atf. a look now in his remarks. >> thank you for being here on this cold snowy day. it's an honor and privilege to have you here to recognize our friend. my name is chelsea rice and i have the privilege of emceeing this event today. i wanted to take a moment to recognize our fearless atf team and our partners in california who as we speak are battling the devastating wildfires there and our thoughts and prayers are with everyone experiencing the devastation. we have supporters from atf from across the department of justice including the white house. we are privileged to have the former atf director with us today and so many friends and supporters of atf. that you all are here is a testament to the incredible work that has been achieved by everyone in atf since the director came in 2022. when he joined atf as the director in 2022, he had been a long staple in department of justice community. when he was u.s. attorney in cleveland, he hired me to the department of justice. it has been the ho

we are privileged to have a former atf director with us today and so many friends and supporters of atf and director dettelbach. the you are here is a testament to the work that's been achieved since the director came in 2022. when he joined atf as a director in 2022, he had been a staple in the department of justice community. when he was u.s. attorney in cleveland, he hired me to the department of justice. it's been the honor of my life to serve this country. and it's been an even bigger honor to work with my friends here at atf. thank you. today is my last day too by the way so thank you. thank you for your patience with my emotional turmoil. [applause] when steve asked me to come here with him that summer, i did not hesitate because i knew from him being a friend, a mentor, a fellow buckeye fan -- sorry, texas fans, but i think tonight will be a rough 1 -- i ha no doubtd what he could achieve. it's because of his leadership, passion, intelligence, creativity, unyielding drive and not giving up and pushing it pushing that i did not hesitate to join him. i had no doubt he would be an

atf. that you are here is a testament to the incredible work that has been achieved by everyone at atf since the director came in 20 222. when he joined as director in 2022 he had been a long staple department of justice community. when he was u.s. attorney in cleveland, ohio he hired me to the department of justice. since 2010 it has been the honor of my life to serve this country. it has been an even bigger honor for my friends here at atf. today is my last day, too. [laughter] [applause] thank you for your patience with my emotional turmoil. when steve asked me to come here with him that summer, i do not hesitate, because i knew from him being a friend and a mentor and a phyllo buckeye fan -- and a fellow buckeye fan -- sorry texas, i think tonight will be a rough one -- i had no doubt what he could achieve to fight violent crime and make this country safer. it is because of his leadership, passion, intelligence, creativity, unyielding drive, and not giving up and pushing and pushing th

that is called tuesday at atf. you pore through intelligence and data deep into lonely nights, away from your families, where the only warm thing around is a cup of cheap coffee. you do the inspections. you rush the trace. you crank out the nibin correlation. you run the dna test. you knock on the door. you do interview after interview over and over and over, go through doors that are more dangerous than we can imagine. because violent criminals have their own plans and they don't keep bankers hours. there is a homicide detective somewhere out there that needs that case breaking lead. because there is a victim or survivor praying for justice. because you want to save some other innocent person out there who doesn't even really know that they are in danger, but they are until you catch that shooter before they shoot again, that arsonist, that bomber, before they packed again -- they act again. and you risk everything to do that. everything. as you heard, i was in tampa last week with the murray family, and i was rem

fbi and atf agent have secured that house _ and atf agent have secured that house and — and atf agent that house is being searched _ house and that house is being searched for evidence. on new year's — searched for evidence. on new year's morning jabbar opened fire after— year's morning jabbar opened fire after ramming through a blocked _ fire after ramming through a blocked off area of bourbon street _ blocked off area of bourbon street. used his truck as a weapon— street. used his truck as a weapon to run over the victims. teams — weapon to run over the victims. teams of— weapon to run over the victims. teams of specialists are on the ground — teams of specialists are on the ground assisting survivors and loved — ground assisting survivors and loved ones of deceased. we do not believe the public is in any— not believe the public is in any dangeraround any not believe the public is in any danger around any of these locations — any danger around any of these locations. after ramming through a blocked off area of bourbon _ through a blocked off area of bourbon street. used his truck as

my name is joshua jackson, special agent in charge of atf. preventing produced -- reducing and solving violent crimes throughout the united states. this investigation. atf resources have been brought to bear in the city and focus with our state and local partners and our adapt response team. spoke about the scene still being respond -- a team of certified fire investigators and explosive specialist. these folks will give us additional investigative leads to help identify what happened at the location in mandeville and how the fire started and move the investigation forward from there. additional investigations brought to bear as the atf tactical team capable of handling any sort of enforcement operation. the team is offset and ready for the sugar bowl today. the team has also made available to louisiana state police in the louisiana police department as they need during this. additional resources, the governor has an emergency declared so we are able to tap in to tap into assist emergency support function resources. this allows us to bring ad

