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Since i was a baby, i know im bringing my two kids to see it. since i was a baby, and now im bringing my two kids to see it. do you have a favourite balloon character that youre looking out for? yes, i do. and whos that? um, the minion. doesnt feel like thanksgiving unless were here. the balloons are quintessentially american. each one is a celebrity in its own right, a spectacle, a symbol of popular culture which defined thanksgiving as much as turkey and family dinners. and, in a nation where ...

Do you have a favourite balloon character that youre looking out for? yes, i do. and whos that? um, the minion. doesnt feel like thanksgiving unless were here. the balloons are quintessentially american. each one is a celebrity in its own right, a spectacle, a symbol of popular culture which defines thanksgiving as much as turkey and family dinners. and, in a nation where we often find a lot to argue about, enjoying the balloons and the parade can even bring us together. in good news, the thanks...

Do you have a favourite balloon character that youre looking out for? yes, i do. and whos that? um, the minion. doesnt feel like thanksgiving unless were here. the balloons are quintessentially american. each one is a celebrity in its own right, a spectacle, a symbol of popular culture which defines thanksgiving as much as turkey and family dinners. and, in a nation where we often find a lot to argue about, enjoying the balloons and the parade can even bring us together. in good news, the thanks...

People in the crowd. before we get to this report, miguel, how many years in a row is this for you? >> reporter: ive done many years. six, seven, eight years. we didnt do anything last year because it was a tiny little parade. it was just basically a tv event. 2.5 million people along the parade route. 2.5 miles down the streets. tom turkey is here, 28 floats. 15 balloons. four of them will be new balloons. 300 pounds of glitter and a cast of thousands to bring this thing off. one is my little a...

Handling the balloons are trained. >> no way. >> yes, they go through training, they go through a skrool. >> theres a six-member team under each balloon responsible solely for the safe flight of the balloon. each balloon is tethered to time-o two vehicles. under each balloon, from 60 to 90 balloon handlers depending on the size of the balloon and they go through various types of balloon training. the most intense is classroom study and required of the six-member team. if youre going to be a ball...

Berry. they are all awesome. a guy who plays hockey with his friends for fun just had the experience of a lifetime. an nhl team temporarily signed him last night as a back up goalie. 51-year-old paul deutsche elm broadry shop owner and dad last night was a member of the minnesota wild for just a bit. the team inviting him to join at the very last second after the regular goalies wife went into labor. he didnt actually end up having to take the ice though. the backup goalie showed up in time. a l...