You. Four, three, two, one,. [cheers and applause] happy new year it is officially the first day of 2018. Confetti new and fireworks went off at midnight as the crystal ball dropped in times square ushering in the new year. Tens of thousand of merry makers braved the frigid temperatures i can talk. Tradition. It was the second coldest new years eve in times square on record. The temps only 10 degrees in new york city at midnight. Foxs Lauren Blanchard is in new york with more. Reporter temperatures in times square not keeping revelers away bitter cold and unprecedented blanket of security marking this new ye year. Reporter keeping all these people safe a major concern. The more than Million Party goers going through patow theres so much police around and they checked us pretty well when we came in here. So, i think i think it will its safe enough. Reporter following the terror attacks and concerns here in new york and octobers shooting in las vegas, cement barricades and trucks filled with sand block entrances to times square and snipers have been stationed in highrises overlooking the crowd, plus thousands of police are positioned all over. Very heavy undercover presence especially in the hotels cause they learned from las vegas. So, nypd as always not only on top of the game but ahead of the game. Reporter the white house saying President Trump has been briefed on security measures across the country and despite all the reminders of potential danger, those gathered in times square getting into the spirit of the night. Yes, its our bucket list. So its got to be done. I didnt expect it to be this cold. I knew it was going to be cold but not this cold. Reporter despite the chill well below freezing this is still one of the hottest places to welcome in 2018. In times square, Lauren Blanchard, fox news. Mo, have you done the times square thing. I have not. I vacillate between i want to and i will never. Do it once with zula. This is the aftermath. Looks pretty good compared to years past the cleanup continues. Zooming in. The cleanup continues there. Congrats, new york. Uhhuh. No issues that we heard of. No issues. cause you kind of always do hold your breath a little bit sadly. The times were living in. But went off without a hitch. Happy new year. President trump heading back to the white house today after he bid farewell to the old year and welcomed in 2018 with a pretty lavish party at his maralago estate in south florida. First Lady Melania Trump and the president s sons baron eric and donald jr. On hand. Melania looks beautiful. Look at baron, dapper dude. Look at h. Celebration right there and the president spoke to reporters while walking saying that he expects this year to be a fantastic one. We are going to have a tremendous year. Stock market i think is going togoingto continue to go up. Companies are going to continue to come into the country and theyre doing it now soon to be a record clip so we look forward to seeing you inside. Come on along. Come on. All right. Saying its going to be a tremendous year the president also reaching out to all of his followers on twitter before the ball dropped he tweeted happy new year. We are making America Great again and much faster than anyone that was the possible. Well, january isnt wasting any time. Folks in our area waking up to a new year and some very, very cold temperatures. Were talking frigid conditions. Yes. Youre going to need to bundle all the way up to. Were talking scarves gloves heavy coats long johns. If youve got the steve harvey outfit thats what you need to put on today. No bit of cold will ever get to you in that outfit. Fox5s kristyn leon you have been braving the cold all morning long. Are you okay, california girl. Reporter i dont know, ladies, im doing all right but i wish i had that steve harvey suit on right now. It is cold. I did not dress properly. I didnt ill be honest with you. Its pretty miserable out here so if you can stay inside you guys, stay inside. No p problem. During the Morning Hours you see rats scurrying around. I havent seen one rat here in Dupont Circle. Thats how for me thats how you know its cold. Theyre looking for a place to get warm. Let me just show you over here what i mean. Right behind me once that time changes, there you go, the sun trust sign, 13 degrees. It hasnt changed all morning here at Dupont Circle. 13 degrees. Very, very cold. For me it feels even colder than that. Although im kind of a baby as you saw all morning but, hey, this cold weather, the frigid temperatures did not stop people from partying last night and it looks like they had an awesome time. Check out the video there. This is from alexandria, again, celebrating new years ev dancing up a storm in there. Theyre the only two in that building but they looked like theyre having a good time and theyre staying warm. So, need to bust some moves out here to stay warm, too. Listen. If you have horrible dance moves and you dont want to bust any moves out here to do that make sure you layer up, guys. Get your jacket, get your scarf. Thank g goodness for my photographer. He gave me everything im wearing. It only takes a couple seconds for that frost bite to kick in and even worse hypothermia and im told that the cold weather can also increase your risk for a heart attack so really scary there, guys. But before i go back in the car and get warm and get all bundled up under my blanket i want to show you something. Look. It froze. I dont know how close you can see but. Awww. Reporter probably hear that crackle. Ooh. Yeah. Two hours. See. I say. Reporter maureen you were close. 