in madras, oregon.l you the city, the reason the city was picked was because it was going to have clear skies, this is absolutely incredible. if you look around it's like a beautiful sunset. you can see mt. jefferson behind me and some of the orcas cade mountains in a smokey haze they have wildfires returning, but it is beautiful. people are ooohing and awwing you can hear their reactions here, anthony. [ cheering and applause ] isn't that great? >> mason: wow. reporter: it's spectacular. i'm sure you heard as well people describe if they have seen it before just how everyone reacts in a different way. i was feeling so anxious like the mayor was just to see this happen. now to take it in, it's just breathtaking. >> mason: even on television. it really is. >> reporter: the cheers, we have talked earlier, he was planning to start crying because she felt that this is such an emotional experience. i think to be in a place like this -- everybody is excited about this. it looks like -- we have a little bit of

american express open. >>> welcome back excitement in madras, oregon this is a live picture from madrasoregon, right now. we cannot see jane at all because it's pitch black let's go to jane jane, are people getting excited? what do you see? >> reporter: not yet the roar is starting to build here as we get closer and closer we are approximately three minutes away from total eclipse. before that happens, you'll start to see the edge of the moon shimmer what what is called bailey beads after that happens, the sun will be fully blocked by the moon what we should see and we're feeling the temperature go way down, my goodness, i would say we've dropped at least ten degrees from a while ago we will have a 360-door sort of sunset around us as this happens. we are now two minutes away from the first total solar eclipse in the united states since 1979 the first coast-to-coast one since 1918 people here -- i'm going to take my glasses off to look around. it is getting dark it's sort of dousk-like people are getting their glasses on and i don't want to miss this myself either. they are expecting du

in madras oregon, dan springer, fox news. >>> california's electric power grid held up just fine during the eclipse. the independent system operator which oversees the bulk of california's electric power generation says operations were unaffected. officials say they did see a sharp decline in solar production as the eclipse made its way across california the production picked right back up again as soon as the eclipse past. >>> another crash involving a u.s. navy ship. the investigation now underway with 10 sailors missing. >>> removing the final pieces of the old eastern span of the bay bridge. how it will affect drivers next month. >>> we are back with the forecast for the rest of the week which will be warmer than what we have seen today. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday si

oregon. jamie yuccas joined the growing chorus in the small town of madras. >> reporter: this is all for the >> reporter: the narrow road through some central oregon towns tar a parking lot. what eclipse watchers are facing hemid the throngs of peoplein a sense ofg t, calm. 30 miles await in madras, oregon. the clear skies have solar eclipse experts picking madras was unof the locations in the united states. >> say it was a sleepily, agricultural town. >> not anymore. by the morning of the eclipse, madras, population, 6,200 could grow to 200,000. lisa betimo was hired two years ago as madras eclipse planner. >> hustle, bustle, excitement and anticipation. >> you are going to get last minute people who go, i'm so close, just going to go to madras to see it in totality. >> we will get those. no way of counting how many people will come. we know there will be a lot. >> they're already coming in droves. madras municipal airport gets three flights an hour. planes now arriving every three minutes. at this rv park, where all the spaces sold out months ago the party started for this group who drove i

madras, oregon, going dark for 2:04, and then that sliver of sun coming back. 100,000 people just in this part of oregon, outside of madras, feasting their eyes on a spectacle many of us will never get to see again. the shadow marching eastward averaging 1,800 miles an hour, reaching a place known as "carhenge" in alliance, nebraska -- american cars forming a replica of stonehenge built by a family 30 years ago. 38 cars rescued from nearby farms, from the dumps. they painted them all gray. but right now you can't see the color. you can just see the outline of them under that extraordinary moment there. the spectacle landing in city after city including the so-called capital of the eclipse -- carbondale, illinois. but carbondale, which should have had 2:41 of darkness, was darkened by something else -- clouds. you guys have brought us into the drama, and you have 45 seconds there, and it all depends on the weather system above you. thousands who traveled there crestfallen. they're looking up because this might be the only and best shot of it they get. but then, with just seconds left,

it began in madras oregon.hat was the first place 1:20 this afternoon our time to witness it and we kind of put together a collection of events, collection of pictures to show you how it transgressed and how the progressed right there. >> it's been wonderful to watch, you know. those who are in the path of totality have this experience so this is the view because that's the 100 percent as we are close to 80 percent here in the lehigh and delaware valley coming up in about one minute and 20 seconds. let's head out to cecily tynan as we get ready for the solar eclipse the best view we'll have cecily in just about one minute. >> we showed from the belmont plateau it looks exactly like that except for if you're viewing through these glasses the sun appears kind of orangey yellow and do you have to take breaks -- there we go, that's a picture from the belmont plateau with the special filter. if you're looking through the glasses it's the same image instead of the sun looking white it's kind of orange. it's kind of n

