we are six minutes away from carbondale, illinois. i understand there fsz cloud overthere, is that the case. it may impair visibility here. . i don't know if you can sense the difference from the prior time that we talked to now, the atmosphere has changed completely. now it is one of anticipation. you see there was a band that is silence now. people are starting to get really excited pointing to the sky. i don't know if you can hear it all around me, but the temperature also cropped considerably. mother nature is just amazing in these moments. little kids are holding hands with their parents and the crowd is just going wild over this, craig. everyone putting these glasses on, they were giving when they came into the stadium. i'm just getting goose bumps here. nasa is giving out these binocula binoculars, and they're safe to watch the eclipse with these. so people wearing the classglas and some watching with the binoculars. they have been giving safety instructions to people over the mega phone. there are people with blankets behind m

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i have my fingers crossed for you in carbondale.d out of your way. >> there you have it. mason: here in carbondale, illinois, one of the reasons we're here, it will be the longest, almost the longest here. 2:38. >> 23:00 where we're standing at the stadium. it's a little longer south to the center line. >> mason: a second or. two. >> yes. mason: for astronomers aoer second counts there. is a huge celebration here on the campus. >> hello, anthony, it's a party atmosphere. they have music, competitions with members of the audience. they were playing like will jackson just now. a moon walking competition. the crowd was clearing. now it's starting to approach. it's a little cooler. more of the sun is being covered by the moon. as you mentioned there is a giant cloud. we hope that we get some wind to move that out of here. this will be, if any indication of what has happened what will happen, this will be so festive once we're in totality. the temperature is expected to drop even more. up to 10° when the moon fully covers the sun. we wil

the train goes from chicago to carbondale and then back.table seat with complete strangers to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience in total darkness. we boarded the amtrak eclipse express to carbondale early this morning. but passengers were anything but sleepy. >> why did the sun quit college? because it already had a million degrees. >> reporter: they were full of jokes and anticipation. >> why are you going on this train? >> because i want to see the eclipse. >> you think carbondale is the best place to see it? >> yeah. >> reporter: some came with families, others rode solo. >> i was bound and determined to get on this train and to see this total eclipse of the sun. >> reporter: amtrak employees handed out gift bags with special eclipse viewing sunglasses for wherever we chose to watch. many will bus to southern illinois university's football stadium for a nasa watch party. we arrive in carbondale a few hours before the moon crosses over into the path of the sun. then we've got some time to kill there during the event itself and afterwa

we are on the edge of a total eclipse in carbondale, illinois.f the sun is peeking out. but the cloud has cleared just far enough away. the final flare of sunlight appearing through one of the lunar valleys will make its way through. look how dark it is getting, anthony. check it out, look around. it is amazing. >> reporter: it is amazing to hear the crowd's roar echo across the campus. >> there it is. look at the corona, see it? >> reporter: there it is. >> oh. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: carbondale, illinois gets its total eclipse. defying the clouds. >> the cloud moved in for a moment and i thought it was going to ruin this party but the forces of darkness united and did something good for a change. boom, here we go. look at that. [ cheering and applause ]. >> reporter: wow. that is something. when i'm looking through the glasses right now you don see a thing, it is dark. when you take the glasses off, it is a total eclipse. the ferrari family from england is watching right now. what do you think? >> it is amazing. everything has go

with thanks to southern illinois university, i'm anthony mason in carbondale.h the president's address. ♪[ music ] >>> so right now, we're under a threat for storms and flooding. parts of two maryland counties were under a tornado warning for a portion of the evening tonight. let's get over to topper with the latest. >> checking these pictures out, adam. this is from st. mary's county, and they were under the tornado warning between 5:00 and 5:30. forecaster nicky took this. and it looks to me like tay picture shows something on the ground. here's even a better shot of pretty much the same storm. a great pick you are -- picture there. we do have reports of trees down. massive flooding, this is at trinity

