can see at multiple emergency services vehicles with their blue lights flashing. we know that after the incident, multiple police and ambulance were dispatched to the scene. social media footage which appears to have been filmed today also suggest that in numerous shots were fired by the driver of the vehicle and that they show multiple people on the ground with injuries as well as others running away from the area. let me gets you a sense of where the united states had this happened. it happened in louisiana in the city of new orleans in the french quarter around bourbon street which is famous around the world for its bars and clubs. the location itself has been completely sealed off and police as they nodded to head to that area. this is the statement that we got from the city authorities, it said it was a mass casualty event on a canal and bourbon street. the

eighth district is currently working a mass casualties considered involving a vehicle that drove into a crowd, allows —— a large cloud on canal and bourbon street. public safety partners are responding on dc and updates will follow as they are received. that is the statement confirming that ten people had died and 30 have been injured. let's go live to our cbs correspondent in new york for us. for viewers you arejust york for us. for viewers you are just joining york for us. for viewers you arejustjoining us. just a recap on what we know has happened in new orleans. what happened in new orleans. what we know, happened in new orleans. what we know. is _ happened in new orleans. what we know, is that _ happened in new orleans. what we know, is that to _ happened in new orleans. what we know, is that to three - happened in new orleans. what we know, is that to three or- we know, is that to three or four hours ago, there was reportedly this vehicle, what has been described as a truck that ploughed through a a crowd of people in the french quarter district, a big area where there are bars, nightclubs. it was a new year's eve or on the

back end of new year's eve, early new year's day as this was happening. still some questions around all of this, why did this happen, what was the potential motive if there was one to begin with. there were also hearing from cbs reported on the ground that there were reportedly an exchange of gunfire between someone in that a vehicle and a law enforcement who are outside of the vehicle, according to what witnesses were telling them. we are still waiting on an official press conference of some kind from the new orleans police department, it is expected at any moment at this point. this is something that is really taking the city and country by surprise this morning. country by surprise this morning-— country by surprise this morninu. , , morning. just give us a sense ofthat morning. just give us a sense of that area _ morning. just give us a sense of that area of _ morning. just give us a sense of that area of new— morning. just give us a sense of that area of new orleans. | of that area of new orleans. again, this is in the french quarter district, highly pedestrian, because a not typically driving through this area, especially not in this time of day in this way. this

is a part of new orleans where people go to celebrate, whether it is celebrating big events like this or they are just walking around and visiting the city or being in the city. they may go to some shops, bars and the restaurants especially at this hour. presumably, while this hour. presumably, while this was pretty early in the day, this is a part of new orleans where you do have a lot of people who are on for it and milling about in the streets, so this, as we are hearing, 30 injuries, ten fatalities, those numbers could change over time as we get more information from law enforcement but that's part is still incredibly shocking. absolutely. it is a very, very shocking. i'm also seen that there was a big college american football game due to take place in new orleans said they would have been a lot of people for that as well as well as the new year celebrations. this is a time when people flock to new orleans notjust for new year's but also for the

sugar bowl, so a lot of people week in the city are looking for a good time and we know that new orleans as much as any city in the words, had really stepped up its police enforcement as well as its security because of the new year's celebrations and because of these big events that are happening. a lot of questions this morning as to exactly what happened and if anything, what went wrong along the way. so 'ust went wrong along the way. so just recap the authorities are just recap the authorities are just expected to hear from them shortly but they did come out quite quickly with this number of people who had died. yes. of people who had died. yes, that is right. _ of people who had died. yes, that is right. it _ of people who had died. yes, that is right. it came - of people who had died. yes, that is right. it came up - that is right. it came up pretty quickly. it was within the first couple of hours of the first couple of hours of the story, ten fatalities and 30 injured. all that potentially change? we are not sure yet but we didn't know from some of our reporters on the ground, they say that

