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>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer in washington and here's the question. where will you be when the afternoon goes dark we are just hours away from a solar eclipse that you will likely talk about years from now. some 32 million americans will be in the so-called path of totality later this afternoon. laughs out the sun for about for four minutes. but if you're not lucky enough to be in that narrow band, worry not 99% of americans will see at least a partial eclipse and this reminder, of course, be sure to wear those special eclipse glasses to avoid permanently damaging your eyes. it will be another 20 years before the next total solar eclipse is visible in the contiguous united states. we're covering all the angles of this truly rare event. cms rosa flores, ed diarra, harry he hadn't they are all in the

totality zone. rosa, let start with you. you're curve ville, texas. what kind of crowds are expected there >> the crowds are texas size wolf, but can you see me right now? because i really can't see anything. i think i might be experiencing totality. well, no totality is not happening just yet we do have a little bit of cloud cover, but i've got to say wolfe a while ago. i couldn't see any blue skies. the blue skies are starting to happen. so these clouds might be parting as if we're saying having the proper eyewear is key for humans and also perhaps for animals. i have some guests here with me land from bandera, and her little littles, and i have a few other people if you want to come right closer to me around me because our pets are so integral in our families. and i'm wondering if littles has glasses for the eclipse

>> littles does not have glasses, but i do have a pair. and if if she pays attention at all, which i'm not sure, she will, i'll cover her eyes. so with my hand or i'll just set her up in my lap and get into her little carrier bag. so littles will be protected? >> yes >> do you have glasses for your pets? >> we have a couple extra >> day. we have a couple of years. now. are they smaller >> classes are large or glasses? do they look like these? >> with the special code on the back? the official ones are the no, they're just those >> and one of the things that makes carville so special is that it's experiencing to eclipses in six months you told me that you were here for the one prior? >> yes. >> why is it so special to be incur well, for this one too? well, it's just all of the >> people and we just get together and it's so expensive where i live in bandera. so i can park here for free and

enjoy the wonderful experience of all the carville people. and she gets to walk around the river. so were found she has from bandera, we were just there. that's the cowboy capital of the world as it is cowboy capital of the world. we do shootouts on main street and it's a lot of fun >> thank you so much for your time. i appreciate it. >> and >> whorf according to the mayor of the city, there are about 100 people. that means the population of the city is going to grow about four-fold by the time totality begins, wealth back to you, exciting de, for so much of the country. indeed, rosa flores in curve of texas for us i want to go to cnn's have 11 darrow right now. he's in dallas, texas, the largest us city in the path of totality. ed, you're there at the dallas zoo. tell us what you're expecting there? >> well, we've got a great day planned wolf, we're going to be monitoring the animal reaction to the total eclipse. there are a number of zoos that are in the path of this

eclipse. and so we're going to be monitoring them we're actually going to be asking for help from the public as well, because there's very little research that has been done to animal reaction to what happens, what animals do during the total eclipse. we're here in the dallas zoo and the savanna area. we've got elephants over here. we got zebras out there. this is tobago. the giraffe over here who will be our co-host during this time. and it's a little bit of a prima donna is they don't really stand next to you when you're doing the live shop, will entice the bug over here with some, with some lettuce at some point. and one of the things that they're going to be watching for is just the reaction. and so a couple of things to expect is in 2017 during that eclipse, some animals behaved in a rather odd way at times. and even though it happens quickly, so one of the things that they're looking for is just that animal reaction. it could be anything from they think it's nighttime. they put themselves to sleep. it could be that there's the procedure threats, so they gather around their young flamingos did that.

