tom bateman, bbc news, baton rouge, louisiana.entenced in a criminal case less than two weeks before he returns to the white house. he was found guilty of covering up hush money payments to an adult film performer. ajudge in new york has set a date for 10 january, but says he doesn't intend to send the president—elect to prison. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has more on what the judge had to say. the judge ultimately said that he believes the most viable option to finalise this case but also to leave open the ability for donald trump to appeal moving forward is that he favours a sentence of unconditional release. essentially, that means that he plans to sentence donald trump with no punishment, so no jail time, no probation. and so it really signals that he wants this conviction to stand, he talked a lot in this ruling about the sanctity of a jury verdict, that being the bedrock of the nation's judicial system and the sanctity of that, and also the fact that he needs to make sure that the citizenry has confidence in

." >> reporter: inside buckfeather, an outdoor sporting store in baton rouge, louisiana, we met a greatout you. >> reporter: as we first reported a few months ago, owner matt busbice has helped build and sell several outdoor companies worth hundreds of millions. but matt says he has never felt richer than he did the day he got the dollar. >> i haven't had that much faith in humanity in a very long time. >> reporter: he says it all began last april. it was early morning, and the fire alarm was going off inside his condo complex. so matt shot out of bed and raced down the stairs, only to discover there was no fire. but he's awake now. so even though he was wearing mismatched clothes and all disheveled, matt decided to go out for a cup of coffee. and as he was about to enter the shop, he remembered he hadn't done his morning prayer. so, as the security camera shows, matt stepped to the corner of the patio. >> and i start to slowly open my eyes, and there's a kid coming at me, about my height. and he goes... and reveals a dollar bill. and i go, what? >> if you're homeless, here's a dollar.

tom bateman, bbc news, baton rouge, louisiana. days of intense israeli attacks across gaza. al—mawasi was one of the areas hit in central gaza, which was previously declared a humanitarian safe zone. the israeli military said it had hit around a0 hamas targets, including command centres. the surge in strikes and casualties comes amid a renewed push by negotiators to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal between israel and hamas before us president—elect donald trump takes office on january 20. talks are set to resume, with israeli mediators making their way to doha on friday. here in the us, apple will pay $95 million to settle a court case over some of their devices listening without the user's consent. the tech company was accused of eavesdropping through its virtual assistant siri. apple says they have done nothing wrong and claims that it "failed to delete conversations recorded as a result of a siri activation" without consent. a class action law suit has also been opened. court documents say claimants who are based in t

kareem badawi was just 18, a college student from this louisiana city of baton rouge. careful, and went to celebrate in new orleans. his family's future now emptied of their shining star by a single act of hate. his father, belal, told me they went to the city to search for him. we all just couldn't believe and live with it and we couldn't just understand why this happened, you know, that somebody took our loved one. he is my little son, my little son, and, you know the little son, just, like, the most beautiful that we love in the house, so kareem was just so close to us and we all got touched, you know, by him, not with us any more. kareem had graduated from school last summer. described as a smart, popular kid, he loved football, a rock on his high school team and close to his older brother, omar. a couple of days ago as well, we were talking about how we were getting old and stuff, and how, like, a few years — i'm 21 now — in just a few years, when he graduates college, i'll be 2a, 25, we were talking about that, and obviously that's not the case no more, anything

." >> reporter: inside buckfeather, an outdoor sporting store in baton rouge, louisiana, we met a greatsuccess story. >> because it's about you. >> reporter: as we first reported a few months ago, owner matt has helped build several outdoor companies worth billions. but matt says he has never felt richer than he did the day he got the dollar. >> i haven't had that much faith in humanity in a very long time. >> reporter: he says it all began last april. it was early morning and the fire alarm was going off inside his condo complex. so matt shot out of bed and raced down the stair, only to discover there was no fire. but he is awake now. so even though he was wearing mismatched clothes and all disheveled, matt decided to go out for a cup of coffee. and as he was about to enter the shop, he remembered he hadn't done his morning prayer. so as the security camera show, matt stepped to the corner of the patio. >> and i start to slowly open my eyes, and there is a kid coming at me about my height. and he goes -- and reveals a dollar bill. and i go what? >> if you're homeless, here is a dollar.

