being charged with assault of a reporter. in the victory sleepeech, greg gianforte said he is owning up to his mistake. and that investigation into the russian interference and now the president's son-in-law, jared kushner, is now under scrutiny for his role during the campaign and transition. we have this all covered. let's start with cnn's ryan young in bozeman, montana with a new congress member just elected. >> reporter: absolutely, john. how tough is the question? we saw it may lead to physical altercation. of course that did not stop anything from happening. 24 hours later, despite charges, a new congress member in town. greg gianforte. >> thank you, montana. >> reporter: just 24 hours after charged with assaulting a reporter, republican greg

gianforte heading to washington after winning a special election from montana's open house seat. gianforte addressing the shocking incident at the victory rally. >> sick and tired of you guys. the last guy that came in here did the same thing. get the hell out of here. get the hell out of here. >> reporter: apologizing to supporters and to the reporter that he allegedly body slammed. >> last night i made a mistake and i took an action that i cannot take back. i'm not proud of what happened. i should not have responded in the way i did. for that, i'm sorry. i should not have treated that reporter that way. and for that, i'm sorry, mr. ben jacobs. >> reporter: gianforte's apology coming after republicans on the hill remain largely silent. >> i'm not sure what happened. >> reporter: showing unwillingness to condone gianforte's behavior.

>> we don't have a course on body slamming when i went to school. i missed that course. >> reporter: some pointing a finger at democrats. >> the left has precipitated this tense confrontational approach throughout the country in recent months. >> reporter: this despite audio evidence and witness accounts from fox news of the confrontati confrontation. >> grabbed him both hands both sides of the neck. pulled him and slammed him to the ground. got on top of him. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan conceding an apology was appropriate after pressed by reporters. >> there is no time where physical altercation should occur. >> reporter: on the ground in montana, some of gianforte's supporters unfazed. >> that doesn't mean he is that way all the time. >> reporter: some with hostile threats to cnn. >> a healthy democratic process requires journalism. that is why the first amendment

is there. >> reporter: we spent our day talking to people in the area. one woman with a child next to her. she said what are we teaching our children. and some say don't judge a man by one action. he will be judged in court on june 7th. he will face more questions before then. >> i'm sure he will. ryan, thank you very much. the fbi probe into russian election meddling is hitting close to home for president trump. cnn has learned investigators are now looking at the president's son-in-law jared kushner. cnn's joe johns is live at the white house. >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. jared kushner played many roles. mr. fix-it and member of the first family and now first person currently in the trump white house under scrutiny. it is not believed he is a target of the russia

investigation. president trump's son-in-law and most trusted adviser. >> he is very good at politics. >> reporter: now a focus of the fbi investigation into russia meddling into the 2016 election. officials tell cnn the bureau is looking into a range of topics related to kushner. a key campaign strategy. meetings held with russian officials and relationship with now ousted national security adviser michael flynn. no indication that kushner is a target of the probe and no allegation of wrongdoing. interests of data and lalytics t the trump campaign targeted voters in states critical to the victory. investigators are examining whether russian operatives were able to piggyback on the effort with help from trump associates knowingly or unknowingly to help with the russian operation. to push information online aimed at helping trump and hurting

hillary clinton. kushner is one of four associates and one under the white house under scrutiny for having contact with sergei kislyak. he met with kislyak and the head of the russia bank with close ties to vladimir putin and currently under u.s. sanctions. >> jared did a job during the campaign and a conduit. >> reporter: meetings where kushner left off security clearance forms. >> he met with the banker he needs to explain. >> reporter: kushner's lawyer noted that kushner previously volunte volunteered to share with congress. he will do the same if contacted with any other inquiry. another point of inquiry, point of influence with flynn. kushner and ivanka pushed to

hire flynn after the election. it is not clear if the fbi plans to talk to kushner. investigators believe he would be able to help provide information to assist the probe. the spokesperson said kushner was unaware of the fbi interest and the bureau hasn't contacted him. john and alisyn. >> thank you, joe. let's discuss with the panel. david gregory and phil mudd and editor for real clear politics, a.b. stoddard. >> we learned this doesn't just cover the campaign and the campaign advisers. now it reaches into the white house. what is the significance? >> the last point. it reaches to the white house. jared kushner emerged as the president's most important adviser and also family. those authority goes in multiple directions and who has business

