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There we go, it is 48% of the vote, gtianforte opening up a wider lead against rob quist, 48 preside .3% to 45.9%. your newspaper pulled your endorsement of greg gianforte. this was not an easy decision for you i would imagine. >> no, it was -- but it was the right decision and it was one that we felt very strongly ab t about, we posted it last night, put it in the paper on election day. >> yeah. it was thought all along, though, he was going to win and he had the lead. i believe it is around, a...

Development later in the hours. first to montana right now greg gianforte is opening aup lead over exact rob quist on the jean. gianforte with 49.9% on rob quist with 44.2%. 56% of the vote counted >> this election has taken on a life of its own and after a reporter accused gianforte of body slamming. the republican was heavily favored to win and now facing misdemeanor assault charges we have a full house for newsroom from missoula montana. and here in los angeles senior reporter for media and...

Will they -- how will they deal with this? i think if i were them, id be rooting hard for quist to make a rally here. >> interesting. okay. so, david, i want you to stick around. were going to continue to talk about this and montana. you see, 45% of the vote. 47% -- 45% of the vote in. 47% of that is for gianforte whos the republican candidate and 46%, almost 47%, pretty close, is for rob quist. gianforte has taken the lead there. were going to continue to talk about that. also want to get david...

Charged with body slamming a reporter. greg gianfortes message to his constituents. >> reporter: we know the body slamming incident not enough to deter montana, greg gianforte topping rob quist, almost 44%. greg gianforte had to begin celebrating by apologizing, stayed out of the public eye in the final 24 hours. this was his first comment when charged with assault. >> when you make a mistake you have to own up to it. that is the montana way. i am not proud of what happens. this should not have ...

The website. i am hearing that maybe he was walking in here. bear with us for a second. it looks like there might be some sort of announcement. we thought it was going to be a little bit longer tonight. we were told by -- the election in the state of montana that this could go as long as 9:00 mountain time, but that is not the case as you know because he has been declared the winner here on this bus special election. >> i realize that it doesnt sound like all of the returns are quite than being ...

Welcome back. we are following developing news from the east coast of sicily where world leaders are gathering for the annual g-7 summit. president trump is meeting with japanese prime minister shinzo abe and at any moment expected to arrive at greek theatre. >> standing in stark contrast to what we saw days ago in saudi arabia. well go to kristen welsher to talk more about that. first, a look at the mornings other top stories. in montana greg gianforte has been elected to congress, easily bea...

[ applause ] >> thats not the person that i am. and its not the way ill lead in this state. >> we know! >> rest assured, our work is just beginning. but it does begin with me taking responsibility for my own actions. >> so, most political analysts expected him to win but it was closer than the recent presidential election. steve kornacki has more on how the election actually played out. pretty interesting stuff. >> all right. well, republicans, the bottom line is, they get the win that they want...

Abandoning donald trump? certainly no evidence of that here. he racked up massive margins. small counties, but massive margins does make a difference. meanwhile, what about the western part of the state here? a couple things. first of all, look at missoula, the university of montana, the home of the grizzlies. this is 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. theyre still counting them here. it looks li...

Both candidates were extremely flawed. thats why you see gianforte in a republican state getting 50%. its not something to write home about. quist, on the other hand, was also a mess. he had a stack of opposition research that reached to my shoulders. interesting take away for me, sanders campaigned for quist. >> right. >> and quist lost. now, sanders is not campaigning for ossoff in georgia, and ossoff looks like hes going to win. >> thats an interesting -- what do you make of that? >> i just p...

Interior secretary ryan zinke. it should be an easy win. the seat represents the entirety of the state of montana which trump won by 20 points. outside groups have spent $5.6 million on gianfortes behalf. vice president pence travelled to montana to campaign with him as did the presidents son, donald trump jr. president trump himself even recorded a get out the vote robocall. >> you have to get to the polls tomorrow to vote for my friend, republican greg gianforte for congress. hes a wonderful g...