cloud cover, but no real rainfall. it's the northwest we're watching. if you're traveling sunday, it's here in the ohio valley, northeast and down toward the southeast we could find travel delays. >> thanks so much. have a wonderful holiday. >> new york, we're going to take you outside in the streets of manhattan because one of thanksgivi thanksgiving's most beloved institutions just getting underway here in new york city and michelle franzen is standing by with a front row seat for us. obviously, i don't want to incourage channel flipping, but people can catch this somewhere else, but they do not have the inside track that you have right now at the start of this parade. so fill us in. >> that's right. listen, thomas, countdown. the parade is officially underway here in new york city. a tradition as you mentioned getting underway, so you've got the preview here. behind the scenes, take a look behind me. the balloon handlers. with many of those traditional