Newsworks Tonight Full Show, Aug. 7, 2012

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    Carolyn Beeler reports on the start date for dredging the Delaware River shipping channel.  Dave Davies explains the behind-the-scenes manuevering in Harrisburg that produced a tax break to egg processors.  Emma Jacobs tells us about the case between an HIV positive student and the Milton Hershey School.  Maiken Scott follows another legal situation, concerning a state trooper accused of beating an intellectually disabled man in New Jersey.  Sarah Whites-Koditschek reviews a study of the costs of gun violence in cities. Taunya English explores how cleaning up vacant lots pays health dividends in neighborhoods.

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