." [ ♪♪ ] >> that is all the time we have left more this evening, thank you for being with us, stay with the fox news channel for continuing coverage of the terror attack in new orleans and i want to thank sean and everyone for having me tonight. and remember, terrorism's meant to make you afraid. my new book is meant to help you overcome that. "fear itself," wherever books are sold. thank you, everyone, i'll see you next time. have a great night sn. [ ♪♪ ] >> good evening, i'm trace gallagher, and inside a breaking news edition of american's late

news, fox news at night. we are getting brand new information on the truck attack in people in the french quarter of new orleans. the fbi now leading the investigation and treating it as an act of terror and also asking for the public's help in the search for likely coconspirators which by the way, that is a live look, the french quarter, the scene of the crime in new orleans. as the death toll has now risen to 15 with dozens injured, some severely. and one very important question that my colleague asked louisiana senator john kennedy. >> is new orleans safe tonight? >> yes, but we're still in the process of tightening up security. we're still in the process of doing everything that we possibly can. >> and we will go indepth on

that very process. we have team fox coverage. garrett tenny is on the ground live in new orleans with the latest on the investigation. we begin with mary ann rafferty on the other potential terror threat in las vegas with a tesla cybertruck and a trump-owned hotel. >> a few hours after the terror attack in new orleans, the trucn musk on x, we have now confirmed the explosion was caused by large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented cybertruck and it's unrelated to the vehicle itself. all vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion. sheriff kevin mcmayhill says the truck exploded in front of the building just before 9 o'clock this morning injurying seven people, reportedly minor injuries, and killing the driver. saying the tesla truck seemed to take the brunt of the last, the glass front doors of the building still intactment of the new drone video revealing the

evidence in the back of the truck. >> gasoline canisters, they are camp fanduel canisters and large firework more tars. as you see that, it looks like the exterior of that truck is completely intact as it sits there. the fact this was a cybertruck really limited the damage that occurred inside of the valet. >> law enforcement is investigating a number of leads but have not identified the person who died inside that vehicle. sourcestelling fox news the video was seen on surveillance camera driving past the valet section an hour earlier and then stopping by the front doors. president biden addressing the nation earlier this evening. >> we're tracking the explosion of a cybertruck outside the trump hotel in las vegas. law enforcement and the intelligence community are investigating this as well. including whether there's any

possible connection with the attack in new orleans. thus far, there's nothing to report on that score at this time. >> and the investigation is ongoing, and we do expect to learn more in the coming hours, trace. >> and we'll get back to you as the news warrants. thank you. in new orleans, at least 15 dead, dozens are injured after a suspect now identified as u.s. citizen and army veteran shamsud-din jabbar. intentionally rammed an electric pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating the new year in new orleans. garrett tenny is live in the french quarter with the very latest. garrett, good evening. >> reporter: yeah, trace, good evening to you. the top priority for investigators now is to determine if this suspect acted alone or if there is any other ongoing threats to public safety. today investigators found multiple improvised explosive devices throughout the french quarter. they believe they have found all of them, but there is always a concern in an area as big as

this they might have missed something. so they have continued searching the area throughout the day and into the evening. right now in houston, texas though, a swat team from the fbi and local police have surrounded a house on the north side of the city. we're told that house is in some way connected to this morning's terror attack here in new orleans, and they are concerned there could be explosive devices inside that home. so police have been clearing out everyone who lives nearby before they move in. the fbi has named the suspect as 42-year-old shamsud-din jabbar. he is a u.s. citizen born in texas. he served 13 years in the army and army reserves. we've also learned that hours before the attack this morning, jabbar posted videos on social media about his support for isis and expressing a desire to kill people. investigators also found an isis flag inside the truck he drove in this attack along with an ied that had a remote to set it off.

