ken wu. come on up. ken wu isn't your average high school senior. he is an international exchange student who will graduate this year from st. clements high school in med. >> i was surprised. you know, i didn't know that this should be me. i mean, why me? >> he is a really good kid. he works really hard. >> four years ago, ken entered as a freshman straight from china. he hardly knew english and was far from family and friends. >> it must have been a scary experience for him. language was an issue. culture was an issue. but i could see him every day struggling and working really hard to gain his language skills. >> but through hard work, curiosity, and determination, he not only succeeded. he is helping others to >> he has come a long, long way. literally and figuratively. you know, moving all the way from china, half a world away, to boston is something that takes a lot of courage. >> christa: each sunday, he comes here to the youth council in boston. he helps students who emigrated from china adjust to american life. >> the responsibility is very

. >>> ken wu is your average high student who will graduate interest year from saint clemens . should be me. i mean, why me? and what is this about? >>> he is a really good kid. . >> anchor: four years ago he entered saint clemens straight from china. he hardly new england accomplish and was far from family an . >>> it must have been a very scary experience for him because language was an issue. culture was an issue. but i could see him every day struggling and working really hard to gain his language skills. >> anchor: through hard work curiosity and determination he not only succeeded, he is helping others to succeed as well . >>> he has come a long, long way. literally and figuratively because you know moving all the way from china half the world away to boston is something that takes a lot of courage. >>> each sunday he comes here to the youth counsel of the in boston and he helps students who immigrated from china adjust to american life. >>> the responsibility is very important. >>> ken didn't just come here to learn and take things with him. but he has also given a lot . >>> ke

ken wu, come on up. school senior. he is an international exchange student who will graduate this year from saint clements high . >>> i was surprised. i was freaking out. i didn't know that this should be me. i mean, why me? what is this about? >>> he is a really good kid. . >> reporter: four years ago he entered a freshman straight from china. he lard hardly new england accomplish and was far from family and friend . >>> it must have been a very scary esmeans for him because language was an issue, culture was an u. but i could see him every day struggling and working really hard to get his language skills. >>> but through hard work, curiosity and determine nation he not only succeeded, he is help others to succeed as well. >>> he has come a long, long way. literally and figuratively half a world away to boston is something that takes a lot of courage. >>> each sunday he comes here to the youth counsel of the asian-american civic association in boston and he helps students who immigrated from china adjust to american l

ken wu, come on up. [applause] ken wu isn't your average high school senior. he's an international exchange student who will graduate this year from saint clements high school in medford. >> i was surprised. i was freaking out. i didn't know that this should be me. i mean, why me? what is this about? >> he's a really good kid. he works really hard. >> christa: four years ago ken intrt saint clements straight from china as a freshman. he hardly knew english and was far from family and friends. >> it must have been a scary experience because language was but i could see him every day struggling and working really hard the gain his language skills. >> christa: but through hard work, curiosity and determination, he not only succeeded. he's helping others to succeed, as well. >> he's come a long, long way, literally and figuratively, because, you know, moving all the way from china, half a world away, to boston is something that takes a lot of courage. >> christa: each sunday he comes here to the youth council of the asian american civic association in boston, and

ken wu. >> ken isn't your average high school senior. he's an international exchange student who will graduate this year from saint clements high school. i didn't know this should be me. why me and what is this about? >> he's a really good kid. he works really hard. four years ago ken entered as a freshman straight from china. he hardly new english and hard from family and friends >> it must have been a scary experience for him. because language was an issue. but i could see him every day struggling and working with really hard hard to gain his language skills. >> but through hard work curiosity and determination he not only succeeded he helps other succeed as well. >> he's come a long, long way. literally and figuratively. moving all the way from china half a world away to boston is something that take a lot of courage. >> each sunday he comes here to the youth counsel of the asian american civic association in boston. and he helps student who immigrated from china adjust to american life. >> the responsibility is very important. >> if

wu. >> here. >> john rahaim. ken epstein. >> present. >> kentaro iwasaki. >> here. >> [inaudible] >> landon dickey. >> here. >> laura moran. >> here. >> president les wong. >> here. >> lo i guess herrera. >> here. >> decost. >> here. >> (calling roll). olson lee. phil ginsburg. >> here. >> halperin. >> present. >> doctor ritu khanna. >> here. >> todd rufo. >> here. >> and trent rhorer. >> here. >> great thank you. >> thank you doctor. so a few comments as we start this process this evening. as i thought about the adoption of goals and measures that hundreds of departments and cbos will work to accomplish together with a laser focus on those with the greatest needs, our equity lens. i couldn't help but make a comparison to the change -- our adoption of an outcomes framework seems a simple task in comparison. now pardon the comparison. i know it's very different. it's still not simple but think about it in those terms. we have the opportunity in the city to create a framework that will live beyond all of us in our curr