interests that raise real questions on behalf of the trump family that could have made the campaign vulnerable to being compromised by the russians. again, we don't know what all the facts are so we wait for investigation. we know through kushner's attorney he is happy to talk to all investigators. i think we can make a broader point right now about the attitude vulnerability. cavalier attitude by the trump campaign. russia is not going to do anything to us. there is something of concern here and kushner appears to be the person who had enough contact and meetings or knows enough to be able to really help investigators or though he is not a target right now, that can always change. he seems to be in position to help investigators find out where some of the vulnerability was because he was responsibility for a lot of the data and analytics of the

campaign which is where breaches could occur. >> phil mudd, we can tell by the serious look on your face, you have been involved in investigations. perhaps into the like this. what does it mean they are focusing on jared kushner, but not a target and as of now, no allegations of wrongdoing. that last point that david brought up. the data he ran during the campaign is an area where they want to question. >> let's take two pieces. the first piece is there has been an investigation under way since last summer. jared kushner obviously deeply involved with the campaign close to the president and close to the people we discussed for months, including general flynn and met with the russians. the surprise here, john, if he was never of interest in the investigation. yes, this has come into the white house. kushner obviously is going to be questioned by the fbi. one other quick point on why he hasn't been questioned yet. i have been questioned in investigations before. i watched in investigations.

when the bureau walks into the room, they don't want to walk in without knowing answers. they want to know where he traveled and where the money is and what others say about his involveme involvement. when they walk in the door and ask questions, half the time they need to know the answer. they want to see what he says. they want to box him. i would not expect to see him questioned early on. they are collecting a ton of data before they walk through the door. >> a.b., when i hear the term data analytics, i fall asleep. this is fascinating. if you dive into what jared kushner was able to accomplish during the election, he was instrumental in helping president trump win. he figured out through, i guess, social media, and sales of donald trump merchandise, the make america great caps, there was a vulnerable in the great blue wall and it could crumble and sent trump to michigan and as we know, it worked.

so explain how it is possible there was a nexus with the russian data program and they may have piggybacked on what jared kushner was doing? >> i think jared and the team lucked into a way to use that data to realize that wisconsin and michigan instead of becoming automatically becoming a blue state on november 8th, were fertile ground for donald trump by selling hats and t-shirts. this is a place to target resources and social media campaign. in the end, it was helpful, obviously on the ground to the campaign in addition to just being a savvy operation. where it comes into connection with a russian data operation, of course, we know the russians were doing their own campaign on

social media to promote negative hillary stories and positive trump stories. whether or not the data analytics operation that jared kushner was helping run was a partner and if they were hacked into and an unwilling collusion. we are yet to find that out. that sounds obviously like a very dramatic question. it is the thing that would -- it makes sense in terms of the question of collusion. what was michael flynn doing with the russians if people suspect him of collusion? the data operation seems to make the most sense if there is evidence of collusion. >> phil, how can you be unwittingly influenced by the russians. >> you will not walk through the

front door and say would you like to work for russian intelligence. you can ask questions. this campaign process is interesting. help me understand the places as a.b. was talking about where hillary clinton was vulnerable. that may influence the russian campaign. you see this countless times in the spy business. it is not about recruiting people knowing they are working for you. it is recruiting people who don't. that is the path that is important. >> david gregory, from russia to montana. the candidate who was caught on audio tape and by witnesses, assaulting a reporter won. he is now going to congress. what are we to make of what happened with greg gianforte? >> it didn't have a impact. is that because voters weighed this and said it wasn't important enough to punish him

and vote against him or because of the absentee process where votes have come in and can't be changed and tilted in his way. i don't think we can know ever how that shakes out. i thought gianforte's apology was appropriate. i thought it was late. i'm surprised he waited until after the election. it looks like he had the appearance to see how it went first. you know, he did the right thing. he will still face a misdemeanor assault charge in court. that is appropriate. this is outrageous to attack a reporter asking a question. it shows he is not ready for primetime if he wants to be congress member dealing with policy. you know, you have the house speaker paul ryan who spoke about this appropriately. he said this never happened. obviously. so many obvious points about this. i think it is so unfortunate you

have people out there who want to rationalize or condone. this is not a man whether should be judged by a big mistake that he made here for everybody to see. that's why i think his apology is important and people move on. don't try to rationalize it. >> thank you, panel. committees in congress are widening their own russian investigations, but are members happy with the progress? we hear from members on both sides coming up. i feel it everyday. but at night, it's the last thing on my mind. for 10 years my tempur-pedic has adapted to my weight and shape, relieving pressure points from head to toe. so i sleep deeply and wake up ready to perform. ♪ now through june 11th, save $600 when you buy select tempur-pedic adjustable mattress sets. find your exclusive retailer at tempurpedic.com.

