s'mores by the fire ♪ as the moon climbs higher and higher ♪ - we're gonna get in tents. - ♪ camping out, camping outside ♪ ♪ camping out ♪ where the world feels wide ♪ camping out ♪ we'll let nature be our guide ♪ ♪ when we're camping, camping outside ♪ ♪ sleep under the stars, play songs with guitars ♪ ♪ bring your flashlight 'cause it gets dark at night ♪ - ♪ all right - ♪ camping out, camping outside ♪ ♪ camping out ♪ where the world feels wide ♪ camping out ♪ we'll let nature be our guide ♪ ♪ when we're camping, camping outside ♪ [cheers and applause] - before we go camping, we have to get supplies. come with me to the outdoor store. hello? is anyone here? i'm going camping, and i need some supplies. - supplies! - [giggles] - hi, welcome to goby's outdoor store. may i help you? - yes, please. i'm going camping. - well, you're going to need something warm to sleep in. right this way. i have three things to choose from: a moose, a sleeping bag, and a towel. - hmm, which one do you think will keep me warm while i sleep outdoors: a moose,

, becoming some of the first to experience what happens when the moon completely covers the sun. this will be the first total eclipse visible in america since 1979. it will be the first since 1918 to cross the entire continent. the moon's shadow will start in oregon. it will spin across the country this afternoon, along the path that you see there, covering some 14 states, just over 12 million people. many of whom are about to enjoy a celestial spectacle the likes of which the majority of us will never see again. we have unleashed the full power of the peacock and spread our correspondents and experts around the country with a particular focus on that 70-mile-wide path of totality. even if you're not in the path, as you just heard from dylan, depending on cloud cover, you are still going to get quite the historic show in the sky. darkness will interrupt the day. shadows will become strange. temperatures may drop. those who have seen it describe it as nothing short of the most au awe-inspiring spectacle of mother nature. a total solar eclipse. this is going to be magical. it's going to be a lo

miles wide. that very narrow path. the swath of ground that will be completely eclipsed by the moon. it is pretty fascinating. that shadow moves pretty quick. about 1500 miles per hour. because everything is so big on the astronomical scale it will take the better part of the day. to get from one coast to the other. >> we have an astrophysicist here. we will talk to him in a minute. let's go to fremont. they had a glimpse of the eclipse a moment ago.>> reporter: you bet we are. it is interesting because the eclipse is dodging in and out between the clouds. we get a lot of cheers every time it does so. people are looking up. we will tilt over this way. we have a lot of folks lined up. hold on guys. we are getting a little bit of the eclipse appear folks. maybe give me a minute or two. needless to say we have a lot of excitement right now for the eclipse. >> we will check back with you. joining us to talk about the eclipse is doctor mark -- a physicist. exciting to see -- one of the most exciting things about the eclipse is the interest in science. >> that is great. it is great to see

. (laughing) well, i guess anything is possible under the magical mer-moon! yeah! like in that totally cool legend of the mer-pup! mer-pup? what's a mer-pup? dude! a mer-pup has the body of a pup and the tail of a fish! the legend says when the full moon rises exactly at sunset, -- like tonight! it's a magical mer-moon and the touch of a mer-pup can turn you into one! for on that night only, and just until the sun rises. that is the tale, tall or true, and that is the marvellous, maybe even magical, mer-pup-moon! magical mer-moon... please. have you actually seen a mer-pup, cap'n turbot? i think i have, young pup! many moons ago, i had a magically mysterious, mystically-marvellous, mer-pup meeting! zuma and rocky: whoa! skye: really? the magical mer-moon filled the sky... beaming bright as a beacon. suddenly, i saw something splishing and splashing! a sea otter? or surely a seal! but as i sailed closer, i saw something with the tail of a fish, and the face of a pup! it swam undersea, but i could still hear it singing its sweet, sweet song. ♪ ar-ar-arf ♪ ar-ar-arf ♪ ar-ar-aroo! th

something that's not talked about a lot today, which is the moon, and what community could, perhaps should, do on the moon. normally we hear about mars. on top much if at all about mars and i find it uninteresting. ask me about that in q and a if you want. on this first chart, you see something -- let me see if i can get the laser going here. maybe this is off. there we go. this is the earth moon system to scale. for those of you who might want to go to a claimant sunday, this is a planet you -- go to a planet some day, you could. is this three days away. there will be more societies in -- future that once "very will not speak english. it will probably be hard to learn and very few people learn it because it is spoken on the other side of the world. this is a remarkable thing in a double system, planet system really. our moon is far for larger compared to earth than most moons are compared to their host point. scientific set of hypotheses about how the moon came to be, why it there. there is a whole other set of hypotheses about why the moon is there. there is another set of about w

