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>> the light across america. >> today from cbs news in new york, we have cameras all along the path of the total eclipse of the sun. >> we are finding out that the world is not coming to an end. >> it is as dark as night. >> 1979, the united states would be involved in a total eclipse. >> the rich shadow cutting across the continent from oregon to greenland. >> it was really very incredible experience. ♪ ♪ >> i was scared to death. >> it was the last total eclipse of the sun for north america until the year 2017. >> oh, you can see it. you can see it. there it is. >> look at it! you see? >> this is just incredible to watch. take off the glasses! oh, my goodness. >> the next total solar eclipse visible in the continental u.s. is april 8th, 2024.

>> and now it is our turn, norah, and it is happening now that looks skyward and experience the total solar eclipse. and now that moment comes to us. we just noticed a few moments ago, it has begun. >> it has begun. >> if you put your glasses on, you can see the sun in indianapolis looks like a gingersnap cookie. >> like a little bite. >> just a nice little bite. we are at the indianapolis motor speedway. more than 50,000 of our closest friends have gathered to watch this total eclipse of the heartland. and i will be with you for the next hour and a half, i am tony coble. >> and i am norah o'donnell. we are in the path of totality where the moon's shadow will block the sun, and it will turn day and tonight. i just got goose bumps saying that. >> i know, look at it in a hush falls over me deep within this alignment of the sun and the moon. it's not just a rare celestial event. we have been waiting 800 years

in indianapolis. it's also a rare social event and for a few moments today, americans all over the country and every walk of life will pause their normal routines, close at email browser, put their phones away and come together to look up words. sky words and have a shared experience. a communal moment of wonder and excitement. >> over the next 90 minutes we are going to share everything we know with you as the eclipse goes on in these different places, we will share with you as it happens. we will also bring you a sense of the experience, because it's the science, but also the experience. >> people say it's not something you see, but really experience. i will give you some nuts and bolts, the path of totality enters in texas and stretches all the way to maine and beyond. it is more than 100 miles law wide and cross as part of 15 different states. and as you move away from that path of totality, the amount of the sun that is blocked decreases, but at least a partial eclipse will be visible

everywhere in the continental u.s. if you can hear my voice, go outside. you will see it. about 31 million people meanwhile are very lucky and live inside that path of totality. in another hundred 50 million people or more live within a short drive, 200 miles of that path. >> that's right. you are looking at live pictures of the eclipse from mexico. look at that. this is the first place where it is visible in north america, and they called at the corona, the little light across the side. and we will look at the total eclipse and 3:45. >> they must be going crazy here in mazatlan, and we are waiting in the u.s. we are in indianapolis, but we have reporters all along that path, cameras as well, from every perspective on the path of totality. you will see the eclipse at every stage all across the country. as we mentioned, it's something that you don't really see, you

experience. so let's talk about the experience. joined by cbs news space consultant bill hall world and an astronomer, educator based in chicago. bill, i want to start with you. you have seen this before in 2017, we are newbies. i have been told that experiencing a total solar eclipse is the most profound and disorienting experience short of taking an illegal substance that's possible. what is it, bill, about it. >> short of childbirth for a father. when i sought for the first time i thought i knew what i was singing, you know, just another partial eclipse like i've seen in the past, it is nothing like that, it is otherworldly. it made such an impression on me and the reservations years and advance to come see this one. i did not want to miss it. if you have not seen totality, find a way to do it, because it is incredible. >> n>> norah: oh, wow, and doct,

what about the science of today, what are astronomers looking at to learn today? >> these eclipses are really unique opportunity to learn about those outer layers of the sun, the corona and that's a part of the sun that affects us the most and create something called space weather, which affects our atmosphere, creates beautiful phenomenon like the northern lights. and so there will actually be nasa jets chasing the eclipse quite literally across the path to study the outer layer of the sun and how it affects our planet. >> tony: i love that. you will be hanging out for the duration. it so we will have lots to talk about. but i want to show off the cool graphics and equipment we have in new york. my colleague nate burleson on the morning show has a look at the science behind a total eclipse. take a look. >> to make up for my fomo since i am stuck in times square and not in a path of totality. we built a modern solar system to explain what's going to happen. as the earth rotates around the sun and the moon rotates around

the earth, they fall into alignment at least twice a year. now even though the sun's diameter is about 400 times larger than the moons, the total solar eclipse where the moon completely covers the sun is possible because because the sun is about 400 times further away from earth. when you look at the sky, they both look about the same size. while the impact of the eclipse will experience across the country, the big show is when the moon completely blocks the sun. that's the total eclipse. as a shadow of the moon travels across north america, we get the path of totality. it will go from texas to maine, and it will be between 108-122 miles wide. that's twice as wide as last time. now we all know that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. the eclipse goes from west to east, because you are actually watching the moon shadow in orbit, not the earth's. out side of is the personal

shadow, it will cover most of the u.s. the further away from the path the moon it will cover less of the sun. if you are only 30 miles from the path you will get what's called the partiality. you will see just a sliver of the sun with the sky darkening a little bit. here in new york city we are at 90% and if you are in the 75% area down here only 75% of the sun will be covered. people north of the path of totality will see the bottom of the sun covered. people to the south will see the top of the sun covered. and nobody in the u.s. will see an eclipse that covers this much of the u.s. again until 2045. >> norah: nate, thank you so much. that's a great explanation that he just gave us. let's bring in bill and lucianne once again. because right now, and 30 seconds from now, totality and

mazatlan, mexico. the total eclipse happening there. you experienced it and 2017, what is it like? >> bill: to see the corona which you cannot see unless the sun is totally blacked down, it's millions of degrees high coming to see the details as we are looking at the picture and they had clips from mazatlan right now, if you can see it around the edge in totality or extraordinarily close to it. it's just a remarkable site. >> tony: i was talking to somebody who is going to be joining us earlier, and said part of what makes it so exciting, unlike a sporting event, we are all on team sun and moon. we all depend on them. and it's one thing to see the models on the charts and everything, quite another to look up and witnessed both at the same time. talk to me about the first time you experienced it and what you think people behind me are going to be looking at? >> oh, yeah. the first time i saw it was in 2017 and i was absolutely blown away.