wu. >> here. >> john rahaim. ken>> present. >> kentaro iwasaki. >> here. >> [inaudible] >> landon dickey. >> here. >> laura moran. >> here. >> president les wong. >> here. >> lo i guess herrera. >> here. >> decost. >> here. >> (calling roll). olson lee. phil ginsburg. >> here. >> halperin. >> present. >> doctor ritu khanna. >> here. >> todd rufo. >> here. >> and trent rhorer. >> here. >> great thank you. >> thank you doctor. so a few comments as we start this process this evening. as i thought about the adoption of goals and measures that hundreds of departments and cbos will work to accomplish together with a laser focus on those with the greatest needs, our equity lens. i couldn't help but make a comparison to the change -- our adoption of an outcomes framework seems a simple task in comparison. now pardon the comparison. i know it's very different. it's still not simple but think about it in those terms. we have the opportunity in the city to create a framework that will live beyond all of us in our current positi

wu. >> here. >> john rahaim. ken epstein. >> present. >> kentaro iwasaki. >> here. >> [inaudible] >> landon dickey. >> here. >> laura moran. >> here. >> president les wong. >> here. >> lo i guess herrera. >> here. >> decost. >> here. >> (calling roll). olson lee. phil ginsburg. >> here. >> halperin. >> present. >> doctor ritu khanna. >> here. >> todd rufo. >> here. >> and trent rhorer. >> here. >> great thank you. >> thank you doctor. so a few comments as we start this process this evening. as i thought about the adoption of goals and measures that hundreds of departments and cbos will work to accomplish together with a laser focus on those with the greatest needs, our equity lens. i couldn't help but make a comparison to the change -- our adoption of an outcomes framework seems a simple task in comparison. now pardon the comparison. i know it's very different. it's still not simple but think about it in those terms. we have the opportunity in the city to create a framework that will live beyond all of us in our curr

wu. >> here. >> john rahaim. ken epstein. >> present. >> kentaro iwasaki. >> here. >> [inaudible] >> landon dickey. >> here. >> laura moran. >> here. >> president les wong. >> here. >> lo i guess herrera. >> here. >> decost. >> here. >> (calling roll). olson lee. phil ginsburg. >> here. >> halperin. >> present. >> doctor ritu khanna. >> here. >> todd rufo. >> here. >> and trent rhorer. >> here. >> great thank you. >> thank you doctor. so a few comments as we start this process this evening. as i thought about the adoption of goals and measures that hundreds of departments and cbos will work to accomplish together with a laser focus on those with the greatest needs, our equity lens. i couldn't help but make a comparison to the change -- our adoption of an outcomes framework seems a simple task in comparison. now pardon the comparison. i know it's very different. it's still not simple but think about it in those terms. we have the opportunity in the city to create a framework that will live beyond all of us in our curr

wu. >> here. >> john rahaim. ken epstein. >> present. >> kentaro iwasaki. >> here. >> [inaudible] >> landon dickey. >> here. >> laura moran. >> here. >> president les wong. >> here. >> lo i guess herrera. >> here. >> decost. >> here. >> (calling roll). olson lee. phil ginsburg. >> here. >> halperin. >> present. >> doctor ritu khanna. >> here. >> todd rufo. >> here. >> and trent rhorer. >> here. >> great thank you. >> thank you doctor. so a few comments as we start this process this evening. as i thought about the adoption of goals and measures that hundreds of departments and cbos will work to accomplish together with a laser focus on those with the greatest needs, our equity lens. i couldn't help but make a comparison to the change -- our adoption of an outcomes framework seems a simple task in comparison. now pardon the comparison. i know it's very different. it's still not simple but think about it in those terms. we have the opportunity in the city to create a framework that will live beyond all of us in our curr

wu. >> here. >> john rahaim. kenpstein. >> present. >> kentaro iwasaki. >> here. >> [inaudible] >> landon dickey. >> here. >> laura moran. >> here. >> president les wong. >> here. >> lo i guess herrera. >> here. >> decost. >> here. >> (calling roll). olson lee. phil ginsburg. >> here. >> halperin. >> present. >> doctor ritu khanna. >> here. >> todd rufo. >> here. >> and trent rhorer. >> here. >> great thank you. >> thank you doctor. so a few comments as we start this process this evening. as i thought about the adoption of goals and measures that hundreds of departments and cbos will work to accomplish together with a laser focus on those with the greatest needs, our equity lens. i couldn't help but make a comparison to the change -- our adoption of an outcomes framework seems a simple task in comparison. now pardon the comparison. i know it's very different. it's still not simple but think about it in those terms. we have the opportunity in the city to create a framework that will live beyond all of us in our curren

wu-tang clan. this morning, let's listen to nashville's ken ross with "our time to ride." >> the denver broncos are world champions. coming home to the mile high city. . >>> colorado's flags flying at half staff in remembrance of a mesa county deputy killed by a teen. >> and a woman caught in icy waters and to make matters worse, a toddler is caught in the car. >> and this city is to the supposed to look like an ice town. a water main break turned it into a frozen mess. >> and a up -- superhero advise for a little boy suffering from cystic cystic fibrosis. >> and taylor temby has the prep rally. >>> flags will fly at half honor a deputy killed. >> derek geer was killed being shot by a 17-year-old. before he was taken off life support, his organs were moved for donation. deputy geer served in the u.s. may of before joining the mesa county sheriffs office in 2001. sir, thank you for your service. >> leaves behind a wife and child. >> so sad. >>> belen deleon has been at the garden and home show all morning. i get you are seeing cool things. >> reporter: very cool things, and this will get you thinkin