coming from a different wormd and only being a politician for a little time, how am i doing? i'm president. how do you think i'm doing? i thought you needed a little more time, they always told me, more time but we didn't. >> a legislative win for the white house. president trump celebrates after the house passes a bill to start dismantling obamacare. president trump meets with australia's prime minister. heavy rain that flooded parts of the midwest is heading east from d.c. to boston. folks are getting ready for a weekend of wet weather.

good morning, everyone, it is friday, may 5th, i'm alex witt along with ayman mohyeldin. seven years in the making, this morning the first credible push to overhaul obamacare is on its way to the senate. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker reports. >> reporter: president trump taking a victory lap. >> this is a repeal and a replace of obamacare, make no mistake about it. >> reporter: it's only a first step, but mr. trump turned it into a made-for-tv celebration flanked by republicans in the rose garden. >> how am i doing? am i doing okay? hey, i'm president. can you believe it, right? i don't know. i thought you needed a little more time, they always told me. more time, but we didn't. >> reporter: the event came after a dramatic vote in the house that went down to the wire. >> the ayes are 217, the nays

are 215. >> reporter: democrats lashing out, warning people could lose coverage. >> i guess their desire to give a tax break for the rich just trumped everything. >> reporter: on the house floor, some even singing and waving good-bye to house republicans, saying they'll now be voted out of office for supporting the bill. outside the white house, chants of "shame." what does the bill do? republicans say it will lower the price you pay for health care. two popular obamacare provisions remain, children can stay on their parents' plan until age 26 and caps on lifetime coverage are still prohibited. what's changing? it scraps the individual mandate meaning you're no longer required to have health insurance. it changes the way people with pre-existing conditions are covered.

$8 billion in federal funds will help them pay for their increased costs. the controversial medicaid expansion will be frozen immediately. instead, each state will get a fixed amount of money each year to help pay for lower income americans. >> under this plan, the winners are younger, healthier and higher income people. the losers are those who are lower income, have pre-existing conditions and older americans. >> reporter: the gop has vowed to overhaul obamacare for seven years and their first shot at it failed spectacularly in march. >> we did not have quite the votes to replace this law. >> reporter: since then republican lawmakers have faced fierce backlash from constituents back home. the president one step closer on the pledge that intept him into office. you break it, you own it. if they take apart obamacare, they own it. anyone that lose their health care as a result of this, will

blame republicans. >> reporter: bottom line, nothing has changed with your health insurance yet. it goes to the senate. the ones to watch, moderate republicans whose constituents are more likely to support obamacare. senate saying they may need to rework the entire bill and a vote could be months away. >> thank you so much for that. by the way, 20 republicans voted no. health care now transitions to senate where reactions were muted compared to the rose garden celebration. "the washington post" reports president trump's first phone call went to mitch mcconnell saying, bluntly, the ball is in your court. pressure that house speaker paul ryan also acknowledged. >> we still have a lot of work to do to get this signed into law. i know our friends in the senate are eager to get to work. they are. >> now, republican senator seemed disconnect cal with the

speed. lindsey graham tweeted, a bill finalized yesterday has not been scored, amendments have not been allow allowed. those in the caucus say they will begin writing a bill of their own. >> generally the senate has waited to see what the house thought was doable and found to be doable. but at the end of the day, i think there will be a senate bill and then those two bills at some point will have to come together and we'll get started on that senate bill immediately. >> i think the house freedom caucus made it a lot less bad, one of the nicest things i can think to say. the insurance company gets to socialize their losses and privatize their gains. so, those are things i still don't like about the product but i'm hopeful we can make it better in the senate. >> the senate will write its own bill. that's the way it works, right? they'll pass theirs, we'll pass ours and we'll go to conference. i don't think the house bill necessarily predicts what is in

the senate bill. and we have only 52 senators. there has to be consensus. >> we promised the american people, and i promised the people of arizona, we would repeal and replace obamacare. >> do you like the house bill? >> i frankly, haven't paid that much attention. really, there's no reason for me to because we will take it up here. >> joining us from washington, capitol hill reporter for "the hill," molly hooper. good to have you with us. is there any timeline for the senate to get to work on health care? how does this impact the other agenda items on capitol hill and for president trump. >> it's interesting because i don't think a lot of senate republicans thought the house would actually pass this bill. eeb a lot of republicans in the gop conference were 50-50 as to whether it would happen. moving forward, the senate really does now have to take action because the house has acted. that doesn't necessarily mean they're ready to take actions on this bill.

