Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Montgomery County on Wednesday. She's holding a campaign event with "Abbott Elementary" star Sheryl Lee Ralph to talk about abortion rights.

An,d she'll be speaking with a woman from Texas who says she almost died after being denied an abortion in that state.

The vice president's motorcade will be heading from Philadelphia to Montgomery County around 1 p.m. and head back around 5.

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Montgomery County on Wednesday. She's holding a campaign event with "Abbott Elementary" star Sheryl Lee Ralph to talk about abortion rights.
An,d she'll be speaking with a woman from Texas who says she almost died after being denied an abortion in that state.
The vice president's motorcade will be heading from Philadelphia to Montgomery County around 1 p.m. and head back around 5.
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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A strike has been authorized by union nurses and staff at three hospitals in New Jersey, including Cooper in Camden, if an agreement isn’t reached before the contract expires tomorrow. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has the story.

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A strike has been authorized by union nurses and staff at three hospitals in New Jersey, including Cooper in Camden, if an agreement isn’t reached before the contract expires tomorrow. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has the story.
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Cooper Hospital nurses authorize a strike if contract expires before agreement

Liana Mutia describes her personality as bubbly.

“My name is Liana. My favorite color is pink. My favorite food is sushi and my favorite animal is the domestic cat. I feel like that sums up my personality quite a bit.”

How about this. The 25-year-old Philly resident throws opponents down to the mat on a regular basis as one of the top judo competitors in the world. She’ll be heading to Paris this summer for the 2024 Paralympics - her second Paralympic Games.

A lot of hard work and discipline has paid off for the Filipina-American who started to lose her vision in her teens after having a seizure.

“My optic nerves don’t really work and in addition to that I have other conditions as well that developed after my seizure that caused vision loss. And that’s how I got to being totally blind like the way I am now.”

Her life changed but her love for judo didn’t and she wanted to hold onto it.

“It just was something that gave me a sense of normalcy while I was losing my vision. Did not really want to face my vision loss so it was a good distraction as well - it was a good outlet.”

Now, on top of the 40 hours a week she puts in as a software consultant, she pours in at least 20 hours for training.

“That also includes any lifting, any mobility, physical therapy as well as judo itself. Because winning a match - there’s just so much that goes into it. You can’t just show up, do a little bit of judo, and that’s it.”

Her goal this summer - a gold medal. And her message to others…

“It’s important to find what you love and pursue it - fervently, ardently, strongly with every single fiber that you have in your body.”

Liana Mutia describes her personality as bubbly.
“My name is Liana. My favorite color is pink. My favorite food is sushi and my favorite animal is the domestic cat. I feel like that sums up my personality quite a bit.”
How about this. The 25-year-old Philly resident throws opponents down to the mat on a regular basis as one of the top judo competitors in the world. She’ll be heading to Paris this summer for the 2024 Paralympics - her second Paralympic Games.
A lot of hard work and discipline has paid off for the Filipina-American who started to lose her vision in her teens after having a seizure.
“My optic nerves don’t really work and in addition to that I have other conditions as well that developed after my seizure that caused vision loss. And that’s how I got to being totally blind like the way I am now.”
Her life changed but her love for judo didn’t and she wanted to hold onto it.
“It just was something that gave me a sense of normalcy while I was losing my vision. Did not really want to face my vision loss so it was a good distraction as well - it was a good outlet.”
Now, on top of the 40 hours a week she puts in as a software consultant, she pours in at least 20 hours for training.
“That also includes any lifting, any mobility, physical therapy as well as judo itself. Because winning a match - there’s just so much that goes into it. You can’t just show up, do a little bit of judo, and that’s it.”
Her goal this summer - a gold medal. And her message to others…
“It’s important to find what you love and pursue it - fervently, ardently, strongly with every single fiber that you have in your body.”

Judo helped her ease into blindness. This summer, could it propel her to gold?

Police officials release more information into their investigation of last night's deadly hit and run in Frankfurt.  KYW Newsradio's Matt Coughlin reports.

Police officials release more information into their investigation of last night's deadly hit and run in Frankfurt.  KYW Newsradio's Matt Coughlin reports.

Vice President Kamala Harris to speak in Montgomery County on abortion rights

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