>>> mooi, everyone. i'm ayman mohyeldin in for thomas roberts. a high-rise is on fire in dubai. this is an area downtown known as the address. it is a building that's a luxury hotel, five-star hotel in the heart of dubai's tourism zone. we can see that there's a massive fire that is breaking out right now. you are seeing some of those images there on your screen. we are about two hours away from when dubai was expected to hold large fireworks display. that was actually supposed to be centered around an area not too far from that. that is the highest building in the world. we are joined by msnbc's cal perry who has been monitoring this situation. tell us more about this location, what's going on there right now. >> this is a both residential and hotel building called the address hotel. the address hotel actually has two locations in dubai. we are looking at the downtown location right now. these are live pictures we are showing our viewers. this is a 63-story building and the fire looks as though it's nearly reaching those top floors. as you mentioned, we are about two hours awa

, everyone, a luxury hotel in flames in dubai right now. meanwhile, right here in the homeland everyone on high alert. a 25-year-old man has been arrested for plotting a new year's eve attack in upstate new york all in the name of isis. i am trish regan, welcome, everyone, to "the intelligence report." i want to go to these pictures we are getting in from dubai right now where there is a fire happening at a luxury hotel in dubai. the blaze is running up, you can see this, all these stories, reports say 40 stories right now. this is a 63-story luxury hotel. it's located right next to the tallest building in the world there in dubai, and it has 200 rooms, over 60 apartments. now, this blaze began just before new year's eve fireworks display was about to go off in the city, and according to reports it is now being evacuated, and people are also being moved out of the dubai mall located nearby. reports say it started on the 20th floor. ited. we've got a lot of questions. joining me right now, retired colonel ralph peters and former fbi agent robert standing. colonel peters, this is happening o

the inferno in dubai where the new year's fireworks show will go on. you can hear the cheers as they await the moment when the fireworks display begins. the fire he hotel, ally luxury hotel and apartment complex, called the address. roughly 100 feet tall 53 stories, 626 apartments, more than 196 different hotel rooms. we do not know what caused this fire. officials are not saying, but they are saying that nobody has been injured except for 14 minor injuries and one heart attack that happened during the evacuation, not the fire itself. the flames have torched most of the exterior of the building, one witness said. she described it as totaled but said now all she sees are not flames but just smoke, and burning debris has certainly been raining down on the outside of that building, and at times on top of the firefighters who reported to the scene. we have an image showing what the skyscraper looked like before the fire. here on the right-hand side, there you see, on the left is how it looked earlier with flames simply pouring out the side of the building. another image of what the

and scope of the fire. also that area, tens of thousands of people packed in downtown dubai for that fireworks event. three different displays from the burj khalifa hotel. this building is really in the shadow of the burj khalifa, the world's tallest skyscraper. there are already travel warnings and security warnings about that area. international israeli o.s., travel security agency posted earlier about road closures, increased security in that area. video of people running, one man posted on twitter who was inside the hotel, said, quote, people were crushing each other trying toss ou to get out. the major general said no one was injured. quote, no injuries, thank god it will not affect the celebration, as he went on to say. again, a little -- about an hour from now it will be midnight. we'll see if that, indeed, happens. you're talking about a tremendous amount of smoke from the hotel. as chris brown, firefighter said earlier in the broadcast, he talked about whether there were any toxic materials in that building that were possibly in that smoke. again, tens of thousands of people