architect who says building a bridge on the moon is a good idea. >> thanks for being here and being interested in living in race. it is not what i do for my day job, but it is what i used to format earlier day job and it is why i got into this. this is why elect to talk and argue about it, and hopefully we will do a little bit of that in the gym russian. i am here to talk to you today about the man and what humanity could and perhaps should do on the moon. normally, we hear about mars. i will not talk very much about mars. i find it uninteresting. you can ask me about that in q&a. on the first chart -- let me see if i can get the laser going. maybe this is off. there we go. this is the earth-moon system to scale. for those of you who might want to go to a planet someday, the planet you could go to. it takes three days, and 12 people have been there and there will be more in the future and they will not english. in fact, they probably speak a language extremely hard for us and very few people learn it because it is spoken on the other side of the world. this is a remarkable thing in

watching this from the moon, from orbit. there were people on the ground, small aircraft making experiments. this will produce a network of information about this event. we have not had an event like this across the united states in 99 years. host: what about the person viewing at home? how can they access what is coming in? guest: we have a website. lots of places to get involved. you can download a free smartphone app called globe. you can make measurements and they will be uplinked to this big network. there is a citizen scientist experience you can get involved with. there is a place for everyone to experience this historic event. it reminds us where we leave -- where we live. host: jim garvin is our guest for the hour. if you want to call him, (202)-748-8000 for the east and central time zone and and)-748-8001 for the west pacific time zone. this is going to be moving fast. guest: 22,000 miles per hour, coast-to-coast. that is faster than a bullet. one can see the experience of that shadow of the moon and many people think it is a perfect circle traveling from oregon the so

of the sun is about to begin. good day i'm anthony mason, it's a fabulous day for a moon dance. the moon is about to go dancing with the star in an incredible display of celestial choreography, the moon will step gently in front of the sun and completely block it from view. day will turn to night in the first total eclipse of the sun in the continental u.s. in 38 years. you will not want to miss it. there will be another one until 2024, the zone of totality. you'll be hearing that word a lot stretches coast to coast across 14 states from oregon to south carolina. within that 70-mile wide band the eclipse will be total. total anywhere from two to two and a half minutes. other parts of the country will see a partial eclipse, the moon will block anywhere from 50-90% of the sun. we'll be following the total eclipse in realtime as it progress across the country, west to east. oregon will see it first in just a few minutes. at 16 past the hour we have correspondents there and in other kilo occasion across the zone of totality they are totally into it. we're on the campus of the university

architect and why he thinks that building a village on the moon is a better idea. this is one hour and 45 minutes. >> thanks for being here and being interested in living in space. it's not what i do for job, as you just heard, but it is what i used to do for my earlier day job and my first career and it is my first love. i love to think about it, talk about it, and argue about it, and hopefully we will do a little bit of that in the jam session, which is the purpose of it. i'm here to talk to you about a topic that is not talked about a lot, the moon, and what humanity could and perhaps should do on the moon. mars, i'me hear about not going to talk much about mars at all tonight, i find it uninteresting. you can ask me about that in q&a. you seefirst chart something, let's see if i can get the laser going here. maybe it's off? there we go. this is the earth moon system to scale. for those of you who might want to go to a planet someday, this is a planet you could go to. it takes three days. .2 people have been there there will be more in the future and they won't all speaking less

. >> as the moon crosses the face sun, we're going to be bringing you realtime breath-taking images in the country, ss nasa t.v. has cameras aircrafts , balloons, and spacecraft standing by to bring you views of the natural phenomenon. ready to look through the eyes of nasa. >> plus, on the 1 p.m. nasa expert standing the locations across country highlighting views of the eclipse and pointing out how using the eclipse to study the sun, the earth and the atmosphere. america will h experience a partial eclipse, where the moon blocks only part of the sun. total solar eclipse is going to sweep the nation along wide path from oregon to south carolina. this is called the path of totality. people along that path are going to experience the glorious sight eclipsed sun. >> first, i want to take a moment to remind you of tips.tant safety first of all, never of look is not at the sun, it safe for your eyes and could cause dfrj. -- damage. >> it is important. take a look. >> what we're going to do is image from the go 16 satellite, the latest and satellite nasa built and launched for our noaa, just la