the death toll right now stands at 15 people, but that number obviously could go up. more than 30 others were injured, some critically in this horrific attack. this crowd was especially big, trace, because new orleans is always a big destination for people for new year's eve. but today was the big college football game, the sugar bowl between georgia and notre dame. there were more than 60,000 fans in town for that game. many of them were here last night for the festivities as well. so there was a lot of folks here. that game has been delayed from tonight now taking place tomorrow afternoon, and we're told they are bringing in a lot of additional resources to ensure that folks coming for that game are going to be safe and feel safe. trace. >> garrett tenny live in the french quarter, thank you. let's bring in louisiana attorney general. great to have you on the show.

i want to know if you can update us on the investigation. specifically, what are we learning, if anything, about the potential ac accomplices or associates that may have been working with the suspect. are we learning new information about them at all? >> quite frankly, trace, we don't have much information about them at this time. we had some information this morning that led us to believe that there were multiple individuals who were involved and were placing those ieds after the driver had already been neutralized. so, you know, we certainly have a high degree of confidence there are multiple people involved but i don't have a lot of details on who they are or where they might be at this time. although we do believe that new orleans is secure. >> yeah, and i know you think new orleans is secure. i'm wondering, my exact question, garrett tenny or correspondent on the ground was talking about the sugar bowl being moved to tomorrow.

are you comfortable knowing accomplices, associates are still on the run? are you comfortable with the sugar bowl going forward tomorrow? >> look, i don't know how anybody could be 100 percent comfortable that way. i mean we've got thousands of people in the city, and you know, we still probably would, whether the game goes forward or not. i am confident that the super dome will be secured, and i am confident that the french quarter is going to be very secure, and that's where most people are going to be. so, you know, there is an enormous law enforcement presence right now in the french quarter and around the super dome and the entire area of downtown new orleans. the governor's bringing in a hundred of the national guard to make sure that the new orleans police department isn't stretched beyond its capacity to deal with other crowds. so, you know, it's not an optimal situation, but i don't think there are any easy decisions to make here.

i do think they made the right decision to delay is. >> your governor was asked, you brought him up. he was asked about safety and he said the following. watch this. >> we recognize we got a problem here, right? we gotta fix it. it is going to be a top priority as we go into the superbowl and mardi gras and the solution we're going to come up is going to be a permanent one. it's going to be placed into the standard operating procedure of having major events anduring that quarter. >> the question was brought up, attorney general, because the police superintendent was asked and was talking about if this -- she said, the statement was that the terrorist defeated their security system. >> well you know, i've been to the scene, i was there this afternoon. the system that is there -- the system that was in place at the time was a police car that was parked across the front of the sheet so that no one could

access that street, presumably. i think there is some footage of this truck driving down canal street and then very, very swiftly flipping around on the sidewalk around the police car. from my perception at the scene, i think that the existing security system, even if that had been activated, the same thing could have occurred. you know, i think that -- i think it probably had been scouted out in advance, and this was someone who was very intent on committing the crime that he committed. >> attorney general, thank you for coming on the show. we appreciate it. best of luck to the city of new orleans, the people of your state. thank you for your time. >> thank you, and please keep the victims in your prairies. >> we will. meantime president biden addressing the nation earlier this evening saying he had been in contact with every agency in the federal government as well as officials in louisiana, and president tpresident-elect trumt

with a message. david, good evening. >> reporter: trace, good evening. president biden not at the white house tonight, spending the first night of 2025 at camp david in maryland. he gave new details to the american people about this suspect in the hours leading up to the tragedy. >> the fbi also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by isis, expressing a desire to kill, a desire to kill. the isis flag was found in his vehicle which he rented to conduct this attack. >> reporter: that 42-year-old suspect served in the military, specifically the u.s. army deploying to afghanistan for almost a year in 2009. authorities continue to comb through his social media and all known contacts as they believe others are well aware of his plans in advance. the man who's moving into the white house in less than three

