nothing remote like there has happened to me or anything in missoula growing up.as obviously a shock. >> it was like the last person that would come to my mind i guess. >> diren's soccer coach assumed that whatever happened to his star player, it wasn't diren's fault. >> i'm trying to imagine did he go to a party and get shot by another kid? was he downtown missoula and got in a scuffle? i didn't understand it. what do you mean he's shot? i didn't understand it. >> so what did happen? police quickly concluded only one person was mentioned. the intruder mentioned in that 911 call. >> who got shot? >> the robber. >> so they entered your garage and who shot him? >> my husband. >> and cops quickly learned something those who thought they knew diren well could scarcely imagine. victim. the young exchange student was the apparent opposite. and he was the burglar. >> like someone's trying to break into your car right now. >> police were about to hear a story from the man holding the gun that night. a story of terror and a family under siege. >> and we've been sketched ou

and when you look at place like missoula, is it mostly? >> let's be clear. we're seeing is the larger counties reported early. but what they reported was the early vote. >> got it. >> these ballots that have been mailed in for the last month. looks like pretty much they had those counted before the polls closed. they released a bunch of those early. in a place like missoula, the early vote put quist, the democrat up by 27 points. by comparison, hillary clinton won it by 16 points in november. so that's a jump of 11 points. that's good. that's what you need there is not much more you can squeeze out of there. but if you're quist right now and it's this close, you probably do need to squeeze a little bit more out. so that's the big question in missoula. all of the other biggerounties in the state. are we going to see any evince of a surge towards the democra when we get those same-day votes counted. if there is, that bodes well for them. >> all right. steve owning that big board. all of cuss aspire to being big boardists as good as you. keep watching because m

but they're pointing out that missoula county has not come in yet. missoula is liberal county. they anticipate that will help them but certainly as the night goes and the number gross vote spread goes they are getting more concerned. but here is what they're pointing out. this was already an unpredictable race thp petitioned no idea what idea to expect the audio made it more unpredictable. they're not going out and saying this is over or they think that they're waiting for all of the votes to come in. at this point they say, they're just going to wait. they don't know what to expect. the audio, they keep pointing to has made all of this a tossup in this campaign's opinion when you go out and talk to voters we're certainly hearing from gop voters who say this inspired them to go out to vote that gianforte is their guy. john, isha. >> kyung very quickly has there been any backlash to that altercation between gianforte and the reporter from "the guardian" newspaper? >> it's a little hard to hear you i think you were asking if there's been backlash on gianforte. what we've been hea

missoula, the heart of democratic montana.u have a county that hillary clinton won by 16 points last november, it's 27 in the early vote, here's the question, did that incident last night spark a surge in same day excitement for democrats? that's what we're waiting to see. can they get -- they need to get 27 higher in he's going to catch -- if he's going to catch him. as we await the same day vote, that's the question. billings, yellowstone county, biggest county in the state. this is bad news for democrats. this is probably the most important vote. this is a place where donald trump won by 27 points in november, in the early vote, the margin for gianforte is 20. democrats need to shave a lot more than seven points off again. this is all same day vote that has been to be tabulated. if there was a surge, they could eat into that 20. it's a long shot for democrats right now, but you look at billings, missoula, the state capital, helena, and urban areas in the state. the same day vote if there was a surge, that's how they could s

joining me now from missoula, montana is beth. much of the support in this candidate is buyer's remorse for trump? >> reporter: as you mentioned, we got a ton of trump voters here but even in the conversations that we were having today and yesterday, you are hearing some of that buyer's remorse but also a lot of activism among progressive voters, democrats who say they don't want it to happen again. they feel like this special election is their opportunity to maybe have a second chance. that's why they are really ttgeg behind this folk singer, rob quist, who brought bernie sanders here to speak to this packed crowd in missoula. bernie sanders is really putting his political muscle behind this little-known candidate in the hopes that rob quist could pull an upset. stephanie? >> what are people talking about there in terms of this election? >> reporter: they are talking about health care. the only person who mentioned the russia scandal, the russia probe was bernie sanders. and he basically talked about it to say that's not that imp

