A rabbit and another animal balloon are blown down by high winds. The Cat-In-The-Hat balloon strikes a lampost, and debris falls into the crowds.

Macy's Herald Square store today hosted about 800 underprivileged children at their 47th Operation Happy Children who got to visit Santaland.

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--SUPERS--\nFile\n\n --LEAD IN--\nWEATHER COULD STOP THE ICONIC BALLOONS FROM APPEARING IN THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. \n --VO SCRIPT--\nOFFICIALS IN NEW YORK SAY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK. \nCITY RULES STATE THE BALLOONS CAN NOT FLY IN SUSTAINED WINDS THAT EXCEED 23 MILES PER HOUR. \nWIND GUSTS OVER 34 MILES PER HOUR WOULD ALSO SIDELINE THE BALLOONS. \nRIGHT NOW, THE FORECAST FOR SUSTAINED WINDS DO NOT EXCEED THE REGULATIONS, BUT THE GUSTS DO. \nOFFICIALS WILL HAVE TO MONITOR WIND CONDITIONS AND DECIDE WHETHER TO ALLOW THE BALLOONS TO BE FLOWN.\nTHE REGULATIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE IN 1997 WHEN THE "CAT IN THE HAT" BALLOON INJURED FOUR PEOPLE AFTER BEING OVERTAKEN BY STRONG WINDS. \nTHERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS -- THIS YEAR'S TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 40S. \n -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----\n\n --KEYWORD TAGS--\nNYC THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE\n\n

01/25/1997 PETA (PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS) ANTI-FUR PROTEST AT MACY'S WEST 35 ST AND BROADWAY, MANHATTAN -MEDICAL DEBRIS ON THE RED MACY'S STAR ON SIDEWALK, LOAD PROTESTORS CHANT, NYPD PADDY WAGON WITH ARRESTEES, ONE PROTESTOR WEARS A FUR COAT, MANY WITH SIGNS AND GRAPHIC PICTURES

FTG FOR COVERAGE ON THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ACCIDENT WHICH INJURED TWO PEOPLE AFTER A STREETLIGHT PLUNGED INTO A CROWD OF SPECTATORS AFTER A GIANT BALLOON CRASHED INTO A LAMPPOST / INTV W/ NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG / VS OF BALLOON ACCIDENT / VS OF SISTERS SARAH AND MARY CHAMBERLAIN INJURED / INTV W/ PEOPLE AT THE PARADE / VS OF 1997 PARADE ACCIDENT / VS OF PARADE

Tape 1 February 5, 1997; 2/5/97 Candie's Shoot Window displays, Macy's building ext., 4th floor junior shoes display, people shopping, many colorful and funky style shoes, C/U of: shoes in window, background dislpay of window, Candie's logo, Macy's building, shoe racks, and designer tags in shoes which include- Vivienne Tam, Betsey, Anna Sui, and Nicole Miller.

TAPE_NUMBER: EF00/1313 IN_TIME: 18:19:36 - 19:12:39 // 19:33:58 - 20:43:21 LENGTH: 02:53 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: FEED: VARIOUS (THE ABOVE TIME-CODE IS TIME-OF-DAY) SCRIPT: English/Nat XFA The 74th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade went off without a hitch in New York City, but it was a mixed bag from Mother Nature. Though temperatures dipped into the 20's, high winds that could have grounded the popular giant balloons didn't turn up. The balloons are barred from the parade if winds reach 23 mph under guidelines set after a 1997 accident seriously hurt one spectator. Among the balloons was a new 40-foot-tall Mickey Mouse making a return after an 18 year absence. The procession included 14 big helium balloons, 20 floats, 14 marching bands, and 29 units of clowns. Thanksgiving Day is meant to celebrate a meal between colonists and Indians in the U-S 400 years ago. The holiday, however, has been protested by some descendants of tribal peoples, who say the arrival of the English settlers was nothing to celebrate. Many Indians were killed by the settlers. SHOTLIST: New York, November 23, 2000 1. Various of clowns 2. Various of marching bands 3. Various of crowds and bands 4. Internet Butler Jeeves, balloon 5. Ronald McDonald; balloon?

THEY ARE DECORATIVE NEW LAMPPOSTS ALONG CENTRAL PARK WEST, BUT THEY ARE ALSO SAFETY MEASURES INSTALLED TO PREVENT A REPEAT OF LAST YEAR'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ACCIDENT. FIERCE WINDS BLEW THE CAT IN THE HAT BALLOON INTO A LAMPPOST WHICH TOPPLED ONTO A MANHATTAN WOMAN, CRITICALLY INJURING HER. THE CITY AND PARADE SPONSOR MACY'S SAY THIS YEAR SAFETY HAS BEEN STEPPED UP.

