The New York City Police Department is expecting more than one million people to gather in Times Square to celebrate New Year's Eve on Wednesday. CBS News' Elaine Quijano has more on how the police are preparing ahead of the ball drop.
The Department of Health and Human Services has frozen child care payments to the state of Minnesota as it investigates fraud allegations. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is set to hold a Jan. 7 hearing that will include testimony from Minnesota GOP state lawmakers who have investigated public assistance fraud. Jonah Kaplan and Aaron Navarro have the latest.
Recent memory serves as a sobering reminder of how critical it is for law enforcement and civilians to be vigilant as crowds gather to celebrate New Year's Eve.
