know green berets and what did you make of those letters? >> unhinged. his current standing was one that he's a good soldier and, you know, then kind of clearly in a few months leading up to what happened in front of the trump tower in las vegas. something broke, and they're very scary letters to come from somebody that's so talented in so many different things and the selection process for green berets is arduous and they're very, very particular and very rarely do you see that? this doesn't seem like a bad apple. seems like somebody that was hurt or broken or very scared. it's -- i've been at a loss for words over the past day and a half. charlie: yeah, i think a lot of us are. tim kennedy, thank you for your service and thank you for joining us this morning. >> yeah, charlie, thank you. god bless. charlie: mike johnson holding onto his speakership by a slim majority. former speaker of the house kevin mccarthy snows a thing or two about the job and shares his advice next. (♪) i'm a little nervous. (♪) do you tell me when it happens or... [

member you mention he was in the green beret spirit -- the green berets. an elite branch of the military. . at the cross over at f fort bragg. in afghanistan the year 2009. law-enforcement officials being careful about drawing any conclusions. really treating both of these incidents as separate. we do not have a motive from law enforcement officials at this point. i think that is something so many people have questions about. one official did say something i found striking during the press conference in las vegas in an hour ago. . they said it is not lost on them this incident in las vegas took place in front of the trump hotel and it involved a tesla vehicle. the ceo of tesla of course is elon musk who has forged a close relationship with the president elect of late. he has been very visible. heading up along with the ramaswamy -- along with vivek ramaswamy cutting federal spending. his presence in the future administration has not been welcomed by all. >> 2025 is beginning with a sharp cold snap in the weather triggering alerts for much of the u.k. snow

what we're now learning about the driver, believed to be a green beret. and what authorities say was found inside the burned-out truck. mola lenghi in las vegas. >>> and tracking the first major winter storm of the new year. the system stretching for 1,500 miles, from kansas to the northeast this weekend. brutal cold across half the country. and it's going to stay that way for awhile. >>> good evening, and thank you for being with us on a busy thursday night. i'm mary bruce, in for david. and we begin with the urgent search for answers, after the horrific and deadly terror attack in new orleans. the fbi now believes the suspect, shamsud din jabbar, acted alone, and he was, quote, 100% inspired by isis. surveillance video showing that rented white pickup truck on canal street, then turning onto bourbon street, evading a parked police car. then speeding down three blocks, people scrambling to get out of the way. the truck slamming into a construction crane. the driver killed in a gun battle with police. on the back of his truck, an isis flag wrapped in a gr

two suspects, both dead, both military, one a veteran, the other an active duty green beret. both served at the former fort bragg in 2009 and in afghanistan, but no indication from officials at this point that they knew each other. far less known about what may have motivated the las vegas suspect found dead with a gunshot wound to his head and the burnt out wreckage of a tesla truck outside a trump hotel. as for the new orleans suspect, shamsud-din jabbar, who was killed in a shootout after murdering 14 people in the early hours of the new year, the fbi is out tonight with this new poster calling for information from the public about the attack. now, normally, we don't show pictures of mass killers like this. however, authorities are actively looking for information about this man jabbar. it features this new poster, two new images from an hour before the attack. also, an image of one of the two coolers, each containing an improvised explosive device which, according to the fbi or fbi, jabbar placed near the attack. now, officials say he was, quote, 100% inspired by i.s.i.s.

um, i mean, john, this is startling that this guy was active duty green beret.m, what more do you know about his background? >> he has been in the army for 19 years. plus he's coming up on his he was coming up on his 20 years. he spent much of that time in special forces. and much of that time as a highly trained green beret operator, steeped as an expert in communication systems in intelligence operations, in crisis management and vulnerability assessment. um, he is apparently, you know, one of the most experienced and knowledgeable kinds of operators the u.s. military has, with five bronze stars, uh, and it is just not who you expect to see in front of the car that blows up in front of trump tower in las vegas. >> and, john, i mean, andrew, obviously, look, it's in front of a trump hotel. it's in a vehicle, which is, you know, been created by elon musk's company. um, what do you make of how this attack was carried out? how unusual is it for an active duty member of the military and special operations, particularly to be involved in something like this? >> yeah

military, the vast majority on active duty in the most erecent units, including green beret. to afghanistan. among the awards that the u.s. army told us he received during his time were bronze stars, a bronze star medal, one of the most elite of the medals that someone can attain. but at least one of those with valor. that means that he did see combat during at least one deployment. again giving his record most likely one of his deployments to afghanistan. everything that we see about his record seems that he served honorably in the u.s. army in these special forces groups. >> in the las vegas case we heard that there are -- one person there called it strange, one of the officials, strange similarities between the two men. served in the same places at time. fort bragg, i think. there is no known connection the fbi keeps saying. talk about the neorleans attacker and his service. >> yeah, so fort bragg, fort liberty, enormous base. a lot of people in the u.s. army go through there. if you are in special forces you are almost certainly going to go there at some point during your

