People's Procession kicks off nighttime First Night celebrations

IT'S NOT SUPER CROWDED, SO IT'S

PERFECT.

>> REPORTER: ONE OF THE MOST

POPULAR EVENT, THE PEOPLES

PROCESSION DIDN'T DISAPPOINT,

AND ADAM OWENS IS HERE WITH

MORE.

>> REPORTER: I FEEL LIKE I GOT

THIS PARTY STARTED, AND A LOT

OF PEOPLE ARE SHOWING UP HERE

TONIGHT, A LOT OF, THOUSANDS OF

MY CLOSEST FRIENDS HAVE COME

OUT.

IT ALL STARTED WITH THE PEOPLES

PROCESSION.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME IN THE

PROCESSION, I MAY NEVER BE THE

SAME.

>> TURN IT UP!

>> REPORTER: IT'S FOR THE

PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE, AND THE

BEAT IS CATCHING TOO.

>> THEY GET THE RUSH.

>> REPORTER: SHE'S WITH THE

HELPING HAND MISSION MARCHING

BAND.

>> I JUST LOVE IT, TO SEE THE

SMILES ON PEOPLES FACE, I MEAN,

I JUST LOVE IT.

>> REPORTER: IT'S THE OFFICIAL

START TO THE NIGHT TIME FUN ON

NEW YEARS EVE.

>> WE GET THEM IN AND DOWN THE

STREET WE GO.

>> REPORTER: TORI SUPPORTED THE

HEAD OF A GLOWING WOLF.

>> MAKES YOU FEEL SPECIAL.

>> REPORTER: BUT THE SHOULDERS

OF THE WOLF ARE ON HER

SHOULDERS.

>> FEELS LIKE A LOT OF WEIGHT.

>> REPORTER: DO WITH I NEEDED

TO CALL AN AMBULANCE?

>> I'M OKAY.

>> REPORTER: OF COURSE SHE'S

OKAY.

SHE'S GETTING THE PARTY

STARTED.

>> HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[ MUSIC ]

>> REPORTER: THAT'S A PHRASE

YOU DON'T GET TO DO OFTEN, GET

THE PEOPLE INSIDE THE PUPPET,

BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE

PEOPLE'S PROCESSION AND TAKEN

PART, YOU KNOW OFFICIALLY HAVE

YOUR FIRST NEW YEARS

RESOLUTION, AND YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> REPORTER: THIS WAS YOUR

FIRST, WHAT DID YOU THINK?

>> REPORTER: IT WAS CRAZY AND

BIZARRE, BUT ONCE THE DRUMS

START THAT BECOMES PART OF

WHAT'S SO WONDERFUL ABOUT IT.

>> REPORTER: ADAM, THANK YOU.

>> REPORTER: THE PEOPLES