The stars came out in the middle of the day, zoo animals ran in agitated circles, crickets chirped, birds fell silent and a chilly darkness fell upon the land Monday as the U.S. witnessed its first full-blown, coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I.
Wilson is excited for today's total solar eclipse. So he headed to Columbia, S.C. where he was getting a front row seat outside of Williams-Brice Stadium to get us ready for a once in a lifetime event. He won't be wearing the Gamecocks' helmet!
We're just hours from a once in a lifetime event. Eyes across the nation will be on the sky, for a coast to coast total solar eclipse that will turn day into night.
The looming solar eclipse could cause traffic headaches across the Charlotte area Monday. More than two million people are expected to pass through our area on their way to the total eclipse zone.