now imagine the grand canyon has erupting vol canno in the sky. the eclipse is like. host: what is your favorite part of watching the eclipse? guest: the things you can't see otherwise. can't see those specific stars that we'll see during the them atugust, i can see night in february. worried about looking at the stars, looking at the can see ity time you is during the eclipse. didn't mention, we get around the horizon, 360 egrees around the horizon, we get sunset colors. dark where the sun is and gets down to the ground and on the ground it is just after colors. it goes all the way around. professor, thank you for your time. thank you. > we're joined by the guest we started with, you heard a lot of things. science related question, can recap what he asked and the answer was? i don't remember. uest: he was talking about the solar cycle, e will asking, if the sun or eclipse will because of the position in the solar cycle. two things, one, i'm not that part expert in of astronomy, i study planets sun,nd other stars, not the i was trying to work out the physics in my hea

why do people climb everest, why do people want to go to the grand canyon? because it is there. it is something you should see in your life. now we have one coming across the u.s.. it is an opportunity to engage with people in science in an atypical way. people have a view of science, i'm guessing a lot of viewers won't seem he has stereotypical image of the scientist. most people have an idea about what sciences. can really draw on getting people excited about science and that is something we need right now. >> what do you hope people learn or take away from monday's total solar eclipse? angela: there are a few different things i would like people to learn. overall, what i would really like people to see is the world is an amazing place. the universe is an amazing lace and occasionally, it gives an amazing show and this is what you get to see. i would like some people to get -- that science is something that impacts our lives every single day, and this is a way of drawing them into that and i want to generate fans of science. >> what will people see? angela: it depends on exact

it's one of those things, why do people climb everest, why do people want to go to the grand canyon? because it is there. it is something you should see in your life. now we have one coming across the u.s. it is an opportunity to engage with people in science in an atypical way. people have a view of science, i'm guessing a lot of viewers won't see me as the stereotypical image of the scientist. most people have an idea about what science is. can really draw on getting people excited about science and that is something we need right now. >> what do you hope people learn or take away from monday's total solar eclipse? angela: there are a few different things i would like people to learn. overall, what i would really like people to see is the world is an amazing place. the universe is an amazing place , and occasionally, it gives an amazing show and this is what we will get to see. getuld like some people to that science is something that impacts our lives every single day, and this is a way of drawing them into that and i want to generate fans of science. >> what will people see? ange

it is a little bit like i want to go to the grand canyon. the grand canyon's call and you see a picture of it and it is cool, but you want to see it in the flesh. host: what is your favorite part of watching the eclipse? guest: the things you can't see otherwise. although we cannot see specific stars that we can see during the day in august, i can see them at night in february. i am not looking at the stars. i am looking at the corona. the only time you can see it is during the eclipse. that is the only opportunity. one thing i did not mention is that we get around the horizon, for 360 degrees, we get sunset colors. is just after sunset colors. you see that normally driving west after sunset, but now it goes all the way around. i want to see that. host: professor, thank you for your time. guest: thank you. >> tonight, president trump will be giving an address on u.s. policy in afghanistan and south asia. he will make his remarks in fort myer at arlington, virginia. live coverage begins at 9:00 here on c-span. you can also listen with the fre

why do people want to go to the grand canyon? because it is one of those things you should see in your life. now we have this one coming across the u.s. it is an opportunity to engage with people in science and an atypical way. i am guessing a lot of viewers will probably not see me as the classical, stereotypical image of a scientist. most people have an idea of what science is. we can draw on getting people excited about science. that is something we need right now. >> what do you hope people learn or take away from monday's total solar eclipse? there are a few different things i would like people do, but overall, what i would like anple to see is the world is amazing place. the universe is an amazing place. occasionally, it gives us an amazing show. this is what we're going to get to see. i would like people to get science is something that influences and impacts our lives every single day. this is a way of drawing them into that. i want to generate fans of science. >> what will people see? >> it depends on exactly where they

it's also a little bit like the grand canyon is cool and you see a picture of it but when you do it's kind of like that but it has a volcano in the middle and bus guat the sky and that is whe eclipse is like. >> what is your favorite part of watching the eclipse? >> things you can't see otherwise over the weekend see what we would see during the day in august. the only thing you can see a disturbing and eclipse so it is the only opportunity. the other thing i didn't mention is that he also get all the way around the horizon and we get sunset colors. you see that normally driving west but now it goes all the way around. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you. good afternoon.

