a good thursday morning. voters in montana head to the polls in just a few hours but the leading congressional candidate is now facing charges after allegedly assaulting a reporter. >> he is republican greg gianforte who is accused this morning of grabbing the reporter by the neck and slamming him to the ground overnight. at least three newspapers pulling their endorsements. it's a closely watched election where the trump administration campaigned for a win. chaos on the eve of an election. >> you just body slammed me and broke my glasses. >> reporter: the republican candidate for montana's congressional race accused of body slamming a reporter from "the guardian" newspaper. in a recording of the alleged assault, ben jacobs can be heard asking candidate greg gianforte about health care and then a scuffle. >> the cbo score. as you know, you've been waiting to make your decision about health care until we saw the bill, and it just came out. >> we'll talk to you about that later. >> yeah, but there's not going to be time. i'm just curious -- >> speak with shane please. >> but you -- >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last time you came in here you did the same thing. get the hell out of here. >> jesus. >> get the hell out of here. the last guy did the same thing and are you with "the >> yes, and you just broke my glasses. >> the last guy did the same thing. >> you just body slammed me and broke my glasses. >> get the hell out of here. >> reporter: a fox news crew said gianforte grabbed jacobs with two arms around the neck before slamming him to the ground before punching him several times. in a statement gianforte's spokesperson says jacobs entered a private office, aggressively shoved a recorder in the candidate's face and then, quote, asked badgering questions. gianforte is seen as the front-runner in a seat left vacant when president trump appointed congressman ryan zinke as interior secretary. the president giving plenty of support to gianforte during the campaign, even doing a robo call to voters. >> hi, this is president donald trump, and i know what the people of montana really want and really care about. >> and donald trump jr. as well as vice president pence also showing up at rallies for the republican. the democrats wasting no time launching facebook ads overnight against gianforte over the incident. so this morning, gianforte is now facing misdemeanor assault charges. >> and in another twist, the county sheriff contributed hundreds of dollars to gianforte's campaign. in a press release the sheriff says his support for the candidate will have no effect on the investigation. we're going to move on now to the other big breaking news from overnight, britain is so angry at the u.s. over leaks to the media from the manchester bombing investigation. >> the final straw apparently was the publication of these photographs published by "the new york times." they show what was left of the bomb indicating that the suicide bomber must have had help making it. british officials have just revealed they will no longer share law enforcement information with the united states. >> let's head over to manchester right now. abc's molly hunter is live for us there. molly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. that's exactly right. and prime minister theresa may plans to talk to president trump about this at that nato meeting in brussels later this morning, but here investigators are looking for that bombmaker on the loose. >> whoa. >> reporter: overnight new raids across manchester. there are now at least eight people in custody in connection with monday's deadly attack. among those detained members of the suicide bomber's family including his father and two brothers. authorities in libya say abedi's younger brother knew his brother was going to carry out an attack and that the two were members of isis. abedi's father, however, denying in an interview that his son was a terrorist. while searching at least one address in manchester investigators carried out a controlled explosion and at abedi's home investigators say they found enough materials to build several more bombs. crime scene photos of the intricate bombing device obtained by "the new york times" and posted on its website reveals the bomb's sophisticated design. the possible detonator covered here in blood and a small circuit board soldered inside and a protruding red wire and mangled 12-volt battery more powerful than those seen in most suicide bombs. >> i think it's very clear that this is a network that we are investigating. >> reporter: all 22 of the people killed by the explosion have now been identified. among them were a couple, 17-year-old chloe rutherford and 19-year-old liam curry. in a joint statement their families said they wanted to be together forever and now they will. 47-year-old lisa lees who was waiting in the arena's foyer to pick up her daughter. it's believed the girl is not injured. and 14-year-old nell jones. her family had been searching for her for more than a day hoping to find her in the hospital. and this city is still grieving together. you can see the growing memorial behind me, people stopping by to lay flowers on the way to work, and i want to show you the front page of the local paper, there is a light that never goes out. and later this morning the whole country will hold a moment of silence to remember the victims. diane and kendis. >> yeah, that moment of silence coming around 6:00 eastern time here in the u.s. molly hunter there for us, thank you. and that new report about the sharing of information on the investigation comes as president trump attends his first nato summit today. >> the president is also meeting with european union leaders. abc's karen travers is in brussels. karen, any reaction from the white house about this pledge from the uk to stop sharing information? >> reporter: diane, no reaction yet from the white house, and president trump will likely meet with british prime minister theresa may on the sidelines of this summit here in brussels. it is not on his formal schedule, though. the other day the president did reach out to theresa may immediately after the attack and pledge the full support and cooperation of the united states and says that the united states stands strongly with the british people. now, diane, the issue of combating terrorism certainly now becomes more front and center here at this summit. president trump is expected to push the nato allies and members to step up more in fighting isis. so certainly in the wake of the attack, this has taken on a renewed urgency by the administration. >> we've seen scenes of the president with the king and queen of belgium as well as the prime minister there. what else is on his agenda today in brussels? >> reporter: kendis, the cultural religious