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by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the news hour. congress certified donald trump's election victory. amna: as lisa desjardins explains it was a routine procedure a moment in striking contrast to the violent insurrection of four years ago. reporter: an unusual scene, a winter storm all but shutting down the nation's capital. but congress at work with the historic charge, counting electorate votes. >> the votes for president of the united states -- reporter: certifying that donald trump will soon be president again. there were no objections. just repeated chairs as winning states for each party were

announced. press siding over this in her role as vice president, kamala harris. the woman the hope that this day would be cars but instead she did her duty and gaveled trump's victory into history. >> kamla d harris from the state of california has received 226 votes. reporter: on social media mike pence who rejected pressure from trump wrote -- it was particularly admiral that he presided over an election that she lost. harris told reporters that americans must be willing to fight for and respect democracy. >> otherwise it will be very fragile and not be able to was dan moments of-- reporter: jd vance was present for the certification of his win as donald trump's vice

president. beefed up security surrounded the capital. snow rather than protests blanketed the national mall. a stark contrast to four years ago when a mob of trump supporters fed lies of an election. the violence delayed things. congress returned that evening with 140 five republicans still voting again certifying but they failed. the riot is the largest prosecution in apartment of justice history. 1500 people have been charged or convicted for their actions. 590 charged with assaulting or impeding police. 700 have been sentenced to time behind bars. they are not -- they are now all on the cusp of a promised pardon from donald trump. >> these people --is it three or

four years? reporter: today on the senate floor he called for donald trump to reconsider. >> they tried to halt the democratic process. it would be an -- a dangerous endorsement. reporter: joe biden wrote an op-ed calling on americans to remember january 6 as a day when our democracy was put to a test and prevail. and remember that democracy is never guaranteed. today certification again felt like a formality but it had more unseen guardrails. reforms passed after the insurrection raised at the bar for objecting and clarified the role of the vice president as purely ministerial. >> we remember the people that were lost, injured and wounded and their families. we can feel good about the fact that we still at this point have

a functioning constitutional democracy. reporter: democratic process will be on display in two weeks when donald trump takes the oath of office. republicans will control the house, senate and white house but razor thin margins means even the smallest divisions could derail the incoming president's agenda. donald trump once a massive pipe -- massive deal. that plan is it odds with those announced by other leaders in the capital which have envisioned smaller separate bills. snow didn't shut down congress today but for all the tranquility and normalcy, expectations are for a hard to predict and potentially wild ride ahead. amna: to catch us up on the latest news on the hill i'm joined by our lisa desjardins. striking to see those images from four years ago.

it was upended by violets. i remember you were inside the capital. you were inside today as it unfolded without incident. what did you hear from lawmakers about the mood? reporter: you are right outside for that also. it was an emotional day and surprisingly so. there have been anniversaries of january 6 since 2021 but there hasn't been an anniversary of the electoral college certification. being in the room today and talking to democrats was highly emotional. i spoke with more than one, handful even that were brought to tears. they didn't mean to come to tears when they were on the floor that they felt themselves drawn back into the moment fearing that perhaps something like that isn't all the way about the -- isn't all the way out of the realm of possibility. there is a concern about the whitewashing of january 6.

the idea that it wasn't that big of an idea. and also in that group, capitol police officers. it is a spectrum of emotions. some still feel betrayed. here went on to run for congress and he told me tonight that how can he move on when there haven't been consequences and donald trump still hasn't closed the door for this kind of activity. some of the police officers are more jaded. amna: and republicans are marking the governing trifecta they have won. they have control of the white house, senate and congress. what does it mean to them? reporter: for republicans it was a celebration. they won the presidency. they have the trifecta. there is another layer. a couple republicans admitted that they have been carrying the water of the idea of a stolen election. they couldn't speak out publicly

against former president donald trump and the lies he told about it. and now he won in an election that is fair and square. less shame for them. but these issues remain. amna: lisa desjardins with the latest on the big day from capitol hill. thank you, lisa. lisa: welcome. ♪ geoff: a major winter storm is still rolling across the u.s. beginning with blizzard conditions in the plains last night and dropping snow into mid-atlantic states this morning. the national weather service warned some could see the heaviest snowfall in a decade. it is having a major impact on travel. and many are enjoying a snow day.

