like any and everyone could bring any type of joy into your life, and i'm glad that i actually reached out to wanda when i did, even though i was joking that it turned out to be something amazing um, this friendship is is friendship changed my life? obviously uh, in the best way possible, but not just because of the social media or anything like that wanda is a truly amazing person and i'm happy to call her my family. >> well, we're happy that you both shared that story with us. we appreciate it so much. happy thanksgiving jamal. happy thanksgiving wanda. all the best to you. we're rooting for you, wanda, as you battle cancer. but thank you so much. please keep us posted. we want to see you next year. >> all right. thank you. >> so much. >> all right. thanks to both of you and thanks for joining us this morning on this thanksgiving. happy thanksgiving everybody. i'm jim acosta, cnn special coverage thanksgiving in america with john berman and erica hill begins right now. happy thanksgiving. eat some turkey.

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for so many people every year those dozens of balloons featuring some of your favorite characters, we'll be watching them as they take to the sky and make their way to the iconic macy's department store on 34th street. our cameras captured those balloons as they came to life last night. this is always such a special thing to do here in new york city. the night before thanksgiving. a little fact for you the first balloon to be featured was felix the cat, the longest running character is america's favorite beagle, snoopy. >> so we have an incredible show planned for you. >> this morning. wet and incredible. >> the great martha stewart is taking some time out of her busy thanksgiving baking schedule to give us her tips on how to bake a pie that your family will talk about until next thanksgiving. >> and then we will head to los angeles and see hgtv home renovation guru drew scott. he weighs in on lighting fixtures, but but also on the true meaning of giving thanks by giving to those in need. this day. on top of that, we're giving you a front row seat to some of the most amazing thanksgiving day parades across

the country. if you do not know what a balloon is yet you soon will. we are live in philadelphia chicago, detroit, and houston. >> we are going to kick things off though right here in new york city. brynn gingras is just a few blocks away from us. she's at the start of the parade. happy thanksgiving, bryn happy thanksgiving, erika and john. >> hey, wait erica, can we take a quick walk down memory lane? do you remember last year when you were coming out to me on the parade route and it wasn't raining and it was beautiful and it was sunny and yes yeah, i do remember that. >> you didn't have an umbrella? yeah no, definitely didn't have an umbrella. >> but you know, it doesn't matter. everyone here is so excited for this parade. and so are we. we are so excited to join you guys. who is excited for this parade see i mean, listen, some of these people you guys, first of all, some of these people are from tampa florida. what are you doing? i don't know what that's about, but we met someone earlier

today. guys from salt lake city they were out here at 430 in the morning with their three children, trying to get the coveted seat along this parade route, and we are so excited for those balloons to fly. it's going to start in about 30 minutes. this parade and there you guys mentioned a few of those balloons. well, we got to check them out last night as well at the balloon inflation. and look we got the biggest balloon, the tallest is going to be minnie mouse. that is featured in this parade. and also spider-man we saw as well. it's going to be exciting a little windy, but those balloons are going to fly right over our heads and it's the most, in my opinion, exciting part of this parade. but we'll stay with you guys you are among the most exciting parts of the parade. >> brandon a fun fact about minnie mouse. this is minnie mouse her first appearance, which i was shocked by. yeah, because mickey, i think at that time, 90 years ago, she's breaking the mouse ceiling. you might say. oh, oh oh, i was saving that one all week. right we're here for hours. but that's the only one i prepared for this morning. i had that one waiting. all right. our thanks to brian let's get to the other end of the parade route omar jimenez is there.

what are you seeing now, omar look, it's minnie mouse's first time. >> it's also my first time. >> equally important. >> i mean, i think that that goes without saying. at this point. we're along the final stretch here so you can see it's empty, right now. but that's going to change in the next few hours. but what's not empty are the folks that are lined up here in the rain. >> how are you feeling? we are right. >> we are right. yeah i told them it's here. >> they're also cold, wet and rainy like all of us. but it's all good. it's all good. everybody is here to have a good time to give thanks. >> they are thankful for the opportunity to see it a lot of people that have come here year after year, and there is so much history when it comes to the thanksgiving day parade. >> it started back on november 27th, 1924, and at that time it wasn't floats. they had real animals that were coming through from the central park zoo. it was first televised in the 40s. it all really began as a way to boost holiday sales. and then it turned into the spectacle that we're seeing now. as you mentioned a little bit earlier, felix the cat was the first float. and then obviously we have seen so many

come after that and look their cold, wet and rainy right now that's not going to change. but the excitement is going to change once we get to the final stretch here. guys it certainly is. >> also, omar, i'd like to wish you a happy belated birthday yesterday it was omar's birthday. so much to be thankful for. >> oh, happy birthday. >> oh, yeah. hey, the parade started on my birthday, 1924 though a little bit earlier see? >> so you were meant to be here this year omar. >> meant to be all right there will be 22 balloons in today's parade. depending on how you count. right. because there are some that are legacy balloons, some that are first time balloons. many are making their debut this morning. as we said this is the first appearance for minnie mouse. i think she's also one of the biggest in this. >> i believe so yes, which is pretty exciting because i like that she's dominating. go minnie also dominating this parade our very own harry anton, harry. >> in some ways you are responsible for thanksgiving

today. how's it going out there i got to tell you, it's raining. >> it's pouring. i know there's some old men snoring, but the bottom line is you can't rain on my parade. i got the hand warmer out. i got my buffalo hat representing my buffalo bills tom, our cameraman can show you. >> we've got people who are coming out so far. >> we're going to get plenty more folks who are coming out. but i will just tell you guys i am so in a thanksgiving. so into parades, so into balloons that a few weeks ago just before election day, i went out to the meadowlands to learn more about the balloons. so let's take a listen 100 years in the making and finally, minnie mouse is going to be in the parade. a big character a big balloon, and a big first appearance for minnie mouse i say it's about time minnie is our tallest balloon in the parade so every year we're looking for ways that we can surprise and delight and bring these big, giant characters to life. one of the interesting things we were just talking about off

camera there is how much helium goes in really depends on kind of the weather. i don't understand any of this. maybe if i went back to weather camp i get it. but like, how does it exactly work where you sometimes need more helium or less helium? >> so we use a mix of helium and cold air in our balloons to help them fly so a lot of that is based on the lift in each balloon, which is determined by the size of the balloon how many chambers are in the balloon, and helium expands in heat. >> so if it's going to be a warmer day, we might use less helium and more cold air to ensure that the balloon is flying and looking bright on on thanksgiving morning. are you going to so we've got a balloon right in the sky this is like amazing, right? >> this is gabby from gabby's dollhouse. this balloon started production almost eight months ago from initial sketches. then we go into a 3-d render. we pattern out the entire balloon, we build it in studio, and today is our opportunity to fly it in real world conditions. >> we have six new balloons

this year. how do you choose which balloons that are actually going to see the light of day? >> the goal of any macy's thanksgiving day balloon is really about finding those characters that resonate with audiences of all ages. >> i'm here with my dear friend spider-man who swoops his webbing all over the bad guys. we're going to attack crime together. thwip you taught me that when i was going like this. there's a particular. what is that again? so you were telling me it's a thwip, right thwip thwip is the sound effect. >> thwip that spider-man makes when he slings webs yeah. >> so there are some things that you can obviously plan for, but then there are some things that you can't possibly plan for what is perhaps one of the things that has occurred over the years where it's like, wait a minute, what what happened here? >> i think every year there's something that can happen. that's unexpected. but i think one of the great things about this team at macy's studios and the thousands of volunteers that helped make this parade come to life, is that we're

really prepared. we do trainings throughout the year for balloons of course, weather is our biggest contingency and so we have different plans for different wind speeds that happen on the parade morning, and we're prepared for anything that can come our way man down, man down. >> our dear friends are down on the ground. we're learning that practice hopefully will make perfect because it turns out, inflating a balloon and keeping it up into the air ain't so easy for all. so we cut the ribbon and we start the parade. what is it one three, two one. >> let's have a parade. >> three, two one. let's have a parade look the bottom line is, i don't care if it's raining. i've taken the hat off it's just going to be a glorious day regardless of the weather. because when there are balloons and their floats and there's a parade, it's a sunny day. and as my uncle neal once said in

the 1970s, you got to make your own sunshine. so i'm making my own sunshine, my own sunshine today, guys by the way, he's talking about neil sedaka, who really is harry's uncle. >> and i do hesitate to say this, but when you're wearing the bill's hat, the one thing i was thinking, you know, we look like a bills fan. i was like, harry, and don't do this. you know maybe harry should have no shirt on. he should be like, you know, have no shirt. and out there in his skin with a big like t for thanksgiving painted on your chest, like given the naked cowboy a run for his money i will do anything for you. >> john berman and erica hill. we know and anything for ratings. >> that's why we love you harry, and thank you very much all right. >> let's head now to philadelphia polo sandoval fully dressed, is waiting for us from america's longest running thanksgiving day parade. and you are, as i understand it, just a little jump away from the iconic rocky steps at the philadelphia museum of art i see some balloons in the air there, too. polo erica i've been at macy's

for the thanksgiving day parade in new york. >> i've loved every minute of it, but let me tell you, i am definitely feeling the love here in the city of brotherly love. can i get some cheers from the crowd here in philly next to this massive turkey? folks, things are getting ready to get started. i got some people from washington. i got some people from kansas city. i got three sisters back there getting ready to pull the pull. the turkey, and also an invitation to th enough. >> you can come on down. >> we have a 22 pound turkey. we're smoking 105 years. >> this parade's been running a little bit of rain is not about to stop that doesn't stop you at all absolutely not. what are you most excited about today? >> i just love the parade. >> the excitement, the balloons. this is the beginning of the holiday season and you get to spend all this great time with the gobblers. >> the gobblers i love it, turkey people. all right folks, the gobblers enjoy today. stay

dry very quickly. i'll send you off with with this pretty incredible image that's tweety bird right here. you can see a lot of brave souls working to strap tweety down as things get ready to get started. and finally they're ready for this. even taking down the traffic lights as well temporarily to accommodate these massive floats. erica john from philadelphia, let's go back to you that's great. >> i love that you have a new dinner invitation. polo. not surprising polo sandoval probably one of the loveliest people on the planet. >> the gobblers want him over thanksgiving. i got some people in philadelphia today. just shout out to all of you i am thankful for all my people down there today. all right, now to atlanta where people are burning calories ahead of the big meal. that's a good idea. the largest thanksgiving half marathon in the country just underway. that is where we find cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. so how's the weather going to impact today's plans right. >> so it was a close one because when we first got here, it was raining and it rained. really. maybe still about about 30 minutes. right until the race began. but it is dry now

the weather is perfect for running the half marathoners have already been going. they're about to start the five k behind me again. not exactly the warmest, but honestly, this is perfect weather here for this race itself now, one thing to note this isn't the only location, however, that's been looking at rain. if you look at the country, you've got rain showers stretching from georgia all the way up through maine. that includes philadelphia, washington, d.c., and yes, unfortunately, it also includes new york, where the parade is set to begin here shortly. one thing to note the rain is coming in waves, so it's not always going to be heavy you'll get some light portions, then you'll get some heavier portions, but no snow at least this year for the parade that's going to be the only good spot in the parade forecast itself, because it's also going to be a little bit chilly. but we are expecting snow interior portions of the northeast and new england. some spots could pick up as much as a foot of snow before it's all said, and done. guys, back to you all right.

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hey everybody, it's bobby flay. >> happy thanksgiving! this is my favorite day of the year. i like to say that i wake up hungry on thanksgiving and for good reason, because it's the best food of the year so today i'm going to make a side dish of spice crusted carrots and it has a yogurt sauce with some harissa kind of running through it some roasted beets and some pomegranate. so all those good autumn flavors, things that a little spicy, a little tart, a little sweet. it's perfect for your for your thanksgiving side dish parade because, i mean, let's face it turkey is great. i love having a roasted turkey on thanksgiving. but you know, the side dishes really play the best supportive roles. so let's start let's begin. we're going to start by putting our carrots in the oven. now i have these are kind of fancy carrots. we call them heirloom carrots. they come in different colors. there's purple there's sort of like a yellowish off white one. there's and of course the classic orange. but they're, they're, they're heirloom carrots. so they, they have a

really nice inherent sweetness that carrots do just really, really, really good flavor and they come in different sizes and colors and they're very, very beautiful. so we're going to start by just putting a little bit of oil on top. you can use olive oil if you'd like or even like a lighter oil um a lot of people including myself, are using things like avocado oil these days, which is a lighter oil. really good to cook with. it's got a very low very high smoking point. so it works out nicely. some salt and pepper and we're going to put these in a 350 degree preheated oven for somewhere between 15 to 18 minutes. let's say that um, just because they you know, there's different sizes. so some of them will cook, you know, quicker than others depending on the size okay. so as those are roasting, we're going to move on to our beets. so we have some roasted beets here. these are golden beets. now if you can't find these that's totally fine. you can use the big red beets

as well. just cut them into into smaller pieces. but the carrots and the beets work really, really nicely together but again we're going to bring some extra flavor to those. so i'm going to add some cumin which is um, a really beautiful spice. you'll find cumin in lots of latin cuisines like cuban or mexican spanish cuisine. really, really fantastic. it's it's it's kind of has like a, like an earthy flavor and a little bit really goes a long way. then we want some brightness. we're going to add some fresh parsley to this some salt and pepper and then we're going to add some pomegranate molasses. this is an ingredient that's become very very popular as of late um, a little tart a little sweet. think about it this way. it's pomegranate juice that's reduced all the way down into a sirup, and we call it pomegranate molasses. and we're just going to put a little splash of that in there as well. and then some olive oil and we're just going to mix this together okay. so salt