the fbi and atf. fbi. we have a couple different scenes, uh, at the location as you as you we have released the scene at bourbon street. that scene has been released. um, we also have a scene of a man off of a mandeville address where we're currently searching that that scene right now, fbi and atf agents have secured that house, and that location is being searched for potential evidence on new year's morning, jabbar. opened fire after ramming through a blocked off area of bourbon street, used his truck as a weapon to run over the victims teams of specially trained victim specialists. again, as i said, are on the ground here in new orleans assisting survivors of the attack and loved ones of the deceased. we do not believe the public is in any danger around any of these locations. three phones linked to jabbar have been recovered and digital media exploitation is a priority. to see what is on the devices and determine if there are any other potential leads. additionally, we have recovered two laptops and ar

additional resources that atf has brought to bear into the city as our atf special response team is aactical team capable of handling any sort of enforcement operation. this team is deployed, onset, and ready for the sugar bowl today. this team is also made available to louisiana state police and the new orleans police department, to assist with any effort they may have during this popo. additional resources, as the governor alluded to -- he executed executive powers and had an emergency declared where atf was able to tap into emergency support function 13 resources. this allowed us to bring additional explosive detection canines, so we can safely sweep the city and the super bowl -- sugar bowl in preparation for the game today. these resources will still be in the city as we lead up to the super bowl and through mardi gras. these type of atf resources will be here. the last resources the atf has brought to bear, probably the most important, is our victim resource coordinators. these folks provide resources to victims and family members that have suffered greatly during this tragedy.

these type of atf resources will be here.he last resource atf brought to bear and probably the most important one, it's our victim witness coordinators and these folks come in and provide resources to the victims and their family members that have suffered greatly during the tragedy and the entire city hurts but the victims and the fafamily members are in need of resources and care long after this investigation wraps up. this time next year hard for family and friends that suffered during this event so our victim witness coordinators are working with fbi, the city of new orleans coordinators to provide resources to these folks here. and as we move forward, atf will be committed. we will work wit here to make sure the city is safe and prepared moving into the super bowl. our mayor of this great city new orleans, may dam mayor. >> thank you so much. good morning once again. i just want to just echo my thank yous to the unified command of our law enforcement partners and at every single level: federal, state and government. than

the atf is navigating a wave of emerging gun dangers, including ghost guns, one of which was used tosive because they appeal to people who can't get guns legally. >> reporter: and these small parts, some created on 3d printers which turn traditional guns into automatic weapons. dettelbach, who expects to leave his host when donald trump is inaugurated warns that this agency is a prime target for major reductions. trump has blasted dettelbach on by nape. >> on day one we'll sack the radical gun crabber steve deadle back. >> repor congressional republicans already proposed $188 million in cutbacks to the agency in 2024, alleging the atf overreaches in places too many restrictions, including on pistol braces. >> if atf were gone, what domino would fall? >> people would be killed. >> reporter: one major part of atf's job is helping local officers, including those on the baltimore police force track down shooters and solve cases, like a shooting in 2023 at a local university, and a recent takedown of violent drug gangs. . there are a lot of things that you don't realize that they're invol

if atf were gone, what domino would fall?ed. >> reporter: one major part of atf's job is helping local officers, including those on the baltimore police force, track down shooters and solve cases, like a shooting in 2023 at a local university and a recent takedown of violent drug gangs. >> there are a lot of things you don't realize they're involved in with local law enforcement that they're involved in. >> reporter: dittelbach says he hopes no matter who's in charge, he hopes the atf's work remains in focus. >> i believe that the mission of this agency, which is fighting violent crime, is wildly non-partisan and bipartisan. >> reporter: just days ago the atf were among the first on the scene in the new orleans and las vegas attacks. scott mcfarland, cbs news, washington. >>> the new 119th congress has been sworn in. one of the first orders of business, confirming president-elect donald trump's cabinet nominees. new senate majority leader john thune tells cbs news that some of trump's most controversial picks must go through

