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US Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby addresses the intel onslaught about Russia's moves over Ukraine ... Christiane asks Ukraine's ambassador to Germany if western countries are doing enough ... With the highest court in sports clearing Russian skater Kamila Valieva to participate at the Beijing Olympic games, we talk to expert and Oscar-winning filmmaker Brian Fogle about Russia's perennial doping...

Friday’s show begins with a fascinating conversation with one of the last of the civil rights warriors, former Mayor Andrew Young, who explores his extraordinary life fighting for equality then and now … With press freedom under attack, Christiane speaks with Jodie Ginsberg, new head of the Committee To Protect Journalists, and NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen … Uyghur advocate and attorney Rayh...

Congresswoman Karen Bass talks about leading the bipartisan effort to fight human trafficking in the US … How the warmer weather might affect any conflict between Ukraine and Russia … Building an insurrection index, the director of Public Wise discusses the effort to remember those responsible for the January 6 attack. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Le...

As Democratic governors get ahead of the CDC on lifting mask mandates, we ask top doctors around the world how best to manage the end of the Omicron wave … With even more pressure piling up on Boris Johnson, how long can he survive this self-inflicted crisis? … Tara Westover, who wrote the best-seller Educated, explains why she is not proof of the American dream. To learn more about how CNN protec...

Following meetings with Putin and Zelensky, French President Macron says he sees concrete solutions to easing tensions between Ukraine and Russia. French Ambassador to the US Philippe Etienne weighs in on the situation … Economist and author Heather McGhee explains what racism really costs everyone … Culture critic Thomas Chatterton Williams on healing a divided nation. To learn more about how CNN...

With the RNC claiming the events of January 6 constitute “legitimate political discourse,” Christiane asks GOP Senator Todd Young of Indiana how the democracy disconnect at home impacts America abroad … With book-banning in the US on the rise, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese American author explains how reading so-called “dangerous” books helped change his life … During this particularly divis...

China’s most celebrated artist, Ai Weiwei, explains why he’s slamming the use of the stadium he created … Amid the saber rattling between Russia and NATO, what’s really behind Moscow’s obsession with Ukraine? … Why one of the most distinguished works of Holocaust literature is under attack. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choice...

As the US sends more troops to Eastern Europe, Christiane speaks with Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s ambassador to the EU … Journalist George Packer reviews his gut-wrenching reporting on America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan … Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman tells Michel Martin why he’s suing several of Trump’s closest allies, and how they tried to intimidate and retaliate against him fo...

As Syrians continue to suffer under Bashir al-Asaad, Christiane asks a Syrian journalist and a former US ambassador why world leaders are welcoming him back into the fold … The story behind the emotional reunion of a US Army vet who refused to leave his Afghan counterpart behind ... A famed explorer invites us to share in his adventure and expand our horizons along the way. To learn more about how...

While another round of intense diplomacy over the Ukraine situation grinds on behind the scenes, Christiane asks the US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Michael Carpenter, if all the talk is actually making a difference … One year after Myanmar's military coup, the resistance is stronger than ever. A member of the ousted government joins Christiane from...

The long-awaited report on Boris Johnson’s scandal arrives just as the PM heads to Ukraine, prompting the question: Is this a desperate ploy to avoid war or his mounting crisis at home? … Actor Jamie Dornan on his new filmy Belfast … The new documentary exposing a horrifying truth about America's southern border. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn mo...

Friday’s show focuses on how the world of culture and entertainment is taking on two huge issues. First, Christiane speaks with Meryl Streep and Adam McKay about their outrageous climate-change satire, Don’t Look Up. Then comes a bold look into the deeply troubling world of sexual assault, accountability, and taking women seriously by comedian W. Kamau Bell, director of We Need To Talk About Cosby...

As the US and its NATO allies anxiously await Vladimir Putin’s response to their written letters addressing Russia’s security concerns, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, joins Christiane for an exclusive interview … Javier Bardem, who plays Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s new film Being The Ricardos, joins the show from Madrid … Michel Martin interviews David A. Kaplan,...

