Current Affairs - CLOSE UP Video Interviews

How would pro-life student regulate abortion?

A student who attends a Christian high school describes himself as "pro-life" and ponders how he would regulate abortion. ----------------------------------------------------- I had off because I didn’t have a midterm…

February 13, 2012

CRIME Current Affairs INTERNATIONAL

Israelis jail him for peaceful protest

Lucas Koerner from the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia talks about being seriously roughed up and arrested by Israeli police as seen in the video here during a trip with…

July 23, 2011

CRIME Current Affairs Public Safety

Police Seargent to citizens: Get organized

HOW CAN WE HELP [YOU,] THE POLICE, DO YOUR JOB? The way citizens can help out the police department- we're supposed to work in partnership with each other. I would…

July 19, 2011

Current Affairs POLITICS STORES

Signature collectors know little about their candidate

A young woman, wearing a large white button reading "Official Democratic Petitioner" was one of three individuals collecting signatures just inside the Chestnut Hill Pathmark on a petition for Donna…

February 19, 2011

Current Affairs NATURE POLITICS

Israeli traded sand for snow, hopeful for democracy in Egypt

Along the cleared paths of the Morris Arboretum, visitors enjoy a snowy winter wonderland. Jacob and Sarah Pinto come frequently to the arboretum with their sons Shachar (right) and Yishai,…

February 4, 2011

Current Affairs MOVIES STORES

Movie buffs snatch up favorites at TLA Video, set to close next week

“WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN THE TLA CLOSES? Kelly Carroll: "On demand." WHAT DO WE LOVE ABOUT MOVIES? Mark Keintz: “The thing I like about movies is…

January 20, 2011

Current Affairs Education KIDS

Peace High School Students talk about guns and Martin Luther King Day

WE WOULDN’T BE CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY IF HE WERE STILL ALIVE AND NOT ASSASSINATED BY SOMEONE WHO WAS A LITTLE CRAZY, WITH A FIREARM. I’M THINKING THAT IT’S…

January 16, 2011

Current Affairs HOLIDAY HOUSING

AAA’s Evelyn Houck rescues stranded Christmas Eve drivers

Evelyn Houck, a blond haired, blue eyed, AAA flatbed truck driver and mechanic whose home base is in Southwest Philadelphia made a call late Christmas Eve afternoon to a customer…

December 25, 2010

Current Affairs TRANSPORTATION

Heavy traffic at “Snorkel” mail box

MANY PEOPLE DEPOSIT MAIL AT THE CHESTNUT HILL DRIVE-BY MAILBOX ON GRAVERS LANE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS Despite the surge in email and corresponding drop in postal mail, "snail mail" is…

December 20, 2010

Current Affairs Education Food and Drink

Going door to door for college financial aid

“My name is Anice Austin and I am a culinary arts student at Montgomery County Community college. I am going door to door to ask for a donation to help…

November 12, 2010