>> a huge fire rips through a hotel in dubai during the new year celebrations. hello, i'm maryam nemazee. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up. [ gunfire ] rebels over government forces take over a key town in syria. >>> russian expands its missile program after new sanctions with the united states. >>> and celebrations and the security fears as the world welcomes in 2016. >> a massive fire has broken out at a highrise hotel in downtown dubai. the blaze is reported to have started outside the 20th floor of the five-star address hotel. authorities say four squads of firefighters are working to control the fire and say there have been no reported injuries. it is near the area where people were gathering for a new year's eve fireworks display where the government said will go ahead as planned. we've been witnessing the fire from the balcony. what have you been seeing? what can you tell us about what is happening around you? >> hi, yes, we're just having a reasonbly quiet evening. we got a call from our friend asking if we were able to see the fire. we went out

chicago merc. we have some serious breaking news from dubai in a scary situation. here again is sue herera. >> absolutely, brian. here is what we know. a fires a engulfed the address hotel located in downtown dubai. these pictures are coming to us from the associated press. this fire broke out just a few hours before dubai's massive fireworks display was set to go off. it is in the address hotel. it has engulfed at least 20 floors according to the associated press. we don't know the cause of that fire. we don't have any word on casualties. we do know that first responders are on the scene. once again, it is a massive fire in a tightly populated area of dubai in a very popular area of dubai i'm told, and, brian, i think you also stayed at that hotel, have you not z? >> i have been to that hotel, i have not stayed there. i have been to that region. that is the premiere shopping and recreation and dining destination in dudubai. i don't want to call it the times square of dubai but it's the most crowded area. there's a gigantic and high end mall connected to that hotel that really encom

coming hours. but you can see right there, the address hotel in downtown dubai engulfed by flames. >> a commander has been killed in a drive by shooting in the yemen city of adan. he was shot dead just hours after handing over control of the kooistra teenic port to government troops. in nearby one of the last working hospitals says it came under attack on wednesday, rob matheson has more now on the challenges facing medical staff working in a war zone. >> no let up in the fighting in yemen, houthis rebels fire shells. hospitals are on the front line in the battle between the rebels and supporters of the internationally recognized government. medical staff are struggling to cope. >> the hospital they plead for more oxygen supplies. without them they say medical care will suffocate. >> there is no oxygen, no surgery equipment. people are having to bring in marry own oxygen bottles. >> i had to get it outside the hospital, because none are available here. >> the united nations says more than 21 million yemen now need aid that's roughly 80% of the population. but aid agencies say hout

luxury hotel there. thooz pictures show the address hotel in dubai at towering skyscraper 63 stories high u. the fire u starting on the 20th floor according to eyewitnesss. the flames then moving very rapidly upward. as you e see there, some reports indicating flames from the ground to about the 40th floor of this 63-story building. no word yet on deaths or injuries or even a cause what started this blaze. what we can tell you is this is happening near the tallest building in the world. many people recall seeing it in a spectacular new year's eve display where one hour away from midnight and what was planned to be a spectacular fireworks show ther there. new year's eve revelers running from the burning high-rise building. a witness telling us that she could feel the heat on her back as she ran. someone who has an incredible advantavantage point. you can see right there just across the waterway. so from your vantage point we see the flames, the smoke you have been able to see. what point did you realize there was trouble browing right here? >> it came up all of a sudden. it st

in dubai. it is 10:31 local time. we'll give you the information the residential building up in flames. >>> in other fox news alert. the fbi busting up a new year's eve terror plot targeting a restaurant in upstate new york. the 25-year-old suspect fromro chester received directions directly to attack the restaurant from isis operators overseas. we'll talk about that development and with our terror expert here. all of this on "happening now". >> now, this is the last time i will have to do this. >> historic flooding in missouri. rising waters top levees and close home. and highways. how long this threat will last? plus white knuckle ride. turbulence rocking passengers and leaving some of them injured when the plane final lowlands. and the key to losing weight in 2016. it is all "happening now". >>> we begin this hour with historic flooding in the midwest. rivers and streams cresting around st. louis as the area grapples with the highest flood water in centuries. >> the rising flood waters are blamed for 21 deaths in illinois and missouri. authorities evacuating neighborhoods and

