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Sat May 16, 2020, 08:09 PM
May 2020
High school senior’s tweet asking former President Obama to address the Class of 2020 turns into a reality

He tweeted former President Obama asking him to deliver a national commencement speech to the Class of 2020 and that request has become a reality. Eagle Rock High School Senior Lincoln Debenham joined us live with all the details. For more info on Lincoln, you can follow him on Twitter @lincolnjackd. Graduate Together – America Honors the High School Class of 2020 will air on KTLA5 at 8p on Saturday May 16.
For more info, you can click here or follow on Instagram @graduatetogether.

https://ktla.com/morning-news/high-school-seniors-tweet-asking-former-president-obama-to-address-the-class-of-2020-turns-into-a-reality/

CNN to air two-hour special honoring the class of 2020

The first hour will be produced by CNN and will feature former President Bill Clinton, Amy Schumer, Jason Alexander, Gal Gadot, Jack Gilinsky, Henry Winkler, Alex Rodriguez, Keegan-Michael Key and Anthony Anderson with performances by Yo-Yo Ma, Bazzi and Foster the People.

In the second hour, CNN will broadcast "Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020," which is hosted by The LeBron James Family Foundation, The Entertainment Industry Foundation, and XQ Institute. The event will feature former President Barack Obama, LeBron James, the Jonas Brothers, Zendaya, Olivia Wilde, Ben Platt, Megan Rapinoe, Yara Shahidi, Lena Waithe, Pharrell Williams, Malala Yousafzai, and more. The one-hour, commercial-free event will be carried by more than 20 broadcast and cable networks and streaming channels throughout the US. Proceeds will benefit DonorsChoose and America's Food Fund.

"Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020" will stream live, without requiring a cable log-in, on CNN.com's homepage and across mobile devices via CNN's apps for iOS and Android. It can also be viewed on CNNgo (at CNN.com/go on your desktop, smartphone, and iPad, and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast and Android TV). The special will also be available on demand to subscribers via cable/satellite systems, CNNgo platforms and CNN mobile apps.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/us/2020-graduation-cnn/index.html

I'll be joining you! GoCubsGo May 2020 #1
I know... cilla4progress May 2020 #14
Yep. NT. warmfeet May 2020 #20
Ceremony will be here at 6PM MDT.. chillfactor May 2020 #2
I will be watching!!! sheshe2 May 2020 #3
I'm in.... stillcool May 2020 #4
Me, me,me !!! Guilded Lilly May 2020 #5
I'm in. I even set the DVR in case I get pulled away. badhair77 May 2020 #6
This may drive (putt?) trump into gibbering insanity. albacore May 2020 #7
I'm watching it! Snarkoleptic May 2020 #8
I can't find a place to watch. Links? nt tblue37 May 2020 #9
Sorry... cilla4progress May 2020 #15
Watch on YouTube - it's not on my channels til 8pm on the west coast More_Cowbell May 2020 #25
All the major networks. scarletlib May 2020 #29
There's this.. Cha May 2020 #32
Looks like they switched Megan Rapinoe to first hour. DURHAM D May 2020 #48
Good! How could anyone not? It's the Huge Elephant on Cha May 2020 #57
It's even on Faux Snooze. This is going to kill dipshit donnie! NightWatcher May 2020 #10
Oh yeah - cilla4progress May 2020 #16
For those of us on the west coast -- what time does it start? Farmgirl1961 May 2020 #11
It is on CNN now. IcyPeas May 2020 #12
I'm in Washington state - cilla4progress May 2020 #17
i dont have a link but i ran across it earlier Lucinda May 2020 #73
Yup I have only over-the-air channels, not on til 8. Here's a YouTube link More_Cowbell May 2020 #27
Link malaise May 2020 #13
Malaise - cilla4progress May 2020 #18
I'm in tears already and I am no crier malaise May 2020 #22
I AM a crier and, yep, you guessed it.. cilla4progress May 2020 #30
This is the same as what's on all the channels malaise May 2020 #28
No, this is IT. Live streamed right now. Thank you, mal! ancianita May 2020 #35
Is there a link where you can just watch him speak? smirkymonkey May 2020 #60
He's speaking now on this link n/t malaise May 2020 #61
Ahh! He just came up on my TV! smirkymonkey May 2020 #65
will be great to hear the words of a true leader, patriot and American! Takket May 2020 #19
MEEE! It's on right now! ancianita May 2020 #21
Watching! gademocrat7 May 2020 #23
I am already crying as the kids sing the Star Spangled Banner. scarletlib May 2020 #24
I already have a lump leftieNanner May 2020 #26
There are AMAZING people and I believe cilla4progress May 2020 #31
I am watching this show because I miss having a real POTUS Gothmog May 2020 #33
PRISCILLA ARCEO cilla4progress May 2020 #34
KaBOOM malaise May 2020 #36
This DURHAM D May 2020 #51
Megan Rapino....... Takket May 2020 #37
Her message was powerful. lamp_shade May 2020 #39
Vote malaise May 2020 #40
Pinoe... woot! demmiblue May 2020 #38
Oh I've already had two good cries. nolabear May 2020 #41
I'm already a puddle on the floor mcar May 2020 #42
What a beautiful future we face. Kids of so many cultures. The real American Dream. nolabear May 2020 #43
It's on all the networks, CNN and M$NBComcast malaise May 2020 #45
Yes, Malalaa! She gives this generation perspective on their place next to world peers. ancianita May 2020 #46
The dots on the background IcyPeas May 2020 #44
LOL malaise May 2020 #49
Oh? IcyPeas May 2020 #52
I can literally change words in someone else's document malaise May 2020 #58
Malala for President of all of Earth........ Takket May 2020 #47
OMG, this is such a breath of fresh air! demmiblue May 2020 #50
Isn't it? Incredibly poignant and uplifting. nolabear May 2020 #53
I'm watching... pazzyanne May 2020 #54
We are witnessing a historic moment lunatica May 2020 #55
An hour is way too short. Can we do it again tomorrow? nolabear May 2020 #56
Great quote right there from LeBron.... IcyPeas May 2020 #59
O-Ba-Ma! O-Ba-Ma! nolabear May 2020 #62
Tearing the Con a new one without even calling his name malaise May 2020 #67
Yeah, smooooooth. nolabear May 2020 #68
It was truly delish. demmiblue May 2020 #71
Which only makes it more delish malaise May 2020 #74
"watching tiger King" ROFL!!!!!!!!! Takket May 2020 #63
Yeah Gothmog May 2020 #64
Always putting their capacity to adapt into perspective -- thank you, President Obama! ancianita May 2020 #66
That is how a real POTUS speaks Gothmog May 2020 #69
Kenwood Academy! Where I taught for 24 years! Yay to that beautiful girl's introduction! ancianita May 2020 #70
America should do this every year from now on. ancianita May 2020 #72
Great idea!!! I hope they do it! nt Lisa0825 May 2020 #75
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