Diana Ross to star in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

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NEW YORK – Diana Ross could sing "Stop! In the name of the glove "as she finished performing during the very cold Thanksgiving day parade of Macy's in New York, which, according to the forecasters, could be the coldest of all time.

John Legend, Martina McBride and the Muppets of "Sesame Street" are also expected to occur in the freezing cold. Strong winds are also expected and officials will monitor the wind to see if giant balloons such as SpongeBob and Charlie Brown can fly safely.

The police say they are ready to order the 16 helium-filled balloons at a lower altitude or to completely remove them if sustained winds exceed 23 km / h and gusts exceed 34 mph (54.7 km / h). ). There have been accidents and injuries in the past when bursts have baffled them.

The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures in low temperatures (-3.9 to -6.7 ° C) and high winds up to 20 mph (32.2 km / h) with gusts of 30 mph. mph (48.3 km / h), right in the balloon safety zone. steal.

Thursday has the potential to be the coldest Thanksgiving day in New York City since 1901, when the temperature was only 26 degrees (-3.33 Celsius). The coldest ever recorded was in 1871, when it was 22 ° C (-5.5 Celsius).

Macy's parade did not begin until 1924.

The city of New York has issued an extreme cold alert and urges all who go to the outdoors to wear hats, scarves, gloves and clothes on top of each other, as well as to cover their fingers, their lobes. Ears and nose to prevent frostbite.

Police Commissioner James O'Neill said thousands of officers would be posted along the parade route. They include counterterrorism teams with shoulder guns, plainclothes officers mingled with the crowd and a new K-9 team capable of detecting explosives at a hundred meters.

The parade runs 46 blocks west of Central Park to Macy's flagship store in downtown Manhattan.

The parade will bring together approximately 8,000 marchers, including high school bands from across the country, and two dozen tanks, which will culminate with the arrival of Santa Claus. The performances will be broadcast on the NBC television channel, which will begin at 9 am EST.

Ross, 74, will perform a song from his new Christmas album and will be accompanied by members of his family, including his daughter Tracee Ellis Ross, star of the show "Black-ish", from the ABC show , and his son actor, Evan Ross.

Bad Bunny, Kane Brown and Ella Mai, Pentatonix, Rita Ora, Sugarland, Anika Pink Noni, Barenaked Ladies, Leona Lewis, Fifth Harmony Brooke's Ally, Bazzi, Ashley Tisdale and Carly Pearce are also part of the range.