forces in an air strike on a camp for displaced people. i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. the fbi says it now believes a 42—year—old us army veteran acted alone in the attack on new year's day that killed 1a people and wounded dozens more in new orleans. shamsud—dinjabbar drove a pick—up truck into large crowds gathered in the city's french quarter before police officers shot him dead amid a firefight. the fbi says they conducted hundreds of interviews and combed through the suspect�*s social media profiles. first and foremost, let me be very clear about this point. this was an act of terrorism. it was premeditated and an evil act. this was obviously a critical incident and with that, lots of information

and with that, lots of information and tips come pouring in from law enforcement, first responders and the public stub we have been aggressively running down these tips and information. as you all know, that takes time, and we will continue to do so until every lead has been followed through on. this investigation is only a little more than 2a hours old, so i ask you to keepin than 2a hours old, so i ask you to keep in mind that as i go through some of the specifics later. but at this point, currently, and this is another fact i want to be clear on, we do not assess, at this point, that anyone else involved in this attack is involved in this attack except for shamsud—dinjabar. investigators are continuing to search a short—term rental property in new orleans where they believe the attacker had stayed. it is about three miles

away from the scene of the attack on bourbon street. federal agents recovered two laptops linked to jabbar. he was born in texas and spent about a decade working in the us military, later working as an estate agent. the fbi says it found an islamic state flag in the attacker�*s truck and that he posted videos proclaiming his allegiance to the group. footage also showed jabbar placing two improvised explosives in coolers nearby the french quarter. joining me live is correspondent and presenter carl nasman. carl, very good to see you. just bring us updated on the literature hearing at this point the investigation. —— bring us up—to—date on the latest your hearing. up-to-date on the latest your hearinu. ~ ., ~' , up-to-date on the latest your hearinu. ., ., , hearing. we got some key details from that press _ hearing. we got some key details from that press conference. - hearing. we got some key details from that press conference. even| hearing. we got some key details i from that press conference. even so it is important to note that the investigation is continuing stub just walking past us in the last few minutes or so, a few fbi agents. they are going door—to—door here on bourbon street, speaking to the managers of the restaurants and bars here, trying to gain more information about what might have taken place in those early hours of new year's day but but that crucial that key elements that we found out today, it appears as if the comic we

now know the suspect acted alone. there had been some thought to my defence and co—conspirators. that was done and confirm some study showing people in the area of these explicit devices that were discovered on bourbon street. we now have learned that it's believed he planted those himself ahead of that attack in which to used a pick—up truck. if you put those pieces together, that could suggest this was meant to be an even larger scale attack that did take place here on new year's day. we are also getting some more information about his links to the lumb estate group was to we know about the physical evidence, the fact that was found in the back of that pick—up truck, we are also learning some digital videos posted two that facebook. furthermore, there are some investigation continuing. you mentioned those digital devices, some phones and laptops that have been recovered at two different sites, one apartment, a rental where the suspect was staying about two miles away from bourbon street, and then another in texas which is believed to be his residence, so as

those are analysed and we could get more information still about the suspect and what may have taken place and why. suspect and what may have taken place and why-— suspect and what may have taken place and why. thank you, carl, for that undate- _ place and why. thank you, carl, for that update. you _ place and why. thank you, carl, for that update. you are _ place and why. thank you, carl, for that update. you are there in - place and why. thank you, carl, for that update. you are there in the l that update. you are there in the french quarter and we hear there is some action there, so we will come back to you and learn more about that. we've learned the names of nine of the 14 victims. among them are matthew tenedorio, a 25—year—old audio—visual technician, nikyra cheyenne dedeaux, who was 18 years old and an aspiring nurse — she was out with her cousin, who ran out of the truck's path — 21—year—old hubert gauthreaux, and kareem badawi, a university student, a mother of one, nicole perez, and 37—year—old reggie hunter, a father of two. another victim was tiger bech, a former all—ivy league kick returner, playing for the princeton tigers from 2016 to 2018. tiger's brother, jack, posted this tribute online, saying, "love you always. you inspired me every day, now you get to be

with me in every moment." and jack bech joined me a little earlier. jack, thank you forjoining us. i am so sorry for your loss. how are you and your family doing today? we're doing all right. obviously it's pretty tough, you know, losing somebody like my brother. he was such a great person. he had so many friends. if i were to put an announcer, "stand up if you were tiger's best friend," hundreds of people would stand up. it hurts. that was my best friend. looked at him, looked at him, looked up to him for everything. he was my role model, my inspiration. all i ever wanted to do wasjust make him proud. he was so selfless and kind, resilient. and my parents and my sisters just have been pretty emotional, as you could think.

