District. And running for office he ran several nonprofits including the portland habitat for humanity. But running for office is not the only running that he does. As he is a twotime ironman triathlon finisher. [applause] he completed the 2012 ironman North Carolina in the 2016 which raised over 20000 for nonprofits. That is amazing. [applause] his first book he will be discussing is america is better than this which tells the inside story of how one senator when no background is immigration activist became a leading advocate for reform of the brutal policies that are creating a humanitarian crisis on the southern u. S. Border. It represents a heartfelt of the concerned americans who believes his country stands for something far bigger and better. Tonight, senator merkley will be joined and conversation with ralph ronald. He is currently the executive producer of Community Engagement of public radio he has worked since 1987 serving previously as news director and Program Director and
[applause] he completed the 2012 ironman North Carolina in the 2016 which raised over 20000 for nonprofits. That is amazing. [applause] his first book he will be discussing is america is better than this which tells the inside story of how one senator when no background is immigration activist became a leading advocate for reform of the brutal policies that are creating a humanitarian crisis on the southern u. S. Border. It represents a heartfelt of the concerned americans who believes his country stands for something far bigger and better. Tonight, senator merkley will be joined and conversation with ralph ronald. He is currently the executive producer of Community Engagement of public radio he has worked since 1987 serving previously as news director and Program Director and also serving as the host of the record and awardwinning program the conversation. Among many other programs. Please help me in joining them both. [applause] on there has been so much going n the border just in th
Does. As he is a twotime ironman try although on finisher. [applause] [cheering] 2012 ironman North Carolina and the 2016 ironman arizona which raised over 20,000 for the nonprofits along the way. So, that is amazing. [applause] the first book she will be discussing tonight is called america is better than this which tells the inside story of how one senator with no background as an activist became a leading advocate for reform of the brutal policies that have created a humanitarian crisis on the southern u. S. Border. It represents the heartfelt voice of a concerned american who believes his country stands for something bigger and better. Tonight senator merkley will be joined in conversation with ross reynolds, currently the executive producer of Community Engagement and the public radio where hes worked since 1987 having served as the news director and Program Director and also serving as the host of the record and awardwinning news program the conversation among many other programs
Then the conversation turned to me. Over the last few weeks, a number of women have come forward to talk about how they felt my actions had affected them. I was shocked. I was upset. But in responding to their claims, i also wanted to be respectful of that broader conversation because all Women Deserve to be heard and their experiences taken seriously. I think that was the right thing to do. I also think it gave some people the false impression that i was admitting to doing things that, in fact, i havent done. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others, i remember very differently. I said at the outset that the Ethics Committee was the right venue for these allegations to be heard and investigated and evaluated on their merits. That i was prepared to cooperate fully, and that i was confident in the outcome. You know, an important part of the conversation weve been having the last few months has been about how men abuse their power and privilege to hurt women. I am p
Worst smash routing in modern u. S. History a search for answers and an effort to help the victims. And once again the question that needs to be asked why are the Mass Shootings in the u. S. So common and what can be done about that. Also this hour a day after a secession referendum defiance from catalonia as government and anxiety among opponents of independence and bangladesh in myanmar greta repatch read half a million range of refugees. Thank you for joining us at least fifty nine people are dead and more than five hundred have been injured in las vegas after the deadliest mass shooting in modern american history. From the thirty second floor of a hotel a gunman rained gunfire on twenty two thousand people attending an outdoor Country Music festival a few hundred meters away concert goers fled or ducked for cover as the automatic fire rang out for several minutes it took police seventy two minutes to find the gunmen it is room at the Mandalay Bay Hotel has been identified as sixty