Scientists and space junkies looking forwards heaven. Happy thanksgiving , its a day to give thanks. Americans are taking time to celebrate and serve. Some places so many volunteers had to be turned away, some working in soup kitchens. A town comes together for a special dinner. Longer shopping hours mean more people have to work this holiday. First a stop at the macys parade in new york. High winds threatened to destroy the show. But the winds died down and balloons like snoopy and spongebob flew again. Macys employees call them their gentle giants, flying through the canyons of new york, making it through the skye scrapers, as traditional as having the whole family over for a turkey donor. The 97th thanksgiving day parade almost didnt make it. A messy storm passed over leaving winds. Winds higher than 23 Miles Per Hour were gusting above 34 would have kept the big boys on the ground. In the end stiff breezes did not stop the balloons taking off. 3. 5 million braved freezing temperatu
Welcome to al jazeera america. Im stephanie sy. Thanksgiving thursday is the new black friday. Well, at least thats what major retailers are hoping in 2013. Some of the nations biggest chains started the biggest shopping season. Kmart welcomed shoppers at 6am. Retailers say they needed to make the the the change because of the short span between thanksgiving and christmas. The earlier start meant shorter time at the skinner table. Jennifer glass has the story. The Christmas Shopping season is shorter this year because thanksgiving falls so late in november. So some shoppers and retailers are happy to get an early stamp for several years retail erts have been intruding on the thanksgiving holiday. It was a first for bignamed like j. C. Penney coles and macys. Shoppers are pouring in as the shopping season begins. Across the shopping the shopping started before the turkey was in the oven. Some kmarts opened at 6am. Bargain electronics was the best buy. What are you shopping for . I dont
In the chaos, in brazils world cup venue. Happy thanksgiving. We hope you had a great day. Families across the country are celebrating with friends and loved one, some bundled up to face 30 degree weather. Others are shopping, taking advantage of extended store hours. Major retailers like kmart opened early. Some are taking time to volunteer, giving to those in need. Shopping seemed to crowd into a lot of peoples holiday. Men are not waiting until black friday. Now we call it black thursday. Jennifer glass is at macys. What have you seen so far tonight . Macys opened its doors for the first time in 155 years, shoppers flooded in. They came in huge numbers, and its supercrowded. We were in there earlier tonight. Its wall to wall people on every floor. They are trying to manage people on and off the escalators. We talked to a couple of shoppers. Including a number of women that cant do this in their home state. We are from massachusetts, the stores will not open on thanksgiving. Theres n
For the month of February local organizations are coming together to help families with the cost of diapers. A diaper drive is calling on the community to help.