>> this is the day we've been waiting for, solar eclipse 20167. >> dawn the glasses and look toward the sky today for the great solar eclipse. the preview coming up. >> gorgeous sunrise down the shore. look at that beautiful stripe every pink. will the weather holdup for the eclipse? katie, chance of rain? >> today is monday, august 21. i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. so much to talk about today. katie and meisha here to get us started. >> good morning, guys, ham mine day. looking outside. >> keeping it real here. >> looking outside, lots of construction, starting in the 4:00 hour. string every accidents, overturned vehicle, overturned tractor-trailers, all of that coming up in a little bit. >> i know a lot of times have a case of the mondays, you

know, any of us, not today. so much, exciting event. >> i'm telling you there is eclipse fest, if we had a drinking game and drank a shot for every time we said eclipse this morning we would be bomb by now. >> we would have been hammered by 4:49 a.m. i'm telling you, nice we're focusing on something like there is i think fantastic and very interesting historic event. but a lot of other bad news we have to talk about obviously, nice we can think about and talk about something exciting like this, right? but let's get to the good stuff. so all looking nice and clear right now, storm scan3, we have couple of patchy clouds here and there, at the moment, though, no visibility problems whatsoever, and i do think it is to stays that way. right through the course of the main event, here this afternoon, 69 the current value at the airport, low, mid , upper 60s, generally elsewhere, up in the poconos little cooler, dairy say sweatshirt weather for you there. very light wind though. it is actually really comfortable. now, as the day progress cents

these temperatures are going to heat up very vetly. we have again generally clear sky. one the sun starts it, will start heating up. don't worry about during the clips itself will be wrapping up 4:01 p.m. in philadelphia thunderstorms wrap up after. they are spotty at best. so, with that said, most every lust evening out dry day, certainly toasty one, in philly. with more sun than anything. the shore point, very likely to say completely clear and completely dry. and out in the mountains, we flirt with 80 degrees, with more sun than anything there. but again, late day shower or thunderstorm is certainly a possibility for you. key words there though, meisha , spotty. >> spotty, all right, well that's good to know. we need to know that specially for our commute, too. thanks katie, very good morning to all of you. >> it is monday morning, we start to see things chipping

ever so slightly, what we're seeing in jersey, approaching 295 at creek road, you can see how many headlights are out there right now, traveling, traveling posted speeds but maybe not for too long. schuylkill moving eastbound direction, past the conshohocken curve, now, this is where we are starting to slow down little bit. you are no longer just gassing and traveling around at posted speeds. you are starting to dip little bit below. that will so just heads up on that. speaking of the schuylkill at girard, tail loving eastbound direction, disable vehicle pulled off to the far right shoulder since cleared. so looking okay there. however, we did have report of a disable vehicle, 95 north, past academy, just a heads up on that, but overall northbound not too concerned with you. looking pretty good. accident in cheltenham township, route 309, near waverly road. and another one, in north wales, talk more about that coming up in the next ten minutes, jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. it is happening today, the big

solar eclipse. millions of americans will look to the sky for the astronomical phenomenon, cbs news correspondent don champion in st. joes i have missouri where people have been flocking for one of the best positions to watch the moon. >> and block the sun. >> millions will look toward the sky today for astronomical amazement the, first time since 1979, the moon will completely blot out the midday sun, along the path stretching from oregon, to south carolina >> there is a hustle and a bustle and casino every excitement anticipate payings. >> tiny farming town of mattress, oregon, will be one of the first places to view the total eclipse around 1:16 even time, in carbondale, illinois, in the dark the longest, for two minute, 402nd , thousands will pack this sold out football stadium >> the site is something that's going to really please americans, and make them think differently. >> st. joseph miss your sit fifth largest city along the so-called path of to the tal

at this, hotel here, started selling out for the eclipse, more than a year ago. lauren and her family rent add rv, drove here from texas. >> it will be incredible, just with the sky going dark, and all of the glow. >> the phillips family drove here from oklahoma, will be camping out. >> you won't be able to see the moon, or the sun, it is just going to look like a ring of fire. >> i imagine at the moment of totality, everybody will just be in awe, i want to feel everybody in the same emotional state. i think that's going to be empowering. >> and experience view few will ever forget. don champion, cbs-3, eyewitness news. >> here if philadelphia we'll see partial eclipse. >> yes, but still will need to wear special glasses and there aren't many around. "eyewitness news" found this man in center city selling them for about $10. but on line, some certified eclipse glasses are going tore several hundreds dollars. >> that's insane. >> want to see it but i don't

