and 50 million people will watch on and at least three million more are watching from along the proud route. many are turning into black thursday. k mart opened the earliest at 6:00 a.m. many others will open this evening and some staying open overnight for the first time. there fewer shopping days this season. also unique, thanksgiving overlapped with the jewish holiday of hanukkah that sparks the name thanksgivukkah. they lit the national menorah and the rare overlap will not happen for get this, 7,000 more years. now to the weather. a clear, but cold start to the holiday here in new york. travelers out east will encounter wet and blustery conditions. they face massive gridlock in los angeles, but they did not cause the crippling delays that many feared. how will the weekend shape up? bill joins me live.