why do they want to go to the grand canyon question because it's there and you can and it's one of those things you should see in your life. now we have this one that's coming across the u.s. and it's an opportunity to engage with people in science in an atypical way. people have a view of science. and guessing many see me as a stereotypical image of a scientist. most people have ideas about what science is. we can really draw on getting people excited about science. that's something we need right now. >> what you hope people learn or take away from the solar eclipse. >> there's a few different things that i'd like people to learn, but overall i'd like people to see that the world is an amazing place. the universe is an amazing place and occasionally it gives us an amazing show and this is what were going to get to see. i'd like people to get, science is something that influences our lives every single day, and this is a way of drawing into that. >> will people see. >> it depends on exactly where they are because the entire country will see a partial eclipse but let's concentrate on the

we're going to go to the grand canyon. >> oh, my god. >> we're going to the grand canyon. >> so excitedrand canyon. >> reporter: and just a few weeks and two plane rides later, it was all happening. wh who is ready for a train ride? come on. our adventure began in williams, arizona. >> pet him right there. he hasn't bit anybody there in weeks. >> weeks? >> reporter: aboard the iconic grand canyon railway. hey, guys, i have a one-track mind. sorry. i lost my train of thought. let's move our caboose out of here. >> really boarding the majestic grand canyon railway. a two-hour journey, rolling down the rails to the rim of the grand canyon. they have cowboys, music, gorgeous scenery and a lot of pain trees. king of the railroad. moments after getting off the train -- here we go, guys. getting close. -- we were just steps away from seeing one of the most breathtaking sights in the world. this has taken millions and millions and millions of years to form. >> oh. wow. this is so pretty. >> reporter: have you ever seen anything like that? >> no. >> this is amazing. >> reporter: even from the pi

two teens lost in the grand canyon for five days are thanking their rescuers. in 100-degree heat they survived the or deal with two granola bars and puddles of water. their survival instincts kicked in and did everything they could to get help. finally a rescue helicopter spotted them and brought them tosafety. >> all right thanks for sticking with us. the approach of hurrican harvey caused cold play to postpone their show in houston. houston is expected to get rain from harvey. they said they are ready to play but wouldn't want anyone to risk their lives to see their show. >>> 5:23 a.m. delta is putting a few face on customer service efforts. the airline the first in the country to use video chat, it allows customers to use a screen from the airport and reach a live person. delta is the first u.s. airline to employ this kind of of technology. they are testing the service at reagan national airport in washington. >>> looking to get fit and relieve stress how about yoga with goats. alicia vitarelli shows us how it works. >> reporter: every saturday on mountain p

i'm writing this two days after a breathtaking visit to arizona's grand canyon. breathtaking still hasn't gone the way of awesome although i fear it may. to many native american tribes grand canyon is a sight of numerous origin mixed from havasu pie to the zuni, and of the hopi dead. if i were forced to choose a religion that's the kind of religion i could go for. the grand canyon statue on religion our classing the petty smallness and few colt o which through his dark accident still afflict the world. in the dark night i walked out along the south rim of the canyon, lay down on the low wall and gave up the milky way i was looking back had in time witnessing scene from 100,000 years ago when the light set out on its long quest to dive through my pupils and spark my retinas. at daunt following morning i return to the spot shuttered with vertigo as a i realize where i had been lying in the dark. [laughter] and looked down towards the canyon floor, again i was gazing into the past two billion years in this case. back to a time when only microbes stirred sightless be

. >> but things went horribly wrong after they took a detour and became lost in the grand canyon fordays. abc's adrienne bankert picks up the story there. >> reporter: a remarkable story of survival. best friends reese mcmichael and rowan fitches' summer adventure to the grand canyon became mission impossible. lost in 100-degree temperatures for five days. out of water the first day, dehydrated, drinking from puddles. >> we found a few areas where water would just barely trickle out of the ground. >> reporter: rationing what little food they had. >> every day we'd eat a piece of a granola bar about that big. >> exhausted trying not to panic the teens' survival instincts kicked in. >> we made a big sign with like rocks. >> reporter: but on the fifth day their lifeline came by way of a helicopter. >> i had this big lifeguard whistle. i started blowing and were like waving branches at it and stuff. >> reporter: adrienne bankert, abc news, new york. >> incredible survival story there. >>> in the meantime, some quick thinking appears to have helped a man save his own life after he was dum

