he works for latoya cantrell.y ever responsible for protecting any perimeters around these major events and certainly in the french quarter, there he is. is he a former police officer. and latoya cantrell is bragging about his elevation to the super bowl security committee. lawyer layer she has been unmitigated disaster for the city of new orleans god bless, when is new orleans going to wake up and elect people who actually serve the interest of the -- and safety of the people in the businesses that need to be-to-survive as well? >> well, and state officials who run the building biden is in today, right next to the cathedral. they have been begging latoya cantrell for two years to put permanent barriers in place where i showed you. there are none. those are ashtrays. can i knock them over with your hand. >> laura: at least they got rid of robert e. lee off of lee circle because that kept everybody safe from being offended. as always, thank you for great reporting. >> laura: remember, fox stands united with loved o

iphone the other investigation is looking into cantrell's former body guard and roommates.le he was engaged in extracurriculars with the mayor and city owned apartment. and these are the people who are entrusted with the safety of our city and visitors. i mean, god help us, lisa. >> do you think we will see any leadership changes in the city, raymond? you know, like what are you hearing from, you know, fellow residents? do you think there will be any changes? >> the residents have had it up to here a long time. we had the highest crime rate, carjackings, murders, per capita, it's outrageous. if you look around the town and you heard earlier the attorney general tell you be ready for the super bowl. every street in the french quarter in downtown is ripped up in the midst of repair. it's outrageous that they would do this to the sugar bowl visitors, present them with a city in disrepair and on top of it risk their lives by not protecting the most trafficked tourist district in the city of new orleans it's unconscionable, somebody would answer for it. >> lisa: it is. thank you

at that same news conference, the mayor latoya cantrell gave this updates... m?ll gave this updates- - -_ updates... my priority will continue _ updates... my priority will continue to _ updates... my priority will continue to be _ updates... my priority will continue to be that - updates... my priority will continue to be that the i updates... my priority will- continue to be that the victims that remain on bob and street now will be serviced and moved as soon as possible. as stated, the fbi is in charge of this investigation and are doing everything necessary to make this happen. i have gone to the hospital, along with chief kirkpatrick to visit our police officers, and considering their injuries, they are doing well. as i mentioned, this investigation is ongoing and the fbi remained the lead in the fbi remained the lead in the investigation. it is an active crime scene as well. we are committed, no doubt to uncovering oral details surrounding this tragedy. the governor of louisiana, jeff landry, gave more details about the additional security and preparations

and look, she's got her own checkered history of latoya cantrell, which we've been reporting on for a long time. >> tell me about her. >> she's under. yeah, yeah, she's caught up in two federal investigations. one focused on a city contractor whom it's alleged bribed cantrell with gifts, including a steak dinner and an iphone. the other investigation is looking into cantrell's former bodyguard and occasional roommate, jeffrey vafi. the city allegedly paid him while he was engaged in extracurriculars with the mayor at a city owned apartment. and these are the people who are entrusted with the safety of our city and visitors. i mean, god help us. >> lisa, do you think we'll see any leadership changes in the city? raymond? you know, like, what are you hearing from, you know, fellow residents? do you think there'll be any changes? >> well, well, the residents have had it up to here for a long time. i mean, look, we have the highest crime rate carjacking murders. it's per capita. it's outrageous. but if you look around the town and you heard earlier, the attorney general will tell you we'l

mayor cantrell: my priority will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon streetbe serviced and removed as soon as possible. but as stated, the fbi is in charge of this investigation and are doing everything necessary to make this happen. i've gone to the hospital along with chief kirkpatrick to visit our police officers, and considering their injuries, they are doing well. as i mentioned, this investigation is ongoing, and the fbi remains the lead in the investigation. it is an active crime scene as well. we are committed to uncovering all details surrounding this tragedy. annita: the governor of louisiana, jeff landry, gave more details about additional security in the city and preparations for the big college football game, as these sugar bowl, which has been postponed for 20 four hours following the attack. gov. landry: the preparations for the sugar bowl are intended to issue an emergency declaration tomorrow, so that we can bring all of our federal, state, and local agencies to bear in preparation for the super bowl and mardi gras. but because of the events

