link between the attack in new orleans and the explosion of a truck outside the trump hotel in las vegas a few hours later. police in south korea say the chief executive of an airline has been banned from leaving the country as they continue their investigations into the air disaster on sunday. the british rapper at storms he has been banned from driving for nine months after pleading guilty to using his mobile phone behind the wheel. —— stormzy. president biden says the man who drove a pickup truck into a crowd in new orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos indicating support for the islamic state group "just hours" before the attack. the driver has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar —

a us citizen and army veteran from texas, who had served in afghanistan. the fbi has said it doesn't think he was "solely responsible". he was shot dead by police shortly after the attack — which authorities say they're investigating as a terrorist act. an is flag was found on the vehicle — along with potential explosive devices. these pictures arrived in the last few minutes from the search of his house in pasadena. the attack targetted a busy street in the central french quarter of new orleans, where crowds were out celebrating new year. from there, our correspondent tom bateman has this report. shamsud—dinjabbar — now the focus of an intensive fbi investigation, the man believed to be responsible for this new year's day attack.

just after 3am, chaos unfolds. the first signs of panic as police race to the scene. what they find, much of which is too graphic to show, is the immediate aftermath of a ramming attack. this is where the attack began. that white pick—up truck moving down this street towards the direction we are in, slowly at first, before getting to the junction here with bourbon street, this very famous thoroughfare in the historic part of new orleans. he took a right and accelerated quickly down the street behind that police truck there. as i was making my way back from the fireworks after ringing in the new year to bourbon street, i did notice that they had hydraulic bollards that are supposed to go up and block any car traffic from entering the area. unfortunately, they weren't engaged, they were down. i actually walked directly through it. last night, president biden said he was being briefed by the authorities.

the law enforcement and intelligence community are continuing to look for any connections, associations or co—conspirators. we have nothing additional to report at this time. dozens were wounded in this attack, including two police officers hit by gunfire. police evacuated a wide area and say they found a potential explosive device in the truck, and other possible devices outside it, before they carried out controlled explosions. the fbi says the attack is being investigated as an act of terrorism. an isis flag was located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle, and the fbi is working to identify the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organisations. weapons and potential improvised explosive devices, ieds, were located in the subject's vehicle. other potential ieds were also located in the french quarter.

investigators are scouring the scene for clues as further details emerge about shamsud—dinjabbar, including his us military background, while trying to establish who else may have been involved. tom bateman, bbc news, new orleans. i asked tom for the latest developments.— i asked tom for the latest developments. i asked tom for the latest develo - ments. ., developments. running down the street, parallel— developments. running down the street, parallel with _ developments. running down the street, parallelwith us, - street, parallel with us, bourbon street, the very wary —— well—known thoroughfare in your lanes, the drug accelerated at pace and began to plough into the partygoers just after three o'clock in the morning on new year's day. the police are continuing to look for evidence here, and what we now know is much more about the background of shamsud—din jabbar, more than a decade of us military service, his deployment to afghanistan, and a sense of his life in the years afterwards, the youtube video has emerged of him four

years ago talking about his work as an estate agent, real estate agent, but also talk about his time in the military and a sense in which his life had possibly gone off the rails to some degree, in his personal life, having got divorced, more details emerging, but investigators will be looking into that. and then you have the possibility of accomplices in the search going on and we heard from the louisiana attorney general last night who said in her words, there were potentially multiple other individuals involved, and they are looking into a fire that broke out at an air b&b a few miles from here where she said they believed an improvised explosive device may have been manufactured.— explosive device may have been manufactured. what is the mood like in the city? _ manufactured. what is the mood like in the city? they _ manufactured. what is the mood like in the city? they must - manufactured. what is the mood like in the city? they must be . like in the city? they must be tremendous shock.— tremendous shock. yes, inevitably, _

tremendous shock. yes, inevitably, sense - tremendous shock. yes, inevitably, sense of - tremendous shock. yes, i inevitably, sense of shock, tremendous shock. yes, - inevitably, sense of shock, and we have been around the scene over the last 12 hours, talking to people here and a lot of people have been showing up to pay tribute but also to get a sense of what is happening with the case, to see it for themselves. but beyond that there is a sense and the police were referring to this, they want life to carry on, and there is a big american college football game that was due to take place yesterday but has now been postponed for 2h hours until today, and it will take place at 3pm local time today, and some concern and questions about the ability of the authorities to completely secure that and they think they do have things under control but again at the attorney general was asked about that last night, was it possible to completely secure it given the possibility of accomplices on the loose? she said they wish they were delayed for another

