. >> reporter: for thousands assembled in madras, the sky is it limit. besides the eclipse, businesses are trying to provide an experience. this $30 tether bad loon ride. while you can see from up here in the air, people are pouring in. i was told by the airport, last minute people coming by plane won't arrive until monday morning. >> cutting it close. jamie yuccas, thank you so much. >> nashville tennessee one of the largest cities along the path of totality. david begnaud shows the us how music city is tuning up. >> elaine like everything in music city tomorrow's eclipse with a sound track. sunday along broadway, music spilling into the streets. and tourists flocking to bars. >> tomorrow the party moves upstairs. where these iconic honkey ton ticks will be rocking rooftops. many having sky watch parties. they shouldn't have trouble handling the influx of sky gazers. a wild card. the city within one day's drive for nearly 165 million people. so, no one can predict how many car load will descend monday from cities like louisville, charlotte, birmingham,

ro >> reporter: for thousands assembled in madras, the sky is it limit. besides the eclipse, businesses are trying to provide an experience. this $30 tether bad loon ride. while you can see from up here in the air, people are pouring in. i was told by the airport, last minute people coming by plane won't arrive until monday morning. >> cutting it close. jamie yuccas, thank you so much. >> nashville tennessee one of the largest cities along the path of totality. david begnaud shows the us how music city is tuning up. >>in music city tomorrow's eclipse with a sound track. sunday along broadway, music spilling into the streets. and tourists flocking to bars. >> tomorrow the party moves upstairs. where these iconic honkey ton ticks will be rocking rooftops. many having sky watch parties. they shouldn't have trouble handling the influx of sky gazers. a wild card. the city within one day's drive for nearly 165 million people. so, no one can predict how many car load will descend monday from cities like louisville, charlotte, birmingham, memphis, south louisiana

ro >> reporter: for thousands assembled in madras, the sky is it limit. besides the eclipse, businesses are trying to provide an experience. this $30 tether bad loon ride. while you can see from up here in the air, people are pouring in. i was told by the airport, last minute people coming by plane won't arrive until monday morning. >> cutting it close. jamie yuccas, thank you so much. >> nashville tennessee one of the largest cities along the path of totality. david begnaud shows the us how music city is tuning up. >> elaine like everything in music city tomorrow's eclipse with a sound track. sunday along broadway, music spilling into the streets. and tourists flocking to bars. >> tomorrow the party moves upstairs. where these iconic honkey ton ticks will be rocking rooftops. many having sky watch parties. they shouldn't have trouble handling the influx of sky gazers. a wild card. the city within one day's drive for nearly 165 million people. so, no one can predict how many car load will descend monday from cities like louisville, charlotte, birmingham,

madras, oregon, clear skies. totality for you about two minutes long, 10:19 to 10:21 in the morning. sun valley, idaho, a great shot for you as well. nashville, tennessee, it looks great. the problem spots, potentially lyoblematic, grand island, nebraska; st. joseph, missouri; charleston, south carolina. potentially too much cloud cover to get a nice clear shot of that eclipse. >> mason: lonnie quinn with those magic planets. thanks, lonnie. cbs news will bring you a live coverage of the eclipse on monday in a two-hour special beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. two college students scored an astronomical bargain at a thrift store in orlando, florida. they found six vintage nasa flight suits buried in a box and purchased them for just 20 cents apiece. experts later determined the suits were worn by shuttle astronauts in the 1980s and are worth at least $5,000 each. now all they need is a spaceship. up next, steve hartman with a suitable send-off for a plumber. ber. plumber. >> mason: we end the week with a >> ma

madras municipal airport normally gets three fights an hour. planes plaens are now arriving every three minutes. at this r.v. park, where all the spaces sold out months another the party has already started from this group who drove in from washington state. who's here to party? raise their hands. >> we're here. >> reporter: who is here to see the eclipse? never have so many come here all at once, so no one's totally sure what to expect. maras' mayor: >> we will do what we can and we will keep people safe and hopefully they'll be happy and go home and tell good things about madras. >> reporter: you can find just about anything in terms of eclipse merchandise here in town including, of course, yes, eclipse beer, but, anthony, with a million stargaysers set to safety officials are asking people to stock up on food and water. >> mason: jamie, i'm looking forward to an eclipse beer. up nexactly how the eclipse will unfold and your chances of seeing it. >> mason: joaning us is lonnie quinn. lonnie, the eclipse it monday, what can people expect to se

that's not the madras, oregon spot, that is not live, that is not right. that's right, that's it right there. that is from nasa television, we are down to something like a sliver and that's it. i feel like i should put my glasses on. as i write up from our brain room, i learned that when the whole sun is covered, if the whole thing is covered, the whole dang thing, you can look at it because it's covered. much like my phone analogy from earlier. you can't see it so you can look up at it. look at this, it's coming close. this is from nasa tv, down to a little sliver of sun. but there it is and we are getting to that big a moment when the sun is gone. and as a result, i am thinking -- are you guys good over there? everybody could? most of them are millennials and one thing you will notice about millennials overtime, you speak to them, if they don't have anything to say, they will just sit there. does anybody want more water? no response means no. that's what i've learned about millennials. fox television stations across the nation from sea to shining sea are

