Me came to that go very cool. You were alive in the sun and newsroom. Im jim acosta in washington well, roughly 87 of totality. We are just hours away from a Where Were You event the Solar Eclipse of 2020 for some 32 million americans will be in these socalled Path Of Totality this afternoon. That means from texas to maine, they will be plunged into darkness when the moon blocks out the sun for about four minutes. But if youre not lucky enough to the, in this narrow band dont worry, 99 of americans will see at least a partial eclipse. And this reminder, of course, be sure to wear those special Eclipse Glasses to avoid permanently damaging your eyes. Todays Celestial Wonder will be a site to savor. It will be another 20 years before the next total Solar Eclipse is visible. In the contiguous United States, were covering all the angles of this rare bent, including in the studio. And here, i mean, i dont know if we can take this shot for just a second here, but look at the set that are won
i m liev schreiber. thanks for watching. good night. i m liev schreiber thanks for watching. goodnight it s hard to imagine the power of mother nature. what s even if you re in a shelter, even if you re exactly where you re supposed to be during a tornado for those 123 minutes. win everything is falling apart around you. it s chaos my god back out and you re just at the mercy of mother nature really as a terrifying experience to go through right and back welcome to violent earth. i m liev schreiber 2023 set an all-time record for weather and climate related disasters in the us 28 events with losses over $1 billion wildfires, hurricanes, and floods are more frequent than ever the earth is changing tonight. we delve into one of the most powerful natural hazards in the world tornadoes terrifying vortexes on leave from thunderstorms it can cause unimaginable destruction few examples of their power are more definitive than the 2011 twister that hit joplin, missouri categorized
community. they their legacy is going to continue and live on. thank you very much. i want to bring you back to the breaking news. these tornadoes hammering the midwest as well as the south. jim joins me now. he s in jefferson, indiana. what are the conditions there? reporter: you can see louisville a landmark across the river from me here. we re watching tornadoes right now to our west back towards evansville. this line stretches down into south eastern missouri. that s the main event. that s the one that will be unfolding. those storms have not gotten into the most unstable air or the air that would make them most potential to produce long track and big tornadoes like we have seen over the past months in other parts of the country. things have gotten under way in northern alabama. we had tornadoes touch down