pepper salt and pepper olive oil a little bit of parsley some cumin and some pomegranate molasses. and then like everything you want to make sure you give it a taste. mhm the sweetness of the beets themselves. tartness of the pomegranate. really nice balance. okay. so now we have the carrots roasting. we have the beets ready to go. we're just going to create these little components that we can put them all together at the end. and now we're going to make some flavored yogurt thick greek yogurt something that i eat every morning for breakfast but also can be used in savory dishes all the time. of course, we're going to add a little bit of parsley and some fresh thyme and then some lemon zest. and the reason why i'm adding the zest is because the zest has tons of flavor. and if you put lemon juice in here, it's going to really thin out the yogurt i want that i want that thick texture to remain, but i

want the lemon flavor and then we're going to take some harissa, which is like a the best way to describe it is like a north african spicy ketchup. it's got lots of like spices in there. and we're going to put the put the harissa into the yogurt but i'm not going to mix it completely. we want it to give it that sort of marbled like look flavor or color and then we're going to take our carrots out of the oven and a little bit of oil in the pan and we're going to crust the carrots with a little spice rub. and then we're going to put the spice rub carrots right in the pan and give it that really nice crust. and then when we come back a little while i'm going to show you how to plate this as well as the rest of my thanksgiving meal so see you soon oh man. >> that looks delicious. you

can get bobby's charred carrot recipe and more in his new book, bobby flay chapter one in catch beat, bobby flay holiday throwdown on food network tuesdays at 9 p.m. eastern. and bobby will be back later in the show with much more of this mouthwatering full thanksgiving meal. and one side note just so you know thanksgiving dish was one of the nicknames i had in high school. >> there's a story there and unfortunately, we probably don't have time for it but boy am i going to get it in the commercial break so we're looking forward to more from bobby in just a minute. we also wanted to note we're really thankful for our hosts here. this morning, congregation sherith israel. they have welcomed us here this morning. it's the first jewish congregation actually in all of north america. and they're hosting a special observance of thanksgiving. it's a multi-faith food drive, bringing together folks from different churches and synagogues, joining together to help their neighbors. so a special thank you, not just for being wonderful hosts for us today but for all the work that they are doing here in new york city

as well. >> it is such wonderful work giving back. so our coverage continues as we celebrate thanksgiving in america. we are now just minutes away from the official start of this historic parade in new york, and later, the comedians of cnn show have i got news for you. see if roy wood jr.. amber ruffin and ian black can fill in the blank during a round of thanksgiving trivia we're also live in detroit, where the parade there that starts in the next hour i'm dana bash and i'm thankful for my family. >> i love my job. >> i love working here. i love the privilege of doing what i do for a living. >> but it's all about family and i love everyone in it. and i feel so grateful to be able to spend time with them during the season

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like fire exuding warmth. yeah, well, that's what he does. that's victory. so there's that. i don't know if you could just hear a little cheer behind us it is just about time to get things started here. we see getting going the streets of new york are about to see some balloons up overhead. brynn gingras is there at the start of the iconic macy's thanksgiving day parade, just up the street from us bryn. it's all happening yeah, you guys, you can hear the cheers, i'm sure. >> let me whip around here, because this is always the first sign that this parade is about to begin. that's the nypd right there on their motorcycles. they shoot by us, and then we will soon see tom. the turkey making his way down the central park west, which we are on right now. so this parade is going to start about ten blocks from where we are, shoot down central park west, go all the way down to 59th street, columbus circle and then across and then down sixth avenue to make it to the 34th street in macy's area. so guys, this is going to be so exciting. we are thrilled for

this parade. even though it's raining, it hasn't stopped a lot of these parade growers from getting here. super early. >> i love the excitement. tell me where you're from and what's your name? >> my name is xantha and we're from saint louis, missouri. >> oh my gosh, welcome to new york city. is this your first time in new york city? no. first time at the parade. this is a bucket list item yes, absolutely. it looks like you have your whole family here. >> our family and our friends from tampa, from tampa so exciting. >> and i love it. you guys all had a little countdown going. you are so ready. >> we've been planning for a long time. >> why was it so important to get you, your family and friends here today? even though it's raining? you're here it's a bucket list. >> i mean, they'll never forget this. will you guys no. >> and you know what? just the rain is going to add to the experience. i know we always say that. and we're like, you know but it'll be true. you're going to be like i said, in the rain for several hours and watch the parade go right past me yes. >> thank you. >> happy thanksgiving guys. i want to get out of your way and.

>> the first sign that this parade is ready to go. and it's actually so exciting when those guys go by because turkey tom, the turkey is on his way. guys, you are in for a treat in all of this. crowds who've been here for hours in the rain are in for a treat as well. guys it's so cool to watch the police roll by there to see tom turkey. >> what you're looking at right now is minnie mouse just up the street from the start of the parade. as we said, this is the first appearance in the parade for minnie mouse, so we can see some of the some of the clowns and people getting ready to walk down and get things started. but if you're still there, are you seeing things move by you yet all right. brant is engulfed in the revelry of the parade, but that's understandable because it's all getting started right now. >> people so excited and it was pretty cool as we just saw the nypd roll past us. john berman and i had huge grins on our faces. it's very cool. it's great to see on tv. it's pretty

cool to be here on the street as well. >> oh, there's tom, that's a live picture of tom, the turkey, the official start of the macy's thanksgiving day parade it will all get going in seconds right by us. and then it won't stop for hours and hours. >> my friends on sesame street here, they are. we're going to see them in just a minute, too you're looking at live pictures right now when you say your friends on sesame street. >> erica, you actually have been working with them for years in different ways now, and the way they do things just amazing. >> oscar even he's smiling. i mean, you know, it's a good day when you can get oscar the grouch to smile just a little bit. it was a wave. i think that counts. oh, we see a minion. >> that's fantastic. minion. the minion there. one of the floats, obviously and tom, the turkey. actually, i'm sorry, the balloons. we have to issue a cnn correction. the minion. the minion is a balloon, tom. the turkey, though very much a float, he is very much a float. >> a self-propelled float. his wings move as you see there. and he is how we know that

things are really getting started. kicks off this parade and reminds us why we're all here. not to eat him. to give thanks, to give thanks to him at least for the duration of the parade i can't speak to what happens after the parade the giant floats. >> they may need a giant turkey. that's all i can say. >> it could happen could happen. this is birdman. have you ever been to the parade before i you know, i have to be completely honest we've come. >> when my boys were really young, we tried to see different parts of it. and when we first moved to the city, we tried to take our family to parts of it. i never have been this close to the action, nor have i. >> so my family went a couple of times, but i was always working we would take our boys to see the balloons being inflated the night before. they would do that around the natural history museum just up the street from us. it's a really magical way to spend the night before thanksgiving. then we'd have pizza, not turkey, but i've never been this close. it's great. it really is magical. >> you can feel the energy here. and one thing i will point out, we have maybe mentioned a few times it's raining and you can tell by the ridiculous hat i'm wearing and trying to keep the rain off my

face that it's raining but the good news is, it's not that windy. and that, of course, is a big deal because it means that the balloons can fly. the wind isn't so strong. that will affect anything. people are just going to be a little damp as they watch the balloons and the floats in all the good cheer, and i think that's all manageable it's also for so many people. >> as we just saw, brin was speaking with a woman from saint louis. she was saying, this is a bucket list item for so many people that's what it is. rain is not going to dampen their holiday. this is, for many people once in a lifetime opportunity to see this parade up close to see a minion, ronald mcdonald, go by and it's getting a little loud behind us. i see, i see tom, you know, thanksgiving is all about coming together. >> and if a minion and ronald mcdonald can operate that close to each other, you know, we can all come together right where we're standing. we see one of the first marching bands go by and we see tom, the turkey himself is actually i can reach out and touch tom the turkey almost. >> look at that. there he is. hi, tom tom is waving his wing

at us. >> he is. >> he just looked at you. berman i saw him wink. >> i'm waving back to tom right there. oh, that was cool that was great stuff. >> we're only just getting started. we did that just ahead here. an act of gratitude for those who have paved the way. we're going to take you to see how rapper t.i. is giving back to senior citizens on this thanksgiving. also, aaron french of lost kitchen joining us live to whip up a little crispy onion potato pie. i am getting really hungry. >> that sounds so good cnn heroes on all star tribute meet and celebrate the honorees. >> then find out who will be hero of the year plus a special tribute to michael j. fox, cnn

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for me, once i first had fried turkey. that was a game changer. another tradition that we have is that i always have our pumpkin latte candles from uncommon james comey. i'm all about ambiance and i want people when they first walk in my house to just have those incredible smells. between the food happening in the kitchen and the candles going, i have the candles in every room in my house, including the bathroom, i just i love setting that mood and those candles are crucial for that this year i'm just extra thankful for health, for my children's health. i have three kids, so i know how lucky we are that everyone is very healthy. myself included room is very important. >> we smell great right here at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. you're looking live in philadelphia now that is tweety bird in the philadelphia thanksgiving day parade. philadelphia is the oldest

continuous thanksgiving parade in america tweety, of course, from sylvester and tweety, part of the warner family. let's keep it in the family. >> i love keeping it so. tweety is basically our cousin we see ronald mcdonald back here in new york city making his way down to us here, coming down central park west, right along the park. it is so fun as each float, as each balloon gets a little bit closer. when we start to hear the crowd really get excited and start to cheer. >> ronald first made his appearance in this parade in 1987, so he's been at it a while. but i would say he aged well. i mean there's no gray in that red hair no, and i don't think he colors it either. >> i'm pretty sure it's natural. >> all right now you're on camera, just so you know, people can see your hat. >> also, natural don't i don't color this at all my wings sort of flap a little bit but yeah. there you go. >> just so people know, we are wearing this festive hat where eric, of course, wearing a thanksgiving hat, where this comes from cnn's thanksgiving. i'm sorry, 4th of july in america special. that's when i first wore it. but i figured, you know

thanksgivings in america also. so why not? why not the red, white and blue? >> if you want to borrow the turkey for july 4th this year, you let me know. >> we can trade. we can trade. there's more hats to come. we've got to stay with us in detroit. the thanksgiving parade just kicked off 100 years. now since the tradition began there. let's get right out to nick valencia in detroit. give us a sense of how it's going, nick. >> hey, good morning, john. >> and erika. happy thanksgiving. >> it is so fun out here. >> what an electric atmosphere. >> this is the turkey trot that you're seeing behind me. these runners were crazy enough to get up before the sun got up this morning to run for fun you know, when you think thanksgiving, you think detroit. there's such an intersection here with the city. and this special holiday. earlier this week, though, i was in atlanta to interview actor, activist and rapper t.i. for his 19th annual thanksgiving turkey giveaway. >> he was joined by the mayor of atlanta, andre dickens, as well as his friend and artist young dro, where they handed out more than a thousand meals for those in need. check it out y'all

i just tried to treat people the way i want to be treated you know? i just try to do for others the way i want someone to do for me. if roles were reversed. i mean, people see you as this mega superstar, this hip hop icon you pop bottles all night and baby, you can have whatever you like. >> i said, you can have whatever you like but also they see you giving back. >> you know, you got bags in your hands that you're literally putting in trunks of cars we are a constant in this community. we have we have businesses here, we have family here. we have you're investing all the time yeah. you know, time sweat equity efforts, insight, whatever we can. because this this community invested in us better too much than not enough. happy holidays

the day i was born and raised was one of the pioneers of hip hop in the south. how important is he to the atlanta? well, look, man, native born and raised in atlanta and always keeps his heart and feet planted right here in the city doing good work like this. he's giving away food today. this is the king of the south, man. a very generous brother, one that's very good at what he does in business and music and in supporting communities tell us about the example that he sets for the city. yeah, he sets a great example think about it. he and i are from this neighborhood and so the young people that want to be him, they also know that that means that comes with generosity that comes with business acumen, that comes with family, that comes with gratitude they see, i want to be t.i. and also have influence and to be able to be a good contributor to the community, you can do it, get you something in your hand, help pass that song. come on now, get to work. get to work i got you young dro you're

signed to grand hustle records. what are some of the things that you've learned from t.i. over the years and your business partnership with him, other than giving back, of course. >> well, to be to show gratitude, you know what i mean? >> especially for people that's helping you you know what i mean? make sure you pour back into people what they pour into you. you know, the struggle of what these families are going through. what's your message for those struggling out there? because there's a lot of america that seems to be struggling economically. i mean, make sure that you're connected to community, make sure you're connected to your local church because there are resources, man. there are people that have a heart and there are people that are donating. there are ways to get food. there's ways to get clothing. you know what i mean so make sure you connect it to the community you know what i mean well, what are you grateful for this year well, i mean, i'm grateful for my my family my friends, my health and strength life and just the opportunity to be present for others to

make their days brighter and help their holidays be more memorable come on two of them. yeah. give her two, then yes. all good. we serve a god of abundance all right and the spirit of talking about music and the culture. my homies from detroit, they tell me you're not really from here unless you get a pair of these right here. some people call them white sticks some people call them yays. some people popularly call them bops i'm going to see if i can pull them off. they go for about $3,500. they're cartier glasses. i didn't want to get $3,500 glasses for just one live shot. so i got them from the gas station around the corner. these are knockoffs. they're $10, but i think the spirit i think these are good buffs they're busy running. i think the sentiment here stands true. we've got a lot of fun to show you here throughout the day, there's the largest papier maché big heads, the largest collection in the world. you're going to see that in the parade. you're going to see dozens of clowns that got up early this morning. they paid $1,000. this isn't just a fundraiser or a parade. it's also a fundraiser. so much

happening here. we can't wait to bring it to you. keep watching the cnn special here. john and erica will throw it back to you we're looking forward to it. >> yeah, you had me at the largest collection of papier mache heads anywhere in the world. there was that and also the 3500 glasses. >> and i was thinking for a minute, good luck with that expense report, nick valencia. but $10, you might be able to slide it through. yeah i bought these my own. >> i didn't want to expense him. you know thanks. >> you'll have them forever. nick. thank you very much. you are winning thanksgiving. okay. here now some thanksgiving trivia. okay so do male or female turkeys gobble male turkeys? i think that's right. females can gobble. but i'm told it's very, very rare. >> maybe we just don't feel like it. exactly no one should tell you ever to gobble when you don't want to. >> the stars of cnn's comedy show have i got news for you put their own spin on holiday trivia. let's see how roy, amber and ian did it