nt reporter: in downtown madras there's a new clothing store. an arts and crafts store reopened as a wine and craft beer store. do you feel like you are prepared? are you going to run out of beer? that would be like, a major problem, probably, for people. aj we're concerned. pr reporter: are you, really? businesses hope tourists come esck after the eclipse. erey do have the attention of the world. show me again where you're from? 'retamborine mountain. >> reporter: hotels started relling out months ago. so did campgrounds. >> we will never know how many cme. there's no way of actually counting how many people will come. we know there will be a lot, and we have planned for 100,000. >> reporter: the madras airport is so busy, that at some points there are planes landing every three minutes. unfortunately, a little bit earlier a small plane did crash. we don't know how the pilot is we have confirmed two people on board that plane died. many witnesses say the prielt was trying to make an approach and land on the runway when the plane stalled. reena

besides the eclipse itself, the businesses in madras are trying businesses in madras are trying to provide everyone with an experience like this $30 tethered balloon ride. elaine, while you can see up here from the airport that people are pouring in, i was told by the airport the last minute people coming by plane won't arrive until monday morning. lnc >> quijano: nashville, tennessee is one of the largest cities along the path of totality. david begnaud shows us how music city is tuning up. >> reporter: like everything else in music city, nashville's eclipse will come with a soundtrack. it's sunday along broadway and you've got music spilling into the streets and tourists in the bars. tomorrow, the party will move upstairs where these iconic honkytonks will be rocking their rooftop decks with skywatch parties. nashville, a booming convention town, shouldn't have trouble handling the influx of sky gazers -- but there's a wild card. the city is within one day's drive for nearly 165 million people. so no one can predict how many carloads will descend monday from cities like louisville, charl

madras municipal airport normally gets three fights an hour. planes plaens are now arriving every three minutes. at this r.v. park, where all the spaces sold out months another the party has already started from this group who drove in from washington state. who's here to party? raise their hands. >> we're here. >> reporter: who is here to see the eclipse? never have so many come here all at once, so no one's totally sure what to expect. maras' mayor: >> we will do what we can and we will keep people safe and hopefully they'll be happy and go home and tell good things about madras. >> reporter: you can find just about anything in terms of eclipse merchandise here in town including, of course, yes, eclipse beer, but, anthony, with a million stargaysers set to descend on the state of oregon, safety officials are asking people to stock up on food and water. >> mason: jamie, i'm looking forward to an eclipse beer. up nexactly how the eclipse will unfold and your chances of seeing it. >> mason: joaning us is lonnie quinn. lonnie, the eclipse it mond

you guys get about 37 extra seconds than we do here in madras, oregon. i have to tell you, you know, the reason the city was picked was because it was going to have clear skies. this is absolutely incredible. if you look around, it is like a beautiful sunset. you can see mount jefferson behind me and some of the other cascade mountains in a smoky haze because they do have some wildfires burning, but it is incredibly beautiful here. people are ooing and ahhing. i want to take a second for people -- so you can hear their reactions here, anthony. [cheering]. >> reporter: isn't that great? >> wow. >> reporter: it is just spectacular. you know, as you're leading up to doing these stories, anthony, i'm sure you heard as well people describe if they've seen it before just how everyone reacts in a different way. i was feeling so anxious, like the mayor was, just to see this happen. now to take it in, it is just breathtaking. >> even on television it is stunning. >> reporter: it is. >> it really is. >> reporter: the cheers, the oos and ahs, we talked to a woman w

besides the eclipse itself, the businesses here in madras are trying businesses in madras are trying to provide everyone with an experience like this $30 tethered balloon ride. elaine, while you can see up here from the air that people are pouring in, i was told by the airport the last minute people coming by plane won't arrive until monday morning. >> quijano: cutting it close. jamie yuccas, thanks so much. nashville, tennessee is one of the largest cities along the path of totality. david begnaud shows us how music city is tuning up. >> reporter: like everything else in music city, nashville's eclipse will come with a soundtrack. it's sunday along broadway and you've got music spilling into the streets and tourists in the bars. tomorrow, the party moves upstairs where these iconic honkytonks will be rocking their rooftop decks with skywatch parties. nashville tennessee is a booming convention town, they shouldn't have much trouble. there is a wild card. the city is a day's drive for 160 million people. no so no one can predict how many carloads will descend monday from cities like

as you said, at 10:19 we will go total darkness here in madras, oregon. they are calling the solar town. so many people have descended on the place. on the go identified as the best place in the country to watch the solar eclipse because it has a 35% better chance of having bright clear skies than anywhere else on the country. and we have them today, just on cue. people are really excited. a lot of people here that were taking pictures and videos coming after glasses on, already looking at the eclipse has it has begun, so a lot of excitement here. amateur scientists everywhere across the country who will be uploading video and pictures to nasa, and we have scientists who will be flying in planes gathering data about the operations of the sun in that corona. you will hear a lot about the corona today. that's the only thing that will be visible during the total eclipse. that is the outermost atmosphere of the sun. actually a lot hotter than the sun, so scientists can still learn a lot more about the workings of the universe during the solar eclipse. they wi

