. ♪ >>> the kansas state capitol you was built over 347 ye7 years, w sun usual.hey started in 1866 after the civil war was over. we became a state january 29, 1861. that makes us 154 years old in 2015. they weren't able to start on the building because of the civil war. when they did, they built it in sections. we are laid out like the u.s. capitol. they started with the east wing, which has our senate chamber. then they did the west wing, which has our house chamber. then they did the south wing which has the former supreme courtroom. then the north wing which has the state library and former secretary of state's office. then finally, the dome. that did take 37 years at a cost of approximately $3.2 million. it was quite a bit of money at that time. but they did spread it out over the 37 years. we are one of the few capitols that all the money was raised before they built. there were equal numbers of free states. kansas was going to break the tie. i believe that that's where the state motto comes from. our state motto is ad aspra which stands for through the star

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now know -- so that's interesting, that it seems to have stayed under the radar for so long, which sun usual given the number of people in that meeting and who they were. but we also now know that by the time that meeting happened on june 9th the dnc, the democratic party and the clinton campaign had already been hacked by russian hackers. and so now if you put the time line back together with what we know how, you can now see that once the democrats had had their servers hacked and all of their documents stolen, that's when the senior leadership of the trump campaign took this meeting with the guy who has extensive known experience in exactly that kind of hacking. this guy who has years of experiencing arranging the stealing of and weaponizing of hacked information for russian political purposes. the day of the trump tower meeting, the weekend of june 10th and 11th, that's when the dnc finally kicked out the russian hackers who who had been there. they were preparing to go public with what had happened to them. indeed the next week it went public, when we learned for the first time that the

. >> reporter: a dramatic dip during the day when the sun is usually generating a lot of power.ustomers were not affected. while just about everyone was looking up at the sky during the solar eclipse, workers at pg&e were looking at this. the grid which monitors energy production. california is heavily dependent on solar. the eclipse which blocked 75% of the sun in the bay area, posed a major test for the state. so how did it go? >> solar power dropped by about 2,000 megawatts in our system, at the peak around 10:15 today. >> reporter: one megawatt can power 1,000 homes. the spokesman said customers were not impacted because the company was able to replace what was lost with a combination of other sources. like natural gas, wind and hydropower. the grid worked just as they had hoped. >> it's a great test that the grid can balance the renewables with other sources of power. i think that's what came through today. >> reporter: this picture was taken at the california iso which operates most of the state's grid. it shows that sudden dip, which started just after 9:00 a.m. >> the so

sun's not up yet. usually the coolest time of day is just after sun rise. still time for cities to reach warmer degrees. a nice warm up, too. partly cloudy skies for philadelphia. and you'll see clouds and some breaks of sunshine. there's a slight chance of afternoon showers in the suburbs. lee high valley dry most of the day. the chance of showers and thunderstorms will be increasing into the late evening hours. for new jersey, partly cloudy skies. while the shore 70s with lots of sunshine. just a chance of showers. we'll get some sunshine there, too. into the 80s for willmington and smirna. that's today. those will miss us. but there's a slow moving cold front to the west. and this is going to take its time moving through the area. see how nice and dry it is on the other side of the front? that's your sunday. but this is coming into the area with a chance of showers and thunderstorms for saturday. standby. we'll warm up to 85 degrees this afternoon. those showers and thunderstorms possible late this evening. they'll be on and off during the day saturday,

more sunshine late afternoon on saturday and sunday through thursday finally a return to more sun with the usualow clouds, but it could get like we said lastnight interesting again tomorrow. so we'll see. >> thank you. >>> this long time bay area brewery has xt be enfor anchor brewing? >> and here are tonight's guest on the late show with stephen colbert. gi struck a deal to buy a san francisco brewery. >> sapporo holdings of tokyo will acquire anchor . brerew urchy.wi an bthe president and ceo promise to keep making the same beer as potrero hill headquarters and he said the purchase by sapporo helphis s jam these days in the industry. >> there are thousands of these small guys out there making great beers and you've got the big guys coming in on the top and it's the guys in the middle that are having to make so decisions, what should they do? >> keith greggor says all of the potential bu rs-- potential d presented the most sptere bround. >> d.ansame formula. >>> another connection to san frarano ine scsports. e th >> steph curry make his professional golf debut and it didn't start off as he'd h

