blue, it's the second full moon of the month. and blood moon because it's a reflection of the earth. it doesn't look reddish there, but it's a total eclipse happening. this is from nasa. and we're also live stream ing that on our website. >> you don't have to get out of bed and run outside. >> have channel 2 on and -- >> welcome to mornings on 2, wednesday, january 31st. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. it's 4:30 in the morning. president trump took almost 90 minutes to aggress congress and the nation last night in his first "state of the union" address. the president hit topics that he has been talking about for months. >> he talked about the economy, he talked about tax reform, and he talked about immigration and on immigration, the president kept a familiar tone of america first: >> joining us with more is allyson barber live in washington with more. good morning, allison. >> president trump spoke for an hour and 20 minutes, that makes his speech the third longest "state of the union" address in the last 50 years. he touched on

you have the super moon, the blue moon, and the blood moon. and how unusual is this? >> it's pretty rare. the last time this happened in the united states was 150 years ago. so when we saw this come up on the calendar, we thought this would be a great event. we had a terrific platform across the bay and the -- it has been a great event for everyone who participated. >> the super moon means this is the time of year when the moon is closest to the earth and that coincides with the blue moon which is the second full moon of the month and they throw in the blood moon. >>> because when it goes on the earth's shadow, you get a red tent to the moon. if you looked outside right now, the moon is an orangey red color. with this crystal clear morning and all these three events tying up together, and it has been a great morning -- >> the west coast is a great place to see it. even here in the bay area. >> right, this is the most premium places to watch it. for us at the hornet, this is great because we have a direct tie into the moon. this ship recovered the first two lunar missio

the moon, the materials of the moon, the internal dynamics of the moon. we also ha to learn as much as we can about what materials and resources are there that can be used to establish research bases or outposts for further exploration of the solar system. jane: so when you get an event like this that is so rare and so stunning, does that lp public actually grasp the significance? does that mean there is more impetus to make new discoveries and go back to the moon? derrick: well, actually, what happens th an event like this is this stimulus of public interest, d it comes through doing things like highlighting little factors about the moon.ex fople, the super moon idea. that is not a new thing that occurs.e there ur to six super moon opportunities every year. so that is not rare.f the instancee blue moon happens fairly frequently also. eatting all three of them together gives ay great way to sell people on the idea of getting out to observe the moon. anytime we can heighten people's interest in the moongive a chance to make the case of why we need to do fur

it is the second blue moon of the month. is is why it is being called trifecta. >> it is pretty rare. i think we'll have another one in 2028, i believe it is. but this combination of supermoon, blue moon and total lunar eclipse that is pretty rare. >> reporter: so where is the blood part in all of this? the shadow that the urging creates did have a red part to. and the moon has all sorts of moon. it is the super blue blood moon. and hundreds of people were here at the science center in oakland. and they were bundled up and they had their mugs of coffee and the fancy cameras to get the best shot. if you slept through all of this, we caught all the action on our snap chat and instagram feeds. they are at -- kpix tv. >> my daughter and i were out there looking at the moon and she started asking me all the questions and i tried to explain how the solar system worked using pieces much fruit. >> that is great. it is amazing. it was so cool to see it in the corner of jackie he's alive shot. this is armstrong field research center. t

the earth's atmosphere scatters the sunlight and turns the moon the color of blood. >> so a super blue blood moon. >> our moon on the three interviews, everyone knew something special was happening. >> is it the second one this month? >> i heard something about a blood moon. >> i'm going to stay up late tonight and see it, if my dad will let me. >> it's one of the ways ancient astronomers had evidence that the shape of the earth was round. >> reporter: now nasa will watch the eclipse from space. >> right now around the moon we have orbiting a spacecraft. >> reporter: it will take measurements as the surface of the moon darkens and lightens. >> we really need to know the kind of real estate we're going to land on. >> we will return american astronauts to the moon. >> reporter: in the meantime you can explore through nasa's moon app. >> the sky is always available to us. >> reporter: in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >>> if you find yourself awake and you'll be taking photos of the eclipse, we do hope you'll share them with us, using #abc7 news, you might see your eclipse phot

second full moon of the month making it a blue moon, and the result of lunar eclipse makes is a blood moon. >> once in a blue moon, you had to come you the. >> right. 152 years in the making. 4:51 when the to tahiti will begin. right now we're getting a really cool view of what is going other than out there. this is what you can expect. you can join our weather watchers group on facebook and you can post your pictures on facebook this morning. and you'll see a few high clouds out there. and most of the area is spread clear. there are some areas of patchy fog. and unfortunately, that doesn't always happen in the north valley. and that is where we're seeing some of the visibility down low. but if you get up to the higher elevations, you'll have a develop good view. look up and don't forget to do that today. and we'll experience the super blood moon that is happening -- the lunar eclipse. and it will really look reddish out there and it will end at 6:07. if you look to the west, that the direction the moon will be setting and that is where you'll get to see the re

