nopd superintendent ann kirkpatrick is supposed to come out and address us here. when i will ask her all of those questions and run those numbers by her like you mentioned. at least ten people killed, almost 30 people hurt. i will ask exactly those questions to her to get those numbers confirmed. other things that i plan on asking her are all around -- all around social media and witnesses i have spoken to tell me that they witnessed a white f-150 plow on to bourbon street, running over so many people, that is also something that i do want to confirm with her. we've been standing out here for about half an hour now so i do want toell you what we've been noticing. i've seen of course dozens of nopd officers here, we've seen the homicide -- homicide unit here. we've seen also the fbi, louisiana state police. so we do expect several agencies to address us. of course, we will run that media briefing here on air and also online, that way you all at home who may have had family or friends on bourbon street or are just concerned about what's happening in our city that wa

if i got the numbers right from ann kirkpatrick, about 35 people remain at area hospitals all across new orleans, 10 people tragically have been killed. the mayor calling this a terrorist attack. someone went around barricades and intentionally drove down bourbon street with the intent to harm or kill people. he then opened fire on nopd officers, two officers returned fire, two officers were shot there, they are in stable condition at this point. brittany is joining our coverage right now. you were also in the french quarter. what are you seeing where you are? >> reporter: yeah, travers, well, terrible situation to be waking up to and a terrible way to be ringing in the new year after a mass casualty event like this. right now we're standing right near canal and bourbon street. i'm going to show you what it looks like behind me. dozens of police officers here right now, detectives investigating. we just learned from superintendent ann kirkpatrick that the fbi is now taking over this investigation because of the severity of this case. we also learned that there were potential explosiv

police superintendent anne kirkpatrick said the driver was "trying to run over as many people as he could and was "hellbent on creating the damage and carnage that he did". these are recorded pictures. now you can see the yellow tape. this is the live scene. an eight—block cordon has been set up around the scene with the fbi taking over the investigation. afp has told us, quoting us media, saying the suspect was killed at the scene. an fbi special agent, alathea duncan, said improvised explosive devices had been found at the scene but agents were confirming if they were viable. in the back of a pick—up truck there could be all sorts of items. social media footage, which appears to have been filmed today showed numerous shots exchanged and multiple people on the ground with injuries, as well as others running from the area. i have seen some of the footage and it is quite shocking, appears to have been filmed from balconies above bourbon street. there are people lying on the ground with injuries and many people running from the area. new orleans is one of the major cities in the southern us

hell—bent on creating the carnage that he did, that was superintendent anne kirkpatrick. their families of victims. we know ten victims have been killed in this incident. they are heading to the university medical centre in the city for further news. our thoughts are with them and everyone connected with that. let's speak to north america correspondent rowan bridge — he's following developments from washington. some pretty strong statements in the last hour from local prosecutors as well. what have they been saying? t prosecutors as well. what have they been saying?— they been saying? i think the resonse they been saying? i think the response you _ they been saying? i think the response you have _ they been saying? i think the response you have seen - they been saying? i think thej response you have seen from they been saying? i think the - response you have seen from the white house down has been swift, on the one hand expressing concern and revulsion over what has happened and also on the other hand making clear that they intend to prosecute this incident to the full ex

. >> ann kirkpatrick, the former police chief of oakland who is now the chief of police in new orleansdeclared the street open today. the sugar bowl went on today a bit earlier, and i got a report from a fellow journalist who was inside the dome, and he said the place was virtually packed. the people were there. there was a high police presence, as you said, on the on the corners of the french quarter throughout downtown new orleans. there's never seen so many national guard, so many police, so many state highway patrols, so many letter jackets in attendance. but so they are increasing security and but they are going forward. and it's interesting to note as of now, there's been remarkably little finger pointing. i don't know if that's because of the events, but in new orleans, you know, they are not strangers to tragedy. they are not strangers to disasters. and they realize that for every no matter how prepared you are, katrina can hit a tornado can touch down, or a maniac can come rolling in on a truck. >> well, online. and i know, you know, the finger pointing is limited at this poin

now, i want to talk about ann kirkpatrick for a minute or two.nn kirkpatrick, who's a superintendent of police, is the one who said that, you know, she didn't know anything about the fact that the department has had these barriers since 2017. and i say to myself, why wouldn't someone say before new year's eve, all right, guys, what assets do we have to put in place for new year's eve? she didn't even ask that question. but most importantly, she wants to make sure that we're not here to place blame. why? because they're all at fault. ann kirkpatrick, who was let go from the oakland police department and served in many other police departments tennessee, chicago and new orleans. okay. this is a woman who needs to be fired. i'm sorry. people died because of her ineptitude. and in addition to that, she's arrogant about it. why is she doing an individual press conference? remember, the first one was a cluster mess. all right. and now she's going out on her own. anyone will talk to her if she talks to them. so she said i had no idea we had these barrie

