once in a blue moon. that is why i'm here. >> so why is this moon so unique in it is a supermoon because it is at its closest point to earth and the second full moon of the month making it a blue moon, and the result of lunar eclipse makes is a blood moon. >> once in a blue moon, you had to come you the. >> right. 152 years in the making. 4:51 when the to tahiti will begin. right now we're getting a really cool view of what is going other than out there. this is what you can expect. you can join our weather watchers group on facebook and you can post your pictures on facebook this morning. and you'll see a few high clouds out there. and most of the area is spread clear. there are some areas of patchy fog. and unfortunately, that doesn't always happen in the north valley. and that is where we're seeing some of the visibility down low. but if you get up to the higher elevations, you'll have a develop good view. look up and don't forget to do that today. and we'll experience the super blood moon that is happe

it happens once in a blue moon. blue moon. ce in 150 years. moon, once in 150 years. solar eclipse last year, people needed special glasses to watch it. needed special glasses to watch it. do you need anything special to see this "super blood blue moon"? this "super blood blue moon"? the enhanced effect because during the eclipse, the moon will turn red. the eclipse, the moon will turn red. regions in the world can actually see this triple treat men? see this triple treat men? in the middle east and north america. america. europe as well as the african continent. in singapore we will see it. it. same time, which period in the evening we will see this moon? evening we will see this moon? m.. turns red the once in a lifetime experience. the last one 152 years ago. ago. after 2018, when will we see this "super blood blue moon" again? this "super blood blue moon" again? ten years from now. why? because of the orbit is not a real circle. the orbit is not a real circle. it will shift and we will see if this treat in ten years time. s

moon. a super blue, blood moon. and it's there.e been watching it for the past, what, hour or so. >> well, 5:29, i think. i ran outside along with most of our producers and writers, we all ran outside because this is not going to happen until 2037. >> there's viewing parties and we saw the uss hornet is holding one. people are at the observatory trying to get a look and it's incredible. >> we had great, live video from the griffith observatory in los angeles. hollywood hills and allie rasmus at the uss hornet where there's that viewing party. >> it's going to wrap up, steve. >> around 6:07. it ends at 7:11. >> 7:11, once again. >> which 7:11? >> you cannot top this. william diaz from san francisco, we have a clear night

do you need anything special to see this super blood blue moon tonight? an with your naked eyes. it's not obstructed by the cloud, by tall buildings. i'm sorry, the lunar eclipse, the moon will turn red. we actually see this triple—treat moon? in asia, in the middle east and north america. western europe, as well as most of the african continent. so in singapore, we will see it. in singapore we're going to see it. singapore and hong kong have the same time. getting to see this moon? around 8:00pm tonight, all the way to about till 11:00pm. blue moon turning red because of the lunar eclipse. all right, it's a once—in—a—lifetime experience. the last one was way back in 1866, 152 years ago. so, after 2018, when can we see this super blood blue moon again? i think you and i can live to see it. it's ten years from now. why ten years from now? well, because of the orbit. so the timing is not as constant throughout. we will see this treat in ten years' time. you have been watching a special edition of newsday. stay with us. we will bring you donald trump's state

but is it also a blue moon. hat is the second full moon of the movement and it is a blood moon because of the shadow that the earth is casting that is why it is called the -- the lunar trifecta. >> it is exciting. i would not say it is old hat. but it is something i've gotten used to. >> reporter: the shadow that the urging creates has a red look to. and that is why we call it is a blood moon. so while it has been 150 years of this trio of events, the next time we'll see this will be a will the sooner, around the year 2028. >>> that looks so cool. we're lucky too because we get a good shot here too. >> yes and we don't have to wear a jacket. all the researchers and scientists are out there getting a cool perspective of what happens during the lunar eclipse. and that is a special one. so here's a view right now from the nasa he's alive stream. and we're slowly -- nasa's livestream. and you can get this view across the area right now. the conditions are pretty clear. this one was from the telescope. but this is a p

with he want to begin with kari hall. >> we call it a blue moon because this is the second full moon a calendar month, but it doesn't actually appear blue as you can see, but it was a blood moon when we see the earth's shadow cast on to the moon it makes it appear as a red hue. now, it did start at 3:48 this morning with the partial eclipse and then as the morning went on we saw the bright red hues on there, it was really beautiful if you missed it you will be able to go on our twitter page and also nbc bay area and you can see all of the videos and pictures there. we've seen fog rolling by and for some that's been a little bit of a damper and like for a lot of people trying to watch the eclipse, but we have about 30 to 40 more minutes being able to see more of the moon appear as we go out of the earth's shadow and seeing it's going to be for the next 40 minutes i'd say a nice one to see. and we're looking at some poor visibility in spots down to about three-quarters of a mile in santa rosa and napa. we've seen low visibility there at times. elsewhere it is mostly clear. hopefully yo

blue blood moon coming up tonight. there will be some fog in our north bay valley, some high cloud cover, but the majority of the bay area will be able to see it. totality where the moon will appear red from 4:51 a.m. to 60 7 a.m. early tomorrow morning. let's look at your current conditions, mid-60s san jose and oakland, 64 in concord, san francisco 63, mild in livermore and santa rosa, 67 degrees. overnight tonight we will cool down to the upper 30s in vallejo, upper 40s in san francisco, concord 43, san jose 44, oakland 44 degrees. a big ridge of high pressure is to our south and west. the storm track stays well to the north. we will be dry a while. your headlines, partly cloudy skies tonight, fog in our north bay valleys. that may be the one spot we'll have a tough time seeing the super blue blood moon tonight, our north bay valleys aside from that, good viewing. a mixture of sun and clouds wednesday and the long range outlooks completely dry the next week and a half. highs tomorrow san mateo 65, san ramon 66, live

a blue moon is the second full moon of the month.hen the moon is closer to earth in its orbit making it about 14 percent brighter... and because the eclipse is taking place in the morning, while the moon is passing through the earth's shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a blood moon.the lunar eclipse takes place between 4am and 6am. (robin) (robin) (robin) thanks lydia.and we'll check in on the live feed of moon at 4:51 to watch the beginning of the total eclipse.so stay tuned for that. < coming up so people recognize the difference between a 25 and a 19 mile and hour sign wait i've never seen a 19 mile per hour sign next thing you know you will be telling me there are 14 mile per hour signs i'm in saratoga and there is a method to their madness i'll expalin in the next edtion of people behaving badly > (robin) one of the main goals of police officers is to keep people safe on the roads ... and having people slow down is one of the ways to do that. stanley roberts has more on one city in the south bay that has a noteworth

it's the first blue moon total lunar eclipse in the u.s. rch of 1866, so mark your calendars and set your alarms. but don't be bummed out when the moon doesn't look blue. according to nasa, the blue moon is actually pale gray and white. a "blue moon" is the second full moon in a calendar month. usually, there is only one. as for the total lunar eclipse, it will be visible early wednesday morning in the u.s., the best view of the eclipse will be along the west coast. for those of you in the eastern parts of the country, you'll only see a partial eclipse, since the moon will set before totality. it's sad, because it could be another 150 years before it happens again. i'm soledad o'brien. we'll see you next week for "matter of fact." [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ robert handa: hello and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. today, we feature asian pacific amer

take a look right here at the super blue moon, that's the super blue blood moon that's dazzling us this morning. you are looking at live pictures from nasa. if you step outside you can probably see it. thank you for joining us this morning, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez. it is the reason why some of us were a little late to set, some of us were in the parking lot trying to get pictures of the super blue blood moon. i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia today. it was nice that it was clear enough in the south bay? in the south bay but all of us aren't getting clear skies. that's going to be the issue this morning. you can watch it right here, we will have live pictures throughout the show of what's happening with our super blue blood moon this morning and the eclipse. once again we are seeing it under way as we speak, it started at 3:48 and that's the partial eclipse, but the full eclipse begins at 4:51 that's right at about 20 minutes and continues through 6:07. we will have plenty of time to snap a lot of pictures and video, and that fog is rolling in and then it comes

>> it's when the moon turns blue. >> reporter: well, actually not. the earth's atmosphere scatters the sunlight and turns the moon the color of blood. >> so a super blue blood moon. >> our moon on the three interviews, everyone knew something special was happening. >> is it the second one this month? >> i heard something about a blood moon. >> i'm going to stay up late tonight and see it, if my dad will let me. >> it's one of the ways ancient astronomers had evidence that the shape of the earth was round. >> reporter: now nasa will watch the eclipse from space. >> right now around the moon we have orbiting a spacecraft. >> reporter: it will take measurements as the surface of the moon darkens and lightens. >> we really need to know the kind of real estate we're going to land on. >> we will return american astronauts to the moon. >> reporter: in the meantime you can explore through nasa's moon app. >> the sky is always available to us. >> reporter: in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> if you find yourself awake and you'll be taking photos o

