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. a good friday morning to you

all. we begin with breaking news out of montana. the republican candidate is claiming victory a day after being charged with assaulting a reporter. >> it came on the heels of allegations he body-slammed a reporter asking questions about health care. gianforte offered an apology during his victory speech. >> i took an action that i can't take back and i'm not proud of what happened. i should not have responded in the way 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. >> gianforte was endorsed by president trump and he can choed some of the president's slogans due in court next month. if convicted he could face up to six months in jail. also breaking overnight reports that president trump's son-in-law is now under scrutiny by the fbi. >> sources say investigators looking into russia's election meddling are focusing on jared

kushner's contacts with high-profile russian officials but kushner himself is not the target of the probe. abc's lana zak has the latest from washington. >> reporter: as president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner has been by the president's side and now sources tell abc news kushner is among a number of white house staffers and former trump campaign officials who are likely to be interviewed by the fbi in connection with the russia investigation. though he's not a target and has not been accused of committing a crime. kushner's lawyer said the first son-in-law would cooperate writing in a statement, mr. kushner previously volunteered to share with congress what he knows about these meetings. he will do the same if he's contacted in connection with any other inquiry. of particular interest is a transition meeting with russian ambassador kislyak and a separate meeting with a russian financial executive. also in that meeting was former national security adviser michael flynn. flynn we know is the subject of an investigation. now, kushner's russia meetings

were not included in his security clearance paperwork and his lawyer said that was an error and would resubmit it but some democrats are calling for his security clearance to be at least temporarily suspended while the fbi investigation is ongoing. kendis, diane. >> still no comment from the white house on that. abc's lana zak in washington, thanks. meanwhile, president trump is attending his first g7 summit after he scolded nato allies. >> the president has taken part in a welcome ceremony with other world leaders before another day filled with high-stakes meetings. abc's karen travers is there in sicily. good morning. what's on the president's agenda on this beautiful sunny day there in sicily? >> reporter: yes, quite a nice view we have here, kendis. the president is at the group of seven leaders summit. the world's wealthiest democrat cyst and president trump has met with all of these world leaders one-on-one but this is the first time he's getting together with them as a group and there will be consensus from these nations

on how to combat terrorism especially in the wake of the manchester terror attack earlier this week. but, kendis and diane, president trump comes here with different views from these other countries on issues like immigration, refugee policy and climate change. that could be a very big source of contention here as other world leaders push the trump administration to stay a part of that landmark climate change deal, the paris agreement. so far there is no word from president trump on what he will do about that. though the president has a lot of summit meetings today, diane and kendis, he will also have an orchestra concert tonight and a dinner with world leaders. >> karen, what kind of a reaction is he getting from yesterday's nato summit? >> reporter: well, he was all smiles when he was with the other nato leaders posing for what really was his first group photo in that context and later, though, the president delivered a very sharp push. it was what we've heard from him as a candidate. it's what we've heard from him in the white house, but perhaps surprise to hear him in that

form formal setting calling out the others for not paying their fair share to the security alliance. 2% is the bare minimum for today's security threats. diane, kendis, the president was certainly the center of attention and we were really curious to see how he would deal with being in that environment and how other world leaders would deal with him. he clearly wanted to be the leader of the pack. that moment that has gone viral walking with a bunch of world leaders and seemingly elbowing the prime minister of montenegro out of the way so he could get to the front of the line. i should note the prime minister of montenegro is the new kid on the block. they're nato's new country, maybe a little hazing from president trump who is also really the new guy on the scene, diane, kendis. >> that, indeed. karen, i just checked it's 83 and going to be sunny there. stay strong. >> reporter: working hard inside, though. >> we hope you get to enjoy while there. the fight over the trump