here's the game we play on. >> have i got news for you? it's called missing words. here's how it works i'm going to give michael and amber some thanksgiving related headlines with key words cut out, and they'll have to fill in the blank to give me the full story it's time for missing words thanksgiving edition. amber michael, are you ready? yes, yes. here's your headline. can i bring blank on a plane? tsa offers thanksgiving travel tips what do you think that blank is? >> i'm going to say a live turkey like you put a little pet carrier under the seat. >> i think that would be adorable have you seen a turkey? a turkey is not going to fit under a seat, nor is a turkey adorable. >> they're gross that's why we eat them. >> delicious. they're delicious. kate's big turkey is watching. can i bring a turkey on a plane in anticipation of the busiest travel time of the year, the tsa has served up some tips for traveling with

your favorite thanksgiving dishes. you know you bake all this stuff, and then you want to bring it on the plane and they tell you you can't bring it. there's rules around cranberry sauce, gravy, wine, these are all considered liquids. so you should check them. but stuffing, turkey and mac and cheese are okay to bring on board i don't want to eat the food that you brought from wisconsin all the way to new york. here's your next headline campbell's selling blank scented candles, chicken noodle soup what else could it be? chicken noodle soup campbell's selling thanksgiving scented candles. campbell's has introduced a line of thanksgiving side dish scented candles. you light this candle and you can have your home smell like apples or fennel. and herb stuffing. everything bagel seasoned mashed potatoes mac and cheese, and, of course everybody's favorite green bean casserole. just

that's a mistake. yeah, i agree with amber. all right okay. so then before we go let's go around and just say what we're thankful for. amber, what are you thankful for? >> i'm thankful for roy wood jr. michael ian black and all my friends at cnn. >> michael, what are you thankful for? >> i'm grateful that. >> have i got news for you coming back for a second season? >> yes. it's the best job i've ever had. i love this all right see you all in 2025. that's thanksgiving, missing words. and we will see you next year and we are all grateful for that. >> you can watch. have i got news for you saturdays at 9 p.m. right here on cnn. and streaming the next day on max. we are full into the thanksgiving day parade. this is cnn's thanksgiving in america. we'll be right back who should be the 2024 cnn hero

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they were smiling the whole time. this is bluey's chasing red balloon. >> as you can see it's 52ft tall and on the ground. i don't know if we have a shot of it. there was also a balloon vehicle, which is? >> it's a balloon and a vehicle. so it's a balloon on top of a vehicle that propels the balloon down the street, as opposed to, as you see here, the helium inflated balloons. so there are all those balloon handlers who walk the balloons. the length of the parade route. >> so just be warned. if you ever see a balloon driving down the street, it is a balloon. >> it's a balloon. all right which sounds like popsicle, but it's balloon we are live here in new york city. >> we can see the parade firsthand here. we've got a great seat for it. you can see right over our shoulders right now. it is blue you know, there are people from australia last night. he's like, it's like the dead. you know, they travel with bluey and wherever he goes, they go. so there are people with gary tuchman watching bluey being blown up from australia. so excited to see him. so we're here

watching the parade live and we're going to go to houston, which begins its parade later this hour. >> we do want to start this hour's coverage, though. we're going to head to the city of brotherly love. philadelphia's thanksgiving day parade. that's where we find our polo sandoval. this is the 105th annual parade. philly's is the oldest thanksgiving day parade in the country. polo erica, this is a parade that started it all 105 years ago. >> and a little bit of rain is not going to change all that. like the rain. this parade does come in waves. just a couple of minutes of silence before yet another band comes around the bend here. joining us live right on the benjamin parkway, benjamin franklin parkway. you see a drill team that is now taking aim straight down this iconic parkway where you're seeing again despite that rain, these folks turning out a lot of these folks have had an opportunity to speak to a lot of parents, a lot of grandparents hoping to catch a glimpse of their children. let's check out some of the crowds here with you. you have some new friends from south south new jersey there, and

plenty of folks that are lining this parade route. 1.4 miles of color on this gloomy day and this is something that again has continued already for for decades. so this is a little bit of rain is not going to change things. when you hear from some of the folks in the crowd spoke to some people from indiana, they're here to see their son jack marching in this parade. so this really just speaks to the excitement a lot of people have reason to be thankful, even for the rain. amid a pretty nasty drought. so there is a little bit of thanks there. but in terms of what we're seeing, again, a lot of smiles as i stand out here. erica john soaked to the turkey bone. it is not raining on anybody's parade. all of this ending straight down the parkway on the iconic rocky steps. that's where some of the folks are going to be seeing performances. the rest of the day. as we send things from the city of brotherly love back to the big apple all right, polo, appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and it is the end of the philadelphia parade. they run up the steps and they all shout

adrian at once. it's how that parade ends. just saying. all right. we just saw blue go by here in new york. let's get out to chicago for the 90th annual chicago thanksgiving day parade. it just began. and whitney wild is right in the middle of it. i understand that that teddy, the turkey balloon, leads the charge there. what else are you watching for oh, we have dozens of performances this morning, guys and what makes this parade so special is that there are so many cultural performances. >> chicago is such a multicultural city. and so with this parade aims to do is really give you an idea of the flavor of chicago the very different flavors as you said, this is the 90th anniversary. this is a very big day here for the chicago thanksgiving parade. it takes more than a thousand volunteers to put this parade on and it takes at least a year and a half to plant. so they're on 18 month cycles to get this parade off. today. they're expecting 475,000 spectators. you're seeing quite a few of them right over my shoulder here, filling in.

because this parade is set to really begin in earnest in just a couple minutes. we spoke with the parade's managing director. he's been working parades for decades. here's what he had to say about why this parade is so special and so much does happen and our parade looks and feels like the city of chicago and in my opinion, represents what the nation looks and feels like as well. >> it's cultural groups sharing their traditions with us in celebration of thanksgiving. >> this is the 90th anniversary of the parade. what is this moment like for you today? you know, i'm actually honored to be part of this event for so long i feel like it's a stewardship that i have an obligation and responsibility to make sure that this is a great event for the people of the city of chicago and the people watching at home across the nation you guys, there's another parade, another performance happening right now, right this minute we are going to introduce you to some of these performers later today. so we'll check back in with you in a few guys back to you all right. >> looking forward to it.

>> that is so cool one of the things that's so nice about today is everyone's smiling, right? everyone in the crowd smiling. all of our friends from cnn smiling. it's nice to get to do something like this every once in a while. we have bourbon, and i have very much been looking forward to this thanksgiving for that for that exact reason. >> this is fun, and it's bringing everyone together. it's a great day. >> yeah, i don't think the heavy rain is going to come down for a while either i think it's going to be fine let's get right out to brynn gingras who's not too far from us watching some of these bands go by. bryn yeah that's right. >> you know what, john? i'm so happy you mentioned that. >> because i want to give like, a little shout out to all these people that are walking in the parade. >> the balloon handlers, the bands the clowns, the people that are walking all these streets in stilts. >> i mean, like you said, they are all smiling and i absolutely love the fact that this rain is not dampening their spirits, as we have been saying. so a little shout out to those guys, but also a shout out to all these people in the

crowd who are braving the weather. tell me where you're from. what's your name? happy thanksgiving my name is sawyer. >> my fiancee's name is kimberly. we're from orange county, california. we've been here since probably 4 a.m., 415. >> and that's why you have a front row seat to the best parade ever. tell me what are you excited? so far, we've seen a lot of good things go by. what are you most excited about? how are you enjoying it? >> so i'm excited personally for spider-man, since i've been watching that as a kid. >> or stewie, if stewie comes to family guy, my family will know i'm obsessed with family guy i love it. >> you've done your research on this parade. you have your eye out. you know we're going to get you a good picture with spider-man. i am going to promise you that. >> spongebob that is coming up spongebob is coming down. >> that's right. all right, well, enjoy the rest of the parade, guys. it's also it's so exciting. like they just said, spongebob is making its way down. and then after that i can see down this avenue and its dora the explorer. and then i think it might be smokey the bear. so we got some good

floats coming our way. guys we sure do. >> spongebob there. i believe gary is on his back, you know? >> fun fact spongebob the first ever square balloon in the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> i love a fun fact. >> yeah, been studying for weeks to bone up on that kind of information. all right, let's get out to harry enten, who is on the parade route. hello, harry oh shalom, my dear friend. >> mr. berman. look, we got a marching band. we've got a marching band coming down the street, and we've got crowds lined up and down here on central park south. if you aren't into parades, well, get in the mood, because i'm in the parades and you should be too look, it's been raining all morning that's no big surprise but i want to just point out historically, we've had much worse weather on thanksgiving. right. it's not freezing cold. i brought my anemometer with me, my homemade anemometer, because i of course went to

weather camp back in the day. and i can tell you right now it's 46.7 degrees on the street. it didn't even reach the 30s back in 2018. we don't have snow like we had back in 1989, when four inches of snow fell. we don't have gusty winds. i'm looking at the anemometer right now. >> it's zero miles per hour, so it's not like the early 70s when we had a day when the winds were gusting upwards of 63mph. >> so the bottom line is this if you are not in a parade this is the type of thing that should get you in a parade, because it's just so fantastic. we've had all those great balloons, those giant balloons. many came by, which was great. we have the marching band that's just leaving us now, and i think in the distance i see my dear favorite ronald mcdonald coming down the street. i love ronald i love the ronald mcdonald playhouse. i just love it all guys the

bottom line is this i have never been to a parade before this day, but on this particular day i am part of the thanksgiving day parade here in new york city. i am just ecstatic to be here. and right now the wind is now blowing at four miles per hour, but it ain't blowing me away. that's all i can say. back to you two lovely people good to know. >> learn learn some fun facts about harry. this is his first ever parade. i find that surprising and weather camp and homemade anemometer. >> i think the only thing nerdier here could have said is if he had a, you know, crafted his own lightsaber at home. >> i think he's saving that for the next hour. >> yes there, dora the explorer. i love right there. >> dora dora. dora. >> no, no please keep going. >> my older son loved dora back in the day. an all new though dora for 2020 for her sidekick boots. also back. back after 15 years. >> there's a little break and she doesn't go anywhere without her map or her backpack. you

can see it right there. there's the backpack. love it. all right. chef and author aaron french found a passion for cooking early in life. and today she is the proud owner of the acclaimed lost kitchen restaurant in freedom, maine. she also has a hit tv show also named the lost kitchen streaming on max. watch this i love the way your brain works. >> first avocado i've ever picked this is about to get crazy up here new orleans never been there before. >> i can't wait. welcome to houston we're going to idaho. >> holy moly. >> you have to hit california arizona. kentucky. >> welcome to oregon. we did it! >> this is incredible. my intention here is just to soak in as much as i can in this off season and go home

and feel ready to roll and it is great to have aaron french with us now here to help us make a special treat for the thanksgiving table. >> aaron, welcome. happy thanksgiving it's so great to have you with us hi. >> good morning happy thanksgiving what are you making all right. so we are making a crispy potato and shallot pie. so if you haven't started your thanksgiving prep it's not too late. you can still make this pie. and we're starting with mashed potatoes and if you haven't made your potatoes yet we've got a couple of tricks to tell you how to make great mashed potatoes. first thing is, use a food mill because you're using potatoes right now that were grown in the summer in the fall, they're going to be a little starchier and this is going to keep them from getting really kind of, you know, gluey, which is not what you want on thanksgiving day. um the second trick is going to be steeping cream. you can get so much flavor in this. and i just brought the cream to a slight boil and then put in some thyme and some bay leaf

and then we're going to put in so much butter that it's obscene, but you can get away with it this time of year, right. or any time of year. i'm not sure. but we're going to get away with it today for sure. so lots of butter lots of the steeped cream for so, so much flavor and then we have these gorgeous potatoes so the first thing i'm going to do is i'm going to put the potatoes down in a layer here in a pie dish. and this is going to be our baked pie. and we're going to work on the center, which is kind of the fun part of this pie so we have shallots that we're cooking nice and slow. and we want them to get nice and caramelized. add a little butter, let them do their thing and in the meantime i'm going to cook some grapes because grapes are going to be like this really kind of fun filling in the center of it all, a little bit different than cranberries. and why not? so grapes, just a saute. you don't want to totally cook them down. you want them to be just

nice and tender and still hold their shape a bit of fresh thyme, lots of fresh garlic and then really nice flavor of some fresh orange zest. so you want to get that all in the pan. saute that up. and it's just like making the kitchen smell so delicious right now. so they really just need a couple of seconds in there just to kind of make them pop. and then we start making the full pie. so we've got those beautiful shallots that are nice and caramelized now we're going to just top them on top of those mashed potatoes. with all that flavor then we're going to add on those beautiful grapes and then we put the top layer on which is the potato. and we're just going to finish that off. we're going to make this really really pretty on top. and we're going to pop it in the oven. we're going to let it cook for about 25 minutes or so, just until the edges are nice and bubbly and then about five minutes before this pie

comes out of the oven, i'm going to top it with some of those crispy shallots that we all know and love. and that's going to make that kind of like crispy, delicious topping so we've got all of this flavor it'll be nice and comforting and then the crispy shallots on the top. we'll pop it in the oven. we'll get it ready. and then in 25 minutes we're going to have the perfect dish. this is also really good the day after thanksgiving. if you want to put turkey in it and use your leftovers and it's really also great to bring to a friends house like i'm going to friendsgiving. this is what i'm bringing because i can just pop it in the oven there. it'll be bubbly it'll be toasty and delicious oh, i can't wait! >> erin. we love that. we're going to check back in with you at the end of the show to see how it turns out. i think i'd like to go to that friendsgiving with you though. >> oh my god, that looks so good in the dish of butter. she had me at the dish of butter. no amount is too much on thanksgiving for that. i think we have some live pictures to show you from philadelphia right now. we've been watching the parade down there the longest. the oldest thanksgiving parade and there

is the tazmanian devil himself herself itself looking good on this thanksgiving. >> the tasmanian devil about to make its way down the street there in philly. look at this. we have tweety bird earlier now we've got the tasmanian devil our warner colleagues out in force today all over the parades in america next we have a performance. >> you really do not want to miss from grammy awards. singer songwriter andy grammer plus thanksgiving overseas, a check on how america's military men and women are enjoying this holiday while far away from home. but first, our friend jim acosta on what he's thankful for in 2024. >> happy thanksgiving everybody. i'm thankful for my little rescue dog duke, who's right here, who's probably hoping for some turkey on thanksgiving. isn't that right, duke i bet you are. yeah. we'll see. you might get some. happy