in washington, d.c. this morning the competition was fierce. >> you just all me nail that guy in the face. geoff: huge crowds gathered at meridian hill park for a snowball fight. the nation's capital received its first major snow of the winter as a polar vortex chills a large part of the country. baltimore was blanketed in white as marilyn closed government offices and canceled classes. temperatures are expected to plunge from the northeast to as far south as florida. in woodbridge, virginia, residents were snowed in. >> my four-wheel-drive broke down. hopefully i can get out today. and hopefully a plow comes tomorrow. geoff: the storm kicked off in the central states on sunday before moving eastward. blizzard conditions were in kansas yesterday covering the roads with snow and ice.

10 inches have fallen there and more than 14 are expected for kansas and parts of northern missouri. the storm complicated air travel causing more than 1300 flights to be canceled and 8500 to be delayed. as the storm spread east, dozens of semitrucks were back up in downtown cincinnati. a cluster of trucks stuck in those snow on a ramp leading to a seven hour delay. hundreds of thousands were without power across kentucky, indiana, virginia, west virginia and missouri. kentucky declared a state of emergency close government buildings and many schools. louisville had more than seven inches of snow blowing out the last record set in 1910 of three inches. >> give us a little more time. be patient.

don't get back on the roads yet. give us some time for the trucks and salt to make progress. geoff: also today president biden is taking steps to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling across a stretch of federal waters. the action affects more than 625 million acres of coast on both coasts. the biden administration says the environmental and economic risks outweigh the potential economic benefit. it comes just two weeks before donald trump is expected to return to the oval office and he has vowed to unban it immediately but it likely needs an act of congress. u.s. steel and nippon steel are suing the biden administration. in a lawsuit filed today the companies say the admin -- the decision was based on politics

and is without legal basis. they also allege that head of the steelworkers union and a rival steelmaker engaged in racketeering to take the buyout. biden blocked the deal citing america's national interest. in south korea the governments anticorruption agency has asked the police to take over its efforts to detain and impeach the president. presidential guards blocked investigators from detaining the president last week. authorities are investigating whether his declaration of martial law amounts to a rebellion. he has refused to be questioned. it is unfolding as antony blinken not with his counterpart in seoul today saying south korea's political crisis would not hurt its relationship with the u.s. >> the u.s. has full confidence in south korea's institutions

and we reaffirm our unwavering support for the korean people as they work to uphold those institutions. we trust that the republic of korea as a leading global democracy will proceed in full accordance with its constitution of the rule of law. geoff: police officials are considering all available options. here at home a judge in new york has rejected donald trump's attempt to delay sentencing and is hush money case scheduled for friday. his lawyers asked for time to appeal the justices decision last week to uphold the verdict. donald trump's legal team says the sentencing as planned would force them to appeal the verdict lucky was in office. mr. trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records last may. the judge marchand said he doesn't intend to give mr. trump any jail time. a separate judge in new york found rudy giuliani to be in

contempt of court today for failing to cooperate in the handover of millions of dollars in assets to to armor election workers he defamed. they say rudy giuliani has displayed a consistent pattern of willful defiance in supplying what is needed to pay down the defamation judgment against him. the judge has yet to detail what specific penalties he could face. the venezuelan opposition leader met with president biden today. u.s. recognizes gonzales as the winner of last year's disputed presidential election. he is on a regional tour. maduro was set to start his third term later this week. outside of the white house today gonzalez would not reveal what he and mr. biden spoke about but said the meeting was long and fruitful. >> we are grateful for the

support that the government of the united states has given us in the struggle for democratic recovery in venezuela. we will ensure the road to restoration and democracy is paved as soon as possible. geoff: gonzalez also said he expects a close relationship with donald trump and he is in contact with from steam. the city of minneapolis approved a police reform deal with the federal government that stems from the murder of george floyd. today's agreement known as a consent decree requires long-term supervision of the city's police group. there was systemic discrimination discovered. a judge must approve today's agreement and then an independent monitor will oversee the changes. the state of louisiana has recorded the first bird flu related cumin for tally.