. >> hinojosa: you mean in missoula. >> in montana. >> hinojosa: in missoula, montana. >> i love that about it, right? but not everyone is so stimulated by that. and for poor people living on the margins of nature, you know, they have real livelihoods and real needs. now, here's the good news-- what we find out is that for poor people, nature is frankly even more important than it is for the rich and well off. >> hinojosa: because? >> because if the river dries out, they don't have an alternate source for getting water. if the forest does not have trees anymore, they do not have an alternate source for heating their homes. you know, there are 149 million people in the pacific rim who feed on fish. that is their primary source of protein. if the fish go off from the reef, if there's a massive dieoff of coral, bleaching happens, and they lose their potency to have... you know, to produce fish, those people will starve. so what i have found is when i've traveled into rural areas, they're not calling it conservation. they don't use that word. but nature is incredibly important to the poor

meg olive, cbs news, missoula, montana. >> now, today there are more than 500 high-tech manufacturinganies in montana and it's still growing. >>> fly fishing is good there, too. >> not bad. >> for news throughout the evening the latest is always on our website, cbssf.com. >> join us at 10:00 and 11:00. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: how y'all? how's everybody? i appreciate y'all. thank y'all. thank you very much. i appreciate it. well, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man steve harvey. and, y'all, we got a good one for you today. returning for their second day from scottsdale, arizona, it's the smith family. [cheering] and from houston, texas, it's the golden family. [cheering] everybody's here to try win theirself a lot of cash, and somebody--somebody might just drive out of here in a brand-new car. [cheering] well, let's go meet them, everybody. it's the smith family. welcome to the show. introduce everybody. brooke: ok. well, these are my sisters, and we have a catering business called

>> reporter: good morning from missoula, montana. are very excited that bernie sanders, arguably the most popular progressive politician in the country is coming here to montana, throwing his weight behind rob kwift, he's the democrat running in this special election here in montana to replace ryan zen question, that's the guy president trump named as security seng tear. the whole state is one congressional district and it's an enormous, enormous state for a campaign to take place statewide like this. bernie sanders is coming out here because rob quist actually looks like he might have a chance. this is a very republican area, donald trump won this state quite handily in november, but this state has elected democratic senator john tester, the governor is a democrat. many progressive activists in montana think all the progressive passion out there can be fueled to montana to bring rob quist over the line. he raised $5 million, a ton of money in montana for a congressional race. his opponent is rob jean forte. he ran for governor in no

kyung lah, thank you very much, in missoula at quist headquarters. we'll get back to her when warranted on this broadcast. i want to bring in david chalian, gloria borger, david axelrod, evan perez and global affairs analyst david rhode. via skype, we want to talk to a person a little bit later, david ehrlich -- darryl ehrlich and he is with the billings -- in billings, montana. we'll discuss him in just a moment. david chalian, how much of an impact do you think this assault charge had on today's election? >> well, it looks like maybe not as much as the news coverage would suggest. we woecht knn't know about that necessarily. going in before the body slam incident, this was going to be a close race. it looks like this is close, but i do want to underscore something kyung said about that key county, yellowstone county, that's where billings is, don. this is probably the greatest vote-rich county, more people who vote there than in any other county, most likely, and so it tells you a lot about what's going on. let me give you an example. remember, gre

meg oliver, cbs news, missoula, montana. >>> our top story this morning, a bill that narrowly passederturn obamacare is headed to the senate. it was a victory for gop leaders and president trump. >> it's a very good bill right now. the premiums are going to come down very substantially, the deductibles are going to come down. >> the bill allows states to opt out of protections for people with pre-existing conditions, its future in the senate is uncertain. a vote there isn't unexpected until at least june. >>> well, coming up after your local news on th"cbs this morning," the cost of hosting president trump. we'll take you to bedminster, new jersey, where mr. trump will spend more of this coming season. we'll talk about increasing traffic and cost. >>> plus, we'll show you how some of the best runners in the world are attempting to complete a marathon in under two hours. >>> and the first doggy day at the u.s. department of the interior. we'll check out "it's bring your dog to work" day. >> if dog things work out, are cats next? >> well, we'll take it one step at a time. >> that's the

this is rob quist headquarters in missoula, mt. president. the live band on stage there. some supporters we're told dancing in the crowd. the crowd has been cheering as the vote totals come in. a little early to be celebrating but at least they're in good spirits. they got a projector on the wall showing the vote totals and so they say there's a mix of young folks, college age, and older, liberal missoulans who are there in that crowd. again, early to be celebrating but they are. rob quist, 46.9% now. greg gianforte 47.3% of the vote with only 45% of the total in at this point. so that's one of our two breaking news stories. that's in montana tonight. >>> plus, we're reporting on jared kushner under fbi scrutiny in the russia probe. back with me now, mr. david axelrod. so, david, cnn has learned investigators are now focusing on the president's son-in-law and senior adviser for his interactions with russian officials. this goes straight to the heart of the white house and the president's own family. how do you think he is reacting tonight? >>

