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police identifying berger by his distinctive tattoos. you can see a tiger tattoo inside that burned out truck. police also uncovering two semiautomatic weapons and canisters of gasoline, camp fuel and large firework mortars. police say berger's passport and wallet, which contained his military id, were also in the vehicle. investigators are also looking at reports that berger appeared on a reality tv show on the history channel, the ultimate soldier challenge, under the name matt berg inside edition, sharing video from 12 years ago showing the elite soldiers. >> so the question is, if we knew of a alias of matthew berg and he had been previously on a television show, we've seen that reporting but have not verified that reporting. >> sources say berger was divorced and had recently remarried, his wife reportedly telling authorities he'd been out of the house in colorado springs since christmas following a dispute over allegations of infidelity. investigators scouring the suspect's background, fbi and local police searching this townhome i

investigators say berger also believed he was being followed at the time of the attack. >> the suspect believed he was being followed all the way from colorado, and i want to make it clear that our suspect in this case has never had a criminal history, nor was he on the radar of the fbi or the lvmpd prior to this bombing. >> berger was an active duty army green beret who deployed to afghanistan twice. investigators say he left notes in his cell phone, saying he needed to cleanse his mind of the brothers. i've lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives i took. a reminder you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. the casket of former president jimmy carter arrived in washington, d.c, today as the celebration of his life and legacy continued. a solemn procession from the u.s. navy memorial through the streets of the nation's capital. he is lying in state in the capitol rotunda for the public to pay their respects. lawmakers t

authorities saying levels berger dying by suicide in that truck just before that blast.en others were injured. well, authorities say they also found a six-page document on levels berger's cell phone detailing his struggles with mental health. investigators working to get into another one of his electronic devices in the hopes of getting out even more information. david? mb >> david: mola, thank you. >>> tonight, there is news that the parent company of facebook has eliminated fact checking on facebook. mark zuckerberg recently meeting with president-elect trump. here's rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight, a seismic shift in strategy. ceo mark zuckerberg announcing meta will eliminate his third-party fact-checking. >> and we've reached a point where it's just too many mistakes and too much censorship. >> reporter: the change coming just days before donald trump takes office. zuckerberg acknowledging the move was prompted in part by the election. >> the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech. >> reporter: but zucker

matthew berger was an active special forces soldier, the winner of five bronze star medals, including one for valor in combat. officials now say he shot himself in the head before the explosion. they say his body was burned beyond recognition. we have both of these stories covered in depth tonight. anderson cooper is in new orleans. natasha chen is on the ground in las vegas. let's start with anderson and anderson. as you are there, what is the latest that you're learning from officials on the ground? >> well, the i'm here on bourbon street, as you can tell, bourbon street has reopened. businesses have reopened. there are people here not hugely crowded, but there's a lot of people here. the bars are open. that was an important for the city to get it back up and running. just as a symbol that this city is not on its knees and it is resilient. as you know, there was the college football championship game here as well today. so there have been a lot of people in the city. i talked to the the superintendent of police, anne kirkpatrick, a couple of hours ago, right before bourbon street op

on new year's eve morning, she says berger sent a picture of the cybertruck he rented. then the texts went silent. it wasn't until two days later, when the fbi reached her that she found out what had happened. she says she's still struggling with why berger would take his own life. >> i think he was just reaching out and i just didn't pick up on it. i don't think he didn't say anything explicit that would have triggered it, i guess. i just wish i had responded differently. >> we'll have much more from that interview coming up on good morning america. plus, the latest details on the investigation. >> engineers outside corvallis, oregon, are looking into the cause of a train trestle collapse. it happened while a 19 car train was passing through over the weekend. one car carrying a chemical used in fertilizer fell into the water. no one was hurt, and booms were set up in the river to contain any leaked materials. >> a self-driving taxi malfunctioned in arizona and the passenger captured it all on camera. the waymo became stuck in a scottsdale parking lot, going in circles.

