. >> reporter: one of those women was catherine johnson. on her 98th birthday she still lives by the same motto her father told her when she was young. >> you're as good as anybody here. >> reporter: and you took that to heart? >> reporter: at nasa she calculated the trajectory of alan shepherd's 1961 space flight, verified the numbers guiding john glen's orbit. and in 1969, her numbers helped the apollo mission land on the moon. >> there is no question that every single day, every number, every research report, everything that they did was also directed at expanding the concept of what was possible for >> two, four, six, eight -- >> reporter: working in the jim crow south, these women were relegated to the back of the bus to get to work. they couldn't use the same bathrooms or sit at the same lunch tables. langley's newly diverse workforce made it not just a flight laboratory but a social experiment. do you think that there's something about math that it doesn't matter -- it's the equalizer. >> in math, when you're working with it, you kno

among them was catherine johnson id eight sandra cisneros nine to describe the trajectories have to send a man into orbit. she was asked to compute by hand the same guber said data of the computer with a simulation to which the war with the could compute the berbers, dash numbers. did and if those two different sets of numbers would show the actual word common than astra not john glad that is get the girl to duet. basically. [laughter] [applause] . .

another one, and this is something if you ask catherine johnson and speak to her and say how is it possible for you in the south in the work a work ent that still have segregated bathrooms and cafeterias and all these things were still happening when a woman may not have even been able to get a credit card in her own name how are you able to do this work and tell them this would bring them home safely that sounds like a lot to ask and goes back to what my father said to me. you are no better than anyone else and no one is better than you are. [applause] i've probably spent more time thinking about that than any other things because one of these things that seems very simple to both the part about no one is better than you which gives the confidence to walk into a situation with people who may be different than we are and feel confident that we can hold our heads high but the part you are no better than anyone else i think that is the power. so catherine felt it was her prerogative in the segregated south to extend herself to all the people she worked with. she had such a sense of humanity a

i'm catherine cortez masto ((sharie johnson)) >>> here's live shot of the closure of the u-s 95 on ramp to southbound i-15. crews will be working on the on this stretch until 10 a-m tomorrow. n-dot says crews are preparing to demolish the bridge that crosses symphony park drive. officials say the best thing to however, several detours are in place to try and make this construction phase a smooth one. /// ((sharie johnson)) >>> 8 news now is your local election headquarters. and we are bringing you front and center to a senate debate right here on klas.. doctor joe heck will take part in a debate with his challenger.. catherine cortez masto. there is still no confirmed date.. the heck and cortez masto campaigns sent out a release saying each will be part of the a we will let you know both on air and online./// ((sharie johnson)) >>> one day after dropping his long-standing claim that president obama was not born in the united states, donald trump now says hillary clinton, was behind the so-called "birther movement." (( hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controve

i'm catherine cortez masto ((sharie johnson)) >>> before you answer that next email from your boss.. you'll want to listen up. consumer advocate michelle mortensen says company... and you could be to blame. ((michelle mortensen)) >>> well, if i've said it once ... i've said it a million times. scammers are clever ... and their latest trick could cost you your job. ((michelle mortensen)) every day is octoberfest ... at the german club of nevada ... ((michelle mortensen)) but the party almost stopped profits and clubs across the nation. it's known as the boss scam ... and this is why... ((ingrid: i recieved an email from president steve ... )) ((michelle mortensen)) it started with an email ... like many scams do. it appeared to have been sent from the club presdient to ingrid stewart the club treasurer ((ingrid: he said you need to help me transfer some money. )) ((michelle mortensen)) not even an odd request .. according to ingrid as they had just finished a parking lot addition and needed to pay close to 7 grand for the job ... so when the email asked for 6900 ((ingrid: there were n

i'm catherine cortez masto. ((sharie johnson)) >>> today marks five years since the devastating labor day weekend fire in texas. survivors and first responders came together to remember its devastation and celebrate their recovery. a record breaking one-thousand six hundred sixty homes were destroyed in the powerlines from a tropical storm. for 37 days more than 32-thousand acres were burned. those who lost their homes placed roses on a mural of the fire to represent a house or family that was affected. (( dallas wayne, lost his home in the fire: it all helps in the healing process in a lot of ways a lot of things about the fire were just horrific)) ((sharie johnson)) >> a mural will soon hang in the courthouse there as a sign of hope weather ((katie boer)) <<<<<

