josephine meadows turned 103. josephine was born in athens georgia in 1912. she is the mother of three children and she says that her faith and helping others is what keeps her going. from all of us at "action news," happy birthday josephine. >>> students from eight schools took part in a pumpkin chunkin' contest: the alien hunting teams faced off for cash prizes and of course bragging rights. this is the 12th year fo for ths event. with cancer, early detection can mean life or death. so, when chris brown and will pauls would recklessly deny access to basic health services like mammograms and annual exams, it makes a real difference in women's lives. chris brown voted against funding for cancer screenings. and will pauls opposed funding for clinics that provide access to mammograms - life-saving procedures women rely on. chris brown and will pauls: a risk that women in atlantic county can't afford. newspapers back christine donohue for supreme court. saying this daughter of a coal miner gets the highest rating from the bar association. they call donohue uniqu

josephine is the matriarch at liguria bakery and north beach.ndmade this since 1911. check out the engine oven that cranks out pans of focaccia. it is a family operation and josephine is in front and the rest of the kids and grandkids and back baking and it gets hot. >> it gets up to 900 degrees. we have radar gun that can tell us how hot it is. >>reporter: liguria bakery only makes focaccia. don't try asking for everything else. there is 11 different flavors. even raise an. >> i'm very boring. i think plain taste the best when you put a piece of prosciutto on it. it is bad for my diet but i eat it every once in a while. >> reporter: they close up early. a tip locals already know. >> when they say they close at 2:00, or when the focaccia runs out, they are not kidding. >> there is more to life. >>reporter: in san francisco, vicki liviakis, kron4 news. >> that looks awesome. >>> still ahead on kron for news morning edition, forecasters predict that el niÑo will cause more rain than usual. how it could negatively impact your summit he. >>> the 27t

it features an african-american woman named josephine bird who explains why she and other minorities living if dangerous neighborhoods should have a right to arm and protect themselves when the police cannot. take a look. >> i can't afford a nice house in a safe neighborhood. i live in a government high-rise. gangbangers and drug dealers walk down our halls every day. my neighbors and i were scared. we called the police. but they can't keep us safe. the housing authority told me, if i bought a gun, to protect myself, they would throw me to the streets. if i'm not free because of my address today, what makes you think you'll be free tomorrow? i marched behind martin luther king jr. at selma, i know my rights, now i have my gun. i am the national rifle association of america and i'm freedom's safest place. >> and it isn't just josephine bird, either. recent pew poll found that 54% of african-americans believe owning a gun does more to protect them than pose a risk. so should this ad make anti-gun liberals rethink their position on gun control? that is a powerful video and message. >> m

years ago a mass shooting at sandy hook in newtown, connecticut where 26 were killed, including josephine gay. >> the early days for us were about breathing, putting your feet on the ground, eating. reporter: the victim' s families struggle. >> they are an enormous challenge for those families. they are broken. their lives have been shattered. reporter: she launched a national organization called safe and sound emoting school safety. the rush to debate solutions after oregon. >> more than anything it is important we keep focus on people who are hurting. >> they hope the frustration with repeated mass shooting forces reevaluation. >> that we look at these tragedies, school-based tragedies in a different way i consider a different approach. this does not seem to be serving us well. j.c.: one of the states largest medical transportation providers shuts down. and racist texts. >> more rain will start your weekend. the weekend will not be a washout. >> bob talks with one of the newest celtics who has one thing r it is time to deal r with skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs. p commentator: the 32-

opening set....josephine peitz drills a kill with a pretty angle....trojans take the 13-12 lead... a few points later...megan borg goes right by the battle creek block....lead up to four... then its borg again...this time...right over top of the block....wakefield in control... but battle creek mounts a comeback....taya johnson with a big-time block.....braves within five... and they would come back to win the set 25- 22....mckenna mink coming up clutch....battle creek sweeps. the royals looking for a commanding 3-0 lead in the alcs. 1-0 kc in the first...but kevin pillar...with a head full of steam makes the ridiculous catch to rob lorenzo cain. bottom of the second...ryan goins takes it where it's pitched...two blue jays slide home safely and toronto takes the lead. then they break out the big sticks...troy tulowitzki...mashe s one to dead center field for a three run bomb. low of 53 with mostly clear skies. partly cloudy skies if you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change, think again. from the rising price of foodd to higher insurance rates for homes and d siness

