. >>> and straight ahead overrun with birds on statton island. >>> i'll del walters.our top stories at this hour. vice president biden heading to china next week in the midst of those territorial tensions between chai and japan, the two nations both claiming islands in the east china sea. >>> problems with healthcare.gov -- is causing more problems. >>> and the balloons are flying in the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. >>> not everyone happy about turkeys today. new york stat tun island is such place. it seems they are overrun with the birds. >> reporter: they have long been known as the birds americans just can't live without. or live with in the case of this beach front town. turkeys. wild runs are roaming free here in new york's stanton island. >> they fly right in front of you and hit the wind shield and it's a problem. >> they poop all over the place, and a lot of them are afraid of them too. >> i'm an animal lover, so i think they should, you know, be able to go somewhere that they could run around and be free. >> reporter: the u.s. department of agricult

more than 45,000 run erps lining up at -- runners lining up at statton island couldn't be more excited, especially in the lights of the cancellation last year in the wake of superstorm sandy. it was a tough call. the mayor michael bloomberg had the show must go on, but public outcry won out with so many storm victims needing hep and the resources at the marathon, it was thawing, would help out -- thought, would help with that. there's added security experts. i want to bring in gwarcia. m how do you people about the race's cancellation last year? >> i understood the reasons, because of santedy. it would -- sandy. it would have been better if we did it before coming all the way here and released there wasn't going to be a marathon. >> how do you feel to run it this year? >> excited. the other 45,000 people are. very excited. a little chilly. i am sure it will be great. >> this is not your first new york city marr owe thon. we know you have done it before and things changed in the aftermath of the boston bombings. what did you notice in the securities changes. >> the entrance is different