Amanpour and Company

August 7, 2020

Khalid Al-Jabri discusses a lawsuit his father, Dr. Saad Al-Jabri, has filed against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. New York Times investigative correspondent Mark Mazzetti provides further analysis. Beirut professor Mona Fawaz assesses the Lebanese government's response to the Beirut explosion. Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz explains how the company put lives in danger.

This Whistleblower Exposed Theranos’ Life-Threatening Ruse

17m 2s

Remember the name Theranos? It was touted as a revolutionary blood-testing start-up--until 2018, when it came crashing down and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, was charged with fraud. Tyler Shultz worked at the company before becoming a whistleblower about the technology, which didn't actually work. He joins Hari to discuss lessons learned as it relates to the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine.

Previews + Extras

  • EXCLUSIVE: Stunning Allegations Against Mohammad Bin Salman: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    EXCLUSIVE: Stunning Allegations Against Mohammad Bin Salman

    S2020 E3028 - 2m 55s

    A suit filed in Washington, D.C. raises stunning new allegations against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. Dr. Saad Al-Jabri, a former top Saudi intelligence official, claims Bin Salman sent an assassination squad to kill him just two weeks after the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His son joins Christiane from Toronto for this exclusive interview.

  • Mark Mazzetti Analyzes Allegations Against Saudi Leadership: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mark Mazzetti Analyzes Allegations Against Saudi Leadership

    S2020 E3028 - 2m 47s

    New York Times Investigative Correspondent Mark Mazzetti is running down the latest allegations against the Saudi leadership, as well as new reports that Saudi Arabia may be moving toward developing a nuclear weapon. He joins Christiane from Washington to discuss.

  • Beirut Prof.: "It Felt Like It Was the Civil War...Again": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Beirut Prof.: "It Felt Like It Was the Civil War...Again"

    S2020 E3028 - 2m 22s

    Mona Fawaz is Professor of Urban Studies at the American University of Beirut and an active critic of the government in Lebanon. She and her family were in Beirut at the time of Tuesday's explosion. She joins Christiane to discuss her experience and assess the government's response to the situation.

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