if anyone doubts this, they should head to booker t. washington high school. they should meet the children who worked so hard to earn their diplomas. we need to give every child in america that chance. that is why education reform matters. thank you for listening and have a great weekend. >> hi. i am united states senator kay bailey hutchinson from texas. with energy prices soaring nationwide, american families are struggling to put gas in their cars and trucks. we have seen the price of food and other goods rise. an overwhelming majority of americans say gas prices are causing financial hardship for their families, and more than half say they of had to make major changes to their budgets and to compensate. unfortunately, rather than work to increase domestic energy production and bring down gas prices, the obama administration is seeking to impose more regulation and taxes on oil and gas companies. this is keeping our own resources out of reach and harding at job creation. their proposals will increase pain at the pump. earlier this week, republicans put a mo

and barack obama presented the graduating ceremony at booker t high school.sually, the keynote speaker introduces the nex-- giving thegiving the crowd, and a in a idea, a fact, that somebody else does not know. however, i think everybody knows something about this person of lthis race to the top high school commencement challenge. the president said that this is a great example for the united states. >> today booker t. washington is a place that is proven that we cannot accept excuses, and the excuses when it comes to education. any excuses when it comes to education--and in the united states we should not accept anything but the best that our children has to offer. a >>pam: the children is in a difficult memphis neighborhood is of the graduation rate drastically improve within three years of implementing education reform and adding variety to its curriculum. >>pam: donald trump will not be running for president. the real-estate mogul announced that he will not seek the republican nomination. his chance received was jeopardized when he questioned the citizens

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today at booker t. washington high school in memphis, it was really big. first of all, they worked hard for today. they took a failing school in an impoverished neighborhood and turned it around, and they were richly rewarded with a visit from the president himself. so we'll close here tonight with his message to them. >> congratulations to the class of 2011. we're here today because every single one of you stood tall. and said yes, we can. yes, we can learn. yes, we can succeed. i'm standing here as president because of the education i received. i was raised by a single mom. and sometimes she struggled to provide for me and my sister. but my mother, my grandparents, they pushed me to excel. i'm so blessed that they kept pushing. i'm so lucky that my teachers kept pushing. because education made all the difference in my life. and it's going to make an even greater difference in your lives. not just for your own success but for the success of the united states of america. some people say that schools like btw just aren't supposed to succeed in america. so t

i greatly appreciate that. >> booker t.e someone that knows basketball out there, the sharks are now 2 2. you did not play any hockey coming up? but >> no i did not. >> i took a guess that when. see you at 11. >>> the alleged mother of arnold's love child surfaces. >> as maria hits the oprah stage, i got back from chicago and saw it all. i'm kevin frazier. >> kevin had a front-row seat to all of the action. i'm brooke anderson from times square. >> "the insider" is on. >> they expected her to look like a beauty and she doesn't. >> she's the family maid. >> the reported misery woman, revealed today. >> maria with oprah, her first words on the love child scandal. >> i was there in chicago as "the insider" investigates arnold and maria in crisis. did maria spend private time with the maid's child before finding out? "the new york times" reports. >> the house keeper on the son's resemblance. >>

congratulations to them. >> a real uplifting story, booker t. washington high school. good work.ing that. >>> a real life sex scandal for a global financial tighten. dominic strauss kahn is behind bars now. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. >>> jack's back with the cafferty file. >> question this hour, should congress vote to raise the debt ceiling? today's the day we hit it. $14.3 trillion worth. carol in maryland says to do otherwise would be to tell our creditors we will not honor our debts. the whole kabuki theater going on in congress is ridiculous. the republicans have admitted that they recognize that we have to and they will. in the meantime, congress acts in a manner that's not

the president will deliver the commencement speech at booker high school. this visit was planned well before the flooding in the area but the president took time to meet with victims of the floods and emergency workers. >> and people in louisiana are packing their belongth and -- belongings and getting out. louisiana governor bobby jindle warned today that -- jindal warned today that while the water is moving more slowly than expected, it's still coming -- coming. >>> two more ships were removed from the susan bay today. the two ships are being towed to san francisco. they will be klineed and painted before they head south -- cleaned and painted before any head south. there are 30 ships left in the fleet and two more will be relieved by next -- removed next week and by 2017 all them should be gone. >>> outside your door, you might be thinking those look like rain clouds. they are, beginning to thicken up, darken and even a few light sprinkles reported. the low centered right here will shift. a little bit of moisture popping up on the radar. this is the emba

