kimberly: breaking news -- a u.s. navy ship involved in a collision. the first look at the aftermath after the uss mccain and a merchant ship collided. and fighting the violence, community activists

violence claiming kids on the streets of the city. it is the final countdown, just hours away from the total solar eclipse. where you can get glasses to view it safely. >> abc 7 news at 11:00 starts with breaking news. kimberly: that breaking news comes from singapore, 10 u.s. sailors missing, a massive search operation underway after the uss john mccain and an oil tanker collided. jeff goldberg is live in the satellite center. jeff: the situation is unfolding as we speak. we are just now getting our first look at the mccain. this photo from the royal malaysian navy shows a large hole above the waterline of the ship. helicopters and osprey aircraft and the singapore navy are looking for the 10 missing u.s. sailors.

with the much-larger ship around east of theime, streets of morocco as it was on its way to a routine visit to singapore. the navy says the mccain, whose homeport is in japan, is moving under its own power and headed to port as we speak. arizona senator john mccain said the ship's crew is in his prayers. no official word from the white house. the destroyer mccain is named after senator mccain's father and grandfather. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. kimberly: this collision comes a little more than two months after the collision of the uss fitzgerald, colliding with a container ship, killing seven sailors. 's last week the fitzgerald's captain

and senior enlisted sailor were both relieved -- were all relieved of duties. get breaking news on stories like these sent straight to your phone by signing up for text alerts that wjla.com/text. it is the final countdown to the first total solar eclipse in america in 40 years. it is the first coast-to-coast eclipse in almost 100 years. we have team coverage of what to expect here and how to view the safely, starting with meteorologist josh knight to see if the weather is going to cooperate. josh: i think for a lot of us it is. the trick is that this spans about three hours from beginning to end. sometime in that timeframe, i think we will get a break from the cloud cover. one day officially until the total solar eclipse. that is just a 70-mile swath across the country. we are not in that comes we get the partial eclipse. through the morning, things are dry, just a little cloud cover. 1:30 when this starts

kick off for us, the moon moves in front of the sun, a few showers firing up, towards i-81 and towards baltimore. later in the afternoon, then we start to see more of the showers, thunderstorms firing up as well. that will bring our chance of rain to stick around as we head through the afternoon. in general, the better shot of seeing the eclipse or some of the shadows on the ground, or the solar glasses looking at the sun will be earlier. as we get close to 2:45, the peak time, a few more showers dot the area. kimberly: excitement is climbing as we count down the final hours until the total solar eclipse. if you are not hitting the road to see it away from home, there is one spot where you can camp out. theyl conner picks out amazing tips at the air and space museum today. cheryl: always

that you can enjoy this event safely as well. people will be coming here to the observatory at the air and space museum tomorrow. the museum opens at 10 a.m. starting at that time, they will be handing out the solar viewing glasses for free. they told me they have saved more than 20,000 glasses for tomorrow morning and will be handing out some of the afternoon. with these on you can look up and enjoy this rare event we will see tomorrow. they are not as bright as the sun, the state highway signs are lit up, warning drivers not to pull over of the highway for the solar eclipse. what will happen monday is considered one of the most magnificent natural experiences. >> i think we will see a sliver of light. cheryl: he is right, we turn to the extra enemy -- to the astronomy experts at the smithsonian. >> it

take a bite out of the sun. cheryl: in the d.c. area, we will have a partial eclipse with 82% coverage at exactly 2:42, b ut the sun will race across the nation in three hours time starting at 1:00. >> we have a dot of light coming through. cheryl: you can take an object and holes like a colander watch the circles change shape. they are safe ways to watch the sun if you do not have solar viewing glasses. >> we will try to plan this so we are in our car. cheryl: the air and space museum will be handing out thousands of glasses and will have telescopes. you want to snap a picture on your phone. you can use her glasses to protect the lens. >> make sure that you look at the smartphone screen and not the sun itself with your eyes.

