what has happened, the republican will be fine. if there is a change here, a twist on election day then we could be in for a very long night. >> with you at the board i feel there is something all right with the world. that is our broadcast on this busy evening. thank you for being here with us. for all of us good night from new york. pretty big last night. a republican candidate greg gianforte body slammed a reporter. some are defending him saying the body slam isn't a big deal but they might regret in three years when the rock runs for president. new overnight, greg gianforte wins the special election for montana's lone congressional seat a day after being charged with assault. the fbi turns its attention to jared kushner. officials say the president's son-in-law and u.s. adviser is coming under scrutiny in the russian investigation. president trump scolds nato

allies over defense spending, raising eyebrows from fellow leaders. good morning. it's friday, may 26th. i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin and louis burgdorf. a member of the president's family who doubles as an adviser is being looked at in the russian probe. multiple officials tell nbc news that investigators believe jared kushner has significant information relative to their inquiry. that does not mean they suspect him of a crime or intend to charge him with anything. "the washington post" first reported that a senior white house official close to trump was a person of interest but did not name that person. the official said kushner is in a different category from trump aides manafort and flynn, who are considered subjects of the investigation. "the post" reports investigators are focusing on a series of

meetings held by kushner in late 2016, who met in new york with the russian ambassador to the united states sergey kislyak and sent a deputy to meet kislyak. and met with sergey gorkov, the president of a bank, in support of separatists in eastern ukraine. kushner's lawyer tells nbc he has volunteered to share with congress what he knows about these meetings. he'll do the same if he's contacted in connection with any inquiry. kushner returned home after the president's foreign trip. joining us from capitol hill, jonathan swan. of all the people in the white house, why is jared kushner facing this scrutiny, you think? >> it's surprising. during the campaign, particularly after he became the nominee, foreign leaders started reaching out to donald trump,

diplomats, foreign business people. he basically passed them on to jared. it was a very thread-bare campaign at that point. there was no one running foreign policy. jared just started meeting with these people. so, it doesn't surprise me that he is under scrutiny as part of this. we just don't know anything about the content of those meetin meetings, what was said, what, if anything, inappropriate was done. >> taking a look at the broader investigation here, the senate intelligence committee voting to give the chairman and vice chairman broad subpoena power yesterday, what does this mean for the investigation going forward? is it going to speed things up here? >> well, yeah, it's pretty marginal, to be honest. it will allow them to operate a little bit more -- a little quicker. it's not going to change the michael flynn aspect of this. so, they've already issued a series of subpoenas to general flynn. his lawyers rejected the first

ones. they were very general and they were basically asking for any document in his personal possession that related to russia. his lawyers sent back and said they're invoking the fifty amendment. then they did a revised subpoena that was a little narrower. his lawyers, they are still deciding whether they'll comply with that. the other subpoena was into his personal businesses. so, if flynn refuses to offer up any of the personal stuff, they're stuck with his businesses. the documents, if they exist, may not actually be residing with his businesses. so, this may not actually change anything. . it just might allow them to get to a nonconclusion quicker, if that makes sense. >> a nonconclusion quicker, we'll have to watch that one. >> you think? >> jonathan swan for us, thank you. . over to that congressional race in montana, which has been pretty controversial as of late, republican greg gianforte cruised to victory.

it comes a day after being charged for assaulting a reporter for "the guardian" newspaper. last night as he basked in his win over democrat rob quist, he offered this apology, saying life is made of hard work and hard lessons and he got one wednesday night. take a listen. >> when you make a mistake, you have to own up to it. that's the montana way. >> amen, brother! >> last night i made a mistake. and i took an action that i can't take back. and i'm not proud of what happened. i should not have responded in the way i did. for that, i'm sorry. >> and you're forgiven! [ applause ] >> i should not have treated that reporter that way. and for that, i'm sorry, mr. ben jacobs. [ applause ]