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>> what was he like to work with? >> you know, he was a gem. not as demanding as you, john berman, but, you know love live pictures now from chicago, where we're seeing all kinds of really interesting performances. >> our whitney wild was there and she told us just the the incredible diversity of all the live acts and performances and dances and concerts really spectacular to see. and been going on a long time too. >> 90 years, i believe, for chicago as well. so we have a lot of there's so much history in these parades that we're bringing you from around the country, not just here in new york. a lot of people know that, of course, but chicago philadelphia, as we just saw, detroit houston, we've got a lot going on. >> it really is thanksgiving in america. >> all of america right here on cnn. and we have something really special for you now, andy grammer may be best known for honey, i'm good from a few years back, but now he is back with a brand new song entitled magic, and he performed it for us listen

saying i have clarity but one thing is clear to me that there is more than meets the eye, and it's what makes me come alive i got visions, i got dreams undiscovered energy. >> i walk the line of earthly things. i thank the heavens for what she brings. i want more of it. i want more of it. >> come on, give me all of it i'm sure of it i want chills, i want the static. i want the rush. i gotta have it i want more, more than the average. ooh i want the magic super. so you know i'm an addict. want to feel the miracles happen. made a life of abracadabra ooh, i want the

magic hey give me, give me give me more the magic ooh i want the magic yeah give me, give me, give me more. the magic ooh, i want the magic. >> little signs are everywhere. catch the whispers in the air. >> thank them for the gifts they bring amen. someone's listening. extra electricity is all up in my history. used to question everything now i'm busy tapping in. i want more of it i want more of it. >> come and give me all of it. >> i'm sure of it. i want chills, i want the static. >> i want the rush. i gotta have it. i want more more than the average ooh, i want the

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>> wanna feel the miracles happen. made a life. >> abracadabra ooh, i want the magic. >> hey give me give me, give me more the magic oh i want the magic give me, give me, give me more of the magic oh i want the magic that really was magic. >> andy grammer singing magic from his new album monster in that. who are we hearing now? >> more magic from the university of massachusetts amherst. the minutemen going by right now. >> the minutemen marching band. i got a text from the chancellor of umass, a couple hours ago, marty meehan, who i worked for 35 years ago, telling me that the band would be coming by and sure enough right by us right now, the umass minutemen. go massachusetts to

all the massholes out there. hope you're enjoying thanksgiving. >> do love a masshole. some of my favorite people on the planet john berman marshall from paw patrol also shout out to the stelter family, who said they saw marshall along the route. >> we're excited to see more of him. this is the first ever, first ever parade for marshall from paw patrol. >> chase has been here before. chase, who you may know from paw patrol, his good friend, the cop dog. >> it's always good to have a friend when you're in a parade. >> indeed it is. indeed it is. happy to be here with you, my friend. john berman just ahead. here we have more balloons, more bands, more fans. we pretty much have everything you could want. it's even getting a little bit brighter in the sky. if you say so berman's not convinced, but i think it's brighter. >> all right, a little later, celebrity chef aaron french reveals her no doubt delicious thanksgiving day surprise for all of us. we watched it go in the oven. it looks so good.

first, though, our colleague jake tapper shares his personal story about why he is thankful so i am grateful on this thanksgiving for my health and my family's health. >> and i'm not just saying that as a cliche it was thanksgiving 2021 when my daughter alice got really sick with a perforated appendix that was misdiagnosed and she went into sepsis and we almost lost her. >> and we did not have thanksgiving in 2021. >> in fact we called it giving our family because it was such a horrible time. but she has fully recovered. she's an athlete she's amazing. the family's great. my son is great. my wife is great. we are very, very grateful. very grateful for our health. and whether or not you're thinking about being grateful for your health, you should be grateful for your health if you have it too. happy thanksgiving

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people saying, i see spider-man. i see spider-man people behind us. we've been waiting for this moment. >> yes. spider-man going down central park west. he passed us just a second ago. and i have to say, the guy looked jacked. i mean, spider-man does not skip a leg day. look at that. look at the definition. >> there he does that be your inspiration? >> he just squats like every day. balloon squats every day. >> the balloon squat. it's sweeping the nation. what do we learn from harry? was talking to all the balloon folks that the noise when spider-man shoots the web, it's called a whip. >> that is good information right there. we did not hear the whip as it went by, because the music and the joy just so loud. >> it's true, it's true, it overshadowed it. we are moments away from houston's big thanksgiving day parade getting underway, and that is where we find our good friend, rosa flores rosa olympic great carl lewis is the grand marshal, but i would say next year i think your pick you're my pick. you look fabulous

welcome to the houston thanksgiving day parade, where everything is bigger in houston. >> let me tell you, you can look around. there's already a lot of people here lining the streets, about 20 blocks, and you can see that they're already waving goodbye but erika and john, i have a task for you because i want you to get up. >> and i want you to do the turkey dance with me because i can show you. >> i can guide you. >> don't worry. >> don't be nervous. we can do this together if you're at home, you can do this too. >> all you need to do is you need to spread your wings. >> and then go round and round. >> anybody up here willing to do it with me? you spread your wings. >> she's gonna do it with me. there you go. you spread your wings and then you go round and round. give me five. that's. there you go we've been here all morning doing the turkey dance with a few people here in houston. >> take a look

ready and and and they all say gobble, gobble, gobble gobble gobble. okay, so we'll do i'm a turkey. i'm a turkey and then gobble gobble okay okay three two. >> and one i'm a turkey i'm a turkey gobble gobble gobble gobble three two and one. flap your wings and show your feathers look here hey! high five. that's so funny. high five. >> and erica and john. you know why turkeys dance in texas well, our survivability rate is really high, because let's be honest, in texas, a lot of people are not having turkey. they're going to be having barbecue. so our survivability is really high. and john, i have a question for you. are

you wearing a cowboy hat? my friend i am i am wearing my steal my thunder in america cowboy hat can i tell you something, rosa? >> there's no way i could steal your thunder after what you just did it's over. it's like game over. like, drop the mic rosa wins. rosa wins completely we adore you we will see more of you and your turkey dancing just ahead meantime, back here in new york deep in the parade trenches is where we find omar jimenez. >> good luck following that, he's dancing on the inside yeah yeah look, i couldn't see it, but i could hear a lot going on. >> i can do a lot of things i can't do. whatever was just happening. a few minutes ago. i'm just here watching some of the parades and the floats going by. we've been watching a lot of the balloons, but what i've also been watching, it's been great people watching, too. i mean, people have been hunkered down throughout all of

this they're still cheering, still exciting. i think we thought the rain was going to let up a little bit, but it's only just gotten more and more tough as we've been here. everybody is waving. what's up guys? what's up we've been chatting with a few of them and as these floats have come by it feels like it's waves of excitement even through the rain. let's talk with some of them here. hey, what's going on? how are you guys feeling right now? are you feeling good? yeah, yeah. where are you guys from? rhode island. rhode island did you think it was going to be as rainy and wet as it is now? >> i thought it was going to be worse. this is completely doable. we're having a great time. >> see, that's the positivity we're here for. they thought it was going to be worse. it's even better than they imagined. have you come to this before? yes, we were here last year what's your favorite part about being here at the parade oh, the chanting, the excitement, the thankfulness. >> we love it. >> thankfulness. these are your kids here all right. how are you feeling? right now? are you dry? are you wet? where are you wet? >> yeah what's your favorite parade float that you're

looking for today uh, minnie oh, okay. >> all right, we got him. all right. what about you uh oh. >> macy. >> oh all right. macy's. macy's. i heard a macy's in the back there. look, everyone's optimistic. they're excited and, uh, we've got still the parade route going by. we're in the final stretch here for when? for receiving these balloons as they come. so we're going to keep an eye on things. but i'm gonna send it back to you guys i know, i know, you know, it's raining a little bit, just a little bit. >> i love that you're from connecticut i love the rhode island people like this. isn't rain. it's not bad at all. it's not bad weather. we get bad weather up there. >> hardy new englanders. that's what i like uh, so much more to come here live from new york our special coverage thanksgiving in america continues up next here celebrity home builder, one half of the property brothers drew scott joins our stephanie elam to talk about helping

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houston. the parade, they're about to kick off. we would have been standing to rise for the national anthem, but we're in such tight quarters here, we can't move. we can't move at all. which is why we didn't dance with rosa flores. moments ago when she was doing the turkey dance. >> we were dancing inside. >> dancing inside yes. so while you're all excited, eat a big meal today. maybe put up your christmas tree. others others may not be as fortunate. that's where a sense of home is helping out. the organization helps create first ever homes for youth aging out of foster care. with a little help from property brothers drew scott stephanie elam shares this surprise of a lifetime for one young mother in just about 90 minutes, this empty apartment will be full of furniture and love for 23 year old ana rodriguez. >> i've been house to house ever since i was like ten. >> this also marks a turning point for her and her three year old daughter.

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link. >> all of the furniture, rugs, even the artwork is donated to a sense of home from individuals and brand partners. >> home defines everything it defines our health, our mental health, our well-being, our happiness our connection to attachment and belonging. it all begins in home everything begins in homes. >> these strangers are working together united in their goal to make ana's apartment a home. >> i had to get over here to help out. >> how are you that's allowed. >> with the help of a property brother drew scott will decide what goes where. how do you decide? >> let's hold this here. well i'd just like to. i like to look at everything just hold this here, can i? >> no okay. >> i would call this lazy design because a sense of home has such a great team. >> their design team is amazing. >> they do all the heavy lifting. i think this big one is going to be perfect. >> above the sofa. i wanted to make sure it feels like christmas, so i brought one of our christmas trees and some ornaments and we just kind of get that set up to once we figure out our art and the rest of the pieces so it's beginning to look a lot like christmas.

>> while anna waits outside along with oso, the dog she rescued from the street, the work continues inside this is a moment for for her to really, like, sit there and think about how blessed she really is. >> okay, so how do you feel you're nervous. >> ana looks nervous. >> she looks a bit nervous. are you nervous, ana? hey tunnel of love welcome home oh, i look so nice does it feel like home and then the bedrooms? no finally, a bed. >> do you want to check out the couch? >> can't wait to see your daughter. >> come in here. >> let's go into your mind you've been on a big journey, and it really means a lot to be a part of helping your family feel at home. >> i hope you're happy. >> oh, very. >> she's worked hard. she now

has a sense of community with an organization like a sense of home. she's set up for success. i'm also excited for her daughter. >> she's three years old. i have my son's two and a half i tear up when i think about it. >> i'm very grateful for everybody and i haven't felt this in a really long time. and i want to thank you guys for ana, her new place is like a dream compared to what it felt like before it felt empty. it felt like just a space that i had to sleep in and like i had to eat. i didn't like the feeling of it honestly, and i wanted my daughter to have like, you know, a sense of home. you gave me and now she has it thanks to everybody. >> she's an amazing mom she really is while her most pressing goal is to be there for her daughter, who is autistic and nonverbal, i want to see her interact. >> i want to see her talk to me ana says she now has the

foundation to pursue the future she sees for herself. >> back to rodriguez playing soccer for a four year institution and hopefully going pro. >> i feel important. i feel special, something that i really don't feel at all. so i will forever be grateful to a sense of home and to everybody that i came here today to support me. so i'm very excited for the holidays now stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles it's a great story and a great organization. >> that was just amazing to see. look, our thanks to stephanie elam for that reminder. you can watch drew and his brother jonathan on property brothers. any time streaming on max all right chef. and restaurateur aaron french of the lost kitchen is back with us again this thanksgiving morning. earlier, she taught us how to make her delicious crispy onion and potato holiday pie. but now for the moment of truth. oh, i see you there with your husband to.

how did it turn out i know he showed up. >> you can tell the scents are good because the husband starts showing up. >> so here we go it's true. >> all right so there it is in all its glory. >> you got all that flavor. the potato. there's a little bit of butter in there the grapes, the crispy shallots i put the crispy shallots on like five minutes before i took it out of the oven. and they just got nice and toasty and then the last thing is just to sprinkle a bit of fresh thyme over the top. because it tastes good. and it looks really pretty. and then you just dig in and you enjoy and like i said you could make this tomorrow. if you have leftovers, you can use cranberry sauce. you can throw turkey in there you serve it with a big salad and it never tastes boring. so we'll give it to our taste tester here who will let us know the truth about this. but i love this pie. it's got like a little bit of everything and it tastes just enough different. but it's comforting

at the same time. yeah, it's going to be a good one. >> it looks incredible. that one's for you. i think we should maybe be at errands for thanksgiving. john what happens to the grapes? >> when you were putting the grapes in for thanksgiving yeah yeah. >> the grapes. i just gave him a quick saute. because you want them to still, like pop. you don't want it to be like jammy. you want to have a little bit of freshness with that. because we've been eating a lot of pureed stuff so i don't know. what do you think? what do you think mm. >> so the grapes, they hold their shape. >> they hold their firmness. >> they hold their sweetness but they're warm. >> and you get the crunchy to the crunchy with all the shallots on top. so you have that creamy sweet crunchy savory. it's like everything you want to eat on thanksgiving or any day amazing. >> it's a perfect combination. there's some big things happening in the kitchen starting friday. i think. right, aaron yeah, our market opens tomorrow.

