Special shape balloons arrive from China

good news for those hoping for a glimpse of the special shapes stuck in china. all of the balloon...  More »

good news for those hoping for a glimpse of the special shapes stuck in china. all of the balloons are expected to arrive in albuquerque in the next couple of hours. kayla anderson talked with the pilot of the world's bigges shopping bag-- which was one of the first balloons to finally make it here. kayla? the world's biggest shopping bag balloon arrived in albuquerque early this morning-- along with nellie b elephant. a delivery service is unloading the remaing 8 right now. crews will spend the evening inspecting the balloons to make sure they're safe to fly in tomorrow's special shapes rodeo. all wrapped up like a brand new toy, the world's biggest shopping bag finally makes its way to albuquerque. the last time the crew saw their balloon was on a rainy day in china about two months ago. the balloon was minute thumbnail 05:05 pm one of 13 special shapes stuck in china, after they flew in a balloon festival in inner mongolia. the balloons quickly became known as the gooyang 13. the balloonists finally went to governor richardson, hoping he'd use his negotiating skills to speed up the release ... the governor wrote a letter to the chinese ambassador. now, the world's biggest shopping bag- and the very popular darth vador have finally returned from a galaxy far far away. next up-- a checkup for all the balloons to make sure they're fit to fly. 10 of the 13 minute thumbnail 05:06 pm special shapes balloons are scheduled to take part in balloon fiesta-- granted that they aren't damaged. back to you.  « Less