and, you know, i've just been there to be that rock for them. it's definitely been pretty tough, though. i can't imagine how devastating this moment is for you and your family, jack. your family is from louisiana. i understand that tiger was living in new york. so tell us more about what he was doing over the holidays, why he was in new orleans. yeah, he came home for the christmas holidays and new year's from new york for a couple of weeks. and he was working from home. you know, me and him, we were hunting. he was with my family every day. you know, we hunted. we fished. he ate more gumbo than one could ever possibly eat. he was cooking for us, taking naps with all of us, just hanging out. he was seeing all his friends, people he hadn't seen in so long. and it'sjust, i think god was preparing us for this moment. the way he was just going about it, it was just different, you know?

it was the best christmas me and my family have ever had. so very little arguing and disagreeing. we have six people in my family. we have six people in my family. so, you know, obviously it's so, you know, obviously it's a good bit of people a good bit of people to bicker at and stuff, to bicker at and stuff, but, you know, this christmas, but, you know, this christmas, it just felt different. it just felt different. you know, he saw all these people you know, he saw all these people he hadn't seen in years. he hadn't seen in years. it's kind of like he was it's kind of like he was going on a goodbye tour without even knowing it. going on a goodbye tour and his best friend, whenever i left and his best friend, whenever i left to go back up to dallas, to go back up to dallas, his best friend, and my parents went his best friend ryan, his best friend ryan, who works with him up in new york, who works with him up in new york, came down for the new year's came down for the new year's whenever i left so he would whenever i left so he would be with him. be with him. and he just wanted to and he just wanted to show ryan new orleans, show ryan new orleans, what it was all about, what it was all about, you know, show ryan how much fun you know, show ryan how much fun the people in louisiana are and, the people in louisiana are and, you know, the smiles you know, the smiles that they all give off. that they all give off. and, you know, just he wanted and, you know, just he wanted to show off how great new orleans to show off how great new orleans was and how great of a place was and how great of a place it was — the food, it was — the food, the atmosphere, the people. the atmosphere, the people.

so him and his friend, so him and his friend, his best friend, and my parents went to dinner tuesday night and my parents drove

i wasjust showing him... i was at my uncle's house in dallas, and he was in new orleans with my parents eating, and i was showing him what we were eating, and he was showing us what he was eating. but the last words that we ever told each other was, i told him to be safe and that i loved him and he told me how much he loved me. i hung up the phone, and that was the last time i ever spoke with him. tell us a bit more about your brother. you said he's your role model, your best friend, quite the football player — as you are as well. oh, yeah. he was a beast in every way in life. you know, his name was tiger, and it was very, very fitting. you know, he was a go—getter. he was a smaller guy — 5'8, 5'9 — and from a young age, he just fought. he was always a fighter. whatever it was, whether it was in sports, whether it was at... just wherever it may be,

in every facet, he was a fighter and his name was tiger. and like i said, it just fit him so much. like i said, he loved louisiana. he loved his family so much, his friends so much. like i said, if i were to ask people to stand up if they thought that they were his best friend, hundreds and hundreds of people would stand up because that's just the type of guy he was. he's touched so many lives and impacted so many lives. and, you know, me and my family, this is something that we're going to have to deal with. you know, every time we wake up and every time we go to sleep, it's going to be something. you know, every holiday, there's going to be an empty seat at the table. but he wouldn't want us to grieve and mourn. you know, he'd want us to keep attacking life. to go and do what he did — be resilient, charismatic, loving, kind. he'd want us to go be there for each other in all our different endeavours. and he wasjust, like i said, my role model, my family's role model. my family's going to miss him so much.

my mom and my dad have done such an awesome job just raising me and my three siblings. you know, we're so close, us three. so many people always tell us they've never seen siblings so close like this ever before. and the first thing i told my parents and my family was... because, like i said, he lives up in new york, and we're just all scattered across the country, and i told them, instead of... instead of only seeing him a couple of times a year, now he'll be with us in every moment, you know, in every part of our lives. he'll be with us whenever we're waking up, when we're going to sleep, when we're walking, when we're at work, doing whatever. he'll be with us in every single moment now. jack, thank you so much for sharing your story with us.

and our condolences go out to you and your family. thank you. yeah, thank you so much. a very emotional time, difficult time for the bech family and the families of the 13 other victims in the attack, and those who are recovering in the hospital as well, and for the entire city of new orleans, as it tries to return to some sense of normalcy. let's go back to our correspondent carl nasman, has been on the ground for us today in the french quarter. tell us today in the french quarter. tell us how things have been there today. yeah, frankly, it is hard to tell now that where we are standing right here of this was the scene of that terror attack on new year's day. this is where that truck drove through, right here along bourbon street, and now take a look. this has been closed down for it reopened a few hours ago. you can see people back on the streets of their restaurants and bars have reopened. we also know in the world is itself, right now, the sugar bowl, that big couege right now, the sugar bowl, that big college football game being played, 68,000 people expected for that, so

