Amanpour: Ibrahim Halawa, Maya Foa, John Waters, Kate Hamill

Ibrahim Halawa, former prisoner in Egypt, and Maya Foa, director of human rights organization Reprieve, discuss the mass trials occurring in Egypt under President el-Sisi's government. John Waters, director of "Hairspray", reflects on his career and writing his memoir, "Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder". Our Alicia Menendez sits down with Kate Hamill, actor and playwright, about her adaptation of "Little Women" and the importance of updating the classics.

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