1997 MACYS THANKSGIVING PARADE ACCIDENT the offending float, fallen street light, ambulance, repairing street light ;Marching band, Santa Claus riding horse, dif Big Bird float, bagpipers etc, spectators waving, turkey float, etc

EXT BROLL MARTHA STEWART COURT HOUSE DEPARTURE AND WALK TO CAR SURROUNDED BY MEDIA In Interplay: VTR 107 MARTHA STEWART EXITS COURT 030513 LOG OF VIDEO: A pretty chaotic scene as Martha Stewart left Manhattan's State Supreme Court on Tuesday. Martha Stewart walked out the back door of the courthouse holding a small, still camera, taking photos of the media scrum - Smiling. She was escorted by an assistant and two bodyguards. They walked slowly from the exit to her car, swarmed by press, mostly still photographers. At one point, Stewart turned to a man and said "don't you think I deserve some privacy." Audio from Martha Stewart that can also be heard: "You stepped on my foot." "I could brake my ankle." "Don't scratch my car." There's also video of Stewart getting into the front passenger seat of her black SUV and driving away. DOT COM REPORTING: Martha Stewart Testifies in Manhattan Court By AARON KATERSKY and SUSANNA KIM March 5, 2013 - abcnews.go.com Martha Stewart On Courtroom Stand Martha Stewart returned to a New York courtroom today to testify in a legal spat between Macy's Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. over which retailer has rights to the domestic diva's product line. Macy's sued Martha Stewart Living for breach of contract in Jan. 2012, saying an agreement to sell products at J.C. Penney in 2011 ran counter to Stewart's deal with Macy's in 2006. Stewart, 71, took the stand in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan. It's been eight years since she was convicted of lying to authorities about her sale of ImClone stock and served a prison term. In a short, light brown skirt and matching vest with a cream colored blouse underneath Stewart answered questions about the Macy's, J.C. Penney dispute. Stewart founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in 1997 and she is chairwoman of the public company. The company's stock (NYSE: MSO) fell 1.2 percent to $2.47 a share around 10:15 a.m. EST. Asked by Ted Grossman, attorney for Macy's, whether she was comfortable on the witness stand, Stewart replied, "As comfortable as can be." Macy's insists it has exclusive rights to Stewart's line of linens and other home items and is suing to block J.C. Penney from selling similar products. Asked whether Stewart's company suggested to Macy's that it could or would sell goods in any competing department store Stewart answered, "There were categories that were non-exclusive to Macy's that we could sell in other department stores." Stewart said she did business with lots of other stores. "I don't know if you can consider Petsmart a department store for pets," she said. "Michaels is kind of a department store for crafts." She wasn't reading from a script - she had her lines rehearsed and memorized. Martha Stewart testified today that she had organized a list of "talking points" in her head when she phoned Macy's boss Terry Lundgren in December 2011 to break the news that she had cut a secret deal with rival JCPenney. Last week the dapper CEO of Macy's, which is suing to block a licensing deal that would put Martha Stewart home products in Penney's in May, testified that Stewart appeared to be reading text prepared by lawyers as she rang him up just hours before the JCP deal was announced.

Harrison Ford's new movie, "Air Force One", opens tomorrow...Lisa Taranto got a sneak peek at the thriller...

JUL 12, 1997 KIDS FISHING CONTEST THE LAKE, PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN -SIGN FOR "MACY'S ANNUAL FISHING CONTEST" -KIDS SIT ALONG SIDE OF ALGAE FILLED LAKE WITH FISHING POLES, VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH BAIT, MEASURE FISH, KEEP RECORDS -KID OPENS CAN OF CORN WITH KNIFE, FISH IN A BUCKET -KIDS CAST OFF

Five PETA members were arrested yesterday as they protested against the use of fur in front of Macy's in New York. The protesters were covered in fake blood and had traps hanging from them. They sprawled out on the ground and squirmed around in a bloody mess. The idea was to imitate the animals caught in traps. PETA or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are mad at Macy's because the department store continues to sell fur. Representatives for Macy's could not be reached for comment.

