and it s the first tomb in 99 years that the path of totality, that s when the moon completely covers the sun, will cross the u.s. exclusively beginning in oregon and stretching across 14 states before reaching south carolina. we of got all the reporters covering this major event. tom costello is in mt. pleasant, south carolina. he s on board the uss yorktown at patriots point naval and maritime museum. that will be one of the last spots on the east coast to experience totality. excitement over this is crazy. hotels in places like charleston are sold out. you can t get any of those special glasses most places in the country. i read that people are spending 1,500 bucks to rent a tent in the oregon desert. it s awesome to watch. i remember as kid with the two paper plates like, you know, doing the thing. but experts might learn a thing or two as well. so tell me from your perspective, from your vantage point, what s going on. reporter: well, by the way,