the reason that's important is because the house and the senate want to pass this measure using reconciliation which would only require 51 votes. that means there's very specific rules you can -- under which you can bring this measure up on the senate floor. they have to be consistent with, again, certain guidelines, dh is one of the reasons the house had a tough time passing their bill. that said, it's unclear what the timeline is. yesterday i ran into reince priebus walking out of the gop cloakroom. i this, are you getting to work with the senate? he just kind of took a breath and said, tomorrow. but it was -- i mean, it was a big deal for the house to pass this yesterday, for house republicans. it builds momentum going forward on their future items like tax reform. >> before we even get to the senate, let's check out the political fallout in the house and listen to democratic leader nancy pelosi who said this -- >> the public will now see what they gave their name to. they put their name next to your

paying more for less. and will make sure the public is aware of that. i think they walk the plank. they were -- you don't know -- duped into walking the plank for a bill that will not become law. the trickle-down crowd is now having a beer party in the rose garden. >> what are the democrats go in terms of plan of action to stop this, to try to keep this repeal from happening, or are they just going to focus now on the midterms next year? >> they're focussing on the midterms next year. the senate democrats can do more in the upper chamber. the house democrats are politically, they're sort of elated because, keep in mind what happened when house democrats passed a bill in president obama's first term. it wasn't the health care bill initially. it was the climate change carbon tax bill, the one the senate never took up. that was actually really what prompted that summer in 2009, in

2009 of the town hall meetings and democrats were hurt by it. they'll go after districts in which trump -- in which hillary clinton won represented by republican members and they already started launching digital ads tying those members to the house vote. >> certainly the tea party in 2010. right you are. thank you for that. after the day's big win, president trump met with australian's prime minister turnbull, celebrating the 75th battle at coral sea. the president made a comment about australia's health care and it it got quite the reaction from bernie sanders later. >> maybe even better. it's a very goods bill. premiums will come down substantially. the deductibles are going to come down. it's going to be fantastic health care. right now obamacare is failing. we have a failing health care. i shouldn't say this, to our great gentleman, my friend from

australia because you have better health care than we do. >> they do have -- they have universal -- >> they do! >> i thought you would -- oh, okay. wait a minute, chris. the president has just said it. that's great. let's take a look at the australian health care system and maybe let's move. maybe look at the canadian health care system or systems throughout europe. thank you, mr. president. let's move to a medicaid for all health care system that does what everyone does, guarantee health care at a fraction of the cost we spend per capita. thank you, mr. president. >> australia has a government-funded universal health care system. later in the evening president trump talked about the u.s.'s relationship with australia which has not come off as congenial in the past few months. a telephone between president trump and prime minister turnbull was reportedly very tense. president trump wanted to set record straight last night.

>> everyone is talking about this rough phone call. the media is saying, what do you think about the phone call? you didn't really hang up. no, we had actually a very nice call. now the record is straight. all those people back there. thank goodness. it's true. we had a very nice -- got a little testy. got a little bit testy but that's okay. we've had a very good relationship. i'm very proud of the relationship. >> that's clear. coming up on "morning joe," austral australia ambassador to u.s. will be joining them. president trump had been in the rose garden thursday to take action, signing an executive order that asks the irs not to enforce a 1954 regulation that bans churches and tax-exempt faith books. total repeal of the johnson amendment named for then-democratic leader and

future president lyndon johnson would require congressional action. it also asks for unspecified regulatory relief to questions that object to obamacare access to contraception. some conservatives asked for more. david french called the actions meaningless. the american sifl liberties union which tweeted to the president, we'll see you in court. later tweeted, we thought we'd have to sue trump today but turns out it was an elaborate photo op with no discernible outcome. ahead, former president obama weighs into the closely watched french presidential election. after some states saw record flooding this week. we'll have that and a full forecast straight ahead. kevin, meet your father.