the train goes from chicago to carbondale and then back.ing the train is done dahler. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we picked up a few more passengers in champaign, boarded in the middle of the night. those folks are taking a little nap, resting up for the day's events. when amtrak announced the special train, 409 tickets sold out in less than a day. people thought, i don't need to get a row tell room or a rental car. that's a good look. instead i get a comfortable seat with complete strangers to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience in total darkness. we boarded the amtrak eclipse express to carbondale early this morning. but passengers were anything but sleepy. >> why did the sun quit college? because it already had a million degrees. >> reporter: they were full of jokes and anticipation. >> why are you going on this train? >> because i want to see the eclipse. >> you think carbondale is the best place to see it? >> yeah. >> reporter: some came with families, others rode solo. >> i was bound and determined to get on this train

just in the past couple of days that i've been here in carbondale. i've met people from japan, mexico, spain, france. and a lot of families, especially. families like the reagan family. how are you guys? >> good, and you? >> reporter: where are you coming from? >> we came from chisago. >> why was this important? >> it's a rare event and wanted our children to see it. we planned it several months ago. >> reporter: so what has your mom told you about the eclipse? >> well, you should keep your glasses on because you'll hurt your eyes if you don't, because you're looking at the sun. >> reporter: and you're prepared. let me see your glasses. you can be the expert on the next segment for the importance of glasses, craig. are you excited to see the eclipse? >> yes. and my mom and my dad told me the eclipse already started. >> reporter: yes, it did. it's about to start in the western part of the country. give me five, you guys. you were amazing. thank you so much for being with us. and craig, so many families like them, they're going to experience this toget

we saw people boarding the amtrak train en route to carbondale yesterday. backed up bumper to bumper according to state police. last night here, it was a festivallike atmosphere. street fair, food trucks. ozzy osbourne is having a concert knot of town. at this festival yesterday, we met two girlfriends who met from different places because of this astronomical phenomenon. >> i think from people upstate, up north, when we were coming through it was like all these different license plates and they were coming right here to carbondale. >> reporter: the big place here in carbondale is where they'll meet behind me, tickets required to watch this eclipse together and we know there will be crowds all over town today watching this eclipse. by the way, phillip and frances, i have two extra pair of sunglasses for you. >> oh, my goodness. >> thank you so much. i know bill has his. but he's not going to use it. i have two kids but only one. >> are we going to sleep or going to watch the eclipse? got to watch the eclipse. >> yeah, i don't want to wait seven years for th

: in carbondale, illinois, today, the spirit of america on full display. as strangers came together along the ribbon of totality, they found common ground. >> too bad you can't bottle this up and take it away. >> reporter: and when a lingering cloud finally cleared, shared joy. our country, deeply divided on so many issues, unified. >> but this is something you sit down at the dinner table tonight with your family and talk about. >> definitely a great distraction from all the nonsense you see on a daily basis. >> reporter: in a moment of darkness, a light went off. democrats and republicans sat side by side and set politics aside. >> there's more that we love than what we hate, right? don't you agree? >> i agree with that. and we share the planet earth. >> democrats, republicans, but we're all one. >> reporter: as the moon blocked the sun, not only did the temperature drop from 108 to 94 but so too did the heated arguments about politics and race. >> even with everything that's going on, you got all different type of faces and people out here that came tog

carbondale, illinois, which is over here.are having a total eclipse of the sun all through here. what happens when there is a total eclipse of the sun it's an amazing thing, it turns the sun purple. it's fascinating. this sun has a massive hole in it. this one over here, the sun in casper, wyoming, is orange. now you can forever tell your children in casper the sun is an orange-red color and in carbondale, illinois, it is purple. it is fascinating, the way the moon is here and the sun is here and the earth is here and the moon gets in between the earth and of the sun. what is it again? total eclipse of the sun. we are going to matt finn in just a minute, matt finn is about 19 minutes away. the dow has been reacting, the dow is now off three points on the sun and moon news. i don't think that they were aware on wall street this was going to happen today, the dow is lost a little bit. barry williams, look at this. barry williams is watching us in the news deck and look at that, he was watching when it was casper, wyoming, that