th an say once in a blue moon, but how about a super blue blood moon? o e lunarrifecta which has stargazers glued te sky. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television and america and around the globe. esident trump urged americans to put aside their differences in his state of the union speech last night, but less than 24 hours later, the divisio in washington seem deeper than ever. a controversial memo from the secretive house intelligence committee has opened up a full-blown confrontion between the fbi and the white house,s which want make the memo public. in an unusual statement, the reau says, "as expressed abring our initial review, we have grave concernt material admission of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy." our north america reporter anthony zurcher told us more about the latest of element. just how unusual is it for the fbi to take on the committee hithat oversees it and the house? anthony: it's remarkable, and you cannot view these things in a vacuum. the fbi is investigating the ition campaign and tra for possible ties

the world are enjoying a rare specter gold tonight for the first time in decades a blood moon a blue moon and a super moon are coming together during a lunar eclipse creating an incredible so let's show. off it's good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has called on the country to unite behind him to create what he calls a new american moment during his first state of the union address last night trump also asked lawmakers to support his plans on upgrading the country's aging infrastructure and to overcome the deadlock on immigration reform here's more. republicans were thrilled to greet their leader ahead of the highly anticipated speech but the big question ahead of donald trump's first state of the union address when he adopted more presidential tone with the world see twitter trump or teleprompter trump a lot had changed he said since he took office a new tide of optimism was already sweeping across our land each day since we have gone forward with a clear vision and a righteous mission to make america great again for all americans. he praised his own administration's ach

it is also blue moon, second blue moon this month. >> second full moon, so it's blue and the blood moon because there's a reflection. >> off the earth, yes. >> okay. it's super because it is close. >> correct. 30% brighter. >> we need to take the studio outside. if i messed up, you let me know. >> i'm going to reach out to shabow, they're probably checking it out. >> that's the good news. what's going on in the san mateo coast. there's a little fog. is this june. maybe a little toward stockton coming back toward eastern contra costa county. i keep hearing audio. you might want to cut that before somebody says something -- in someone colorado, skies cleared out and the stormtrac is going to stay to the north for a long time. 30s and chilly. 40s to 50s for some. it's all over the place here, but if you get enough of a breeze, it's 49. if not, kelceyville, 46. 43 mill valley. 43 aly that valley. mostly sunny. look s -- looks good. a few near 70 degrees. we have nice audio of cars there just for you sal. >> thank you. >> it goes to you at 4:01. >> thank you. i know an astronomer i might be

the super blue moon. larged moon looking red during an eclipse. >> not sure any of those things are true, by the way. >> we're going to check in with accuweather live for the forecast. >>> the emotional support p peacock prevented from boarding with its owner. kind of adding insult to injury for a bird that already can't fly that far. coming up this wednesday, january 31st. >> announcer: from abc news this is "abc news now." >> guess they didn't want to ruffle some feathers. >> of course. we're goetog get to that a little bit later. >>> the democrats' feathers were a little ruffled for a good hour and 20 minutes last night. it was one of the longest speeches in the past 50 years. one hour, 20 minutes. interrupted by 83 standing ovations. >> it was also marked by icy glares from democrats. they even booed twice by our account. >> and in another break from tradition, the first lady actually took her own motorcade to the capitol and she was wearing white women did last ye. >>> and abc's lana zack with all th

also and -- >> super blue blood moon. >> super blue blood moon. >> thank you, natasha. >>> hopefully this puts you in a good mood. not only the lunar eclipse, but your weather wellness is moderate to low as far as anything that would affect you, tree pollen or -- with it being so warm this week, we'll keep an eye on the tree pollen for you. here's reggie and natasha with more news. >>> sonoma county plans to sue pg&e over the north bay wildfires. >> the county seekin up to $25 million in damages because it believes pgnd e is responsible for starting the fires. the money would be used to clean debris and rebuild. pg&e says it's aware of the planned lawsuit. but as the cause of the wildfires has not been determined. >>> meanwhile, pg&e wants to remind customers affected by the wildfires, they have access to bill relief. people who lost their homes or businesses will not face collections for up to a year. they can contact pg&e to make payment arrangements. the utility company stopped billing during the disasters and returned deposits to customers. >>> don't blink. or you'll miss it. a r

moon. a super blue blood moon coming your way early tomorrow morning. i will let you know if the weather conditions will cooperate coming up. >> yeah, and a super, super lunar party happening tonight. i'm on board the uss hornet, come board with us. coming up next. >> thanks and all of that is ahead, here is a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. tonight a full recap of the state of the union. daniels is here, so bundle >>> the burger chain consider the in and out of the east coast is coming to the north bay. an agreement has been reached for shake shack to set up shop. it should open in the fall. now, earlier this month the popular chain said it will open in palo alto and will expand in to san francisco. >> they are football champs as we reported to you. and soon they can show it off. today, oakland firefighters pitched in $4500 to help football players purchase championship rings. the football team won back-to-back state championships. that's the first time it's ever been done in california. this was a joint effort

