NewsWorks Tonight August 8, 2017 – Full Show

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    Laura Benshoff joined a mother and son for dinner right after they were released from a Berks County immigrant detention center. The unexpected death of Delaware restaurateur and humanitarian Matt Haley left many people wondering about the future of his culinary empire. But according to Shirley Mann, SoDel Concepts, he company he founded, is still thriving. Local musician Umer Piracha tells his story of finding a home. Peter Crimmins sits down with author Lisa Graff to talk about her new book “The Great Treehouse War.” Mark Eichmann reports that former Delaware governor Jack Markell completed cross-country bike tour in Rehoboth today.

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