if you need more reason to doubt anne kirkpatrick other than the fact that she looks like the grannyeverly hillbillies." [laughter] just a few months ago she accidentally drove her own car into two pedestrians when she made a left-hand turn and didn't see them. they weren't seriously hurt and she did say sorry. and what about the big yellow barriers that would have prevented the attack? they are there now, but she's totally clueless where they came from. >> when you go down bourbon, you will see yellow what we call archers, and they are along the sidewalk, and that would be to be preventive if someone had, or if this particular terrorist went around up on the sidewalk, that's what that would do. >> where did they come from? >> actually, we had them. i didn't know about them, that we have them. >> tyrus: "i didn't know about them, but we have them." at that that's very comforting to the families. i'm not saying she was hired because of di, but i'm not not saying it. look, motivated bad men will do bad things, but incompetent unqualified hires are just as dangerous to the safety of the

we have tape of ann kirkpatrick who's the new orleans police superintendent explaining how she didn'thad barriers that might have prevented this. >> we have archers that are along the sidewalk and that would be to be preventive if someone had or if this particular terrorist went around up on the sidewalk, that's what that would do, okay? it would slow that down for anyone who thought that they could breach our targets. >> [inaudible] >> actually, we have them. i didn't know about them, but we have them. rachel: i'm listening the that interview, and i barely trust that woman, ann kirkpatrick, the police superintendent, to be a crossing guard, let alone to run a city this important that has so many tourists and keep people's lives safe. this is unbelievable, that somebody this incompetent has this job. charlie: and she seems really nonchalant about it. guy: yeah, it almost felt like, if you didn't see the tail end of it, she had just been it would about these things, and she was i trying to remember what she had been briefed on about these tools. that's the thing. she's describing how w

i'm sorry, i cannot go back to the judge's point, that press conference, to hear anne kirkpatrick sayhave a plan. >> judge jeanine: yeah. [laughs] >> tyrus: but the terrace defeated it. he made a right-hand turn because you parked a police car, that was your plan? because the hydraulics were out? there are also other things in new orleans, i forget what they are called, these big plates come up and cover the whole street. you cut fire trucks. new york used to dump trucks. you had no plan. then when you went in there, now she is trying to attach herself to the men and women, the boots on the ground who ran into things, she wants to talk them up. where were you? there was $40 million put aside to fix the security measures at bourbon street. where is that money? >> judge jeanine: oh, i love it, tyrus. >> tyrus: where is that money? you have 15 dead, 35, hundreds of people will never be the same, thousands of people. >> joey: yeah. >> tyrus: and your best guess is he defeated it? governor, mayor, whatever you want to tell yourself, where is the resignation? the chief of police eddie terro

. >> new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was from texas. he joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan. the fbi says he placed some ied or improvised explosive devices in the french quarter. he was killed in a clash with police who responded to the scene. the fbi says he acted alone, but evidence does indicate he was inspired by isis. >> federal law enforcement and the intelligence community are actively investigating any foreign or domestic contacts in connection that could possibly be relevant to the

so you know, one of our former oakland police chiefs is there, ann kirkpatrick. know you know who she is. she's a superintendent. that's what they call their police chief there in new orleans. she's faced a lot of questions about why the security barriers weren't up and why they didn't, you know, anticipate because their answer was, well, we didn't know he was going to go on the sidewalk. but in a lot of these events that we're seeing recently, when there is some sort of a terror event, they are happening where someone plows through. we saw an increase. we just saw it in germany. why wasn't something like that anticipated by police? that's a great question. you know, they improvised, they parked police cars. but when you watch the video, the suspect simply drove around a police car to literally gain access to the sidewalk and then the street. that's a serious mistake. but i would like to add, jessica, that he was there to kill had he not been able to gain access. i believe there were ieds he planned on planting or his associates were going to plant. he was going