weeks, president-elect donald trump, put out a statement on social media. our hearts are with all the innocent victims and their loved ones including the brave officers of the new orleans police department. the trump administration will support the city of new orleans as they investigate and recover from the act of pure evil. the president-elect also said quote, the criminals coming in are worse than the criminals we have in our country, end quote. now after there was some early reporting, trace, the suspect may have had a connection to the southern border, it turns out the truck was spotted in eagle pass, texas, a border town back in november. but with a different driver. but to be clear, this suspect was born in the united states. president biden meanwhile expected to be back at the white house tomorrow and will continue to be briefed by the fbi, doj, and other agencies. trace. >> david live for us to d.c. if news breaks, we'll get you back on. thank you. let's bring in the host of the aaron cohen show, former san bernardino county sheriffs

deputy meghan mccarthy and special agent and fox news contributor nicole parker. nicole, first to you. we started the show with the vegas cybertruck explosion near trump tower and then ended with garrett tenny and talked to david sput. these incidents, your fbi background. do you believe they're connected? do you believe they're both terrorist acts? >> my insignature says they're terrorist acts. are they linked? it's too soon to tell that, treys, but i look at everything and see a tesla truck in front -- elon musk associated with tesla. president trump, trump tower, and fireworks, explosive decembers, potentially found in that truck. and then both vehicles were rented, out of state, brought to different states, and wreaked havoc in different communities, whether it was in new orleans or whether it was in las vegas.

i just don't think that's a coincidence, i really don't. but you know, we'll see what the investigation unfolds. it is so important right now the fbi is on point looking at every single potential and possible lead. we looked at the press conference that occurred in las vegas, and i thought it was quite frankly a very good press conference. i think it was informative and to the point and direct and stated with confidence. then you looked at the press conference in new orleans this morning, you had an asac from the fbi saying this is not terrorism. >> right. >> and then coming out and saying it is terrorism. the fbi needs to be on point. i understand there's a lot of moving parts but the american people need to feel confident in the fbi and my opinion is because the fbi has not been focused on the top priorities, they are still focused on january 6th capitol violence, trace. it's still on the home page of the fbi's website. they focus on misdemeanors while in the meantime we have isis-inspired terrorist attacks

killing 15 innocent victims. the fbi has to change. i'm sorry, it is time for change. president trump is going to change the fbi. it is time for reform. >> it really is, and one of the things aaron cohen you've brought up today and listening to all the sides and views is the idea that, you know, the new orleans -- this press conference in new orleans today, you had people coming out -- i mean you had the governor coming out saying we're safe. but you had the fbi this morning saying this is not terror. there was an isis flag on the vehicle, and the first thing they do is come out and say this is not a terror incident. >> not only that, trace, i saw a photo of an fbi agent or a picture of an fbi agent taking a photo of the isis flag and that was -- that kind of rang a bell. so you have to get in front of terrorism. it's no different than protecting a president or protecting a special event, and there's a tonne of special events coming up right now. we need to ask ourselves, did the fbi have eyes on this guy? was there any active intelligence on him?

where was the intelligence on the stolen weapons? there was a 308 that was stolen and a glock that was stolen. the rental cars, prior radicalization. where's the information on this guys? that's what i want to know, one. and two, hats off to law enforcement, they put the guy down quickly but we had failures, a physical security failure today, ten days after the magdeberg, germany car terror attack. how is that acceptable 10, 12 days afterwards and we have a crowd of people. 15 people dead, and i just think that we've got a monster dei problem within the fbi because when the sac came out and said this isn't terrorism, you cannot tell me this isn't terrorism when you've got the tesla truck going off, a ramming vehicle attack happening at the same time, and we're just -- we're in a place right now where we have to start getting in front of these things because this is

only going to get worse. >> megan, you have done security a lot. are you comfortable with the sugar bowl going forward tomorrow knowing there's accomplices and maybe they're on the run or maybe they feel they have unfinished business. do you feel that the sugar bowl should go forward tomorrow? >> it's a big onion you have to take piece by piece and i understand people train their lives for this moment. but the american citizens, that's our top priority, and securing not just for the players but for the fans and the media and everybody involved. if i was in charge, i would postpone it until we can reassure the american public we have everyone involved. theres no such thing as a lone gunman. this person came with a well organized attack. he had help, whether domestic or international or a combination. if we cannot tell the american people that you are willing to send your teenage son or daughter to the game, we need to wait. >> good point.

