NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons help usher in the holiday season at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Mostly sunny skies and a slight breeze are forecast for the annual tradition, which dates back nearly a century. International cartoon sensation Bluey, the Australian cattle pup, will make her parade debut, with a balloon in her likeness towering as tall as a four-story building and stretching as wide as seven taxi cabs.
High-flying balloon characters star in Thanksgiving parade