this issue if i were forced to choose a religion that is the kind of religion i could go for the grand canyon has stature not just the of petty squabbling colts that still afflict the of world. [laughter] in "the dark knight" i'll look down along the south rim of the canyon to gaze up at the milky way. looking back in time with this the 100,000 years ago with the light sent out on its quest at dawn the following morning and returned to the spot as a realized where i was lying in the dark i looked down toward the canyon floor gis into the past back to a time with their own the microbes beneath the milky way joined by a prehistoric creatures in even dinosaurs. won the evening up the canyon a soul spring into existence like a white that came on. in a typical human soul legend the on the scale of beethoven. it is said to silly like an overwhelming sense of personal identity. is an illusion constructed as to radians might speculate the of a singular purpose that helps us to survive. [applause] >> i will tell you what i wrote is richard dawkins getting spiritual on us?. >> that is not the point to.

two teens got lost in the grand canyon for days with only two g granola bars to eat. >> they are sharing their story. >> reporter: two teen ons a cross country road trip to start college getting a five day crash course this survival after they turned off a trail during what was supposed to be a day long hike in the grand canyon and got lost. >> i don't think i could have done it with anyone else other than rowen. >> reporter: stranded in 100-degree heat with no cell phone signal to call for help, running out of water on the first day. surviving by drinking from puddles and rationing the one granola bar each. >> every day we would eat a piece about that big. >> reporter: the 18-year-old hiding out in the shade but making sure if rescuers came for them they would know where to look. >> we made a big sign with rocks at the base of the trail that pointed to where we were. >> reporter: it worked. on the fifth day a helicopter flew past and the stranded best friends were spotted. >> i had this big life guard whistle. i started blowing. we're like waving branches at it. >> reporter: rescuers br

they turned off a trail in a day-long hike in the grand canyon and got love. >> i don't think i could have done it with anyone else other than r 100-degree heat with no cell phone signal toal call for help. running out of water on the first day. surviving drinking from puddles and rationing the one granola bar each they carried with them. >> every day we'd eat a piece of a granola bar that big. >> hiding out in the shade but making sure if the rescues came for them they would know where to look. >> we made a sign with rocks at the base of the trail that pointed where we were. >> it worked. on the fifth day a helicopter flew past and the stranded best friends were spotted. >> i had a big lifeguard whistle. i start blowing. we are waving at it. >> rescuers from the national park service bringing them to safety. they were dehydrated but okay. >> they learned a big lesson saying if they go hiking again they will take experts' advice to bring maps and tell others where they are going. marci gonzalez, angeles. >> it's a hurricane that is going to prove more dangerous than many hurricanes. >

. >>> here at home, rangers in grand canyon national park believe they found the body of a woman who disappeared during a hike with her children. sarah beetle disappeared on tuesday. her children ages 10 and 11 are safe. she had left them in a secure area to find water after one of the kids started feeling dizzy from heat exhaustion. she is described as an experienced backpacker and hiker. the national park service is conducting an investigation. >>> we're learning new details about that chemical spill in north carolina that sent dozens of kids to the hospital. authorities say all those kids are doing much better. they were getting a swimming lesson at the ymca when they were overcome by fumes from the leaking chemicals. a problem with the fuel pump caused chemicals to mix in a way that wasn't intended. >> they said i needed to meet them at the emergency room. >> came o spitting up. then they told everybody to get out of the pool. >> i can just imagine. that pool remains closed as it undergoes repairs. witnesses say they could smell the fumes from the street. every year pool chemical

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grand canyon is fine. it hasn't been that many years since the national forest was [inaudible]onument those are two places that can never be fixed. arizona where the majority of them are. they go in there and start building in tearing of the land, that is the end. my favorite place in the whole , you have to climb up the rocks to get up there and there's a lean to and inside you find places where they ground their corn. it is surrounded by crass. do you think that's surrounded by grass. do you think anybody out there to make money cares about it at all? no they don't. as far as building, you go to tucson and look where they copper mined. they don't fix those where they are done. that mountain is gone. no, don't do this. host: thank you for the call. guest: that is the argument that one side is making. these precious places to precious to be developed. to some extent, secretary zinke has rolled out any change at all to six of the 27 monuments that are under review. only a handful of them will be changed. it