. >> when we look at shadows, we would say they are more lopsided than usual because the source of light, the sun would be a little more luck cited than usual. >> reporter: in less than three hours, it is over with the sun back in at 1140 at 11:40 am. but they may have a lasting impact, children loving science. it's a, -- cosmic moment for lasting a lifetime. i am sorry i am a spoke earlier i met three quarters of the sun covered by the moon. if you miss it, you have another chance but not until another 7 years and that will come from mexico all the way up through the continental u.s. to maine in canada. >>> the big question, how much of this eclipse will we see here in the bay area? mark is here with a look at the conditions tomorrow morning. >> if you have been living coast side or on the bay, the sun has not vanished. as we head into sunday evening, it will be a factor tomorrow morning. there are the low clouds hanging out at the coast, this will push back into the bay as we had into the overnight -- head into the overnight hours. the moon, the earth all in alignment, we have a solar eclipse s

that is not a true thing, we want to not misrepresent the facts, and the fact is that the sun is usuallytle while it will cover up the whole thing. that little moon will cover up the whole big sun, and when it does, we will have live pictures of it here inside the news tv box. it's going to be amazing! for now, back to the other guys! hello, hello! >> sandra: thank you very much. everybody is excited! really fascinating as we await this to happen on the east coast side of the country. a stick with us all afternoon for full coverage as americans watch, this historic event. shepard smith will be covering the eclipse as it crosses the entire country for the first time in 99 years. all you need is right here on fnc, you don't even need the glasses. you can just sit here and watch it right on the television. thank you for joining us, more "outnumbered" in just a moment. . look at that formation. but when it comes to mortgages, he's less confident. fortunately for andre, there's rocket mortgage by quicken loans. it's simple, so he can understand the details and be sure he's getting the right m

this sun precedented. usually, presidents wait until late in their term to do pardons. this is only -- >> and after sentencing. >> after a sign of remorse. after going through department of justice procedures. none of that happened here. a controversial move by the president. the question a lot of people have is, does he understand the line between the president and the justice department? and the tradition against getting involved or politicizing individual cases? in this case, he did it. >> george stephanopoulos, thank you. and a reminder, george has a big show this morning. he'll cover the arpaio decision as well as the breaking news out of texas. he'll go one on one with texas governor greg abbott and white house security adviser tom bossert. >>> back out to rob marciano. who is in port lavaca, texas, with the rob, good morning. >> good morning, amy. dry for now here. most of the action is is just east of the center of where tropical storm ar harvey is. that puts the houston area right in the thick of the rainfall. right to the rain and where the heaviest bands are

. >> we look at the shadows, you'll see their more lopsided than usual, because the source of light, the sun, would be more light cited the usual. -- lopsided than usual. >>> tomorrow, for some schools it will be the first day of classes for incoming preschoolers and oakland. is going to be a little different for some others. >> we would do some normal things, like hello, looking to fifth grade, maybe a quick name game, here's our daily schedule. here's what we're doing today. the first two hours is just going to be about the solar eclipse. >> it goes hand-in-hand with the next generation of science enters, talk about using phenomena as a way to bring in different science ideas, bring in different science vocabulary. >> teachers say that the solar eclipse is an opportunity to get kids excited about learning, just by looking around them. it offers an opportunity to combine curriculum and curiosity. it is a great place to watch the eclipse of the crowd. if you -- the view from the bay area will only be a partial view. only three quarters of the sun will be covered up by the moon. it is enough

that will be look at shadows, we would see that their little more lopsided than usual because a source of light, the sun, would be more lopsided than usual.>> reporter: in less than three hours, it is over. but the event may have a lasting impact on children living science. >> sites is my favorite subject. >> reporter: at its peak monday morning, three quarters of the sun will be covered by the moon and if for some reason you miss it, you will's -- another chance of 7 years when an eclipse comes from mexico and crosses the continental u.s. >>> now to the question everyone is asking. will we be able to see the eclipse from the bay area and the man with the answer? >> we've all been getting ready. we have our glasses ready. >> if you've been cosigned over the past two days, we are not particularly clear. here is the latest on the satellite is becoming closer. there is solid overcast and the shoreline. you can see the wins -- winds. will wake up to some great tomorrow morning to the coast and your portions of the bay. here is our life camera looking out for the bay bridge. this is from oakland. it is dark

