be the i15 interchanges at Spring Mountain flamingo and tropicana. Metro should begin cl
Be shooting off fireworks. But you dont have to be right there on the strip for a great view. Right now were going to check in with fox 5s Cyndi Lundeberg she is up 55 floors at the palms ghost bar. Cyndi what a view its beautiful up here ghost bar is just Getting Started it opened up at 8. But the palms casino is really busy also if you dont have plans yet you palms to lyft and you can get a free ride here to palms. But talking about the fireworks now we are up here 55 floors up and were kind of off the the strip so we have a beautiful view of tonights show. The theme tonight is on top of the world which is perfect for where we are 7 proper titles will be shooting of fireworks during the 8 minute show. And well be dreaming that live on our website at fox5vegasdot. Com ive given you a kind of preview of our night so far at ghost bar. But lets check in with Miguel Martinez valle. Hes live at fremont street closed captioning will resume shortly huge party downtown. Its the biggest night
The big show went off without a hitch. An air quality advisory is in place through today as the smoke from last nights fireworks clears out. Health Officials Say smoke and small dust particles from the fireworks displays can make conditions worse. So people with respiratory and other Health Conditions are being encouraged to stay inside. Nate tannenbaum is in for cassandra jones. He joins us now with a quick look at your new years day forecast. Good morning nate its going to be a mostly sunny start to the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacif
To the new year. But dont expect that to last too long. The first full week of 2016 promises to bring two rounds of rain. Well start to cloud up as early as sunday, with chances for scattered showers with little or no accumulation sunday night through monday, and possibly lingering into tuesday. Look for the best chances for stronger rain throughout wednesday and thursday. Its a little early to pin down exactly how much rain will fall and exactly when, but the potent weather system thats out in the pacific now will definitely be arriving midweek and sticking around for a few days. Even when chances for rain die down, expect to see plenty of cloud cover. Daytime highs will warm close to normal low to mid 50s while overnight lows will also rise from the freezing mark up to the low 40s two people are dead this morning, following a rollover crash on vehicle was speeding before this happened, and later burst into flames. Fox fives Nick Lagrange joins us live near i15 and craig with details