for the memorial day weekend, it s an annual tradition. they cross. patti ann: with a parade of tall ships. it is just a visual spectacular. look at that, there is lady liberty gleaming in a little bit of sunlight we have back there. how about that one shooting some cool fountains off the edges of that both. laura ingles take it all in in new york city. reporter: good morning. we have a spectacular view here along the hudson river. we have two cameras set up, up and down the hudson. here at pier 92 where we re coming to you live and the camera position you talked about down at ba at bat at bat re park. we ve been treated to a spectacular show on the hudson with the tall ships. there is a parade of ships. the flotilla of tall ships will be followed by the warships coming up second. entering the new york harbor,
this year fleet week coincides with off sale 2012, a parade of tall sailing ships and military warships from around the world. we ll show you the ships in a moment. laura ingle live on the pier of the hudson river. we saw what was in the sky, what is in the water. reporter: pier 92 we are seeing a lot of action here, jenna. you mentioned that fly over the blue angels giving as you treat with three flyovers here up and down the hudson river along with a couple of f-18s and the marine corps 3130 known as fat albert. this is the u.s. navy destroyer coming up the hudson. the parade of ships began earlier today with those 17 tall ships you mentioned with op-sales. they are beautiful large vessels rigged with traditional sails. they come from all over the world, heading up the hudson, they are going to the george