US VP Gives Speech At Summit Of The Americas

The inaugural ceremony for the ninth summit of the Americas is being held at this hour in Los Angeles. The summit features leaders or representatives from almost every country in the Western Hemisphere gathered at the invitation of the hon country, the United States. As we told you earlier, this year the theme is "Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future".

The ceremony is underway and here is a clip from the US vice President's speech

We'll have more from the summit tomorrow.