think i'm ready to spends that kind of monday. >> i i am weigh her. that's coverage time in our area around 2:44 in the afternoon. >> now, cbs news will be broadcasting special report today from one p.m. to 3:00 p.m. team of correspondent will be stationed across the path of totality where the clips will be in full effect. watch the coverage on cbs-3, website cb cbsphilly.com. stay with cbs-3 "eyewitness news," we're eye eclipse fest station, coverage continues all morning long. >> some breaking news to report this morning, french media is reporting that one woman is dead, after a vehicle rammed into two bus stops in the port city of marsay. the driver of the vick arrested at the scene. incident comes just days after back-to-back van attacks in barcelona and a spanish resort town killed 14 people. >> well, back here at home, supporters who want to keep the frank rizzo statue where it is have postponed today's role. >> i part of last minute deal in exchange for meeting at

city hall. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live in front of the rizzo statue in center sit good morning, trang. >> reporter: good morning, jim , rahel. sources within sit zero city hall told "eyewitness news" there were fears this rally would turn violent. those who have postponed their rally are hoping the meeting with mayor kenney will help all sides come to a compromise >> calls to take down the city statue of former mayor frank riz row nothing new. but, a tweet last monday, from councilwoman helen gym reignited debate over the controversial monument. she wrote, quote, all around the country, we're fight to go remove the monuments to slavery and racism. philly, weaver work to do. take the rizzo statue down. >> i look pretty goody believe >> the former police commissioner, and two-term mayor, known for his larger than life personality. and tough law and order policing. his critics argued that african-americans, and the lgb t community, were unjustly targeted, and brutalized under his tenure.

not so, says rizzo's former personal secretary, jody. >> in the row home neighborhoods, blue collar neighborhoods, he was the champion. >> barbara one every thousands who were calling for the rizzo statue to be left alone. a petition for the call started on tuesday, now, nears 25,000 signatures. but those calling for the statue to come down have been vocal, as well. a petition of their own has attracted nearly 3500 signers. in the past week, the statue was vandalized three times, resulting in two arrests, and mural in the italian market was splashed with white paint. for now, a rally organized by rizzo supporters has been postponed. with the hope that mayor kenney can somehow bridge the gap between these obama posting sides. you can see police continue to monitor the statue around the clock, one patrol car here now , but overnight there were several, meantime, there is no word on when this meeting with mayor kenly happen. but for now live outside the

municipal services building, i'm trang do, "eyewitness news,u >> new this morning, confederate statues are coming down in the university of texas at austin. overnight crews removed statues of general robert e lee and other prominent figures from the civil war. university president says the monument have become symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-naziism. >> ten sailors missing, five other hurt, after us navy ship crashes with a oil tanker near singapore. navy officials say the uss john s mccain collided with the merchant ship yesterday. this is the second accident involving us navy destroyers in asia and waters in little more than two months, mccain: city and i are keeping the sailors aboard the john s mccain in our prayers tonight. president trump expressed his condolances to the sailors. >> eclipse fest continues. talk about the spiritual meaning behind this rare event

>> plus live in what's being called the path of totality. find out what exactly that means. and what people across the us and even here in our area can expected to. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> look at the sky! >> gorgeous. i wonder if this has anything to do with the eclipse? >> i don't know, everything seems to today. >> this is true. >> bonnie taylor performing this. >> we should have done live show and brought the crew. >> well, where was this idea weeks ago, jim? >> i do not know. we have a budget apparently, i don't know. >> well, likely you're not on that cruise ship, but neither are we. so let's experience this whole eclipsefest together. more eclipsefest stories when we come back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

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>> today's rare solar eclipse is more than a cosmic event, also a spiritual one. >> historically, solar eclipses had been interpreted by different ways, different religions, some say a way of divine communication, other believe it is a sign of god's anger. >> oh, no. >> yes, "eyewitness news" stopped by the kad cathedral, to ask some local church goers what they think.

