for the most part, moorhouse's graduation ceremony was incident free. there were no major interruption, although many found a way to express their support for and against the president. at the gates of morehouse college, demonstrations outside -- >> it's just completely genocide. >> reporter: and silent protests inside. some students and faculty don palestinian scarves and the color of the flag, while others turned their backs to president biden as he took the stage. the president tackled the israel/hamas war head-on and called for an immediate cease-fire. >> i know it breaks your heart. it breaks mine as well. leadership is about fighting through the most intractable problems. >> reporter: speaking at the alma mater of the slain civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr., it was the president's first appearance on a college campus since protests rocked schools nationwide. >> in a democracy, we debate and dissent about america's role in the world. i want to say this very clearly, i support peaceful non-violent protests. your voices should be heard.

while moorhouse did not see any encampments there has been unhappiness at mr biden being here.dents silently express their protest. others out loud. it is my stance as a moorhouse student, and they as a human being to call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the gaza strip. and permanent ceasefire in the gaza strip-— gaza strip. the president addressed _ gaza strip. the president addressed it. _ gaza strip. the president addressed it. i— gaza strip. the president addressed it. i support i addressed it. i support peaceful— addressed it. i support peaceful nonviolent. addressed it. i support - peaceful nonviolent protest. your voices should be heard and i promise you i will hear them. it is not a coincidence that president biden is delivering this speech. in georgia. it is a key swing state he needs to win in the presidential election in november and one third of the population here is black, an important voting bloc he is struggling to reach. recent polls and battleground states suggest that his republican rival donald trump is winning more than 20% of black voters in a

maria: robert, in that video moorhouse people are turning babs on him they want him to address issues lydia, why anybody, dealing with same stuff. >> there is no question, so ronald reagan's question are you better off now than you were four years ago is relevant no matter what color you are, talk about two justice systems, there are two economies out there the economy for average people working you know hourly jobs, suffering -- but. maria: exactly. >> that is the problem disproportionately, african americans no acquit are you better off than four years ago not at all -- if you are an illegally migrant, you are better off today everybody else, i'm not so sure mark penn robert thank you, gentlemen great to see you both young conservative as we speak on "mornings with maria" next guess talks to voters top politicians find his newt outlet 11 years old wrote how republican party should embrace gen z, before the age of 17 joining me rnc youth advisory counsel cochairman the truth gazette editor in chief author of one generation away brian is here thanks very much for being here has what i

miss maine, julianna moorhouse, calling for the miss usa organization to let voight's voice be heard.e might have been a conflict between voigt and the miss usa organization. a person close to her telling nbc news that the first letter of each sentence of her resignation post on instagram spells out, "i am silenced." the ceo of the miss usa organization responding to the resignations in a statement, writing in part, i take these allegations seriously. the well-being of all individuals associated with miss usa is my top priority. >> when you have two national title holders stepping down, i just don't see that aligning. >> reporter: an unprecedented situation, now tarnishing the crown of two of the country's most well-known pageants. >> now we did reach out last night to the miss usa organization about that statement referring to voight's alleged nondisclosure agreement, and we have not yet heard back. but for both of them to resign within days of each other, so many questions about what is going on. >> clearly something's happening. all right. >> hope they're okay. >> chloe, thank you.