NewsWorks Tonight, June 15, 2018
Listen 22:30Jeff Sessions criticizes Philadelphia’s so-called sanctuary city policy and Mayor Jim Kenney while in Scranton. With the AT&T and Time Warner merger OK’d, Comcast sees buying Fox as a chance to expand internationally, Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News’ Bob Fernandez explains. Frank Newport, editor-in-chief at the Gallup Poll, breaks down how the public feels about such mergers. A Parkland school shooting survivor reaches out to Philly high schools grads affected by gun violence. Nimisha Ladva shares a story about her father’s courage in the face of dangers both large and small.
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