annita: at the same news conference in the last hour, the mayor of new orleans, latoya cantrell, gette about what is happening in the city. mayor cantrell: my priority will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon street now will be serviced and removed as soon as possible. the fbi is in charge of this investigation and are doing everything necessary to make this happen. i've gone to the hospital along with chief kirkpatrick to visit our police officers, and considering their injuries, they are doing well. as i mentioned, this investigation is ongoing, and the fbi remains the lead in the investigation. it is an active crime scene as well. we are committed to uncovering all details surrounding this tragedy. annita: the governor of louisiana, jeff landry, gave more details at the news conference about additional security in the city and preparations around the sugar bowl college football game, which has been postponed for 20 four hours following the attack. gov. landry: the preparations for the sugar bowl are intended to issue an emergency declaration tomorrow, so t

now we learn, latoya cantrell was bragging the other day that mr.as has beenlp t elevated to the super bowl security committee. got to help the people for the super bowl. >> laura: what was john thomase responsible for? he wasfor? the homeland security official?ll >> new orleans homeland security. hes worked for latoya and help your till they are responsible for protecting barriers around major events. they are he is, a former police theofficer. latoya and bill bragging aboutte elevation to thee. super bowl security committee. >> laura: she has been an unmitigated disaster for the city of new orleans. what when he hasof orleans orleans come to wake up and elect people ttho serve the interest of the people in thend businesses that need to surviveg as well? >> and state officials who ran the building biden's hand today, right next to the cathedral po2 they have been bagging latoya cantrell to put barriers in place where i showed you they. are non. those are ashtraysk th and you cannot come over with your hand. >> laura: raymond, art least i got rid of

also, the nopd superintendent ann kick tra trick and latoya cantrell are in the french quarter at the 8th precinct on royal street. the only level 1 trauma center in the state of louisiana in southeast louisiana right now. that is where all of these people have been taken. aubrey, a tragic scene but what is the very latest information that you have from umc? >> reporter: travers, new orleans ems have been working very hard all morning long, giving us new details and new information on this tragic and devastating story we've been staying on top of all morning. behind me here at umc the sun is starting to come up, you can see the cars going up and down the entrance ramp. here is what i can tell you, according to new orleans ems. >> they say those hospitals are university medical center. oxnard main and baptist. umc with the most. 14 patients. they did say no ems personnel were injured. they are telling me the scene is actively being worked and nopd is asking the public to stay clear of the area. new orleans ems is asking residents and visitors of new orleans to activate 911 service, res

and so and and i've been in contact with mayor cantrell so very much trying to stay in touch. i know that the federal response is going to be immense and vigorous and prompt, but but i just texted mayor cantrell if there's anything she thought she needed. of course we would work to bring it to bear, but i'm positive that the federal response will be tremendous. >> is there any information, new information you can provide us through those calls and briefings that you've received? >> unfortunately, no. there are some things that i've learned that are not in the public sphere, but it is a criminal investigation. and i think it's best right now to let the law enforcement agencies release this information, as opposed to somebody speaking just on the on the on the zoom call. >> so you had said that, you know, look, this is really concerning to you because it's now being investigated as an act of terrorism. it was done ahead of the sugar bowl tonight. how confident are you about the safety around the sugar bowl tonight? there in the city. >> extremely confident, extremely confident.

we know that he personally spoke to new orleans mayor cantrell, offered the full support of the officeland security and any other federal agencies. fbi director christopher wray and the attorney general garland have been briefed. we have not yet heard from president-elect trump. those statements could come at any time. he typically posts them on social media. so the federal response is vigorous. the fbi is the lead in this case. the atf also involved on the scene. but again, 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 h

anderson cooper, louisiana lieutenant governor billy nungesser accused new orleans mayor latoya cantrell of failing to secure bourbon street despite requests made years ago. >> by the mayor. the mayor and her team failed miserably. you know, today i sent out a video of the balusters in front of jackson square historical jackson square. two years we've been asking to get them replaced. i didn't let that out to the public because we didn't want people to know you could drive through that pedestrian mall, new orleans mayor cantrell said the day after the tragedy that over ten years ago, the city undertook an infrastructure project that included installing bollards on bourbon street. >> but they would frequently malfunction and had to be replaced. she also said at the time of the attack, there was already a plan in motion to get those ballers replaced. >> we were able to build in bollard. replacement into our super bowl infrastructure package and because of that, the city of new orleans has moved forward with that infrastructure that is nearing completion. bollards were not up because they a