two to one wakefield. 2.josephine peitz with the kill. just gets it in. set tied at three apiece. 3.later in the set.. battle creek's taya johnson with the kill. bravette's up five to four. 4.the set was back and forth.. taya johnson again with the kill.. set tied at six apiece. 5.later in the set.. the trojan's savannah nelson with the kill.. set tied at seven apiece. 6.battle creek eventually pulled ahead.. the bravette's cassie gillespie.. the lefty with the spike. battle creek up twenty one to eighteen and they would win the first set twenty-five to twenty two. avettes win it 3 sets to none. speaking of nebraska volleyball here's nebraska preps rankings due out tomorrow. but they posted them today so we got em! and we're got three number one teams! lots of good siouxland teams in c-2. west point guardian angels and stanton are still 1st and third respectively. ponca is new to the top ten coming in at 6th after being unranked last week. wisner pilger drops from 4th to 8th. in d-1 emerson hubbard is still number one. howells dodge drops from 5 to 6. in

. >> reporter: josephine as the matriarch of the bakery's city's north beach great neighborhood generationthe handmade and italian bread since 1911. the aging of and that puts out hands of the gotcha every day even more than a hundred years. the rest of the kids and grandkids and backbreaking. it's hot. we have"a little radar gun tells of how hot is. failing >> reporter: make only the bush asking for anything else 11 different flavors to be dealt onion jalapeno even brazen. "aborning i think it pays the best especially if you put pressure to go on that you cannot go wrong at lovett. >> reporter: close up shop early tip locals already know >> pam: hungry half. great midweek whether it's night and more weather ahead. >> diane: similar to the day's highs the dry conditions and are forecast like camphor approached the bay bridge toll plaza 1/2 and the east bay area in the valley locations have francisco peninsula hit or miss low clouds and at this hour overnight hours as well. overnight low 5:00 a.m. handful of her fifties inland valley locations 571110 east bay shoreline '60s fixture richmond

don't know how much chicken josephine will sell in dover today. she's hoping some of the nascar fans will come out in the rain to see her. >> weather's not good for racing, but still people out there, everyone has to keep a good heart and smile on their face. >> reporter: the weather is really bad at broadkill beach. why is melinda so happy? >> i can't say it enough, we are very fortunate. >> reporter: all the sand dredged from delaware bay to make it easier for ships to pass, that sand is now on her beach. we were on the street almost exactly two years ago and saw how the water from the bay took over. >> actually, it did take all of our flooring and everything had to be replaced. >> this outfit stepped down a couple years ago now has a ton of protection around it. this weekend will be the first big test for the hard work and dredging here. unfortunately, hasn't reached the neighbors south just yet. an official tells me broadkill beach can withstand a good one-two punch, but nothing is perfect. >> when we put sand on the beach, it's a sacrifice, w

today josephine is visiting this group at a primary school in kenya's region.> i wanted to come to school. >> translator: but that man wanted me to be a third wife. wanted me to be a third wife, but i told him i will not be a wife. ♪ >> she's rescued over a thousand girls just like eunice from early marriage. female genital mutilation and beating. the practice of giving them to male relatives for sex. she's fighting the cultural traditions she grew up with. >> i began to realize we're the own -- they're the communities are not doing it. until they go to school and actually went through school, to high school and nursing school and came to realize it's really helpful. so that's when i realized, okay, i think that things were coming -- are not doing right and i need to make a difference and that's how i started rescue. >> her organization, the girls foundation placed nine girls in the school. there are over 200 girls in schools throughout kenya. rescued, then taken to safety. despite her efforts, there are many more desperate for her help. she's called away to me

her seven-year-old daughter josephine was fatally shot on that december day at sandy hook. michele says the focus needs to be on the families of the oregon victims. >> those very early days for us were about grieving, putting your feet on the ground. very basic things that everybody takes for granted as a part of normal everyday life. those things are now an enormous challenge for those families because they're broken. antoinette: michele launched a national organization called safe and sound promoting school safety. frank: a staggering statistic this morning. a new report finding that domestic violence has killed 334 people in massachusetts over the last decade. the nonprofit jane doe finding that domestic violence accounted 2012. the authors say the report is the first examination of domestic violence homicides over a long period of time. it's intended to raise awareness and urge for more resources. antoinette: right now, a former roman catholic priest who spent more than a decade behind bars for raping an altar boy is free. prosecutors withdrew a request to have ronald p

