some moon gazers in chabot science center in oakland took it all in. >> tonight it's at its closest point and it's a full point. so we get a supermoon tonight. >> the superman also affects the tides making the water rise about an inch higher than normal. but all the brightness will wash out and a meteor shower is also happening tonight. >>> uc berkeley officials say time is running owe for occupy the farm protesters camped out at university-owned fields in albany. officials say domors demonstrators have until midnight to leave that tract of land. but providers say they are worried there it would be developed. the university says it will work on a peaceful resolution with those protesters, but om if they leave first. >>> mill valley police are looking for a man that they say robbed two spa employees at gunpoint last night. it happened about 10:00 last night at the royalty spa on miller avenue. police say a man met two employees at backdoor as they locked up for the night. the man pulled a gun and forced the employees back into the business. they stole the money and vehicles belonging to th

lillian kim is live from the shack bow -- shack -- chabot viewing party. >> the viewing party is sold out. 500 people gathered at the top deck to watch what comes around every two decades or so. the last time it was in the u.s. was in 1994. so no surprise the viewing party is packed. the eclipse is a partial solar eglimpse which the balloon -- moon blocks out 48% -- 84% of the sun. and some areas will see a ring of fire, but near the bay area we'll be seeing what will eventually look like a bright crescent month. >> that will rotate around the top of the sun and turn 180 degrees and then the month moves out of the top left and ends at 7:40. so we're excited about it. this is the kind of event you don't need to be an astronomer to appreciate it. anyone can see it from their backyard. >> this is video that came from sacramento, and the eclipse from their vantage point appears to be farther long than here. looking at the sun directly can be damaging to the eyes. that's why here at shack -- chabot there are several telescopes will special filters that people are using, and these special v

time lands from the chabot space and science center you can see the hmong take a bigger bite from the sun, at maximum the clips was 6:33 p.m. it was 84 percent yclept and we did not get a ring of fire we were 200 mi. to far south but the had the ring of fire in southern utah. it came to an end over the skies of west texas at sunset tonight over lubbock a taste of things to come in august 2017 we will have a total solar eclipses. not here in the bay area and a little north. the total eclipse completely different from what we saw today. >>> i will start planning or ever you are bible stand next to you >>> some clearing out the city's customs stores some left on the closet floor iran through san francisco along the way anne mackovic on the race that ended happily for most >>> it is chaos >>> more than 50,000 people came out for the one hundred first running of the bay to breakers from serious runners to of the disease >>> these are mermaids >>> it all started at 7:00 a.m. at the embarcadero leading to a 7.5 mi. course across the city from the bay to the ocean people throwing tortillas an

--aqui en el area de la bahia unas 500 personas se reunieron en el centro de ciencia espacial chabotakland para admirar el impresionante espectaculo solar.--"edgardo quijano" tiene las imagenes. hoy fue el dia en que aprendimos un poco de astrologia. el area de la bahia estaba casi en la linea geografica donde se podia apreciar un poco el eclipse.lo que se vio fue suficiente para ver una luna creando un esplendido efecto. el proximo eclipse solar se espera para el 13 de noviembre de este aÑo, segun los cientificos. --en richmond, un niÑo de 5 aÑos perdÓ la vida tras ser atropellado por un auto cuando jugaba en la calle.--la oficina del Édico forense del condado de alameda identifiÓ al menor como "jonathan moreno", quien se hallaba en bloque 4100 de la calle "jenkins way" donde murio pocos horas despues. >> cuándo un hombre en una harrley davsion el conducto de la moo sufrió daños graves. >> y un incendio en santa rosa en la vivienda 3200 de damian place, el fuego daño la vivienda severamente. >> y se continúan la ivnestigacion de un edificio comercial donde se encontraron cientos d e

a viewing party has been held yesterday at chabot observatory in oakland.ppens when the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges >> some people in the u.s. get to see the total eclipse. the narrow band of totality across several states. the video from utah shows the actual ring of fire where the moon covered all but the edges of the sun. the next total solar eclipse visible in california will be august of 2017. >> my neighbor is a contractor and he had welder's goggles. we will show you a picture, you can see the actual solar eclipse from the leaves of trees reflected on our house. a fantastic weekend but temperatures will be cooling down as high pressure is getting out of the way. we see some fog outside which has crept into santa rosa. some drizzle being reported towards the beaches. a weak system is sliding and and the temperatures will start to come down. '70s and '80s as you make your way to the south bay and east bay temperatures in the '70s and '80s as well. 65 degrees in san francisco and a little bit breezy into a

shadow of the moon rises and races across the pacific until it reaches west coast of california, the chabot telescopes trained on the clips. it takes a bigger bite from the sun. at 515 in the afternoon and ended at quarter of a, a maximum of course there 84% of the sunday club did by the moon. it did not get that park in the bay area the right clouds in front of the sun, but in real life something you'll never forget. this is the ring of fire from utah. there were more in a path, we were outside of it. that is why we star a.d. partial solar eclipse. the biggest in 17 years. we just went out on battery st. i had my solar filter and were looking at the clips to view of the sun and stopping traffic on battery at the same time. next up a total solar eclipses august 2017. more on that and the weather in a few minutes >>> a teenage driver on the peninsula, a reminder that the dangers of distracted driving linda yee shows us his biggest problem was not the accident he caused but what happened after the crash. >>> this played out on highway 1 01 in belmont this morning. an 19 year-old center is a m