glasses. cheryl: in this area, you will need these glasses to see the event. you will have to look up to notice what is happening. the areas in the path of totality will see complete darkness during the daytime, but for us in the d.c. area, we will need the glasses to look up and notice the partial eclipse. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. kimberly: it is all coming into clear focus, thank you, cheryl. join us tomorrow for the eclipse across america on news channel 8 30. wjla.com from1:30 to 3: our reporters are in cities across the path of totality so you can see the eclipse as it happens live from coast to coast. president trump has just tweeted after hearing the news about the uss mccain saying, "thoughts and prayers are with our navy sailors aboard the uss mccain, where search and rescue efforts are underway."

uss mccain collided with a merchant ship in the waters near singapore. president trump will deliver his first formal primetime address to the nation tomorrow night at 9 p.m. from fort myer in arlington. the president is suspected to provide an update on the path forward for america's engagement in afghanistan and south asia. the president and his national security team at this weekend at camp david to discuss the u.s. strategy in afghanistan. we will have live coverage of the president's address on abc 7 and wjla.com. the president is back in the white house tonight after spending most of the past 17 days at his new jersey golf course. today, there was much focus on the president's response to the violence in charlottesville. andhy is he so confused unclear and unwilling to call out the violent white supremacists that was on such gruesome display in my home state? >>

to have a better understanding appreciation for what he should do next, he needs to hear something from folks who have gone through this painful history. kimberly: tuesday the president travels to phoenix for a political rally. the president has hinted that he may pardon the former arizona sheriff convicted last month of criminal contempt. coming up on abc 7 news at 11:00, kids getting crop -- caught in the crossfire. d.c. community activists hope that a new school year can help fight the violence. also, the road gives way. what happens next will have you shaking your head. wondid you hear that nobody last night's powerball, boosting wednesday's jackpot to $650 million.

kimberly: school bells start riin

students. mayor muriel bowser is promoting the importance of attendance at the newly renovated mary reed elementary school. the reminder to slow down if you see the flashing lights, watch out in school zones for kids on bike and foot. the school begins after what has been a violent and tragic several weeks for many young people across our city. as jeff goldberg reports, those fighting to stop the violence hope the start of a new school year means an increase in community involvement. scene tape hangs by the basketball court in southeast washington where eight-year-oldan boy was shot and wounded, caught in the crossfire while playing at the fort davis unity center. >> it was sad because there are a lot of kids out there. >>. i'm outraged jeff: rené thomas has lived here for seven years and says the violence keeps getting worse, young people shooting young people. >> they are

there's drugs everywhere. you cannot go anywhere without the drugs. jeff: saturday night in northwest come a man was injured following a shooting at a playground, this at the reagan rec center in petworth. shot andnager was killed while hit by a stray bullet in northeast d.c. >> we have to understand the pockets of poverty and negligence going on that lead to these things. jeff: he has been working to reduce youth violence in d.c. for 25 years. he said the response to this recent spike means -- needs more outreach. >> the police cannot solve this problem. they lock people up. we need people on the ground who know the community and the young people to stop it from happening. jeff: in southeast washington, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. kimberly: on the

controversy with confederate symbols, six flags theme parks across the country will only display the american flag going forward. parks mainly in the south flew the confederate flag as part of the display. six flags america in upper marlboro is not one of the parks that ever flew the confederate flag. the tributes and remembrances continue to pour in from -- for dick groat array 24 hours after his death. 24 hours after his death. he used his platform is a comic to fight for social justice. he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of chicago in 1967 and president a year later. face is gregory's featured on the ben's chili bowl mural where flowers are being laid. >> i stood on the streets with him in protest and took any advice that he would

>> i was devastated when i learned such a giant of an icon died. kimberly: gregory was all-news channel 8 recently. he was hospitalized this past week for bacterial infection before he died. he was 84. comedian, actor, singer, and host of the muscular dystrophy telethon jerry lewis has died the age of 91. >> class dismissed. kimberly: lewis played scene he but lovable characters in his films. he teamed up with dean martin when he was just 20 and became one of the most popular comedy teams in history. he also took up the fight against muscular dystrophy, hosting the annual labor day telethon for four decades, raising close to a billion dollars for research to treat it. a must-see video. first, the road collapses in southwest washington

apparently looking at his phone, drops right in. does not see the single at all. -- does not see the s inkhole at all. amazingly he was uninjured. hard to believe that happened. josh: wow. kimberly: that just comes out of the blue. and that is a huge hole. and he does not even -- josh: just one more reason -- kimberly: was he wearing a helmet? all right, but your phone down. showed aee how cheryl putting glasses on your phone if you want to take a picture? josh: i have tried that because it will take a few tries. you can get a shot. kimberly: don't be tempted to look up. josh: exactly, make sure that you are looking at your screen. a chance of clouds as we go through the afternoon.

