Here. I think its going to be okay. Yeah, im not worried at all. Ive been coming here for last three years. We never faced any issue or problem with the crowds, so, yeah. Its pretty much organized, so i think its pretty much managed. Reporter revelers are encouraged to sign up for emergency text alerts. Just type in the phrase 17 to 88877. Live in San Francisco, lilian kim, abc7 news. All right, lilian. Thank you. A big question for many people is will they be able to see the fireworks tonight . Lets take a live look outside from our suit re tro. Looks pretty clear as of right now. Meteorologist Spencer Christian sta standing by. We have clouds around but theyre high and mid level clouds. We expect sky conditions to remain that way through the evening. Were going to have a mixture of stars and clouds. You may see stars or bright sky from time to time. That means the viewing conditions should be at least fair to moderate as we get to the midnight hour, ringing in 2018. It will be cool o
Is along the waterfront in San Francisco where fireworks will cap off the night. Thats where we find abc7 new reporter lilian kim for us live. Lilian, have you noticed any extra security yet . Reporter we certainly have. A big Police Presence to go along with the big crowds that will be gathering here tonight. The fireworks will be launched from pier 14 starting at midnight. The fireworks will last 15 minutes. Fog or low clouds are not expected to be an issue this year. Among the concerns is security, especially in light of the foiled isisinspired Christmas Day terror plot that the fbi says was planned for pier 39. New years eve revelers may find c comfort that every Police Officer is on duty tonight. I heard about the fireworks, and i think its going to be great. Are you worried about security and big crowds . Not at all. Actually, i think its going to be it was a bigger crowd than here. I think its going to be okay. Yeah, im not worried at all. Ive been coming here for last three yea
Live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. Oh, they are ringing in the new year from new york to europe, asia, africa and everywhere in between. Here in the bay area, we are now less than an hour away from 2018. Good evening. Thanks for joining us, friends, on the last day of 2017. Im dion lim, eric has the night off. People are expected to pack the embarcadero for the Fireworks Show. Lillian kim joins us live. Sounds like quite a crowd behind you. Reporter dion, theres already a sizable crowd here along the embarcadero which will only grow larger as we grow closer to midnight. To go along with the big crowds is a larger than usual police presence. Thousands have come from all over the bay area and beyond to ring in the new year. I have big expectations. I heard about the fireworks, and i think its going to be great. Reporter the fireworks will be launched from a barge at pier 14. Every available officer in uniform and undercover is working, even more so than in years past. With the foi
This as one of the president s adversaries issued a stark reminder to the u. S. Were live in washington with the details. The first round of the nfl playoffs are set after some wild regular season games. First, College Football gets serious. Well look ahead to todays playoff semifinals. A good morning to you all and a happy new year. Im diane macedo. Im Kenneth Moton in for kendis gibson. Were going to keep the party going. Diane, you look incredible. Thank you. Loving the pocket square. Thank you so much. We begin with this incredible new year, 2018. People around the world have rung it in from australia to zimbabwe. 1 million revellers packed into times square for the coldest new years eve since 1962, just 9 degrees at midnight. And yet even the celebrities came out. It was a star studded celebration playing out live across the country. Mariah carey even joined the party, aimed to redeem herself after last years performance. Three, two, one, happy new year and we will have much more
Were live in washington with the details. The first round of the nfl playoffs are set after some wild regular season games. First, College Football gets serious. Well look ahead to todays playoff semifinals. A good morning to you all and a happy new year. Im diane macedo. Im Kenneth Moton in for kendis gibson. Were going to keep the party going. Diane, you look incredible. Thank you. Loving the pocket square. Thank you so much. We begin with this incredible new year, 2018. People around the world have rung it in from australia to zimbabwe. 1 million revellers packed into times square for the coldest new years eve since 1962, just 9 degrees at midnight. And yet even the celebrities came out. It was a star studded celebration playing out live across the country. Mariah carey even joined the party, aimed to redeem herself after last years performance. Three, two, one, happy new year and we will have much more on the new years celebrations around the world coming up a little later in the b