((christianne klein)) >>> from the johnson junior i'm catherine cortez masto and i come from a big family. a whole lot of people. a whole lot of love. and a whole lot of food. my dad's family was from mexico. my mom's was from italy. 60 years ago they met here in nevada and we grew as a family really grew as a family. dad got his start parking cars at the dunes hotel. but he went on to be the head of tourism for las vegas and helped build the city we know today. attorney general. catherine took on the big banks when they preyed on homeowners. and forced them to pay one point nine billion dollars to nevadans. she became a national leader in protecting children from sex traffickers. and passed laws to keep seniors safe from crooked scams. i'm catherine cortez masto, i approve this message because i've spent my career solving problems, isn't that something stadium. ((paul joncich)) >> las vegas mayor carolyn goodman sat down with our good day team today...during the weekly "mondays with the mayors" segment. ((michael stevens)) -talk about the mercury exposure at walter johnson junior high sc

catherine herridge caught up with jay johnson for an exclusive interview as workers return to rebuild and reimagined ground combround. >> reporter: the americans murdered in new york city and washington d.c. and pennsylvania. there are more home grown terrorist and encrypted communication that make it difficult for investigators to track. >> 9/11 was a terrorist directed attack. in addition to terrorist inspired attacks where isil and al-qaeda tries to reach in our home land through the internet and social media. >> reporter: with exclusive access fox news went with jeh johnson as workers took up work space at one world center. ♪ o say can you see. >> it is developly personal. >> it feels like victory. >> it is american and new yorker and we will not let someone else dictate. dictate what we do. >> reporter: the current threats are never far from their mind. >> is it a specific threat on the 15th anniversary. >> we know of no specific threat around the 15th anniversary. but in this environment it is important not to get too hung up on that. when you are dealing with terrorist inspired

tom: guy johnson, catherine mann at oecd paris is adamant about this tendency toward oligopoly.hat the guests think about all the money we have got sitting over there that belongs to -- over here that belongs to u.s. companies over there. roger, how would that money be spent if it was repatriated? roger: the first thing we need, of course, is an agreement on business tax reform, which would allow a repatriation element and the related medium level tax on that repatriated cash, to get that capital returned here. that is a third area, together with infrastructure and immigration, that i think might for bipartisan agreement in the new administration and the new congress. but you need at first, or you do not have to worry about what you do when it gets back here. guy: how much would be useful money? roger: it is hard to say because we have seen weak investment and weak productivity over the last couple of years, in particular, in the united states. most models suggest that the reason investment is weak is because anticipated growth -- or as ken would say, anticipated output growth -

. >> reporter: catherine dekker mother of michael johnson was at the service.r son shot and killed by a mentally ill suicidal man in march of last year. she says her son often voiced his concerns about his safety given the thin stretched department. >> is just a tragedy. we have to have more officers in what's going to happen -- pulling those other officers back into patrol, it's going to create a backlog on all their filing. >> it is one of the most difficult times. yes. one of the most difficult times. >> reporter: the lieutenant admits he is fatigued. he is grateful for the support. >> we have a small amount of officers carrying on the same amount of work. so in that sense, the load is a lot heavier. >> reporter: some of the community members as a the police staffing levels now is the time for residents to be more vigilant and to band together as this department looks to rebuild. live in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> people open to swim in tilden's park lake and i will have to look elsewhere at least for a while. the east bay regional park di

johnson. he speaks exclusively to our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge about what 9/11 taught 3,000 americans were murdered in new york city, washington, dc, and shanksville, pennsylvania, the threat is more diverse with the emergence of home-grown terrorists and encrypted communications that make it increasingly difficult for investigators to track. >> 9/11 was the prime example of a terrorist-directed attack. we now live with the prospect, in addition, the terrorist-inspired attacks, where isil, al qaeda, trying to literally reach into our homeland through the internet, through social media. >> with exclusive access, fox news went with homeland security secretary jeh johnson as federal government employees returned to ground zero for the first time in 15 years and take up workspace at one world trade center. ♪ oh, say can you see >> the return marked by today's ceremony deeply personal for those who lived through the attacks. >> in some ways it feels like victory, you know. >> it goes to our resilience as americans, as new yorkers, as people of the three world, that we won't