we're still going to see the clouds along the coastline this morning but usually the sun helps dissipate the marine layer and we won't have that this morning. >> there could be clouds. we talked about the area of totality and that's in madras, oregon, a place you've never heard of is the spotlight today. the peak time for us with 75% totality will be at about 11:15 this morning. we are going to see clouds once again. temperatures will actually cool during the eclipse and then as we head through the rest of the morning we will see those clouds moving back to the coastline. so we'll talk more about that, the cooling temperatures, and then the higher humidity in the forecast all coming up later. >> all right. and another reminder, don't look at the eclipse today especially without those sunglasses, and this morning one bay area school says that some students will be able to go outside to watch the eclipse. hart elementary school ordered 3 350 viewing glasses. they heard from amazon they had not been certified as safe so the school will not use them. that's the right move according to doctor

. >> when we look at the shadows we would see they are more lopsided than usual because the source of the light, the sun will be lopsided, more than usual. >> in seven years to will be another solar eclipse visible in the u.s. and it will passed from mexico, through maine in canada. >>> a lot of people in the bay area are right now and oregon hoping to get a better view of the solar eclipse and parts of oregon will see the total eclipse meaning 100% of the sun will be blocked by the moon compared to 75% in the bay area. up to 1 million people are expected to be in oregon from out of state. in salem they had been stocking up on things like bread, milk, ice and beer. at this supplies store, rei, campers are picking up last- minute supplies. >>> in the bay area the chabot space and science center in the east bay hills is a great place to watch the eclipse with the crowd and we have only a partial viewing but enough of the sun will be covered that you will notice a change in the lighting conditions around you. that is what i remember from a couple of years ago at the partial eclipse. it is an eerie collar.

.>> when we look at the shadows, we will see they are much more lopsided than usual because the source of the light, the sun more lopsided than usual. >> in seven years there will be another solar eclipse visible in the u.s. and it will passed from mexico over to maine and up through canada. >> now i want to start singing that song, "moon shadow." the solar eclipse comes on the first day of school for some kids in oakland that go to the first new public school to open in oakland in over a decade. >>> it is an exciting day for many reasons and leigh martinez joins us from the brand-new open school of language where students start classes as the eclipse begins. >> reporter: talk about setting the bar pretty high for the school year, this will be a very interesting first day of school for the brand-new school, the oakland school of language. no sooner than these students arrived the moon will move across the sun at 9:00. today is a very big day and the first day of school for the oakland unified san francisco and western contra costa unified school districts. we spoke with teachers throughout the bay area abou

extended forecast, the usual low clouds in the morning, sun in the afternoon, and it's that way right through next weekend, but monday it cools down rather dramatically. >> no drama, i'm an open book! a prominent nfl star sat during the national anthem in a pre- season game tonight, and the rain visited the desert for a -- raid visited the desert for a scrimmage with the cardinals. this was " a non issue for me." >>> nfl up top and the raiders made a little noise, before the game even began. the head coach said quote this is a nonissue for me, but marshawn lynch did sit in the national anthem. lynch didn't play, carr didn't play, front line starters did not play. quarterback carson palmer did play, and he found golan on a 12-yard touchdown to make it 7- 0. manuel, second quarter found patterson. connor cook led the raiders to their lone touchdown in the 3rd quarter. it was the first pre-season game for the raiders. >>> hey, say hello to the 49ers first ever female coach. katie sowers. she just finished a coaching training camp on saturday, and today they hired her full time. she'll be