. this is the scene right now in illinois. no, it is 0regon. sky gazers are watching the moon gradually eclipsed the sun. it looks like some cloud as well as so it looks like some cloud as well as so often in the circumstances. good evening and welcome to bbc news. spanish police say they've shot dead the main suspect responsible for carrying out last week's terror attack in barcelona. according to police the man appeared to be wearing a suicide belt. earlier 22—year—old younes abouyaaqoub was named as the man who drove the van which hit pedestrians on las ramblas boulevard last thursday — killing 13 people. another man was killed as abouyaaqoub fled the scene. 0ur correspondent james reynolds has the latest from spain. the police say that the hunt for younes abouyaaqoub, on the run for four days, is now over. 0fficers rushed to a small town after a woman reported a man hiding by a petrol station. reports say the police shot the man when he failed to take off a suspected explosives belt. a bomb squad then sent in a robot to check him on the ground. the authorities now co

his plans for the war in afghanistan. is he sending more troops? >>> also tonight, the sun and moon are about to align for the great american eclipse. we have report from coast to coast along the so-called path of totality. >> this represents a powerful moment in which we could have a rebirth. >> we expect an audience of tens of millions of people. >> we remember two legends who died. political activist, comedian, dick gregory. >> with president kennedy's new housing bill i might be your neighbor now. >> and king of comedy, jerry lewis. [ indiscernible ] >> announcer: this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> welcome to the "overnight news," i'm elaine quijano. exactly seven months into his presidency with domestic agenda ee clims eclipsed, president trump is shifting focus to america's longest war to. night the president will address the nation with a strategy for the war in afghanistan an include sending thousands of u.s. troops. during his campaign, mr. trump repeatedly criti t lgth of the conflict. since 2001, more than 2,400 u.s. troops have been killed in afghanistan. another 20,0

on the moon for the space equivalent of small change. how confident are you that this will work? laughs welcome to the earthbound hq of team indus, one of a handful of start—ups competing for the google lunar xprize, that's $20 million for the first commercial company to land a rover on the moon. december, 2017, blast off. the team indus space craft goes into two days of earth orbit and then, boom, 4.5 days to the moon. 12 days of spiralling down to the surface and then if all goes well, out comes the rover, travels half a kilometre, sends back hd video and wins the prize. what could possibly go wrong? rahul narayan is the co—founder of team indus and has been here since the very start of the project, way back in 2010. at that point you had no idea how you would acheive it? yes, i googled it and figured out what wikipedia had to say about landing on the moon. you did an internet search on how to land on the moon? absolutely. laughs did it have any useful information? yes. it said there had been 85 attempts and i think every second attempt failed to the moon. six years later,

miles long. it will go across the earth. the shadow of the moon. and people have asked me now for days, how on earth does this thing start in oregon? and end in south carolina? well, here's how it sets up. it's three dimensional. where we are right now is here. the shadow of the moon is way off to the west. sun's going to get higher. moon's going to get higher. all of a sudden in about an hour, right where you said. right in missouri. an hour from then, the sun and moon align up like this. that will be all the way across the east coast. so that's how this goes it's wrong way. in fact it is the right way. it's how they're supposed to go. let me take to you one more thing, because it's important about the glasses, wolf. brought myself a little flashlight. see that? it works. brought myself a broken expensive glasses, only expensive glasses break. i'm going to put it through. you can still see through my polarized lens, can you still see that. now, i take this same flashlight and put it on this, and there is nothing coming out. 99.97% of everything blocked by this lens, not even close to

carolina are along what they call the path of totality where the moon will block the sun in some of those states. many are experiencing at least a partial eclipse. in the next hour, we'll take you to the best spots in the country to see this spectacular show in the sky. we've already witnessed amazing sights from the western half of the country, including casper, wyoming where the total eclipse just passed over a few minutes ago, and oregon, the first state to experience the total eclipse when it began last hour. we have full coverage of this extraordinary moment. our team fanned out from coast to coast. our correspondents are along that path of totality, and nbc news dylan dryer and dan torres are joining us as well as nbc news space analyst steve robinson, who is in davis, california. let's kick things off by going to carbondale, illinois where the total eclipse is set to begin in less than 20 minutes. carbondale also happens to be the place where it will last the longest. nbc's kerry sanders is there. hi, kerry. >> reporter: i'm at southern university in the stands, home of the s