. >> because if success can happen here at booker t. washington, it can happen anywhere in memphis. and if it can happen in memphis it can happen in tennessee. if it can happen anywhere in tennessee it can happen all across america. >> the presidency commencement address after he met with families affected by flooding along the mississippi river. >>> we're getting official word this morning celebrity donald trump has decided not to run for president. he is not ready to leave the private sector. he made headlines after raising questions where president obama was born. he released his long form birth certificate to the public. >> one of the most powerful men in the world is in jail facing criminal charges, he faces a judge today on sexual charges. >> and witnessing history, the shuttle endeavour's final launch extra special between gabrielle why do we choose coppertone sport? it works great on wet or dry skin because it's seriously waterproof and ultra sweat-proof. coppertone protects across 100% of the uva/uvb spectrum. coppertone sport. embrace the sun. >> closed captioning brought

obama was at booker t washington high school where he gave the commencement address and praise tennesseansor their tenacity and resilience. >>> in over an hour here a big project will be getting under way. caltrans will close lanes on interstate 580 between north livermore avenue and airway boulevard. the work will be done each weekday between a at night and 4:00 in the morning until mid july. >>> san francisco could become the most expensive city in the country to take a cab ride. they recommended big fare hikes today. getting into a cab to go from $3.10 to $3.50 and for each mile the cost goes up one dime. >>> football fans will have to put up with the nfl lockout for a few more weeks. the eighth circuit court said that owners can keep locking out players until a ruling is heard. the ruling came as owners and players met in minneapolis. the appeal is scheduled to be heard on june 3rd. >>> police are calling it a sophisticated crime. as rita williams reports, most of the victims do not yet know there identities have been stolen. >> reporter: john birdsong says just after midnight, oakland

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he stopped by to chat with the booker t. washington seniors before delivering his speech at their graduation. the surprise moved some to tears, but the president said they were the inspiration after winning the second annual commencement challenge for their stellar improvement in scholastics. lucky kids there. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> while one ship wreck didn't yield any gold, experts say it is a jackpot. after 30 years of searching, divers in romania have tracked down a soviet ship that sang in 1941 in the black sea. they were finally successful in their hunt with the help of modern sonar and gps. experts believe a torpedo hit the ship and call it the most important world war ii military ship wreck in that part of the world. >>> well, some students are looking for new ways to tackle the most dangerous situations. rescue robots proved most innovative at this competition in china. a firefighting bottom includes an electric drill and flame sensors

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good news in memphis this week, but they got some last night when the white house told the city's booker t. washington high school they won the nationwide race to the top challenge. they showcased their accomplishments including increasing their graduation rate from 55% to 82% in just three years. now, wait until you hear their reward. president obama will speak at commencement there this coming monday. >>> the head of philip morris is getting a lot of attention tonight for saying cigarettes are not that hard to quit. while he conceded they are harmful and addictive, he might get an argument from the millions of folks wearing patches and chewing nicotine gum to try to stop the cravings that have been compared to coming off of heroin. the ceo made the annual remarks at the annual shareholder meeting in response to a cancer nurse who is also an anti-tobacco activist. >>> it was the hat seen around the world, the one atop the head of princess beatrice at the royal wedding right there on the right. the brits call this a fascinator. in this case, it's a front mount. as you may have seen, it q

