21/08/2017 Newsround

Hi, I'm Martin, with a really exciting Newsround today!

The world gets ready for today's solar eclipse.

But if you're watching, there is a safety warning!

I have got my solar viewing glasses so that I'd do not burn my eyes and

so does Mr Bath. There are less than four hours

before people in America get to see The sun will be completely

blocked by the moon It'll feel like the

middle of the night. It's the first coast-to-coast total

solar eclipse in 99 years. Space experts at NASA say it's

going to be amazing. This will be

a once-in-a-lifetime event. There's an eclipse of the Sun that's

going to go all the way across the United States,

and that hasn't So the moon is going to actually

move in front of the Sun and cast And that shadow will be

about a 70-mile strip of total darkness that will go

across the United States. But even if you're not in that

narrow strip, everyone in the United States can see

a partial eclipse, at least. I think they're the most beautiful

things you can see in the sky. When you see the entirely eclipsed

Sun, when the moon is merely -- entirely covering up the Sun,

it looks like the sky You see the stars out

during the day, you see Let's cross live now

to our reporter, Nada Tawfik. How are the excitement

levels over there, Nada? Well, everyone here is just

overjoyed and all that anyone can talk about is how they will feel in

that big moment. The small town has been designated by Nasa as a point

of greatest eclipse. It will have the best view of the big show from

here, and the town has been preparing for years to make

preparations and get everyone in place from all across the world who

have travelled here. They have even considered this a holiday, closing

schools. Here are some of the students and children who took the

day off for the big event. How excited are you? I am pretty

excited, this is a once-in-a-lifetime event. And is it

something that you anticipated or experienced before in the small

town? No, it has not. How excited I you? I am very excited to see it

from the best totality on the world. Institute known about the solar

eclipse before in school? Yes. What did they tell you? Well, I know that

the next total eclipse will not be in decades. Yes, it you a young so a

lot of people have the weight-bearing tire lives to

experience a total eclipse, you lucky? Yes. We are pretty lucky. Who

are you here with? No. Are you here with your family? The school? And

how excited are you, how old are you? A little camera shy! Have you

guys got an assignment from your school after this? I have not yet.

So you will be able to enjoy it and Nasa will be live streaming. Thank

you very much. We've been following a group

of British Scouts on their journey I've got my sun-viewing glasses,

so that I don't burn my eyes, These Scouts have arrived

in Yellowstone National Park, in America, to some

incredible views. They've travelled all the way

from Salisbury and are so excited They're getting ready for the total

solar eclipse and have been practising safe ways to view it

without looking directly at the Sun. We need to make sure we're safe,

so what I need to make sure is that we never,

ever view the Sun through binoculars And also, never look

at the Sun with your bare eyes That gong comes from this

tall fella, Big Ben. But today's midday bongs

were the last for around four years because London's famous clock

tower needs repairs. Although it will still chime

on special occasions, There were cheers from crowds

when when the final Strictly Come Dancing

starts again next month, and the final contestants

are announced tonight. So far, we know stars including

Mollie King from the Saturdays, and CBBC presenter Susan

Calman are taking part. # Dibby, dibby, dibby,

dibby, dibby, dibby