witnesses reported seeing multiple people lying immobile on the streets and that the coroner has been called to the area as well. again, this would have likely be an indication that there were some fatalities here. the stories and situations like this, when it comes to hard and fast numbers, it is always important that that could change and evolve whether there are certain people who are double counted or the status of a person may change so the numbers that we have at this point i10 fatalities and at least 30 injured. i suppose it would be harderfor injured. i suppose it would be harder for emergency services because it sounds like injuries could have been caused by both the car driving into the crowd. also, it may be that people have got gunshot injuries. exactly these are all of the things that we are waiting to get more clarity on, exactly who was injured by what and who was impacted by what and

precisely what's transpired here. because there are reports of a gunfight between law enforcement and an individual as well as there is a vehicle that rammed through the crowd here as new orleans so a lot of questions that we are waiting to get a bit more clarity on. this is something that happened a a couple of hours ago. as law enforcement on the scene and collect more information, then hopefully provided to us and we can inform people about what went on. this is also happening in the shadow of a couple of miles of the christmas market attack that happened in germany, just a couple of months ago. these are points of his where law enforcement and people in these regulatory situations where watching out for and had at the top of their minds. i for and had at the top of their minds. . ,, . ., ., minds. i appreciate that we both do not _ minds. i appreciate that we both do not know _ minds. i appreciate that we both do not know exact - minds. i appreciate that we i both do not know exact details at the moment but i assume that

something like this, the white house may later come out with a statement when you have had so many people lose their lives around new year's eve and new year's day?— year's day? that is something that likely _ year's day? that is something that likely would _ year's day? that is something that likely would have - year's day? that is something that likely would have and - that likely would have and typically in situations like this, whether international or one that the cause may be. we may hear something from the white house and the probably awaiting for more information to come in from law enforcement and exactly what they know at this point with what happened. another big question that we have here is of the drive by them self and what might have happened along the way —— the status of the driver themselves. is there anything that they've been able to gleam from whether it was an altercation with the driver so altercation with the driver so a lot of questions the two are still waiting for answers on a.

that is interesting because the authority statement talks about the number of people, the ten who lost their lives only 30 injured, but we have no word on the suspect or anything. sometimes you know that there is someone still on the run or has not been found but we have had none of that this time, have we?— had none of that this time, have we? ., , �* , have we? that is due. at this point. no _ have we? that is due. at this point, no concrete _ have we? that is due. at this | point, no concrete information on the staters of the driver or the person that might be involved in this —— on the status of the driver. that is something that we are hoping to get more clarity on from law enforcement when they do provide an update which hopefully will be happening relatively soon at this morning. we do know that they have said that you're going to be providing some sort of update fairly soon i will just have to wait at this point to see what happens there. thank ou ve see what happens there. thank you very much _ see what happens there. thank you very much for _ see what happens there. thank you very much for your- see what happens there. thank you very much for your time. . you very much for your time. that is our cbs news

correspondent monitoring all of the developments in new york. we also have shown it in the newsroom. we do not knowing anything about he was in that car and what has happened to them. , , ., car and what has happened to them. , , . , ., car and what has happened to them. , , ., ,., ., car and what has happened to them. , , ., ., i. them. this is a point that you are making — them. this is a point that you are making earlier— them. this is a point that you are making earlier where - them. this is a point that you are making earlier where you | are making earlier where you hear witness testimony of someone coming out of a vehicle and starting to shoot guns. again, i would take everything with a pinch of salt until the authorities said it was in america, it is a heavily armed society and we do not know who fired what at whom, why, when and how. all of those details authorities are working to puzzle together. what happens in these incidences very much is a god, and type of situation. you're going to get —— is a very gold, and type of situation. you get the city officials to be involved in that as well. have very well