i had seen partial eclipses before, so i also thought i knew what i was going to see, and i was really amazed by what a multisensory experience of total solar eclipses. you feel -- you not only see the beautiful sight of the eclipsed sun, but you feel the drop in temperature. you hear animals make noise because they think it's dawn again or twilight, and it really is just an incredible full body experience to see this amazing event. >> norah: there are so many americans that will have this experience today whether the 30 million in the total path, 150 narrates, but of course one of the x factors is the weather. and crowds are gathered and locations all over the country to watch for this eclipse. so to talk about to the weather where you are and if cloud cover is an issue or ruin your experience, let's bring in cbs philadelphia chief meteorologist bill kelley. bill, how is the weather

looking? >> well, it's looking really good for a lot of places and you're exactly right. clouds make all the difference in the world. in fact showing you this live from philadelphia looking over center city where we have some clouds that is indicative over what we are seeing in pennsylvania and new york. what you're looking at on the grand map are these temperatures. and right now currently it's quite comfortable. 70s and 80s where this dark line is that line of totality. notice it's a little cooler in rochester, temperatures at 60 because of the clouds. so let's show you that. what we have done is put together this map that has a totality on it and that's this ring right here. as i put this in motion and you see that shadowing behind it, the dark, that means he will see totality. look how it clears up by the time you get in arkansas, missouri, illinois, where you guys are in indiana looking great. ohio looking pretty good and then eastern ohio through pennsylvania, new york, we do have these clouds around but then it clears out through sections of massachusetts and maine. so 31.6 million people, a vast

majority of great viewing, trouble spots here and there, but i think it's a great day for viewing that eclipse. >> tony: and we are going to be covering not only the weather, but what you have seen on the right-hand side of your screen, the corona, the sun's performance when we come back. but we will take a quick break, pay some bills as the eclipse approaches america. stay with us. stay with us. ♪ ♪ if you have wet amd, you never want to lose sight of the things you love. some things should stand the test of time. long lasting eylea hd could significantly improve your vision and can help you go up to 4 months between treatments. if you have an eye infection, eye pain or redness, or allergies to eylea hd, don't use. eye injections like eyla hd may cause eye infection, separation of the retina, or rare

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♪ ♪ >> tony: we are following the moon's progress. that is torian, mexico, where the round a view is nearly complete as the moon shadow rushes its way towards the u.s. border. speaking of that, americans here, nearly 4 million of them are going to be traveling to places inside the path of totality hoping to get a perfect glimpse of what's above the small city of kerrville near san antonio in texas has been planning for this moment for years, and many of its visitors, thousands of them have come from a very long way. but i don't know if the weather is cooperating. let's check in with janet shamlian, she is an kerrville for us, what's the latest? >> toning, are you ready from the headline from texas? we have some sun. there is clouds, but it is

broken clouds and from time to time you hear the crowd erupt, with triplets like the isaacson's from los angeles are watching the eclipse. we have the gerard's from arizona. say high matt, guys. this park is filled with people, families from all over the world and they are getting little glimpses of what we all came here for. it's very exciting. we thought it was going to be completely cloudy, but the clouds are breaking and we feel good about this. guys. >> norah: janet, you know that's my neck of the woods, kerrville right by san antonio. >> i do, and maybe it's your influence, norah, but it's been really exciting to hear the people cheering and to then it gets quiet again and then the cheers. it's going to be amazing. >> tony: janet, that such good news, kerrville, you should go there, norah, the longest totality on the u.s.? it's something like 4:20. >> you nailed it, tony.

4 minutes and 24 seconds. there will be a lot of totality for you coming up. >> norah: got it, kerrville is about 15 minutes away from totality. the one we are seeing very close now is torian, mexico. so to talk about that, joined by one of the countries best known science educators, bill nye the science guy. and he is along the path of totality in fredericksburg, texas. he is going to share his tips for having the best experience while watching the eclipse. bill, so good to talk to you. how do you experience the eclipse? what's the best way to do it? >> for me it's having a pair of eclipse glasses and as the clouds clear every now and then, we look at it and it's amazing. right there we can see it again. it's just fantastic. it just does not happen every day, everybody. it's because our son is 400 times further from us than our earth, and when they come across

each other, they block it out completely. that's what makes this eclipse so unusual. it comes right through north america where millions and millions of us can share the experience. it's fantastic. and what i am very gratified to see is so many people watching it together. here in fredericksburg, we have almost 1,000 people with the planetary society who have come here to share the experience and it really is something. and i have to say objectively having the clouds come and go just adding to the drama. but everyone has the glasses. everyone is watching the sky. you know, this is syzygy where the three celestial objects are in a straight line. the sun, earth, moon, and earth. it's beautiful. >> tony: it really is. it's a beautiful thing, you been watching these for years. oh, yes, we have a lot of noise.