conducting atf agent traces.determined we did make contact with the individual who completed a private sale of the rifle on november 19th, 2024, in arlington, texas. this individual, based on our investigation, does not know jabbar. this was a chance encounter, and having this private sale transaction in texas, there's no way that this individual knew that jabbar was radicalized or had any sort of awareness that this attack was imminent. i also want to preface that private sale transactions like this in texas are legal. additional firearms that were recovered from the scene, and i'm going to call them privately made silencers. and i say that that we're calling that that because our firearms ammunition technology division, they still need to make a determination on these devices to ensure that they actually reduce the sound of a firearm to a degree that it can be technically classified as a silencer. but for the ease of public consumption for you all to understand what was what was recovered. what was recovered wa

additional resources at atf has brought to bear into the city as atf special response team.m capable of handling any sort of enforcement operation, this team is deployed on set and ready for the sugar bowl today. the team is made available to the louisiana state police and also new orleans police department to assist with any efforts that they may have during this period. additional resources as the governor alluded to, executive powers and had an emergency declared, atf and could bring explosive detective canines to safely sweep the city and super bowl in preparation for the game today. these resources will still be in the city as we lead up to the super bowl and through mardi gras. these resources will be here. the last resources atf has brought to bear is our victim witness coordinators. they provide assistance to victims and family members that have suffered greatly during this tragedy. the entire city hurts but the victims and family members are in need of resources and care long after this investigation wraps up. this time next year it will be hard for the families and

i am the special agent in charge for the atf new orleans field division and atf.. atf resources that have been brought to bear to the city and to focus with our federal, state and local partners have been our national response team. we spoke about the scene that's still being processed. now. the national response team of atf is a team of certified fire investigators, certified explosives explosives specialists, fire engineers, electrical engineers. these folks will give us additional investigative leads to help the investigative team identify what happened at the location in mandeville and identify how that fire started, and move the investigation forward from there. additional resources that atf has brought to bear into the city as our atf special response team, this is a tactical team capable of handling, handling any sort of enforcement operation. this team is deployed on set and ready for the sugar bowl today. this team has also made available to the louisiana state police and also new orleans police department to assist with any efforts that they may have dur

i am assistant special agent in charge of atf special. atf is bringing our expertise in post-blast investigations and intelligence to specifically assist in this investigation. i will tell you that our special agent bomb techs are working with the fbi and with las vegas metro sifting through that post blast debris to find components and investigative leads that will derive from that evidence process. we are too early into that investigation process to give any determination as far as how this device was initiated. i will say that we do know that the components primarily consist of fireworks, mortars, aerial shells, and are all consumer fireworks. nothing commercial grade has been discovered at this point. we have identified some fuel enhancers like the coleman fuel and vp raising fuel and some explosive targets that can be purchased at any sporting goods store. as the sheriff mentioned, we have identified two semi-arctic handguns recovered from the tesla. we have successfully traced those firearms and i can tell you that matthew livelsber

vance and elon musk are asking the question, should the atf even exist? and the answer is no, it should be abolished. >> trace: thank you both. >>> president of examining -- president trump signing to release jfk files, good idea, bad idea? would you be interested in what they have to say? would you take a look, are you fascinated, let us know x and instagram we are going to read your responses coming up in the nightcap. nds. (vo 2) viking. exploring the world in comfort. >> trace: we are back with the nightcap crew kevin, christina, lauren, lydia, elizabeth, little time fast answers tonight's topic secrets revealed trump signing an executive order to release jfk and mlk assassination files, good idea, bad idea, would you be interested, kevin? >> yes and i think it will be a little less exciting than people may think but i cannot wait to. >> trace: i think bring them on, i will read every word and figure out what's going on. >> transparency is going to help this country, let's see what we got. >> trace: i agree, christina. >> i think it's a great idea, i

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these atf resources will be here.resources into the most important one, the victim witness coordinator's. these folks come in and provide resources to the victims and their family members that have suffered greatly during this tragedy. the entire city hurts but the victims and family members are in need of resources and care long after this investigation wraps up. this time next year it will be hard for the victims' families and friends. our coordinators are working with the fbi, the city of new orleans coordinators to provide resources to these folks here and as we move forward, atf will be committed teams moving the city is safe and prepare as we move into the super bowl. with that, i will turn it ov th city. madame mayor? >> thank you so much. good morning once again. i wanted to echo my thank yous to the unified command of our law enforcement partners and at every single level, federal, state, and government, thank you for your partnership. thank you. i also want to thank the residents and visitors of the city of