and i guess mayor cantrell as well.w something like this unf unfolded. >> joey: three of us on our s seat: yesterday was a known large crowd gathering around the country and around the world: intoxicated, and, you know, swerved into a crowd and came out angry. terrorist incident? the possibility. some sort of clarity as these people get ready to step to the microphone. here we go. >> mayor. remarks. >> thank you. >> >> thank you. good morning. first of all, we do know that the city of new orleans the city of new orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack. it's all still under investigation. you will hear more after me; however, i have been in direct contact with the white house, with governor landry and, of course, a union find commands who is present here. what i'm asking at this time our prayers for those who have lost their lives in the city of new orleans in addition to that i'm asking the public to stay clear. to stay clear. 8 blocks around but bore street. stay clear from bourbon street 8 blocks around ask chief k

the mayor of new orleans, latoya cantrell, gave this update about what's happening in the city.onference. my priority will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon street now will be serviced and removed as soon as possible. but as stated, the fbi is in charge of this investigation and are doing everything necessary to make this happen. i have gone to the hospital, along with chief kirkpatrick, to visit our police officers and considering their injuries, they're doing well. as i mentioned, this investigation is ongoing and the fbi remains the lead in the investigation. it is an active crime scene as well. we are committed, no doubt, to uncovering all the details surrounding this tragedy. the governor of louisiana, jeff landry, gave more details about the additional security and preparations to the sugar bowl which has been postponed for 2h hours following the attack. in preparation for the super bowl, i had intended to issue an emergency declaration tomorrow, so that we could bring all of ourfederal, state and local agencies to bear in preparation for the sup

mayor latoya cantrell.ust a day after 15 people were killed during an attack on the new orleans french quarter new year's day. dozens of other people were also hurt. this morning, the fbi gave an update saying they believe the suspected attacker acted alone in response. mayor cantrell says bourbon street will be reopened today ahead of the sugar bowl. officials also say the city will see an increase in federal law enforcement presence for mardi gras and today's bowl game. here at home. governor newsom says the state threat assessment center is on high alert. kron four's gayle ong has that story. >> we checked in with local law enforcement. we heard back from a san francisco oakland and san jose police who are all monitoring the tragic situation in new orleans and all say while there is no credible threats in their cities, the public is advised to stay vigilant. >> new year's celebrations turned into terror in new orleans as a truck plowed into people on the famed bourbon street killing at least 15 people, i

immediately offering all of his support to the mayor, mayor cantrell and all the other agencies that are now involved. of course, the fbi will run point on this as well as doj. but the other agencies not just in new orleans police department other law enforcement agencies that are helping as well i think what people want are candid answers. you don't need to sugar coat this. if there is some uncomfortable things we find along the way, let's get that information out. you know, we have been saying for over a year now that there is likely to be a terrorist attack on our home soil with an open southern border. we don't know if that's the reason the truck came across the southern border. we have to be on higher alert and all these agencies need to be not just on high alert but candid with what they find. >> well, congressman, our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to the people of new orleans, good people. shouldn't have to go through. this and god bless those families that lost the life. people in the hospital fighting for their lives. thank you so much for joining us. and have the best

mayor latoya cantrell. just a day after 15 people were killed during an attack in new year's new orleans french quarter on new year's day. dozens of other people were also hurt. this morning, the fbi gave an update saying they believe the suspect attacker acted alone. in response. mayor cantrell says bourbon street will be reopened today. >> ahead of the sugar bowl, officials also say the city will see an increase federal law enforcement presence for mani gras. and today's bowl game. that's going to be governor gavin newsom back here at home talking about that threat assessment. he says we're on high alert. yeah. kron four's gayle ong has more on what he had to say. we checked in with local law enforcement. we heard back from a san francisco oakland and san jose police. >> who are all monitoring the tragic situation in new orleans and all say while there is no credible threats in their cities, the public is advised to stay vigilant. >> new year's celebrations turned into terror in new orleans as a truck plo

