reporter: and the president glanced up without them, landing him on the cover of the new y n york daily news . this newborn was named eclipse. others were dressed in eclipse outfits. and nasa released a photo of the international space station silhouetted against the one, photo shopped from chris christie to e.t. during the last solar eclipse over north america in 1979, a network anchor spoke of the next one. that s 38 years from now. may the shadow of the moon fall on a world of peace. reporter: there was no peace, even from cars this time around. can you hear the car alarm? apparently the car is excited about the eclipse. reporter: jeanne moos, cnn, new york. i wthought it was pretty special. don t forget to watch the president s address to the nation 9:00 eastern time. we ll be covering it live. after that, a cnn special town
A total eclipse of the heart s. that like when your lungs go over? what is that exactly? i have long wondered that question. i ve wondered what a total eclipse of the heart is. we may never get the answer. that song never more fitting than it is now. we re hours away from the total eclipse of the sun. the sun will disappear for a short time all across america today. the last time there was a total eclipse of the sun cross the united states, 99 years ago. people from tennessee to oregon will be in the path of totality, as they re calling it. miguel marquez is in salem gearing up for this once-in-a-lifetime event. reporter: it is countdown to total totality, totality is that shadow of the moon, about 70 miles wide. it will race across the u.s. 12 states in all will see the eclipse. the total eclipse. you cannot stare at the sun directly, of course, unless you have solar filters on your
This is natural symmetry here. the seven frames that shows the international space station as it crossed the face of the sun and of course, yes, a big moment at the white house. this image going viral across social media. another clip has gone viral too. sign-off by abc anchor frank reynolds after the last eclipse in 79. not until august 21, 2017 will neither eclipse be visible from north america. that s 38 years from now. may the shadow of the moon fall on a world of peace. amen. i don t know if we re a world of peace but we can keep trying. the next eclipse for north america is seven years away in 2024. that does it for me, i will see it here tomorrow night, i hope, at 6:00 eastern.
Coast across america, it s only about 70 miles wide. we called you an eclipse chaser. how does chases eclipses compare to chasing hurricanes? we often see hurricane hunters or tornado chasers, those tend to be unpredictable. eclipse is fairly predictable, correct? tremendously predictable. we have einsteinian physics working on our side this time. you can predict the cycle years into the future and years into the past if you want to research them. unlike storm chasers or lightning chasers who show up in a certain area where the potential might be there, if you re an eclipse chaser, you know the right place at the right time, when the shadow of the moon will cross the earth. the real trick is putting yourself under clear skies. we have bonnie tyler on next hour, any question you would like to ask? the official voice of total eclipses? i would like to know how she
National monument. where we re going to be enjoying 2 minutes, 22 seconds of totality. reporter: that s when the moon blocks the sun completely. one of the images from the last time. and next monday this total solar eclipse will be 70 miles wide, 3,000 miles long. across 14 states. and all of it as frank reynolds promised right here live on abc news. may the shadow of the moon fall on a world at peace and abc news of course will bring you a complete report on that next eclipse 38 years from now. 1:00 p.m. eastern next monday. set your dvrs. i ll see you then. good night. new at 6:00, the i-team digs into videotaped evidence given