>> so here at the mill, we open the whole place up, which is kind of a big deal because it's pretty hard to get into the restaurant, but it's fun to open the whole mill. our online shop is open, so find the lost kitchen.com. we have so many beautiful gifts if you know someone who loves the kitchen, buy them a gift there because all of your friends should be foodies. so it's the place to go this season. so we're really excited our team's jazzed and there'll be lots of good food around here too. yeah mhm that's great that's definitely so good. >> our thanks to you. it's so good all right aaron french thank you so much to you. thanks to michael for testing things out. happy thanksgiving to you all. have fun where you're going. they're going to love that dish you just made for all of us. thank you guys. all right. for more info on aaron's holiday market visit, find the lost kitchen.com. >> so just ahead we have a lot more coming your way. we'll train. they're coming at you from philadelphia. the train

going by is the american express train float pulling three more cars behind it. >> and a whole lot of amex points. >> a whole lot of amex points. boy, are you cashing those in for quite a ride on this thanksgiving morning. that's right. also ahead, we're going to take you down back down to houston. we'll see if rosa flores can can do a little more turkey dancing for us. the parade ready to kick off there. our coverage of thanksgiving in america all around the country continues here. also, a little slice of home for folks who are stationed overseas. here's a look at how some of our military service members are celebrating thanksgiving. here's one army sergeant's holiday message to her family hello. my name is sergeant anna aragon with u.s. army native in germany. >> i just wanted to say happy thanksgiving to my family in winnsboro, texas. and i'll see you soon cnn heroes on all star tribute.

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this is a cnn special event thanksgiving in america live pictures from chicago. >> there you can see the parade full on i think that turkey is named teddy. the turkey. chicago. it's teddy, the turkey in new york, it is tom. the turkey. unclear if they are related, but either way they have a lot to talk about. it is the top of the hour now. we are live from the macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york city. ooh, there's houston right now. >> a lot happening in houston and there is a lot of recognition of the olympics of the paralympians and the olympians in the area. this is this is a big deal. >> that's carl lewis. >> sure is. he's the grand marshal. carl lewis, multi-time

olympic gold medalist carl lewis. >> there he is dancing. he's going to take his time on this parade route. normally, he's very, very fast, but he wants to savor the moment. >> he wants to savor the stay in it. >> all right so much going on today. we're bringing you the balloons, the bands. we even have a taste of some delicious thanksgiving dishes from your favorite celebrity chefs. right now, nangoku hero of the manga series dragon ball. actually, i love dragon ball. do you? really, really, really cool some fantastic art. great stories that began 40 years ago this morning. we're celebrating thanksgiving from every corner of the united states. >> ooh! oh, hey, here's snoopy. >> oh, i don't know if you guys can see this but snoopy is going right by us right now. we see snoopy going by. there's snoopy's foot confirmation of snoopy's foot. >> this is the 50th anniversary of the beagle scouts. by the way, the ninth version of

snoopy here in new york city. he looks bigger in person. >> yeah, he does look bigger in person. he's held up well, though, after all these years. all right, let's get to houston, where we just saw carl lewis, the grand marshal of the parade getting ready to go. but the star of the parade is no doubt rosa flores. hi rosa hi, erika and john welcome to the houston thanksgiving day parade. >> you know this is the 75th annual. we just do things bigger in texas. why the princess dress? why not? it goes with the boots, doesn't it? it goes with the boots. you have to wear the boots. if you're in texas, a cowgirl with a princess dress. why not? let me tell you about this parade. because i take my duties very seriously. there are going to be 21 balloons, 19 floats, and about 250,000 people. you can see a lot of

them are already here, many of them from houston. i've made so many friends here today, including belen. we've been talking princess to princess because she's a princess as well. and belen, who's your favorite princess cinderella cinderella is her favorite princess. what's your second favorite snow white? snow white. thank you so much. we're going to talk more. princess. a little later okay now here in houston we're expecting these very, very large crowds. and erika and john, i take my duties as a princess very, very seriously because the weather here is beautiful. and i hear that you guys have bad weather over there. so i'm going to be scooping up some houston weather. i mean, i am like scooping it up right here because if you've ever been to houston you know, it's always about 60 degrees, zero humidity. and it's always beautiful like it is right now

so i'm going to scoop it up and i'm going to send it your way so you guys can have better weather to do my next one, my next costume change. so i got to let you go but you will see and hear more absolutely. >> from this legend here in texas. >> when i see you next the plot thickens. >> this is amazing. if you didn't see rosa in our last hour, she was dressed as a turkey and doing the turkey dance. so the costume change very important. i can't wait to see what you have next for us. >> our thanksgiving princess has been caught by a texas cowboy. uh oh. what will happen next? stay tuned everyone. we will get back to houston shortly even we don't know what's going to happen next so we're here and the suspense is it's palpable. >> rosa. we'll see you shortly. we're going to take a trip now to the motor city. i

believe yes. >> let's get right to nick valencia, who is in detroit on the parade route. there oh, i can't wait to see what this guest says. >> hey john and erica, you're not going to find me dressed up in a costume, but we got probably better. better guests here to do that for us. here. who's this right here? who do we have? this is cash. >> cash knickerbocker. >> cash. knickerbocker cash money. how are you? you're dressed like a lion for your ten on one team, right? you guys excited to be out here? >> oh, my gosh, so excited happy to be out of the house. >> happy to be out of the house i'm having so much fun out here. it's not even that cold, right? not once you're moving. it's not that cold. all right. thank you guys so much for happy thanksgiving to you guys. this is just one of the many guests here in the stands. we've got grandstands, hundreds of people, thousands of people out here. this is the 100th parade here in detroit. that took two years off though for the war. it was founded by j.l. hudson in 1924. he saw a similar type of parade in toronto. he thought it would have success here and 100 years later, it's still going on. it's the america's day parade sponsored by gardner-white. and this is really representative of the heart and soul of this

state. and you have people like gail who have put this, this parade on your bucket list. tell me about it. you came out here at 12 years old and you had it on your bucket list. talk to me about it. >> i wanted to be in this parade. it just looked like so much fun. the people that are walking, they look. they're just so energetic and everybody's smiling out here. >> do you know how. what a luxury it is for a news reporter to smile on tv? this is so. this is so fun. so okay, talk to me. you actually got to march in the parade, though. >> yes, but it wasn't a couple of years ago, henry ford hospital and i worked for henry ford for 47 years. so they asked different employees, and they asked me, and i was like yes, i'm so excited. we had to be here, like at 6:00 in the morning to start. but it was just amazing. it was so much fun for any of you guys. >> crazy enough to run the turkey trot this morning. who ran it? come in here. we want to highlight the runner. well, you didn't run, but you have run it in past years. >> i have run it several times. >> it's very fun that kicks off the parade, right? it's like a5k and a ten k. we saw people dressed up in turkey costumes somebody looked like

forrest gump. there was a guy with a cigarette in his mouth running earlier what was what? talk to me about it. yeah well, so it depends on the weather. >> uh, the last time i ran it, it was super rainy but like 60. so it was kind of weird weather. >> but how does this compare? if you guys want to turn towards the camera, how does this compare in terms of weather in years past? i mean i'm literally cold. i should have probably brought a beanie here. >> it's pretty normal. yeah, this is tame compared to what you guys get in michigan. >> so tell me, you know, when you think about detroit, i think a lot of people still think about the blight. people think about maybe the bankruptcy. but this is about the story. here is the revitalization. and this really is like an example of all of that. >> right definitely. it's really grown. and it's fun to come down here because there's so many activities now and so many people that the parade and the football game later give me this towel here. >> i want to put this stuff on. i'm a lions fan today. i grew up in la without a team, and i'll root for your i'll root for your lions today. go lions

guys, erica and john. i'll throw it back to you. we'll have more from detroit throughout the morning thanks, everybody. >> it's like 85% of the people in the crowd. they're wearing lions gear. the lions in first place favored right now to make it to win the super bowl for the first time in the history by the way, of the super bowl. it's a big time to be a lions fan. nick valencia, our thanks to you. give them a roar. the lions game, which doesn't start, will wear off the air. eric good to see you know the lions play chicago. they play the bears today. let's go to chicago now whitney wild is there. the 90th year of the chicago parade. oh and you've got to guess whitney oh we sure do. >> we are so excited. we have john vincent here. he has sung you know, all over the country, all over the world he sang today you have such a beautiful voice. it is such a gift to chicago. john is a south sider john, what does it mean for you to be here today? >> it's very special. i'm

thankful. first of all, because of my i want to say my best friend is here we just put my dad on hospice. he has parkinson's, dementia, and we're going to spend thanksgiving with him. so being here, i know he's watching on tv. hi dad. i love you i'm thankful for that. to start off with and john, you sing the national anthem for the cubs for for more than a decade. >> you've sung, you've sung for all the major sports teams. just talk to us a little bit about what makes the city of chicago so special. chicago sports. so special. >> the fans are passionate it's the people. at the end of the day, what makes a place special are the people. and chicago has the greatest people. i grew up here. i've been here my whole life and it's home. it will always be home. and i love new york. i love la, i love, you know, traveling just went out to italy but chicago will always be home. >> like you said, you're a south sider living on the north side now and i know you have such a such a personal story that you like to share with people. so can you just give us give us a sense of your personal story? i know you've you've struggled and you've persevered. so tell us, what is your message for people who might be having a tough time

this thanksgiving? >> my thing is, don't ever give up on yourself. i'm going to say it on national tv right now. i have obsessive compulsive disorder depression, anxiety. i got you know, i knew that since i was a young person and young person saying that in my late teenage years and i have tremendous sisters that always stood by me, older sisters that gave me the courage to go out, go seek help and not feel so crazy and out of place. and once you realize that you don't feel so intimidated anymore. and i was bullied as a kid and stuff like that. but you can change that into a positive and that's what i'm thankful for also, is the people in my life who have done that for me all right. >> john vincent, you have a beautiful voice a beautiful story. we're so glad to have you. this morning. thank you so much for being with us happy thanksgiving everybody, john. thank you. all right john, erika, back to you guys all right. >> that was great whitney. really appreciate it. thank you. things really kicking off. getting going in houston i think we got a little live music down there. >> let's listen in houston

texas all right. >> sunshine on tv and we are going to need a new routine we need some new blocks on our new team. >> the very best prose we can find. >> it's going to be hard, and it's going to take time. >> but if we stay on our grind, world is going to watch us shine are pics of me wearing the two three like total wore when he dunked from the free throw line. >> a legend of his own time. but i'm just the legend of my own mind. >> give me the bulls been locked till we walk to the top. >> ladies bring it on if you love it. and pop me i'll catch you when you flip and drop. >> there you go a little bit of the action from the streets. there in houston for the parade. just kicking off a short time ago. lots, a lot happening in atlanta big, big race. the largest thanksgiving day, half marathon in the

country. our colleague cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is there. and the weather looking pretty fantastic behind you, allison, it must be nice i was going to say, i know we got lucky. >> now i will say we had rain at the very beginning too, but our rain cleared out pretty quickly. >> unlike yours and yes, the sun is shining now. folks are crossing the finish line after completing the half marathon. a lot better at this than i am. but you know what? they're trying to clear some room for all the food that they're planning to eat later on today. here's the thing though. even though the rain has ended here, it's not the same case for other areas across the country. so let's take a look. you still have some rain showers from georgia all the way up through massachusetts right now. that does include new york that does include boston. the thing to note, though, about new york city is we're going to start to see the rain begin to lighten up here in the next couple of hours. finally for some folks there in new york city, inland, however, the big concern is going to be snow as we go throughout the day, the interior portion of the northeast could see several inches, if not even as much as

a foot of snow before the day is done. today, across the rest of the country, one of the other concerns is going to be the temperatures dropping. not too bad for today, but the bottom really drops out once we get into friday and especially saturday and sunday across the eastern half of the country, as those temperatures begin to drop back to maybe more, what we would feel like in december in january, rather than in november. but again, the rest of the country, if you live in the central us guys or you live in the west, much nicer travel conditions if you've got some last minute or even some local travel to do for the holiday, you should be in much better shape than those folks a little bit closer to the east coast is right there. >> all right meteorologist allison chinchar, we appreciate it. and i love the turkey earrings. by the way, one of my cousins just texted me. >> she loves earrings. we've been hearing from people around the country about the turkey earrings all right thanksgiving in america it is fully underway. we are on the parade route in new york. you can see some of the bands going by

here. people waving from the tops very very exciting ahead for us. martha stewart takes time out from her pie marathon find out why she's not having turkey this thanksgiving but first, our very own wolf blitzer tells us what he is thankful for this year i'm thankful this year, as i am every year for my loving family my good friends, and for my health. >> i'm also thankful for cnn, which i love finally, i'm thankful that my buffalo bills are looking very strong and as i say every year around this time, let's hope they go all the way go bills who should be the cnn hero of the year? >> visit cnn heroes.com to vote