the patient was over 65 and was reported to have underlying medical conditions. louisiana's department said the unnamed person contracted the disease after exposure to a combination of a noncommercial backyard flock and wild birds. since march more than 60 infections have been reported but most of them have been mild. officials say the current risk to the general public remains low. the pentagon said today that it is sending 11 yemeni presidents from guantánamo bay detention center to oman as the biden administration looks to draw down the prison population there. none of the released men have been charged with crimes during their two decades of imprisonment. on wall street stocks ended mixed. the dow jones industrial average gave up early gains to end a fraction lower. the nasdaq jumped more than 240

points. the s&p 500 ended higher on the day. still to come on the news hour we break down the latest live call headlines. editorial turmoil at the washington post serves as a microcosm of the news media industry. and we remember those killed in last week's new orleans attack. ♪ espn this is the pbs news hour from the david rubenstein studio and weata washington. amna: canada's justin trudeau announced he intends to resign as prime minister and leader of the liberal party under trend this pressure from his own caucus and among his closest allies. here are part of his remarks making that announcement earlier today. >> i have always been driven by my love for canada, by my desire

to serve canadians and by what is in the best interest of canadians and canadians deserve a real choice in the next election. it has become obvious to me with the internal battles that i cannot be the one to carry the liberal standard into the next election. amna: he will remain prime minister until the new liberal leader is selected at the end of march as his party prepares for a formidable challenge. i'm joined by professor roland paris from the university of body walk and a former senior advisor to the prime minister of canada. welcome. there have been signs for months that this is coming but help us understand why this is happening now. >> i think it was heading in this direction for some time. this is a story of a government and prime minister that has been

in power for nearly 10 years. canadians are tired of him. coles turned decisively against him -- polls turned decisively against him 18 months ago. with the prospects of an election and what looks like an inevitable crushing defeat in that election, even members of his own party and caucus called for him to resign. amna: it is worth remembering that he was a rising star in global progressive politics when he became prime minister in 2015. he had high approval ratings soon after and by last year they were down to the mid-20. what fueled such a spectacular fall from grace? >> he suffered from being in power during the pandemic with all of the disruption caused by

the pandemic landing on his doorstep. and also of course inflation, cost-of-living, housing. mostly it was time. governments don't tend to last more than 10 years in canada. he was into his ninth year. government leaders are popular when they are elected and usually unpopular when they are defeated. amna: tell us about the opposition leader of the conservative party. what role they'd he play in his downfall? >> he was doing everything he could to weaken the liberal party. she is in an interesting position. the opposition conservative party is 24 points ahead in the polls. if there was an election today that would likely result in a crushing majority victory for the opposition conservatives. it seems it is his job for the taking.

but his net approval ratings are -17. a lot of canadians haven't warmed up to him yet. we will see what he does in the next few weeks. and whether he can win over canadians. i suspect that if there was an election now, he would win anyway. amna: what about the role of president trump? he has mocked prime minister true though -- prime minister justin trudeau. and today he posted this writing "many people in canada love being the 51st state. u.s. cannot suffer the massive subsidies and trade deficits canada needs. justin trudeau knew this and resigned. he goes on to suggest that

canada should merge with the u.s. >> i would say his statement are non--- is nonsense. and viewed as nonsense here. the dynamic that led them the resignation today was underway long before mr. trump was elected in november. with that said, donald trump's threat of imposing 25% tariffs on canada and other countries once he takes office, that is taken very seriously here and it would have devastating effects. with regard to donald trump's comments about canada's trade surplus that that as a result of canada selling to the u.s. the resources that the united states wants more than 50% of the crude oil imports in the u.s. come from canada. a lot of the critical minerals that fuel america's

technological industries come from canada. i don't think mr. trump wants to cut those things off. amna: you have mr. trump coming back into office in a few weeks. there could be a change in government in canada ahead. what you see will be the relationship for the countries ahead? >> i expect the fundamental relationship remains solid because it is so much more than the relationship between the president and whoever the prime minister is. it is a deep and interim mashed relationships. one of the closest in the world. both economically and in many other respects as well. with that said i think we may be in for a bumpy time. in canada we will have a lame-duck prime minister. there will be uncertainty on the

canadian side. and i hope that the good work that has been done to build relationships across the u.s. political system will continue to carry forward this important bilateral relationship in the years to come. amna: that is professor harris from university of harris -- of ottawa. ♪ geoff: there are new details about the man believed responsible for exploding a tesla cybertruck last week in front of the trump hotel in las vegas. police and military officials believe that he suffered posttraumatic stress disorder and we now have some of the final words he wrote that might help explain the end of the life of a decorated special forces soldier. here is nick schifrin.

reporter: he was a warrior, a career special forces soldier known as a green beret. in 13 years he deployed nine times including five times to afghanistan. he was an intelligence and team sergeant with the rank of master sergeant. his final days were on leave spent at charging stations. he died in las vegas by suicide before exploding his scent -- his cybertruck. in notes on his phone he called out military and vets, be prepared to fight to get the dems out of the government. he also wrote that why did i do it now? i needed to cleanse my mind ofl the brothers i've lost and relieve myself of the lives i've taken. officials have confirmed that he suffered trauma from service including a reported traumatic brain injury. he also suffered a moral injury.

he detailed to army intelligence officer sam shumate who read his email on a podcast. he admitted he had participated in a 29 train strike in afghanistan that he said killed hundreds of civilians and a subsequent cover-up. he was also in touch with a former relationship after splitting up from his second wife. >> it appears to be a case of suicide. reporter: army officials confirmed he was in therapy. he had access to and used the force and family program. he was granted personal leave. that was just days before his life ended in las vegas. geoff: for additional perspective we turn to a psychiatrist with extensive experience working with veterans at what ptsd and traumatic brain

injuries. welcome back. when you look at his deployments and you read what he wrote in the suicide note and the email sam shumate, what did you see? >> it is tragic. and unfortunately, it is a story we have heard at other times. it is a story that comes out of all of these 20 years of warfare and goes back thousands of years. these men, soldiers -- these men and women that go through multiple appointments under these circumstances are really -- the events, stress and trauma pile up on them. you have all of these factors in play with him. you have his sense of moral injury which is guilt and shame

that comes with what soldiers do knowing there is a core ethical principle they live by. it is individual. but it is a common principle that we have that is very important in terms of justifying or being able to make sense out of the activities, the actions that have to be undertaken in war. you have the stress and it comes out as posttraumatic stress. there is traumatic brain injury and there is evidence that he suffered that also. that is injury and damage to the brain. very often these soldiers also have other injuries, muscular and skeletal pain. we don't know in this circumstance if there was self-medication. sometimes prescribed medications. all of this piles up and over

time it gets to be too much. reporter: and can ptsd, can the reported traumatic brain injury that his ex-girlfriend reportedly said, can that really drive someone like him to do what he did? >> what happens is it piles up and there is a period where the soldier copes as best they can. they are able to go through their daily life. they can have relationships. at some point it gets to be too much. maybe as they get older, as they get more responsibilities, as they think back and are haunted by the memories and it is almost like they fall off a cliff. it can be very precipitous. they get in a dark place in their life. it is the cumulative affect of all of these different circumstances that they are

living with. reporter: and how does that interact with his apparent family issues? he reportedly split from his second wife days or weeks before january 1 with whom he had a young child. >> there is a lot of stress. they are having troubles with day to day coping and i can play out in intimate relationships. and the feedback loop of -- i cannot do this or that. i don't have people supporting me or that are caring for me and that understand and their lives get worse. and the struggle gets even harder. there is no one factor here. it is the connection of all of the factors. the whole is much more than the sum of the parts. and what is important in terms of being able to care for these

