On book tvs afterwards, Science Writer Nathalia Holt chronicles the lives of an elite group of people who worked at the jet Propulsion Laboratorys in the 40s and 50s. She talks about her book, rise of the rocket girls with lisa grande of the system is sony and national air and space museum. Host thank you very much Nathalia Holt for being here with me to talk about your research and your new book about the socalled rocket girls of the jet Propulsion Laboratory before thank you for having me. Host i would like to begin by asking you how you discovered this group of women and how you decided to write about this largely forgotten pieceof American History . Guest its a strange coincidence. I came across this story circa 2010 and my husband and i were expecting our first baby and we were having a really difficult time coming up with names. Finally my husband suggested Eleanor Francis and i wasnt sure until i did what parents do these days and i googled the name and what popped up was a woma
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About sharing the library with the homeless. But its an important resource for people who have no place else to go. Equal time correspondent Estephany Haro begins our coverage, looking at the benefits the homeless receive here. Martin luther king jr. Library is an institution in the heart of the Silicon Valley, open to everyone. It occupies 4th and san fernando streets. A key corner of san jose state university. The library has received multiple awards for its unique design and is a partnership with the city of san jose and san jose state university. What is isnt receiving any awards for is the fact that the Library Offers a home to the homeless. The hours are so extended you can take care of things and have time to come back and finish whatever it was that you were trying to do. The homeless can come here to use computers, read books, and they even sleep on the floor, or sometimes slumped over desks. The building stays open to all until 9 o clock most days. In eleven years, as library
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Summer, one last thrill ride on the worlds fastest wooden roller coaster. Nightly news begins next. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, im kate snow in for lester. Tonight for millions of americans up and down the east coast this holiday, wasnt quite what they hoped. Churning surf, dangerous rip currents and high winds from lot of vacationers to leave the water on this labor day. Its the latest impact of a deadly storm that has lingered for days and the affect on businesses that rely on summer tourist dollars is still being tallied. Gabe gutierrez is on new yorks long island. Reporter tonight the stubborn storm is stalling off the northeast coast. Hermine now a post Tropical Cyclone that just wont quit, from the north and when youre out on the beach, its hard to keep your head up and look. Reporter though hermine is 200 miles offshore in parts of massachusetts, Tropical Storm warning is still under effect. I h