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Ellipse. we missed woodstock. >> they say it's almost mystical to do it. i would like to see one before i -- while i'm on this side of the dirt. >> bill: he will get his chance today. jonathan, what is happening where you are in south carolina? >> hundreds of people at clemson on the grass wanting to get the best possible spot even though the eclipse is still hours away. among those most excited a team of clemson astronomers. among that team donald, who has traveled the world to witness 26 previous solar eclipses. in 1973 he even flew aboard a concord jet to chase an eclipse for 74 minutes. he...

>> shepard: on this day in 1976, the bi centennial, the concord began flights from new york to paris. it flew 1,300 miles an hour. twice the speed of sound. they weren't that comfortable. the jets aid up huge amounts of fuel. in the year 2000, a concord jet crashed in take off in paris killing everybody on beard. investigators say the plane ran over a piece of metal. the concord went out of service a few years after that. the world's fastest jet arrived in america 41 years ago today.

Other recent cases. >> reporter: in july 2000 air france flight 4590 concord jet, takes off from paris. this terrifying video shows the plane on fire as it leaves the runway. the control tower radios the pilots. 4590 you have strong flames behind you. moments later they crash into a hotel killing all 109 onboard. the plane's black boxes are recovered. >> translator: both boxes are in good state to be decrypted we have to understand what the data mean. >> reporter: the cockpit voice recorder unveils the pilot's last words. the co-pilot tells the captain to land at a nearby airport. his response...

And elsewhere. >> reporter: still, asian carriers were at the central of the three deadliest aviation disaster this is year. airasia had an unblemished safety record before flight 8501. malaysian airlines was considered safe before flight 370 disappeared in the indian ocean in march, and flight 17 was shot down over ukraine this summer by russian backed rebels. but poor safety standards have prevented other asian carriers from including flights to the united states some are black list. >> and they had a very clean record until now. so very important from the region. thank you very much. findin...

Other recent airline tragedies. here's randi kaye. >> reporter: the concord jet takes off from paris. this terrifying video shows the plane on fire as it leaves the runway. the control tower radios the pilots. 4590, you have strong flames behind you. moments later, they crash into a hotel killing all 109 on board. the plane's black boxes are recovered. >> translator: both boxes are in good state to be decrypted. we have to understand what the data mean. >> reporter: the cockpit voice recorder unveils the pilot's last word. the co-pilot tells the captain to land. his response, too late. the bla...