03/29/2026: Inside the Tower, Unmanned, Wonder of the World

2026年3月29日:塔内无人,世界奇迹

60 Minutes

2026-03-30

47 分钟
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Long lines at the airport and a runway crash this week have been a reminder of how the country’s busiest airports are stretched thin. It all comes a year after a collision between American Airlines flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. marked the deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with an air traffic controller inside the tower on the day of the collision and reports on what went wrong and what needs to change. How has Ukraine been able to level the battlefield in the war against Russia? By using remotely controlled and unmanned drones, including on land and sea, against the invading Russian troops. CBS News’ Holly Williams reports the U.S. military is now learning from Ukraine's innovative, battle-tested drone expertise.  60 MINUTES explores an epic underworld of caverns the size of skyscrapers, known as Hang Son Doong in Vietnam, over a multi-day expedition. The journey reveals a colossal subterranean world: rivers, limestone rock, dense jungle and an underground lake. Correspondent Scott Pelley speaks with the cavers who discovered and surveyed the cave in 2009. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Last year's collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. Killed 67 people.

  • For the first time, you will hear from an air traffic controller who worked inside the tower.

  • Was there pressure to get more planes in and out?

  • And what we discovered about continuing problems at that airport.

  • Why do we always have to wait until people die to take action?

  • Forget everything you think you know about warfare.

  • The traditional front line in Ukraine has expanded to a 10-mile-wide swath

  • where anyone spotted by a drone can be hunted down.

  • Tonight, lessons from Ukraine's kill zone.

  • Necessity is the mother of invention.

  • Excellent, Scott.

  • That's really good.

  • Nothing could prepare us for the majesty of the largest cave passage on Earth.

  • Skyscrapers would fit in here.

  • A 747 could fly through.

  • Maybe most remarkable, all of this was discovered only recently.

  • And there aren't a lot of places on Earth that you can discover for the very first time.

  • No, you have to look pretty hard for them.

  • I'm Leslie Stahl.

  • I'm Bill Whitaker.