stephanie elam just proved before stephanie. thank you so much. let's go to the cnn weather center. and cnn meteorologist allison chinchar. allison, i mean, that is the other big question is where you're at and how much of the eclipse you're going to see. but the other big question that's looming over everything today is the weather, which areas are going to have the best views of this path or from the path of totality yeah, that's right. >> i mean, we'll mother nature cooperate is really the ultimate question for so many folks and the answer is yes, there are going to be plenty of spots along the path that are really going to be fantastic. take for example, areas of south eastern missouri, southern illinois, southern indiana, all looking at plenty of sunshine there another good spot is going to be way up into the northeast basically from burlington, vermont all the way up to caribou main, plenty of sunshine there as well? yes, there are going to be a couple of rough spots here and there basically from niagara falls up through rochester, new york, we are going to be looking at some

how you want to bring bring back cnn correspondent stephanie elam, right now and cnn legal analyst joey jackson, stephanie let me start with you right now. explained into west the temperature of los angeles when oj simpson's case actually began, what was it like? >> yeah, you can't understate how already there was a powder keg and los angeles at the time, if you want to go back to rodney king, which i know we've discussed a bit here, but you have to take that camcorder video that was sent to local station cages tla, that blew up and seeing this man being beat by those officers beaten by those officers was one part of it >> then >> came the acquittal of the officers and all four of them were acquitted of assault, three out of the forward could have of excessive force that led to the powder keg exploding in the la riots, he saw people really upset feeling like they weren't being heard. they weren't being felt. then you fast forward because that was 92. then you fast forward to 94 when these heinous murders happen. and oj simpson, who was seen as somebody who could transcend race, he was s

and that will be with steve, stephanie elam in arkansas were 300 people are getting married. stephanie that is right. add we're >> talking about 358 couples who were expected to be here getting married in this massive soccer field and russell bill, arkansas, they've got the stage. they're gonna have some performers. they've got brides coming in. you started to see this sparkly dresses, the white dresses, and you've also got some hot air balloon rides going on over here. this is a town of about 30,000 people and they're expecting about 100,000 people are here today, but they've been preparing for this big event. they've been pairing for all of these people to come here. people have been planning for months to come be a part of this massive elopement. and what's going to happen is they're all going to get married right before the eclipse than everybody is gonna look to this guy's, which i should also mention. we thought we were gonna get rain, so take a look at this is gorgeousness that we've got here in arkansas. we are winning where we are, and we are going to watch the eclips

cnn, stephanie elam reports on the exploding eclipse economy minutes of daytime darkness across america >> is turning into a massive bright spot for businesses from a mass wedding in arkansas to sold-out hotels and dallas friday, saturday, sunday, monday, since last year as the eclipse charts, the american sky from texas through the midwest and on into the northeast. it will trail with it and economic impact of up to one, a half billion dollar. a big chunk of that bustos lone star state which will experience the eclipse for a fraction of an hour. >> i call this the most profitable 22 minutes and it's in texas history at the intersection of the 2017 and 2024 events, carbondale, illinois is dubbed the crossroads of the eclipse that's where a southern illinois university will cancel classes and fill its 15,000 seat stadium with sky-gazers a local cache i say is serving up eclipse cookies. lots >> of them will probably, end up doing around 60,000 a day for those who want to get closer to the action delta and south west are offering special flights during the eclipse, while united is giving

cnn, stephanie elam has no who are minutes of daytime darkness across america is turning into a massiveor businesses from a mass wedding and arkansas to sold-out hotels and dallas friday, saturday, sunday, monday, since last year as the eclipse charts, the american sky from texas through the midwest and on into the northeast. it will trail with it and economic impact of up to one-and-a-half billion dollars a big chunk of that bustos, the lone star state, which will experience the eclipse for a fraction of an hour. >> i call this the most profitable 22 minutes in texas history at the intersection of the 2017 and 2024 events carbondale, illinois is dubbed the crossroads of the eclipse. that's where a southern illinois university will cancel classes and fill its 15,000 seat stadium with scott hi gazers a local cafe is serving up eclipse cookies. >> lots of them will probably end up doing around 60,000 a day >> for those who want to get closer to the action delta and south west are offering special flights during the eclipse while united is giving out eclipse glasses this i just remember ho

