todd: this is my husband, a great guy, he lives in chicago. i live in new york, many of you know that, we see other every weekend and he is a great person to be married to, very supportive. i am thankful for my coworkers, you seem familiar faces on screen but i m thankful for the producers, the director, the prompter operators of the world, the camera guys, everybody here, so fantastic. my wife amanda, the love of my life, we took this picture last weekend. don t know why she is with me but i m thankful for that every day she is sticking around, and awesome lady. carley: you are an awesome guy. the macy s thanksgiving day parade is hours away. police stepping up security and unleashing a brand-new safety strategy. reporter: the world-famous macy s thanksgiving day parade kicks off at 9:00 am in
and emily groh. graphics playback is lori. utilities, edith lambert and hal. stage manager joey applesauce. jason johnson, justin, and kareem. our prompter operators are anna and scott silverman. yes, i do mess up everything you put into the prompter. reginald campbell, karen daly and lisa. audio engineering gerald downer and michael. our director is the great murray adam from down under. our interns. our anchor producer is mahlik johnson. graphics producer ashley williams. associate producer rebecca sigh. video producer natalie.