nicole, back to you. was this on the fbi's radar, and if not, should this have been on the fbi's radar? >> look, it's very, very difficult to find sleeping cells, terror cells. i understand and respect that, okay. i'm always going to be fair and i'm going to tell the truth. it is not easy to detect this many times, but the fact that this individual had videos out before he even committed this act on social media saying i want to do this, the fact that senator kennedy came out and said you know what, fbi, we are going to hold you accountable and you are going to be transparent. we will give you time to do this investigation, and then the american people will know. trust me, he knows something that we are not quite privy too. it goes back to what aaron was discussing. you know, trace, these dei events, the diversity agent recruitment events, there was a push going on in new orleans in july. it happened in the miami division where i served as well. if you are focused on anything other than the mission at hand to protect the american people and uphold the constitution, it

is a distraction. it can be very dangerous, and that is not what americans want. your number one priority is to protect americans. i think, you know, we need to know did the fbi now about this? and this they did, there needs to be full transparency on it. >> a very good point. aaron, look at what's happening in the middle east and in this country. is this -- is this a symptom of a bigger disease? isis attack in the united states, the middle east is a mess. you have nasrallah, sinwar, terrorist cells. is isis making a statement? >> i believe they are, the now head of syria is a former member of the front connected to al-qaeda. you nailed it. there's a connective thread between the middle east, the lack of american military pressure, special operations pressure in the middle east

which was incredible five, six years ago when that task force, this classified task force wiped isis out when all those crazy videos started coming out. you need the forward operating pressure and an fbi like nicole said which is focusing on protecting the american people. i think all this tissue is connected. >> megan, they're in the house now of the suspect, or at least about to go in the house of the suspect in houston in the north part of houston. what are they looking for? >> well i think they are looking for anybody or information that's involved. any hard drives, any computers, any forensic evidence that they can get into and see how did this person become radicalized? >> these are live pictures of the suspect's house. i'm sorry, continue. >> there's a difference between a united states citizen and an american. he was born and raised here but that did not mean he was an american. he had hig hatred to the west. they're looking for who knew what, how did it happen, who else was involved? he did not act alone. there was information in the

residence that is going to point to assailants. >> aaron, megan, nicole, thank you. back to you in moments. we are monitoring two huge stories, the terror attack in new orleans, 15 people now dead, and the cybertruck explosion at the trump hotel in las vegas. we'll have continuing coverage of breaking news next. inez, let me ask you, you're using head and shoulders, right? only when i see flakes. then i switch back to my regular shampoo. you should use it every wash, otherwise the flakes will come back. —he's right, you know. is that tiny troy? the ingredients in head and shoulders keep the microbes that cause flakes at bay. microbes, really? they're always on your scalp... but good news, there's no itchiness, dryness or flakes down here! i love tiny troy. and his tiny gorgeous hair. make every wash count! and for stubborn dandruff, try head & shoulders clinical strength.

[ ♪♪ ] >> i believe that the terrorist threat level we're contending with right now is at a whole other level from an already heightened terrorist threat level even before october 7th. we are very concerned about the risk of inspired attacks, lone actors here inspired by some of the same calls for violence from

over in the middle east. this is a time not for panic but heightened vigilance given the risk. >> trace: that was fbi director christopher rae in march. now the massacre in new orleans putting a renewed focus on u.s. national security. formerfbi special agent johnathan, former boston ph.d. and former member of the fbi's joint terrorism task norse retired naval officer steve rogers. gentlemen, thank you. steve, you listened to the fbi director chris rae sounding the alarm. the border was wide open, he was sounding the alarm. do you worry about our ability now that we're out of afghanistan we don't have the presence in the middle east, do you worry about our ability to pick up chatter about terrorist activity? >> i worry about this every day, treys. the fbi literally failed us in

