. right now at 11:00, the president addresses the nation with the focus on afghanistan. why he says he will keep american troops fighting in the longest war in u.s. history. but first, an awesome sight in the sky. the first total solar eclipse to be seen in the united states in decades.

from coast to coast, millions of people gazed in wonder at the cosmic spectacle with the bests seats along the so-called path of totality. and we were not in that path, but we still got to witness a partial eclipse and people are still talking about it tonight. good evening i'm jessica dean. >> and i'm nicole brewer. people gathered outside anxiously awaiting this event cover around 80% of the sun before it moved on. >> eyewitness news reporter alexandria hoff is live with a look at the parkway. >> i think what was more incredible what was happening on the ground. most americans pausing their daily lives to take a look up into the sky at something so far way and in that all of us becoming just a liltd bit closer together. with all of that excitement and with some of the regional cloud

cover there was a temptation to just take a quick peek up without protective eyewear at the solar eclipse and if you did do that, what kind of damage could have been done to your eyes. we set out to find out. >> i just turned 40 on the 13th and i never seen nothing like that in the day in my life. >> this was nothing short of a celestial celebration. >> look at that! that is amazing. >> it's inspiring. pits awe inspiring to witness it with your own eyes. >> reporter: with heads tilted back, most people heed pd warnings and utilized protective eyewears. but it wasn't hard to find others who missed the memo. >> i looked at it with a naked eye. >> you know that's bad, right? >> sunglasses on, the car window and i was driving. so it was brief. >> i did see people looking up way more than i thought they were.

>> reporter: dr. mark is an ophthalmologist, he says a quick glance at the sky isn't likely to do any harm, adding that the temptation for a prolonged stare into the sun during a solar eclipse is where the danger lies. >> damage from solar radiation takes the form of blurred vision. it doesn't happen immediately. it takes a little while. >> reporter: he says signs of eye damage can take between 12 and 24 hours and displays itself through blurred vision, problems reading text or clear will go seeing faces. >> if t your vision is not as good as it was, it's not an emergency, give your eye doctor a call, arrange to get seen and they'll evaluate it. >> reporter: if you feel like you did stare up for just a bit too long, signs of damage would present themselves likely when you wake up in the morning. but likely we are told that cases of severe damage are rare. reporting live from the parkway this evening, alexandria hoff,

cbc eyewitness news. >> from the city to the shore, people in ocean city went from playing in the sun to being mez merized by it. people glabed their glasses or viewers and turned their eyes to the sky. >> it's super cool. have you ever been really able to look at the sun. we can see the moon on the right side just almost like a fingernail. >> that's incredible. that's awesome. >> reporter: for those who didn't have certified eclipse glasses, a group of lifeguards actually purchased ten pairs of them and passed them around to peach on the beach. for millions of people in the path of totality the solar eclipse dazzled. the path started in oregon and ended in south carolina. take a look at this video from salem, oregon. you can see the crowd gazing at the sky when total darkness moves in and then they erupt in

chairs. officials estimate 1 million visitors traveled to the state of oregon for the event. and as the eclipse made its way across the nation, saint joseph missouri was close to the mid point. viewers had some worried because it was a little cloudy but the show still went on and a time lapse shows the moment the area went dark. after a 2600 mile journey the spectacle ended in south carolina where the skies were cloudy but the sun managed to peek through just enough for an amazing solar show. a time lapse from an unbelievable view there for people. today's great american solar eclipse promised to be the most observed and photographed eclipse in history. philadelphia had its own personal representative in the path of totality today. >> the franklin institute's chief astronomer traveled all the way to st. joseph missouri to witness the eclipse but thick

cloud cover actually threatened to ruin the show. take a look. >> we were very worried that we wouldn't get to see much at all. but in the final moments before the moon completely covered the disc of the sun, the clouds thinned just enough so we could see the last phasing of the sun being covered by the moon. >> they also got a little rain in st. joseph's but it was nothing those eclipse chasers couldn't handle. >> the eclipse was not only a rare sight but it managed to do something else pretty incredible and still ahead on our eclipse fest coverage, i look at how this experience brought people all over the country together. president trump addressed the nation tonight announcing the newest chapter in the war in afghanistan. it includes a build-up of troops and a focus on counter terrorism. david spunt is live in the cbs3 sat center tonight with the president did and did not say. >> reporter: jessica a lot of people talking about what he did not say despite reports mentioning specific numbers the president did not specify how