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best friends reese and rowen's summer adventure to the grand canyon became mission impossible. lost in 100 degree temperatures for five days. out of water the first day, dehydrated, drinking from puddles. >> we found a few areas where water would just barely trickle out of the ground. >> rationing what little food they had. >> every day, we would eat a piece of a granola bar about that big. >> exhausted, trying not to panic, the teens' survival instincts kicked in. >> we made a big sign with rocks. >> on the five day, their lifeline came. by way of a helicopter. >> i this big life guard whistle. i start blowing. we're waving branches at it and stuff. >> coming up at 7:00 a.m., more on how these two best friends made it out alive. with your "gma" first look, abc news, new york. >> it's 5:15. a san diego teen caught trying to smuggle a tiger cub into the country could face up to 20 years in prison. court documents say the 18-year-old bought this cub on the streets of tijuana for $300. u.s. customs and border protection officers found the bengal tire during an inspection wednesday

. >> grand canyon university basketball team is in barcelona. two players are from the bay area. both graduated in monroe catholic high school. >> the team was on its way to play a game outside of the city when they heard news of the attack. >> back here in the bay area, san francisco police say they have increased their presence around landmarks. they also know of no threats. >> a local restaurant owner spoke to her aunt in barcelona. her son acted as an interpretor as we talked about the tragedy. >> it's one of the most famous streets in barcelona and the world. there's so many tourists there every year. it's very disappointing to see so many people die, innocent people. >> the restaurant contains many mementos. >> we alerted you to the attack moments after it happened this morning through the abc 7 news app. we'll continue to send breaking developments on this and any other breaking news. > you can help honor nose who died by sharing this badge we created. you can find it on our facebook page. >>> the effort to make bart safer. a new police chief promised to reduce crime on a

know, these are public owned by all americans across this country, whether hey are in arizona, grand canyon or bears ears in utah, and the list goes on. asked, we ask that -- from the secretary zenke he tell us what is the who are the review, stake holders that you are levelg with, what was the agreement omment and and disagreement with any changes to bears ears or any of four her monuments, monuments under review in arizona. on and this act to ery deliberate issue begin to minimize importance of marginalize importance of public and conservation and see possibilities exist for industry on those lands. multi use ys been with public lands. yes, to derive resources from of the or the benefit american people, but also at the for time to conserve perpituity the legacy of these monuments, s, these these special places that are country. this it is going on. host: let me jump in, time list and ut out a arizona is number eight in terms of federal land ownership. map that theom the center part of the state, the is in orange and blue either national forest or wilderness or part of the national parks s

advil. >>> we're back now with that remarkable rescue out of the grand canyon.e days lost in that national park surviving on just two granola bars and puddles of water. millions of americans visit national parks each year and on average there are more than 2,000 rescue operations. abc's adrienne bankert is in new jersey this morning with more on the story. good morning, adrienne. >> reporter: good morning to you, too, amy. these two have known each other since kindergarten. memory before they both went away to college. this -- what happened in arizona is something neither of their families will ever forget. reese mcmichael and rowan fitch's summer adventure to the grand canyon became mission impossible, lost in 100-degree temperatures for five days. out of water the first day, dehydrated, drinking from puddles. >> we found a few areas where water would just barely trickle out of the ground. >> reporter: rationing what little food they had. >> every day we'd eat a piece of a granola bar about that big. >> reporter: exhausted trying not to panic their survival ins

these are public lands, owned by all americans across this country, whether they are in arizona, grand canyon or bears ears in utah, and the list goes on. we have asked, we ask that -- and demanded from the secretary zenke that he tell us what is the criteria for review, who are the stake holders that you are meeting with, what was the level of public comment and agreement and disagreement with any changes to bears ears or any of the other monuments, four monuments under review in arizona. agreement blic comment and and disagreement with any changes to bears ears or any of four her monuments, monuments under review in arizona. on and this act to ery deliberate issue begin to minimize importance of marginalize importance of public and conservation and see possibilities exist for industry on those lands. multi use ys been with public lands. yes, to derive resources from of the or the benefit american people, but also at the for time to conserve perpituity the legacy of these monuments, s, these these special places that are country. this it is going on. host: let me jump in, time list and ut ou