it's a concert atmosphere. it's like lollapalooza meets billion-dollar lottery day. having a blast, but speaking of celebrating, you've got some great advice for people in that moment of totality, what to pay attention to, what to put away, and how to really soak it in. can you run through the steps? >> well said, tony, everyone has an electric phone, they want to take pictures, where the gas that may be, those crazy kids at nasa, many, many professional and amateur astronomers will be taking pictures, i just encourage everyone to be in the moments, just take the time to be present, to remember what it felt like, to really experience this remarkable moments when the sun goes completely away and we have nighttime in the middle of the day. and the other extraordinary aspect of this i remind everybody is the precision,

where astronomers are able to predicted this event within less than 100th of a second, and if you are a tarot card reading your or a psychic and you could do that, you would be really be something. but they can't. astronomers can and this is a wonderful thing. i took one class from this famous guy carl sagan and now the head of the planetary site and we have planetary hands out here for that shared experience. back to you. >> tony: it's a beautiful thing, bill, i think there will be a lot more planetariums today, because this is a wonder in the sky, i don't want to miss an opportunity to point out that torian, mexico right now is experiencing totality. we have no harwood and lucianne with me. you are pointing out some of the fire on the edges, talk to me about what you're seeing. >> lucianne: i want to draw people's attention particularly to this little what's called a prominence that is sticking out at the lower right. that's actually a huge arc of

the sun's magnetic field that has glowing plasma trapped within it. and if you want a sense of scale, the footprint of that on the sun is about the size of our earth. so it gives you a real sense of the absolutely giant scales that we are dealing with here in astronomy. >> norah: to remind people of the sun is 400 times the size of earth. >> lucianne: exactly, it's amazing that we can live in a time where the moon can completely block the sun from our view and get to witness the total eclipse. >> bill: you think about the sun every second while we are talking, the sun is converting 600 million times of hydrogen into helium, every second. and 4 million tons is being converted directly into energy as a byproduct of the fusion reaction. that's why it's sunshine and while we feel good and have life on earth, you can't look at that and not to be amazed. >> tony: why it is so

mind-blowing when it goes away, your addition to being in a stroman, and a lot of parents will be buying telescopes for christmas because of what we're seeing today. what does it mean for the next generation of astronomers? >> you know, i think the ability to witness something like this that is not only a shared celestial event, but a shared social event as he pointed out it's really powerful. human beings have come together throughout history to appreciate the night sky together and this is a rare event where we can appreciate the daytimes guide together as well. >> norah: we are about 40 minutes away from totality at the eclipse here and indianapolis. what kind of things will we notice change. i've heard about the wind may shift. it may get a little cooler, what are some of the signs that will start to pick up shortly? >> bill: one of the things i was struck by the first time i saw it, the moon shadow you can see it racing towards you on the horizon. this guy gets darker in that area until it's over taking you and the temperature drops like

lucianne was saying, to me it was the shadow getting here in the process of it. >> tony: that shadow is rushing our way out more than 1. people in that path of totality get excited we will have a note about safety. it is a major concern in fact, no joke, when you are viewing an eclipse, the only safe way to look at and anna clips or partially eclipsed naked son is by using glasses that are certified solar filter glasses. handheld solar viewer. those are the two ways you can do it. you can safely take off that protective eyewear only -- and i stress only during that limited three or 4 minutes of totality. so as soon the sun begins to reappear, you have to put the eyewear back on if you want to keep looking at that ginger cookie in the sky. sun glasses, binoculars, a camera, telescopes, none of that provides protection. some away smarter than me told

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♪ ♪ >> norah: welcome back. several cities within the path of totality are helping couples tie the knot during the eclipse. can you imagine? by holding mass weddings. hundreds of couples will start their married lives together as the heavens a lion in russellville, arkansas, and that's where cbs's mark strassmann is they are. and market, we can imagine beginning our marriage and darkness, but any cold feet over there? >> that it's very funny, norah. we have the eclipse in the sky and loving the area here and russellville, 50 couples in a procession walking on stage and you can see some behind me, less than 5 minutes they will take their vows, stay there i dos and have a reception to remember. they will have a total eclipse in about a half an hour as i look at this guy right now, putting on my fancy eclipse glasses i would say we have about 50% of obscuring of the

sun right now. but really i'm talking to the couples the husbands and wives to be all very excited to be here. they have come from at least half a dozen states or more, and they really, really want to have this wedding, but more than anything, i think they are more excited about the reception. >> norah: [laughs] that's always one of the best parts, well mark strassmann, thank you so much. >> tony: i was going to say someone once explained why they like the path of totality for weddings and i think it's quite romantic. you enter as two people, totality happens and you emerge when the sun does as one. that's a gorgeous way to look at it. and i think mark is right about the reception. if people aren't careful, the path of totality might be the moment of conception after, so let's be careful. >> norah: just take the glasses off. all right, well still ahead, we

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♪ ♪ >> tony: and the great north american solar eclipse is now on the u.s. side of the

border deep in the heart of texas they are experiencing totality. so let us go now down south to janet shamlian who is in kerrville, texas. what's the cloud situation, what's the mood? >> we can see it, we can see it! take your glasses off, oh, my goodness, clouds parted, clouds parted. and with eric, judy eichinger from kerrville, what do you think? >> awesome, just awesome. >> we can see the corona very well. it's cloudy but the clouds have broken around it enough that people have their cameras out. and the birds are flying aro around -- >> look at that. >> look at everyone here. look at this. this is the moment of totality. we have people from all over the world here in kerrville, texas. look at them enjoying the moment. what do you think?