additional resources at atf is brought to bear into the city is our atf special response seams.orleans police department to assist with any effort that they may have during this period. additional resources. as the governor alluded to, we executed executive powers and emergency support function 13 resources. this allowed us to bring additional k-9s that we can safely sweep the city and safely sweep the super bowl and preparation for the game today. these resources will still be in the city as we lead up to -- and up to the super bowl and through mardi gras. these type of resources will be here. the last resource atf brought to bear and and probably the most important one, is our victim witness coordinators. these folks come in and they provide resources to the victims and the family members that have suffered greatly during this tragedy and the entire city hurts. but the victims and the family members are in need of resources and care long after this investigation wraps up. this time next year, it will be hard for the families and friends who suffered during this event. our vict

both the information put out by the fbi is the information put out by atf. i think what is significant in this is not only that it was apparently a suicide attack and that it wasn't seemingly an accidental ignition prior to this service member being able to drive the vehicle into the trump hotel, so the fact it was a suicide attack i think is very significant. the other thing i thought was very interesting is you would expect that somebody who was a green beret, and i served in a combat military occupation myself are a number of years, would have the training to put together a fairly sophisticated device. these appear to be just consumer-great fireworks, so the kind of thing you and i could buy from the store. they have less than 50 milligrams of flash powder in them, and although they may look like the bigger brothers that are used in fireworks displays all over the country, they are not, so if he thought that by using gasoline and other types of fuels that he could get a mass detonation, fortunately that is not what happened, because otherwise this could h

we'll ask the head of the atf, the agency responsible for investigating that. plus, with just four days until donald trump returns to the white house, i will be joined live by one of the best source trump reporters in the world. what is she learning about trump's plans for day one and whether he really has an enemies list? but leading this hour after some last minute speed bumps, israel's security cabinet now plans to vote in just hours on the deal that would temporarily end the fighting in gaza and bring dozens of hostages home. how confident is the u.s. that this deal will go into effect this weekend? we'll talk to white house official john kirby in minutes, but let's start with cnn's bianna golodryga, who is in tel aviv, israel, for us. and, bianna, what is prime minister netanyahu's next move now that the far right minister ben-gvir has threatened to leave the government if the cease fire hostage deal goes through, which could theoretically, if he's joined by smotrich, another far right minister, it could collapse the netanyahu government. well, jake, prime

atf has brought in some of our top experts from our national response team. that will assist with sifting through the debris of the tesla, and that is an abundance of caution to make sure that we've got the initiation sequence identified as best we can from the evidence that survived the thermal event of this explosion, and to ensure that no other bad actors were involved in the initiation of that device. also, my second update is to the firearms purchased by our subjects on december 30th, 2024, atf investigators were able to track down that lawful purchase at a gun store in colorado. he arrived, our subject arrived in that gun store by himself on december 27th, and initiated the atf 14473 and actually paid for those two firearms that were recovered from the tesla on the 27th and was sold document of the vehicle arriving and departing on that date. and on the 30th, we have video evidence of our subject entering that gun store as the sole occupant of the tesla. he actually received and transferred those two firearms and took into his possession at that time an

but the atf agents weren't about to let jason scott, walk away quite so easily.ad other co-conspirators in the weapons theft. and instinct suggested he just might be the kind of petty criminal happy to throw others under the bus in exchange for a lenient deal. so the feds offered him what's called a proffer session, sometimes called king for a day. in monopoly, it's known as a get-out-of-jail-free card. it's an agreement between the prosecutor and suspect that says, essentially, you tell us everything you know, and we'll go easy on you. and the stuff that i spill out, you will not come after me. that's the agreement? if we can't prove that any other way besides him telling us, then there's nothing you can do. you can't use his statements against him when-- when that statement is given in that proffer session. dennis murphy: agents cheplak and cooney had been on the job for a long time. but what happened next stunned even them. john cooney: so we come into the room to conduct the proffer session with jason scott. myself and dave cheplak are on this side of the tab

right now, there's an atf truck that's at the scene. what are they doing?> they're up there trying to determine the area of origin, but what they're doing is they're collecting data from the fire scene. we're looking for the fuels that were there. we have to consider the type of fuels that were on the ground. obviously, this isn't a largely forested area, so it's got a lot of ground fuels and surface fuels. we have to take those into consideration. >> we look at the topography. we consider the weather. >> the atf has national response teams and trucks stationed across the country. we previously caught up with one team deployed to the scene of a suspected arson. >> this does have a lot of the specialized equipment and evidence packaging, materials, testing supplies. >> while cutting edge technology is used in solving fire cases, skilled atf investigators start with the basics. one of the first questions beyond where did this start is how did this start? and is it a crime? the search for clues can be tedious. we might be looking for very, very tiny things. so

