21/08/2017 Newsround


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to star in the new series of Jamie Johnson. For everything you need to

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know check out the website -- the website.

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Jenny here, live with all the top stories this Monday.

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First up, It's Great American Solar eclipse day!

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People in the US are getting really excited.

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Some will get a TOTAL solar eclipse, which means the sun will be

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completely blocked out by the moon, and everything will go dark,

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It's not happened there in nearly 40 years.

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Nada Tawfiq has this report for Newsround.

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In just a few hours this small family forum in western Kentucky

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will be absolutely packed with about a thousand visitors from across the

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United States and even the world. And that's because NASA has declared

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this is the point of greatest eclipse. What that means is that

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this is the best spot of the prime location to view that spectacular

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moment of darkness. When the Moon completely blocks the Sun's service,

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the sky will go black but two minutes and 30 seconds, longer than

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most other places in the country. This is a key location for

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scientists who want to study the total solar eclipse. NASA has set up

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here and reserve your space use in advance, they will be live streaming

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across the world. The owners have also opened up their land to the

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public, most sky gazers who want to come and be a part of this

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extraordinary moment. They will use these protective special glasses and

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on the run-up to the big moment organisers will have live music and

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activities and the BBC will be here with them all.

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And space experts at NASA in the US, say it's going to be amazing.

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This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event. There is an eclipse of the

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Sun not will go all the way across the United States, that hasn't

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happened and 99 years. Moon will move in front of the Sun and cast a

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shadow on the earth, it's simple, but Shadow will be a 70 mile strip

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of total darkness going across the United States but even if you are

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not in that narrow strip everyone in the United States will see a partial

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eclipse at least. I think they are the most Beadle things you can see

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in the sky. See the entire league eclipsed sun and the Moon entirely

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covers it, it looks like the sky a world, you see the stars out during

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the day, a sunset tree hundred and 60 degrees all around. -- a sunset

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360 degrees. And it's not only

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America getting excited. We'll be able to see

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a partial eclipse in the UK, A group of British scouts decided

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they wanted the best view possible, And we've been following

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their adventures... Meet these scouts on an epic camping

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trip, making a mammoth journey from the UK all the way to Yellowstone

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national in USA where will be able to witness the solar eclipse.

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Yellowstone is famous for its wildlife and geysers, hot springs of

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water and steam that gush out at incredible speeds. In fact,

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Yellowstone is home to more geysers than anywhere else in the world. We

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are in America in Yellowstone, looking at the gazers and hot

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springs. Later on we are going to Jackson and on Monday we are going

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to see the eclipse. I'm really excited, so is everyone else. It's

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coming up quickly and I'm so excited, so is everyone else. It's

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not long now. Well online, we want your questions

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to put to the makers of Minecraft. Yes you heard it right, your chance

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to ask whatever you want, to the people behind one of the most

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popular games in the world! So head online now, and you might

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get your question answered. Next, a quick round up

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of the top sports stories... Marcos Alonso scored twice,

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to give Chelsea their first win of the Premiere league over

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Tottenham yesterday. The Blues bounced back

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from their opening-day loss to Burnley last week,

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and beat Spurs 2-1. Awesome British athlete, Mo Farah,

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has won his last ever track race in Britain,

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in the Men's 3,000 metres, at the Adding to the four

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Olympic titles he holds. His final track race EVER,

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will be next week in Zurich. After that he's switching

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to road racing. What people forget, as an athlete,

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it becomes something that I enjoy, hobby, and it became a job, I love

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what I do, but it can get real hard when you have so much pressure, you

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can't go anywhere but now, I'm going to the road, it's a completely new

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game, and I'm excited. That's all for now, Newsround's

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back right here at 8.15. Make sure you head online

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Step because I love dancing.

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