tom bateman, bbc news, baton rouge, louisiana.orming adult social care in england. proposals on long—term funding are unlikely to be delivered before 2028. councils and care providers say that's too long to wait, with vital 5ervice5 already on their knees. here's alison holt. craig can spend hours each week driving the 100 miles between his home and his parents to help look after them. his mother anne has dementia and needs con5tant care. his father is also struggling. we visited the family a year ago. then they were getting nhs help. now the family is paying the £1,500 a week bill for her care. the new independent commission aims to draw up a blueprint for an affordable care system for the future. but the pressures of staff shortages and underfunding are there now. mum's savings will run out at some point, clearly, so that's a worry. she's not going to get better, sadly, and if anything, dad's going to deteriorate as well. in england, anyone with savings or assets of more than £23,250 pays for all their care. 0n bbc 5 live today,

that is the original black neighborhood of baton rouge. and it's the bottom because it's right there. baton rouge sits at an inflection point in the mississippi between the levee system starts northern part. the city is on the bluff. if you've been a southern university, you're looking down on the river. by the time you get to downtown, you're looking up at the river from levee. and the bottom was there. it was the lowest lying. and that's where black settlement first occurred in that city, similar to the lower ninth ward in new orleans. black settlement existed some of the most vulnerable property. so many places that we have and latino communities. it is some of the most vulnerable end where it isn't on the most vulnerable land. we're seeing these climate gentrification issues where people retreating to higher land, where those communities be in displacing folks. so a lot of these cycles of of discrimination and disparity are replicating in real time. we're trying to address these issues and so we have to at least name them. but i think

matt is in baton rouge, independent. caller: january 6 was not an insurrection. it was a riot. to call it an insurrection when we had cities that were walled off from the police during the riots of the summer and call those protests and what happened on january 6 and insurrection, that is a foul. that is insulting. those riots were something else. cities were burning. but that was a peaceful protest according to the press. that is my second point. the press and the media and news that people have distrust with is because of misleading people for a long time now. if the press would start talking about the truth, exposing some of the corruption in congress on a regular basis rather than covering it up or ignoring it, you might get more followers and believers and some integrity back in journalism. host: when was the last time you trust of the press? caller: i trusted the local press more than national press at this point because i can see what is happening in my town and how it is publicized. as far as national coverage, you have to take that with a grain of salt because they're

another of the victims was reggie hunter, a father of two from baton rouge. by his cousin. his family told the media that after finishing work on new year's eve he decided to head to bourbon street on a win to celebrate with his cousin. it is described as full of life. he wished them a happy new year. this was another of the victims, nicole perez, a motherfrom louisiana, she was celebrating new year with friends, herfriend and boss celebrating new year with friends, her friend and boss at the deli store called her a dedicated, smart and good hearted person. she was described as beautiful and full of life. she was a mother to a four—year—old boy and used to bring her son into work on his days off. she is to teach him maths and the alphabet at the store and she was described as a really wonderful person. then there was nikyra cheyenne dedeaux, she was just 18 years old. she travelled with her cousin and a friend. she was described as an aspiring nurse, her mother confirmed her death, she said i lost my baby, pray for me and my family. she also posted this pictu

set to start nursing school this month. 37 year old reggie hunter, who came to new orleans from baton rougehis cousin on a whim. >> and just living your life, trying to have fun. and for this to happen to you is so is senseless. >> 27 year old nicole perez. her employer says she was a great mom. >> her little boy looked up to her. >> the city of new orleans and the country beginning 2025. now in mourning. >> our thanks to trevor. we will, of course, continue to follow this story as it develops right here on abc. when we come back. meet the hero who helped save a memphis landmark. elvis presley's iconic home from a presley's iconic home from a swindle. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. and adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for type 1 diabetes or children. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. do

among them 37 year old baton rouge, baton rouge, i should say native reggie hunter. joining us now is his cousin, travis hunter. travis, my heart just goes out to you. i am so sorry for your loss, for your family's loss. i want to start by just asking you about reggie. what kind of guy was he? >> reggie was a beautiful person, inside and out. >> um, to. no was to love reggie. he was always in a good mood. um, he changed the environment in the room. um. always smiling. just a pure person. good, pure hearted person. there's nothing else i can say other than he was just a beautiful person inside and out. >> and he had an 11 year old and a one year old. right? is the 11 year old know yet? >> correct from my understanding, he does know. >> that just that's beyond heartbreaking. um, tell us when you learned that your cousin was a victim of this attack. did you get to say your goodbyes before he passed at the hospital? >> i did, i did not. um, i received a call yesterday morning around 626 from his sister saying that her brother was involved in an incident that took place o

set to start nursing school this month. 37 year old reggie hunter, who came to new orleans from baton rouge with a cousin on a whim. >> and just living your life, trying to have fun. and for this to happen to you, it's so it's senseless. >> 27 year old nicole perez. her employer says she was a great mom. >> she was being a mother and a father, and she was doing a really good job. >> and one of these indicators to authorities that the suspect likely did not act alone is the fact that they found those multiple potential ieds all over town in different areas of new orleans. and, of course, now authorities are urging anyone who had contact with this suspect in the past 72 hours to contact them immediately in new orleans. trevor ault, abc seven news. >> it is so frightening, trevor. many thanks to you. now, meantime, california officials are on heightened alert following today's deadly attack in new orleans. governor newsom's press office tweeted that the state's threat assessment center is coordinating and sharing information with local law enforcement agencies. the post adds there are no credi

