a day to shop at stores owned by our friends and neighbors. and do our part for the businesses that do so much for us. on november 24th, let's get out and shop small. there are two time-honored television traditions this holiday, nfl football and macy's thanksgiving day parade both you can see on your local nbc station. the weather channel's stephanie abrams live in manhattan with the parade preview where she's been all morning. look at you surrounded by the festive stuff. good morning, steph. >> good morning, alex. surrounded by clowns here. and this is not your first go, right? how many years? >> six years. >> nine. >> why do you do it every year? >> why not? it's so much fun. >> you're wearing red cross buttons. >> yes. >> in honor of those affected by superstorm sandy. >> correct. >> the parade brings back hope? >> i hope so. it's a day for celebration,