rosemary lane, who was a news at oak ridge. d isabelle karle:, who was a chemist at a lab in chicago. first, i will ask rosemary to tell us a little bit about her story and how her expense on the manhattan project transformed her life. rosemary lane: well, -- >> them -- the microphone needs to be about two inches from your lip. -- lips. rosemary lane: can you hear me? >> can we dim the lights and little bit? -- a little bit? that is better. thank you. thank you. >> [indiscernible] >> [indistinct chatter] rosemary lane: now it is off again. ok. i came to oak ridge in august 1943. i was a relatively new graduate from nursing school. i graduated when you're ahead of that time and i have been continuing to work at the hospital that i had finished my training in. and then was going to school part-time. and i got a phone call one day and it was a former instructor of mine. and he said, oh, i got to be to talk to you about. and i would like to meet you for lunch, which we did. he, it turned out, had become a recruiter for the manhattan

that is rosemary myers lane. three of the girls that are the nine major characters -- not characters, but the people she focused on in her book are on voice -- on our voices of the manhattan project on the website. we were able to do interviews with them. colleen black is one i would like to remember, who is in her book. very dear in such an enthusiast for preserving oak ridge's history and the creation of the national park. she passed away in the last couple of months. she was larger than life. she arrived in oak ridge with her extended family of 10 persons. they lived in a trailer. and worked in shifts so they could sleep in shifts. but she never talked about it without exuding enthusiasm. she was the leak detector girl. another person focused in the book is katie strickland from auburn, alabama. they -- the segregation policies do not allow her to live with her husband. the book is full of great stories. so one of the themes, when i talked to denise about what you might and is about the journey that each of th

and one of the girls -- she featured nine girls -- is with us this afternoon and that's rosemary meyers lane. three of them are captured -- three of the girls that are the nine major characters -- not characters but people she focused on in her book are on our voices of the manhattan project website. we were able to take interviews with them so you can read the book and then listen and hear them on our website. colleen black is one i would like to remember who is in her book and a very, very dear enthusiast for preserving oak ridge's history and the creation of the national park. sadly, she passed away in the last couple of months, but she's just larger than life. she arrived in oak ridge with her extended family of ten persons and they lived in a trailer and worked in shifts so they could sleep in shifts, could all fit into the trailer. but she never talked about it without just exuding enthusiasm. she'll be missed. another person that is focused in the book is katie strickland. she came from auburn, alabama, with her husband to work at the k-25 only to discover that the army's segregation

>> we're doing okay in terms of volume rosemary. 59 95, this is pretty much the typical spot where we jam up. the southbound lanesmoving along just fine through the work zone. absecon city route 30 westbound closed at illinois avenue 0 due to an earlier accident. route 30 closed between 646 and route 9 due to an earlier accident. the bridges heading in and out of the city currently no problems for the walt, the ben or the tacony palmyra. road closures coming up. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> well it's going to be a nicer day today than it was yesterday. drier conditions across the area. you will notice that we'll still have clouds in the forecast. can't rule out a stray shower. but tomorrow that's when we have more showers that will be coming. we're looking at scattered showers pretty much through the day tomorrow. so far, it does look like most of the showers should be clearing out in time for fireworks. at least that's good news. a live look out right now across center city, atop the aramark building. clear skies, dry compared to what we saw yesterday morning at t

lane. there's police activity directing traffic around the incident. we'll check in with new jersey coming up there's a few things going on there. rosemary? >> thank you, jessica. 11 minutes after 5:00. missing for nearly 24 hours, a man sees a swimmer struggling in the water and calls 911. >> no big surprise. the current in the inlet are terrible. >> the latest on the search for the swimmer at the jersey shore. we'll tell you what makes this spot so dangerous. >>> i'm nbc 10's monique braxton, live where the lgbt community will gather this afternoon to talk strategy. we'll have an update after the break. trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> heavy rain wasn't the only thing pounding our neighborhoods overnight. nbc 10 cameras in coatesville, chester county caught strong gusts there. >>> here's a live look fromfrom storm force 10. they're in the chester conte area tracking storm

lane to get by. the drive times are relatively unaffected. the vine street expressway toward the blue route, a 12-minute trip. you can take mlk drive to get through the area. rosemary>> coming up the u.s. women's soccer team is headed back to the world cup finals. the american squad took on germany in the semifinals at montreal last night. watch the top right of your screen. take a look. that's got to hurt. usa's morgan brian and germany's alexandra popp banged heads there. carli lloyd in the meantime scored in her third straight game. the u.s. by the way shut out germany, 2-0. >> it's a dream come true. this is what we dream for, the blood, the sweat, the tears, everything. i know this is a great win, but my eyes are on the final right now. >> on sunday the u.s. will play for the cup against the winner of today's match between japan and england. >>> every wonder what happens behind the scenes here at nbc 10 news today? well, you can see for yourself and interact with us on the news set. follow us on periscope. our address is nbcphiladelphia. >>> coming up chris christie is already on the campaign trail. does he have history on his side in his run for president? ju

those involved included rosemary lane, work as head nurse at oak ridge tennessee hospital.

those involved included rosemary lane, who worked as head nurse and isabella carl -- karle, who was amist and studied in the specialized -- and specialized in the study of plutonium. this is 40 minutes. denise kiera