NewsWorks Tonight, March 9, 2015 – Full Show

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    Carolynn Beeler reports on Penn researchers looking to fight cancer with a “triple threat” of drugs, immunotherapy, and radiation. NJSpotlight’s Scott Gurian brings the story of New Jersey shore residents who followed Chris Christie to Iowa to protest Sandy recovery. In this week’s Centre Square Commentary, Chris Satullo talks the social responsibility of funding education. Host Dave Heller sits down with Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute, about NASA’s planned manned mission to Mars. Alex Lewis reports on how a congregation came together to save Philadelphia’s historic 19th Street Baptist Church. Peter Crimmins reports on the Philadelphia Film Society’s purchase of the Prince Music Theater.

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