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plenty of blue sky tonight. so the fireworks might be visible, which you know is not always a sure thing on new year s 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. we re going to bring you the craziness coming up in our later newscast. reporting live, joe vazquez, kpix 5. thank you, joe. here s 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. that s 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, it s not bad ....
live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. oh, they are ringing in the new year from new york to europe, asia, africa and everywhere in between. here in the bay area, we are now less than an hour away from 2018. good evening. thanks for joining us, friends, on the last day of 2017. i m dion lim, eric has the night off. people are expected to pack the embarcadero for the fireworks show. lillian kim joins us live. sounds like quite a crowd behind you. reporter: dion, there s already a sizable crowd here along the embarcadero which will only grow larger as we grow closer to midnight. to go along with the big crowds is a larger than usual police presence. thousands have come from all over the bay area and beyond to ring in the new year. i have big expectations. i heard about the fireworks, and i think it s going to be great. reporter: the fireworks will be launched from a barge at pier 14. every available officer in uniform and undercover is working, even more so tha ....
2018. [ music ] with a burst of confetti and fireworks tens of thousands of people celebrated in a frigid time square with a glittering crystal ball. it was the second coldest on record. the temperature at midnight in new york city, just 10 degrees. it was just one degree in 1917. looking at san francisco, a lot of people waiting for the countdown of 2018. security is extra tight. after recent attacks in new york and las vegas, and that thwarted plot to attack san francisco s port on new year s day. maureen? reporter: there are clearly a lot of people and a lot of police here in san francisco. we can see crowds on the sidewalk and you can see the traffic increase. we see rooftop parking everywhere you look there are people. the media tells me that all available officers are working to make sure that crowds have a safe, and happy new year s celebration. welcome to new year s eve in san francisco. [ laughter ] i feel like i am at a party. it was packed with reveler ....
stretched down highway 29 today filled with families eager to go home. i am so thrilled. reporter: carey left her home thursday morning. what is the first time you re going to do? really i want to kiss the ground but i got to clean out the refrigerator or freezer otherwise she ll want to keep everything. reporter: just a few miles away, danger still looms. dense clouds of smoke over the hill overlooking the napa wineries. helicopters dropping loads of water trying to stop the march of flames. the whole thing is a bit surreal. reporter: ed hudson watched from below. the stress and sleepless nights have taken a toll. i think once the held torpts go that s when it s really going to set in. reporter: he s worried about the region s economy. even those people who haven t lost their homes have for now lost their jobs. reporter: wineries are closed and employees don t know when they ll work again. it s only been a week. seems like it s been a month of thi ....
sugar loaf park. you can see the thick smoke rise in the air. the fire burned more than 47,000 acres. containment right now is at 25%. now the other fires in the knot bay have some higher containment numbers. take a look at your screen. 60% for the tubs fire, cal fire reports increased containment. and as you can imagine, people are anxious to get back into their phonhomes. there s been a steady line of traffic. that s where tiffany wilson joins us live. tiffany? reporter: deon, there ask a sense of celebration here in the air in calistoga. hand made signs are welcoming families back into the city. cars have been honking their horns and we ve seen some signs of life returning to normal, kindz riding their bikes down the streets. last week no one thought much of it but today this is a luxury. thank you. reporter: a line of cars stretched down highway 29 today filled with families eager to go home. i am so thrilled. reporter: carey left her home thursday m ....