New York Thanksgiving parade balloons 'safe to fly'

The New York Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is under way, with its gigantic balloons given the all-clear to fly despite earlier concerns about winds. SpongeBob SquarePants, Snoopy, Spider-Man and friends took off as the floats wound their way through Manhattan. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25142144#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa