law enforcement nationwide watching with heightened concern. cbs news is overhead. i m astrid martinez taking to the new york city skies with nypd as they showed me their massive security operations to keep the crowds safe on new year s eve. also tonight, red sea attack. u.s. navy kills iran-backed rebels in boats attacking a container ship as israel expands its fight agains hamas. i m ian leon the israel-gaza border. last night israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the war behind me could last many more months. plus, president biden s new year. vacationing in st. croix, but juggling war, a migrant crisis, and reelection. i m skyler henry traveling with the president as he dials up the pressure on congress while his political opponents weigh in. death of nascar legend. remembering three-time champion cale yarborough. cale hits him. he is fine! later, we ll note the end of anner as america s last lighthouse keeper ends her watch. boston lighthouse is m
as millions gather for new year s eve celebrations. preparations are underway in some of the nation s biggest cities, with the fbi warning of increased risks of attacks. tonight, we speak with the nypd about keeping the ball drop safe. and a new year means new laws. for half the country, that means minimum wage is going up. we ll take a look at how the increase impacts workers and businesses. but we begin with the weather, and millions of americans bracing for rain, wind, and possible flooding. there s also a risk of more massive waves like the ones that slammed the california coast, some as high as 25 feet, damaging homes and prompting evacuations. cbs s reed cowan will start us off tonight from northern california. reed, good evening. reporter: good evening, major. well, communities all up and down the california coast hit hard by this powerful storm, arguably some of the worst damage here in the coastal community of aptos. they really got hit hard. a lot of people who li
necessary legal basis to do so, they will be sent away. bryan: biden administration closing out 2023 with a record breaking surge at the southern border. cbp sources tell fox there have been more than 276,000 migrant encounters since december 1st. that s equivalent to the entire city of buffalo, new york, or reno, nevada, and there s no signs of stopping as we head into a new year. hello, hello, everyone, the last hour of america reports of 2023. anita: hard to believe we made it, it is friday. anita vogel in los angeles. john and sandra are off. iran national with ties to terrorism was arrested by border patrol after he was caught crossing illegally right near niagara falls. bryan: according to ice, his second attempt trying to enter from canada, authorities sending him back to canada where he is a permanent resident and wanted for assault charges. anita: meanwhile, sanctuary cities far from the border like new york, chicago and denver, they are just struggling to
out with a bang as we prepare to ring in the new year in times square. the marketst posting big gains for 2023. the dow up 14%. the nasdaq surging more than 40% and the s&p 500 up more than 24%. but will it continue in 2024? our market experts will weigh-in. with stocks soaring despite high interest rates to bring down inflation, what impact will that have on the 2024 presidential race? we ll ask presidential candidate ron desantis. he s here. a busy your world starts right now. edward: welcome. i m edward lawrence in for neil cavuto. this is your world. first to madison alworth with a banner year for stocks. madison? the last trading day of 2023 has come to a close. the end of the year saw a strong rally. major indices were up business. s&p finishing up 24%. the dow joins up 13% and the nasdaq also seeing those big gains up over 43%. a huge success there. the nasdaq soaring thanks to artificial intelligence. that boom really had an impact on that sector. big tech sto
look what you did. that s assault, that s assault, that s assault, that s assault. stop, stop, stop! hundreds of anti-israel protestors turning christmas celebrations sour. several arrested in new york city after they allegedly attacked police officers and harassed tourists in an effort to ruin the holiday. hello, i m jonathan hunt in los angeles. great to be with you, i m rich edson in new york. chants of christmas is canceled and long live the intifada heard throughout the streets of midtown manhattan, and they may try to disrupt the iconic ball drop on new year s eve. jonathan: rabbi is standing by on how concerning the hate-filled scenes are for jewish americans. rich: alexis with the latest. this has been going on for weeks, not a surprise to people in new york but still continues to happen. at least six arrested as they tried to keep the crowd under control but things got out of hand. watch this. that was just one of the issues going on. you can see the cr