Profile and encourage award. She will be here along with her son, jack, first live sit down ever. What is next for her and does he have a future in politics . And theyre almost off. The 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby just a day away as a horse with one eye emerges as a fan favorite. You cant help but root for him. What are his chances . Dylan is at Churchill Downs with all the horses, the hype and the hats. Today, friday, may 5th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. I just want to say it again. I love this time of year. I love the triple crown races. My family is way into this. I dont know how to tell you this. Look at Kentucky Derby grounds right now. It is raining and it doesnt look like its necessarily going to let up. Al, al. How can a mother be does not look good. Rain today, more rain tomorrow. The track, at best, is going to be muddy but probably sloppy. Coverage starts on nbc at 2 30. Showers right into the afternoon. Not a great day and cool, as well. Worried about the horses. Im worried about the hats. Much more of als derby forecast in a little while. Lets get taour top story on a friday morning while President Trump celebrates the passes of a revised bill in the house and democrats using that as a way to taunt their republican counterparts. The fight heading to the senate and facing a very uncertain future. We have complete coverage beginning with Kristen Welker at the white house. Good morning. Good morning to you. This morning the president is still celebrating after House Republicans passed a plan to overhaul obamacare and a very steep battle. Overnight mr. Trump was in new york meeting with the Prime Minister of australia and he struck a note of confidence it will pass the senate, but already a bitter backlash. President trump declaring victory against obamacare in new york overnight. Premiums are going to come down very substantially. We have something that is going to be, i think, one of the best anywhere in the world. Thank you very much. Reporter a major first step as the president fights to close his biggest deal yet. The motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Reporter bringing back to life one of his key campaign pledges. Inbill is passed. The house passing their version of a Health Care Overhaul by a slim margin. The opposition from democrats fierce. Audible on the floor. Democrats singing and waving goodbye to republicans. Transactions to north korea reporter the taunt suggesting it will cost the bill seats in the election and outside Vice President biden lashing out on twitter calling it a day of shame in congress adding millions of americans will lose coverage. So, whats in the bill . It keeps two popular obamacare provisions in tact. Children can stay on their parents plan until the age of 26 and caps on coverage are still prohibited. The big changes, the bill scraps the cornerstone of obamacare. The original mandate. Meaning you are no longer required to buy health insurance. It allows states to opt out of providing essential Health Benefits like Maternity Leave and Mental Health services. And it changes the way people with preexisting conditions are covered, providing 8 billion in federal funds to lower costs if states choose to charge more for those conditions. Republicans say their bill will lower the cost of Health Care Overall and allow people to choose the plans they want. The winners are younger, healthier and higher income people. Reporter and the losers, according to the nations Largest Group of doctors and more than ten health organizations, older or sick americans. The plan also cuts back medicaid coverage, which could mean lower income families will face higher out of pocket costs. Theres also concern for special needs children. 70 of schools say medicaid helps them pay for therapists. But politically the stakes couldnt be higher. And for now, its mr. Trumps biggest legislative win yet. How am i doing . Am i doing okay . Im president. Im president. Can you believe it, right . Reporter the powerful senior lobby the aarp is weighing in telling nbc news the bill puts Older Americans at risk of paying more. The administration arguing there will be extra funds set up in every state to help offset any additional costs. As for that big battle in the senate, the president can only afford to lose two republicans in order to pass the bill. Senate leaders already saying the entire bill may need to be overhauled. Matt, savannah. Kristen welker at the white house. Thank you. This isnt the Kentucky Derby, this is more like a marathon. Exactly. Theyre at about mile six of the marathon right now. Heres whats ahead for republicans after yesterday if they want to get this. The good news for them, they can check this out. They passed the house. Took them two times and did it by the skin of their teeth. They did pass the house. They can check that off. Heres the bad news. They have a long way to go. The senate, the Political Considerations of republicans very different. The margin of error very thin. If you have to change this bill to get through the senate which is very likely if theyre going to pass it just to make that checkmark. You have to reconcile the differences. You take one past the house and past the senate and you merge them somehow and thats a torturous process and then goes back to the house. Think about this, if you have to make this more moderate to get it through the senate, you could have a revolt on