clear thanksgiving morning. and this great city. it is the annual macy s thanksgiving day parade. the holiday staple returning to its prepandemic form after no crowds were alolowed last year because of the pandemic. macy s estimates 2.5 million people are there this morning. this as new covid cases are about half of what they were one year ago, when no vaccines were available to the public. yet the threat of the virus still very much looms over this holiday. the u.s. is averaging just under 100,000 new infections every day. and dr. fauci says things could get worse, especially if unvaccinated people gather in large groups without masks. especially today. those warnings are not stopping travelers from getting where they need to be in time for thanksgiving dinner. tsa says it will screen 2.3 million travelers at airports nationwide, the most in one day since the beginning of this pandemic. and while it will feel good to be with loved ones, this may be the most expensive thanksg
one days since the start of the pandemic. dr. fauci says you can enjoy a traditional thanksgiving as long as you take steps to keep your family and friends safe. how good does it feel to have all those people there? reporter: it s an emotional experience to be out here, not only for me, but for the people out here as well. just everybody in an incredibly good mood. people here taking in the parade. happy thanksgiving to you all. we have 15 balloon, many of them new. this is reasonable mcdonald, the fifth iteration, but the first time this particular balloon has made the parade. they have had 28 floats, thousands of people helping to get the balloon down the street. it is a perfect new york fall day today, and the balloon are as high as i have seen them in the many years i have covered this thing. it is great to see everybody out here, and amazing to you how it s all kicking off. interestingly enough, the people who have gotten the biggest applause as they ve been going do
Wife and one of their sons birthday. coy, thank you. happy thank gisthanksgiving. aim so pleased to be with you today. welcome to a special edition of newsroom. it s beginning to look like a normal-ish thanksgiving. the parade, about 2.5 million people expected to be there. no crowds were allowed last year because of covid-19. americans get back to the normal holiday travel routines. the tsa screened 2.3 million travelers yesterday, the most in