rehearsed contingency plans for exactly the sort of thing. the chances are that they have already pieced together quite a lot of the puzzle but witness testimony is infamously unreliable until such a point until people puzzle that together and we know exactly who has done what where, why and when. their details will bring you notjust here on bbc news but on the bbc live app, and page as well.— and page as well. these are some of— and page as well. these are some of the _ and page as well. these are some of the latest - and page as well. these are some of the latest pictures| some of the latest pictures that we are getting in from our partners at cbs in a new orleans and you can see that there is still that huge police activity that is going on in the area. if you are just joining us, sean dilley, our correspondentjust recap what we know so far in new orleans. we know that emergency services had scrambled this morning, really as people were celebrating singing sight

seeing in 2035. witnesses who have spoken to —— seeing in 2025. when were spoken to cbs, our us partners, so a vehicle going to a crowd at high speed, there have been ten fatalities and 30 injured. we know from the city authorities that those numbers, ten fatalities, 30 injuries so far confirmed artificial. we know that is to be the case. we do not know who is the suspect, we say suspect because we have not had indeed whether this was a deliberate act or an accident. who is the person behind the wheel and was bought that vehicle to collide with the crowd to? they want to know what abbott immediately after, he was reporting what to have gunfire, who potentially shot at him under what circumstances but the most important priority is to

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they were watching the city's fireworks display and enjoy the new year's day atmosphere in the french quarter when they had crashing noises coming from down the street and they then said that they saw a white truck slammed through a barricade and to quote them, at a higher rate of speed. they then said they heard gunshots after the crashing noises and went to try and help people they found we did but they realise that the victims had died. they said we were pretty close to where it started. they estimated that the truck hit people earlier about a block away from where they had actually been walking. they go on to tell cbs, once it was a past us, we did hear gunfire. we saw police running in that direction. once the gunfire

stopped, we stopped in the alcove until the gunfire stopped and came out into the street and came across a lot of, they say, several people who had been hit. we wanted to see what we could do to help, they said. they said the victims had injuried from the truck impact and they do not see any apparent gunshot wounds, they said they left the area once the emergency responders started arriving. that is some eyewitnesses from there in the area. sean dilley is still with us in the newsroom and i was just reading that i witness account. it was quite rumoured as to what that couple saw happening in new orleans. it couple saw happening in new orleans. , my couple saw happening in new orleans. , ., ., orleans. it is tricky enough at watchin: orleans. it is tricky enough at watching this _ orleans. it is tricky enough at watching this from _ orleans. it is tricky enough at watching this from landing . orleans. it is tricky enough at watching this from landing as| orleans. it is tricky enough at. watching this from landing as a presenter. just think of the

emergency medical specialists who are there on the scene at the moment and all of the other witnesses. we can see in terms of the pictures that we have that police are on the scene of that police are on the scene of that as hack. we knew that there is indeed a mash casualties incident that has been declared by the city authorities —— but a mass casualties incident declared. updates on this, the eighth district is currently working a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd under bourbon street as there are 30 injured and transported to various hospitals in and around new orleans. they are listed here, university medical centre, to a hospital, is jefferson general hospital, they are quite a few there as well. ten fatalities. public safety partners, us tour,

police offices emergency teams. fire department is also doing a lot of... public safety partners are indeed responding on scene at the moment. they will continue to respond to 911 because as they already would with additional units staged or otherwise posted to the downtown area. they are asking residents to pisa court 911 for emergencies only. update —— much to please call 911 for emergencies only.- much to please call 911 for emergencies only. the hospitals in a nice area, _ emergencies only. the hospitals in a nice area, will— emergencies only. the hospitals in a nice area, will have - in a nice area, will have protein in a force for when there is an incident like this? —— protocol is in force? it is -- protocol is in force? it is very basic _ -- protocol is in force? it is very basic emergency - —— protocol is in force? it 3 very basic emergency trauma and emergency medical specialist doctors, there are any kind of crash injuries and beyond, they

