Were getting a look at some incredible video from inside the volcano there in bali. The video is even more amazing because no one is allowed to be within six miles of that crater. About 140,000 people have been evacuated from the area. Back here in this country, music m on ogul Russell Simmons is once again denying new accusations of Sexual Misconduct against him. Three women have come forward to the New York Times claiming simmons raped them. The Los Angeles Times reports five different women are accusing simmons of Sexual Misconduct over a time on span of three deck a aids. Simmons is calling the information horrific and says all of his relationships have been consensual. Meanwhile, salma hayek has detailed some of the most incriminating allegations yet against Harvey Weinstein, that he pressured her into a sexual encounter during the making of the film frida with weinstein even allegedly threatening to kill her. The oped triggered a response from a representative of weinstein saying
Asked what they thought of todays news so i quit my job and i went about as far away as i could go and i moved to the country of cambodia and i spent a year and a half there reporting on events there and it was amazing. The country was emergingfor 30 years in the civil war and genocide. 24 people died of starvation and disease and what struck me while i was there was the human resilience. It was very noble experience. A lot of information, but just seeing peoples lives and how they bounce back, it changed the way i looked at journalism and what i wanted to do and when i came back, i wanted to write more about the theme of human resilience and i found in the United States one of the most exciting stories of human resilience are being written by technology and thats really what my book is about. Its a book about bioengineering im sure youve heard about and you know, i guess my presentation is less datadriven than some of this stuff but when i tried to do was put some of these things we a
Also hear old who is the director of roosevelt house in albany this evening. Here to talk about kevin his biography at hoover and also in the to interview you can imagine this is a day house that Herbert Hoover historically or in the present day talked about often so in the introduction to his book he says indictment and advocacy shape and overwhelm the story of the man of Herbert Hoover. Because franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt lived here in new york during the 1932 campaign. And then you might have heard them interpret them. We met earlier in the franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt library which is where they met with prospective cabinet members after the 32 election. We were talking about what they were doing. So as the reviews had said that it was the intensely researched thoughtful resurrection of a brilliant man. We are curious of his interpretation with his role in the great depression. One of the wonderful things that amity also brings a different perspective applause for her. [applau
[inaudible conversations] good evening. Ima member of the event to staff and i would like to welcome you this evening to politics and prose took a quick note before we start, now would be a great time to silence cell phones. Feel free to take flash free photography. We are here to welcome Hendrick Meijer for his new book, Arthur Vandenberg the man in the middle of the american century. When Arthur Vandenberg assumed his seat as a republican senator 1928 is outspoken opponent of the new deal and staunch isolationist. By the end of his life was not just a supporter of nato event un, but a key architect of the american postwar policy and in this comprehensive biology he changes from a politician to effective consensus builder. Is a reporter, editor and executive producer of the [inaudible] please help me welcome them both to politics and prose. Thank you for coming and thank you for that nice introduction. I am delighted to have pink with us tonight because this is a surprisingly relevant
[ light laughter ] [ audience ohs ] this brings us to a new segment entitled it slowly dawns on seth that this man is our president. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] seth this man is our president. [ light laughter ] announcer this has been it slowly dawns on seth that this man is our president. [ cheers and applause ] seth thats right. President trump said i really believe id run in there even if i didnt have a weapon. I got to say, i find it hard to believe trump would voluntarily run inside a place of education. [ laughter ] the only way he would run inside is if a reporter asked you a question outside. [ light laughter ] in a new interview, President Trump repeated his suggestion that teachers should be armed with firearms. Teachers do our countrys most important work, they shape our nations future leaders and deserve our utmost respect. But do we really want to give guns to people who havent fully mastered chalk . [ light laughter ] according to the washington post, russian spies hacked