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night". breaking tonight, mike johnson officially reelected house speaker on the first ballot after president-elect trump made and 11th hour call to g.o.p. holdouts avoiding a long messy battle for the gavel. >> if donald trump says mike johnson should be the speaker because i believe he will help and assist me with the american first agenda, let's support mike johnson. >> trace: plus, there is this up this. >> this particular terrorist drove around onto the sidewalk and got around the hard target. we did indeed have a plan but the terrorist defeated it. >> trace: it's becoming clear the city did not have a plan or at least a good plan because they did have sidewalk barriers. they just did not use them. the chief of police now says she did not know they had them.

>> when you go down bourbon, you will see yellow -- along the sidewalk. that would be to be preventive if someone had, or if this particular terrorist went around up on the sidewalk, that's what that would do. we have them, i did not know about them, but we have them. >> trace: tonight, brand-new information on what appears to be a major security failure. and we will speak to the family of the 25-year-old who was shot and killed during the attack. investigators now say the army veteran who blew up a tesla cybertruck in las vegas left chilling notes saying his actions were not an act of terrorism but rather a wake-up call for america. we will have much more on that in moments but we begin with chad pergram with more on the top stories.

speaker johnson's narrow reelection and what it means going forward. chad, good evening. >> reporter: trace, good evening. mike johnson needed and 11th hour assist from president-elect trump to return to the speakership. at first johnson came up short of the votes needed to win. three g.o.p. members all voted for someone besides johnson but the incoming president push them to support johnson. >> he said mike johnson is the only one who has support to become speaker. are you going to give us specific examples? he said yes. i said we will take you at your word and that's why i changed my vote. >> reporter: though vote for speaker remained open for nearly an hour as republicans decided what to do. they wanted johnson to win on the first ballot.

>> the vote did not close until the members came back down, presented themselves and asked to change their recorded vote. once that was completed, the votes closed. >> reporter: johnson promised change and fast. >> in coordination with president trump and his administration, we are going to create a leaner, faster and more efficient federal workforce. >> reporter: but johnson has a narrow majority. he could need democrats to pass some bills. >> i think he's going to have a problem but it's a lot harder when you have all three chambers of government and you actually have to govern. that means you have to bring the vote. >> reporter: johnson relied on democrats to pass major bills in the last congress. the right criticized johnson for doing just that. but leaning on democrats could be the only way with his slim majority. >> trace: and slim it is. chad pergram live in the nation's capital, thank you. let's bring in republican congressmen from texas, pat

fallon. congressman, great to have you on. your colleague, texas congressman, voted for byron donald's until he switched his first-round vote to the speaker mike johnson. he had the following to say on x "after receiving firm assurances from the speaker that republicans in the house will have strong representation during the budget reconciliation process, a cornerstone of president trump's agenda, i changed my initial vote." was it johnson who compelled his vote change or was it donald trump? >> honestly, keith is a good friend and so is byron donald's. the fact of the matter is we've got to get 218 votes to pass any major legislation. president trump and speaker johnson and quite frankly majority leader there and mac need to work together or we can't get anything done. the american people made it very

clear, 5 million more americans voted for republican candidate for congress than they did democrats. so we need to take our campaign rhetoric and, you know, ruto per the american people. >> trace: when you talk about pressure, foxnews.com wrote the following, "trump on the phone to work out the holdouts" going on to say two people who spoke with fox news digital said representative nancy mace connected trump with -- by phone after they voted against johnson. it sounds like the most pressure here came from the very top. there was a lot of pressure from within but the big pressure might have gone from the top. what do you think? >> being that the county is represented by both myself and keith, i think there was a lot of pressure from the grassroots all the way to the

president-elect. we wanted keith to vote with us are unified government. mike johnson has had one of the most difficult jobs in the country insomuch as we had divided government and we wanted results. it's difficult and we pass so many good conservative pieces of legislation out of the house but then chuck schumer could kill it. now it's majority letter -- leader thune so it's a different equation. with president trump in the white house to take care of business moving forward. >> trace: another one of your colleagues chip roy, was not satisfied without the one 18th congress worked and said the following on fox today... >> it was very important for a group of us to make clear that, you know, we are going to expect to the agenda that the president ran on to be delivered. mike johnson's affront to all of us but we weren't satisfied with the weight the 218th congress unfolded. >> trace: a lot of people were asking, you know, chaos within

the house, a g.o.p. house does not exactly help president trump's agenda go forward. >> there's no doubt. and i'm not satisfied with what happened in the 118th congress because it was divided government. the republicans had a very narrow majority just in the house, the democrats control the senate and joe biden was in the white house. you are not going to get great results for the american people, particularly great conservative results, when that is a fact. so now finally i ran for congress so we can have a united government, so we can produce. this is the time to perform. i'm very glad mike was reelected speaker and now it's time to get down to business with unified government. >> trace: congressman, thank you for coming on the show, we notice the t-shirt, the shirt, congratulations on the victory yesterday, it's been a long time coming. thank you. >> thank you trace, go irish. >> trace: for more on the political impact of today's speaker vote let's bring in former california state senate majority leader democrat gloria

romero, may mailman along with former g.o.p. vise chair siaka massaquoi. thank you for coming on. picking up where the congressman left off if you would, siaka, congressman ralph norman voted against mike johnson and then changed his vote and said this... >> we met with speaker johnson yesterday for an extended period of time and i just did not come away with the feeling that the willingness to fight for trump's agenda was there. the only way i had to let my voice be heard was what i did. i would do it again. >> trace: if you look at the from within two without or the other way, siaka, it looks like the president-elect is kind of gaining control of this body. >> i love to see -- first of all happy new year, great to see you. what we are seeing right now is president trump being the leader that the left on the left media

has been trying to water down with the whole president elon musk and whatnot. president trump is the one that's controlling the party. maga is moving forward nice and strong and everyone is getting on board because this is not about little fights in the house anymore, this is about an agenda for the american people. we have to close the border, we have to get our economy back on track and we have to make it safe for americans to grow and flourish again. everyone knows that's coming with maga. we can't sit back anymore and play these political games and i'm happy to see people get in line. >> trace: i think that's a fair assessment. gloria, you kind of been involved in this back-and-forth and these battles, "the wall street journal" writes about this, whether things can get done, it says a squeaker for the house speaker goes on to say democrats under nancy pelosi had only a four vote majority in the one 17th congress but managed to pass record levels of spending and much of the green new deal. republicans should be able to show comparable discipline on their highest priorities but

they haven't so far in this maga era. will there be progress do you believe in d.c. with the republicans slim majority? >> i think there will be, there must be. i think what we saw today was what often happens. but today was a governance vote, it wasn't a policy vote. donald trump undoubtedly got on the phone, sort of the equivalent of the twisting of an arm. get in line. basically a few days after a massive terrorist attack on this country, this is not a time for showtime and playing games, it was the right thing to do and it's really a bit abominable that these three said we would have showtime at this time in america. >> trace: meantime the other breaking news, may mailman, this about the judge setting trump's sentencing date for january tenth. >> i think one of the reasons he was elected is people are tired of the alvin bragg's of the world. you have people being set on

fire in new york and you are going to tell your prosecutors to go pursue a bookkeeping error? it's going to be a political issue in the midterms. >> trace: i mean he's right but it just seems like they are bound and determined to be able to say he's a convicted felon. >> it's almost unbelievable. people had sort of moved on, they had forgotten, they were excited for the new year and for the new president and here's juan merchan trying to make himself the story again. what is this vendetta that he has against president trump? not only that, it is in my opinion unconstitutional. you cannot have judges, state judges or federal judges, interfering with the job of the president. that is what is happening here, dragging the president into a sentencing is interfering with the job of the president-elect who needs to staff up an entire government right now. he has a job to do. a presidential job to do and there is a judge getting in the way of that. >> trace: a lot of people have

agreed with that. meantime kamala harris and bernie sanders at this wherein. watch this. >> stand right there. i know it's not in your nature to stand where you are told to stand but give it a try. raise your right hand. >> trace: i have to run through this quickly but it's awkward, very awkward. >> you know, to be honest with you it's fun to watch them fall apart. i think all they do have now is people like the judge to give him just a bit of a win, something when at the end of the day they all know it's all falling apart, things are going to come out with the new trump administration and we are here for it, i'm excited. >> trace: may, back to you, i want to ask your thoughts on this january 19th rally trump is planning at the capital one arena. a good idea, that idea, what your thought on it? >> i think that americans are excited, they want to celebrate the inauguration, they want to celebrate the president, but we

need to be able to trust the fbi, trust of the city of d.c. to execute it. that is my fear. i'm mostly excited for january 20th and beyond when i know the border will be secure, when i know that the staff of the fbi will be focused on protecting the american people rather than inventing bogeyman. >> trace: gloria, now gavin newsom in california wants to make healthy food, he wants to get rid of the unhealthy food before rfk. 15 seconds. >> where has he been the last several years he's been in elected office? he's getting ready for 2028, delusions on parade. >> trace: gloria, thank you, may mailman thank you, siaka massaquoi, happy new year to all of you and thank you. there is brand-new information tonight about some of the security failures that led to the deadly new year's terror attack in new orleans. city officials now facing questions about why certain measures were not in place ahead of the celebration, despite previous warnings. senior correspondent mike tobin live in new orleans with more on

that. mike, good evening. >> reporter: good evening trace. you can probably hear the music in the background as bourbon street is trying to regain it's party legs. sad reminders like the memorial behind me of the lives that were lost here two days ago. we have new security video that shows the start of this rampage. you can see the vehicle speeding down bourbon street. in that video you can see at least one person there really missing that charging vehicle. also tonight we have uncovered reports of security assessments that warrant city leaders, new orleans was vulnerable to a mass casualty attack. and assessment done by -- noted the border is a fish tank of bad behavior, we create victims here and don't have the means to protect them. the ceo of meridian rapid defense told fox news that back in 2017 his company sold new orleans 48 archer barriers specifically designed to stop a charging vehicle. the barriers were only put out after the new year's attack.

>> no question it would've had a different outcome. it's difficult to say what that outcome would be. >> reporter: the fbi set afire rented at the house -- said the fire at the house rented by the suspect was meant to burn everything but the fire did not work and bomb making materials were recovered, even a silencer for a gun. investigators also found a transmitter in the attack vehicle that was intended to trigger two homemade bombs that were placed in the french quarter. those bombs never detonated. >> trace: mike tobin live in new orleans, thank you. meantime we are getting a better picture of the las vegas cybertruck bomber and some of the chilling messages he left as law enforcement continues working to figure out the exact motive. senior national correspondent kevin corke is live in d.c. with the latest on that investigation. kevin, good evening. >> reporter: evening trace, las vegas police and federal

officials tonight releasing new details about army green beret matthew livelsberger, confirming he acted alone, wasn't tied to any terrorist group, and was not connected to wednesday's terrorist attack over in new orleans. officials also released sections of what is believed to be his so-called manifesto in which he called on america, military service members, to wake up and see that they are being led by "week and feckless leadership." and he added this... >> right now we are terminally ill and headed towards collapse. this was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake-up call. americans only pay attention to spectacles of violence. what better way to get my point across honest on with fireworks and explosives. >> reporter: law enforcement officials believe he likely had ptsd, post dramatic stress disorder, and also had ongoing family problems that contributed to his actions. meantime pentagon officials are declining whether or not to say if livelsberger had been

suffering mental health issues, but we do learned tonight that they have told the associated press that they have turned over his medical records to police. >> trace: kevin corke live in d.c., thank you. was bring in former fbi agent and hostage negotiator jason, great to have you want to show. to give folks a timeline here, november 18th, the city of new orleans starts removing and replacing these barriers that right, or bollards as they are being called, to prep for the super bowl, but not to prep for the sugar bowl. and new year's eve, the busiest night of the year. here's the louisiana lieutenant governor. >> i've been fighting with the leadership in the city of new orleans, the mayor's office for years trying to make the court are safer. even offering to take over and manage it jointly. barriers, cameras, everything. people ought to be angry that the barriers were removed. to remove those on the most visible street in the world back

when we have the sugar bowl, is not acceptable in my eyes. >> trace: in the early going you don't want to point fingers but it now looks like this could be a major screwup. >> good evening, trace, thank you for having me. any words the officials say are really going to rang hollow to the men and women who have lost family members out there and are still mourning and haven't even plan funerals yet. i think the after action will tell the story. the guy also had -- was trying to detonate the bombs and so, like, who knows what he would've done if the barriers would have been there. however there are some definite things to look into and changes that probably do need to be made. >> trace: i think that's correct. meantime we have new sound, the brother of shamsud-din jabbar told fox news the following. watch this. >> i think so, yeah. the military, after his divorce

i'm sure he was looking for some type of guidance, something to give him the right answers. this would be the only indication that i have that there was some radicalization. >> trace: he's indicating here that the more chaotic his life became, the more he became radicalized, to you by that? >> i think that's what we see in these types of cases. in my 20 years, some of these high-profile incidents, when you look back and started interviewing the family members, as we saw with his half-brother there or stepbrother and all the other family members and friends surrounding him, you will see these deteriorations of relationships and you will see financial difficulties and then you will see someone who feels trapped with no way out. unfortunately in this case he turned to radicalization on the internet and used that is the channel an outlet. similarly in las vegas, you see

a soldier, decorated soldier who's highly decorated and also felt trapped and also took a similar way out and even though these things are not connected at all, so it's really been an extraordinary week. >> trace: it really has. and you spoke of the las vegas, the former decorated soldier who took his life in the car that was burned and may have exploded. here's las vegas law-enforcement reading some more of the notes that he apparently wrote. watch this. >> this is an excerpt from that letter. he says, fellow service members, veterans at all americans, time to wake up, we are being led by week and feckless leadership who only serve to enrich themselves. we are the best country and people to ever exist but right now we are terminally ill and headed towards collapse. this was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake-up call. americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. what better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives. why did i do it now? i needed to cleanse my mind of

the brothers i've lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives i took. >> trace: it seems to me like it doesn't really make sense but maybe it did to him. the bigger the act the more exposure he gets. what do you make of this? >> i think the keyword you heard is a spectacle and getting folks attention. clearly he made a spectacle on his last desperation attempt to get his message out. we see that too in cases like this when people take hostages or people do acts of terror, they have a message or story or ideology they believe and they think the rest of the world should adhere to it or at least be exposed to it and so in order to get attention unfortunately people do that. i think the copycat thing that the fbi and dhs briefed people on today, some 6000 state and local agencies were in attendance on that phone call, and so they are trying to provide intelligence they learned from this case in las vegas and in new orleans so communities can feel safer and look for those types of risks in their own communities. >> trace: great analysis,

thank you for coming on the show, we appreciate it. coming up, outrage over a tone-deaf message from the ceo of allstate during last night's sugar bowl. just one day after the new orleans terror attack left 14 people dead. >> our prayers are with the victims and their families. we also need to be stronger together by overcoming an addiction to divisiveness and negativity. >> trace: a lot of allstate customers suddenly don't feel like they are in good hands. and today is our friday q&a. submit a question or comment about "fox news at night" to my socials, @tracegallagher with the hashtag ask fnan and we will answer them later in the show. we are coming right back. ♪ ♪ evere plaque psoriasis my skin was no longer mine. my active psoriatic arthritis joint symptoms held me back. don't let symptoms define you... emerge as you, with clearer skin. with tremfya®,

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>> extremists are the most lethal threat we face. >> the intelligence reflects the fact that indeed that is the case. >> all the threats to the homeland are homegrown and exacerbated by twice impeached former president . >> white supremacist, right wing extremists and domestic terrorist trying to stoke fear in the hearts of new yorkers. >> trace: democrats and the liberal media has spent the last four years trying to convince us that white supremacy was supposedly the biggest threat to our homeland, not the gang members and other criminals who have illegally entered our country through the southern border and not of course lone wolf terrorists. let's bring a "new york post" reporter lydia moynihan and political commentator stephanie hamill. thank you for coming on. lydia, we are going to get to that but i want to start with this because this is tom wilson, the allstate ceo, who gave this statement at the sugar bowl after the terrorist attack and i'm not sure who gave the green

stamp on this but he said the following... >> our prayers are with the victims and their families. we also need to be stronger together by overcoming an addiction to divisiveness and negativity. join allstate, working in local communities all across america to amplify the positive, increase trust and except people's imperfections and differences. together we win. >> trace: read the room. the phrasing is wrong. except imperfections? are we to excuse the actions of this person who drove through and killed 14 people? what is the mantra here? >> we deserve to have moral clarity from our leaders, whether they are political or business. in this case he clearly missed the moment. you are responding to a devastating terrorist attack where we saw more than a dozen people brutally murdered and the response is to amplify the positive? it kind of seems like he's the

ceo of progressive. it feels like mumbo-jumbo that doesn't add up. he's talking about amplify and the positive. you do that by buying insurance policy? it makes no sense and it's just a really tone-deaf thing and bizarre response to hear from the ceo when, again, you are responding to a terrorist attack that resulted in the death of innocent people. >> trace: on msnbc kind of the same thing. here's talk about the problem. >> the problem here is that, you know, you jump on one sort of crime, one crime committed by one name that sounds exotic, one brown face, rather than looking at all the domestic terror we face, including young white men in america. >> trace: and there it is again, it's the white supremacy. nobody is following up on this,

nobody believes this. >> this is a situation where they are telling you to not believe your eyes. we've seen these acts over and over again and yet they still want to convince us that white supremacy is the greatest threat to our nation when obviously it's not. a commentary that's been going on has been wildly inappr inappropriate. what they need to do is address the root cause, which is radical islam, an after isis and talk about how the tentacles of isis are reaching u.s. grounds and inspiring people to do these horrendous horrific evil attacks. >> trace: and can you imagine if a white supremacist lit somebody on fire on a new york subway? can you imagine the outcry from that? we haven't seen it yet. meantime, that very same note, karine jean-pierre was at least attempting to ask the following question. watch.

>> thank you guys. thank you everybody. >> white supremacy -- terrorist threat in the united states. >> trace: no answer to that. karine jean-pierre is not having it. >> no. what's unfortunate is it's one thing if it's an msnbc talking point where we know a lot of people aren't watching. but it's another one it's influencing policy. we know the biden administration devoted a number of resources to going after what they viewed as the biggest concern, white supremacy. you think there are limited resources when you are allocating that money, those people to look into something that at this point there's not a lot of reason to think is a concern for crime in america. you are taking those resources away from looking into people who likely are going to be terminals, we have no idea who's coming across the border so unfortunately this is the position we are in.

>> trace: that's exactly right. go after the parents, not the terrorists. kamala harris leading the pledge of allegiance, watch. >> please join me in pledging allegiance to our flag. i pledge of allegiance to the united states of america and to the republic of which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> trace: you notice she left out the flag part of pledge of allegiance to the flag. final thoughts? >> oh, boy,, that was a real gut punch. i'm totally not surprised. this is vp harris. we saw her on the campaign trail when she was running for president, she was a walking gaffe machine and there was a reason she always wanted a teleprompter, wanted to avoid made it interviews, because she can't get it right. this is very offensive. we've seen many people on the

left who are trying to cancel the pledge of allegiance and schools so maybe she's not interested in knowing it. >> trace: stephanie hamill, william whyte a hand, happy new year, thank you for coming on. we also have to take a look at how are these terrorists coming to live in america. you have schools that are teaching kids to hate to their country, that this country is evil, you have the teachers unions pushing this on our kids, the radical left wants people to hate this country. >> trace: oklahoma superintended says education is the canary in the coal mine. he's next. but first to our friday q&a. if you could have dinner with one famous celebrity past or present, who would it be and why? for me it would be ernest hemingway. just always been a fan. thought he was a great writer and that would be -- and pat conroy. i'm taking two dinners. mark, if you weren't in

journalism, what job would you be doing? i would be a high school football coach and a teacher, which was my lifelong dream, it's what i wanted to do until i found out what it actually entailed. joy, how and when do you select your guest list for the night? my team does that, we spent a lot of time working on who's going to be great young people. we want to bring you young voices, the next person who's going to run a campaign, the next person who's going to run for office. it's kind of our goal here on "fox news at night". as the fox news anger, you enjoy living in gavin newsom's california? >> i enjoyed california because california is a beautiful state but california has a lot of problems but you can either stand and fight or you can get up and run and we are choosing the first. we are coming right back. ♪ ♪ mopping is hard work, but i thought it was the only way i can get my floors truly clean. and then i tried the swiffer powermop and realized i can get cleaner floors without the extra work.

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individual, a u.s. citizen, radicalized to violence by a foreign terrorist ideology, specifically the isis ideology. this is a phenomenon that a phenomenon of homegrown violent extremists that we have seen develop and emerge over the past ten years. >> trace: there you have the homeland security secretary pointing fingers for the new year's attack in new orleans but not looking in the mirror about what is driving u.s. citizens to hate america. let's bring an oklahoma state superintendent ryan walters. happy new year, great to have you on the show. the oklahoman writes the following, "on social media platform x, state school superintendent ryan walters is trying to connect teachers unions, group c long has railed against, to the recent terror attack in new orleans. all your critics are saying that you are simply trying to start a firestorm. >> our local newspaper continues

to gaslight like the left-wing media always does on a terrorist attack. here's the reality, president trump is right about everything. he's right yet again on the issues facing the country. you have a radical left-wing teachers union that has pushed hatred for this country. you have joe biden, kamala harris, look at what we've seen on our college campuses. they have taught our young people to hate this country, they have called donald trump hitler, they have cheered on a ceo being assassinated, they cheered on assassination attempt against the president. if we do not turn this country around, we've got president trump back in the white house, states have to follow his lead and get our schools back on track to teaching patriotism, love of country or we will continue to go down a very dangerous road and you are seeing it play out. >> trace: it's interesting because on that note, foxnews.com writes about this report conducted by parents defending education. the headline is, department of justice bends over 100 million

on dei education programs over the last four years. reading some highlights included nearly 2 million given to the minnesota department of education to create safe learning environments where practices of antiracism and anti-oppression are embedded. nearly 1 million given to new jersey's ocean county to reduce violence while equating teasing to oppression and all forms of violence. we are clearly prioritizing ideology in lieu of the future of our children. what do you think about that? >> that's right. what they continue to do is they isolate these terrorist events, they want you to see them as a lone wolf, nothing to see here, let's move on. they try to cancel me and attack me for bringing up this conversation but this conversation has to happen. this is part of a broader agenda. you see the history being taught in our schools, they tell you jefferson is evil, george washington is evil, every aspect of this country is

