A full day of olympic competition, and some local stars, are in the spotlight. Right now, a full day of olympic competition, and some local stars are in the spotlight, but one fan favorite suffered a tough break. Were tracking unusually dangerous weather conditions. Firefighters on alert across the bay area. The news starts right now. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Were on with a Special Olympics edition of nbc bay area news. Wohl get to all the action on our bay area athletes in pyeongchang in a moment. We want to update you on unusually strong winds across the area. Park rangers had to close the lighthouse stairs because of that high wind. Firefighters notice north bay are keeping a close eye on the conditions. Rob mayeda has been tracking the wind all afternoon. It looks like were looking at this evening to midnight tonight. Our storm ranger Doppler Radar, should be seeing a lot of rain this year. Seeing nothing of the sort in san jose, 71 degrees outside. Mostl
Untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race. Hear her journey about writing this remarkable story that combines the rich intersection of the civil rights era, the space race, the cold war and the movement for gender equality. As an anthropologist with an admiration for history, i was curious about this date, september 8th. What happened with nasa on this date. So september 8th, 1967, the surveyor v launched. 1983, sat com vii launched. And today, september 8th, 2016, Margot Lee Shetterly publicly launches her book [laughter] Hidden Figures into the literary world. [applause] so a little bit on margot. I know many of you you know her, or went to school with her. Margot was raised right here in hampton, virginia. She graduated from the university of virginia with a degree in finance. A journalist, independent researcher, entrepreneur and cocreator of an englishlanguage monthly magazine with her husband, aaron, margot is the daughter of one of the first na
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Those injuries she received, she was alive at the time. In this new report, the city says wait a minute. If she were alive then how come the coroner found no dust, dirt, debris or Fire Fighting foam in the trachea or lung tissues of the deceased. If she were alive, the city argues, she would have breathed in one or more of those items. The city also notes that she was ejected from the plane just like two other passengers who were right next to her, both of whom died. San francisco is saying that the San Mateo County coroners decision was faulty. Attorney jerry gold show says the city is likely building its defense against the wrongful death lawsuit already niled by the girls family. That the girl was already dead and, therefore, that as tragic as it was that her body was mutilated by the fire engine, the fire engines did not cause her death. And, therefore, she has no claim against the city and county of San Francisco. So whos correct about how she died . Well, this is the sort of ques
This is wjz baltimore. From the city to the counties to your neighborhood. Now, its complete coverage its wjz marylands news station. Pending government shut down. Time is ticking away as deadline draws closer. Controversy over passing a spending bill to avoid a shut down heats up. The fingerpointing and plans for the days ahead. Good evening i am linh bui tomorrow the budget battle shifts to the senate as lawmakers race against the clock. They need to reach a deal to avoid a partial shut counsel but the Sticking Point is the health care law. Tara mergener has the latest from capitol hill. Sundayed a noof roon afternoon. Reporter good sunday afternoon. Reporter republicans took aim. The senate needs to act. Why are they waiting . Why arent those doors open . Reporter latest house bill passed saturday ties funding for federal agencies with the one year delay in parts of the Affordable Care act. We are asking them if good in good faith come back and do what is recierd in a demog required