days of the year for any biggest days of the year for any kind of we are starting to get closer to totality here in ohio. people are starting to get together. i can feel the anticipation building even further, butjust in terms of what would be considered a truly great eclipse, that it surely has to go down as one of the schools them. 99% of people experiencing either partially or totally, that is huge. it is one of the most memorable eclipses of all time. partly because of the sun is so intense. you can see the atmosphere so prominently, and also because so many people will be able to see it. so, you don't get that combination of things that often. it is a really big event. follows much the impact it on people

as the science and the beauty of it all. . . , as the science and the beauty of it all. . ., all. pallab, something i always find astonishin: all. pallab, something i always find astonishing is _ all. pallab, something i always find astonishing is how _ all. pallab, something i always find astonishing is how long _ all. pallab, something i always find astonishing is how long we - all. pallab, something i always find astonishing is how long we have . all. pallab, something i always find i astonishing is how long we have been able to predict eclipses for as occurrences, going back even a couple of hundred years here in ohio, the last one was in 1806. there are eclipse chasers then. it is an incredibly exact and difficult science, one would imagine. it is. it noes science, one would imagine. it is. it goes like _ science, one would imagine. it is. it goes like clockwork. _ science, one would imagine. it is. it goes like clockwork. you - science, one would imagine. it 3 it goes like clockwork. you can work at one the next eclipses, the one after that and the one after that, so you can pick your hotel room so that if you're interested in doing that. but you can decide for that you want to chase eclipses or experience of the ones that occur to you naturally. but it is, as a reminder ofjust how incredible the cosmos is, and so there are so many people that, after today, whether

they are experiencing totality in north america, or watching it on television, they will become inspired by what they see and want to find out more, and it is no greater advertisement for science than watching something so incredible and beautiful as this. absolutely. talking about getting the public on board, we know that there is also science projects as well, people can give insights to what happened to their pets, for example, during totality. and i do have to say, it is starting to get significantly darker here as i speak. but for the animal kingdom, this is really confusing for them. it is confusing for them and it is confusing for people as well. they will probably be a husk if there are any animals around you. they are just wondering what is happening, because nightfall is in for some time yet, but also there will be a harsh before the pups start among

people. —— a hush. the whoops will start as the last rays pass through the dream, then there would be that spectacular diamond ring effect come up spectacular diamond ring effect come up on the last chink of light is a brighter than everything else. then of course the show stopper, the atmosphere that will stretch out past the men. it will hang in there sky like a shimmering black pearl in the sky. it will be a moment of great awe and a moment of celebration. it will bring people together. among the animals, i expect they will be very, very confused. fist expect they will be very, very confused-— expect they will be very, very confused. �* ., ., , confused. at the end of the day, we're alljust _ confused. at the end of the day, we're alljust animals _ confused. at the end of the day, we're alljust animals and - confused. at the end of the day, we're alljust animals and are . confused. at the end of the day, i we're alljust animals and are going to be bowled over by this event. we are just ten minutes away from

totality here in ohio. you're mounting that moment of the diamond ring and a connoisseur to more probable hopefully see more first from the else atmosphere. that is not always given an eclipses, that just goes to underscored how special this particular eclipses. well, the red two things that you can see for this eclipse is happening because the sun is particularly active. there are gigantic nuclear explosions that are happening all the time on the sun. if they happen close to the surface and they are particularly powerful, you will see them as little peaks coming out of them as little peaks coming out of the edge. and those peaks, even though they might seem quite small compared to the size of the sun, the other absolutely enormous. some can beat the size of the entire earth. this is something that you will only see in real life, just for a few moments, just as the eclipse is getting to you. and it is thus

lasted ten minutes that is the most fun, really, because she will be noticing a gradual darkening, but that darkening will all of a sudden come in at the next few minutes, stop speeding up, and before you know it, you will see the beads, you will see the diamond ring effect. there will be cheers all around you, and then at the account owner sophia muller reveal itself in all its majesty. that is if it is not cloudy but you are. but even in parts of the country for it is cloudy, it is still incredible, because in the summer is the awesome nature of what you can see can take your mind away from all the other thing that are going on. the drop in temperature, the wind that crops up, the shadows that pass along very quickly. it is just the whole package that makes it so special and so wonderful. i'm talking about this great solar eclipse, of course, there are many

