our subject is 37-year-old matthew livelsberger of colorado springs, colorado, born july 22, 1987.s you will see here on his driver's license, the question still remains for me, i know folks in the media are identifying this person. his body is burnt beyond recognition. i do not have confirmation 100% that is the individual that was inside our vehicle. as i'm calling it now, the subject or person of interest, i will not come back until i have confirmation from dna or medical records that this is indeed in fact the subject inside the vehicle. further complicating this identification, we also discovered through the coroner's office the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to detonation of the vehicle. one of the handguns was found at his feet inside the vehicle. in how we are trying to identify him, a tremendous amount of substantial evidence. there are two tattoos, one on the stomach, one on the arm that we can see pieces of it in comparison to what it is we now know he had on his body that has given us confidence this is the same person, as well as the credit

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

had recently remarried, his wife reportedly telling authorities he'd been out of the house in colorado springs since christmas following a dispute over allegations of infidelity. investigators scouring the suspect's background, fbi and local police searching this townhome in colorado springs. neighbors stunned. >> he seemed normal. his wife is very nice. they just had a baby. >> and while investigators say they found those notes railing against the condition of the united states, they say the hostility was not directed towards president elect trump. >> through these interviews, we've found that the subject held no animosity towards the president elect. >> instead, authorities pointing to an all too common trauma. >> this incident is more public and more sensational than usual. it ultimately appears to be a tragic case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran who is struggling with ptsd and other issues. >> our thanks to molly. if you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or other mental health crises, free, confidential help is available 24 hours a day, seve

he's of colorado springs, colorado, born july 22nd of 1987. now, as you'll see here on a picture of his driver's license, let's see, the question really still remains for me. and i know that there's a lot of you folks in the media that are identifying this person as the person in our vehicle. as i mentioned to you already, his body is burnt beyond recognition and i do still not have confirmation 100% that that is the individual that was inside of our vehicle. and so, as i'm calling it now, the subject or person of interest, i will not come back until i have the confirmation through dna or medical records that this is indeed, in fact, the subject inside of the vehicle. now, further complicating this identification of this individual, we also discovered through the coroner's office that the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. one of the handguns was found at his feet inside of the vehicle. obviously in how we're trying to identify him. and i'm feeling comfortable to give you this informati

the case haunted colorado springs detectives until a surprising source helped solve the case on a websiteed modelmayhem. 19 year old kara nichols described herself as a sexy new blond in town, and joel hollendorfer couldn't resist. unfortunately for kara, it would be a fatal encounter. >> he strangled a woman to death. >> now, true crime news revealing horrifying details in a murder that took a decade to solve but finally put a killer behind bars. >> he drove her lifeless body to his mother's ranch, wrapped her in numerous bags and duct tape, threw her on top of a dead horse, and threw lime all over her to cover up a crime. that's premeditation. and that is evil. >> on that october night, kara told her family that she was heading to a fashion shoot in denver. >> it's my understanding at the beginning of the investigation that kara was going to the denver metro area for a photo shoot, but none of the information led to that being truthful. >> the truth? kara was actually working as an escort. kara's mom, julie, says like many teens, kara had rebellious years in high school but was trying t

federal sources tell abc news the fbi is searching locations in colorado springs where that car was rented from. reporter tim caputo is in las vegas tonight as police search for a motive. >> the tesla cybertruck exploded just 15 seconds after parking in front of the trump international hotel in las vegas this morning. the driver killed in the blast.. this was no accident, according to authorities, who showed pictures of the burned out truck filled with fireworks, gas cans and other fuel. >> i don't know how they were ignited. clearly, with what you see in there, something set them off, but i don't know what it was yet. >> still many unknowns tonight, including the motive and the identity of the driver who rented the cybertruck in colorado on monday and then drove it here. it was rented via the turo app, where you can rent cars from individual car owners, just like the pickup truck used in the deadly terror attack in new orleans. also this morning, same app, same day. but police say it's just likely a coincidence and federal agents aren't quick to call this explosion an act of terrorism. >>

