the way. jonathan: that is great. this is the big story. the moon moved in front of the sun and we had an eclipse. this is a noaa satellite that shows the eclipse across the united states. we haven't seen the totality like this but this didn't keep thousands from looking up at the partial eclipse. the space museum was a popular place. kimberly: and jeff goldberg was there. a perfect spot. it was hard to walk in front of the national air and

thousands were waiting online for these. eclipse glasses. it ended a few hours ago but they won't forget anytime soon. >> keep the line moving. >> the sea of people stretching a city block. >> totally worth it. >> did not deter the thousands who came to seek the glasses for the special event. >> this event is spectacular. >> we're excited. >> have a great day. enjoy the sun. >> this is amazing. >> i was so happy. i got the glasses. time to look up and watch the show. >> at first at 1:30, the eclipse is familiar but it's strange. >> it looks like a crescent moon but the sun. >> this is amazing. this is incredible. >> then after 2:00, they are deciding t

took it in. >> you can't imagine that it looks like this. >> it's incredible. i couldn't ask for anything more. >> the near totality approached at 2:40. >> i hope that it goes further. >> with the anticipation building, the moment arriveed. >> they printed 20,000 glasses but they gave most of them away. thousands remained here watching the eclipse and enjoying it together.

jeff goldberg. kimberly: it did bring the community together. the first family got in on the action. >> the vice president had a cool spot. see the old videos and the photos across the country. as well as how people caught a glimpse in the area if you miss it. >> we are following a developing story from singapore where there is no sign of ten u.s. sailors that are missing from the uss john mccain. it is believed they went overboard when the destroyer was smashed into by a gigantic oil tanker. this is coming two months after a similar collision killed seven crew members on the fitzgerald. this standout will be staggered not to impact the readiness or ongoing missions. happening

president will take to the airways to push for a new plan in afghanistan. this comes after seven months in august and 16 years at war. there will 8,400 troops in afghanistan, part of the 13,000 coalition forces. the proposal that is unveiled in may would add 3,000 troops and increase foreign aid. the price tag is estimated $23 billion a year. in advance the democrats like senator tim kaine had willingness to support the u.s. involvement. >> we need to make sure that afghanistan isn't a breeding ground for things to come back and hurt

the proposal. mr. trump opposed the increase forces on them campaign trail but there is strong support from the generals and the national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. >> it's a big decision for me. i took over a mess. we will make it less messy. >> do you have confidence in the security advisers? >> yes, i do. mcmaster, i do. my friend. >> steve bannon favored the privatization. and now with him gone many speculate that tonight president trump will announce more troops. jonathan: watch the address on afghanistan at 9:00 on abc7 and also on newschannel8. kimberly: the man that investigators say drove in a crowd and killed

barcelona is dead. the officers confronted a man and shot him before he could detonate what they believe was an explosive vest. jonathan: infamous case of the school sex abuse coming to a close today. this is as he worked at judge sylvania woods elementary school. he said he was ashamed of what he has done and his lawyer claimed that he was a child in a man's body with the i.q. of 63. a near brawl in another courtroom that involved the case of three young girls that were murdered. the man accused is antonio williams of clinton. he killed his 6-year-old sister and two young cousins. and at one point williams turned around and yelled to the mother in courtroom and she

they ordered him to undergo mental evaluation. kimberly: dozens of drivers woke up to crime scene. see where the vandals hit overnight and where. jonathan: a man drives in a sinkhole. what was he doing before he took the plunge?

jonathan: a crime alert after a rash of vandalism. dutten of cars keyed -- dozen of cars keyed. windows smashed. this is brightwood neighborhood. they are scammabling to get the cars tow -- scrambling to get the cars towed or fixed. the police are searching for whoever did this. kimberly: the man accused of driving in a crowd to protest white normallists in charlottesville made the second court appearance. james field appeared by video as a judge declined to set the bond at all. fields is charged with the second-degree murder in the death of heather heyer. he is due back in court on friday. students at the university of texas are going to head back to classes next week. when they return four confederate statues will be missing from the south mall.

they have become symbols of the neo naziism and two of them will be added for the museum of history. jonathan: johnson & johnson is ordered to dish out $417 to california woman. the woman claims to have gotten cancer using the company iconic baby powder. she said they did not warn of the risk. this is the largest payout. a spokesperson will appeal the decision. michelle: not the news you want to hear. a local school bus catches on fire. look at the damage and who was on board next. >> little shop of horrors has nothing on the u.s. botanical garden. the first of the three corpse flowers in the full bloom in the eclipse. it blossomed over the weekend. two others should do the same before wednesday.