>> i think every day is, you know, we can look at god's creation, really marvel at the beauty of it, the wonder of t basically god bridges light into the world. and though this darkness occurs for little bit of time, light continues and goes for the from there. >> and as a reminder to safely watch the climbs, you need pair of special eclipse solar glasses like the once i'm wearing. sends it over to katie now. >> look at this smooth operator here. >> you know, what's so -- you. >> can't see a thing. >> what's so unnerving, if -- >> can't see a thing. >> these are working properly you shouldn't see anything but the light from the sun. >> actually real good point. if you have a pair at home, anxiously and eagerly anticipating this event, that's really good test to do. put them on. if you can't see anything, you got the right pair, okay? check for the special iso emblem, symbol on the side of the glasses, will clue you in

you have the correct pair. kutztown area middle school, beautiful pastel colors here, the sun about ready to rise. couple every stray clouds, little haze, but for the most part you're going to see sunshine throughout the day here folks. now, off to the west, there is a new system, huge cluster every very heavy thunderstorms rumbling through good portion every iowa almost the entire state covered by those. that will will hold off for us, going to see, spotty shower, some point today, but during the event of the eclipse itself looking good. so, as of 1:21, all getting underway. 80% eclipse come 2:44, when this maxes out in philadelphia , then at 4:01 p.m. behind the cbs-3 there be how fill will he see that 4:01 p.m., when the eclipse will wrap up shortly thereafter, i expect, we will start to see a couple of pop up popcorn type showers out on the area radar. timing could be a heck of a lot worse, and just perfect. >> 2:44, the eclipse will max,

couple of scattered clouds, that's about it, then shortly after 4:00 those little speckles of green will start to show up on area radar. not much. by 8:00 p.m. all out of here. do expect there could be bit of wet weather to track. now tomorrow, different story. cold front needs to cross through, especially tomorrow night. but as early as the afternoon may be couple of showers, thunderstorms around, then starts it clear out on wednesday. so other than a left over shower or storm in the morning , very early on, specially, we start to clear out, dry out, see the humidity drop more importantly feel the humidity drop off. thursday, and beyond, look gorgeous right now, meisha? >> sure do. >> happy monday, looking outside right now, we have an accident, cheltenham township. route 309 northbound near waverly road pulled all the way off to the shoulder, but you can see volume levels around thereon 309, new problems, everything looking good around the area. i want to bring it to your attention sean. also accident north wales, walnut st. at partly street.

your neck of the woods, just say maybe give yourselves couple every extra minute, now that we're in the 6:00 hour on a machine day, wu know it will get little busy. 422 at route 29. headlight moving in the eastbound direct, no problems. 422 looks great. then looking at the blue route , same story, at baltimore more pike, taillights, no problems on either 422 or the blue route basically any camera shot we look at looking pretty darn good. resurfaced project on the boulevard, north and southbound between cottman avenue and ninth street. outer lanes block between nine a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and then overnight, between seven p.m. and 5:00 a.m. jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you shall meisha. well today's eclipse the first to go coast-to-coast across the us since 1918. >> it is offering viewing opportunities for millions of people, many had whom are headed to the path of totality space consultant bill harwood live in carbon dale, illinois. good morning. report report good morning. >> so how long this will it

dark in the path of totality? let's explain what that means? the inner part of the moon's shadow, the umbra where it gets dark, the shawn go out along the path of totality. so, the shadow comes ashore on the coast of oregon, then lasts about two minutes. when it crosses the coast. by the time it gets to where i am, in carbon dale, illinois, the duration will have increased to about two minute 41 or two seconds. and then will start dropping off again. so, you know, all has to do with the geometry of the sun, moon and earth. but that's the way it works out. we're in the path of totality where it will be dark. hopefully the weather will cooperate, where they have wait and see thing going on here. >> bill, what do scientists hope to learn from this one? >> well, one of the things you can do during total eclipse you can't do any other time easily at least study the sun 's outer as moss fear called the core own a very interesting region to look at. the sun's light normally drowns it out completely, but during the eclipse, when the moon completely covers up the sun it, comes into glorious