from the first total solar eclipse in the u in four decade. it will be dark? >> the moon will eclipse the sun. >> whoa. >> funny. so funny. the light is going to go away. >> it's crazy isn't it? >> over at the airport, nasa scientists are doing run-throughs of their web show. if you can't be in madras you can enjoy the eclipse on line. web casting to the world. we expect an audience of tens of millions of people. >> reporter: for thousands assembled in madras, the sky is it limit. besides the eclipse, businesses are trying to provide an experience. this $30 tether bad loon ride. while you can see from up here in the air, people are pouring in. i was told by the airport, last minute people coming by plane won't arrive until monday morning. >> cutting it close. jamie yuccas, thank you so much. >> nashville tennessee one of the largest cities along the path of totality. david begnaud shows the us how music city is tuning up. >> elaine like everything in music city tomorrow's eclipse with a sound track. sunday along broadway, music spilling into the streets. and tourists flocking to bars.

of the sun is covered by the moon. when you get that alto glow, the ghostly white, wispy view, that's the outer atmosphere of the sun, something we normally can't see or witness. for this fleeting moment, you feel the mechanism of our solar system in action, the sun, the moon and the earth. just to be clear, this began in the mid—pacific and it sweeps gci’oss in the mid—pacific and it sweeps across america. we are now roughly in the middle, aren't we, as it carries on foot oh, look at that! that is what is happening now. now the moon is moving out of the way in the moon is moving out of the way in the sun is coming through. the first moment with a sparkle from the sun is where the sunlight is passing through the valleys on the mountain is on the moon. i think we are playing it now. when you are left with a little sliver, the only places the sunlight can get through the fantastic deep mountain is on the fantastic deep mountain is on the moon. this is a moment people describe as life changing, and epiphany, and something which, through the centuries, people have admired. let's go

pyongyang and president trump. moon jae—in was between pyongyang and president trump. moonjae—in was elected with a much more considered retiring towards the north—east. he has talked about wanting to expand the diplomatic effort. he talked yesterday about the offer of trilateral talks between south korea, china and the united states in the controversial plan to install an american system. this is a president who, just a few days ago, made a blunt warning to his american counterpart saying that he believed only south korea could give consent for military action on the peninsula. this shows you this is a president with a much more consolatory tyrant towards the north, and the idea of restarting any more negotiations. tensions have eased because the north korean leader made that statement saying he would watch the actions of the us before making any decision on whether to launch missiles. it has to be said that people in seoul have lived with bloodcurdling rhetoric for yea rs lived with bloodcurdling rhetoric for years now. they have, but what they did not expect was an incumbent in

long as you have special glasses. as the sunnies block out by the moon. the best ways to view it locally and where to get those glasses. >>> a boy says a man drove up to get in the car. boy was able to getaway but driver still on the loose. could help police track him down. >>> ten u.s. sailors are missing, five others hurt after a destroyer collided with another ship. second such accident in two months. what we are learning about the latest collision. >>> it is humor that was legendary and entertained audiences for 85 years. >> what are you doing back there sleeping. >> sleep, are you kidding i'm standing back here like a horse working like a dog. >> jerry lewis passed away at 91. how he is remembered by celebrities that he inspired. >>> hey, welcome everybody. it is day of the eclipse monday august 21st, 2017. >> not just the eclipse great american eclipse that sounds like a restaurant. >> yes, or a movie or something. >> we will have a dramatic, well, dramatic what, reinact. >> rendition. >> what? >> a portrayal. >> portrayal. >> only station in america where humans will play

ready for a spectacular dance between the sun and moon. the forecast for monday's great american eclipse, calls for night time darkness in the middle of the day. the narrow so-called path of totality where the eclipse will be in full effect, stretches more than 2400 miles from the pacific northwest to the southeast. the rare celestial show begins in oregon. jamie yuccas is there. >> reporter: the lines to get into solar town in madras, oregon appear infinite. and this campsite is sold out. >> where are you from? >> from seattle. >> all 50 states and 39 countries are represented at the two largest converted campgrounds in madras this weekend. all to witness history and for some a chance to reunite with friends. >> so what prompted you to finally say let's go? >> part of it was i missed a camping trip a month ago. >> this sounded like a good camping trip with celestial event thrown in. >> part of it, yeah. >> but lyle smith says he is also here for science and has the equipment to prove it. >> there are some sun spots here on the sun right now. >> cool, how cool its that? >> where