my name is ann kirkpatrick, the chief of new orleans police.olice. you've heard some details today and over the last 2a hours, we've had approximately 400 over the last 24 hours, we've had approximately 400 officers in the french quarter. as we know, this is notjust an act of terrorism, this is evil. when we face evil, we have a choice. we can run in fear, or we can indeed stand in strength. in a time of crisis, people are looking for leadership. you're looking at the leadership. and i promise you as the chief of police of this city, this city has been tried by fire before. but fire purifies, fire makes things stronger. we have a plan, we know what to do, we are going to get these people. there is a path forward. i'm very pleased that we will be back to having a wonderful game tomorrow night. new orleans police have proven their ability to make the city safer. that was the latest news conference in the last couple of hours. let's get some witness reaction. i'v e i've been there many times. i told it was like mardi gras. it's just a massive told

that was new orleans police chief anne kirkpatrick, who you may recognize because she served as oakland's police chief from 2017 to 2020. she says there will be extra security measures in place for the sugar bowl college football game tomorrow. the game between georgia and notre dame was supposed to happen tonight at the superdome in new orleans, but it has now been postponed until tomorrow afternoon. now, back here at home, several events around san francisco drew thousands of people on this new year's day as well. organizers say some of those events say they are monitoring what happened in new orleans, to see if they need to modify their security situation. here's nbc bay area's sergio quintana. for the last 25 years, thousands of people turn out for the breakfast of champions block party to dance on new year's day. about 10,000 are expected today. usually the biggest concern is about people getting a little too intoxicated during the daytime party. but the incident in new orleans has a security team on alert to try and prevent anything more dangerous from happening. god forbid that has

in new orleans in french quarters here with chief of police for new orleans police department ann kirkpatrick. chief kirkpatrick, where are you in the investigation? >> this is an fbi investigation. so they are the lead agency. they are making a lot of progress in the last 24 hours. i will be meeting with emthis soon for an update on the investigation. >> i watched you yesterday at the press conference and you talked about accomplices, where are you in that part of the investigation? can you give us information the public can use? >> as i said, fbi has taken the lead, i would not use word accomplice, there are people of interest, whether or not they are associated. this is not an accomplice situation, as of yet. we are about to have another briefing, they are looking at anyone and everyone who could have been affiliated and it may be they are not and it may be this is a lone wolf, we do not have final confirmation, we are going to as a you community of law enforcement will continue to be looking for other actors, if there are. it is not a final decision on that and it is the fbi who will make

we're talking about former oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick, who now serves as the new orleans chief of police. she shared updates on the attack today alongside several other local and state leaders, and kirkpatrick praised her officers for bravely standing against evil. new orleans police and all law enforcement is built. we are built for dealing with evil, with things that would cause us others to be in fear, but instead our officers. and last night in opd particular stood strong. they did not run. they did kill the terrorist. kirkpatrick served as oakland's police chief from 2017 to 2020. so how was the suspect able to drive a pickup into the crowd? were there enough barriers in place? nbc's jesse kirsch continues our team coverage from new orleans. a short time ago, officials here in new orleans held a press conference and gave us an update after that deadly ramming incident overnight. what we know at this point is as follows. first of all, the sugar bowl, which was set to be played this evening here at the superdome, has been postponed at least 24 hours to tomorrow night. i aske

and madam mayor, for those who do not know me, my name is anne kirkpatrick. i'm the chief of police of new. busy orleans, my title official title superintendent, but my role is as chief of police. you know, you've heard some of the details today. and over the last 24 hours we had approximately $400.00 officers and french quarter. and as we know, this is not just an act of, of terrorism. this is a ball. and when we face enable, we have a choice, we could run in fear. or we can indeed stand in strength at a time of crisis. people are looking for leadership. you are looking at the leadership and i promise you as the chief of police of this city of the city has been tried by fire before the fire, pure of bodies fire makes things stronger. we have a plan. we know what to do. we are going to get these people there is a path forward, very pleased that we will be back to having a wonderful game tomorrow night. new orleans police have proved on their ability to make the city shape or just 2 years ago. we were the murder capital of america today. from that time, 2 year

my name is anne kirkpatrick, and my official title is superintendent but my role is as chief of police. you have heard some of the details today, and over the last 24 hours we had approximately 400 officers in the french quarter. as we know, this is not just an account of terrorism. this is evil. when we face evil, we have a choice. we can run in fear or we can, indeed, stand in strength. at a time of crisis, people are looking for leadership. you are looking at the leadership. i promise you as the chief but fire purifies. fire makes things stronger. we have a plan. we know what to do. we are going to get these people. there is a path forward. very pleased that we will be back to having a wonderful game tomorrow night. new orleans police have proven their ability to make the city safer. just two years ago, we were the murder capital of america. today, from that time two years ago, we have driven our murder rate more than 50% down. so we have a track record. but this is different because it's terrorism. now, i want to thank all of our law enforcement partners. you're fabulous. and we ap