every way, shape, and form. i think today the fbi agent coming out and suggesting this was not a terrorist attack, are you kidding me? for goodness sakes. i'm learning about the fact there's a reduction of human sources on the ground, electronic surveillance. they need to really get their act together and start doing what they did years ago. that's protect the american people first and foremost. >> trace: and chief, to you, i'm wondering we talked about this earlier with our panel but i'm wondering why you believe the initial reaction of the fbi this morning was to come out and say this is not a terrorist act? >> i think that's a default try and keep people feeling comfortable, and it was a mistake to do that. i remember having the conversation with the sac in boston, and i said -- we said rick, you need to take the lead in this, this is a terrorist attack, and he said it hasn't been determined yet. rick, two bombs went off, an eight-year-old and two women killed, 250 people maimed. it's terrorists. we don't know if it's

international, local, left, right, centre, but it's terrorism. he think they get caught up in the legal definition but we have to talk about what happened to the community and how do we find these guys as quickly as possible. >> trace: i wonder, jonathan, if you wonder why the isis flag was on the back of the vehicle. we've covered many terror attacks in this country on this network, and it seems to me like it's not standard operating procedure just to kind of telegraph where you're from and whether a you're doing. >> when it comes to terrorism, they don't have standard operating procedures. they may have standardized tactics but depending on who is guiding them and whether or not they decided to do it on their own or with a small group, they may decide to fly the flag. you do see them flying the flag overseas. you just don't see them typically inside the united states where they carry out an attack. that wasn't so unusual for me.

i think though what is unusual is the fact that tactics like vehicle attacks continue to be used more and more, but law enforcement and city officials don't evolve with these tactics and change the way they defend things. they allow the criminals and the terrorists to get away with these things because they do not go past the quote unquote that's not the way we do it. >> trace: yeah, it's interesting. i want to play some sound, this is president biden talking about what was happening to the suspect or what the suspect was doing on his way to the scene. watch. >> the fbi also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by isis, expressing a desire to kill. >> trace: what do you think about that, steve? is it something that you believe? is it kind of like a manifesto of sorts?

>> absolutely. sending a message, but what astonishings me, how many people saw that? we're telling people you see something, say something. how about law enforcement agencies? it's on social media where thousands, millions could see? we've gotta be vigilant and understand our instinct tells us there is something wrong. we have to report it. but that was a message to the american people. >> trace: and chief, i'm wondering, you made the comparison and analogy to the boston marathon bombing. whwhen you hear this report thee was accomplices, that the fbi believes there are still accomplices out there, do you think that that is in fact true? do you think there were accomplices? >> i think there are individuals that are possibly accomplices we have to rule out or rule in. there was a lot of people we were running down that we thought might be involved in the marathon bombing who had nothing to do with it and we had to rule them out.

there were accomplices and even after the shoot-out, we were able to do an undercover investigation and find the individual who supplied the weapon that he used to murderer and shoot it out with the waterton police. there are other people involved. what their involvement s we have to find out. we saw in the chelsea bombing individuals who removed the ied from the bag and but it into the trash barrel and put it into the bag. law enforcement was trying to figure out if they were involved or just happened to not, you know, get blown up when they moved the ied and discovered they were looking for the bag and didn't have an actual connection to the attack. but we needed to find out what their story was, and we're shoot notsure what the fbi is chasingt there's concern. >> trace: just so the audience knows, that's a live look, it is 9:30 p.m. central sometime in houston. that's a live look at the home of the suspect. it is being searched right now and been searched for the past couple of hours.