cnn, stephanie elam joins us now with more on this. so stephanie how are companies preparing >> they've been preparing the ones who realized maybe they missed out and 2017 bores to ones who are just like, you know what this is just too great of an opportunity and you're talking about an economic impact of up to one-and-a-half billion dollars from this eclipse, helping small and large businesses across united states. and if you take a look at the map of airbnb, they say, oh yeah, there fully booked. and if you look at the map it's very clear where that path of totality, as you can see, they're all booked up in that area. you've got airlines offering special flights for the path like deltas doing that southwest is doing that. united's giving away special glasses if you're on one of the flights that will go through the path of totality. i also spoke to one small business owner, roger, sorry. parkinson, his wife, alyssa. >> it's just the two of them. they started up a glasses usa. they are still selling glasses through their amazon site. ta

stephanie elam, our th to you thanks. the reverend. he's at all. unds incrediblthere i just ink it's like im compition d who hathe best shot? so let's try and one up you, if you wl. joining usight now are too eclipse chasers, retired physics professor joe eyes and he's four and former nasa contract or paul male who's preparing to watch the eclipse from just north of durango and joe. joe is ke watching it just nor of durango. paul is in the path of totality on a ship off theoast of mexico. letter let's begin, paul. thkful that the tion can hold while you're while you're on e ship. so hopefully this stickwith us. you're o of thmost aive eclipschasers in the united for you?hat is, what iit raw the next one? ps you chasing >> well, if you've ever seen a total eclipse of the sun, you would understand because it's prablyne of the most traumatic experiences personal experiences that you can have in life 's so short in terms of the time thatt sts that you have to really soak up every second. so this particular eclipse it has more than 260econds, and thats

astronomy buffs and for businesses for that not matter, hoping to cash in on this phenomenon, cns stephanie elam is on the story >> four minutes of daytime darkness across america is turning do a massive bright spot for businesses from a mass wedding in arkansas to sold-out hotels and dallas friday, saturday, sunday, monday, since last year as the eclipse charts, the american sky from texas through the midwest and on into the northeast it will trail with it and economic impact of up to 1.5 billion dollars a big chunk of that boosting the lone star state, which will experience the eclipse for a fraction of an hour. >> i call this the most profitable 22 minutes in texas history at the intersection of the 2017 and 2024 events, carbondale, illinois is dubbed the crossroads of the eclipse that's where a southern illinois university will cancel classes and fill its 15,000 seat stadium with sky-gazers a local cafe is serving up eclipse cookies. lots of them will >> probably end up doing around 60,000 a day. >> for those who want to get closer to the action delta and south west are offering special flig

stephanie elam in los angeles for us? definitely. thank you. let's get some more from our experts, including some former for cnn journalists too extensively covered simpsons trial. and i'll start with roger ka-sat, good old friend here at cnn now roger, you were here at cnn covering oj simpson's first criminal trial, almost what, 30 years ago, this case is often called the trial of the century. put it into perspective for us well, for me, it was someone who suddenly was thrust on television to describe this trial of the >> century, it was, of course, life-changing, but it was, it was a culture changing event for the country suddenly, oj simpson, who we all had thought of as his wonderful football player and pitch man >> no one >> could believe that he would have done something like this. and there he was the trial, the robert shapiro that i always thought with a brilliant thing, he would not rest and he made a preliminary hearing, gold, very, very quickly in that trial, went very, very quickly. i've always thought that perhaps by doing that, th