nasa dubbed it the wolf moon. it is the biggest and brightest of the year. there will be three super moons this winter. a super moon is when a full moon happens as the moon is on its closest approach to earth. >>> sky watchers can also catch meteor showers through january 10th, and there's even more to see at the end of the month. on january 31st, a blue moon will rise, and folks here on the east coast will be treated to a lunar eclipse. in the meantime, check out the super moon. you don't even need special glasses for this one. >> i was thinking, the cool part is all the kids who got kehl telescopes -- who got telescopes for christmas, this is their chance to use it. the moon! >> right. >> use it, there's something going on. put to use.

the sun and moon. and the blue moon. this is the second full moon of the month which doesn't happen that often. the eclipse will peek at 5:29. if you're headed out the door, we will be streaming this on the abc 7 news app. you can watch it change colors. we want it from your perspective, too. when you shoot the video, the #abc7now. >> i can see it getting blue. using my imagination. >>> the driverless delivery market. it's an all electric autonomous vehicle in san mateo yesterday. you walk up, tab a button your phone and unlocks -- the company can monitor and control the vehicles remotely and allow for overrides and humana cysted guidance when necessary. >> being able to track where your package is in real time. fact that it's two blocks away, reschedule a delivery. if you need to run out, you can summon it to the local starbucks or wherever you are. >> they're selling this as the first autonomous delivery vehicle. the truth is someone it in the vehicle. there's a backup driver. that until regulators re

it's the second full moon of the month as you know and the earth's shadow gives the moon a reddish tint which is why it will look red issue. check it out, 5:00-6:00 a.m. will the best viewing conditions. i have to say, we have fog around tonight. i want to show you what is going on in terms of the fog. but i will show you the stunning time lapse first from the roof camera. you will notice the moon rising tonight and the skies were perfectly clear to capture that imagery. here is another image captured by jeff in san francisco of the stunning moon there. you will want to send in your pictures, #abc 7 now tomorrow when you get a chance to view the celestial treat. hope you have a lot of luck by the way. patches of dense fog have formed. fairfield getting ared to see some fog there. half moon bay, 4 mile visibility. the rest of you looking good. temperatures right now in the 40s and the 50s. live look from the tower camera in san francisco is visible tonight. so, favorable weather for most of you in the morning if you are going to view. spring like conditions the rest of the week and recor

is when the moon is close to the earth -- the blood moon is in reference to the reddishent the moon gets when you have a lunar eclipse. you can see a shiver of the white part of the moon peeking out, so once we saw that shift and that change, we could hear the camera lenses shutters going off and a lot of people getting ready to get a snap shot of everything. i want to bring in suzanne bella del and you spent the night here so you could get an early start. how was it overnight? >> it was chilly. my friend stays on the -- i chose to stay on the flight deck and i had a beautiful view of the city and got a chance to wander around. it was dark and gorgeous. >>> what is it about this event that you wanted to capture on your camera? >> it was an opportunity to see something that we are never going to see in our lifetime again. we're close by, we're so fortunate to be here in the bay area, and i just couldn't pass it up. >> the west coast is one of the best places to see this, and it's great you're in the bay area. the weather cooperated. >>> it's only fair because the east coa

it's also a blue moon, the second full moon of the month. >> but this blue moon is actually going to st se make things interesting. >> reporter: red because the earth's shadow will turn the moon a rust color, called a blood moon. together, it's a grand slam known as a super blue blood moon. >> it's the ultimate lineup, right, you have a whole planet lined up with it. >> reporter: photographer tim mcmanus can seem obsessed. you're stalking the moon. >> pretty much. >> reporter: he sometimes waits years to capture the moon in just the right position near a san francisco landmark. he has a secret location in mind for early tomorrow morning. e just say that there had will be some san francisco iconic images in it. >> reporter: there will be something for everyone in the super blue blood moon. scientists will be measuring what happens when the earth's shadow blocks the sun and the temperature on the moon's surface drops suddenly. >> and so by watching these temperature changes, we can actually make some assessment of the different types of material that we have in different areas of the mo

we have three different things going on, we have a full moon, the full moon is happening when the moon is closest to the earth in its orbit and we have a lunar eclipse and we've got -- i guess that's it, yeah. >> and this hasn't happened since the civil war time. >> yeah. >> reporter: so tell us what do you expect to see for the next hour? what can people see? should they still head out? >> right now we are in the middle of totality which is when the moon is in the earth's inner shadow and that shadow is reddish in color. so when you look at the moon if you go outside right now and look at the moon you will see that it's kind of a rusty red color. it will continue for about another 45 minutes or so and then the rusty red shadow will start to creep away from the moon. >> okay. thank you so much, gerald, for joining us this morning. we're definitely seeing that already. the rusty red color starting to disappear, but we're seeing people still show up, even little kids. i just saw a five-year-old on a father's back coming out here to check out the scene. so a lot of fun. get out there, it