turned this around. moments ago from dubai in the uae. this is catastrophic. these are unbelievable images of a fire at a -- it's the address hotel. authorities right now are on site, trying to address this. but this is a luxury hotel in dubai. you can see onlookers there. it's unclear what the situation is, if there are injuries. it's a five star hotel there. this is something right now 300 meters tall, this building. it's not far from the new year's eve fireworks display that was there in due by. we're going to continue. this is actually new video we're bringing in. this is obviously very alarming, the images we're seeing of this fire just engulfing the side of this luxury hotel, 63 stories high, in dubai, in the united arab emirates, on what is a holid holiday. so we're seeing there are onlookers there who are looking obviously at what's going on. a lot of smoke filling the air. we're going to staying with this as we try to assess what's exactly going on. this just came in moments ago. we at this point have two views of what is -- of this hotel there. in the uae. this is a luxury

right i see a hotel, the iconic hotel of dubai in flames. not as pronounced as it was an hour ago, but it's continuing and the smoke, you can smell it, you can feel it. it is in our clothes, it's black. it's really surreal and bizarre. >> amir, we certainly appreciate your account. stay with us. i want to bring in bobby halton, retired fire chief and editor of "fire" magazine. bobby, if i can, you're seeing there the united arab emirates going ahead with its pyrotechnic display at the world's tallest building within the vicinity of the building that is on fire. what is your reaction? what is your feeling as you're witnessing this, watching this unfold? >> i'm amazed. i'm absolutely dumbfounded. as a foot soldier oftentimes you get your orders from above and you march to those orders and i think that's what you're seeing here. ill advised from a public safety standpoint. but clearly a decision made way above the guys and firefighters in dubai my food chain. but it's a cultural issue. >> i suspect having covered that part of the world a decision like this will have been made at the

trish: all right. we're going to continue following that story for you out of dubai. in the meantime, i just want to say happy new year, everyone. have a very happy and safe evening tonight. liz claman, over to you. liz: to you too. we have a towering inferno on our hands. breaking news, a tale of two skyscrapers. on your right, a massive blaze torching a hotel in dubai. middle easternty of dubai, the official fireworks are about to begin in just seconds. this is amazing, that it doesn't happen more often with all the fireworks globally, but at this hour that massive fire on the right part of your screen is engulfed at a 63-story skyscraper called the address hotel in downtown dubai. it is p sapping dubai's fire and police force. the blaze began just hours before the official new year's fireworks display was set to start on the left part of your screen. of we're going to keep our eyes trained on both of these, because we're waiting to see if they will pull this off with such a drama occurring just, as i said, across the so-called plaza in that area. the fire raced up some 20

get there quicker than what they would have liked to. >> certainly, traffic is a problem in dubai even when things are in december, it is a time when many tourists like to go over for the christmas holidays, and new years people will be out and about on the road, not just foreigners but ex-pats and emeratis. the smoke billowing from the fire, goes three quarters of the way up to the birch jalifa which is 830 meters high. the tallest building in the world, this gives you a scale of the i severity of the fire itse. you heard a balcony collapse and explosions, roughly how many explosions have you heard? >> the noise of around four explosions and with those explosions we saw the bursts of flames coming out the side of the hotel, which caused distress. people seeing fireworks coming out of the burg chalifa, really thinking about the address hotel and seeing how safe they are. it is the busiest time as you set, that dubai, it was a show that they were putting on for the whole world to witness, but instead it looks like the hotel has taken the world by shock instead of the beautiful fire

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dubai. >> with the happy new year on the side of the world's most expensive hotel. >> right in the marina there in dubai. obviously is different -- >> guys, that's it for us on "power lunch." >> all right, brian, thanks very much. melissa, we will see you later on "fast money" as well tonight as we continue to watch for these fireworks to come off as scheduled despite the disruption that occurred two hours ago. >> it is midnight, happy new year in dubai and it looks like those celebrations are going off. thousands of people were expected to gather, as we can see there are still crowds of people just a few blocks away from what was the sight of this fire, horrific images that really broke out two hours before the new year celebration. we saw them here on cnbc, we saw them across social media, people tweeting these pictures. something to see. and very dramatic to happen just a few hours before -- >> and admitted a new year's of tension in some parts of the world, it was -- the celebration canceled in brussels because of some threats there. tensions for obvious reasons in paris, some