minutes of the partial eclipse before the moon is right in front, blocking out the sun, before that about 20 minutes out, the sky is going to go to dusky colors. birds will start behaving weirdly like it is after sunset, making lots of noise. then the moon is getting into place and it goes dark, it goes dark very fast. much faster than the sun goes down. it is dark in seconds and like a full moon night. un's atmosphere, you can imagine all of these streamers coming off from around the sun. it looks like a hole in the side where the moon is blocking up the sun and you have these streamers of white, shimmering gas flowing off of it. it is only about as bright as the full mode, so now we have a full moon night. you can see stars and planets. for harry potter fans, regulus and sirius will be near the horizon. there is so much to see during the eclipse. feel.also something you it can get colder by 10 degrees. you will feel that. that temperature drop will generate wind, so you will feel the wind on your skin. and not just birds, but animals will behave interestingly like it has gone to n

‘ blocks out, is blocked completely blocks out, is blocked out by the moon on the oregon coast, in15 out by the moon on the oregon coast, in 15 minutes. you are watching the bbc news special. this is the total solar eclipse happening across america. skywatchers are in place to watch the spectacular sight. people in oregon are watching it right now. we will bring you it live as it happens. millions in america will have a ringside seat for this first total eclipse in the us for almost 100 years. seeing a total solar eclipse is like meeting god. and i am in hopkinsville, kentucky. these are the best seats in the house. nasa has said this is the point of the greatest eclipse. over the next 30 minutes we will be speaking to experts and skywatchers as a0 states become shrouded in complete blackout. hello, it is as rare as it is spectacular, total solar eclipse. millions will see the moment when the moon passes in front of the sun and dave turns tonight. it is the first time in 99 years when the darkness will cross from the pacific to the atlantic coast. this is set to the atlantic co

its axis. there is a celestial body right next to it, our moon. everything in the space, and the field of our star, the sun. it gives us life and is supporting everything we do. it is also the rosetta stone of all-stars. what we learn about stars we first learn from the sun. the eclipse is important because alignmentes come into in a cosmic moment that we are all part of. these cosmic moments when nature speaks to us in an emotional way sometimes come loud like thunderstorms, storms, hurricanes, earthquakes. this one will be silent. all of a sudden, day will turn tonight and back again. animals, around us, will react to it. this emotion is important. you should talk to anyone who has seen such an eclipse. for me, the story i remember is my grandma who told me that story of her experience. she was not a scientist. about experiencing that eclipse and how she was feeling how important that moment was. she talked of birds and animals usund and i hope that all of , all of you watching this, will enjoy this eclipse. it is important for that reason. it is also about science. eclipses ha

down but they won't be able to see the actual moon going in front of the sun. >> why is the eclipse getting so much attention? this is all people have been talking about for months and months. in fact, my friend has been planning for a long time to get to oregon. why is it garnering so much attention? >> this is the first eclipse since 1979 that has totality going from one coast to the other coast. this eclipse will start in oregon and cut the country in half and it will lead through charleston. >> here we have about 71% around monterey, santa rosa 78%. the further north 80%. if this clears will the temperatures dip a little bit?>> definitely by a few degrees. if you are in totality and it is completely sunny and in the sun got blocked the temperature would drop by 10 degrees. >> how long had it been since modern man has be able to predict this? i imagine centuries ago it would have freaked people out. >> a lot of astronomy got its start millennia ago in terms of knowing the pattern of the stars and in terms of agriculture. that is a good question. i am not exactly sure when the fir

. in the last 20 minutes of the partial eclipse, the moon will move right in front of and completely block out the sun. before that, about 20 minutes out, the sky will turn to dusk and it will behave weirdly and animals will make lots of noise. then the moon will move into place and i will go dark really fast. much faster, when the sun goes down and takes half an hour to get dark. it will be dark in seconds and ob dark like a full moon night. the sun's atmosphere, you can imagine all of these streamers coming off from around the sun. it will look like a hole in the sky and then you have these streamers of white shimmering gas falling off of it. you will be able to see the brightest stars. it's only as bright as the full moon. you can see stars and planets. the brightest are right next to the sun will be visible. there's so much to see during the eclipse. it's more than that. it's also something you feel that they can get colder by 10 degrees. that temperature drop is going to generate wind. also, not just birds but animals will behave interestingly like it's gone tonight time. there'