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i do want to thank the folks here at the booker elementary school for hospital tattle. today hospitality. today we have had a national tragedy. two airplanes have crashed into the world trade center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country. i have spoken to the vice president, to the governor of new york, to the director of the fbi, and i have ordered that the full resources of the federal government go to help the victims and their families and to conduct a full scale investigation to hunt down and to find those folks who committed this act. terrorism against our nation will not stand. and now if you would join me in a moment of silence. may god bless the victims, their families, and america. thank you very much. >> saw the second airplane fly into the south tower of the world trade center, so, we decided to scramble the f-16's out of langley air force base. >> traffic is crawling around. actually flipping throughout radio. talking about how washington, d.c. is on high alert status. they think that might be the next target. >> i walked in states building. grouch

if anyone doubts this, they should head to booker t. washington high school.y should meet the children who worked so hard to earn their diplomas. we need to give every child in america that chance. that is why education reform matters. a great weekend. i am united states senator kay bailey hutchison from texas. with energy prices soaring nationwide, american families are struggling to put gas in their cars and trucks. we have seen the price of food and other goods rise. an overwhelming majority of americans say gas prices are causing financial hardship for their families, and more than half say they of had to make major changes to their budgets and to compensate. unfortunately, rather than work to increase domestic energy production and bring down gas prices, the obama administration is seeking to impose more regulation and taxes on oil and gas companies. this is keeping our own resources out of reach and harding at job creation. their proposals will increase pain at the pump. earlier this week, republicans put a modest bill to increase production on the floor

the president shook the hands of all 155 graduates today at booker t. washington high in memphis, tennessee. they knew the president would give a speech but were surprised when they met with him before the ceremony. some of the students you can see cheering, others just crying. the president revealed a surprise that the principal's own daughter didn't attend her mom's school. >> she was worried that the boys would be afraid to talk to her if her mom was lurking in the hallways. which is why my next job will be principal at sasha and malia's high school. and then i'll be president of their college. >> the president went on to tell the students they'd shown more determination than many adults by boosting the school's graduation rate from 55% to more than 81%. >>> here's a story that a lot of people are talking about around the country and especially here in the bay area. a woman who went on national tv claimed to be from the bay area and explained how she injected her 8-year-old daughter with botox. well, now, looks like she might be losing custody of her

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at booker t.ashington high school in memphis, tennessee, alexis wilson had to give the speech this week to welcome the other speaker, waiting in the wings. >> just in case you have not heard, we have a very special commencement speaker. >> reporter: their high school won a competition, and the president was waiting to go on. >> once i got the first part down, the rest of it just kind of flowed. >> reporter: when we asked who she was trying to impress, it wasn't the president. she was trying to get her father to smile. >> to my parents, i thank you the most. to my father, i thank you for having the same blank expression on your face as the day was born. >> reporter: did she finally get that smile? >> just a little, but i wouldn't say he did a lot of expression. >> reporter: and that pressure of speaking before a home crowd -- i can relate to that. asked back to my alma mater, just today. ithaca college. that college tv studio. yes, i was the freshman anchor with braces. and there have been so many

. >>> and at noon eastern, president obama gives the commencement address at booker t. school. the school won the race to the top challenge. >>> let's check in with richard roth in new york. >> reporter: one the world's most powerful business figures stands ready for personally face the charges here at a new york state courthouse. i'm richard roth, we'll have details at the top of the hour. >> reporter: i'm ed lavandera in butte la rose, louisiana. behind us is the river where waters are starting to swell and making their painful process through. we'll have that story. >> reporter: i'm dan loathian at the white house. with gas prices continuing to go up. president obama responds by tweaking his energy policy. we'll have that story at the top of the hour. >>> also next hour, you will meet a man who catches baseballs better than anybody off the field. zack hample snagged three foul balls at a baltimore orioles game. but that's nothing. he's caught nearly 5,000 balls at major league parks. he'll disclose his secrets if you want to catch a foul ball, he'll tell you how. wit

many of the students at booker t. washington came from -- lived in housing projects, homes which were recently demolished to make way for a hope vi project, the six -- for a hope project. those student sauce their homes destroyed but they've worked hard in their school and stayed at booker t. washington with high school and are honored by the president's visit. they, like everybody else in memphis, cheer for the memphis grizzlies and the grizzlies' cheer towel is one that i bring you today. believe memphis, believe memphis has carried the grizzlies, an eight seeded team, to championship games, the city believes, the city is strong, we urge you to come to memphis, have some ribs, have some music and enjoy or hospitality. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, mrs. chu, for five minutes. ms. chu: thank you, madam chair. i rise today in celebration of the 60th anrers -- anniversary of the 1951 donential -- convention related to the status of refugees. the