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they've also identified two tattoos they said berger had, one of which was on the stomach and one ofhich is on the arm, that we can see bits and pieces of it, as in comparison to what it is that we now know he had on his body. >> that has given us a lot of confidence that this is, in fact, the same person. >> berger was an active duty member in the army special forces operations, serving in germany with previous tours in afghanistan. he held the rank of master sergeant, a senior enlistment, according to four u.s. officials. he was on approved leave when police say he rented the cybertruck in colorado. arriving in las vegas new years day, he drove up and down las vegas boulevard before passing the trump hotel. berger then circled back and parked the cybertruck in the entrance driveway just moments before the fiery blast, according to law enforcement officials. video of the aftermath shows the bed of the cybertruck loaded with fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel. police credit the tesla vehicle's body construction, forcing the blast upward and limiting the damage to the hotel drivewa

berger to recap the incident wednesday morning. a driver in a rented tesla cybertruck pulled up to the glass doors of the trump international hotel, just off the strip. the explosion happened within 17 seconds of his arrival. investigators say the explosion came from large fireworks, gasoline and camp fuel canisters packed in the truck. seven people were injured by the blast. investigators also found two semi-automatic guns legally purchased by berger on the 30th. authorities are still looking into the motive. >> we're running down investigative leads around the world. no information that we're aware of right now that connects this individual to any terrorist organization around the world. but that's obviously the thrust of the investigation is ruling out that there is any sort of terrorism nexus. >> now, as we've been reporting, the fbi said they have found no definitive link between the explosion and the new orleans attack. law enforcement did point out both men served at fort bragg in north carolina, though not in the same unit,

the >>>>suspect has been identified as matthew allen berger, an active duty army member stationed inmany but on leave at his home in colorado springs, colorado. cbs news spoke with two relatives who confirmed that berger had rented a cybertruck, and they say his wife had not heard from him in several days. authorities are investigating to see if there's any connection between the las vegas explosion and the truck attack in new orleans. >>>>the law enforcement and intelligence community are continuing to look for any connections, associations or coconspirators. >>>>both attacks had some overlapping similarities. in addition to the new year's day timing, both involved trucks rented through the turo app and both involved u.s. born servicemen who served in afghanistan at around the same time. i >>>>don't think it is a coincidence that you had two attacks with renting from the same site. both veterans. >>>>late wednesday, police and atf agents were seen at a colorado springs townhouse associated with lee berger, >>>>while the rental app that nicole mentioned, turo, is based here in the ba

berger to recap the incident. wednesday morning, a driver in a rented tesla cybertruck pulled up to the glass doors of the trump international hotel off the strip. that explosion happens within 17 seconds of his arrival. investigators say the explosion came from large fireworks, gasoline and camp fuel canisters packed in the truck. seven people were injured by the blast. investigators also found two semi-automatic guns legally purchased by berger on the 30th. authorities are still looking into the motive. >> we're running down investigative leads around the world. no information that we're aware of right now that connects this individual to any terrorist organization around the world. but that's obviously the thrust of the investigation is ruling out that there is any sort of terrorism nexus. >> the fbi said they have found no definitive link between the explosion and the attack in new orleans. law enforcement did point out both men served at fort bragg in north carolina, though not in the same unit, nor at the sa

authorities identified the suspect as 37 year old matthew lee berger, a decorated u.s. army green beret from colorado springs. they say he rented the cybertruck online in denver and drove it to vegas. this video shows the vehicle pulling in from the trump hotel, then leaving. it returned later a short time, a short time later that is exploding in front of the entrance. >> the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. >> officials cannot say with 100% certainty that the body in the vehicle is lee berger. two handguns found inside the car were lawfully purchased just before christmas by berger. there were also gasoline canisters and fireworks. the seven people injured in the blast suffered only minor injuries. >> still ahead here, a deadly shooting in bernal heights ends with one man dead and a woman and toddler injured. what san francisco police are saying about this morning's shooting. >> plus, a new report out on racial disparities when it comes to police stops in california. we'll show you the numbers when one person

