jon batiste, matthew, welcome to the program.phony," i think jon, it was designed to be a different beast than it turned out to be. >> yes. >> tell me about what you intended, even though you aren't the film maker, and what it turned out to be. >> one is to look at the tradition of the symphony and create something that had never been done before, and push my several to create something that was a vision of how i see music. expansive. marching band musicians with american musicians with modular synthesizers, with classical musicians, jazz musicians, venezuelian musicians, all creating a new age orchestra. and i wanted to document that process. my good friend matt and i, we sat down, we talked about, that we talked about wanting to make a process film that documented this incredible new grounds-breaking symphony. and guess what? the next month, the same week as we found out that the leukemia came back, the same week i was nominated for 11 grammys, literally a month after deciding we were going to film, this occurred, and we had to

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next week, don't miss willie's new sitdown with jon batiste, six grammy nominations and a turn to actingful sun rise over san jose, courtesy of the high clouds. starting off cold around the bay area. 30s and 40s. san jose, 43 degrees, but in the valleys, 34 in dublin. colder up towards the north bay, where you are waking up frost and freeze warnings until tomorrow morning. we'll keep the high clouds around and that sunshine for a few more >>> ahead on "sunday today," our "highs and lows" of the week, including one of the more unique ways we've seen to make sure everybody does their fair share on thanksgiving. here's a hint. it involves a spread sheet >>> but up next, harry smith she. >>> but up next, harry smith brings us the very special connection between the iowa hawkeye community and the children's hospital that overlooks the field. since the citi custom cash® card automatically adjusts to earn me more cash back in my top eligible category... suddenly, life's feeling a little more automatic... oooooohhh... automatic sashimi! earn cash back that automatically adjusts to how you spend

. >>> and oscar and multigrammy winner there's jon batiste. look at this guy.american symphony" and very personal for him and very difficult. you have to see this. we'll see you at 7:00. nicole, that's about little over 14 minutes from now. >> all right. no bad days, thank you so much. >>> all right. so let's talk about the weather. you know, i guess it is all about perspective. no bad days whether it's rain or shine. so sort of a call for all of us this morning. good morning i darren. >> going to be easy too from a weather standpoint. things are on cruise control for little while and kind of cold in the morning and there is rain coming for next week. that's actually the most interesting thing that i have to talk about. the second half of next week is starting to look like we could get our first widespread rainmaker of the season. it's a little early to start going into specifics on it. but it's -- i think it's time to start taking a look at the possibility for it. by the way, you can see how clear we are now. look what's come. high clouds just sitting off the

the parade features 31 floats, 25 balloons and celebrity performances, including jon batiste, brandy and vogue and cher. wow that's a big name. >> yes. >> 3.5 million people have lined the route to see the procession. >> oh, my goodness. >> every year carries its own challenges with the parade of that size, which is packed into tight city blocks. this year, new york police are stepping up security and surveillance as the war between israel and hamas is raising tensions around the world. the department has officers at bridges and tunnels into and out of the city. they also have the aviation unit in the sky watching. >> this is a heightened state of when things could occur. so they're not letting down their guards. they're doing everything that they can to go out and make sure that we are safe, saying come out, enjoy yourselves. >> we will do our job. your job is to have as much fun as possible. these are memories that will last a lifetime. >> the nypd says there is no specific or credible threat to this year's parade in the middle east. >> the deal to free hostages and pause the fight

jon batiste is cutting the ribbon and kicking off the parade entertainers from all over america.so meaningful. we love the marching bands and the cheerleaders these are kids who have been practicing literally for years for this moment. >> and they have been -- and we select them like two years in advance, and here they are this is a pilgrimage they come they've been all around new york for the last couple of days, rehearsing, ready, spirit of america is going to have 1,200 dancers, so get ready for that that's at the end. the rockettes, special performance for the first time in the parade. >> when we were doing the read-through, they were talking about the feeling that a lot of the organizers get when they get to call a band, call a high school band and say you've been chosen or tell a broadway show, you're performing on broadway but you're also performing in front of millions of people. that must be such a thrill, all the preparation that goes into this parade. >> so many of the performers have never been in new york city before this is their opportunity to show their wares here

we have jon batiste kicking off the show and the one and only cher as well. >> this is huge a huge evente year it is a culmination of a lot of work at macy's studios really dedicated team. >> well, it's become such a major part of so many people's thanksgiving mornings traditions why do you think that is >> the beauty of the parade is it's the one time of year where we have three, this year three and a half hours all just take a beat stand together shoulder to shoulder across new york city, enjoy a little spectacle and tradition, a little family and friends, love, community so i think that's what brings us altogether. >> it is not much to rally around those days, and this is a good one. >> our band and our cheerleaders that are freezing and doing great. more live performances coming up. >>> mr. roker, how about a check of the forecast? >> let's check it out for you as we show you, again, we are going to be looking at the week ahead. cool and sunny in the northeast. severe threat down the mississippi river valley we get to the mid-week period before thanksgiving. it will be wet and snowy