i'm the daughter of katherine johnson. katherine johnson. >> mama got there in '53. the engineers came and asked for specific skills. the supervisor said oh, well, that's katherine. >> katherine was a leader in her area. she paved the way. she made enormous contributions, did calculations on the trajectory for the apollo program. >> what happened if somebody questioned your work? >> tough. >> nobody seemed to know there were women at nasa. >> the difficulties that they went through, socially and the fact that nasa had them operating i think was a breakthrough back in those days. >> everybody was looking at the television. mama said ooh, i hope he does what we told him to do. because if they did what they told him to do it would be successful. >> tension started filling up the room. >> 2 1/2. picking up some dust. >> picking up some dust. we're there. we've got an engine blowing dust off the moon. >> houston, tranquility base here. the eagle has landed. >> my gosh, this is really happening. 500 million people watching apoll

. >> my name is katherine johnson. >> mama got there '53. s came and asked for specific skills. the supervisor said, oh, that's katherine. >> katherine was a leader in her area. she paved the way. she made enormous contributions. calculations in the trajectory for the apollo program. >> everybody was looking at the television. mama said, oh, i hope he does what we told him to do. because if they did what they told them to do, it would be successful. >> i'm going to step off the lander now. it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> it was the first time man walked on the moon. and the first time software ran on the moon. >> there you go. beautiful, beautiful. >> ain't that something? >> they did what the women told them to do. >> yeah. >> and they got there and got home safely. >> smart men. that airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. katherine johnson, we heard her story in the movie "hidden figures." it will be very interesting to see -- really this whole series ju about the yr 69. nson murders, chappaquiddic

the sheriff was here for awhile but if katherine johnson from the sheriff's office is here? maybe not. that's one less we have. >> the sheriff was here and she had to leave about a half an hour ago because she had to give a tour of the jail. >> she was here for most of it and listened. oewd, which will be our last department presentation and then we'll move on to community j jorje, cassie and lisa. >> good afternoon, i'm joined by our project manager for tente tenterloin center market. thank you for having us and for having this hearing. i'm the director of invested neighborhooded which is the neighborhood of the development team of the economic and office development. i will enhance and create job opportunities in the greater central market neighborhood. we would like to point out these efforts strive to improve public safety, provide economic opportunity, build community and great pathways for employment. as a result, the outcome may impact individuals, organizations, businesses that are directly and indirectly impacted by open-air drug dealing in the tenderloin. what i wi

. >>> from mathematicians such as katherine johnson and margaret hamilton to astronauts like sally rideot be told without listing the contributions of women. omar villafranca met what might be the next generation. >> reporter: the stars at night are big and bright in marfa, texas. >> i see the big dipper. >> what else? >> a bunch of sparkling befughts. coashl, charlotte, s dannie,la, madison, and mabel, all 10 and 11 years old decided to enter a nationwide science contest. their team name? the marfa martians. >> it's kind of empowering like young people, young women can do things like that too. >> reporter: if they won, their experiment would be performed on the international space station by real astronauts, but winning seemed like a long shot. more than 23,000 students were participating. many were in high school. cheri agero is their science teacher. >> i was trying to prepare them for not going on because they're young, very young, and they surprised me every single time we go on to a next step. >> reporter: the girls even surprised themselves, trying to find a way to kill bacteria

. >> reporter: it also features the real-life katherine johnson, a gifted mathematician who struggledat. she can handle any numbers you put in front of her. >> at 53, the engineers asked for specific skills. the supervisor said, that's katherine. >> katherine was a leader in her area and paved the way. she made enormous contributions to calculations and the trajectory for the program. >> what happened if somebody questioned your work? >> tough. >> this one is going to be great, "1969" premieres tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on abc. >>> coming up, wait till you see the weather magic ♪ [ crying ] ♪ you protect them at home. we help protect them online. this is beyond wifi. this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> we are back now. white coats on. exciting news from our ginger zee. a brand-new adult book, young adult book. let's make clear. young adult book. "chasing helicity." we're celebrating by suiting up and stepping into our science lab with a few junior scientists to make weather happen. welcome, you guys, and, ginger, congratulations. >> t

. >> former cpu member katherine sandoval echoes concerns about johnson and the new board members proposed by pg&e. half of the ten nominees come from east coast investment firms. >> we need to see a commitment not just to pg&e's financial bottom line, but to the bottom line of the safety of californians. >> shareholders will get to vote on the new board and the ceo at the annual meeting coming up on may 21st. pg&e tells me johnson's pay will be covered by shareholders and not rate payer, and that half of his incentive compensation will be tied to safety performance. clearly a very important issue as wildfire season comes up. >> definitely. all right. thank you, dan. >>> abc7 news is committed to building a better bay area. we don't shy away from the tough topics, and we look for solutions for you. alameda residents are about to decide on a proposed homeless center that some say just doesn't belong. it would be the biggest in the east bay, and the vote takes place this tuesday. let's go to abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley who is there live with more on the story. leslie? >> hi there, dan