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heading overseas, two days away from the french election pitting marine le pen against emanue emanuel macron. >> the french election is very important to the people of france and the values we care so much about, because of how important this election is. i also want you to know that i am supporting emmanuel macron to lead you forward. [ speaking french ] >> joining us from france, matt bradley. the debate on wednesday was vicious with some in the french media calling it unworthy. was that just the appetizer for the coming days? how is this obama endorsement playing out over there? >> reporter: well, it's not necessarily a appetizer for coming days because campaigning

by french law is xoesupposed tod at midnight tonight before the vote on sunday. as you said, this was a blistering, bruising debate between these two candidates who are close but not close. the polls saying macron against the far right populist marine le pen is supposed to win by 20% but it's unclear what that will look like in the final vote because of ab sense. if my abstain, they belief le pen has a shot of winning. this boisterous debate we saw, this is an american afek tags taken on in france. it's rare to see that anger against two french presidential candidates and people are saying it sounds like the american campaign we saw last year that really divided the country.

that's what i've been seeing throughout france the last couple of weeks. walking around, talking to people. they're saying even though they had the choice of 11 different candidates two weeks ago during the first round of voting, the two candidates are left, people are very dissatisfied. people are saying le pen is a racist, and macron is aloof. >> matt bradley life for us in france. we'll be watching that election very closely. let's get a check on the weather with meteorologist bill karins. looks nicer out there? >> the east coast is a mess. all the rain through georgia. weave had a couple active tornadoes north of the wilmington area. we'll watch those. no confirmed tornadoes. we had one in georgia that did damage last night.

there's a shield of heavy rain extending from washington, d.c. into the baltimore area through pittsburgh, cleveland, buffalo, a stead y soaking rain that will eventually move into philadelphia today. a lot of travel delays. the dangerous storms are more in north carolina. by 5:00 p.m., notice the heavy rain is out of new york city. you're done pretty early in the day. probably by noon hour in washington, d.c. heaviest rains in philadelphia during the early morning to about early afternoon. same for new york city. the steader rain through northern new england and showery through nashville and cleveland. by saturday morning, all the heavy rain is gob except for cape cod. still dealing with showery type weather. this will linger through the ohio valley and northeast. rainfall totals could be as high as 1 to 2 inches causing localized flooding in poor drainage areas. there's great weather this

weekend. the middle of the country will see a fanlts weekend. still cool, unusually cool for a couple days, maybe a week, in the ohio valley and northeast. the derby is this weekend. i'll give you that forecast coming up. i got my eyes set on my favorite horse. i don't want to give it away. i have good odds on it. things get u-g-l-y on the court between wizards and celtics. sports next.

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welcome back. with a three-day weekend, so it's time for sports. we start in the nation's capital with the with wizards get on the board in eastern conference semifinals against celtics. washington scored 39 points in the first quarter. they used a 22-0 run. boston's isaiah thomas was held to only 13 points in 29 minutes on the floor. this is in stark contrast to 53-point outburst in game two. thomas also missed the start of the second half. listen to this. the tooth he had surgically repaired earlier this week fell out again. he was in the chair for four hours the first time. meanwhile things got chippy in the second quarter by olynyk knocks him off his feet.

he charges at olynyk. i want to you see this again. he did charge him. but didn't he flop a little bit? this is a little soccer flop. maybe i'm wrong on this one. we'll see if he gets suspended. wizards beat celtics 116-89. in oakland warriors continue their undefeated run tweeting the jazz. durant, 25 points. curry, 23. green, 21 as warriors never trailed. 115-104 victory. golden state and cleveland both have yet to lose in the postseason. turning to the stanley cup hockey where in new york city the rangers even up semiconference against senators. tanner glass with two assists on a 4-1 quib in game four. orioles and red wrapped up a

bitter four-game series. baltimore's machado did send the red sox a message. after the three-run blast over the green monster. ma chatted dough took his sweet time with this one. 30 seconds it took him. barnicle could have passed him. 6-3, baltimore wins. these teams will meet on june 1st. to chicago with the cubs. the cubs after trailing for the tenth time. let's go to the 13th inning to see how this one ended. >> ground bul, second base. hernandez for one at second and that's it. cubs win, cubs win! >> walkoff on double-play ball. that was shortstop galvis.

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welcome back. i'm alex witt along with ayman mohyeldin. we're starting out with the morning's top stories. despite that testy phone call with the prime minister australia earlier, president trump says we have an iron-clad relationship with our australian ally. the two leaders also met earlier in the day. however, president trump was three hours late after staying back in washington to celebrate the health care vote. the white house says the president did phone his guest to let him know he was running behind. georgia governor has signed a bill to allow students and

faculty to carry a concealed weapon on college campuses. he vetoed it earlier in the year but now he says it's needed. republicans overhaul of obamacare has passed the house and although another major battle looms, the president and house were jubilant. politico reports, quote, at their final prevote meeting, gop leaders kud up the theme from "rocky" to get lawmakers in victorious mood. cases of bud light were rolled into the capitol. "the washington post" reports the president was calling lawmakers right up until the vote began. the paper reports a special phone booth was set up in house cloakroom where members could receive phone calls from the president as well as deputies. >> i've never seen someone so hands on. they say, the president's

