breaking news, on "world news now," victory for gianforte, republican candidate for congress, winning the montana election. after attacking a reporter and spending the day in hiding, offering an apology in his victory speech. >> back in washington the fbi is looking into jared kushner's meetings with russians. we'll have those details ahead. >> american allies in the fight against isis accused of human rights violations. >> the showing video shows iraqi soldiers carrying out torture and murder. we have the abc news investigation. >> meet the new plinko, grad lost his mind after setting a

new record on "the price is right." tell you how he did it in "the skinny," it is friday, may 26th. >> congratulations! >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." and just a little bit excited. just a little bit over his plinko victory. >> where the real happy valley is. forget college station, pennsylvania. start this half-hour with the breaking news out of montana, developing overnight. big victory for the republican candidate for congress 24 hours after accused of body slamming a reporter. >> more than 50% chose greg gianforte. a news crew said that he grabbed reporter ben jacobs by the neck and slammed him to the floor after jacob asked a question. >> overnight, the candidate used his victory speech to apologize to constituents and directly to the reporter he is charged with assaulting. >> last night i made a mistake.

can't take back. and i'm not proud of what happened. i should not have responded in the way that i did. and for that i'm sorry. i should not have treated that reporter that way. and for that, i'm sorry, mr. ben jacobs. i also want to apologize for the fox news team that was there. i'm going to washington to get things done. to drain the swamp and fight for montana families. >> he is contrite in the apologies. gianforte endorsed by president trump to fill montana's congressional seat which was vacated by the president's interior secretary. gianforte due in court next month. faces six months in jail if convicted. breaking news meantime in the investigation into the russian election meddling.

the fbi is reportedly looking closely at the president's son-in-law. sources say investigators are, focusing on contacts between jared kushner and russian officials including meetings with russia's ambassador, and a russian banker. but nay point out that, kushner is not a target of the investigation and not accused of a crime. >> president trump in sicily gathering with world leaders for the g-7 summit. taking part in a full day of meetings expected to focus on terrorism, trade and climate change. ight when it comes to their financial contributions for 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 well, in addition to his d rebuke, the president also made headlines when he appeared to push aside, as you see there, the prime minister of mont nay grow to position himself front and center. thle

the president for supporting membership in nato. eight men under arrest in connection with the suicide bombing in manchester. there may be more accomplices at large. britain's terror alert level is critical, another attack could be imminent. meanwhile there could be more raid and searches in the manchester area. at the g-7 summit taking place in sicily, italy, the british prime minister will call for emphasis on fight extremism on line. >> iraqi officials are investigating elite military unit accused of torturing enemies in their fight to retake mosul from isis. u.s. military commanders gave their praises to the unit. abc's brian ross has the exclusive report. >> reporter: these dramatic battlefield pictures were made bay an iraqi photo journalist.

expecting to document the heroics of iraqi soldiers. working with the u.s. against isis. they are against isis and they are very strong. >> but he says he soon came to learn the soldiers he was embedded with for months, are what's called the emergency response division, were no heroes. he is revealing graphic images, licensed by abc news that he captured of these important u.s. allies carrying out the torture and murder of civilians. only some of which is suitable for broadcast. was this happening all the time? >> this man was a sheepherder whose sons were suspected of working for isis. >> there is not a pretext here of torture in the name of obtaining intelligence. this its torture for fun. >> sadistic? >> sadistic. >> in a phone call with us, the unit captain, omar nasar admitted the video was real and proud of what he had seen on the

tape. i am already a star, and ali doing this. the soldiers were so proud of what they were doing they sent horrific phone videos they shot themselves, showing victims they tortured and murdered. in a statement the american embassy in baghdad told abc news, the u.s. has not provided military aid, arms or assistance to the unit. yet senior u.s. military officials in iraq praised the unit again and again. it has been a fruitful partnership, in all regards. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> big security scare at the phoenix comiccon, a man was arrested with weapons. he posted he planned to kill phoenix police officers, and pictures of the officers taken at the comic-con. he struggled with officers before taken into custody. >> seeing new video of a oklahoma man, accused of plowing a stolen truck across a run way

during a police chase. the truck burst through an airport gate on to the highway. colliding with a car killing one person. the suspect is named jerry newman, facing murder and charges. >> new report reveals a sharp rise in deaths from alzheimers disease. the centers for disease control says the condition killed nearly 94,000 people in 2014. that's an increase of more than 54% over 15 years. the cdc expects the rate to keep rising because of the united states aging population and increasing life expectancy. alzheimers affects more than 5 million americans. >> the concept of a daddy's girl

apparently real according to a study. the report found that fathers interact different leap with toddler daughters than sons. researchers in atlanta say dads are attentive and responsive to the needs of their little girls than their little boys. dads apparently use more achievement related word with boys and more analytical words with girls a awe while some of you dads, dads out there may be skeptical about the idea they're not as responsive to their sons' needs. s name is justin beatle.'t help picking up his 15 yeerd old son jack on last day of high school. in oklahoma. >> so, jack's mom was in on the prank as well. she is the one holding the camera, of course. >> jack told reporters he was half embarrassed, half thinking i am just going to run away. >> ha-ha. >> just going to cringe. i love that he is jogging out there. >> this is a great punishment tool though. disciplinary tool. >> could you imagine. >> you you know if you get out of line i will pick you up in a speedo. promise, dad.