right after the mayor, latoya cantrell said this is terrorism. so now there's a lot of questions and people in new orleans, they also did not definitively clarify whether the incident was isolated due to this one truck and whether there are continuing security threats. that is what we hope to hear from officials and they can have this press conference holding faster because of the unanswered questions right now that now we have got a truck that is placed at eagle pass, texas, ends up in a massacre on bourbon street and we don't know whether or not there are other people involved or whether he acted alone or if a public safety threat exists now. >> kennedy: yeah, and that is the point of these acts is to as tammy said, it is to instill fear in order to change policy in this country. so what do we know now? and where do we go from here? not only law enforcement agencies, the fbi, the cia, dhs, all of that but also individual americans and, you know, thousands of people who are planning on attending the sugar bowl. the couple of details about the tr

laura: but cantrell said the focus must remain on the victims and their families, as details emergede of those killed. among them, reggie hunter, a 37-year-old father of two from baton rouge. nikyra dedeaux, 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 talkin

at this time, i would like to invite mayor latoya cantrell to the platform. >> good morning.nking our unified command here. all resources federal, state and local, focusing on our victims and our families. from day one, we did not waver in regards to making sure again that our victims were a top priority in addition to their families, but also understanding that our victims also include our first responders, our businesses and employees as well. these services will be extended to all, and we do appreciate that from being on the phone at the start of this, with the white house, with our president joe biden, in addition to ag garland, the request was for victim services. so again, i just want to say thank you. in addition to that, the city of new orleans will welcome president biden on tomorrow to demonstrate one, his unwavering support of our victims, their families and the city of new orleans, the city of new orleans just continues to demonstrate its resilience and its love for its people, coming together in prayer and making sure that we're lifting our community up, our city

mayor cantrell's is that she's been working closely with federal officials to make that happen. our federal partners in washington listening to my plea personally for the additional resources to allow for the same to be clear and again, attending to our victims. senator bill cassidy said he would be attending the football game as a signnthat the city is resilient in can be dictated by fear. we have an obligation after yesterday. >> to support those who are wounded and the families of those who were killed to honor those who responded so bravely and then. personally for us to live our lives briefly without fear. not along the terrace to take away our joy of a football game of a beautiful day of living land of the free and the home of the brave. on wednesday. attorney general is merle told nbc in an interview that she believed that the sugar bowl should have been postponed until friday. in a new statement, she stated, quote, the sugar bowl needed to go forward. this was always a game time decision. >> i believe new orleans is very secure. we can honor the lives that were lost by n

new orleans mayor latoya cantrell told residents her priority is safety. cantrell: the mission now is to facilitate, support, and coordinate safety procedures to keep residents and visitors safe. we're taking every step to put even more safety procedures in place, especially given the nature of investigation. laura: increased police presence can be seen around the area as the investigation continues. the sugar bowl college football playoff -- initially scheduled for tonight, just blocks from the attack -- has been postponed until tomorrow. for insight into the ongoing terrorism investigation, we're joined by bruce hoffman, a senior fellow for counterterrorism and homeland security at the council for coal foreign relations. he's advised the cia and studied terrorism and insurgency for five decades. bruce, thank you for joining us this evening. the suspect was an army veteran and had a isis flag, according to authorities. how significant is it that he had the isis flag, and what and out to you? prof. hoffman: the isis flag is enormously significant, because

i also wanted to mention, fred, that the mayor of the city of new orleans, latoya cantrell, has asked the federal government for what she calls a tactical experts. and the idea here is that they review security plans, including the bollards here on bourbon streets that we've been talking about, because they were installed here for the first time ten years ago, and they malfunctioned, and they were in the process of replacing them when the attack occurred. so the mayor wants somebody from the federal government to come over, make sure they're working fine, and give them any idea as to what they need to do to make sure that the attack that happened on new year's day doesn't ever happen again. fred, now, back to you. >> all right. rafael romo, thank you so much. we'll check back with you. all right. joining me right now to discuss further, cnn law enforcement contributor steve moore. steve, great to see you. so on that last bit with the new orleans mayor requesting more tactical expert input. this week. she says, what would that constitute? would it mean bringing in certain personnel? wo