blue moon, doesn't mean the moon looks blue. it is just the second full moon in a month they call it the blue moon. yes, the moon closer to the earth than usual. that is little hazy out there. but i think you'll see how breitbart it is everywhere, especially, maybe if you live outside of the city. anyway, outside of the city, in the city, most of our temperatures are until the teens, or lower 20's, but it is really the windchill that you dresseer hour winds in philadelphia, it feels like six outside rightindchill of twn reading, three in allentown, and nine in started. so today, it is all about the temperature, because the precipitation fromes is gone. left a coating for just most of us. we .10 of an inch of snow in philadelphia. yes, there is cents another clipper system, headi before tht will get a little bit milder than it is right now. here's a look at the future cast, we go to eight in the morning, tomorrow, and we see some clouds rolling in, so probably get mostly cloudy day, but the rain doesn't start until closer to sunse

moon. a super blue blood moon coming your way early tomorrow morning. i will let you know if the weather conditions will cooperate coming up. >> yeah, and a super, super lunar party happening tonight. i'm on board the uss hornet, come board with us. coming up next. >> thanks and all of that is ahead, here is a look at what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. tonight a full recap of the state of the union. daniels is here, so bundle up >>> the burger chain consider the in and out of the east coast is coming to the north bay. an agreement has been reached for shake shack to set up shop. it should open in the fall. now, earlier this month the popular chain said it will open in palo alto and will expand in to san francisco. >> they are football champs as we reported to you. and soon they can show it off. today, oakland firefighters pitched in $4500 to help football players purchase championship rings. the football team won back-to-back state championships. that's the first time it's ever been done in california. this was a joint effo

next wednesday a blue moon, the second blue moon in january, two full moons in a month and a lunar eclipsehappening at the same time. so a blue moon and a lunar eclipse. the first time it happens in north america since 1866. so get out there, get it on and enjoy it. it's going to be nice. >> it is friday. >> that is the best advice i have heard in a long time. >> get the binoculars out and get it on. >> all right. >> thanks a lot. >>> coming up, suing the car and the company that makes it. the bay area man taking aim at a self-driving car involved in a crash. >> we have jimmy. >> jesus and marrow are here plus chelsea handler. do not change the channel. it's good. but someone else might before you. the scams to avoid in the first tax season... since a data breach impacting nearly (every american. and: scott mcgrew tells you everything you need to know as the russia probe intensifies. watch monday: 4:30 to 7. tonight - we have updated numbers as the flu continues to spread across california. >>> if you are sick with the flu you are t not alone. tonight we have updated numbers as the flu con

it appears 14% bigger and 30% brighter and it is also a blue moon. the second full moon of the month. and the event is being called a lunar trifecta. people in the americas have not seen this for 150 years. but it will be a lot sooner when we see the next one. >> the coincidence of how the timing works out. you have to have the full moon happening at the right time and you have to have this it being closest to the earth t is all happening in time. >> reporter: and it has a red tinge to it and we can have eclipses in all different colors like yellow, orange or brown. typically a total lunar eclipse happens every two and a half years. and the next one will be in about 2028. if you're on snap chat, follow us and also on instagram. >>> when you're driving, you may want to keep your eyes on the road. >> just pull over and park your car and you can look up. we don't want anyone causing any crashes. but we're tracking some slowdowns right now. and this is for the folks going on 4680. and we're -- 680. and we're getting a report of a crash this is 84 as you

blue moons ... and blood moons ....blood moons moons ... and moons ... lue heard of super- you've (grant) news. (grant) you've heard of super-moons ... blue moons ... and blood moons .... and if you're up early enough... you'll be able to see all three in one. people from all over the bay area are getting ready to see the unusual 'super blue' blood moon...including...kron 4's gabe slate. sound of alarm clocks going off... if you can get up early wednesday morning... you can witness something in the sky that we have not seen since 1866... a super blue blood moon... a trifecta... a blue moon, a super moon, and a total lunar eclipse at the same time. a blue moon is the second full moon of the month. a super moon is when the moon is closer to earth in its orbit making it about 14 percent brighter... and because the eclipse is taking place in the morning, while the moon is passing through the earth's shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a blood moon.sound from rick elphic planetary scientist with nasa :it's not often you get to see something like th

the blue moon part part of the moon refers to to being the second full moon in a single calendar month. so kind of a long tongue twisting name for it. >> so many people think it's going to be blue. it's not going to be blue. >> and we can still see it. we've got a couple of hours on the east coast here. >> right before the sun rises on the east coast you get a little viewing. the sun comes up over the horizon. but the midwest looks great, many areas of the west are going to see complete totality. that's where it's going into beautiful he smop partial eclipse as the sun comes up, low on the horizon as the moon is setting. some stoeltty. we need the clouds to cooperate and for areas of the great lakes cloudy skies is going to on stur your viewing. whole southern half of the country looks fine. not much in the way of forecast headlines today. just a little bit of snow and ra showers inin all the way down through texas. this is the end of our january thaw because february looks much colder for many of us. we'll take a look at what february has in store for us coming up. >> bill, thank you.