. >> reporter: reggie hunter, meanwhile, was 37, a father of two from baton rouge. youngest son just a toddler. and his cousin, shirell robinson jackson said while he worked as a warehouse manager, what he loved was his family. >> they are crying. they feel numb right now. they are hurting. >> reporter: nikyra cheyenne dedeaux was 18, a recent high school grad from mississippi, whose dream was becoming a nurse like her mother. and hubert gauthreaux, 21 and class of '21 at the catholic school that confirmed his death and has asked the entire archbishop shaw community for their prayers. nicole perez was 27, the manager of kimmy's deli just outside new orleans, a dedicated worker according to her boss, and a loving mom. she leaves behind a 4-year-old son. >> my heart is broken. >> reporter: here is nicole's mother, martha. >> she worked so hard. she had a lot of dreams. she had a lot of dreams that she can't do now. she's gone. >> reporter: kareem badawi was a freshman at the university of alabama, a lovely boy, his father remembered on social media. what he loved was

he was a 37 year old father of two from baton rouge in louisiana. he was a store manager.insonjackson. his family told the media that after finishing work on new year's eve, he actually decided to head to bourbon street on a whim to celebrate the new year with a cousin. his cousin was injured also in the attack. he was described as full of life and apparently he messaged his familyjust minutes after midnight to wish them a happy new year. this is another of the victims, nicole perez. she was a 28—year—old mother and delicatessen manager from metairie in louisiana. she was celebrating the new year with herfriends. herfriend kimberly usher fall, who was a friend and boss at the deli store that she worked at, called her a dedicated, smart and good hearted person. she was described as beautiful and full of life. she was a mother to a four—year old boy, and apparently she used to bring her son into work on his days off from school. we're told by one of her colleagues that she used to teach him maths and the alphabet in the deli's storage. she was described as a really wonderful

set to start nursing school this month. 37-year-old reggie hunter, who came to new orleans from baton rouge with a cousin on a whim. >> and just living your life, trying to have fun, and for this to happen to you is so -- it's senseless. >> reporter: and 27-year-old nicole perez. her employer says she was a great mom. >> she was being a mother and a father and she was doing a really good job. >> mary: we are thinking of the victims' families tonight. trevor ault now with us from new orleans. trevor, the fbi tonight believes the suspect did not act alone. >> reporter: that's right, mary. and and one indication to authorities that this suspect did have some help with the potential ieds in the other parts of the city. and the fbi is urging anyone who's had contact with the suspect to contact authorities immediately. mary? >> mary: trevor, thank you. and we are joined now by our senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky. so, aaron, what are your sources zeroing in on tonight? >> reporter: it's a fast-moving investigation, mary, and it's already taken the fbi beyond new orleans. in houst

i'm from baton rouge louisiana my family originated what is called the bottom. the original black neighborhood called the bother because it's theregh baton rouge says by the point of the mississippi between when the levee system starts in the city.rn part of you go toun southern university looking down by the time you get to downtown coming looking up at the river from the loving the bottom of their, that the lowest lying property and that is where blacks first occur in the city. similarw to new orleans where blacks settlement existed on some of the most vulnerable properties in so many places that we have black and latino communities, is on some of the most vulnerable lands printed is not the most land great received appointments issues where peope are retreating to hire landed the communities may be in placing folks so maybe a lot of the cycles of discrimination and disparity replicating in real te trying to address the issues so we have to name them but i think there are number of approaches that we can embrace quickly to address them. >> absolutely. this jus

reggie hunter, meanwhile, was 37, a father two of from baton rouge, his youngest son just a toddler.eyenne dedeaux was 18, a recent high school grad from mississippi whose dream was becoming a nurse like her mother. and hubert gauthreaux, 21 and class of '21 at the catholic school that confirmed his death and has asked the entire archbishop shaw community for their prayers. nicole perez was 27, the manager of kimmy's deli just outside new orleans, a dedicated worker, according to her boss, and a loving mom. she leaves behind a 4-year-old son. >> my heart's broke. >> reporter: here is nicole's mother, martha. >> she works hard. she had a lot of dreams. she have a lot of dreams. >> reporter: kareem badawi was a freshman at the university of alabama, a lovely boy, his father remembered on social media. what he loved was football. and so did martin bech, a star player at his louisiana high school where he was nicknamed tiger. he went on to play at princeton university before moving to new york city. he still loved to hunt and fish, though, his mother said, adding he went out at the top o

