it s going to get a lot colder. whatever snow has, quote, melted is going to refreeze and make the roads very, very icy. let s go to the skies and talk about the airlines with my colleague margaret connolly. hey, margaret. reporter: thanks, alison. it s a very different picture here at laguardia compared to yesterday at this time when this airport had cleared out a lot of flights had been canceled. we ll give you a look around to see a lot of people hanging out. they got to the airport early because they knew their flights might be delayed. it s also warm in here. this is where we ve been hanging out unlike my colleagues who have been braving the cold outside. now, there were about 4,000 flights that take off in this region on a daily basis, 20% of them canceled today. the port authority stopped calculating these cancellations because they say the crush of the storm is over. now, we are expecting operations to be back to normal, jake, by today. back to you in washington. all right,
0 ethical treatment of animals. dawn would not have remained a trainer at seaworld for 15 years if she felt that the whales were not cared for. directly from her family. that s it for me. i m brook bald lin. thanks for being with me. next up, the lead with jake tapper. do you think you could concentrate on landing a triple axel if you believed terrorists were at that very moment threatening your life? i m jake tapper. this is the lead. the world lead. it s finally happened. a direct threat made against the lives of americans going to the winter games. how worried are athletes? at least one member of team u.s. sashgs telling his cheering section, shay home. the national lead. just getting home from work tonight might almost be an olympic sport for many freezing in the bitter cold. some of our major cities look like they ve been hit by an avalanche. is relief on the way? in national news, unlike some democratic presidents we could name, there s never been a doubt about whether ba
had every train running late. reporter: yes, the busiest travel day of the year drew to a close and many families may have been delayed, but they were reunited. we expected to be delayed, so we weren t too disappointed. we have made it here on time. we re ready to go home and eat. reporter: so we made it through wednesday. people have a few days now to enjoy the holiday, makayla, before we have to do it all over again on sunday. let s not think about that yet. let s enjoy the fact that we may or may not be at our destinations, right? and then don t worry about sunday. start stressing about it now. margaret, thank you so much. stay bundled up out there, it is chilly. it s true, sunday will be a bit of a bear. pamela brown is also here with us on this thanksgiving day with a look at the other stories. wonderful to be here on this thanksgiving. and making news today, another accusation against the nsa about spying on world leaders. cvc news say canada allows the nsa to spy
those balloons, they are going to have to hold on really tight if they fly because it will be breezy. that s a whole bunch of people for the balloons, strong, sturdy people. thank you for gravity. good have you with us, jennifer. rain and snow still linger from the wintry storm that complicated travel for millions and millions of americans. we don t have the radar here, but take my word for it. it has made a mess of the roads, especially with lake-effect snow in michigan. there were a lot of delays, some cancellations, but most people were able to make it home for the holiday. our margaret connolly is joining us from new york city this morning with more. good morning, margaret. reporter: good morning, join. it could have been a lot worse. over 40 million americans are traveling for the holiday. i was at laguardia yesterday. they were prepared for rain and crowds, but overall things went better than expected. you can call it the collective sigh of relief heard up and down
0 thanksgiving. it s like a thanksgiving present. you brought the pie. we are all better off without my cooking, believe me. well, today, of course, is the big parade. we along with millions of americans are waiting to see if the real stars in the annual macy s day thanksgiving parade will take part. the giant balloons that soar above the parade route. here s the deal, gusty winds here in new york this morning are threatening to perhaps ground the likes of snoopy, sponge bob and spidey. jason carroll is live along the parade route. good morning. when i came in this morning, it wasn t too windy. how are conditions out there? reporter: it s feeling pretty good, we ve had mild gusts, but nothing major to speak of. if you take a look behind me, you have snoopy, the macy s stars, the sandbags are holding them down for now. in terms of what s happening with the parade and whether or not they are going to fly or not, we won t know until the parade gets underway at 9:00 a.m. 16 giant