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parade, which dates back 90 years. they're having a lot of fun there today as well there we are, back in houston getting a shot of things there. >> a lot happening in houston, especially with our good friend rosa flores, who is there a little wet here in new york city. we'll get back to houston in just a minute. oh, look, speaking of santa, i see a santa balloon. >> there he is, flying over central park west and rainy rainy central park west. a little bit further down on the avenue and to the left. that's where we find our harry enten waiting and watching as the parade goes by. hello, harry hello, mr. berman. >> look, i know i look. i know i'm going to flap these wings. i know rosa dressed up as a turkey last hour, but the bottom line is, i am actually going to eat myself. i have a diced turkey drumstick here. i bet you've never seen turkey on turkey crime, but it is

happening here on central park south. let's take a bite of this let's see how it goes it's not half bad. it's not half bad. i got to tell you eating a turkey when you're a turkey is pretty gosh darn good. now right now we see the we see some folks behind us, but it's been pretty empty. it's been pretty empty. the last few minutes. but i'm hoping that santa eventually makes his way down here. look folks, if you're going to have a turkey on thanksgiving day, my suggestion to you is to fry it. a fried turkey is the best. this is roasted it's okay, but i'll note that the vast majority of americans roast their turkeys. we're talking 63%. only about 20% of americans fry their turkey. i had to fry turkey last year. it was pretty gosh darn good. oh, look at what we have coming down the street right now. how about a train on the street? i'm not used to it, but the bottom line is this guys i taste delicious that was just

jimmy fallon, who went by you, harry went by you and said, hey, there's cnn senior data reporter harry enten. >> that's what jimmy fallon just said as he went by. because it could only it could only be you who doesn't love data. >> of course it could only be me. i'm the only guy who addresses a turkey and eat a turkey. yes everyone loves data. you love data john berman. everyone loves data and fry data turns better than roasted data. >> it turns out, too. on thanksgiving day, harriet thank you very much keep doing what you're doing. i think we just saw a santa float go by here. let's go down to houston now. santa is getting close. they're escorted by 12 reindeer. um there is rosa. rosa flores, i think is in houston watching all of it. rosa

can you guys hear me we can. >> yeah oh, i did not realize. >> well, guys, i am here with a legend here from the houston livestock show and rodeo and, dick, you got to tell me how is it that you rope well, that's a good question. >> you just swing it around your head and throw it that's very scientific. >> can you show us? >> absolutely there you go. >> now, the houston livestock show and rodeo has two floats in the houston parade here today and not only is the houston live show shocked livestock show and rodeo, not only are they part of the parade, they're also part of the community. and one of the things that really stands out is how much it is a family affair. now, i want to introduce you to these two

individuals that are part of the rodeo. now this is wendy louis armstrong and her brother vernon. now when i read your bios, i was so moved by the contributions that your father has given to the livestock show and rodeo. i am so sorry about his passing. and i wanted to ask you how special is it for you to be here, to be a part of the rodeo and to, in essence, follow in your father's footsteps? >> well i will tell you, the rodeo is a family affair. and taking on the realms of my dad and the work that he did was definitely important to me and my family. my brother also decided that he wanted to be a part of the committee, and a lot of my family is a part of the committee. it is 35,000 volunteers and i would say a good number of us are family volunteers because we believe that the rodeo is a big part of the city of houston, and we want to give back to our community. so it's all about the rodeo. and i will say, my

dad probably didn't think i was going to make it this far in the rodeo, so i'm very blessed and lucky to be a part of this amazing organization and all the things that we do for our great city. >> one of the other things that stands out about the houston livestock show and rodeo is how much it gives back to education. now, vernon, you can tell us about that. you received a scholarship. millions of dollars have been given to students. tell us about how special that is and how it changed your life of course. >> so the rodeo is houston livestock show and rodeo is a really good foundation for the community and for me. and it says they help pay it forward and giving me the opportunity to actuallfor education. and so my family wouldn't have any financial burden. so i lost my father when i was 16 years old. and i have a twin brother here. my older sister. so the rodeo has done a really good job to making sure my life and my family life, and as well as the whole community is all involved financially. thank you so much for sharing that. >> and i think we can all relate to being around the thanksgiving day, having a meal and some of those chairs being empty because our loved ones

are not with us. >> and this is such a beautiful tribute to your father and to everybody else who's watching, who might be praying for their loved ones today. it's a really special day. yes, we have a lot of fun but it's also a great day to remember our loved ones. it is eric and john back to you all right rosa, that was great. >> and great to learn a little bit more about that and about their family as well. rosa, thank you well, like so many, we here at cnn are so grateful for the men and women who serve our country every day. we're going to take you overseas now for a closer look at how some members of america's military are spending this thanksgiving miles away from their loved ones. also, we've got pie, apple pie, pumpkin pie pecan pie. or perhaps you say pecan pie. we are talking a whole lot of pies with martha stewart this is my pie. >> pie chart. and this year i am making about 40 pies. stay

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we also have some live pictures from detroit, where we find our nick valencia. oh no, we're going to houston, i lied. see, we're everywhere today, so sometimes it's hard to keep track. >> pick a city, any city. we're there all over america because it is thanksgiving in america. you can see there the folks in houston wearing the snow like the reindeer. >> i think it's a reindeer thing. >> sort of has a lobster vibe. >> there we go. santa for someone back to detroit now. houston. detroit. houston. detroit chicago. thanksgiving whiplash. now super fun to see all the different places in the country celebrating. it's interesting here in new york city. we saw santa go by a little while ago from where we're sitting that is the tail end of the parade. so the thanksgiving parade here in new york city has moved past us and down toward times square even as elsewhere around the country is just heating up. >> just getting started, just getting started. yeah. here, they're literally starting to clean up over to our left. they

are ready to go to get the streets back. let's see though wow. nick valencia found a friend in detroit. nick, who do you have with you? >> i did. i have one of the 200 clowns that actually paid a thousand dollars to be in this parade every year. you're a vip clown, though. tell me about what this is all about here okay. >> what happens? the first five years you're half white the next five years you're half silver. >> and then the five years after that, you're half gold. >> now you get this fancy cake here's your vip because you have the red velvet cake with the gold lamé. i know there are so many people at home that are wondering. you pay $1,000 to dress like this. what is the inspiration? why do this? why dress up other than it being so much fun? >> it's just a thrill and it's so wonderful to see so many people smiling at you happy, giving them beads everyone can come to the parade. it's free. it's just the most wonderful thing that happens here every year. >> and i have to ask. insane

clown posse is from detroit. there's no intersection right between this and them, right? that's right. that's right. okay, well, everyone is smiling except for these two security guards and the parade company, because they're trying to lasso you out and get you out of here. thank you so much for taking the time with us. we're really. yeah. i would love your name. >> yeah. bonnie jobe. >> bonnie jobe, 15th year as a clown here in detroit thank you so much. >> this year, i get a new one next year. >> we love the hair. we love the makeup. we see the floats coming by here. rocket companies. there's about 30 floats here in all. and they take about 2 to 3 months to create. i want to talk to some other guests here. some of the young some of the young fans here come and watch the parade. what brought you guys out here today? >> we come every year to watch it. it's a family tradition. >> so tell me about it. because this is, like, really like a generational thing this is people families have been coming to this for years and years and years. why? what's so special about it? >> this is my first year coming here. >> oh, it's your first year coming here. okay, well, tell me about it. you guys come year after year, just because it's fun and we like to see the floats in the morning, and then we go to my grandma's. >> so what's been your

favorite float so far this year probably the captain underpants one. >> the captain underpants. what about you? you got a you got a stack of beads here. what's been your favorite float so far? >> oh, probably. captain underpants. >> probably. yeah. i like your turkey hat. can i borrow that? okay i'll put it on later. i don't want to mess up my hair, man. thank you all right, guys, we'll have a lot more from detroit throughout the throughout the morning here, check out these floats. i'm telling you, they're like 180 foot. some of them are about 180 foot long. they're about 30ft tall. they take about 2 to 3 months to make, you know, 20 full time or seven full time artists. there's 20 freelancers, 3000 volunteers. it's a really, really special day here in detroit. as it is all across the country. we're having a great thanksgiving here in detroit. i hope you guys are too you know, nick, i don't i don't know that you can see us, but i actually just put on one of those turkey hats because you may be worried about messing up your hair. >> i've been sitting in the rain all day. my hair is a lost cause so bring on the turkey hats yeah, i'll send this to you. >> i love you guys. >> nick. you said turkey hat. eric is like, did somebody say

turkey hat? >> i've got a turkey hat you can watch america's thanksgiving parade sponsored by gardner-white. >> streaming live right now on clickondetroit.com and local four plus. there you go. >> okay, so people talk a lot about thanksgiving sides john berman do you have a favorite thanksgiving pie? >> i think pumpkin pie. i love a pumpkin pie. i do like a pumpkin pie. there was one in the refrigerator at cnn, the commissary for the last five days, and i've been taking a slice out of it every day. >> you know what that may be from kaitlan collins show the sauce. i sit with them. they had a big team potluck on monday. may have been a leftover. i don't think they'd mind. >> thank you sauce well i'm sure one of the 40 martha stewart whipped up during her python may have been a pumpkin pie she managed to take a little break to share a few tips with us on how you can bake the perfect dessert for your thanksgiving table hi america it's martha stewart and i'm here in my own kitchen up

in katonah, new york. >> i live on a farm and i am getting ready for my annual pie baking marathon. i have about 40 pies to make between today, tomorrow and wednesday morning. i leave wednesday afternoon, so i'm going out of the country with my family and i'm not having turkey. i'm not having pie. but i want to make sure that the people who work with me get their delicious pies and some of them come from my original pies and tarts book some of them come from my new 100th book, which is number one this week on the new york times best seller list. i'm so excited and this one. oh, this is the pumpkin pie and a fellow crust it's delicious and unusual and absolutely says thanksgiving and some of the ingredients the pie dishes. i love using glass. this is a

really nice old glass pyrex. i put a little knin on the bottom so they can return to martha if you want. by next year, you have to return the pie dishes the pumpkin pie, and is made in a springform pan. the best nuts i got 20 pounds of whole halves of pecans or pecans, which are. so you say it with chocolate pecan pie as well as regular pecan pie and i'm also making an apple crumb pie. the recipes in this book delicious and i'm also making the pumpkin pie. and i'm also making the cranberry tart in a nut crust for some people who love cranberries and here's the cranberries right here ready to cook up for the delicious gelatinous filling for the cranberry tart this is what i do. this is a nice way to celebrate one of my very favorite holidays. it's time to

give thanks. it's time to hope for peace and well-being, for everybody in this whole world and i certainly hope that each and every one of you has a lovely day. and my big tom turkey, he's a bourbon red and his name is tom bourbon, and he is part of this year. he's going to stay right down there in the turkey coop. and this is what he looks like. isn't he a beauty happy thanksgiving our big thanks to martha stewart for that. >> to get those pie recipes, be sure to check out martha's 100th book, martha the cookbook. >> all right, let's get back to chicago now. cnn's whitney wild is on the parade route where things are still going strong. what are you seeing? whitney oh, we are seeing performance after performance. >> they're all different they're all amazing. and we have one of those performers right now. this is claudia gutierrez. she is from ballet folklorico sones mexicanos.

they were one of the first performers today. you got out here at 4:00 in the morning. tell us a little bit about your performance today what did you guys perform and what does it mean? >> so our region was performed from the state of veracruz. we wanted to showcase a little bit of the mexico's culture with the vibrancy of the costumes, the tradition and the footwork that entails it. and we wanted to portray a familiar performance with a very well known song, which is la bamba and it's something that encompasses the whole world. it's a very world recognized song, and we wanted to portray it here today, to share it with all the other cultures. >> how long did it take you guys to perform that dance, learn that dance, and to be prepared for today's parade? >> so we usually prepare about six months in advance for the thanksgiving parade and so our performance today was prepared about six, seven months in advance. we have a teacher who helped us and collaborated with us from the state of veracruz she's actually from jalapa, veracruz, and she was able to collaborate with us to perform today's events. >> what makes the chicago parade so special is all of the

different cultures that are represented today. what does it mean for you to be able to be here and represent that vibrant mexican culture? this morning? >> for me, it's a very proud moment. i grew up in chicago in the hermosa neighborhood and logan square and to be able to be part of this tradition just makes it even even better. and not only that, i'm able to share the culture with everybody that's here. we see a lot of latino hispanic participants now and also a lot of visitors and a lot of people from out of state, and we want to share our culture that has been embedded. it has been a big part of chicago's life as well. >> sonia you had how many dancers today yeah. walk me through again. just your organization. how many dancers you guys had out here. >> we had 28 dancers performing today yes. >> and they're from all backgrounds. all different. different experience levels, right? yes. >> they're all from different backgrounds. most of them are residents from the from chicago and the surrounding suburbs and all of them are students. so we wanted to showcase this and give the opportunity to all of our students. we have middle aged high school and college

age students here for people who are not from chicago. >> what do you what what do you want them to know about the vibrant mexican culture here in the city of chicago is a part of cultures, and i think the the vibrancy is demonstrated even more with all the culture that we have, not only in our food, but our traditions and the folklore that we're able to to show here in chicago encompasses all of that with not only hispanic traditions, but also all of the other cultures that reside here. >> we have a lot of neighborhoods, um, we have little village. we have chinatown. um, we have ukrainian village, and we have a lot of that represented a lot of that culture represented in chicago. and i think it's what makes up chicago and the beautiful culture that surrounds all of it. >> claudia gutierrez, thank you so much. it is such a pleasure to meet you. thank you so much. >> thank you for having us. >> okay. all right. thank you. you too. you guys, again, that is just one of the many amazing performers we're bringing you more of those performers later today. but for now, john and

erika, back to you in new york all right whitney, appreciate it. >> great. great to hear from her and to hear a little bit more too, about the diversity in the parade. and it's nice to see how each of the parades are a little bit different in all of the cities that we're highlighting around the country today, it really is. >> you know, we right now we're getting into new york. the cleanup part of the parade. we see the utility floats going by here. you can't see it right now, but they're actually like breaking down all around us right now. you can see people spreading out here. the parade is still going strong as you get closer down to macy's. but i do think, erika, as you said, one of the things that is really cool is see the similarities, but the differences around the country? >> absolutely. chicago native jennifer hudson told us earlier a little bit about what her family's thanksgiving traditions are. take a listen i like to instill gratitude in my child during thanksgiving and sitting the children around the table and going around things, having them each say something that they are grateful for, which teaches them gratitude. >> and to be grateful. what am i thankful for? this

thanksgiving is to make it to another thanksgiving, to be surrounded by my loved ones and just celebrating great times together and being at home i'm thankful to have a home for christmas, baby jennifer hudson. >> they're her new christmas album called gift of love is available now, and she's also hosting a special series of performances through december. stay with us you are watching thanksgiving in america. we'll be right back we wish you. >> food network has something for every kind of holiday for the confection. perfectionist for the competitive christmases, for the holiday, magickers for the beat. >> bobby flair's all new tuesday night at 9:00 on food network. >> time to press rewind with neutrogena rapid wrinkle repair. it has derm proven retinol expertly formulated to