our reporter on the scene tells us that the house is about one minute drive from the mosque, and the mosque has condemned this attack but is telling its visitors and telling its people not to speak to the media. to you, jonathan, going back to vegas. i'm wondering what you think when they find gas tanks and camping fuel in the back of the tesla connected by a detonator system by the driver. >> well also with fireworks. the fireworks are a key to this, where they got the fireworks. i think that's where the massive end of the explosion came from and you could continue to hear the fireworks later on. i think that's go to be very telling. the fact that it was a tesla, the fact that it was parked underneath the trump sign, and it's very telling. but those box, who typically uses those? we are the sarniz brothers used

those to make bombs but anti fa uses fireworks all the time. that's very telling. both of these attackers, new orleans and las vegas, both rented their cars on an unknown relatively obscure website. i find that very telling as well. i don't know if they're linked but its strange. >> trace: and 10 seconds left to each of you, do you believe the two attacks are linked? >> i think initially they are, and you're going to have to prove to me they're not. and they'll do that hopefully figure out whether they are, confirm it or prove they're unrelated and different. >> trace: steve rogers, your thoughts on that. >> i believe they're linked, and perhaps we're going to find more people who are involved than what we now know. >> trace: steve rogers, daniel, jonathan, thank you, appreciate it. >> you got it. >> trace: new information on the new orleans terror attack has been coming into fox news all night long. we are monitoring the latest

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>> we've been saying for over a year now there's likely to be a terrorist attack on our home soil with an open southern border. we don't know if that's the reason the truck did come across the southern border, but you know, we just know that we have to be on higher alert, and all these agencies need to be not just on a higher alert but need to be candid with the public about what they find. >> trace: house majority leader and louisiana congressman calling for heightened security and transparency with our southern bordered crisis. aaron cohen and megan mccarthy rejoin us. it's a very good point. you think the bordered has not been secure for the better part of the four years and we don't know. we know it appears this electric truck that was rented by the

suspect was in the past few weeks in mexico for some reason. we don't know why. we don't know what the link is. we're not pointing fingers, we're just saying that it's interesting that we are at this point where steve makes a very valuable point. >> where there's smoke, there's fire. and two things can be true at the same time. you can have an individual who was infiltrated while he was an american citizen, and you can have a problem at the southern border that ma maybe influencede attack. i don't think it's too soon to ask questions. they know we know by now. it's time to be transparent to the american people. they always say if you see something, say something, but how can the american public help if we don't know what to look for or you're not telling us what you know? i think it's time to open up, allow us to be a part of the investigation. i understand as a law enforcement officer you're offensivey to certain things you

want to keep close to the chest but we've seen the destruction at the southern border. we know there's a correlation. >> trace: daniel penny saw it something and did something and had to fight. you can investigate until you're blue in the face. we investigated the first assassinatation attempt against trump and have no answers. we've investigated again and again and again and they keep happening. >> so in counter-terrorism, it's about -- there's -- it's what you just said, trace. a lot of people talking about the investigation and what's going to be revealed. but that's not how you stop terrorists. you need actionable intelligence, and the fbi's job with those counter-terrorism agencies is to get surveillance on individuals who will commit acts of terror. now listening to phones, tracking e-mails, looking into social media groups, looking for those anomalies that don't add up. and when you've got a guy who i'm hearing is in all kinds of financial debt, turns to islam,

and this has nothing to do with muslims. turns to islam and fits into another baseline and gets his hands on two stolen weapons that aren't being tracked, rented vehicles, and there's two attacks happening on the same day here, not coincidence. we've got a problem with our ability to be able to prevent attacks. israel stops a thousand of them a year, that's what my unit does, and we go after the guys and put the cuffs on them dressed as arabs going into the neighbourhoods. whatever it takes to prevent they will. you have 15 dead real people here, real stories. gotta stop the attacks. you've gotta put the teeth on the fbi. whatever's causing this, it needs to go. a lot of people talking tough but nobody is preventing these. you have the same type of veteran who would lean into radical islam for the fort hood shooting and we had a car attack two weeks ago in germany? there's the fbi and the intelligence? you've gotta get in front of these things.