other side of the moon, just barely through this tiny hole in the clouds, just enough to enjoy this. there it is. so the payoff for the people who planned so hard and so long to be here, i know at this airport, they started planning this four years ago or so to make this possible. for the people who have been planning for it, bought their tickets to fly here, i talk to one group of women who flew here from new jersey, and to still have the payoff is a huge deal. here in the path of totality, i think we had the worst weather, but still a really great time. >> i want to bring in david dvoraken, and -- we're still watching blackwell, missouri, and chris hatfield is joining us as well. have you ever seen a total eclipse in person like this? >> i wish i had a chance to see a total. i'm seen partial eclipses. it was interesting as a young person to see that actually happen. i held up a bit of tin foil and watch the sun by covered partially by a shadow of the moon. it really made me think. it made me picture it all, as nothing theoretical, but something real, the sun, moon and earth and my

solar eclipse happens when the moon passes directly between the earth and the sun. even though the sun is a00 times bigger than the moon, it is also a00 times further away meaning they appear the same size in the sky. during a total eclipse, the moon totally blocks out our star's light. even if you are not lucky enough to be in its path, you may still see something. weather permitting, partial eclipses will be visible in other parts of the world including latin america and europe. we can show you some of the amazing pictures coming out of the united states. that is the north—eastern pa rt states. that is the north—eastern part of the sun there has been nibbled as the moon begins to move across. people lucky enough to be directly in the path of the deepest shadow or totality as they call it, and will hopefully be a clear sky for many of those in the united states, they will witness the sun's light blocked out completely for up to two minutes and a0 seconds. there are actually parts of western europe including the uk and ireland which will snatch a site and we are seeing it there

philadelphia, a partial eclipse. the moon covered almost 80% of the sun. less dramatic than a total eclipse, it's something that has people in the area talking tonight. >> we have team coverage of the excitement following the eclipse. sydney long was there for one of the viewing parties. krystal klei is explaining what we saw. >> sidney, quite a birthday for people to remember. >> reporter: it was. people couldn't believe their eyes. there were a lot of cheers, high fives and hugs and people celebrating the birthdays on this special occasion. depyett the sun being hot, it gave us all the chills. it was amazing to see how crisp and clear the moon was covering the sun. it's where science and mother nature converge. >> never seen a solar eclipse before. >> reporter: so did the crowds in the thousands both outside the franklin institute. >> so great! it was amazing. you have never imagined what that is like. >> so super excited to be here. >> reporter: inside, the fels planetarium, a front row teseato the totality by nasa. >> i think we first saw the corona, that was the most excited part. >> r

. researchers wanted a different perspective, to image the moon's shadow. in illinois and across the united states, teams use high altitude balloons for a unique perspective. >> they are getting ready to launch a research balloon from carbondale, illinois. it is a realtime high definition video system. let's check in on the progress of that launch. >> suddenly experience it -- >> eclipse in 4-d, like being on the surface. >> to actually understand the corona, it is important. all stars have the corona, we corona, it is important. need to understand why the energy is released in the way it is. >> we need to go inside the stadium right now, they are about to launch the balloon for the louisiana grant consortium. go to kevin standing by. >> you see the balloon, that will let that get safely down to the ground. >> all the instruments -- >> all the instruments, the path is low. >> great. >> can you hear me ok? >> yes. >> this is kevin, sorry about the mix up, i was too enthralled looking at this fantastic weather balloon that has just launched. you can probably see it behind me. pandemoni

on the moon, but apollo eight was a dramatic shift in the plan. talk about what he did so special with a particular moment. >> there were a lot of things that happened. 1968 as we know was the most bloodsoaked year in modern history. there was the bobby kennedy assassination, martin luther king assassination, the democratic convention for the soviet invasion, more riots in mexico city, paris. the world was bleeding from a thousand self-inflicted wounds and then in the summer of 1968, a handful of people realized there was a way to right the ship of the space program and as a dividend sort of reading the country and remember this is one year after the apollo fire after nasa lost three astronauts on a launchpad fire. the dream of getting to the moon by 1970 seemed completely beyond reach now. the spacecraft had to be built from the bottom up. the rocket wasn't working, the lunar module was hopeless nowhere near ready to make a landing so here we were in the summer of 6816 months before president kennedy's deadline and the guys at nasa and they were all men at the time of including t

