suzanne marquez was on the red carpet. >> reporter: hollywood boulevard shut down for what might be the biggest movie premier ever. the length of two full city blocks with a covered carpet longer than the oscars. the inside resembling a galaxy far, far away. what do you think when everybody says this is the biggest carpet ever, are you really impressed? >> not yet. because i can't see the end of it. >> reporter: that's what's kind of scary, right? >> yeah, it is, it is. [ music playing ] >> reporter: it was a who's who of hollywood, from character actors in the original cast, including r 2 gld 2 c-3po and carrie fisher. to a new generation of "star wars" fans. >> i fael sexy. it feels fantastic. oh, intergalactic sexy. universal sexy. >> reporter: it's a franchise that spans three decades and the anticipation over seeing this film is greater than it's ever been t. stars were just as excited as the fans who camped out for days to see it. >> i saw it. i couldn't speak for a day afterwards. >> i'm feeling incred blue excited. grateful that everyone is here, friends, family, fans of the mov

suzanne marquez reports. >> it was amazing. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god! >> that was mind blowingly amazing. i laughed. i cried. i screamed at the screen! and i can't wait to watch it again tomorrow! >> reporter: super fans react to "the force awakens at the el capitan theater in hollywood. >> it was the awesomest movie ever. >> it was awesome. >> loved it, loved it, loved it. >> reporter: what set these fans apart they have been here since 1:00 in the morning watching all seven "star wars" films consecutively. >> with it worth it? >> it was would it. this is one of the epic experiences i will remember the rest of my life hands down. >> reporter: would you say this last one is the best one? >> i'm still personal to "empire strikes back." >> reporter: the anticipation and buildup for this familiar flm has been incredibly. an australian couple flied in to thai the not in front of the chinese theater where the original "star wars" theater premiered. obi-wan kenobi officiated. today is -- are we okay? 3-2? of course, today is officially opening day. there are

reporting in hollywood, i'm suzanne marquez, cbs news. >>> lift off. lift off of ... on their way to the international space station. >> capsule blasted off from cbsphilly.com i can stand caring three astronaut from the us, britain, and rush a the men will spend six months on board the international space station. they'll be joining american scott kelly and two other russian astronaunts. >>> meanwhile, nasa is look to go recruit few good men and women for a mission to mars. the agency's planning on a trip sometime in the 2030's, got some time. applicants must and u.s. citizen with a bachelor's agree in engineering, science, or mathematics. they also should have at least three years of experience or at least 1,000 hours pilot ago jet. >> take us about eight months to get there. and it is round trip. so just under couple of years round trip. we will be on the surface of mars for about 500 days searching for evidence of life, of past life. >> just incredible. now there have been 338 nasa astronaunts ranking in age from 26 to 46. of the 6300 who applied for the last class

i'm suzanne marquez, cbs news. >> must be chilly out there, got hat on and everything. >> seems like everyone getting excited for the star wars movie that includes the arizona department of transportation. they are chanelling the force with this sign warning drivers, can you see it, there aggressive driving is the path to the dark side. yes, clever. they've gotten an lot of response to this, positive response. and the transportation department tweeted, quote, we are glad the star wars message made you smile. we want you to remember the message and aggressive driving. always nice that you pick up star wars reference, help improve safety on the roads. all right, moving to the nor cast, katie, the rain is it getting out of here for your morning commute? >> looking good at this point in terms of any wet weather issues. in fact, we don't have too many at this point. storm system responsible namely the cold front for our area is getting swept taught sea, actually, it is rapidly intensifying as it goes, good thing it is getting out of here. meantime, temperatures are going to slowly transit