: madras is the epicenter for eclipse watchers in oregon. families are coming to solar-fest to get glasses and to learn. are you excited to see the eclipse? why? >> because and the moon. >> reporter: thousands ared haded here. spectators, entertainers, and vendors are all packing the small agriculture town. madras has a better chance for clear skies than anywhere else along the line of totality. mayor royce embank. you guys have never seen anything like this before. >> no, no. the most we've seen, probe maybe 10,000 at the air show. and that was over a two-day are period. >> reporter: so you're multiplying it by 10. >> i be, i know. isn't that neat? >> reporter: it wasn't just neat to lysa vattimo, who the city hired to plan. the eclipse was an. >> that's there's a hustle and a bustle and kind of an excitement and anticipation. >> reporter: in downtown madras that's a new clothing store, an arts and crafts store reopened as a wine and crafts beer store. do you feel like you are prepared? are you going to run out of beer? that would be a majo

you guys get about 37 extra seconds than we do here in madras, oregon. i have to tell you, you know, the reason this city was picked was because it was going to have clear skies. this is incredible. if you look rna, beautiful sunset. you can see mount jefferson behind me and some of the other cascade mountains in a smoky haze because they have some wildfires wur wildfires burning. people are ooing and ahhing. i want you to hear their reactions here, anthony. >> whew! >> reporter: isn't that great? >> reporter: wow. >> reporter: it is spectacular. you know, as you're leading up to doing these stories, anthony, i'm sure you heard as well people describe, if they've seen it before, just how everyone reacts in a different way. i was feeling so anxious, like the mayor was, just to see this happen. now to take it in, it is just breathtaking. >> even on television it is stunning. >> it really is. >> reporter: the cheers and oos and ahs, we talked to a woman a little earlier that said she was planning to start crying because she felt it was such an emotional eie

: madras is the epicenter for eclipse watchers in oregon. families are coming to solar-fest to get glasses and to learn. are you excited to see the eclipse? why? >> because sun! and the moon. >> reporter: thousands ared haded here. spectators, entertainers, and vendors are all packing the small agriculture town. madras has a better chance for clear skies than anywhere else along the line of totality. mayor royce embank. you guys have never seen anything like this before. >> no, no. the most we've seen, probe maybe 10,000 at the air show. and that was over a two-day are period. >> reporter: so you're multiplying it by 10. >> i be, i know. isn't that neat? >> reporter: it wasn't just neat to lysa vattimo, who the city hired to plan. the eclipse was an. >> that's there's a hustle and a bustle and kind of an excitement and anticipation. >> reporter: in downtown madras that's a new clothing store, an arts and crafts store reopened as a wine and crafts beer store. do you feel like you are prepared? are you going to run out of beer? that would be a

. >> reporter: 100,000 stargazers swarmed into madras, oregon, population 7,000. when the magic moment arrived, totality, people across the country gaped in wonder, including our team of cbs news correspondents. >> this is just incredible to watch. >> it's gone. it's gone. >> it's gone. we're in darkness. >> wow. >> reporter: satellite imagery showed the trajectory's sweep. from the pacific northwest, the eclipse raced 2,500 miles across america's heartland in roughly 90 minutes. it was just as riveting from 30,000 feet. >> you have a nice view of the sun off the right-hand side of the aircraft. >> reporter: in greenville, south carolina, a baby girl born early was named eclipse, and people everywhere tried to preserve this once-in-a-lifetime moment, using their protective glasses to take photos on their smartphones and post them on social media, which exploded in wonder. this nasa image shows the international space station crossing the eclipse. >> it looks just a tiny bit like pacman. >> reporter: the charleston harbor resort and marina threw an eclipse beach pa

david begnaud in nashville and jamie yuccas in madras, oregon. first jamie. >> reporter: tiny madras, oregon, was one of first places to watch day turn to night. the big moment happened at exactly 10:19. >> whoa. look at that. >> reporter: it lasted precisely two minutes and two seconds. eclipse watcher rebecca boyd. >> the light got is weird. it was like, oh, the world never looks like this. >> reporter: the town of 6,200 estimates it packed in 100,000 speck it thors, including mona thompson. what did you think? >> i totally cried. >> reporter: why did you cry in >> i don't know. it was just so awesome. >> reporter: carl brown came to celebrate his 92nd birthday. this is a once-in-a-lifetime. >> reporter: that's it. at least mine. >> reporter: old and young cheered the celestial event. [cheering] like chris and ely white. >> we all came for the same reason, and we kind of like came like a small community. i love that. >> the sun looks like the moon instead of the sun. >> reporter: wasn't that weird? >> yes. >> reporter: people came here from 30

