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Amanpour: Ilhan Omar, Mara Wilson, Dr. Rhea Boyd and Dr. Joia Crear Perry

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the possible plot to breach the Capitol again today and the sweeping voting rights and government ethics bill passed in the House. Actress Mara Wilson talks about her experiences navigating the press and living in the public eye as a child actor. Our Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dr. Rhea Boyd and Dr. Joia Crear Perry about their campaign "The Conversation: Between Us, About Us" to help combat vaccine hesitancy in black communities.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to Ammonpur. Here's what's coming up.

0:08.0

We don't know what to expect. We are still traumatized and terrified after the events of January 6th.

0:17.0

The U.S. capital on high alert, we talk to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar about security and delivering on the legislation that voters want.

0:26.0

Plus...

0:28.0

From Matilda to Mrs. Doubtfire, actor Mara Wilson looks back at the ugly treatment she faced as a young and

0:35.0

famous female star. Then there's good news out there. There's a COVID-19 vaccine.

0:40.0

Yay! But the bad news is as black folks it's hard to trust what's going on

0:45.8

Setting the record straight on vaccines our Harry Svenavasen talks to Dr.

0:50.6

Rhea Boyd and Joya K Crea Perry about their new video campaign that is aimed at black communities. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Christina Montpour in London. Security is

1:16.2

stepped up outside the US capital today after intelligence revealed a

1:20.1

militia group might be plotting to breach the building yet again. The threat

1:24.7

appears to be inspired by a QAnon conspiracy that says ex-President Donald Trump

1:30.1

will be re-inaugurated today, obviously a ridiculous thought and the top

1:35.0

Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is now calling on Trump to speak

1:39.7

up about it.

1:42.0

President Trump has a responsibility to tell them to stand down.

1:46.0

This threat is credible and it's real.

1:50.0

It's a right-wing militia group.

2:00.0

Now the government is having to manage security threats as it works to advance legislation. But that's easier said than done in a system that is still stuck in a state of

2:04.2

semi-paralysis despite one party controlling both the executive and

2:08.8

legislative branches. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar represents the Minneapolis area of Minnesota and

2:15.5

she's a member of the so-called squad a group of progressive lawmakers and

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