that's how it's handled. >> trace: it's amazing looking at some of the things that happen, you wonder what was the target? this is a guy who lives in houston, he goes to new orleans in a rented vehicle, and the attack happens on bourban street in new orleans. there's a lot of cities between houston and new orleans. why not pick some place else? why does the guy rent a car in colorado and drive to las vegas? you wonder what is the target? what is the goal? >> exactly, and you said it correct. there are so many other cities when you think of, you know, the september 11th terrorist attack at the world trade centre because it would send a message. it's happening in front of trump tower with an elon musk vehicle to send a message, whether it's related to what happens in new orleans or the message to the american public that we are here, the fight is here, it is time to be prepared. as aaron said, we need to be proactive and not reactive.

it's time for the american public to say you have to be your own fi first responder. have range days, be familiar with a weapon if you have a concealed carry permit. i understand how to use a tourniquet on yourself or friends or family. we need to be proactive and understanding we may not have time for 911. >> trace: the new orleans police department superintendent and kirkpatrick was talking about the terrorists defeating the system and here's specifically how she put it. watch. >> there is no way that an ambulance could get in or out, people couldn't get in or out. we knew these were malfunctions. we did indeed have a plan, but the terrorist defeated it. >> trace: but did the terrorist know he could defeat the system? the terrorist hit that target because he knew the ballards

weren't up? was there information, or just luck he drove through that crowd? luck is a very bad word -- >> i'm with you, i think you're right. i think it's too early to determine whether or not it was luck or whether it was premeditated. the fact is he came for a specific reason, in a rented car to get the eyeballs off him of the plates getting run. he ripped through a crowd, those ballards were down so he drove into the soft area. had multiple weapons in the vehicle. you can see from some of the footage on the pod, trace, gets out of the car after there's a t o, n of bodies on the ground and then opens fire. hats off to the first responders who put him down relatively quickly but as megan said, there's a ton of soft targets. we don't know what's brewing online, between the middle east trace, what's happening in syria right now, between not having

u.s. forces conducting forward operations to get us intelligence and tell us what's cooking? we're in a very defensive posture, and it's a dangerous time. we need to start getting ahead of it. >> trace: aaron, megan, stand by if you will. coming up, the president-elect vows to support new orleans after the deadly terror attack. how the incoming trump administration plans to tackle crime head on is next as we continue breaking news coverage of the tragedy in new orleans, and something in las vegas. if you take or have taken humira for moderate to severe crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis and still have symptoms... you don't have to settle. ask your gastroenterologist if switching to rinvoq is right for you. it's one of the latest treatments from the makers of humira. rinvoq works differently than humira and may help. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can deliver rapid symptom relief, lasting steroid-free remission, and helps visibly reduce damage of the intestinal lining.

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[ ♪♪ ] >> trace: both the current and incoming u.s. presidents have reacted to the carnage in new orleans overnight, both condemning the evil act and promising to support the cajun community in the aftermath. kevin is live with more on that tonight. kevin, good evening. >> reporter: evening, trace. federal authorities continue to investigate whether there may be

a link between the truck assault in new orleans and of course the deadly blast outside trump international hotel in las vegas hours later. now president biden said as much today when he was reacting to the carnage in new orleans where the search for answers continue even at this hour. however mr. biden made one thing clear, the people of new orleans and indeed the american family will recover from this. >> all those who are injured, to all the people of new orleans who are grieving today, i want you to know, i grieve with you. our nation grieves with you. we're going to stand with you as you mourn and as you heal in the weeks to come. >> reporter: meantime president-elect trump strongly addressed the attack while taking what some considered a thinly veiled swipe at the biden administration when he said, when i said the criminals coming in are far worse than criminals we have in our country, that

statement was constantly refuted by democrats and the fake news media but it turned out to be true. the crime rate in our country is at a level nobody has ever seen before. our hearts are with the innocent victims and their loved ones including the brave officers of the new orleans police department. the trump administration will fully support the city of new orleans as they investigate and recover from this act of pure evil. his is a statement shared by many lawmakers on capitol hill. some of whom, including south carolina senator lindsay graham, directly referenced islamic terrorism in his remarks following the attack. now in case you're wondering, as of this hour, trace, there's no word tonight on whether or how season the president might make his way over to new orleans in the aftermath of the tragedy. however given the brevity of time he has left in office, he may decide not to do that. we'll have to see, trace.

