"2024 Solar Eclipse: Essential Travel Tips and Path of Totality Explained"

The Red Cross is offering safety tips for travelers heading to upstate NY for the solar eclipse on April 8, including packing an emergency kit, checking the weather forecast, keeping the gas tank full, and letting someone know your travel plans. The eclipse is expected to start in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse by 2 p.m., and will last longer than usual, about 4.5 minutes. Gov. Hochul says extra emergency responders will be mobilized, and NASA and the Red Cross warn about the dangers of directly looking at the sun during the eclipse.