we're going to start with the moon. e got to go outside and see totality tarting to wane and the impending sunrise starting to take over some of the blood red this is of the lunar eclipse this morning. that's gorgeous. that's from sky 7 who continues to do a magnificent job hovering there in the sky. zooming in on this object and holding it in focus, appreciate that. my accuweather highlights, i'll keep the moon behind them. clouds linger. not as much fog as this morning. a break from the winter chill and rain. you can see how quiet it is right now. let's talk temperatures. we'll start on the low end. 63 at half moon bay. a little bit of sea breeze. 65 in richmond and san francisco. jump up to 69 in san jose. you can see 70s around morgan hill. santa cruz and also ukiah. now, as far as what's going to happen in san francisco today, 50 at 7:00. 57 at noon. at 4:00 about 60. 54 degrees at 7:00. you can see our temperatures range from 60 in the in rinna to 65 in san francisco. low 40s in the inland valleys. mid to upper 40s

it's the second full moon of the month as you know and the earth's shadow gives the moon a reddish tint which is why it will look red issue. check it out, 5:00-6:00 a.m. will the best viewing conditions. i have to say, we have fog around tonight. i want to show you what is going on in terms of the fog. but i will show you the stunning time lapse first from the roof camera. you will notice the moon rising tonight and the skies were perfectly clear to capture that imagery. here is another image captured by jeff in san francisco of the stunning moon there. you will want to send in your pictures, #abc 7 now tomorrow when you get a chance to view the celestial treat. hope you have a lot of luck by the way. patches of dense fog have formed. fairfield getting ared to see some fog there. half moon bay, 4 mile visibility. the rest of you looking good. temperatures right now in the 40s and the 50s. live look from the tower camera in san francisco is visible tonight. so, favorable weather for most of you in the morning if you are going to view. spring like conditions the rest of the week and recor

take a look right here at the super blue moon, that's the super blue blood moon that's dazzling us this morning. you are looking at live pictures from nasa. if you step outside you can probably see it. thank you for joining us this morning, i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez. it is the reason why some of us were a little late to set, some of us were in the parking lot trying to get pictures of the super blue blood moon. i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia today. it was nice that it was clear enough in the south bay? in the south bay but all of us aren't getting clear skies. that's going to be the issue this morning. you can watch it right here, we will have live pictures throughout the show of what's happening with our super blue blood moon this morning and the eclipse. once again we are seeing it under way as we speak, it started at 3:48 and that's the partial eclipse, but the full eclipse begins at 4:51 that's right at about 20 minutes and continues through 6:07. we will have plenty of time to snap a lot of pictures and video, and that fog is rolling in and then it comes

the name. a super moon is when the full moon is larger and brighter to the naked eye, the blood moon is second full moon in one month, known as a blood moon, so that's how you get a super blue blood moon. >> the red hue is just the sunlight passing through the upper layers earth's atmosphere and make it to the moon of the you know the sunsets are nice and rich and red, it's the same thing causing the moon to light up bright and orange and red like that. >> reporter: photographers were in heaven. some taking photos all around san francisco last night before getting a prime spot for the blood moon on the uss hornet. >> it's great. never seen a lunar eclipse before, so this is wonderful. >> reporter: you don't have to wait 150 years to see the next one visible in the u.s. that takes place next year on january 21st. matt keller, abc 7 news. >> and here's some the photos you sent using #abc7now. elizabeth white says, this was worth the wait. a san francisco based photographer captured this photo of the moon just above hoyt tower this morning. that's a gorgeous shot. and ryan louis took this photo a

the time 6:27. we )re tracking t super moon, blood moon... >>> right now at 6:30 we are tracking the blue moon, super moon, blood moon, all of it as we take a live look from chabot space and science center this morning. there was also a total lunar eclipse early in morning. if you weren't up by 6:07 you missed it. you can still catch partial solar eclipse until 7:11 right before sunrise and we will tell you where you can catch all the rest of it on our social platforms. thanks for joining us on this wednesday, i'm kris sanchez, in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. we have team coverage of the lunar trifecta this morning. with he want to begin with kari hall. >> we call it a blue moon because this is the second full moon in a calendar month, but it doesn't actually appear blue as you can see, but it was a blood moon when we see the earth's shadow cast on to the moon it makes it appear as a red hue. now, it did start at 3:48 this morning with the partial eclipse and then as the morning went on we saw the bright red hues on there,