we were 200 miles away in missoula with the democrat rod quick's campaign when the news broke. i showed the original ben jacobs tweet to a staffer and everyone thought it was a bazar joke and as the night progressed it was clear this was real. we took the 80 mile-per-hour highways to get to boseman. we stopped add a gas station on the way. i told a clerk about this. she said to me that sounds like my kind of politician. this is at best a huge embarrassment. he was by most accounts going to win this race. the polling has been all over the map. it's a special election on a thursday in may. but the numbers had him winning narrowly to as big as seven or eight points. a lot of votes already in. how much this gets in the blood stream or effects people who haven't made up their mind in what's been a high focus, high energy election in a state that doesn't typically have those, we'll find out tomorrow night. >> thanks for the hustle in covering this. he has made it toboseman. thanks for the driving reference. appreciate the effort. so much to talk about here. they get one at large seat

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we were 200 miles away in missoula with the democrat rob quist's campaign when this news broke.saw it on my phone and showed the original ben jacobs tweet to a staffer for quist. everyone in the room sort of thought it was some kind of bizarre joke. and then as the night progressed, it became increasingly clear that this was real. we took advantage of the 80 miles an hour speed limits on the highways here in montana to get to bozeman. the story doesn't seem to have sunk in here broadly. we stopped at a gas station on the way. i told a clerk about this. she said to me, well, maybe that sounds to me like my kind of politics. that gets maybe to the political heart of this. at best a huge embarrassment for gianforte. and the opening question does this actually really hurt him tomorrow? he was by most accounts probably going win this race tomorrow. the polling has been all over the map. it's a special election on a thursday in may. but the numbers had him somewhere between winning really narrowly by two or three points to maybe winning by as big as seven or eight points there is a bi

. >> from missoula montana, kyung we should point out you're not the only reporter and cnn is not theeen on the receiving end from of pretty hostile comment today. >> there have been a number of of reporters we've spoken all amongst ourselves. they've heard the same sort of sentiment. what's interesting about the state of montana is that this is a state generally where people value being quite civil one-on-one. but when you have a camera when you have a microphone, there is a sudden turn like you try to talk to someone and a lot of reporters have sensed it. cnn has felt the brunt of it because the president of the united states has been talking about cnn as being fake news. we heard that phrase again and again. and we we heard some of the comments ip had to stop and ask my producer did i just hear that? because it's stunning to hear that when you're just trying to get a sense of voter engagement whether or not they felt that this audio was going to affect their vote. trying to gather opinions it's much more difficult and more hostile voirmt for all reporters especially for those of us

we have kyung lah live in missoula, montana. >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. voters waking up to a dramatic turn of events in the special election. the republican widely considered barely the frontrunner here caught in the dramatic audio. local law enforcement considering it a misdemeanor crime. republican congressional candidate greg gianforte charged with misdemeanor assault the night before montana's special election after allegedly body slamming guardian reporter ben jacobs. >> he is a reporter. >> reporter: the altercation captured in audio recording. >> the cbo scoring. you are waiting to make decision about the health care bill. >> we'll talk to you about it later. >> speak with shane, please. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last time you did the same thing. get the hell out of here. the last guy did the same thing. are you the guardian? >> yes. >> the last guy did the same thing. >> you just body slammed me and broke my glasses. >> get the hell out of here. >> you like me to get the hell out of here. i would like to call police. can i get your n

we spoke with the missoula county election administrator, and she said early in the morning she got aozen calls from voters asking if they could legally change their vote. here is what she told us. >> if the audio had not surfaced last night, if there's no confrontation with this reporter, how many calls do you think you would be getting about changing the vote? >> probably none. voters are fairly decisive unless things change and we had that last-minute change last night with new information. >> reporter: now, the quist campaign, i'm here at their election watch party. they're hoping this will make a difference in that group of undecideds or democrats that might be reluctant to vote. they're hoping it will inspire them to get out as far as turnout. wolf, we spoke to a lot of people. i can tell you of all of the people i spoke with, only one said it had changed his mind to go from gianforte to quist. i was surprised by the number of people who said they didn't just accept what happened, that they were actually cheering it on. one person as he went in to vote said to us as he was walki

