today's participants include nasa administrator bill nelson, the deputy administrator pam melroy. associate administthe direce weather operations and the program manager kelly. after remarks from each participant we will gladly take questions from the media. now i willano bill: good morning. before we get started, we were supposed to have the federal highway administrator with us this morning. you have probably seen the emergency that is happening in baltimore. our thoughts are certainly with them are with the people in the family's in -- families involved. i have often said that nasa our mission is for all humanity and that is because space brings us together. y is no better proof they had moments like this, a total solar . it is a moment when millions of people across north america will look to the hgyeave as the moon passes in front and between the su earth and it is a rare sight that we have not seen in seven years. , unusual things start to happen as the normal rhythms of earth are disrupted. when you are seeing this eclipse, you ought to observe this. as the day appears to t