but we do know this is somebody who is a green beret. active duty, by the way, he had been awarded multiple medals. the atf says the, quote, level of sophistication is not what you'd expect from someone who has all of these sort of accolades and training. but tell me, pick, i'm picking your brain here. what does it suggest to you that this correlation between all of his training and the way this all went down? >> well, first and foremost, my heart goes out to the communities here, both new orleans and with las vegas, because this creates so much tension, so much trauma for those individuals that are just trying to live their lives. >> uh, given that we know that he was a former master sergeant and active duty with special forces, the operations tempo over the course of the last 20 years. when you talk about gwot, when you talk about the global war on terrorism has just been so high for these individuals, so much stress as i myself served two tours in iraq. i served with a great many special forces officers and enlisted. i know just the p

army green beret was on the trip to las vegas, the chilling video of the final destination. authorities say he died by suicide just before the blast, and say in the notes he left behind, he railroad against the united states, but held no animosity toward the president-elect. he wrote this is not a terrorist attack but today wak >> reporter: tonight authorities saying the highly decorated green beret suspected of using explosions to blow up the cybertruck left behind notes on his cell phone with clues to a possible motive. >> we are the united states of america, the best country and people to ever exist, but right now we're terminally ill and headed towards collapse. this was not a terrorist attack but a wake-up call. americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence, what better way than fireworks and explosives. i did it now to cleanse my mind of the brothers i lost and ease my burden of the lives i took. >> reporter: police confirming he died by suicide before the explosion. he was on approved leave from his base in germany. there had been no red flags. authorities r

switching focus to las vegas where today authorities said a decorated green beret took his own life withbefore a rented tesla cybertruck he was driving blew up outside the trump hotel. more details now from cbs's andres gutierrez. >> reporter: investigators say the blast happened in less than 20 seconds. inside the charred cybertruck forensic teams recovered a military i.d., a passport, two semiautomatic guns bought legally on monday, and credit cards, leading police to believe the driver was 37-year-old matthew livelsberger, a highly-decorated green beret who was on leave from his base in germany. >> i'm comfortable calling it a suicide with a bombing that occurred immediately thereafter. i'm not giving it any other labels. >> reporter: newly-released images and video show the suspect on the las vegas strip approximately an hour before the explosion. at one point, he could be seen here driving through the valet drop-off at the trump international hotel. later, the suspect comes back around and parks in the valet drop-off. police say then he shot himself in the head before the truck expl

in fact, the person believed to have done that here, he is in the green beret, an elite branch of theary, and the crossover at fort bragg. in afghanistan as well reportedly in the year 2009. law enforcement officials being very careful about drawing any conclusions and really treating both of these incidents as separate. christian: they didn't talk about really in that press conference, motive. >> absolutely right. we do not have a motive from law enforcement officials at this point. i think that is really something that so many have questions about. one official did say something that i found striking here in the press conference in las vegas one hour ago, and they said it is not lost on them that this incident in las vegas took place in front of the trump hotel, trump building, and it involves a tesla vehicle. the ceo of tesla of course is elon musk, who has forged a very close relationship with the president-elect as of late. he has been very visible, heading up, along with vivek ramaswamy, the department of government efficiency, aimed at cutting back federal spending. his presenc

army, a green beret, and was on leave from germany.ment 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 there's a strong connection between the two. back to you. ashley: very good. jeff, thank you very much. jeff paul in las vegas this morning. now listen to what incoming border czar tom homan said after the new orleans attack9 and the las vegas explosion. >> the incoming administration needs to look at insider threat. i mean, in

newly released surveillance video shows army green beret matthew livelsbergerer at a tesla charging station during his trip to las vegas. that chilling video of his final destination, the trump hotel. authorities say levelivelsberge died by suicide just before that blast. they say in the notes he left behind, he railed against the united states but he held no animosity toward the president-elect and he wrote, quote, this was not a terrorist attack, it was a wakeup call. abc's mola lenghi leads us off in las vegas again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, authorities saying the highly decorated green beret suspected of using explosives to blow up that cyber truck outside of the trump hotel in las vegas left behind notes found on his cell phone providing clues to a possible motive. >> and in there, you can read a couple of the excerpts. "we are the united states of america, the best country people ever to exist. but right now we are terminally ill and headed towards collapse. this was not a terrorist attacks, it was a wakeup call. americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. what bette