the atf takes the lead in the investigation trying to determine the cause of the fires. authorities now on the scene. trained teams are looking at all potential causes. including arson or downed power lines. our team is spread out across los angeles region, and we time out the critical forecast for the next 24 hours and beyond. >> across the country, a frigid arctic blast returns with windchills plummeting well below zero in some places. days ahead of crucial confirmation hearings, the fbi investigates defense secretary nominee pete hegseth's past as we look at the other trump picks preparing to go under the microscope. >> countdown to historic launch. blue origin's new rocket gets ready to blast off, where and when you might be able to catch a glimpse. >> and america strong tonight, in the face of the horrific disaster, people helping people with random acts of kindness, it is, after all, the city of angels. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >> linsey: good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us on this s

i'm the assistant special agent in charge of atf, san francisco field division. atf is bringing our expertise in post-blast investigations and our crime gun intelligence to specifically assist in this investigation. i will tell you that our special agent bomb techs are working with the fbi and with las vegas metro and sifting through that post-blast debris to find components and investigative leads that will derive from that evidence process. we're too early into that investigation process to give any determination as far as how this device was initiated. i will say that we do know that the components primarily consist of fireworks, mortars, aerial shells, and are all consumer fireworks. nothing commercial grade has been discovered at this point, and we've identified some fuel enhancers le the coleman fuel and vp racing fuel, and some explosive targets that can be purchased at any sporting goods store. we've also, as you as the sheriff mentioned, we've identified two semiautomatic handguns recovered from the tesla. we have successfully traced those firearms. and

also p where the potential hiddn dangers facing atf agents?d the national response team which is a cooperation of a number of disciplines and sciences. it's incredibly effective investigative tool. their primary objective is to find cause and origin. cause and origin could be something like accidental if you had energy transmission line that arced starting the fire pit or the found evidence of a man main substance which is like a road flare or accelerants. they will be using a laboratory analysis on site to expedite their findings. they will come to a cause of the origin for all of it. arthel: is it possible to discover different ignition sources for multiple fires in the area? >> it is quite plausible that in a situation like this and it has been historically the case where you had something that started mechanically or accidentally. then somebody started an arson fire in addition because the santa ana winds potential devastation. we do not know what their motive and intent is other than to start a fire. butts, the federal criminal penalties

but bottom line will, all of these authorities that we heard from, the fbi, fbi new orleans, atf, the governor, the mayor, they all reiterated that they do believe that jabbar acted alone, but they did give a lot more details into exactly what they know of that happened new year's eve. you can see video right now of jabbar placing -- this is what they say he's doing, placing the ieds on bourbon street. they actually found two. they're hidden in a cooler that they know he bought earlier that day according to everything they told us today. the first cooler with an ied was placed at bourbon and st. peter's street around 1:53 a.m., and a second ied in a bucket-type cooler was placed on bourbon and tow louis street at 2:20 the a.m. and, of course, we know that this horrific, deadly car attack happened around 3:15 in the morning on new year's day just about four days ago. also today you mentioned it already, but the fbi says they know that jabbar in 2023 traveled to cairo, egypt, as well as canada, is and they say that that is something that they are really honing in on as far as if that di

but we have seen this before and there is nobody better in the world at atf than this. and i say this on my last day as director, this national response team, which is supporting our brave people already in california, is typical of atf. i don't think people know that among the many things we do in running to gunfire and and dealing with very, very dangerous situations is also this includes fire related investigations. and for people out there who who want to know a government agency, a law enforcement agency that's saving lives and deserves to be properly supported and funded. and i say that to the people who make those decisions and will make them after i'm gone tonight, you need to support law enforcement, and atf is a huge part of that equation. >> thank you so much for explaining this process so well. i think we all learned something. atf director steven dettelbach were honored that you spent the morning of your last day with us. appreciate it. okay. >> thanks so much, john. we also have new reporting this morning on president-elect donald trump's plan to crack dow