>> trace: a good bet. kevin live for us in d.c. thank you. california gop chairwoman and independent women features editor in chief, thank you both for coming coming on. he talked about the biden speech, took 16 hours, speak for three minutes, total teleprompter because it went down at one point. not confidence inducing, what did you think? >> no, and that makes the tragedy more alarm something that what have a comman commander-in-chief who can barely be dragged out of bed before shuffling off and refusing to take questions and this is hour after the crisis began to unfold. president-elect donald trump released a statement before biden even said a word publicly. this is extremely concerning. and a big question that i have for the american public is is no one concerned that biden's apparent physical weakness could potentially invite further crises like he's?

a lot of us have been warning since the election we were entering a very dangerous period of time where our enemies know they have a limited timeframe in which to act because of biden's weakness and because of trump's projected strength. we're experiencing the consequences of that now. and god help us, trace, we have 19 days left with biden in office. >> trace: it's unbelievable. senator john kennedy from louisiana had this to stay. watch. >> there are things that i've been told that i think are true that i'm not sharing with you today because it could interfere with their investigation. but after we get to the bottom of this, i need to tell the american people the truth. and the people of new orleans the truth. and the people of america the truth. when it is appropriate in this investigation is complete, you will find out what happened and who was responsible. or i will raise fresh hell. >> trace: he's intimating the

people don't trust the fbi. the drones, no answer. the chinese spy balloon, no answer. russian collusion, nothing for you. people don't trust the fbi. >> it's a sad state in america. in november people said we need change. we have seen the weakened position that we are on the international stage. we see crime, we see an open border. these are all concerns that americans had at the top of their list. that's why it's critical early on we need to make sure the appointments for president trump, whether it's homeland security, department of justice, his intelligence people, they all need to be confirmed immediately so president trump can get to work on fixing our problems. >> trace: i can't tell you, kayla, how many times today i heard from members of congress, hey, maybe patel goes in there and fixes this thing so people start trusting the fbi again.

>> well let's hope because public trust in the fbi is at an all-time low for the century. and that again is exacerbating this crisis. and the problem with the fbi, they've given conflicted messaging at first. no one trusts what they have to say. the problem is that the fbi has abandoned its primary mission which is securing the domestic security of this nation. and instead they pursued a political agenda often at the expense of our national security. and a great question for kash patel if he's confirmed or lawmakers to investigate further is how many fbi special agents and investigators were deferred to the prosecution over donald trump over the past year. how many agents were assigned to january 6th cases? i don't think we're going to like the answers, trace, and might find the agenda cost american lives. >> trace: i have 53 seconds for you.

the fbi came out this morning, jessica, and said this is not a terror attack. they saw the isis flag. they knew at the very least they don't know whether it's a -- to say it's not, it erodes trust even further. absolutely does and it was right for president trump to immediately direct our attention to the crime that is happening all over our country. this is what a biden-harris administration brought us and why the american people said we need something different. >> trace: yeah, and very quickly. this is senator josh holly. the senate should demand the public testimony of the fbi director rae immediately. the duo has been skipping out for months and now there's a deadly attack on american soil. thank you both. our live coverage of the deadly new year's eve truck attack in new orleans continues in the next hour.worl on fox news at night breaking news. you can rely on us for energy to power your growing economy and for critical minerals crucial to new technologies. we're here, right by your side.

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