so we will be trying to monitor this as best as we can here during the eclipse. and if you anywhere in the path of this eclipse, if you see anything about animals reacting to what, what is happening out there, it's gonna be a really interesting time. and we spoke with some of the officials here at the dallas zoo to get their perspective on what there'll be looking for and watching very closely here throughout the day we're just going to be monitoring the animal behavior, making sure that they seem comfortable. and just seeing if we see anything that seems a little bit out of the norm. we're not really expecting to see too much because my hunch is that they're probably going to expect assume that it's sort of like a like a thunderstorm rolling inward it gets really dark, really quick, but we'll see well, if >> you know, millions of people all across the dallas, fort worth area, as mentioned, this is one of the largest areas with the greatest population being able to watch his eclipse today to little bit cloudy today. but you know that

darkness will settle in a great deal of excitement building up for what were expected to see here this afternoon, wolf eda official zara at that zoo, worried about the almost that will be outside who may be looking at the sun that could damage their eyes as well, right >> well, it's one of the interesting questions we're going to get into that throughout, throughout the morning, in the afternoon as well. it's actually they're not something that they're terribly worried about. it and it has to do with more than the animals instinctually are more concerned with what's happening around them. in fact, one person we talked to hear from the zoo said, animals a little bit smarter than humans in this regard that we don't have this. they don't have this inclination to want to look up to one to what's going on they're more interested in what's going on around them. so they're more likely to look down to see if there's any kind of threat or around them. so they're not terribly concerned about the animal's looking up at the sky and staring at the sun all right ed lavandera at the dallas zoo for us, we'll check back with you. thank you very much. one of the largest events during today's eclipse is in niagara falls, just

outside my hometown of buffalo, new york. they'll see totality at around three, 18 later this afternoon, cnn's harry enten is on the scene for us, harry, i see you're ready with any thing with your buffalo bills helmet on right now >> you know, well, if i got a represent look, we got the beautiful niagara falls over yonder. >> but >> yet the weather does not seem to be cooperating with us at this particular point. that clouds have settled in on fortunately, and more than that, it just started drizzling a little bit. i'm just feel like it's typical western new york, right? you we just can't seem to catch a break, whether it be with the weather or football, but yet we still do have a ton of folks who are coming out here. we have the crowds with us and i'm going to be joined here by the roar backer family who haven't joined us from all the way down. and i believe tampa, florida, right? >> yes, tampa, florida. >> and why did you decide to come all the way up here to

niagara falls for this eclipse, will actually be did the one in 2017 in south carolina. and it was just great. just watch those four minutes of just s-car-go and dark and it looks an opportunity to come back to upstate new york. and see some bills fans. >> yeah, it's right. >> and it's another eclipse >> how worried are you guys about the weather? >> no, i think it's going to clear up. i think that there's just too much excitement. it's going to go away >> so you can see i liked optimism idol. i like this optimism and i should point out niagara falls, last hand clips about 99 years ago, we're not looking forward to another one for at least another century. walf. so the fact of the matter is, i love the optimism. yes, things are tough and dirty, but when it's too tough of those other folks, it's just right for us whether it be football or what? whether it be for this solar eclipse. that's coming up wolf well >> said, folks in western new york are optimists to be sure, i know that firsthand, harry, thank you very, very much. thank all the folks around you

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we are just a few hours from a where were you kind of event the solar >> eclipse of 2024 from texas to maine more than 30 million americans will be in the so-called path of totality later this afternoon, cnn meteorologists allison chinchar is over writhes weather center. alison, will it be clear viewing for most people? >> i think that's the real question is whether or not mother nature is going to cooperate with all of these people that planned to go outside and look up. now, here's the thing. there are still going to be plenty of fantastic places to view this, especially say, areas like southeastern missouri keeps your for example portions of southern illinois and southern indiana that includes places like evansville. these are all going to be spots that are expected to have very little cloud cover, if any, this afternoon, another good spot is going to be up into the northeast essentially from burlington, vermont all the way up through caribou main, plenty of sunshine there. now with that said there are going be a couple of spots where we are