anderson cooper, louisiana lieutenant governor billy nungesser accused new orleans mayor latoya cantrell of failing to secure bourbon street despite requests made years ago. >> the mayor and her team failed miserably. you know, today i sent out a video of the balusters in front of jackson square historical jackson. two years we've been asking to get them replaced. i didn't let that out to the public because we didn't want people to know you could drive through that pedestrian mall, and jessica and new orleans mayor cantrell said the day after the tragedy that over ten years ago, the city undertook an infrastructure project that included installing bollards on bourbon street. >> but they would frequently malfunction and had to be replaced. she also said at the time of the attack, there was already a plan in motion to get those bollards replaced. >> we were able to build in bollard. replacement into our super bowl infrastructure package and because of that, the city of new orleans has moved forward with that infrastructure that is nearing completion. bollards were not up because they are n

anderson cooper, louisiana lieutenant governor billy nungesser accused new orleans mayor latoya cantrell of failing to secure bourbon street despite requests made years ago. >> the mayor and her team failed miserably. >> you know, today i sent out a video of the balusters in front of jackson square historical jackson square. >> two years we've been asking to get them replaced. i didn't let that out to the public because we didn't want people to know you could drive through that pedestrian mall. >> new orleans mayor cantrell said the day after the tragedy that over ten years ago, the city undertook an infrastructure project that included installing bollards on bourbon street. but they would frequently malfunction and had to be replaced. she also said at the time of the attack, there was already a plan in motion to get those bollards replaced. >> we were able to build in bollard. replacement into our super bowl infrastructure package and because of that, the city of new orleans has moved forward with that infrastructure that is nearing completion. bollards were not up because they are near

louisiana lieutenant governor billy nungesser accused new orleans mayor latoya cantrell of failing toure bourbon street despite requests made years ago. >> the mayor and her team failed miserably. you know, today i sent out a video of the balusters in front of jackson square historical jackson square. two years we've been asking to get them replaced. i didn't let that out to the public because we didn't want people to know you could drive through that pedestrian mall. >> new orleans mayor cantrell said the day after the tragedy that over ten years ago, the city undertook an infrastructure project that included installing bollards on bourbon street. but they would frequently malfunction and had to be replaced. she also said at the time of the attack, there was already a plan in motion to get those bollards replaced. >> we were able to build in bollard. replacement into our super bowl infrastructure package, and because of that, the city of new orleans has moved forward with that infrastructure that is nearing completion. bollards were not up because they are near completion with the ex

the mayor of new orleans latoya cantrell gave this update about what's happening in the city.nd foremost, i want to express my deepest condolences to the families of the ones that were impacted by this tragedy on bourbon street, near the heart of the city of new orleans, and i know the entire city council grieves right along with me. no doubt about that. and our families. my priority will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon street now will be serviced and moved as soon as possible. i also want to acknowledge hearing from president biden, all of our federal partners, but most importantly, governor collin landry this morning, responding with haste. we do say thank you and demonstration of unified support is right here. the mission now is to facilitate, support and co—ordinate safety procedures to keep our residents and our visitors safe. i've gone to the hospital along with chief along with chief kirkpatrick to visit our officers and considering their injuries, they are doing well. as i mentioned, this investigation is ongoing and the fbi remains the lea

biden: governor landry, representative carter and fields, mayor cantrell and all elected officials and those we lost in this horrific act of terrorism last wednesday. i know that events like these are hard. the shock and pain are still very raw. my wife jill and i are here to stand with you, to agree with you, pray with you, to let you know that you are not alone. the rest of the nation is looking at you as well. it's not the same. we know what it is like to lose a piece of our soul. the anger, the emptiness, the black hole that seems to be sucking you into your chest. the sense of loss. the questions and faith. i know it has been five days. with an empty chair around the kitchen table. not hearing the voice. we think of the birthdays, anniversaries, the holidays to come without them. you think of everything. every little thing. from small things, the details that you will miss the most. the morning coffee you shared together. the bend of his smile. the perfect pitch of her laugh. the rest of america's learning about them as well. students wanted to become nurses and engineers. star at