sun. >> reporter: it was definitely a teachable moment. >> i usually teach about eclipses in the spring and we switched it because of the natural laboratory today. >> reporter: if only for a couple of minutes, a different perspective. some of the students we talked with today were so excited about what they saw that they are already planning the next eclipse in the year 2024. reporting live in san jose, marianne favro nbc bay area news. >> so we can book our travel now. >> the interstate 5 was packed with people heading up to oregon. now let's go ahead and get a look at some more of this eclipse information in case you missed this earlier. and as marryian said, the first coast to coast eclipse in the last 99 years. the next total eclipse will be april 8th 2024. and in 245, northern california will experience the total eclipse. and it could last six minutes based on the current forecast. august 12th of 245. mark your calendars. tracking thunderstorms right now off towards the east. related to sierra activity. seeing some get close to the south bay right now. we can see some make its way

people's pets are expected to be okay since they don't usually loat the sun.cientist recommends a way to avoid expensive solar cameras. just poking a hole in paper will do the job. put your back to the sun and you will have the light of the sun going through the hole and making a projected image and you will see the eclipse that way. >> southern california residents are set to see a partial eclipse. the path of totality will the move are block the sun is from oregon to south carolina. our own ken bastida will be reporting from oregon leading to and during n ayth e on kpix 5 news. >>> roberta is counting down to the event in the weather center. >> i have been so u e e tecounown excid! clock. can you see it there? we have been counting down for a month and a half. we d e eclipstakes place this monday august 21. it goes from oregon to south carolina. next up will be october 14, 2023. for more go to our website, cbssf.com/solareclipse. i put together a forecast for us here in the bay area where we'll have a partial eclipse. you will have to go inland to see the to

extended forecast the usual low clouds in the morning and sun in the afternoon and that will hold true from tomorrow to the end of the week. that is weather. for sports, here is andrea. >> an anti gay slur was made and see what happened. >>> pablo sandovol batting clean up. that and more coming up in sports. out goes the giraffe and here comes the panda. the giants had other options and brought back pablo sandoval. >> the panda is in my arms. he can't get away if he is in my arms. >> the panda is back with the giants. he will bat clean-up and start at third base versus the diamondbacks. pablo was a huge part of the 3 championship teams and won the m vp in 2012 and released by the red sox and signed by the giants. he had been playing in the minor leagues with sacramento. while he arrives, george pans to departs. claimed off waivers. he had a 3.3 e.r.a. and 50 appearances. he spend six seasons with the giants winning two world series. matt joyess has been suspended for using slur towards a fan while return to go to dugout last night. he apologizesed for using the slur. they will donate h

the usual low clouds in the morning and sun coming out in the afternoon. temperatures on monday, a little bit of a notch taken out of the highs on monday with readings in the mid-70s. a little bit of a change before the numbers rebound on tuesday. as we head toward the weekend, the numbers begin to rebound slightly. fog along the shoreline is the worst week can say about it and the best we can say about anything is here's [ indiscernible ] >> i've been waiting all day to say this. the raids. i have that and we got golf. coming at you. i'm the one clocking in... when you're clocking out. sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can also help with this. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ strummed guitar travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing. with

sun. they say that the corona is usually too hard to see with the bright sky but during an eclipse it is physical -- visible. >> each plane will be able to observe totality for about four minutes and when we stitched together the observations we will be getting 30 photographs a second. >> they actually said that between the two drugs with those cameras, they are hoping to bring back 29,000 images. out here they are having a viewing party. the sun will be 74% blocked by the moon at about 10:15 this morning. the viewing party is already at capacity. sandra osborne, kpix 5 . >> kenny and i plan to go on the roof later this morning to see what we are going to see. >> i will probably end up at a school but we will have some clearing throughout most of the bay area and even if you do have cloud cover it will be a learning curve for many of the kids of where you. the last partial eclipse we had was in 2012 with clear skies but was in the afternoon and if you want details on the viewing of the solar eclipse visit online at www.cbssf.com/solareclipse and this is what i am looking at this morning. the weat

the usual low clouds in the morning and sun in the afternoon. the numbers inland will be near 90 degrees. and we'll keep it that way all the way through next friday. so our little dash of excitement last night and today heading out of the bay area and all systems will be normal. and we'll be back after a break. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. tso why is she smiling?r days driving all over town. because she shopped during the safeway anniversary sale and filled up her trunk with grocery savings, plus earned 4 times the gas reward points. now that's something to smile about. right now, get pepsi 12-pack 12-ounce cans, buy 2 g

