new details and surveillance images of the manchester bomber as arrests mount and charges of u.s. intel leaks causing new controversy. on the eve of a congressional race, the republican candidate reportedly body slams a reporter. this morning law enforcement responds and soon will montana's voters. shots fired in a police chase as an rv explodes into flames are children are rescued. the president trump arrives in brussels while word that the gop health care plan would leave 23 million uninsured. get ready for red noses everywhere and celebs and others pull out all the stops for kids. "early today" starts right now.

good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. this morning new images have surfaced of the man who police say is responsible for monday night's suicide bombing in manchester, england. they also say he is likely linked to a larger terror network. security cameras captured these images that according to sky news police reportedly believe to be 22-year-old salman abedi. they appear to show him at a shopping center outside the arena wearing a backpack similar to one apparently used to carry the deadly bomb. police are searching for possible accomplices with eight people in custody so far including one of abedi's brothers. the seventh, a woman, was arrested and released early this morning without charge. in libya police arrested his brother and father. bill neely joins us from manchester. investigations still on going. bring us up to date. >> reporter: good morning, frances. the counterterrorism operation is very active in manchester this morning. police and troops have been

called to a college here in the city. among the troops are army bomb disposal experts. meanwhile, police are still questioning eight men in connection with this attack. two more men were arrested here in manchester this morning. but there is a glitch in the police operation. they have suspended cooperation with the united states. this follows the leaking of information. it's thought by u.s. intelligence officials to "the new york times," because that newspaper has published photographs of the debris found at the bomb site, and it's quite detailed. police are furious. so that intelligence cooperation has ceased, and it will not resume, we are told, until the british police get an assurance from the americans that this will not happen again. indeed, prime minister theresa may is seeing president trump at the nato meeting in brussels later today. here this morning at 11:00 there

was a minute of silence, a respectful minute, meticulously obeyed, if you like, here. it was followed by defiant applause. that minute of silence was observed right across the uk. in manchester this morning there is a visit by the queen. she's coming to pay her respects. her exam schedule isn't known. meanwhile, the bomber, salman abedi, reports in germany suggest he was in dusseldorf four days before the bombing. this is once again an international inquiry, with one glitch, that intelligence cooperation with the u.s. has stopped at least for now. >> nbc's bill neely, knew. a stunning development in today's special election in montana. republican house candidate gianforte allegedly body slammed reporter for "the guardian" ben jacobs. he was trying to ask gianforte about the gop health care bill when the incident happened.

witnesses corroborated these claims and "the guardian" uploaded this aud yeah. >> i'll talk to you about that later. >> there's not going to be time. >> speak with shane, please. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last guy that came in here did the same thing. are you with "the guardian?" >> yes, yu just broke my glasses. you just body slammed me and broke my glasses. >> the gianforte campaign releaseed a statement to say, after asking jacobs to lower the recorder, he declined. greg then attempted to grab the phone that was pushed in his face. jacobs grabbed greg's wrist and spun away from greg, pushing them both to the ground. the local sheriff who previously donated to gianforte's campaign, issued a citation for misdemeanor assault. making matters worse for gianforte, multiple newspapers rescinded their endorsement

overnight right before voters head to if polls. jacobs explained how he felt. >> i'm mortifying. i don't mind being blown off by politicians. i'm also terribly uncomfortable being part of a story. now it seems like i became the story. >> officials say after the confrontation, jacobs was examined at a hospital and then released. now to dallas where an vv burst into flames this morning following a police pursuit. authorities say they were chasing the driver who had children inside because he allegedly shot a woman earlier in the morning. the chase involving multiple police departments lasted for several hours. officers used spike sticks to slow the driver down. he eventually stopped and that's when a fire began. local reporters did see two children safely carried to ambulances at the site. president trump is now in

brussels and has a heavy day of diplomacy ahead of him. while world leaders may be welcoming the president is open arms, many locals were up in arms over his visit. nbc's hans nichols is in brussels this morning. how are belgians reacting to president trump and the reception there? >> reporter: there's a protest that greeted president trump when he arrived yesterday. today is the more formal stage of the trip. he's already met with president of the european union, donald tusk. he seemed to suggest there was a little daylight between president trump and the european position on where they are on russia. maybe a sticking point there. the big question today is when donald trump unveils this memorial to 9/11 at the new nato headquarters, outside of town, impressive glass building, will trump reiterate united states support for article 5 which says if one country is attacked, all members of the alliance will go to that country's defense. article 5 only triggered once in

history, that was for the united states. that's why you see so many nato countries in testifying. listen to see if trz says article 5. s it's still an open question. watch to see to what extent donald trump presses nato allies to meet their 2% of gdp funding requirements. back to you. >> hans nichols, thank you very much. now to the much anticipated score card out on the plan passed by house republicans to replace obamacare. the non-partisan congressional budget office estimates the plan would leave 23 million more americans uninsured by 2026. nbc's tracie potts joins us from capitol hill. tracie, what's the reaction been? >> reporter: well, the reaction to that has been interesting and to some degree as expected in as much as they passed that in the house before we saw those numbers. speaking of numbers, some here are calling it a $2 trillion mistake in the president's

budget assigning big revenues to tax cuts and balancing the budget. the white house says that was deliberate. they think tax reform will take care of itself and they are standing by their numbers. >> hands off. >> reporter: wihat the president's budget director calls trumpono minchtsk is getting a chilly reception. >> that math can't be sustained. >> reporter: the white house insists medicaid, government insurance for the poor, is being slowed down, not cut. but republicans worry how that looks back home. >> never going to get me to say that i want to cut programs and let people die. >> reporter: there's concern about boosting the military at the expense of the state department, investing in wear instead of peace. >> your own secretary of defense says you're wrong. so why is it that you're willing to put our troops at risk --

>> i don't necessarily agree with that, and the budget does not agree with that. >> reporter: the budget is based on a republican health plan that the office says would save money at the expense of 23 million americans losing insurance. >> unless you're a healthy millionaire, trump care is a nightmare. >> reporter: another prominent republican now calls the president's budget dead on arrival. >> we've seen that before, even with president obama. they send over their recommendation, lawmakers pick it apart, which is what we're seeing now, frances and that process takes months. >> tracie potts, thank you. new video out of north carolina of a possible tornado captured on camera. there were 11 reported tornadoes in the southeast on wednesday. thankfully no deaths or injuries. nbc meteorologist bill karins joins me now with a look at your day ahead. not too early to look ahead at the holiday weekend. >> we'll start to peek into that. still looking quiet in areas of the west is heating is building in texas. there could be travel delays in

the northeast. phoenix, cooler at 99 degrees. much of the west is seeing seasonal great spring weather. into friday, storms exit into new england. storms into the middle of the country from denver to chicago. hoe tis phoenix is getting more comfortable at 94. salt lake city at 70. temperatures looking nice into saturday. seattle what a picture perfect day to start your holiday weekend. about sana'a rosa. the 50s once you get up to chris sent city. >> i want to give you an update on the massive landslide on the big sur coastline. officials say it could take a year to rebuild highway 1 that was buried. some residents have been cut off and they now have to drive three hours to get their groceries.

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