reggie hunter of baton rouge, father of three. our eye on las vegas, where a tesla cybertruck has exploded outside the trump hotel this morning. at least one died and seven were injured. for the latest on the investigation we are joined now by tom winter. what do we know about where the investigation stands at this hour? >> in new orleans, that investigation, they are continuing to rule out individuals and try to determine who is seen in the videos near the two suspected ied devices. bourbon street you have the white pickup truck we have seen which goes around a police car. there was no protection on the osaka. you are looking at the aftermath of the scene here. ten dead, close to 30 injured and a death toll that will be rising. of course that is where the sugar bowl is supposed to be played tonight. it has been postponed 24 hours. you are looking at video of the sequence that i lined out of the car making the right turn around the police vehicle. separately, there are two containers. that might be improvised explosive devices tha

a2024 graduate from a high school in baton rouge, louisiana, which will hold a vigil this evening forudents left critically injured. the university of georgia has also identified one of those critically injured as a student. >> thank you so much. that spring and jimmy cochran who also witness to that attack. a person to person, obviously you are here with us. are you okay? >> in the passing days, the hardest part has been, there's names and faces with these victims now, these innocent people full of life just gone. nicole perez, the first body that i had seen. it broke me when they showed that picture of her and her son. because that wasn't the woman that i seen when i looked down. just the pain. everything she probably went through in those last moments and then being by herself there in the middle of the road. and then nikyra cheyenne dedeaux, the one to the left a little further down from nicole perez, a very small girl. she was the one that i seen dancing having a good time. she didn't look like a human. it is rougher. i think this is important for the awareness of the whole reaso

i remember going to school in baton rouge, a special dinner for a most special family occasions wouldou represent so much when i comes to that area. when folks start coming back and you talk to people and clientele, how are people feeling about this and do you get a sense that there will be a return to normalcy? >> i definitely do feel that there will be a return to normalcy. you know, it will take a little bit of time but we're ready, that's for sure. at noon yesterday we were ready to open the doors. we certainly saw customers that we see on regular frequency and it made them feel good to be in the room that they feel comfortable in with, you know, the people that they recognize. we are celebrating 120 years in 2025. we were founded in 1905 and there are so many families that have been coming here for generations. some of them on a weekly basis. those that were with us yesterday certainly revered the time and were happy to be there because it does bring a sense of normalcy to them. >> sandra: i want to tell our viewers what they are seeing now. a minute ago we showed the map how clo

a recent graduate from a baton rouge episcopal school. found at medical center after being reported missing the other victims' identities have not yet been released. and as the fbi and local law enforcement piece together what exactly happened, witnesses are speaking out, including our next guest. captured this video and says is he lucky to be alive. here to share his story is alex mitchell. alex, welcome to you. >> good morning. >> shannon: tell us about that video what was happening in that moment that you were taking it. >> it was honestly kind of suburb real. i took it because i felt like i didn't know what was going on. i knew that something currently was still going on. i knew that i had to get out and be okay. i also tried to figure out how to get down there and help because i couldn't go anywhere and i couldn't do anything and the police wouldn't let us. looking back on it makes sense, it's a terrorist event. it's ongoing threat. what i'm f. i'm -- i could the threat. i get it. but it was just very stressful, hectic. and i also fe

every day americans, 18 years old from baton rouge who was a freshman at alabama majoring in mechanical engineering. played football at episcopal school last year. whose friend travis said it was never about kareem, it was about others that is what made it unique. like tiger bas -- 27 played fool at princeton. the capital markets. his older brother jack to tell my kids about you and the man you shape me too be. and his mom, virginia, who says that evil will not prevail. jude dolphin 20 from montgomery, alabama aggressor auburn university in 2023 was with his younger brother matthew during that attack. his family has described him as having lit up every room he entered. how his smile was infectious. like mccarrick, 18 of goal for mississippi wh who's going to bn nursing school this month. whose mom, melissa begged her not to go out on bourbon street that night. who has been quoted as one of the most amazing persons who loved everyone and a light to be around this with her during that attack. twenty-five from new jersey start student and cross player who worked in new york as an account e

