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Problem? if so, i need to tell the right people in the test team. >> reporter: so, how did you end up the only woman in the firing room during the launch of apollo 11? >> my director of information systems called me in and said, youre our best communicator. were going to have you on the console. later i found out, he had to go and convince the center director dr. kurt debus it was going to be okay. >> reporter: do you think it was okay with the men in the room? >> no, no. >> reporter: exactly. >...

Reader. she skipped first grade. she wouldnt want a doll for christmas. she would rather have a chemistry set, an erector set. >> at 17, joann interned at the army ballistic agency, went on to be the first female engineer at cape canaveral. >> what was it like when you first started at nasa? >> it was pretty intense. it was all men in a lot of buildings i worked in, a lot of them didnt have ladies restrooms. >> like the women in the movie "hidden figures" joann had to go to a different building ...

Giving that flex blght to the states are important, so those are the final touches. but also making sure people understand were protecting pre-existing conditions, were protecting the things that we said. you know, children on the insurance until theyre 26, the caps on the insurance, those are the kinds of things we are committed to making sure everybody has a smooth transition just as the president has said all along. eric: are you confident when it come toss the freedom caucus, you can get it ...

In a foot of mississippi mud. absolute topographical nightmare. >> one, two, three! >> is this the roller thing, right? the roller bar? >> the next piece is the bank ct. >> bring in the nose. >> all right. so thats the light launch nose. going over the bank. steady. >> very slick. >> you can see how crazy dangerous this is. its just slicker th eer than s here. >> there it is. >> this is like an erector set for grown-up, man. >> it is. >> not light. >> no. >> let it go. let it go. this is your la...

Going over the bank. steady. >> very slick. >> you can see how crazy dangerous this is. its just slicker. >> there it is. >> this is like an erector set for grown-up, man. >> it is. >> not light. >> no. >> let it go. let it go. this is your landing roller. >> this guy? >> yep. >> step on that launch nose and walk across. >> step on the launch nose. got it. >> we just got to make sure we dont fall in the gap. >> no, were not going to fall in the gap. >> last time we built this bridge, i fell in t...

>> very freaking excited. >> come on, mike! weve got to get it! >> i dare you to turn the channel. on this episode, im going to build a bridge capable of supporting 70 tons. in less than an hour. this is like an erector set for grown-ups. im going to do it while people are shooting at me. ill have help from the seabees, navy construction force you should know a lot more about. then -- >> perfect. >> a man whos deeply committed to medieval warfare. i dress to the right if anybody cares. wants t...

Jon: more than 11 years after the 9/11 terror attacks a milestone at ground zero in new york. we have a look at that. heather. >> reporter: today workers at one world trade center are putting in place the first piece of the spire that actually goes on top of that building that weve been watching go up for so many years now, and when this is finally complete the building, including that spire will be the tallest in the western hemisphere. sort of think about this. jon, as a modern day erector set...

I just noticed weve got a couple outstanding members of congress here. weve got allyson schwartz. now, i just finished getting a tour of the kinects workshop. i have to say, it makes me wish that joel had invented this stuff a little sooner when i was a kid. back then you couldnt really build a roller coaster out of your erector set. and i also got a chance to meet some of the folks who have been working around the clock to keep up with the christmas rush, and thats a good thing. you know, these...

Robot go up in less than two minutes, using a play station remote, that is remarkable. >> its like when we see the bomb squad and they send the robot in to take a look. >> this is -- i talk about iraq and afghanistan that weve seen the pack bottom. at 9/11, this is on the ground going through the rubble. it can be used by law enforcement, soldiers. it has so many different varieties. is it going to hand me this cup? were going to play a drinking game. we mix it up here on cnn. and theres a numbe...

So when were rebuilding a home, were helping to ensure that that culture of family and community is able to continue and thrive. while were proud of all the rebuilding work weve been able to do, rebuild homes from the ground up and do it the right way is really, really exciting. >> one screw or two screws you guys want? >> were making house kmoents that work kind of like an erector set. they snap together and were building houses in the ninth ward. >> keep it high. we can always push it down. >>...