I definitely like.
>> Hold on a minute. Wait a
minute. I will talk a little
bit more about spooky stuff
later. There is something super
cool happening tomorrow that
we’ve been talking about for
quite a while that this is the
annular eclipse tomorrow,
October 14th.
>> The Ring of Fire will go
over West Texas and
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
That’s Kirk in New Mexico.
Why do I know the best place?
The best place to see best
place on
Earth? Because Yanez their
areas on a four-second delay
through outer space and
♪
>> yes, a four-second delay.
But I’ll tell you what, I’m
we’re having a great time out
here. It’s the 51st annual
Albuquerque International
Balloon Fiesta. Their 16
different countries that are
represented here, 550 Well,
you can see behind me right
now and of course, now says the
spectators and growing up here
in Albuquerque,
New Mexico friend, who is now
on the safety Committee for
a little bit? We did take
someone
>> We’re looking at another.
>> Great day. A day starts at
06:00AM with a weather
briefing. When report is vital
to lose, can’t steer. So
they’re at the mercy of the
steering currents that rolled
on this day. Winds are light
will be and blowing to the
West. The Dawn patrol goes up
first X-Wing pilots how the
winds change with height and
now it’s time to inflate.
And still the balloons before
he does that. And my friend
takes me where no one goes
inside the balloon blues have
a site opening that we enter.
The key is not to step on the
material and I don’t move
my feet. He does added the
opening seals from the
pressure. It’s time to take
off. And this flight has a
special passenger. My 16
year-old daughter who is always
wanted to go up in a balloon
on the ground. We get to see a
kid right next to a monster.
Flying frog.
Our flying one of the biggest
attractions as Yoda and Darth
Vader together, the field crew
is made up of Stormtroopers
and Star Wars characters.
In the air. My daughter sees
hundreds of balloons taking
off in the sunrise.
The balloon Fiesta runs through
Sunday. ♪
♪
>> Something that’s amazing.
That’s going to be happening
tomorrow during the game
mentioning, all the New Mexico
is right on the center line
with the
perfect ring around the Time to
hundreds are going to stay on
the ground are going to be live
for those 4 minutes and 50
seconds while there is a ring
around the side. And so you’re
going to have low from
the balloons as well as an
annular ring of fire eclipse
should W to tomorrow morning.
Of course, after that, it moves
into West You know, we think
about this balloon Fiesta,
which we talk about every year.
We always bring up the fact
that you’re from Albuquerque
and in growing up. You know,
this is a typical sign. Anyone
who’s from New Mexico knows
this is a gigantic deal.
One of the fun things they do
is in the evenings. They are
able to put the balloons up and
they get them lit up. And it’s
just such a different
experience. But
>> Yanez, we’re going to
essentially have a night time
during the day for you
specifically with the way this
eclipse is lining up to
Albuquerque.
♪
And it be even better if it was
a total solar eclipse has been
and where they’re still in the
sun light coming through, why
it is a little darker. And so,
of course, with a low blow, as
you
>> That is going to be a really
neat thing. NASA’s going to be
here tomorrow. They’re heading
out of the last 3. And so as
you it should be a spectacular
tomorrow morning.
>> Question one last question,
Anthony, before we let you go,
are we going to see you go up
in one of these below?
>> that we’ve talked about this
when I went up one time years
alone and it was it was like
this where it was just full
day.
Didn’t remain cold with the
winds. And the landing, we
notice that the winds we’ve
certainly coming up and we are
looking at each other like a
seems and sure enough we land
tips over Kersh Ruhl and our
scraping up her hands creeping
up her arms. And so it was a
rough landing. We all survived.
letting him walk away from is a
good landing. It was a little
rough. So I did my one balloon
trip and of course, by 16
year-old who wanted to do it.
I said who better to go with
the guy on the safety
committee. He was perfect
weather like in the city.
Not a breeze out there and she
had
the time of her life and her
landings like This is something
a lot of people don’t
understand about these balloons
is because there’s been some
respects so fragile.
>> I mean, you could have a
weather system miles and miles
away and a gust of wind comes
out of nowhere. And all of a
sudden you’re getting pushed in
a different direction. balloon
experience was in North Texas.
>> A while back at one point
we lost altitude. The point
where the gondola hit the tops
of the trees and we were like,
oh, my goodness. And then and
then almost into the field I’m
and the pilot lifted us up at
the last second. It was wild
but Giannis, right? I mean,
that’s one of those things.
Wind could be Nowhere Inc.
Well, now you can see it, but
nowhere close by and it will
still impact these balloons.
♪
>> Yeah, because you think
about how they do it for cash.
Your forecast is for this spot
and they do a great job of
looking at all the different
hoarding stations around the
area say here, the different
but sometimes and you know,
sometimes you’re like, well,
I need to land by 9 o’clock.
And then at 9, there’s nowhere
to land here in Atlanta, 9.10,
in that window. Wednesday’s
start picking up. And so it is
it’s you really got to have
safety. Number one, we’re doing
this story. So you’re
right. It’s difficult. Really
respect for the pilots to all