federal sources tell abc news the fbi is searching locations in colorado springs where that car was rentedm. reporter tim caputo is in las vegas tonight as police search for a motive. >> the tesla cybertruck exploded just 15 seconds after parking in front of the trump international hotel in las vegas this morning. the driver killed in the blast.. this was no accident, according to authorities, who showed pictures of the burned out truck filled with fireworks, gas cans and other fuel. >> i don't know how they were ignited. clearly, with what you see in there, something set them off, but i don't know what it was yet. >> still many unknowns tonight, including the motive and the identity of the driver who rented the cybertruck in colorado on monday and then drove it here. it was rented via the turo app, where you can rent cars from individual car owners, just like the pickup truck used in the deadly terror attack in new orleans. also this morning, same app, same day. but police say it's just likely a coincidence and federal agents aren't quick to call this explosion an act of terrorism. >> i k

army green beret from colorado springs. they say he rented the cybertruck online in denver and then drove it to vegas. so this video showing the vehicle pulling in to the trump hotel, then leaving it comes back a short time later, and that's when it exploded in front of the entrance. >> the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. >> officials cannot say with 100% certainty that the body and the vehicle is live. berger. they say just before christmas, he legally bought two handguns found inside the car. there were also gasoline canisters and fireworks. the seven people hurt in the explosion have minor injuries. both the las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are evolving fast. we are keeping. abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app updated with the latest developments 24 over seven. you can download our app to get alerts when new developments happen in these investigations. >> happening today x49 dana stubblefield could find out if he's gettin

army green beret from colorado springs. they say he rented the cybertruck online in denver and drove it to vegas. this video shows the vehicle pulling in to the trump hotel and then leaving. it came back a short time later, and that's when it exploded in front of the entrance. >> the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. >> officials cannot say with 100% certainty that the body in the vehicle is levels. berger. they say just before christmas, he legally bought two handguns that were found inside the car. there were also gasoline canisters and fireworks. the seven people hurt in the explosion have minor injuries. both the las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are evolving fast. we are keeping. abc seven news.com and abc seven bay area app up to date. and of course, we'll pass along any new information this morning as we as we get it. >> and happening today, x49 dana stubblefield could find out if he's getting out of prison. he's set to be back in cou

he is of colorado springs, colorado. born july 22nd of 1987. now, as you'll see here on a picture of his driver's license, the question really still remains for me, and i know there's a lot of you folks in the media that are identifying this person as a person in our vehicle. as i mentioned to you already, his body is burnt beyond recognition, and i do still not have confirmation will hundred% that that is the individual that was inside of our vehicle, and so as i am calling it now, the subject or person of interest, i will not come back until i have the confirmation through dna or medical records that this is indeed, in fact the subject inside of the vehicle. now further complicating this identification of this individual, we also discovered through the coroner's office that the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. one of the handguns was found at his feet inside of the vehicle. obviously, in how we are trying to identify him, and i am feeling comfortable to give you this information, is

authorities believe the driver was 37—year—old matthew livelsberger of colorado springs, but they are say was burnt beyond recognition but they did confirm that the driver of the vehicle suffered a gunshot wound to the head. there are parallels between what happened here and what took place on the same day in new orleans. both incidents taking place on new year's day, both involving members of the military who were born in the us, we also know from law enforcement that both men used the same service, a company called euro, to rented vehicles involved in these attacks. while law enforcement officials say the attack in new orleans was an act of terrorism, they are not saying that was necessarily the case here. in las vegas the attack is being investigated as an entirely separate incident. the motive remains unclear one artificial on thursday did say that it has not lost on authorities that this attack took place in front of a trump property and involved a tesla vehicle. the fbi is asking for leads and so far they say they have gotten hundreds of tips. an inmate at a prison in the southe

colorado springs today and says they have received thousands of tips.al police also addressed the similarities between the truck explosion in las vegas and the terror attack in new orleans. both men served in the military, both were in afghanistan in 2009, but there is no evidence they interacted. the two also used vehicles rented through the app. temperature row. >> if these turn out to be simply similarities very strange similarities to have. we are not prepared to rule in or out anything at this point. >> seven were hurt. investigators say this could have been far more devastating had a different car, other than a tesla cyber truck been involved. they think the structure of the truck helped sort of contain the majority of the blast and it didn't even break a single window here at trump hotel. trace? >> jeff paul live for us in las vegas. jeff, thank you. while the "us weekly" jobless claims slid to a low projections for fewer interest rate cuts this year. new labor department data shows the number of americans filing new applications for unemployment