through carbondale, illinois, where we met him.ege town has attained celebrity status in the science world. the eclipse will linger longest in the area for 2:41. those bragging rights brought in nasa touched down in car beendale. they won't be alone. 14,000 people will pack the sold out stadium at carbondale monday. the atmosphere will be out of this world. >> the site is something that is going to please americans and make them think differently. actually change their viewpoint about living here on earth. >> reporter: the first reactions however will be in oregon, the first state to glimpse the eclipse. randall millstein who teach as -- astronomy. at oregon state university. can't wait. people people burst into tears. cry. other people dance. just stand with their jaw open. or literally fall backwards on to the ground. it's a stunning moment in their. one that they're not likely to ever forget. an precedented few that gary parkerson hos inspire long lasting change. >> the universe is -- the only thing i can think of that is sa. it

kerry sanders, nbc news, carbondale, illinois. >> pretty exciting day today.te you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nightly news" for this monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. tching and good night. >> hopping on teenage and doing a duet with taylor swift this sunday. ♪ swish, swish >> is that going to happen? >> listen, just like the sun and the moon, are taylor and katy combining their power? this is "access hollywood." swift just ended her social media eclipse, but what's with the snake? >> i have been doing a lot of thinking. >> going off script on the vegas stage britney speaks her mind. >> who is this?

crazy way, says to me, we've had 50 real estate closings in carbondale. we have 250 property force sale. for sale.perties the biggest driver of the economy is the university. there is doubt whether it will be there for students. i go to black hawk college at quad cities just yesterday, talked to a fellow in charge of admissions. the students would rather go to school in iowa, there is more certainty they will be able to finish. the state will provide whatever assistance they can provide to him than here. the damage has been done to illinois in the last 2.5 years is self-inflicted. this is not some great devastation came our way at the hand of god. it is something we've been party to. we have to do something about. i will just add, to think that we are even questioning whether we're going to open the schools of illinois on time after all this is shameful. it is disgraceful. i will say one last thing. [applause] and this may be more political, but i will say it anyway, it is beneath the dignity of a leader of the state of illinois to put one region of the s

nbc's kerry sanders reports from carbondale, illinois.nd your friends may be ready for the total eclipse, but when day turns to twilight, strange things can happen. [ howling ] >> reporter: reports dating back centuries have revealed bizarre behavior in the animal kingdom. records found by the american academy of arts and sciences show in 1544, birds ceased to sing during the eclipse, and in 1851, a colony of ants stopped moving until the light reappeared. another study found that chimpanzees would climb and point to the sky. so will tomorrow look like a scene from the hitchcock film "the birds"? >> my gut is there's nothing to worry about as far as animals going out of their minds or some chaos or animals starting to stampede, all of a sudden attacking people. it makes for a good science fiction movie, but this is not science fiction. >> reporter: ron mcgill works at zoo miami where the eclipse will be around 80%. >> bird, animals that are normally active during the daytime might start shutting down as they see that light go down, about

the town of carbondale is in darkness.versity of central lancashire and who has been working closely with colleagues at nasa on the eclipse. it is good to see you. thank you for joining us. thank you for having me. it is wonderful in carbondale, illinois. the eclipse is to do about to start. are you excited? absolutely. as a solar physicist i look at satellites with computer imagery. to see the sun in this way, particularly the corona around the moon will be spectacular. it is a very emotional experience for me as a scientist and for me as an individual to understand what it means when the sun gets blocked out in the middle of the day. you have described it as a emotional, other people have said it is mystical, like looking into the eyes of god. it is like having a hole in the sky. this should not be doing this. —— the sun should not be doing this. this could block out the bright disc of the sun. then there is the wonderful halo of the corona, the wispy gases in the atmosphere. they are usually hidden from sight. today the

let's get to carbondale, illinois. al just mentioned carbondale.his is the city where we're going to see the longest duration of totality during the eclipse. this is southern illinois. the town of carbon detail going to be dark for roughly two-and-a-half minutes. a little after 2:00 this afternoon. and they brought out their cheerleaders there, and we also brought out marianna atencio. >> reporter: craig, you can sense the excitement. a group of young ladies who want to say hi to you. do we want to say hi to craig? >> hi, craig! >> reporter: they're going to be performing inside the stadium behind me, where 15,000 people are going to be watching this eclipse together, craig. and i want to just talk to two young ladies here. this is josi. josi, you're jos josi, you're a shaker. how exciting is it to perform right after totality? >> it's really, exciting. we're just excited, because this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. we haven't seen a total eclipse yet in our lifetime, so we're excited to see it. and we're excited to go and show all these peop

