Newsworks Tonight, July 30, 2013 – Full Show

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    Tom MacDonald takes a closer look into Monday’s rowhome explosion that rocked a South Philadelphia neighborhood and left eight people injured. Shai Ben-Yaacov talks with Amanda Casper, PHD student at the University of Delaware to discuss the iconic rowhome in Philadelphia, and how neighbors can affect one another by living in such close proximity. Ann Marie Awad has the story of a Borough of Gilberton Council Police Chief who has gained national attention after posting Youtube videos of himself with assault weapons and profane language. Tracey Samuelson visits with a New Jersey family who has just returned home after Superstorm Sandy. After continuing controversy surrounding the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal, Jennifer Lynn sits with New York University professor Jonathan Zimmerman about the history of sex scandals in America.

     

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