booker t. washington high school in memphis won the honor.is video we're showing you here is of the president arriving today in el paso. >>> new information is out tonight and reveals one thing many mothers can do to possibly keep their child from having behavioral problems. >>> plus -- how apple and google are fighting back against some serious accusations in washington. >>> if you diet you know them all. south beach, adkins, weight watchers. tonight the one diet that's on the top of the list when it comes to getting the weight off. >>> the highway patrol is investigating a terrible accident in the north bay that killed a child and left a family distrout tonight. a 5-year-old boy was hit by a pickup truck in unincorporated sonoma county. this video here just came into our newsroom. the child was riding his bike when he collided with a truck. you can see there deputies on the scene of the accident. at this point the identities of the kyle child or the driver have not been released. authorities have not established if the driver of the truck w

per fourth come a "the gathering" one demand booker prize and also had a distinguished career as a producer of quality television programs and is here today on behalf of the forgotten what. [applause] anne enright. >> i got really worried about my body language listening to him earlier that i may do it wrong. then after rogers presentation i stopped worrying about stupid stuff. it is lovely to be an american where a the readers have been so kind and then there's always a secret it takes awhile to uncover them but my father looked at me on christmas day 2008 in his mid '80s i spins a year on the road and i am fond of my father. i talk about my mother all the time. that your hair was not calm right. but i do not talk about my father much and he doesn't talk much at all. he is a quiet man. the silences are the most interesting he kept looking at me and i know we he wanted to communicate with me is how proud he was. he is allowed to do that because he is my father. i realize i have not seen much of his daughter were the young daughter. occasionally he has a daughter with the amazing scene where

it is booker t. washington high in memphis, tennessee.ts dropout rate, all the while preparing its students for the future. we're joined by the principal and two students. good morning and congratulations to you guys. has it sunk in yet? >> good morning. thank you. >> as i understand it, alicia, you took the phone call. are you on a first name basis with the vice president? >> oh, yes. i'm sure we're friends. he definitely called me alicia. it was great. >> this is something i know you've been working really diligently towards. part of this race to the top is showing why your high school is deserving of bringing the president in by showing how you've improved the education for your students, how you've improved your preparation, in terms of sending them out to the world, to college or a job. tell us what you think convinced the president that this is where he should come and speak? >> well, yeah, i'm excited. i'm actually excited that he chose us. i'm hoping that he chose us because we're representative of all schools. i think that everyb

. >>> anticipation building now in memphis at booker t. washington high school.t barack obama. the school won the race to the challenge, its graduation rate has soared almost 30 percentage points since 2007. live coverage from memphis is coming up. >>> also, we talked last week to the principal and a student from the school where the president's going to be speaking and we asked the principal what the school did to turn things around. >> look. just treat each kid as an individual. it's not about tests. it's about meeting the kid where they are. parents send the best kids they have to school every day. it's our job to meet them there. >> graduating senior kenneth roberson talked about his reaction to the news that the president is going to be speaking at his commencement. >> i was shocked. i was very shocked. and i was willing to do whatever it was and whatever it takes to see the president. and i'm just looking forward to shaking his hand and hoping that i say the proper things to the president. >> we're sure he will. the president is the only one who's giving wo

president obama you see there in memphis, tennessee right now to address graduates of booker t.ton high school. these are live pictures from the event. the school won the honor of having the president speak by winning this year's race to the top commencement challenge. the school boosted its graduation rate from 55% to 81%. over the last three years. while in the memphis area, the president will also take a look at the flood damage from last week. now a very special graduation moment. we don't usually spend time showing graduates walking across the stage, but one guy really caught our eye. his name is austin whitney. here he is getting his degree this weekend at the university of california at berkeley. austin is a paraplegic who wore a pair of mechanical legs to help him get out of his wheelchair so he could walk up and get his own diploma. but he didn't walk alone. all 15,000 people there cheered him on. an amazing sight and very special story but we're not done. austin whitney joins me now from berkeley, california. austin, so great to have you on the show today. you said it

