Thanksgiving Day parade balloons fly lower as weather barely cooperates

Friday, November 24, 2006

NEW YORK -- Strong gusts and intermittent rain swirled over Manhattan early Thursday but Big Bird and Snoopy stayed on track -- albeit a slightly lower one -- to please fans in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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