view. you know, it will look like the light after full moon around here. when it is total. but what they're trying to understanded, what heat core own a surface of the sun about 10,000 degrees fahrenheit. move little ways away and it jumped to up more than a million degrees. they don't really understanded the mechanics of that. somehow the sun's magnetic fields is energizing the outer atmosphere, but we don't know the details, there are several competing models, by studding it during a total eclipse, may help them pin doubt exactly what's going on in that critical region of the sun. >> i have learned more in the past week than did i in a entire semester of of astronomy in college. >> but were you pairing attention in college? >> not real. >> i bill harwood live for us from carbondale, thank you, i know you're a a very hot come dollars odd at this around this time. >> my pleasure. >> already getting pictures from our cbs-3 viewers trying on their special eclipse glasses to get ready for this

special event. good idea for kids to practice putting on the glasses so they're comfortable wearing them when it comes time to look up to the sky. >> katie said she might have the girls try them on too. we want to see your photos, i want to see your photos of the girls, too, but remember to be safe when snapping a pick: share them on social media using the #cbs3. could you see them on our air, too, we'll be right back.

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>> jimmy dean. >> is that a little iron snuck >> that's kind of little craze >> i okay. >> coming up in the next -- just call him bacon? >> coming up, president trump is back at the white house after two week working vacation. find out what is on his agenda for today. >> also, we are following a developing story overseas, for the second time in two month, us navy war ship has crashed into another vessel. and now ten sailors are missing. henry? >> i'll have live interview with triple a. the do and don't's if you find yourself in a vehicle during the solar eclipse. meisha? >> all right, henry, thank you so much. looking outside right now, nice dry roadways, levels are building though, and we do have couple every accident out there as well as construction, all of the details coming up. first a quick break, stay right where you are. cbs-3 "ey

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". good morning, everyone, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm rahel solomon. just about 6:30, here's what you need to know to start your day in the morning minute. today, august 21, 2017. >> eclipse day is here. the delaware valley is being treated to a partial solar eclipse. >> here at home, we're good. we may see spotty shower or under this earl storm, but after the event has already wrapped up. >> the mayor's offers is agreeing to meet with supporters of the frank rizzo statue in center city. in exchange, they've agreed postpone a rally scheduled for today. >> those who have postponed their rally are hoping the meeting with mayor kenney will help all sides come to a compromise. >> i love getting calls from communists. >> communists, looks like we won't hear more testy exchanges from chris christie on wfan. says he's not seeking a job were the sports radio station after he leaves office.

>> pennsylvania, way back, oh, wow. this kid is not kidding around >> oh, look how fired up he is look at that. over the fence. >> he committed to that. >> indeed that was an epic catch by jack, what do you think, how do you pronounce that name? >> reagannae. >> if we destroyed it, jack, so sorry. good job. playing for the junior league baseball world series. >> despite that epic catch, they did fall two to one. turning to the forecast, katie , hopefully today's weather will play ball for the solar eclipse. >> yes, i think it l you saw in the morning minute there, things are looking good throughout the main event. which will take place 1:21 until 4:01 p.m. maxing with the eclipse coverage at 2:44 p.m. this afternoon. through that window, i expect sunshine, couple of patchy clouds, nothing more. there is wet weather in our forecast, so let's get right to it.

we start things offer with a quick view of storm scan, still nice and clear. little hazy, i mean, look around here from the skydeck, i see hands full of some haze, some cloud cover, but for the most part really are off to quiet and nice clear start for you. so sun glare becomes the issue as you travel eastbound. but at the moment, around the region as a whole, it feels very comfortable. up in the mountains, mid 50's, at the shore, mid 60s, here in philly flirting with 70. at this hour. nice calm wind pretty much everywhere. as the day goes on under the clear sky, going to heat up quite efficiently, daytime high in the city to rebounds upper 80s, notice the thunderstorm icon. he don't think we have to worry about wet weather until shortly after the eclipse has wrapped up. key word there is spotty f we see anything at all it is going to be just. that will very spotty at the shore likely to stay totally dry as it is, the further upland best chance for shower over storm. now, with time, we're going to start to see these temperature values dropping off. to very comfortable levels all-in-all by week's end. however, we are also going to