he could have killed somewhere else, between baton rouge and new orleans, he passed 150 chemical plants. he wanted to do a symbolic attack on a symbolic city, to terrorize people in america, which it did, it shocked the americans soul with what happened on the streets of new orleans, but those suicide bombers, they will kill people. >> i want to take a moment to acknowledge the 14 victims who were killed, who ranged in age from 18 to 63 years old. many more were wounded. my heart goes out to their loved ones as well as the city of new orleans, which has seen more than his fair share of tragedy over the years. how does the community bounce back? >> well, i think it's already started, reverend al, by paying tribute, and the ministers in the town, as soon as the remains were moved off, they did a second line which is a tradition, the highest honor that we can give to people in new orleans upon death, and they performed that service, the interfaith service led by the mayor and many other leaders in the community to pay tribute and the mourning will continue, but you know, life moves on in t

according to local reports, victim was a 2024 graduate from a high school in baton rouge that will hold a vigil for her and another one its students critically injured. the governor said he is hoping to reach out to some of the parents of the victims. >> each of those is a reminder of the terrorism that exists and the evil out there that they want to inflict on america. >> new orleans coroner says it will take several days to perform all the autopsies and inform the next of kin, rich. >> rich: cb cotton live for us. thank you. >> the congressional republicans, we hear in the house and senate have repeatedly asked the dhs under the biden administration about the correlation and obvious concern about terrorism and the wide open border. dangerous people were coming in droves and setting up potentially terrorist cells around the country, we have been ringing the alarm. >> molly: congressional leaders are seeking answers as we learn more the suspect in the deadly new orleans terror attack. more from capitol hill next. but that changed when my urologist told me about axonics therapy. a long l

school held a vigil for him yesterday and kareem badawi was a 2024 graduate from a high school in baton rougefor him this evening and for another one of its students left critically injured. his father rode about his death on social media, asking a la to give the family patience and strength to overcome the strengths it will take several days to perform autopsies and all the victims and inform the next of kin. more than 30 victims treated area hospitals after the attack. sandra? >> sandra: so sad, awful, just heartbreaking as we continue to learn more about each one of those victims, we will continue to share that with our viewers. just wanted to call attention to the screen real quick, cb, thank you very much. we have been watching since the police chief just declared bourbon street is now open and it was the first declaration since this happened in the wee hours of the morning. this obviously more like canal street, adjacent to bourbon street, we also have pulled up a webcam, from earthcam that i am familiar with, if we show it right now you will see a young woman at her parents it looks li

xavier, vickie and jordan from baton rouge, louisiana, making the trip up those stairs with the mug.na, in their steerman bi-plane. two seats, two mugs. incredible. now eyes on the sky, please. finally, amy with her mug in the florida keys celebrating her 50th birthday, the new year and, most importantly, beating breast cancer. we are thrilled for you, amy. congratulations and happy birthday. >>> as you probably have heard, our dear friend, hodakotb signed off on friday. before getting ready for another morning of television that can range from interviewing a head of state to making a griere omelet wiwith mart stewart, hoda will be up making scrambled eggs in her own kitchen for beautiful daughters haley and hope taking them to school, exactly where she wants to be. i have had the good fortune of sitting next to hoda many, many times over the years and calling her a friend. i'm here to confirm up close what you already know from watching her for all of these years. hoda is as warm, empathetic, curious, funny and wise as anyone i have ever met. she will be missed desperately, but, luc

he was from baton rouge. reggie was the father of two boys, aged 11 and 1, and worked as a manager at a warehouse. reggie is described by his cousins as an awesome person with a big heart. this is 18-year-old ni' kyra cheyenne dedeaux, recent high school graduate from gulfport, mississippi. she was with her cousin celebrating the new year. later this month she was set to start college and planned on studying nursing. her mother is asking for prayers at this time. matthew tenedorio was only 25 years old. he was born in new york but lived in carrier, mississippi. he had dinner with his mother tuesday night before going to celebrate new year's with his friends. the next time she saw him was at the morgue. his mother said he had the job of his dreams working at the superdome. this is nicole perez. nicole was only 27 years old. she managed a deli near new orleans. now nicole, she leaves behind a 5-year-old son. her employer remembered her as a really good mom. and lastly, hubert gothro was 21 years old. a statemen

one of those killed, kareem badawi, who we mentioned was a muslim american from baton rouge.k to you. >> all right, christiane, thank you so much. now, this morning, authorities are piecing together the final hours leading up to the moment a man blew up a cyber truck outside the trump hotel in las vegas. that, too, was on new year's day. investigators don't think there's a connection to the new orleans attack. the suspect in the cyber truck explosion has been identified as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs, colorado. he was an army soldier on leave. new surveillance video shows the truck pulling up to the hotel around 730 wednesday morning. it then left, driving along las vegas boulevard before returning to the valet area. around 8:39 a.m, the truck exploded 17 seconds later. yesterday, investigators searched berger's home in colorado springs. his wife reportedly told investigators he'd been out of the home since around christmas after a dispute over allegations of infidelity, similar to the attacker in new orleans. berger rented the truck on the san francisco ba

