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julius the sock monk key, and t aflac duck. the new york police department, we have a new balloon, harold the policeman, wearing a nice nypd badge on his belt. >> also have a free app available this year, and it tells you, for example, where you can go to the bathroom if you're standing by. >> a great app. at 9:00 this morning, the parade is going to go live on the app. you'll be able to see when everything is going to come into camera. if you're in another state and your kid is in a marching band or you want to know when santa will arrive, you will track that on the app. >> you have been giving up your thanksgiving for this for a lot of years. this is your first year as executive producer and grand marshal. how will it feel when you cut the ribbon? >> i don't feel like i'm giving up thanksgiving, i feel like this is thanksgiving as it should. it's not lost on me, 87th year history and only the seventh person to have this job. it's an extraordinary day for me. i feel great. >> you better get going. >> yes, i got to go up there.

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>> the aflac duck. >> new addition to this year's parade. >> yes. >> you were talking about the ro rockettes, but that's a whole different holiday. actually, why did you guys decide to come out? first time coming out to the parade. >> new to new york. first time in new york, why not come to the macy's day parade if we're here for that. >> what do you have to be thankful for on this particular thanksgiving? >> i'm thankful it's not raining. >> thankful it's not raining. >> the support of my family to be out here and doing what i want to do. >> i'm thankful to be in new york and doing what i love to do. >> doing what you love to do. i am thankful for that, too. ti t.j., i'm thankful to have a job. t.j., once again, you can see the parade moving our way. we are all thankful to be out here on a day like today. beautiful weather, 3.5 million people expected to line the parade route. 50 million people expected to be watching at home. t.j.? >> clearly you're having a good time out there. enjoy. we'll check in with you, again. >>> we also need to check in with our bonnie schneider. a lot of people s

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