stephanie elam in st. joseph, oregon. chad myers, start with you.ed states and around the world who are watching what's going to happen over the next couple of hours. >> reporter: well, if you are in totality, in that 70-mile-wide strip, wolf, you will get dark. in fact, see stars. it will be that dark. you will also see the corona around the sun. because the moon will completely block it. this is a total eclipse. sometimes they're called eed annualar eclipses. you will have a ring around the moon. that won't happen today. the entire sun gets blocked here. so are you in the path? probably -- not. but 12 million people are. how does this happen? the moon is 400 times smaller than the sun. guess what? it's 400 times closer. so it's in exactly -- going to exactly line up with the sun itself. 50%, you won't notice anything. not even look like a cloudy day. 75% you begin to see something. 90%, the sky gets a little dark, but not unless you're 100% will you really see the stars from this event. that's what -- that's why. so many people have traveled so fa

(jr stone) that was stephanie elam reporting. jerry lewis was 91-years old. publicist said lewis suffered from a brief illness, but she did not elaborate. (justine) duct taped to a chair at daycare... that's what one missouri family says happened to their four year old daughter... tonight...they want answers. it was this photo appearing to show a little girl duck taped to a chair, that was tipped off to the "department of children and family services". christian evans says he didn't know anything was wrong until he was contacted by the d-c-f-s... about the photo of his child. evans says the daycare has never contacted him or his family to tell them that an incident occurred... and now these parents are on a mission to find out why.(sot) christian evans: "i won't be happy until that daycare is shut down for one and this person that did this to my child, whoever it is either- it's not an either- she needs to be in jail."(justine) the "department of children and family services" is now investigating the incident. (jsutine ) when one louisiana woman went into eme

(jr stone) that was stephanie elam reporting. publicist said lewis suffered from a brief illness, but she did not elaborate. (justine) still ahead on kron4 news at ten... we'll explain why north korea is issuing a new warning for the united states. (jr stone) and... we'll show you how people are preparing for the rare solar eclipse. plus meteorologist anny hong has your eclipse forecast. (justine) now at 10:30.... ...day will briefly turn into night tomorrow, as a total solar eclipse crosses the u-s. (jr stone) reporter miguel marquez shows us how people in the bay area and around the country are getting ready to view the rare event. natsot: music or kids playing countdown to total eclipse, coast-to-coast. royce johnson, california resident:"this is the sun and this is the eclipse. this is the moon and it goes directly at it and makes it totally dark."in its path /natsot music/ an astronomical celebration from oregon to south carolina.the place to be - the 70-mile swath of full eclipse or totality - the moon's shadow racing acros

sent stephanie elam to st. joseph, missouri. stephanie, sorry about that. you are getting the cloud cover. still a chance for it to break up. covers st. jo to marysville. traffic getting out of st. louis trying to get to totality here and over towards nashville, completely in the clear. lots of clear skies and sunshine for the next four to five hours all the way to knoxville, in great shape. to the north of athens, georgia, a party at stanford stadium. students with glasses on get about 98%. a cool party going on there. and then all the way across here to just about the isle's homss more reportering waiting in the wings noor shadow to get there. >> reporters across this path, all across the united states. chad, a lot of commercial aircraft, a lot of planes in the sky right now. how, if at all, does this total eclipse the path moving across the united states affect them? >> well, it doesn't affect them, but they're not going to keep up. because even, i was coming back from vegas on saturday, we got a ground speed of about 575 miles per hour. you have to go t

(tiffany) that was stephanie elam reporting.licist said lewis suffered from a brief illness, but she did not elaborate. (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... some unique stamps to commemorate today's eclipse. why collectors may want to áreallyá get their hands on them. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. (james) take a look at this... firefighters and lifeguards worked together to save a swimmer who was in trouble... it happened down the shore in cape may new jersey...(tiffany) they formed a human chain to rescue a person who was trying to save three other struggling swimmers in the water... they managed to bring all four people safely to shore. they were treated and are doing okay. (james) the u-s postal service is issuing a unique stamp in honor of today's total solar eclipse. and you can lo

cnn has crews following this once in a lifetime journey with stephanie elam in st. it's pretty cool to see the excitement here. we have until about 1:00 local time before total is going to reach us here in st. joseph, missouri provided the clouds clear out and let us see the sun. see the cars snaking in here now? people are coming in. this whole plan here in sant t. joseph, missouri has been in the work force about s joseph, missouri has been in the work force about for about 15 . we are right in the path of totality. it will start about 11:40, around 1:06 we should have totality. most of the united states will be able to see it. just keep in mind you need your glasses to see it because you don't want to ruin your eyesight. you have have these goggles, these. i have two pairs, sorry, i can't get it to you in time. look up, is it sunny there? are there clouds that will get in the way of the totality? >> it's very cloudy here. that's one of the concerns. one group was here and leaving because of this. they hope it will break up. even if it is cloudy t can still be spe

cnn's stephanie elam is live in st. joseph, missouri, with more. are you in the path of totality?> reporter: i like that voice, chris. yes, i am in the path of totality. now, will we be able to totally see it? that is the big question. if you look behind me we totally have clouds right now, it's supposed to get more cloudy later on here in the kansas city area. we will keep our eyes on t as you can also see that is not deterring the expected 15,000 people who are expected to come to this one airfield where we are, cars are already starting to come in, we see they're making their way here. this whole eclipse will be about two hours over the united states starting in oregon around 10:00 a.m. pacific time and ending around 3:00 p.m. eastern time today. this group behind me traveled here from australia to be here to witness the eclipse. that's how much excitement there is. people planning so long. we saw some people taking off yesterday to go to illinois because they are afraid that the eclipse may not be seen here, but i am told even in a cloudy day it's still spectacular to see what

stephanie elam takes a look back at his life and legacy. >> reporter: he was born joseph levich in 1926 he became known to the world as jerry lewis, the zainy but loveable fool in films such as "the bellboy" and "the nutty professor" he hit it big at age 20 when he teamed up with dean martin. >> dean was the macho and i was the monkey and i knew we had lightning in a barrel. >> martin and lewis became one of the most popular comedy teams in history. thousands of sold out performances, 16 hit movies and dozens of radio and tv appearances. on his own lewis signed a seven year $10 million contract with paramount in 1959. at that time it was the largest contract ever between a studio and performer. lewis went on to act in or direct shows in movies for several decades. he later offered this advice to fellow entertainers -- >> be a hit. score. get the audience laughing and happy. that's the secret of success in this business. >> he didn't just make audiences laugh. lewis used his name to make a difference taking up the fight against muscular dystrophy. for more than four decades his annual la

cnn's stephanie elam shows us a look back at his life. "like a rhinestone cowboy" glen campbell was a country boy who made it big - with success in music, television, and film.he was born in a small town in arkansas.around 1960 the young musician moved to los angeles - becoming a session musician, playing for the likes of dean martin, elvis presley, frank sinatra, and merle haggard.but it wasn't until 1967 that he hit it big with the release of two blockbuster albums:"gentle on my mind," which won two grammy awards. and "by the time i get to phoenix," also garnering two grammys. campbell was on a hot streak, and in 1968 came "wichita lineman." sitting on billboards hot 100 charts for 15 weeks.campbell capitalized on this popularity, and turned to television.from 1969 through 1972 he hosted a variety show - "the glen campbell goodtime hour" he also tried his hand as an actor - co-starring in the iconic film "true grit..." and performing the theme song....which went on to be nominated for an academy award. but in the midst of his success, c