times of eclipses. people might think that they have seen one fairly recently. of course, there are lunar eclipses as well, that are different. there are collapses over the water that occur fairly regularly. but this one in particular, is in a league of its own in terms of how many people can see it. how great it is. —— there are eclipses over the water. it is in a league _ are eclipses over the water. it is in a league of — are eclipses over the water. it is in a league of its _ are eclipses over the water. it is in a league of its own _ are eclipses over the water. it 3 in a league of its own because it is a total solar eclipse. one of my favourite apart from the total eclipse is the annular eclipse, four of them and is about a bit further away from the earth than normal, and so you get a bunch of light around it, so it looks like a golden ring in the sky. you can only seat using eclipse glasses, but that is a very special moment. but even partial eclipses are interesting. again, you need to eclipse glasses. that bite thatis need to eclipse glasses. that bite that is taken out of the sun, the chinese used to think that it was because a dragon was eating up the

sun and that constitutes a fear until, of course, the sun reappeared as if by magic. so to something that our ancestors fine fearful and body income and fines, no doubt come as joyful as we are finding it now. you can only imagine — joyful as we are finding it now. you can only imagine the confusion for anybody, in years past, working the land, for example, suddenly finding that it had become a knight right in the middle of the day, wondering what it doesn't happen. we know that historically, people had used this as an auditory device to shore up the pub, for example. to tell a population, for example, to protect its solar eclipse, and to assert their authority, its solar eclipse, and to assert theirauthority, it its solar eclipse, and to assert their authority, it must have been incredibly confusing. i am just getting what right now, just to update people, five minutes here in ohio. we can cross over to nada

tawfik. what is the latest what you are? . ., ., ., ., , tawfik. what is the latest what you are? . ., ., ., ., tawfik. what is the latest what you are? ., ., ., ., ., ,, are? here at niagara falls on the us side, ou are? here at niagara falls on the us side. you can — are? here at niagara falls on the us side. you can see — are? here at niagara falls on the us side, you can see behind _ are? here at niagara falls on the us side, you can see behind me - are? here at niagara falls on the us side, you can see behind mejust- are? here at niagara falls on the us| side, you can see behind mejust how side, you can see behind me just how heavy— side, you can see behind me just how heavy the _ side, you can see behind me just how heavy the cloud cover as at the moment — heavy the cloud cover as at the moment. you can see it is getting noticeahly— moment. you can see it is getting noticeably darker, the temperature has dropped quite a bit. but mother nature _ has dropped quite a bit. but mother nature has— has dropped quite a bit. but mother nature has really been teasing us here, _ nature has really been teasing us here, helena. there was a brief moment— here, helena. there was a brief moment in— here, helena. there was a brief moment in the daybreak of the clouds, — moment in the daybreak of the clouds, and through that, during those _ clouds, and through that, during those moments of partial eclipse, the son— those moments of partial eclipse, the son was viewable as a crescent in the _ the son was viewable as a crescent in the sky— the son was viewable as a crescent in the sky and the crowd here just absolutely— in the sky and the crowd here just absolutely went well. so, that one moment— absolutely went well. so, that one moment to — absolutely went well. so, that one moment to see just how thrilling that was— moment to see just how thrilling that was for people who have gathered here was a quite exciting. you know. — gathered here was a quite exciting. you know, people are a little bit optimistic, — you know, people are a little bit optimistic, cautiously optimistic about— optimistic, cautiously optimistic about the — optimistic, cautiously optimistic about the moment of totality, whether— about the moment of totality, whether we will be able to see that brilliant, _ whether we will be able to see that brilliant, bright corona of the sun. but we _ brilliant, bright corona of the sun. but we will— brilliant, bright corona of the sun. but we will have to see what happens