. >> reporter: investigators spent some time yesterday searching a home in colorado springs where livelsberger're trying to the find clues regarding what pushed him to rent and drive that the cyber truck from colorado to las vegas with are it ultimately exploded in front of the trump hotel. defense officials tell fox news he's active duty special forces with the u.s. army, a green beret, and was on leave from germany. a law enforcement source told the associated press he may have got into a fight with his wife about some relationship issues, but multiple neighbors out in colorado springs say they never saw any of this coming. enter a normal guy. i don't even mow what's normal anymore, i'm sorry. [laughter] that's why i'm so shocked right now. he was really polite and, yeah, he never talked to me about his military career though. we never got involved with any of that. >> reporter: authorities did acknowledge the similarities between what happened here in las vegas and the terror attack in new orleans, but at this time they say they're looking into any possible angles. it doesn't seem like ther

he's of colorado springs, colorado, born july 22nd of 1987. now, as you'll see here on a picture of his driver's license, let's see, um, the question really still remains for me. and i know that there's a lot of you folks in the media that are already identifying this person as the person in our vehicle. um, as i mentioned to you already. um, his body is burnt beyond recognition, and i do still not have confirmation 100% that that is the individual that was inside of our vehicle. and so, as i'm calling it now, the subject or person of interest, i will not come back until i have the confirmation through dna or medical records that this is indeed, in fact, the subject inside of the vehicle. now, further complicating this identification of this individual, we also discovered through the coroner's office that the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the detonation of the vehicle. one of the handguns was found at his feet inside of the vehicle um, obviously in how we're trying to identify him. and i'm feeling comfortable to

. >> officials confirmed that 37 year-old matt littles burger, a colorado springs resident is believed to be behind the las vegas cyber truck bombing. the u.s. army confirmed that he was an active duty green beret and he had been on approved leave at the time. we haven't even gotten to the phones are the computers which are usually. >> very, very instructive. an informative to us as we investigate. and we've got a lot more work to do to trace him during a press conference. las vegas police and atf officials said they're not ruling anything out following both domestic and international leads while looking into forensics evidence. >> las vegas police say he had shot himself in the head before the vehicle burst into flames. a handgun was found at his feet. they've also recovered military id's. we've identified 2 semiautomatic handguns recovered from the tesla. >> we have successfully trace those firearms and i can tell you that matthew live, this bird. lawfully purchased both of these firearms on december. 30th twenty-twenty for the u.s. army also released details about his service. he jo

right now the fbi is currently investigating a residential home in colorado springs regarding that las vegas explosion. as we await the fbi press conference, let's bring in former joint terrorism task force member steve rogers. steve, thank you for being here today. in your mind, what is the current threat level from isis and other terror groups at home and around the world as donald trump prepares to take office? >> i believe the threat level has been pretty high. look it, the united states of america has not truly done much to make the terrorist pay for any act against the united states government, against our military overseas. we know that our troops were hurt in syria, nothing was done. we know iran is causing trouble all over the mideast, nothing is being done. the terrorist organizations, all of them by the way have been conditioned to believe that they could do whatever they want to do to the americans because there'll be no response. it is pretty high, and now that we have the super bowl coming and these venues with thousands upon thousands of people, the security threat is pr