new orleans police superintendent ann kirkpatrick, who once served as oakland's police chief, spoke on today this morning and addressed why those safety barricades were not in service at the time of the attack. well, they were not able to be up and running, and that is because it was under repair. we were aware of this issue, and that's why we were using patrol cars. that will be changing today. we will have much heavier equipment to harden these soft, softer targets. so the city had a multi million dollar package for repairing this infrastructure, obviously in time for the super bowl. but it was not complete. that super bowl is set for february 9th at the city's iconic superdome. today at the superdome, security was high for the sugar bowl college football game between notre dame and georgia state. it was postponed from yesterday after that attack. there was a brief moment of silence held before kickoff with beefed up police presence as well. now, back here in the bay area, local agencies are taking note of the new orleans terror attack. and tonight in san francisco, there are two lar

police superintendent ann kirkpatrick, who used to be here in the bay area, says the video shows officers were well within their rights to open fire. and it's clear that these officers were well within policy. and so we have zero concerns about that. but all officers are faced with shoot, don't shoot. and this was clearly within the law and clearly solidly within the policy. kirkpatrick was a former police chief in oakland. two officers were injured in that shooting. they've both been released from the hospital. it is tax time, and millions of you can file your federal tax return for free. starting today. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll show you how next. hi, rob. hey there. chris. right now we are enjoying some nice conditions around dublin. 61 degrees. not much wind for the moment, but that will change tomorrow morning as a wind advisory will be underway to start the pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig. so you get high speeds

that was new orleans police chief ann kirkpatrick, who served as oakland's police chief from 2017 to 2020. she says there will be extra security measures in place for the sugar bowl college football game tomorrow. the sugar bowl college football game will be postponed until tomorrow afternoon. the game between georgia and notre dame was supposed to happen tonight at the superdome in new orleans. it will now happen tomorrow at 1:00 in the afternoon. back here at home, local law enforcement is continuing to monitor the situation. and it comes as san francisco is bustling with new year celebrations and ongoing holiday gatherings. our sergio quintana is live in the city. sergio, i know there's a lot of things happening out there this new year's day. how? security looking. yeah, well, one of the biggest events in the city that has happened for 25 years now is a block party called breakfast of champions. we had a pretty good conversation with the director of security for that event. he says that they do prepare for events like this because it is a block party. they have a pretty decent are

new orleans police chief anne kirkpatrick, who also used to be oakland's police chief, says the officers are recovering. the fbi believes the driver did not act alone. meantime, back in the bay area. >> it's scary. >> the news of the attack is on people's minds like cody larkin in many boston. it's really scary. and it's it's 7 we. >> within a place where this is something that we have to think about. honestly, one of the first that's a had was when i was how many people are out celebrating now, it just makes me more anxious about crowds just now going through any type of really crowded space and thinking of ways it's gonna be targeted because there's a lot of people here. it's not it's not going to governor gavin newsom's office released a statement in response to the new orleans attack reads in part, quote, the state threat assessment center is on heightened alert closely, coordinating and sharing information with partner law enforcement agencies. >> governor gavin newsom adds while there is are no credible threats directed at california events. cal oes urges all californians to remain

new orleans police chief anne kirkpatrick, who also used to be oakland's police chief, says the officers are recovering. the fbi believes the driver did not act alone. meantime, back in the bay area. >> it's scary. >> the news of the attack is on people's minds like cody larkin in many boston. it's really scary. and it's at 7. we. >> i live in a place where this is something that we have to think about. honestly, one of the first that's a had was when i was just how many people are out celebrating now, it just makes me more anxious about crowds just now going through any type of really crowded space and thinking of days is going to be targeted because there's a lot of people here. it's not it's not going to governor gavin newsom's office released a statement in response to the new orleans attack reads in part, quote, the state threat assessment center is on heightened alert closely, coordinating and sharing information with partner law enforcement agencies and a governor gavin newsom adds while there is. >> are no credible threats directed at california events. >> cal oes urges all calif

