there's marlo. . >> we love you, marlo. >> she's not joining us for the stories this year because, ofat guy? >> we do, indeed. who is that behind those? >> i got you. >> jimmy fallon. jimmy fallon. >> happy thanksgiving al! >> this is your 11th parade, my man. >> is that right? >> can you believe that? >> more than andy williams. i'm hitting that mark. >> that's right. >> going to sing "moon river." going to be fantastic. >> we've been through this together through rain, freezing, snow, covid. >> oh, my gosh. >> remember that. >> here we are now. >> this is the best. the vibe here is so good even in the rain. >> look at these pants too. come on. you are mr. holiday. >> this is what i'm talking about. >> tell me about -- you're in the santa express. with the roots. >> "hey rudy" off my new album. it's a comedy holiday album and it's about rudolph and kids that can't wait -- they can't go to sleep for christmas. >> you've got a lot of collabs on the album. >> ariana grande, megan thee stallion, justin timberlake, l.l. cool j, weird al yankovic. the roots. it's super fun. we have a song

we're so used to having marlo here on the couch with us. how is she doing?e. and i believe it's going to be a while before she can handle this. but she'll be back next year. >> please give her our love, absolutely. we know that she will be very proud that you're here talking about the work of st. jude, which means so much to her and to you. let's talk about leukemia. because that's one of the areas that st. jude has really improved the survival rate for. >> there's a.l.l., acute leukemia, and when the door was opened, we were at 4%, now we're at over 90%. now, aml, that was a tough, tough blood cancer to deal with. and it's at 70% now, but one must remember, that it took 40 years to get there and a lot of kids didn't make it. and we have to try harder and we are. and because of the technology and our advanced research, i believe we will escalate the survival rates. >> we're so happy that you came to join us today. you're doing the most excellent work, like you do every year. >> proud of st. jude. >> you ever think about that your father would think if he wal

i mean the, the, the us is marlos r. c said was never really being that, do you agree with that? i disagree. i think the united states. yes, i agree that the united states is the only country with the power to lead the system. but i also think it's the only one with the moral authority. i think our democratic allies in europe and asia see the united states and a fundamentally different light than in the way they see other powers like china, which does engage in gross human rights abuses, systematically cheats on international trade threatens. it's neighbors like taiwan in the philippines. so i think what, what is the standard of comparison if we're comparing the united states to something ideal standard that's never existed in the world and never will exist? but no, it doesn't meet that standard. if you compare it to every other great power that has existed through world history, then i think what the united states has done over the past 80 years is really remarkable indeed. but what about my specific point meant about the, the wall that we've seen now for almost a team months on

. >> we're normally joined by marlo thomas, but she is taking time off after losing her husband of 44oing good today? >> yeah. >> we're glad you are staying warm. tony, thank you so much. sorry for your family, of course. just tell us what does this mean to you? the essence of thanks and giving? >> this is our big campaign. give thanks for the healthy kids in your life. give to those who are not. we are asking our friends to shop where you see the logo. go to domino's and go to chili's or williams-sonoma or pottery support all these. these are the good guys. when you get a chance at the barn. all of our sponsors. i think they're running on the bottom of the screen. support all these. these are the good guys. when you get a chance at the register, leave a little something for the kids. >> tony, put this in perspective fous. how much does it cost to run st. jude? >> it costs $2 billion a year to run st. jude. 98% of it is from donors. 98% of $2 billion is from donors. it's important they shop where we are asking and they go to stjude.org. and do what they can to help us. >> gabrielle, w