8 oclock. Reporter t 8 oclock its solid. Wow. Thats my guess. Reporter 8 oclock is solid. Ill probably toss in a little okay, no, i dont want to do that. Dot do that. Reporter i wont do that. Thanks kristyn. Reporter you stay cold. So cold the rats arent even stirring. I heard the mayor say if you see anybody outside alert the city, they need to get inside. Its impossible, its impossible. Yeah, its brutally cold. Where else are you growing to going to goif you do an experime that. You go to one of those northern towns youre always zipping to. They just throw it in the air. It has to be minus 10 to do that. Places like culpeper were 2 degrees this morning so were very, very cold. 13 in the city at last look. Coldest new years day in decades. Got to go back to 1940 the last time we were this cold. At least what were and forecasting for a High Temperature. Well see what materializes here. Reagan national now 15, dulles is 10. Look at bwi marshall. 5 degrees this morning. 5 degrees at bwi marshall and again, weve got lots of the region here, gaithersburg, frederick, as mentioned culpeper all in the Single Digits. Should be sunshine to start the day. That was a beautiful live shot a moment ago. Well get some clouds this afternoon but we will remain very, very cold. Not only today but for the next several days. Ill have the sevenday forecast, even have a little snow in the forecast, let you know when that might arrive but your daytime high today just 25 degrees. So. Ooh. Take the cold seriously. Thanks, tuck. Thank you. Appreciate it. Time right now is 7 08 and developing, a family of five from new york is among the 10 u. S. Citizens killed in a plane crash in costa rica. The group was reportedly finishing up their vacation. Fox news correspondent kelly wright has the latest. Reporter a fiery plane crash in costa rica kills 10 americans and two locals. Everyone on board. Officials photos and videos of the crash site showing the burning wreckage. Five of the 10 americans were from the same new york family. The steinbergs hailed from the scars dale area werent vacationing in costa rica. The family was reportedly very involved in philanthropy and the local jewish community. The single engine charter plane went down in a wooded area sunday, not long after takeoff. It was a cessna 208b grand caravan headed to san jose. The pilot is said to be an experienced professional. According to costa rican aviation officials the aircraft passed a Safety Inspection only a month ago. The interpreter . Operations such as those it was carrying out. [speaking foreign language] reporter the crash is still under investigation but there were strong winds in the morning that forced a change in the itinerary. Coa who served from 2010 to 2014 says the pilot was her cousin. In new york, kelly wright, fox news. New this morning, investigators are on the scene of a house fire in northwest d. C. That fire was first reported around midnight in the 4500 block of fifth street northwest. Firefighters say one resident was safely removed from the home and the two alarm fire is now under control. Firefighters say it was so cold their ladders became frozen solid from the water on it. They had to use flares to thaw them loose. Right now investigators are on the scene to determine a cause. 7 10 now. We now know the identity of the man injured in that officerinvolved shooting in the district over the weekend. He is kevin tally of northeast. Police say they were called to h street northeast to investigate a burglary. This was on saturday night. Now, when they got there they confronted tally. Police say that he pointed this weapon at them and police shot tally. He survived and hes being treated at the hospital. Police say though the weapon that out to be a bb gun. Its been an unusually busy weekend for Montgomery County firefighters. They battled at least eight major fires in the last 48 hours. They were battling a house fire in silver spring. Flames broke out around 8 30 on dennis avenue. Firefighters rescued a woman from the home. She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. One firefighter was also hurt battling the flames but is that expected to be okay. Investigators tell us the fire started in the chimney and flames shot through the attic and the roof. Fire caused about 400,000 in damage. Also over the weekend in Montgomery County firefighters battled this blaze. This was on dotti terrace in darnestown. Investigators say it was caused by heat from the chimney igniting nearby flammable materials. Eight fires have caused more than 2 million in damages. While forcing dozens of people from their homes. Weve got a Public Safety announcement this morning for officials have updated an existing smoke alarm law and it goes into effect today. Residents need to replace their old smoke alarms with a city approved alarm. Officials hope the updated law will lead to more reliable coverage in older buildings. I suppose go to the web site to see where to get it, what it is, how you know its city approved, all that, but it goes into effect today. Theyre hoping to stop one more tragedy a, exactly. Okay. Coming up, one colorado deputy unfortunately dead. Several others injured following an ambushstyle attack. This morning new details emerging about the gunman. And big financial changes as the republican tax plan officially takes effect. A look at what else congressional leaders are hoping to accomplish in the new year. I like these awardwinning cheddar puffs. And i like these awardwinning cheddar puffs. First place. Both events . Booyah were an awards family. Youll like them both but love our price. Awardwinning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. Simply smarter shopping. Welcome back. 7 14 is our time right now. It is cold out there but boy what a beautiful glorious morning starting off 2018 in a positive way. Welcome back, everybody. So heres one example of just how cold it is in other places around the country. In Northern Washington state an entire town has frozen over. Yeah, this is video from the city of linden. Homeowners say theyre actually hearing trees snap because of the weight of the ice. Cars and utility poles are also frozen. Roofs covered with i icicles its pretty though. Surely they have no power. Yeah, well, thats a downside. Nothing pretty about an ice storm. Theyre the worst dont you think. I do think so. Yes. She got me coffee. Allison went to get me coffee im love you. Starting 18 off right. I know, the love. Thank you. Lets get to it. Yes, the cold is the team for 2018. We are f high of just 25 degrees. Got to go all the way back to 1940 the last time we had such a cold start to a new year. And this would tie the sixth coldest new years on record. Honestly, its going to be a close call whether we get to 25. Parts of the area wont get out of the teens. All right. 