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As well. and then in the center its the eclipse. >> reporter: how long will it take to build this sculpture and for the sculpt color to come to totality if you will? >> exactly. started at 8:30. should be finished in about an hour. almost there. >> reporter: classes started up for you again? >> we started xo eed school thu. and start again tomorrow. >> reporter: todays an off day? not skipping school? not getting you in trouble putting you on television? >> no. they didnt have school today, beca...

Solar lenses, i put them on, i can see that the eclipse has started. clouds are no clouds, its still pretty darn cool, wolf. >> very cool indeed. stand by. i want to go to cnn, our reporter in south carolina. one of last locations for this eclipse. we have drone video to show viewers as well. tell us a little about the people who showed up where you are. >> reporter: well, wolf, this is a seven-mile-long island. in the winter months only about 4,000 people here, but on the busiest weekends of th...

And always mention this one. >> reporter: why is it so big? >> a total eclipse close to home. ordinarily you have to go to china, pacific ocean, ant tark ti antarctica and this time here. >> reporter: and theyre meant to be at work and played hooky and have trdriven 700 miles. >> we shut down the planetarium and up here, but back in class tomorrow morning. >> reporter: no hooky tomorrow morning. you will be there. >> first day of school. >> reporter: and the path of the eclipse. why is that so s...