obviously usually sun is up here. we'll put the sun over here directly into the eye.he area of the eye that is damaged. this is the retina. and the retina has no pain receptors. so, you know, even though it's so bright and getting burnt the retina can't even feel that there's no pain receptor that. the damage is happening and you don't even know. that's why you don't feel like you need to look away. even though the retina is being burned. so kids, old people, basically the ones that are danger for doing this. >> we need to worry about the most. we're saying typically our brain would say, look away but you're saying if that damage happens, you might not realize that at that point. >> exactly. now clue it's happening. you won't have a clue until the next day. you can still have good vision even though your retina burnt. may not notice it for years. >> it might be the kind of thing down the road we could s damage to happen? are we talking a flash or -- >> nom it's not a flash. >> a period of time. >> you can look at the sun for a couple seconds that's okay but the point

sun. a solar eclipse happens every one to three years but usually in some no man's land like the arts colds this year however it is crossing coast to coast you can see it there. . all thee way from oregon toto south carolina. some twelve million people like in the power all of it is not so great clips and many more traveling. it to get their space to what should adopt phenomenon it's been almost a century sensor at full of solar eclipse like not. has made such a journey across the united states. he traveled in their millions to consequence of what's being called the great american eclipse. amateur astronomers have been setting out there stoles from early morning nnova. exactly and everybody like quietly go don't worlds just stay still we're here for a wedding so we flew in a week early so we can do this. skywatchers got their depth feeling spots across the united states to watch the moon's shadow comes directly in front of the sun. flossing acted flights for two minutes the eclipse could be seen in fourteen states beginning in the west coast of oregon and ending nineteen minutes later over

usual. before lunchtime you should see the sun in most areas except along the coast. oks like the embarcadero was clear by noon. we may get that clearing even sooner. here's a look at the average temperatures for today. usually 68 for san francisco, 82 for oakland. today we're right there on average in oakland and san jose. a little cooler in san francisco and concord. let's check in on traffic now with jaclyn. >>> good morning. a rough start for drivers for this friday morning commute. we have two sig alerts that remain in effect. we'll begin along highway 4. this is out near discovery bay. both direction shut down in that stretch with one fatality involved in the accident. so this roadway likely to be closed throughout the morning commute. we'll let you know when it reopens. in the meantime for drives, you can take south tracy boulevard or stick to byron highway to get around those closures. but keep in mine, there's a couple of accidents along i-5 if you are heading towards stockton that have major backups as well as in french camp. we're tracking a car fire that st

the victims slightly injured and the incident took place in the sun katherine district which is full of bars and restaurants and is usually very busy at that time on a friday evening now a lawyer specializing in religious terrorism says europe has got used to living with terror. some of the leaders in other european countries have said that we just need to quote unquote get used to the fact that this is part of our lives and it's very sad to see that in a continent such as europe which has had so many freedoms has such diversity of different people and has allowed those freedoms it is sad to see that people are now no longer surprised i mean this was a lesser attack nobody was killed no mass casualty or massive billion casualties which is a more positive step but again this is a lot of backtracking they're having to go against major national you are european union policies which state that you know they shouldn't do much they should look at religion they should look at other things and they certainly shouldn't police the streets for things like this. five russian speaking children who were stranded in war on iraq have now

injured hand the incident took place in the area called the sun katherine district which is full of bars and restaurants and would be usually very busy on fridays witnesses describe what they saw and more detail you know i heard people shouting over there and then i heard two gunshots sometimes a tiny little dramatic it was crazy i was here with my friends and sort of really running we saw a police ambulances the army in everything we were told to move away we didn't realize what was going on but we can't watch and we saw them grabbing and going and pushing him against the wall. while two police have launched investigations into one hundred eighty nine cases of domestic terrorism since the beginning of this year to work that out so it's an average of twenty three every month a lawyer specializing in religious terrorism told us europe's got used to living with terror these days. some of the leaders and other european countries have said that we just need to quote unquote get used to the fact that this is part of our lives and it's very sad to see that in a continent such as europe which has had so many freedoms has such dive