calling again. i pick up the phone, i happen to be the majority leader of the former whip. i know my members well. the president gives me a list of who he thinks i would be best to talk to on the list. and he was right. >> robert costa of "the washington post" reports it was mark meadows who brought the president around to deal with congress. charm wouldn't work, he had to play ball. in the rose garden the president hugged his colleagues as he savored the moments. >> yes, premiums will be coming down. yes, deductibles will be coming down. very importantly, it's a great plan. and ultimately, that's what it's all about. so, what we have is something very, very incredibly well crafted. tell you what, there is a lot of talent standing behind me. an unbelievable amount of talent. that i can tell you. i mean it.

and, you know, coming from a different world and only being a politician for a short period of time, how am i doing? am i doing okay? hey, i'm president. i'm president, can you believe it? i don't know. i thought you needed a little bit more -- more time, they always told me, more time, but we didn't. >> i said, let's do this, let's go out, just short little shots for each one of us and say how good this plan is. we don't have to talk about this unbelievable victory. it wasn't unbelievable so we don't have to say it again. but it's going to an unbelievable victory when we get it through the senate and there's so much spirit there. >> democrats reacted with dismay to the republicans' health care vote yesterday with nancy pelosi issuing this warning. >> you're walking the plank for what? a bill that will not be accepted by the united states senate. why are you doing this? do you believe in what is in this bill?

some of you have said, well, they'll fix it in the senate, but you have every provision of this bill tattooed on your forehead. you will glow in the dark on this one. you will glow in the dark. >> on the house floor immediately after the vote, some democrats reacted to the gavel signifying passage by waving good-bye to their republican colleagues and, in fact, even singing. >> hr with respect to sanctions related to north korea and for other purposes. ♪ good-bye >> serious taunting right there. former vice presint joe biden weighed in calling it a day of shame in congress tweeting pre-existing conditions, mental health, addiction services all gone. joining us from washington, capitol hill reporter for "the hill," molly hooper, good to have you with us again. what was the thinking of having

a post-victory rally in the rose garden yesterday even before this becomes law? we're still far away from this becoming the law of the land. >> that's true but it was a big victory yesterday for donald trump. and, you know, we could say the republican party and the house, but really for donald trump because he proved that he's almost a better whip than folks in leadership on the house side. the whole idea that he did have a phone booth basically set up in the gop cloakroom on hand yesterday. we had hhs secretary tom -- tom price and the chief of staff, reince priebus, they were both in the cloakroom watching this unfold. donald trump called members all the time. he didn't wait around. he didn't care what rank they were. he went to the rank and file and he listened to them. that's different than what's been happening in the past with the republican leadership. so, really, in the eyes of the conference, i think that he has built a lot of trust. moving forward with tax reform, that's going to be huge. you know, earlier i said reince

had told me that he was going to be working with the senate, you know, tomorrow, but actually that was an aide with him. he was kind of laughing, but he basically said, we're getting back to work. that's what they're doing. hands-on work with the senate and with the house republicans. but in particular, house republicans. this is a big day. this was a big day for donald trump, especially in the eyes of those members. >> yeah. as you know, the president had a lot to say, including this about paul ryan yesterday. take a listen. >> i want to thank paul ryan. he has worked so hard. [ applause ] i was joking, i said, paul, for the last week i've been hearing, paul ryan doesn't have it. it's not working with paul ryan. he's going to get rid of paul ryan. then today i heard paul ryan is a genius. >> i'll take whatever. >> so, i just want to introduce somebody to say a few words who really has been, i think,

treated very unfairly, but it no longer matters because we won and we'll finish it off and we're going to go onto a lot of other things. we're going to have a tremendous four years and maybe even more importantly we're going to have a tremendous eight years. >> so, give me a sense, molly, of their relationship going forward. how is this going to play into that? >> i mean, it's kind of like the relationship has -- as it has been. it's gone through so many different rocky periods. it just keeps getting better and better. it seems, until the next fight that goes on. again, remember, paul ryan and reince priebus are very close. they've known each other for years. paul ryan was giddy when reince priebus was voted to be head of rnc and asked him to speak to members and big hugs and very excited. so when we're talking about paul ryan, we're also talking about reince priebus to an extent