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we are starting to get tributes being paid by the loved ones, family, friends of those who were tragically killed in this incident. let's start with this man. he's 27 year old martin. he's a former football player at princeton university. he was hit, we understand, by the suspect�*s truck. that's according to the athletic director at st thomas more catholic high school, where he actually played football before going on to play for princeton university. he graduated from princeton in 2021 and then worked as a trader at a brokerage firm. his death was actually confirmed in a statement by princeton university. they said there was no more appropriate nickname of a princeton player, according to his coach. he said he was a tiger in every way, a ferocious competitor and endless energy, a beloved team—mate and a caring friend. his brother paid tribute on x, alongside a news article saying, "love you always brother. "you inspired me every day." another of the victims was reggie hunter. he was a 37 year old father of two from baton

rouge in louisiana. he was a store manager. his death was confirmed to cbs news by his cousin, sheryl robinsonjackson. his family told the media that after finishing work on new year's eve, he actually decided to head to bourbon street on a whim to celebrate the new year with a cousin. his cousin was injured also in the attack. he was described as full of life and apparently he messaged his familyjust minutes after midnight to wish them a happy new year. this is another of the victims, nicole perez. she was a 28—year—old mother and delicatessen manager from metairie in louisiana. she was celebrating the new year with herfriends. herfriend kimberly usher fall, who was a friend and boss at the deli store that she worked at, called her a dedicated, smart and good hearted person. she was described as beautiful and full of life. she was a mother to a four—year old boy, and apparently she used to bring her son into work on his days off from school. we're told by one of her colleagues that she used to teach him maths and the alphabet in the deli's storage.

she was described as a really wonderful person. then there was this woman. she was just 18 years old. she travelled to new orleans from nearby gulfport in mississippi with a cousin and a friend. she was described as an aspiring nurse. her mother confirmed her death on x. she said, "i lost my baby. "just pray for me and my family." she also posted this picture of her daughter with a red graduation cap and gown from this year, and her mother told local media that she'd actually been due to start her nurse training

later on this month. she snuck out, we're told, with a cousin and friend who both actually survived, her grandmother told the paper. this is being talked about as a vehicle — this is being talked about as a vehicle ramming but clearly there — vehicle ramming but clearly there was more to this, and if there — there was more to this, and if there are _ there was more to this, and if there are other people involved, and there are explosives and guns involved, this was— explosives and guns involved, this was a _ explosives and guns involved, this was a much bigger attack that— this was a much bigger attack that probably did not go according to plan, and of course _ according to plan, and of course the authorities will be working _ course the authorities will be working really hard to identify the other people that are involved in this because of course _ involved in this because of course there could be another attack — course there could be another attack and they could be something else planned in the near— something else planned in the near future. something else planned in the nearfuture. in something else planned in the near future.— near future. in terms of this attack, near future. in terms of this attack. the _ near future. in terms of this attack, the iconic _ near future. in terms of this attack, the iconic bourbon l attack, the iconic bourbon street in the french quarter, where many tourists and visitors to new orleans have been over the years, so are you surprised that this man was able to carry out this attack there? . ., . able to carry out this attack there? .., . , , able to carry out this attack there? . , , ., able to carry out this attack there? ., ,., ., there? iconic sights are always there? iconic sights are always the prime _ there? iconic sights are always the prime target _ there? iconic sights are always the prime target for _ there? iconic sights are always the prime target for terrorists | the prime target for terrorists and we — the prime target for terrorists and we see this over and over again. — and we see this over and over again. if— and we see this over and over again, if you are going to knock— again, if you are going to knock people over you could go to any— knock people over you could go to any street in the us and you

would — to any street in the us and you would have some success, but they— would have some success, but they tend _ would have some success, but they tend to go for iconic sites _ they tend to go for iconic sites and they really have a responsibility to protect themselves and it is surprising, although it was three — surprising, although it was three o'clock in the morning, of course, _ three o'clock in the morning, of course, but they should be barriers — of course, but they should be barriers and bollards and street _ barriers and bollards and street furniture that prevents this kind _ street furniture that prevents this kind of thing, if you want to protect _ this kind of thing, if you want to protect against terrorism. initially— to protect against terrorism. initially it looked like this was a lone wolf attack, and then the police and the attorney general said with some certainty that there were multiple people who are involved, so is thatjust looking through the details of what happened, that is how you would see it?— would see it? very interesting that they quoted _ would see it? very interesting that they quoted her - would see it? very interesting that they quoted her saying i that they quoted her saying that— that they quoted her saying that there were other devices left in — that there were other devices left in the area, and i was in that— left in the area, and i was in that streetjust a left in the area, and i was in that street just a few months ago. — that street just a few months ago. and _ that street just a few months ago, and it is a network of streets. _ ago, and it is a network of streets, and we don't know exactly _ streets, and we don't know exactly whether there were