moon? >> this is the soup uper blue blood moon. super because it's close. blue, it's the second full moon of the month. and blood moon because it's a reflection of the earth. it doesn't look reddish there, but it's a total eclipse happening. this is from nasa. and we're also live stream ing that on our website. >> you don't have to get out of bed and run outside. >> have channel 2 on and -- >> welcome to mornings on 2, wednesday, january 31st. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. it's 4:30 in the morning. president trump took almost 90 minutes to aggress congress and the nation last night in his first "state of the union" address. the president hit topics that he has been talking about for months. >> he talked about the economy, he talked about tax reform, and he talked about immigration and on immigration, the president kept a familiar tone of america first: >> joining us with more is allyson barber live in washington with more. good morning, allison. >> president trump spoke for an hour and 20 minutes, that makes his speech the third longest "state of the unio

many woke up bright and early to watch the super blue blood moon. >> reporter: at the space and science center in oakland the skies were clear and everything aligned perfectly as people watched the super blue blood moon dark and early this morning. >> it was pretty rare. we get lunar eclipses fairly often, walks or twice a year, but do -- once or twice a year, but to have all three at once is pretty unusual. >> it did not disappoint. >> it was pretty cool. it was my first lunar eclipse. >> we got here to see the first total eclipse. >> reporter: this group drove up from sunnyvale and slept a few hours in the parking lot before setting up their cameras. >> we wanted to get here early and get a good spot. >> reporter: was it worth all your effort? >> i guess so. every minute of it. >> three rare events coinciding for the first time in our lifetime. the super moon in the close proximity of the moon to the earth made it appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual. and a blue moon because it is the second full moon of the month and a blood moon because the shadow the earth created had a re

a blue moon is the second full moon of the month.er moon is when the moon is closer to earth in its orbit making it about 14 percent brighter... and because the eclipse is taking place in the morning, while the moon is passing through the earth's shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a blood moon. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) a big story we are following this morning... a shelter in place has been lifted in richmond.( james ) it was issued yesterday afternoon... after a fire broke out at a scrap metal yard. kron 4's camila bernal is live in richmond... where fire crews are still mopping up this morning. camila. ( camila )firefighters are still here, they are working on hotspots, they've been working all night and thanks in part to their efforts, the shelter in place has been lifted. fire officials telling people they can continue with their normal activities without having to worry about the dangers of the fire. but it was a very different story yesterday: this fire

soul, is a blue moon separate from this blue blood moon? and now we have in a blue moon. we had one very early injanuary and now we have one right at the end as well. the super pa rt right at the end as well. the super part of super blue blood moon is the fa ct part of super blue blood moon is the fact it is very big in the sky, and the moon is closest to the earth in its orbit. it is oval shaped. sometimes it is closer and sometimes further away from the earth. right now, it is very close and it looks about 7% bigger in the sky, to give you the statistic. and brighter as well. it looks bigger and brighter. but you actually saying it isn't really? no, it is actually bigger than brighter because it is so much closer. it is difficult for the human eye to pick out, especially when the moon is quite high. the best time, if you want to see that, is either at moon rise or moon set. when you have something in the foregoing to compare it to, say, building. —— in the foreground. foregoing to compare it to, say, building. -- in the foreground. when m

this is the culmination of a super moon, blue moon and blood moon. this is something a lot of people have been looking at and certainly one that is captivating a lot of eyes this morning. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live at the space and science center as a viewing party gets under way. this is pretty exciting and beautiful site. i'm not sure what you can see right now. >> reporter: oh, my gosh, it is absolutely beautiful. i'm talking pretty quietly because we want to respect the spectators out here. take a look, there are about 200 people or more who showed up, they are still showing up because this totality will last until about 6:00, it happened at about 4:50 this morning and it's continuing and it will end at about 6:00 this morning. so people are still showing up bundled up in blankets to see this incredible phenomenon. right now with me is ast ron mer gerald mckeegan who tell us how rare this is. hi, gerald. >> hi there is. it is very rare, it's been about 150 years since we have had one of these. we have three different things going