>> it so great. >> yes, we have broken clouds, but yes, you can definitely see that corona around it. and the temperature has dropped here, i don't know, i just changed into a short sleeves. and i feel like i need to put a sweater on right now. this is so rewarding for myself and everyone here who has come from all over the world. talking to people from switzerland, from france, in the u.s. from salt lake city. los angeles. seattle, thank you, seattle. you can see them now. just everybody is enjoying the moment. and we have here in texas one of the longest times of totality, right, 4 minutes and 25 seconds. i think only a bit longer than that was 4 minutes and 28 seconds in mexico.

excuse me. what do you think? right? >> norah: janet, have you seen one before? >> i have never seen one. and expecting total clouds, it's almost like a triple treat, right? because we were not expecting to see anything, and it's great, right? so it's a moment, definitely. it's a moment. and we are still in that totality. >> tony: it's a very long totality. i was thinking, it's long enough for people elsewhere to put on "total eclipse of the heart" and play it from beginning to end. it's a real experience. look at these folks. wow. mind if we join you?

oh, wow. >> it is just a very rewarding moment for texas and i hope my fellow texans in other cities are seeing this as well. >> tony: baby's first eclipse there, this is not normal, young man. >> absolutely represented. lawn chairs and food and darkness. and coolness. >> tony: how dark is it really? >> nighttime. it looks it. >> it is like it is at 10:00 at night in texas. and this is nighttime. this is full darkness. and to look at everybody, just the all enjoying this moment. and it's a lot cooler as well. so happy for us here, and it's just been great.

>> norah: we have a clock here, you have 20 more seconds of totality until it ends. just a short few seconds left to what for many people will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. >> tony: i will shut up for the last five and let them enjoy it. >> it was not totally cloudless, but mostly cloudless. i will take that as a win. >> tony: we can already see it brightening, look at that. >> yes. >> norah: it's just incredible to see. >> listen to the crowd! >> tony: they are cheering. >> it is remarkable how quickly it is getting light. >> norah: what is happening, this is crazy. i love it. >> tony: so gorgeous. >> norah: we want to keep the picture up so we can see you but bring back in lucianne and bill,

what's the sunrise people are talking about? what's happening? >> bill: when you see that cone of the shadow hitting the earth, moving around the per fuel, that is not totally dark. and it looks the same whereas in the morning it's right here, dark there, and with this it's like all the way around. so it's really cool to see. >> tony: so cool, i'm so happy for you and please that kerrville got a glimpse of the sun and the moon doing their thing. when we come back, watch out, dallas. the moon's shadow is coming for you next. stay with us. ♪ ♪

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and omar villafranca is they are, experiencing what i am told -- is it full yet, what do you see? >> we are 30 seconds away from totality, tony, i'm looking at it right now. and let me tell you, time to take the glasses off. it is almost like it's night out here. these kids are getting the best science lesson they could ever get. i mean, when is the last time you saw kids this x-height to head for science? this is what it's all about. so much -- so much to see here. now we are starting to see a lot of darkness. it's almost like you are playing the ninth game here at the cotton bowl without the lights. just take a look. we are 1:40 central here. amazing. just listen to the kids. this is what it is about. [cheers and applause]

and we just saw a lucky airplane fly over. so i'm sure the folks on that plane have a fantastic view if they are on the proper side of the airplane. i mean, tony, everything that we built up that it would look like, it looks like. it is fantastic. >> tony: is this your first one? no, someone last year in san antonio, but it was not like this. i mean, we are getting a shot right now that i hope you can see. that is -- put that in a look where these kids got to see it firsthand. the clouds parted, let me tell you. what a credit to all of the meteorologist who warned us. but man, mother nature is playing along right now. absolutely amazing. the kids, not a lot of cell phones out here. they are just taking it all in.

and to listen, i have an 8-year-old, this is what you hope every kid does. when they see this. >> tony: there is enough noise behind you it sounds like the last day of school. >> norah: [laughs] did they close school in dallas? >> no, but a lot of kids did make a special field trip day for this and let me tell you, the ones that came out here unobstructed view, they got the best field trip in the history of ever. it is amazing to see. it is everything that we build it, nailed it. this is absolutely amazing. and these kids are going to see this and hopefully it becomes a nugget and they become a scientist. you hope teachers telling me just one kid sparks something and let me tell you, i am a grown man. and this is impressive. there is an airplane flying o over. >> norah: we just took a

picture -- and we are also seeing a live picture of downtown dallas which also is in dark and looks like nighttime there. and one of the best things is to hear the kids screaming in the background. >> tony: pandemonium. it's almost like they just learned math is discontinued for the rest of the semester. i hope they fall in love with astronomy and the cosmos and they realize that math will teach them all about it. we are here with lucianne, our astronomer and educator, what do you think seeing kids that young go this crazy? >> lucianne: i think they just realized what math is for. you know, something that is crazy about this is that science, people have this picture of like a mild scientist alone doing their craft, but it's really a collaborative event. and so that's something that everyone is enjoying together and they should learn that about science too. >> norah: one of the best

parts of science is discovery and then seeing it for yourself. >> tony: bill, i see you taking a long, hard look at the totality on the right side to people screen and their performance again of the flares and the explosions on the surface of the sun. >> bill: i always joke it's using words incredible and amazing all the time when we should not, this really is incredible and it really is amazing. maybe not incredible, it is amazing. >> tony: it is wonderful and full of wonder. awesome. or bring awe to each of us in the noncliched sense of the word which is rare. a spin on i feel like you are getting emotional. >> bill: really does affect me that way. part of it is what lucianne said. seeing all of those kids and everyone enjoying this in exactly the same way. everyone is amazed, by the very same thing. and that kind of is an emotional moment i think. it's a moment brings us all together in some sense. >> norah: tony and i have not

seen one. it's been described as mystical, perhaps a spiritual moment. we are just about 20 minutes away from that moment. but first, still ahead, couples who said i do for the eclipse experience totality. we will have their story next. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> norah: welcome back to the total eclipse of the heartland. let's go back to russellville, arkansas, where hundreds of couples were just married and a mass wedding. and now they are starting their married lives together under a full eclipse. cbs's mark strassmann is there.

