Amanpour: Donna Shalala, Betsey Stevenson, Kathryn Sherman and Mary Roach

Economist Betsey Stevenson and former Rep. Donna Shalala say the Senate needs a cardiologist on hand, for the stress they're causing the U.S. economy. They join Bianna Golodryga to discuss how congress is playing a dangerous game with the debt ceiling. Then Chief China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal Lingling Wei explains how President Xi Jinping is dramatically steering China away from capitalism. Turning to coronavirus, our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to critical care nurse Kathryn Sherman about working on the front lines of the pandemic and treating the sickest patients. And finally, author Mary Roach talks about her new book "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law", and the impact of humans colliding with the natural world.

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