breaks at some point during the partial eclipse to check it out. just about wherever you are. a few people may be clouded over most of the time. the other big weather story will be the increased temperature and humidity, back to what it felt like towards the end of last week, thursday and friday. steamy, that is the type of temperature and feel heading into tomorrow. right now feels like 79 as the humidity has bounced up. satellite and radar, just a few isolated sprinkles popping up to the west. could see a few more moving our way overnight, but not looking for too much. , things morning, 7:30 looking good. right around 1 p.m., this all starts to kick off. 1:17 is when the moon first moves into the path of the sun, and that is the same time we get a few showers. the max eclipse

80% of the sun covered by the moon, but we are also dealing with rain towards baltimore and interstate 81. in the shower start to come together and work their way through. all of us have a decent shot of getting some rain, the timing is just the key, trying to hold off until about 4:00 for the a clips to end -- for the eclipse to end around the district. tomorrow, the big heat sticks around into tuesday. tuesday afternoon, may be a stray thunderstorm, but more than likely waiting until tuesday night and wednesday. more money, 72, 73 annapolis. not quite as cool and crisp of a start as today. d.c. back to school tomorrow, 74 at the bus stop in the morning. it will feel like 96 with the humidity from a big part of the story tomorrow. that number goes up even more into tuesday. another place to watch the eclipse,

own solar glasses, i'm sure there will be some at the zoo. everyone is meeting close to the elephant community center. the good news, the heat is not last too long, just two days, and then we start to come down. the end of the wii, topping out just around 80 degrees. best chance of rain will be tomorrow afternoon and evening, and then more rain into the weekend. kimberly: for the next few minutes we will pause from the redskins' loss. scott: the nationals continuing to play well through the dog days of august, wrapping up their series today in san diego.

>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. scott: road trip continues for the washington nationals. the boys of summer out west in san diego for the series

with gio gonzalez on the mound. hits,2 innings, five one-run, striking out eight. e.r.a. is down to 2.39. daniel murphy scores two big runs. 4-1.ats, and they win wnba action, the mystics visiting indiana. third quarter, the mystics up eight. washington takes the 10-point lead. in the fourth, the mystics by three, creating havoc on defense with a steel. tolliver rewards are what the jumper. the mystics clinch a playoff spot, 87-82 win. and keep it right here. in about 10 minutes, a jampacked abc 7 "sports sunday" is coming

we will break down last night's redskins-packers preseason game, and all the fun starts at 11:35. in the redskins have activated jordan reed. he has been out with a sprained big toe. he was on the physically unable

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>> i just liked all of them. not hold down a job after that and dad do not want to talk about it. kimberly: cashing in on local legendlipse, has it in 1955 aliens visited the small town of kelly. investigators never found proof, shockingly, but the story putkelly on the map and even inspired steven spielberg's "e.t." maybe, just maybe, aliens will make another visit during the eclipse. only in america do we capitalize on these things. glasses toclipse give away, thanks to the air and space museum. don't miss out to get your pair before the big event. we are in the weather center with josh. you have safety lessons. josh:

the glasses. even if you take the sunglasses input a couple pairs together, a couple pairs together, you do not get the same effect. the special eclipse glasses out the solar rays. sunglasses will not cut it. this is a steamer basket. a pizza pan. all easy things to use. the big take away is it's not going to turn dark or be nighttime. this is so that you can look at the shadow of the sun. josh: exactly, on the ground. basically it will look like a crescent moon shape. just be aware of what's going on. kimberly: josh and his eclipse