with the _ but we will have to see what happens with the clouds. many people here came _ with the clouds. many people here came thinking they might see a bank at rainhow— came thinking they might see a bank at rainbow over niagara falls, but as i say, _ at rainbow over niagara falls, but as i say, everyone i speak to in the foreground, — as i say, everyone i speak to in the foreground, again, here underthe us side and _ foreground, again, here underthe us side and offer on the far aground on the canadian side, nobody here is disappointed at all. they say, despite — disappointed at all. they say, despite what happens at the moment of totality, this is an experience, a once—in—a—lifetime experience for so many _ a once—in—a—lifetime experience for so many. here with niagara falls, the splendour of it. and just being able to— the splendour of it. and just being able to feel, again, the other parts of this— able to feel, again, the other parts of this eclipse. how it affects the environment. seagulls are flying now, _ environment. seagulls are flying now. we — environment. seagulls are flying now, we will see what happens at the moment— now, we will see what happens at the moment of— now, we will see what happens at the moment of totality. excitement around — moment of totality. excitement around here, helena. | moment of totality. excitement around here, helena.— moment of totality. excitement around here, helena. i can imagine. niauara around here, helena. i can imagine. niagara falls. _ around here, helena. i can imagine. niagara falls, no _ around here, helena. i can imagine. niagara falls, no matter— around here, helena. i can imagine. niagara falls, no matter what- niagara falls, no matter what happens, what an incredibly amazing place to experience it offers a lot of people have been speaking to have

come from far and wide. nomia are speaking to people who had come over from germany. is that the sense that you're getting as well? so many people descending on the united states for this very event. absolutely. we met a couple on the plane _ absolutely. we met a couple on the plane here — absolutely. we met a couple on the plane here that were from manchester are going _ plane here that were from manchester are going to be viewing this from the canadian side, and making a hole of this _ the canadian side, and making a hole of this and _ the canadian side, and making a hole of this. and everyone else i have spoken— of this. and everyone else i have spoken to — of this. and everyone else i have spoken to in crowd have been from states _ spoken to in crowd have been from states as _ spoken to in crowd have been from states as far— spoken to in crowd have been from states as far as maryland, massachusetts, driving up to eight was adjusted to be here. helena, i came _ was adjusted to be here. helena, i came across — was adjusted to be here. helena, i came across a couple yesterday that had planned this trip since december. they had a two—month—old son. december. they had a two—month—old son~ people _ december. they had a two—month—old son. people told them they were crazy, _ son. people told them they were crazy, but — son. people told them they were crazy, but they understood that this was a _ crazy, but they understood that this was a rare _ crazy, but they understood that this was a rare moment where the eclipse would _ was a rare moment where the eclipse would he _ was a rare moment where the eclipse would he in _ was a rare moment where the eclipse would be in totality across such a large _ would be in totality across such a large swathe of the country. but it ultimately — large swathe of the country. but it ultimately decided that, whether the weather— ultimately decided that, whether the weather forecast, they were going to

id weather forecast, they were going to go further— weather forecast, they were going to go further east, about three hours drive, _ go further east, about three hours drive, so _ go further east, about three hours drive, so some people have been having _ drive, so some people have been having to — drive, so some people have been having to make those difficult decisions. but for the most part, those _ decisions. but for the most part, those sutton here said, they grabbed their families, those sutton here said, they grabbed theirfamilies, kids those sutton here said, they grabbed their families, kids who took off from _ their families, kids who took off from college, younger childrenjust from college, younger children just gathering _ from college, younger childrenjust gathering them altogether to be in this moment together. it is quite a humbling _ this moment together. it is quite a humbling experience to be here, to know _ humbling experience to be here, to know that _ humbling experience to be here, to know that there is a world out there far larger— know that there is a world out there far larger than know that there is a world out there far largerthan us and know that there is a world out there far larger than us and we are just a small— far larger than us and we are just a small piece — far larger than us and we are just a small piece of that. and it's also a learning _ small piece of that. and it's also a learning experience for so many. i came _ learning experience for so many. i came across — learning experience for so many. i came across an amateur astronomer who saw— came across an amateur astronomer who saw that nasa had advertise for people _ who saw that nasa had advertise for people to _ who saw that nasa had advertise for people tojoin them her own telescope so they could help with a live broadcast. and she is here, she is hoping _ live broadcast. and she is here, she is hoping that she will be able to stream _ is hoping that she will be able to stream her images from here to the world _ stream her images from here to the world but _ stream her images from here to the world but i — stream her images from here to the world. but i can, let see what happens _ world. but i can, let see what happens with the cloud cover. fingers— happens with the cloud cover. fingers crossed here in niagara falls. i am fingers crossed here in niagara falls. iam keeping fingers crossed here in niagara falls. i am keeping everything crossed for you. here in ohio, i