you mentioned he was in the green berets. that's an elite branch of the us military.rt bragg, and then in afghanistan as well, reportedly in the year 2009. but law enforcement officials being very careful about drawing any conclusions, and i would say really treating both of these incidents as separate. we do not have a motive from law enforcement officials at this point, and i think that is really something that so many people have questions about. 0ne official did say something that i found very striking during the press conference here in las vegas about an hour ago, they said that it's not lost on them that this incident here in las vegas took place in front of the trump hotel, a trump building, and that it involves a tesla vehicle. the ceo of tesla, of course, is elon musk, who has forged a very close relationship with the president—elect of late. he's been very visible. he's heading up, along with vivek ramaswamy, the department of government efficiency, aimed at cutting back federal spending. and he has not... his presence in this future administration has not

he was also a green beret operation sergeant who spent most of his time at fort carson, colorado, and in germany. he was on approved leave from germany where he was serving with the tenth special forces group. he was also previously in the national guard and the army reserves. i would like to point out to you that through exceptional joint investigative efforts we have gotten to a place where we believe we can show you his route to las vegas from colorado. carlos will put up the map for you. we know he rented the cybertruck in denver on december 28th. we tracked his movements through the tesla charging stations to a monument colorado on december 30th. on the 31st of december, the truck was charged in trinidad colorado. las vegas, new mexico, and albuquerque and gallup, new mexico. on january 1st, the truck was charged in holbrook, flagstaff, and kingman, arizona. we last tracked the truck in kingman at 0533 yesterday morning. the truck was first spotted in las vegas at 7:29 a.m. yesterday. and carlos will pull up a picture of the truck pulling onto the drive here. and that picture was

. >>> and now to las vegas, where authorities there say a decorated army green beret apparently tookife before his rented tesla cybertruck blew up outside the trump hotel. cbs' andres gutierrez has more. >> reporter: investigators say the blast happened in less than 20 seconds. inside the charred cybertruck, forensic teams uncovered a military id, a passport, two semiautomatic guns bought legally on monday and credit cards, leading police to believe the driver was 37-year-old matthew livelsberger, a highly decorated green beret who was on leave from his base in germany. >> i'm comfortable calling it a suicide with a bombing that occurred immediately thereafer. i'm not giving it any other labels. >> reporter: newly released images and video show him on the las vegas strip approximately an hour before the explosion. at one point here he can be seen driving through the valley drop-off at the trump international hotel. later, the suspect comes back around and parks in the valet drop-off. police say then he shot himself in the head before the truck exploded. the atf says some of the mater

now, this is newly released video of matthew livelsberger, the active duty green beret at a charging station en route today. officials described him as troubled and self-destructive it ultimately appears to be a tragic case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran who is struggling with ptsd and other issues. now, officials also said he left behind notes, including this one, and i'm quoting from it now. this was not a terrorist attack. it was a wakeup call. the note continued. americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. what better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives? we're going to have more on that attack later. a live report from las vegas first randi kaye with more on the security shortcomings here in new orleans that officials were warned about five years ago, as well as the effort to address them, which sadly were not completed in time. >> keeping bourbon street safe for new year's eve revelers was priority number one. so what happened? >> this particular terrorist drove around onto the sidewalk and got. around the h

but they have a lot of evidence indicating that this is an active duty green beret. so an elite special forces soldier currently serving in the u.s. military. but, evan, i know something that stood out to you was, look, this was quite a scene. there's questions about what kind of message is someone sending when they blow up a cybertruck in front of a trump hotel, and they're trying to figure out things about the motive here. >> right. and the fact that nothing has been readily available to the fbi, nothing is readily visible. you know, obviously, we compare it to the new orleans attacker. you know, that person plainly made clear what they were trying to do. they had an i.s.i.s. flag. they had writings about what they were intending to do. they had recorded videos. this person committed suicide, gunshot, self-inflicted gunshot. and then detonated a. firework, which exploded the cybertruck. obviously, the fact that this was a cybertruck, it's an it's a tesla. and given elon musk's proximity and support for donald trump and the fact that this is a trump hotel, that this

new mention he was in the greene berets, that is an elite branch of the us military and that cross overw enforcement has been careful about drawing any conclusion and really treating both of these incidents as separate. both of these incidents as separate-— separate. they didn't talk about, really, _ separate. they didn't talk about, really, in- separate. they didn't talk about, really, in that - separate. they didn't talk. about, really, in that press conference was motive. that's absolutely _ conference was motive. that's absolutely right, _ conference was motive. that's absolutely right, we _ conference was motive. that's absolutely right, we do - conference was motive. that's absolutely right, we do not. absolutely right, we do not have a motive from law enforcement officials at this point. and that is something that so many people i have questions about. one officials said something ifound questions about. one officials said something i found very striking in the press conference. it's not lost on them that this incident in las vegas took place in front of the trump hotel, a trump

