and 16 iconic balloons. they are ready to go. let s check in with nbc s gabe gutierrez out the crowd here. those balloons are going to nfl, correct? good morning. we have a bit of a breaking news right now. nypd tweeting out that astronaut snoopy is ready to take off. we are very excited. where are you guys from? bellevue, illinois. how excited are you right now? we are excited to be here. we are just minutes away. everybody give me a happy thanksgiving. one, two, three! happy thanksgiving. more than 3 million people are expected to be here, people are here from all over the world. look at this. they re so excited, tens of millions of couples will be