planning in the part of cnn staffers. you should see the crew i m surrounded by right now. not only across the u.s., but the world. we re a global network. this is cool. take a long behind the scene as we cnners got ready to ring in 2014 beginning in india. this is how thousands of indians on the bank of the holy river are getting ready to ring in 2014. many here believe it s good luck to start the year in reflection, prayer and purification ritual. it s not even 10:00 in the morning and it is freezing. anderson, i heard you were going to get a winter coat. i hope you got it. right now it s about 12:30. we re still in the initial stages of setting up stuff. a few more hours to go. the guys on the truck, the truck op are the ones who actually make this whole thing work. here we are up at the platform. anderson cooper 360.
we re still in the initial stages of setting up stuff. a few more hours to go. the guys on the truck, the truck op are the ones who actually make this whole thing work. here we are up at the platform. anderson cooper 360. we re keeping warm and having a good time. lights are on. shows are happening. okay. here s the deal. we re trying to set up for where i ll be live where you ll see me on tv. these guys now are trying to figure out how i can stand out here, hopefully not get soaked in new orleans, have a good time, show you the music, bring you the feel, the soul of the city and ring in 2014. we ll see you tonight. double ear plugs in for the noise. when we re not on air, we re all back here. so as you can tell, it s kind of loud out here. come midnight, this place is going to be ridiculously loud. part of the problem is making