Among the many floats in the Tournament of Roses Parade — which wended its way down a sunny street in Pasadena, California, on New Year’s Day — was

Jasmine Viel reports from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, where thousands of people gathered on Wednesday. The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game, both New Year's Day staples, were under much more intense scrutiny when it came to security in the wake of the deadly attack in New Orleans earlier in the day.

Fans from Oregon and Ohio State are flocking to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl and parade, boosting the local economy.