captioning sponsored by cbs >> quijano: president trump and the longest war. the president will address the nation monday night with 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 reports from coast-to- coast along the so-called path of totality. >> this represents an extremely powerful moment in which we can have a kind of rebirth. >> we expect audiences of tens of millions of people. >> quijano: and, we remember two legends who died this weekend: groundbreaking political activist and comedian dick gregory... >> i might be your new neighbor. >> quijano: ...and king of comedy jerry lewis. >> hey lady!

this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. exactly seven months into his presidency, with his economic agenda eclipsed by political turmoil, president trump is shifting focus to america's longest war. the president will address the nation monday night with a new strategy for the war in afghanistan. it could include sending thousands more u.s. troops. during his presidential campaign, mr. trump repeatedly criticized the length of the conflict. since 2001, more than 2,400 u.s. troops have been killed there. another 20,000, wounded. the 16-year war has cost american taxpayers more than $800 billion. here's errol barnett. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news the strategy allows for deploig around 4,000 new troops and aggressively pushing

pakistan for being a safe haven for terrorists. u.s. currently has fewer than 10,000 troops in afghanistan, many of them as trainers. afghanistan is the united states longest running war, weeks and months of a the nerch attacks. on friday, the president met with his national security team including general james matthews and vice president mike pence at camp david. after that, the presidential tweeted many decisions made including on afghanistan. >> the >> the troop strength question is sort of the cart before the horse. >> reporter: on "face the nation" today, democratic senator tim kaine, a member of armed services committee member, said he wants to know what the long-term plan is. >> the real question is what is our strategy? and then when you lay out the strategy, then the troop strength question can kind of answer itself.

>> reporter: the white house says this new strategy is part of a broad nu new stranch across south arab. >> elaine? >> quijano: there are new developments in the investigation into last week's terror attacks in spain. 14 people were killed, including an american. dozens remain in the hospital. debora patta is in barcelona. >> reporter: in this predominantly catholic country, it was only natural for people to attend mass on sunday, offering prayers for the victims of the barcelona attack. as people prayed, the police investigation continued, over 100 gas canisters were found at the house in alcanar where the plot was allegedly hatched by a 12 member terrorist cell. they had planned a bombing rampage but blew the house up by mistake, spurring into action the deadly twin ramming attacks that killed 14. most of the cell came from the

small mountain town of ripol where it appears they were radicalized by a moroccan born imam who had reportedly spent time in a spanish jail on drug charges. one of his recruits, the suspected driver of the van that mowed down pedestrians in was 22-year-old younes abouyaaquob whom police believe is still on the run. authorities here say that returning to normal is the best way to defeat terror. there is nothing normal about this past week - sunday marks the end of three days of national mourning. as barcelona tries to return to o added to the list of grieving families, the father of seven- year-old australian julian cadman, he was missing now confirmed dead. one more name to add to the memorials dotted along las ramblas, the site of the deadly attack. debora patta, cbs news, barcelona. >> quijano: here in the u.s., millions are getting 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 2,400 miles from the pacific northwest to the southeast. the rare celestial show begins in oregon. jamie yuccas is there. >> alright let me check you in! >> reporter: the lines to get into solar town in madras, oregon appear infinite. and this campsite is sold out! where are you guys from? >> i'm from seattle. >> i'm from santa rosa, california. >> i'm from portland. >> reporter: all 50 states and 39 countries are represented at the two largest converted campgrounds in madras this weekend. it's all to witness history and for some, a chance to reunite with friends. so what prompted you guys to finally say let's go? >> part of it was i missed a camping trip a month ago with these guys. >> reporter: so this sounded like a good camping trip?

>> yeah. >> reporter: with a celestial event just thrown in. >> part of it, yeah. >> reporter: but layle smith says he's also here for science, and has the equipment to prove it. >> there's some sun spots in here, on the sun right now. >> reporter: how cool is that?! so where's your tent? >> i'll show you. >> reporter: four-year-old zachira bentlemsani represents the younger crowd. still figuring out exactly what to expect from the first total solar eclipse in the u.s. in nearly four decades. it's going to be dark right? >> how? >> reporter: well because the moon's going to eclipse the sun so the light's going to go away. >> woah. it's funny. it's so funny! that the light's going to go away. >> reporter: over at the airport. nasa scientists are doing run-throughs of their webshow, so if you can't be in madras, you can still enjoy enjoy the eclipse online. >> we're going to be webcasting it to the entire world, we expect actually an audience of tens of millions of people.

>> reporter: for the thousands assembled in madras today, the sky's the limit. besides the eclipse itself, the businesses in madras are trying businesses in madras are trying to provide everyone with an experience like this $30 tethered balloon ride. elaine, while you can see up here from the airport that people are pouring in, i was told by the airport the last minute people coming by plane won't arrive until monday morning. lnc >> quijano: nashville, tennessee is one of the largest cities along the path of totality. david begnaud shows us how music city is tuning up. >> reporter: like everything else in music city, nashville's eclipse will come with a soundtrack. it's sunday along broadway and you've got music spilling into the streets and tourists in the bars. tomorrow, the party will move upstairs where these iconic

honkytonks will be rocking their rooftop decks with skywatch parties. nashville, a booming convention town, shouldn't have trouble handling the influx of sky gazers -- but there's a wild card. the city is within one day's drive for nearly 165 million people. so no one can predict how many carloads will descend monday from cities like louisville, charlotte, birmingham, memphis, and even south louisiana. for, some this is a super bowl moment. >> this represents a extremely important moment where we have a rebirth or reboot of our lives. >> reporter: nashville goes dark monday afternoon at 1:27 local time -- and we'll get 1 minute and 55 seconds of totality. the forecast is looking up -- no rain - and just a few scattered