. >> officials confirmed that 37 year-old matt littles burger, a colorado springs resident is believed to be behind the las vegas cyber truck bombing. the u.s. army confirmed that he was an active duty green beret and he had been on approved leave at the time. we haven't even gotten to the phones are the computers which are usually. >> very, very instructive. an informative to us as we investigate. and we've got a lot more work to do to trace him during a press conference. las vegas police and atf officials said they're not ruling anything out3following both domestic and international leads while looking into forensics evidence. >> las vegas police say he had shot himself in the head before the vehicle burst into flames. a handgun was found at his feet. they've also recovered military id's. we've identified 2 semiautomatic handguns recovered from the tesla. >> we have successfully trace those firearms and i can tell you that matthew live, this bird. lawfully purchased both of these firearms on december. 30th twenty-twenty for the u.s. army also released details about his service. he jo

confirmed its team along with a team from the aft and local police are searching a home in colorado springs saying it is related to the truck explosion in las vegas. officials here on the ground have yet to confirm the name of that suspect but again they do believe he acted alone, julie. >> julie: jeff paul. thank you so much. interesting new information. nichole parker joins me now, former f.b.i. special agent. a lot has happened since we spoke yesterday. the most recent and startling discover the information just released from the f.b.i. that in fact the suspect in new orleans did act alone. if you remember yesterday there was surveillance video of three men and a woman they suspected could have placed those ied explosive devises throughout the french quarter. turns out they were not involved whatsoever. there is certainly got to be a connection you would think between what happened in colorado, there is a search going on in colorado springs and in las vegas, both of them rented these vehicles through the app turo, a way for people to personally rent their vehicles to people like an airbn

inside, a lone driver who police identified as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs. after searching the charred truck, authorities found a military id, a passport, multiple firearms, as well as evidence that berger had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. >> i'm comfortable calling it a suicide with the bombing that occurred immediately thereafter. i'm not giving it any other labels. >> u.s. defense officials tell fox news live berger was an active duty u.s. army special forces. most recently, a green beret who was on leave from germany at the time of the incident. but in terms of how complicated the explosions were. the atf says most of the materials inside were consumer grade and things everyday people can buy. >> the level of sophistication is not what we would expect from from an individual with this type of military experience that most of the materials inside that tesla were fuel to help fuel a greater explosion. >> while the motive is unknown, the fbi searched the home in colorado springs today and says they've received thousands of tips. loca

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he is 37-year-old matthew allen livelsberger of colorado springs. nbc news has confirmed he an active-duty member of the u.s. army's elite special forces unit. according to two officials. yesterday he was on approved leave. officials still don't know whether or not it was -- if he was inside the truck when it exploded. the denver atf is searching a home. and they are looking into a possible military connection between the suspect in las vegas and the man who carried out the terror attack in new orleans. morgan chesky is on the ground in las vegas and frank fuglazy is back with us. what is the latest on the investigation on whether the man who rented the truck is the samn musk as the head of tesla? >> reporter: yeah, the connection of what happened in las vegas and new orleans has been one of the biggest questions raised since the two tragedies took place what we recently heard is that federal ages do not believe there is a singular connection between what happened here and on bourbon street. this remains fluid. you mentioned livelsberger who has bee

authorities believe that the driver was 37—year—old matthew livelsberger of colorado springs, coloradoe driver's body, they say, was burned beyond recognition, but they did confirm that the driver of the vehicle suffered a gunshot wound to the head. now, there are a number of parallels between what happened here and what took place on the same day in new orleans. both incidents, of course, taking place on new year's day, both involving members of the military who were born in the united states. we also know from law enforcement that both men used the same service, a company called turo, to rent the vehicles that were involved in these attacks. while law enforcement officials say that the attack in new orleans was an act of terrorism, they're not saying that that was necessarily the case here. here in las vegas, the attack is being investigated as an entirely separate incident. the motive remains unclear, but one official on thursday did say that it's not lost on authorities that this attack took place in front of a trump property and involved a tesla vehicle. the fbi is asking for lead