another, 37-year-old reggie hunter of baton rouge, father of three. also at this hour, we have our eye on las vegas, where a tesla cybertruck has exploded outside the trump hotel sometime before 9:00 a.m. local this morning. at least one person has died. seven people were injured. the latest on the investigation, we are joined by nbc news national law- enforcement and intelligence correspondent tom winter. tom, it's good to have you. what do we know about where this investigation stands at this hour? >> in new orleans, chris, the investigation, because we have an update as well on the las vegas investigation, but in new orleans, that investigation, they are continuing to rule out potential individuals and trying to determine who is seen in these videos near these two suspected ied devices. so let me just set the scene here. on bourbon street you got the pickup truck, the white pickup truck that we've seen, which was driven down bourbon street, goes around the police car point there's no protection on the sidewalk. goes up on the sidewalk goes down the

among them, reggie hunter, a 37-year-old father of two from baton rouge.deaux, an 18-year-old aspiring nurse from mississippi. nicole perez, a single mother of a four-year-old. and tiger bech, a 27-year-old from lafayette, louisiana, who played football at princeton. amna: and laura baron-lopez joins us now from new orleans. so laura, you are on the newly reopened bourbon street right now. just tell us what it's like there at the moment. laura: here on bourbon street, we're exactly where the suspect drove onto the sidewalk and it's slowly reopening here. there are a lot of people out enjoying themselves and it's slowly returning to normal on bourbon street. you can see though that there are more barricades here than there were previously. to my right, there are some yellow barricades on the sidewalk now that were not there previously because of the fact that the suspect to drive onto the sidewalk when he conducted the attack. amna: i know you've been talking to some residents there, to city leaders as well. what are you hearing from them about what they've

one of those killed, kareem badawi, was a muslim american from baton rouge.s, back to you. >> all right, christiane, thank you so much. and this morning, authorities are piecing together the final hours leading up to the moment a man blew up a cyber truck outside the trump hotel in las vegas. this also on new year's day. investigators don't think there's a connection to the new orleans attack. the suspect in the cyber truck explosion has been identified as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs, colorado. he was an army soldier on leave. new surveillance video shows the truck pulling up to the hotel around 730 wednesday morning. you'll see it leave driving along las vegas boulevard before returning to the valet area. around 8:39 a.m, the truck exploded 17 seconds later. yesterday, investigators searched berger's home in colorado springs. his wife reportedly told investigators he'd been out of the house since around christmas after a dispute over allegations of infidelity, similar to the attacker in new orleans. berger rented the truck on the san franc

or they can be mailed to the love one louisiana foundation in baton rouge. both will be available on our facebook, and both have live links that you can click on. >> that's beautiful to hear. amy adams i'm glad you're here, and thank you for the work you're doing and the foundation is doing to help new orleans really recover. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> all right. well, if you want to donate to love one louisiana to support the victims and families affected by the new year's day terror attack in new orleans, just scan the qr code that's right there on your tv screen now. or you can go to. g. dot. fox slash nola. well, coming up on mornings on two. the nine. the deadly explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. it sparked a federal investigation. but it's what tesla data may reveal that has privacy nine, the federal government now rolling out new labels that are aimed at helping you pick smart devices that are less vulnerable to being hacked. under the voluntary program called the u.s. cyber trust mark initiative, manufacture

. >> now, among the first victims identified, 37 year old reggie hunter from baton rouge, louisiana. his cousin says that he leaves behind two children who are ages 11 and one year old. u.s. president joe biden says the suspect in the new orleans attack was, quote, inspired by i.s.i.s., especially the desire to kill. but with the investigation still in a preliminary stage, he cautioned americans against jumping to conclusions. biden also promised the government's full support to the people of new of new orleans. >> our hearts are with the people of new orleans after the despicable attack that occurred in the early morning hours. to all the families of those who are killed. to all those who were injured. to all the people of new orleans who are grieving today, i want you to know i grieve with you. our nation grieves with you. we're going to stand with you as you mourn and as you heal in the weeks to come. i want to thank our brave first responders and law enforcement personnel who stopped the attacker in his tracks before he could kill or injured even more people. and i want to thank

