Ready to ring in the new year. With high hopes and new beginnings. All the lights and the people, it is amazing. Right now, hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into times square. Anxiously awaiting americas iconic ball drop. Team coverage agains now. Good evening. It is that time once again. We close another year wrapping up the past and welcoming the future. And this new year holds a special meaning for so many people for so many reasons. A live look from above times square. Just about an hour until 2016. From the party goers to security, we have the huge celebration covered. With start in times square with jonathan dienst. Reporter good evening. No major threats according to police. 6,000 officers in and around times square providing layers of security for the huge crowd gathered here tonight. An army of police keeping watch rean i reassuring who are concerned about terror. Luanne who almost canceled the trip. I knew it was well organized and put at ease and wasnt concerned a
Crowd of 1 million builds in times square. Thousands of new York City Police officers, the most ever, on high alert to keep everyone safe. And tonight, were learning of a terror arrest in new york, an alleged isis supporter accused of plotting a new years attack. But we begin with incredible images from overseas. Take a look at that. A massive high rise inferno in dubai, erupting hours before the World Famous Fireworks display. Abcs Alex Marquardt with the news coming in at this hour. Reporter a towering inferno. Tonight, one of dubais most famous Luxury Hotels consumed by flames. Yes, i can see a lot of debris coming down from the building and its getting bigger and bigger. Reporter the fire started on the 20th floor of this 63story hotel, and was visible from all around. The roar of the fire heard by video shot by eyewitnesses. It was just under three hours before dubai was to hold its famous new years fireworks worlds tallest building. It kind of caused chaos here, some people ran,
A break in a 4yearold murder case. Cathy lanier talks exclusively to news4 how police got their man. Reporter black lives matter is blocking streets on this new years eve. Were counting down to 2016 by showing you how our region and the world are celebrating the new year. Off the top at 11 00, well take you live to times square where a Million People are about to ring in the new year but security concerns are putting a damper around the world and Evacuations Ordered overseas. We will take you to one of the biggest events of our area. The Biggest Party live going on now in new york city hundreds of thousands packing times square with several thousand Police Officers keeping an eye. Sara is there with some excited revel revelers. Good evening, were about an hour from midnight when the ball drops and what a crowd it is, more than a Million People all packed in tight from around the world. Some started lining up as early as 11 00 in the morning, showing real dedication to what many conside
It was the one flight they could not miss. And good evening. Great to have you with us on this new years eve. Im tom llamas, in for david tonight. The countdown to new years is on across america tonight. The pictures coming in as a crowd of 1 million builds in times square. Thousands of new York City Police officers, the most ever, on high alert to keep everyone safe. And tonight, were learning of a terror arrest in new york, an alleged isis supporter accused of plotting a new years attack. But we begin with incredible images from overseas. Take a look at that. A massive high rise inferno in dubai, erupting hours before the World Famous Fireworks display. Abcs Alex Marquardt with the news coming in at this hour. Reporter a towering inferno. Tonight, one of dubais most famous Luxury Hotels consumed by flames. Yes, i can see a lot of debris coming down from the building and its getting bigger and bigger. Reporter the fire started on the 20th floor of this 63story hotel, and was visible f
Been sentenced to four years injail. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. All 27 eu ambassadors have unanimously approved the provisional application of the eu uk post brexit trade deal that was agreed last week. On wednesday, the president of the eu council, Charles Michel, and president of the Eu Commission ursula von der leyen are expected to officially sign off on the trade agreement. But this has to be ratified in a European Parliament vote early next year. Also on 30th december, uk mps will vote on the deal in a special sitting of parliament. It all means that tariff free trade will be provisionally allowed after britain leaves the eu Single Market at the new year. Borisjohnson has described the trade deal as a new starting point for our relationship with the eu. Our europe correspondent Kevin Connolly is in brussels. He spelled out the next steps for the deal. The ambassadors approved it today. It has to be signed formally by member state government