The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, rolled and soared in traditional style Thursday as police went all-out to secure it in a year marked by attacks on outdoor gathering spots. In 2005, one of the parade's signature giant balloons caught a gust, hit a Times Square lamppost and injured two people. The candy cane was smaller than the giant balloons. NYPD TO USE SECRET WEAPON AT THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE: 'VAPOR WAKE' RETRIEVERSTimothy McMillian and his wife, their 9-year-old daughter and his in-laws started staking out a spot along the route at 6:30 a.m. THIS THANKSGIVING, HOUSTON'S HURRICANE HARVEY HERO, MATTRESS MACK, TO FEED THOUSANDS"When your kid from Alaska is marching in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, you come," said Grinnell, whose daughter was marching with the band from Colony High School in Palmer, Alaska.

Source: Fox News November 23, 2017 17:26 UTC