men and women is really experiencing them and engaging them as the whole person they are and realizing that each of these problems they are facing will, over time, cause them to feel worse and maybe get to a desperate situation as this man got to. reporter: you talk about experiencing and engaging with them. is the u.s. military doing enough, in your opinion, to provide mental health services to service members? >> they are trying as hard as they can. these are tough problems. even experienced clinicians, there are people that for whatever reason cannot get better. is there more to do? it is an obligation we have as military physicians and leaders to think about what more we can do and what will we learn from this incident and the others.

and how can we improve our support? warfare is tough. people bear the burden and struggle with it. the military is doing what it can. but we have to continue to put more energy and time to improve our support for our service members and their families. reporter: the psychiatrist dr. steves and i kissed, thank you so much. ♪ >> i'm glad i could help. ♪ amna: now that congress has formally certified the results of the presidential election, the path is paved for donald trump to take office. we turn to our politics monday duo, amy walter and tamara keith

. great to see you both. as you saw lisa reporting earlier, we have the certification of the election results passing without incident today. when you look at recent polling from the economist, it shows that less than half of all americans, 49%, believe donald trump bears some or a lot of the responsibility for the january 6 attack including 83% democrats and 17% republicans. you feel donald trump and republicans have rewritten political history? >> in a lot of these questions the answers that people give is a reflection of their views on donald trump matter what the question is. i don't know if that is the keys here but it could be. views of january 6 have begun tracking with views of donald trump. he says it was a day of love.

he says it wasn't a big deal. he has also said he is going to pardon some share of the people who stormed the capital that day and have pled guilty or been found guilty of crimes. it isn't clear yet whether it will truly be considered on a case-by-case basis or if this will be blanket pardons. but she and republicans since within days began rewriting history and ascribing it as a tourist visit. initially that sounded absurd to nearly everyone but over time trump and his allies have reshaped the republican party's view of this. and there is certainly republicans in congress that were there that day that have more complex feelings. amna: we mentioned those

potential pardons. in the sinkhole some 33 percent of americans including 63 were -- 63 percent of republicans support the pardons. when you step back and look at this day in the context of what happened four years ago, how do you look at this moment? >> i do think that if you think back to where we were in january, 2001, the possibility of donald trump coming back into the white house seemed more than remote. but there are three big things that happened. the passage of time. for some of us four years ago don't feel that long ago. for many it was a pretty significant amount of time. so it fell out of the day-to-day conversation. the second thing is that we have a partisan and fractured media

environment in which you get fed views that align with your own personal feelings whether it is about donald trump or other issues. and i also think that we have the fact that the president wasn't prosecuted for this. there wasn't a case brought against him. all of those things together helped to put this issue more on the back burner in the 2024 election that we thought it would be in 2021. at the same time i think it would be dangerous for republicans or presidenttrump to assume that voters don't think that these actions were problematic. that they support the pardoning. only three -- only 30 3% overall support pardoning these defendants. and many went into the voting booth thinking they did not like

donald trump's actions in the january 6 events and at the same time they really did think he would do a better job for them as president on their most salient issue which fermenting was the economy. amna: this is the context in which lawmakers step in to do their job. republicans have a trifecta. we know there has been some questions about how they will move forward with a very broad and aggressive policy agenda with border crackdown in the energy policy and tax cuts. mr. trump wade in -- mr. trump weighed in earlier. >> i favor one bell but i also want to get everything passed. people don't necessarily agree and i'm open to that also. amna: do you see republicans

moving forward with one big bill with all of these policy items? >> it is a good question. i think it is a matter of debate being debated among republicans. donald trump himself said he wanted one big beautiful bill. that is really hard to do when you have an extremely narrow margin. that is especially the case in the house of representatives where republicans have such a narrow margin. we saw that with the election of speaker johnson which was as narrow as you can get. and republicans have struggled with big budgetary bills that do a lot of things. this is a particular area of struggle for republicans for the last several years. they have had to rely on democratic votes alone. it is unclear if that will be on enough to get them passed all of these issues which is why just

