Seasonal & Holidays
Fireworks Backlash: PBS 'Live Coverage' Uses Fireworks Footage from Previous Year
Clouds and rain marred the fireworks this year in the nation's capital.
PHOTO: "A Capitol Fourth" by PBS
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PBS faced some backlash on Twitter after the network decided to run fireworks footage from previous shows instead of Monday night's show on the National Mall.
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Monday saw clouds and rain and the footage that PBS aired showed fireworks from a previous year with clearer skies.
Here are some of the comments posted to social media about the brouhaha. Grab the bar to the right to scroll up and down.
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What do you think? Do you think PBS should have aired live footage or did they make the right call to go with a previous fireworks show?
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