we'll see kellie pickler, we'll see florida georgia line, some of the music we'll hear.t's shaping up to be a tremendous parade and the start to what i hope is a really happy thanksgiving for everybody. back to you. >> as well for you. thank you so much, jay. and you can see the thanksgiving parade in its entirety here on nbc bay area. our kafrnlg will start at 9:00 a.m. they are going to fly those big balloons. 5:27. still to come, we're following a pair of breaking news stories for you a. car careens off a cliff. we'll show you the daring overnight rescue. >> reporter: a dramatic cliff rescue off highway 92. i'm damian trujillo. the images are coming up. >> reporter: good morning. i'm bob redell live in san jose. police are looking for two people who shot a young man and woman this early thanksgiving morning. that story coming up. >> and good morning. i'm meteorologist christina loren. it's cold throughout to start the day but we are going to see an absolutely spectacular finish. i'll have your full forecast and tell you about a cooldown headed our way. >> i want to ta

stars, and robertson family from "duck dynasty" carrie underwood part of the nbc broadcast, and kelly pickler, some of the musical acts. should be a great morning, the excitement, the energy building and i hope it's a start to what is a wonderful and happy thanksgiving for everyone, including you, betty. >> thank you. you know it will be no matter what but a game time decision so they'll call an audible. we'll wait and see what it is. thank you very much. a reminder, only place to see macy's thanksgiving day parade is here on nbc. matt lauer, savannah guthrie and al roker will have full coverage from the first float all the way to sap nta claus, starts right here 9:00 eastern on nbc. rn >>> a collective sigh of relief from travelers hitting the road for the holiday. messy weather system caused hundreds of flight cancellations. thousands of flight delays and a whole lot of frustration. but, it didn't cause the total meltdown many were expecting. forecasters expect things to be a whole lot quieter today, now that worst of those travel fears are behind them. nationwide, at least 600 flights were

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kelly pickler and florida georgia line will be on floats. country music entertainment here. the robertson family from "duck dynasty," everybody crazy about them, they will have a float for the first time. should be a very fun morning and the start to a happy thanksgiving. back to you. >> definitely going to be a sight to see no matter what. jay, thank you. stay warm out there. looks awfully cold. and a reminder the only place to see this year's macy's thanksgiving day parade is on nbc. mat lauer, savannah guthrie and al roker will have full coverage from the first float all the way down to santa claus. that is this morning at 9:00 eastern right here on nbc. >>> a collective sigh of relief from travelers hitting the roads for the holiday. the messy weather system marching across the country caused hundreds of flight cancellations. thousands of flight delays, and a whole lot of frustration. but it didn't cause the total meltdown many were expecting. forecasters expect things to be a lot quieter today now that worst of travel fears are behind them. nationwide, at least 600 flig

rick is live right now with one of its stars, kellie pickler.t now. >> she has -- i think we could be -- i think we're a lot alike. >> we can get in some trouble together, i'm sure. >> bad trouble, blond trouble, right? >> right. and i love your hair. it's so beautiful. love it. >> thank you. you know how it is when you first cut it. >> absolutely. girl talk! >> all right. kellie pickler. suddenly the two of you, you kind of look alike. >> i love her. thank you for saying that. she's beautiful. i love her. she's a doll baby. so sweet. >> so are you. you have a new album out. right? >> i do. >> fourth album? >> number four called "the woman i am." we just leased my new single not too long ago. we'll be performing that today on our float. >> what's your float? >> i don't know. i hope i'm on a float! who knows? i may have to walk this parade. >> it's been seven years since you were on "american idol." four albums. how has life changed and what are you thankful for now than what you were thankful for before? >> my life has changed so much. but i thi

hey, let's bring in kelly pickler, one of our favorites.that's going terrifically. you're going to be on the frozen fall fun float, which is not easy to say. what does thanksgiving mean to you? >> we definitely should count our blessings every day. just a moment to spend with your loved ones and be thankful for the people you do have in your life. >> one of the things i so admire you for, you've done six uso tours, and you're embarking on a seventh. >> i am. we are planning my seventh tour now. and it's always something that we look forward to every year. and we can't wait to get back over there. >> i know for security reasons you can't say when or where. god bless you. >> god bless you. thank you so much. >> happy thanksgiving. >> happy thanksgiving. the sonic float, that was my first job. >> really? >> yeah. >> what was your first job with sonic? >> a carhop. >>> happy thanksgiving to you, bay area. well, temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 60s. really comfortable. the only thing we have to deal with is mostly cloudy skies. all th