for "nightly business report," jane wells, madras, oregon. >>> still ahead, can't find a house to buywhy some are blaming the baby boomers. >>> even in these dog days of summer, there is still robust demand for home buying. the trouble is, there's very little to buy and one generation may be making matters worse. diana olick takes a look at why baby boomers are staying put. >> reporter: baby boomer lorraine goldberg loves her five-bedroom suburban maryland loved raising her two sons here. >> they built forts. they had shows. they had -- it was just wonderful. r >> reporter: and still lov in h luxurious backyard. >> my friends come over, yes. >> reporter: that's good. >> yeah. >> reporte she admits -- >> i'm in a neighborhood by myself that really i don't belong in. >> reporter: her kids are grown and gone. she and her husband divorced. after nearly 40 years here, she'd like to downsize to something more urban, but -- >> it's actually less expensive to stay here than move into the city. i don't know what to do and i keep calling realtors and driving them crazy and so then i just stay h

. >> reporter: madras, oregon. >> feasting their eyes on a spectacular that many of us will never get >> reporter: a shadow marching eastward, averaging 1800 miles an hour, reaching a place known as car henge. american cars creating a replica of stonehenge. >> they painted them all gray. but you can't see the color, you can see the outline of them under that extraordinary moment there. >> reporter: the spectacular landing in city after city, including the so-called capital of the eclipse, carbondale, illinois. but carbondale, which have had 2:41 of darkness was darkened by something else. clouds. you guys have 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 thi

this was the scene in madras, oregon, where it started. how about being in the sky? alaska airlines tweeting out this fascinating image of the eclipse. >> cool. pretty cool video from the international space station. take a close look at the black spot near the top of your screen. i can't see it -- >> i'm waiting for it. >> the black spot at the top of the screen. all right. >> it's there. it's there. >> we hope you followed experts' advice and didn't stare straight at the eclipse. some people did. president trump among them. unlike attorney general sessions, daughter ivanka, and others who peeked without the protective eyewear. not for long, he eventually popped it on to protect his eyes. >> good news, you won't have to wait an entire century for another one. seven years. it will be seen in a diagonal path from texas to maine on april 8th, 2024. don't look directly into that one no matter who's president. >> no, you're not supposed to. >>> president trump laying out a revised strategy in afghanistan. >> a core pillar of our new strategy is a shift from a time-based

ramie yuccas is in madras, oregon, a small town gearing up for its big day in the sun-- and moon. er reporter: madras is the epicenter for eclipse watchers in oregon. families are coming to solar- fest to get glasses, and to fearn. are you excited to see the eclipse? why? >> because sun! and the moon. >> reporter: thousands are headed here. spectators, entertainers, and vendors are all packing the small agriculture town. madras has a better chance for fear skies than anywhere else erong the line of totality. mayor royce embank. you guys have never seen anything like this before. >> no, no. the most we've seen, probably was maybe 10,000 at the air show, and that was over a two- ay period. >> reporter: so you're multiplying it by 10. >> i know, i know. t n't that neat? >> reporter: it wasn't just neat t lysa vattimo, who the city hired to plan. the eclipse was an opportunity. >> there's a hustle and a bustle and kind of an excitement and an anticipation. nt reporter: in downtown madras there's a new clothing store. an arts and crafts store reopened as a wine and craft beer store. do you

>> the interest, what's going on in madras, oregon, which is a zoo. that tells it all right there. it really does. >> reporter: and you're an astronomy buff. what does this mean to you, this solar eclipse? >> it's just a big, huge event. it is astronomical. >> reporter: so just to be clear do not look directly at the sun. today when the solar eclipse takes place it's not like the sun is any more dangerous today than yesterday and it will be tomorrow. it's a novelty, a lot of people are. you want to have protection so if you can get the solar glasses, other tips to put up on the tv screen. if you do have the solar glasses, the paper ones, make sure they're not scratched or damaged because they become less effective. if you have a telescope or binoculars as you heard eric mennin mentioned, do not rely on your sunglasses and take breaks from viewing the solar eclipse, you don't strain your eyes. if you have a professional camera, a really nice one. the sun can damage the equipment inside. cell phone cameras, if you have a filter put it on there but there's debate about whether the sun