the fbi searched at least one home in colorado springs.ive in this case is still unknown. >>> let's turn now to the happenings today on capitol hill where house speaker mike johnson is fighting to hold onto his gavel. he has the endorsement of president-elect trump, but it's not clear if that will be enough to win a vote today. nbc's chris pollone joins me from d.c. hi, chris, good morning. johnson is hoping to avoid the long, drawn-out fight that we witnessed two years ago. >> reporter: that's right. even with the support of president-elect trump, johnson knows his chances today are a little bit shaky. he acknowledged that republicans hold one of the smallest house majorities in the country's history. democrats are expected to cast their votes today for hakeem jeffries. johnson can only afford to have one or two republican defectors, but he has been facing backlash on striking deals over government spending. there are a handful of holdouts who say they aren't sure about him. >> he doesn't have my vote. and i think he's losing political ca

they were conducting a search warrant in colorado springs where he's from.ther you could make an argument, boy, seems like there's a lot of things there. >> which is what the internet is want to do. >> yes, twitter, now x, certainly there. that doesn't necessarily mean they ever knew each other or were in communication. that's a lot of things there. officials in new orleans and las vegas quick to say, we don't have anything that ties them together, but we're not ruling it out and it's early in the investigation. the timeline they put together in las vegas, also in new orleans, but las vegas is impressive. it's due to the fact he had the cyber truck so he plugs in everywhere from colorado to las vegas. he gets this truck on the 28th. he gets the truck and starts driving it to las vegas. so every time he plugs in, that's generating a record with tesla. they were quite helpful, including the involvement of elon musk in providing information to law enforcement officials in las vegas. so they're able to put this together. the atf, along with the police -- this is

burger, colorado springs resident is believed to be behind it. vegas police say he shot himself in the head right before the car burst into flames. the u.s. army confirms he was an active duty green and had been on approved leave at the time. officials say they're not ruling anything out following both domestic and international leads. well, looking into the forensic evidence. >> new at 5 as the days are getting colder. the last thing you want to hear is it's going to cost you more to heat your home. but as kron four's dan kerman reports for us. exactly what pg e customers are facing now that we're in the new year. >> along with bridge tolls and bart fares, bay area residents will also see gas bills going up this month. pacific gas and electric says compared to last month, the cost of using gas in your home will go up and average of $9 a month while those on discounted rates will see a $7 increase, it will actually be less expensive for customers to turn on their lights. regular customers will see electric bills go down an average of a dollar a m

. >> reporter: investigators scouring his background t searching this townhome in colorado springs, neighbors stunned. >> he seemed normal, his wife is very nice. they just had a baby. >> reporter: late today, the sheriff in las vegas say they're aware of a podcast claiming to have a letter from him, speaking of drones in the southeast and thinking he was followed by an investigation. they're not certain it came from him but believe it does. >> mola lenghi, thank you. >>> nationwide warning in the wake of the deadly truck attack in new orleans, the fbi law enforcement to be vigilant for copycat finding explosives in his house. he made a trip to egypt in 2023, was he radicalized before he went or while he was there? trevor ault. >> reporter: new developments in how shamsud-din jabbar became radicalized. his brother said he traveled to egypt about a month, telling his family he was going because it was cheap and beautiful. these are gifts he brought back with him. investigators are trying to determine if he had been radicalized prior to the trip or it marked the start of his descent into islami

menos dos armas automÁticas pertenecientes a matthew alan lee berger, de 37 aÑos, originario de colorado springs the hand. guns was found at his feet. >> vehÍculo que hoy las autoridades confirmaron fue rentado en denver, colorado, el 28 de diciembre, con la compaÑÍa turo y luego conducido por el sospechoso a travÉs de estaciones de carga de tesla en nuevo mÉxico y arizona hasta su destino final, donde hoy el techo de la entrada aÚn muestra los signos del fuego y donde huÉspedes como abril no olvidan lo sucedido tanto como a mi hermano y a mÍ nos dio un ataque de ansiedad porque no sabÍamos quÉ estaba pasando, pero escuchÁbamos muchas explosiones y pensÁbamos que era un tiroteo. le tocÓ escuchar algo, ver algo y cuando el humo saliÓ para afuera y todo, cuando se exploÓo el ruido y todo. en quÉ piso estÁ usted hospedada? >> 28. >> tras localizar fuegos pirotÉcnicos y latas de combustible para campamentos dentro del vehÍculo. este investigador del fbi asegurÓ que los dispositivos que se usaron no son lo que pudieran esperar de un sospechoso con un historial militar con varias condecoraciones. y jo