doing immigration or just doing immigration and oil drilling together and saving the tax bill for later -- some senate republicans especially think that might be more plausible. amna: what do you make of that? >> get the w on the board as early as possible with immigration. an energy policy bill which will be easier to get all republicans on board even in the house where they have a narrow majority. the danger with that though is you get one thing done but you drag out the tax bill and other things further and further into the year and as we know, they have a lot of other difficult votes to take before we even get to the summer. we still have to find the government in march and there will be a debt ceiling bill and there are things we don't know will happen will -- that will

take energy and time and the president's capital. there is so much in a big bill is where everyone gets something. historically i will note that regardless of the size of the majorities, presidents in their first term have been able to get one big piece of legislation done on party line only votes. donald trump got his tax bill in 2017. we will see if he will get it again in 2021. amna: always great to see you both. thank you, both. ♪ geoff: washington post staff are bracing for a wave of layoffs expected this week. it is the latest hit coming days after a long time editorial cartoonists resigned in protest. her editor rejected her latest

cartoon which presented jeff bezos and other media leaders on bended knee in front of donald trump. the post said the cartoon was rejected because it was repetitive of another column. her editor said in a statement, not every editorial judgment is a reflection of a maligned forest. to many observers though it is the latest in a series of events raising questions about jeff bezos and the post. for more on that we are joined by kara swisher, the author of burn book. thank you for being with us. we should mention you are putting together an investor group to buy the washington post. >> i'm thinking about it. i'm talking to a lot of people. i'm disturbed by what is happening. i'm sure others are also.

jeff bezos hasn't indicated any interest in selling it but i wanted to raise the idea. geoff: he has given no indication he intends to sell but why the vision, why are you in the hunt? >> i started in the mailroom at the washington post when i was in college at georgetown university. that was my first job. i started covering the internet there. i went on to work at the new york times and the wall street journal and i went on to do many things including a famous cat conference. i've been watching what has been happening there for some time. i was quite heartened when the grams sold it to jeff bezos. he got it for a low amount of money. he was doing a very good job. just recently has business interests are not aligned with the post. everything he has done in the last year has been pretty

questionable. not because necessarily it is maligned. bringing in maligned forces takes it to another level. i think his business interests are not in mine with the post. there is always some excuse. he didn't see it or read it but it doesn't matter. he is involving himself in a way that isn't working. geoff: on that point, strong journalistic ethics prioritized independence and jeff bezos is not a droid list but a businessman -- is not a journalist but a businessman. >> there is only one shareholder here and it is jeff bezos so he can do whatever he wants. it is not a public company. other public companies have been explicit that they will do fair

accountability coverage of things. some of his actions including with anne, i don't think he had anything to do withl this decision. it is in the mode of not poking the bear. what happened at the post was jeff bought it in 2013. they never really figured out what to do post the first probe era which gave a bump to a lot of people. in many ways it is his fault for where it is and now he is making it worse and i'm not sure why. he has been a very good owner until recently i would say. i would like to know why he wants to own it and what his plans are. the plans seem preposterous. he is a very good business

person but a lot of these ideas are an antithesis of what an independent newspaper should be. the post has a storied history. i believe in changing and shifting but you have to come up with something that preserves the integrity of the post and out the same time makes it into a pretty good business. geoff: are there lessons at the post could learn from the new york times diversification? >> i don't mean to be rude but i did the first one. walt and i were the og of all this stuff. we did see what was coming and the importance of the digitization of media and how the consumer had changed and we supplemented with a highly lucrative conference could pay the bills. some people have done

subscriptions well. other things rely on advertising or sponsorship. there are all kinds of things you can look at and they new york times have one way of doing things. they did an important diversification. news is not the driver of growth . it is cooking and sports. that is important to have multiple revenue streams. especially as young people go off and get things from tiktok or instagram or wherever -- or youtube which has become incredibly -- critically important. the post hasn't done anything -- they don't have a podcast division to speak of. i have some ideas which i will outline if i get a meeting with jeff. i met jeff before he was a