the right trying to get it through the right. Got to go through the senate, once again. Only when you do that could President Trump actually sign it. Only then would obamacare really be repealed. They have made it through the house and they still have all of this to go down here, a long path. Like a decathlon, i guess. A lot of different events. Steve, thanks very much. Lets bring in nbc news political analyst Nicole Wallace and josh earnest who served as president Obamas White House press secretary. Good a see you both. Good morning. Good morning. Before we go forward, what was accomplished in the house in the past. Egetting republicans in the house together on a bill like this was like herding cats. They did pass it. Slim margin, but they did pass it. How big an accomplishment . A big deal. Paul ryans first ledgislative win on behalf of this president. I think hes grappled with how to be paul ryan the conservative thinker in the time of trump. Trump last night at an event voiced admiration for Australias Health care system. Australias Health Care System is more similar to an obamacare single payer system and paul ryan has a legislative win and i think the president remains a wildcard in all of this. Josh, you were in the Obama White House the they passed health care. You know how difficult this is. Do you think the republicans will pull it off where they can craft a bill in the senate which can then get it through the house, as well. Ultimately, the law has changed. Well, savannah. I think Senate Republicans are unlikely to take the same kind of Political Risk that House Republicans did. They face the same kind of agonizing political dilemma. Of breaking their repeated promise to repeal obamacare or keeping that promise by passing a bill that is wildly unpopular that would raise costs on seniors and working people and on people with preexisting conditions. So, the calculation that House Republicans have made is pretty obvious. No sooner had they cast a vote in favor of this bill than they walked off the floor of the house of representatives and got on a bus and took that bus down pennsylvania avenue to the white house where they stood with President Trump. Its clear that theyre counting on President Trump to make the case to the american people. Over the objections of the aarp. Over the objections of the american medical association, over the objections of the American Nurses association that what they did is the right thing to do. That is the big risk to take when youre talking about the most unpopular a big risk for some of the members of the house who will face very difficult reelection battles in swing districts coming up in a year and a half or so. You heard nancy pelosi say theyre going to end up walking the plank on this and those ads that the Democratic Party are already starting to put together will make them glow in the dark. What is impact going to be in the races . Obama care wasnt that popular either until republicans started talking about taking it away. Even longtime republicans i talked to a former reagan aide yesterday who said once people have something. It is an Impossible Mission to take it from them particularly when its their health care. I know we talk about the politics of this. This involves peoples lives and it is unfair to the republicans and unfair to simply sort of presume that obamacare was perfect. The United States was talking and improve the obamacare and should there be a transition. The greatest opportunity for this white house is to make these fixes and i think this is what is going to happen in the senate. Josh will even agree. I dont think the senate will produce a bill that says extreme is what came out of the house. Members of congress are saying, we can go back to our district and say we did vote to repeal and replace and for them, that might be the whole ball game. That is popular among a sliver of movements. Josh and nicole, thank you very much. Good to talk to you guys. As we mentioned following that Health Care VotePresident Trump made his way here to new york city. First trip to the hometown since the inauguration. He didnt stay in manhattan very long, opting to spend the night, instead, in new jersey. Peter alexander has more on that. Peter, good morning. Hey, matt, good morning to you. Actually less than four hours there in new york city. Now up in his summer home. In new york he was greeted by a crowd of protesters. Here, hes enjoying renewed confidence. For the First Time Since taking office, President Trump back in the city where he built his fame and fortune. Overnight attending a black tie gala on the intrepid with the australian Prime Minister. I love australia. We have a fantastic relationship. Reporter downplaying a testy phone call between the two in january over whether the u. S. Would honor a past agreement to take in hundreds of refugees living in australia. We had a very nice got a little testy. Thats okay. Reporter the president also raising eyebrows praising australias universal health care cystal. Just hours after the house took the first step to dismantle obamacare. We have a Failing Health care. I shouldnt say this. My great gentleman and my friend, you have Better Health care than we do. Reporter outside the Aircraft Carrier greeted by hundreds of protesters. We will be here for the next three and a half years to make sure that he does as little damage as possible. Reporter instead of over nighting at trump tower, mr. Trump