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>> reporter: why come all of this way? why come all this way? >> a wonderful university is here and weve come, of course, to see a total eclipse. >> reporter: how many eclipses have you seen? >> this is my first total eclip eclipse. >> reporter: really? youre the president of the astronomy club. im amazed. why is this so important? >> because it was accessible. we only had to travel 5,000 miles. [ laughter ] >> reporter: said with typical irish understatement. have a great time. how far off do y...

About across the country, wear protect tich eye gear, dont look directly into the sun. were all be looking like were going to see a 3d movie. >> people can show up and first come, first served kind of thing? >> reporter: yeah. the line to get in here yesterday just to pull in was two hours backed up bumper to bumper cars as far as the eye could see. it was absolutely epic. >> id give anything to be there. jacob soboroff, that sounds amazing. thank you. well be checking in with you as well. >> re...

np will host 50,000 people to watch this eclipse together. thats where we met, michael waiting to go inside. >> yes. >> reporter: youre from oregon, so why did you end up here? >> i moved to st. louis about four years ago and a friend of mine told me he had an extra ticket to see the eclipse down here, and so i found out about that saturday evening and so decided to drive down here and got up at ab4:00 this morning and -- >> reporter: and youre here. youre meeting up with your friend who you ...

>> thank you. >> youre welcome. >> well have her for nbc and special report. the bottom line, though, youve got to wear those solar shades. we talked to an ophthalmologist who said you can seriously burn your retina for staring at the sun a few seconds and it can be irreversible. back to you. >> real quick, clouds in the background. are you worried about it? whats the deal? >> were worried. weve had lightning, thunder. were hoping we have clear skies. at the moment weve got scattered cloud cover...

Get rid of those clouds. now the moment weve been waiting for. ♪ one upon a time i was falling in love now im only falling apart ♪ ♪ theres nothing i can do total eclipse of the heart ♪ >> a truly amazing thing is happening on board a royal caribbean cruise ship. bonnie tyler will sing one of the greatest songs of all time during the total solar eclipse. bonnie tyler joins us now live. explain to us what will happen in a few hours. >> womell, im singing with a young, vibrant band that yo...

There? >> reporter: craig, it is really an extraordinary thing to see and an extraordinary thing to be a part of. here in amerimadras, the sole bt town in the great state of oregon, today, with people showing up to see the eclipse, its the biggest city in the state. theres basically a tent camp that has grown up here, where people have come and spent the night in the leadup to this. last night it was bumper to bumper just to get in here. but the reason, as you said that we have a partial solar e...

Entire united states going coast to coast. so theres a line of totality where people get a total solar eclipse. not on the line, everywhere else in the u.s. you get a partial eclipse. its been 99 years since weve had a coast to coast eclipse. this is pretty special. >> i make a confession. i chased an eclipse might 20 years ago in 1977. happened to be on my birthty b and i went to mongolia. whiteout conditions and i had to go up in a helicopter and held my life in my hands in a helicopter, that ...

Finally. you see a red material right around the edge of the sun. like hoed dydrogen emitting gas finally complete totality. and the eclipse emerges. when you see video of that its not what you see with the naked eye. what you see with the naked eye is much more fabulous than you get on camera. its really worth it to travel to a total eclipse and see it for yourself. >> you can see why people a long time ago looked at these and imagined the world was ending or the gods ak gangry or something. i ...

Is still optimistic, even though were standing here in the rain pretty much wet from the top done. >> a very good man indeed caylee, youre in south carolina for us, isle of palms. youre getting ready to experience a total eclipse of the sun form whats it like. >> we are staying dry. >> you can begin toss the eclipse taking shape, and this sand sculpture, five hours of work, but this sculpture has come together. i want to bring in norma jean paige, who has organized the big eeven that isle of pal...

Moves, what frequency things are coming in, what speed theyre coming in. just so much that the world depends on that cell phone of yours. this cell phone could launch the atlas 5 rocket of years past. its so technically advanced. all that technology is now at some point going to tumble down if we get too much electromagnetic from the sun. >> chad, look at this. right side of the screen, casper, wyoming, david, about to have a total eclipse. you see the camera moving a bit. complain what were abo...