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i am thankful for the simplest thing life itself. >> with each breath that i'm able to draw, i can love more. i can be more grateful. i can be more kind, and i can enjoy this life if i so choose. frankly, sometimes i fail at that, but i'm trying. and the other thing is, i can enjoy more by joking around and having fun. so in that vein, i'm thankful for the bird. not just that thanksgiving turkey, but this bird here in new york, the one pigeon that cannot poop your head oh, she's tempting fate right? >> there she is she is. >> but then it's going to be good luck for her. >> so it's fine. that was my my morning show co-anchor, sara sidner who is wonderful and who has had a heck of a year. and it's only going to keep on getting better. so happy thanksgiving to you, sara. so

nice to hear from you. all right. many of the brave men and women who serve our country will be spending thanksgiving away from their loved ones. salma abdelaziz joins us live from the uso deployment center in germany, where some are keeping that holiday tradition alive. hey, salma hello. >> so, as you mentioned i am at a deployment processing center and they have thanksgiving dinner very much underway. >> go ahead. everybody's grabbing their meal everybody's worked really hard to put this together for them. and this is sort of a halfway point. john and erica, where soldiers might stop on their way to a further deployment, or they might stay here longer. so this is intended to be home very much for these soldiers here. and i actually want to introduce you to one of them. this is michael um, thank you, first of all, for talking to us. i know we were chatting about your family back home in north carolina. what does it mean to still be able to have this nice warm turkey meal today? >> uh for me? >> don't worry about it. >> for me, it's, uh. it's a

blessing, right? it's a blessing just being here. uh blessing to still be able to eat a thanksgiving meal. whether i'm with my family or not. with my family. it's a bunch of great people here. great friends. uh, i met a lot of outstanding individuals, so it's a blessing. and i know you had a message for your family. >> you have a young son back home. tell us about him. tatum. right. three years old. >> yes, ma'am yes. so i have a son back home he's, uh, three years old. uh and so far, just like my second thanksgiving without him so, you kn hopefully he sees it. he'll be able to see this and he'll be smiling. but i just want to say i love him and. yeah. >> and i know you your whole family is watching tv right now in north carolina, listening to you what do you want to tell your son while you're away on thanksgiving? >> i want to tell my son happy thanksgiving to him, to all my family and i want to say i'm still here holding it down and continue to look over me and

keep me in your blessings and your thoughts. >> thank you so much that's been really, really kind. john and erica, we're going to let these guys get their thanksgiving meal. i also want my thanksgiving meal, but i know john, that you've been in the spirit of things with that really great hat. so here is mine for you. >> oh it's international turkey hat day, erica i'm putting mine on. >> it's just like yours. so we're sort of twinning across the miles i always knew we had a connection. >> you have to live the spirit absolutely whenever anyone says turkey hat over this entire special erica has to put her turkey hat back on it's just like it better than a drinking game. >> i still have one more, um we cannot wait to see that. >> all right. salma abdelaziz overseas. thank you very much it really has been extraordinary watching this evolve throughout the morning, not just here in new york, where we were here for the beginning of the parade. we saw all the floats go by, and now

we're seeing the people stream past us on their way home from watching. and then across the country, we're seeing each parade start up. first it was philadelphia, the oldest parade, detroit and then houston and central time. you're looking at live pictures right now. that is houston roller skates like the starlight express version of the thanksgiving day parade. starlight express a little broadway reference i love it. >> i love a broadway reference. um, this has been a great time look at that. you are transfixed. john berman is transfixed, watching right now. >> well, we have these monitors like oh, my gosh, trampolines, trampolines wow. >> houston is no joke. oh, this is detroit, this is detroit now, if that were in someone's lawn, someone would be bound to get injured. >> but these people are, well trained. >> they're professionals. they have they've got insurance. don't worry. >> they've got it covered. every parade is insured. i hope so. it was nice to see that was the first thing i thought too. if you're gonna let your kids friends play in the trampoline, you better have insurance that's right. certainly in a parade, they have to be insured as well. >> just sign this waiver. the

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high. even if the rest of the day is very, very wet. there you see him, santa? the man in houston exciting stuff. santa is making appearances at pretty much every parade. or i'm told maybe that is detroit. and we moving on to detroit oh, look, there we are on to detroit. we have seen so many great folks on the streets of detroit. there are a lot of excitement for the lions in the crowd there. you may see a lot of blue our own, our own. nick valencia met a dog dressed as a lion in honor of the team looking fabulous earlier today, a little dog named kash. lots of great folks coming out in all of these cities to celebrate the holiday, to celebrate each one of their individual cities here, looking at live pictures out of chicago where there are also a number of performances throughout the morning in the parade, there really celebrating the diversity of the windy city. a fantastic. hour still to come for you here of thanksgiving festivities on cnn. ahead, not

just the parades. we also have our good friend, superstar chef bobby flay who's going to join us again this morning from the food network kitchen, showing us how to take your thanksgiving feast and plate it like a professional. also, what better way to kick off the holiday season than with a performance by the one and only temptations? the group celebrating the 60th anniversary of my girl and just a little bit later in the show, we're actually going to join us to perform a popular christmas classic. so lots to look forward to. let's get you straight though to houston, where my good friend rosa flores is standing by. and as i understand it, oh, i think i have a clue as to who may be headed your way in a matter of moments. as i see you've done another costume change that's right. >> erica. santa claus is in houston. and of course you're having a special guest right now. mrs. claus santa claus gave me the naughty and nice list. >> i hope you can hear me,

because i can't hear myself speaking right now because of the band that's behind me but i'm going to put this naughty and nice list down for just a second, because i want to get to business here. i have patrick and leonard here from truth barbecue and when we talk about texas, we got to talk about barbecue. leonard you're from truth, from truth barbecue? yes, ma'am. it is legend now in texas. tell me a little bit about barbecue during thanksgiving tell me a little bit about barbecue and on thanksgiving in texas. >> so it's actually a lot bigger than you would think. a lot of people come to truth for smoked turkey and brisket during thanksgiving. and christmas. so we actually go through a ton of barbecue for the holidays. now some of this barbecue is smoked for hours, right? >> how long? how long does it

take? so the brisket usually takes anywhere between 14 to 16 hours. and you have to constantly rotate and make sure that the fire is right. so it takes a lot of hard work. that's a lot of investment. now i want you to show us some of this. of course. >> so this one took about 16 hours to cook low and slow. all the wood is from central texas. no electricity, no gas. all live fire. >> and that's what makes it so special, right? yes ma'am. now, what's your secret sauce salt. >> pepper. garlic and onion. that's it. >> so very simple. very simple, but delicious now, take a look at this people are salivating everywhere else. and we were talking about how in texas, it's not just the turkey, right. >> what's that in texas? >> it's not just turkey that people have on the table today. >> no there's actually a ton of brisket and a ton of smoked meats. everybody is very passionate about their barbecue in texas. >> this looks delicious. now tell us about what else you

have here, patrick. >> we have some of our good merch. >> we offer our trinity packs, all the goodies that we make in house, our pickles, our onions, and our house escabeche. and we also have one with our sauce. >> all of these items are made in house. >> everything is made fresh daily. >> now before i toss back to you, erica, i got to share the naughty and nice list with you and with a little help of my producer. are you ready for this? because this is coming straight from santa claus. because i am mrs. claus, after all i want to start with a nice list. >> let's see who we have. we have patrick leonard from truth. sarah weisfeld who's holding my microphone our engineer michael day, who's behind the camera and bonnie, who helped us organize all of this. and on the naughty list on the naughty list. erica hill

and john berman and erica, i hear that john berman is no longer with you on the desk. that is just not fair it is. >> it is true. he had to rush to his thanksgiving dinner, but i think there's a misprint. i think i'm going to have to make a call to the north pole. we should definitely be on the nice list i think john berman so maybe you could buy yourself. >> he definitely deserves to be on the naughty list i'll let berman fight his own battle. >> but if you could maybe put in a good word or just give me the direct line i'll message you when we're off the air. and i think i think we can get this taken care of. i'm confident that we'll get it fixed by, you know, christmas eve rosa flores, i'm sorry mrs. claus. thank you again. the barbecue looks amazing. i am so hungry right now. i wish i had smell-o-vision, sadly, i don't. we're going to get back to rosa in just a minute. i want to take you now over to detroit. the balloons, the marching bands, the floats, the clowns are a big part of that

parade. that's where we find cnn's nick valencia along the parade route there. and, nick, you have also acquired some beads. were accessorizing at this point in the show the atmosphere has been absolutely electric and just what an eclectic crowd. >> and i want to bring in here somebody who has a big role here. max seggerman, you're part of the neil diamond broadway musical production. tell us about it yes, sir. >> thank you so much for having me. >> thank you for being here. happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving to you too. yes. i've been a part of neil diamond's beautiful noise, the broadway musical since its conception. it's um. it's about neil's life since he was a young kid. his humble beginnings in brooklyn selling his music on tin pan alley all the way up into his. until his superstardom all over the world, selling out stadiums and everything like that. >> and this is what he wanted reflected for his legacy. he didn't want a biopic. he didn't want a documentary. he wanted a musical. >> exactly. yeah. he he wanted this to be the way his story was told to everybody on stage. just like he was for his whole life. >> so what has been your favorite song to perform? and if you could play us something

from neil diamond, i'd love to hear it. i know our audience would love to see it. >> absolutely. well, you're going to have to sing it with me. all right. is that all right? you know, it goes a little like. oh sweet caroline. >> oh oh, oh, good times never seem so good, so good. >> so good, so good i love. >> is there anything nerve wracking about evoking his spirit here? >> you know, there's nothing really nerve wracking about it. it's more exciting, you know once i put on the wig and the jacket and the guitar, it just kind of comes second nature. that's not your real hair you know what? it's not surprisingly, it looks real. i know it looks it looks very. it's real hair, but it's not my hair. >> i'm loving the whole outfit. the whole look. this is thanksgiving. tell us about what you're grateful for. tell us about what you're thankful for. >> especially this year. oh, my gosh, i'm so grateful. and it's like every year just for my family. my friends and just incredible opportunities to connect with with new people. um, and just share the love of music and, and be a part of something. so eclectic and so

exciting, like this. um, i'm very, very grateful for all of that. >> do you have a lot to be grateful for? is there anything that you've seen here so far? any of the floats, the bands, anything that's really stood out to you? >> you know, the marching bands especially because they're so good. they're incredible. when i grew up, when i was in high school, i was on drumline, and so it's kind of throwing me back to that. and i remember marching down it wasn't quite this big, but in in gary, indiana, walking down the streets there for parades. >> take us out here with a little tune. we're going to have much more from detroit here. the thanksgiving day parade, the america's day parade presented by gardner white. thank you so much max, for joining with us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> we'll send it back to you guys oh, it's so great, nick. >> really appreciate it. thank you who doesn't love a little sweet caroline? bah bah bah. there we go. let's check back in now with our crew. right here in new york city. omar jimenez is back with me. so, omar, you're near the end of the parade route. how close is it to finishing, or has santa already made his way by i if if

santa made his way by then i'm not doing my job. >> i completely missed him. but we're in the home stretch right now, and this is what it's looking like. >> all right, so we've got marching bands going through and obviously it's raining. >> you know that but the people in the good seats are up there looking through the windows as this parade has gone by, this is the west virginia university marching band here. >> and look i've been showing you, the bystanders over the course of the day. does it matter how loud it's been because we'll be quiet as we look here. uh, we got some of our littlest fans just knocked out in the rain completely comfortable. i mean look, she could just be sleeping in her bed right now, and you wouldn't know. this is her dad, sean from new jersey. all right. sean, uh i'm going to i'm going to instill you as the representative for the wet fans here. how are you guys feeling? what have you been most excited to see? >> we're doing great. the kids absolutely love being out here. there's so much excitement. we met some friends from south dakota whose son was in one of the marching bands. so it's been a tremendous day despite the rain. >> so can you offer comment for

your daughter who's knocked out right now? >> she is the toughest three year old i've ever met. she's amazing and she's a real trooper. >> so amazing. and these are your other two kids here, annabelle and penelope how are you guys feeling right now good. you good? all right. see, that's what we want. that's what we want. we want good vibes. and look, i'm going to show you what we're seeing right here in this home stretch. we've got all the parades and floats that have come by. and then of course i'll present to you west virginia university marching band coming through and oh, i do see a little santa float there in the background as well. in this home stretch it's been raining, but one of the things that has changed in the last few minutes, it's actually a little light out right now. we've got the light at the end of the tunnel, the light at the end of the parade. it's rain, but it has not rained on. the spirit of this parade let's take a look at the band right now listen in

and that's the west virginia marching band rolling through. we've seen different bands over the course of this. obviously they got flags as well. is this are you at the west virginia marching band? i'm the old guard director. oh, amazing. can you just tell us how you guys have been feeling over the course of marching through? oh, it's been incredible especially seeing the other west virginia mountaineer fans here in new york city has been astounding it's just been so exciting to see all the love for the west virginia mountaineers and through the rain. i feel like i'm more rain dressed than you are right now. how is everybody been holding up and been able to play their instruments and twirl the flags over the course of this, they are being troopers. i will tell you that. and they're just so excited to be here and this has been a wonderful opportunity so yes, thank you so much for having us. we're excited to be here amazing. we'll stay dry. good luck. happy thanksgiving. happy thanksgiving. look see even without proper rain gear.

