Newsworks Tonight, October 8, 2013 – Full Show

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    Emma Jacobs follows the effects of the federal government shutdown here in Philadelphia as the nationwide halt approaches its 9th day. Tracey Samuelson visits a shore neighborhood still fighting to recover nearly one year after Superstorm Sandy. Peter Crimmins and Elizabeth Gilbert tour a West Philadelphia mansion, the setting of her new book. Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of History at New York University and Chris Satullo discuss the increasing problem of excessive drinking in college students and propose a solution.

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