staying at his exclusive golf club with his maralago property in palm beach preparing to close for the season. President trump is expected to make this his summer destination. But his next stop later this month, the middle east and europe. My first foreign trip as president of the United States will be to saudi arabia then israel and then to a place that mye very much, rome. After that, again, a highly anticipated meeting with pope francis who candidate trump once dismissed as disgraceful for the popes critical comments over mr. Trumps proposed border wall. Also this morning, the state department is coming under fire after its office of global womens issues retweeted a post by ivanka trump. That post touting her new book. An example of the government promoting trump Family Business interest that retweet was later deleted. The state department is not commenting. Matt and savannah, back to you. Thank you very much. Meanwhile, trumps predecessor has stayed out of the spotlight since leaving office but now weighing in on the heated president ial race in france. The runoff is just days away. Being called one of the most consequential votes in that countrys history. Nbc chief Foreign Correspondent richard engel. Hi, richard, good mornin reporter good morning. This election is seen very much as a test for all of europe, and it is unusual for a former president or a current president to weigh in on a foreign election, particularly a european election, but president obama has done that, endorsing one of the candidates. A sign of just how much is at stake. This is a campaign marked by candidates who are polar opposites. Hitting the young centrist banker Emmanuel Macron against the far right marine le pen. Great excitement, actually, and a lot of fear as well. Reporter at stake, the future of france as a member of the European Union and Government Policies about immigration and even the nations 5 million muslim citizens. The centrist candidate macron is being endorsed by former president obama on twitter. The French Election is very important. He is committed to a Better Future for the french people. He appeals to peoples hopes and not their fears. Vive la france. Reporter while the polls predict macron will win by a landslide, theres anxiety that hackers or planted news stories could influence sundays vote. Theres anxiety over terrorism, too. France has been shaken by a number of isisinspired attacks in the last year including a deadly shooting on the eve of the first round of the elections here two weeks ago. The tensions between macron and his rival le pen have been clear for all of france and all the world to see. They squared off in a blistering televised debate. Macron calling le pen the High Priestess of fear for her hardline antiimmigrant protectionist stance. Tempers are flaring among voters, too. Le pen was pelted with eggs yesterday. But she has support, too. Promises a surprise when the polls open on sunday. President obamas endorsement could have an impact here. He remains extremely popular in france. Le pen, however, has been, and her supporters say theyve been inspired by President Trump. Matt, savannah, back to you. Richard engel in paris for us, thank you. It was a really scary moment during a Major League Baseball game in san diego on thursday. This happened in the ninth inning, when the padres catcher Hector Sanchez bat flew into the stands. The woman managed to walk up the stairs, had a bandage on her head. The couple was taken to the hospital. Stadium Officials Say their injuries do not appear to be serious, but that is scary. Now to a story that had some gin drinkers seeing double in more ways than one. S seeing dou more than one ways than one. Bombay sapphire London Dry Gin is being recalled because some bottles contain nearly double the alcohol content than was actually listed on the label. The bottles had 77 alcohol. Instead of the standard 40 . Turns out a batch of the gin was bottled before it was correctly diluted. So, the good news or the bad news depending on your perspective, the effective products were sold only in canada. That could creep up on you real quickly. 77 alcohol. Goodness. First check of the weather. Actually, kind of your second check of the weather. Thats true. Unfortunately, a lot of rough weather. The same weather we have been seeing day in and day out for the past week. From missouri to arkansas, more flooding continuing as the rain continues, the rivers continue to rise or at least the dropping of those rivers has slowed down. And weve got more rain to talk about. Even tornado watches to talk about. Look at this here along the eastern seaboard. Louisville, a lot of heavy rain. As you look back to the east, we have severe thunderstorm watch and tornado watches from parts of virginia and the Chesapeake Bay all the way to wilmington. The southwestern Virginia Area into that tornado watch until 1 00 this afternoon. 18 Million People from maine to detroit down into indianapolis and were looking at flood watches and this rain pushes into the east later today. Heavier thunderstorms move along the i95 corridor. Continues into tomorrow. In fact, were looking at anywhere from four to six inches of rain down east maine and down into cape cod. But generally about one to three inches. So, flooding is going to be an issue and, of course, the airports are going to be a mess from d. C. To boston. Well get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Good friday horning