because they are so connected. this is a victory for them. i think going forward president trump and paul ryan will continue to builds that relationship. keep in mind, paul ryan really is a policy guy. he loves policy. he doesn't like compromising on the policy, necessarily, because he knows every detail about everything. that said, the fact he can sort of step away and let other people deal with the policy matters and let trump do some of the whipping and get involved in the way he needed to be involved was huge. i think that's going to be a lesson they -- they use going forward. >> i was going to ask you about the bud light, like, really, bud light? i guess i don't have time to do that. molly hooper, thank you for that. meanwhile, hillary clinton appears poised to jump back into the political fray. the former democratic state and presidential nominee is forming a new political group dedicated to funding grassroots activists and those opposed to donald trump's agenda. it's expected to be named onward

together. axios atdz while the organization will help 2018 congressional candidates, clinton has no intention of making it a vehicle to run for herself for anything. there you have it. former trump campaign manager corey lewandowski is leaving the group he just started. after they started looking for a business overseas, including from clients in eastern europe. he raised the possibility his partner and operatives were using his name without his knowledge. lewandowski insists he has never done anything improbable and never sold access to the president. in the last few months uber has faced claims of sexual harassment, now currently in a lawsuit from google over stolen self-driving software and now a criminal investigation from the

u.s. justice department. we're joined live from london. let's hear all the details. >> you're right. the doj and prosecutors in california have launched a criminal investigation, apparently, into uber. it centers around an alternate version of the raid known as great britain grable they said trying to protect riders. regulator and people in cities like portland, oregon, say it was designed to avoid clamp-down on operations and drivers in 2016 when they were operating without an official license. this app tags users who are officials so they can get a sense of where vehicles are to try and find drivers in particular. another company with much better news also well-known disrupter is netflix. they are looking at very high

share price. at an all-time high yesterday, thursday. following some pretty good earnings numbers in april. what might be driving the stock higher is a report out from a research firm saying more than three-quarters of a million people have cut the cord for pay tv. that's very good news. >> thank you. we'll keep a lookout for the april jobs report in 3 1/2 hours from now. possible tornadoes, rain and wind damage. we're tracking severe conditions across the country, including right here on the east coast. bill karins says be prepared for a messy commute. he'll have the forecast for us. plus -- >> thank you to my very good friend, rupert murdoch. there's only one rupert that we know. right, rupert? for years i've been -- i've been doing my thing for rupe either. >> donald trump embraces his long-time friend rupert murdoch even as the justice department

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>> president trump aboard the "uss intrepid". federal authorities investigating sexual harassment settlement at fox news. according to "the wall street journal," they are looking into how payments were structured at fox and which executives helped devise them. the journal says officials have interviewed current and former employees, executives and on-air talent at the network. the paper adds officials are also looking at alleged intimidation tactics authorized by r by roger ailes. 21st century fox says it's cooperating with that investigation. heavy rain will hit the east coast pretty hard today. downpours have already left eastern missouri under water. 50 homes have flooded in the

state, taking in about 6 inches of water. last night what might have been a tornado destroyed an auto parts store near the coast of georgia. they say it also overturned cars, knocked down power lines. nearly 1,000 homes and businesses lost power. the state of washington was hit by high winds and heavy rains with power lines falling and trapping some people in their cars. one woman reportedly sat in her car for two hours while power crews removed wires that fell across her vehicle. yikes. >> you get the tornado, the flooding in spring. got sunshine for all our friends in missouri and arkansas. we still have to watch some crests on mississippi river but the majority of the damage has already been done. tornado watch for eastern north carolina. highway 70 just west of newburn. there's a couple strong storms going to pass through your region. if you're in that region of the

country, stay home and let the tornado threat go by. raleigh, strong winds with you and pouring rain right now. that rain shield over d.c., from d.c. to baltimore, now heading into philadelphia. steady rain. you won't see severe weather but it will be breezy. pittsburgh, locked into light rain including the entire state of pennsylvania. if you have any travel on i hichlt 95, we'll clear out south carolina. north carolina, give it another two to three hours. all the heavy rain in this evening's commute will be in hartford, springfield, areas around boston, portland. the weekend forecast, i mentioned there's some good out of this. we're beautiful in the middle portion of the country. salt lake city will be 87 degrees. they're turning the heat up. phoenix, 106. all the warmth is in the middle of the country. we did a flip-flop from april.

