Telethon. And millions are heading to the path of totality to view the total eclipse, the first total eclipse seen in america since 1 1979. Well have more on this cosmic event on this monday, august21st. From achbc news, this is world news now. We want to get started with the breaking news from southeast asia. Ten american sailors missing after their vessel collided with a tanker. Injures are not believed to be life threatening. The damaged warship is heading back to port on its own power as search and rescue efforts continue. President trump initially responded by saying thats too bad. A couple hours later he tweeted thoughts and prayers were with the sailors. And john mccain followed with a tweet. This follows a collision of the uss fitzgerald. President trump is set to unveil his longawaited plan for afghanistan from ft. Meyer, virginia. The backlash continues over his response to the violence in charlottesville. We get more from abcs david wright. Reporter President Trump returns to washington, damaged in the eyes of thousands of demonstrators this weekend. Because of his failure to stand up to white nationalists. Instead, the president has been wester wishywashy. You look at both sides. I think theres blame on both sides. Its going to be difficult for this president to lead if that moral Authority Remains compromised. Reporter he urged the president to sit down with those who have dealt with pain because of racism. It will hard for him to regain moral authority from my perspective. We all have obligations as leaders to not put salt in the wound. To bring a decency and a respect to the table to say, look, were going to call evil what it is. Reporter trump gets conflicting advice from his staff, according to the president s former chief strategist. Steve bannon told the washington post, no administration in history has been so divided among itself about the direction about where it should go. Back at breitbart, bannon is taking his white house feuds public. Breitbart blasted the National Security adviser as a korankissing apologyist and accused ivanka trump and Jared Kushner of being serial leakers. Reportedly, hes considering pardoning sheriff arpaio, the former Maricopa County lawman. The nation without borders is a nation without laws is no nation at all. Reporter sheriff joe, as hes known was convicted of criminal contempt for defying a federal judges order to stop racial profiling in his roundups of immigrants. Trump is a fan. Hes done a great job. Reporter officials in phoenix are already bracing for possible protests. David wright, abc news, new york. Syrias president wants nothing to do with western countries until they cut ties with his opposition. He thanks russia, china, iran and hezbollah. He says countries like the u. S. Will play no role in ending the crisis. U. S. Forces are launchhave n assault to retake tal afar. Two Florida Police officers who were killed in the line of duty have been honored by their community. A vigil was held in kissimmee, florida. They died after being attacked while on patrol in a neighborhood with a history of drug activity. The suspected gunman is a marine veteran. Spanish Authorities Say they are close to finding the driver of that van that hit dozens of people in barcelona, killing 14. They believe the 22yearold man may have left the country. They also want to question the former religious leader of the town. They think the imam may have radicalized the men but may have died in a blast at a home used by the plotters. Ochblt ba. Back here at home, this incredible sight on the jersey shore. A human chain was formed to help. The coast guard and police were also ready to assist. All four swimmers are fine. And we are hours away from the olympics of cosmic events. The Great American eclipse. With millions of americans cramming into the very narrow path of totality, crossing the country, officials are bracing for what could be the worst traffic jam in u. S. History. Yeah, tens of thousands of have set up tents in tent city here in oregon, quadrupling the citys population. You thought burning man was bad. Reporter were less than a day away from the Great American eclipse. Woo, woo, woo. Reporter as the moons shadow races from oregon to south carolina, small towns are turning into international hotspots. The people here who have traveled days and weeks and thousands of miles. This is a lifechaini changing experience for hem athem and its it all the more real. Reporter and with it comes epic crowds and massive traffic jams. Were concerned for the rural area. The infrastructures not set up for that. So weve really beefed up our resources, our assets. Reporter but for most people visiting, all the hassle is worth it. It had to be totality. Reporter she drove through the night for 12 hours to get to totality. We caught up with her while shopping for, what else . Eclipse gear. Really almost Everything Else is sold out. Im really excited with one day left i found something. Reporter we found this one. Totality mooned. I like that one. Reporter one thing thats hard to find anywhere, weve met multiple people here in charleston desperate for glasses, but they keep finding signs like this, sold out. Luckily for nicole, shes prepared. Weve had our glass ordered online since january. So we are very ready. Reporter there are many events, but behind my theres going to be a party on an Aircraft Carrier during totality. Thats completely jealous of maggie rulli. Charleston is a great city. Get to see the eclipse there as well. In its totality. That will be very cool. Coming up, the 4th grader who applied for a job at nasa, saying hes qualified because my sister says im an alien. And jackpot hack. 