noah petrie's first. >> it was remarkable how many people did not get what the big deal was until theygot what the big deal was and is amazing actual amazement. >> at this point, totality is hovering around the $1000. >> of course, you could drive for 25 hours. for four minutes of totality. >> is there anything like it? >> no. nothing like it at all. i would want to see as many total solar eclipse is as i can in my life. >> let's hope this doesn't happen. it is a long wait - temperatures cooling down as we head into the weekend and stronger onshore... ah, i stepped off the coast again. - the winds are really picking up. - fog spreading farther inland. - and in the north bay, you're gonna get soaked. (water splashing) - [narrator] presenting the bay area's only virtual weather studio. next level weather. - as i lift this, you can actually see... - [narrator] on kpix and pix+. (wind blowing) it's that real. (water splashing) - let's move on to the seven-day now. >>> we are on eclipse watch just a few days before the rare event in our skies. joining me now is ken finn, a science educator