NAME: US THANKS4 20051124I TAPE: EF05/1044 IN_TIME: 10:43:04:16 DURATION: 00:00:59:13 SOURCES: AP/ABC DATELINE: New York - 24 Nov 2005 RESTRICTIONS: Part No Access Internet SHOTLIST AP Television 1. Emergency vehicle 2. Lamp post 3. Fallen lamp, pull out to wide 4. Balloon thought to have hit lamp 5. Police surrounding victims ABC - No Access Internet 6. Medium shot of victim loaded into ambulance STORYLINE: Two spectators were hurt in the US city of New York on Thursday as people lined the streets to watch the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A woman and a child were injured when a giant balloon snagged a street light in Times Square and caused part of it to fall into the crowd. The balloon's tethers got tangled on the head of the street lamp, and the piece crashed to the ground. Following the incident, the victims were said to be in a stable condition at the Bellevue Hospital emergency room. Earlier, there had been concerns that high wind would force officials to ground the parade's giant balloons. Guidelines limiting the use of balloons on windy Thanksgivings were put in place after a spectator was severely injured by a wayward balloon in 1997. But early on Thursday morning, parade officials decided the weather was suitable for the use of balloons. Children of all ages turned out to watch the parade which included balloons of Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer, the parade's first Latina balloon character, and Scooby-Doo, as well as children's characters such as Barney, Garfield, Big Bird and Charlie Brown. The balloons shared top billing with 10 marching bands and 27 floats and performers. Temperatures hovered at around 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celcius), and rain was limited to a sprinkle. The Macy's parade was started in 1924 and has been an annual tradition. It was only cancelled once - during the World War II years of 1942 to 1944.

Tape 3, 2/5/97- February 5, 1997 SOT Ellen Chestnut, Runway Show, Vivienne Tam, Anna Sui, Nicole Miller, Betsey Johnson, Macy's, introduction of four designers, SOT of all designers, Neil Cole, models come out in Betsey's line of Candie's, C/u of shoes, lingerie, girl comes out in red sheer dress and gives candy to the crowd, Nicole Miller's models have leopard color line of clothes, dresses of many colors, Betsey and Nicole are the only designers to runway their line of clothes on Tape 1.

NAME: US PARADE 2 20081127I TAPE: EF08/1191 IN_TIME: 10:38:35:24 DURATION: 00:02:01:19 SOURCES: AP TELEVISION DATELINE: New York, 27 Nov 2008 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST: 1. Wide shot, baton twirlers and Snoopy balloon 2. Mid shot, baton twirlers 3. Confetti being thrown at camera with balloons in background 4. Costumed person greeting crowd 5. Wide shot, balloons 6. Girls with signs reading 'Happy Thanksgiving America' and 'Thank You Macy's' 7. Wide shot, 'Care Bears' float 8. Mid shot, candy cane balloons 9. Mid shot, clown on rocking horse 10. Wide shot, crowd 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ellie Beitia, New York resident: "I am thankful for my family and my friends and like to be here, it's like really fun, This is my second year here so it's fun." 12. Wide shot, marching band in Times Square 13. Wide shot, Elf balloons 14. Wide shot, Santa Claus and reindeers on float 15. Santa waving 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carole Thomas, Arizona resident: " When Santa came by the kids around me were all excited. They were anxious and yelling. They were glad to see him." 17. Santa waving STORYLINE: The 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade made its way through Manhattan streets under sunny skies on Thursday, as thousands of marchers carried giant balloons past throngs of people celebrating the US harvest holiday. The atmosphere along the route was upbeat and jovial and parade celebrities included Miley Cyrus, star of the television show "Hannah Montana". New balloons this year were Buzz Lightyear, the square-jawed, action-figure astronaut from the 1995 film "Toy Story," Horton, the compassionate elephant of Dr. Seuss books, and a Smurf, a blue, gnome-like creature. The parade also was to feature 28 floats, 10 marching bands and performances by Miley Cyrus, Trace Adkins, James Taylor and the Radio City Rockettes. Organisers said more than a (m) million spectators viewed the 82nd annual parade in person, with another 50 (m) million watching on television. The 2.5-mile parade route winds from Central Park West and West 77th Street to Herald Square, in front of Macy's flagship store. Macy's is marking its 150th anniversary this year. The temperature was around 41 degrees with a wind of around 7 mph (11.5 kph), well below city guidelines for grounding the balloons. Those protocols were established after 45 mph winds drove a Cat in the Hat balloon into a metal pole during the 1997 parade, leaving a woman in a coma. The balloons were lowered to a maximum of 17 feet on a stormy Thanksgiving Day 2006. The parade, which began in 1924, was cancelled for two years during World War II. Besides watching Thanksgiving Day parades, millions of Americans prepared for a day featuring football and family dinners with too much food on the table.