is the center of the refugee crisis in syria...johnson senate seat has been filled with back and forth attacks... but now, suppporters of democrat catherine cortez masto are complaining her opponent is running "misleading" campaign ads. several nevada police union members say the ads accusing cortez-masto of overseeing increased violent crime rates during her time as state attorney general.. are inaccurate. "they are cherry picking statisitics to mislead nevan her time as our state's top enforcement official. our politifact team crunched the numbers and found the rates for murder.. robbery and rape actually fell during cortez masto's 8-years in office.. but experts say the attorney general really doesn't have a measurable impact on crime rates. we first told you about this story yesterday on midday... now...people in a chicago neighborhood are banning together to make sure two violent thieves are off the streets.... you can see in surveillance -- as abc's alex perez reports....this comes after chicago's deadliest month in decades..... this morning-chicago police on the hunt for the brazen suspects that took down this senior citizen and th

johnson finally was able to answer... senate seat has been filled with back and forth attacks... but now, suppporters of democrat catherine cortez masto are complaining her opponent is running "misleading" campaign ads. several nevada police union members say the ads accusing cortez-masto of overseeing increased violent crime rates during her time as state attorney general.. are inaccurate. "they are cherry picking statisitics to mislead nevadans about catherine and her time as our state's top the numbers and found the rates for murder.. robbery and rape actually fell during cortez masto's 8-years in office.. but experts say the attorney general really doesn't have a measurable impact on crime rates. the former united faith pastor convicted of sexually assaulting children will now be spending at least the next 60 years in prison. a judge sentenced otis holland to 15 life terms for having sex congregation. he was arrested in 20-10... and tried to flee to mexico. his attorney says he will be appealing the conviction and sentence. holland is facing similar charges in a separate case in henderson-- with 5 other alleged victim

leader...with sharie johnson, katie boer & jon what kind of person would misuse the topic of rape in a political campaign? joe heck, that's who. the truth is, as attorney general, catherine cortez masto led the fight against crimes like sexual assault and worked with republicans and democrats to make sure rape kits were administered for victims. but in washington, congressman joe heck joe heck. lying about rape. part of the problem in washington. i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. i'm catherine cortez masto congressman heck's become part of the problem in washington. heck voted to protect perks for politicians like himself, allowing congressmen to travel on private jets at taxpayer expense and voted members of congress, like himself, taxpayer-funded healthcare for life. heck even voted to allow congressmen to take their pay during a government shutdown. is what's wrong with washington. dscc is responsible ((brittany edney)) >>> metro police still have the strip mall closed after a man shot and killed one person then tried deceiving officers by calling 9-1-1 giving a fake suspect description. escorted the suspect out of the starbucks but other witnesse

coming up on the ((sharie johnson)) >> why many in china got the chance to make it happen once again on one of the world's most unique bridges./// announcer: you're i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists. narrator: and joe heck says "i have high hopes we'll see donald trump become president." i don't know what i said, aah... narrator: heck says he "completely supports" trump. i would bomb the [bleep] out of them. narrator: and heck? reporter: you trust him having his finger on the nuclear button? heck: i do. reporter: why do you say that? heck: why wouldn't i? heck. >>> would you walk across the world's highest and longest glass bridge? yes, i said glass. it reopened in china this morning. the zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge was closed for safety upgrades. and today-- the new tourist attraction had people acting like kids again. ...if you can take it of course: ((james zhang/visitor)i feel a little scared. but uh you know i'm strong enough (makes strong fists) now, i'm superman! (laughter) )) ((paul joncich)) >> it's $20 bucks if you're ever in china. the glass bridge is one-

johnson middle school. this coming inbo all students had been released. they are back with their parents as far as we know. a lot of worried parents and i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. so i'm really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. i hope the women of nevada remember that when it's time to vote. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. bob kidder, owner, new england shirt company: this factory has been here since eighteen eighty-three. we have over sixty people here making shirts labled made in america. but donald trump's brand of shirts come from china, his suits from mexico, his coats from india. trump's products p says he'll make america great again while he's taking the shirts right off our backs. >> dana: a lot of people don't like clowns but you are especially not going to like this one. >> dana: welcome in. live pictures from the las vegas strip. you see a bit of the dawn glow in the d