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from european allies and the pope. you will know there will be a robust discussion in the wake of the horrific attack in manchester. we know the attack has strained the u.s. and uk intelligence sharing relationship. the uk feels the u.s. is leaking information. to that end, president trump is expected to have a private pull aside meeting with prime minister theresa may. one thing we have not heard much from president trump on at all on this trip is russia. remember, the g7 used to be the g8 before russia was booted from the group. a lot of the members view russia as a volatile group. and one of president's top advisors says he will have not have position on sonanctions on

russia. president trump is not afraid to offer sharp words to allies. that was clear at nato yesterday for not spending enough on defense. >> 23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying and what they're supposed to be paying for their defense. this is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the united states. >> reporter: now we are not expected to hear more if anything from donald trump today. in an unusual move, he is not slated to hold a press conference on the trip. alisyn. >> that means you have a free day in sicily, sara. that is a great assignment. thanks so much. joining us now is democratic congress member from massachusetts seth moulton. on the house armed services committee. good morning, congress member.

>> good morning. >> we have so much news to get to. let's start with the latest of the russia investigation. now cnn has learned that federal investigators are looking into the president's top adviser and son-in-law jared kushner. jared kushner says he knows nothing of the investigation and has not been contacted by the fbi or any other investigators. how big is this? >> it feels like another day, another name. it is hard to find who in the administration is not being connected with suspicious ties to russia. it just points out how important the investigation is and we have to get to the bottom of it for the american people and make sure it never happens again. our greatest enemy doesn't try to influence our elections. that means democrats and republicans have to come together. i have been calling for independent bipartisan 9/11 style commission into what is going on.

>> why doesn't the appointment of robert mueller cut it? >> that is a good question. there is a role for a special prosecutor here. the role of the special prosecutor is to determine the punishment for what went on. if we want to get the full am answers for the american people and congress, we need an independent visicommission. that is why we had one after 9/11. it is why we had one in other instances where our national security and democracy are under assau assault. >> you don't think the congressional investigations, committees that are happening right now or robert mueller will get to the bottom of it? >> they each have a role. it is important to understand the roles. the congressional committees are all controlled by republicans. the intelligence committees, a lot of findings will be classified. won't be disclosed to the american people. the sad thing is the more we talk about the illicit ties with

the trump administration and russia, we are not talking about the things that trump promised to do for the american people. including the things that democrats agree. investing in infrastructure. last week was infrastructure week. we never talked about that. we were talking about who the next name to fall was in the investigation on ties to russia. it is time we get back to the work of the american people and do the things that the people actually elected donald trump to do. >> i want to read a tweet you sent a week ago and get you to explain what it means. you said just came out of the house briefing by the deputy ag, rod rosenstein. it renewed my confidence we should have no confidence. >> it was what he didn't say. he hardly answered any questions. he did not give us any confidence in the investigation. look, this is a deputy attorney general who appointed robert

mueller to be special prosecutor. he is trying to do the right thing here, but we were very disappointed he wasn't forthright with us when we had closed session. it was behind closed doors. we were asking in a confidence setting. we expected honest answers. the most important questions, he refused to answer. that doesn't give you confidence that the administration doesn't have something to hide. i think that is the biggest thing about the investigation. it is really hard at this point to believe that there's not something going on when the administration is trying so hard to cover up. >> what questions would he not answer? >> it was a closed session. i will respect that. you can imagine what our questions were about regarding the memo that he wrote regarding the firing of the fbi director comey and motivations behind him writing that memo. i'll be respectful of the fact it was closed session.

that is why i wrote the tweet. we went in to have honest conversation with the deputy attorney general with the idea he would set our minds at ease and give us confidence they will get to the bottom of what is going on here. instead, refusal to answer questions just left us with more questions and uncertainty. >> i want to ask about the president's foreign trip. what did you think of his words and tone with nato telling nato allies they need to pay their fair share of fees? >> you know, when i was serving in iraq under commanding general mattis, who is now our secretary of defense, we had a motto in the marines. it was called no better friend. no worst enemy. marines will fight you tooth and nail if you are enemy. you will find no other worsen my in the world. we will stand by our allies. nato has been the most important

