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Tightest Security In Years At New Year's Celebrations In New York And Las Vegas

Snipers. Specially trained dogs. Multiple layers of security screening. Detectives in hotels. After recent attacks, New York and Las Vegas are seeing beefed up security this year.
New York Police Department officers prepare for New Year's Eve celebrations in Manhattan's Times Square in New York.

New Year's Eve celebrations are just hours away. And police departments around the country have been preparing for months for the celebrations. New York and Las Vegas, the sites of recent attacks, will see more security than they have in years.

It's been three months since an attacker shot dead 58 people from a hotel window in Las Vegas.

"I understand that. But he says the precautions "will bring an unprecedented level of security to the festivities."

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