edward lawrence is here. >> reporter: this could be months, actually. the senate is not in agreement over this bill. in fact, senators have been talking about putting it into committee first. the full senate won't hear it for a pretty long time. pass the senate. what's next for the republicans? >> reporter: that would be a loss. they believe they can get it through. the bill may drastically change in the senate. they're concerned about the capping of the medicaid and removing subsidies. so there's a lot of concerns in the senate. this bill may be completely different. they'll have to reconcile the two bills in order for it to go to the president's des zblk edward lawrence, thanks. >>> president trump is preparing for the first overseas trip. he's leaving in a couple of weeks. he'll start in saudi arabia and then travel to israel. he will head to the vatican for a meeting with pope francis. the tour will conclude with a nato meeting on june 25th in brussels and the g-20 summit in world against terrorism, isis and to isolate iran. >>> montgomery county po

dark, this pattern of him being kept in the dark is not a good one for the vice president. >> edward lawrencee on capitol hill for us. edward, thank you. >>> this is how d.c. water crews had to get to the underground valves on wednesday to turn off the flowing water beneath macarthur boulevard. we've learned that road may not reopen until monday. the cast iron main that broke was that's pretty common among d.c. water pipes. d.c. water customers pay an added fee for pipe restoration. the fee brings in about $40 million a year. >>> after back-to-back delays due to rain, vdot crews will start working on the neabsco bridge. southbound 95 will be reduced from three to two lanes over the bridge and eastbound and westbound ramps are closed. the bridge was built in 1963. it needs major repairs to the deck. a hole opened up on the bridge back in october. about 71,000 cars use that bridge every day. >> i know i do. it looks like more and more of us are choosing to pay to get around the terrible traffic and here. take a look at the numbers in just one year. the number of people using the express lanes i

news 4's edward lawrence is live on capitol hill. do they have the votes? >> it appears, aaron, they were about two members short. they went to the white house yesterday. the president put on the full-court press and offered some assurances. it appears it will eke through the house later today. >> edward, we went through some of the changes in the bill a little earlier. how will it affect people and families? >> eun, that depends on who ask. democrats say it will restrict care and increase your premiums. republicans are saying it would decrease the premiums. it would affect those folks or could affect those folks with pre-existing conditions. states are under the bill are allowed to opt out. to bolster that, republicans added an amendment giving $8 billion over five years to insurance companies to off set the premiums. it depends on who you ask. >> edward lawrence on capitol hill. thanks. >> 4:47. military veterans sounded off last night at a town hall about problems at d.c.'s va hospital. this comes after a report from the inspector general that documented

we'll hear from news 4's edward lawrence from capitol hill. >> he has information on what vice presidente pence knew about the problems about michael flynn and when. >>> so this is how dc water crew hs to get to the underground valves on wednesday to get to the water valves on macarthur boulevard. it may not open until monday. it was a pipe as old as 1860. they pay an added fee for pipe restoration. that fee brings in $40 million a year. after back-to-back they'll do the second phase of neabsco bridge. the eastbound and westbound ramp from gail boulevard will be shut down. it was built in 1963 and needs 345i7b major repairs to the bridge deck. >>> 4:35 your time right now. want to get a check on your weather and traffic. >> we'll check on sheena and chuck for a minute. let's get back to melissa mollet. >> breaking news again. prince george's county again, and right now we have a crew on the way. northbound indian head highway there at farmington road, all lanes blocked northbound because of this fatd tall pedestrian crash. right now police are letting you take a right if you want to avoi

. >> news 4's edward lawrence is how broad will robert mueller's investigation be? >> reporter: he will have broad powers as special counsel, subpoena power, get witnesses to testify. he can bring charges. he can also prosecute. this is not something he's unfamiliar with. robert mueller ran the fbi as you know right after the 9/11 attacks for about 12 years. he's likely to reach out to some of his former colleagues at the fbi to see where the investigation into the russian meddling in the u.s. election stands and then go forward from there. what this might do though is delay a little bit this investigation because he has to get staff in place first. >> edward, there's a new report that former national security adviser michael flynn told the trump team he was under investigation weeks before the inauguration. what do you know about that? >> reporter: well, eun, "the new york times" reports that flynn told the team that he was under investigation for this. it didn't seem to phase them. two days after the inauguration he told ivanka trump an kushner that he wanted to b

. >> for more we're joined by nbc's edward lawrence from washington. good morning to you.makes the majority leader so confident this will pass and then what? >> reporter: good morning, francis. last-minute negotiations with republicans on the fence over this health care bill seemed to have worked. it looks like it will eke by todayment under this revised bill, states can omt out of mandated coverage with pre-existing conditions. to get the moderate republicans on board, they added an amendment giving $8 billion over five years to insurance companies in order to offset the premium costs for those folks in those states that opt out of this coverage. this should pass today. the house is going on an extended vacation, so to speak, or break tonight, so they wanted to get this done today. the bill goes to the senate after that. it will be an even bigger fight over the pre-existing condition clause. it's not a done deal by any stretch. franc frances. >> a lot to watch between now and then, edward lawrence, thank you. >>> massive flooding wreaking havoc in the middle of the countr