havejust got word crossed for you. here in ohio, i have just got word that we are very much on the countdown. i think we are about 30 seconds out here right now. there are some fireworks going off right now. you can start to hear some cheers. it is feeling very cold. it is getting very grey. i don't know if you can just see that on this screen as i'm talking, but suddenly it's starting to look a little bit more like new year's eve as opposed to the middle of the day here in ohio. i'm just going to take a look at the end because you can hear the cheers here. everybody... cheering just taking that moment in. it is incredible. i havejust got just taking that moment in. it is incredible. i have just got to... yeah, i can see it now. i can see that corona. the stars have come out. it is a huge halo, all the way

around that total solar eclipse here in ohio. and as you can perhaps see behind me, it almost looks like the most perfect sunset that you could imagine here on lake erie in ohio. despite the fact that, yes, this is the middle of the day, this is totality. families are gathered, france, a lot of excitement here. cheers ringing out, fireworks over lake erie here. it feels more like the 4th lake erie here. it feels more like the lath ofjuly, that sense of

festivity, a public holiday, it almost feels like here in the united states. it is a truly exciting moment, and to fill corona just an incredible vision here. party ticket as off it, i have to say. i can even see some stars letting up what appears to be a night sky here, and the colours arejust appears to be a night sky here, and the colours are just phenomenal, as you can see. almost like a dusky sunset. so many families have been coming out, they have been having picnics. it has been a festival atmosphere, and then over the past hour, we can gradually feel at getting clear, dusky, calder, and then of course that moment of totality. and it does appear to be fairly long lasting as welcome as we were promised, hoping to see over

four minutes, potentially one of the longest lasting eclipses in modern history. keep in mind, ohio hasn't seen an eclipse since 1806, a phil eclipse, i should say, in this particular part of the world. it won't see another one again for some 400 years. so, everybody standing behind me, myself as well, we are incredibly fortunate to be witnessing this moment of history. and just to tell you how dark it is, i'm looking directly at the camera right now. i can't quite see the lens. it does feel fully like it is not here right now. and everybody just taken in the moment. there were cheers. it is almost a are quite quiet now. nomia was describing a moment of all, and that is what you're feeling, just this moment of awesomeness, of being connected to something far, far bigger than just

ourselves. really an amazing moment, and you can see this swimmers as well around the corona. —— you can see those flares. i have been lucky enough to see one solar eclipse before, and it is truly a breathtaking moment. and perhaps on your screen you can see those flares... and it is starting to reappear. cheering people putting the glasses back on. we saw what was described as the corona sphere. those red areas are found sun because us pallab was explaining, it is at one of its high points of activity. starting to get

right now, totality over once again. people putting on a day glasses, but truly a magical moment here in ohio. just to paint a picture of my team on the ground, my camera operator, he is from ohio. he is nodding very happily, because this is a fantastic moment, i think, just a sense of something really awesome having happened here, and something that is happening right across the united states, and won't happen again for a very long time. we can go back over now to niagara falls. the countdown is on there. nada tawfik can bring us up to date with how the atmosphere is feeling right now. cheering we don't appear to have nada at this particular moment, butjust to bring you up—to—date with what you are

watching. we are here in ohio. this is lake erie, and we havejust gone through totality, over four minutes of what was an incredible four minutes. we went from day to night. it was very cold, there were cheers, there were fireworks over lake erie, which you can hear behind me. the impression or most of the beautiful sunset out on the water. itjust couldn't have been any more beautiful. we saw that fill corona come undone, also, what we were hoping for, the flares of the corona is sphere as well. in an area where we haven't seen a full solar eclipse since 1806. for over200 we haven't seen a full solar eclipse since 1806. for over 200 years. we want see another one for over 400 years. we started the day in mexico, by the bus totality, then going on to texas, which has gone through totality. here in ohio, coming out

the other side, perhaps you can notice the lights changing as i speak. then we will go on to niagara falls. up to the border with canada. a very rare event in terms of a continuous solar eclipse, so going across all of the states. people are really lucky this time around in america. there was a great solar eclipse of 2017, but now, we have got some 44 million people in this country who are in the path of totality. 99% of americans able to see the eclipse in some way or another. just follow that is partial or a total solar eclipse. just in those a few minutes that i have been speaking it is not fully do again. and we can go over more and listen to the countdown as my colleague nada tawfik at niagara falls which totality there. i nada tawfik at niagara falls which totality there-— totality there. i would say there are dozens _