and what our atf experts said as he reassembled the bomb that killed gary was that it was an amateur job. it was something that could have been put together with, with details that you'd gotten off the internet and materials you could have bought at a home depot or something. so not an organized crime hit. and that opened the door to a whole different kind of suspect and took the investigation in some very surprising directions. >> so who else are we going to hear from tonight? >> well, you'll hear from gary. you'll hear from melissa triano, you'll hear from some of the people who were suspected of wondering why gary triano had gone the way he had gone. and you'll hear from the police, who had to investigate gary's murder and who had to take many years going through different suspects and then coming upon a treasure trove of evidence in the most unlikely of ways, including tapes that played a huge role in who took the fall for the death of gary triano. >> going back again to that explosion reenactment, i don't know that i've been that close to an explosion like that. so what was it l

and that's what atf intends to do, no matter how long it takes.it's a slow process and we understand everybody's sense of urgency, but we will provide those answers. >> all right, jose medina, i appreciate your time. thank you very much, sir. and next, not far from where we're standing tonight along these ridges that they're so worried about in these coming hours, residents are scrambling to put out spot fires that are popping up because of the heat and the winds. and that is the real concern when you say, where does that next spark come from? plus a professional soccer player watches as her childhood home goes up in flames days before she is set to get married. so what did she do? she's next. >> to work. play. blink relief, work, play. blink. >> relief. the only 3 in 1 extended formula for dry eyes. blink. >> friday nights you bring your a game. flaherty walks, you bring your a game, bring your a game. when taking care of your sexual wellness and include apretude, a prescription medicine used to reduce the risk of hiv. apretude helps give you con

now jose medina, he is the acting special agent in charge of the atf los angeles field division.he's leading an elite team that's been deployed to investigate what happened. the cause of that palisades fire that has changed. los angeles. and, jose, i want to start with the breaking news. 14 people now under arrest in connection with that. palisades fire, i mean, 14 people is a lot of people and three of them, we understand for arson. so can you give us any context around these arrests, whether they're related to the cause of the palisades fire well, thank you for the question, aaron. >> and first of all, our thoughts and prayers are to all the victims of this horrific tragedy. um, as you know, this is an ongoing investigation, and it's atf's top priority to give everybody answers. >> and to the citizens of the, uh, southern california, the answers they need. and through a thorough investigation, um, as it relates to those arrests, i cannot speak on those arrests. those are our state and local partners. um, but as of now, it is atf's top priority to provide the citizens with answe

all of those things will be as part of this investigation by the atf.hey're really good at their jobs, and i've seen them work different scenes before. and so i think the people there will at least maybe get some answers as to how this tragedy unfolded. jessica. >> yeah, i think people would love some answers about this. evan perez, thank you so much for that reporting. we appreciate it. president biden remains in contact with local leaders, including california governor gavin newsom and los angeles mayor karen bass, as these wildfires continue to spread. cnn's julia benbrook is joining us from the white house. julia, what more can you tell us about the federal government and president biden and their relationship with what's going on in california right now? >> president joe biden continues to be briefed by senior staff about the ongoing efforts to suppress those wildfires in los angeles, as well as how the federal government is assisting in those efforts. there was a briefing yesterday at the white house that both california governor gavin newsom and

fbi atf and we secure the location.as far as the firearms were covered in this investigation, the semi automatic pistol that was used semi automatic rifle. 9-millimeter number 19 of 20 and 24 in texas. this individual does not know jabbar it was a chance encounter and having a private sale transaction in texas. there is no way this individual new jabbar was radicalized or had any awareness this attack was imminent. i also want to preface transactions in texas are legal. additional firearms recovered from the scene and are going to call them privately they silenced their their calling that because the to make a determination to ensure they reduce the sound of a firearm to a degree that could be technically classified as a silencer for the ease in publicc function on what was recovered. cover the silencer on the rifle that jabbar was using an attempt to muffle the sound of the rifle as he fired it. lost covered privately it made silencer inside mandeville street address along with the explosive material. explosive materia

of atf is a team of certified fire explosive specialists, fire and electrical engineers.es will be in the city as we lead up to the super bowl and through mardi gras. >> bill: i guess the question i have are the atf resources going to be pro-active or reactive. will they be going through the area scanning looking for threats or are they going to be on hand ready for the phone call if somebody bad happens? >> it's more the latter. response capability only because the secret service has the lead as the security planning entity. they are the ones that provide for the physical security and personnel security around the venue. so secret service personal unformed and secret service agents are working the event. they are the primary security focus. the f.b.i.'s primary role is before the event, intelligence gathering. atf is a federal partner with all the agencies and the capabilities you just heard mentioned are a response capability. if there is any kind of incendiary device, ied, anything like that, firearm, they investigate the sources and try to determine what, when, where