high-rise hotel in dubai, ata least 14 people are injured. despite the downtown new year's eve celebration went ahead in the city. hello, you are watching al jazeera live from london, also coming up. rebel fight back as government forces attempt to take control of a key town in syria. iran expands the ballistic missile program after reports of new sanctions from the united states. and celebrations amido the security fears the world welcomes in 2016. new years celebration have taken place in dubai question spite a massive fire the blaze at the hotel. 9:30 p.m. local time. 14 people were reportedly injured in the blaze, one person suffer add heart attack due to smoke inhalation and overcrowding during the evacuation. >> they looked -. >> very close to the word's tallest building. >> six tons of fireworks and the lights are in the buildinge fire and she joins me now on the phone. about events in the past hour or so, has there been much progress in extinguishing the fire. >> the fire house -- the authorities an hour and a half ago now, is probably accurate it is still locally now,

the building evacuation. the dubai media office says four or five squads were deployed to tackle the fire. the sky scraper. they decided to go ahead with the plan using the fireworks display. saw 1.6 tons of fireworks light up the sky, to welcome the arrival of 2016. >> he joins us now on the phone, and it's been about 45 minutes since we last spoke. can you tell me what he has been hearing since then. >>> after the new year, from dubai. >> he -- however, right next to it, there was a hotel and still with fire coming right inside of it. >> you can still see people down below. and on the ground. they are keeping them updated in air big and english, they have been saying the fire is 90% under control, but just to be absolutely clear about this, because you are there and witnessing what is happening this is not consist with what you have been seeing, you have seen absolutely no change in the scale and severity of the flames in front of you in the last half an hour. >> i can see some change, the flames have to be -- the situation has i really don't believe that the figure that the author

year's eve with breaking news. a massive fire has taken over a luxury hotel in dubai. the five-star hotel was fully booked for new year's eve. and people were gathering in that very spot for an enormous new year's eve fireworks display when they ended up witnessing something much more alarming. you're seeing those pictures there. now flames have engulfed the 63-story structure. there have also been several explosions. the hotel sits just across from the burj khalifa, that is the tallest skyscraper in the world. amazingly the dubai government says tonight there are no major injuries from this fire. and even more amazing, that fireworks show at the nearby burj went on with this inferno next door a little over an hour ago. let's get right to cnn's becky anderson. she's in dubai. becky, is there any new information as to what caused this fire? >> what we are being told by sources is that a curtain in a room on the 20th floor of this hotel caught alight. and caused the hotel to effective effectively go up in flames. the hotel now is 90% contained so far as authorities are concerned. it i

fire and fireworks, one of the most bizarre things in history of new year's celebrations in dubai tonight. it is incredible. melissa: bizarre. david: massive fire raging engulfing a luxury hotel while at the same time spectacular new year's eve fireworks display goes on for attention ever a million on lookers. quickly we take you to the fire. we want to get a clue what is happening. was not looking good towards end of the session. dow looks down 180 points. [closing bell rings] only that is up is oil. this is one of rare days when oil is up, market is down. that is not good for stocks. as liz said we knew dow jones industrials will be down for the year. appears s&p will be down as well. melissa: we'll get back to markets in just a bit. first breaking news in dubai. a massive fire engulfing one side of a luxury hotel and apartment building. the address hotel just hours before the city's new year's eve fireworks celebration. the building very near the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa. there were no fatalities. 14 people were hurt. possibly more. we're not sure we know for