kerry sanders, nbc news, carbondale, illinois. >> pretty exciting day today.te you spending part of your evening with us. that is "nightly news" for this monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> "extra" remembers the legendary jerry lewis. >> you like my glasses. >> gone at 91, his final days, his headline making final interview. >> have you ever thought about retiring? >> why? >> his rise to fame with martin and lewis. the telethon that raised billions. >> what was it like working with jerry. >> the stars remembering the icon today. p>>> plus, health battles, weigt gain, depression. the personal pain behind the laughs. >> i came so close to ending it all. >> then america mourns another icon, dick gregory. >> he was a personal hero of mine. today is a great moment, we shared over the years. >>> jay z speaks out for the first time about his elevator smackdown with beyonce's sister. >>> britney's proving she doesn't lip sync. >> is david hasselhoff in talks to be a judge. >>> then carissa's new intervie

what is happening out in carbonda carbondale. >> shepard: matt finn. are they about to jump out of their skin matt finn? >> shep we have a bit of disappointment. i don't know if my photographer can show you but a huge pile of clouds just moved directly in front of the sun and we cannot see it whatsoever. so after all this. >> shepard: no, call the production manager, remove the crowds. >> we're getting fans and trying to move them out of the way. it looks like these clouds are going to -- what are your thoughts if you don't see the eclipse? what are your thoughts if you don't see this thing? you're speechless, right? we're hoping to see it. are you going to be talking when it's it total eclipse? guys, a lot of commitment here, a lot of planning. what happens if you come all the way and have not seen the eclipse? >> you know what? the environment alone is a lot of the fun. getting everybody here who is excited about what's happening, i mean it will be dark, right? >> will you be disappointed if you don't see the thing? >> no. >> i would >> shepard: i wo

crazy way, says to me, we've had 50 real estate closings in carbondale. we have 250 property force sale. the big get driver of the economy is the university. there is doubt whether it will be there for students. i go to black hawk college at quad cities just yesterday, talked to a fellow in charge of admissions. the students would rather go to school in iowa, there is more certainty they will be able to finish. the state will provide whatever assistance they can provide to him than here. the damage has been done to illinois in the last 2 1/2 years is self-inflicted. this is not some great devastation came our way at the hand of god. it is something we've been party to. we have to do something about. i will just add, to think that we are even questioning whether we're going to open the schools of illinois on time after all this is shameful. it is disgraceful. [applause] i will say one last thing. and this may be more political, shouldn't be but i will say it anyway, it is beneath the dignity of a leader of the state of illinois to put one region of the sta

carbondale, illinois, making the most of a once in a lifetime opportunity.hat made it here from texas, michigan, florida. they chose to come here, that this was once in a lifetime opportunity, they may not be alive next time around. five minutes before the eclipse hit its totality, there was big cloud cover came through the area. we felt like a moment we would not see the eclipse, before the totality, the clouds parted ways and got a full view of the eclipse. the crowd went wild, as they say, melissa. melissa: we had the cloud, and total buzzkill in front of streets in front of fox news here. it was still pretty cool. i didn't do that much. i had glasses. i had them here. we went down to the street. we looked, we loved it, went back inside. the people where you are made a gigantic effort. how many feel like they want to do it again in a decade, i got it, i saw it, i'm done? >> reporter: okay the stadium behind me has 15,000 person capacity. looks like they hit the capacity. melissa: nice. >> reporter: people made special trips all over the country. there wil

adriana diaz, cbs news, carbondale, illinois. >> quijano: there's no need to chase the eclipse acrosstry. we'll do it for you. cbs news will bring you live coverage of the eclipse on monday, in a two-hour special, beginning at 1:00 p.m., eastern. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us, and good night. >>> most important tonight, is to laugh. >> and, well, tonight at 6:30 the world says good b