many troops he'll send to afghanistan. this is the longest war in american history as the clock continues to tick, president trump spoke from fort myer, virginia. he laid out his plan and said those plans have been in the work for months. >> the security threats we face in afghanistan and the broader region are immense. >> reporter: almost 16 years after troops first set foot in afghanistan, president donald trump addressed the nation in prime time to announce he's sending more troops to the country. >> my original instinct was to pull out. and historically i like following my instincts. but all my life i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. >> reporter: the president is also putting more pressure on pakistan to stop harboring terrorists. president trump met with key advisors last week at camp david much the move to send more

troops contradicts with the policies of now former white house aide steve bannon who was fired just last week. bannon urged the president to send paid mercenaries instead of troops to afghanistan. u.s. troops have been in afghanistan since 2001 following the attacks on 9/11. >> these carefully targeted actions are designed to disrupt the use of afghanistan as a terrorist base of operations. >> reporter: almost 16 years later, and president trump will make the longest war in u.s. history even longer. but he's confident of the outcome. >> one way or another these problems will be solved. i'm a problem-solver. and in the end, we will win. >> reporter: president trump has always said he would never publish his battle plans. he said, quote, i'm not going to say when we are going to attack, but attack we will. and quote pennsylvania senator released a statement announcing he's grateful president trump

consulted military advisors but he wants to see bipartisan support in congress for any war. david spunt, cbs3 eyewitness news. >> the president also mentioned his thoughts and prayers are with the families missing and injured on the uss john mccain. the ship collided with an oil tanker in southeast asian waters. 10 u.s. soldiers are missing. the navy has ordered an investigation into the performance and readiness of the pacific-based fleet. eyewitness news in lindenwald. a man was rushed to the hospital. this all happened on pine grove avenue. so far no arrests and that investigation continues. a suspect at large after thursday's two terror attacks in spain has been shot and killed by police. spanish police shot and killed a 22-year-old man west of

barcelona. he's believed to be the driver of the van that plowed through las rambles promenade in barcelona. they've now raised the death toll in the terror attacks to 15. >> the statue of former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo was once again the scene of a protest. they try to figure out whether the statue should be removed. today's protest featured only those condemning rizzo who was a controversial figure when it came to race relations. philadelphians are split on what should happen to the statue. >> rizzo raised held in our neighborhoods. i was young when he was the police commissioner and he became the mayor. >> my father was not a racist. as a matter of fact he protected blacks, asians, whites, every race in the city of philadelphia. >> those who support keeping the statue where it is canceled their planned rally today in exchange for a meeting with mayor kenney.

our coverage of today's solar eclipse continues. so many witnessed the events on the ground but what about from the air? >> straight ahead it was one of the most exclusive seats around. how passengers got to see the eclipse before anyone on the mainland. coast to coast people stopped to watch the eclipse. it did more than just. >> a warm and muggy evening before a hot and humid day. a heat advisory goes into effect tomorrow. we'll talk about how

sky chasers in vineland also enjoyed today's stellar event.

the library hosted a solar eclipse watch party. more than a hundred families from around the area gathered to see the eclipse. from the west coast to the east coast it was amazing to see the millions of people who gathered together to watch the eclipse. >> for about two hours the country united with their sights set on the sky. >> reporter: it was a celestial event that left many of us marveling. >> wow! that's incredible. >> reporter: from about coast to coast for about 2 minutes, americans set their sights on one thing, the total solar eclipse. >> i feel like it was good for us all to come together, we can all watch and talk about the same thing. >> we could talk about how great it was. >> reporter: feel the energy that was percolating around. >> zero politics were talked about. >> reporter: some say it was a well-timed timeout orchestrated by nature. >> there's just so much going on

and a lot of us are stressed out politically or things going on. >> definitely a stress reliever. be thankful that we're still here. >> despite all that divides us, be it national politics or local issues, today we were reminded that even with darkness in our midst, the sun still shines on this land that we love. >> i hope going forward is our country will be able to get back to that place of tranquility. >> come together and think as one and come up with a common solution what shouldn't be such a hard problem. >> i think that was my favorite part was watching everyone look up to the sky just for a second. not at our phones but look up and appreciate the same thing. >> just take a moment. very true. my parents were in jackson hole, wyoming to watch the solar eclipse and earlier today we talked to them and they described to us that moment that the moon totally blocked out the sun. >> when it got dark, it got

really cold. i mean it was like a typical summer night in jackson hole, wyoming. >> people were running for jackets. >> i swear it was down in the 30s. it was very cold so we were all freezing to death. but it was a good freezing to death. >> jackson hole was right in the path of totality. that town has been buzzing over the past few days as people got ready for that. and while ukee is off today, he sent us this picture. this is his dad watching the eclipse in dover, delaware. ukee says it took him a few seconds to find it with the dark glasses but it was great. he says it's a good reminder to bring a little sunshine into the lives of others. >> love both of your parents. most of us watched the eclipse from solid grounds but a few lucky people watched it from 40,000 feet in the air. this invitation-only flight over the pacific ocean allowed those on board to witness the event