stephanie elam for that report gene you covered oj simpson in those final years when he was in las vegas getting into more legal trouble, talk a little bit about that i was a correspondent for that kidnapping trial in las vegas and they were very serious charges. i think everyone thought at the time this is a life felony kidnapping. that's what he's charged with. >> but the factual >> scenario was he and his cronies one to go get back some of his personal items like his trophies and things they were owned by others. so they hadn't meetings and they got together and they went over there well, two of his buddies had guns on them, one even pointed the gun and that culminated into kidnapping and armed robbery charges. i covered the trial. i was a correspondent. he was out on bail he would just talk to everybody in the whole and i would talk to him. but when he found out that i was from southern california and i graduated from usc, he just wanted to talk to me like crazy because of his passion for those days has passion for you as the i remember, he thought we went there together and i said n

. >> hear sounds yummy to be indeed are stephanie elam? thank you very, very much.his important note to our viewers. be sure to watch cnn's special coverage of the eclipse beginning monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern and to. our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues and cnn, right now

. >> hear sounds yummy to be indeed are stephanie elam? thank you very, very much. this important note to our viewers. be sure to watch cnn's special coverage of the eclipse beginning monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern and to. our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news continues and cnn, right now >> i've run next breaking news, a new aftershocks, tremor at one point epicenter of the quake was just west of the city, and that is where for some of the most dramatic pictures are coming into cnn. as of tonight, there have been 11 formal aftershocks prompting officials in new york city tonight to advise people to remain indoors called 911 if injured. in new jersey, some people have been forced to evacuate their homes over fears of structural damage today's earthquake also disrupting transportation across the northeast for hours of flights . three homes and here, because obviously now it could be larger than then this. we get 4.8, but it was only three miles deep. it means that earth really shook. this felt like if you weren't th

stephanie elam, who is in los angeles where all of this happened to this day, stephanie oj simpson's name brings out strong feelings for many people that's very true. brianna and boras, when you take a look at oj simpson, he was a superstar amongst superstars. and if you wrote this out as a script, no one would believe that this was one person's life. but indeed, it was oj simpson's oj simpson sort of fame as number 32 for the buffalo bills. >> i'm sorry. >> and plummeted to infamy as inmate number 102, 7820 in the nevada department of corrections in-between, simpson lead a life filled with more surreal drama than all of his various film and tv projects combined mass media experts say simpsons sensational, televised, low speed chase arrest and murder trial doesn't fit you must acquit stand as the first reality show and perhaps the greatest three ring television phenomenon ever at one point, the world herc oj simpson's ex-wife, nicole brown simpson say, i don't want to stay on the line is going to be then later, simpson was charged with the horrific murders by knife of nicole and her

cnn stephanie elam kicks off our coverage oj simpson's legacy changed with each era of his life some only know him from that infamous slow speed chase. and the so-called trial of the century, >> if it doesn't fit you must acquit >> others recall sentence heyday as one of the best running backs and football. >> what a beautiful de, it is in las vegas. >> this is the last public statements simpson made on social media in february, about eight months after announcing he had cancer >> and good moment to say, thank you to all the people who reached out to me. >> my health is good. >> i mean, obviously i'm dealing with submissions but i think i'm just about overwritten. i'll be back home. golf course hopefully in a couple of weeks. simpson died two months later reaction from the pro football hall of fame celebrating his on-field success as quote, the first player to reach a rushing marc many thought could not be attained. and, uh, 14 game season when he topped 2000 yards, i'd like to express my condolences to the children keto, kaitlyn, who rose to fame as a witness in the murder trial, pu

. >> hear sounds yummy to be indian hey there, stephanie elam, i thank you very, very much. this important note to our viewers. be sure to watch cnn's special coverage of the eclipse beginning monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern and to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. the news >> who's continues on cnn, right now >> tonight on >> 360 after shock, >> still ongoing after a >> rare earthquake disrupts >> the northeast this >> morning. and i'll show you the moment it >> happened and the aftershocks i continue also with the former prisoners hush money trial days away. he's trying get again to get the judge in the case to recuse himself the latest on that, plus the total solar eclipse is monday hope you get ready tonight. good evening. thanks for joining us. are short time ago we experienced the 12th and latest aftershock from magnitude 4.8 earthquake in new jersey jersey that rattled nerves and windows across the northeast this morning, it was the strongest quake to hit the state since america officially secured. it's independence from g