allies of the last 50 years. they came to oppose communism and stand together in front of the iron kur tacurtain. the fact that the president doesn't respect those allies. more warmth to vladimir putin and his cronies and more warmth to the saudis. it is opposite of no better friend. it is saying we will cozy up to the enemies and abandon our friends. that is not a smart foreign policy and not a strong foreign policy for the united states. >> quickly, do you have any advice for your new house colleague greg gianforte who just won in montana? >> yes. if you can't handle tough questions from a reporter, you will have a real tough time handling questions from constituents. his job is an elected representative in our democracy. there is no more important

bedrock principle than free press. there is no more important principle when it comes to doing his job than listening to and representing his constituents. this is why i'm working so hard run for office.t of veterans to- people who faced tougher challenges in their lives than answering a tough question from a reporter. i'm working on that to get people to washington who will put the country first over politics and not be afraid of tough questions in the course of doing their jobs. >> congress member seth moulton, thank you for being on "new day." >> thank you. >> john. montana sends a new republican to washington with an assault charge hanging over him. how will fellow republicans treat him? we will ask next. mak s si alad the st simple salad? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts.

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the results are in. greg gianforte, the republican candidate in the special election in montana for the house st. petersburg eat is hea washington. the body slamming a reporter and assault charges are going with him. what will he say when he arrives on capitol hill?

joining us to discuss this is representative scott taylor of virginia. congress member, thank you for being with us. are you proud to serve with greg gianforte? >> good morning. it is good to be with you. look, montanans speak clearly who they want to represent them in washington. we have to honor that. the behavior is unacceptable. if you are a veteran, call me up. i will tell you it is unacceptable behavior. to say otherwise would be false. obviously. montanans spoke clearly. >> let me play a little bit of sound. nancy pelosi has a different take. listen. >> just to see this person who wants to be the one representative to the house of representatives from montana be a want-to-be trump.

that is his model. we have to say come on. behave. behave. that was outrageous. >> congress member, as a society, has the bar been low lowered here? a guy accused of assaulting a reporter. now he has been elected. he apologized. paul ryan said he will be a valuable conservative voice. bygones. has the bar been lowered for our society? >> there is no question. i will not agree with a lot of things nancy pelosi says. it is tense out there. no question the behavior is unacceptable. he will pay for the consequences that come from that of course. when i listen to that statement, it is partisan, of course. i wish and hope she would also say the same thing about some of the protesters out there also stepping over the line in protests on her side. i think the country in general has to calm down. we need to get things done for the american people in

washington. we need to reduce the tensions around the nation. >> the protesters on either side serving in congress beside you in the protesters were not charged with assault as the new congress member was. i get your point. you spoke out. >> one of my protesters was charged with assault, sir, at one of my town halls. what i'm saying to you, i don't agree with the behavior. it is unacceptable for an elected official. he will deal with the consequences. i will tell you, i wish all leaders on both sides would call for reduction in emotions and tensions across the nation. that is the right thing to do. >> well said, sir. let's ask about jared kushner. cnn reporting that jared kushner is a focus of the investigation into alleged contacts or ties with the trump campaign and transition and russia. jared kushner is a senior adviser and the president's son-in-law. in charge of a lot of things. middle east peace, china talks, improved ties with mexico, criminal justice reform.

what is your comfort level with a man now investigated with the fbi being in charge of all of these things. what does it say to you? >> in this country, you know you are innocent until prove inn gui guilty. we have a special prosecutor. we have an investigation on the house. one on the senate as well. we have fbi investigation. let it take its course. there is a bigger problem out here right now. these things -- let them take the course. when the facts come out, we will discuss that. the bigger issue is what the american people need a policy. a uniform policy that says what is an act of war defines that. what is an act of aggression. where is the red line for other countries meddling? we don't have that. it is lost frankly on all of the partisan discussion. you had representative seth

moulton on here talking about another commission. there are many things and he is correct with the president. we need to work on things he promised where there is bipartisan agreement to move forward. if you are a democrat or republican, you should be doing those things. we have plenty of investigations going on right now into russia. what we are missing is uniform policy to make sure this doesn't hap happen again. >> fair point. nato is concerned with russia. the president of the united states spoke before nato yesterday. i'm interested in your take. as a navy s.e.a.l. and serving alongside nato allies. the president lectured them to the defense. it may be a valid point. it would be nice if u.s. has all nato members contributing more. it was a different tone than saudi arabia. when he was in saudi arabia, he said we are not here to lecture you. with the nato allies, elect th