before it hit our country's mainland. they celebrated totality with a champagne toast. >> mark your calendars the next eclipse is seven years away. the path will bring it from mexico north of philadelphia through montgomery and off the coast of newfoundland. the sun will be about 85% covered by the moon. >> a lot of talk about the sun and thankfully i mean we had a little cloud cover but not too bad around. >> the eclipse could have contributed to that cloud cover because we get a little bit of cooling, we certainly had the moisture. most of us got a good view with mostly sunny skies for most of the day but we're going to turn up the heat and moisture even a bit more as we head into the day tomorrow as we head into live look at center city philadelphia. 78 degrees, the south wind drives in the warpt and moisture so it's still feeling like 81 degrees. we topped at 88 degrees today

above average. we started off with the 60s right around average and 90 degrees day this month have been pretty sparse. so far this year we have 23 in philadelphia. this h. this month only 3 90 degrees days. last year was 17. we're going to tack on one more as we head into the day tomorrow. a heat advisory has been issued for philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow as our heat index values could climb briefly into the triple digits. storm scan 3 showing us mainly quiet conditions. seeing some rain stretched out over into east and also a little bit of rain developing in the northwestern corner of delaware county right now. maybe we could see some few drip drops move their way into center

city. overnight hit or miss shower or thunderstorm and partly cloudy, warm and muggy. we're only falling back to 75 degrees and the heat is on for our tuesday. 93 degrees and then we have that humidity to factor in. we do have a chance at a late day thunderstorm but the best storm chance will come overnight tonight with a cold front moving in. temperatures right now we're still in the mid to upper 70s down the shore, middle 70s in the lehigh valley and upper 60s in the poconos but feeling warmer than that because our dew points are so elevated up into that low to mid 70 degree flesh hold and that's where we're going to stay as we head into the day tomorrow but we're going to add into these temperatures, forecast high in trenton 91 degrees, berks county even down the shore it's going to be a hot one with high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. even by the 9:00 hour tomorrow your feels-like temperature approaching the 90 degree mark at some of our shore points. feeling like 85 degrees in

philadelphia, you want to pack that lunch tomorrow because you don't want to be hitting the streets looking for a sandwich. feeling like 102 in dover as we head into the afternoon hours could see some of those triple digit heat. cold front in drops tomorrow night. mainly while all of us are sleeping, lingering shower possible early as we head into wednesday morning and turning mostly sunny and less humid and check out that stretch of weather. sunshine, high temperatures near 80. and low humidity getting a taste of fall by the end of the week. just glorious. >> that's a nice weekend. all right. >> thank you. >> don's up next with sports. >> we're talking nfl tonight. why one eagle will not be crossing the line against the dolphins. and a former bird reacts to being trade add

the eagles open a joint practice in south philadelphia with the miami dolphins. having the two on the same turf means that tempers will flare. but some veterans won't be throwing any punches. >> i can't lose that money. that's more than enough for me. i'm not fighting out there. >> yeah, avoid those fines. a few former eagles have returned this week as members of the dolphins. one of those guys is corner back byron maxwell. two years ago the birds gave him

25 million guaranteed. he was later traded to miami to allow the eagles to draft carson wentz. >> i was surprised. i was surprised though. but i'm happy. it worked out for both of us. >> when they don't call you, you know something is up. >> reporter: once again making some deals the eagles sent matt tobin to an ending seventh round pick to seattle. the birds pick a fifth round selection in next year's draft. the phils and marlins play a double header tomorrow at the bank. tonight in kennett square, a welcome home reception for the

14-and-under baseball team. they lost in the junior little league world series in michigan. they outscored their opponents 150-19. congrats on a great season. and the kids from jackson, new jersey, looking at the solar eclipse before their elimination against california in the little league world series. he had two home runs. jackson scored 9 in the third and they beat california and they'll play fairfield, connecticut tomorrow night. great lakes michigan, it's like playing in your backyard and you break something, it's not cool but you want to run. >> it's not a good look. >> didn't have to run that time. caught on camera. >> going to have to repair that one. >> thanks, don. up next the

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a universal pop song became the theme song aboard a cruiseshcruise ship in the caribbean. bonnie tyler sang total eclipse of the hard with dnce all aboard a royal caribbean ship during the total solar eclipse. the singer's 1983 hit has regained popularity in anticipation of today's event. the song hit number one in response to the solar eclipse. >> it's monday but we're always looking forward to that upcoming weekend and it looks like we are going to have an absolutely beautiful one. models reflecting we're going to see sunny skies both saturday

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