san francisco 51 degrees and you need to stand next to the moon like that. say hello. an jose you're at 47 degrees. visibility right now, not bad across most of the bay area. it is forming across parts of the north bay. we're seeing fog form around the bay to the north and napa visibility down to a mile. north wind at 9 and then we're looking at 3 more winds in san rain chances fell and berkeley. most areas get the offshore wind and on the coastline, feel the breeze a bit later on today with the coastal breeze picking up which would allow for cooler temperatures around places like pacifica and half-moon bay. expect it to be a bit chillier along the beaches. look at high temperature for rest of the area today. 67 high in oakland, 65 in san francisco, 66 in mountain view and san jose, reach 6 the áf 68. livermore could hit 60 degree mark and temperature as bit warmer than yesterday because more of the sunshine. cloud coverage yesterday didn't allow as much warming as expected. we should be in the upper 50s, we're about 7-9 degrees above average and let me hop over to seve

it happens once every two to three year here and the blue moon which i thought was the second full moon of a calendar month, but it's not what most people think. take a listen as to what the blue moon really is. >> every two or three years or so there will be a fourth moon in that quarter and they used to just tell the farmers who are going out and harvesting by the light of the moon you got four full moons in this period, in this season. so for whatever reason they called the third one of that string the blue moon. >> reporter: so a super blue blood moon coming up tonight. there will be some fog in our north bay valley, some high cloud cover, but the majority of the bay area will be able to see it. totality where the moon will appear red from 4:51 a.m. to 60 7 a.m. early tomorrow morning. let's look at your current conditions, mid-60s san jose and oakland, 64 in concord, san francisco 63, mild in livermore and santa rosa, 67 degrees. overnight tonight we will cool down to the upper 30s in vallejo, upper 40s in san francisco, concord 43, san jose 44, oakland 44 degrees. a big ridge of h

i don't think the fa ct walk on the moon. t they have reached the end of their natural lives diminishes anything. there is of course grief and sadness. when we went on vacation, john would take care of ourdog. he vacation, john would take care of our dog. he was a lovely guy. but i think more we are just immensely proud of what each of the astronauts and all of the engineers and people who work in the space business have been able to accomplish. when i was born, no one had everflown in space. all of this is less than even my lifetime. so there is still a great nudist to it, and a great delight in inspiration that comes from it —— newness. and john is one of those stars of the past that people will look at and wonder as they try and decide what could i contribute? how can i be part of this? how can i make myself somebody like that? the astronautjohn the astronaut john young, the astronautjohn young, who has died at the age of 87. reports from syria say 17 people have been killed in air strikes in rebel—held eastern ghouta. the

the sky. a super blue blood moon. >> yeah. this is the total lunar eclipse happening now from flas anasa's camera. good morning to you on this wednesday, january 31st. never more than seven minutes away from your okay weather forecast. mike nicco, an exciting day. >> unfortunately, some folks won't see it. i wanted to start off with that. you can see petaluma, 4, the fog is getting thicker there. the airport at half moon bay is saying four miles. that's a little higher elevation than down near the city where it may be a little foggier. that's going to hang around for most of the mornings. we've got calm conditions out there. a little bit of an on-shore breeze. here's your super blue blood moon planner. dress for temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s by the time we get to the coldest time at 6:00. i'll take a look at your planner coming up. >> it's hard to say fast. super blue blood moon. >> with san rafael, southbound, the taillights past freitas parkway, and you are light and moving well. no fog here. the fog-free commute a

a super moon and the total eclipse well an event that no moon gazer would want to miss. it's long been symbolic of the grave human rights abuses committed during the so-called war on terror but now u.s. president donald trump has this. cited to keep the notorious contactable military prison open through an executive order former president barack obama had promised to close the facility in cuba within a year after taking office but while many prisoners were indeed released obama was unable to keep his promise to shut down guantanamo together in his state of the union address on tuesday trump warned hundreds of dangerous terrorists had been released in the past but this would no longer be allowed to happen. to reexamine our military detention policy and to keep open the detention facilities in guantanamo bay tham asking us to ensure that in the fight against isis and al qaeda we continue to have all necessary power to detain terrorists wherever we chase them them where ever we find them. and in many cases for them it will now be one turn and. that's the

of the month which makes it a blue moon and because the earth is passing into the -- moon isunar eclipse. >> what means to have a supermoon and also what's happening during an eclipse? >> yeah, so what makes the moon super, it is bigger and brighter and the reason why it's closer to earth. the moon isn't always the same distance as it orbits the earth sometimes it's closer, sometimes it's farther away. the closest we call perigee. when there is a full moon then it's a supermoon and, yeah -- [ applause ] and also, when the moon passes into the earth's shadow that's what happens during a total lunar eclipse so you might ask why isn't the moon completely blacked out? why is it red? the reason why is because the same reason why we have a blue sky and we have red sunsets. the earth's atmosphere bends the light around the earth to make it fall on the moon and the blue light gets scattered out going in all directions and the red light makes it through so the moon appears red. >> i tell you around. you're a super astrophysicist. hakeem, thank you so much. we appreciate that. audience