for "nightly business report," jane wells, madras, oregon. >>> still ahead, can't find a house to buy? why some are blaming the baby boomers. >>> even in these dog days of summer, there is still robust demand for home buying. the trouble is, there's very little to buy and one generation may be making matters worse. diana olick takes a look at why baby boomers are staying put. >> reporter: baby boomer lorraine goldberg loves her five-bedroom suburban maryland loved raising her two sons here. >> they built forts. they had shows. they had -- it was just wonderful. r >> reporter: and still lov in h luxurious backyard. >> my friends come over, yes. >> reporter: that's good. >> yeah. >> reporte she admits -- >> i'm in a neighborhood by myself that really i don't belong in. >> reporter: her kids are grown and gone. she and her husband divorced. after nearly 40 years here, she'd like to downsize to something more urban, but -- >> it's actually less expensive to stay here than move into the city. i don't know what to do and i keep calling realtors and driving them crazy and so then i just stay

in madras, oregon. i have to tell you the city, the reason the city was picked was because it was going to have clear skies, this is absolutely incredible. if you look around it's like a beautiful sunset. you can see mt. jefferson behind me and some of the orcas cade mountains in a smokey haze they have wildfires returning, but it is beautiful. people are ooohing and awwing you can hear their reactions here, anthony. [ cheering and applause ] isn't that great? >> mason: wow. reporter: it's spectacular. i'm sure you heard as well people describe if they have seen it before just how everyone reacts in a different way. i was feeling so anxious like the mayor was just to see this happen. now to take it in, it's just breathtaking. >> mason: even on television. it really is. >> reporter: the cheers, we have talked earlier, he was planning to start crying because she felt that this is such an emotional experience. i think to be in a place like this -- everybody is excited about this. it looks like -- we have a

david begnaud in nashville and jamie yuccas in madras, oregon. first jamie. >> reporter: tiny madras, oregon, was one of first places to watch day turn to night. the big moment happened at exactly 10:19. >> whoa. look at that. >> reporter: it lasted precisely two minutes and two seconds. eclipse watcher rebecca boyd. >> the light got is weird. it was like, oh, the world never looks like this. >> reporter: the town of 6,200 estimates it packed in 100,000 speck it thors, including mona thompson. what did you think? >> i totally cried. >> reporter: why did you cry in >> i don't know. it was just so awesome. >> reporter: carl brown came to celebrate his 92nd birthday. this i >> reporter: that's it. at least mine. >> reporter: old and young cheered the celestial event. [cheering] like chris and ely white. >> we all came for the same reason, and we kind of like came like a small community. i love that. >> the sun looks like the moon instead of the sun. >> reporter: wasn't that weird? >> yes. >> reporter: people came here from 30 countries and every one

jamie yuccas, cbs news, madras, oregon. >> mason: wherever you saw it, it was something special. that's the cbs news. for anthony mason in new york, thanks for watching. good night. >>> tonight -- >> i got drunk. i'm on the floor. >> chrissy teigen's alcohol confession. >> i got blasted. >> why she is getting real about crossing the line. >>> then is kevin hart is a cheater? >> huh? >> how he is firing back at his ex-wife's new claims. >>> plus "dancing with the stars" casting scoop. which two reality show twins are joining the show? >>> then does j-lo see a-rod has marriage material? what we just learned about the couple's long term potential. >>> plus two years after megan fox filed for divorce, why brian austin green is talking about having more kids. never before seen video of whitney houston, and shania twain the movie star? >> i can't believe it. >> her onscreen makeout with john travolta. >> are you going to kiss john? >> i don't know.

jamie yuccas, cbs news, madras, oregon. >> mason: wherever you saw it, it was something special. that's the cbs news. for anthony mason in new york, thanks for watching. good night. ♪[ music ] >>> good evening, bruce is off tonight. right now at 7:00, a divided nation is turning to arizona tonight. thousands of protesters are expected at president trump's campaign style rally in phoenix tonight. police and officials there say they are treating this like the super bowl, with lots of security. the president just landed in phoenix a few minutes ago. vice president pence was also with him. there they are, getting off air force one. president trump's visit to phoenix also comes at a time when the president was criticized after protests and violence in charlottesville last week. just a couple of hours ago, president trump landed in ,

. >> reporter: little madras, oregon? >> yes. you're on the map. >> reporter: a numb per of people at this camp site actually packed p before the eclipse happened so they could hit the road immediately after it ended, but if you go ahead and take a look at the highway behind me, it is pretty slow moving hours later. a couple of people told me they may stay camped here until wednesday to avoid any traffic jam. ♪ you've got that -- >> reporter: i'm david begnaud in nashville where "music city" celebrated the eclipse with a twang in front of the grand ole opry. when the moon swallowed the sun, the skies went dark and the glasses came off. >> you look through the peephole. >> reporter: grade schooler josh taylor showed off his handmade viewing box. at the lo zoo, many animals didn't know what to do. the giraffes were confused by nightfall at midday. then there was gary parkerson. >> for 50 years i've been waiting for today and it has finally come. >> reporter: he edits an astronomy magazine. he spent 15 months biking the entire pat

