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And my mind went to that and i was hit in the face with that. and then, i was hit in the face with the beauty and the gentleness and the nurturing of the earth. and i saw death, and i saw life for me as well as for the earth. and i felt such sadness, empathy, sorrow, for the earth. the earth is less bright than it used to be, apparently. and -- and i know that the death and destruction that's going on. one species -- millions of species are disappearing. the beauty of the earth that fostered all this gorgeous stuff. this intricate gorgeousness of life is disappearing and it will disappear. at ...

Species are disappearing. the beauty of the earth that fostered all this gorgeous stuff. this intricate gorgeousness of life is disappearing and it will disappear. at least we, as witnesses, will disappear. and i wept for that, too. and when i landed, i was so filled with that emotion of life and death of everything and the sorrow for the -- for the planet. i was overwhelmed and it took me 15, 20 minutes before i could recapture myself. and even today after telling it to 17 lovers, i have -- i -- i -- i feel the message. >> it is. it's really just an honor to talk to you. really, i have always...

I notice it goes up to 91 all the way up to portland, oregon, today. that's where the heat continues. into saturday seattle jumps to 85. sacramento at a record high yesterday near 108. saturday looking down to 97. that's more bearable. into next week this is where the real relief comes. portland goes from 100 down to 75 where vegas goes from 113 to 107. it's a little bit of relief. i'll tell you where the cool air is. the gorgeous stuff today, minneapolis, 71. be prepared in the great lakes on saturday for the cool air to move in. you don't get many days this imtoo of year. only in the low 70s...

>> i am. i don't use it very often. >> did you change your password? >> a lot of people did overnight. >> drives me bananas. with all the things that are password protected, i hate having a lot of passwords. they say you have to make it super complicated. >> you're a mom of two kids, working full-time, hard to remember those details. it's 5:00 in the morning, welcome to early start, i'm ashleigh banfield. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. i'm 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started for you. this is cnn breaking news. we do begin with breaking news this morning. defense secretary leon p...

loses his battle with cancer. and millions watch. a rare sight in the sky. solar eclipse. good morning to you. welcome to "early start." welcome back, ashleigh. we got you a new look. how do you like it? >> the music. it's such a special day. i'm going to assume it's for me. >> it is for you. 5:00 eastern, very early in the morning. let's get started. we're going to start with breaking news. new trouble for the former imf chief, dominick strauss-kahn. he could face new charges in the alleged gang-rape of a belgian prostitute, during a party at her hotel in washington, d.c. this...