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FRIDAY'S PARADE IS ON, RAIN OR SHINE. ����vlog'S KAYLA JAMES IS LIVE DOWNTOWN. KAYLA, THERE IS A LOT OF BUZZ ABOUT BASKETBALL. BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER FAMILY- FRIENDLY EVENTS GOING ON THIS WEEK AS WELL. ONE OF THOSE EVENTS -- BEING RIGHT HERE IN COWLES COMMONS. THE ANNUAL HOOPS AND HOPS EVENT -- THAT DRAWS A CROWD TO THE FREE PLACE TO HAVE FUN AND WATCH THE GAMES. BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE FLYING INTO DES MOINES' AIRPORT -- THEIR COULD BE A LOT MORE PEOPLE STOPPING BY HERE. A BUSY DAY AT THE DES MOINES AIRPORT WEDNESDAY -- MANY LOTS -- NEARLY FULL AND LONG LINES OF PEOPLE: SOME LEAVING FOR SPRING BREAK LIKE JAYDA ALLEN AND HER FAMILY. <JAYDA ALLEN/GRANDVIEW STUDENT; 5962; 15:44:29-15:44:35> <"I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT. SO I ONLY HAVE TWO MORE YEARS UNTIL I'M OUT IN THE REAL WORLD. SO TO EXPERIENCE THIS WITH THEM IS AWESOME."> AND OTHER PEOPLE - - GETTING OFF OF PLANES -- FOR THEIR FIRST TRIP TO DES MOINES -- <SEAN MASON/HOWARD UNIVERSITY ALUMNI; 5965; 15:53:25-15:53:29> <"WE ARE GOING TO THE NCAA FIRST ROUND HOWARD VERSUS KANSAS."> TO ENJOY THE START OF MARCH MADNESS. THOUSANDS -- LIKE THESE HOWARD UNIVERSITY ALUMNI -- DEDICATED -- TRAVELING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. <JAY WALKER/HOWARD UNIVERSITY ALUMNI; 5965; 15:54:15-15:54:22> <"IT'S NOT EASY TO GET TO DES MOINES, IOWA. IT'S NOT BEEN EASY. BUT WE'RE STILL COMING. WE'RE STILL COMING. SOME ARE DRIVING."> ALL TO WATCH SEVERAL TEAMS PLAY AT THE WELLS FARGO ARENA. OR TO BE IN THE SAME CITY AS THEIR TEAMS -- WATCHING THE GAME FROM OUTSIDE THE WELL -- <POSSIBLE NAT> LIKE AT THE ANNUAL HOOPS AND HOPS EVENT IN COWLES COMMONS. <JONATHAN BRENDEMUEHL/DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS; 5933; 14:42:47- 14:42:51> <"WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOUR FOOD TRUCKS, THE IOWA CRAFT BEER."> TWO BASKETBALL HOOPS FOR FUN -- AND A LARGE HEATED TENT -- WITH SCREENS FOR DIFFERENT GAMES. THE FINAL TOUCHES - - BEING MADE WEDNESDAY -- A DAY BEFORE STRONG WINDS AND RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO HIT. BUT THE DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS TEAM -- PUTTING ON HOOPS AND HOPS - - SAYS THEY'RE PREPARED. <JONATHAN BRENDEMUEHL/DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS; 5933; 14:45:10- 14:45:19> <"IT'S MARCH IN THE MIDWEST AND WE HAVE YOU QUITE LITERALLY COVERED BACK HERE. THIS HEATED TENT IS GOING TO FIT A LOT OF FOLKS."> A LOT OF FOLKS -- ALSO MAY BE IN TOWN FOR VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS -- WHO IS EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE FIGHT IF WEATHER IS A CONCERN -- THE DES MOINES PERFOMING ARTS TEAM SAYS IT WILL POST ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT CHANGES TO THE HOOPS AND HOPS EVENT