>> that's not the person i am and that's not the way i'll lead in this state. rest assured, our work is just beginning. but it does begin with me taking responsibility for my own actions. >> gianforte's message is in stark contrast to his campaign that was released after that. kasie hunt has more. >> reporter: good morning. especially the result here in montana. what we originally had expected before that incident between ben jacobs, "the guardian" reporter and republican candidate in montana's house seat, greg gianforte, this was a win for gianforte over rob quist, the democrat, by a significant margin. what was the focal point at the candidate's event where he apologized for what happened

with "the guardian" reporter, ben jacobs. i talked to jacobs yesterday and he said, look, the original statement the campaign put out was not at all what he said his recollection was. the campaign accused him of grabbing the candidate. jacobs said that never happened. you didn't hear any of those details from the candidate when he made his victory speech. instead, he was very contrite. a lengthy apology. very clear that republican leadership must have made clear to the campaign that, look, something needed to be said here. they needed to make this right. you saw republican leaders kind of struggle to answer questions about this. they said, yes, if, in fact, he's elected, we'll seat him, essentially the house speaker said that. at same time, they called on him to apologize. it seems those calls were heeded. both sides looking to move forward at this point today. >> kasie hunt for us in montana. that's remarkable to see the

change in his tone from the night before to his win. there must have been a political calculation. >> there's more to this story. a source close to the gianforte campaign telling nbc news that the campaign raised over $124,000 in the last 24 hours. despite the assault, some republicans, they were reluctant to criticize their candidate. take a listen to them. >> first, let me just say, physical altercations, there's never a call for physical altercations. there's no times when a physical altercation should occur with the press or just between human beings. should the gentleman apologize? yeah, i think he should apologize. i'm sure -- i know he has his own version and i'm sure he'll have more to say, but there's no call for this no matter what, under any circumstance. >> i don't condone violence of any kind. and eye got confidence in my local law enforcement back home

as they investigate the matter. i think greg should apologize. i think that is warranted. we'll let the people of montana decide what happens tonight. >>. >> the left has precipitated this tense confrontational approach throughout the country in recent months. i don't suggest that he did the right thing. he absolutely was wrong in what he did. >> we didn't have a course on body slamming when i went to school. i missed that course. i'm sorry i missed it. >> the conversation should always be civil. i only heard the audio so i don't have all the facts. >> what do you say to the republican conference if he wins tonight? >> yes. >> when asked whether the president, who made a robocall for gianforte stood by his endorsement, a white house spokesman said the president has no comment. >> president trump overseas for the g-7 summit, final leg of

foreign trip as commander in chief. yesterday he participated in a series of nato meetings in brussels. when it was his turn to speak, he deeply criticized some of our allies. take a listen. >> i have been very, very direct with secretary staltenberg and members of the alliance be saying nato members must finally contribute their fair share and meet their financial obligations. but 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying and what they're supposed to be paying for their defense. this is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. >> now, the president also laid out what he sees as the future of nato, a group he once dismissed as obsolete. >> you have thousands and thousands of people pouring into

our various countries and spreading throughout and in many cases we have no idea who they are. the nato of the future must include a great focus on terrorism and immigration. >> in fact, even photo ops proved somewhat problematic. this video shows the president appearing to push his way past the prime minister of montenegro before adjusting his suit. a white house official told nbc news the president was moving to predetermined location and simply standing in the place he was assigned to. then while walking with a group of leaders recently elected french president macron appears to bypass president trump to shake hands with angela merkel. when it came time for the president's handshake, trump grabbed macron's hand. the handshake went on and on and on. then germany reports president trump ridiculed germany during

yesterday's meeting of eu leaders saying, quote, the germans are bad, very bad. see the millions of cars they are selling in the u.s.? terrible. we will stop this. joining us live from italy, nbc news white house correspondent, kristen welker. good to have you with us. beautiful backdrop behind you. a lot of diplomacy at stake from yesterday. what can we expect from the president at the g-7 summit today. >> reporter: a lot of tension in the backdrop, despite the fact it's so beautiful, ayman, you're so right. in terms of the agenda today and tomorrow, a lot the stake, on the table, everything from the fight against isis to trade. remember, a lot of these leaders see president trump's views on trade as being more isolationist. his views on russia and how to manage that relationship moving forward. and then climate is going to be a key issue here. president trump in the process of trying to determine whether

or not to pull out of the paris climate agreement, he'll get a lot of resistance during his talks when the g-7 summit gets under way. you talked about some of those awkward moments, some tense moments at the nato summit yesterday, particularly that headline everyone woke up to which effectively said president trump accused germany of being bad. i spoke to the white house about that. they said he expressed his frustration with germany, they're not meeting some of his commitments. just moments ago the president of the european commission downplayed it and said the president wasn't that aggressive in that meeting. >> kristen welker live from italy. police across the united kingdom are continuing to carry out more raids in connection to the manchester terror attack. officials announced a new search this morning after officers carried out raids in southern manchester yesterday. so far a total of ten arrests