adriana diaz, cbs news, carbondale, illinois. >> quijano: there's no need to chase the eclipse acrossntry. we'll do it for you. cbs news will bring you live coverage of the eclipse on monday, in a two-hour special, beginning at 1:00 p.m., eastern. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us, and good night. simple oh, it is bright and clear right -- >>> oh, it is bright and clear out there right now, but is there a chance for showers on eclipse monday. hello. i'm debra alfarone. it's the question on everybody's mind, will the skies be clear for that solar eclipse in the dmv? let's get straight to meteorologist howard bernstein. >> tomorrow we'll have a few clouds and may see a shower or two,en a together washout or total overcast, but some areas the eclipse could get eclipsed. it's gorgeous now, generally clear skies, beautiful sunny day, humidity levels dropping after some of the storms last night this. evening no problems when is over,

carbondale also happens to be the place where it will last the longest. nbc's kerry sanders is there. hi, kerry. >> reporter: i'm at southern university in the stands, home of the salukis and there are about 1500 people here. at one point the temperature was just shy of 110. it's now down to about 92 degrees. interestingly, though, that moment could be brewing here, because right now we have a cloud. everybody is hoping for the wind to blow through. i'll put my glasses on to see if we're still looking -- yep, we still have a cloud. folks here have been out here, very happy, very excited. they've seen, as the progression has happened, it's looked like -- kind of like a banana -- how would you describe what you've seen so far? >> it's like a crescent moon, but it's the sun. >> reporter: and we have a cloud. >> oh, bummer. >> reporter: there we go. nobody can predict the weather, not he'll dylan dryer, guys. she told us we would be good but we're hoping now for those clout clouds to move through. >> i was going to move on, but i guess dylan deserves a respon

those bragging rights brought in nasa, which has touched down in carbondale.k this sold-out stadium at southern illinois university monday. mike says the atmosphere will be out of this world. >> the site is something that's going to something that really pleases americans and actually change their viewpoint about living here on earth. >> reporter: the first reactions, however, will be in oregon, the first state to glimpse the eclipse. randall millstein, who teaches astronomy at oregon state university, can't wait. >> people burst into tears, cry. other people dance, just stand with their jaw open or literally fall backwards onto the ground. it's a stunning moment in their life. >> reporter: an unprecedented few minutes that gary parkerson hopes will inspire lasting change. >> the only thing that's truly universal, it unites us in a way nothing else. it's something bigger than we are, it's free for all of us. all we have to do is look up. >> do you think the time is right to be united? >> i hope so. i think we need all the good news we can get. >> reporter: to

but carbondale, which have had 2:41 of darkness was darkened by something else. clouds. brought us into the drama. you've got 45 seconds there, and it all depends on the weather system above you. >> reporter: they are crestfallen. >> they are looking up, because this might be the only and best shot of it they get. >> reporter: but then with just seconds left, the clouds part. >> there it is. there it is. what an extraordinary gift right hear in the last final few seconds. >> reporter: in kelly, kentucky, something else emerges in the sky. >> we can see venus at this point in kelly, kentucky. i love the fact that you can sigh venus. >> reporter: even the president stepping out of the white house to watch. finally, the last major stop for the great american eclipse, charleston, south carolina. the clouds cooperating. >> you know, it really puts us in our place as far as our role in the cosmos, doesn't it? the fact that we here on earth are part of something mh start to make the long journey home. bumper to bumper traffic for miles. >> you can see the traffic coming out of

where you are, carbondale, it is the longest, two minutes 38 seconds of darkness.these little places? here on campus we have two minutes 38 seconds. that is the exact timing at our stadium just south of here. the most accurate is two minutes a6 seconds. i don't even know if people can get down the road to get to some of those places. we have 1a,000 inside the stadium and a lot more people outside, people flooding into these areas across the country to see this. bob, briefly, because we are looking at the diamond ring. what are you hoping to learn from all of this, one sentence? a better idea of the interaction between the earth and the sun. thank you forjoining us for our special coverage. let's go back to alyssa drake. how long will it take scientists to find answers from all of the data coming in?” imagine that will be quite a feat actually. it will be several months of really intensive data analysis, i would imagine. it is a long period to get scientific results.” would imagine. it is a long period to get scientific results. i was reading comments by you earlier