looking at pretty significant cloud cover that's going to extend from niagara falls up through rochester, new york, and then also another area concern is going to be texas. now, the main concern here is a lot of strong to severe thunderstorms. the good news is the storms themselves are expected to be after the eclipse, but we all know those clouds start to increasing well ahead of the storm so the real question is how much cloud cover do we have before the storms begin to set it in? another concern is once the eclipse is over, and all of these folks get back out onto the roads to head home or wherever they came from, then they may encounter some of those storms. and that includes very large hail, damaging winds and the potential for some tornadoes, especially across states like texas, oklahoma louisiana, and arkansas. but all is not lost for some areas, dallas, we've got some clouds but may still have some sun peeking through a place like indianapolis will actually start to see the clouds decrease as we head into the afternoon, making it much nicer by the time the eclipse takes place. >> allison chinchar with the latest allison. thank you very much. the excitement over this upcoming celestial event

continues to grow as the hours tick by. but before you join, millions of americans in turn, your eyes to the sky, make sure your eyes are protected and protected well, cnn medical correspondent meg tirrell is joining us right now. meg, what happens if you look directly at a solar eclipse without the special glasses >> well, if you can actually damage your eyes in as few as a few seconds, looking directly at the sun, the injury is called solar retinopathy, and it can take a few hours for you to actually notice those symptoms but if they do set in, it can include things like blurry vision, sort of a hole in your vision altered color, just sort of wonky vision. and unfortunately permanent vision loss can be possible. this has been documented with previous eclipses and sometimes it even happens when you think you have safe glasses, but it turns out they aren't actually the certified darkest lenses that you really need to look at the sun. so you've got to be very careful and how you enjoyed the eclipse today.

>> that includes animals as well, right if you have a dog or a cat, let's say at home, keep that dog or cat inside, don't let that dog or cat go outside and look at the sun yeah >> i'd be surprised if they're looking directly at the sun, just sort of understanding what's going on. but what you really need to make sure and i don't know that you can get your animals to wear these, but you yourself need to wear a really safe glasses. these are 1,000 times darker than even the darkest pair of sunglasses. they only let in the smallest fraction of the sun's visible light. and you need to make sure there iso certified. and if you're still not positive that you've got really good glasses because there are unfortunately counterfeits out there. >> you can >> test them by putting them on and looking at the brightest light you can find that should only be faintly visible even then, if you're not positive, they're good only look at the sun for a couple of seconds but time through them, you can still enjoy the eclipse. >> yeah, to all the parents out there, make sure your kids are safe. side if they go outside at all. thank you very, very

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yet, i'm one of the most contentious issues in american politics. he says, abortion rights should be left to the states in a video posted earlier today on truth social, the former president of bragged about his role in overturning roe v. wade, while also spreading misinformation that democrats support, quote execution after birth. listen i was proudly the person responsible for the ending of something that all legal scholars both sides wanted and in fact demanded be ended roe v. wade, they wanted it ended it must be remembered that the democrats or the radical ones on this position, because they support abortion up to and even beyond the ninth month the concept of having an abortion and the later months and even execution after birth of course, trump's claim that democrats believe in execution and after birth has been

repeatedly disproved. and the claim that both sides demanded the end of roe roe v. wade, is false. let's discuss this in more with republican strategist, former rnc communications director doug hi former specialist system to president biden, megan hayes, meghan, president biden is now responding to trump's latest statement earlier today, accusing him of lying about his position to win the election. and he wrote this. let me put it up on the screen let there be no illusion if donald trump is elected and the maga republicans and congress put a national portion ban on the resolute desk. tesk. triple sig into law. so we'll democrats be able to successfully hit trump on this very sensitive, politically charged issue of abortion rights for women? >> yes, i think so. i think there's also an issue that it's bipartisan overwhelmingly and very conservative states have ballot measures fail to accomplish what maga republicans would like to accomplish. and this is just another example of the maga republicans and trump just trying to take away freedoms

