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The world is all thanks to the sun, the moon and the earth being in perfect alignment. of course the moon casting its shadow on a very distinct part of the world including you in london. starting at 8:25 this morning, we'll start to see that shadow just cast over westminster and big ben. we have 80% totality that's 80% of the sun being covered by the moon's shadow. that's at 9:31. so you want to check that out. if you get a check, weather conditions not so good in northern parts of europe. you will want to travel to the adriatic to get your best viewing conditions. the united kingdom looks fai...

K kathleen sebelius is coming back in front of the senate finance committee. she got a surprise gift. the texas state tennessee handed her a copy of the book "websites for dummies." be sure and look outside at sunrise, because a partial solar eclipse will be visible in some states and it's expected to last less than two minutes. the moon's shadow will make the sun look like a half moon or three quarter moon, so don't look directly at the sun, obviously, and the safest way to view a solar eclipse is through one side of a bough knocka hrurz

>> it is, but i am betting those folks that run the marathons are used to everything. >> yes. maybe you noticed something unusual in the sky in the east coast? people in places like new york and boston, they were able to see a brief solar eclipse at sunrise. >> it lasted for less than two minutes, but it was still something to see. alexandra steele from the weather center. how does it work? >> when the moon passes between the earth and the sun and all three line up and the sun's light gets blocked by the moon's shadow, and just in atlanta, georgia, if you are watching us right now, this is the...

Meantime, it's marathon day in new york city. will you need the hats and gloves if you are cheering on friends along the route? let's bring in alexandria steele. the sun gets partially blocked by the moon's shadow. what we saw along the eastern seaboard for a brief time during the sunrise was a partial eclipse. what is rare about this, it's called a hybrid eclipse, and some will see a partial then it will be a total eclipse, and in africa, and it's rare, and this won't happen for another 172 years. it's cold in new york city, temperatures in the 30s, plus we have a strong field.

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