new orleans is starting to regain a sense of that normalcy here even amid some tight security and of course as the city continues to mourn the victims of that attack. i actually spoke earlier with the city's cultural ambassador, master p, a former rapper. he told me why it was crucial to begin to reopen bourbon street. we just walked up bourbon street and a band _ we just walked up bourbon street and a band was_ we just walked up bourbon street and a band was singing, we ain't scared. this is_ a band was singing, we ain't scared. this is a _ a band was singing, we ain't scared. this is a new— a band was singing, we ain't scared. this is a new orleans thing, this is our cuitura — this is a new orleans thing, this is our culture. we know that we got to keep going — our culture. we know that we got to keep going. and whoever left, we are going _ keep going. and whoever left, we are going to _ keep going. and whoever left, we are going to keep going, and that's what this is— going to keep going, and that's what this is about. we are strung together— this is about. we are strung together and this is new orleans foreveh — together and this is new orleans forever. and this was not targeted at new_ forever. and this was not targeted at new orleans for some this could have been— at new orleans for some this could have been anywhere. and i think that a lot of— have been anywhere. and i think that a lot of cities in six or go to have these _ a lot of cities in six or go to have these safety mats up now and i feel like it _ these safety mats up now and i feel like it is— these safety mats up now and i feel like it is safer than ever to be out here _ like it is safer than ever to be out here now— like it is safer than ever to be out here now -- _ like it is safer than ever to be out here now —— are going to have the safety _ here now —— are going to have the safety mats — here now —— are going to have the safety mats of the sea to police,

you see — safety mats of the sea to police, you see the city of new orleans you see stale _ you see the city of new orleans you see state police. a lot of people want _ see state police. a lot of people want to — see state police. a lot of people want to make a difference. now you see people — want to make a difference. now you see people walking around, there is a lot of— see people walking around, there is a lot of love — see people walking around, there is a lot of love out here, so that is what _ a lot of love out here, so that is what i _ a lot of love out here, so that is what i love _ a lot of love out here, so that is what i love about today. just quickly before and let you go, master p talking about security there. what is security like there tonight? there. what is security like there toni . ht? , there. what is security like there toniaht? , , ., there. what is security like there toniaht? , ,.,. , there. what is security like there toniaht? , , ., tonight? this is a city that will continue to — tonight? this is a city that will continue to mourn _ tonight? this is a city that will continue to mourn those - tonight? this is a city that will. continue to mourn those victims. tonight? this is a city that will- continue to mourn those victims. if you look behind me there is an area where1li roses were laid down, there are 1a victims of that attack, but again it is all about the spirit of new orleans. master p talking about that, that desire to move on and get back to what this city does best. it does not take very far to look. you hear music, you hearjazz, people back to having fun, but a city looking ahead to some busy events on the horizon. security will deftly be on the mind of everybody here in the city. on the mind of everybody here in the ci . ., on the mind of everybody here in the ci . . . , . ., on the mind of everybody here in the ci . . ., .,, on the mind of everybody here in the city. carl nasman for us tonight in the french — city. carl nasman for us tonight in the french quarter _ city. carl nasman for us tonight in the french quarter of _ city. carl nasman for us tonight in the french quarter of new- city. carl nasman for us tonight in i the french quarter of new orleans, thank you very much, carl.

we are going to continue to monitor that story, but we are going to move onto another story now. police and investigating authorities in south korea are outside the president's official residence. they are trying to carry out an arrest warrant issued for yoon suk yeol over his attempt to impose martial law last month. officials investigating president yoon over his botched attempt to impose martial law said they were left with no choice to attempt an arrest, after president yoon failed to comply with multiple requests for questioning. by carring out this arrest, they hope to be able to carry out that questioning. and we have been looking at some live pictures coming in, this developing situation. live now to our correspondent jean mackenzie in seoul. jean, it seems to be a festive element situation. tell us what has been happening. —— fast developing situation. been happening. -- fast developing situation. ., , been happening. -- fast developing situation. . , g , ., ., situation. yeah, it is. just over to the riaht situation. yeah, it is. just over to the right of _ situation. yeah, it is. just over to the right of me, _ situation. yeah, it is. just over to the right of me, this _ situation. yeah, it is. just over to the right of me, this is _ situation. yeah, it is. just over to the right of me, this is the - situation. yeah, it is. just over to the right of me, this is the road l the right of me, this is the road that leads to the residence. you can feel the cameras try to get that shot of the investigators going in. it has been blocked off by police.

in just over to my left is where the protesters have gathered. this is as far as the pleas are allowing them to get, but the protesters have surrounded the president's residents from all directions. they are actually union supporters, to fight against his arrest, but the investigate of officers, they are the ones who are going to be carrying out the arrest, they've been sitting in their cars just outside the president's residence to my right and just as it turned eighta:m., we eight a:m., we saw around 20 of them get out of their cars and make their way up to the residence —— yoon supporters. but there is a huge police presence here and so this morning. a dozen of these police buses behind 1445 00:16:39,154 -->