. >> lengths turn to nbc's edward lawrence live in washington. highly respected as we just heard there. certainly a game-changer somewhat when it comes to this appointment. >> reporter: exactly, frances. this was a surprise on capitol hill. lawmakers did not know this was coming. the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appointed after three weeks of being in charge of the investigation. this gives robert mueller the ability to subpoena. he can also file charges. in addition to that, he can prosecute folks for criminal charges. mueller is no stranger to the fbi. he's likely to reach out to his colleagues there and get an update on exactly how the russian investigation is going up to this point. now, if there is nothing to find, then both house republicans and democrats will accept the answer from robert mueller because of his reputation. if there is something to find, his reputation is such that he would find it. frances? >> big news in itself. you have on the side the 2016 allegation from a high ranking republican basically saying vladimir put

around the trump family saying they had a soft spot for michael flynn because of his loyalty. >> edward lawrenceive on capitol hill for us. edward, thank you. >>> 5:47. coming up at 6:00, we will dig a little deeper into the background of the new special counsel, robert mueller. how this week's explosive report on the trump administration is impacting the stock market. >> reporter: good morning, i'm erika gonzalez at the live desk. the white police officer in oklahoma who shot and killed a black unarmed man is being acquitted of manslaughter. betty jo shelby left the courtroom almost running. she said she fired on him out of fear. his family bursting into tears in the courtroom when that verdict was read. >> don't shoot. hands up, don't shoot. >> reporter: and then this was the scene in the evening. a number of protests happening right outside. it was a peaceful evening though. people marching and comforting one another. the shooting happened last september. crutcher had his hands held up over his head, but officer shelby said that she fired because he didn't obey her commands and appeared to re

. >> edward lawrence is live in washington and good morning to you. you heard right there highly respected but how dramatic the change of the appointment? >> very dramatic. even though you had the praises by republicans and democrats this is a surprise for many on capitol hill. this move does give robert mueller the power to subpoena, also bring charges and prosecute. he is likely to reach out to some of his old colleagues at the fbi, he does know his way around the bureau f. there is nothing to find, both republicans and democrats will accept that answer from mueller. if there is something to find his reputation is that he will find it. frances. >> all right. also what is this we're hearing about the 2016 allegation from a high ranking republican? about donald trump being paid by vladamir putin? >> frances, this was a tape that was m l campaign or as the campaign cycle was winding up. it was the house republican kevin mccarthy, the second highest ranking member of the house said in a meeting with paul ryan and some others that he believed that donald

it seems analysts say premiums will rise. >> edward lawrence live on capitol hill.ou. >>> president trump will return to new york city for the first time as president today. he will deliver a speech on the "u.s.s. intrepid" and mean with australia's prime minister. they're preparing for this advice. . 5:49 right now. before the president heads to new york he will sign a new executive order on religious liberty. it aims to weaken a rarely enforced irs rule to threaten the loss of for candidates who support candidates. >>> girls may soon be able to join the boy scouts of america. scout leaders will meet in texas today to discuss the topic. for all of its 107 years the organization has only had boy members but the organization has been on the road of breaking down barriers including accepting transgender people into its programs in january shortly after lifting its ban on gay scout leaders. nbc's pete williams will have the latest on this story on the toitd show. >>> 5:50 is our time right now as we turn to chuck bell. a lot cooler. >> oh, yeah. this pattern change is

. >> news 4's edward lawrence joining us live from capitol hill. leaked conversation that the president had where he allegedly gave the russians some classified information was taken out of context. how are they classifying that? >> reporter: he's still being dogged by this at home. secretary of state rex tillerson said that he read that very differently. the leaked conversations as you said were taken out of context. the secretary of state saying that the president was trying to re-emphasize to the russian dignitaries horn in the oval offi and russia is as an all-time low. the president is trying to get them to come on board and help them in the fight against ice city sis. >> edward, when his budget is unleechd. how different is it going to be? >> it's a very big cut. shocks to a lot of people. 1 point be point $7 trillion worth of entitlement cuts in this budget. the largest coming from medicaid. that helps low income folks afford subsidies. $800 billion will be cut out of that over the next ten years. the congressional budget office says that th

edward lawrence in washington.till looking at live pictures of air force one arriving in tel aviv airport. mr. netanyahu, the prime minister, due to welcome limb ther him there. very zwiquickly, we'll go to a quick break. we'll be back in two minutes. >>> still ahead here on "worldwide exchange," one of the big breaking news overnight, ford's ceo is out. the latest on the pullout. >>> plus, we'll head to israel where president trump is arriving on the second stop of his first foreign trip. stay tuned, we'll bring you his arrival remarks when he makes them. we're back in a couple minutes. and her paw won't heal on its own. we're all working forward to something. synchrony financial can help your customers make it happen sooner. so she can plug into her dreams... and they'll have a new addition for their new addition. whatever you're working forward to, even if it's chasing squirrels, synchrony financial can help you get there. you didn't know we even if it'had over 26,000rels, local activities listed on our app. or

edward lawrence,bc washington. >>> new this morning the jobs report is out and it looks like the u.s. created 211,000 jobs in april. economists have predicted 185,000 for last month. the jobless rate support slightly to 4.6%. there was a payroll increase and that apparently nearly tripled the march number. >>> a new threat to american university students. the information just released. >> but people talking about the latest airline dispute, this one involves a family kicked off a delta flight. you're going to hear how the airline is reacting. >> and we're keeping an eye on storm team 4 radar. sheening will be back with a lo fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month onlinefor the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offer

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> in about an hour from now, the obamas will take part in a community meeting in chicago. the former president and first lady will talk about their planned library and museum and update the community on its progress. it will be built in chicago's jackson park but also expected to seek ideas from people who attend. >>> peter newsham the top police officer in washington. the d.c. council confirmed him for the job yesterday. mayor bowser says chief ne accountable and empathy of people affected by crime will push the department forward. newsham had been serving as acting police chief since kathy linear left for the nfl in august. >>> gluten-free diets do they help your long-term health or just a fad? >> we are taking a look at the effects on heart disease when "news 4 midd" returns. ayst stronger is blasting without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... more fight. it's doing everything in your power... and everything