wants a long sentence for his son. he claims he did not see a lot of signs of his son s troubles, but police reports prove otherwise. but first, moments from now, president biden will present the medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor, to 17 recipients. the prestigious list includes olympians, actors, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, and the first american to receive the covid vaccine. cnn s phil mattingly joins us now from the white house. what do we expect from today s ceremony? reporter: it s a buoyant moment to some degree. this is a particularly difficult moment for this white house, but the opportunity to present the highest civilian honor to an array of individuals from former lawmakers, olympic athletes, civil rights kind of people at the highest level of the civil rights movement, is something i think the president enjoys and i think the white house looks forward to, to some degree. yes, there are definitely celebrities here. denzel washington will b
accepting on behalf of steve jobs. [applause] few people in history embody the american spirit of innovation like steve jobs. the adopted son of high school educated parents, he redeemed soda bottles to pay for his meals after dropping out of college. at every turn of life he dared to think different. is the cofounder of apple he created one of the most important companies in history. bringing computing in the home and phones and revolutionizing our way of life. a true visionary, a beloved husband and father, steve jobs embodied that most american question, what is next? [applause] alexander karloutsos. [applause] the former vicar general of the greek orthodox archdiocese of america, father alexander karloutsos is a humble servant of god and the embodiment of the ancient idea that binds two great nations, democracy. more than 50 years of service with moral clarity, love of family and pride in the greek american community, the man known simply as father alex to p
Now heres the investment in this great idea of yours. Thats what were fighting against. So with that i want to say i see our special guest has run, congressman paul ryan and this is a good time you couldnt have been more perfect. No. Of what our panel to retire, thank them. [applause] take your bottles, please. Hey, darryl, how are you doing . Hey, paul. Are you guys all leading . Whats the deal here . Good to see you. What do you want it is because writer, paul. We have been as i said from the first time in the city we are the principal presenters. Are thought leaders are here and theyre going to come and act as responded to grassroots leaders and i think weve had a spirited conversation. To the grassroots and the ivory tower. Other special guests arrived right away. No not. [applause] come on up. We just got here. We just had even working with omar in dollars and you know, also youve been one of the few celebrities that spent a lot of time in the hood operating a school, operating ex
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