potential suicide bombers before they ever reach a crowd or a target. of course, organizers had a lot of preparation of their own. on saturday did air one way or the otherness test of the 3 tons of confetti ready to drop onto the crowd. tested the bulb s 32,000 lights and drop switch. it s a lot of pressure with a billion people watching on tv. believe it or not, there have been mistakes in the past. you know, the first year i did this back in 1995, the ball was actually we used to do it by rope, six people. four men on ropes. there were supervisor and a man with a stop watch. even back n the 1950s the ball got stopped halfway during the celebration. we have come along way from the first new year s eve ball bulb in 1907. 25 light bulbs 25 watts each about what you would use for a table lamp. leland. leland: jackie, happy new year to you and yours. thanks for being out there for us. i m leland vittert in for