. >> yeah, big bill demott, big booker t and trish stratus, if they're listening to me, thank you soas grass, as miss usa was. never been in a ring before in her life. some of the kids had eight, nine, ten years experience. well, what we did was show them what it takes to be successful in wwe. each week, i get my bottom three in the ring and go through my elimination process. and the winner of the contest gets a contract with wwe. so this could be the start of something big for one of these kids. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> so i make it real on them. i make it rough on them. the name of the show is "tough enough." and if they're gonna go through me, i'm gonna make sure they pay their dues on their way up to getting that contract. >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about, so yeah -- >> and that's the bottom line -- >> audience: 'cause "stone cold" said so! >> thank you very much. >> jimmy: i mean, people get bloody. they get their teeth knocked out and all this stuff. >> yeah, accidents happen. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my god. >> accidents happen in the name of entertainment. >> jimmy:

i know that armed with the skills and experience and the love that you've gained at booker t.ool, you're ready to make your mark on the world. so thank you, thanks for inspiring me. >> the president was inspirational to them as well when he shook the hands of all 155 graduates as he handed them dip pllomas and special recognition, too. >>> loren scott is here. there were tears from sharks fans last night. >> just a bit of a meltdown in game one. head coach todd mcclellan with a unique critique of his team saying the team were like can e canines running through traffic. they had just enough time to get out of the middle of the road. the a's host the an gems toenlts. while the tarpts are down, we talk about rainy day blues and we bring you a sit-down with bay area native pete carroll talking about jim harbaugh following him into the nfc west. that and more in sports. >>> a little bit more of the rainy day blues action right now. in oakland, the athletics hit the field foent. we're talking about rain and wind. we'll have details about how long this lasts coming up. >>> it is the

. >> as an example, he mentioned his visit this week to booker t.n high school in memphis. he says he was inspired by the young people he met who overcame difficulties and worked hard to earn their diplomas. one of the front men of the popular group black eyed peas was in the bay area last night. he wasn't here to perform. but to motivate young people to succeed. and he's even offering to pay for it. abc 7's lisa amin gulezian has more. >> will i am is an entertainer, entrepreneur and an education advocate. >> i'm so proud of you. >> he's here to support these college-bound students. recent grads of the college track program. >> pride fills this room because these students are all considered at risk. they go to centers in oakland, east palo alto and san francisco. >> where are you going to college? >> i will be attending mit this fall. >> i didn't know what the a.c.t. was and things like that. so i didn't even know i needed it to apply to the university. >> he arrived in the u.s. from el salvador four years ago and immediately found college track. h

. >> as an example, he mentioned his visit this week to booker t. high school in memphis. he says he was inspired by the young people he met who overcame difficulties and worked hard to earn their diplomas. one of the front men of the popular group black eyed peas was in the bay area last night. he wasn't here to perform. but to motivate young people to succeed. and he's even offering to pay for it. abc 7's lisa amin gulezian has more. >> will i am is an entertainer, entrepreneur and an education advocate. >> i'm so proud of you. >> he's here to support these college-bound students. recent grads of the college track program. >> ♪ i got a feeling >> pride fills this room because these students are all considered at risk. they go to centers in oakland, east palo alto and san francisco. >> where are you going to college? >> i will be attending mit this fall. >> i didn't know what the a.c.t. was and things like that. so i didn't even know i needed it to apply to the university. >> he arrived in the u.s. from el salvador four years ago and immediately fo

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to do it with the practices were trying to do is reconcile the theory, philosophy is a voice and booker t. washington while battling white supremacists. moreover, i think it's very notable that the criticisms of school desegregation in particular that waldman offered came to be shared by lots and lots of people in the rights movement, all of whom thought something more complicated than integration. so of course people came to understand that one needed nurturing teachers with good curriculum and representation of school boards, for instance. above all else, i would argue that a bottom-up perspective on constitutional history shows that a whole range of people, not only these unsung lawyers, but organizers, demonstrators, women and men in interaction with national institutions helped to shape and give meaning to the constitution. there were people on the ground yet every law shapers come a lot, even lawmakers if you begin to consider their role in the passage of the landmark solar rights legislation. now i talked about a few people are public figures and there are be familiar with them.