the mayor of new orleans latoya cantrell gave this update about what's happening in the city.ant to express my deepest condolences to the families of the ones that were impacted by this tragedy on bourbon street, nearthe heart of the city of new orleans, and i know the entire city council grieves right along with me. no doubt about that. and our people and our families. my priority will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon street now will be serviced and moved as soon as possible. i also want to acknowledge hearing from president biden, all of our federal partners, but most importantly, governor collin landry this morning, responding with haste. we do say thank you and demonstration of unified support is right here. the mission now is to facilitate, support and co—ordinate safety procedures to keep our residents and our visitors safe. i've gone to the hospital along with chief kirkpatrick to visit our officers and considering their injuries, they are doing well. as i mentioned, this investigation is ongoing and the fbi remains the lead in the investigat

we did see mayor cantrell at one. hurtado clement street. speaking. all right, aubry, we're having an issue with your microphone. as soon as you get that squared away, we are going to come back to you. let's get to cassie. sherm, she's on canal street. there's talk about multiple ieds. fletcher saw one. it's a big police presence in the french quarter right now. you saw nopd officers kind of sweeping the area. cars, garbage cans, trash bins, looking for anything suspicious. cassie, are you seeing the same thing where you are on canal street? yeah, i'm actually seeing that exact same thing going down. bourbon. so obviously we're on canal and bourbon right now to give you guys a little bit idea right across the way here. you guys can see right back there. tt is where it all started. and you're seeing officers going through looking underneath things. we saw people going through trash cans as well. we are seeing more looking in that area. i think that means that they're kind of just making their way through to see if it's safe to go through, because the f

fans bowing their heads, new orleans mayor latoya cantrell leading the stadium in a moment of silence. the teams taking the field, notre dame players carrying the american flag. the game today about much more than football. >> this city is special. these people are special. a lot of resolve. life has to go on. >> reporter: and mary, city officials and louisiana's governor were adamant today that new orleans is safe and prepared to continue to host major events, including the super bowl here next month. mary? >> mary: trevor, thank you. >>> now, to that disturbing incident in las vegas, just hours after the new orleans attack. authorities now say they believe the driver died by suicide. just before his rented tesla truck exploded outside the trump international hotel. officials now believe the driver was maan active dudi green bere. what investigators found inside the burned-out truck. abc's mola lenghi on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, authorities believe the driver behind the wheel of that deadly cybertruck blast outside trump international hotel in las vegas was an active duty gre

the police chief and kirkpatrick, the mayor of new orleans, latoya cantrell, the governor of louisiana at jeff landry. some of the details we heard in that pressure was that the attack or the carried out that attack that happened in new orleans at the end of new years. these celebrations that the guy said that he had had an islamic state flag in the vehicle. we also heard that the f b, i does not believe that the new orleans attacker was solely responsible in his asking for the public's help and tracking down associates. we know now that the annual college football game, the sugar bowl that takes place in new orleans that that has been postponed. and also we are from the official speaking that they were thinking their law enforcement partners who were assisting in this investigation and said that this remains an active crime scene. let's go now to washington dc or we have our white house correspondent, kimberly how kit live with us. kimberly tell us more about the latest details of this attack that are emerging and what you've been hearing. the yeah, the police, a clearing up, some of

biden: governor landry, representative carter and fields, mayor cantrell and all elected officials and all, the families and loved ones of those we lost in this horrific act of terrorism last wednesday. i know that events like these are hard. the shock and pain are still very raw. my wife jill and i are here to stand with you, to agree with you, pray with you, to let you know that you are not alone. the rest of the nation is looking at you as well. it's not the same. we know what it is like to lose a piece of our soul. the anger, the emptiness, the black hole that seems to be sucking you into your chest. the sense of loss. the questions and faith. i know it has been five days. with an empty chair around the kitchen table. not hearing the voice. we think of the birthdays, anniversaries, the holidays to come without them. you think of everything. every little thing. from small things, the details that you will miss the most. the morning coffee you shared together. the bend of his smile. the perfect pitch of her laugh. the rest of america's learning about them as well. students wanted to