the atf says they've already developed over 150 leads. they have been scouring, of course, social media, surveillance video, and cellphone videos taken by neighbors. michael? >> charlie de mar in altadena, california. thanks. >> it's day three for several of donald trump's cabinet picks to face questions from senators. among them trump's former defense lawyer, pam bondi, his nominee for u.s. attorney general who was grilled yesterday about false election fraud claims. cbs' nikole killion reports. >> reporter: six senate hearings back to back. >> do you swear -- >> reporter: up first trump's pick for attorney general, pam bondi. >> the partnership, the weaponization will be gone. >> reporter: who was asked to take a stand over whether she could maintain independence from the incoming president. >> i believe that the justice department must be independent. >> reporter: but the former florida attorney general who served as a lawyer for president trump's first impeachment was also pressed about the 2020 election. >> do you have any doubts tha

arson investigators from the atf were in the pacific palisades monday to investigate the cause of the mammoth inferno. and some progress has been made containing the eaton fire, which scorched more than 14,000 acres. it's now 33% contained. a civil lawsuit has been filed against southern california edison, alleging that the utility failed to de-energize power equipment and clear brush in the area where the blaze began. overnight, theuto fire broke out in a dry river bed in ventura, rapidly charring 56 acres. approximately 75 firefighters are on the scene. jay gray joins us this morning. >> reporter: frances, the devastation stretches for miles across this region. the winds, they have been building overnight. national weather service los angeles says they'll really start to intensify around sun rise here and will reach their peak sometime midmorning and continue to be rough through midday tomorrow. the changing conditions, they've already sparked a handful of new brush fires here. the winds and worry growing right now across the fire zone. more than 10 million currently under what's de

our atf has came in now. atf has been taking over the investigation.they're also working in partnership with our l.a. city fire arson investigators, l.a. county arts investigators, lapd, l.a. county sheriff's, uh, a lot of different agencies are involved in this investigation, and that's going to be something that we're going to be finding out in the upcoming days and weeks. >> and the atf doesn't interfere at all with your ability to fight or strategize, right? they're just a separate parallel investigation going on. >> no, they bring in all they are the they bring in all the tools and equipment, and they have all the technology. and so they brought in a very robust team and some of their specialized units that are going to be assisting us with this investigation. >> adam vangerpen, i know you work as a head of you. thank you for taking the time today to speak with me. thank you. now i want to get to california. congressman brad sherman, a democrat whose district he covers. it covers most of the areas that have been impacted by the palisades fire. and

joining me now, the deputy assistant director of the atf.d i know that they are you are now right now, tim, looking at what started these fires, what exactly started the fires? the palisades fire there's a lot of talk out there about the possibility of arson. all sorts of theories out there. have you been able to come to any kinds of conclusions at this point? >> thank you. erin. and before i begin, i do want to extend my condolences to those affected and impacted by this terrible and tragic incident. to get to your question, that is the purpose for our national response team to be at the pacific palisades fire scene is to actually conduct the investigation and have a origin and cause determination. at this point, we don't know what caused it. there are four different determinations that could be made. it could be incendiary, accidental, undetermined or natural. but that's why the investigators are on scene to conduct that investigation. >> and do you feel that you will be able to ever get an answer as to whether in any of these fires, it wa

i'm the assistant special agent in charge of atf san francisco field division. uh, atf is bringing our expertise in post-blast investigations and our crime gun intelligence to specifically assist in this investigation. um, i will tell you that our special agent bomb techs are working with the fbi and with las vegas metro and sifting through that post-blast debris to find components and investigative leads that will derive from that evidence process. we're too early into that investigation process to give any determination as far as how this device was initiated. i will say that we do know that the components primarily consist of fireworks, mortars, aerial shells and, um, are all consumer fireworks. um, nothing commercial grade has been discovered at this point, and we've identified some fuel enhancers like the coleman fuel and vp racing fuel and some explosive targets that can be purchased at any sporting goods store. we've also, as you as the sheriff mentioned, we've identified two semiautomatic handguns recovered from the tesla. we have successfully traced tho