new orleans police chief anne kirkpatrick, who also used to be oakland's police chief, says the officers are recovering. the fbi believes the driver did not act alone. meantime, back in the bay area. >> it's scary. >> the news of the attack is on people's minds like cody larkin in many boston. it's really scary. and it's at 7. we. >> within a place where this is something that we have to think about. honestly, one of the first that's a had was when i was how many people are out celebrating now, it just makes me more anxious about crowds just now going through any type of really crowded space and thinking of days is going to be targeted because there's a lot of people here. it's not it's not going to governor gavin newsom's office released a statement in response to the new orleans attack reads in part, quote, the state threat assessment center is on heightened alert closely, coordinating and sharing information with partner law enforcement agencies. >> and governor gavin newsom adds while there are no credible threats directed at california events, cal oes urges all californians to remai

new orleans police superintendent ann kirkpatrick, who once served as oakland's police chief, spoke onay this morning and addressed why those safety barricades were not in service at the time of the attack. well, they were not able to be up and running, and that is because it was under repair. we were aware of this issue, and that's why we were using patrol cars. that will be changing today. we will have much heavier equipment to harden these soft, softer targets. so the city had a

the mayor is there, latoya cantrell, anne kirkpatrick, as well as robert hodges.iefed. he is still getting information in realtime from the nopd and from the state police. as brandy said, we are just about 14 hours away from kickoff for the sugar bowl. the eyes of the college football world, tens of thousands of fans from georgia and notre dame are in new orleans and the biggest sporting event on planet earth in early february. the super bowl. we have been talking about security preps and plans, a big question that hopefully nopd and state police will answer, was this a drunk driver. was this an accident? or was this an act of essentially domestic terrorism? was it intentional that somebody drove a car down bourbon street? we're going to get off that live look. as soon as they start talking, we'll take you back to the french quarter. until that happens, let's go live a couple of blocks away from the 8th district. fletcher, what does it look like there? you were following an additional scene, if you will a possible threat of a suspicious package? >> what you're loo

new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick. >> and if it hadn't been on bourbon, he was goinggo somewhere else. >> reporter: but bourbon street is the heart of the french quarter, and new orleans did have a backup plan. these archer barriers, also meant to stop a speeding vehicle from step driving on the sidewalk. kirkpatrick was asked why those barriers weren't put in place until after the attack. >> i didn't know about them, but we have 'em, and so we have been able now to put them out. >> reporter: today, the first funeral, this for 18-year-old kareem badawi, who was a freshman at the university of alabama. along bourbon street are 14 crosses and images honoring those who died. the growing tribute includes a wall where one mourner wrote "we will never forget. terror didn't win." the resilience also extends to the dozens who were injured, including jeremi sensky, the 51-year-old pennsylvania resident was in his wheelchair celebratingwhen the attack happened. >> he was 5 feet from the truck. he was watching the shoot out from the crowd. he kept yelling for help, but he wasn't

we are expecting to hear from the new orleans police department superintendent anne kirkpatrick, that —— what happens is these statements gets delayed. they are trained as much as they can to clarify what they can tell the media. we are keeping an eye on that door where we expected this statement to happen. i mentioned a little earlier, we have had some reaction from the louisiana governor, his name isjeff landry, who posted on ex that he was playing for the victims and first responders on the scene and said that it was a horrific act of violence that took place on bourbon street earlier this morning. he said that pleasejoin sharon earlier this morning. he said that please join sharon and i in praying for all the victims and first responders on the scene. i urge all on the scene to avoid the area. if we can show this pictures again, the scene, you can see that there is a lot of police activity in this area. you can see that the police are still there. they are trying to work out what has happened. this is always the case that when there are these incidents. the police really try to fi

. >> that is the police chief anne kirkpatrick of new orleans.- i mean obviously the blame here we should be clear lies with the individual that chose to do this and to attempt to kill as many people as possible. that is the first place to start this conversation, but do you think that this could have been prevented with better security planning? >> i think the security planning for the event and for what they have done in the past is what they assumed to be able to work for this. when we have had major large scale events in the past, they have also put dump trucks in the streets filled with sand. with this situation, and that being the case he actually drove past the police car and made a hard right in front of the police car, and that is where he started to hit the people in the crowd and he went up on the osaka just prior to that. and that would have been pretty hard to prevent. but yeah, there is always a second guess and another way to make things harder. >> >> yeah. it is notable as part of the urban landscape in cities, and true in new yor

