lengths, stealing manhole covers and snipers on rooftop and boats on the water and helicopters in air. the aim is keep all the people safe on new year s celebration, which includes giant ball dropping from 1 times square behind me. shannon: is there any new with the ball this year? well, they tell me it s bigger and better than ever. we sought i go up the pole. you can see it lit up now. there is 32,000 l.e.d. lights on the ball and 2600 waterford crystals. it weighs six tons, 12 feet wide. they tell us, shannon it could make 16 million colors. as far as i know there are only 64 colors in a crayon box, so i don t know where they get it from. shannon: glad you have better weather. hope you enjoy it a bit. thank you very much. fantastic. 43 degreed a midnight we re told, better than years past. happy new year. shannon: you as well. thank you. stay warm at home and enjoy