alliesallies, he allies, he lectured them. is that appropriate? >> no question we have a strong him to nato allies. >> he didn't say that. to be clear. he did not say i stand behind article v, the collective defense. that was a notable omission from the statement. >> i don't think there was any question we could stabbnd behin that. sometimes families have disagreements. sometimes family disagreements are deep. i will tell you that you had two presidents, president obama, president trump, who have both said the same thing. members of nato, 23 of 28, are not holding their end of the bargain up and paying for defense. that is important. general mattis said something to me on air force one when he went over to deliver that message. what he said was when we looked at that and said when you care

about your kids than you. there is no question you hold up your end of the bargain. we have a duty to do that. they should also hold up their end of the bargain. both president obama and president trump have told them that. >> would you like to hear president trump say we will stand by article v. >> i think it would be good if he said that, sure. with that being said, i believe we will uphold our end of the bargain. >> scott taylor from virginia. thank you. thank you for your time and service as well. alisyn. president trump pushing ahead and getting lessons in diplomacy of the nato summit. the moments that had people buzzing. sugar, we're letting you go.

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we have a development to tell you of in the manchester terror attack. the officials say the suicide bomber spoke to his brother in libya minutes before the attack. senior correspondent clarissa ward is in manchester with the latest. clarissa. >> reporter: alisyn, the brother and father of the suicide bomber had been detained in tripoli, libya, by militia. the brother reportedly telling the militia that he spoke to salman abedi just 15 minutes

before he went on to kill 22 people at the manchester arena. the brother said he didn't know the specifics of the attack. didn't know what the target was, but he was aware his brother was plotting a terror attack here in the united kingdom. meanwhile, raids had been going on throughout the night and morning as the police try to drill down on the network that would very likely facilitated the attack. they are trying to find who made the bomb. an scorccording to explosive ex at cnn, the bomb is made with high level of sophistication. they do not believe abedi could have made it without help. they are trying to find out if there is a bombmaker and larger isis network on the loose here in the uk.

>> clarissa ward, thank you for the update on the investigation. in phoenix, a man arrested into the comic-con event with four guns and a knife. it is unclear how he got past security. someone noticed pictures and threats he made on social media to officers. the attendees can still come in costume, but banning props. social media is all over the latest handshake showdown. president trump and emmanuel macron going mano-e-mano. a lot of shaking. >> macron would not let go. >> it was intense. their hands and jaws clenched. do you give that to macron? >> absolutely. he would not let go. >> what is happening here? this is the rematch. the two greeting before the trump nato speech. pulling macron.

slow motion this. he pulls him in. he gets the forearm. you see macron get the forearm and push it away. he gets the pat. then the shove. past montenegro. look at his face. the white house official dismissing the shove as a casual greeting. >> there are some parts of the world where you shove someone as a casual greeting. >> it is as if the president of france was briefed before and said when the president meets you, he will want to shake your hand. don't let go. you keep a firm wrist. do not let go. >> handshake or half nelson. that's what you are seeing right here. >> he did not let go. >> shaking, shaking. the next one, too, is funny. you know, you grab the forearm.

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>> in atlanta, a rookie police officer found a suspect in tears and decided to put his heart before procedures. >> okay, thank you. >> officer shane didn't know he would be changing her life when he responded to a routine 911 call. >> we were dispatched to a shoplifting call at the family dollar. we get there and we go inside and this little girl is crying, tears everywhere. >> that 12-year-old girl, her holdest child of six was caught stealing a cheap pair of girls. >> he said he was trying to steal the shoes for her five-year-old sister. i couldn't put her in the system for that. i'd rather take her home and see

what's going on. >> the officer drove her a half mile to home. >> that's when i saw their conditions. i saw no food in the house, not much furniture. >> from a law enforcement family and only four days on the job in the atlanta police department, he returns to their house that night for dinner for the whole family with dinner for the whole family. >> i get emotional as well. >> he got a call from his superviso supervisor with accomodation of police officer of the month. more support for the staples family followed. >> what has this officer come to mean to your family? >> he's definitely been a blessing. >> and for her sixth grade daughter, this turned into a positive learning experience. >> she wants to volunteer

somewhere. she wants to give away things, so it's like a trickle effect. >> this was officer mill ton's fourth trip to deliver donations, and he said it won't be his last. cnn atlanta georgia. >> that is a beautiful story. >> love it. >> okay. montana republican greg gianforte is the big winner last night. as he heads to washington, he s also has an assault charge. >> i should not have treated that reporter that way, and for that, i'm sorry, mr. ben ja cobs. >> okay. so is this an isolated incident or was there something larger here about hostility towards the press.