the small town of madras expecting nearly 100,000 tourists. jamie yuccas is at one of the camp sites. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. this is one of the ka sites called solar town where they're allowing 5,000 different spots to be set up with six people in each of those spots. they are all sold out. this is just one of 25 camp sites around madras right now where people are hoping to witness history. in madras, oregon, the countdown is on, and the town is packed. >> ready to do some camping? >> yeah. >> reporter: visitors spent hours waiting in traffic over the weekend so they could be some of the first in the country to watch the total eclipse. more than 100,000 people representing more than 50 states and 30 countries have traveled to this small city. >> seeing how nice everyone is and how excited everyone is, it's the peerngs. i think we're here for the same reason. >> reporter: some here had an opportunity to see the last total eclipse in 92-year-old gene brick missed it, now sharing in it with his son bartt. >> you have an opportunity t

pallab ghosh, bbc news, madras. although the great american eclipse is now over, because so many people we re is now over, because so many people were able to see it, it will live long in the american memory. although the pictures show what an incredibly beautiful sight it is, you really have to be at a total eclipse to get the full impact of it. the light turns incredibly eerie, temperatures begin to fall, and then there's a flash and all of and then there's a flash and all of a sudden your whole world is turned upside down, as day turns tonight and you enter an almost dreamlike state. someone here once described it to me that on a scale of one to ten, the experience is a million, but what's really incredible is that the moon is exactly the right size and the moon is exactly the right size a nd exa ctly the moon is exactly the right size and exactly the right distance from the earth to block out only the bright part of the sun so you can see its shimmering atmosphere in all its glory. and so we can only see this aw

the small town of madras expecting nearly 100,000 tourists. jamie yuccas is at one of the camp sites. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. this is one of the ka sites called solar town where they're allowing 5,000 different spots to be set up with six people in each of those spots. they are all sold out. this is just one of 25 camp sites around madras right now where people are hoping to witness history. in madras, oregon, the countdown is on, and the town is packed. >> ready to do some camping? >> yeah. >> reporter: visitors spent hours waiting in traffic over the weekend so they could be some of the first in the country to watch the total eclipse. more than 100,000 people representing more than 50 states and 30 countries have traveled to this small city. >> seeing how nice everyone is and how excited everyone is, it's the peerngs. i think we're here for the same reason. >> reporter: some here had an opportunity to see the last total eclipse in 1979. 92-year-old gene brick missed it, now sharing in it with his son bartt. >> you have an opportu

jamie yuccas, cbs news, madras, oregon. >> mason: wherever you saw it, it was something special. that's the "cbs evening news." i'm anthony mason in new york, thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org through the hands of immigration agents. a family says this woman would >>> kpix 5 news at 6:00 begins with new questions about how a murder suspect slipped through the hands of immigration agents. a family said this woman would still be alive if feds were begin more warning. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm elizabeth cook. allen and veronica are off tonight. a mother murdered and her family says someone in law enforcement made a mistake. the suspect was want by i.c.e. agents. kpix 5's emily turner explains the feds missed a chance to pick him up. emily. >> reporter: i.c.e. says sonoma county didn't give them enough time and the sheriff's department says they didn't show up. amongst all the finger- pointing, this family wants to know what happened and why. veronica cabrera ramirez was the mother of

matt gutman joining us live from madras, oregon. the total eclipse stunning, especially where you are. hours later, those lines and that traffic, people still trying to get out? >> reporter: that's right, david. earlier we saw the great american eclipse, but this afternoon, we got to see the great american escape, and tone broad swaths of the northwest in gridlock. in fact, it took people over three hours just to get out of the parking lot here in solar fest. i asked one motorist, was it worth it. she responded it was totality worth it. got to have a sense of humor, david. >> we get it, matt. the great american eclipse, and now the great trip home. matt, thank you. >>> there were so many powerful, breathtaking images. we have two more quick questions on this tonight before we move on. let's bring in our meteorologists who were on all afternoon. ginger zee, in nashville, and rob marciano in lincoln city, oregon. ginger, the temperature change, how much did it actually drop during the eclipse? we were expecting, 10, 12 degrees. why we

jamie yuccas, cbs news, madras, oregon. >> that's the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new thank you for watching. >>> hi, welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. president trump's new strategy in afghanistan includes about 4,000 more united states troops and could be on transport planes headed to the war zone in days. 16-year-old conflict in afghanistan is already the longest war in u.s. history. the cost 2200 dead, 20,000 woundwoun wounded price tag approaching $1 trillion. the president addressed the nation monday night. anthony mason discussed details with chief the white house correspondent, major garrett and charlie d'agata. the white house is working overtime to say this strategy is new. >> much is the same. what is new? emphasis on counterterrorism. and the cia to relntlessly attack, pakistan, rebuilding afghanistan is not central mate not be incidental to this mission. >> major, we had as many as 100,000 troops in

