>>> AMERICANS WITNESS SOMETHING
THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN ALMOST
A DECADE.
>> TRYING TO GET THE HANDS ON
THESE FOR THE GREAT AMERICAN
ECLIPSE WHICH IS JUST 4 DAYS
AWAY.
WHICH MEANS ON MONDAY DAY WILL
TURN INTO TONIGHT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
WHEN THE MOON PASSES IN FRONT
OF THE SUN.
START IN PORTLAND, OREGON AND
TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTH
EAST CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SUN WILL BE BLOCKED OUT BY
THE MOON FOR UP TO 2 MINUTES
AND 40 SECONDS.
>> SCOTT ITS SEARCHING ALL DAY
FOR THE SPECIAL GLASSES THAT
ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT YOUR
EYES WHILE YOU WATCH THE
STELLAR PHENOMENON AND STASHING
HAS A PAIR, SCOTT?
>>Reporter: YES.
THESE ARE WHY THEY DO IT
BECAUSE THEY LOOK LIKE 3D
GLASSES BUT THEY ARE NOT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LENS IT'S
ESSENTIALLY PITCH BLACK. CAN'T
SEE THEM THROUGH.
ILLUSTRATE WHY.
WHEN I PUT IT ON AND I STARE
INTO ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST TV
LIGHTS WE HAVE THIS IS NOT
AFFECTING MY LIGHT.
MY EYE
EYES AT ALL.
I CAN BARELY SEE THE BULB.
THE IDEA IS IT'S BLACK RIGHT
NOW. I CAN'T SEE THROUGH IT.
BUT WHEN I GO OUT HERE AND I
STARE INTO THE SKY UP INTO THE
SUN, THE SUN IS SOMETHING I CAN
LOOK AT.
I CAN BARELY SEE.
JUST ENOUGH TO SEE THE ECLIPSE.
GLASSES LOOK PRETTY CHEAP.
>> EVERY PHONE CALL WE GET IS
ABOUT THE GLASSES.
>>Reporter: RIGHT NOW THE
RIVER CITY THEY ARE LIKE GOLD.
>> THIS.
>>Reporter: FOR INSTANCE LET
ME TELL WHAT YOU HAPPENED AT
KID TO KID STORE IN MANDARIN.
>> WE ARE CONSIDERING
CONSIDERING GETTING MORE.
THIS IS OUR PHONE RINGING OFF
THE HOOK.
PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US.
WE ARE TRYING TO ANSWER THE
PHONE.
>>Reporter: WHILE I WAS THERE
THE PHONES WERE RINGING OFF THE
HOOK BECAUSE WORD GOT OUT THEY
ORDERED 1,000 ECLIPSE GLASSES.
>> WE HAD 400 AND THEY SOLD IN
AND OUT TWO HOURS.
SO I WAS ABLE TO GET ANOTHER
ORDER AND WE PLACED THAT ORDER
AND THE THOSE ARE ALMOST GONE.
>>Reporter: BY NOON THAT
SECOND ORDER WAS ALSO STOHL
SOLD OUT.
ASSOCIATES AND EMPLOYEE FIELD
AGO LOT OF CALL TOO AFTER
GIVING AWAY 4000 PLUS OVER THE
PAST FEW WEEKS.
AND PEOPLE KEEP CALLING WANTING
MORE.
>> WE HAVE HANDLED IT COULD BE
1 MILLION CALLS BY NOW.
CALLER OUR CENTER TO SAY WHO
HAS THEM.
WHICH LOCATION HAS THEM.
WHERE CAN WE GO TO GET THEM AND
WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE.
>> HERE'S THE BAD NEWS.
CHECKED OUT LOWE.
FLYING J.
7-11.
WAL-MART.
DOLLAR TREE ALL SOLD OUT.
THE PLACES WE DID FIND THEM A
LITTLE SMALLER.
TATTOO HERE ON BEACH BOULEVARD
ADVERTISE
ADVERTISING ON FACEBOOK IT HAS
SOME.
VELOCITY AND AIR SPORTS
BUSINESS ON SKINNER PARKWAY THE
FIRST 150 PEOPLE WHO BUY THE
TICKET THROUGH MONDAY GET
GLASSES FOR FREE.
AT JACKSONVILLE LIBRARY YOU CAN
ALSO GET THEM IF A LIBRARY
PATRON THE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE.
THERE ARE A FEW OTHER SMALL
OUTLET BUT USUALLY THEY ALL GO
FAST.
>> SO THERE ARE ON LINE OPTIONS
WHICH MAY BE YOUR ONLY OPTION
LEFT.
SO MANY SELL OUT.
THERE'S A WEB SITE OUT THERE
THAT LINK A LOT OF DIFFERENT
RETAILERS THAT SELL THEM.
SOME SOLD OUT SOME NOT.
WE PUT THE WEB SITE THAT WILL
SHOW YOU THE LIST AT OUR WEB
SITE.
ALSO ANOTHER WEB SITE THAT
SHOWS AN INTERESTING WAY TO
WATCH THE ECLIPSE WITH EITHER
BINOCULAR OR TELESCOPE AND
CARDBOARD.
MAKE IT AT HOME.
COOL IDEA.
WE PUT THAT ON THE WEB SITE AS
WELL.
LIVE TONIGHT, CHANNEL 4, THE
LOCAL STATION.
>>> WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF
QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER YOU CAN
USE A FEW PAIR OF SUN GLASS ONE
ON TOP OF EACH OTHER OR
SOMETHING STRONG THAN TYPICAL
SUN GLASS.
COULD IT BE SAFE?
>> PROBABLY WON'T WORK MARY.
TALKED TO EYE DOCTOR OFFICE
ABOUT. THAT THEY SAY THESE ARE
SPECIFICALLY MADE APPROVED BY
NASA.
SOME PEOPLE EVEN TALKING ABOUT
WELDER GOGGLE.
EYE DOCTOR OFFICE EVEN
QUESTIONED THAT SAYING THEY MAY
NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH.
SO THEY SAY IT'S NOT A GOOD
IDEA UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER
GLASSES.
TAKE A STRAIGHT ON LOOK AT THE
ECLIPSE.
>> WOW! THANK YOU FOR ALL THE
INFORMATION SCOTT AND HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE WE SEE ABOUT A 92
PERCENT SOLAR ECLIPSE.
YOU WILL WANT TO JOIN US MONDAY
FOR THREE HOUR SPECIAL STARTS
AT 1:00 P.M.
WE HAVE LIVE COVERAGE FROM
REPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
INCLUDING SCOTT JOHNSON AND
REBECCA WHO IS IN SOUTH