PBS NewsHour

March 31, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Sunday, March 31, a Customs and Border Patrol agent staffing crunch intensifies as more migrants arrive, what the northward push of Florida’s mangroves means for the future of coastal ecosystems and an in-depth conversation about the legal issues facing the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Climate change pushes Florida's mangroves north

10m 47s

Mangroves are prevalent in tropical south Florida, but the plants have been moving farther north as climate change makes freezing weather less common. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the plant's encroachment and what it means for the future of coastal ecosystems. This story is produced in partnership with Climate Central, and is part of our series "Peril and Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change."

Previews + Extras

  • Migrant flow intensifies Border Patrol's staffing crunch: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Migrant flow intensifies Border Patrol's staffing crunch

    S2019 E104 - 3m 55s

    In January 2017, President Trump signed an executive order to hire 5,000 additional border patrol agents. Two years later, only 118 have joined the agency. USA Today reporter Alan Gomez talks with Hari Sreenivasan about how changing schedules, remote locations with few amenities, increasing workloads and stress have made recruiting, deploying and retaining agents a challenge.

  • Sackler family faces continuing legal issues over OxyContin: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sackler family faces continuing legal issues over OxyContin

    S2019 E104 - 9m 33s

    The Sackler family, once known for philanthropy, has been embroiled in lawsuits and settlements to keep details of their pharmaceutical company's activities out of public view. Purdue Pharma is the maker of the highly addictive opioid OxyContin. Author and former New York Times reporter Barry Meier joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss his reporting on the opioid epidemic and the Sacklers.

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