defense officials say berger was an active duty u.s. army special forces, most recently a green beret who was on leave from germany at the time of the incident. vegas police addressed similarities between the truck explosion and the terror attack in new orleans, both men serving in the military. both were in afghanistan in 2009, but there is no evidence that they actually interacted. the two also used vehicles rented through the app turo. >> if these turn out to be simply similarities, very strange similarities to have, and so we're not prepared to rule in or rule out anything at this point. >> investigators say the explosion could have been far more devastating, had a different vehicle other than the cybertruck been involved, they say they believe the design and the build of the truck helped contain the majority of the blast. the sheriff todaylso outlined the route the driver took after renting the cybertruck in denver. this map showing his charging stops in colorado, new mexico and arizona before arriving to the las vegas strip. we're

as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado. he died from a self-inflicted gunshot before the explosion. berger is a highly decorated army special operations soldier. >> it's been confirmed by dod that he was indeed in the united states army. he was also a green beret operations sergeant who spent most of his time at fort carson, colorado, and in germany. he was on approved leave from germany, where he was serving with the 10th special forces group. he was also previously in the national guard and the army reserve. >> the sheriff would not definitively identify the remains, but said a military id, passport, credit cards and tattoos all matched berger to recap the incident wednesday morning. a driver in a rented tesla cybertruck pulled up to the glass doors of the trump international hotel off the strip. the explosion happened within 17 seconds of its arrival. investigators say the explosion came from large fireworks, gasoline and camp fuel canisters packed in the truck. seven people were injured by the blast. investigators also

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berger. they say just before christmas, he legally bought two handguns that were found inside the car. there were also gasoline canisters and fireworks. the seven people hurt in the explosion have minor injuries. both the las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are evolving fast. we are keeping. abc seven news.com and abc seven bay area app up to date. and of course, we'll pass along any new information this morning as we as we get it. >> and happening today, x49 dana stubblefield could find out if he's getting out of prison. he's set to be back in court a week after an appeals court overturned his rape conviction. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in san jose with what his attorney wants to see happen to this case, and why he says stubblefield should be released. lena. >> amanda, good morning to you. stubblefield's attorneys are hoping that he will be released from prison today, and they're also hoping prosecutors will rectify this by dropping all charges to bri

yesterday, investigators searched berger's home in colorado springs. wife reportedly told investigators he'd been out of the house since around christmas after a dispute over allegations of infidelity, similar to the attacker in new orleans. berger rented the truck on the san francisco based app turo, officials told abc news. he told the person he rented the truck from that he was going camping in the grand canyon. both the las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are evolving fast. in fact, just moments ago, the white house announced president biden and the first lady will visit new orleans on monday. we're keeping abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app updated with the latest developments 24 over seven. if you download the app, you can turn on notifications to get a heads up when new information comes in. >> happening today, x49 dana stubblefield could find out if he's getting out of prison. his case is heading back to court a week after his rape conviction was overturned. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live in s

now, officials say 37 year old matthew berger, a green beret from colorado springs, took his own life just moments before the explosion that caused seven minor injuries outside the trump international hotel. former fbi supervisor dave shepherd says the investigation is just getting underway. >> it takes a while to figure out motive. there's more about motive than what you think people say. well, it's got to be this. it has to be that. no, there's a lot more to it. there's a lot that goes into it. if you're going to do something as an international terrorism, domestic terrorism or whatever you're going to end up doing to start with, it takes a lot of preparation. >> now, berger's former girlfriend says he struggled with severe mental health problems that were tied to a traumatic brain injury. berger, left, notes saying the explosion was a stunt to serve as a wake up call to the country's weak leadership. you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu west coast rap with alex savage at 7:00 monday through friday. or you can find around the clock coverage

