And its time lfinally here. The Great American eclipse. The countdown is on. Hundreds of americans watching history happen live. As day turns to night. Watching from land, air, sea, everyone underwater. How you can join the nationwide celebration, 99 years in the making, with all eyes on the sky, were live across the country for a special edition of good morning america. And good morning, america. We hope you had a grood weekend. We have a lot of breaking news overnight. Millions all across america getting ready for the first total Solar Eclipse in almost a century. That is just hours away. Thats right. People have been traveling thousands of miles to see it coast to coast. Over 300 Million People are expected to stop and watch. 14 states are in the path of totality where the sun will be completely covered. The entire country will see at lowes a partial eclipse. We get about threequarters here in new york. Look at oregon. Hundreds of people gathering there. Going all across the country
People are starting to describe here. We can see the rays coming through. You see those angelic rays coming through those clouds. The temperature has dropped at least 7 degrees. Even if we didnt see the full image it is still such a gorgeous moment and almost like were at sunrise again. Doesnt it . Its as if we passed an entire day. That was a quick day everybody. That was fast. Lets head back in. Ginger our thanks to you. We might be up against the same challenge here in charleston im going to look up right now because i cant see a thing in front of me but i can see up to the sky and for the first time in about an hour we cant see anything through the clouds. So we might be faced with the same sort of moment that ginger had. You saw what happened with t. J. You had the entire stadium filled in carbondale illinois which is going to see another Solar Eclipse in 2024. One of the rarityiesrarities. And the sun came out at the very last second. When we come back only one more state to go t
Their cars and now the Severe Threat moving east. 25 million americans in its path. And blinded by the light. The Great American eclipse captivating the country. Millions watching coast to coast sharing in the splendor but now many asking, what did we do to our eyes . Blinded by the light revved up like a deuce another runner in the night blinded by the light and good morning, america. Another great song but so many people watching that eclip that seeing spots was one of the top google searches afterwards. I know my family, we were all concerned. Did i do something to my eyes . But George Stephanopoulos doesnt have to worry because what were you doing during the eclipse . I took a little nap. I was awake for most of it but one person was not taking a nap, the president. I wonder if hes seeing spots. He looked right at. They were yelling, dont look. He did look. We hope hes okay this morning. Of course, hours later he did give his primetime speech on afghanistan outlining his strategy f
All that, plus lady lady. Tributes pouring in for comedy icon jerry lewis. Big ben goes silent but the outrage is loud. And epic grab. Unreal wow a kid makes the catch of the year, today, monday august 21, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today. Todays total eclipse with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Guys in graphics taking this very seriously. Were been talking about it since 1979. We want to start on this monday morning. Its a frantic search for navy sailors off the coast of sing poor. After the collision of an oil tanker and the uss john mccain. We have more from bill neely. Reporter good morning, matt. The seas off singapore are in darkness now but the search for the ten missing sailors is now intense by air and on the water. So, too, the search for answers. How on earth did this happen to one of the worlds most sophisticated warships . Especially since its not the first time. A gaping hole in its water line, a
Suffering. Reporter it follow as strategy session with the president S National Security team at camp daevid, en route t the middle east, defense secretary james mattis. Once he announces the strategy he can get more precise on afghanistan troop levels what were going to do. Reporter days after his departure ousted strategist steve bannon warned the president that propelled the president to office are at risk. Moderating trumps agenda. And now back at breitbart delivering a warning shot in the gop in an interview with the washington post. If the Republican Party gets behind the president on his plans and not theirs all sweetness and light adding, he doesnt expect sweetness anytime soon. Meanwhile, with tens of thousands in boston this weekend protesting racism and hate overwhelming demonstrators of what was intended to be a right wing free speech rally, and new this morning, usa today reports the secret service has run out of money unable to pay hundreds of agents in part because of th