the super blue blood moon? >> it's made up of a blue moon, a supermoon and a total eclipse which is also known as a blood moon. 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. here on the west coast. no special need for glasses. the next combined super moon, blue moon. >> the first time in north america since 1866. >> we really do have to get up? >> my diagram. >> wow. can i have that? >> of course. >> super blood moon. >> lunar eclipse moon. >> yes, you get it. >> we'll have pictures. >>> developing news tonight, the deputy director of the fbi is out after months of public attacks by president trump. andrew mccabe abruptly steps down. also an nbc news exclusive, when trump berated mccabe after firing james comey and the president called mccabe's wife a loser. >>> doctors are sounding the alarm. it is not too late to get your flu shot as this deadly season gets worse. tonight a reality check and a big reason some people aren't getting vaccinated. >>> tax season is officially under way and scammers are looking to steal your money. >> th

point to the earth and blue moon the second full moon in the calendar month and a blood moon becauset appears red during the lunar eclipse that is when it's directly in the earth's shadow and the moon was super big and super bright. a must see for families that spent the night on board of an aircraft carrier for a watch party. >> i couldn't sleep. >> i got no sleep. >> they love the super blue blood moon. >> your favorite part? >> when it started to turn red. >> the same reason why we have a blue sky and red sunsets, the earth's atmosphere bends the light to make it fall on the moon and the blue light scats out and the it make its through and it appears red. >> an incredible sight for sky gazers and in new york maybe a little orange and catching it in the east not ideal but the western u.s. got the best view of this rare event. how rare was this? the next time you'll catch a super blue blood moon will be in 19 years. january 31st, 2037. >>> back here investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire on the building of the campus of the university of delaware. the blaze broke

closest position to earth appearing larger and brighter it's called the super moon while the term blue moon indicates a second full moon in a single month the last one was in the beginning of january but what is extremely rare is for all three phenomena to happen at the same time excited sky gazers also in los angeles. this is once in a lifetime and i don't care if it's three thirty in the morning i'm going to come and it's completely worth it it's amazing it's gone through so many stages it's really beautiful it is sort of a calm because obviously this is a rare opportunity to see down here the total lunar eclipse and then having some gear to be able to see very well i just want to know you know i worked last night but slept a couple hours and came back ok so was it worth it it was totally worth it. while people in europe couldn't see the blood moon they can at least look forward to their own lunar eclipse at the end of july. and we will all right after a break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around for the. entered the conflict zone after many delays kosovo has a new rule c

it's when a supermoon, blood moon and blue moon occur at the same time. it hasn't happened in 150 years. the moon transforms into the red color, once it's completely sub merged in the earth's shadow. the next one will be visible. not 150 years, only until next year, january 21st. reporting live in alameda, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> thank you, matt. and thank you to so many viewers who have been sending us the moon from their perspective. snap a photo, post-it on social media. use the #abc 7 now. >>> many people tweeting about the president state of the union addre address. >> he spoke about four pillars. >> the first pillar generously offers a path to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants who were brought here by their parents at a young age. >> the president says the second pillar is focused on building the border wall. the third pillar ends the visa lottery program. the president says that randomly hands out green cards without regard to skill or merit. the fourth pillar ends what immigration critics, including the president, call chain migrat

a super moon and also a blue moon. the second full moon of the month. >> so when the eclipse happens the eclipsed moon will also appear a little bit bigger in the sky than usual. >> the earth's shadow will cast a red tinge making this a super blue blood moon. >> some people call it blooper moon. >> call it what you want. >> hopefully we'll see this giant red wall. >> daniel francisco is one of the 40 overnight guests: they've come armed with sleeping bags, telescopes. they'll camp like sailors on bunk beds and at 3:15 a.m. sharp they'll rise to the screech of an old fashioned navy whistle. >> i'm the alarm clock you can't shut off. >> and watch a celestial sight they won't see for years to come. >> stargazers will not have to wait another century and a half to see another moon like this again. the next one will be in 2028 and after that 2037. reporting live on board the uss hornet in alameda christian aires, kpix5. >> the false missiles alert in hawaii was no accident after all. tonight the employee who sent it out has

when you can watch the super blue blood moon. >> we will have your forecast for that super blue blood moon for tomorrow and also your afternoon forecast. look how gorgeous it looks outside, clear conditions. how much warmer will our temperatures get today? i will have that answer. the c-e-o's of amazon.. j-p >>> three of the most powerful companies in the world are coming together for an unlikely project. ceos of amazon, jpmorgan chase and berkshire hathaway announced plans to build a healthcare company. it doesn't have a name yet but they say the new entity will be free from profit making incentives and constraints. the announcement sent shock waves through the health industry. those who need health insurance have little time to sign up using cover california. the deadline to enroll or renew is tomorrow night. you can be fined this year if you don't have health insurance. federal repeal of the mandate takes effect next year. >>> an old scam with a new twist. con artists are swindling people looking for a home to rent. as our reporter discovered criminals are posing as well known busi