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jonathan: there is a sinkhole. he did this because he was distracted. look carefully. he's on his phone is at the same time. he was not seriously hurt. the scooter, there he is climbing out. the scooter is in bad shape. kimberly: in the last few hours a school bus caught on fire. only 40 students in driver were able to get safely off the bus. this happened at georgia avenue and international drive. there is no word what started the bus fire. this was the first opening day for antoine wilson who became the chancellor in february. not wanting to miss the opportunity. many teachers made the eclipse part of lesson plans for the day. we want to see your kids back to school pictures. go to burst.com/wjla. it's easy to upload ph

you may see them on the website, wjla.com. >> we get great pictures, too. not many schools are back in session yet but for those who are, there is a science lesson. a school that hosted a viewing party today. mike carter-conneen reports that it was nearly ruined by a solar eclipse scammer. >> the solar eclipse was out of the world. at the elementary school in arlington the entire student body here ised with excitement when the sun was in partial eclipse. many students stayed home because the parent want to experience it with them.

>> nothing compares with a class from the cosmos. >> i remember an eclipse i watched. >> this almost didn't happen. last week the organizers realized the 500 pairs of the solar eclipse ordered via amazon were counterfeit. >> i was disappointed. i cried. >> the event organizers tracked down the 400 real pairs donated by the show "space racers." the students might want to hang on to them. the next eclipse is seven years away but from a child's perspective it seems like lightyears. >> you could start to drive a car then. >> stunning thought. after a

>> what a great story. it doesn't get cuter than this. >> a home put newborns in the special eclipse baby bunting. st. luke's gave them baskets. they were filled with the sun chips. eclipse gum. jonathan: hamming it up. they will be seven when the eclipse rolls around. >> they will be eclipse babies. kimberly: so cute. >> ♪ i need you more than ever. and if you only hold me tight. michelle: i haven't missed that song. jonathan: i did miss that song until i heard this rendition. that is bonnie tyler. performing her hit song from the 1980's. i think

an interview. this is not with the music. "eclipse of the heart" earlier on cnn that happened. she later performed it on a cruise ship and now it will be stuck in the head for the rest of the day. trust me how it works. after that rendition, you mate not have it stuck in your head. michelle: she looks great. jonathan: she looks great. that is not the question. it wasn't the looks thing. out sounds different. steve: all right. [laughter] i have a special tie for the eclipse. it was cool. kimberly: super cool. steve: i saw it in 1991. i thought how old will i be in 2017? 30. no. just joking. jonathan: again! good for you. steve: exactly. national harbor and the skies look nice. there is another warning coming out in a moment. but w

this hour looking good. there is the latest warning that you see on the bottom of the screen. this is now for eastern orange county and southeastern culpeper and northwestern spotsylvania. 7:00 for a severe thunderstorm warning. this is moving at 5 miles per hour. we will see the flash flood warnings moving through the next hour or so. this is across maryland. there is a flash flood warning in effect until 8:30. to the west we go. this is the area that was just warned on. culpeper, orange, and spotsylvania. this is moving at 50 miles per hour. there is a lot of thunder and lightning. head in closer to dissect the storm.

lignum is heaviest rain. this just severe thunderstorm warning in the area. this looks better around the capital beltway and to annapolis where we have a severe thunderstorm warning for the bay bridge. this is 90 in frederick. partly cloudy, warm and muggy. a warm and a humid start to the back to work and back to school on tuesday. tomorrow lower 90's. a chance of a stray storm or two. by wednesday there will be a cold front and it will feel better around here. feels like temperatures tomorrow around 100 degrees. the ten-day outlook from stormwatch7. 84 on wednesday. that is the cold

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robert: next up for the redskins is the bengals this sunday. be clear. the redskins are a work in progress. starting with kirk cousins the quarterback. saturday not terrible but not great. 14-23, 144 yards with a touchdown. however it was against the second string. jay gruden agrees. >> he was antsy but he is getting back to the flow. get used to the wide receivers. everything will be fine. robert: everything was eclipsed by the eclipse. >> they watched

>> it was crazy. >> it's awesome to see that. it's a unique experience. to share the moment with the sun -- with your son as well. >> awesome. anytime i spend time with him we can do special things like that. it's amazing. >> good guy. >> the nats start a three-game series with the astros tomorrow in houston. jonathan: they were closer to the eclipse than we were. robert: they were! [laughter] his son is 6'7". kimberly: hard to mauve past the eclipse but we -- move past the eclipse but wed need to talk about this. steve: we have thunderstorms but next week highs in the 70's. get ready for

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tonight, millions of americans in the path of the eclipse. 99 years since the last total solar eclipse to cross the entire country. from the west coast to the east. [ cheers ] from oregon to idaho, wyoming to nebraska. missouri to illinois. kentucky to tennessee, to south carolina. our team's in all of the states, in small towns, on farms in national parks. americans looking to the sky. and tonight, the massive traffic jams across multiple states. we are in the middle of it. also tonight, the major news. the disaster at sea. another violent collision involving a u.s. naysy