smiling in the rain we're thankful for each other. i'm thankful for you, erica always good to see you. >> happy thanksgiving and thank you. for you. my friend. that's good, because we're spending the morning together tomorrow on cnn. so it's a good thing that we like each other. i love to, as you point out, she was with the color guard as we see all the marching bands go by. they have the ponchos, the color guard. they do not. i'm looking at a lot of them going by. yeah, they don't have a lot of clothing. you're pointing out the rain and they are smiling the whole time hey, they are better than me because i'm barely smiling. >> and i got on all this stuff right now. but i'm thankful to be out here it's great. >> omar, i love it. thank you. i'm glad you. i'm glad you grabbed her absolutely good to hear from the mountaineers and from the dad of the toughest three year old ever. we can tell those girls are having a great time. so many people enjoying this parade. many of you enjoying it from the comfort of your own homes. and we applaud you for that decision. just ahead or

actually, i should say earlier this morning food network celebrity chef bobby flay was with us. he showed us how to make a tasty side dish for your thanksgiving spread. those spicy crusted carrots with that delicious yogurt harissa dip. well, now bobby is back to show us the chef's art of plating your thanksgiving masterpiece all right, guys, welcome back to the food network kitchen. >> we're continuing our thanksgiving day. >> let's start plating. so we have the carrots which i'm going to finish plating right now. so i take that harissa yogurt and just slather a little bit on the on the bottom of the plate and then we take some of our spice crusted carrots and you know, it doesn't have to be, you know perfectly placed. but you know, a little bit of order will help different colors purple, yellow, orange really beautiful. and we're going to take some of the pomegranate dressing right on top. and then some of

our dressed beets are roasted golden beets. so you have i mean this is to me this is like if you have a vegetarian that is not going to have turkey, just give them a plate of these carrots and beets. it's really it's really beautiful. and definitely filling for sure okay. then we're going to take a little bit of these are you know i need crispy on everything i eat crispy and crunchy very very important. these are very thinly sliced and fried parsnip chips. so kind of in that carrot family of course. and then i don't know i just like a little bit of mint with this. some fresh mint goes incredibly well with the pomegranates and there we go there's our our beautiful carrots with harissa yogurt and some pomegranates and roasted beets. all right. now we have our let's finish our, our thanksgiving plate. so we have some beautiful roasted turkey here with lots of fresh herbs

and butter. we have my parker house rolls. and i made a cranberry sauce. it has fresh figs in it as well and some port wine. so some good good acidity and nice sweetness and goes really nicely with the tartness of the cranberries. and then this is one of my favorite side dishes that i make every single year this is a 12 layer potato gratin with some caramelized shallots. it's got cream. it's got garlic. it's got some fresh thyme. and i say 12, but it's somewhere between ten and 25 layers. but who's counting. and then we're going to take a little bit of our carrots and finish off this plate you know you got to fill up that thanksgiving plate for sure some beets and maybe a little i don't know. to me you have to have some some sage, some fresh sage with with thanksgiving we're going to put that over the turkey. and then we're going to finish it with a little bit of gravy. don't forget your gravy. everybody right over that

turkey. and there we go. happy thanksgiving everybody. 2024. let's get it happy thanksgiving to you bobby flay. >> thank you for that. looks beautiful again. now i'm hungry for more be sure to check out bobby's new book, bobby flay chapter one, and tune in for beat bobby flay holiday throwdown on food network tuesdays at 9 p.m. eastern. we are, of course, celebrating thanksgiving in america all morning long here on cnn. that mother goose float coming to us from detroit. it's been a part of the parade since 1924. in every parade in detroit, a few upgrades, of course, and understandably, over the years, thanksgiving, the detroit parade is actually tied with new york for the second longest running parade, both in their 98th year. this year, that float was originally pulled back in the day by horses. you see, the american flag being pulled there as well. much more

ahead as we celebrate thanksgiving in america. the parade is also in full swing in chicago. we've got a look at the celebration there. more floats, more balloons, more festivities just ahead and some more from our colleagues here at cnn. >> here's abby phillip with what she is thankful for. >> this holiday season oh, what a year it has been. >> this year i am so thankful for this device right here. technology that's made it so much easier for us to stay in touch and keep in touch. when you move away from your family like i did this year, you learn very quickly that facetime is a miracle. so i'm grateful for all the ways that we can stay close, even when we are far away

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>> look at kermit. kermit in his santa hat. ready to go in detroit. there is one of the largest collections of papier mache heads. we're going to get you some of that, i think. coming up in just a minute. but here's a live look at kermit there at the parade in detroit. one of the many balloons here in new york city. my good friend harry enten out on the streets of new york, braving the elements for the parade. here. some of the parade wrapping up harry's duties. however are not done. we are getting ready. we are moving on from thanksgiving straight into hanukkah that's exactly right. >> look, there ain't nobody here. the parade here by this side of the street is over. over. i have my dessert here. some pumpkin pie it's not half bad. after the turkey. it's pretty gosh darn good but, you know, every single year i see santa go by. and i love santa. but sometimes i feel a little bit left out. so i decided to put on my dreidel, dreidel sweater here. hanukkah is starting on the night of the

25th of december, so for those out there who are celebrating christmas merry christmas to you. to those who are celebrating hanukkah. happy hanukkah to everybody who's out there. and although the weather has been kind of bad, i have a way to sort of mark the activity. oh boy that's all i can say about this weather. but it's been a lovely time with you, erica. our dear friend john berman, who went adios amigos a lovely time with him. i've had great fun. there's nothing better than a parade and all i want for hanukkah is the love of my girlfriend. because that's all i need. and i know i have it. erica and i know you love my girlfriend. nearly as much as i do. >> i do i do, i adore her i absolutely do, and i know she's got your love as well. well, harry, it has been a pleasure as it always is. i've also enjoyed the costume changes. still not sure about a turkey eating a turkey, but we'll just leave that one alone for now. my friend. enjoy the rest of your thanksgiving i'll probably see you tomorrow at the office so in chicago, a lot happening

there as we've been showing you throughout the morning. i believe the zealand performing arts association, we see it right here. they have a float which features performers wearing traditional chinese attire, also performing folk dances. it's just another reminder of the diversity of the parade in chicago and so much of that is meant to celebrate the diversity of the city of chicago as well. so a really a great time there on the streets of the windy city, i mentioned the big papier mache heads in detroit in detroit, it is the largest collection of papier mache heads. they're actually known as big heads. and this is it's it is the 17th appearance here for them in the parade. very cool. as you go to look at that live from our friends there at wdiv in detroit. we also have some special guests who know a thing or two about being a big, happy family. the host of inside the nba on tnt, you know them. to shaquille o'neal, charles barkley, kenny smith, ernie johnson jr.. they're joining us now with a special

thanksgiving message and a little bit about what they're thankful for this year hey it's the inside the nba crew so let's go right down the line shaq thanksgiving. >> what are you thankful for. well i'm thankful for you guys thankful for family. thankful for children. thankful to just still be working and to just still be relevant somehow and just just happy. and if it was up to me i would like to see homeless people. have a great day today. you know, it really hurts my heart to see people not have somewhere to go on a nightly basis. so if i was in control, i would make sure everybody at least can have a meal on that day. very nice jet. well, the greatest gift always, always the things you can buy family, friends and health and relationships. those are the greatest gifts that you have. i'm always thankful for those, um and so for me that's what thanksgiving is about everybody know thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. yeah,

because you love to eat yeah, i do love to eat but it's really the only time you get all the family together invite a few friends, and y'all just sit around. just just be together. have a nice meal and just spend quality time together with no other distractions. you don't do that. we don't do that as much as we should. but for some reason, everybody gets together on thanksgiving and that's what i'm thankful for, and i hope. and then to piggyback on shaq's point man, there's so many great people around the country in these homeless shelters and people who have events or people who can't afford thanksgiving dinner get to go that's always special. to see that on television yeah. thankful for all those folks who make that happen. yes i'm thankful for a wife of 42 years, the lovely cheryl, and thankful for six kids, five grandkids, and thankful for deep fried turkey because that is the absolute shout out to baby k's who cooks who cooks

my deep fried turkeys? i cook my own deep fried turkeys, and you've never seen me on the internet doing that. there you go. because i'm very careful. i don't want to see that you're drooling chuck. there you go. all this talk of deep fried turkey lots to be thankful for. happy thanksgiving, everybody. he's not talking about turkey. turkey? he started drooling so great. >> thank you again to the team from inside the nba. and of course you can catch their show on our sister network tnt. just ahead here on thanksgiving in america. we're going to continue to check in with our friends and colleagues around the country. a live look for you there at the city of detroit. stay with us. much more ahead right here you're watching thanksgiving in america on cnn hey there happy thanksgiving from my podcast studio. >> i am grateful for so many

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can help you get started with your idea. >> call now ( 800) 710-0020. >> just a little flavor. some of the marching bands, they're from parades around the country. that of course, odessa high school that you've been watching. you saw a little bit from chicago, from detroit as well and it was a real treat for us to see all of those marching bands. the color guards go by right where we are here on the streets of new york

city. thanks so much for spending part of your holiday with us. this is cnn's special thanksgiving in america chicago is celebrating 90 years of its annual thanksgiving day parade this year. and as things are winding their way down, the great state street, that's where we find cnn's whitney wild. whitney, you have had the perfect spot to see this parade all morning long. and i love the diversity of all of the performances and the musical acts and the dancing that we've seen. what's really stood out to you there are so many performances that stood out to me. >> this morning. erica. i loved listening to john vincent. he has a smooth, soulful voice. he's been the voice of the chicago cubs for many years. there were bolivian dancers. there were multiple dancers and drummers representing korean culture here. there were mexican dancers. let me take you and just give you the last little peek of the parade here. it is really a rich tapestry of all of the different cultures that make chicago unique and really john and erica, that's

what makes this parade so unique. this parade centers very much, very specifically on the different cultures that are represented. so richly throughout the city of chicago so today is the truest chicago parade in that sense for sure. and then to top it off, guys, it's like 30 degrees here so it doesn't get much more chicago than that. a crisp thanksgiving day here in chicago crystal clear skies though absolutely perfect day so a wonderful bunch of performances to bring you guys back to you yeah, it looks like a beautiful day whitney. >> thank you and happy thanksgiving. we are extra thankful this morning of course for our hosts here in new york city. congregation sherith israel. they have welcomed us at this location this morning. sherith israel actually the first jewish congregation in north america. and today they host a special observance of thanksgiving. it is a multi-faith food drive, bringing together people not just from this congregation, but from churches and other churches and synagogues.

they're all banding together to help their neighbors here in new york city. so we want to thank them for not only hosting us, but for all the work that they are doing here in new york. a number of american service members, of course, who are serving overseas, and even those who are serving domestically, they're a long way from their loved ones on this holiday but they will still get a taste of home on thanksgiving day, including a feast with all the trimmings and a chance to watch some of the great football games they're going to be able to watch those. my colleague salma abdelaziz is joining us live from kaiserslautern, germany. so, selma, you are there at a uso center. tell us a little bit about what's happening there on this thanksgiving day so we've just had a deliciously prepared turkey meal with all the trimmings, homemade cranberry sauce, and now everybody is gathered here for a little bit of trivia we're actually handing out some raffle tickets wondering who the winner is. >> nine zero. and they're passing out these prizes. it's

absolutely a chance for everybody to come together, really get that sense of family and home, even when they're far away from home. so i'm going to cut in front of you guys. but you keep going. you keep handing out those prizes for me. i actually want you to meet one of the soldiers that we have here with us. this is carmen. carmen. i'm going to ask you to stand up. i know you're in the middle of this one. start by telling me why it matters to still be here and have these activities. and eat a turkey meal on thanksgiving day. i mean, to me, it's worth it. okay. being in the army, it's a lot of sacrifice and i. >> i did this for my son. i love army, i've wanted to join since i was little. and now i'm doing it. >> you know, you wanted to join the army since you were little. i know you said you have a four year old son back home, and you have a message to him. what was it mommy misses you. >> i hope you're watching right now. i miss you and happy thanksgiving to everyone and can you share with him just while we have a quiet moment

here? >> what are you thankful for and what do you hope he's thankful for today? >> i'm thankful for everyone that's here with me on this rotation that we're all alive and everyone else back home of my my family members are okay. i'm sorry i'm nervous, but that everyone's alive you know? >> thank you so much. and i know that it's a huge sacrifice to be here. so it's so important, i know, for your son to get that message. i'm going to let these guys get back to their games and their prizes but really, it's just about providing that sense of home far away from home here. eric and john yeah, it makes such a difference when you are far away. >> that's true. and so many people i know will be taking a moment to express their gratitude on this thanksgiving day for everything that our military men and women are doing as they serve overseas and in this country, as well selma, thank you. when we come back here, a very special performance with the

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have such a good time at the parade derrick holmes jared goff jared goff can i get a gold lions. can i get a gold lion let's bring in mary sheffield here. the president of the city council. mary you just had what an event here. what a day. tell us about how detroit is feeling right now. >> detroit is excited. >> we had so much energy, so much positive. things are happening in detroit. and it's a great opportunity to showcase the renaissance that is happening in our great city. and go, lions! go lions. >> the story. we're going to win the super bowl. >> the story here is all about the revitalization. it has been such a pleasure to smile on camera just to have such a good time here with you. and john berman. i am so grateful for my family. ellie ricardo my wife, rachel. god bless everyone and thank you for watching cnn, you guys. oh, i didn't expect to get oh oh, thank you detroit. >> we got jared goff giving to you and to your family. >> and there we go. it's a

perfect way to close things out with nick there in detroit. of course no trip to detroit would be complete without music from some of motown's finest. and what a treat to be able to bring you the temptations now singing silent night. enjoy twas the night before christmas and all through the house. >> not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. >> in my mind who i want you to be free to all of my friends i want you to listen to me

now hear what i say we wish you a merry christmas. >> christmas to you all. to me. one of you silent night holy night all is calm all is bright round, round yon virgin mother mother and child ho holy infant so tender and mild

heavenly he sleep sleep in heaven heavenly peace through silent night woo holy night now shepherds quake at the sight now lowly streams from my heaven afar heavenly host sing

hallelujah christ the savior is born. oh yes, he is christ christ. christ. christ the savior is born. we just want to wish you a merry christmas to all of you from the team it's incredible. >> our thanks once again to the temptations for performing silent night for us. their song is actually featured on their album which i happen to have here. give love at christmas, which rereleased this year. special red vinyl. i don't want to take it out in the rain though, but trust me, it is

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