Many traveling to areas along the path of totality where the sun will be completely covered by the moon. Mark matthews reports from casper, wyoming, one of the prime viewing spots. Reporter weve come to casper, wyoming. And the reason were here is casper, wyoming, is right on the center line of mondays total eclipse. This is the media center. You can see that they are putting up telescopes rather than television cameras. Reporter and this is the parking lot of the event center where im told tens of thousands of people will show up monday morning. This is Second Street in downtown casper. There are 59,000 people that live in casper, but these folks, theyre not any of them. Wisconsin. Wisconsin . Wisconsin. Washington state. Phoenix, arizona. Phoenix . Reporter they pretty well have Second Street blocked off with about three blocks of tents selling mostly tshirts and eclipse glasses. How are you . How much are your eclipse glasses . 3. Reporter rooms here in casper go for a whole lot mor
How much are your eclipse glasses . 3. Reporter rooms here in casper go for a whole lot more. Well, airbnb told me, they suggested 35 a night. And tell me again what their rates are . For the room, 385 a night for your room with a private bed, bath and shes paying 350 because she doesnt have private bath, and the downstairs is 390 a night. Reporter 400 a night is what theyre getting at the local motels. The difference is most of these places sold out six months ago. Reporting from casper, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. While mark is there in the path of totality, plenty of excitement here in the bay area. People gathering to learn the Science Behind tomorrows big show. Nbc bay areas thom jensen is at the space and Science Center in oakland. A great viewing spot there as well. Reporter the rent here much cheaper. Free at the chabot space and Science Center. The viewing starts about 8 00 in the morning, about two hours before the total eclipse of the sun. They wont be showing the even
For the total eclipse. See some clouds along the coastline. Inland areas will have partly cloudy skies. There will be some times that we will be able to see that peak time of the eclipse right there at 10 16 this morning. Well continue to talk about this, where well still see the clouds coming up in a few minutes. As we head over to mike theres a truck stuck on the bay bridge . You cant see it from the emeryville camera. I do see the lower deck moving smoothly out of the tunnel. That counter commute is not showing any traffic. Slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza. Metering lights are on. Unexpectedly slow off the dublin grid. That is enough distraction to kick off the slowing there for the trivalley. The rest of your trivalley, the south bay and peninsula look standard. Thanks a lot, mike. 6 02. Hours away interest the Great American eclipse. Todays eclipse stretches from coast to coast along a narrow corridor starting in oregon and reaching South Carolina about 90 minutes later. Peopl
For the total eclipse. See some clouds along the coastline. Inland areas will have partly cloudy skies. There will be some times that we will be able to see that peak time of the eclipse right there at 10 16 this morning. Well continue to talk about this, where well still see the clouds coming up in a few minutes. As we head over to mike theres a truck stuck on the bay bridge . You cant see it from the emeryville camera. I do see the lower deck moving smoothly out of the tunnel. That counter commute is not showing any traffic. Slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza. Metering lights are on. Unexpectedly slow off the dublin grid. That is enough distraction to kick off the slowing there for the trivalley. The rest of your trivalley, the south bay and peninsula look standard. Thanks a lot, mike. 6 02. Hours away interest the Great American eclipse. Todays eclipse stretches from coast to coast along a narrow corridor starting in oregon and reaching South Carolina about 90 minutes later. Peopl
For the total eclipse. See some clouds along the coastline. Inland areas will have partly cloudy skies. There will be some times that we will be able to see that peak time of the eclipse right there at 10 16 this morning. Well continue to talk about this, where well still see the clouds coming up in a few minutes. As we head over to mike theres a truck stuck on the bay bridge . You cant see it from the emeryville camera. I do see the lower deck moving smoothly out of the tunnel. That counter commute is not showing any traffic. Slowing at the bay bridge toll plaza. Metering lights are on. Unexpectedly slow off the dublin grid. That is enough distraction to kick off the slowing there for the trivalley. The rest of your trivalley, the south bay and peninsula look standard. Thanks a lot, mike. 6 02. Hours away interest the Great American eclipse. Todays eclipse stretches from coast to coast along a narrow corridor starting in oregon and reaching South Carolina about 90 minutes later. Peopl