Are racing to make sure security measures in place for the celebrations at the embarcadero. They will have more First Responders on duty than usual. It comes after the fbi stopped a Christmas Day terrorist plot planned for pier 39. We want the public to know that there are no credible threats. Its important that they see officers out there. There will be officers out there that you will not see because we will have a plain clothes presence as well. The San Francisco Fire Department says it will also be cracking down on illegal fireworks. Also, sign up for emergency alerts. You can enroll by texting nyesf17 to 888777. And the chp will also be out in full force today looking for anyone driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Maximum enforcement periods began on friday and runs through monday. During the same period last year, officers made more than 750 researchers arrests. Starting at 8 00 tonight, muni, ac transit and mvta are offering rides at no cost. Bart is still charging
Plenty of blue sky tonight. So the fireworks might be visible, which you know is not always a sure thing on new years or for that matter on the 4th of july when they light up the sky here. Sometimes it lights up the insides of the clouds. Stay tuned. Were going to bring you the craziness coming up in our later newscast. Reporting live, joe vazquez, kpix 5. Thank you, joe. Heres a live look at times square in new york. The annual crystal ball drop happens in less than three hours, at midnight eastern time. Security is tight. Everyone who goes into times square must be scanned with metal detectors. Police have deployed teams of rooftop snipers and dogs that can detect explosive particles after two recent terrorist attacks in the city. Thats not the only concern. Could be one of the coldest celebrations on record. The temperature at midnight in new york will be about 13 degrees and with the wind chill it will feel like 1 below. Back in the bay area, its not bad at all. We will actually wi
Toward 680. People all over the world ushered in the new year with fireworks. Heres a look at the celebration. In mexico city, crowds gathered at the angel of independence. In belgium, fireworks lit up the night sky there. And indonesia, hundreds gathered around the fountain to watch the show. And in new yorkcity, hundreds of thousands braved cold temperatures and packed times times square to watch the iconic ball drop. Reporter by the time it hit midnight, temperature had fallen to a bonechilling 10 degrees in new york city. Security was tight around time square, of course. Times square, of course. And undercover officers and snipers monitored the hotels surrounding times square. With all the tops i see around here. And since they keep comingum and down here every few minutes with dogs and everything, i feel pretty secure. So far, so good. No frostbite. I stopped feeling my toes about 30 minutes okay. I dont know if theyre there or not anymore. Its cold. Now, once the party was over,
Control where their money is spent, projects like this are changing the landscape of power in california. Its not the future of energy because its already here. In richmond, john ramos, kpix5. Marin clean energy has actually outgrown its name. It now serves marin and napa counties, the city of benicia and in april will expand to 14 cities in contra costa county. Trues are trying to prevent an environment crews are trying to prevent an environmental mess in berkeley arena keeping a close eye on this 65foot boat which is slowly sinking. The worry is fuel on board could leak into the marina. Crews set up booms to contain it. The next step is trying to pull the boat out of the water. The owner is cooperating with salvage efforts. Well, a great day around the bay area and by tomorrow those clouds should be delivering some much needed rain. Brian hackney is here with the details. Hey, allen, we might get a thunder bumper or two, but not much is showing up on the kpix5 hidef doppler at the mo