NewsWorks Tonight, September 19, 2017 – Full Show

As Philadelphia tries to bolster a beleaguered neighborhood with a new high school, residents wonder if it’s enough to spark a turnaround. Philadelphia’s financial oversight board calls for tapping reserve funds to pay for new police contracts.  Fort Washington joins Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s investigation of the role of pharmaceutical companies in the opioid crisis.  On trial for corruption, New Jersey’s Senator Bob Menendez will have to choose between casting his votes in Washington, or appearing in the courtroom.  Is this year’s hurricane season on track to be longer and stronger than previous years? An education center at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC tells the story of the long and controversial conflict.