were immediately get those people into their recovery rooms and into the emergency departments. they will do a primary and secondary survey where they will be looking every single inch, everything a millimetre of the pricing for any wounds and injuries. the fat there still be looking to do is stem any catastrophic lead to but of course, the emergency medical specialist on the scene will have done that. must have done that, they will look to make sure that the people are otherwise stable. we know that our ten fatalities confirmed but with 30 people injured and so may be but been admitted in an emergency basis to a hospital, one dreads to think that that number could rise. we are keeping our eye on various sources here. city official sources for any of the latest updates. at the moment, we're still expecting that a news conference and expected city officials, possibly including the mayor but said

two law enforcement officials to explain exactly what has happened. here againjust to explain exactly what has happened. here again just to confirm that we know that a ten fatalities, 30 injuries and a vehicle has collided into a crowd. other details are very much relying on witness reports, speaking to the bbc�*s us and partner cbs. was allegedly a truck that had gone into the crowd at high speed and reports from some witnesses of gunfire. we stress that there is a gunfire reports, the reports of some of somebody from the vehicle shooting at was as yet to be confirmed and thatis was as yet to be confirmed and that is the crucial and critical detail that we are watching it on bbc news. also, our special on our live page. we also keeping an on where we think that new statement, would take place. we are expecting

super intendant to address the media. reporters are gathering and this is very near to where this scene is. it may move around and these cameras are used for its different reporters he is a door where we are expecting that statements to come from we have just had word from the louisiana governor i will reach you what you said. he said he is paying for all the victims and first responders on the scene. he wrote, in a horrific act of violence took place on bourbon street earlier this morning. pleasejoin at bourbon street earlier this morning. please join at sharon and i in praying for all of the victims and first responders on the scene. i urge all it near the scene. i urge all it near the scene. i urge all it near the scene to avoid the area. that is the louisiana government condemning what he called a horrific act of violence taking place earlier

this morning. this is if you arejust drain us on bbc news let me recap on what has happened. there has been a mass casualty incident in new orleans in the french course of the city, popular with tourists and we know that ten people have been killed —— back in the french quarter of the city. ten people have been killed, 30 others injured. they have been transported to a number of hospitals in the new orleans area. what we do not know at the moment is how seriously injured those people are. reports say that a vehicle slammed into a crowd on the intersection of canal and bourbon street. they are also reports that there was a gunfire between someone in the vehicle and the police, but that has not been confirmed at the moment. we have been

hearing from our colleagues at cbs, our partner broadcaster in the united states, talking to eyewitnesses. a couple was talking to them saying that they had crashing noises coming down the street and saw a white truck slammed through a barricade, at a high rate of speed, which they describe. they also had a decent gun shots after new crashing noises and there were a lot of videos circulating on social media that you can hear gunshots in the area. this couple were very close to the scene and reckoned that it was only a block away from where they were and after the initial crashing noises and gunfire, they did come out into the street and came across a lot of people who had been hit. they wanted to see what they could do to help. interestingly, this couple said that the injuries they saw where from the impact from the

vehicle which they described as a truck and they did not see any apparent gunshot wounds. they, of course, try to help but then they said they left the area once the emergency responders started arriving. when the in incident like this, thatis when the in incident like this, that is what the authorities do, they send as many police and ambulance as they possibly can to deal with the incident. we now know that this happened at around 3:15am local time, thatis at around 3:15am local time, that is 915 gmt -- at around 3:15am local time, that is 915 gmt —— 9:15pm at around 3:15am local time, that is 915 gmt -- 9:15pm gmt. the alley would have been busy because it was new year's eve into new year's day and this area is also very popular, it was area. if you have ever been to new orleans, you will know that that particular area is very busy. we know that is, a vehicle is be described as a

truck as well, ploughing into this cloud. my colleague sean is a monitoring events in the newsroom. sean, this is very shocking and physically at the time of year that this has happened. time of year that this has happened-— time of year that this has happened. time of year that this has hauened. ~ . , ., ., time of year that this has ha- -ened. ~ ., , ., ., ., happened. we are used to a of attacks, usually _ happened. we are used to a of attacks, usually vehicles - happened. we are used to a of attacks, usually vehicles in - happened. we are used to a of attacks, usually vehicles in a i attacks, usually vehicles in a german markets in recent years. it is one of those things that was serialised by stephen king, the us novelist in fiction but to this reality to strikers so cruelly in the heart of the community is going to be very impactful. we are hearing individuals to eat and talk about riders, that means this on to summer degree —— hearing individuals tweet and talk about the violence. we are still waiting for the absolute official word but for this to be described as an act of