have to deal with some wet weather along the way with all of. that will so coming up a bit later in the show, when you likely need to break the umbrella out yet again. meisha? >> kate thank you so much. good to see mother nature gig us a hallway pass today for the eclipse. a lot of people real excited about. that will good news, good morning everyone, happy mo n day to you. we're looking outside at accident cheltenham township route 309 northbound near waverly road it is pulled all the way off to the shoulder. not going to slow you down. in fact you see travelers traveling on by one, bear barely putting on brakes, two, not a lot of volumes levels, route 309 looking good. we do have disable vehicle here. you can see it looks like just going to get it towed out of the way sometime shortly schuylkill westbound ramp to vine eastbound pulled off to the right. you might be tapping brakes just little bit travel on by, no worries. then also this accident north wales, still out there, walnut st. at partly street. that's been out there for a while. just heads up on. that will then patco heads up running new schedule, starts today. new weekday schedule, make sure to check the schedules on

line, and quick peak at the schuylkill at city avenue. schuylkill moving in the westbound direction, once you jump off the boulevard, bumper to bumper conditions here. very, very slow moving. just looking at the schuylkill moving in the eastbound direction, toward center city, actually not looking that bad. really just the westbound side looking slow. jim, rahel, back to you. >> thank you, meisha. the countdown is on. just hours away from the solar eclipse. here is what we all need to know. millions will look to the sky today as the moon passes between the earth and the sun. total solar eclipse will take place, but depending where you live you will not see the full event. here in philadelphia we will see partial eclipse. that will begin at 1:20 p.m. reach its peak of 80% coverage at about 2:44 p.m. only people who are in the path of totality, does include portions of 14 state, will see the sun completely covered. >> this map, here we go, shows how many eclipse tourists are

in wyoming to participate in the once in a lifetime experience. there are already hundreds every pins in the map. casper one of the biggest cities in the path of totality meaning it will last longer there. >> we will be web casting it to the entire world. we expect actually an audience of tens of millions of people. >> meanwhile in madras, oregon , nasa hunkered down, scientists doing run trues of their web shot. the line to get into solar town appear infinite. and for a chance to watch the sun go dark. >> so we had graphic last week , apparently coming from the northwest, like washington , down to the southeast, so that's the way it will go from that part of the country to that part of the country. very neat. >> well, many people are planning their day around today's solar eclipse, where they'll view this eclipse. >> where are you viewing yours >> at home. >> if you happen to fine yourself out on the road, there are precautions you should take to make sure you drive safely. "eyewitness news" reporter henry rossoff in the parking lot with some advice from triple a. hey, henry?

>> reporter: hey jim, rahel, joined by kathleen miller in triple a. if you happen to fine yourself in a vehicle during the peak of the clings, what should you be thinking about? >> well, triple a wants to reminds everybody that even though today is a really big day for science, also needs to be a day for safety. so if you are driving during the eclipse, keep your headlights on. you also want to keep your sun advise or down, so you're not tell topped look at the sun, or the sole solar eclipse. you want to put your phone down, we can't stress that enough. this is not a day for distracted driving and trying get that photo or video. and, do not wear those eclipse glasses while driving. that's not what they're design for. >> so it sounds like people need a plan both drivers and pedestrians, because i can see people looking at the eclipse and me around err into the street, right? >> absolutely, before you lever the house today, need to decide where your priority is. is it the eclipse or maybe an appointment do you have get to

if you're top priority is to view the eclipse, stay off the road. if you know you have to be on the road during the eclipse, and you really want to see it, build in some time so you can pull off to the side of the road. you know, make sure you've got safe place to do it. do not pull off on to the side of the highway. do not use a shoulder. that is not a safe way to go about it. take an exit. build some time into your travel plans so that you can view it safely. >> and that segway pretty nice into traffic. we may see extra traffic delays during this. what should you do if you fine yourself not just driving but in traffic? >> this is human behavior. we don't know where folks are going to go today. there might be some viewing parties, so you might find some traffic. always, always, build in some extra time, in your commute. so that you don't ends up late >> we were talking before this , the biggest concern, you mentioned this in passing, the social media. not just watching while driving but collecting