have been made in connection with the attack. two detained have since been released. police fear potential accomplices of salman abadi could be on the loose. new video appears to show abadi outside of his home last year. britain sky news said it was taken last july across the road from where the bombing suspect previously lived with his family. secretary of state rex tillerson is in the united kingdom this morning offering condolences for monday's attack on behalf of the united states. while there, he'll also meet with british foreign secretary. lebron james blows past michael jordan in the record books and guarantees the cavs a spot in the nba finals. his seventh in the row. president trump's travel ban gets blocked again. now it could be headed for a supreme court showdown. those stories and a check on weather when we come back. what if technology

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welcome back, everyone. attorney general jeff sessions says the administration will now ask the supreme court to overturn the block on the president's order restricting travel from six muslim countries. >> after an appeals court in virginia voted 10-3 to uphold. chief judge robert gregory said, quote, it speaks in vague word but in content drips with religious discrimination. the administration pulled the first travel ban order after it was halted by the court. the attorney general vows to vigorously defend the power and duty of the executive branch. let's get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. memorial day weekend, what can we expect? >> today is the getaway day for the weekend. we'll have issues, especially

saturday. the airports yesterday were a nightmare around new york city. it looks like a february or march nor'easter. it's all rain but a soaking rain in northern new england. this will be exiting during the day today. the first half of your day is very wet from boston, hartford. new york city should be clearing out through the morning rest. 1 million at risk today. mostly areas east of denver. mostly rural sections in kansas. as we get into saturday when things get more interesting. saturday afternoon plans anywhere from oklahoma, missouri, kansas, illinois, indiana, even through tennessee, kentucky, ft. smith and little rock, 51 million people at risk of severe weather. that's a lot of people. not everyone will get hit but we will see a couple tornadoes. missouri, arkansas especially areas of eastern oklahoma including tulsa, keep an eye on that forecast as you go throughout your saturday. by the time we get into sunday, the storms will push to the east and not be as strong or severe.

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welcome back. time for sports where the nba final is set as the cavaliers wrap up their third straight eastern conference title with a 135-102 win over celtics. lebron james passes michael jordan to become the league's all-time scoring leader after putting up 35 points in game five victory. irving scored 24 in the contest with kevin love adding 15 in a game where cleveland never trailed and at one point led by as many as 39. cavs paf their way to a third meeting with golden straight warriors. lebron james spoke to reporters about passing jordan's record. >> i wear the number because of mike.

i think i fell in love with the game because of mike. just seeing what he was able to accomplish. when you're growing up and see michael jordan, it's almost like a god. so, i never believed i could beat mike. i think the biggest thing for me sitting here today after breaking the all-time scoring record in playoff history is that i did it just being me. >> the nhl stanley cup contenders have been whittled down to two teams as penguins gain a shot at back-to-back titles after defeating ottawa in game seven last night after a scoreless first period, teams found the net within 20 seconds of each other and both scored again in the third. senators rallying the game in both instances with a second equalizer coming at about five minutes left in regulation. then a series final would require two overtime periods to decide. pittsburgh wins with second goal on the night. a slap shot into the back of the net to put the pens on top 3-2.

pittsburgh will defend its title against predators on game one monday night. turning to major league baseball, let's go to boston where the red sox showed off their pitching power in a 6-2 win against texas last night. starter drew pomeranz tallied 11 ks over six innings on the mound and closer craig kimbrel finished it off with four ks in the ninth. five boston pitchers combined with an mlb record of 20 strikeouts. after the cubs wrapped up a 5-1 win over the giants thanks to three solo shots by jason heyward and ben zobrist, they left wrigley field in style, donning 1970's "anchor man" attire as they departed for six-game road trip on the west coast starting tonight in the first of a three-game series against the dodgers after which they'll look to stay classy in san diego against the padres.