totality there. i would say there are dozens of _ totality there. i would say there are dozens of cigars _ totality there. i would say there are dozens of cigars does - totality there. i would say there are dozens of cigars does a - totality there. i would say there l are dozens of cigars does a flying above us at the atmosphere is completely dark at the mum. —— dozens of seagulls. it is still a beautiful scene to behold here with niagara falls in the backdrop. even though the people here are missing out slightly, being able to see that bright corona. you can hear the cheers... cheering there are tears! . cheering there are tears! , , ~ there are tears! it is peeking throu~h there are tears! it is peeking through the _ there are tears! it is peeking through the clouds! - there are tears! it is peeking through the clouds! mother i there are tears! it is peeking - through the clouds! mother nature is teasing us! wow, that are spectacular! oh, wow! that is fabulous! you can see it fully now! you can see it now! mother nature is truly teasing us today. earlier, during the partial eclipse, it peeked through. it has pizza again. all of the people who have gathered here, they weren't short—changed at all. getting to experience totality here, and that absolutely bright corona. and there it goes behind the

clouds once again. it is something of a thrilling experience, i have to say. to see it go in and out of the clouds that way. laughter 0h, laughter oh, such a fun experience! oh, beautiful colours. i mean, the greens in the water of niagara falls, getting a bit brighter now. across the sky, you have to pics of the blue sky. seeing the dozens of seagulls are really going absolutely crazy in the moment was something to behold. and everyone has the biggest smiles on theirfaces, behold. and everyone has the biggest smiles on their faces, their phones out, taking at the moment. that was quite something. i have seen a total solar eclipse before back in 2017, i saw it at a farm in kentucky. this is quite different, being and a tourist destination, but because it is a natural wonder, singles

alongside the natural wonder of niagara falls. you can hear everybody is happy. there was a lot of fear that they weren't going to catch that moment of totality, such as absolute relief that they caught that. and credible just to and crediblejust to hear that reaction from nada during totality they are in niagara falls, just to wonder at the awesomeness of it all that we just experience here in ohio as well. well over four minutes of totality here on lake erie, when they were fireworks over the lake behind me, there was a cheers ringing up into the air, and then we just saw that moment of quiet as well. i think people were quite awestruck as we approach full totality. it went dark here. it is just starting to get a little bit

warmer. certainly, i did feel much colder. and what we are being treated to, the rarity of this kind of solar eclipse that we are experiencing here right now is the fact that we are starting to see, we did see, flares, for example, iran. and so many people here watching it, and we have got people who can just tell us a little bit about what we experience here. my tell us a little bit about what we experience here.— experience here. my name is mckenzie- — experience here. my name is mckenzie. what _ experience here. my name is mckenzie. what did - experience here. my name is mckenzie. what did you - experience here. my name is| mckenzie. what did you make experience here. my name is - mckenzie. what did you make of what we “ust mckenzie. what did you make of what we just experience? _ mckenzie. what did you make of what we just experience? it _ mckenzie. what did you make of what we just experience? it was _ we just experience? it was incredible. _ we just experience? it was incredible. i— we just experience? it was incredible. i haven't - we just experience? it was incredible. i haven't seen i we just experience? it was - incredible. i haven't seen anything like it. did incredible. i haven't seen anything like it. , , ., incredible. i haven't seen anything likeit., ,, .. incredible. i haven't seen anything like it-_ i am i like it. did you, especially? i am local, i like it. did you, especially? i am local. iwas— like it. did you, especially? i am local, i was born _ like it. did you, especially? i am local, i was born and _ like it. did you, especially? i am local, i was born and raised - like it. did you, especially? i am local, i was born and raised in i like it. did you, especially? i am local, i was born and raised in a | local, i was born and raised in a van that, so that's special for a city and our community, and it was lovely to see the turnout and everyone, it and witness this altogether. everyone, it and witness this altogether-— everyone, it and witness this altoaether. ~ . ., ,, , ., altogether. what did it make you feel? you said _ altogether. what did it make you feel? you said you _ altogether. what did it make you feel? you said you have - altogether. what did it make you feel? you said you have never i altogether. what did it make you | feel? you said you have never felt feel? you said you have neverfelt anything like it. feel? you said you have never felt anything like it— feel? you said you have never felt anything like it. describe it to me. i mean, anything like it. describe it to me. i mean. after— anything like it. describe it to me. i mean, after seeing _ anything like it. describe it to me. i mean, after seeing this, - anything like it. describe it to me. i mean, after seeing this, i - anything like it. describe it to me. i mean, after seeing this, i think | i mean, after seeing this, ithink it would be hard to not believe in a higher power. i am a strong believer injesus christ, and ijust... she