pictures while driving. that's the biggest danger you say? >> absolutely. triple a warns about distracted driving every day of the year. but i think today, considering everybody's going to want a photo, will want video of this fantastic event, we don't want people with one hand on the wheel and one hand on their phone. that is not safe. you're risk your life, your passengers lives and the lives of folks sharing the road with you. so, please put your phone down >> kathleen miller put your phone down, i appreciate t thank you so much for dot's and don't, if you find yourself in a vehicle. remember talking about those glasses last hour, do not wear them driving very, very dangerous situation. live in philadelphia, henry rossoff, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> thank you, henry. but you know there will be some knucklehead thought that decides to take a picture, use the glasses. >> i would hope not. you can't see anything with those glasses. >> you can't see anything at all. >> i can't imagine why. >> good advice from triple a. >> absolutely, thank you, henry. cbs news will be broadcasting special report today from 1:00 . team of core core upon dent will be steaks dollars across

the path of totality for the clips in full effect. you can watch the coverage on cbs-3 and also on our website at cbsphilly.com. >> now onto other news after two week working holiday president trump is back in the white house. he is society announce his plans for afghanistan tonight from for the meyer in virginia trump tweeted that he made a decision after meeting with military leaders over the weekends, now, officials familiar with this plan expect 4,000 troops to be deployed, but they warn that could change. this will be president trump's first major national security address as president. in developing right now, rescue crews are looking for ten missing sailors after us navy ship crashes with a oil tanker near singapore. officials say this is the second time in two months, that the us navy war ship has crashed. cbs news correspondent mellowing veer has the latest. >> the navy says, the uss john s mccain collided last night with a oil tanker, while heading to singapore on routine port call in the south

china sea. shows gaping hole in the port side of the guided missile destroyer. >> it is hard to envision exactly how crowded a waterway like that can be at night in the dark wait to go come or go and trying to stay out of everyone else's way. >> president trump tweeted his support writing: thoughts and prayers are with our us navy sailors a boards the uss john s mccain, where search and rescue efforts are underway. senator john mccain tweet in the part cindy and i are keeping america sailors aboard the uss john s mccain in our prayers tonight. it was june 17th, when the uss fitzgerald collide wad container ship. killing seven sailors. just last week, the navy relieved the commander and two other senior leaders of their duties, saying inadequate leadership and flawed teamwork contributed to the crash. both navy ships, the fitzgerald and mccain, are among those in asian waters

equipped with the missile defense system. mentioned lately, as one of the tools that could be used to counter any potential missile launches by north korea. the us navy along with singapore, animal asia, are taking part in the search and rescue mission. meg oliver, cbs-3, "eyewitness news." >> and so far no word on funeral plans for jerry lewis, he died of natural causes at his home in las vegas yesterday morning. his biggest break happened in atlantic city teaming one dean martin at the old 500 club. later the partnership the big hit on the big and small kreen after they mitt lewis not only starred in films, but also wrote and directed them. lewis also raised more than one and a half billion dollars for the muscular dystrophy association, much of it on the labor day telethons. jerry lewis was 91. lewis' death happened less than 24 hours after the passing of dick gregory. the comedian and civil rights activist died saturday night from severe bacterial infection, he was 84, and the 19 60s, gregory broke racial

barriers by using humor to spread messages of social injustice, and he went onto become one of the first african-american comedians, to find main stream success with white audiences. no word yet on funeral plans for gregory. well, if you are looking for taylor swift on social media, you won't find her, her accounts are gone. coming up: why fans say it could be a good thing. >> plus we've been talking so much about the eclipse, but do you know how to protect your pets? we'll show you how to keep them safe. pat? >> and how do you protect your eyes? something we've been talking about, of course, on the roof here at the franklin institute getting ready for the eclipse. it is eclipse fest, obviously, what's this? this is silver black polymer. i've just been told. that will this is very important, we will learn all about there is the sun spotter , even index cards. how you can view with these little things when we come back. and don't look at the sun.