interview and lack of incompetence and no lack of confidence you can have watching that interview by anne kirkpatrick and look at that and go she's clearly there because of dei. by the way, the lives lost is the most important thing, but there will be economic consequences for this community as well. people that will cancel their trips and people saying that city is not safe. i don't want to do it and conventions that will be cancelled probably till the city gets it is act in order and the people pay. turning now to a few headlines and police on a man hunt for an armed and dangerous suspect who say shot an indiana sheriff deputy during a traffic stop and the suspect was last seen yesterday morning and driving a silver pontocrack grand prix. the suspect is still on run. adding residents should not otay mesa their doors for anyone they don't know. that's scary. the victim, deputy zack andre, a husband and father of three, he remains at the hospital and his condition at this point is unknown. mexico now opening up the possibility of receiving non-mexican migrants deported by the u.s. and the country's p

and new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick may look familiar to us here in the bay area. at's because she did serve as oakland's police chief from 2017 until 2020. she was the city's first female police chief. kirkpatrick was fired three years later by an independent commission. she sued, claiming wrongful termination for exposing corruption and abuse of power within the department, and received a $1.5 million settlement. she was hired by new orleans in 2023. all right, turning now to oakland, where it's been a deadly start to the new year, with three homicides reported in less than ten hours. >> ktvu is amanda quintana is in oakland now to tell us what we know so far. good morning amanda. >> good morning. well, we're talking about three separate incidents that happened one just before eight last night. that was in the 1900 block of 70th avenue. and that was a stabbing. police responded there. they found one victim with stab wounds. that person was sent to the hospital, but was pronounced dead when they arrived at the hospital. now, 2.5 hours later, police were called to t

. >> new orleans police superintendent ann kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was from texas. he joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan. the fbi says he placed some ied or improvised explosive devices in the french quarter. he was killed in a clash with police who responded to the scene. the fbi says he acted alone, but evidence does indicate he was inspired by isis. >> federal law enforcement and the intelligence community are actively investigating any foreign or domestic contacts and connections that could possibly be relevant to t

anne kirkpatrick he was hell-bent on creating the damage that he did. jabbar posted videos online and said he initially wanted to target his family. he was concerned that the media attention would not focus on the war between believers and disbelievers, indicates of his radicalized fate. on the back of answer the ared truck he flew the flag of isis and said that is what inspired him. >> what i can tell you right now is that he was 100 percent inspired by isis. and so we are digging through more than social media, more interviews, working with some of our other partners to ascertain just how to ascertain a little bit more about that connection. >> jabbar served 13 years in the army. he deployed to afghanistan with the 82nd air information technology specialist. that's what he got the medal for. he had problems in civilian life. he had a couple of divorces. one got so ugly there was a restraining order preventing him from sending or threatening profane messages to his wife and from causing injury. jabbar was shot dead here on bourbon street. can you hear

the chief of police ann kirkpatrick said the terrorists defeated new orleans security plan. the security plan was to trade out the safety of the sugar bowl visitors this week for that of super bowl visitors next month. and that's the problem. they knew these mechanical barriers were malfunctioning. why didn't you take them out in june or september or august when they there are not so many tourists in town? why do you do it during the sugar bowl when there are just as many people in town as for the super bowl. this is real negligence of the highest caliber. >> what does this all say about the der election of duty? >> well, look, back in 2017, former mayor mitch landrieu allocated $40 million, lisa french quarter and heavy equipment to protect crowds against this kind of terrorist attack. the cantrell administration and the chief of police didn't realize any of that equipment existed until yesterday. >> when you go down bourbon, you will see yellow what we call archers, and they are along the sidewalk. and that would be to be preventative, if someone had or if this particular

superintendent chief o superintendent chi of police anne kirkpatrick, thank you so much. we appreciate your time this pp morning. morning. >> yes, thank you. >> yes, thank you. >>> also thi >> also this morning, federal s investigators ar investigators are trying to e t determine if there's any determine if there's any link between what happened there in new orleans and to an alar new orleans and to an alarming incident in las vegas. incident in las vegas. look at that.t that. a tesl a tesla cyber truck exploding a just steps from the entrance just steps from the entrance of the trump international the trump international hotel. the blast killing the driver inside that truck and injuring several others standing nearby. nbc's morgan chesky joins us with this part of the story. morgan, what's the latest? >> reporter: laura, good morning. overnight, authorities have reopened the road in front of trump international, but just in the last few minutes, two senior law enforcement officials tell nbc news that a man named matthew allen lizelburger has been identified as the indivi