and can we put it on camera? >> we can put it on camera! you would say it's a marvelous day for a moon dance especially if you have just been married. and one of those couples, one of the 50 couples who just got married where hagan and alina patterson, what was it like to get married and have the stars celebrating. >> this is really, really cool. it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing i think. >> just lined up so perfectly. so glad that we could do this. >> why don't you put on your glasses and tell us what's going through your mind as we are sort of nearing a total eclipse. >> i mean, it's really cool. i can't wait to just experience the whole thing. >> it's so beautiful. and like you can still see the ring light around the moon. >> was it what you expected? >> no, not at all. i remember seeing a partial eclipse in 2017, 2016.

but this is completely different. >> it's a whole nother event. >> it it really is almost a spiritual moment, isn't it? >> yes, and everyone here, it feels like the strangers are our friends, and it's really cool. >> it's just cool. >> i remember watching an eclipse in 2017 and one of the things i remember and i am seeing this here now is that no one is looking down at their phones. everyone is looking up at the sky. >> yes, it's really uniting. >> no one wants to miss it. the next one is in 2045, so this is like such a cool unique event to be able to witness. >> big honeymoon plans? >> eventually. i know, right. it will be fun. yes. >> what was the wedding itself? >> i thought it was really well done, the officiant did an amazing job. he really was very poetic and i was very happy with it all.

>> i really enjoyed it, it was such a unique event to be able to walk in with everyone else and just love in the air. >> love in the air, what was it like to get married with 49 other couples? >> i mean, it took the attention off of us a little bit. so that was helpful. but it was cool. >> it was cool. >> you told me initially you thought about a small wedding and this was anything but. >> writes, well, hey i mean i really wanted to do something that was special and this is deftly a story we are going to be able to tell for years and years. >> what was more memorable? the wedding or this reception? >> i would say the reception. definitely. >> norah, tony, you can tell this is a special day for 50 couples and i'm talking to one of them right here. >> we love love. i've two comments hearing them talk. one they have no excuse either one of them for forgetting their

anniversary, and two, i don't know what they are planning on ahead in their lives, but 2045 they need to be at the next major solar eclipse together again celebrating the anniversary. >> norah: look how incredible the eclipse is there and russellville, what you see? what is special with the births along the edge. >> lucianne: those are prominences. they are the big groups of plasma dangling off of the sun. its magnetic field kind of twisting up and holding that glowing star stuff in the grasp. >> tony: a human being on earth you feel small, but this is like a performance in the stars just for me. i feel special almost. >> we are 12 minutes away from it here in indianapolis and it's getting dark. it almost has a sepia tone, is that the way to describe it? like there's a haziness that is

descending upon us. it was so hot before. >> tony: so hot, now that's a hard metallic quality, getting chillier and the wind is picking up and the light is really changing. do not adjust your television, the people behind us. it's been rockets all day, but people are quieting down as the significance of the moment, the feeling of it rushes in. >> norah: i'm starting to get that feeling. there's 50,000 people here, many of them have actually gone out onto the track to see them. it's just something. >> tony: you have more rotations around the sun than any of us here, and you're getting misty-eyed here, what does it put you in mind of? >> bill: i'm reminded of 2001 a space odyssey, it's the sheer majesty of the slow-motion of of these planetary bodies. it kind of highlights --

i don't see a date and significance of us, but it sort of does. it puts you in the solar system in a way that you don't normally feel. and that's kind of magical. >> tony: it makes me feel connected to every human being, because it's a very same sun, moon, earth doing this dance and now it's our turn to experience it. >> lucianne: absolutely. it's not only can access through time, but here and now because of the fact that billions of years ago and billions of years in the future of the moon will not be at the right distance to completely block the sun like this. so this is really something that is a privilege for us to be able to observe this cosmic coincidence that lets us have total solar eclipse. >> norah: scissor g. can you spell it? >> lucianne: oh, boy. >> norah: it means perfect alignment which is what we are

seeing here. >> tony: it is an incredible moment here. in the crowd behind us, there is a murmuring. but it's the hush that is almost church like. there's a sense that we are under a bolt that is spiritual and mystical for some people. and there is descriptions of a solar eclipse that go back according to nasa, 3,000 bc. and right through the bible. and to then everything until now. and at such a privilege. it really is. >> because of science and math, we have this incredible clock that says we are 9 minutes away. am i right? from maximum totality. we have a totality tracker in front of us. every city where there is going to be hitting this totality. and i'm kind of in all. i don't want to go anywhere. i am not going to go anywhere. >> tony: the little ginger cookie of the sun when we look up and began, there was just a little nibble and now it's a

crescent moon, it's all that is left. we are getting very, very close indeed. one of the most interesting things i have learned in preparing for this is if you were to pull a lawn chair out and sit and wait for a total solar eclipse to come to you you have to wait about 375 years. that's how long on average it takes before a solar eclipse will come your way. well murray lisa vander and chief meteorologist albert and ramon are in carbondale, illinois, where the eclipse was so nice in 2017 they are doing it twice. seven years later it again. >> gosh, this is cool. getting a little chill now. >> it's pretty incredible and shamanic. >> as we get set we will pause

for a moment and are sepia stations move across the country nationwide. [cheers and applause] >> look to the southwest, it is coming at us. >> good afternoon to our viewers now joining us from across the country. >> totality, it's happening right now. this is carbondale, illinois, the intersection of the 2017 and 2024 eclipse. and you are looking as we see the last bit of sunlight wrapping around the totality just seconds to weigh. and as to a close, we will see the sparkles and the crowd is going wild. >> we are falling into darkness