European leaders say “a threat against Ukraine is a threat against Europe,” promising “severe and massive” consequences. Norway is a key member of the NATO alliance, and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was at the United Nations today to discuss this crisis as well as the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan … Walter Isaacson interviews Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla … French philosopher and...

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai joins Christiane for an exclusive interview about how to deal with the Taliban and try to save Afghan lives … Marin Alsop, the first woman to lead a major American orchestra, discusses the new documentary about her life, The Conductor … The terrifying reality of the pandemic for the immunocompromised and the disabled, and why they feel abandoned by the Bid...

As fears of war reverberate around Europe, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg tells Christiane that diplomacy is not dead – but it’s up to Putin to dial down the aggression … Amid fears of conflict, Covid, inflation, supply-chain issues, and rising energy prices, the head of the International Monetary Fund speaks exclusively with Christiane about all of this and why the IMF is downgrading pro...

"There is a gaping hole in the governing of Britain” is the sobering assessment of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who joins Christiane to discuss his country’s future amid the Boris Johnson scandals, and whether diplomacy can diffuse the standoff over Ukraine ... A conversation with Ian Shaw, co-writer and star of The Shark Is Broken, the play based on the 1975 thriller Jaws ... Walter Isaacson...

After blowback over his comment that a “minor incursion” Vladimir Putin in Ukraine could provoke a different response from the US, President Biden reiterated that Russia would pay a “heavy price” if any units cross the Baltic state’s border. Senator Chris Murphy, who just returned from Ukraine, joins the show from Capitol Hill … Oscar-winning actor Penelope Cruz on her new film Parallel Mothers … ...

With rising signs of Russia's intent to invade, Ukraine puts its former President Petro Poroshenko on trial for treason. He joins us to explain what it's like to face off with adversaries at home and abroad … In a matter of weeks, he lost his son to suicide, survived the Capitol insurrection and led impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump. Now congressman Jamie Raskin talks about overcoming t...

On the eve of Joe Biden’s one-year anniversary, former Pentagon policy adviser Kori Schake and CNN’s Abby Phillips assess the President’s performance and the many challenges that lie ahead … Emmy Award-winning director Stanley Nelson and co-director Traci Curry discuss their new documentary “Attica” … Former federal prosecutor Laura Coates explains how the pursuit of justice can create injustice....

On Martin Luther King Day, the family of the late civil rights leader asks that there be “no celebration without legislation” on voting rights. South Carolina Congressman and House Majority Whip James Clyburn played a key role in President Biden winning the Democratic nomination, and he’s not ready to give up just yet, as he explains to Christiane. Plus, former US Ambassador to NATO and German pol...

The Australian government again cancels tennis star Novak Djokovic’s visa. Veteran sportscaster and former tennis pro Mary Carillo tries to make sense of it all … As “Partygate” dominates British headlines, we look under the radar at the new legislation that could gut civil liberties here … Actors Lawrence Fishburn and Frankie Faison remembers the great Sydney Poitier. To learn more about how CNN...

The most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps, joins Christiane to talk about the Beijing Olympics, mental health, and Novak Djokovic … As tensions between Russia and the West rise after recent talks over Ukraine, we ask, “What will Putin do?” … Michelle Martin speaks to a woman who says her father couldn’t get the emergency room treatment he needed because hospitals were filled with Cov...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the tense situation on the Ukranian border is a “crisis of Russia’s making.” For the latest on the crisis, Christiane speaks with the chief American negotiator with the Russians, Deputy US Secretary of State Wendy Sherman … The Atlantic’s Tom McTague on whether Boris Johnson can survive his latest controversy … Walter Isaacson interviews Facebook whistl...

President Biden visits Georgia today, the scene of Donald Trump’s most blatant attempt to strong-arm state officials into overturning the 2020 vote. We talk with the man who Trump asked to “find” thousands more votes, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Plus, the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya Stephanie Turco Williams, and legendary journalist Carl Bernstein. To learn more abou...