Green. People welcomed in 2018 with parties, fireworks, and in lots of cases layers of clothing. It was freezing across the country. In las vegas there was a spectacular Fireworks Show over the strip. Several casinos took part in the coordinated show that lit up the night sky. Overseas thousands gathered to watch the fireworks display in the belgian capital of brussels. Here in new york city there were millions watching the ball drop at times square. Wendy gillette has that story. Reporter a massive crowd raised a bonechilling ball to say hello to 2018. By the time the ball dropped, the temperature had fallen to just 10 degrees. Not since 1917 had new york rung in the new conditions. Bucket list. Definitely. We always watch it on tv. We figured, why not. I think we picked the wrong year. Its super cold. Reporter security was tight, roads were closed, bags were searched, and extra police were deployed to keep the crowds safe. Undercover officers and snipers surrounds the hotels at times
Green. People welcomed in 2018 with parties, fireworks, and in lots of cases layers of clothing. It was freezing across the country. In las vegas there was a spectacular Fireworks Show over the strip. Several casinos took part in the coordinated show that lit up the night sky. Overseas thousands gathered to watch the fireworks display in the belgian capital of brussels. Here in new york city there were millions watching the ball drop at times square. Wendy gillette has that story. Reporter a massive crowd raised a bonechilling ball to say hello to 2018. By the time the ball dropped, the temperature had fallen to just 10 degrees. Not since 1917 had new york rung in the new year in such frigid conditions. Bucket list. Definitely. We always watch it on tv. We figured, why not. I think we picked the wrong year. Its super cold. Reporter security was tight, roads were closed, bags were searched, and extra police were deployed to keep the crowds safe. Undercover officers and snipers surrounds
Annemarie green. Crews in five states hope calmer weather conditions will help their efforts. The fires have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes. Relentless flames in california put this year on track to be more devastating than previous fires. Reporter Central Washington has been ravaged by wildfires all summer and now a sudden wind shift has made things worst as flames that had burst for several days suddenly pushed into this town. Matthew anderson survived but his home burned. This whole hillside was on fire last night. It was nuts. Reporter this is how the fire looked from lake she lan, a popular recreational spot. So far at least 100 structures have burned. Hundreds more are threatened. So far this year wildfires have burned more than 6. 5 million acres. Thats more than 2. 5 times what bushed in the same period the same time last year and theres little relief with the relentless drought and exceptional heat, especially in Southern California where a fire con
Crews in five states hope calmer weather conditions will help their efforts. The fires have forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed dozens of homes. Relentless flames in california put this year on track to be more devastating than previous fires. Reporter Central Washington has been ravaged by wildfires all summer and now a sudden wind shift has made things worst as flames that had burst for several days suddenly pushed into this town. Matthew anderson survived but his home burned. This whole hillside was on fire last night. It was nuts. Reporter this is how the fire looked from lake she lan, a popular recreational spot. So far at least 100 structures have burned. Hundreds more are threatened. So far this year wildfires have burned more than 6. 5 million acres. Thats more than 2. 5 times what bushed in the same period the same time last year and theres little relief with the relentless drought and exceptional heat, especially in Southern California where a fire continues to rage ou
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