they will experiencing 100% eclipse they will have the full experience with a live pictures from madras, oregon in the path of totality you can see the camera in this open field area where people have been camping out. they will get the 100% eclipse coming up in a few minutes.>> more on what is happening to the far north here in the bay area we have reporters across the area at a number of watch parties including the pleasant hill library. also in the south bay and santa clara as well as schools in livermore and oakland which are marking their first day of school. >> we want to get back over to allie rasmus who is live at the chabot space & science center in the hills of oakland. good morning to you. how are things looking there? >> reporter: inside we have a hub of activity. standing in the lobby to my left we have a line for the gift shop this is a line for people trying to get those solar eclipse glasses. up until yesterday that were sold out but the chabot space & science center tells us a couple hundred pairs are left for this morning so that is why we have this long line. we are not sure

jane wells live in madras, oregon, with the very latest glasses on, jane >> reporter: scott, we see it. i don't know if you're getting the nasa picture, but it started about ten minutes ago and the moon is starting to move across the sun from the 1:00 position on the fun through these glasses, the sun is starting to look a little bit like pac-man over the next few hours, it will move from the 1:00 position down to the 7:00 position people behind me have started to gathern in this field they have their solar glasses on, they have set up -- i don't care about them. this is so cool! what time do we have right now 9:15 local so in one hour and 4 minutes, it will make a fast halfway through its trip it will have full totality in the next hour. but we'll continue to bring you up to date in this hour as the moon moves across the face of the sun. something that makes wall street and politics and everything not seem quite so important for just a minute back to you. >> first time in nearly a century, a coast-to-coast total eclipse. that shadow passing through 14 states in all. already incredible

we have a drone shot that can show you just a scene here at the campgrounds in madras, oregon, whererolled out the red carpet for science buffs and anybody interested. we have something we want to talk to, because he has been preparing since he was six years old. matt henry, you have been looking forward to this for a long time. >> i am taking pictures for google for the eclipse movie project, and so we will be shooting all the way partial through totality, and uploading totality pictures to google. they will disk them together to create a movie. the movie will be posted on the website about 2:00 p.m. pacific, and all the images will be used by scientists to study this on corona. >> have a good time. matt is one of many people across the country who will be watching this closely and doing scientific work. and hoping to learn a lot about the solar eclipse and the workings of the sun. it will be a fun day here and across the country as people really gear up for history. what we are seeing. 99 years was the last one. >> melissa: soquel, dan springer, thanks. >> jon: on the next hour of

madras, oregon, is usually a town of about 7,000 people.t's like the 80th biggest town in all of oregon. today it is the fourth biggest city in this great state because of the amount of people that have come here, and the reason they all came out here is that madras is probably the clearest, most beautiful direct way to see the eclipse in the entire united states. that is because we are east of both the pacific coast mountain range and the cascades, which means the sky will be crystal clear blue today whereas i've been hearing tom and mariana, may not be the case across the country. people have come from all over not just america but the world to show here and camping out in tents. we slept in tents last night. around 10:19 local time, 1:19 where you are back in the east coast, we'll get that totality. the total solar eclipse for about two minutes. but there is about an hour and a half before then and an hour and a half after then where they'll have what is known as a partial solar eclipse. same thing goes if not more so here that we of bee

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let's start in the pacific midwest in 10:19 in the morning in madras, oregon, pacific time, it looksy clear, same for idaho and wyoming. the middle of the mid offal of the country kansas city scattered showers around 1:08 which is the time of tot totality. and looks okay in carbondale, illinois where totality will last the longest. as you get to south carolina, greenville looks good, mostly sunny. charleston closer to the coast we could see a few more clouds around that could partially obstruct that total eclipse. jose? >> dylan dreyer thank you so much. tune in tomorrow for live coverage of the total eclipse on nbc, msnbc, and nbcnews.com. >>> coming up the dramatic end to a 72-year search for a piece of u.s. naval history. >>> historians, undersea explorers and naval enthusiasts alike are celebrating a major discovery in the pacific, the wreckage of the "uss indianapolis" sunk by the japanese in the final days of world war ii has been found. its discovery solving one of the most infamous mysteries in u.s. naval history. here's nbc's steve patterson. >> that's it, paul, we've got it

and in towns like hopkinsville, kentucky, makana, illinois, and madras, oregon, a flood of spectatorsting ready to see what happens when the moon blocks the sun. a ribbon of darkness will descend across the united states from the northwest and oregon all the way to charleston, south carolina. the shadow approximately 67 miles wide, it will race across the country at an average of 1,700 miles per hour, two times faster than a supersonic jet. it will be a celestial show lasting more than four hours, but the total eclipse, which is so rare, will last at most 2 minutes, 38 seconds. >> so the biggest thing is safety first. we never look at the sun with an unprotected eye. >> reporter: harvard astrophysicist dr. kelly coric says protective glasses are a must. nasa says just because something is labeled as solar viewing glasses online does not mean they're what you need. no matter where you are in the continental united states, you'll get a glimpse of the eclipse. here in miami, it will be 80%. the glasses are a must with the symbol inside iso. but because even that can be faked, when you pu

