Massachusetts General Hospital and m. I. T. Her first book is called cured, the people who defeated hiv. She has been published in the new york times, Los Angeles Times and time magazine. In 2016 she published the work that is the basic of her talk tonight, entitled rise of the rocket girls the women who propelled us, from missiles to the moon to mars. That work was a bestseller and was widely praised by critics, including one who described it as immersive, evocative, and superbly written. Her narrative should be required reading. Another commented that when Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind, there was womankind in the control room. It is a pleasure to welcome to the university of Mary Washington nathalia holt. [applause] thank you so much. I really appreciate you having me here tonight and i am excited to talk to you about rocket girls. This is a group of pioneers whose careers shaped nasa and really made it what it is today. Before i get into their history, i want to sha
You might find something that you have been wondering about. Mostly all we wanted to be is to be a joyful hour. And ive been to catch up with terrence, to reflect on the overwhelming impact of his personaljourney, highlighting loneliness at christmas. Good morning, Merry Christmas. Its Christmas Day, wednesday the 25th of december. Our top story. The queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional Festive Service in sandringham this morning. Yesterday, the duke of edinburgh rejoined his family at the norfolk estate after spending four nights in hospital. Its not yet known if Prince Andrew, who recently stepped back from royal duties, will attend todays event. Charlotte gallagher reports. Prince philip arrives back at sandringham by helicopter after spending four nights in a Central London hospital. He walked out unaided and without a stick a huge relief for his family that he is home to spend Christmas Day with them. This hasnt been the smoothest year for the royals. S
Where giving back is just the beginning. And jimmy fallon weighs in on the White House Christmas decorations. This is where melania used scrabble titlles to decorate th tree. Be best. President trump also has an ornament, it says, witch hunt. Early today starts right now. Good Tuesday Morning to you. That post thanksgiving winter storm is still lingering for millions of americans, this dangerous weather system has been dumping incredible amounts of snow. In minnesota they are digging out after getting 20 inches. Overnight the storm began ham erring the northeast. These are scenes from all ove meanwhile, we are learning more about a deadly south dakota plane crash linked to dangerous weather conditions. Reporter in a snow covered cornfield in south dakota the tragic end to a thanksgiving weekend hunting trip of 12 family members on board, only three survived. The ntsb now inspecting the remains of the single engine. Sources say the plane had been sitting for more than 24 hours before at
Its a wet commute so lets get over to jobina. We are still continuing to follow this situation in san jose right now. Sevencar crash reported by the chp on northbound 280 before state route 87. Speeds are low at 9 Miles Per Hour in that area. The backup extends more than two miles at this point. Theyre focused on the injuries right now involved in this crash. Three left lanes have been blocked at this point. We will continue to follow that for you this morning. Leaving you with a live look at the san mateo bridge. Earlier this morning i was reporting that there was some flooding at the end of the bridge once you got off heading west bound there. That has been cleared up now. Thanks. The rain is being blamed for a landslide on the peninsula. Our Storm Watch Team coverage continues with Amy Hollyfield who is live in san bruno with the closures now in place. Good morning. This salk and this lane on san bruno avenue are closed. Were at the top of this hill of this slide. This is between Gl
Until sentencing. The governments decision to suspend parliament. Were expecting to hear from Ruth Davidson in the next few minutes. In her Resignation Letter she said it had been the privilege of my life to serve as the leader good afternoon. Of the scottish conservative welcome to bbc newsroom live. And im annita unionist mcveigh. Party. the government has insisted a government whip, lord young, that mps will have time has also resigned in the last half to debate the uks departure from the European Union hour, saying shutting parliament down risks fundamentally undermining it. Despite plans to suspend parliament but cabinet ministers reject claims for five weeks into october. Yesterday, the queen approved the move is an attempt to stop mps the Prime Ministers request to close parliament until 14th from debating brexit october less than three or preventing a no deal exit. Weeks before the uk this is completely constitutional, and proper, there is going to be is due to leave the eu. Lo