berger got a special reunion at the hospital with four soldiers who were released last week. they were all abducted together during the october 7th attack. and it was a very different chaotic scene in gaza as armed jihadists and hamas terrorists handed over freed thai farmer workers also abducted on october 7th. >>> coming up efforts to save a truck driver trapped for days in japan. >>> and later beyonce could ride off with more awards for cowboy carter. we'll have a grammys preview. allstate first. duke versus unc. what a storied rivalry? like you know to check your outfit first before meeting your girlfriend's family. that's a tough one to recover from steve. the disappointment on their faces says it all. uh-uh. yeah, checking first is smart. yeah. so check allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds. you're in good hands with allstate. i brought in ensure max protein with 30 grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks! —uh. —here i'll take that. [cheering] ensure max protein, 30 grams protein, 1 gram sugar and a protein blend to feed

at least one person, agam berger, has already been released. also expected to be released today arbel yehud and gadi moses. three more captives are expected to be released saturday. many hoping kfir bibas, the youngest hostage to remain in hamas' captivity will be among them. for more, let's turn to claudio lavanga. good morning, claudio. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that's right. early this morning, we saw footage of hamas handing over agam berger to the red cross and then in turn to the israeli defense forces who confirm that she's now on the way back to israel where she will receive immediate medical assistance as the other hostages have been released until now. next in line, arbel yehud, a 29-year-old israeli civilian who was already expected to be released last weekend. but whether it became clear that she was not among those released by hamas, israel accused hamas of violating the terms of the cease-fire agreement and stopped hundreds hundreds of thousands of palestinians from returning to the northern gaza until she is released. a

lyles berger shot himself before the bomb went off. no one else died, but seven people were injured. today, police in las vegas released these screengrabs of prompts that he gave chatgpt. the prompts included questions about how much explosives he needed, as well as where to get fireworks and what kind of firearm and ammo to use in order to trigger that explosion. we knew that i was going to change the game at some point or another, and really all of our lives, and certainly i think this is the first instance that i'm aware of on u.s. soil, where chatgpt is utilized to help an individual build a particular device. joining me now is business and tech reporter scott budman. not exactly a great, you know, positive for chatgpt that it's used in this way, obviously, but it does reinforce the whole complexity around artificial intelligence and the fact that it can be used for good or for bad. right? exactly. for good and for bad. jessica, as you said, there is an inevitability to this. remember when the internet took off and we were finding

police say berger, a highly decorated green beret, died by suicide. he had been on leave from the military. to washington. now, the 119th congress has convened in d.c, and there are some changes with the bay area's contingent. after a contentious election that includes former san jose mayor sam liccardo. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him today about his priorities. >> will you raise your right hand? >> friday marked the first day of a new congress. among those sworn in former san jose mayor and now congressman sam liccardo. >> congratulations. you are now members of the 119th congress. >> on friday afternoon, we spoke with liccardo from his washington, d.c. office. >> i feel enormous pride for the opportunity and the privilege to be able to serve in this way. >> liccardo replaces longtime representative anna eschew. his district stretches from the south bay to the mid peninsula and coastal san mateo county. when not on capitol hill, liccardo will be at the same offices as you had in palo alto and half moon bay. >> well,

. >> siegfried and roy originally were a featured act in the folies bergere shows, and they were bringing a new type of attraction to las vegas, full of extravagant showmanship and real, you know, dazzling illusions. and they were so good and so popular that they got their own show. and that show for several years was the biggest vegas attraction. >> they were the first magic act with large animals. they could make a giant cat disappear. that's not something you see very often. >> it was just amazing to see a beautiful tiger that close up. not on tv, not in a cage, but really close up. that kind of threw me because i'm like, it's not going to come in the audience, is it where else would you go to see something like that? >> there's literally nowhere in the world that you were going to see that kind of an act, and there's not even any decent imitators of that siegfried and roy came to this country from germany in the early 70s. >> they've been together now for more than 23 years. and to give you some idea of their endurance this summer, their las vegas show had its one millionth visitor. >