it will take passengers to carbondale, illinois. >> i think it is going to be a great experience to see a total eclipse with things getting dark and i think it is a once in a lifetime. >> the train arrives around 8:30 central time. we will have a live report and just about 30 minutes and this should be interesting. many businesses have been cashing in on eclipse glasses but if you do not have a pair there is other ways. one easy way to watch his take two sheets of paper and with your back turned to the subject you let the light go through and watch the different phases of the eclipse indirectly. >> the number one rule is do not improvise. if you do not know, do not chance it. >> there is a unique way mother nature can give you a show. if you stand next to a tree the shadows will appear like crescent-shaped. >> watch parties are happening all along the nation including the kel academy of sciences in san francisco and nasa will be offering a lifestream. >> we will have can live next hour and with a special report starting at 10:00 a.m.. >>> oakland students go back to school today. they h

adriana diaz, cbs news, carbondale, illinois. >> quijano: there's no need to chase the eclipse acrossountry. we'll do it for you. cbs news will bring you live coverage of the eclipse on monday, in a two-hour special, beginning at 1:00 p.m., eastern. that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us, and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh good evening, i'm juliette >>> now at 6:00, we are counting down to the solar eclipse, now just 16 hours away. good evening, kpix 5's ken bastida should have a great view of it all, he joins us live from salem, oregon, along the path of totality, what is the excitement level right now? >> reporter: yeah, a lot of exciting people here, you have got, you know, people that have been streaming into town the last several days. you can see the busy traffic and folks standing behind me here, this is normally pretty quiet historic district of salem on a sunday night. tonight there is a definite vibe in the a

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she mentioned carbondale. it's about 2:40 seconds. of the best places to experience the eclipse is solartown hoping for the best. they are pulling out all the stops for an expected crowd of 20,000. abc's matt gutman is joining the party there. matt, the crowd is really enormous. i've seen the traffic jams where people are trying to get there. >> reporter: 20,000 david just here in what's called solar fest. a spectator i spoke t different name for it. he said this is basically woodstock for nerds. you can see there are thousands of people arrayed here. there are tent cities over there to the right. 5,000 tents over there. four people to a tent over there. there are campers, 100,000 people who have inundated this area. madras population, just under 6,000. an amazing spectacle here right here that has been converted into the world's prime viewing site. nasa is based here as well because this place should offer the most unobscured sight. it's almost so near that i could look into the sun. one hitch is there have been wildfires in the area

look at this, just minutes from now the moon will pass over carbondale, illinois, and last time a total solar eclipse moved across the entire country it actually happened nearly 100 years ago. so this is an amazing day. this is a historic occasion, and we have got all of it for you as we witness over the next hour, this historic event. i got the glasses too. i'm trish regan, welcome to "the intelligence report." parts of the country have already experienced the total solar eclipse. we have phenomenal video coming from oregon. this is what it looks like the solar eclipse happens, when the move is moving between the earth and the sun, and blocking light from the sun. but a total eclipse happens because the sun is 400 times wider. can you imagine that? 400 times wider than the moon is. it is 400 times further away. having a total eclipse moved the entire country, or across the entire country i should say is extremely rare, very, very rare. last time anything like this happened, you have to go back to 1918. less than 20 minutes from now, folks in carbondale, illinois, will get to experience

up next we are heading to carbondale, illinois small college town was the eclipse center. they had the longest opportunity to view the solar eclipse and jeff flock was there for the event. >> thank god, lauren, it took a while because the clouds blocked it for a while. i was prepared to be disappointed by this, i was not at all. ly show you the whole event in just a in the middle of the night. hold on dad... moment. maybe? you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. with some big news about type 2 diabetes. you have type 2 diabetes, right? yes. so let me ask you this... how does diabetes affect your heart? it doesn't, does it? actually, it does. type 2 diabetes can make you twice as likely to die from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or stroke. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. you didn't know that. no. yeah. but, wait, there's good news for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit. jardia