>>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> we start with breaking news out of dubai where flames engulfed 20 stories of a luxury hotel. burning debris is raining down from the building located near the burj khalifa the world's tallest skyscraper. it broke out near a fireworks display about 10 p.m. dubai time. here's a live look now where they just rang in the new year just minutes ago. there's a 12-hour time difference. the tower by the way is 1,000 feet tall and nearly two million people expected in dubai for that celebration. and you can see they still have some work to do there. right now we're learning one person has died of a heart attack. 14 people have minor injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> here at home huge crowds gathered on the waterfront as a megaship travels through the bay. the benjamin franklin docked at the oakland outer harbor an hour and a half ago. kpix 5's jackie ward tells us there was quite a watch party for it. jackie, you had a front row seat. >> reporter: it was beautiful. people wanted a good spot to welcome the ben

monitor the story for you. >> adam: other breaking institute coming out of dubai where a massive fire is burning at a skyscraper hotel in the heart of the city. brandon gunnoe has details. >> reporter: the fire broke out before midnight in dubai when witnesses heard a pop and saw flames quickly cover the building. a massive fire broke out tonight at in downtown dubai as revellers waited for a planned fireworks celebration. in the united arab emirates most populace city. video shows flames engulfing a large section of the high-rise hotel. reports say the fire started on the 20th floor of this 63-floor structure. the dubai government media people had minor injuries. the hotel described itself as the premier five-star haute until dubai. it stands near the burge khalifa, the world's tallest high scaper. witnesses say the fire started around 9:30 p.m. >> you can see they're trying to get everybody out of the mall area. >> reporter: a reporter from l.a.who happened to be there on vacation shared video of himself and others being evacuated from the hotel. the fire did not stop the firew

fire broke out in a high-rise hotel in dubai hours before the midnight fireworks which went on-- as scheduled. police in munich, germany after refugee what they called a serious imminent threat of a terror attack. brussels canceled its party as arrests were made in a terror plot. security is tighter than ever in new york's times square, which is jammed with a million people. we have a team of correspondents covering this. first, holly williams, who has been following the fire in dubai. holliy. >> reporter: elaine, the dubai government says that the fire broke out on the 20th floor of the address hotel, quickly engulfing the 63-story luxury hotel and apartment building. the fire apparently began at around 9:30 p.m. local time. you can see the entire skyscraper lit up against the night sky. now, the dubai authorities say that they now have the fire under control, and they also say that only one person was killed by a heart attack during the evacuation. another 15 people werer injured. the cause of the fire is still eyewitnesses say the fire spread very rapidly through the tower which

dubai's luxury downtown hotels. dramatic and terrifying picture, hardly but the crowds had come for. the blaze broke out less than three hours before the city's plan to spectacular new year's fireworks display. from thew meters away world's tallest building, the fire apparently started on the hotel's 20th floor. before long, flames engulfed the side of the 63-story building, sending out billowing smoke and scattering, blazing debris. inside, one resident said that the alarms went off, it was absolute pandemonium, as people rushed to get out of the building. theingly, with the help of fiber great and the civil defense team, it seems everyone was evacuated. apart from one person who suffered a heart attack, there were only moderate and light injuries. one jazz singer was performing inside the hotel as the blaze started. >> absolutely stampede. it was incredible. i was actually never so terrified. all the women, so glamorous, took off their high heels. everybody just ran. left everything. there was debris falling down. it shot up through the entire hotel. everybody was screaming, every

few days as we start the new year. >>> now to a developing story in dubai. fire still burning its way hours after it first began. the drama unfolded in front of massive crowds who had gathered for the new year's eve fireworks celebration there. cbs 2's tracee carrasco here now with more. >> reporter: dozens of floors engulfed in flames but not even that was enough to stop dubai's nearby fireworks celebration. >> came up all of a sudden. it started lower than the 20th floor, probably 7th or 8th. the flames went up quite quickly the center of the building went all the way over the 50th floor. >> reporter: the fire quickly engulfed at least 20 stories of the 63-story luxury hotel and residential building called the address downtown. >> it's absolutely surreal. i used to live on the 32nd floor and i have spent new year's eve at the address. it's the place to be on a night like this. >> reporter: the bright orange flames lighting up the night sky mixed with fireworks as dubai's new year's eve celebration went off as planned at the nearby burj skyscraper. the fire broke out two hours before