it's also a blue moon, the second full moon of the month. >> but this blue moon is actually going to , just to make things interesting. >> reporter: red because the earth's shadow will turn the moon a rust color, called a blood moon. together, it's a grand slam known as a super blue blood moon. >> it's the ultimate lineup, right, you have a whole planet lined up with it. >> reporter: photographer tim mcmanus can seem obsessed. you're stalking the moon. >> pretty much. >> reporter: he sometimes waits years to capture the moon in just the right position near a san francisco landmark. he has a secret location in mind for early tomorrow morning. >> just say that there had will be some san francisco iconic images in it. >> reporter: there will be something for everyone in the super blue blood moon. scientists will be measuring what happens when the earth's shadow blocks the sun and the temperature on the moon's surface drops suddenly. >> and so by watching these temperature changes, we can actually make some assessment of the different types of material that we have in different areas of t

i'll h >>> well, the moon is providing a rare triple treat this week. >> yeah, the blue moon, a super lunar eclipse all at the same time. >> yeah, you can see it here in the bay area. drew tuma is here with a preview. this is pretty neat. >> it sounds like the event to end celestial events, it all comes together wednesday morning. let's talk about the three pieces. first we're going to have a super moon. we've heard this term before. but it will make its closest approach to the earth. it appears 14% larger than normal and 30% brighter, it's also a blue moon. it does not mean it will look blue. this is anytime a month has two full moons in an entire month. we had a full moon back on the first of january, and then we're going to have a second full moon which gets the name the blue moon coming wednesday on the 31st of january. and then the third factor we will have occurring wednesday morning, a total lunar eclipse is going to happen. and that is when the earth will pass between the sun and the moon. and the moon is actually in the earth's shadow. and what that shadow will do? it will gi

moon. the super blue blood moon. it will turn a reddish color and it's blue because it's the second full moon of the month. the eclipse will peak in a few minutes now. if you're headed out the door, no worries. we'll stream it live on the abc 7 news app. we want to see the moon from your perspective as well. snap a photo, post-it on social media with the #abc 7 now. you can see your picture on air. >>> now a live update. >>> at the live desk, a recap of what could be the most vague interview in talk show history. adult film star stormy daniels appeared on jimmy kimmel live following the state of the union address. she's the woman the "wall street journal" claims was paid $130,000 in hush money to deny she had sex with president trump and sign a nondisclosure agreement. legally, daniel can't say if she signed the agreement, nor did she answer any questions about the alleged incident last night. so kimmel had to get a little creative. >> never have i ever had sex with a married man >> forgot if that's yes or no. >> that

it is also a blue moon. the second full moon of the month. >> this blue moon is going to be red. ke things interesting. >> red because the earth's shadow will turn the moon a rust color called the blood moon. together it is a grand slam, known as the a super blue blood moon. >> ultimate lineup. right. you got a whole planet leaned up with it. >> photographer tim mcmannis can seem obsessed. >> you are stalking the moon? >> pretty much. >> he waeits to capture the moo near a san francisco landmark. he has a situation in mind. >> there will be san francisco iconic imagines in it. >> something for everyone in the super blue blood moon. scientists will measure what happens when the earth's shadow blocks the sun. the temperature on the moon's surface drops suddenly. >> by watching the temperature changes. we can actually make some assessment of the different types of material that well have in different areas of the moon. >> reporter: in the united states, only those in the west will see the super blue blood moon. but for everyone else, tim mcmannis photographs to show any full moon all

, super moon, blue moon and total lunar eclipse happening at once.entists say it won't happen again until 2037. >>> president trump is having a discussion on tax reform at white house he delivered his first state of the union speech last night. >>> council president darryl clark is making a big announcement, he is announcing what he will put the line in the wage's begins boston city council president. >> that is three to go. lets checknteresting. we are looking ahead to a chill in the air already quite cold up, ice and snow from yesterday, still ut we aree on the kutztown going to see another round of snow as early as thursday >> next up this morning more analysis and reaction to president trumpir speech. >> remember to join us each atkday morning on cbs-3 4:30 a.m. we will live you with a liveapoy four more days, 11 hours, 30 minutes, 92nd until the super bowl. go eagles. captioning funded by cbs >>>r >>> good morning. it is january >>> good morning. it is january 31, 2017. he talks about immigration, opioid epidemic, and north korea. wheel get reac