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matt gutman, abc news, madras, oregon. >> crowds are gathered in oregon. >> they're all gathering thereacker. and to see take its way past the cracker. >> they're all taking matt gutman's advice. why not? >> impressive crowds. i look of burning man. abc news correspondents are all over the path. take a look at this impressive map. >> from oregon the southeast. we're there every step of the way. special coverageastern. >> take that, wsb. we have 19 boxes all set for 1:00 > good morning it is 4:30 a.m., monday, august 21. >> here's what we're following on "action news," the total solar eclipse, americans areakis along the path of totality. >>> a u.s. warship and tanker collide this morning ten sailors missing. >> frank rizzo junior talks about the uproar over his faring at statue. >> let's go

. >>> i'm miguel almaguer in madras, oregon, where the moment the nation had been waiting for -- >> there's the diamond ring. there's the ring. >> reporter: -- proved surreal. 100,000 people flooded the fields of this small farm town to experience the extraordinary. under perfectly clear skies, madras became one of the first cities to fall beneath the blanket of darkness, an epic view. you no longer need these safety glasses. people are cheering. we have been told that it's a spiritual moment, a hair-raising moment. it is certainly that. the barron family drove six hours from seattle. >> my heart kind of started pounding and felt like it was stopped, and i felt chills. >> reporter: spectators came from around the globe. history on the horizon. >> all that it was cracked up to be. you got to see one. >> reporter: it's been said no other event in nature can eclipse this. >> with this ring -- >> with this ring -- >> reporter: under the stars and planets michael and julie kasten were married today. >> you may kiss your bride. >> reporter: exchanging vows during the so-called diamond ring, the f

matt gutman, abc news, madras, oregon. >> so many different ways to watch the eclipse. >> that's a newt fancy way that some people are doing, turning on their tv and watching the live coverage for two hours. >> or catching it later. >> exactly. is there that. we'll get to eclipse later. >>> we want to get to breaking news overnight. a navy ship colliding with a ship in the waters off singapore. >> ten sailors from the "uss john mccain" are missing. >> this video came in moments ago. you can seat damage to the ship as it's headed back to port under its own power. but take a look there. you can see where all that impact might have taken place in the middle of the vessel. a rescue operation is ongoing with the help of authorities from singapore and malaysia. >> this latest incident comes two months after seven were killed when the "uss fitzgerald" collided off the coast of japan. >> senator mccain said he was praying for the sailors. on the ship named after his father and grandfather. and the president tweeted his thoughts and prayers. we will stay on top of the breaking news story all mo

. >> madras, oregon, has become solar town and its one sold out campground has all 50 states and 39 countriesed. nasa scientists are preparing to share the eclipse online. >> we'll web cass it to the entire world. we expect -- webcast it to the entire world. we expect an audience of tens of millions of people. >> the peaks in the bay area at 10:15 and be over just after 11:30. watch parties are all over the bay area including the chabot space and science center in oakland, hogue park in san jose and the cal academy of sciences in san francisco. can't make it? no problem. nasa will offer a free live stream. the lawrence hal if you can't get a front row seat in oregon, berkeley is not a bad place to watch. the lawrence hall of science opens at 8 a.m. for a partial eclipse viewing. today they offered a preview about the celestial event. members were given a pair of hard to get solar viewing glasses. >> they've never seen this before and it's going to be quite a-time before they see it again. -- quite a long time before they see it again. >> if you miss the total eclipse tomorrow, there will be a

the plane went down in a heavily wooded area about a mile from the airport in the small town of madras, oregon, that's north of bend. one witness heard the whole thing. >> i heard the plane coming in, and i heard it sputtering some, which is not uncommon. we hear it quite often, so i didn't really think much about it, and then a few seconds later, i could hear it, i heard the impact, which was just kind of like a puff. >> the crash impact caused a small brush fire. the town of madras is one of the cities people are blocking to watch the total solar eclipse on monday. the town is preparing for as many as 200,000 visitors. this is the type of plane that crashed. it's called a wheeler express, a home built aircraft that comes in a kit for about $20,000. kpix 5 reporter katie nielsen is on the peninsula. she'll have a live report at 6:00. >>> moving onto the investigation into the terrorist attack in barcelona who killed a bay area man who was in the area to celebrate his one year anniversary. heidi told jared's father, her husband left her to find a bathroom just as the terrorist van tore through