other — exactly whether there were other devices left and where they— other devices left and where they were and whether other people — they were and whether other people planting them or it was the suspect, but this has the hallmarks of being a much more multifaceted attack rather than 'ust multifaceted attack rather than just someone running people over— just someone running people over in— just someone running people over in a _ just someone running people over in a car. authorities in las vegas are investigating whether the explosion of a tesla cybertruck outside the city's trump hotel is linked to the attack in new orleans just a few hours earlier. it had been rented from a different office of the same car—sharing company as the pickup used in new orleans. the company, turo, has said neither renter appeared to have a criminal record which would have flagged them as a security threat. the driver of the tesla — which burst into flames in las vegas — was killed. seven other people were injured. our north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest. this eyewitness video shows the tesla cybertruck engulfed in flames after

exploding outside the trump international hotel in las vegas. smoke was seen coming from the electric vehicle shortly after it stopped by the glass entrance early on new year's day. it had been carrying fuel canisters and large fireworks. when a 2024 tesla cybertruck pulled into the area of the trump international hotel, very quickly thereafter that the driver, who was the sole occupant of the truck, we saw what looked like maybe some sort of smoke, and then the truck exploded. the driver was killed and seven other people suffered minor injuries. the blast happened hours after the vehicle attacked new orleans, raising the question of a possible connection. we believe this is an isolated incident. we do not believe there are folks out there supporting this or helping this, and we don't believe there is any other danger to the community right now. elon musk, the boss of tesla, posted on x

to clarify the cause of the inferno. the police said questions remained, given that the explosion involved a tesla vehicle outside a trump hotel. elon musk is a close ally of the president elect, who is a part owner of the hotel. president biden said the intelligence community was investigating the explosion, but he added that so far there was nothing to report on a possible connection with the attack in new orleans. peter bowes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

hamas says its police chief and his deputy have been killed in an israeli air strike on southern gaza. 11 people, including women and children, are said to be among the dead.

hamas described the target as a tent camp in al—mawasi, which israel has designated a humanitarian zone. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. well, we're now hearing of two strikes that have taken place in this khan younis area of what's called the humanitarian zone. the first of them happened in the early hours of the morning, and you can see on social media pictures of tents ablaze and at least 11 people killed there. we heard from a hamas interior ministry statement, the director general of gaza police and his assistant were among those killed. and then we had a separate statement from the israeli military a short time ago, which just addresses one other individual they said was targeted, the head of internal security for hamas in gaza. and they accuse hamas of hiding among civilians in this area

and also say that they took steps to avoid harming civilians. but the bbc has also spoken to the father of three boys who were killed in that strike, aged seven and ii and 13. their funeral took part took place a short time ago. and in this latest strike, the israeli military says that it's been targeting hamas fighters using a municipality building in the humanitarian zone, but local people are telling us that it was civilians who were sheltering in this area. and, as we mentioned in the introduction, a police chief among those killed. what more do we know about this police chief? yeah, that is very significant. his name is major general mahmoud saleh, and a glowing statement was put out about him and his police record by the hamas interior ministry, saying that he'd

worked for 30 years in policing. and really accusing israel of spreading chaos in gaza by targeting police officers. we have seen over the past year that israel has killed a number of police in gaza. we know that it has said that it's going to destroy not just the the military capabilities of hamas in the strip, but it's also going after the governing capabilities of hamas as well. and the police are seen as being a part of that. south korean police investigating sunday's deadly plane crash say the chief executive of the airline involved, jeju air, has been banned from leaving the country. police have also raided muan airport, where the crash happened, and the offices ofjeju air in the capital seoul. reports say a warrant has been issued to the airline on charges of professional negligence resulting in death. 179 people were killed when the passengerjet crash—landed and slid into a wall, bursting into flames.

investigators are looking at whether a bird strike or weather conditions may have contributed to the disaster. neelam mathews is an aerospace journalist in delhi and says a bird strike on the engine of the plane is unlikely to be enough to cause the crash. the investigations are still on, so we can't really say whether it was a technical or a manual error. but, however, just a bird strike is not enough to bring an engine down, because the 737 when it is tested on full load on one engine, so the engines are pretty sturdy. unless perhaps they turned the good so—called good engine by mistake. ora bird had hit the engine, which made them immediately want to land. so it was a bird strike, but how it led to the final problem. but when it landed, the problem is,

as you said, it hit a wall. the wall was of concrete. it should not have been of concrete, because two tanks would have not brought the the wall down. it generally carries the aerials for the navigation equipment. and, the other airports like newark etc also have it. however, it was too, too strong and too sturdy a wall which broke the plane into pieces and the fuel caught fire. and we gather that they've started to extract data from one of the two black box flight recorders that have been retrieved from the scene of the crash, which may reveal more details about what did happen, including the pilot's final conversations and communications. oh, yeah, the pilots did recognise that there was a bird strike and, like i said, there have been about around 13,000 bird strikes last year, which didn't always