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welcome back. we are following developing news from the east coast of sicily where world leaders are gathering for the annual g-7 summit. president trump is meeting with japanese prime minister shinzo abe and at any moment expected to arrive at greek theatre. >> standing in stark contrast to what we saw days ago in saudi arabia. we'll go to kristen welsher to talk more about that. first, a look at the morning's other top stories. in montana greg gianforte has been elected to congress, easily beating democrat rob quist. gianforte was apologetic. steve kornacki helps us break down the numbers in a few minutes. jared kushner under scrutiny in the federal probe. multiple officials telling nbc

news investigators believe kushner has significant information relevant to their inquiry. "the washington post" reports investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by kushner with russian officials. that does not mean they suspect him of a crime or intend to charge kushner with anything. his attorney says his client will be cooperating with their request for information. the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee says lawmakers could take up a bill to increase sanctions on russia as early as this summer. it's significant shift for senator bob corker who as early as this month resisted bipartisan calls for new sanctions. corker says he was giving the administration time for russia to work in syria. he says, quote, there's been no difference whatsoever, warning if the administration does not show progress soon, he's going to move forward with the sanctions bill. now to that developing news we've been following for you. president trump in sicily this morning for the g-7 summit. final leg of his first foreign trip. yesterday he participated in a

series of nato meetings in brussels and con temporary to expectations and expectations by some nato members, he stopped short of explicitly endorsing article 5 which says an attack on one ally is an attack on all allies in reference to 9/11. take a listen. >> our nato allies responded swiftly and decisively invoking for the first time article 5 collective defense commitments. the recent attack on manchester in the united kingdom demonstrates the depths of the evil we face with terrorism. all people who cherish life must unite in finding, exposing and removing these killers and extremists. and, yes, losers. they are losers. >> joining us live from italy,

nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker. great to have you back with us. how was this received by other member states. are they reading into it the same way we are, a parsing of words he did not seem to endorse the article 5 backbone of the nato charter? >> reporter: it certainly got a lot of attention, ayman, you're absolutely right. you didn't get that full-throated endorsement that a lot of members of nato were hoping for, were listening for. that was a really key issue yesterday. sean spicer, his press secretary saying, look, bottom line here is that he was there, he was acknowledging article 5, talking about its endorsement, it should effectively be read as an endorsement. if you parse it, ayman, what the president may be doing, he may be holding out on a full-throated endorsement until he gets what he wants. he was pressing other nato members to live up to their financial commitments, to pay

the required 2% of gdp on defense. he scolded them while they were standing feet away from them which prompted all those awkward looks and glances you got among other nato leaders. it could be he's holding out on that full-throated endorsement until he sees some financial commitments step up. also important to point out that the secretary-general of nato said that in their private conversations, he did feel confident that president trump fully supports and endorses article 5. but i can tell you, ayman, in the coming days and weeks, as this summit gets under way, the g-7 summit, that's going to continue to be one of the thorny issues president trump has to deal with with american allies. back to you. >> kristen welker in italy for us. a new report from politico says german chancellor merkel tried to warn president trump about russia's intentions during

his white house visit in march. she brought a 1980's arab map of russia to show how expansive its borders are. neither official nor a spokesman for the german embassy would provide details on merkel's private meeting with trump himself. thursday a national economic counsel director told reporters the president is looking at changes to u.s. sanctions on russia. joining us to discuss this morning's headlines, jonathan swan. good to talk to you once again. i understand you have new reporting for us, that this sort of spotlight that's now shifted to jared kushner might end up actually benefiting steve bannon, who's trying to get back into the fold, back into the spotlight for the president. tell us more about what you're hearing. >> not so much jared kushner as the russia crisis and investigation has actually had the unintended side effect of

improving steve bannon's job security in the white house. that's at least what it appears to have happened. the war room that's being built out to deal with this, they're adding to the communications team, and there's been a recognition at the highest levels of the white house that they need street fighters. that's the phrase being used. the other phrase being used is that steve bannon is a wartime con sillary. they need people who can fight back. bannon is built for this type of situation. where you've got effectively a campaign, a permanent campaign, that they're now building out separate to the daily functioning of the white house. and it's given steve bannon another shot at life in this white house because he was very much on the outs. the president was venting about steve bannon openly to people and considering getting rid of him. >> jonathan, let me ask you about russia because there's interesting polling that's come out of all places, fox news. they essentially asked people,

