WE’LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION TO MAKE SURE YOU STAY WITH US FOR UPDATES.
>> FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE,
(CHEERS).
>> Alex: A BIG CELEBRATION IN
FORT LAUDERDALE AS PEOPLE
GATHERED TO RING IN THE START OF
2023.
THE ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE ANCHOR
DROP EVENT KICKED OFF SATURDAY
NIGHT.
>> Andrew: MEANWHILE MORE THAN
A THOUSAND PEOPLE CELEBRATED
2023 AT BAY FRONT PARK IN MIAMI
AT THE ORANGE DROP.
BIG OLD FIRES WORKS DISPLAY
THERE.
WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE THIS
MORNING.
>> Alex: THAT’S RIGHT, WE
BEGIN WITH LOCAL 10’S JOSEPH OJO
WITH MORE NEW YEAR’S FUN HAPPEN
THRG.
JOSEPH, WHAT A FUN NIGHT.
>> Reporter: THAT’S RIGHT.
WHAT A WAY TO BRING IN THE NEW
YEAR.
THOUSANDS PACKING THIS AREA OF
DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE BEHIND
ME HERE.
LAST NIGHT IT WAS A NIGHT OF
FUN, FUN ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILY
MEMBERS AND A LOT OF CELEBRATION
AND OF COURSE THAT ANCHOR DROP
TO WELCOME IN 2023.
>> THREE, TWO, ONE, (CHEERS).
>> HP PI NEW YEAR.
>>
>> Reporter: ESPLANADE PARK
SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE’S
NEW YEAR’S EVE ANCHOR DROP.
IT WAS A JAM PACKED EVENT FILLED
WITH FESTIVITIES FOR ADULTS,
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WITH JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED.
I LOVE T. IT’S ALL AGES,
EVERYONE IS INCLUDE.
OH MY GOSH, TOO MUCH ACTUALLY.
>> Reporter: BOUNCE HOUSES AND
SLIDES FOR THE KIDS.
DOZENS OF FOODS AND VENDORS FOR
THE PARENTS AND ALL DRIEWN DRAWN
DO THIS 2700-FOOT POUND ANCHOR
SCOFF VERD WITH BLUE LED LIGHTS
FOR THE START OF THE NEW YEAR.
>> WE HAD TO COME AND SEE THE
ANCHOR DROP AND GET THE NEW YEAR
STARTED.
COMFORT ANCHOR DROP AND HANG OUT
A WHILE BEFORE WE GO BACK HOME
FOR THE REAL PARTY.
>> Reporter: AND MANY HOAM
HOPEFUL FOR GREAT THINGS IN
2023.
>> WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD
TO FOR THE NEW YEAR?
>> TRYING TO GET GOOD GRADES AND
NOT FAIL MY CLASS.
>> JUST BE HELL AND SAFETY.
>> Reporter: AND MANY HERE
WISHING FOR A PEACEFUL AND SAFE
2023.
>> FORT LAUDERDALE JOSEPH OJO.
>> LOCAL 10.
>> Andrew: AND HOW IT CAME.
>> Alex: AND HOW THE MAGIC
CITY LIT UP THIS NEW YEAR AND
BOY TREND, MIAMI CAN PUT ON A
SHOW, RIGHT?
>> Reporter: THEY CAN PUT ON A
SHOW AND MIAMI KNOWS HOW TO
PARTY.
WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND THE
AREA EARLIER I SAW PEOPLE JUST
NOW HEADING THOAM HOME AND IT
WAS A TRUE PARK HERE LAST NIGHT.
SO MANY PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER
TO SAY GOODBYE TO 2022 AND HELLO
TO 2023.
BUT OF COURSE AFTER THE BIG
PARTY COMES THE BIG CLEAN UP.
CREWS ALREADY BUSY AT WORK
TAKING DOWN THE MAIN STAGE.
THIS IS ONE OF MANY CELEBRATIONS
DOG GOING ON HERE IN MIED COUNTY
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS
THIEF HAD HERE IN YEARS.
>> Reporter: TO THE TOP OF THE
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL AS THE
CLOCK STRUCK MIDNIGHT IN
DOWNTOWN MIAMI.
>> WE’RE FROM CHICAGO.
34 DEGREES OUT THERE.
MIAMI, 80 DEGREES.
BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY.
>> Reporter: TENS OF THOUSANDS
PACKING INTO BAY FRONT PARK FOR
THE CITY ACE BIGGEST NEW YEAR’S
CELEBRATION FOR SINCE THE START
OF COVID.
WE JUST CAME TO VISIT.
WE LOVE MIAMI.
YAY.
>> Reporter: PEOPLE
COMING FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE
TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR IN TRUE
SOUTH FLORIDA STYLE.
MIAMI IS SO PRETTY AND WE REALLY
ENJOY IT AND THERE’S SO MUCH
BEAUTY. IT’S UNIQUE.
>> WE’RE HERE ON A CULTURAL
EXPERIENCE, SO WHEER LOOKING FOR
PEOPLE WHO WILL SING DESPACITO
WITH US.
>> Reporter: AND MANY HOPE FOR
A FRESH START IN 2023.
>> LOSING WEIGHT.
>> AND STAY HEALTHY.
>> MORE MONEY.
>> Reporter: ALL ABOUT THOSE
RESOLUTIONS, RIGHT GUYS?
>> AGAIN ANOTHER LIVE LOOK HERE
AT BAY FRONT PARK AS SOME OF THE
WORK CREWS BEGIN TO TAKE DOWN
ALL OF THE STAGES AND THE TENTS
THAT WERE SET UP HERE FOR LAST
NIGHT’S EVENT.
WE SHOULD TELL YOU THAT BEFORE
LAST NIGHT ORGANIZERS WERE
EXPECTING UP TO 100,000 PEOPLE
TO PACK INTO BAY FRONT PARK AND
THEY ARE HOPING TO SEE MORE
PEOPLE WHEN WE BRING IN 2024
AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
HOPE YOU HAD A HAPPY AND SAFE
NEW YEAR’S.
LIVE AT BAY FRONT PARK THIS
MORNING.
TRENT KELLY.
LOCAL 10 NEWS.
>> Andrew: TRENT, GO HELP THEM
CLEAN UP.
IT WILL GO BY FASTER.
AND MEANWHILE THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE FLOCK TO KEY WEST TO
DEVAL STREET FOR THE RED SHOE
DROP STARING GARY MARYANN
PORTRAYING SUE CHEE PERCHED IN
THAT GIANT RUBY SLIPPER.
THIS THIS WILL BE HER LAST
PERFORMANCE.
SHE WORE THE DRESS BE FITTING
HER 25th DROP IN THE SHOE.
PEOPLE CELEBRATING BY WATCHING A