lead to the problem. however, it could have been human factors, a mix of human factors. was it a turnaround flight? it was a red eye flight, which means it took off at 2.30am from bangkok. it caused fatigue and stress. the korean government issues were on. were the crew listening to news that they did not sleep enough. so, there's a lot of things that can happen in seconds. and the brain is a strange thing, it takes time to recover to the reality. let's take a look at some other stories around the world today. el salvador�*s government says the country recorded only 114 homicides last year — a record low. president nayib bukele imposed a state of emergency almost three years ago, arresting tens of thousands of gang members and holding

them in newjails. the fall in violent crime has won mr bukele high approval ratings, but prompted criticism from rights groups who say some suspects have been arbitrarily detained. mr bukele said el salvador was now the safest nation in the western hemisphere. china's meteorological administration says last year was the hottest on record in the country, with temperatures more than one degree higher than average. the agency said the last four years had been four warmest since records began in 1961. on monday, the united nations said 2024 was set to be the hottest year worldwide. agnes keleti, the world's oldest surviving olympic gold medallist and a holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103. the hungarian gymnastjoined the national team in 1939, but was barred from it a year

later because of her jewish background. keleti managed to escape deportation to a nazi death camp by exchanging all her belongings for false identity documents. as hungary's most successful gymnast, she won 10 olympic medals, all of them after reaching the age of 30 against much younger competitors, including five gold medals in helsinki in 1952 and melbourne in 1956. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. well, we didn't have to wait very long in the new year to see a sharp, cold snap of weather. and for many of us, that will bring plenty of blue skies and sunshine today. others will see a bit of snow, like here in aberdeenshire. either way, we've got these

bitterly cold arctic winds spreading their way across the uk, bringing temperatures that are barely getting above freezing, most of us having dry weather and sunshine with a few showers draped around coastal areas. there will be a few more snow showers coming in across northern areas of scotland, and temperatures barely getting above freezing factor in that brisk north westerly wind. it feels bitter outside overnight tonight, probably some showers merging to give some longer spells of snow in inland parts of scotland. so a few more centimetres here around coastal areas of scotland. probably a bit more of a wintry mix. there'll probably be a bit of rain and sleet mixed in there as well. a widespread frost. lows temperatures down to about minus six and tomorrow lowest temperatures down to about minus six and tomorrow expect another day of blue skies and sunshine after a cold and frosty start for many. there will be further showers, though, again around coastal districts, some of these coming in as rain and sleet in towards some of our irish sea coasts. now heading into this weekend, we've got a cold and a frosty

start to the day on saturday. then a shield of cloud is going to spread across england and wales, so it will feel very cold, with very little in the way of sunshine through the afternoon, just 2 or 3 c. a bit of brighter weather further north, but again some showers around and temperatures not getting much above freezing. it's heading through saturday night, sunday and into monday that some areas of the uk are looking at big trouble from this area of low pressure. the low pressure, though, will have a sharp dividing line in air mass to the north. it's cold enough to see snow down to sea level. to the south, any snow turns back to rain. you'd have to be up a mountain 2,500m high to see snowfall through the afternoon on sunday. we don't have any of those, so expect the weather to turn pretty wet. could be a bit of freezing rain bringing icy conditions across north wales for a time, but it's this zone where the snow becomes really slow moving and persistent that we need to really pay attention to because through sunday and into monday, some areas could see around 20 to 40cm of snow over the hills, drifting around in the strong winds that would likely cut off communities and bring some severe disruption. this boundary could change a

little over the next few days.

live from new york at the opening bell, this is business today. us stocks make a strong start to the year, with the nasdaq leading the way. investors start 2025 with a lot of enthusiasm, as they look forward to a new political landscape and more rate cuts. we'll unpick all the key details injust a moment. plus, the end of an era — russian gas exports to europe via ukraine

are finally shut off. but what are the long—term implications? and, stubbed out. belgium becomes the first european country to ban disposable vapes — with france, ireland and the uk set to do the same. but will it just just boost the black market? welcome to business today, live from new york, i m michelle fleury. let's start on wall street, which is continuing its 2024 rally on the first day of trading this year. the nasdaq is up over one perecent, as investors look forward to president—elect donald trump taking office at the white house. he'll be taking over an economy which is reasonably good shape, with more rate cuts predicted this year. today, investors will be keeping a close eye on tesla, which will be reporting its latest quarterly sales later today. we're now joined by christopher carey, who's a portfolio manager at carnegie investment counsel.