about to start, luxury high-rise hotel was consumed by fire in dubai. lye pictures from dubai where it is midnight and a massive fireworks show is about to begin just across from the fire scene at the world's tallest sky scraper. there had been debate on whether or not to go forward with the fire work display, but with more than a million people expected to attend there as they bring in the new year, 1.6 tons of fireworks expected to be shown in the display, the decision was made to go forward with the display there in dubai. i want to say that just earlier, you could see the fire racing up the outside of what is a 63-story hotel. that started about two hours ago, 10:00 a.m. our time. witnesses say burning debris was raining down from the building. reportedly one person suffered a heart attack and 14 people had minor injuries. but there are no reports at this time of anyone dieing in this fire. officials said on twitter that fire extinguishers did keep the fire from spreading inside the hotel. tens of shou sands thousands gathered there -- tens of thousands gathered there. there is no

the midst of a celebration in dubai. near the scene, we spoke couple minutes ago. it you were talking a bit about plans for the fireworks display going ahead as scheduled. any word on if that's going to continue? >> somewhat unbelievably, the withrities will go ahead it. it seems a rather unusual decision to do it so soon after a disaster like this. it looks as though the entire hotel in downtown dubai is being burned. handing over the downtown area, it is an iconic skyscraper that looks over the entire downtown part of dubai. the latest information is that they will go ahead with the fire display but this building is still ablaze. nobody knows what kind of logistical operation leads to where they are being held. the bloomberg news managing editor in dubai, it is close to the burj khalifa. it broke out about 9:30 p.m. local time. they say will be under control and 30 minutes. this is bloomberg markets. ♪ david: welcome back to bloomberg markets. the fed chair janet yellen sent gold prices on a roller coaster ride. the best forecasters are predicting there's only one way pric

he was offended by trump who he counts as a friend. trump has a huge luxury project in dubai. we're "outfront" tonight from dubai. >> reporter: donald trump should feel right at home in dubai. both have built successful brands around being the biggest, the best and not shying away from bold statements. >> the job that dubai has done is amazing. >> reporter: but donald trump's latest statement this week -- >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: has left many in this country outraged. >> he's racist, yes. >> reporter: in september, when asked if he thought muslims posed a threat to the u.s., he said -- >> i love the muslims. i think they are great. >> reporter: and trump has made millions through his holdings where islam is the latest religion and it may be a it had to his bottom line. at least two major dubai retailers pulled trump-related items from their shelves. once a fan of the republican presidenti presidential candidate, he says no longer. >> all of his brand in the muslim countries. >> reporter: not everyone, though, is ready to d

>> abc7 news begins with breaking news. >>> the breaking buzz is from dubai. just as people were ready to watch the new year celebration, an enormous fire took over a 63-story willing. this is the address downtown building a hotel and an apartment complex in the heart of the city. we are told the fire break out on the 20th floor. moments ago we heard from a reporter who is near the hotel. >> a lot of children wereÑi crying, they were scared. the parents did future know what to do because there was a lot of confusion. if you were not outside in the prominent but were in the mall you saw authorities rushing in from the mall, storming outside and people were scared. >> who can blame them? the fire started at 10:00 p.m. dubai time and we do not know how many people were if the building or how many were able make it out okay. >> to happened best fireworks display. look at this map you can see how close the burning address is in relation to the hall of the skyscraper in the world and huge crowds are gathering. they are asked to leave and there is chaos in the streets. we have developm

injury reports. the building an inferno as dubai continued its celebration. >> right now that fire is still burning l is black smoke billowing across that city. but people who are on the ground say really those celebration in downtown dubai is business as usual. lauren. >>> because the average fire hose and ladder wouldn't make a dent in fighting a blaze in a sky scrape per, world wide those buildings are designed with several fire resistant features there are often door that shut automatically or barriers built to stop fires. in fact, in february, there was a similar sky scrap per fire in dubai where everyone survived, coincidentally the name of that hotel was torch. >>> high rights in massachusetts are under strict fire codes with mandatory friar sprinklers and massive pumps to get to the hire floors, fire crews are designed to stop elevators, others deal with evacuations, and some move in and begin immediately fighting prefaring for emergencies like >> the firefighters usually go into these buildings before they are opened, the property managers take them around, they become acquai