from the american people. >> it's interesting, duck trump says he wants to leave abortion rights up to the state's, let the states decide. and they got different views clearly. but a recent poll shows the vast majority of americans support a row right to abortion, including 43% of republicans. how much of an issue is this likely for the former president coming up in the general election? >> this is going to be one of the defining issues for the election. if you're a democrat, this is where you want to be. this is terror firm or for you and what we've seen in special election, certainly in the midterm elections greatly benefited democrats trump here is stating what has been the classical republican position on this. we want to send it to the states, but the reality is once you do that states are sort of legislating out loud. you'll see south carolina do one thing, texas do another that can define the issue negatively for republicans it's why it's very risky territory for trump to be in. and ultimately what he's doing here resorted to use a bad pun. he's sort of half pregnant on this issue when he's not really going to satisfy anyone. pro lifers are not happy with what he's saying and obviously

democrats see an opportunity here now, you see an opportunity. >> absolutely, it's going to be a fundraising opportunity as well as an opportunity november. >> it's trump's still though even in this latest statement hasn't taken a position on the proposed constitutional amendment to overturn florida six-week abortion ban. that's coming up. is this potentially an opening for democrats in the state of florida on this issue? >> yeah, absolutely not. not only is fundraising issue, but it's also a down-ballot can be beneficial to down-ballot and may not affect the presidential. but i do think it'll be impactful on the down-ballot races >> trump's announcement garnered immediate backlash from a leading anti-abortion group. let me put it up on the screen. >> we >> are deeply disappointed in president trump's position, unborn children and their mothers deserve national protections, saying the ellos back to the states seeds the national debate to democrats. here's the question, should check trump be considered, should tropic concerned about this position among anti-abortion elements? >> he should and ultimately politics is always regardless of what the issue is, a bit of

janet jackson's, what have you done formulaically donald trump is out there saying only i did this and he's right. if the judges he appointed to the supreme court, donald trump, should be able to claim total victory, but you have to prove it over and over again and it's why we're seeing now pro-life groups be disappointed with donald trump, who did what we thought was undoable and unthinkable. >> what's your reaction to trump's claim that radical democrats support executing babies after birth. >> i mean, it's not surprising that he says things that are totally crazy and totally lies. that's just not true or even reason i'm able to think. so. i mean, there is the reaction is it's not surprising coming from a former president >> what's your reaction? >> not surprising coming from the former president. he just sends things and drives to get reactions and donald trump sometimes plays the role of a matador. he, he waves a red cape and we all chase it because he's, he's distracting us from what he doesn't want us to see. he's very skilled at it, >> doug and meghan guys. thank you very, very much. an important issue, indeed, six months into israel's war

against hamas the two sides may repeat, may be closer to a ceasefire deal. egyptian state media reports and i'm quoting now significant progress as negotiations continue today in cairo. meanwhile, in gaza, the idf says it has withdrawn forces from the southern city of khan yunis, but says it's far from halting ground good operations in the enclave. and it israel's northern border with lebanon, the idf says it killed hezbollah commander in an overnight strike. let's discuss what's going on with our international diplomatic editor, nic robertson. he's joining us from jerusalem and our senior international correspondent then we'd him and he's in beirut for us, nic first to you where do things stand right now with these negotiations, these talks in cairo it's hard to judge was certainly the katara is the spokesman at the foreign ministry in the last hour or so, indicated that he has a level of optimism. or though he says it's not there yet we

know that bill burns after the meetings late last night, sunday, gone back to washington. the egyptians, indicating that the parties could be back down within a couple of days. it's hard to tell what the mood music here is in israel and if the pull-out of the idf forces and the south of gaza in khan yunis. so significant, pull out a forces if this changes the dynamic around the negotiating table but a hamas official in the last arrows told cnn that they still see problems and that perhaps indicates here that hamas is feeling the heat of the pressure of the negotiation not all sides likely are hamas is saying specifically on the issue of the freedom of movement for people displaced the south of gaza to return to the north. the same, there's still appears to be by the terms of what's proposed to them. israel having control or the return of those people and in displacement camps which would

