Amanpour and Company

May 7, 2020

Dr. RIchard Hatchett discusses efforts to speed up COVID-19 vaccine development. New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos joins Michel Martin to examine President Trump's rise to power and his chances of reelection in November. British folk singer Laura Marling discusses music, emotional healing and her new album.

When Will a COVID-19 Vaccine Be Ready?

2m 57s

More than 100 potential COVID-19 vaccines are in the works, but how soon can we expect positive results? Dr. Richard Hatchett served as an adviser on pandemics for the White House under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Hatchett is now CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, which is working to speed up vaccine development.

Previews + Extras

  • Folk Singer Laura Marling Plays a Song Off Her New Album: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Folk Singer Laura Marling Plays a Song Off Her New Album

    S2020 E2224 - 2m 51s

    British folk singer Laura Marling thought she would be touring the UK and the U.S. right now. Confined her to her home by the pandemic, she decided instead to give us some music to get us through: a surprise early release of her new album, "Song for Our Daughter." She joins the program from home.

  • How Greenwich Republicans Learned to Love Trump: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Greenwich Republicans Learned to Love Trump

    S2020 E2224 - 17m 2s

    President Trump faces a tough re-election campaign, as the once buoyant economy deflates into recession. How will this affect his chances in November? The New Yorker's Evan Osnos says one answer lies in what he calls a "persistent mystery" at the ballot box. For his latest piece, he looks to his hometown of Greenwich, Connecticut to explore how Republicans there came to support the president.

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