PBS NewsHour

March 16, 2024 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, we examine the safety and reliability of helicopters after a string of fatal crashes. Then, the myth of plastic recycling and how the plastics industry knew for decades that it wasn’t a viable solution. Plus, the human implications of a shark conservation success story off the coast of Cape Cod.

Aviation expert weighs in on the safety of helicopters

6m 4s

From fatal crashes during U.S. military operations to high-profile accidents like the one that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, a string of incidents in recent years have raised questions in people’s minds about the safety of helicopters. John Goglia, a former member of the NTSB and former chair of the National Coalition for Aviation Education, joins John Yang to discuss.

Previews + Extras

  • Plastic industry pushed myth of recycling, new report finds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Plastic industry pushed myth of recycling, new report finds

    S2024 E77 - 6m 32s

    The world produces an average of 430 million metric tons of plastic each year. The United States alone produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste annually. Yet on average, only about 5 to 6 percent of plastic in the U.S. is recycled. NPR correspondent Michael Copley joins Ali Rogin to discuss a new report on the plastic industry’s tactics to push recycling and avoid regulation.

  • Conservationists track surge in sharks off Cape Cod’s coast: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Conservationists track surge in sharks off Cape Cod’s coast

    S2024 E77 - 5m 56s

    Environmental efforts to protect sharks in recent years have resulted in a huge increase in the great white shark population off the New England coast. It’s a conservation success story, with potentially unnerving implications for beachgoers. Rhode Island PBS Weekly’s David Wright reports.

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