administration's latest proposed travel ban is heading to the supreme court. another defeat was handed saying it drips with religious intolerance and the administration says cutting off visas from six majority muslim countries is in the country's best. another candidate has withdrawn from consideration. former connecticut senator joe lieberman president trump's leading choice to replace james comey even though he has no federal law enforcement experience but lieberman says he's backing out to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest after the president hired one of his law partners. the u.s. is now taking partial responsibility for an air strike in iraq last march that killed more 100 civilians. the pentagon says its investigation shows that it did, indeed, drop 9 bomb on the building which set off the massive explosion. the bomb should only have killed the two snipers on the roof. not destroyed the entire

building. instead it set off explosives that isis had placed inside with civilians. critics say the u.s. should have been more careful and the pentagon says it is now taking a closer look at its targets. well, forecasters are predicting a busy atlantic hurricane season. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa said it could get 7 to 11 named storms and as many as 9 could become hurricanes, this he say. in a typical season, 12 named storms develop with 3 becoming major hurricanes so pretty big jump there. the season starts june 1st and ends on november 30th. now for a look ahead to your memorial day weekend weather. >> kendis and diane, thanks and good morning to you. a lot of people making plans, of course, for the upcoming holiday weekend. here's how it's looking. nice conditions over the northern plains, building warmth out west but you'll notice the

green. thunderstorm chances running from the south plains all the way in toward the middle atlantic and also into the northeast. notice how everything slides further east now for memorial day. showers and thunderstorms and steamy along the gulf coast and hot out west. kendis, diane. still ahead the reasons for a sharp spike in death from alzheimer's disease. plus new details in the investigation of the manchester attack. a british security force is now taking some unprecedented steps. we're live in manchester straight ahead. a messy scenen 0 the road. hear the driver's excuse and the hefty price to fix it.

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britain on high alert after this suicide bombing at the ariana grande concert. >> armed police officers are now patrolling trains throughout britain for the first time ever. meanwhile, we're learning more about the suicide bomber. >> abc's molly hunter is in the center of manchester and joins us live with the latest developments from overnight. molly. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. that's right. we are here at that memorial we've shown you all week growing by the minute people stopping by and laying flowers on their way to work but learning so much more about that attacker. new images, here he is salman abedi taking out the garbage wearing a traditional north african robe and sandals and these haunting images from a security camera at a shopping mall just three days before the attack. baseball cap pulled down, apparently carrying the same backpack he used in the bombing. he spent his final night here in a rented apartment just two miles from the arena phoning his mother in libya to say forgive

me and apparently just returned from libya. abc news learned salman abedi crisscrossed europe on his way back home last week flying to manchester, he flew through bannon and dusseldorf undetected and here british police hunting for accomplices, a network of terrorists and a bombmaker on the loose and here in manchester as victims were recover in the hospital a surprise visit yesterdayer. >> it's very interesting how everybody is united, haven't they here? >> reporter: now earlier this week the uk was furious at the u.s. for leaking photos to the american press. they stopped sharing information with their american counterparts. we now understand that relationship is back intact. that flow of information has been reinstated. kendis, diane. >> yeah, all of that after a lot of talk between the prime minister and the president here in the u.s. molly, thank you. when we come back, police in phoenix arresting a man they say was planning attacks against them. and the wrong place and wrong time for some fireworks to go off. we'll explain when we come back.

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♪ give extra. get extra. breaking overnight firefighters battling an explosive strip mall fire in van nuys, california. at one point the mall's roof partially collapsed after about an hour firefighters were able to knock down the flames. no injuries reported. the cause of the fire, though, is under investigation. now for a look at road conditions as you head out on the holiday weekend, rain in the northeast corridor, a little longer in new england. roads will also be wet in the western plains and in the central and northern rockies. also if you're flying for the holiday weekend, airport delays are possible today in miami, denver and boston. a big security scare at the phoenix comic-con after an armed man was arrested. the suspect allegedly posted on social media he planned to kill phoenix police officers. police say the man had several

handgun, a shotgun and knives. witnesses say he was dressed as rambo. >> that post also included pictures of officers that the suspect took at comic-con, the suspect struggled with officers before he was taken into custody. police say this was an isolated incident. a new report reveals a major spike in alzheimer's deaths. the center for disease control said it killed 94,000 in 2014, an increase of more than 54% over 15 years but the cdc expects that rate to keep rising because of the aging u.s. population and increasing life expectancy. alzheimer's affects more than 5 million americans. no doubt this is the wildest video you will see all day. a milwaukee man walked away from a dangerous wake-up call in his home. this jeep came flying through a wall of his apartment while he was asleep. it stopped just two feet short of his headboard. he wasn't hurt. miraculously neither was the woman driving the jeep. she told police she blacked out.