jamie yuccas, cbs news, madras, oregon. >> that's the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm anthony mason. thank you for watching. >>> hi, welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. president trump's new strategy in afghanistan includes about 4,000 more united states troops and could be on transport planes headed to the war zone in days. 16-year-old conflict in afghanistan is already the longest war in u.s. history. the cost 2200 dead, 20,000 woundwoun wounded price tag approaching $1 trillion. the president addressed the nation monday night. anthony mason discussed details with chief the white house correspondent, major garrett and charlie d'agata. the white house is working overtime to say this strategy is new. how much is different? >> much is the same. what is new? emphasis on counterterrorism. and the cia to relntlessly attack, pakistan, rebuilding afghanistan is not central mate not be incidental to this mi

this quadruples the the entire population of the town of madras. >> the last time americans got a god look at one, jimmy carter was in the white house. >> not null august 21, 2017, will another eclipse be visible in the united states. let's say you don't have the glasses. there are a couple of work arounds. one is using the cole phone. you put your phone on selfie mode and watch the spectacle unfold there. you t in it, turn your back to the sun and you watch the projection of the eclipse through the holes in the cracker on to a sheet of paper. personally, i recommend using your smart phone. matt gutman, abc news, madras, oregon. >> crowds are gathered in oregon. >> they're all gathering there just to look at a piece of cracker. and to see take its way past the cracker. >> they're all taking matt gutman's advice. why not? >> impressive crowds. i look of burning man. abc news correspondents are all over the path. take a look at this impressive map. >> from oregon the southeast. we're there every step of the way. special coverageastern. >> take that, wsb. we have 19 boxes all set for 1:0

under perfectly clear skies, madras became one of the first cities to fall beneath the blanket of darkness, an epic view. you no longer need these safety glasses. people are cheering. we have been told that it's a spiritual moment, a hair-raising moment. it is certainly that. the barron family drove six hours from seattle. >> my heart kind of started pounding and felt like it was stopped, and i felt chills. >> reporter: spectators came from around the globe. history on the horizon. >> all that it was cracked up to be. you got to see one. >> reporter: it's been said no other event in nature can eclipse this. >> with this ring -- >> with this ring -- >> reporter: under the stars and planets michael and julie kasten were married today. >> you may kiss your bride. >> reporter: exchanging vows during the so-called diamond ring, the first few seconds after totality. >> here it comes, diamond ring. diamond ring! >> reporter: a moment they will never forget, and one millions of others -- >> this is so beautiful. >> reporter: -- will treasure forever. >> man. >> reporter: 12 million people lived in

american express open. >>> welcome back excitement in madras, oregon this is a live picture from madras, oregon, right now. we cannot see jane at all because it's pitch black let's go to jane jane, are people getting excited? what do you see? >> reporter: not yet the roar is starting to build here as we get closer and closer we are approximately three minutes away from total eclipse. before that happens, you'll start to see the edge of the moon shimmer what what is called bailey beads after that happens, the sun will be fully blocked by the moon what we should see and we're feeling the temperature go way down, my goodness, i would say we've dropped at least ten degrees from a while ago we will have a 360-door sort of sunset around us as this happens. we are now two minutes away from the first total solar eclipse in the united states since 1979 the first coast-to-coast one since 1918 people here -- i'm going to take my glasses off to look around. it is getting dark it's sort of dousk-like people are getting their glasses on and i don't want to miss this myself either. they are expecting

so we all caravanned over to madras and we're here and we're ready for monday's eclipse. right, guys? >> reporter: the so-called path of totality will cut through the west, the midwest down to south carolina. at the astrocon convention in casper, wyoming, they've already gathered to feel the shadow. while amtrak's eclipse special to carbondale, illinois, is sold out. carbondale will be in total darkness the longest. and already staking out his seat at the stadium, eclipse chaser mike kentrianakis. >> 1999 i was on a cruise ship off the coast of cornwall, england. >> reporter: this will be his 11th eclipse. >> when you see it, it's surreal. it's something else. it's other worldly. >> that will do it, yeah. >> reporter: but you'll still need a pair of those solar eclipse sunglasses and they're nearly sold out. where can you find some? 7,000 libraries just got the last 2 million from the boulder space science institute. >> if you can't make it for this one you can come back in 2024. by then you should be able to find glasses. >> reporter: here at the smithsonian air and spac

that's what this campsite is being called in madras, oregon. there are 5,000 spots within this campsite and they hold about six people apiece. they are all sold out. this is just one of 25 camp sites around madras right now where people are hoping to witness history. in madras, oregon, the countdown is on, and the town is packed. >> ready to do some camping? >> yeah. >> reporter: visitors spent hours waiting in traffic over the weekend so they could be some of the first in the country to watch the total eclipse. more than 100,000 people representing 50 states and more than 30 countries have traveled to this small city. >> seeing how nice everyone is and how excited everyone is, it's the experience. i think we're here for the same reason. >> reporter: some here had an opportunity to see the last total eclipse in the u.s. in 1979. 92-year-old gene brick missed it. now he's sharing it with his son bart. you have another opportunity to see it. >> this time i prefer it. now it's up to the sun and the moon to give us what we missed. >> reporter: madr

