Director of the hayden planetarium, place we all went to as a kid and i was never the same after that. I came back and actually became director. We also want to welcome cspan into this event. They are recording it for book tv. Cspan inhouse. Pan is [applause] tonights book is called welcome to the universe. I love saying that, welcome to the universe. When you go to the planetarium director school, they teach you how to speak like that. Let me immediately introduce my coauthors. First, michael strauss. [applause] these are my two coauthors. [applause] have a seat so just a bit of an introduction, i talked fori t ten years at Princeton University from 1994 through 2003, and before i transferred all of my activities here to this museum, over that time, i taught a course on introductory astrophysics and i got very popular and people liked it and we moved to vickers pace and we realized we could charge, we could energize the course even more by adding other talent that has particular exper
Cspan in the house. [laughter] [applause] tonights book is call welcome to the universe and i love saying that. Welcome to the universe. They tee that too. Let me immediately introduce my coauthors, first Michael Strauss. [applause] these are my two coauthors. [applause] so have a seat. So just a bit of introduction. I taught for ten years at Princeton University from 1994 to 2003 and before i transferred all of my activities here to this museum but over that time i taught a course on instructory astro physics. We realized we could charge, we could energize the course even more by adding other talent that has expertise that could see the curriculum, see the syllabus, in particular Michael Strauss is an expert on our galaxy, its structure, largescale structures of the universe in particularly. In fact, ph. D thesis was mapping the universe. Thats right. In fact, we met in the andies mountains of chile and we became good friends and colleagues. Jay richard gott, the third. While michael
A household appliance may have been used in the south. Find out how security affects the papal visit including some at Independence Mall. Lets go over to david murphy and karen rogers is talking about traffic. Reporter feeling like autumn this morning, but it will feel like summer this afternoon. The satellite is showing thin clouds across south jersey and delaware, the sun will not have a problem in south jersey and delaware. 58 degrees in philadelphia. Allentown, 48. 53 in trenton. 52 in wilmington. A bit of a light breeze at times on the terrace. As we roll through the day, 8 00 a. M. , 58. Noon, 76 patriotic degrees. The high is 82 degrees. For the weekend well cloud up and cool down and the big question is the rain, karen whats doing on the roads locally . Reporter we have a multivehicle accident on the schuylkill expressway westbound you want to watch for that past the vine street expressway. Eastbound we have construction on the off ramp to 0th street. Watch for that constructio
Obviously want this guy caught. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser is live at Police Headquarters tonight. Dave . Reporter lucy, investigators from the special victims unit are now working on this incident involving that teenaged girl and theyre getting an assist from septa police who were trying to locate some Surveillance Video tonight. In the meantime, residents in that West Philadelphia community are on edge. Its very close to home its very personal. I take it personal. Reporter ben at a font roy walked her daughter taylor to the store late tuesday afternoon a few feet away from where Police Say Man tried to grab a 14yearold girl monday while she was waiting for bus. Its kind of scary. I have kids. I have three kids. Um, and it has to be very shaking for a 14yearold. I mean its real scary you got to really hold on to your kids and watch your kids because people are crazy. Reporter police say the incident happened around 5 45 monday evening at the corner of 60th and arch in West Philadelphia
14yearold girl monday while she was waiting for bus. Its kind of scary. I have kids. I have three kids. Um, and it has to be very shaking for a 14yearold. I mean its real scary you got to really hold on to your kids and watch your kids because people are crazy. Reporter police say the incident happened around 5 45 monday evening at the corner of 60th and arch in west philadelphia. Right near a new City Surveillance camera. Teenager told police she was waiting for the bus here when man approached and asked to talk to her. She said no. Then he grabbed her. Just a shame somebody like me or somebody couldnt have came by that new her and could have grabbed this guy. Thats very dangerous. Reporter police say when the 14yearold resisted and struggled with the man, he fled to a blue four door sedan with tinted windows. Rick leg get says its not the first time hes heard about problems at this corner. We have heard it before because it was someone here im telling you that my grandson, he says so