sun. then there is the wonderful halo of the corona, the wispy gases in the atmosphere. they are usuallys to happen in really remit areas when abc is it like parts of siberia and the middle of the oceans —— really remote areas. but millions of people will see this. that is one of the special things about this great american eclipse. we estimate there will be 200 million people within one de's drive. this will be one of the greatest science events ever in the greatest science events ever in the history of the world. it's amazing the amount of people who can be involved in it. it is an amazing experience. apart from looking up and gazing, scientifically, what will you be doing? there are lots of scientists who will be looking to follow the path across america from the west coast to the east coast. we will be able to look at the corona in ways we could not do. we will also look at what happens here on earth. as the shadow is passing across, what happens to the other‘s atmosphere is mac how does it change as the energy from the sun is blocked out from that period of time. usually you only ge

thunderstorms to develop between now and about 8:30, 9 o'clock so we have to wait for the sun to set but they'll do the usual heavy rain. these do seem to be able to produce some hail and they're also producing winds gusting to 60. i'll let you know if we get any more warnings. sarah over to you. >> sue thanks. >>> a rookie firefighter is in critical condition tonight after he was hit by a ladder truck at a house fire on capitol hill. >> dane smothers jr. was getting ready to attack the fire on f street when he was pinned between two vehicles. fox5's paul wagner live at the scene tonight. paul. >> reporter: hey, guys, this is where the fire broke out last night around 11:30 right here in the 800 block of f street northeast. that's the fire in the -- the townhouse right over there at 809. now, there's a lot of prayers being said for this firefighter tonight. he's in bad shape. according to multiple sources i want to show you how this happened. he was on engin he's in the middle of this pulling poles from that firehouse -- i he's pulling hose from the firehouse when -- from the fire truck when the ladder truck

usually need it. >> stand of the sun, stay hydrated, try to be somewhere with some ac or some kind of cooling mechanismnot just humans needing help. and oakland, california, firefighters took time out of their day to douse some elephants with water. the elephants and the rest of us should get some relief this weekend as temperatures dip back down into a much more seen in a bowl low 80s >> rick: i knew some thing like that was coming. for the record, i'm working this weekend. thanks. >> i'm glad to hear it, about time. >> molly: we are watching something now, firefighters in kansas city, missouri, at responding to a hazmat situation at an rest building. details coming out and there are people in the mailroom who received a package, an eight by 12-inch envelope and following that, ten people work in planning of chest pains, vomiting, sweating. they brought in those first responders to take care of those folks. please trying to figure out the best way to take a closer look at this package. to see what's inside and to further evaluate that situation. new the next hour of "happening now" ," no reaction o at

the usual low clouds in the morning. sun in the afternoon. temperatures cooling down a bit monday. week ahead. the unusual specter of a partial solar eclipse in the bay area on tap for tomorrow. make your plans now, but do it carefully. and have a great sunday. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. getting ready for tomrrow's total solar eclipse. kpix fe anchor ken bastida is in salem... and shows us a central vall family on the ultimate "ecl" road trip. >>> a lot of californians are already in oregon this morning. getting ready for tomorrow's total solar eclipse. our kpix5 anchor is in salem and shows us the central valley family on the ultimate eclipse the road trip. >> reporter: the oregon department of transportation

in a total eclipse for two or three minutes usually the moon completely obscures the face of the sun creating what he described as the most awe-inspiring spectacle of and all of nature. this astronomer from williams college gave me a piece of advice that i will always remember. he turned to me and he said before you die, you owe it to yourself to experience a total solar eclipse. it was kind of a shocking thing for someone to say that i didn't know very well. but he got my attention so i did some research. the first thing to know about a total eclipse is if you wait for one to come to you you are going to be waiting a long time. any given point on earth experiences a total eclipse about once every 400 years but if you are willing to travel you don't have to wait that long. i found out a few years later in 1998 a total eclipse was going to cross the caribbean. a total eclipse is visible only in a narrow path, about 100 miles wide. called the path of totality and that's where the shadow falls and in february of 1998 the path of totality was going to cross it. i thought it sounded like