>> the moon. >> the moon. >> oh, okay. okay.ee it now. >> just a beautiful start. >> my monitor is small and my eyes are bad. >> a beautiful way to start your day. >>> it's a cool start when you walk out the door, you will notice it. we will get the forecast with kari. we've been talking about this, happening tonight, or really early tomorrow morning that total lunar eclipse, you can watch it on the uss hornet docked over in alameda. they will open early. the eclipse will start at 3:48 in the morning. we will be up. kari hall has been telling us about the big event as well, which is a blue moon combined with a super moon and we are just all over the moon about it. >> it's going to be really cool. >> i want to talk about the timing for that because it's, you know, for most people really early in the morning, for us it's just like we're already up. >> just get up the same time tomorrow. >> it's going to be starting at about 3:48 in the morning and that's when we start with the partial eclipse, but we have several hours of this hap

a blue moon is the second full moon of the month. en the moon is closer to earth in its orbit making it about 14 percent brighter... and because the eclipse is taking place in the morning, while the moon is passing through the earth's shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a blood moon.the lunar eclipse takes place between 4am and 6am. (robin) (robin) (robin) thanks lydia.and we'll check in on the live feed of moon at 4:51 to watch the beginning of the total eclipse.so stay tuned for that. < coming up so people recognize the difference between a 25 and a 19 mile and hour sign wait i've never seen a 19 mile per hour sign next thing you know you will be telling me there are 14 mile per hour signs i'm in saratoga and there is a method to their madness i'll expalin in the next edtion of people behaving badly > (robin) one of the main goals of police officers is to keep people safe on the roads ... and having people slow down is one of the ways to do that. stanley roberts has more on one city in the south bay that has a noteworthy

the blood moon because of the reddish tinge that the moon gets when it is in -- when it is an eclipse. you can see the beautiful view here. it is the tail end of that eclipse. it is just about to be over. a lot of people enjoying the sight since early this morning. i want to bring in the executive director of the uss hornet museum. in this was a big night. some people spent the light in the bar ricks. >> yes. it is a greatest for us. we have an actual tie-in to the moon. we were the recovery ship for the first lunar mission. we're now gearing up about 18 months out for the 59th anniversary of those events. it was a perfect morning of it. great view of the city and the moon all morning long. a lot of people came to visit and it was a good event for everyone. >> what viewers are seeing, early this morning at 4:30, when you could see the blood red tinge during the eclipse. that's because the earth shadow cast a reddish hue on the moon when there is an eclipse. >> yes. the red effect bends around and gives it a red tint. as the birds wake up this morning. and so it gives us a red blood co

and we're getting a pretty good look at the super blood moon. we're about ten minutes into the total lunar eclipse. >> and we're in the best place to watch it. >> yes. it is fairly warm out there, in the 40s and the 50s t is not too bad to step outside and take a look at this view. and none of us are getting fog around the bay, at least through the san francisco. you should get a clear view out there. and a few high, wispy clouds. but it doesn't seem to be disrupting most people's view. you see this will last through 6:07 this morning. and 5:29, that is the official lunar eclipse. that is when it is full and a look to the west. and that will be setting in that direction if you're trying to figure out where it is, it is dim right now. you should get a decent view. and that is a look at your visibility to see where the people may have trouble viewing the moon right now. and half moon bay down four mile visibility. and the valley spots are not the place to be necessarily. and notice up in the hills, the vac ca view is pretty cool. and we're keeping

the blood moon. it is a grand slam, known as the a super blue blood moon. >> ultimate lineup. right. you got a whole planet leaned up with it. >> photographer tim mcmannis can seem obsessed. >> you are stalking the moon? >> pretty much. >> he waits to capture the moon near a san francisco landmark. he has a situation in mind. >> there will be san francisco iconic imagines in it. >> something for everyone in the super blue blood moon. scientists will measure what happens when the earth's shadow blocks the sun. the temperature on the moon's surface drops suddenly. >> by watching the temperature changes. we can actually make some assessment of the different types of material that well have in different areas of the moon. >> reporter: in the united states, only those in the west will see the super blue blood moon. but for everyone else, tim mcmannis photographs to show any full moon almost as magical. >> that's the "overnight news" for wednesday. for some the news continues. for others check back later f

