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Friday, February 17, 2017 View this email in your browser Aren't you so glad the weekend exists? You're gonna need it to process that wild White House news conference. Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. By AJ Willingham 1. Trump news conference  President Trump held an unexpected (in every manner of the word) news conference. For an hour and a half Thursday, he talked about fake news, nuclear holocaust, TV ratings and Hillary Clinton. You know, just normal president stuff. He also insisted his administration is running "like a fine-tuned machine," despite early staff turnover and an ongoing problem with anonymous leaks. Asked about his travel ban, Trump called it a "smooth rollout." Collusion with Russia? "A ruse." Oh, right, and he announced his new pick for labor secretary, Alexander Acosta. (That was the point of the news conference.) Trump supporters cheered the chaotic session, seeing it as a return to the bravado-filled days of his campaign. 2. White House changes  In: Crossroads Media founder Mike Dubke is expected to be named White House communications director. Dubke founded the Republican media source in 2001 and is seen by some as an outsider who wasn't close to the President during his campaign.  Not In: Usually when a president asks you to serve, you say yes. Not retired Vice Adm. Bob Harward. He was supposed to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser. A Republican official said Harward declined the post because he thought he wouldn't be able to form his own team.  3. Syria "Baba, carry me, baba!" That was the cry from a boy who has become the latest face of childhood tragedy in the nation's six-year civil war. His legs were maimed in an apparent air raid Thursday. Activists say his name is Abdul Bassit Al-Satouf, and he was treated in the hospital. You might remember another little boy, Omran Daqneesh, sitting in the back of an ambulance after an attack. Or Alan Kurdi, the toddler whose body was carried off a beach by a soldier. Grown-ups say they're working to stop the violence. For now, 250,000 children are estimated to be living in war-torn parts of Syria. 4. New immigration order Be on the lookout for a new executive order on immigration next week. Trump has promised an order tailored to the federal court decision that paused his first ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries (including Syria). That travel ban is still tied up in appeals after a restraining order put the brakes on it nationwide. As for the new order, we don't have too many details, but the President says it will be "a new and very comprehensive order to protect our people." 5. West Coast weather Get your umbrella, California. A strong storm is expected to bring drenching rain and the threat of flash flooding and landslides to southern parts of the state late Friday and through the weekend. Northern California is also looking at heavy rain starting Sunday. It could be a huge problem for communities near the Oroville Dam, where a damaged spillway has prompted evacuations in case the dam overflows.  Tweet Forward Breakfast Browse People are talking about these. Read up. Join in. Museum removes all art created by immigrants  They aren't being jerks; it's to prove a point.  Whoopi Goldberg to Tiffany Trump: I'll sit with you at Fashion Week It looks like Tiff was Mean Girl-ed during a show in New York.   NASA solves its space poop problem  This is the most important and beautiful story of the day, possibly the year.  Why UPS trucks almost never turn left In other news, apparently UPS trucks almost never turn left?  Orphaned tigers nursed back to health with stuffed toy  Why are you making us FEEL things, tiger cubs?! "The leaks are real, the news is fake." President Donald Trump, on leaks from anonymous sources that have suggested collusion with Russia by his close advisers And finally ... Is this 'School of Rock' IRL? If you've never seen middle schoolers jam out on xylophones to Ozzy's "Crazy Train," then it's time to watch middle schoolers jam out on xylophones to Ozzy's "Crazy Train." (Click to view) View all of CNN's newsletters » CNN Five Things shows up in your inbox every weekday at 6 a.m. ET. Like what you see? Don't like what you see? Let us know. We're all about self improvement. Did a friend forward you this newsletter? Sign yourself up! Copyright © 2017 Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to CNN newsletters. Our mailing address is: Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences