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white pickup truck before it veered right into a crowd of pedestrians, racing down bourbon street for at least three blocks. the driver firing at officers and people in the street with an assault-style rifle before he was stopped by police. heavily armed officers rationing through the city's french quarter. a terrifying scene of carnage. victims lying in the street. authorities finding viable explosives in the truck and elsewhere in the popular tourist area. the fbi identifying the man they say is responsible. an american citizen who lived in texas, who had an isis flag inside the truck he was driving. they say he clearly wanted to hurt as many people as he could. >> he was hell bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did. >> they're now investigating whether he had any ties to the terrorist group isis. why the fbi is saying he did not act alone. what we're learning about the truck, a rental driven tuesday from the houston area. and questions about the barriers

that might have stopped him from plowing down bourbon street. the concerns for the wider threat ahead of major college games and the super bowl. the sugar bowl now postponed until tomorrow. some other public events canceled. we have team reporting from new orleans and across the country. details coming in of the investigation into a deadly explosion and fire at the trump international hotel in las vegas. a tesla cyber truck erupting in a fire ball. tonight, authorities treating it as a possible act of terrorism. what we've just learned. the deadly new year's eve tragedy in honolulu. at least three people killed, dozens hurt. millions brace for a major arctic blast sweeping in from canada. bringing gusts up to 55 miles per hour from washington, d.c. to boston. our weather team standing by to time it all out.

good evening, and thank you for starting the new year with us, i'm mary bruce, in for david. we begin tonight with the horrific and deadly attack in new orleans. at least 15 killed, and dozens more injured when a driver rammed a rented pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street around 3:00 a.m., just hours into the new year. the fbi investigating it now as an act of terrorism. law enforcement now reviewing this surveillance video showing the white pickup truck driving down canal street before turning right into bourbon street. the suspect mowing down dozens of people over a three-block stretch, turning the typically festive and iconic bourbon street into a deadly scene of carnage and chaos. dramatic video capturing the moment police exchange gunfire with the suspect. authorities saying he died in that exchange. two police officers were also injured but are in stable condition. authorities releasing this image of the 42-year-old, shamsud din jabbar, an army veteran and

u.s.-born citizen. police now asking anyone with information to come forward. why the fbi says the suspect did not act alone. the chilling accounts from eyewitnesses, and what we're learning tonight about the victims. abc's trv vevor ault leads us o in new orleans with the new details just coming in tonight. >> reporter: tonight, state, federal, and local authorities searching for possible accomplices after a 42-year-old man from texas flying an isis flag barrelled a rented ford f-150 pickup down bourbon street, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more. >> he was hell bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did. >> reporter: law enforcement tracking this disturbing surveillance video showing the pickup coming down canal street around 3:15 this morning before veering right into pedestrians. >> we have dozens of people that got hit by this car. >> just heard this squeal and, like, the rev of an engine and then this huge, loud impact and

then the people screaming. >> reporter: this video shot from a bourbon street balcony showing bodies laying this the middle of the street. jimmy was his group's designated driver. >> we ran upstairs and when we got on the balcony, what -- what we saw was insanity. i mean, something out of a movie. the graphic nature of it, and it was unbelievable. we instantly counted, i'd say ten bodies. >> reporter: authorities identifying the suspect as 42-year-old thshamsud din jabba a u.s. citizen, an army veteran from texas. they say he was speeding down bourbon wearing body armor and firing an ar-style rifle, racing three blocks before crashing and stepping out and opening fire again, wounding two police officers. authorities returning fire, the suspect dead at the scene.

this image showing his body laying next to that truck. and inside that ford f-150, authorities say they found multiple homemade pipe bombs packed with nails. and sources tell abc news, on that flag pole wrapped in that gray jacket is a black flag bearing the isis insignia. police spending much of the day scouring downtown new orleans, detonating multiple possible ieds in multiple locations. atf agents swarming this home two miles away, believed to be an airbnb linked to the suspect. >> we do not believe that jabbar was sewsolely responsible. that's why we need the public's help. we are asking if anybody has any interactions with shamsud din jabbar in the last 72 hours that you contact us. >> reporter: the attack connelling as every law enforcement officer in the city was on duty, with thousands of new year's revelers and football

fans in town for the sugar bowl all packing the french quarter. in this earth cam video, nearly a dozen officers seen on bourbon street not far from the attack racing toward the danger. the fbi now leading the investigation. authorities looking at how the suspect was able to get down bourbon street, which is usually blocked off by security barriers. but after multiple malfunctions, they were in the process of being replaced. there were vehicles blocking bourbon street, but as that video shows, the suspect went on the sidewalk. >> we had barriers there, we had officers there, and they still got around. so, we did, indeed, have a plan, but the terrorist defeated it. >> reporter: and tonight, the stories of the innocent victims are coming into focus. 18-year-old nikira from gulfport, mississippi. she was set to start nursing school this month. 37-year-old reggie hunter, who came to new orleans from baton rouge with a cousin on a whim. >> and just living your life, trying to have fun, and for this

to happen to you is so -- it's senseless. >> reporter: and 27-year-old nicole perez, her employer says she was a great mom. >> she was being a mother and a father and she was doing a really good job. >> mary: we are thinking of the victims' families tonight. trevor, the fbi tonight believes the suspect did not act alone. >> reporter: that's right, mary. and one indication that the suspect did have some help, the fact they found the multiple potential ieds in other parts of the city. and the fbi is who's had contact with the suspect to contact authorities. mary? >> mary: trevor, thank you. and we are joined now by aaron katersky. so, aaron, what are your sources zeroing in on tonight? >> reporter: this investigation is moving fast, and mary, it's already taken the fbi beyond new orleans. tonight, authorities are searching a home in houston and encouraging the public to avoid it. and they're investigating

whether the suspect was radicalized online, and whether sources say he may have taken inspiration from an attack just hours earlier in new zealand, where a driver struck police officers who were working a new year's patrol in wellington. for years, isis and other terror groups have encouraged followers to conduct vehicle ramming attacks in the west. cities have stepped up security, but mary, as the attack in new orleans makes clear, the threat remains painfully real. mary? >> mary: aaron, thank you. authorities are describing the suspect as hell bent on carnage. tonight, the questions about the motivation behind the attack. police looking into the military veteran's background, and possible ties to terrorist organizations. here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. >> reporter: this man in this youtube video talking about real estate -- >> i'm born and raised in beaumont, texas, and now live in houston. >> reporter: is believed to be the suspect seen here lying on the ground. after a violent encounter with

police. described as a cold-blooded terrorist who methodically prepared for his attack. the fbi now launching a massive investigation into the background of shamsud din jabbar, a 42-year-old mill arbitrary veteran. he served time in afghanistan from february 2009 to january 2010. tonight, the top priorities of the investigation, what exactly are his ties to isis beyond that flag that authorities recovered from his vehicle used as a battering ram. >> an isis flag was located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle and the fbi is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations. >> reporter: and officials openly expressing their concern that jabbar had help. authorities are focusing on the assault-style rifle and handgun recovered from the scene. and multiple ieds found in the vehicle and other places in the french quarter. atf tracking the purchase of the firearms, and authorities plan to dissect each one of the ieds

to determine where the components were bought. investigators also looking into the ford truck, which sources say was rented through a car-sharing company and spotted multiple times in the houston area yesterday. it was last seen in bay town, texas, on i-10, heading east. mary, every federal intelligence and law enforcement agency is working tonight to come up with a profile of the suspect. and to determine, who are his associates and if he had any help. mary? >> mary: still so many questions. pierre, thank you. the sugar bowl game between notre dame and georgia now delayed until tomorrow, a rare and extraordinary step for a major sporting event. authorities say the postponement was in the best interest of public safety, and not because of a specific security threat. abc's christiane cordero is outside the superdome tonight. >> reporter: mary, officials decided to postpone tonight's

game just hours after kickoff, as they all agreed postponing the game was the appropriate course of action, adding there was no specific security threat at the stadium. the game will take place tomorrow, 4:00 p.m. eastern. we've seen police here today using drones for surveillance. authorities say they've deployed bomb-sniffing dogs around the stadium and are locking down the surrounding area through the game tomorrow night. georgia, one of the schools playing in the game,er sheing a statement today that one of its students were critically injured in the ramming attack and is receiving medical treatment. an tonight, authorities are promising to make addressing any security deficiencies a top priority ahead of the super bowl, which is scheduled to take place right here at the superdome in just over a month. mary? >> mary: no doubt they're reviewing those security protocols. christiane, thank you. both president biden and president-elect trump are responding to the deadly attacks. so, let's bring in abc's elizabeth schulze at the white house. and luz beelizabeth, what are t saying tonight? >> reporter: mary, president biden is expected to deliver

