The eclipse already started. Reporter yes, it did. Its about to start in the western part of the country. Give me five, you guys. You were amazing. Thank you so much for being with us. And craig, so many families like them, theyre going to experience this together in this stadium behind me. 15,000 people have poured into carbondale, illinois, and the local businesses here are ex attic. It is estimated the private sector in carbondale will gain almost 20 million just by the influx of tourists and people All Around The World who have come here to witness this astronomical event together. All right. Well come back to you in a moment, as well. My friend and colleague, jeff rossen, is standing by, not far from where we sit here. Hes in new york city, on the upper west side. New york city, by the way, expected to get an eclipse of about 70 . But heres the thing, jeff. That doesnt mean that folks should take viewing any less seriously, right . Reporter yeah, you can never look at the sun. Whe
well, it was a beautifully symmetric structure. you saw regions which were dark and then gorgeous streamers coming out the sides. two on one side, and one on the other. so it looked a bit triangular in appearance. the tails whiisping off into th wind. you ll have to excuse me, i m a bit taken aback. it will do it, right? i wasn t expecting that. i had seen video, but it s experiencing it live, it s it s pretty impressive. and it s even cooler when you re standing outside. because, you know, the wind will die down a little bit. the temperature will drop about ten degrees, at least ten degrees. so you get all of your senses going for this experience when you re standing in that path of totality. you know, it s a visual you ll feel it on your skin when the temperature changes. you hear the crowd go crazy. because they re looking at it at