Devastating natural disasters and human tragedy are bedeviling North Africa. In Libya, there are harrowing stories of bodies filling the streets after massive floods caused by a torrential downpour that smashed through two dams. More than 6,000 are presumed dead, at least 10,000 are missing and 30,000 have been displaced. These are huge numbers in a failing state, which urgently needs help. Correspondent Ben Wedeman has the details. 

Also on today's show: New York State Senator Jessica Ramos and Christine Quinn, CEO of "Women in Need" (WIN), New York City's largest shelter; author Simon Schama; Dr. Daniela J. Lamas 

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First: Former UK defense secretary Ben Wallace talks about Kim Jung Un and Vladimir Putin's recent meeting, the war in Ukraine, and the aftermath of the War in Afghanistan.

Next: Economist Paul Krugman believes that the US economy is healthy, despite most people in the US believing the contrary.

Then: Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie discusses her new children's book “Mama's Sleeping Scarf”, which she wrote for her daughter.

Later: Writer Paul Tough says that fewer people in the US are going to college due to rising costs and inequality.

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Morocco continues to deal with the catastrophic damage caused by last week's earthquake, the worst temblor to hit the country in over a century. While it struck close to the economic and tourist hub of Marrakesh, the worst destruction is in isolated areas which are difficult to access. Whole villages have been crushed, historical sites damaged, and many have lost everything. Reporter Sam Kiley joins the show from a hospital in the hard-hit city of Asni, followed by Sam Bloch, Director of Emergency Response for World Central Kitchen, and Khalid Zerouali, Morocco’s director of the Interior Ministry. 

Also on today's show: Former Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas; author Naoise Mac Sweeney 

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It’s a high-stakes weekend ahead for world leaders arriving in India for the G20 summit. For President Joe Biden, it’s an opportunity to showcase the United States’ take on the global world order, in the absence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. It’s a pitch that not only matters for America’s standing abroad but also for Biden’s own ratings at home, which new polling shows are struggling even within his own camp. To discuss all this, we are joined by Evan Osnos, who profiled President Biden in his book Joe Biden: American Dreamer, and Mona Charen, policy editor for The Bulwark. 

Also on today's show: Mexican author, poet and women’s rights activist Gabriela Jaurgeui; Wall Street Journal reporter Melissa Korn; Ricky McKinnie & Jimmy Carter of The Blind Boys of Alabama gospel group 

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President Biden will soon travel to India for this weekend’s G20 summit in New Delhi, where climate change, economic development, and the war in Ukraine will all be on the agenda. Many of Biden’s fellow world leaders will no doubt be quizzing him on the 2024 presidential election and wondering whether they need to brace for Trump 2.0. One useful source of insight could be a new book, one of the most anticipated political tomes of the year: Franklin Foer’s The Last Politician. It recounts Biden’s first two years in office, from the inauguration to the sweeping domestic legislation, the Afghanistan debacle to his administration’s stalwart support of Ukraine. Foer joins Christiane from New York to discuss. 

Also on today's show: actor Jodie Foster, author Sung-Yoon Lee 

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This summer has seen nations across the world battle wildfires and extreme temperatures. It now has the dubious honor of being the world’s hottest summer on record, according to the latest European Union data. This comes just as the first-ever African climate summit comes to close. Hosted by Kenya and the African Union, the event called for the establishment of a global carbon tax system. Damilola Ogunbiyi is the co-chair of UN Energy and joins the show from the summit in Nairobi. 

Also on today's show: Richard Haass, President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations; Bobby Ghosh, Columnist, Bloomberg / Former Editor in Chief, Hindustan Times; author/activist Baratunde Thurston, host of PBS' "America Outdoors" 

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The White House is publicly revealing intelligence that suggests the North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon. The administration says Moscow is trying to drum up weapons and ammunition for its war in Ukraine. Meantime Putin will not be meeting with G20 world leaders at this weekend’s summit in India, and it is widely expected the Chinese President Xi Jinping will also not attend. US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel is at the center of American policy in the Indo-Pacific region and was at Camp David when President Biden hosted a rare gathering with leaders of Japan and South Korea last month. Christiane speaks to him from Tokyo. 

Also on today's show: Rama Yade, Senior Director, Atlantic Council Africa Center; Kimberly Teehee, Congressional Delegate Designee, Cherokee Nation 

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First: When it comes to artificial intelligence, are we playing with fire? What will this new technology mean for jobs, and how will it change our working lives? Four leaders in their field unpack the uncertainty that lies ahead. 

Plus: Policing AI-generated misinformation ahead of crucial US elections. 

And: How to regulate a technology that even its creators don't fully understand. 

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Ukraine says its forces are making progress on the southern front, claiming to have penetrated the first line of Russian defenses in the Zaporizhzhia region. But Kyiv feels these efforts are unrecognized by some in the west. The foreign minister lashed out at what he calls unfair second guessing while in Spain this week, where he was meeting with European foreign ministers. He’s now back in Kyiv, where Christiane spoke to him about those comments. 

Also on today's show: Save Ukraine CEO Mykola Kuleba; Sang-Hyup Kim, Co-chair, South Korea's Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth 

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Drones are again targeting Russia, with one shot down near Moscow and three more intercepted in the Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, Russian officials say. It comes just one day after Russia faced its biggest drone assault since the war began. Drones are becoming gamechangers in this fight, and some experts say they're transforming the nature of war itself. Military officials say Ukraine is losing more than 40 drones a day, and ordinary citizens are being recruited to make up the shortfall for the frontlines, as Christiane saw at a drone training center in Ukraine. 

For more on how drone technology is re-shaping the battlefield, Christiane is joined by James Rogers, adviser on drones to NATO and the UK, and General Sir Richard Shirreff, former NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander for Europe. 

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