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Early today starts right now. Good morning. And happy friday to you. Im frances rivera. Breaking overnight, just 24 hours after that controversial body slam of a reporter, Greg Gianforte is heading to washington as montanas sole house lawmaker. He defeated democrat rob quist to replace ryan zinke. We want a congressman who will work with President Trump to make america and montana great again. The win capped off a whirlwind final day of a campaign that saw gianforte charged for allegedly assaulting a reporter. A dramatic escalation that was caught by the reporters audio recording. Ill talk to you about that later. Yes, but theres not going to be time. Speak with shane please. Im sick and tired of you guys. The last guy that came in here did the same thing. Get the hell out of here. Jesus get the hell out of here. The last guy did the same thing. You with the yardian . Yes, you just broke my glasses. You just body slammed me and broke my glasses. Gianforte made his first Public Statement since he was charged for that assault and offered a fullthroated apology. Last night i made a mistake. And i took an action that i cant take back. And im not proud of what happened. I should not have responded in the way that i did and for that im sorry. And youre forgiven. [ cheers and applause ] i should not have treated that reporter that way. And for that im sorry, mr. Ben jacobs. The congressmanelect expected to be sworn in when the house of representatives returns in june. Before he can do that, hell have to face a montana judge over his assault charge. Exclusive word that the president s soninlaw and Senior Adviser Jared Kushner is now under scrutiny by the fbi in connection with the bureaus investigation into russia. It comes as kushner travels alongside the president and just as the Senate Intel Committee unanimously voted to grant leaders blanket authority to issue subpoenas in their own russian investigation. Tracie potts has the latest. Lets clarify, being under scrutiny is not the same thing as being a suspects or target like mike flynn, like others like paul manafort, connected with the Trump Campaign and the trump transition, but it does mean the fbi seems to think Jared Kushner may know something that could help them in this investigation, that could certainly stem from the meetings he had with the Russian Ambassador and with the russian banker whose bank has been under u. S. Sanctions for three years. Kushner has said that he would be happy to talk to congressional investigators about that, and now his Attorney Says hes also happy to talk to anyone else investigating which, of course, in this case would include the fbi and its new special counsel, robert mueller. Overnight weve learned about the closest tie at this point to the president to this russia investigation, a member of his inner circle, but the Justice Department officially mott saying much about this. Source, multiple sources have confirmed it to nbc. Officially this statement from the Justice Department which, of course, oversees the fbi, that they are not confirming or denying anything about Jared Kushner or about the russia investigation. Tracie potts for us, thank you. President trump is in sicily this morning for the start of the g7 summit. The last stop of a foreign tour that has taken him to the middle east, across europe and including meetings with a slew of world leaders. Nbcs jay gray is in sicily this morning. Good morning. Talk about the mood there. Reporter frances, good morning. One of the newest members of the group, President Trump, under intense scrutiny after his strong words yesterday in belgium. As the g7 summit gets under way, a group picture, a much different setting and scenario than just a day earlier. President trump bullish in brussels, appearing to push aside the Prime Minister of month nag grow to get to the front row of the nato family picture. Nato members must finally contribute their fair share. Reporter and scolding european leaders for not meeting defense funding obligations. Currently only the u. S. And four other member countries do. This is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. Reporter mr. Trump faced some confrontation as well. British Prime Minister theresa may furious about u. S. Intelligence leaks in the investigation of the manchester attack. The president in a written statement promising to get to the bottom of it and ordering a Justice Department review. Today secretary of state Rex Tillerson will visit the uk to try to ease frustrations and concerns. As President Trump begins discussions in sicily where the white house expects a, quote, robust discussion on trade and climate change. During his campaign, mr. Trump, who has called Global Warming a hoax promised to walk away from u. S. Commitments to cut Greenhouse Gas commitments under the 2015 paris agreement. Hes expected to be pushed on that here but has said he wont make a final decision before returning to washington. Back to the push in brussels, the white house says it was just President Trump moving to his assigned spot for the group photo, so has the Prime Minister of montenegro, calling it nothing, no big deal. Im jay gray, frances, back to you. Were taking it all the way to the supreme court. Thats what attorney general Jeff Sessions is saying after a federal Appeals Court upheld two bans on President Trumps executive order restricting travel from six predominantly muslim countries. The Virginia Fourth Circuit Court of appeals voted 103 to uphold the decision by the maryland judge who said the order amounted to unconstitutional religious discrimination. They cited mr. Trumps own campaign words saying his past words provided direct, specific evidence of what motivated his executive decision. Police continuing raids. Were getting a look at suspected bomber salman abedi, purportedly seen in this video taken by a neighbor. Police are also investigating statements his sister made to the wall street journal saying he wanted revenge for bombings in syria. Kelly cobiella joining us. Reporter frances, good morning. Today the police are saying all of the people being held for questioning, all eight people are between the ages of 18 and 38, and all eight are being held on suspicion of terrorismrelated offenses, but not going into anymore detail aside from that. The chief constable here told the press yesterday these arrests are significant. Whats unclear is whether theyve identified the bomb maker or bomb makers or suppliers of these explosives that were used in that bombing on monday night. Here at