Newsworks Tonight Full Show, Aug. 15, 2012

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    Emma Jacobs reports on reactions to the Pennsylvania voter ID law, as a court injunction is denied. Mark Fowser attends the debate between the five Democratic mayoral candidates in Wilmington. Elizabeth Fiedler visits the family of the Philadelphia man who filed a lawsuit in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on mandatory life terms for juvenile offenders.  Taunya English tells about a new prenatal test for Down Syndrome that’s safer and can be administered earlier in a pregnancy. Jen Howard listens to a new website that broadcasts local police scanners set to ambient music.

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