Newsworks Tonight Full Show, Aug. 8, 2012

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    Kevin McCorry meets with opponents of Pennsylvania’s voter ID law in North Philadelphia, and Dave Heller talks with supporters of a petition urging election officials to not uphold it.  Tom MacDonald learns that Mayor Nutter doesn’t support the parking ticket surcharge recently passed by Philadelphia City Council.  Emma Jacobs brings us the story of a Pennsylvania rabbi at odds with the funeral industry.  Peter Crimmins visits a historic New Jersey barn threatened with demolition.  Elisabeth Perez-Luna watches Olympic soccer matches with African immigrants in West Philadelphia.

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