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>> ♪ >> ♪ >> as we've been talking about all morning, it is finally eclipse day. >> so what exactly will happen here in philadelphia? "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen is live at the franklin institute this morning, with the answer. good morning, pat. >> reporter: good morning, guys. i got a little bit of insider information actually really cool. so derrick pit the head astronomer at the fran inning institute is actually in st. joseph missouri. he didn't want to miss it, so absolutely sleeping in his car getting ready for the eclipse. that's what do you when you're a scientist. you sleep in your car. good morning, my friends. >> good morning. >> so looking at bunch. of different ways to view this thing, which would you show the people and say here, maybe something like this you can builds on your own? >> absolutely. if you were lucky enough to get enough material ahead of time to make your own large solar viewer, a lot of people are looking for glasses, this

is the same type of material. it is silver black polymer, you mentioned earlier, this blocks out 99.9% of the light of sun making it safe for to you view the sun through this term. >> that's a good thing. >> now, we're promoting a loft really safe viewing practices here at the franklin institute we'll have lot of safe viewing opportunities at our event between 12:00 and 4:00 outside of the museum on winter street which is nice newly renovated park here in philadelphia. so, not only are we going to have viewers like this, also going to have canopy's that you can stands under with this as the shelter. >> just giant canopy that far? >> yes. >> great idea. >> so stand under them with your friends, family, come out of your offers, break for lunch. come take a look at the eclipse. also, going to have sun spotters. these are great almost telescope type viewers, safe, easy surface of the sun. we will have many of these spread out over the course of the day. >> so what's it do he can actually?

>> will project image of the surface of the sun onto piece of paper by pulling it through lenses, and bouncing it off of mirrors. this is a great way for us to use all year around, so we can study the surface of the sun and see sun spots. but also going to have telescopes. while this is not major telescopic event, we want to make sure people have a chance to see the eclipse in the best possible way. >> sure. >> we have telescopes like this one you see over here that will project image of the surface of the sun, onto this material at the end of our cone. this is going to make it real safe to view. people can watch as groups, and really what's we want to be able to do. we want celebration for this, this event, and also going to have people celebrate it together. >> got to love it. everyone come down to the franklin institute, hang out with mickey, get under the canopy made of the silver black polymer. i'll never for get what that's called. most importantly please do not look directly at the sun without safe viewing tools. >> don't do it. >> real important. >> don't do it. all right? you guys? jim, rahel, i know --

>> not looking at the sun directly. >> all about safety here. >> don't do it. >> wear the glasses. >> thank you. >> thinking about safety? >> katie is always safe with her forecast. >> i try to be. we want to give you the most accurate, you know, interpretation of how things will shake out for your day, so want to let you know what will you need for today? of course a pair of eclipse glasses if you are planning to look up at the eclipse today. probably regular old pair of sunglasses the rest of the day , you'll see plenty of the sun throughout the better part of the day. eyewitness weather watch verse been taking pretty pictures throughout the morning, lou has his drone up, flying over the farmland here. out in the eagleville area, really pretty pastel coloring of just the pre-sunrise here, absolutely beautiful start to the day there. so, back to the ma map, generally speaking around the board, low to mid 60s across most of the region right now. let's see here, we zero in on one or two, 64. >> from greg, nice clear sky overnight, nice for star

gaizing, pre eclipse, with the new moon phase happening here today along with the eclipse itself. 58 degrees, the temperature from eileen. who has nice full view of sunshine as women. she does not have a pair of eclipse glasses but making one of those pin hoe cameras to view the projected image onto, again, i do have tutorial on how you can make one yourself if you are last minute trying to figure out what to do, have these materials in your house, i can almost guarantee it, go check out my facebook page, storm scan all clear, influence of high pressure one more day, starting to yield to new system moving in from the west. so, later this afternoon, there may and spotty shower or under this earl storm. but i think we'll have gotten the eclipse in and out before anything would strike on the radar. meanwhile comfort index something that thankfully gets better with time. specially by tomorrow going to notice that humidity climbing. today not so bad. by tomorrow, waiting on cold front to cross, that's going to ramp up humidity in advance of it. and also, heat things up. we get up to 92 degrees

tomorrow. watching for scattered thunderstorms that afternoon, main batch comes that knit with the front, starts to clear out wednesday. thursday, then, and beyond, meisha, looking gorgeous. we will see low humidity, full sunshine very comfortable want to go along with it. >> it looks absolutely beautiful. already monday and already talking about the weekendsment can't even wait to get there. good morning, everyone, and i got say, our morning commute, so far, so good. accident cheltenham township, pulled off to the far right shoulder, 309 northbound waverly road, but take a look at this, the levels around here, 309 basically anywhere we look, you get big thumbs-up looking really good. talking about sun glare, beautiful sunshine, starting to come down on the boulevard. and as you travel southbound, just heads up. you take that southbound and boom jump on to the schuylkill westbound at sit avenue, bumper to bumper conditions here, no longer clearly traveling at posted speeds, add some extra time there. then just beyond those trees look at the schuylkill eastbound headed toward center city starting to build levels there, as well, certainly,