saint ann square you can see the memorial behind me is growing by the moment. People are coming here for a fourth day, leaving flowers, lighting candles, leaving messages for the victims and for their families, still quite an emotional scene here. This, as were learning more about the possible motives behind this attack. The sister of the suspected bomber, salman abedi, telling the wall street journal he was very angry about the bombings in syria. Another relative who did not want to give their name told the Associated Press that he was also angry about the way muslims are treated in this country, saying, quote, this was all about rage. Here across manchester searches continue. There was yet another raid overnight and another arrest bringing again that number of those in custody to eight. Searches continue throughout the day at a lot of property, bomb squads are involved in some cases. This morning 75 people are still in the hospital in manchester, 20 of them in Critical Condition including five children. Frances . Kelly, thank you. A rocky start to the long Holiday Weekend for 51 Million People texas to virginia in the path of severe weather. Nbc meteorologist bill karins has the alarming details. Memorial day weekend is fantastic on the west coast. All the problems in the middle of the nation. As we mentioned, 51 Million People at risk of severe stornls and even tornadoes. Springfield, little rock, possibly memphis but more of a wind threat as we head towards kentucky and tennessee. The warming continues in the northwest. Near 90 in a few spots in interior oregon. 60s on the coast of california. Warmer in the interior. A peek to sunday shows gorgeous weather from arizona to nevada heck into t rockies. Renau renault, nevada, 76, also. In Washington State one woman found out the hard way what happens when you leave a ka of hairspray in a hot car. It exploded. She found it lodged in the windshield. Firefighters say the intear temperature can reach 140 on a 90degree day. 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That fire spread to a nearby neighborhood devoiing and damaging multiple homes. Firefighters say despite windy conditions, they were able to get the blaesz under control. Arson investigators are working to determine the cause. A traffic stop turned ugly in michigan when the driver assaulted a Police Officer while trying to run away. The scuffle starts as the officer tried to cuff the driver. The pair ends up on the ground and the struggle continues for several moments. Police say the driver reached for his weapon at one point. He called for backup and the driver was arrested after a foot chase. Police say the officer pulled the gun but never fired. The Police Officer suffered bruising but is back on the job. One milwaukee driver is lucky to be alive. Fortunately neither the tenant nor the driver. Authorities say the driver was not impaired and is cooperating with police. She was cited for inattentive driving. 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Disneys ceo bob eiger says reports hackers stole a copy of the new pirates of the caribbean movie was just a hoax. Earlier reports said hackers threatened to release it online unless they received ransom. Hackers posted the new season of orange is the new black before netflix premiered the show. Thats the latest from cnbc headquarters. Back to you, frances. Up next, the box office is heating up for the Holiday Weekend with no spoilers. One contestants priceless reaction to his record breaking win. This you wont want to miss. Thanks for the ride around norfolk and i just wanted to say, geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years roger that. Captains waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now. Couldve parked a little bit closer. Its gonna be dark by the time i get there. Geico®. Proudly serving the military for over 75 years. To ensure the ice cold coke nice and wide hits your taste buds all at once. Except for that one in the back thats really hard to reach. 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Redding goes up to 94 on sunday. Even Salt Lake City warms by about ten degrees. You probably dont want that that warmth in the desert southwest. In the 100s in yuma by sunday. Phoenix 102 on tuesday. Frances, the west is definitely the best this holiday week. Bill, thank you. University of Central Florida College Student faces a felony for changing his grade from an f to a b. Here is why thats so serious. 22yearold sammy ammah snuck into a building and logged into the grading system, changing his failing grade to a b. Campus Police Identified him on surveillance video. Now he faces the charge of accessing a computer without authorization. Theres a new postseason scoring king. Lebron james 35 points against the Boston Celtics jettisoned him past Michael Jordan for most points scored during nba playoffs. It sends the cavs back to the playoffs where they face the warriors in a preet of last years championship series as for number of nba rings, lebron trails by three. Jordan is a sixtime champion. They say everything is bigger in texas, including population growth. New census data show texas has four of five. Greenville, south carolina, break their streak coming in fourth. Overall southern cities see the fastest growth averaging over 9 since 2010. We thank you for being with us on this friday and watching early today. We leave you with somber scenes as members place flags on tom of the 84,000 military headstones. Have a safe memorial day weekend. Well see you back here on monday. Because your carpet never stops working theres resolve carpet care. With five times more benefits than vacuuming alone. It lifts more dirt, pet hair and removes odours. While softening every fibre because your carpet never stops working, resolve carpet care with five times benefits a Massive Police presence right now in gilroy. South of good morning. Were following breaking news. A Massive Police presence right now in gilroy, south of the outlet mall on highway 101. Just getting details into the newsroom there is a Massive Police presence in the area of hide drive. Thanks for joining us on this friday morning. Im kris sanchez, in for laura garciacannon. Im sam brock. Thats just south of the outlets in gilroy. Also activity on irving court. Were not sure what that activity is about. Bob redell is out there heading to the scene. Well have an update for you at 5 00. Well get back to the breaking news store as as soon as we have more information to report. We also have a holiday forecast to get to. Lets talk to vianey. We definitely do, and