gotta be safe, even on thanksgiving. heavy security in place here ahead of the 91st macy s thanksgiving day parade. still, the day is about fun, it s about celebration, and really big balloons that are going to be soaring above the new york city skies in just minutes. cnn s jason carroll is live along the parade route with more. happy thanksgiving, my handsome friend! reporter: happy thanksgiving to you too. you mentioned really big balloons. one of them is already down there at 77th street. i hear you and erica talking so much about olaf. well, there he is, poised and ready to go. security here, you mentioned, we have seen enhanced security here along the parade route. a number of extra officers. officers on every single block along the parade route. also along the parade route lots
it adds nice moisture to the turkey. jillian: great tips, appreciate it. it wouldn t be thanksgiving without the macy s thanksgiving parade. we are hours from the annual celebration. rob: 3 or 4 million spectators will watch this happen live on the two mile route and robert moses in new york city fox 5 joins us from central park west on 75th street where the parade will soon set off. reporter: nice to see you both, happy thanksgiving. the giant balloons are waiting patiently on 77th street, they will soon turn right onto central park south and head toward macy s. one of the stars of the show today, olaf awaiting his moment in the sun, he is a snowman so let s hope he doesn t melt, don t think we have to worry about that, it is cold in new york today but the winds are not bad, the 91st edition of the
jacob at lax, thanks for that. meanwhile, three miles east of los angeles, new york city preparing for their first event since the attacks in paris. rehearsals for the thanksgiving day parade are now under way. there s no specific threat to new york city but parade goers should be on high alert. chris is live at the thanksgiving day parade celebrations in new york city. has this dampened the mood at all for the annual tradition? i ll let you judge for yourself. i don t think it has. take a look at the crowd. this is a very fit crowd gathering right now on 77th street on new york s upper west side. people are walking 15 deep as what what s going on here is they re inflating the 17 balloons that will be in the macy s thanksgiving day parade tomorrow morning. that s been going on all afternoon here. as the afternoon has gone on, more and more people have been
east of los angeles, new york city is preparing for its first major event since the attacks in paris. rehearsals for the macy s thanksgiving day parade are under way. the mayor and police commissioner say there s no specific threat to new york city, but parade goers should still be on high alert. chris pal:one is live at the preparations. chris, they say come in anyway, but be on high alert. has this dampened the mood for this annual tradition? steve, i ll let you judge for yourself. take a look at this crowd. i mean, this is a very thick crowd that s gathering right now on 77th street on new york s upper west side. people are walking 15 deep as what s going on here is they re inflating the 17 balloons that will be in the macy s thanksgiving day parade tomorrow morning. that s been going on all afternoon here. and as the afternoon has gone on, more and more people have
precautions. let s show you when s going on here on 7 th street. if people have concerns, they re not showing them. you can see the balloons filled up. this is scrat from ice age and then looking down and see adventure time, hello kitty and the kool-aid man so preparations are well under way and for a lot of new yorkers this is as big a tradition as the macy s thanksgiving day parade to see the balloons being inflated and if you can see just off to the right here on the sidewalk along 77th street, there are many, many people out today. i would say if there s anything that s affecting how many people are coming out today, it is not fears of terrorism. it is the mild weather. it is really a sunny, beautiful day today. temperatures are in the low 50s. supposed to be even warmer tomorrow and there are a lot of children out here today enjoying watching this going on. the nypd says they will have extra police officers, some