new orleans superintendent anne kirkpatrick said this perpetrator -- let me see.te, was hell bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did. so, you know, i'll say, of course, with a heavy heart and city wide condolences to those who lost their lives and did not live to see this new year. as of now, it appears sugar bowl is scheduled to kick off in about ten hours. 70,000 fans set the fill the super dome. local police and politicians are assuring fans that the dome is safe. this is heart breaking, sad, terrible not only what's happening to new orleans. new orleans is the jewel of our country. i think we all share in the sober nature of what's happened here and share our thoughts and prayers with any family members who were affected by this tragedy. >> absolutely, arthel. we are so glad that you are okay. arthel, about security, i don't know how much you've been able to watch or see, but you did compare to it times square, which i think is spot on. in the french quarter, you have people that are able to walk ar around. they're going to bars, to restaurants

my name is anne kirkpatrick, the chief of police of new orleans. my official title is superintendent, but my role is as of chief of police. you have heard some of the details today, and over the last 24 hours, we have had approximately 400 officers in the french quarter. and as we know, this is not just an act of terrorism. this is evil. and when we face evil, we have a choice. we can run in fear or we can, indeed, stand in strength. in a time of crisis, people are looking for leadership. you are looking at the leadership and i promise you, as the chief of police of this city, this city has been tried by fire before. but fire purifies. fire makes things stronger. we have a plan we know what to do. we are going to get these people. there is a path forward. very pleased that we will be back to having a wonderful game tomorrow night. the new orleans police have proven their ability to make the city safer. just two years ago we were the murder capital of america. today, from that time two years ago, we have driven our murder rate more than 50% down, so

i want to get your reaction to what ann kirkpatrick the isn't of the new orleans police department saidwatch this and i want to get your reaction. >> this particular terrorist drove around onto the sidewalk. we had barriers and officers there. they still got around. the wedges that you see out there as well. we knew that that had malfunction problems. so we did, indeed, have a plan but the terrorist defeated it. >> raymond: well with all due respect. >> jason: that's not extruding a lot of confidence. >> their plan sucked that's why the terrorists defeated it. i was there, we couldn't drive into the french quarter last night. by the way, i had dinner literally a block away from where this idiot drove down bourbon street. i was a block away having dinner just a few hours before with my family. thank god we left before midnight and got out of there. the point here, the chief of police in new orleans and mayor latoya cantrell have a lot to answer for. they are talking about the security perimeter. there is something called ball ballarding. round pilings that belong traffic from come in and

new orleans police chief anne kirkpatrick, who also used to be oakland's police chief, says the officers are recovering. the fbi believes the driver did not act alone. meantime, back in the bay area. >> it's scary. >> the news of the attack is on people's minds like cody larkin in many boston. it's really scary. and it's at 7. we. >> i live in a place where this is something that we have to think about. honestly, one of the first that's a had was when i was just how many people are out celebrating now, it just makes me more anxious about crowds just now going through any type of really crowded space and thinking of days is going to be targeted because there's a lot of people here. it's not gavin newsom's office released a statement in response to the new orleans attack that reads in part, quote, the state threat assessment center is on heightened alert closely, coordinating and sharing information with partner law enforcement agencies and a governor gavin newsom adds while there is. >> are no credible threats directed at california events. >> cal oes urges all californians to remain vigi

new orleans police chief anne kirkpatrick, who also used to be oakland's police chief, says the officers are recovering. the fbi believes the driver did not act alone. meantime, back in the bay area. >> it's scary. >> the news of the attack is on people's minds like cody larkin in many boston. it's really scary. and it's at 7. we. >> i live in a place where this is something that we have to think about. honestly, one of the first that's a had was when i was just how many people are out celebrating now, it just makes me more anxious about crowds just now going through any type of really crowded space and thinking of days is going to be targeted because there's a lot of people here. it's not it's not going to governor gavin newsom's office released a statement in response to the new orleans attack reads in part, quote, the state threat assessment center is on heightened alert closely, coordinating and sharing information with partner law enforcement agencies and a governor gavin newsom adds while there is. >> are no credible threats directed at california events. >> cal oes urges all calif

. >> new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was from texas. he joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan. the fbi says he placed some ied or improvised explosive devices in the french quarter. he was killed in a clash with police who responded to the scene. the fbi says he acted alone, but evidence does indicate he was inspired by isis. >> federal law enforcement and the intelligence community are actively investigating any foreign or domestic contacts and connections that could possibly be relevant to t

new orleans police chief anne kirkpatrick, who also used to be oakland's police chief, says the officers are recovering. the fbi believes the driver did not act alone. meantime, back in the bay area. >> it's scary. >> the news of the attack is on people's minds like cody larkin in many boston. it's really scary. and it's at 7. we. >> i live in a place where this is something that we have to think about. honestly, one of the first that's a had was when i was just how many people are out celebrating now, it just makes me more anxious about crowds just now going through any type of really crowded space and thinking of days is going to be targeted because there's a lot of people here. it's not it's not going to governor gavin newsom's office released a statement in response to the new orleans attack reads in part, quote, the state threat assessment center is on heightened alert closely, coordinating and sharing information with partner law enforcement agencies. >> and governor gavin newsom as there is no credible threat to the state in any major events at this time. but our local law enforce