remarks any moment from camp david. he is condemning this attack, saying his initial reaction is anger and frustration. the president ordering all available federal resources to investigate how this happened, and to ensure that any future threats are contained. the president says my heart goes out to the victims and their families, we're simply trying to celebrate the holiday. we will not tolerate any attack on any of our nation's communities. and president-elect trump also weighing in, writing, our hearts are with all the innocent victims and their loved ones. trump calling this an act of pure evil. mary? >> mary: okay, elizabeth, thank you. also developing tonight, a tesla cyber truck exploding outside the trump hotel in las vegas. police tonight treating the blast as a possible act of terrorism. an official telling abc news the truck was packed with fireworks-style mortars. the driver killed, seven others injured. late today, tesla ceo elon musk weighing in. here's abc's mola lenghi. >> reporter: this is the moment a tesla cyber truck exploded

into a fire ball right outside the entrance to the trump international hotel in las vegas. >> this is going to be a cyber truck. >> we have a total of eight victims. >> reporter: tonight, authorities reviewing these videos as part of their investigation, treating it as a possible act of terrorism, among other possibilities, according to an official briefed. that cyber truck was loaded with fireworks-style mortars onboard, as well as a gas can and fuel. multiple secondary explosions could be seen after the initial blast. authorities say the 2024 cyber truck arrived at the hotel around 8:40 a.m. local time. parked, then burst into flames. >> it pulled right up to the glass entrance doors of the hotel. we saw that smoke start showing from the vehicle, and then a large explosion from the truck occurs. there is one deceased individual in the cyber truck. >> reporter: at least seven other people were hurt. >> i was about to go out to get our car and a lot of fireworks

started going off. >> reporter: tonight, tesla ceo elon musk posting on x, saying, "the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented cyber truck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself." the blast coming just hours after the deadly terror attack in new orleans, and raising further suspicions, given elon musk's close ties to president-elect trump. an official briefed on the investigation telling abc news this was not a lithium battery. and mary, a motive has yet to be determined. tonight, we're also learning that the cyber truck was rented using the turo app, the same app that was used to rent the truck in the new orleans attack. mary? >> mary: yet another thing authorities are looking at. mola, thank you. and now, to a deadly fireworks explosion outside a home in the honolulu area. three people killed and 20 injured during a new year's eve celebration. first responders racing to the scene. the injured rushed to local hospitals. what we're learning tonight about the investigation.

here's abc's stephanie ramos. >> happy new year! >> reporter: it started as a joyous new year's celebration in honolulu, but a few blocks from the crowd gathered on this balcony near pearl harbor -- >> five, four, three -- >> reporter: the celebration at one home turned deadly. you can see and hear a wave of violent explosions in the distance. officials say at least three people were killed at the scene, dozens injured, most in critical condition with burn and blast wounds. officials say the massive explosions were caused by illegal fireworks. mary, the governor called it a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks. officials say for some of the first responders who had been to war, the wounds reminded them of some of the things they'd see in combat. mary? >> mary: just awful. stephanie, thank you. and we do have much more news here ahead. we're tracking the powerful arctic blast, and the high wind warnings for the east. (♪)

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carnage. witnesses describing a horrific scene, victims lying in the street. surveillance video shows the truck before it veered right into a crowd of pedestrians. the driver racing down bourbon street for three blocks, shooting at officers and people in the street. the suspect, who is dead, has been identified as a 42 year old military veteran who was born in texas. authorities say they found an isis flag in the truck he was driving. and tonight the fbi say they don't believe he acted alone. we are going to be listening to president biden here shortly. we know he has been updated throughout the day. and while we are waiting for the president to come out there at camp david, let's get straight to trevor ault, who's they are close to the scene of all of this in new orleans. trevor, what's the latest? >> well, mayor, this is still a very active scene here. this is bourbon street right behind me, just a block down the way we're seeing fbi investigators and the coroner's van on what is a massive crime scene here, as there are still many unanswered questions. and according to

authorities, still, some people who they believe played a role in this heinous incident. now, as we're seeing state, local and federal officials, we're also seeing a lot of people staying in these hotels that are making their way out to there are so many visitors here, tens of thousands of people, that they have to accommodate them. while this investigation is ongoing, and investigators have said they don't believe the suspect did this by himself, they have seen and found multiple ieds in other locations. and now this investigation continues. mayor trevor, thank you. >> let's listen now to president biden. hey. >> our hearts are with the people of new orleans after the despicable attack that occurred in the early morning hours. to all the families of those who were killed. to all those who were 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. i want to thank our brave first responders and law enforcement personnel who stopped the attacker in his tracks before he could kill or injured even more people. i want to thank you to everyone at the department of homeland security, the department of justice, including the fbi, for working nonstop to investigate this heinous act. the fbi is leading the investigation to determine what happened, why it happened, and whether there was any continuing threat to public safety. here's what we know so far. the fbi has reported to me the killer was an american citizen born in texas. he served in the united states army on active duty for many years. he also served in the army reserve until a few years ago. the fbi also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by