was it's the second full moon of the month and it's also a blood moon because the totalar eclipse in the western united states is also part of the package. so, want to see a big moon out there? take a look a little bit later this morning. it should be overhead. karen, we have possible rain overhead as we go overnight thursday into friday morning. might even mix with a little bit of snow at the tail end. details on that coming up. >> i wrote my kids a note make sure you look at the moon this morning early. we're live in west goshen township in chester county and you can see the problem here. we have a trailer that became unhitched from it and went off the roadway into the woods. we've got a heavy duty tow truck on the scene. it looks like they've got this hooked up and getting ready to try to tow this out of here but it might be awhile and it's right on the ramp from 100 southbound to 202 southbound here in west goshen township in chester county. you can take the ramp from boot road to 202 southbound instead with that big problem with that trailer that just got unhitched

two, it's the second full moon of the month commonly known as blue moon. finally, it will pass through earth's shadow for a total lunar eclipse. while in the earth's shadow, the moon will take on a reddish opportunity. we will be watching really early. we are amped. i cannot wait. it's happening during our newscast, so the timing is perfect. thank you mother nature. at 4:30 we'll look at the skies and have all our live cameras pointed to the moon. join our kpix weather watchers page. if you get great pictures, please send them on facebook or twitter. this is your forecast. a few high clouds, thin clouds possible in the morning and some areas of patchy fog. the north bay valleys likely will see patchy fog. this was a view by douglas in red wood city. the moon looked big and bright this morning. wait until you see tomorrow. it is extra super because we have the moon closest to the earth at 223,000 miles away and as michelle mentioned, the second full moon of the month. we already got one january 1 and we are getting it again early tomorrow. once you look towa

and the blue moon the second full moon of the month. and a lunar ellipse. they are in alignment. and once you are in alignment. the eclipse happens and casts the shadow and block its from the moon and you get a little bit of rays from the sun to go on the extreme outside of the earth and that casts a reddish glow on to the moon. a little later tonight giving it the red color. so-called blood and that happens in the predawn hours in the western part of the united states. for us here locally we see a partial ellipse and you want to head outside at 6:45 tomorrow morning. very low on the horizon. the moon here is going to set around 7:10, you have a small window tomorrow morning to check this out. and it gives the edge of the moon, reddish, not the whole moon but it will seem bright and big most of the night because of how close it is to us and the second full moon of the month. stormtracker 6 live double scan you see the snow showers in south jersey and delaware, they will continue to drift off the coast here as we get toward the can have,

moon kind of a technicality but it's the second full moon of the month but also a blood moon. we have a total lunar eclipse in the western united states. in the east you might see shading on the edge of the moon after about 10 minutes to 6:00. karen we have another round of precip coming for thursday night. details on that coming up. >> if it only happens once in a blue moon you can expects it to happen today. i know this is really hard to see but the ramp from 100 southbound to 202 southbound just reopened. that was a spot where we had that big accident with the tractor-trailer and it has since cleared so we are looking at a dark scene there but traffic is going to move through any minute now. this is 309 at mclaughlin road. an accident in montgomery county to montgomery township so a couple accidents out there this morning. on the big picture though no major issues on the blue route, schuylkill, i-95. pretty good shape right here. we had a disabled vehicle in ardmore. it just cleared. traffic there is moving a little better. let's go outside live on the schuylkill expressway.

as the earth's shadow fell across the moon it dark and people waited anxiously and then there were. dozens of gasps of delight as the lunar eclipse reached its point of totality the moon turned a eerie shade of blood red and stayed that way for the better part of an hour now the moon is emerging from the earth's shadow and people are begun to leave the area as the sun comes up but there was a definite energy in the air here this was an unusual conjunction of events a lunar eclipse the turned the moon blood red it was also a super moon because the moon is much closer to the earth than it usually is because the moon has a kind of elliptical orbit sometimes it's closer sometimes it's farther away that made the moon look larger and it's what's called a blue moon that's not an astronomical term it's a more of a folk term it means that when there's a chew full moons in a single month so that's what happened here on the last day of january and many people said that watching this put them in the mind of putting everything in perspective here seeing political turmoil and division in this coun

the new year's moon is only 221,000 miles away. e assistant planetarium director at cal academy of sciences. >> this is the closest full moon of the year, which is about 30,000 miles closer than when it's at its farthest point. >> reporter: nasa said the so- called super moon can appear as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than when a full moon is farthest from the earth. >> it's kind of like comparing a dime and nickel. >> reporter: if you miss it, there's another super moon january 31st. because it's the second full moon in a month, it's called a blue moon that occurs once every two to three years of even more unusual? the way the lunar cycle and our calendar line up this year creates a rare scenario. >> two double full moon months in january and in march and no full moon in february. so it's really interesting what's happening. >> reporter: astronomers say we get a february with no full moon, only a handful of times this century. the last time was 1999. not only that, the super moon is part of a double calyceal feature celestia