right now, what an incredible sensation in your hearing the crowd of 15,000 gather here. >> there it is, and we see the ring effect and about to have a total solar eclipse here and carbondale, illinois, on the campus of southern illinois university. >> we have our glasses off and this is incredible, you are seeing that beautiful corona of the sunlight. the moon and the perfect circle right in the middle. what an incredible place to be. perfectly in line with the sun, the moon, planet earth for the second time in seven years we are experiencing this incredible phenomenon. >> and locals were carbondale and also folks from across the country to the spot, because it is the crossroads of america for our total solar eclipse are thankful they are excited and you can see them right now, they have their cameras out and are yelling. they were stomping their feet just a few minutes ago and i have to tell you the vibe and

the energy is unlike anything i've ever experienced. >> physically our hearts have been racing. everyone in the stands leading up to the moment. that darkness happening so quickly. we have had a pretty hot day. the wind came in and we had that cooling sensation and now while we are in the stadium with these people, we know that scientists are working to study the different animals and other things happening in the natural world as we are in 4 minutes and nine seconds of totality. >> one thing i've been thinking about us we are in a football stadium and a place where during the fall and into parts of the winter it's us versus them. but today we are americans, we are humans, we are taking in this experience that is unlike anything i've ever seen. what you are looking at it's a total solar eclipse, the outer layer of the sun, the corona. talking to experts all day that is a very active sun. so you see the flares in the kind of streamers coming off of the sun that looks like it's not

real. >> it does. it's an out-of-body experience for sure. what else makes carbondale so special this year is in 2017 and had the longest time of totality well into 2 minutes which made it really special. and this year not quite the longest, but still form an end nine seconds, so we are really getting to luxuriate in this experience looking up at these total solar eclipse. >> in this community for sure, lucky, thankful they will get 217 years, we will not have a another total in southern illinois for at least 300 years. our friends in chicago have to wait until 2099, as he had been hearing all day there's a couple coming as we had to 2045 kid bt it's nothing like this. it's not just the intersection going from texas to maine, but also where the sun is still active. we are seeing things as humans and spectators that no one has seen before, but also the

scientists taking advantage to study. >> you are the meteorologist, but we had some gusty winds as we lead up to totality and now we have a slight breeze. but it seems to be calmer. >> it's, or in cooler, about an hour and go when it was full sunshine we were in the low 80s, now in the 70s, so it feels cool and everyone is enjoying it. it's good to see folks with their phones out, they want to capture the moment and something they want to have in their pocket and computer for years and decades to come. >> i'm glad i am sharing it with you. >> likewise, the folks in the community around 25,000 so welcoming and so excited. the restaurants and the diners we went to just on fire excited about what we're seeing right now. >> talking about that excitement, i'm seeing their horizon lights get brighter as we and our totality hearing carbondale, so the coverage will continue but some of our sepia stations will be leaving us as totality moves north.

>> norah: and welcome back to this front row seat to majesty. there are more than 50,000 people here and to look, you can hear a pin drop. it's amazing. we are with the messerschmitt family, how many eclipses have you seen? >> this is my fourth. his sixth. >> and i don't want to take off my glasses, what am i going to see before? >> the diamond ring as the final piece of light that will shine through and it almost looks like an engagement ring on the side. >> norah: what is that? >> it's the light coming through the craters of the moon. >> it's the is an amazing mountains we see on the reach and we will see the diamond rings or the bailee speeds which are a series of bright dots along the edge. >> wow. >> rare chance to see the mountains. >> this is so different from

2017, right? it will last longer. the corona will be brighter, right? >> the sun is more active now, we will get a bigger show. >> listen. >> we are getting close. i have never been in a place where everyone is just looking up at the sky. >> it is team sun and team moon altogether. >> norah: you were saying that this is the moment the people need, how so? >> it will bring us all tog together. >> to be in a awe of the beauty of the earth and the beauty of the world. >> of the majesty of the universe. >> we are almost there. >> let's go, let's go. >> norah: how long do we see the diamond ring part? >> a flash. we will see the second one at the end when the shadow passes over on the bottom.

>> it is really dark. take a look outside. >> i'm getting a chill now. >> here we go. >> i love the music. >> you will know it's, norah, when you see it. >> here we go. speak of the crowd is so exc excited. oh, getting closer! wow! there it is. [cheers and applause] >> norah: oh, my god!

>> that stupid her up there. >> norah: the corona is so bright. it's so dark but the corona is so bright. why is it that you can see all of the planets better? >> it's dimmer, there is less light in the sky. thank you so much. it's so beautiful. >> at about 1:00 those are the prominences. spielman saw some of the prominences on the other half. >> it's all the way around the horizon. a spiel we see them earth? >> yes. >> look in your binoculars. >> what you see there is the chroma sphere, it's the outer level that is actually pit.

>> norah: now it's almost radiating more, the light that's coming off in a different way. the tv does not do it justice. >> no, it does not. >> norah: what is that comment called? >> thank you, yes. >> look at the prominence at 6:00. >> there is a comment that is right around there. i think it's a little bit too much, we can see it. >> so that is venus, that is jupiter. >> oh, my gosh. >> norah: it's a must read bright. >> it is really that color. >> norah: spectacular. >> how do you not get emotional? >> norah: a once-in-a-lifetime experience. >> it is just stunning. >> norah: in spain. >> now you know why people are

eclipse chasers. >> norah: we are with a family here that are eclipse chasers. that's why they know so much. >> what number is a family? all told? >> norah: why is it so red? it almost looks like a red flashing light. >> lucianne: it's warming up of hydrogen which is in the red part over your eyes are sensitive. >> this is the longest 3:50. are we sure? >> norah: it's almost 20 degrees cooler. >> and the wind has almost stopped. >> you can see it getting light on the western horizon. >> you see the dawn all around us. >> norah: and i don't hear any birds or anything. >> this speedway scare them a away.