part of this trip is now over, and now for president trump it's meetings, more meetings with some working lunches and dinners thrown in there to break things up and he begins his day meeting with european union officials at the eu headquarters and then he's actually going to sit down and have a working lunch with the newly elected french president. the president is not -- this is his first time going to a summit like this, the first time sitting down with a large group of world leaders, and, kendis and diane, it's not exactly president trump's style, so we're really paying attention to see how he reacts to this full slate of meetings and also how the other world leaders react to him. i think it is no surprise that he will certainly be the center of attention here today as other leaders try and get a couple of seconds of his time while they can. diane and kendis. >> sounds like the whole trip has been sort of a big mish-mash of things not usually his style in these unorthodox meetings and whatnot, but we will continue to be watching closely, karen. karen travers live from brussels. karen, thanks. the justice department has confirmed that attorney general jeff sessions did not disclose his contacts with a russian diplomat on his security clearance form. they say an fbi official had advised sessions not to report meetings with foreign dignitaries that were connected to his job as a senator. sessions had recused himself from the investigation into russia's election meddling after failing to reveal those meetings during his confirmation hearing. now to the west coast and new video just in of major flooding in an upscale neighborhood in southern california. officials in newport beach say a contractor damaged a critical seawall. when the tide came in, the flooding began. nearly 2 inches of water in some homes. investigators say the seawall was damaged by accident. there's also flooding in ohio this morning. at least one tornado has been confirmed and several others were reported near dayton. several businesses suffered heavy damage and some roads are now closed because of the downed trees and power lines. the flooding reported in cincinnati as well, but there are no reports of any injuries. and now for a closer look at your weather. >> diane and kendis, thanks and good morning to you. well, it's a recipe for heavy rainfall all throughout the northeast. big travel delays expected as we go throughout the day. lots and lots of moisture in place, so all along interstate 95 here, we're talking about rain with the potential for some thunderstorms as well. heading in toward the holiday weekend, notice that thunderstorm threat continuing throughout the ohio valley and into the southeast. wet weather working its way to the north and east for memorial day. diane, kendis. still ahead, a new report released overnight shows the safest and deadliest cars. plus, the analysis of the republican health care plan is in showing tens of millions would lose coverage. we're live in washington with new reaction. and see a woman's dramatic attempt to stop someone from stealing her car. woman: something's not right. woman: 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[ chanting "shame, shame, shame" ] >> reporter: the new estimates are in, and the nonpartisan congressional budget office is projecting millions of uninsured americans. >> the report makes clear trumpcare would be a cancer on the american health care system. >> reporter: earlier this month house republicans narrowly passed their version of the bill. >> this is a repeal and a replace of obamacare. >> reporter: moving forward without a full accounting of the likely effects of their legislation. but now the cbo report is complete, and it estimates that in its current state, the bill would reduce the federal deficit by $119 billion over the next decade but also leave 23 million more people uninsured. the likely effects even more dire for people with pre-existing conditions and senior citizens. a 64-year-old making roughly $26,000 in some states could see his or her premiums climb nearly $12,000 or more. the aarp in a statement condemned the plan for what they called the devastating impact the bill would have on older americans by imposing an age tax and hiking costs for those who can least afford them eroding seniors' ability to live independently. the head of the senate republicans says he's committed to repeal and replace regardless of what the cbo says. >> it's a technical, procedural step beyond likely reiterating things we already know. the updated report will allow the senate procedurally to move forward. >> reporter: and the white house is largely discounting the cbo's estimates, but some moderate republicans are expressing doubts like susan collins who is now calling for a bipartisan solution. kendis, diane. >> it does sound, lana, like they're going to start it all over again there in the senate. thank you. well, when we come back, more trouble for fox news. companies are pulling ads from another popular show. this as that host announces a sudden vacation. and better late than never. now the question is who claimed a $24 million lottery ticket just a day before it expired? this salad? at panera, a good salad is so much more than a bowl of something green. more than an obligation to be good. more than just something you have on the side. more than just one flavor, or texture, or color. a good clean salad is so much more than green. and with panera catering, more for your event. panera. food as it should be. tech: when your windshield trust safelite autoglass.. our exclusive trueseal technology means a strong, reliable bond. at safelite, we stand behind our work... because the ones you love, sit behind it. 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the car only suffered minor injuries. there will be wet roads in the northwest and across the rockies this morning. wet also for part of the midwest and along most of the east coast where some flooding is possible. the mysterious murder of a democratic national committee staffer in washington, d.c. remains unsolved, but it is also the focus of a wikileaks conspiracy theory. >> fox news host sean hannity was among those pushing that theory. now he's pulled back but advertisers are pulling away. some advertisers are pulling out of sean hannity's fox news channel show. the embattled host is under fire for promoting a debunked theory about the death of a former dnc staffer. on wednesday, cars.com and exercise bikemaker peloton both indicated they will no longer advertise on his program. in a statement cars.com says they had been watching closely and made the decision to pull our advertising. and peloton states we directed our media agency to stop advertising on sean hannity's show. despite 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