atf taking the lead on the cause of the fire as investigators search for answers. >>> while firefightersbattle the flames, new questions about the city's readiness, the governor calling for an investigation, why they ran low on water. >>> the next steps for those who lost everything, navigating the complicated process of filing claims, and those who recently lost their insurance as authorities warn of price gouging in the emergency. we have team coverage. >>> special counsel jack smith resigns after submitting his report. >>> new video from bourbon street. >>> a major setback in the investigation of the deadly plane crash that killed 179 people in south korea, data mission. >>> nfl hopeful wanted for hit and run, what police are saying. >>> the heroes of the california front lines, communities showing this their pride and gratitude. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight." >> thanks for joining us on saturday, i'm wade johnson. as we come on the air, there's a new threat from the devastating and deadly wildfires. about 9 million people acr

we are speaking on behalf of atf. we are coordinating with atf on the investigation and any potential prosecution. we are at the initial stages at this time, so we ask for patience as we go through this investigation. everything is on the table in terms of the investigation. the investigation is in its early stages. don't you have any number of investigations? we are investigating all the fires for potential arson, the impact of the fires across southern california has been devastating. at least 88,000 people have been evacuated. 24 people have been killed, dozens more injured or missing. now, some of that progress that the crews made overnight in advance of the expected high winds will be helping for sure. nbc's jennifer bjorklund joins us live from pacific palisades, the scene of the palisades fire. and, jennifer, there is no rest for the weary. firefighters are on high alert today. absolutely are. and we do have one updated bit of information. janelle. jessica, we have learned that at the eaton fire, one more set o

the ice officials, atf for the public to see. thank you for joining the program.rence: be sure to watch fox on february 9th for super bowl lix is sets with the eagles taking on the chiefs. we got three time super bowl champ darryl moose johnson here to break it all down. >> brian: so we're getting a football super bowl rematch in new orleans as the eagles will take on the kansas city chiefs super bowl lix only on fox. three time super bowl champ fox nfl analyst and vice president of operations for the ufl darryl moose johnson joins us now. darryl, i know you watched the game as an analyst and former player. that is your take away. first off, washington impressive but you can't turn the ball over, right? >> yeah. fantastic season by dan quinn and the commanders. big thing for them is they were plus 6 coming into that game and now they are minus four in the turnovers yesterday. all the mistakes were magnified once you get into football. turnovers. tough day for washington. >> brian: on the other side another phenomenal game we will remember. buffalo comes up short.

the atf also involved on the scene.in, notable that the fbi is calling this an act of terrorism. as we wait, we don't want to speculate, but as we wait to find out more information about why the fbi is prepared to use the word terrorism just hours after this tragedy occurred. molly? >> so very swiftly. tracking the response from thighest levels of our government, david, thank you very much. >> let's bring in chris zwicker. thank you so much for being here under terrible circumstances. what's happening right now with the fbi investigation from your perspective? they obviously have this individual, who has been killed. i would imagine they're gonna know his identification fairly quickly. go to his home. what else, chris? >> right. i mean, it's highly likely at this.they do know who this killer was. car registration, identification on him, fingerprint, whatever. yes, you're right. they're gonna go to the house. they're gonna find media, electronic media, mobile devices, laptops, family members, friends. they're gonna kheb

ice, atf. where are they doing it?e will tell you any time you want to bring a reporter with you, you can do it. bill melugin is on the scene, dr. phil the next day. is he coming to new york today. in force multifaceted. you want to talk to me about it. collins last night on cnn. people talking about how expensive it is. oh, the military planes are more expensive than private jets. really? now you are worried about money? you are worried about this is security? but if you are really that concerned maybe you could do some more price comparisons? i think it's a nonissue. i just commend them for an understanding that optics farther matter. guatemala and columbia to see what about when they get on the ground. on the ground is they're out. some of them said they are coming right back. >> j.d. vance had the same defense when he was interviewed on the sunday shows. stop focusing on these children. focus on the crime that they are bringing in to america. brooke was talking about our borders, and in the denver area, 130,000 fen

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

. >> fbi and atf agents have secured that house. we have recovered two laptops and are currently reviewing them for any potential leads. >> the fbi says jabar posted five videos on facebook on the day of the attack between 1:29 a.m. and 3:02 a.m, stating he had joined isis before the summer. the truck in the new orleans and the truck used in the las vegas attacks were both rented through the vehicle sharing platform turo, which has a headquarters address listed on sec documents at a downtown san francisco office building. turo posted a statement online about the new orleans and vegas rental, saying in part, we do not believe that either renter had a criminal background that would have identified them as a security threat. they also said, we are devastated by these horrible incidents and remain dedicated to helping the authorities however we can. and just in the past hour, the new orleans fbi field office released new photos of jabar and the cooler that was containing the ied. they are asking anyone who saw him to contact the fbi, so