their high school in baton rouge scheduled a prayer session for both of them tonight. matthew tenedorio cousins remembers him as a joyful person, telling the local paper, we'd walk into my grandma's house and he just started giggling. he worked at the superdome as an audiovisual technician. matthew tenedorio was 25 and we remember him tonight. we also remember hubert gauthreaux, who was just 21 graduate of archbishop shaw high school here in new orleans. reggie hunter cousin, travis remembers reggie is a good and pure hearted person, beautiful inside and out. he was 37 years old. he leaves a wife and two children. one is 11, the other just a year old. reggie hunter, we remember, and 27 year old tiger bech was a native of lafayette, louisiana, former football player at princeton university, princeton's football coach remembered him as a ferocious competitor with endless energy, a beloved teammate, and a caring friend. billy dimaio was 25. he worked in new york city as company. odyssey remembers him for his, quote, unwavering work ethic, his positive attitude and kindnes

i was a, i was a teacher working down in baton rouge.katrina hit, and my first instinct was to go down to the convention center, where the evacuees were coming in from new orleans. and it was chaos. it was absolute chaos. people were coming to you asking what was going on. stuff was coming in, you know, donations were coming in. it was unorganized. and but what was really powerful for me was seeing other other, you know, people of other denominations, other priests and seminarians down there. and that really inspired me to kind of get involved in ministry like this, even becoming a priest because of seeing their work. and i think instinctually, as soon as i heard this was going, i was like, we need to get the truck down there, because i know that the food, you know, the, you know, we have, you know, we have stuff ready to go because we're already planning on servicing people this weekend. so we already had food on hand ready to go. so we just moved. we just started serving right out. you know, as soon as we got there at, you know, 430 in

we should note that you're in baton rouge, nearby to where this awful tragedy happened. i first want to get your reaction to what cnn is learning that the fbi is investigating this as an act of terrorism. >> yeah, that's obviously significant. it clearly was an act of terrorism, whether it was official or not. but the fact that the fbi has designated suggest that there might have been somebody who has come from abroad or internally with the specific with the specific goal to wound as many as people before as possible, before a high profile event like the sugar bowl. um, in an effort to send a message. the question is, what is that message? but now that it's being designated an act of terrorism. and by the way, they have the license plates, they know who these people were. that in and of itself is significant. when the fbi is saying it's possibly an act of right. >> i believe at last check, there was one suspect. that suspect is dead, according to police. but of course, it is very early in this investigation, and police are still trying to figure out if there are others t

he was from baton rouge, louisiana. >> richard was a beautiful person, inside and out, um, to know richardas to love reggie. >> reggie survived the initial attack, but passed away at the hospital from internal injuries. >> you can change the environment in the room. um, always smiling. just a pure person. good, pure hearted person. >> tiger bech was 27 years old. the former princeton football player from lafayette, louisiana. according to his sister, virginia, tiger was walking back to his hotel with his best friend on new year's eve when they were both struck. his friend survived, but tiger passed away at the hospital. tiger's sister virginia, telling cnn she's heartbroken. but evil will not prevail. 21 year old hubert gauthreaux was killed in the attack as well. his high school in marrero, louisiana, asking the community to pray for the repose of hubert's soul. his family and friends during this difficult time. drew dauphin graduated from auburn university in 2023. words cannot convey the sorrow the auburn family feels for drew's family and friends during this unimaginably difficult time

it's in the best interest of everybody and public safety that we postpone the reggie hunter from baton rouge. he had just texted his family happy new year a little earlier in the evening, according to his cousin, who tells us that he was someone who liked to laugh and tell jokes. he loved his family. loved his kids, leaves behind an 11 year old and a one year old just hours into 2025, wolf. >> our deepest condolences to his family. our omar, thank you very much. i want to get right to our chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, john miller. he's getting some new reporting for us. john, what are you learning? >> well, wolf, what we've been trying to do is develop a richer picture of who is the man behind this carnage in new orleans. what do we know about him, and what can that tell us about motive and what we've learned from multiple sources is that mr. jabbar apparently made, according to authorities, a series of voice recordings on video as he drove. they believe, from texas to louisiana to partake in these attacks. allegedly, the recordings talk about the turmoil in his family, the

caller: i actually live in baton rouge after katrina and my friends call and we talk, and they were terrorized. but i'm 80 now. at 15, 16 years old i lived in the quarter. i'm grown now, 80 years old, i'm a combat veteran. i'm hearing all the talk about protecting the citizens of new orleans. and terrorists can be anywhere to get to you. new orleans is a good three or four mile radius and i delivered mail in new orleans for 35 years. how do you protect the city? this guy came in from texas. [indiscernible] i don't know what they're going to do. they are not doing it there, they are coming here. but you cannot protect the people from some guy running off. there are so many other interests in that florida area, and, now, what you are going to do to combat terrorism? i don't know. right now, vietnam [indiscernible] host: that was frank, former new orleans resident. good morning. caller: if people don't notice, when that happened in new orleans, the first thing donald trump did, before he knew anything, and terrorists -- host: in what, robert? caller: the terrorists were born and raised in the uni