Fur protesters were out in New York today.

More of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

NEWSFEED: 11/24/05 LOTS OF THANKSGIVING PARADES, SOLDIERS IN IRAQ CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING, THANKSGIVING IN HOMELESS SHELTER, GOOD TRAIN WRECK ; COLUMBIA FLOODING NX people bailing water out of bldgs, wading, Int storm shelter, DX water rushing around houses ;Water buffalo wading. CHINA WATER PROBLEMS people looking at bridge, queue waiting for water ;CARDIN 2006 COLLECTION Pierre Cardin, fashion show costumey futuristic outfits. SIMPSON LACHEY SPLIT press conf ;THANKSGIVING U.S. & Iraqi flags over buffet tables with State Dept. crest, soldiers waiting by cornucopia ;M & F black soldiers singing in choir, soldiers having trays filled, eating, addressing camera with message for folks at home; MIDDLE EAST CHECKPOINT ARRESTS Israeli soldiers along border, checkpoint, blindfolded arrested men, seized CD ;Palestinians going thru checkpoint. THAILAND STUDENT BOMBING investigating bomb site, onlookers, bandaged arm ; NYC MACYS THANKSGIVING PARADE PREPS police walk by, clowns walk by. TURKEY EATING CONTEST a petite Asian woman wins ;MACYS THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE floats, clowns, bunch of kids waving at camera, marching band ;RUSSIA COURT REJECTS SIMPSONS CLAIM courthouse, people looking at books for sale, Int tv broadcasting station; MACYS THANKSGIVING PARADE giant pilgrim heads, floats: Scooby-Doo, Big bird, Barney, Spongebob Squarepants, Charlie Brown ;GELDOF MAN OF PEACE AWARD holding award. ELEPHANT CONSERVATION elephants in wildlife sanctuary, dead elephant; AFRICA NIGER FAMINE starving children in shelter. MI COLD WEATHER jack-knifed truck on snowy hwy ;MACYS THANKSGIVING PARADE ACCIDENT fallen street lamp, police around injured person, parade continues by ;MACYS THANKSGIVING PARADE floats: Dora the Explorer, ground floats, Grover, Ronald McDonald ('Gorgeous!') a float & normal sized ;Floats: Mr Potatohead & Uncle Sam. TX HOUSTON PARADE clockwork turkey float, dance squads, old fashioned bike, unicycle ;Marching band. MACYS THANKSGIVING PARADE ACCIDENT police around fallen street light, HS paramedics carry person on stretcher ;NO TITLE Aerial train wreck, freight train derailed in rural area ;1997 MACYS THANKSGIVING PARADE ACCIDENT the offending float, fallen street light, ambulance, repairing street light ;Marching band, Santa Claus riding horse, dif Big Bird float, bagpipers etc, spectators waving, turkey float, etc ;PHILADELPHIA THANKSGIVING PARADE marching bands, kids watching parade, Curious George, Hello Kitty, Oscar the Grouch ;Santa Claus & Mrs in sleigh float, patriotic float, marching band, color guards, balloon fireman float, Santa ;MA SNOWFALL rural snowfall, HS football in snow, traffic in snow, bulldozer moving snow, diner ;11/25/1990 FIRST ELECTION IN POLAND Walesa voting, people voting, Walesa holding twins ;11/25/1986 IRAN CONTRA AFFAIR Reagan making denial, Meese. 11/25/1963 JFK FUNERAL old videotape ;GA HOSEA WILLIAMS FEEDS HUNGRY Int homeless shelter Thanksgiving meal, kitchen activity ;TX WASHINGTON MUTUAL THANKSGIVING PARADE Aerial parade, spectators waving, turkey float ;AL-JAZEERA JOURNALISTS PROTEST people holding placards on sidewalk ;