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

y es que más temprano llevaron a cabo una búsqueda en colorado springs, que se dice que es la casa degas, haciendo varias paradas, incluso en arizona. sobre el ataque en nueva orleans, se puede confirmar que ambos individuos habían ido a la misma base en carolina del norte, pero no se sabe si en el mismo periodo de tiempo o en la misma unidad. eso se sigue investigando. ambos fueron afganistán en el 2009, pero no se sabe si estaban en la misma locación o unidad. hasta ahora no se cree que haya más sospechosos involucrados en este incidente. por lo tanto, continuamos al pendiente de los resultados de adn que nos provee el médico forense para ver si el cuerpo encontrado. se trata de matthew. desde las vegas, daniel ramírez, telememundo. gracias, daniel. vamos a otra noticia. el gobernador gavin newsom compartió detalles sobre su próximo discurso acerca del estado del estado a finales de este mes. el discurso está previsto para el 20 de enero, el mismo día de la toma de posesión del presidente electo donald trump. newsom planea combatir o combinar, mejor dicho, ese discurso anual con su

reporter: the search for the why has led the fbi to carry out search warrants at livelsberger's colorado springs home and locations around the world where the army green beret soldier had served. authorities have confirmed livelsberger and the attacker in the new orleans new year's day attack, both rented their trucks through the turo app and they both served in afghanistan at around the same time, but it's not known if they had any connection. >> these turned out to be simply similarities, very strange similarities to have. so we're not prepared to rule in or rule out anything at this point. >> reporter: officials did express surprise at the rudimentary nature of the bombing saying that they would have expected more sophisticated materials from someone with livelsberger's background. >> u.s. military officials say so far they have not found any connections in the service periods between the las vegas and new orleans attackers. >>> closer to home, a scary scene in antioch today when a fire erupted at a gas station. our chopper was over lone tree way and whirl road in the last half hour. you see

authorities say they have identified the driver as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs. authorities say berger had sustained what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. they also located remnants of a military id and a passport inside the vehicle. u.s. defense officials say berger was an active duty u.s. army special forces, most recently a green beret who was on leave from germany at the time of the incident. vegas police addressed similarities between the truck explosion and the terror attack in new orleans, both men serving in the military. both were in afghanistan in 2009, but there is no evidence that they actually interacted. the two also used vehicles rented through the app turo. >> if these turn out to be simply similarities, very strange similarities to have, and so we're not prepared to rule in or rule out anything at this point. >> investigators say the explosion could have been far more devastating, had a different vehicle other than the cybertruck been involved, they say they believe the design and the build of the truck helped contain th

. >> reporter: the fbi spent the last 24 hours searching at least one home in colorado springs. >> what are they keying in on? >> they're looking for clues for his motivation and his ideology and pamphlets and additionally is there any manifesto that explains why he got to this point? >> you did walk us through his military background. did authorities share any training he may have received that could have aided this? >> reporter: no. that is what is interesting. they say when they examined the bomb it was rudimentary and lacking in sophistication that it was created or they were surprised it was created by somebody with this much military experience. >> even some police officials are noting the uncanny similarities between the assailant in new orleans on the one in las vegas, but they say it doesn't appear they are related. we are now joined now with tom. what we know? >> reporter: besides the obvious that they occurred on the same day, the two use the same car rental service and there were explosives used or attempted to use and they both served in the army and at fort liberty at some

as you say it is an active member of the military named matthew, of colorado springs, and one of theidentification because of the fact that whoever was in the cybertruck, the body was burnt beyond recognition. they are waiting for dna and forensic evidence to basically definitely confirm that it was in fact him. his identification was found in that vehicle, military id and a passport, credit cards also found in the vehicle several firearms according to authorities. they say the person inside of the vehicle, the driver shot himself in the head before the explosives were detonated. and something else that has been confirmed so far is there is no connection between the events in my las vegas and those events in new orleans? no definitive link has been drawn by authorities but they acknowledged that there are a whole host of similarities between the people involved in the cases, both members of the us military born in the united states, both spent time in a military base in north carolina and both served in afghanistan around the same time in 2009. we haven't heard anything to the effect