let's discuss. david, you could trunk this up to one guy's hair trigger until you read her tweets. she was on assignment on the ground here. montana gop voter to me, quote, that audio made me cheer. the audio of the assault. she smiled as she walked in to vote for gianforte. next, you're lucky someone doesn't pop you. what do you think is going on here? >> you can ascribe what happened to the character flaws of one volatile overindulged man and who happened to snap in a moment and happened to snap again and direct the press spokesman to lie about it and who snapped again over the next 24 hours at

intervals when he didn't do anything about it and one imagines he will continue to snap throughout his life. i am horrified about reaction from the polls but even more concerning to me as been the reaction of a good many of the conservative media world who have found ways to mitigate, sometimes condone and even outright justify what happened. there is a lot of violence in human nature. what matters is whether people who spoke for society give permission for these impulses. and a lot of people, beginning with the president himself, they have given permission to these actions. that's really frightening. >> we should note, moments ago president trump walking away turned to the cameras and said great win in montana and by the way, the guy should not have assaulted a reporter. >> you know, paul ryan said that greg gianforte will be a great

republican voice. bill carter said the actions are completely unacceptable there. what do republicans need to say here? >> i think they have to come out and say something serious now. they basically look the other way for an awful lot of this. this isn't the first incident. there were other reporters pushed around. there was a reporter pushed around by his campaign manager during the campaign. >> i'm sorry to interrupt you. that's michelle field and there's something relevant today. she put out an op ed in "the new york times." it steams all politics has become entirely situational. had the reporter been attacked by a democrat, many on the right refusing to believe the assault a occurred or outright praising it would be hailing him as a victim of rage. >> imagine what rush limbaugh

said. he called the attack studly and manly. you would have had an explosion of racial provocation. but it's not just triable. let me tell you what a real apology looks like. it is not delivered in public until after it has been said face to face. there is no apology to a crowd. there is only an apology to a person. it would have been nice. mr. gianforte is a wealthy man if he would have said i'm making a donation to a charity of ben's choice. that's how you act if you have remorse and you don't call a violent call a mistake. you also have to say this is country. we're supposed to have this. this is freedom of the press. this is first amendment stuff. if you want to celebrate people attacking reporters, that's why you back someone like putin who basely has them either murdered

or eliminated in other ways. we don't do that. we're not supposed to do that in our country. we are supposed to stand up for our principal. and if the republicans want to shrug it off and say, oh, it was a momentary thing, this is going on way too much. somebody has to stop it. we did have representative san ford come out and say, this is really ugly and somebody has to start saying that. >> bill carter, the late night comic storm making light of this situation. >> gianforte body slammed the reporter the night before the election. i don't know how anyone could vote for a candidate who body slams people. >> you've never seen donald trump fight like this. oh, my gosh!

>> i forgot. nothing matters. >> those last words that you hear again and again, nothing matters. >> that's straight from the saturday night stretch where the lester holt thinks he's getting somewhere with him and he says, wait a minute, nothing matters? and if you keep excusing this behavior -- apparently the voters excused his commentary about women and this behind of behavior. aren't we reaching a point where it is just inexcusable. you don't body slam people. it is a crime. >> he could still have to pay a crime and there is an investigation ongoing. thank you so much for being with us. we are following a lot of news this morning. coming up, ask a republican congress what he plans to say to his republican college. >> the fbi is looking at jared kushner. >> they believe curb nesh has a

lot of information he could provide. >> there is almost no one close tore the president. >> the president has grown increasingly frustrated. >> i should not have responded in the way that i did, and for that i'm sorry. >> republican greg gianforte who won a special election the way in montana. >> it didn't affect the way i voted. >> the left has precipitated this tense confrontational approach. >> i hope it would be up to the people of montana to demand a higher standard. >> this is new day with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day. it is friday, may 26th, 8:00 in the east. chris is off this morning. john berman joins me. cnn learning that investigators are looking into the president's son-in-law and senior advisor

jared kushner. >> there is growing interest, in particular his meetings with russian officials and his digital strategy. we are also following montana's congressional special election. the monita that candidate will be headed to washington, charged with assault. after allegedly body slamming a reporter, he still won. joe, getting very close to the president, the russia investigation. >> good morning, john. jared kushner has been played roles. and now he is the first person currently inside the trump white house to come under scrutiny. though, he's not believed to be a target of the russia investigation. president trump's son-in-law and most trusted advisor. >> he's very good at politics. >> now a focus of the fbi's investigation into russia's meddling in the 2016 election. officials tell cnn, the burrow