when bea tollman found a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams were on the water. a river, specifically. multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. what a difference a week makes. last week, the financial world breathed a sigh of relief as the u.s. and china agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade war. but confusion arose about what had been agreed and president trump proclaim himself a tariff man. global stock markets have been predictably unpredictable and volatile. add to that, the united states has asked canada to extradite a top executive from the chinese telecom g

when bea tollman found a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams were on the water. a river, specifically. multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. hook, line, and what comes next? this week saw the u.s. president donald trump finding old allies turning against him one after the other. federal prosecution in new york revealed wednesday that they had struck a deal with nation"natio enquirer" publisher ami. it admitted it paid hush nomone to a "playboy" model to conceal an affair that she said she had with the president. an action ami sa

when beat tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams and those dreams were on the water -- a river, specifically -- multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dreams sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information visit uniworld.com. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. as saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman arrives to hob nob y with leaders, the senate has voted to advance a bill to end u.s.-military support for the saudi-left war in yemen. the cia said the saudi crown prince was direct lily responsi for the murder and dismemberment of journalist jamal khashoggi. and senators were furious that cia director gina haspel did not brief them with the facts. >> why isn't the current cia director here as well? >> i was asked to be here and i i'm here. >> reporter: normally you wouldn't be here on an issue this sensitive. why isn't the cia director here? >> i was asked to be here and i'm

when bea tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams werethe water -- a river, specifically, multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by... ...and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. a titan of america's tech world stands before a room full of european government regulators and calls for comprehensive privacy laws in the united states and around the world. why? apple ceo tim cook says that we have a crisis on our hands and if we don't rein in technology's dark side now, problems will soon be too big to fix. since the 2016 u.s. election, we've been aware of the danger posed by the abuse of our private data. and cook also paints a dark portrait of society riven under unbridled tech i

when bea tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams were on the water -- a river, specifically -- multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter, bernard and irene schwartz, sue and edgar wachenheim iii, the cheryl and philip milstein family, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. despite the brexiteers' boast, extricating the uk from the european union was never going to be easy. this week with the clock ticking dangerously down has proven just what a big mess it all is. today was meant to be prime minister theresa may's triumph when parliament would approve the deal she struck with the the eu after two and a half years of negotiating. instead, she's pulled the

when bea tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams weree water -- a river, specifically -- multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today, that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by... and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christie amanpour in london. america's role in the world is back in the spotlight after the resignation of nikki haley as u.n. ambassador. but after the bitter brett kavanaugh appointment to the supreme court, the spotlight is also on rule of law and democratic institutions at home. the president appeared uninterested in judicial impartiality on the nation's highest court at an unprecedented event at the white house last night. >> on behalf of our nation, i want to apologize to brett and the entire kavanaugh family for the terrible pa

when bee tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams were on the water -- a river, specifically -- multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. after more than a year of planning, the u.s. secretary of education betsy devos has proposed overhauling the rules on sexual assault on campus. the reaction is fiercely divided. the changes would make a more fair system, returning balance to a process that it claims is stacked in favor of accusers. the definition of sexual harassment would be tightened. schools would focus on incidents

when bea tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams were on the water, a river specifically, multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by -- rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. seton melvin. judy and josh weston. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. president george h.w. bush, the 41st president of the united states and the father of the 43rd, returned to the u.s. capitol today as washington and the world paid tribute to his rich and accomplished life. bush, a decorated navy pilot shot down in the pacific in 1944, died in his home in houston texas surrounded by friends and family. president bush pr

bea tollman is synonymous with style, so when she acquired uniworld, a boutique river cruise line inspired by her cattle, she brought a similar style to the rivers with a destination-inspired design for each ship. bookings available through your travel advisor. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter, bernard and irene schwartz, sue and edgar wachenheim iii, the cheryl and philip milstein family, seton melvin, judy and josh weston and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. family, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. now after years of hyper partisanship in congress, this week marked one of the first across the aisle triumphs of the trump era. as the senate overwhelmingly voted for criminal justice reform. it is called the first step act. it made strange bed fellows of progressive democrats like senator elizabeth warren and conservative super donors the koch brothers. the law is expected to pass the house.

when bea tollman founded a collection of hotels, those bigger dreams were on the water, a river specifically, multiple rivers that would one day be home to riverworld cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt and more. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by bernard and irene schwartz, sue and edgar walkenheim iii, the sheryl and philip millstein family, judy and josh weston and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. withal come to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. president george herbert walker bush at his final resting place will lay beside his wife, ba are bra, and his daughter, robin, who died of leukemia at 3 years old. the president, who aspired to a kinder, gentler america will be buried in college station, texas. the funeral service brought washington to a standstill as friends and colleagues and american and foreign dignitaries came to pay their respects including ger nan chancellor angela merkel, who praises bush for his ro

when bea tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams werethe water -- a river, specifically -- multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today, that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by... and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. half a million dead, 12 million who fled their homes, lives, cities, history destroyed. it is hard to get a grasp on just how devastating the war in syria has been for nearly eight long years. dr. rim al-bezem never set out to be an activist. she left her native syria long ago to pursue her medical degree in the united states. but even from afar, she knew that she had to get involved. first, as a doctor, she traveled to bring humanitarian aid to refugees on the turkish border. but this summer, when it loo

when bea tollman found a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams were on the water. a river, specifically. multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by rosalind p. walter. bernard and irene schwartz. sue and edgar wachenheim iii. the cheryl and philip milstein family. seton melvin. judy and josh weston. and by contributions to your pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. >>> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in london. in saying farewell to george h.w. bush the american political world is no just mourning the man, but to a large extent, the loss of the spirit of moderate compromise that bush exemplified. missouri senator claire mccaskill was herself part of what seems to be a dying breed -- moderates of either party willing to do the horse trading to make the policy an

when bea tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams werethe water -- a river, specifically -- multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today, that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> additional support has been provided by... and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour in new york. pope francis brought great hope to catholics everywhere, shining a bright light on global crises like poverty, climate, inequality, and mass migration. but the sins that lurk in the shadows of the catholic church seem to be threatening his very own papacy. in germany today, details from a new investigation show more than 3,700 sexual-abuse cases. last month, a pennsylvania grand-jury report implicated hundreds of priests in the abuse of more than a thousand known victims. and we've seen the same alle

when bea tollman founded a collection of boutique hotels, she had bigger dreams, and those dreams werethe water -- a river, specifically, multiple rivers that would one day be home to uniworld river cruises and their floating boutique hotels. today that dream sets sail in europe, asia, india, egypt, and more. bookings available through your travel agent. for more information, visit uniworld.com. >> "amanpour & co." is made possible by... ...and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the program, everyone. i'm christiane amanpour. america seems more divided than at any time in our memory, coming apart at the seams some might say. and what better time to talk to jon stewart and dave chappelle, legends of american comedy and two of the most important voices in contemporary culture? >> both have redefined the boundaries of storytelling. with his sketches on "chappelle's show," dave skewers racial stereotypes, and he's an international sensation. and jon, ever since helming "the daily show," became almost more relevant than traditional news anch

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