TAPE: EF02/1003 IN_TIME: 04:24:28 / 07:34:34 DURATION: 1:18 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: New York - 27 Nov 2002 SHOTLIST: 1. Wide shot pan from Nickelodeon character "Little Bill" to sidewalk with people looking at balloons 2. Medium shot child on parent's shoulders walking 3. Medium shot workers inflating the "Big Bird" balloon 4. Medium shot onlookers 5. Pan as workers inflate "Big Bird" 6. SOUNDBITE: (English): Nancy Bateman, Voxpop "Oh, I think it's the first time you start really getting the family together, and you start seeing friends you haven't seen all year long, and you take the time to do those kinds of things." 7. Close up of woman looking cold, with hood up 8. Onlookers 9. Close up "Big Bird's" eyes 10. Close up workers 11. SOUNDBITE: (English): Karen Berusch and daughter Amy, Voxpop Karen: "Pyjamas and hot coffee at home versus the fresh air.." Amy: "And cold!" Karen: "... no comparison!" 12. Medium shot Macy's store balloon-stars 13. Kermit the Frog balloon 14. Close up of Kermit's eyes 15. Pan across Charlie Brown balloon STORYLINE: Hundreds turned out in New York on a cold, blustery afternoon on Wednesday to watch preparations for the annual Thanksgiving Day parade put on by large downtown department store Macy's. Giant balloons were being inflated for the parade on Thursday. Making their debut in the 2002 parade will be balloons of Charlie Brown trying to kick the ever-elusive football, and Nickelodeon's Little Bill, said to be the first African-American balloon in the parade. Kermit the Frog also returns to the parade after a 12-year absence. Before Santa and his reindeer bring it to a close, the parade will feature one thousand cheerleaders, 500 clowns, 25 floats, 12 marching bands, 10 novelty balloons, four toy floats and three "falloons", as Macy's hybrid balloon-floats have been dubbed. The National Weather Service is forecasting mostly sunny, cold weather for Thursday, with high temperatures in the mid 30s and light winds during the parade. The balloons are withdrawn from the parade if the wind speed exceeds 23 miles per hour (37 kilometres per hour) or the gusts are stronger than 34 miles per hour (55 kilometres per hour). Those guidelines were adopted after strong winds in 1997 caused the Cat in the Hat balloon to veer away from its handlers and slam into a lamppost, raining debris on onlookers. One injured spectator was in a coma for 24 days.

TAPE: EF02/1004 IN_TIME: 07:00:22 DURATION: 1:18 SOURCES: APTN RESTRICTIONS: DATELINE: New York - 27 Nov 2002 SHOTLIST: 1. Wide shot pan from Nickelodeon character "Little Bill" to sidewalk with people looking at balloons 2. Medium shot child on parent's shoulders walking 3. Medium shot workers inflating the "Big Bird" balloon 4. Medium shot onlookers 5. Pan as workers inflate "Big Bird" 6. SOUNDBITE: (English): Nancy Bateman, Voxpop "Oh, I think it's the first time you start really getting the family together, and you start seeing friends you haven't seen all year long, and you take the time to do those kinds of things." 7. Close up of woman looking cold, with hood up 8. Onlookers 9. Close up "Big Bird's" eyes 10. Close up workers 11. SOUNDBITE: (English): Karen Berusch and daughter Amy, Voxpop Karen: "Pyjamas and hot coffee at home versus the fresh air.." Amy: "And cold!" Karen: "... no comparison!" 12. Medium shot Macy's store balloon-stars 13. Kermit the Frog balloon 14. Close up of Kermit's eyes 15. Pan across Charlie Brown balloon STORYLINE: Hundreds turned out in New York on a cold, blustery afternoon on Wednesday to watch preparations for the annual Thanksgiving Day parade put on by large downtown department store Macy's. Giant balloons were being inflated for the parade on Thursday. Making their debut in the 2002 parade will be balloons of Charlie Brown trying to kick the ever-elusive football, and Nickelodeon's Little Bill, said to be the first African-American balloon in the parade. Kermit the Frog also returns to the parade after a 12-year absence. Before Santa and his reindeer bring it to a close, the parade will feature one thousand cheerleaders, 500 clowns, 25 floats, 12 marching bands, 10 novelty balloons, four toy floats and three "falloons", as Macy's hybrid balloon-floats have been dubbed. The National Weather Service is forecasting mostly sunny, cold weather for Thursday, with high temperatures in the mid 30s and light winds during the parade. The balloons are withdrawn from the parade if the wind speed exceeds 23 miles per hour (37 kilometres per hour) or the gusts are stronger than 34 miles per hour (55 kilometres per hour). Those guidelines were adopted after strong winds in 1997 caused the Cat in the Hat balloon to veer away from its handlers and slam into a lamppost, raining debris on onlookers. One injured spectator was in a coma for 24 days.

The Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is just around the corner

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