alarming. a towering hotel in dubai engulfed in flfles. debris raining down on the streets below. the fire broke out just a couple of hours before huge celebrations were planned to ring in the new year. despite the inferno, only minor injuries have been reported so far. at midnight, the city went on with a record-breaking fireworks display, creating a surreal scene. keir simmons has the dramatic pictures. >> reporter: flames 20 stories high engulf the lulury building. >> six or seven minutes the entire side of the building was engulfed in flames. >> reporwer: more than two hours, dubai's skyline lit up and not by itscheduled fireworks display. emergency responders >> we saw quite a bit of firefighters making eir way rununng top speed through the mall. >> reporter: inside there was pandemonium. at least 14 people were injured. outside, others flfl. >> there was debris raining down from as high up as 24 floors up at least in that building. now you can see what they are trying to do is trying to get everybody out of the mall area. >> reporter: at midnight, dubai's world-famous fireworks

a fire was seen in dubai today as the city carrying on with its celebrations despite the fact that one other high-rise was on fire it has made international news, the fire broke out at the end the dress of a big hotel in downtown dubai. these images populating social media. you can see from blocks away, the flames lapping up the side there. early reports indicate more than a dozen people are injured. the dubai government media office tweeted the fire broke h floor from the outside of this building. the fire did not spread inside the hotel do to internal fire extinguishers malfunction -- working. the hotel includes apartments and described itself as a premier five-sit does stand next to that iconic burj khalifa building, the world's tallest skyscraper. >> a celebrations continued in dubai and at the same time, many cities ringing in the new year. >> our thoughts are on paris after the attacks this year. can you imagine what it's like to celebrate the new year with the attacks not lo ago? they are doing it by saying we are alive and vibrant and vital. this is a shot from the eiffel t

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year's eve, and it is now midnight in dubai. celebrations underway in the emirates. firefighters are battling a major blaze at a high-rise hotel just a few hundred meters away. more on that story coming up. the rest of our international headlines. elsewhere around the world, in the newnging year. we will bring you some of the spectacular celebrations. here in france, 100,000 police officers will be on duty. security massively beefed up just six weeks after the deadly attacks of november 13. they are wishing europe a happy and united new year. the french president and the german chancellor acknowledging 2015's challenges and calling for their respective nations to rally together in 2016. first, let's return to that agoing news story in dubai, dramatic blaze at a luxury high-rise hotel. close to where thousands of people are gathering for new year's celebrations. several casualties have been reported, the police -- reported. the police say they have evacuated the building. it was due to have a party for people wanting to view the new year's eve celebrations. we will join our correspond

, vitale and his mom happened to be in dubai. what's he going to do, enjoy a vacation with his mother? >> no. >> he's going to put his poor mother in this car and they're going to go drifting. >> you can see where this is going to go. >> hold tight, mom. vitale. the second indicator is the car. >> oh, my god. and she starts freaking out. >> i'm going to take my mom to dubai. >> welcome to dubai. >> and he gives the driver the cue to do it again. >> she freaked out so much, she must have stopped breathing. watch what happens. >> mom? mom? >> she's gone. >> vitale is like, mom? mom? >> they stop the car. they're back on four wheels. they put water on her forehead. she is out. >> mom? >> god, mom, wake up, you're messing up my prank. >> got you! from the tree. >>> daniel is helping mom prove a point. >> daniel had gone to the barbershop with his mother leslie. he tells his father what happens. >> why what happened might have >> mom is in trouble.this, they won't even remember there is a tomorrow. >> pretty much. >>> he's got attitude. he's convinced of something. i just don't know what i