it was a mile from the moderates airport -- moderates -- madras airport when it crashed. >> i saw it go down in that canyon over there.>> the moderates -- madras fire department was able to put out the flames. >>> the lawrence hall of science at berkeley held the preview for the eclipse but the real deal starts at 9 am this morning and hitting the peak time at 10:15 am. the historic event will last less than three hours in total and the sun will be in full view at 11:40 am. as you know by now you need protective eyeglasses to look at the eclipse. experts say that the eclipse will affect your shadow as well. >> when we look at the shadows we would see they are more lopsided than usual because the source of the light, the son is more lopsided than usual.>> in seven years that will be another solar eclipse visible in the u.s. and it will pass for mexico through maine and canada.>>> a lot of people in the bay area are hoping to get a better view of the solar eclipse and pots of oregon will see the total eclipse, 100% of the sun will be blocked from the moon compared to 75% in the bay are

the plane went down in a heavily wooded area about a mile from the airport in the small town of madras, oregon, that's north of bend. one witness heard the whole thing. >> i heard the plane coming in, and i heard it sputtering some, which is not uncommon. we hear it quite often, so i didn't really think much about it, and then a few seconds later, i could hear it, i heard the impact, which was just kind of like a puff. >> the crash impact caused a small brush fire. the town of madras is one of the cities people are blocking to watch the total solar eclipse on monday. the town is preparing for as many as 200,000 visitors. this is the type of plane that crashed. it's called a wheeler express, a home built aircraft that comes in a kit for about $20,000. kpix 5 reporter katie nielsen is on the peninsula. she'll have a live report at 6:00. >>> moving onto the investigation into the terrorist attack in barcelona who killed a bay area man who was in the area to celebrate his one year anniversary. heidi told jared's father, her husband left her to find a bathroom just as the terrorist van tore

jamie yuccas, cbs news, madras, oregon. >> that's the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm anthony mason. thank you for watching. >>> hi, welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. president trump's new strategy in afghanistan includes about 4,000 more united states troops and could be on transport planes headed to the war zone in days. 16-year-old conflict in afghanistan is already the longest war in u.s. history. the cost 2200 dead, 20,000 wounded price tag approaching $1 trillion. the president addressed the nation monday night. anthony mason discussed details with chief the white house correspondent, major garrett and charlie d'agata. the white house is working overtime to say this strategy is new. how much is different? >> much is the same. what is new? emphasis on counterterrorism. and the cia to relntlessly attack, pakistan, rebuilding afghanistan is not central mate not be incidental to this mission. >>

the plane went down short of the airport in madras, north of bend. there is no word yet what went wrong. >>> a peaceful protest in downtown mountain view a few hours ago. the event was initially planned to countera march -- counter a march on the google campus. that march was meant to protest google's recent firing of an engineer who wrote a memo questioning women's role in text but it was cancelled. the moss set up a barricade around the civic plaza to control the crowds but everyone was peaceful. >>> and californians eager to see a rare total eclipse heading to oregon. it's going to be partial down here. a full eclipse will be visible in many parts of the country on monday, but you have to head north of the bay area and north of california to see the complete affect. it's important to wear protective glasses to avoid harming your eyes. the last total solar eclipse was in 1918, although there have been several total eclipses over parts of the u.s. we'll have more news and previews of the niners taking on the broncos and a game to be broadcast live a

that had ties to the bay area and the flight started at the san carlos airport and heading for the madras airport . that is the prime viewing location for the solar eclipse today and earlier reports say two people were on the plane but the faa said only the pilot was on board. it was about one mile from the madras airport when it crashed into the willow creek canyon before bursting into flames. >> i was driving my grandpas four wheeler around the past year -- around the pasture and i saw the plane go down over there. >> the madras volunteer fire department had the flames put out in a few minutes and the name of the pilot has not been released until his family is notified. >>> we are following breaking news out of france where the investigation is underway into the deadly rampage involving the van after it crashed into two bus stops a few miles apart in marseille. one woman was killed and another person was injured and the driver of the van has been arrested. french officials say the 35- year-old man is treated for psychological problems and the motive is unknown at this point. they say gi

jamie yuccas, cbs news, madras oregon. >> incredible. for some schools already in session, students will either have the day off or get out early to watch the eclipse at home, in pennsylvania, all green castle schools will be closed for eclipse day. the it is aurora school district letting student out early monday, siting concerns every dismissal time following right during the peak of the eclipse. >>> i didn't know if my youngest kids would look up, and hurt themselves, with, you know, looking directly at the sun for an extended periods of time, and i didn't know how dark, 08% dark would be. >> now, the district viewing the eclipse as a teachable moment. it will provide safety glasses for elementary school students, older students will watch it via live streaming site. >>> as anticipation builds across the country, for the eclipse, science educators say they're seeing surge every young people excited to learn about space exploration, as chris martinez explains, kids aren't the only ones growing curious about the final frontier. >> every