. >> you'll just see you one of the most incredible things that happens in our natural world stephanie elam, cnn japan's cherry blossom season has officially began. tourists and locals in tokyo are flocking to see the famous flowers reach peak bloom this year, the celebrated tree started blossoming later than usual. the season can only begin when, according to state media, whether officials monitoring a specific tree in tokyo are able to spot 11 blossoms this story is no april fools joke, promise you the us in the, the powerball jackpot has grown to nearly 1 billion dollars. no ticket won the grand prize or saturday and monday is estimated jackpot is now $975 million. if someone were to win tonight, they could take the money in 30 annual payments or as a lump sum payment 471 million. good luck to you. >> thanks for joining me here on cnn newsroom. i might saucer london cnn this morning is up next after this quick break >> good morning, everyone in kasie hunt. just wonderful to be with you. this is a massive week in politics. i hate to kind of call you out right off the top. it is one you're

cnn's stephanie elam is joining us now, it looks like she is in the path of totality right now, but it is just really early los angeles. we just a few minutes ago, you saw rosa flores, who said she bought a bunch of t-shirts and a hat and bandera, texas, which is in the path of totality, what you've been seeing, she's boosting their whole economy i know she's still spending what have you been seeing? businesses tried to do to try to boost their numbers >> they're doing it >> and rosalynn awesome this morning, i did see her while i was getting ready to come out here and talk and that's exactly what is boosting the economy all around the country because we're talking about less than five minutes of when we will see totality for different places along the country. and we are saying in those areas, they are making a ton of money and it's big companies, to little company. you've got airlines, you've got delta and southwest offering special flights that will go along the path of totality. you've got united giving away special glasses so that you can look at it for their flights that are goin

n, stephanie elam has the latest >> tonight, oj simpson dead, leavinbehind a controversial legacy. >> if it doesn't fit, you must acit some only knohim for the so-called trial of the >> after r double murder. >> the infous low speed chase others recall ntence heyday, one of the best running backs and footballne. what a beauful de, it is in las vegas. >> this is last public statements simpson made on soci media in bruary, about he had cancer. ter announcing >> and good ment to say, thank you to allhe people who reached out me my health is good. >> i mean, obviously 'm dealing with submissions but i think i'm just about overwritten. i'll be back on a golf course hopelly in couple of weeks simpson died two months later. reaction from lebrating his on-fie of fame success as quote, the first player to reach a rushing marc many thought could not be attained. and 14 game season when he topped 2000 yards, i'd like to express my condolences to the children, keto, kaitlyn, who rose to fame as a witness. the murder trial put the focus on oj's ex-wife, nicole brown, and friend ron goldman, who we

want to snap lee, get you to russell ville, arkansas, where a mass wedding just to play cnn, stephanie elamnie, what's going on >> everybody is very quiet because totality is hitting. it is getting very dark. i want to walk over here so you can see how everyone is looking up all of these brand new husband isn't wives and couples here. they're all here. they just finished saying their vows to each other, kissing. and now everybody is looking up at totality that is just about to occur. they're going to have a big horn that goes off to say, hey, you could take your glasses off and look at it and then everybody will take, wow, it's really getting dark now people are saying how dark it's getting, how cool it is. take a listen to whatever one saying >> there you go. >> there's the sound you can look at it now it's amazing >> there's nothing like it. >> so that's how means everyone can take their >> glasses off and look at the sun and the moon having there romantic interlude, if you will, since i'm here in arkansas where everyone else has just gotten married down here. they're all just celebrating