do they think russia an ally or enemy of the united states? 28% view russia as an ally. here's the interesting thing. 73% think the president, president trump, views russia as an ally. so, there's a bit of a contrast there. so, do you think the white house is at all concerned they're possibly out of step with the american people on the relationship with russia? >> i would say this is like number 400 on their concern list. joe scarborough has been saying that, you know, bob mueller, every day the special counsel is sitting in his desk and getting to work. let me tell you, joe's right. that is their number one concern, that's what they're concerned about. that's what they're worried about. the public perception of trump did the 's views of russia is a fair way down the list. >> 400, but -- >> its not that bad. >> there are like 1200

concerns -- >> 400 out of 90,000. >> exactly. >> jonathan swan live in d.c., thank you. want to turn to that closely watched special election a day after greg gianforte was charged for assaulting a reporter, he easily won montana's only congressional seat. last night he addressed his supporters after declaring victory and offered this apology with his wife by his side. >> when you make a mistake, you have to own up to it. that's the montana way. >> amen! >> last night i made a mistake. and i took an action that i can't take back. and i'm not proud of what happened. i should not have responded in the way that i did. for that, i'm sorry. >> and you're forgiven! [ applause ] >> i should not have treated that reporter that way. and for that, i'm sorry, mr. ben jacobs.

[ applause ] >> that's not the person that i am. and it's not the way i'll lead in this state. >> we know! >> rest assured, our work is just beginning. but it does begin with me taking responsibility for my own actions. >> so, most political analysts expected him to win but it was closer than the recent presidential election. steve kornacki has more on how the election actually played out. pretty interesting stuff. >> all right. well, republicans, the bottom line is, they get the win that they wanted. the result they wanted out of montana. greg gianforte will go to congress now. he defeats rob quist in that special election. republicans will say, that's the story. a win is a win is a win. democrats will try to sell this as at least a moral victory and something that could be significant heading into the midterms in 2018. why?

democrats say, look, donald trump won this state by 21 points last november in this election, it looks like a seven-point margin, a seven-point victory for the republicans. so, democrats will say, hey, we ate into the trump margin. this is progress. if we could cut 14 points off the trump margin everywhere, we'll be in great shape in 2018. of course, republicans would say, hey, this is was an open seat race, different dynamics. if democrats were going to win this thing in montana, number one, they needed bigger numbers here. college town, university of montana, go grizzlies. democrats got 6 %. they needed closer to 70%. good number, they needed a great number, didn't get it. more importantly, billings, biggest city in the state, biggest county in the state. if you're a democrat and you want to win montana, you basically want to break even or come close to breaking even in billings. in yellowstone county, rob quist lost it. he lost it in a landslide. he lost it by 19 points.

nowhere near enough what they needed there. meanwhile, republicans held strong. this is trump country out here. this is rural. this is where trump got 80%. that's exactly what gianforte got. he got the republican base out. for democrats, they'll try to say this was a moral victory. republicans will say, hey, we won. bottom line, next test, georgia in a few weeks. suburbs of atlanta, exactly the kind of district democrats say will carry them to the house in 2018. that one must win for democrats. back to you, yasmin. >> thank you. georgia already poised to become the most expensive race in the history of the house of representatives. still ahead, a look at stories driving the day in business. and we're tracking more severe weather for you expected throughout the memorial day weekend. more than 50 million people at risk from texas to virginia. plus -- >> i'm honored to be here with you today because, let's face it, you accomplished something i never could. if i get through this speech today, it will be the first time i actually finished something here at harvard.

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i went to nook's with my friend and i remember telling him clearly that i was excited to help connect the harvard community, but one day someone would connect the whole world. a change in the world that seems so clear that you are sure someone else is going to do it. but they're not. you will. >> much of the speech talked about american policy. zuckerberg has raised some eyebrows continuing to tour communities around the country, speaking to greeps he wouldn't normally encounter in silicon valley. although he continues to deny plans for a run for the white house in 2020. >> could you imagine him running for president? i could actually. how much in that audience were thinking, i should have dropped out of college. new york city's puerto rican parade dropping out over honoring perez.