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The eclipse will be happening. And besides watching the live coverage here at 1 00 want a li yourself, youve probably heard about the special glasses, the things that you need to watch it. It is the biggest event ever hosted by america, and with all the excitement, its easy to forget that our eyes actually dont like staring at the sun in the middle of the day. Lets get some vital viewing advice from dick debartolo. Your glasses should be stamped, meets safety requirement iso 123122. These meet that requirement. Bought them on amazon, but then i got an email from amazon that they could not verify that these glasses meet that standard and to throw them out and a refund was coming. So now they went to the nasa website, found a supplier that they recommend, bought another set for 20 for 10. Then i read an article that you should check your solar glasses to make sure theyre not scratched or wrinkled. Now my new glasses are very wrinkled. So i cant chance using them. You can check yours before you go out. Im not taking any chances. In a few hours, im going out using this. Thats best idea. Thats the way to go. Good tips there, thanks, dick. Now lets bring in ali roggin. She has trivia for us. The Kansas City Royals are getting in on some of the eclipse mania. They are an off day. They all live near the path of totality. As you know, that is where the eclipse is going to be the darkest. And the royals manager, ned yost, sounds like hes ready, take a listen. I do have the glasses to watch it. I do have an app on my ipad to track it. So im very excited and very interested to see it, no joke. Its the not all sports managers heads are that blase about it. Hes quite into it. Falk about where we get those coveted eclipse glasses. We have an embarrassment of riches on this desk. One place folks have been flooding is their libraries. Thats because a group called the Space Science institute has been giving out 2 million pairs and theyve landed at over 7,000 libraries. Most of them have already been handed out, but if you havent gotten yours, it still might not be too late. Some libraries are holding onto a portion of their glasses for folks going to view their Solar Eclipse parties. I ordered mine weeks ago, and now im feeling like it wasnt quite a nerdy move after people ordered months and months ago. Oing for the subtle look. Im going for a little bit of bling. It gets better. Kendis is putting the sun in your eclipse. Just in case theres a little bit of rain. Not everyone is going to be e kendis. But some folks have been wondering what they should do the eclipse. Thats a good idea. You dont have to worry about pres chances are your pets are no more likely to stare at the sun during the eclipse than they are on any regular day. But look at this. Of google revs plenty of objections ptions if like protecting the doggies. Theres a chance. You dont want their eyes to get messed up. Will the animals act kind of weird during an eclipse . Yeah, apparently some of them. Dogs do that . Dogs are part of that catets time to go to sleep. There may be retreating into wherever they go. Take a nap. Keep your pets indoors, right . I feel like thats more common sense. Linda and i were talking about what would be on our play list for the Great American eclipse. I was saying, moon dance was mine. Yeah, i like that one. I like dancing in the dark, too. I dont know if the drummer hits it out of the park there with dancing in the dark. Hes okay. Do you think he has a career at all . I dont know, hes just still starting out. Please dont let him know that. Full confession. My dads the drummer. And many brilliant songs. Would this be your version for the Solar Eclipse . Total eclipse of the heart. Into thats the obvious one, and pink floyds. 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You may remember nasa was looking for a person in charge of sounding the alarm in case of alien bacteria invading the earth. And we have more on the 4th grader who applied. Reporter josh davis thought he was perfect for that job. Ive seen almost all the space and alien movies i can see. Reporter arguing in his application letter. I am great at video games. I am young, so i can learn to think like an alien. Liftoff. Reporter nasa didnt hire him. Hes too young, but someone else did. This week, jack reported to the Liberty Science Center in new jersey. Their very first kid science adviser. In is jack. Our newest edition to the Science Center team. Welcome onboard. Whoa youre star. We hired the right person. Reporter jacks initial reaction . Yeah reporter and his dad . Just got to ride his coattails from now on. Going to retire early. Reporter jacks job started with the Solar Eclipse. Not a bad first week on the job for a little boy with a mission to be a guy who walks in space. 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Total eclipse of the heart and oh, forever going to start tonight or technically, later this morning. Yes, the Great American eclipse, the eclipse to beat all previous eclipses is upon us, the sun brook blocked by the moon, a reminder that the universe prefers america. From abc news, this is world news now. Excellent choice to go with the dance. We go with the dance remix of it, of course. You have to have total eclipse of the heart. Are you ready . Can i tell you, i ordered a couple of these weeks ago, because im a little bit of a nerd, for my daughter and i to be all prepared. I didnt want them to run out. I wanted to be ready. So youre all set. Ive got mine as well. Im completely prepared for it. Those are not going to protect your eyes, told it work. It will protect your sun, your nose from sun. From peopleei but everybody excited about this. Im actually really excited. My little ones are excited. Some of us will be sleeping when it all takes placef americe meantime are going to be crowded into whats called the path of 70mile wide swath, cutting across america for the best viewing of the Great American eclipse. This will be the first total Solar Eclipse seen i nearly 40 years. And right now it looks like the weather for the most part is going to cooperate, although the visibility is predicted to be poor east of the rockies. In parts of the any west and the east coast line, you can see it there. Heres matt gutman to get us started. Woul woo, woo, woo. Reporter spectators from around the globe. Scrambling