High wind alerts across the Northeast could force the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York to go ahead with no balloons. The parade route runs for 46 blocks. If the wind blows steadily at more than 23 mph, the balloons will stay on the ground for the first time since 1971. Errol Barnett reports. Source

The storm, which was blamed for one death and hundreds of canceled flights, pushed east into South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Source

For starters, it’s at least $510,000 just for the helium, but marketers say the millions of eyeballs are worth the costs Source

The University of Farmington was opened in 2015 as a guise by ICE officials to enticed foreign-born students Source

Astronomers in China made a surprising discovery: a massive black hole in our galaxy. Called LB-1, this one is about 70 times the mass of the sun. It’s the first time a black hole of this size has been detected in the Milky Way. Source

Turkey isn’t the only thing on people’s minds on Thanksgiving. Many Americans will be searching for the best holiday deals as we approach Black Friday. Online sales this holiday season are expected to increase to a new record of more than $143 billion, according to Adobe. That’s more than a 14 percent increase from 2018. CNET executive editor and director of content Sharon Profis joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how you can get the best deals, and how to spot fake reviews. Source

CBS has covered the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for 59 years. “Entertainment Tonight’s” Kevin Frazier and Keltie Knight, who are hosting this year’s broadcast, join “CBS This Morning” from the parade route to discuss the festivities. Source

A look back at what we’ve been covering on “CBS This Morning.” Source

Since January, ICE has arrested about 250 foreign students at a fake university in Michigan. It’s part of a sting operation by federal agents. The University of Farmington enticed foreign-born students, mostly from India, who had arrived legally in the U.S. on legitimate student visas. But the government says the phony university was a “pay to play” scheme the students used to remain in the States under a student visa. Source

Thanksgiving marks the unofficial kick-off of the holiday movie season, but for die-hard fans, it started even earlier. Lifetime and Hallmark began premiering Christmas movies back in October. Between them, there will be 70 new holiday movies out by New Year’s Day. Nikki Battiste reports. Source