. >> does the police chief and ann kirkpatrick receive any like does she deserve any blame for that orhe mayor deserve any blame for that? or is that something that you got to do? >> well, first of all, they yes, they deserve some of the blame for it because the work wasn't done on time. is someone going to blame them for it? not. chances are in in new orleans because the work is never done on time. jr. i mean, it is a constant set up where some plans just aren't followed through on. but even if the bollards were up, even if they had the area blocked off and you have a situation like this, there was nothing to prevent that driver from. instead of going down bourbon street, just staying on canal one of the busiest streets and doing that so or going around it. so when i talk to the law enforcement and i say we have the nba playoffs, i mean all star game coming to san francisco, what steps can you take? well, you can, you can you can put up the barriers. you can add police. they had 300 police there. you can do a number of different threat assessments. we can do all those things. but it i

new orleans police chief anne kirkpatrick, who also used to be oakland's police chief, says the officersre recovering. the fbi believes the driver did not act alone. meantime, back in the bay area. >> it's scary. >> the news of the attack is on people's minds like cody larkin in many boston. it's really scary. and it's at 7. we. >> live in a place where this is something that we have to think about. honestly, one of the first that's a had was when i was just how many people are out celebrating now, it just makes me more anxious about crowds just now going through any type of really crowded space. i'm thinking of days is going to be targeted because there's a lot of people here. it's not it's not going to governor gavin newsom's office released a statement in response to the new orleans attack reads in part, quote, the state threat assessment center is on heightened alert closely, coordinating and sharing information with partner law enforcement agencies and a governor gavin newsom adds while there is. >> are no credible threats directed at california events. >> cal oes urges all californ

. >> bill: so that right there is new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick, toting the bravery of her officers. she has reason to do so because video has surged of them rushing toward the gunfire to take down a terrorist suspect. two of her officers were hurt in the shoot-out, both now recovering in a hospital. ted williams, fox news contributor and former d.c. homicide detective is joining us live at the seat in new orleans right now. ted, great to see you. things for your time down there. first question i have for you, we just heard they are reopening some streets down there. authorities telling folks the safe, come on out. other people coming back out and do they feel safe? >> bill, i think they're coming out in droves. there is a difference between night and day from when i got here a few nights ago and how people i believe are walking around like zombies, and what we see today are individuals who are attending the sugar bowl here, or you've got the notre dame people and you've got the dawgs as they say from georgia. the town is alive again and i think it is all because of

. >> that's police chief ann kirkpatrick of new orleans.now, former new orleans police officer mike hong. do you think -- obviously the blame herewe should be very clear, lies with the individual that chose to do this and to attempt to kill as many people as possible. that's the first place to start this conversation. but do you think that this could've been prevented with better security planning? >> i think that security planning for the event and what they've done in the past was what they assumed to be able to work for this. when we have had major large- scale events in the past, they have also put dump trucks in those streets, filled with sand, and with the situation, that being the case, he actually drove past the police car, made a hard right, right in front of the police car, and that's where he had started hitting people in the crowd and went up on the sidewalk, just prior to that. and that would've been pretty hard to prevent but there's always a second guess and another way to make things a little bit harder. >> and we've seen th

. >> new orleans police superintendent anne kirkpatrick, who was oakland's former police chief, announced thursday that the french quarter had new security measures in place after the deadly new year's day attack. >> what you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> investigators say the attacker, shamsuddin jabar, was a u.s. citizen and a 42 year old u.s. army veteran who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street on new year's day, killing 14 people and injuring many more when he sped around a police barricade. jabar was from texas. he joined the army in 2007 and served in afghanistan. the fbi says he placed some ied or improvised explosive devices in the french quarter. he was killed in a clash with police who responded to the scene. the fbi says he acted alone, but evidence does indicate he was inspired by isis. >> federal law enforcement and the intelligence community are actively investigating any foreign or domestic contacts and connections that could possibly be relevant to t