this total solar eclipse. you're looking at the pictures right now. that's the sun. the moon beginning its work as it crosses into the path between the sun and earth and it will continue to do this creating a sight described by most as breath taking. so rare, it hasn't been seen across the u.s., the entire u.s. in 99 years. not since 1918 did a total solar eclipse cross the entire country like it's about to do in just a few minutes. the last time it was seen from anywhere in the u.s. was 38 years ago. the date, february 26th, 1979. >> announcer: this is an abc news special. >> august 21st, 2017 will it be visible from north america, 38 years from now. may the shadow of the world fall on the moon and abc news will bring you a complete report from that 38 years from now. >> now it is finally here. for the first time this century it's lights out, hands up. ♪ we're gloeing in the dark >> for the first solar eclipse to hit america in 38 years right there with your cosmic block party. celebrating all across the path of this historic solar eclipse live coast to coast, it's the gre

, the surface of the moon, this is just one of many telescopes that will be available to the public. a lot of people have questions about how this will affect not only domestic pets but animals in the wild. to explain that, we have an astronomer here area wax area -- here. that were around in nantucket when we saw the total eclipse just came to the ground, walked around confused, made a few noises during totality. it was quite something. we were a party of astronomers trying to do various experiments and have a little fun and the seagulls just joined us. we were just inundated. there have been concerns about the dogs and cats at home. they will be ok? as usual,ly, its life they would not be motivated to stare at the sun as we would. looking forre glasses, we are giving these away at the 6:00 hour area if you , reporting live at the air and space needs and him in downtown, back to you in the excitement is building in prime viewing spots. look at this picture, 30,000 people camping out in the area near the path of totality. the visitors quadrupling the population of the town. oregon is t

eclipse is almost over. >> millions are getting ready for a spectacular dance between the sun and moon. >> be sure to wear proper eye protection. >>> intense moments as a small plane made an emergency landing on a florida highway. >> all that -- >> a giant sinkhole opens up and mown goes the man on the rmo torcycle tore bike. >>> go get it, young fellow. >> all that matters. >> a day that should be an exciting opening to a brand new season, instead a somber occasion. >> before barcelona take on real, both teams honored the victims. >> just one word on the back of the shirts, barcelona. >>> the world mourning a legend of laughter and tireless humanitarian. jerry lewis was 91 years old. ♪ you'll never walk alone thank you. good night. >>> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to "cbs many morning" charlie rose is off this morning. no worries bill we're is here. >> good morning. >> the intense search is under way near singapore for ten missing u.s. sailors. the u.s.s. john mccain collided with the tanker yesterday. crew members' sleeping quarte

across the whole united states and we get to see that corona which you can only see close to the moon. it is responsible for space weather. some were very interested in not just for science, but astro naughts in space where it affects their health. >> it's like you walk away from a fire, but you get more heat as you walk away, which seems counter intuitive. it has a lot to do with the interactive movement there. >> on top of the gee whiz factor. the spiritual connectedness. all of the folks that work at nasa one would thif -- think it is a big mystery. >> yes, it is an opportunity to learn, nasa and universities. >> it is so nice it is so nice to have people geeking out on nation national television on a monday afternoon. columbia, maryland. this is columbia, missouri, this is again, we're watching it disappear. once again. >> carbondale is note worthy, the longest period of duration there, one minute away from totality. >> every time we're looking through a different telescope, you will get a little bun here and there, but it will never get old. if you look on the right-hand side you

. >> host: 1969, we landed on the moon. is that like looking at a horseless carriage today were that pretty fancy? >> guest: it is an amazing achievement even in hindsight. there has been tension between the fact that in gallup and other polls 7% to 10% of americans don't think we did it. they think it was a hoax. setting aside that so many americans were not alive when it happens, close to half a century, cultural memory. it is fading from view. on the other hand, it is the most stunning technical achievement humans have ever achieved, hundreds of thousands of scientists and engineers, thousands of companies, enormous amount of money, with computers that were so primitive, 100 times less powerful than your cell phone computer to get to the moon, an extraordinary achievement but it was so long ago. of the 19 how does nasa fit in with all the different aspects of potential space exploration? >> guest: nasa is still critical because it is the government space agency. they had a hard time. there budget sword during apollo and then retrenched quickly after the vietnam war was starting up