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. >> reporter: the fbi spending the last 24 hours searching at least one home in colorado springs. >>hat are they keying in on? >> so they'll look for clues for his motivation and his ideology. are there pamphlets and additionally is there any kind of manifesto that explains why he got to this point? >> and morgan, you walked us through his military background. did authorities share any training he may have received that could have aided this? >> reporter: yeah, lester, that's what's so interesting. tonight the atf says when they examined this bomb it was so rudimentary, so lacking in sophistication they were surprised it was created by someone with this much military experience. lestercreated or they were surprised ? >> morgan chesky, thank you. >>> even some police officials are noting the uncanny similarities between the assailant in new orleans and the one in las vegas. but they say it does not appear the attacks are related. tom winter joins us now. tom, what more do we know? >> reporter: lester, besides the obvious, that these two incidents occurred on the same day, the two used

authorities say a 37 year-old colorado springs man was responsible. authorities also say that he was an active duty green bray and had been approved to be on leave at the time of the explosion. police say he shot himself in the head before the car blew up. authorities say they also found several fireworks in the truck. officials say that they are looking into both domestic and international leads as well as forensic evidence. the numbers are in from the chp has maximum enforcement period over new year's and officers say that they arrested more than 100 people. 84 of them for dui issued more than 2400 citations and towed more than 120 vehicles. thankfully, no reports of any deadly crashes. >> and you say there they were recording with the phones in north bay family's roof and ceiling. kate did during last month's brainstorm christmas eve. >> plus, an effort now underway in the south bay to remove homeless encampments from nearby waterways. officials decided stay and who has to leave. >> california researchers conduct the first snow survey of the year.

investigators say matthew berger of colorado springs shot himself in the head shortly before explosives in the cybertruck detonated. an investigation of his search history prior to the attack shows berger used chatgpt to search for explosive targets and how fast certain ammunition travels. investigators say berger also believed he was being followed at the time of the attack. >> the suspect believed he was being followed all the way from colorado, and i want to make it clear that our suspect in this case has never had a criminal history, nor was he on the radar of the fbi or the lvmpd prior to this bombing. >> berger was an active duty army green beret who deployed to afghanistan twice. investigators say he left notes in his cell phone, saying he needed to cleanse his mind of the brothers. i've lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives i took. a reminder you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. the casket of former presid

investigators searched his home in colorado springs today. like the attacker in new orleans, he rented the vehicle through the san francisco based turbo app in las vegas. two guns were found inside the cybertruck, but they were burned beyond recognition. seven other people were hurt in the blast. their injuries are said to be minor. now, both the las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are certainly evolving very quickly. we're keeping abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app updated with the very latest developments for you 24 over seven. if you download the app, you can turn on push alerts to be notified when new information comes in. so we can keep you up to date moment by moment. all right. let's turn now to your accuweather forecast and our next round of rain that's moving in. hey it's dry tonight. but that may not be the case for your morning commute. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. with the timing of tomorrow's level one storm. sandy. >> that's right. dan. so tomorrow morning, you'll want

there say they found a military id card and a passport belonging to matthew lyles burger of colorado springsreckage. however, investigators cannot definitively confirm if he was the person found dead inside the cybertruck until dna evidence comes back. but police believe that lyles burger rented the truck in colorado, then drove it to the trump hotel in las vegas on new year's day. and they say he was the only person seen inside the vehicle as it was tracked. the truck was filled with large fireworks, mortars and gas canisters when it exploded. investigators say burger was an active member of the u.s. military, but the motive behind this explosion remains unclear. we have to focus on what we know and what we don't know. we know we have a bombing. absolutely. and it's a bombing that certainly has factors that raise concern. it's not lost on us that it's in front of, you know, of the tmp building, that it's a tesla vehicle. but we don't have information at this point that definitively tells us or suggests it was because of this particular ideology or the, you know, any of the reasoning behind