billionaire when he first started amazon. he is a wonderful entrepreneur. i think he has to understand that where he is today isn't where he was and he may not be the correct owner. i just want to talk to him and understand why he wants to own it. what he is doing is causing a huge amount of talent to leave and it is hard to get back. i have some ideas of different financial structures and the way you can do it. geoff: if you could redesign the current media ecosystem to better serve the public in this fast-paced era, what would you prioritize especially since after the last election we learned the degree to which legacy media has limited reach and influence? >> it is something that is been happening for a long time and i've warned of. the thing i said over and over again that what can be digitized

will be digitized and it was. one of the things they have to recognize is where is the audience. the audience has taken control of the media and is think giving it back. you go where they're going and create what they want to consume. there is a terrible word in media which is "not csnackable." but being at the mercy and kindness of billionaires, good luck with that. i'm sorry. maybe a lot of billionaires so not one has all control but one billionaire won't end well. geoff: cara swisher, thank you for joining us. ♪ amna: president biden will meet

privately this evening in new orleans with the families of the 14 people killed in the terror attack on new year's day. before that the president and the first lady stopped on bourbon street and laid down flowers that a makeshift shrine for the victims and had a moment of silence. he will also attend a service. we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the victims, the lives they lead and the legacies they leave behind. stephanie sy has our remembrance. reporter: nicole perez was a mother teaching her five-year-old son how to read. she had just been promoted to manager at a local deli where the manager said she was a good mom who learned quickly. she was 27. that was also the age of martin, a former wide receiver from princeton university who was in louisiana on a fishing trip.

before he passed his brother jack was able to say goodbye on facetime. >> if you could have lived, he would have. he fought so hard. he was always the little guy. he always had to fight and that is what he did until the last breath he took. reporter: terrence kennedy was a born and raised new orleans. he was a kind man with a big heart who loved watching football especially the steelers. drew graduated from auburn university in 2023 and according to his linkedin page worked at honda. auburn university president christopher roberts said of the 26-year-old alum, words cannot convey the sorrow the auburn family feels for drew's family. kareem had just finished his first semester at the university of alabama. his father told reporters his son spent his life loving people

and socializing with friends. he was only 18. also 18, she had her whole life ahead of her according to her great aunts. she dreamed of becoming a nurse like her mother who hadn't 100 or to go to new orleans. elliott wilkinson was 40 years old and living on the streets at the time of his death. his older brother cecil told reporters that he had a history of mental illness. he said on facebook, you will truly be missed and i know life is hard for you at times. reggie hunter had to -- headed to bourbon street right after work. the 37-year-old was also a father of two. the 21-year-old was from a nearby town and was a huge white sox fan. in a facebook post his sister said, you deserve so much better

than this. i'm don't know how i'm supposed to go on without you. edward was from london and had ties to the british royal family. his stepmother was prince william's nanny. in a statement the eldest prins said catherine and i have been shocked and saddened by the tragic death of ed. latasha pulled lived in newer liens. the nursing assistant had a 14-year-old son. her aunt said, she wouldn't want us to be sad but we cannot help but be selfish and want her back. a 25-year-old, matthew, was a beloved son, brother and friend that worked at the superdome as an audiovisual technician. his father urged him not to go out on new years. >> as time goes by i will see something that will remind me of

him. that will happen probably for the rest of my life. reporter: also 25 was billy demeo. known as a standout lacrosse player with an infectious laugh. his family wrote, his energetic personality inspired everyone around him. 43-year-old brandon taylor was the last victim struck the truck according to his fiancée heather who spoke to reporters. taylor was described as a quiet christian who liked to rap. heather said, no one should ever have to die like that. he didn't deserve it. ♪ amna: of course our thoughts are with their families and loved ones and that is the news hour for tonight. geoff: thank you for joining us and have a great evening. ♪ announcer: major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by --

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