effectively mean this is not what hamas is asking for, which is for people to have complete freedom. they're saying that a ceasefire issue isn't readily and properly addressed for them yet, although they are indicating that they are willing to go down the phased approach rather than the lock-in please ceasefire at the beginning and a phased approach as well. they're hinting towards withdrawal of the idf from gaza. but, but it's sticking we've been close before. it's hard to read the mood music at the moment and practice best not to get ahead of ourselves too far at the moment wolf, but it's possible and it's in play let's see later this week, we shall see standby, ben wedeman, beirut for us, ben, what do we know about this latest strike in lebanon >> this strike was just one of many that have been going on sort of on a daily basis hizballah hidden israel, israel hitting butler, this commander, the israelis claimed to have killed according to sources we

have was not a senior commander. he was third tier commander, so to speak. but certainly nerves are on edge here in lebanon after the idf put out a statement talking about ready? hey, miss for the transition from defense to offense. when it comes to lebanon. and certainly what we've seen in recent days all, right indications that perhaps these rarely are in a sense, preparing for the possible eventuality of full scale hostilities between israel and his butler. they have canceled, leaves for combat units. they've called up reserves for the air defenses and certainly the tensions have it hasn't helped the fact that last monday, israel did strike the iranian consulate in damascus killing two senior members of the islamic revolutionary guard

corps. so added all together it certainly does give a sense of unease too many people here in lebanon, that perhaps as the possibility of a truce in gaza becomes somewhat close sure. to reality that there is a very real threat that i sent, that there's a very real sense that the threat of war could now becoming to lebanon won't. >> it's a real, real concern indeed, our ben wedeman, nic robertson, guys, thank you very, very much. want to get some analysis right now, joining us, david sanger, he's a cnn political and national security analysts. he's also of course, or correspondent for the new york times. an important note. he's also the author of an upcoming my new book, a brand new book that's coming out in a few days entitled new cold war's there. you see the book cover right there. are david, thanks very much for joining us. a lot of experts believe if iran retaliates against israel for

that strike against an iranian target in damascus, syria. the other day, the most likely way that iran would do it would be to tell their hezbollah allies in southern lebanon to start launching rockets and missiles and bombs. and haifa in tel aviv elsewhere. and israel, let hizballah do the work for iran. what do you think? very possible that that's one way this could go and wouldn't it be the ultimate irony wolf, if after six months, we finally had a day of not no active combat or very little active combat in gaza. at this then shifted to the north and to lebanon and has built up a lot of this depends on how the iranians react to that strike that. killed seven of their, of their commanders, including one very senior one one possibility is that they do what you described. another possibility is they go after israeli outpost outside of israel we

don't think the iranians would take the risk of attacking israel directly. but of course, that's one argument for a proxy doing it because if the urania is were to directly attack israel, that would lead to a full-scale war between israel and iran and the iranians would pay a huge price. israel would as well. but the israelis have the military advantage. that's right. but the chances the united states would then be sucked in are enormously high. >> because >> of the american commitments to defend israel. and that's always been the warning to the iranians. now it's interesting that the us signaled to the uranian shortly after that attack on in lebanon that killed the iranian commanders and the had maskers in damascus. i'm sorry that they had nothing to do with the us was not aware of the timing, wasn't didn't have advanced warning of the actual attack. that was a way of saying, don't escalate this in ways that could bring the us in

yeah, it's a really serious moment right now. those of us who have covered the middle east for a long time, this potentially could be the start of a huge war that would be a disaster for everyone concerned. >> well, you could see this tipping both ways. the good news is that if the israeli withdrawal from the southern part of gaza actually turns into the key to unlocking these negotiations, getting some hostages out, beginning to have a real conversation that would be what everybody was looking for for the past six months. if it is simply that the israelis then move for war because of their attacked from the north. then we're going to wonder what it is we've actually accomplished. >> i'm really worried about this moment right now. i know you are very fraught one, and i know us officials in israeli officials there are very worried as well. we'll see what happens. let's hope for the best are david, thank you. thank you. very, very much. when we come back, we'll go live to the indianapolis motor speedway thousands thousands of