and wispy clouds possible.ù. you could damage the lens here. david begnaud. nash viferl tennessee. >> quijano: the king of comedy, jerry lewis, died sunday morning at his home in las vegas. he was 91 years old. carter evans has more on the funnyman's life and legacy. >> lady, lady! >> reporter: jerry lewis was born to make us laugh. he spent his youth performing in the catskills and the clubs, perfecting his comedy schtick as schtick that would laimp a life lorchg career. then one lucky day in 1946, he was paired with a low-key singer named dean martin. as he told sunday morning in 2016, it was bliss. >> i fell in love with him the day we met. [♪ singing ] >> reporter: it was the cool crooner an >> reporter: it was the cool crooner and the crazy kid. the duo starred in dozens of films and tv specials before parting ways after a decade.

>> we needed to escape one another. >> reporter: on his own, lewis would go on to make more than 30 movies, writing and directing many. the adoring french gave him the legion of honor. but back home, critics and audiences eventually turned away. yet even when the movies stopped, jerry lewis was always there, every labor day for more than 40 years on the muscular dystrophy telethon. and then there was this-- a surprise reunion after 20 years. >> all the crew, all my backstage people, all the people on my technical crew, writing crew. everybody knew but me. >> reporter: but while he was admired by many.ùhe was vilified by others who said he demeaned the disabled by pitying them. but he never apologized - instead he raised nearly $2 billion for the charity. jerry lewis had his own health

problems.ùcancer, heart and lung disease.ù but through it all, he kept performing.ù even into his 90s. >> like my daughter said, "dad, would you have liked not to make 90?" i said, "no, i'm very happy about it." >> reporter: jerry lewis.ùforever a kid.u >> hi my name is norman and i'm 9! >> reporter: and an american king of comedy. >> i've got the pictures in my head of the audiences that i performed for. and i just see them laughing. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, hollywood. >> quijano: groundbreaking political activist and comedian dick gregory passed away this weekend at a hospital in washington, d.c. he was 84. here's roxana saberi. >> reporter: for dick gregory, accommodate was more than making people laugh. >> if they shot dogs, policemen

would burn the barriers down all over the world. >> reporter: about racism in america. >> riding in the back of the bus, next time you get on the bus, notice where that emergency door is located." >> reporter: a native of saint louis, missouri, gregory's first big break as a comedian came in 1961 when he filled in at "hugh hefner's playboy club in chicago." gregory went on to become a national sensation. but as he told cbs sunday morning this june, that was only after he demanded to be invited to sit for a chat. >> white comics could sit on the couch. a black comic couldn't. >> you be a good audience tonight, and treat me nice because with president kennedy's new housing bill, i might be your neighbor now. >> reporter: gregory soon >> reporter: gregory soon moved his activism from the stage, to the streets to rally for civil rights and against the vietnam war and police brutality.

performing when he fell ill earlier this month. on facebook this weekend his family announced his death, caused by an aneurysm set in motion by what one of his sons described as "years of severe fasting.ùfor social change." gregory was 84. roxana saberi, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: coming up, they are on the verge of becoming the world's first becoming the world's first climate-change refugees. caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation. so i use restasis multidose. it helps me make more of my own tears, with continued use, twice a day, every day. restasis multidose helps increase your eyes' natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammation due to chronic dry eye. restasis multidose did not increase tear production in patients using anti-inflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. to help avoid eye injury and contamination, do not touch the bottle tip to your eye or other surfaces. wait 15 minutes after use before inserting contact lenses.

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they usually last three or four hours. pea soup with crab salad, bacon and butter milk, and troazen custard with almond brittle and berries. >> reporter: at first, erin french grew up with far different plans. >> i grew up here in freedom and ran away with big dreams of becoming a doctor. it didn't work out. i became pregnant, unexpectantly in college. dropped out. came home as a single mom and started working in my dad's diner again because i had those >> reporter: french got married, but as the marriage fell apart, so did she. >> between alcohol and prescription drugs, it just sort prescription drugs i checked into rehab because i was dying. >> she opened this kitchen in freedom, there's one room with about 40 seats. >> cucumber and dill and a

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his home in louisiana, to pedal all 48 contiguous states preaching the galactic gospel to kids. >> level of interest in science and particularly in astronomy have seemed to peak with my age group. >> reporter: gary now brings kids today closer to outer space. as many as 40,000 have spied the skies through his telescope. he's depended on his bike ever since a stroke hindered his vision, preventing him from driving. but on two wheels he's covered serious ground, pedaling an average of 50 miles a day >> reporter: you live out of this little bag right here? >> yeah so i've got four shirts, i've got two shorts and three pairs of underwear and some socks. >> reporter: that's all you need! >> that's all i need. >> reporter: when you're on the road, alone, does the sky give you comfort or company? >> particularly at night, i know the stars, i'm familiar with them and so that gives me a sense of direction. >> reporter: that direction brought him near carbondale, illinois, where we met him. this small college town has

attained celebrity status in the science world because the eclipse will linger the longest in this area, for two minutes and 41 seconds of wonder. >> reporter: why is it important to you to raise awareness about this? >> the universe is the only thing i can think of that's truly universal it unites us in a way that if nothing else it's something bigger than we are and when we focus on something >> reporter: an unprecedented few minutes he hopes will inspire long-lasting change. adriana diaz, cbs news, carbondale, illinois. >> quijano: there's no need to chase the eclipse across the country. we'll do it for you. cbs news will bring you live coverage of the eclipse on monday, in a two-hour special, beginning at 1:00 p.m., eastern. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us, and good night.

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