as to the missing barricades at the entrance of bourbon street saying this about the mayor latoya cantrellve held my tongue long enough. her lack of leadership is an embarrassment and a little angry at the fact the french quarters have been trying to do for years have not gotten done. and the office responding with this, "the city of new orleans will not be distracted by outside commentary welcomes everyone to join the positive efforts of command partners and dating guy updating reporters on what authorities are learning about the man who drove a pickup truck buying a isis flag through bourbon street on new year's morning leaving thousands injured in 14 dad. >> we have no information anyone else is involved in the attack. we have established the attacker, the same person who planned and ice coolers in two nearby containers. we don't know if connection between new orleans attacked an explosion in las vegas. as of now, has have now and breathed, they have not found evidence of a connection so far appear. >> these new fox photos giving us a glimpse inside the killer's home with majority of ho

a little earlier we got this from the new orleans mayor latoya cantrell. orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack. in place right now. that perimeter is still in place. sad to report the coroner is still at the location because the bodies are still under a tarpaulin as the initial investigation and evidence gathering continues. we also heard earlier from the local police — here's the update from superintendent anne kirkpatrick. we had, this event started at about 3:15am. it did involve a man driving a pick—up truck down bourbon street at a very fast pace. it was very intentional behaviour. this man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could. it was not a dui situation. this is a more complex and more serious, based on the information we have right now. with respect to numbers, we have right now — and as you already know, this could change throughout the day — we do know that there are 26 injured people who are at umc hospital, we know we have four at touro, four at ochsner baptist, one at tulane, but even as i was walking out of the door

the mayor cantrell was about defunding the police.he money and this is what we keep seeing in new orleans. for some reason chicago and new york get the spotlight for all the problems. new orleans just seems to be left alone. and now the horrible of this will maybe open some eyes. the a.g. needs to do these investigations. we need to go backwards. we already know why. misappropriation of funds and having people in office that are not qualified and d.e.i. hires is what is wrong. i had to leave because of all the problems there. it was not safe for my family anymore. it was a tough decision. >> dana: listen to this. lieutenant governor who was outraged when he heard the police superintendent said she didn't know they had temporary barriers. >> angry, since i got elected lieutenant governor we've been fighting with the administration to make the french quarter safer and it wasn't until jeff landry put a state police troop in the french quarter we saw great progress to save the french quarter before this incident. the lack of leadership fr

. >> mayomayor cantrell this is mg forward to security upgrades for our men spritzing reported systemwill be brought to bourbon street is not enough to stop the attack like new year's day but versatile is that true? and are there plans? >> as it relates to and as i mentioned we are asking for a tactical expert to be in the city of new orleans this week. to go over all of our plans i have been put in place by a unified command that we have been working on this literally for months on end. what we are wanting to do is make sure boots on the ground with the expert advice to determine whether or not it's these that you are talking about are sufficient. we are also asking if they're not we are looking for okay how, and word of the need to be placed? this is a work in progress at. we are committed to do everything necessary to ensure public safety measures. heartening target areas in preparation not only for super bowl but for mardi gras as well. >> is there any way to know now if the new upgrade will be strong enough to stop an attack like this? >> what i will say is an expert opinion is s

i will now turn over to mayor cantrell.nk you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, agent duncan, for your leadership and the full support of the fbi. first and foremost, i want to express my deep, deepest condolences to the families and loved ones that were impacted by this tragedy on bourbon street near the heart of the city of new orleans. and i know that the entire new orleans city council grieves a long ride with me, no doubt about that, and our people and our families. my priority will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon street now will be serviced and removed as soon as possible -- [no audio] necessary to make this happen. i also want to acknowledge hearing from president biden, all of our federal partners, but most importantly, colonel governor landry this morning responded with haste and we say thank you and a demonstration of a unified support is right here in this room. that is how we collectively responded to this tragedy in the city of new orleans. the mission now is to facilitate, sup

i will now turn it over to mayor cantrell. thank you, thank you, thank you very much. >> thank you, agent duncan, for your leadership and the full support of the fbi. a first and foremost, i want to express my deep, deepest condolences to the families and loved ones that were impacted by this tragedy on bourbon street and in the heart of the city of new orleans. and i know that the entire new orleans city council grieves along right with me, no doubt about that. and our people and our families, my priority will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon street now will be serviced and removed as soon as possible. but as stated, the fbi is in charge of this investigation and are doing everything necessary to make this happen. i also want to acknowledge hearing from president biden, all of our federal partners, but most importantly, calling governor landrieu this morning, i responded with haste. and we do say thank you. and, of course, a demonstration of a unified support is right here in this room. that's how

