Amanpour and Company

September 4, 2019

Beto O'Rourke joins Christiane Amanpour to explain how he would combat the crisis, as well as his stance on gun control and his standing in the race for the presidential nomination. Ernesto Araújo, Brazil's Foreign Minister, discusses the Amazon rainforest fires. George Takei sits down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss his new memoir, "They Called Us Enemy."

Beto O'Rourke Explains His Plan to Combat Climate Change

2m 46s

Today, democratic candidates for president gathered in New York for a major climate crisis town hall, the first of its kind. The first presidential candidate to release a detailed climate plan,
Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, joins the program to discuss how he would combat the crisis.

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  • Ernesto Araújo on the Amazon Rainforest Fires: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ernesto Araújo on the Amazon Rainforest Fires

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    The Amazon rainforest continues to burn, a consequence of unfettered land clearing by farmers, loggers, and developers. It is the largest rainforest on Earth and a major carbon sinkhole, making it the so-called “lungs of the world.” Brazil's Foreign Minister Ernesto Araújo joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the magnitude of the situation.

  • George Takei on His New Memoir, "They Called Us Enemy”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    George Takei on His New Memoir, "They Called Us Enemy”

    S2019 E2048 - 16m 51s

    Veteran actor George Takei may be best known as Sulu from “Star Trek,” but he also has a darker story to tell. During World War II, thousands of Americans of Japanese descent were forced from their homes and sent to internment camps, Takei among them. Now at 82 years old, he says that the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants motivated him to speak out and revisit this in a new memoir.

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