Amanpour and Company

October 28, 2019

Rukmini Callimachi discusses Abu Bakr al Baghdadi's death and what it may mean for ISIS; Republican pollster Frank Luntz and former U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman give an update on the political climate in Washington; and Aarti Shahani reflects on her childhood, her father's imprisonment and the American Dream.

Rukmini Callimachi on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's Death and ISIS

2m 57s

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. raid. A joint U.S.-Kurdish raid reportedly also killed an ISIS spokesman, who might have succeeded the ISIS leader. Now that the leadership has been decapitated, what does it mean for ISIS and the fight against them? Rukmini Callimachi has spent years reporting on the group and Baghdadi’s leadership, and joins the program from Romania.

Previews + Extras

  • Frank Luntz & Elizabeth Holtzman on Impeachment: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Frank Luntz & Elizabeth Holtzman on Impeachment

    S2019 E2086 - 2m 59s

    In the wake of the wake of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death, impeachment proceedings in Washington nonetheless continue apace. Joining the program to assess this political battlefield are Republican pollster and strategist Frank Luntz and a congresswoman who sat on the House Judiciary Committee during President Nixon’s impeachment, Elizabeth Holtzman.

  • Aarti Shahani on Family, Resentment and the American Dream: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Aarti Shahani on Family, Resentment and the American Dream

    S2019 E2086 - 19m 35s

    At age 16, Aarti Shahani was visiting her father in the infamous Rikers Island prison, where he was serving time for a crime she says he was unwittingly involved in. In her new memoir, Shahani comes to terms with the 14 year long legal battle her family faced, and the resentment she felt at being brought to America as a child. She speaks to Michel about how all this shaped her American Dream.

Similar Shows

180 Days: show-poster2x3

180 Days

News and Public Affairs

WETA Passport

Stream tens of thousands of hours of your PBS and local favorites with WETA Passport whenever and wherever you want. Catch up on a single episode or binge-watch full seasons before they air on TV.