>>> GOOD EVENING. I'M CHRIS MATTHEWS IN
WASHINGTON. WELL, THE IMAGES TELL THE STORY
TODAY. A CELEBRATION THIS AFTERNOON IN
THE ROSE GARDEN, AND ANGER TONIGHT ON THE STREETS OF NEW
YORK. WE'RE FOLLOWING TWO BIG STORIES.
THE PRESIDENT AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS CELEBRATE THE
PASSAGE WITH A SINGLE VOTE TO SPARE ON A BILL TO REPEAL
OBAMACARE TODAY. IT STILL MUST MAKE IT THROUGH
THE SENATE, A MUCH HARDER PROSPECT.
BUT LATE TODAY, REPUBLICANS WERE BUSED DOWN TO THE WHITE HOUSE
AND GATHERED IN THE ROSE GARDEN, CHEERING PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
CALLING TODAY'S VOTE A MAJOR VICTORY.
FOR HIS PART, PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED THE BILL SOMETHING VERY,
VERY INCREDIBLY WELL CRAFTED. LET'S WATCH.
>> I WENT THROUGH TWO YEARS OF CAMPAIGNING, AND I'M TELLING YOU
NO MATTER WHERE I WENT, PEOPLE WERE SUFFERING SO BADLY WITH THE
RAVAGES OF OBAMACARE. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, YOUR
PREMIUMS, THEY'RE GOING TO START TO COME DOWN.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS PASSED THROUGH THE SENATE.
I FEEL SO CONFIDENT. THIS IS, MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS
IS A REPEAL AND A REPLACE OF OBAMACARE.
MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT. COMING FROM A DIFFERENT WORLD
AND ONLY BEING A POLITICIAN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME -- HOW AM
I DOING? AM I DOING OKAY?
I'M PRESIDENT. HEY, I'M PRESIDENT.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, RIGHT? >> DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
THAT'S AN AMAZING STATEMENT. ANYWAY, THE HOUSE PASSED THE
SO-CALLED AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT BY A VOTE OF 217-213.
IT TOOK 216. THEY DIDN'T WASTE ANY VOTES ON
THIS. MOMENTS AFTERWARDS, HOUSE
DEMOCRATS BEGAN CHANTING THIS WARNING.
THIS IS ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE TO REPUBLICANS.
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, GOOD-BYE ♪ >> THE SCENE WAS REMINISCENT OF
ANOTHER VOTE WHEN THE TIE-BREAKING VOTE WAS CAST FOR
BILL CLINTON'S BUDGET BILL. REPUBLICANS WAVED AND CHATTED AT
HER. NANCY PELOSI TOLD REPORTERS THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOW RENDER THEIR VERDICT ON REPUBLICANS WHO
VOTED FOR THIS BILL. >> SO TODAY WITH HEARTFELT --
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, RIGHT? >> THEY ARE.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT WORK THROUGH.
>> BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE MOST CRITICAL
NUMBER. >> STATES DIRECTLY GETTING
INVOLVED BECAUSE EVERY MEETING WE HAD WITH MEMBERS THAT WANTED
TO GET ADDITIONAL -- >> THAT'S WRONG.
ANYWAY, THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE NANCY PELOSI.
THAT WAS THE REPUBLICANS IN THE ROSE GARDEN, MORE OF TRUMP
THERE. ANYWAY, REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE
VOTED TODAY BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE EVEN
SCORED THE LEGISLATION'S COST, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
ANYWAY, IN A NUMBER OF KEY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE AARP
AND THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION DECLARED THEIR
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL THAT PASSED, ADDING TO THE CHALLENGE
OF COURSE IT WILL FACE IN THE SENATE.
MEANWHILE, THE PRESIDENT RETURNED TO NEW YORK CITY TODAY
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HE WAS
INAUGURATED. WE'RE EXPECTING HIM TO DELIVER
REMARKS WITHIN THE HOUR. NBC'S STEPHANIE GOSS JOINS ME
NOW FROM THE STREETS OF THE WEST SIDE NEAR THE INTREPID.
HOW DOES IT LOOK UP THERE, STEPHANIE?
>> Reporter: HEY, CHRIS, THE PRESIDENTIAL CONVOY JUST WENT
INTO THE INTREPID. THIS CROWD, ALTHOUGH NOT THAT
BIG, GOT VERY LOUD. WE'RE IN THE HUNDREDS HERE,
PROBABLY STARTED AROUND A THOUSAND.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN COVERING A LOT OF THESE DEMONSTRATIONS,
REALLY STARTING SINCE THE WOMEN'S MARCH THE DAY AFTER
INAUGURATION. THAT DAY, THE PEOPLE THAT I
SPOKE WITH -- A LOT OF THEM HAD NEVER BEEN TO ANY KIND OF
PROTEST BEFORE. THAT HAS CHANGED.
THERE IS SOMETHING OF A PROTESTER CLASS RIGHT NOW IN NEW
YORK CITY. ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND, THERE IS
SOME EVENT. I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME
PEOPLE WHO I MET EARLIER TODAY. BLAIR, I'M GOING TO START WITH
YOU. WHY DID YOU COME OUT HERE TODAY?
>> I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL PROTESTS AS A LOT OF US HAVE.
IT STARTED WITH THE WOMEN'S MARCH IN WASHINGTON, AND I
ABSOLUTELY HAD TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE THIS IS THE CITY I'VE
BEEN A RESIDENT OF FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS.
I GREW UP IN NEW JERSEY, AND I LIVE HERE NOW.
THIS IS A PRESIDENT AND AN ADMINISTRATION WHO ARE MAKING A
NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT OF US. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS.
THIS IS THE FIRST DAY THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS COME BACK TO
NEW YORK SINCE THE INAUGURATION. DID THAT HAVE SOME IMPACT ON
SHOWING UP TODAY? >> ABSOLUTELY.
THERE WAS NO WAY TO MISS IT. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
>> LET ME ASK YOU, KRISTEN, WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO COME OUT HERE
TODAY? >>LE WITH, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE
LIVING IN A NIGHTMARE WHERE EVERYONE'S RIGHTS ARE GETTING
TAKEN AWAY. IT DIDN'T HELP THAT TODAY THEY
PASSED THE ACA REPEAL. I RELY ON THAT VERY MUCH, AND
IT'S THE BEST HEALTH CARE THAT I'VE EVER HAD FOR THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO IT JUST --
>> WE HEARD A NUMBER OF SUPPORTERS OF THE BILL COME OUT
TODAY AND SAY THAT THE ACA HAS PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE'S HEALTH
CARE IN JEOPARDY, THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.
IT IS ONE OF THESE CASES WHERE IT DEPENDS ON WHO YOU TALK TO.
HOW DOES IT LEAVE YOU TODAY KNOWING THAT THERE'S A POTENTIAL
THAT THE ACA COULD BE REPEALED IN THE UPCOMING DAYS?
>> IT'S REALLY SCARY. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN, AND YOU COULD BE BANKRUPT FOR GETTING SICK.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. >> DAVE, LET ME ASK YOU QUICKLY,
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR YOU TODAY TO BE OUT HERE?
>> I'M A FATHER OF AN 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, AND I JUST
THINK THAT THIS MAN DOES NOT REPRESENT ANYTHING THAT HAS TO
DO WITH WOMEN'S RIGHTS OR WOMEN'S EQUALITY IN THE WORLD OR
IN AMERICA. AND MY DAUGHTER CANNOT HAVE THAT
HAPPEN IN HER FUTURE. SO I'M FIGHTING FOR HER.
>> Reporter: SO, CHRIS, THERE'S A SMATTERING OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN
HEARING TODAY AND IN THE L