face hence the name blood moon the other two phenomena are a bit more common as the moon reaches its closest position to earth appearing larger and brighter it's called the super moon while the term blue moon indicates a second full moon in a single month the last one was in the beginning of january but what is extremely rare is for all three phenomenon to happen at the same time excitement also in los angeles. this is once in a lifetime and i don't care if it's three thirty in the morning i'm going to come and it's completely worth it it's amazing it's gone through so many stages it's really beautiful but a sort of a calm because obviously this was a rare opportunity to see down here the total lunar eclipse and then having some gear to be able to see it very well i figured why not i you know i worked last night but slept a couple hours and came back up there you know so was it worth it it was totally worth it. well we couldn't see the blood moon we will at least have our own lunar eclipse at the end of july. keep looking off the. top of the hour with more world news followed by the d

the moon is a second full moon in a month, and a blood moon is when the earth's shadow on the moon gives it that reddish tipt. best viewing is out west, but nasa experts say you should see the initial phases of the eclipse here in our area around 6:45 this morning. unfortunately, bill, we don't have any snow and wet weather coming through so it should be a good picture. >> craw, we got that out of the way yesterday. it becomes full just after the moon sets this morning. we won't actually see the full moon, but it looks it. the eclipse starts at 6:48, but the moon sets at 7:09, which means you only have a few minutes to start to see the beginning of that eclipse. the eclipse will be over at 5:51 p.m. the next time we get this combination doesn't come until 2030. and look at the brightness of the reflection off the water. it is a very bright, but cold morning. look at the teens right now in philadelphia. 18 degrees. the colder neighborhoods in the middle teens for an dura and west mount area at 15 degrees. also 15 degrees in summerton. and not much warmer for richmond. a cold wait at the b

a blue moon is the second full moon of the month. r moon is when the moon is closer to earth in its orbit making it about 14 percent brighter... and because the eclipse is taking place in the morning, while the moon is passing through the earth's shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a blood moon. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) a big story we are following this morning... a shelter in place has been lifted in richmond.( james ) it was issued yesterday afternoon... after a fire broke out at a scrap metal yard. kron 4's camila bernal is live in richmond... where fire crews are still mopping up this morning. camila. ( camila )firefighters are still here, they are working on hotspots, they've been working all night and thanks in part to their efforts, the shelter in place has been lifted. fire officials telling people they can continue with their normal activities without having to worry about the dangers of the fire. but it was a very different story yesterday: this fire s

in march so the second moon in march at the end of march will be also a blue moon why is it called blue moon who knows i mean this comes from hundreds of years ago and it is a major thing from from some classical superstitions etc right i want to ask you i guess about the. the fact that people are so fascinated by these events i mean what you describe is spectacular and what we've seen of course is amazing to a lot of people but why this fascination especially from people in the west time magine people people in places like los angeles and so on what is it about the sky that makes people you know so excited. well it is it is fascinating to see a phenomenon that we don't see that frequently a total lunar eclipse is is very spectacular because. it's like a sunset if you like if you were of the moon or the point you will see the sun behind the earth and the air it will be surrounded by the other speed of the earth will appear as a appears when the sun sets right and that is the light that illuminates the moon and then makes the mo

a trifecta for the moon tomorrow. it will be full, it will be the second full moon of the month so it's a blue moon. it will be a blood moon because a look at the reflection off the earth and also a total lunar eclipse. >> that's a lot. >> it was very warm in southern california and today will still be warm. there is a breeze. southern california, 80s and 90s. if it's that hot there, it must be cold elsewhere. it is. these are the current wingels. -13 in minneapolis. -4 in fargo. i spoke to a friend of mine whose daughter is in grand rapids. she said she wants to come home. i thought i could handle this but i can't. that is a long haul. we have been dry and warm. it's been really cold back there and is no sign of that letting up anytime soon. we do have a lot of cloud cover but less today. it splits right there. take the fork in the road. it's colder outside. there are a lot of 30s. a little breeze has picked up for some. walnut creek, 39. 42, san ramon. 41 lafayette. pinole, 43. martinez, 47. mostly clear, partly clou

when it happens we see the orangish color and that's where with he hear the term blood moon. that's because when that happens is gives the orange color. areas of fog are possible. primarily in the north and also the east bay. but i still think we'll be able to see something so it's worth it to set the clocks across the bay area if you are interested to try and get a glimpse of this. now we'll start to see the moon set here and begin to phase out once we hit about 7:11 through 7:18. let's bring you closer to the morning forecast for tomorrow with a lot of you getting up early you need the jacket heading out to get your view. whether the telescope is out or get a view with the naked eye, 44 here in the south bay. bundle pup 47 in the peninsula and across the tri-valley we could have fog moving in and 43 degrees. it's more of the ground fog developing in the central valley that could push here also back towards the east bay and 44. san francisco 46 opinion potentially dense if a fog in the north by and 42. by the afternoon tomorrow we set up for a more mild temperatures and sunsh