but what was this driver's excuse? maybe this is the wildest video of the day or image of the day. other than trying to cut ahead of traffic he got stuck in wet cement when he or she ignored the detroit orange traffic markers and will cost the driver $10,000 in damages and gives new meaning to the phrase stuck in traffic. >> it does indeed. that image of the person in a big rush trying to get around everybody and then. >> slow down. an atlanta grocery store evacuated after fireworks exploded. authorities say teens actually set off the fireworks display. two adults and one child were treated for smoke inhalation. >> the young suspects were captured on surveillance video. police say they could face arson charges. now it's time to check in on sports. two teams advance in the playoffs last night. >> talking hoops and hockey highlights from espn. >> good morning, america. welcome in to "sportscenter." kevin connors and lisa kerney. lebron james and the cavs left

no intentions. >> historic night for lebron and for the cavaliers who put things away in game five. look at james going all the way. finishing in transition. lebron and the cavs leading by 25 at that point. james with this three-pointer passed michael jordan on the all-time playoff scoring list. he had 35 in the game headed to his seventh consecutive nba finals. the cavs do it it'll be cavs and warriors in the nba finals. on the ice pens and sens game seven in pittsburgh was magical. pengu penguin. senators are 0 for 5 in game sevens. sidney crosby, chris kunitz takes care of the rest. through traffic, had two goals in this one. both his first goals of the playoffs. penguins win 2-1 advancing to their second straight stanley cup final where they will take on the predators, that game one

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>> good morning i'm tamala edwards, it is friday, may 26, we're following breaking news arc tour bus slams into a jacked knifed tractor-trailer along new jersey turnpike in west deptford township. the impact caused the bus to tumble down on its side. 48 people were on the bus when it tumbled over, more than a dozen people are in the hospital. getaway day as the area kicks off the memorial day weekend. we have the accuweather what to expect and what to plan for as thousands hit the road. "action news" is up next. overs president's trip. >> that wasn't the only political news they had fun

with. here now our "friday funnies." >> president trump had lunch with the french president emmanuel macron who is just sworn in 11 days ago. controver handshake yet this morning. >> let's slow it down so we can really examine it. they locked hands for so long their knuckles actually turned white. trump tries to get -- tried to wiggle out of it but macron held on which i think we just surrendered to france. >> trump joins some other world leaders at today's nato summit and seemed a little eager to get to the front of the crowd and, well, just check out what he does to the president of montenegro here. hold on. watch, watch. yeah. >> come on.

>> pushes his way past the prime minister of montenegro, moving montenegro like a kid cutting in line for the ice cream truck. >> gianforte body-slammed the reporter, so gianforte may or may not win the election but he will definitely win the next wrestlemania. >> this is real audio of what happened. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last guy who came here did the same thing. get the hell out of here. >> like a flight on united airlines. >> some republicans are defending him saying the body slam wasn't a big deal which they might regret in three years when the rock runs for president. >> it will happen. we leave you this week with scenes from arlington national cemetery as we start this memorial day weekend. >> you see some 1,000 soldiers placing a flag on each of the 284,000 headstones there. >> good morning we're following

breaking news on this friday, may 26. a tour bus carrying 50 people and a tractor-trailer crashed on the new jersey turnpike. >> it happened in west deptford township after midnight. the crash caused the tour bus to go off the road and flip into a wooded area. all the passengers are expected to survive. this happened minutes ago showing crews