>> norah: it's just so incredible that it so dark and it's 3:00 in the afternoon. it feels like it's the middle of the night. what do you see? >> i like how brilliant and read that one prominences at 6:00 is just incredible. >> norah: that's the second thread one. there's a second red prominence. >> here it comes. >> norah: oh, my gosh! wow! >> welcome back! >> norah: what does that mean? >> that's the end of totality. >> norah: that's the end. it's gone. >> goodbye total solar eclipse for north america. i hope you loved it! >> norah: that was the coolest thing i have ever seen.

wow! speak of these people in indianapolis have been waiting 800 years for that. >> norah: and just think that there are tens of millions of more americans who get to experience this. all the way up to maine. we were worried about the weather. >> how are you feeling back there? >> it's so cool. >> what an amazing sight we just got to witness. and so grateful to be here with you guys. spoony i've seen how many? >> i've seen seven. that was my seventh. >> norah: how does it compare? >> each one is different. the prominences here are a little bit more symmetrical. sometimes they look a spiky punk rock. and the prominences were spectacular. the crimson one at 6:00. and the one at 4:00 where we can

see it there, and looking for the comment with the show. >> norah: what is the science behind that? >> i think it's just a shift in temperatures. you take away the temperature cools down. >> and you see how bright it is even with the split. >> norah: what did you think? >> tony: i don't know, i think it will make me another 20 years till the next one to process all of this. >> you see why people chase them around the world, right? >> this on us the father of all living things, from that heat and source and to see had plotted out in daytime and your mind has no frame of reference, my heart was beating faster and my adrenaline was kicking in. the hairs on the back of my neck standing up, and then i had to gather myself and say it's going

to be okay. >> lucianne: a full sensory experience. >> bill: different? and are not easily amazed, are you? >> and i have seen a lot of things. >> tony: i've seen a lot of things but not that. it's like the ocean, it does not fit in the lens of a camera. you have to see it and every time it's bigger and grander than it was the last time. it's more awesome then you can remember. and for people who have seen it multiple times it's the sensation. i knew it would be great and it did not disappoint. >> norah: thousands of people have converged on downtown cleveland for the eclipse, and they are about to experience what we just experienced here, totality and cbs's dave malkoff is they are. hi, dave. >> tony: you are in for a treat. >> i can't imagine what you guys just went through. we are with captain steve bowen,

he has been to space a four times. three times on the shuttle, one time on dragon and he is experiencing this. here it comes. tell me what you're seeing right now. >> it is shrinking, shrinking, and we are almost there. getting smaller and smaller. there it is. you start to see the little -- and there we are. >> this is the very end with the sparkles over the edge of the sun. >> look at the ring. look at the ring. isn't that amazing? >> unbelievable. when you sit there and he looked down at earth, did you realize how fragile the whole place is? that is a moment that you

have -- that no one else gets to experience. we get to experience right now. >> it's amazing. it's absolutely unbelievable. >> look at the darkness. >> is this a bit of what you get? >> absolutely. it's just incredible. >> it is unbelievable. it's nighttime here. >> it is. >> look at that. the edge of the corona. these prominences coming off. you almost have to worry about what is coming towards you, because you are unprotected. >> what you see there is it's obviously going out from the size where there is a sphere, so it can come towards you as well. and gives everyone a sense of what you're seeing. and you see that lower corner is obviously an ejection that is prior to everything else. and that's what space weather is is when the sun injects mass and energy from the sun itself, and

that's without bright spot is. >> on the one thing that can protect you is a bubble of wa water. >> a bubble of water in the earth's magnetic field. >> when you are in space -- >> we have a feeling about the space station is. when we go to and the moon we will move outside that area of protection. that something important we have to take into account as we go further and explore deeper to space. that's incredible. look at that. >> it is absolutely amazing. >> these prominences are coming off here. they look like little edges, but they are way bigger than the earth is. >> the sun is gigantic. and there is a lot of good websites that will explain the sun silence. and they actually have space weather prediction, so we can see this. it does not get here or travel the speed of light. that have an 8 minutes ago. >> that's 8 minutes away.

so that's the sun, the moon is not that far away, but that's traveling at the speed of light. the actual energy is slower, so we can forecast what that impact will be on earth. speak of moon is not a pool cue, it is mom's on it comes when the sun goes around it you will actually see what? >> we will see a little tiny comes back out you will see little prominences. >> we have to head back, thank you so much for joining us. we are going back to you. >> dave, i think -- thank you very much and love the detail about the time it takes from the sun to reach our eyes and process into a vision. what a vision it is. we will go to christine johnson from cbs new york station covering the eclipse from another site of totality,

niagara falls known for on most days, but today will be different. christine. >> we do see some breaks in the clouds and the sun and the moon have been teasing us sporadically throughout this past hour as we have been able to see some of the eclipse, some of the moon blocking the sun. its first contact. but right now unfortunately as we approach totality, it is very cloudy and we do not see the sun. but you know what, still -- you can still feel the air getting colder. oh, my goodness. it just got really, really dark here. everyone is holding up their phone, everyone is -- you can hear the crowd. [cheers and applause] they are cheering. so it's getting -- it's like don right now.

what a strange feeling this is. and the crowd is reacting! this is such a magical moment. and you feel it in every sense. in every cell of your body, because it's like somebody turn the lights out. let me bring in this family that we have here from atlanta, georgia. they traveled here all the way from atlanta, georgia, and this is actually audrey's second eclipse, audrey, oh, my gosh, we are in totality right now, tell me what it's like to experience this with your kids? >> it's kind of overwhelming. we are with all of the cloud coverage we don't really get to see what i've seen in 2017 which was this burning white ring in the sky. but it is still -- you can feel the awesomeness of nature. >> and we can field us. what does it feel like to you?