sun behind me. i took a selfie. >> but i can't see anything, great, that's a great example. what do i actually see in that picture? bill while blotch. but behind saw a white blotch. usuallybecause yesterday i took one yesterday. on my instagram, alex holley tv by the way, i took one, and, ya, i like it where you can see the rays kind of coming down. but the focus i guess was me in the background. >> what i'm saying, that was a practice, the whole sun was up in the sky behind me. but when the eclipse is happening. >> see, that's the picture i took. >> well, i get that. when the moon is -- >> how many likes did you get? >> was that 1600 likes or to up 2,000? >> i don't know. >> keep working on those. >> sorry, mike. >> when the eclipse starts to happen, you can see the black disc in your selfie, couldn't you? >> i guess we'll have to find out today. >> everybody says don't do it, so i won't do it. >> all right. you're always rule breaker. >> this one will risk my eyesight. okay. it has been 30 years since dirty dancing. and we will do something with it after the break. >> ♪ fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you

the sky might look a little bit dimmer that usual but people might not be able to tell the difference. finally, quock is warning people not to look at the sun. . even during the eclipse without proper eye protection chuck clifford kron4 news (pam) warm weather is back on the way...(grant) chief meterologist brittany shipp is here...she has your complete weekday forecast next as expected the shortwave going through our region along with a more direct surface flow from the west has lead to a drop in temperatures especially away from the coast. in fact, a few far inland spots are 10 to 15 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. what has been more of a surprise has been the stubborn clouds that are still covering a sizable portion of the san francisco bay area down through san mateo county. one other section that has also not burned off stretches from around watsonville to point lobos in monterey county. this is the new comfort food. grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. a better way to grow, a better way to eat. and it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. california grown with no antibiotics ever. >>

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forecast, we are going to be looking for things to return to "stratus quo" with the usual night and early- morning low clouds, sun in the afternoon at the shoreline, sun for everybody much of the day. and the numbers will top out near 90 degrees all the way through next friday. thunderstorms a thing of the past. and so it just looks like a return to normal. allen? >> we like that. thank you. >>> a rare cosmic show but plain sunglasses won't cut it for watching the solar eclipse. the companies cashing in on special safe glasses. coming in a couple of weeks. and if you want to watch safely, you'll need special protection for your eyes. ttney hopper >>> a rare total solar eclipse is coming in a couple of weeks. if you want to watch it safely you'll need special protection for your eyes. >> you will have to drive to see it. but we show you the california company that's cashing in. >> reporter: millions of solar eclipse glasses have already been shipped out to people across the united states from one of the largest manufacturers in the country. rainbow symphony has been waiting for this big day. >> it's a tremendous o

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usually full of people, they have turned into ghost towns. the cities, the squares, i have never seen anything like it. the sune time to come. that is a tough gig, isn't it?|j would not want to go there in that weather. not with that heat. it is too much. we will have more weather later. more comments in a second. the front pages. we did some broadsheets earlier. the sunday express. speaking of holidays. prince harry is away on holiday at the moment. the perfect time to propose. who knows? that should have a? at the end of it. a slightly made up story. a couple of weeks on justin it. a slightly made up story. a couple of weeks onjustin gatlin beating usain bolt, he failed two drugs tests, i don't know if this is when it changes your mind but his first was when he was running in the junior championships and it was a tiny bit of amphetamine for a didi and the authorities took that into account and his band at that stage was only a year. his second band came laterfrom was only a year. his second band came later from some sort of testosterone type su bsta nce came later from some sort of testosterone type substanc

usually full of people, they have turned into ghost towns. the cities, the squares, i have never seen anything like it. the sunr some time to come. poor old gavin. i would not want to be there in that kind of heat. let's get some more details. how much longer will it last? do we know. we will have to wait for a little while because it will be another scorching hot day across southern europe. there is a bit of a change on the way for spain and portugal in particular. cooler air is spreading from the north. temperatures should return to something nearer the norm later in the week, but across italy and the balkans we will be hanging onto the heat. back on our shores, a fresh start to the day. more clout towards the north and west, courtesy ofan towards the north and west, courtesy of an atlantic low—pressure towards the north and west, courtesy of a n atla ntic low— pressure system bringing wind, cloud and rain. a bit ofa bringing wind, cloud and rain. a bit of a different start to the day. the rain is on the move and will push its way into the western side of scotland. elsewhere it will be a pretty decent aftern