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along the path of totality will go dark for a few minutes, about four minutes, it's a rare and extraordinary phenomenon that nasa says won't happen again over the united states for another 20 years want to go to indianapolis right now, see you akre, brianna keilar, and boris sanchez there on the scene for us you guys are in one of the best spots to see this moment. brianna described the scene for our viewers >> so many people coming in here. we're at indianapolis motor speedway, which is a great place to see this this one because it's an indianapolis where the weather is amazing and we're going to see everything. and also because this is a giant venue that is going to have wolf, the biggest eclipse viewing party as we understand it. in the us, some >> 40,000 of our closest friends are going to be gathered here at the speedway with us to witness the eclipse. and that's just a piece of what's happening around indianapolis as you pointed out, wolf, this is one of the biggest and best areas in the

zone of totality aldi to see the eclipse, some hundred thousand people are going to be across town taking part in all sorts of events, asylum, disco paddle, boarding on the river >> it's one of a lot of areas in the zone of totality were cnn is going to have you covered during the eclipse, will weather is a big deal today because you see that totality, it goes over a lot of population and in areas where, you know, technically speaking, people will be in that dark zone during that time. but if they don't have a clear view, they're not going to see all the amazing phenomena i'm going to add that this show of the moon and sun are going to be displaying for us. so indianapolis has it, vermont, a couple of other places, but it may be dicey going through that zone wolf and you make a good point. briana indianapolis is certainly the only city where people have traveled to see this happen. what other locations are expected to get a great view of this moment? >> yeah because so many were starting all the way from

mexico when we do coverage starting here, coming up at noon eastern all the way get a for mexico, all the way through the us, going up through canada. and we have some really fun stuff plant. >> absolutely. we have reporters. not only in mexico, but in texas as well. we have pete muntean, who's going to be on a solar eclipse flight. he's gonna be in the air as the eclipse is totality. we're going to be live at a mass wedding in arkansas. there is a rumor wolf that miguel marquez, who's at the rock and roll hall of fame today is going to be getting a tattoo live on cnn. we may have started that rumor and are just kind of encouraging him to try to do it that's right. we're going to be on a mountain top. we are going to be also near your hometown, wolf of buffalo. we have harry enten at niagara falls and that's going to be the coin flip. our people, they're going to be able to see this or not because of the weather, they'll definitely have that darkness which is going to be amazing no matter what. but are they going to see the entire show we don't know

that's kind of part of the allure of people coming out across the zona totality hoping to see it all and we're looking forward to your special coverage. brianna keilar boris sanchez, we'll be watching it every step of the way. thank you very, very much. still to come the final event of march madness. perfect. south carolina wins the nc a women's basketball national championship and spoils caitlin clark's last college game. and tonight, coming out purdue takes on uconn for the men's chapter being chip will have details stay with us. we'll be right back >> there's debris and less hi parents, husbands and wives gone. >> i wish i could have done something differently. you can just make it better for those that follow up space shuttle columbia, the final flight get up two part finale sunday at nine on seat with fast sides create factory great visual solutions to perfect your

