:00:00. > :00:00.to star in the new series of Jamie Johnson. For everything you need to
:00:00. > :00:13.know check out the website -- the website.
:00:14. > :00:17.Jenny here, live with all the top stories this Monday.
:00:18. > :00:19.First up, It's Great American Solar eclipse day!
:00:20. > :00:23.People in the US are getting really excited.
:00:24. > :00:26.Some will get a TOTAL solar eclipse, which means the sun will be
:00:27. > :00:28.completely blocked out by the moon, and everything will go dark,
:00:29. > :00:34.It's not happened there in nearly 40 years.
:00:35. > :00:39.Nada Tawfiq has this report for Newsround.
:00:40. > :00:47.In just a few hours this small family forum in western Kentucky
:00:48. > :00:50.will be absolutely packed with about a thousand visitors from across the
:00:51. > :00:55.United States and even the world. And that's because NASA has declared
:00:56. > :01:00.this is the point of greatest eclipse. What that means is that
:01:01. > :01:03.this is the best spot of the prime location to view that spectacular
:01:04. > :01:09.moment of darkness. When the Moon completely blocks the Sun's service,
:01:10. > :01:13.the sky will go black but two minutes and 30 seconds, longer than
:01:14. > :01:17.most other places in the country. This is a key location for
:01:18. > :01:21.scientists who want to study the total solar eclipse. NASA has set up
:01:22. > :01:24.here and reserve your space use in advance, they will be live streaming
:01:25. > :01:28.across the world. The owners have also opened up their land to the
:01:29. > :01:33.public, most sky gazers who want to come and be a part of this
:01:34. > :01:37.extraordinary moment. They will use these protective special glasses and
:01:38. > :01:39.on the run-up to the big moment organisers will have live music and
:01:40. > :01:40.activities and the BBC will be here with them all.
:01:41. > :01:49.And space experts at NASA in the US, say it's going to be amazing.
:01:50. > :01:55.This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event. There is an eclipse of the
:01:56. > :01:59.Sun not will go all the way across the United States, that hasn't
:02:00. > :02:03.happened and 99 years. Moon will move in front of the Sun and cast a
:02:04. > :02:07.shadow on the earth, it's simple, but Shadow will be a 70 mile strip
:02:08. > :02:11.of total darkness going across the United States but even if you are
:02:12. > :02:14.not in that narrow strip everyone in the United States will see a partial
:02:15. > :02:19.eclipse at least. I think they are the most Beadle things you can see
:02:20. > :02:24.in the sky. See the entire league eclipsed sun and the Moon entirely
:02:25. > :02:28.covers it, it looks like the sky a world, you see the stars out during
:02:29. > :02:32.the day, a sunset tree hundred and 60 degrees all around. -- a sunset
:02:33. > :02:33.360 degrees. And it's not only
:02:34. > :02:35.America getting excited. We'll be able to see
:02:36. > :02:38.a partial eclipse in the UK, A group of British scouts decided
:02:39. > :02:42.they wanted the best view possible, And we've been following
:02:43. > :02:52.their adventures... Meet these scouts on an epic camping
:02:53. > :02:57.trip, making a mammoth journey from the UK all the way to Yellowstone
:02:58. > :03:01.national in USA where will be able to witness the solar eclipse.
:03:02. > :03:06.Yellowstone is famous for its wildlife and geysers, hot springs of
:03:07. > :03:10.water and steam that gush out at incredible speeds. In fact,
:03:11. > :03:16.Yellowstone is home to more geysers than anywhere else in the world. We
:03:17. > :03:19.are in America in Yellowstone, looking at the gazers and hot
:03:20. > :03:26.springs. Later on we are going to Jackson and on Monday we are going
:03:27. > :03:30.to see the eclipse. I'm really excited, so is everyone else. It's
:03:31. > :03:31.coming up quickly and I'm so excited, so is everyone else. It's
:03:32. > :03:33.not long now. Well online, we want your questions
:03:34. > :03:37.to put to the makers of Minecraft. Yes you heard it right, your chance
:03:38. > :03:40.to ask whatever you want, to the people behind one of the most
:03:41. > :03:43.popular games in the world! So head online now, and you might
:03:44. > :03:46.get your question answered. Next, a quick round up
:03:47. > :03:52.of the top sports stories... Marcos Alonso scored twice,
:03:53. > :03:54.to give Chelsea their first win of the Premiere league over
:03:55. > :03:56.Tottenham yesterday. The Blues bounced back
:03:57. > :03:58.from their opening-day loss to Burnley last week,
:03:59. > :04:00.and beat Spurs 2-1. Awesome British athlete, Mo Farah,
:04:01. > :04:03.has won his last ever track race in Britain,
:04:04. > :04:05.in the Men's 3,000 metres, at the Adding to the four
:04:06. > :04:08.Olympic titles he holds. His final track race EVER,
:04:09. > :04:11.will be next week in Zurich. After that he's switching
:04:12. > :04:30.to road racing. What people forget, as an athlete,
:04:31. > :04:36.it becomes something that I enjoy, hobby, and it became a job, I love
:04:37. > :04:39.what I do, but it can get real hard when you have so much pressure, you
:04:40. > :04:41.can't go anywhere but now, I'm going to the road, it's a completely new
:04:42. > :04:45.game, and I'm excited. That's all for now, Newsround's
:04:46. > :04:50.back right here at 8.15. Make sure you head online
:04:51. > :04:52.for everything else, and take part in our vote
:04:53. > :04:54.about school uniforms - should boys and girls
:04:55. > :04:56.have different ones? I've got two favourite
:04:57. > :05:02.shows on CBBC. My first one is The Next
:05:03. > :05:07.Step because I love dancing.