Communities and recognizing the Important Role that our immigrants and communities of color play in contributing to the success and vibrant see of this city and nation. So were celebrating a city, country and world, for all the people. Not just some. Now id like to acknowledge members of the councilor course. Present tonight are columbian andre garafo and ms. Luna gafaro. And from guatemala, sylvia may and Irish Council general robert odrisco, from japan, too and general kamono and the Mexican Council general, ms. Arnault and wilma gondoy and julio huerta and im sorry if im butchering your names. From the philippines we have jedd martin leona and from singapore daryl lau. Everyone is important. We have a lot of people so im going to read the names really fast. If i have not read your name, come see my staff at the front and give them your card and well be glad to call your name out. From taiwan, alex lee and jesse chin of the taipei economic and culture office. District judge, the wond
Spanish as a native language. So this is an amazing chance for us to feel honored and we appreciate very much the work that everyone here does. Thank you very much to the commissioners for this award and also for the work you do on behalf of immigrants. [applause] honorees. When you come on the stage after you speak, you will receive your award and certificate from our wonderful commissioners and then you can exit stage right. Is that right . Stage right. Ok. Next award is our Industry Leader and this is going to leo sosa. He is an immigrant from guantanamo and he launched throw Youth Technology programs before starting his own nonprofit dove mission, which aims to train young adults age 1624 for careers in tech. He has also worked in many neighborhoods throughout the city helping to connect low income families to broadband, distributing computers and building computer labs in Affordable Housing communities. Please welcome leo sosa. Hello. I like the sound of that. Now were ready. I wo
He says they nee to unify now and not after an election for a speaker and hes not going to give up family time. So, ryan, heeding the call from republicans as speaker but going into this somewhat reluctantly. This is not a job ive ever wanted, sought. Im in the jobob ive always wanted in congress. I came to the clungzconclusion that this is a dire situation. Reporter jason of utah announcing that he will drop out and support ryan, so the next question becomes when are they going to v these elections. Because everything was in such disarray. Well see how it plays out. Now that the race to president where joe biden isnt exactly stomping out rumors. Reporter at an event honoringng former Vice President , walter mondale, the current Vice President , sounded a lot like a president ial candidate. President obama and i have ideologically have had no disagreement. None. I mean, zero. To illustrate the point, biden says he and the president werere in lock step when it came to authorizing the ra
Matt. Im so happy the delorean is here. Were ready to reminisce about the future. Is that how it works . Something like thth, yeah. Fun to catch up with those stars of the move i, but, first, our top story. Major power moves in washington. Wisconsin congressman paul ryan taking steps to become the next House Speaker. Joe biden speaking out amid his flirtation with a president ial run, some saying hes trying to rewrite history. A lot of movinggparts. We have them all covered beginning on capitol hill with c National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, good morning to you. Reporter hey, matt, good morning to you. House speaker is the third most powerful office in the land, and paul ryan initially said he wasnt interested in the job. Now he says hes willing to step up if the divided party will stand firmly behind him. As he privately tolol colleagues last night, im willing to tak arrows in the chest, not in the back. Running with reservations. This is not a job ive ever wanted, ever sou
Up to get you your packages fastererhan ever. And the fure seemed so far off when they fired up the flux capacitytyack in 1985, but that day is finally here, and the cast of back to the future has fast forwarded their way for an exclusive interview, today. Wednesday, october 21st, 15. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Ah, good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. You dont get to see many of those on the streets anymore. Theres the delorean from back to the future, and it is a Good Opportunity for me to look at you, savannah, and say you are my density. You are my density, too, matt. Im so happy the delorean is here. Were ready to reminisce about the future. Is that how it works . Something like that, yeah. Fun to catch up with those stars of the move i, but, first, our top story. Major power moves in washington. Wisconsin congressman paul ryan taking steps to become the next House Speaker.