15 now in washington. Again, i want to just mention weve got lots of Single Digits locally, places like culpeper, gaithersburg, up in baltimore its just 6 degrees at this hour. So, we are plenty cold. Zero right now in boston. Minus seven chicago, minus 13 minneapolis. It just goes on and on. You get up into parts of canada there, you can see a minus 38 this morning and a minus 24. It is just brutally cold. And were going to keep that flow out of the north and west. Keep that cold flow going here all week long. Should be sunshine to start the day. Nice looking start but very, very cold out early. And well keep the cold around later today. In fact, were keeping the cold around for the next seven days. Honestly, were going to be lucky to get above freezing here any seven days and plenty of very, very cold early mornings. I do want to mention wednesday night and thursday now weve added some snowflakes. Right now it looks like a minor event but its going to be a close call its a coastal storm. Its going to be a very powerful storm and we just have to see how closely it tracks to the coast but the potential is there for some snow Late Wednesday, early thursday for those of you that are snow lovers. Yay guys. Back to you. Crickets and silence. Right. 7 17. Developing this morning a colorado deputy is dead, several more injured after being shot at more than a hundred times while responding to a disturbance call. Deputy zachary parish was just 29 years old. He was married, had two young kids. Its a heartbreaking loss for his family and fellow offi officers. We are deeply saddened by the loss of zachary. When i sat with his wife and held her hand i could see in her eyes her life was over. Authorities have identified the veteran matthew rile. He was shot at the scene. Police say he does not have a criminal history but is known to police as he previously posted online rants against local law enforcement. 7 18. North korea sending out a new years warning to the United States. Leader kim jong un claims the country has completed its Nuclear Weapons arsenal in 2017 and the u. S. Should be aware that these weapons are a reality and not a threat. The message came during the annual new years day address. Kim jong un says his country achieved a historic feat and added that he has a Nuclear Button at his ready at the desk. Pope francis delivering his new years message in vatican city. He urged people to take responsibility for their actions saying 2017 was marred by war lies and injustice. Afterwards the pontiff walked across saint Peters Square to shake hands and pose for pictures before visiting a life sized nativity. This morning hes going to hold a mass to mark churchs world day of peace. Big financial changes in 2018. The republican tax plan officially takes effect today. Its been called the gops most significant legislative victory of 2017 and is the first major tax overhaul since 1968. So what else does the new year hold . Fox news correspondent garrett tin tenney has more on what the congressional leaders will be hoping to accomplish in 2018. Reporter Republican Leaders have a long wish list for 2018 including a couple of items that may be able to get bipartisan support. For most among those is rebuilding americas intra structure. The white house tells us they are looking at about 200 billion in federal spending to rebuild roads bridges rails and waterways. Democrats wants to bump that funding up to about a trillion dollars. Another issue the white house wants addressed is Immigration Reform including daca. Democrats want to permanently protect those who were brought into the country illegally as children and President Trump has said hes willing to do that in exchange for an end both chain migration as well as his border wall which democrats say is a nonstarter but senator Lindsey Graham is still optimistic. We need the wall not a complete 2200mile wall. We need border security, marry that up with the dream act theres a deal to be had on immigration. Reporter republicans like House Speaker paul ryan also are eyeing a number of issues that arent expected to get much democratic support including reforms to entitle. And welfare programs which Many Democrats consider untouchable. The other piece of this is what were going to fight against and that is the privatization of social security. Its going to be the diminish. Of medicare and medicaid. We know thats on the block for to your republican colleagues in the house. Reporter next weekend President Trump will hash out the Top Priorities for 2018 with paul ryan and Mitch Mcconnell at camp david. In washington, im garrett tenney, fox news. Still ahead the ball has dropped and the confetti has fallen. Up next well take a look at some of the things you can look forward to in 2018. Plus, a heartwarming volunteer job requires two arms and a warm heart. Details after the break. Time right now 7 23. With 2017 in the books weve got a fresh new year ahead of us and a lot of things to look forward to. Fox news correspondent Lauren Blanchard is in washington with a look at what is ahead. Reporter the ball has dropped the confetti has fallen and heres a quick look at some of the things you can look forward to in 2018. The big easy birthday. In february, new orleans will mark its 300th birthday with special events fireworks and concerts. Thats a month the world will unite to watch athletes from over the globe compete at the Winter Olympics in south korea. The games taking place amid heightened tensions with north korea and with russias