from the heart of times square, it is cnn s new year s eve live. welcome to tv s wildest party with performances by maroon 5, enrique iglesias, the jonas brothers, miranda lambert, darius rucker, slow riada and jn stewart with special performances by bridget everett, eva longoria and more surprises. now your host, anderson cooper and andy cohen. and good evening. welcome to times square, new york city. the city that never sleeps feels like it is at the end of a year-long bender tonight. there are protests in parts of the city. times square though is as locked down as i have ever seen it. hundreds of thousands of people, i think they re expecting asman as a million. i m joined by my partner in crime, andy cohen. hey, errand. happy new year. happy new year. it is not freezing cold. it is not. everyone says it is balmy but we are protected. it is our seventh year doing this together. seventh year. my 20th here in times square. we had incredibly col