"2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Live Updates, Maps, and How to Watch Online"

A total solar eclipse is visible over North America, with Mexico experiencing totality and schools using the event for practical astronomy lessons. Los Angeles schools are keeping children indoors for safety, while Austin, Texas has issued a disaster declaration to control eclipse-induced chaos. A couple in New York chose to get married during the eclipse, and tourism is booming along the eclipse's path. Nasa planes are racing the eclipse's shadow to study the Sun's atmosphere.