eclipse, before the moon to completely block out the sun, before that, out, the sky will go to dusky colors. birds will start behaving like it is after sunset, flying around, making noise. into place moving and boom, it goes dark, dark eally fast, like, you know, much faster than the sun goes down, takes half an hour to get down. it is dark in seconds, dark like a full moonlight. and corona appear. the sun's atmosphere is the corona, all these streamers are sun.ng off from around the it looks like a hole in the sky, sun.moon is blocking the then you have streamers of white, shimmering gas flowing off of it. will see the brightest stars, it is only as bright as the full moon. a full moon night, you can see stars and planets, and have harry potter fans. he brightest star is regulis, and sirius will be down there, so much to see during the eclipse. more than that, it is also something that you feel. colder, can get colder by 10 degrees, you will feel that. generate e drop will wind, you will feel wind on your skin. animals just birds, will behave like it has gone to night time, there is

>> history in the skies, in just few hours, the moon will pass in front of the sun turning day into night. oh, my. >>> we have team three coverage of today's eclipse fest. >> millions coast-to-coast will don glasses and look toward the school today for the great american eclipse. i'm don champion in st. joseph , missouri with a preview coming up. >> and kate haste been calling it the super bowl of the sky. we now take a live look at the parkway in center sit. >> i today is monday, august 2 ; the eclipsefest is finally here. >> can you tell we're all very excited? katie and meisha keeping an eye on things this morning, we must not talk about the eclipse for a moment, we turn to weather. >> ya, let's turn to construction, not just construction, actually overturned tractor trail their had mlk shutdown, now since cleared out of the way, plus another overturned vehicle, and another accident. we will get to that coming up. >> stuff to talk about, but certainly, if you are going to be able to be out, enjoy the eclipse, i think we have you covered, mother nature hooking you up with high pre

with the moon. it's going to be a great reminder of where we are in the universe. >> you'll guess or shout or scream or feel an emotional wave run over you. it's a very profound experience. >> welcome back "action news" continues with the excitement almost hitting a fevered pitch for the total solar eclipse. from coast to coast, people will gather to take in the breath taking show in space. you can have a show from your yard or sofa as 6abc broadcasts it out. the eclipse is starting in big summit oregon, the moon is slowly starting to blot out the sun. looks like pacman. you can see the same shot at 6abc.com. our adam joseph is live in saint joseph missouri one of the towns that hopes to get one of the best views of the eclipse. meteorologist is here with the accuweather forecast for the eclipse, let's start with adam. how is it going. >> reporter: we're dancing around the thunderstorms kind of dealing with cloud cover in the spot i'm standing and 20,000 other people, totality has not happened in 214 years on average if you were to be in 1/6th location it doesn't come to you in 375 y

illinois university where thousands will gather to enjoy the solar skeptical. the moon will completely cover the sun here for a little over two and a half minutes, longer than anywhere else in the country. >> it's a once-in-a-lifetime. i mean, i moogt not be around for the next one. >> reporter: in the countdown to one of nature's grandest spectacles, serious astronomers to the casually curious, are already looking to the sky. >> these are 20 by 80 binoculars, usually used on naval vessels. this is so good that you can see sunspots on the sun right now. >> reporter: at the center of eclipse mania, carbondale, illinois. the small college town, home to southern illinois university, is putting the finishing touches on an event three years in the making. >> the stage is set. we are ready for the total solar eclipse of 2017. >> reporter: nasa scientists will be broadcasting from the university's campus as the sun, moon, and earth move into position. a viewing party at the university's football stadium is completely sold out. 60,000 people are expected to descend on the city. nearly tripling

carolina, it is 70 miles wide. moon moves right in , the sky willun go to dusky colors. birds will behave warily. -- weirdly. the moon will move in place and , inill go dark very fast seconds. the sun's atmosphere, called the corona, you'll see streamers. it looks like a hole in the sky and then you have streamers that are like shimmering glass off of it. you will be able to see the bright stars. a full moon night. you can see stars and planets. you can see the brightest star next to the sun. there is so much to see during the eclipse. it is more than that. it gets colder. it can get colder i 10 degrees. the temperature drop will generate winds, so you will feel winds on your skin. animals will behave interestingly, like it has gone to nighttime. there is a lot to take in. host: what about the safety? guest: it is no less safe than any other day. eclipse day is not super unsafe. it is dangerous to look at the sun every day. most people know not to stare at the sun. what people don't realize is that it is true every day. to see the sun being blocked out by the moon and so you need to make