sources say his wife told authorities he'd been out of the house in colorado springs since christmas, following a dispute over infidelity. investigators say he rented that cybertruck in denver on saturday, using the turo app, the same app police say military veteran shamsud din jabbar used to rent the truck in the new orleans atake. while both men served at fort bragg and afghanistan, police say there does not appear to be a direct connection between the two. >> no information that we're aware of right now that connects this individual to any terrorist organization around the world. >> reporter: tonight, investigators are working to get into his phone and computers, which could potentially a trez very trove of information, ultimately helping them figure out a motive, mary. >> mary: but again, so far, no signs of any connection to that attack in new orleans. mola, thank you. >>> now, to the breaking news from california. a small plane crashing near the airport. the images just coming in, showing the smoke and first responders on the scene. at least 15 people were injured. the investiga

c from what we know, and the suspect is a side to 7 year old matthew, licensed by the from colorado springs and i know 100 percent confirmation that it was him in the copy of. i to obtain a confirmation is obviously need to do to his for the being, but beyond recognition. but you know, she is the subject of interest at the moment, nor inforcement officials will say, stated that the individual has sustained a gunshot wound in his head prior to i see that's amazing the vehicle. but because they have gone was found at his feet under. yeah, it's a inside the car, but a what we will say no, not based concerned that he was so low in the vehicle that we've been hearing about in terms of what happened in new orleans. the, the most of us behind what that may have at being involved there. what about in las vegas? what's known in terms of that at the moment, official make, we don't know about the motivation. motivation is carly unknown, but lower enforcements actually following needs both domestically and internationally, but no information that the to that the las vegas saw specs to is there is no in

i'm sorry if i'm pronouncing this wrong, but he's from colorado springs. there's no 100 percent confirmation that it was actually him, but he's definitely the subject of interest. and the law enforcement officials will say, stated that this individual individual has sustained a gunshot wound in his head and that and that prior to just prior to destination of the vehicle, he was in the, the, the hands gun was found at his feet inside the car. but we also know that he was so low in this vehicle, and he was actually a member of the military and you know, m c o tests that you must go to actually stated that the explosion was unrelated to the vehicles design or function. and he referred to explosive materials transported in the truck. and he also actually quote, full major reforms on f. b, i of to the new orleans attack the las vegas law in terms of connections because they know that was being pro, both men were apparently at fort bragg, and north carolina serving time. we don't know if they knew each other, but what, what occurred in las vegas? the us police c

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investigators searched his home in colorado springs today. like the attacker in new orleans, he rented the vehicle through the san francisco based turbo app in las vegas. two guns were found inside the cybertruck, but they were burned beyond recognition. seven other people were hurt in the blast. their injuries are said to be minor. now, both the las vegas explosion investigation and the new orleans case are certainly evolving very quickly. we're keeping abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app updated with the very latest developments for you 24 over seven. if you download the app, you can turn on push alerts to be notified when new information comes in. so we can keep you up to date moment by moment. all right. let's turn now to your accuweather forecast and our next round of rain that's moving in. hey it's dry tonight. but that may not be the case for your morning commute. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. with the timing of tomorrow's level one storm. sandy. >> that's right. dan. so tomorrow morning, you'll want

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

and from what we know, the suspect is a site to 7 year old matthew lightnings, by the, from colorado springs. and i know a 100 percent confirmation that it was him in the copy of i to obtain a confirmation is obviously need a g to has for the bean but beyond recognition. but you know, he is the subject of interest at the moment, nor foresman officials will say, stated that the individual has sustained a gunshot wound in his head prior to actually that's amazing the vehicle. but because they had gone was found at his feet on the inside the car. but what we will say no, not they confirmed that he was so low in the vehicle to. well, we discussed the latest findings with steve gail, a full us trade representative official who told us that many americans are questioning such incidents due to declining trust and security services. i think at this point, there's a lot of concern about the whole story. i mean the fact that they are claiming that his passport and in other documents in the vehicle, survived the burn. but his body was just figured so much that he couldn't be identified the paper docume