maybe not as bad as the westbound side but very slow. route 63, kulpsville, heads up , accident there. and also another one in north coventry township route 100 pottstown pike at cedar field road. patco running new schedules, more coming up in the next ten minute, back to you. time 6:52. a lot coming up on cbs this morning. >> nora o'donnell joins us with a preview, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, rahel, jim. ahead we have the latest on the search for missing sailors after the uss john mccain crashed into an oil tanker near sing a poor. plus we have crews spread across the country where many people are already camping out for the best views of today's solar eclipse. that's why we will talk with big ny and astronomer derrick pits when the moon crosses the sun, how the rare spectacle will affect wild live. plus how you can get the perfect shot of the celestial event. lots of good information. all of that plus the eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. see you at 7:00.

>> we love derrick pits around here, so we will be watching. >> good show. >> take care. >> well, taylor swift is keeping her fans on their toast. >> the pop star wiped all of her social media count and hasn't said why. swift's website, facebook, twitter, instagram, tumbler, all blank. fans hope maybe a sign the new single oral bumm is on the way it has been three years since shake it off dropped, the catch i song the first sing fell swift's last albumn in 1989. >> well, you know how to pro tech your eyes to vow the so many after eclipse, what about your pets? >> cats specially do you have sit by the window and look outside. many dogs dot same. veterinarians say their retinas are similar to how many and the and also need eye protection even looking at a short time can cause retinal burns, should be kept away from doorways and windows. >> they recommend closing the blind, closing the curtains, keep your pet in a room where there is no sun exposure. >> we will be right back with three to go. >> also where you can get special donut for the eclipse.

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>> shear three to go. >> search and rescue sun way, uss john mccain hit n'sync poor, five sailors missing, two other hurt. >> president trump will address the nation tonight. you can watch the address right here on cbs-3 at 9:00 p.m. and today of course is eclipse day. we'll see partial solar eclipse in our area, it will peak at 2:44 p.m. in philadelphia and wilmington, and then two minute later in atlantic city. that's trying to -- three to go. >> it weather looking cooperative for the big event this afternoon, might see spot yes, sir of shops later afternoon toward evening, sun glare is an issue if you're traveling eastbound, make sure to have your regular old sunglasses along with your eclipse viewing glasses as you pack up the bag for the day. tomorrow looks steamy, cold front coming through and clears out by wednesday. >> thank you so much. yes, we are seeing that sun beat down. like said i said, pack the sunglasses, head in the

southbound direction, looking slow, ben franklin bridge not looking too bad. really schuylkill westbound at city avenue bumper to bumper. >> thank you, well it, seems that everyone is getting into the spirit of the solar eclipse even crispy cream. >> krispy kreme offering its original glaze donut in a coat of chocolate, yum, so how are these different than their other chocolate donut? a layer of chocolate covers the entire already glazed donut, people are now crowding parking lots and stores just to taste the eclipse donuts. >> amazing. >> i can understanded y forget the eclipse. i just want the donut. >> yum, yum, yum. >> donut, okay. >> oh, next on cbs this morning, thousand safely snap the perfect picture every today's eclipse. >> remember to join us each weekday morning here on cbs-3 starting at 4:30 a.m. have a great day. don't forget to send us your eclipse photos. #cbs3, we want to see what it looks like. >> absolutely. >> we've lost our minds. have a good day. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪

good morning. it's monday, august 21st, 2017. welcome to "cbs this morning." russia searches for ten american soldiers. president trump will address the nation tonight about his strategy for afghanistan. he's expected to send around 4,000 more u.s. troops to the war zone. >> in just hours, the day will turn tonight as the solar eclipse sweeps across the country. our k37b9s are in oregon, wyoming, south korea and tennessee where millions will enjoy the best views. plus the science behind the historic eclipse and how to take the best photos. we remember if