michael lives berger's family said facebook loving the country.vet pretty i can soldier. a pretty i can american. again, it just doesn't make sense. >> yeah, this one really doesn't. there could be just some -- you know, severe mental health component, other things when people come back. it's hard to figure this one out. and hopefully the next few days, once they dig deeper into the social media accounts and maybe talk to some other people, maybe they will get some answers. you really don't know. just talking back -- and not to say somebody's rhetoric caused this. but we have been heightened state of rhetoric, which bad things happen and are more likely to happen and people that might have a shorter fuse or something like that might get triggered a little bit easier. you and i know we follow this stuff that most of what the democrats say, particularly with regard to trump, we don't take remotely seriously. but people out there do, unfortunately. >> charlie: it's enough to drive anybody insane. so maybe we should knock it off. jonathan, thank you f

investigators say lyles berger's motive remains unclear. we have to focus on what we know and what we don't know. we know we have a bombing. absolutely. and it's a bombing that certainly has factors that raise concern. it's not lost on us that it's in front of, you know, of the trump building, that it's a tesla vehicle. but we don't have information at this point that definitively tells us or suggests it was because of this particular ideology or the, you know, any of the reasoning behind it. seven people suffered minor injuries in that blast. two were treated at a local hospital. now, of course, we're still in the early stages of both of these investigations. we will continue to bring you updates as we get them. and we're not when we're not on air. you can get the latest information on our website, nbcbayarea.com. or you can download our free nbc bay area app. all right. we now know when the santa cruz wharf will reopen. you remember that that the portion of the wharf collapsed in the water two days before christmas because of those large

[applause] justice berger: governor carter, are you prepared to take the oath of office? place your right hand on the bible and repeat after me. hi, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear, that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states so help me god. congratulations. [applause] ♪ justice burger: ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] pres. carter: for myself and for our nation, i want to thank my predecessor for all he has done to heal our land. [applause] in this outward and physical ceremony, we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our nation. as my high school teacher, miss julia coleman, used to say, "we must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.” here before me is the bible used in the inauguration of our first president, in 1789, and i have just taken the oath of office on the bible my mother gave me just a few years ago, opened to a timeless admonition from the a

newly released surveillance video shows the suspect, matthew le berger, pouring 20 gallons of fuel onto could be seen dripping from the vehicle when it pulled up to the trump hotel. police are still reviewing what they're calling a manifesto on berger's phone. >> he has graphic encounters from his military experience that replay in his head over and over, and that now he feels like he's a shell of a human being with nothing to live for. >> police say his writings indicate le berger had considered planning to set off the explosion at the glass walkway at the grand canyon, but then changed to the trump hotel. >> finding your third place in the world will break that down, and financial planning for the parent that has been consistently named the most childless major city in the u.s. and earlier today we spoke with jay zygmont, the author of the childfree guide to life and money, about the difference between dinks, dual income, no kids and sinks, single income, no kids. >> standard life script says, you go to school, you get married, you have kids. it's the american dream. you know, the hou

this is video of berger reuniting with israeli defense forces after 482 days in captivity. and then there's also this image tweeted out by israeli defense forces of her finally reuniting with her family in israel. this is video of the release of other hostages overnight in gaza. again, another large group of people surrounded the red cross vehicles with some, if you can hear them right now. not many in the if not many in the crowd shouting at the hostages. netanyahu says scenes like these are, quote, further proof of the unimaginable cruelty of the hamas terrorist organization. he is demanding mediators put an end to these scenes of intimidation. hamas has released a total of eight hostages over the past several hours as part of a cease fire agreement with israel. the group includes three israelis berger, who i already mentioned, plus a 29 year old israeli woman and an 80 year old israeli man, along with five thai nationals who had been working in israel when they were abducted during the october 7th attacks back in 2023. this is video of a van arriving inside israel with o