. >> reporter: don't know how much chicken josephine will sell along the highway in dover today. she's hoping some of the nascar fans will come out in the rain to see her. >> weather's not good for the racing, but still will be people out there. everybody has to put a good smile on their face. >> reporter: weather is bad up and down delaware, really bad at broadkill beach. why is melinda so happy? >> i can't say it enough, we are very fortunate. >> reporter: well, she's happy because all the sand dredged from delaware bay to make it easier for ships to pass, that sand is on her beach. we saw how the water from the bay just took over. >> actually, it did take all of our flooring and everything had to be replaced. >> reporter: this house that stepped out into the water a couple years ago now has a ton of protection around it. this weekend will be the first big test for the hard work and dredging here. unfortunately, the work hasn't reached the neighbors to the south just yet. broadkill beach can withstand a one-two punch, lasting a long time, but nothing is perfect. >> when we put

. >> reporter: josephine as the matriarch a great north beach neighborhood generations of hand made italiansince 1911 agent of than the put the hands of this each and every day more than a hundred years a family operation in front and then the rest the kids and grandkids and backbreaking fifth half a gory only makes this often don't try asking for anything else 11 run flavors tomato on the and jalapeno even reason for a close-up shot early. fellow holes already know. when the cinema close at two they're not kidding or to life than money this time prescription drugs of abuse of a handful of these best will students and the hospitals afternoon live with lead details what school officials say needs to happen then we catch up with our own stanley roberts a lot of fear and asking how you doing suffering a mild stroke grant has often its progress report coming up next on news of breaking news. at least seven students at an east bay high school.treated for taking prescription pills. five of them rushed to the good evening, i'm pam moore. kron 4 first broke this story just after 3:00 on our website

two to one wakefield. 2.josephine peitz with the kill. just gets it in. set tied at three apiece. 3.later in the set.. battle creek's s ya johnson with the kill. bravette's up five to four. 4.the set was back and forth.. taya johnson again with the kill.. set tied at six apiece. 5.later in the set.. the trojan's savannah nelson with the kill.. set tied at seven apiece. 6.battle creek eventually pulled ahead.. the bravette's cassie gillespie.. the lefty with the spike. battle creek up twenty one to eighteen and they would win the first set enty-five to twenty two. bravettes win it 3 sets to none. speaking of nebraska volleyball here's nebraska preps rankings due out today. but they posted them monday so we got em! and we're got three number one teams! lots of good siouxland teams in c-2. west point guardian angels and stanton are still 1st and third spectively. ponca is new to the top ten coming in at 6th after being unranked last week. wisner pilger drops from 4th to 8th. in d-1 emersonubbard is still number one. howells dodge drops from 5 to 6. in d-2 on

that green is josephine and we are anticipating some wet weather in our area on wednesday. it will not so much today, just the upper 50s. coming up the rest of your 7 day and what orb are we celebrating. >>> here's alex. >> we have an sdnt on the eastbound side of the southern in newark we have a crash blocking the center lane on the northbound side of the new jersey turnpike at exit 15e. to the lincoln tunnel about a 15 minute delay not only here but all of the hudson river crossings. typical at 6:35 time frame. mass transit, everything on our close to schedule for you. alternate side parking rules in effect city wide. remember to be safe and don't text or drive. everything is close to school at jfk, la guardia and liberty. >>> let's get to breaking news. we have chopper 2 over a fire in it appears to be a home that's burning. officials are not sharing additional details but we will it unfolds. >>> police are looking for the two men caught by cameras attacking two others in long island city. 34rd avenue. they were trying gold chain. one victim was shot in the stomach and l

media, fighting each other, but they were not fighting for, you know, the average joe, the average josephine there. they were wondering, what's policies to help me? it's not about cutting my social security or medicare or tax cuts for the rich or eliminating the estate tax, which i'm not passing on to my kids because i don't have an estate, you didn't hear anything that's going to respond to them. that, i think, makes chris christie have the edge on them, but, of course, scandal on bridgegate is something that anchors him down, i think. >> we'll play sound right now, react to this. there's no love loss between ohio governor and trump. check out this exchange from last night's debate. >>> folks, we got to wake up. we cannot elect somebody that doesn't know how to do the job. you got to pick somebody who has experience, somebody has the know-how, the discipline, and i spent my entire lifetime balancing federal budgets, growing jobs, the same in ohio, and i will go back to washington with my plan, and i -- >> thank you, governor. >> and the senate within a hundred days, and it will be passed an