the white house says that it is also in touch with new orleans mayor cantrell, and that the fbi is alreadyn the ground in new orleans offering support. we expect that biden will be briefed throughout the day as new information is available, and the white house has said that it is also available to provide its support to local law enforcement as this situation evolves. now, president biden is here in wilmington for a family event. >> he came here after a vacation post christmas in saint croix in the virgin islands, and we expect that he'll be departing for camp david in just a couple of hours. >> it's unclear whether that still remains his plan. uh, but as of right now, the white house has not communicated any change of plans for the president. reporters could get an opportunity to shout questions at biden when he departs for camp david, so he could have an opportunity to speak on this matter. >> and that's coming up in just a couple of hours time. now, we know that biden was last in new orleans back in september. he held an event at tulane university to announce new funding for his cancer

new orleans mayor latoya cantrell was at the same press conference, and she said that her city is doingrything possible to make her city a safer for everybody. she said that she's asking the federal government, the white house, specifically for a tactical expert to determine whether installing new borders here on bourbon street would stop at terrorists. and also, let's remember, jessica, the city of new orleans is going to host the super bowl next month, and it's already getting ready to celebrate mardi gras in march. now, back to you. >> rafael romo, thank you so much for that reporting. and still ahead, bill nye the science guy awarded the presidential medal of freedom. he's going to join us next live to talk about his career as a beloved science educator and what's next. you're in the cnn newsroom. >> kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age. >> it's one of the most remarkable stories in sports history. >> i don't want to be remembered as just a basketball player. >> kobe premieres january 25th on cnn. >> take a pea sized amount. apply it like a lotion. pitt's underboob

he said that he offered mayor cantrell the full support of the federal government and all of its resources as it pursues this investigation and pursues justice in this case. certainly, we expect the mayor herself to relay some more details of that conversation, but we know that these two individuals have a very close relationship. the city of new orleans has worked hand in glove with the biden administration on various initiatives, from climate to the pandemic to infrastructure, with, of course, former new orleans mayor mitch landrieu having served as biden's infrastructure coordinator for several years. biden last made a trip to new orleans in august to highlight some $22 million in funding for tulane university, where his daughter ashley graduated from. so certainly this is a city that is very near and dear to the president, and we expect it will continue to be. >> phil kayla tausche for us in wilmington. thanks so much. here with me now to share her expertise. cnn senior national security analyst juliette kayyem. juliette, i want to start with where evan, the latest updates we got from

we heard from the mayor, latoya cantrell. she's asking for the mardi gras celebrations to be a seer. one event, special event assessment rating, one event. what does that mean? does that coincide with her request? also, that the white house provide a tactical expert this week to help harden the city? >> i think it's great that she's being as proactive as she is and thinking ahead in terms of ratcheting up their approach to security on these big events. it's significant because now we know that here's someone who claims to have joined i.s.i.s., has traveled overseas, possibly for the purpose of coordinating those efforts with people overseas. we know from all that activity that new orleans is a viable terrorist target, maybe one that's higher on the terrorist organizations radar than we previously thought. so i think they're doing the right thing to try to really step up their security game. the federal government doesn't typically come in and provide advice on what specific physical security steps you should take. but there a

in the first, the mayor of new orleans, latoya cantrell, referred to the event as terrorism. >> first of all, we do know that the city of new orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack. >> then the new orleans superintendent of police said the fbi would be taking over the investigation. whereupon we heard from the agent in charge. only she didn't call it terrorism. >> my name is alethea duncan. i'm the assistant special agent in charge for fbi new orleans. >> as chief kirkpatrick said, we'll be taking over the. >> investigative lead for this event. this is not a terrorist event. >> i don't know why she said that. i don't know why. agent duncan said it was not a terrorist event. perhaps more accurate would have been to say at this stage, we don't know. perhaps her word choice explains doesn't justify, but explains what occurred at the second briefing that day. wednesday afternoon, a gaggle of politicians and law enforcement representatives assembled. you had a number of sheriffs, the police chief, state attorney general, plus the governor, a u.s. senator, a member of congress, and a re