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the chabot science center is hosting a viewing party. last ring of fire eclipse was in 1994. >> nasdaq apologizes to facebook for, quote, botching friday's ipo. >> alan: the festival drawing hundreds to the theater for the greekfest. >> ama: hundreds of people turned out for the greek festival. the greek orthodox cathedral in oakland. there were cooking demonstrations, and greek dances. classes were held to give people lessons about the greek alphabet and the history of the culture. >> alan: leigh glaser is standing by to tell you about what you already know was a great day. >> leigh: a terrific day, and we're coming up now that annual eclipse starting right now. you can see the path of it is really going to take place to the north of the bay area. reno, chico, and eureka, the best viewing, and it's starting right now. we are looking at this annual eclipse beginning at 5:16. it will peak at 6:33. and will look like the sun is being gobbled away bit-by-bit by the moon and we're looking at 84% of coverage of the sun. now, remember, we alwa

here at the chabot space and science center, tickets are sold out to the event. 450 people here which allows the families to come down and experience the eclipse for themselves using all the centerers, both high tech, and low tech gadgets. live in oakland. nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kimberly. this is all very exciting. and our meteorologist, keeping track of every little bit of it as well. hi, rob mayeda. >> here is a time line what we should see in the bay area. closer to 5:30. a 12% cutout of the suvenlt tn. the moon crosses in from the lower right corner. then by 6:30. we'll get 84% coverage of the sun. the sun will look like a crescent sawn round the bay area. around 6:30. 7:30, the sun starts to set. skies lighting up again. main event after 6:30. best viewing for this as you have been watching on nbc bay area. special camera there, set up at reno, that its the region that should see the ring of fire. we will get the totality of the eclipse. from a line, running over towards reno. bay area getting a good view. 85% coverage of the sun after 6:30. as you continue to watch thi

chabot: ypt to consider -- i don't want to consider putting it off. we're going to stand on the grimm agreement in case we can't come to some accommodation, which i hope we can. so i thank the chair. the chair: the gentleman from ohio yields back. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> i've been a general foreman on large, complex construction projects such as those covered by this bill. mr. lynch: these projects are $500 million and over, it's not a house or something. i also worked in louisiana, we had a p.l.a., half the job was union, half of it was nonunion. there are situations where p.l.a.'s are extremely important and extremely helpful. this bill would proiblet that from happening. the gentleman from ohio, mr. latourette, is absolutely correct in his interpretation of the language in the bill. for instance, if the v.a., which is right now considering building a spinal cord injury hospital in brocton, massachusetts, they would like to put an agreement on that project that says, we want 30% of the workers or 50% of the workers on this j

. >> so people trekked oat to the chabot science center to check out the ageless fascination. >> we're so excited. we've never seen it before. we've seen it on tv, advertised, so we just wanted to see it up close. >> the bay area sky putting science into perspective. >> different, because you see it in pictures, books, and now you see it live. >> reporter: but your eyes may be playing tricks on. >> many people report that it looks closer when it's rising. that's an optical illusions, you're seeing it relative to objects on the ground. >> this 9 heart set even bigger sights. >> let's see, how big the universe is. >> reporter: that's what you're studying when you grow up? >> yeah. >> stephanie trong, bay area news. >>> our own meteorologist says there's something more spectacular on may 20th, two sundays from today, when we see the annual similar eclipse, when the moon blocks the sun, but this time there will appear to be a ring of fire around it, followed by a lunar eclipse on june 4th. >>> still ahead more on "today in the bay". >>> coming up the berkeley freshman you may want to wire

chabot: i thank the chairwoman for yielding time to me. she is doing an exemplary job of chairing the foreign affairs committee and we thank her for that. i rise in strong support of this resolution. as we approach the 64th anniversary of israel's declaration of independence, we must confront the unfortunate reality that all is not well in the middle east. just over a year and a half ago, a street vendor set off a wave of popular revolution which continues to shake the region's core foundations. and although i hoped that the so-called arab spring will usher democracy and human rights into a region where both have been exceptions rather than the rule, a year and a half in, the picture's starting to look, let's face it, bleak. times like this make us especially aware of who our friends are, and i'm proud to support this and any resolution which strengthens the united states-israel relationship. for 64 years, the bonds of friendship between our two countries reinforced by both shared interests and shared values have remained strong and contin