is so good, it is incredible what you can do. it is so good, it is incredible what you can do— is so good, it is incredible what you can do. it was an emotional experience _ you can do. it was an emotional experience for— you can do. it was an emotional experience for you, _ you can do. it was an emotional experience for you, a _ you can do. it was an emotional experience for you, a sense - you can do. it was an emotional experience for you, a sense of. experience for you, a sense of community as well?— experience for you, a sense of community as well? yeah, totally. do ou think community as well? yeah, totally. do you think that — community as well? yeah, totally. do you think that she _ community as well? yeah, totally. do you think that she will _ community as well? yeah, totally. do you think that she will be _ community as well? yeah, totally. do you think that she will be compelled l you think that she will be compelled to go and see another eclipse in the future of your so lucky? i think so, definitely. i would love to travel if it is going to be somewhere else but we can see the full totality. i would love to. thank you so much for sharing this experience with us. it was great to talk to you, mckenzie. mckenzie just offering a snapshot of what to so many people here have been experiencing, something that transcends science, that goes into the realms of the emotional, the spiritual, so many people here coming together to share in that experience, which is uniting the united states. 99% of the population today will be able to get a glimpse of it in some form or another, but certainly for people here in the path of totality, we are very lucky.

some 44 million people here in the united states able to do so. it will be 20 years before we see another such eclipse here in the united states. you're watching bbc news, of course. you can always go to our life a page if you want to hear from all of our correspondence on the ground. we have to leave our viewers on pbs for now, but we thank them very much for tuning in for our live coverage of this great solar eclipse here in the united states. and here we are in ohio, the last time that they saw one was in 1806 in totality. it would be for another 400 years that this particular area in north—eastern ohio will be treated to such a feat again. many people describing this as a once in a sensory experience, a once—in—a—lifetime experience, and thatis once—in—a—lifetime experience, and that is a very accurate assessment of what we are experiencing today. a moment when many people are coming out. you can see that festival

atmosphere here behind me. people have got picnic chairs out, people have got picnic chairs out, people have are coming together with the children, having barbecues, eating, just to experience it. in the real sense ofjoy and festivity of just to experience it. in the real sense of joy and festivity of the people experience something quite incredible. and we can go back over now to our science correspondent, pallab ghosh, who has been keeping us company through this incredible event. pallab, we have been seen some extraordinary images. ijust experienced it myself. some of those of players coming from the corona. just explain to us what we saw. == just explain to us what we saw. -- some of those flavours. we can see on the screen one of the incredible pictures at the been seeing for the past couple of hours or so. and even now, just doesn't fail to inspire o and movie. if you look closer at that photo, you can see some red

provinces, that'll read, they look like tiny red mountains but they are in fact a gigantic nuclear explosions, some of which are the size of the earth. but the main show, really, is that halo around the income and that is the son of�*s atmosphere. and that is seen only during a total eclipse. the menjust happens to be exactly the right size. if it were too big or too small, new britain see that incredible view that we are witnessing at the moment. —— you wouldn't see that incredible view. and of course you can see it shimmering and moving, and that is part of the fascination. it really is the greatest show on earth. absolutely. i have to 100% agree with you. we were just taking a look at some images from burlington, vermont. i am at some images from burlington, vermont. iam in at some images from burlington, vermont. i am in ohio, at some images from burlington, vermont. iam in ohio, surrounded by people whojust taken vermont. iam in ohio, surrounded by people who just taken that incredible moment. great to see you,