>> i like how other kids are walking, getting out of your way. >> the new nationwide car rental warning why better business bureau is giving payless car rentals worst possible grade and what our cameras revealed undercover. >> tale of terror from an 11-year-old buy who says he got away from an alleged attempted abductor twice. day's forecast. is a look at

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a a texas bus driver out of work this morning all due to the dash-cam video. the video shows the bus driver running stop signs and driving at high speed through the houston area. you see another driver then started following the bus. that driver had a dash-cam video posted it online asking to report the incident. the bus driver has been fired. >> 11-year-old florida boy telling a dramatic story.

nearly kidnapped by the driver of the vehicle. jack shorter walking to his bus stop when a vehicle swerved and came right at him. the car missed, but then the driver got out and things got even more frightening. >> he started like speed walking to me. so i ran through these trees. right here. and i like ducked down. i was like crying. and i was calling my dad. >> poor kid. soon as the man left, jack ran back home. and get this, his mother says this isn't the first attempted abduction at a school bus stop in the area. police have stepped up their patrols. >> got to give chills to every parent in the area. >> nationwide consumer warning abut popular car rent company. >> better business bureau weighing in after hundred of complains from customers of payless car rental. here is gio benitez. >> abc news under cover renting

cars from payless car rental. we take each car to expert mechanic for inspection. >> this is a dangerous tire. >> payless towed the car, manager apologizing giving a refund. payless facing question as but fees, class action lawsuit. customers claiming they were charged for services they didn't want. and the online quote for his payless rental, $217. he says, payless told him he was getting a free upgrade. when he returned the car here, was shocked. the total, $528. after charges for insurance and added services. not the $217. >> believe he was told, two, three times i do not need this. >> reporter: after receiving 800 complaints on fees in the last three years, belter business bureau giving payless worst rating. >> an f rating. >> f rating they have sales practice issues, contract issues and billing issues with consumers. >> payless declined repeated interview requests in a statement saying the tire problem you described is highly unusual. safety is top priority. we followed up with the supervisor. as for the lawsuit, payless sa

they can't comment on pending litigation. better business bureau, issuing a warning abut a pattern of complaints about sales practices. gio benitez, abc news. thanks to gio. celebrities walking the red carpet at cannes. some nearly entirely naked. >> jillian andersen's transformation into david bowie. you have to see it the we have it coming of in "the skinny."

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that's pretty much it. don't you think. >> she does. not hating on you. this australian model. her name is shanina shakh, turned out in a whole lot of leg. called a silver jumpsuit. revealing, the leg, and, side boob as well. >> a lot. >> nicky minaj, seemed to be channelling inner vampire. decked out in the black lace, plunging neckline. train on the end. >> elvyra would be proud. >> elder, established celebrities showed up wearing actual dresses. uma thurman. >> real clothes. covers the body. with a gold necklace.

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playing the new god media which takes on the forms of number of. curious how they transform her into all the other. >> yeah, marilyn monroe. judy garland. >> will she stomp grapes? >> not as good as we did. >> record broken. epic freak-out on the price is right. >> great. ryan bells became the new god of plinko. check it out. >> drops it right on the end. >> oh! >> oh, my god! >> oh! >> ha-ha-ha. >> oh, my god. >> he raked in a total of

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new flonase sensimist changes everything. >> we are wrapping up a week of plenty of headlines. of course, dominated by the terror attack. >> in between that, the politics and some new revelations about a now infamous tape. we did find some room for some levity as well. here now, weekly friday rewind. >> panic at the ariana grande concert in manchester tonight. a suicide bomber detonating an explosive device. >> it was just chaos. >> killing at least 22, injuring dozens including children. the london tabloid "the sun" published the first picture of the man it said was the bomber 22 year old salman abedi. his decision to become part of isis came two years ago.

>> so many young, beautiful, innocent people murdered. by evil losers. >> "the new york times" just now reporting that american spies learned last summer, that russian officials were discussing how to influence donald trump through his advisers. >> the pope and the president. the ultimate odd couple. their meeting may have seemed awkward at first. after it was over though the president called the meeting an honor. >> he is something. he is really great. we had a fantastic meeting. >> the local sheriff charged gianforte with misdemeanor assault. >> i had gone from being vertical to horizontal. >> an abc news exclusive. billy bush speaking out about infamous tape with president trump. >> i never lte

robin. days before the world got it. i recoiled. think i sacrificed my dignity in the moment. >> the winners and new champions of "dancing with the stars" are -- rashad and emma. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ because i had the time of my life ♪ ♪ i never felt before that image right there of my hands just like -- lowering you. >> yeah, was worried about where that was going to end. yeah. you did have a big smile on your face though. i took that as a compliment. >> who wouldn't? >> ha-ha-ha. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now" informing insomniacs for two decades.

making news in america this morning, a public apology from the politician heading to capitol hill. greg gianforte won a seat in congress just a day after being charged with assault. breaking right now, new scrutiny over jared kushner's contacts with russian officials. the president's son-in-law now expected to be questioned by the fbi. as they investigate the russian meddling. we're live in washington. president trump is in sicily with a meeting with major world leaders following his demand nato allies pay more for defense. this weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. your weekend forecast and what we can expect for this year's hurricane season.