matthew berger was a master sergeant in the elite green berets, a highly decorated, active duty armydier who's now accused of taking his own life and blowing up a rented cybertruck in front of the trump international hotel in las vegas wednesday morning. police found his passport, military id wallet and all sorts of other personal items in the burned out tesla truck, which he also allegedly filled with fireworks, gas cans and other fuel. investigators don't know how it was detonated, but say whatever it was that blew up seemed rudimentary. >> the level of sophistication is not what we would expect from from an individual with this type of military experience. >> las vegas police also recovered two guns from inside the cybertruck, both badly damaged from the fire. the colorado man who owns the tesla truck said berger told him he was renting it to go camping in the grand canyon, but clearly never went there. in fact, because charging stations track information, police know the exact route he took from denver to las vegas, but they still don't know what drove him to set off the explosio

defense officials tell fox news live berger was an active duty u.s. army special forces. most recently, a green beret who was on leave from germany at the time of the incident. but in terms of how complicated the explosions were. the atf says most of the materials inside were consumer grade and things everyday people can buy. >> the level of sophistication is not what we would expect from from an individual with this type of military experience that most of the materials inside that tesla were fuel to help fuel a greater explosion. >> while the motive is unknown, the fbi searched the home in colorado springs today and says they've received thousands of tips. local police also addressed the similarities between the truck explosion in las vegas and the terror attack in new orleans. both men served in the military. both were in afghanistan in 2009, but there's no evidence they interacted. the two also used vehicles rented through the app turo. >> if these turn out to be simply similarities, very strange similarities to have. and so we're not prepared to rule in or rule out a

to do this for this country not for himself, you see last night the jack smith thing is a nothing berger, total nothing berger. >> look, president trump himself has said he wants to look to the future so let's keep doing that, otherwise we'll get off the rails fast here. >> president trump does want to look to the future. he says his retribution will be peace and prosperity, that doesn't mean that some of his colleagues that understand what they-- not just tried to do to him, but did to this country has to be adjudicated and this is going to be a big effort, i think, of people trying to get president trump on board to do that. like i said, president trump is not a vindictive person, not someone who looks for revenge, but we need to do this for country and you should know, there are elements of president trump's coalition that are absolutely adamant this has to be done. this weaponization has to be taken out root and branch. >> you say he's not a vindictive person. >> and i went to prison for months, and benny thompson, the chairman, publicly, and nancy pelosi, and today it's in punch bow

police say berger, a highly decorated green beret, died by suicide. he had been on leave from the military. to washington. now, the 119th congress has convened in d.c, and there are some changes with the bay area's contingent. after a contentious election that includes former san jose mayor sam liccardo. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him today about his priorities. >> will you raise your right hand? >> friday marked the first day of a new congress. among those sworn in former san jose mayor and now congressman sam liccardo. >> congratulations. you are now members of the 119th congress. >> on friday afternoon, we spoke with liccardo from his washington, d.c. office. >> i feel enormous pride for the opportunity and the privilege to be able to serve in this way. >> liccardo replaces longtime representative anna eschew. his district stretches from the south bay to the mid peninsula and coastal san mateo county. when not on capitol hill, liccardo will be at the same offices as you had in palo alto and half moon bay. >> well,

agam berger is there a reason why agam berger stayed in captivity? a gam is a very brave soldier. we are committed to a return. we and will do everything that a gam will return. did hamas. transferred the dead and the living list. we haven't received the list. we will update the families and then the. >> public. channel 13. is. >> idf going to evict the netzarim corridor? we are committed to the agreement and i'm not going to say more. and we'll update you further when necessary. >> this is cnn newsroom. i'm kim brunhuber. here's where things stand right now with the breaking news in gaza. the israeli military says it now has custody of the four israeli hostages that hamas released a short time ago. they are now back in israel and will be taken to a hospital. that led to celebrations in tel aviv's hostage square, where families of hostages have been gathering for the past 15 months. in exchange, israel is expected to release 200 palestinian prisoners. cnn's paula hancocks joins us live from abu dhabi. paula, we were just listening to an idf spokesperson there. you were listening i