the blue moon part part of the moon refers to to being the second full moon in a single calendar month. so kind of a long tongue twisting name for it. >> so many people think it's going to be blue. it's not going to be blue. >> and we can still see it. we've got a couple of hours on the east coast here. >> right before the sun rises on the east coast you get a little viewing. the sun comes up over the horizon. but the midwest looks great, many areas of the west are going to see complete totality. that's where it's going into beautiful he smop partial eclipse as the sun comes up, low on the horizon as the moon is setting. some stoeltty. we need the clouds to cooperate and for areas of the great lakes cloudy skies is going to on stur your viewing. whole southern half of the country looks fine. not much in the way of forecast headlines today. just a little bit of snow and ra showers inin all the way down through texas. this is the end of our january thaw because february looks much colder for many of us. we'll take a look at what february has in store for us coming up. >> bill, thank you.

. >> right now the supermoon in effect, then the blue moon, the second full moon in this month, and then the blood moon depends if we can see an eclipse. >> oh, what's flying there? is that smoke? >> i think it is. >> little erie. this is the ends every days, sue, you're telling us? >> that's it, it is cents done. >> little hazy out there, but yes, the super blue blood moon. there it is, it is a second full moon of the month. that's always called a blue moon, you hear, oh, once in a means. another supermoon, which means moon is closer to the earth than usual. and then this lunar eclipse that's happening around sunrise, not going to really get a great view of that, unfortunately, but it is all happening at the same time. and that is pretty rare. we will check temperatures this morning, now that the precipitation is out of here. and it is an unusually mild morning in minneapolis, our friends mike and alex, will check in with them, but it is 30 degrees there, milder than it is here in philadelphia. so, the tables have turned just a little bit. we got the cold air that moved in after the sno

. >> we choose to go to the moon. >> the world was fascinated. the astronauts were superstars. >> these are the nation's mercury astronauts. [ applause ] >> announcer: it inspires him to collect all kinds of nasa artifacts. >> that's one small step for man... >> it's one of america's greatest achievements, and i think it's something which will continue to inspire. >> announcer: but when he dies too young... >> i thought, "this can't be happening." >> announcer: ...he leaves his widow an inheritance that's out of this world. ♪ >> i'm jamie colby, and today, i'm driving through southern california, where so much of the groundbreaking work for nasa's moon missions was done. i'm going to los angeles to meet a woman who embraced the lifelong passion of her soul mate -- a love for all things outer space. >> my name is shelly cigel. and when my husband passed away, he left me with an incredible collection and a special gift from beyond the grave. well, this is just a few little things that i took out. >> these nasa artifacts belonged to shelly's husband

and the moon is close toward earth if it's orbit and a blue moon because it's the second full moon in the calendar month. and also for north america we have a total lunar eclipse. it's when the sun and earth and moon is aligned and the sun rays are blocked by the earth and just the outer fringes get by and this cast the red hue on the moon. now here it's not total. it's partial. but we will be able to see it tomorrow morning. got to get up early and look to the western horizon at 6:45 and since it's partial. the whole moon won't be red but there is a reddish hue on the side of the moon and it doesn't last long and the moon is setting at 7:10 and the skies will be clearing in time for this and people on the west coast see a total loon or eclipse. and the wins are gusting strong behind the news an snow event and winds gusting 24 to almost 40 miles per hour. and the good fuse with that, it will dry out a lot of the roads and the bad news is, it make its feel like this, windchill 18 in philadelphia and 14 if allentown and 18 in ca

blue, it's the second full moon of the month. and blood moon because it's a reflection of the earth. it doesn't look reddish there, but it's a total eclipse happening. this is from nasa. and we're also live stream ing that on our website. >> you don't have to get out of bed and run outside. >> have channel 2 on and -- >> welcome to mornings on 2, wednesday, january 31st. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. it's 4:30 in the morning. president trump took almost 90 minutes to aggress congress and the nation last night in his first "state of the union" address. the president hit topics that he has been talking about for

while we're waiting for this lunar tri if he can that. >> we have the super moon, the blue moon, the blood moon, all happening between 4:51 and 6:07 tomorrow morning. it's as simple as going outside and looking at it. it will have a reddish hue because the red light goes around the earth's atmosphere. will you see it? for the most part yes. there's always exceptions to our weather around here. coastline you're getting a bit foggy. that could be a problem around half-moon bay and pacifica. we're also getting foggy in santa rosa with visibility down to less than a mile. north bay valleys and the coast you have a chance of not seeing the eclipse tonight because you may be fog yichlt it is down to 43 in santa rosa. fremont tonight 36. fairfield 39. mountain view 46 degrees. a lot of stuff going on in the sky tonight. then super quiet because of a ridge of high pressure and a storm track headed in the wrong direction. future cast says tomorrow morning aside from the fog we are cloud free. a little bit of high cloud cover tomorrow evening in the north bay. some high cloud cover early thursd