april was warm in the east, cool in the west. now it's the opposite and we'll stay chilly in the east maybe for the next ten days. this will be a stagnant weather pattern. saturday, 60s from d.c. northward, chances of shower. 71 in atlanta. all the warmeth is in the middl of the country. we're in a broken record pattern. what you see is what you get for the next week. >> it's been colder than usual here. >> it's going to stay that way for a while. >> all i say is we better get pretty may flowers. the center of the world's three major religions and the first three countries donald trump will visit on his foreign trip as president. bill kneely joins us. i love you, couch. you give us comfort. and we give you bare feet... ...backsweat and gordo's

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iraqi forces are started a new offensive in the battle to liberate mosul .latest push take your getting one ofof the last remaining segtszctions. it's been a deadly fight.he civ populatio populations. officials say forces are making a steady advance and tangible progress. president trump has announced plans for his first foreign trip since taking office.

take a listen. >> my first foreign trip as president of the united states will be to saudi arabia, then israel, and then to a place that my cardinals love very much, rome. >> it is all part of a trip that will conclude with a nato meeting on may 25 and then the g-7 summit in sicily on may 26. joining us liver from londlive london, bill neely. what more can you can tell us about this trip? >> reporter: in israel, they are already calling this the tolerance tour visiting three of the world's great relidge i don't understand religions. one of the holiest sites for christians and then the center of catholicism. but this is a deeply political tour and trump is breaking ground, calling the trip historic and he's not wrong.

every president since reagan has made canada or mexico his first stop oversees. trump is starting in saudi arabia and they had a terrible relationship with president obama who made a nuclear deal of course with iran, saudis regional rival. so he will meet mostly sunni arab leaders and their sights will be on iran, on containing it, stopping its growing influence. he talks about building a coalition of partners to combat terrorism. yes, he's talking about isis and also talk about iran. then on to the heart ever tof t region. in israel, he will meet benjamin netanyahu, mahmoud abbas, similar themes there, terrorism, iran and above on how to restart the dead peace process. and then on to rome, possibly fractious meeting with the pope. the two men have traded barbs and quite simple on to a

military alliance meeting at nato and just the g-7 meeting in italy after that. these meetings will really test this president like nothing he has ever experienced before. >> bill, let me ask you, we know what the president wants to achieve from are hhis. >> interpreter:. what do you think the countries in the region will want to get out of president trump's visit?. what do you think the countries in the region will want to get out of president trump's visit? >> reporter: i do think saudi arabia, egypt will be the big winners. the u.s. is already talking about arming the saudis more in their war in yemen. and strategically in the region, there is no question that the saudis are talking to washington now in a wholly different way than they were under president obama. and in iz raeld, one thing they would like is more pressure on mahmoud beingabbas, to stop the payments to the families of

palestinians who have been killed in the conflict with israel. people both here and in israel feel that that is just encouraging terrorism. so i think saudis search will be certainly will be a winner here. coming up on "morning joe," the morning after. steve scalise helped shepherd the health bill overall through the house. will his colleagues in the senate get in line, as well? and arising party star, is it possible he will take on president trump in about 2020? "morning joe" just moments away. "morning joe" just moments away. than my vacation. so when i need to book a hotel room, i want someone that makes it easy to find what i want. booking.com gets it. they offer free cancellation, in case i decide to go from kid-friendly to kid-free. now i can start relaxing even before the vacation begins. your vacation is very important. that's why booking.com makes finding the right hotel for the right price easy. visit booking.com now to find out why we're booking.yeah

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rib8g9s being w before we toss over to "morning joe," a check on the stories you would be hearing about in the day ahead beginning with kristen welker at the white house. >> reporter: the president will be spending the weekend in new jersey at his golf resort there, this comes as president trump takes a victory lap after his new health care bill passed the house thursday. one step closer to repealing and replacing obamacare. the celebration came after a dramatic vote that went down to the wire in the house. mr. trump expected to have a working weekend in bed minister and return to washington, d.c.

sunday. >> thank you so much. and we're just a couple hours away from the latest read on the u.s. job market. economists are expecting around 185,000 jobs were created last month. >> and that is a wrap for us on this friday. "morning joe" starts right now. tell you what, there is a lot of talent standing behind me. an unbelievable amount of talent. that i can tell you. and you know, coming from a different world and only being a politician for a short period of time -- how am i doing, am i doing okay? hey, i'm president. can you believe it, right? i don't know. i thought you needed a little bit more time they always told me, more time. but we didn't. sprinting flat out now to try to keep these belli ia