A lot of people ready to kick 2016 to the curb. Absolutely. And we did hear a little bit about that before. We have one hour until the fireworks and we ring in the new year. The crowds starting to fill up the embarcadero. What you see behind me is the median and on the other side people are lined up all the way to the water front. Now San Francisco police out here they are doing their best to keep everyone safe. Happy new year. Reporter the Party Started early with crowds arriving at the embarcadero in San Francisco. A lot of energy. We love it. Just amazing. Reporter some say the ups and downs and political changes of 2016 were on their minds. 2017, hopefully thinks will turn around. A few president. Happy with them. Reporter San Francisco Police Officers were visible with stepped up security for the celebration. Aware of the situation in istanbul but said there were no specific threats here. We have a slew of people working from sfpd to keep the crowds safe and to be the eyes and ear
At the Delaware River front. Youre looking live at the blue cross river rink. Thanks for joining us. Fireworks lit up the sky just off penns landing right here on nbc 10. And now nbc 10s andrea clinethomas where the it crowd is excited for the second round of fireworks at midnight. Reporter thats so right. Its really hard to find a new years eve celebration that adults and children can enjoy together. For another year, take a look. Winter fest did just that and this year its a sold out crowd. Star wars provided the sound track for the seventh annual fireworks. Its nice to watch everybody come together and really have a good time with it. Reporter a special 6 00 p. M. Show was perfect for families, especially young children. And we usually like skate and then eat smores near the fire pits. Reporter at winter fest, the music, fire pits and the skating got the Party Started early. Ive skated and fallen because i cannot skate but its really cool here. Reporter carry weber and Robby Johnson
Turkey. As many as 35 people feared dead. How the mass shooting is affecting new years eve celebrations here in own country. And for the first week in 2017 im tracking big swings in temperatures. Ill let you know what to expect coming up in my updated forecast. All right. 2016 is about to go out with a bang in northern virginia. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im erika gonzalez. Its first night alexandria, a big draw for people looking for a familyfriendly night and the countdown is on until the big fireworks show. News 4s Darcy Spencer is in the middle of one of the best parties in town right now. Darcy, whats your Vantage Point and how are things looking for you . Well, it just got really busy. They just closed off this street here. Ive been covering first night alexandria for the last several families out and all the kids. What youre seeing right now is people streaming towards the waterfront to see the fireworks on the potomac tonight. Crunchy, crunchy, crunchy reporter at the Torpe