NewsWorks Tonight, August 15, 2017 – Full Show

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    In the aftermath of the weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Dr. James Peterson of Lehigh University considers what it might take for Americans to defeat racism, and Villanova University’s Billie Murray wonders whether civil discourse is possible in the face of extreme division. Behavioral health experts offer advice on how to talk with children about violent tragedies. Delaware Governor Jack Markell says the Confederate flag doesn’t belong on public property. A proposed medical marijuana dispensary faces opposition from neighbors and officials in Mt. Airy. A Delaware program offers promising low-income students the chance to get into the nation’s top colleges.

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