kevin. what did you make of what we just saw? it kevin. what did you make of what we “ust saw? . kevin. what did you make of what we “ust saw? , ., ., ~' ,, kevin. what did you make of what we “ust saw? , ., ., ,, ,, ., just saw? it “ust looked like a ring of liuht, just saw? itjust looked like a ring of light, essentially, _ just saw? itjust looked like a ring of light, essentially, and - just saw? itjust looked like a ring of light, essentially, and it- just saw? itjust looked like a ring of light, essentially, and it was i of light, essentially, and it was far exceeded my expectation. but it ou feel? far exceeded my expectation. but it you feel? i — far exceeded my expectation. but it you feel? i wonder— far exceeded my expectation. but it you feel? i wonder what _ far exceeded my expectation. but it you feel? i wonder what it - far exceeded my expectation. but it you feel? i wonder what it felt - far exceeded my expectation. but it you feel? i wonder what it felt like figure. brute you feel? i wonder what it felt like fiaure. ~ ~' ., , you feel? i wonder what it felt like fiaure. ~ ~ ., , ., you feel? i wonder what it felt like fiuure.~ ~' ., , ., figure. we kind of “ust two can decide with her _ figure. we kind ofjust two can decide with her family - figure. we kind ofjust two can decide with her family and - figure. we kind ofjust two can| decide with her family and kind figure. we kind ofjust two can i decide with her family and kind of decide with herfamily and kind of put the car must own for the second and just enjoyed it. it put the car must own for the second and just enjoyed it.— and just en'oyed it. it felt amazing. — and just enjoyed it. it felt amazing. that _ and just enjoyed it. it felt amazing. that is - and just enjoyed it. it felt amazing. that is a - and just enjoyed it. it felt i amazing. that is a wonderful and just enjoyed it. it felt - amazing. that is a wonderful thing to be able to do, put the phone is a wonderful thing to be able to do, put the phonejust wonderful thing to be able to do, put the phone just to take it in thee, just to be together. it was awesome. _ thee, just to be together. it was awesome, yeah. _ thee, just to be together. it was awesome, yeah. it— thee, just to be together. it was awesome, yeah. it was - thee, just to be together. it was l awesome, yeah. it was something thee, just to be together. it was i awesome, yeah. it was something i highly recommend, and if it happens any time, anywhere in the world, i would definitely do it again. share would definitely do it again. are ou local would definitely do it again. are you local to _ would definitely do it again. are you local to the area or did you travel? ~ . ., travel? we travelled from the philadelphia _ travel? we travelled from the philadelphia area. _ travel? we travelled from the philadelphia area. it - travel? we travelled from the philadelphia area. it was i philadelphia area. it was probably... it was a fiver drive yesterday, said in a hotel, drove another two hours to do. we are heading back to the hotel to do some

swimming, so good fun. how boards are your kids? there are six and seven, and there were a little preoccupied at first, but once it happened, they were in awe. mas preoccupied at first, but once it happened, they were in awe. was this our first happened, they were in awe. was this your first total — happened, they were in awe. was this your first total solar _ happened, they were in awe. was this your first total solar eclipse? - happened, they were in awe. was this your first total solar eclipse? this i your first total solar eclipse? this was the first _ your first total solar eclipse? this was the first time. _ your first total solar eclipse? this was the first time. would - your first total solar eclipse? this was the first time. would you i your first total solar eclipse? this was the first time. would you be | was the first time. would you be tem ited was the first time. would you be tempted in _ was the first time. would you be tempted in the _ was the first time. would you be tempted in the future _ was the first time. would you be tempted in the future to - was the first time. would you be tempted in the future to be i was the first time. would you be tempted in the future to be one | was the first time. would you be i tempted in the future to be one of the so—called eclipse chasers, would you go elsewhere to go and see one? absolutely. i was also telling my wife we need to pick up binoculars or something like thatjust to get a better view of it, actually.— better view of it, actually. you're iioin to better view of it, actually. you're going to have _ better view of it, actually. you're going to have to _ better view of it, actually. you're going to have to get _ better view of it, actually. you're going to have to get all - better view of it, actually. you're going to have to get all the i better view of it, actually. you're going to have to get all the gear| going to have to get all the gear now. kevin, thank you so much for talking to us. i hope you have a really great day with your family. speaking about the day with their families and taking it in, soaking it in and we can move over to a science correspondent, i was just

talking to kevin there and i don't know if you're able to hear him but he is there with his family and he is talking about seeing this incredible natural phenomenon and just putting the camera down for a moment and putting the phone away, taking it all in and many people find this to be a transcendent experience, essentially. that is the right word and right now on the screen, we are seeing a partial eclipse that looks like a gigantic smile in the sky. and that really reflects the mood of the parts of north america that have already seen it in as a collective smile all across the nation just like that and it is things like that that you would not see in normal day today life and it's about people, families and memories that will quite simply last forever. in your line of work, i'm sure you deal with many, the

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