Amanpour: Carlos Fernández de Cossío, James Thornton and Chesa Boudin

Director General for U.S. Affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry Carlos Fernández de Cossío denies reports of arbitrary detentions after mass protests in his country and instead cast blame on America's "campaign of misinformation." Then James Thornton, CEO of ClientEarth, tells Christiane Amanpour about his work to defend the natural world in the courtroom. And our Michel Martin speaks to San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin about a rise in violent crime, how the jailing of his parents informed his views on criminal justice and why he faces a recall effort to remove him from office. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices