Mission boulevard, still in the green at 14. Northbound 85, wide open in the green at just 17 minutes. Well take a closer look at the south bay commute coming up in less than ten. We have developing news now. Ten american sailors are missing. Five are hurt. Following a collision between a Navy Destroyer and a merchant ship. Ship. The uss President Trump will address the nation on his strategy for the war in afghanistan. And the New York Times is reporting the president will likely announce plans to increase the number of troops there. The number of Additional Forces not clear at this point. This will be mr. Trumps first formal address to the nation. Hes scheduled to speak at 6 00 tonight our time. And developing news out of iraq where the next phase of the countrys war on the Islamic State is under way. U. S. Backed iraqi forces have launched a multipronged assault to retake the town of talafar. The forces have recaptured a series of villages. One of the last pockets of Islamic State h
We have a collision involving a tanker truck and a smaller vehicle. Doesnt sound too serious at the moment. Theyre both on the shoulder, seeing a little bit of a delay coming from the decision 80 merge. Ill keep an eye on that. Everyone else, pretty quiet today. Heres a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. No metering lights yet. Well take a look at mass transit coming up next. You look good. That cant be true. You make them look good. I can see absolutely nothing. Today is finally the day you can use these or at least share them with your friend who thought enough to get them weeks before now that theyre costing a Million Dollars to buy. This is how i know we cant see anything. Thats not what the prompter says, but its been almost 100 years since a total eclipse crossed the entire country. Matt keller is live at nasa research center. Hey, there, matt. Good morning. A lot of cool things to they have a jet, a giant hangar to the right of me. Of course, the main event will be coming i
Many traveling to areas along the path of totality where the sun will be completely covered by the moon. Mark matthews reports from casper, wyoming, one of the prime viewing spots. Reporter weve come to casper, wyoming. And the reason were here is casper, wyoming, is right on the center line of mondays total eclipse. This is the media center. You can see that they are putting up telescopes rather than television cameras. Reporter and this is the parking lot of the event center where im told tens of thousands of people will show up monday morning. This is Second Street in downtown casper. There are 59,000 people that live in casper, but these folks, theyre not any of them. Wisconsin. Wisconsin . Wisconsin. Washington state. Phoenix, arizona. Phoenix . Reporter they pretty well have Second Street blocked off with about three blocks of tents selling mostly tshirts and eclipse glasses. How are you . How much are your eclipse glasses . 3. Reporter rooms here in casper go for a whole lot mor
How much are your eclipse glasses . 3. Reporter rooms here in casper go for a whole lot more. Well, airbnb told me, they suggested 35 a night. And tell me again what their rates are . For the room, 385 a night for your room with a private bed, bath and shes paying 350 because she doesnt have private bath, and the downstairs is 390 a night. Reporter 400 a night is what theyre getting at the local motels. The difference is most of these places sold out six months ago. Reporting from casper, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. While mark is there in the path of totality, plenty of excitement here in the bay area. People gathering to learn the Science Behind tomorrows big show. Nbc bay areas thom jensen is at the space and Science Center in oakland. A great viewing spot there as well. Reporter the rent here much cheaper. Free at the chabot space and Science Center. The viewing starts about 8 00 in the morning, about two hours before the total eclipse of the sun. They wont be showing the even
Its one where if you dont have the safe glasses, you can view it here. And the massive live broadcasts of the rare event will be shown on all of the screens. The observatory decks will be open for live viewing with the eclipsesafe glasses. Eye doctors say you should not look directly at the sun without those eye glasses or other viewing devices. The sunlight has ultraviolet radiation. If you stare directly at the sun or at an eclipse, it can cause permanent damage to the eye. Reporter the only too many you can take the glasses off is during the totality of it, when it is fully covered. Those who have witnessed the phenomenon say it can be overwhelming. Here at the science center, like most places, theyve run out of the eclipse viewing glasses. But they open at 8 00 sharp tomorrow morning and the theaters will also be open and showing that nasa live broadcast. Live in oakland, thom jensen, nbc bay area news. We have reaction from people who spent the day learning about the Science Behin