A guide to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, which is in its 98th year. Meet the all-female fire crews known as Ukraine’s Witches of Bucha, who are protecting the skies from Russian drones. And what has generated the most excitement for the 2025 Oscars thus far?
What to know today is as follows.
What to know about the Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Cheers to Thanksgiving! Today is about watching a lot of TV, eating delicious food, and spending time with loved ones. The 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is the first event of the day.
The show, which has 22 large balloons, 34 amazing floats, seven-wheeled balloonicles, and more, will be hosted by Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker, stars of NBC’s TODAY program. Expect to witness scores of acts in between, such as The Temptations, Jennifer Hudson, T-Pain, and Idina Menzel. Not to mention the 28 clown crews and 11 marching bands.
NBC and Peacock will both simulcast the parade from 8:30 a.m. until 12 p.m. ET. It will be replayed at 2 p.m. We’ll also be keeping up with the action, posting significant events and pictures as they happen.
For the most recent, follow our live blog. (LINK TO CHECK NOT SCHEDULED YET)
There won’t be much more action after the parade is over. More than 205 breeds will vie for the coveted Best in Show title at the 23rd annual National Dog Show presented by Purina.The concert starts at noon, and here’s how to watch it.
Not to mention all the sports. At 12:30 p.m., the Chicago Bears play the Detroit Lions in an attempt to continue their winning streak. Our sports reporter described the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants as “the kind of matchup only a mother could love.” The game starts at 4:30 p.m. Additionally, the Miami Dolphins take on the Green Bay Packers in primetime, which will be a significant test.
Learn more about the matchups during the holidays.
More on Thanksgiving:
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A round of winter weather is expected over the holiday, likely impacting flights and packed roads.
Here s what to know.
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In an interview with Lester Holt, NASA astronaut Suni Williams shared her Thanksgiving plans in space
and said she s not stranded.
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Didn t catch the northern lights? Parts of the U.S. may get a glimpse of them Thanksgiving into Friday.
Here s where to spot them.
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Looking for last-minute cooking ideas?
Swap in these Korean side dishes
for your typical Thanksgiving sides.
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Five Latino families share how they prepare Thanksgiving
with a twist.
RFK Jr. likened vaccinating children to sex abuse by the Catholic Church
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a negative opinion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is housed within HHS. In 2019, he accused the federal agency’s vaccine division of intentionally harming children and referred to it as a fascist company. He also likened the extensive conspiracy he perceived to conceal the negative effects of the childhood immunization program to the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child sex abuse.
Over the course of years of speaking at AutismOne, a parent-run autism conference, Kennedy made the comments as well as others that had not been widely publicized. Claims that the CDC is a corrupt organization full of profiteers and injuring children in a manner he compared to Nazi death camps are among the remarks, which date back to 2013.
Kennedy’s use of extreme language and metaphors when discussing vaccines, as reported by Brandy Zadrozny, provides fresh insight into what he might do with the CDC if the Senate confirms him. Examples include disbanding panels that investigate vaccine safety and manipulating government data to undermine public confidence or force vaccine manufacturers to remove their products from the market.
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Several of Trump s administration appointees were subjected
to bomb threats and swatting attacks.
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Once Trump takes the oath of office next month, U.S.-China relations are poised
to be one of the greatest foreign policy challenges
for the new administration.
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John Phelan, a businessman with no military experience,
was named as Navy Secretary by Trump.
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Trump picked retired Gen. Keith Kellogg to serve as assistant to the president and
special envoy for Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraine s Witches of Bucha volunteer to take down Russian drones
A 90% female volunteer civil defense team in Ukraine has been assigned to assist in protecting the nation from an ongoing barrage of Russian drones and missiles. They identify as the Bucha Witches.
The gang is already conducting patrols, but like many others in Ukraine, they anticipate that the conflict with the soldiers of Russian President Vladimir Putin may soon come to a halt, although temporarily.
Many of the women are from Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv where, in the early days of the war, some of the worst crimes occurred, such as the execution of citizens in the street. One volunteer told NBC News that the group provides her with a way to express her anger because both her brother and her husband were slain in the conflict.
President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of a peace agreement has created additional uncertainty as Ukraine’s military faces battlefield setbacks and declining morale.
Hear that? It s the hum of early Oscars buzz
Even though the presidential election is finished, Hollywood’s campaign season is only getting begun. With the 97th annual Academy Awards on March 2, a number of executives and publicists from the film industry will be rallying to win over the almost 10,000 members who cast ballots. (Cue the advertisements throughout Los Angeles proclaiming “For Your Consideration”).
Unlike the last two Oscar cycles, when Everything Everywhere All at Once and Oppenheimer established distinct and early advantages, there isn’t a clear front-runner in the best picture race this year. According to a specialist in awards prediction, there are only a few movies in the running for the 2025 Oscars, so there is a lot of room for change in the months to come. Perhaps Sean Baker’s film Anora, which tells the story of a Brooklyn stripper who marries a Russian oligarch’s pampered heir, will win. Alternatively, the sci-fi movie Dune: Part Two might build on the popularity of the series’ first installment, which won six accolades in 2022.
Examine some of the front-runners and discover why they are so well-liked even before the first ballots are cast.
NBC Select: Online Shopping, Simplified
Even though Black Friday isn’t until tomorrow, your favorite stores are already having huge bargains. The top early Black Friday shopping deals have been compiled by NBC Select’s editors:
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across the internet
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Read All About It
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Sean Diddy Combs attempt to be released on bail before the holidays
was denied by a New York judge.
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Wendy Williams is permanently incapacitated,
as a result of early onset dementia,
according to her court-appointed guardian.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened a
broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft.
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Democratic-controlled cities
are finalizing plans to oppose mass deportation.
Staff Pick:
A $6 million apology
One of the desert oasis and weekend playgrounds in Los Angeles, Palm Springs is teeming with golf courses, mid-century buildings, oddball stores, and trendy eateries. However, over a number of years in the late 1950s, the local administration ordered the demolition and burning of the only neighborhood in which Black people were permitted to reside in order to create room for these attractions. The neighborhood known as Section 14 was home to 101-year-old Lucille McFarland. She had relocated from Mississippi to the west in the hopes that the racial fear that had defined her childhood would not be a continual danger. Her son recalls the traumatic event when their family was informed that they had just one weekend to prepare to move out.
This is the amazing tale of how a California community attacked its Black citizens and how it tried to put things right earlier this month.
Michelle Garcia, editorial director of NBC BLK
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