times square on new year s eve. it takes an army to protect the city against any possible threats. no credible threats against the new year s eve ball drop event at this point according to the nypd. every precaution is taking place. we are told bit nyy the nypd, t start preparing for this at the beginning of the year. two things to note that we have not seen in previous years is 65 sand trucks and 100 barrier trucks which are department vehicles will form a perimeter around the times square area. that is in direct response to the truck-style attacks we saw in nice and berlin. we also know within the last few weeks authorities with the nypd have been visiting truck rental centers and parking garages and talking to hotel owners to make sure keeping every precaution for the security that will
and nice were where terrorists intentionally plowed trucks into crowds are undoubtedly on the minds of police this new year s eve. security officials say the uk has been under a severe terror threat for more than two years with a future attack viewed as highly likely. here in the u.s., authorities are doubling down on their security efforts but of course, the question is, is it enough. joining me is former nypd sergeant joseph jacaloni. some say the nice and berlin style terror attacks are almost impossible to thwart. so how are cities planning to prevent them from happening? well, they are going to be using the cement trucks, sand trucks, as they said before. they will probably put out spike strips. they will lock down the streets and create choke points so that the trucks can t get through. one thing we do have to mention is the truck drivers themselves out there, remember, these guys were carjacked so lock their doors and those kind of things.
system on the truck that plowed into that crowd. they say the system sensed impact and applied the brakes. the clock is ticking down on 2016. isn t it? new york is planning enhanced security measures for the traditional times square new year s eve celebration. officials say 7,000 officers will be deployed. there will be multiple layers of screening and for the first time dozens of sand trucks will be strategically posted around times square. they say there are no specific threats related to terrorism. the preparations aren t all about security check. planners ran a quick confetti test for the moment 2017 arrives. it looks like it s going to work. russia asked for the evidence of hacking, and the united states is giving it up. how moscow managed to allegedly meddle in the 2016 election. stay with us. known for its perfect storm of tiny bubbles,
now? reporter: anyone in times square on a normal day and new year s eve, this area goes under incredible transformation. you can see there s some guys here working on some stages. there are barricades set up. a lot of that crowd control at the moment but there will be unprecedented police presence here and that for people will be familiar as well. what will be different about that is really a product of this terrible year that we ve seen for attacks around the world and here in this country. from nice to berlin to paris to orlando but specifically those vehicle attacks in nice and berlin. heren times square, there s gog to be 6 of those massive sand trucks that are capable of blockading the road as one police officer told me once, absolutely nothing can drive through one of those things. on top of that, there will be another 100 or so vehicles used principally and primarily to
attacks, what are we seeing that s different from the nypd and other officials this year? reporter: hi, chris. well, they will have more officers on the ground here than they have ever had before. 7,000 here in times square. you can see a little bit of what s being done already, if you look around, you see some of the barricades, but one thing you re seeing on the streets behind me that you will not see on new year s eve is traffic. they will block off the roads, as they always do, the big difference this year, they re going to have 65 of those massive sand trucks blocking off the cross streets, and as you mentioned, berlin, nice, those vehicle attacks, that is on the mind of law enforcement, not just here in new york city, but alsoround the country and the world. you have similar measures being taken in boston and in chicago, in pasadena where they will have the rose parade and the rose bowl. law enforcement concerned about those vehicle attacks, also overseas, an increase in