months in captivity, the short walk to freedom — your hands together. for kidnapped soldier agam bergerood friends watched her appear. it's felt like something is missing inside of us, of our hearts. because she's really, really a good friend of ours. she's, like, one of the group, and, just, she wasn't here. in exchange, israel released 110 palestinian prisoners. among them, dozens of teenagers and the former head of an armed palestinian group in reunions here seen by many as a triumph for hamas... ..seen in israel as the price it pays to get its hostages home. they seek to be confirmed into their positions. kash patel, tulsi gabbard, and robert f kenneder ms gabbard — who was tapped to be director of national intelligence — was probed by democrats over accusations she's repeated russian propoganda faced more questions about his anti—vaccination stance. director — was accused by democrats of promoting as they seek to be confirmed into their positions. kash patel, tulsi gabbard, and robert f kenneder each defended their records during separate confirmation hearings on thursday. ms gabba

indeed, credit must go to german director edward berger, who has fashioned a film that is very accessiblelike a murder mystery. you should be careful, thomas. i wanted to make a political thriller that stands like a book that you really love to read, like where you basically, you know, you are on the edge of your seat for the entire time, but also i was really moved by ralph's character's interior journey — ralph fiennes has been nominated for an oscar twice before, in the 19905 for roles in schindler's list and the english patient. he's widely expected to get nominated again for this year for his role in conclave. how important is it for you to get awards recognition or oscars recognition? does it mean a lot to you? i think getting awards recognition helps the movie business have traction. the real reward for the actor is getting the job, but i think if you are, if the awards come to any actor or director in any film, of course you celebrate, because i think it injects a kind of enthusiasm into cinema. and particularly what's great about this is, of course there is awards talk, but more

authorities say matthew berger, a highly decorated army green beret, had a journal in his phone that contained two letters. in those letters, the 37 year old said the country was being led by the weak and those who only served to enrich themselves. he also pointed out that this was not a terrorist attack. >> he actually calls it a stunt in in one of these documents that we're going to release to you that he was trying to get the attention of the american people because he was upset about a number of different things. >> berger took his own life prior to the blast on wednesday. authorities say they still don't know why he chose the trump hotel or the cybertruck. >> while authorities say they have found no definitive link between what happened in las vegas and in new orleans, the trucks used in both of those cases were rented on a san francisco based car sharing app. turo allows people to list their own cars for rent, similar to how homeowners can list their homes for rent on airbnb. the company says fewer than one tenth of 1% of turo trips have ended with a serious issue in its 12 yea

chief justice berger, vice president bush. speaker o'neill, senator dole, reverend, clergy and members of my family and and my fellow citizens. this day has been made brighter with the presence here of one who for a time has been absent. senator john stennis, god bless you and welcome back. there is, however, one who is not with us today. representative gillis long of louisiana left us last. and i wonder if we could all join in a moment of silent prayer prayer. amen. there are no words to adequate to express. my thanks for the great honor that you on me. i will do my utmost to be deserving of your trust. this is as senator mathias told us, the 50th time that we, the people, have celebrated this historic occasion when the first president, george, placed his hand upon the bible. he stood than a single day's journey by horseback from raw, untamed wilderness. there were 4 million americans in a union of 13 states. today we are 60 times as many in a union of 50 states. we've lighted the world with our inventions. gone to the aid of

chief justice berger, vice president bush. speaker o'neill, senator dole, reverend, clergy and members of my family and and my fellow citizens. this day has been made brighter with the presence here of one who for a time has been absent. senator john stennis, god bless you and welcome back. there is, however, one who is not with us today. representative gillis long of louisiana left us last. and i wonder if we could all join in a moment of silent prayer prayer. amen. there are no words to adequate to express. my thanks for the great honor that you on me. i will do my utmost to be deserving of your trust. this is as senator mathias told us, the 50th time that we, the people, have celebrated this historic occasion when the first president, george, placed his hand upon the bible. he stood than a single day's journey by horseback from raw, untamed wilderness. there were 4 million americans in a union of 13 states. today we are 60 times as many in a union of 50 states. we've lighted the world with our inventions. gone to the aid of