violence, that will strike right at the heart of america's and those in new orleans. 3:a0am in the morning, you can picture that whether you are watching, what were you doing at 3:a0am in the morning assuming that you're not working today who were your party in? were you involved in reverie at the communal atmosphere? that was exactly with an awful lot of these people would have been doing, an awful lot of them would have been enjoying the night, celebrating with champagne and cocktails. maybe not necessarily sharply paying attention to traffic because he would think that a vehicle with ploughing to the crowds? ten fatalities is what authorities have confirmed so far and 30 injured. we do say quite rightly, we do not know the extent of those injuries but with 30 fatalities and —— with ten fatalities and 30 injured,... i ten fatalities and 30

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these ms what habit it is the statement get delayed —— —— what happens is these statements gets delayed. they are trained as much as they can to clarify what they can tell the media. we are keeping an eye on that door where we expected this statement to happen. i mentioned a little earlier, we have had some reaction from the louisiana governor, his name isjeff landry, who posted on ex that he was playing for the victims and first responders on the scene and said that it was a horrific act of violence that took place on bourbon street earlier this morning. he said that pleasejoin sharon earlier this morning. he said that please join sharon and i in praying for all the victims and first responders on the scene. i urge all on the scene to avoid the area. if we can show this pictures again, the scene, you can see that there is a lot of police activity in

this area. you can see that the police are still there. they are trying to work out what has happened. this is always the case that when there are these incidents. the police really try to find of all, help the people who have been injured and secondly, investigate what has actually happened. the priority always in these cases is to save anybody�*s lives if they can so we will keep an eye on these pictures but a little earlier, i spoke to gary to hill, the cbs news correspondent who was monitoring this in new york and is what he told us about what we knew had happened so far. from what we know at this point, about three or four hours ago, there was reportedly

this vehicle, what has been described as a truck of some kind, that applies to crowds of people in the french quarter district, a big area where there are bars, nightclubs, people milling about. this was new year's eve or on the back end of new year's eve, early new year's day as this was happening. they are still some questions around all of this why did this happen? what was the potential motive if there wasn't one to begin with and we also hearing from some of our cbs report is on the ground is dead that there was reportedly an exchange of gunfire between someone in that vehicle and law enforcement outside of the vehicle and this according to what witnesses were telling them. they're still awaiting an official press conference of some kind from new orleans police department and new orleans city officials which is expected at any moment at this point. this is something that is really taking the city and the country by surprise this

morning. the country by surprise this morning-— the country by surprise this morninu. , ,.,, , morning. just give us a sense ofthat morning. just give us a sense of that area _ morning. just give us a sense of that area of _ morning. just give us a sense of that area of new— morning. just give us a sense of that area of new orleans. | of that area of new orleans. this is the french quarter district, highly pedestrian, because i know typically driving through this area especially not at this time of day and in this way. this is a part of new orleans where people go to celebrate, whether it is celebrating big events like this or they are walking around, visiting the city or being in the city. it may go to some shops, bars, restaurants especially at this hour. presumably, whilst this was pretty early in the day, this is a part of town or a part of new orleans where you do have a lot of people were on fit and welling about in the streets so this is again, as we are hearing, 30 injuries, ten fatalities. at least those numbers could change over time as we get more information from law enforcement about that part right there is still incredibly shocking. right there is still incredibly shockina. ~ ,

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of people who had died. yes, that's right, they _ of people who had died. yes, that's right, they came - of people who had died. yes, that's right, they came up . that's right, they came up pretty quickly with this number