>> i just feel like the connection of the whole universe, sort of. >> looked behind us. >> you can see the breaks in the clouds, and the colors, girls, what you think of these colors in the sky? >> there just so magical. >> right? i mean, we are in the dark, how did that happen? >> i don't know. >> i don't know either, but it is and that a great feeling? >> yes. >> so dad, you traveled all the way up here. you are not able to experience the first eclipse with your wife, but here you are with your girls. >> correct, this is bone chilling. like the feeling of like -- out of nowhere, it goes completely dark like this is amazing. and now we can see a little bit of a sliver of the sun. look at that!

>> oh, my gosh, we can see the rings. >> this is amazing! can we just turn off the lights, guys? i think it's blocking some of our view, we can see the corona. there was a little tiny -- right? we got to see at least a second of it, that was so worth it, was in at? >> yes! >> and the birds, they are so confused, they are flying every single direction, you can think of right now. we can see them in the sky, the clouds and the mist from the niagara falls are a little -- they are a little pinkish, like a yellow pink right now. we were told that that was going to happen because normally you can see on a sunny day you can see a rainbow and another break here, i will let you listen to the crowd react here. oh, there it is! >> oh, my god!

>> i cannot believe we are seeing this right now, it has been cloud cover all day. how lucky are we! >> it's incredible. >> no way. it is like -- i cannot tell you the timing of this is absolutely amazing. look at this, do you see the corona? >> yes. the big sparkling light. >> it is so cool! >> the cloud cover almost makes it even more magical. >> it shows up, like wow. >> i have goose bumps. i can't describe what i am feeling right now. but this is so intense, and there it is! we are coming out of the eclipse and we are going to get -- look at this! oh, my gosh. >> the latest coming back! >> this is just -- i am just speechless. i am absolutely speechless. and suddenly it's like somebody turn the lights back on.

this is just amazing. >> it is. it is. >> all day we were just hoping that we were going to be able to see at least a sliver of this, and i kid you not, the timing of this in niagara falls could not have been more perfect. we got to see totality on such a cloudy day. this is absolutely absolutely amazing. it's very, very emotional. and i don't know why i'm so emotional. thank you for joining us. set for totality here, we will go to pause for a moment and bring you -- take you to the other cities. this is all happening. i'm sorry, i'm at a loss for words and completely emotional here. but our cbs stations will be leaving us now is the path of totality moves on. >> norah: christine, the joy that you have just experienced kind of made me emotional a second time around.

>> tony: that was perfect and i'm so, so happy you got that moment of totality and the clouds parted. we have been so lucky all across the country to this point with the weather cooperating and getting just a really beautiful view. >> norah: i want to bring back in bill and lucianne. i just got emotional second t time, just that amazement and wonder of getting to see something that they did not think they were going to be able to see. >> lucianne: same for me as well. >> bill: it was the same for me in carbondale, we had parting clouds and got to see some of it, nothing like that. that was spectacular. there's no other word for it. it's amazing. >> tony: for days i have been asking people what's it like and now i have seen it, i can't even describe it, but i know someone who might have a shot a very special guest, our next one out actor william shatner, known for his iconic role as captain kirk in "star trek."

>> norah: in 2021 he went to space aboard a blue or gin capsule, watching in bloomington, indiana, and mr. shatner, what a delight it is to speak with you. tell us what you saw and experienced today. >> well, there were a large group of americans here, you can only describe it, i am in bloomington, indiana, and it rained here this morning, forecast rain tonight, perfectly blue sky is crystal clear not even a high serious clouds and we were wearing the dark glasses, and i watch the sun being obliterated by the moon until it was just a ram -- an engagement ring of the universe. happen in front of my eyes. it's overwhelming. it brings to mind the whole world looking up in the space

and wishing over that ring of fire for goodness and success to our world both individual people and the fact that we will care for our world even more assiduously than we have been in the past. >> tony: yeah, there's at least one record to mr. shatner in recorded history of warring army is laying down their arms when an eclipse appeared and somehow by all of us here in the tents in the millions watching that same sun and moon around a view in this particular way we might be reminded we are all one people on one planet. what was the experience around you as he took in this wonder? and how does it compare to the many other wonders who have had in your life going into orbits on that blue origin rocket? >> everything, if you have the right spends of mind, everything

is a wonder. everything is awesome. just living is awesome. to see that ring and to hear -- i am at university, i am at indiana university with a lot of screaming school people and they are all excited. the hush when that son was shadowed by the moon, that hush over the tens of thousands of students was enormous. it's the kind of performance that you wish you could give and have that effect over an audience of that size. it was magical. magical moment in time. it's something i will never forget. it becomes part of the mystery of the universe. things are happening out there that we know very little about. we see through the

webb telescope, the miracle of nature, this was a miracle of nature. >> tony: mr. shatner, thank you very much and it puts an end to the proper context to everyone who can hear my voice i hope you saw that eclipse today or at least part of it because it was a beauty and we have a long time to wait until the next one. in fact the next total eclipse that touches all parts of the u.s. will not be on till 2044 and 2045 for a widespread one. it will be sometime. >> norah: that does it for

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