hi, i m john feral. this year we visited 24 cities expleering the unique history and literary life. we re going to show you several stops to our visit of tacoma, washington. the western terms of the northern pacific railroad. the area is in the southern section of puget sound, which is sort of washington state and the pacific northwest s great inland water. and when the transcontinental railway came, there was talk of one day being able to expand puget sound. but really wasn t an undertaking anybody was prepared to do. during the depression federal programmed like the building of the grand coolly dam and stuff, there were big job creating works projects happening in the pacific northwest. and in the mid1930s there began be to talk of creating a bridge over puget sound to reach from tacoma to the kitsap peninsula. tacoma narrows bridge was open in 1940 after two years of construction. the tacoma narrows is a bit of a wind tunnel and people working on the deck began to notice m
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expected. they were talking about what they would do to me, get me drunk, then they d rape me. but first, the nightline 5. number 1 in just 60 seconds. good evening. thank you for joining us. we begin tonight in southern california, with those devastating mudslides. just weeks after wildfires tore through the region, today s staggering rainfall triggering the deluge that has already killed at least 13 people. the damage is shocking with waves of mud ripping up trees and homes, shutting down a major freeway. here s abc s matt gutman. reporter: tonight in california cars, homes, and lives swallowed by those deadly flash floods and mudslides. we have multiple reports of people trapped. it s our worst fear coming to life for us right now. reporter: at least 13 are reported dead. two dozen missing. scores more are injured. this 14-year-old girl pulled from the muck. authorities still in search and rescue mode, fearing those casualty counts will almost certainly