Amanpour and Company

November 14, 2019

Nancy McEldowney and James Baker join Christiane Amanpour to analyze the Ukraine investigation and its impact. Mark Ruffalo and lawyer Rob Bilott discuss the new film "Dark Waters," a true story of secrecy and a shocking chemical disaster. Adam Frankel tells Walter Isaacson about his debut book "The Survivors" and his discovery that he wasn't his father's biological son.

Nancy McEldowney & James Baker on This Week's Hearings

2m 55s

Washington is gearing up for a second day of public impeachment hearings on Friday, when Marie Yovanovitch will testify. Nancy McEldowney was a colleague of Yovanovitch’s for many years, having served in the foreign service under both Republican and Democratic administrations; she joins the program with former FBI general counsel James Baker, who oversaw the launch of the Mueller investigation.

Previews + Extras

  • Mark Ruffalo and Rob Bilott on DuPont and "Dark Waters": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mark Ruffalo and Rob Bilott on DuPont and "Dark Waters"

    S2019 E2099 - 3m

    A new film starring Mark Ruffalo is a true story about cover-ups and conspiracies at the highest levels of the corporate world. “Dark Waters” follows Rob Bilott, played by Ruffalo, who took on the chemical company DuPont after one of its West Virginia plants leaked the chemical PFOA into the water supply. Ruffalo and Bilott join Christiane to discuss this true and timely investigation.

  • Adam Frankel on Family Secrets and Intergenerational Trauma: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Adam Frankel on Family Secrets and Intergenerational Trauma

    S2019 E2099 - 19m 29s

    When Adam Frankel was 25 years old, he discovered something shocking: he wasn’t his father’s biological son, a secret his mother had kept from him his whole life. At the time, he was making waves as a talented speechwriter for President Obama. His debut book “The Survivors” captures his experience, and he sits down with Walter to discuss his powerful story.

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