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He didn't try to deliver some grand national message. it was just an old-fashioned commencement address directed to the children, and they soaked in every word of it. >> and we know also part of the president's visit was to meet with flood victims. despite the joy that we are seeing at this graduation ceremony, there's been certainly some heartache in your state with the epic flooding there. tell me a little bit about the president meeting with those victims. may mayor, are you still there? i believe we've lost that. we apologize we lost the audio connection to the mayor of memphis, a.c. whart...

On the head. these are families unfortunately of mixed status often times and i can share with you that it's heartbreaking to see what's happening right now in arizona where all of a sudden you are racially profiled because you are brown and we need to have those conversations. this will only be solved not by state by state patchwork legislati legislation. >> maria and ezra, thank you for joining me. back to the top story we've been following, the massive flooding in memphis. officials are urging hundreds of people to seek higher ground. joining me on the phone is the mayor of memphis, a.c. ...

Thanks for being with us and our best wishes to the folks of memphis and shelby county. >> thank you. you all have a go ahead day. >> mayor a.c. wharton junior is the mayor of memphis. >> all the talk of barbecue is making me hungry this morning. >> they had to reschedule or relocate? >> relocate. memphis in may will go on despite rising water. gas prices which have been rising all spring could they fall quite a bit by summer? we'll it tell you how much in two minutes. >> the next time you walk into your mcdonald's you might not recognize it. they're undergoing a multimillion-dollar make-ove...

Good situation. >> no doubt you have the energy there. a.c. wharton and debra hester harrison, thanks you for stopping by to tell us what are the solutions to combating teenage pregnancy entirely in the memphis area. is it a fair trade? we know that u.s. citizens purchase a whole bunch of products from china. but is there a way to get them to purchase more of what we make right here? that's one of the issues at the heart of the meeting between president obama and chinese president hu jintao. we'll that and more next on msnbc. the morning is over, it's time for two more pills. the day marches...

There, as well. memphis mayor a.c. wharton and girls ink president deb rab harrison are joining is us now. mayor wharton, let me start with you. what is the solution here, whether it is 450, 50, 60 or 90 pregnancies, how can we address this problem? >> you're right. i'm glad you went over the numbers there. we're not interested in counting but correcting the situation. it's not a school problem. it's not a medical problem. it's all of the above. and that's why we're taking a community approach to it. constructive time for these young ladies when they're out of school, self-esteem for them, emp...