. >> reporter: the great american solar eclipse started on the oregon coast, darkness came to madras, oregon at 10:19 am. with the moon completely covering the sun, only the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona was visible. many were in all. >> it is dark! >> this is the coolest thing i have ever seen. >> reporter: the reaction was the same as the shadow raised across the country hitting speeds of 1400 miles per hour . they were big eclipse parties throughout the 70 mile wide, 2500 mile-long path of totality. the celestial show was over in a virtual blink of an eye. lucky viewers were treated to more than two minutes of darkness. the eclipse slipped off the coast of south carolina just an hour and a half after it all began in oregon.>> it was very weird once the sun actually vanished. watching everyone scream and have a great time was a blast. >> reporter: nasa had a live picture throughout on its website. officials said this would be the most studied eclipse in history the dozen major projects , many involving legions of citizen scientists. matt henry was among 1500 amateur photo

madras is one of the prized viewing places to see the eclipse. it's still unclear if that was the reason for the flight. the name of the pilot has not been released. >>> a driver was killed when his car went over an embankment this morning about 1:00 a.m. in los gatos near the lexington reservoir. the car went on the road falling 100 feet down an embankment. chp says the man and women were ejected from the car. the driver, a man, died at the scene. police say a good samaritan saw the crash and flagged down other drivers to call for help. >> you have a phone? my phone is dead. >> i'm just going to go up there and try to get some help. i started to flag some cars down. >> they pulled the woman to safety. she is in the hospital. alcohol is suspected as a factor in that crash. >>> a pittsburg man is behind bars after ramming a car into a control car. the contra costa county sheriff's department says joey carroll was driving a stolen vehicle last night in unincorporated martinez. carroll pulled into a gas station after deputies tried pulling him over

madras population, just under 6,000. an amazing spectacle here right here that has been converted into the world's prime viewing site. nasa is based here as well because this place should offer the most unobscured sight. it's almost so near that i could look into the sun. one hitch is there have been wildfires in the area. you might see mt. jefferson in the distance. still, where i'm looking almost directly at the sun it is pretty close. everybody has their glasses. these folks drove nine hours, a family of seven in a van. you guys ready? have your glasses on? people celebrating all sorts of things. there's a guy who will pop the question to his girlfriend. sh, don't tell. people celebrating birthdays. folks drove over from boston. if you sense the enthusiasm in the crowd it's almost there and you can already feel the temperature drop, david. pretty amazing. >> well, i hope she says yes and i'm glad she's there and not at home watching. anyway, let us know what she says there. we love seeing that sun shining brightly on

. >> reporter: madras, oregon going dark for 2:04, and then that sliver of sun coming of sun coming back there are thousands of people here. 100,000 people just in this part of oregon, outside of madras, feasting their eyes on a spectacle many of us will never d to a place known as st, arhenge" in alliance, nebraska -- american cars forming a replica of stonehenge -- built by a family 30 years ago. 38 cars rescued from nearby farms, from the dumps. they painted them all gray. but right now you can't see the color. you can just see the outline of them under that extraordinary moment there. the spectacle landing in city after city, including the so-called capital of the eclipse -- carbondale, illinois. >> reporter: but carbondale, which should have had two minutes and 41 seconds of darkness, darkened by something else -- clouds. you guys have brought us into the drama, and you have 45 seconds there, and it all depends on the weather system above you. thousands who traveled there, crestfallen. they are looking up because this might be the only and best shot of it they get. but then, with ju

only the pilot was on board and witnesses said that about one mile from the mod dress -- madras airport it crashed into the canyon and caught fire. >> i was with my grandfather and the pastor and i saw the plane crashed into the canyon over there. >> the madras volunteer fire department put out the fire in a few minutes and the plane was registered to the menlo park man but the name of the pilot has not been released until after notification of relatives. >>> the long-awaited solar eclipse will be seen across the u.s. today. yesterday the lawrence hall of science in berkeley held the eclipse preview event for the children in the eclipse itself starts at 9 am. it will reach the peak at 10:15 am. the historic event will last for less than three hours and the sun will be in full view again by 11:40 am. you know you need protective eyeglasses to look at the eclipse. the skies not the only place you should be looking this morning and experts say that the eclipse will affect the shadows as well. >> when we look at the shadows we would see they are more lopsided than usual because the source o

the plane crashed saturday about a mile from the madras airport southeast of portland. the name of the pilot has not been released. we investigated and found that the tail number on the plane is registered to a mark ritz of menlo park. still not clear if that is who was flying the plane. it is the prime viewing spot in oregon today. it's still unclear if that was the reason for that flight. >>> it is 5:07 right now. a developing story this morning, ten u.s. navy sailors are missing right now after a navy destroyer connected with a merchant ship off southeast asia. the guided missile destroyer "uss john s. mccain" was headed to singapore for a routine visit when it crashed. this morning it is at the naval base with significant damage. in addition to the missing crew members, five sailors are injured. search and rescue efforts are under way right now. this is the second such crash in two months. back in june you'll recall seven sailors died when the "uss fitzgerald" and a container ship hit each other off the waters of japan. >>> we expect a man charged with killing an oa