NewsWorks Tonight August 21, 2017 – Full Show

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    NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller speaks with Temple student Abby Sydnes, the leader of a team that launched a camera into the atmosphere to live stream today’s total eclipse.  Annette John-Hall reports on growing tensions between old and new residents in Philadelphia’s Brewerytown neighborhood.  Avi Wolfman-Arent reports on a “speed-dating” event that pairs school principals with non-profits.  Tom MacDonald reports on a new program pairing ex-offenders with Philadelphia’s famed Mural Arts Program.  And we hear from Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts from Missouri, who watched the eclipse from the so-called “path of totality.”

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