let's go first to kyung lah live in missoula, montana. boy, that is the site of the really ugly situation. >> reporter: ugly and talk about a dramatic turn of events. voters heading to the polls in just two hours. that is when polls here in the state of montana open. they have to consider the frontrunner. the republican. they have to consider that he is now being considered by local law enforcement as someone who committed a misdemeanor crime. congressional candidate greg gianforte charged with misdemeanor assault the night before the special election after body slamming ben jacobs at campaign headquarters. >> he body slammed him. >> reporter: captured in awudio recording. >> you were waiting to make your decision about the bill and it just came out. >> we'll talk about it later. >> there is not time. >> speak with shane, please. i'm 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. the last guy did the same thing. you are the guardian? >> yes. you just body

cnn's kyung lah is in missoula, montana, with more. following you on twitter and following you on tv, it's very clear that you've heard quite a lot from voters since you have been in montana. as the sun is rising there now, what are you hearing today? >> reporter: a win is a win. i mean, that's essentially what the locals are saying here when it comes to gianforte's victory, that at the end of the day, he did win. now, that is not entirely surprising. we heard all during the day from republicans who were heading to the polls that they anticipated that he would win, that this late surprise came too late, and they anticipated that he would win. what we're hearing from democrats, though, is look at that win. look at the single-digit win that gianforte made. and what they were also noting is that he basically didn't show up on election day until he won, and then he decided to apologize about the incident with "the guardian" reporter. take a listen. >> sometimes hard work is borne out of hard lessons. last night, i learned a lesson. last ni

in this building in missoula, montana, scientists study how fires spread.em, jack cohen, made a specialty of how to better defend homes. >> jack cohen: clearly, we're not going to solve the problem by telling people they're going to have to move their houses into a city, from being out in the woods. >> inskeep: not gonna happen. >> cohen: right? it's not gonna happen for a whole bunch of reasons, one of which is that the population who live there, including me-- aren't going to do it. >> inskeep: is it reasonable for a homeowner in that situation-- a fire bearing down on their neighborhood-- to just say, "look, i pay my taxes. there are firefighters, there's a fire department. the forest service, if it's public land, has thousands of firefighters. it's their job; put it out?" >> cohen: so what if they can't? thth of, "well, if the extreme wildfires are inevitable, does that mean that wildland-urban fire disasters are inevitable?" and my answer to that is no. at no point did anybody identify how homes ignited. >> inskeep: cohen realized, if he understood the

first of all, look at missoula, the university of montana, the home of the grizzlies.the heart of the democratic base in montana rob quist was looking to get two-thirds of the vote, 67, 68 on a good day. 70% of the vote. they're still counting them here. it looks like he's going to be in the lower 60s. so, again, a strong performance for the democrats, not as strong as they needed. the real story, though, the real disappointment on this map for democrats tonight is right here at the heart of montana. yellow stone county, billings, that's the largest city in the state. this is the largest county in the state. this is one where democrats succeed -- they can succeed. john tester, democrat, he's a u.s. senator now. they have a governor steve bullock, a democrat. when democrats succeed in montana they can basically pull even in yellow stone county. not even close tonight for rob quist. he's going to lose this thing by 19 points. so, again, rob quist not getting what he needed there. that's the biggest single disappointment on the board. overall, one of the questions we aske

had a line where she was referring to the incident in one of the special elections and she said missoula, billings, i can't remember which, you know, this was -- this was hillary clinton all along. she is simply not in touch with the people. >> well, there is that. she has clearly got a lot of anger at james comey. she has clearly got a theory of the case of what happened to her. it is not consistent with the book "shattered" by amy parns and john. they came up with a different theory of the kay which was tom down mismanagement at every level and miss allocation of resources as well as coconning. but today she was as relaxed and direct -- i don't think i have ever seen her this way. >> kelly. >> for those who missed it, i hope they catch the replay. >> john. >> kelly, i was just going to add on your point about being in touch with the people, it is really in our politics today the question of which people you're talking about. hillary clinton did, after all, get more votes than donald trump but she was under performing among some of the democratic base in states that were decisive and do