0:00 - Bebe Rexha performs John Lennon’s "Imagine" on the Planet Fitness Center Stage.
3:38 - The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, joined by Times Square 2019 Special Guests, well-known journalists (Karen Attiah, Global Opinions Editor, "The Washington Post"; Rebecca Blumenstein, Deputy Managing Editor, "The New York Times"; Alisyn Camerota, Co-Anchor, "CNN New Day"; Vladimir Duthiers, Correspondent, "CBS News" and Anchor, "CBSN"; Edward Felsenthal, Editor-in-Chief, "TIME"; Lester Holt, Anchor, "NBC Nightly News" and "Dateline NBC" ; Matt Murray, Editor-in-Chief, "The Wall Street Journal"; Martha Raddatz, Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and “This Week” Co-Anchor, "ABC News"; Maria Ressa, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Editor, "Rappler"; Jon Scott, Anchor, "Fox Report Weekend on Fox News Channel"; Karen Toulon, Senior Editor, "Bloomberg"; and Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists) representing the Committee to Protect Journalists, push the Waterford crystal button that signals the descent of the New Year’s Eve Ball, and lead the final sixty-second countdown to the New Year on the Countdown Stage. The lighted Times Square New Year's Eve Ball descends 70 feet in sixty seconds. The Ball is a geodesic sphere, twelve feet in diameter, weighing 11,875 pounds. The Ball is covered with 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles and lit by 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs.
4:57 - At the stroke of Midnight, the lights on the New Year's Eve Ball are turned off as the numerals of the New Year "2019" sign burst to life shining high above Times Square. The world-famous New Year's Eve confetti is released from the rooftops of buildings throughout Times Square creating a celebratory blizzard of colorful confetti as revelers welcome the New Year accompanied by colorful pyrotechnic effects. The three thousand pounds of confetti includes tens of thousands of wishes from revelers around the world hoping for peace, love, good health and a better future in the new year.
17:35 - Webcast host Allison Hagendorf ends of the broadcast and says goodbye to revelers in Times Square.
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