NewsWorks Tonight October 12, 2015- Full Show

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    Laura Benshoff reports that a judge has approved charter school funding cuts for the bankrupt Chester Upland School District. Phil Gregory reports that New Jersey Democrats are continuing to battle Governor Chris Chritie over a gun control bill related to mental health. Bobby Allyn reports that the US Supreme Court is considering a case that may effect hundreds of juveniles serving life sentences in Pennsylvania. Elisabeth Perez-Luna has the story of an aritst who has made murals around Philadelphia that tell the stories of immigrant families pulled apart by deportations. On Sky Talk, NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller and the Franklin Institute’s Derrick Pitts discuss a newly discovered planet.  

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