racist. you see the billions they've dumped into this. it is a funded gaslighting of the next generation. as a student of history, a history teacher as a profession, we know where this leads. we have to put an end to this. this is why the people sent president trump back to the white house. he's been a champion of making america great again, returning to the core foundational principles. you take god out of the school, the bible out of school, the declaration of independence, the constitution, you inject this woke ideology, hatred for america, the country is headed towards a dangerous path with that ideology. >> trace: if you are wanting to reverse this trend, like you clearly are as the superintended of oklahoma schools, what is the first step, what's the remedy in your mind? >> the first step is you have to do what we are doing in oklahoma, get back to teaching american exceptionalism and patriotism. we've rewritten our history standards. every kid will know the influence the bible had on american history, the constitution, the declaration of independence.

they won't be told george washington is an evil slave owner but told that he forever changed the course of world events. there will be told about the declaration of independence. kids have to understand the values that built this country and they need to love this country. we have to go back to promoting patriotism and that has to be in every classroom. we are doing that in oklahoma. president trump has laid out course with the 1776 commission. he's led the country on making us great again. states have to follow suit. you have to get the teachers unions who push this agent for america out of your schools, get back to teaching the basics and it starts with an understanding of american exceptionalism. >> trace: i was asked in last segment about what i wanted to do what i always wanted to be a teacher and football coach and you realize the obstacles and things that you have to jump over. it is very difficult and a lot of people are not going into the industry because of that. i got 15 seconds for you, sir. >> that's one of the things the left-wing media doesn't like to talk about but good people haven't gone into teaching because of the teachers unions,

they try to force you into teaching radical ideology rather than math, history and science. record numbers of records in oklahoma because we said we will get back to the basics on teaching american exceptionalism, math, history, science. we will reject a woke agenda we will support american values in our schools and we are unapologetic about it. >> trace: great to have you on the show as always, thank you. a beloved 25-year-old audiovisual technician shot and killed during this week's devastating bourbon street terror attack. his family remembers his laid-back spirit back his infectious laughter. we will speak to them live next.

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>> trace: families forever changed by the new year's terror attack in new orleans. our next guest terrifically had to go to the morgue to identify her son matthew is one of the victims. let's bring in his mother cathy tenedorio and his cousin amber knight. thank you. we cannot convey how heartsick we are for you and your family. can you tell us how you found out about your son and are you getting the information that you need from authorities? >> well i found out the roundabout way that a parent would go through when their son did not come home.

calling, texting, no answers, finally getting in touch with the friends, finding out something terrible happened. then, you know, we did not know if he was alive, they did not know if he was alive, his two friends that were with him. they got separated in all of the chaos and so we called all of the hospitals and he wasn't listed as a patient, so then we found out finally around 11:00 in the morning new year's day that university medical center had set up, you know, an area for families to come and see if their loved ones were there at the morgue and that's what we wound up doing and we were told your son is here, it is him. we did not actually see his body but he's at the funeral home

now. >> trace: it's awful. amber, matt was going to help. he wasn't just a bystander, he was going to help. >> that was him, that was matthew. he wanted to be around people and help people and light up the room. >> 's joy was infectious. it was amazing. >> trace: are you angry at the city, are you angry at the terrorist, what are your feelings? >> i have so many emotions. my husband is just devastated. of course i am too. i'm just trying to process it by talking about my son. i've gone through anger, the whole grief process, angry that my son went out that night when i asked him not to, but i had the most wonderful memory of

new year's eve with our family before he left. we ate dinner together and we shot off fireworks and we were able to say goodbye, you know, be safe tonight son, i love you, happy new year. and we thought we would see him the next day. >> trace: i've got about 15 seconds left for you. i just want, if you could, in very short order, amber and cathy, just tell us very quickly, what do we need to know about matt? >> matthew, the funny guy. he would make everybody laugh. like i said, you could describe him with one word, joyful. >> trace: listen, our hearts go out to you both, thank you for coming on. >> thank >> thanktis you. h tr h tr like a

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