a way when gianforte was in danger because donald trump wanting a check, something like that. that was on the line before last night, then you add this in. you still have people voting today. if it changes how they vote, if it was a close vote before this, it could swing the vote. but early voting a huge, huge variable in this thing. a special election on a thursday before a holiday. it would seem to a lot of folks that they don t necessarily want a lot of people voting there in montana, steve. i tell you, though, this is a pretty high turnout special election. to have 260,000 votes already backing this thing, it s higher than you see in a lot of other places. if you have that many ballots going out in the mail, then big thanks to all of you. british intel on the ariana grande concert bombing in the u.k. to say they are unhappy would be
900 bucks because it took higher commissions than it was owed. uber has 50,000 drivers in new york. the company said it s committed to pay every driver every penny they are owed plus interest as quickly as possible. it has and about brutal year for uber. just pr nightmare after pr nightmare. early start continues right now. overnight president trump meeting pope francis at the vatican. the start of a busy day for the president overseas. we are live in rome with more. a stunner from the former head of the cia, john brennan goes public. says the russians did, in fact, make contact with the trump campaign. manchester. remembering the 22 victims who lost their lives at a concert bombing. also learning more about the attacker and what police are looking for now. good morning. welcome to early start .
morning in santa ana. surveillance video showing the man felling the woman down the street and confronting her on the stairs outside the bar. they say the suspect grabbed her and pushed her to the ground and dragged her down the stairs. she was able to fight him off and call for help. that will continue. we ve now gone to a critical threat. that means also controlling the information. leland: u.k. police now making four arrests in connection with monday nights deadly concert bombing in manchester. hours ago, they are investigating what they call a network of terrorists behind this attack. the country remains on high alert with the threat level now raised to critical. military personnel have now been deployed for added security.
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