he was from baton rouge, louisiana, it was a beautiful person inside and out, um, to know was to love reggie. reggie survived the initial attack, but passed away at the hospital from internal injuries. >> you can change the environment in the room. >> um, always smiling. >> just a pure person. good, pure hearted person. >> tiger bech was 27 years old. the former princeton football player from lafayette, louisiana. according to his sister, virginia tiger, was walking back to his hotel with his best friend on new year's eve when they were both struck. his friend survived, but tiger passed away at the hospital, tiger's sister virginia, telling cnn she's heartbroken. but evil will not prevail. 21 year old hubert gauthreaux was killed in the attack as well. his high school in marrero, louisiana, asking the community to pray for the repose of hubert's soul, his family and friends during this difficult time. drew dauphin graduated from auburn university in 2023. words cannot convey the sorrow the auburn family feels for drew's family and friends during this unimaginably difficult time, wrote

he was from baton rouge, louisiana. >> he was a beautiful person inside and out. um, to know richard was to love reggie. >> reggie survived the initial attack, but passed away at the hospital from internal injuries. >> you can change the environment in the room. um. always smiling. just pure person. good. pure hearted person. >> tiger bech was 27 years old. the former princeton football player from lafayette, louisiana. according to his sister, virginia, tiger was walking back to his hotel with his best friend on new year's eve when they were both struck. his friend survived, but tiger passed away at the hospital. tiger sister virginia telling cnn she's heartbroken. but evil will not prevail. 21 year old hubert gauthreaux was killed in the attack as well. his high school in marrero, louisiana, asking the community to pray for the repose of hubert's soul. his family and friends during this difficult time. drew dauphin graduated from auburn university in 2023. words cannot convey the sorrow the auburn family feels for drew's family and friends during this unimaginab

their high school in baton rouge scheduled a prayer session for both of them tonight. matthew tenedorio cousins remembers him as a joyful person, telling the local paper, we'd walk into my grandma's house and he just started giggling. he worked at the superdome as an audio technician. matthew tenedorio was 25 and we remember him tonight. we also remember hubert gauthreaux, who was just 21, a graduate of archbishop shaw high school here in new orleans, reggie hunter cousin, travis remembers, reggie is a good and pure hearted person, beautiful inside and out. he was 37 years old. he leaves a wife and two children. one is 11, the other just a year old. reggie hunter, we remember, and 27 year old tiger bech was a native of lafayette, louisiana, former football player at princeton university, princeton's football coach remembered him as a ferocious competitor with endless energy, a beloved teammate, and a caring friend. billy dimaio was 25. he worked in new york city as company. odyssey remembers him for his, quote, unwavering work ethic, his positive attitude and kindness.

player who was visiting new orleans for the holidays with a friend. 37 year old reggie hunter from baton rouge, louisiana, was also killed. his cousin says he leaves behind two children, ages 11 and one. hunter had messaged happy new year to his family just hours before the attack took place. more now on the investigation and the fallout from the attack from cnn's omar jimenez in new orleans. >> reporter. >> sudden terror on bourbon street. >> there were just bodies and the screams. you cannot think about, you know, on here that, um, it was chaos and very, very scary. >> everything in the car is hitting. it's getting thrown. >> the vehicle. ran into a crowd of people. there's multiple injuries, multiple casualties canal and bourbon. >> just hours after the clock struck midnight, the driver in a pickup truck went around barricades. according to police, killing those celebrating new year's eve along the iconic street. at least 15 people were killed, dozens others injured. >> this is not just an act of of terrorism. this is evil. >> the suspect, identified as shamsud-din jabbar, a 42 year old man

he was a native of baton rouge, and he had been out with a cousin on bourbon street when the tragedy struck. he leaves behind an 11 year old and a one year old child among some of the youngest victims, 21 year old hubert gauthreaux, his former high school. confirming his death today and asking for prayers in his name. auburn university, confirming the death of drew dauphin, who had just graduated from the school in 2023, and the university of alabama, also confirming the death of one of its students, kareem badawi, who had just graduated high school last year. joining me now is new orleans council member large j.p. morrell. j.p. we're still learning about the victims. so many people with so much life ahead of them. and we're trying to figure out how this attack could have happened. what do you think about the reopening of bourbon street, as we're still trying to grapple with that? >> i think it's difficult, but it's necessary. similar to what anderson said previously, when you have these type of incidents, when you have a terrorist attack, for example, on the city of new orleans, if