>> reporter: chris, carbondale, illinois, has bragging rights.t will experience 2:38 of darkness, more than anywhere else in the country, and there's a festival-like atmosphere behind me, a street fair. there's also a science fair behind me for geeks and nerds and visitors alike. i of met people from all over the world and all over the country. and we're going to see most of the action here in this stadium behind me. they're about to open the doors np will host 50,000 people to watch this eclipse together. that's where we met, michael waiting to go inside. >> yes. >> reporter: you're from oregon, so why did you end up here? >> i moved to st. louis about four years ago and a friend of mine told me he had an extra ticket to see the eclipse down here, and so i found out about that saturday evening and so decided to drive down here and got up at ab4:00 this morning and -- >> reporter: and you're here. you're meeting up with your friend who you haven't seen in a while. >> a couple years. >> reporter: you've come prepared. show chris your glasses. >> g

jeff flock now in carbondale, illinois. what are you seeing there?so, neil, seeing -- as maybe you canning see -- we're seeing cheerleaders too. but there are clouds in the sky that have moved in since we last talked. that potentially could obscure us. we're about 25 minutes away now from totality here, and look at this stadium. this is southern illinois university in carbondale, and i'll tell you, it is packed. and it's hot as all get out out here. everybody's got these fans, this young lady's got a fan. >> hi. >> reporter: are you staying reasonably cool? >> yes, i am. [laughter] >> reporter: you must want to pass out out here. i'm sweating like crazy. is this worth it? >> oh, yeah. it's a lot of fun. >> reporter: why did you comesome. >> we wanted to see the totality. >> >> reporter: we're 25 minutes away. are you worried about these clouds? >> it looks okay. i hope so, i hope we'll be good. >> reporter: oh, i see corey. hey, thanks for coming over. corey job is the illinois tourism director. real quick, this is beyond your wildest dreams. >> over

that's what everybody came here to see. >> carbondale will also be in the path of totality. that eclipse is not going to be coast to coast. the solar eclipse didn't reach totality here in the washington region. but that didn't stop people from getting outside, to get a good view. one of the best spots to catch the eclipse in d.c.? where else? the washington monument. here's what our own mike valerio saw. >> it's a view to the heavens with a pinnacle poking through. very top of the washington monument. >> you're going to get trees. >> well, you can get a mountain. >> reporter: it's an incredibly difficult shot to get. ready with not one, but three cameras. >> you won't see anything. >> reporter: he and hundreds of others, thought this would be a little >> there are a lot of great monuments. but a lot of monuments, you'd be nowhere near the sun. >> reporter:we tracked the moon moving from atop the monument. >> are you happy with what you're capturing so far? >> i am. >> reporter: these are just apreview on what we'll see of postcards, for that matter, facebook feeds for years

here in carbondale it's a once in a seven year event.not necessarily not going to see it maybe it's this place and maybe they'll come back again in seven years but right now you can't tell. there's disappointment. there you go. we're starting to get a little break in the cloud. you can't update me about the clock. we might be under 30 seconds left of totality. we got a cloud really messing with us right now david. >> oh, we feel your pain. 18 seconds left. if anything changes t.j. we'll come back to you. as you mentioned any place they can handle the clouds or a moment of indecisive weather -- >> there it is. >> oh, you can see a little sliver. look. five seconds left. >> that's it. >> look at that. just a hint right there. just before it ended. what an extraordinary gift right there in the last final few seconds. >> we'll take it david. we'll take it. >> all right. t.j. we'll come back in just a moment. i want to get to kelly, kentucky. clayton you had an amazing report from there over the weekend. it's known this particular place in ke

. >>> "cbs evening news" will have much more, anthony mason anchoring live from carbondale illinois and they will have reports from across the country happening at 6:30 right here after "eyewitness news" at 6:00. >>> in other news protesters gathered at frank rizzo statue in center city calling for its removal. >> meantime statue supporters who were supposed to hold a rally are gearing up for a meeting with the mayor. "eyewitness news" reporter joe holden is live at the statue with the future hanging in the balance, joe. >> reporter: good evening to you guys, the statue is, still surrounded by some members of the philadelphia police department, the barricades remain up here but it really appears at this moment philadelphia police have been in a somewhat of a stand down mode, the crew remaining here that was protesting is still out in the middle of jfk boulevard, members of the philadelphia police strike force and bike patrol pretty much making sure that they do not get hit by traffic, jfk boulevard is still opened but matt my photographer if you can swing around it is causing a jam up b