this is the blue moon blue skies, looking out foefr the bay, from our camera. chilly conditions in our inland valleys overnight. we'll have near record warmth as we get toward the end of the week, 59 degrees at half moon bay, 64 in oakland. its quite mild out there, look for low temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 30s in the north bay, upper 30s to right around 40 in the east bay. now let's take a look at this super blue blood moon tomorrow morning, best time to view it will be between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. this is a lunar eclipse, not a solar eclipse. so look at the western horizon and you'll catch all the colorful displays of this celeste yal explained earlier, it's the closest point, it will appear bigger and closer than usual. the planner tomorrow, after the eclipse, we'll have some lingering high clouds in the early morning hours, high temperatures in the mid to upper 60s in the bay and inland. and specifically tomorrow, we'll be looking at 66 down in san jose, 66 in santa rosa and 65 at napa. here's a look at our accuweather 7-day forecast, so warm an

on january 31st, a blue moon will rise, and folks here on the east coast will be treated to a lunar eclipse. in the meantime, check out the super moon. you don't even need special glasses for this one. >> i was thinking, the cool part is all the kids who got kehl telescopes -- who got telescopes for christmas, this is their chance to use it. the moon! >> right. >> use it, there's something going on. put to use.

. >>> a rare phenomenon in the skies above, get ready for a blue moon, a super moon and a total lunar eclipse all wrapped into one. kpix5's john ramos shows us when you'll have to wake up to see it. >> reporter: the moon takes on different names based on what's happening at a given moment and on wednesday morning scientists say there will be a lot going on. >> the most important thing is it's a total lunar eclipse. so that means that the moon is full and the earth is coming in the way of sunlight. >> reporter: that's called a blood moon because the dimmed light causes it to turn a dramatic red orange color as it slips behind the earth, but it will also be at the closest point of its orbit making it brighter and larger than usual and earning the nickname super moon and because it happens to be the second full moon this month, a rare occurrence in itself, it's also called a blue moon. so if you get up to see it, you will officially be looking at a super blue blood moon eclipse. >> i guess you can have bragging right because something like this doesn't occur very often. >> reporter: in f

it's a supermoon this morning because this is when the moon is closest in orbit to the earth its a blue moon kind of a technicality but it's the second full moon of the month but also a blood moon. we have a total lunar eclipse in the western united states. in the east you might see shading on the edge of the moon after about 10 minutes to 6:00. karen we have another round of precip coming for thursday night. details on that coming up. >> if it only happens once in a blue moon you can expects it to happen today. i know this is really hard to see but the ramp from 100 southbound to 202 southbound just reopened. that was a spot where we had that big accident with the tractor-trailer and it has since cleared so we are looking at a dark scene there but traffic is going to move through any minute now. this is 309 at mclaughlin road. an accident in montgomery county to montgomery township so a couple accidents out there this morning. on the big picture though no major issues on the blue route, schuylkill, i-95. pretty good shape right here. we had a disabled vehicle in ardmore. it just cleared. tr

a blue moon is the second full moon of the month. a super moon is when the moon is closer to earth in its orbit making it about 14 percent brighter... and because the eclipse is taking place in the morning, while the moon is passing through the earth's shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a blood moon.sound from rick elphic planetary scientist with nasa :it's not often you get to see something like this. rick elphic planetary scientist with nasa, explains how that red color we see on the blood moon is light cast from earth... sound from rick elphic planetary scientist with nasa :it's all the sunrises and sunsets of earth only red makes it out of the atmospherethe lunar eclipse takes place between 4am and 6am. rick says if you can get up to a higher elevation where you can see the western horizon without obstacles that would be good.... sound from rick elphic planetary scientist with nasa :binoculars are good in mountain view gabe slate kron 4 news here is a live look at san francisco.. where we wil also see the moon tomorr

it's called a blue moon, because it's the second full moon in january. it's a super moon because it will be on a close track to earth and it's a lunar eclipse at the same time. 4:51 in the morning to 6:07 in the morning on wednesday, set your clocks, you have to get up and see that. and another side note here, super bowl sunday, you can watch it here on nbc bay area, people going to be there walking in the stadium at 7 degrees. >> oh. no. no. no. >> notme either. >> we will pick the family room/living room. >> potato skins. >> nachos, pizza, ice cream. everything. >> so, it's a jackpot of a different kind, the warning from the secret service of what can happen to your neighborhood atm. >> and we have jimmy. >> hey, guys, dakota johnson is my guest tonight. and we have nbc nightly news anchor lester holt and jason aldean, it's great fun. >> speaking of the super bowl, the average ticket price on stubhub right now, $5500. the least expensive ticket, $3,000. the affordable option we mentioned it, watch the game here on nbc bay area. and on the twitter feed,