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offering to buy the company for $1 billion earlier this year. tech crunch estimates casper to take up 40% of all mattress inbox sales. let's get a check of your weather with meteorologist bill karins. a potentially rainy memorial day weekend for people depending on where they live. >> it will be hit and miss as the storm moves across the nation. first off with our nor'easter looking like storm heading up through northern vermont, new hampshire and maine. it will slowly improve today. 1 million people at risk in rural western kansas and areas denver, colorado. saturday is the big day with 51 million at risk of severe storms. if you're in oklahoma, missouri, illinois, arkansas, continue continue, kentucky, make sure you pay attention to that forecast. you'll see a brief period of thunderstorms or severe thunderstorms. of course, everyone, this is one of the biggest driving weekends.

a lot of people getting to different destinations. we'll have highway headaches. some of the interstates asaturday, louisville to norfolk will have rainy weather. harrisburg to knoxville. i-70 we could get severe storms from kansas city into st. louis. from sunday we'll watch chicago to cleveland, buffalo. 40 will have a lot of rain, too, on sunday. by monday, the i-95 corridor has a chance of rainy weather. 85 from alabama into charlotte, north carolina. 20 from birmingham to dallas could have isolated storms. there will be headaches as we go into the holiday weekend as far as weather, no one will have a washout for all three days but we'll see isolated problems. as far as the big cities on i-95, boston looks good saturday and sunday. monday may have rain. new york city monday night we could get rain and monday, too. >> thanks for the good news yet again. >> yeah, right. still ahead, wait until you see what happened when the white

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welcome back everyone. a pentagon investigation found the u.s. military air strike in mosul and iraq a couple weeks ago killed more than 100 civilians, likely the largest incident of civilian deaths since the campaign began in 2014. they found it triggered secondary explosions planted by isis fighters, causing apartment kbild dings to collapse with hundreds of people inside. they say the islamic state knew civilians were inside the building. former senator joe lieberman once a top contender withdrawn his name from consideration citing a conflict of interest. he told nicolle wallace that appointing him would have looked terrible after trump retained a senior partner at his law firm as his personal attorney in the russia investigation. news that he was a leading

candidate didn't go over well with democrats on the hill and the former senator says he knows why. >> i was disappointed, although when i step back for a minute i wasn't surprised because everything is so partisan in washington. there's still a group probably on the far left of the democratic party that still doesn't form give me. >> the senator talking about his decision to run as an independent for senator. some democrats say they wanted a non-politician to lead the bureau. >> things got heated during a senate budget committee hearing yesterday when senator bernie sanders began questioning white house budget director nick mulvaney over the administration's proposed 2018 budget. take a look. >> bottom line is, tell me -- let me get back to one question. >> sure. >> why do you think the walton family needs a $52 billion tax break. >> you're basing that on the only detail we have. >> the appeal of the estate tax. >> if we want to have a talk about why we're doing that. >> tell me.

>> ordinary people are paying more. >> ordinary people do not have a wealth of $128 billion. >> the average increase across this nation. >> you're not answering the question. the question is -- answer the question. the wentiest family in america gets a $52 billion tax break as a result of the appeal of the estate tax. tell why that's good when you cut medicaid and you cut programs for kids. >> we don't cut medicaid. we or talking about repealing obamacare. the cbo number you agreed could be wrong -- >> i didn't agree to that at all. >> the back and forth didn't end until the senator's time expired. director mulvaney i guess saved by the bell. >> sanders getting after it there. up next on "morning joe," the latest from the g7 summit and italy as trump appears to disappoint our nato allies. >> new details on the russian investigation with the fbi now

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welcome back. before we toss it to "morning joe," let's get a check on the stories in the day ahead. >> president trump continues meeting with world leaders in italy. in a few hours he'll join fellow g7 members for a round fable meeting. later in the day they'll take in a nice concert before attending a dinner with those leaders. secretary of stated rex tillerson is in offering condolences on the manchester attack. he's meeting with british foreign secretary boris johnson. mike pence will speak at the u.s. naval academy's graduation. that does it for us on this friday. i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. we are not here to lecture. we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do. >> i have been very, very direct in saying nato members must

finally contribute their fair share and meet their financial obligations. >> instead we are here to offer partnership based on shared interests and values. >> but 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying and what they're supposed to be paying for their defense. >> i also promise that america will not seek to impose hour way of life on others. >> this is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. >> i stand before you as a representative of the american people. >> the best of times, it was the worst of times. >> keynesian. >> good morning, y'all. how are you doing? it's friday. it's good to be here. >> it is. >> president trump, he kind of struck a