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basketball's last game of the season, and it's final battle of number one seeds >> uconn vs purdue for the men's national championship cnn sports analyst and usa today columnist christine brennan has joining me right now. christine, how do you see it playing out? set the scene for well, certainly we're all talking about the women so much that oh, yeah. by the way, the men play to write and that this is the big one tonight. purdue, a team that has under achieved over the last few tournaments. finally, getting to the championship game with zach ev and of course, from the big ten against uconn, we know the uconn women's program. will the men's programs pretty darn good to as one five national titles defending national champ, the favorite in this game. but if anyone, i think we'll give them a real run for their money. i would say it would be the purdue boilermakers. so should be a good one tonight. and as you

said, then the college season that we've talked so much about, of course, will be over >> yeah, we'll be watching that game for sure. on the women's side, south carolina completed their undefeated season as we all know last night with a win against caitlin clark's iowa for the women's championship what does the excitement around this tournament meant for this sport? it's been amazing >> it has well, if, and i think it's going to change the way we look at women's basketball and women's sports forever. and it is because of this one person 22 year-old caitlin clark. she has brought eyeballs and fans and tv ratings, the likes of which we've never seen women's sports in a game that is, of course you're so passionate about and the nation is basketball or whatever of our national games and so i think it is. so fascinating to see what has happened. we have seen kinda macho guys who wouldn't, couldn't care less about women's sports. all of a sudden, wishing they could have a ticket to watch. you're play as she barnstormed the nation selling out arenas. it really reminded me of the 1999

women's world cup in terms of the way the nation fell in love with what we've created because of title nine. and i think caitlin clark is the individualized version of that 1999 team that was so wildly popular and 25 years later, title nine, the full blast of title nine that caitlin clark's generation got in terms of wanting our daughters and our nieces and our granddaughters and the girl next door to achieve in sports the way they're brothers have always gotten that encouragement. and look at what we have is an extraordinary moment. i think both, not just in women's sports or in sports, but in our culture, american culture, in terms of what we are creating because of title nine. >> yeah, i totally agree. i want to get your reaction. kristie, to something south carolina's head coach, dawn staley said about caitlin clark last night. listen to this i want to personally thank caitlin clark for lifting up our sport she carried she

carried a heavy load for our sport and it just is not going to stop here on the kalisa tour. but when she is the number one pick in the wnba draft, she's going to she's going to lift that league up >> so what are you expecting, christine nephron, caitlin clark has the next level. she clearly will be the number one draft pick in the wa nba well, caitlin clark has gone in terms of college basketball and she'll be back in a week >> he >> talk about an opportunity to continue to have this superstar lead the way. the wnba draft is a week from tonight, i'm sure it will have the highest tv ratings. it's ever had as she goes to indiana and as we know, there's already incredible interest in the wnba as well for example, the las vegas team, they play in the 12,000 seat arena. they've already moved their july game against indiana to a 20,000 seat arena.

and of course, caitlin clark hasn't even been drafted yet by indiana that's what we're seeing and i'm going to yes, we'll see a lot more of it and also credit to dawn staley, one of the great coaches, male or female in the country, just incredibly classy moment there. >> we congratulate her to be sure. will caitlin clark, christine, play for the usa women's basketball team at the olympic games and france this summer well, she's certainly should and i'm reporting that right now. we saw an undercurrent from some of the current players. one of the reasons i think dawn staley spoke out as she did was because we heard some less than flattering things from some of the big names like brianna stewart and diana taurasi and so the question is of course, she should be put on the team because she will bring fans and interests to a team that wins so much wolf. it's, it's kind of a weird thing to say that they're almost too good for their own good. but i've covered all these olympics and the women's basketball team gets really short shrift in

terms of media attention. caitlin clark would change that and we bring eyeballs to all of them and yet there seems to be some resentment. and i'm reporting that story and it's truly stunning that they wouldn't welcome someone who would only list the game. and of course, any of our national governing bodies, usa basketball is one of them. one of their key things in addition to wanting to win metals, which of course this us wins team has now lost since 1990 two, but also to grow the game. and caitlin clark is the absolute essence of growing the gain, which is why she should be on the us olympic team this summer. >> excellently are christine brennan. thank you very, very much. and to our viewers, thanks very much for joining me here in the cnn newsroom. i'll be back 6:00 p.m. eastern in the situation room are special coverage of the time total solar eclipse begins right after a very quick break >> this is the big day

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