army green beret and served in afghanistan as well. the news conference today, danielle, also gave us some insight into the suspect's movements just before the explosion outside the trump hotel. he was seen at a tesla charging station. what stood out to you when we looked at this video? >> you know, it's hard to tell when someone's not in their right mind, but he was just probably charging up his car. clearly, when you look at some of the communications he had with a former girlfriend, he was admiring the car. he was very fond of the car. he it was reported that the car matched the color of some sneakers he had when he was younger, and so it sounded like he was very fond of the car. he chose that car for a reason, and it looked like, you know, he really wanted to make a statement when he left the lead fbi agent in charge of this case called this. >> and i'm g tragic case of suicide, but they aren't using language like, quote, suicide bomber or calling this a terrorist attack. can you give us some insight as to why? >> yeah. and once ag

and to all the troops and veterans watching and here in the room, navy seals, green berets, soldiers,s, marines, gold stars and more, too many friends to know. 0fficers enlisted black and white, young and old, men and women, all americans, all warriors. this hearing is for you. thank you for figuratively and literally having my back. well pete hegseth's opening statement there, there is a heckler that in the room and you can see the cameras swing round. it was difficult to make out what they were actually saying but interrupting proceedings. there of course has been so much criticism of pete hegseth in terms of the nominee questioning whether he would allow women to serve. he is of course facing that allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in california backin assaulted a woman in california back in 2017. he of course denies the claim. he has resumed. denies the claim. he has resumed-— denies the claim. he has resumed. ., ., , ., ., resumed. two months ago 77 million americans _ resumed. two months ago 77 million americans gave - million americans gave president trump a powerful

you know, the selection process for green berets is arduous, and they're very, very particular.you see -- of course there's going to be bad apples, but this doesn't seem like a bad apple, in this seems like somebody that was hurt or broken. phi guy there's a lot disturbing and baffling about this case. officials working to confirm the legitimacy of an e-mail allegedly written by the suspect where he claims the feds were working with china to develop and deploy mysterious high-tech drones reported over the northeast last month. so that's something at least that was claimed, and we're working on that, to see if that was actually written by him. and the justice department is urging the supreme court to squash president-elect trump's request with to delay the law that's expected the ban tiktok. that's coming up in a matter of days. this comes after trump filed a legal brief arguing that he should have time after taking office to pursue a political resolution to the issue. if tiktok set to be banned in the united states january the 19th, the day before the inauguration, unless the pl

it has been confirmed by dod that he was in the army, a green beret operations sergeant who spent most of his time at fort carson, colorado. he was on approved leave from germany where he was serving with the special forces group, previously in the national guard and army reserve. through exceptional joint investigative efforts -- >> we will show this in its entirety after remarks from president biden speaking from the white house. you are watching live coverage on c-span. [applause] >> mr. president, and confirming 235 lifetime judges during your administration we have made history, not just in a record-breaking number but in the quality of the individuals who have been nominated and confirmed. i served on the judiciary committee for some time, all three of us have served on the committee. personally, i reviewed over 1000 judicial nominees in the committee and on the floor. the record is clear. the nominees represent the best of the judiciary, of america. when i became chair of the senate judiciary these vacancies and bringing balance to the court was the highest priority. we face six

if the suspect was a green beret and i served on a green beret team during my diploma to iraq they havere sophisticated training win it this was a very rudimentary set up it would appear so, you know, suicide obviously there is motivation there that will probably be revealed as the ossetian use on. irony with the trump hotel and elon musk video -- vehicle at potential connection to new orleans. i think based on the devices defending the coolers in new orleans and what they are comprised of protocol we have here will help determine if there is any connection. >> jacqui: all right we will continue to watch it. as far as we know from investigators right now there is no connection at this stage in the investigation. we will continue to monitor any updates. robert busy knee think your time i appreciated. >> thank you. >> jacqui: the fbi saying this today up at the lone wolf suspect he will leach terror on bourbon street. >> there were 5 videos posted on his facebook account to which are time stamped beginning 1:29 a.m. and the last at 3 '02 a.m. in the first video shamsud-din jabbar explains

congressman michael walz is president-elect trump incoming national security advisor and former green beretmander here's some of his introduction. >> this is a man who can reinvigorate that war either and this is a man who will lead. i can't imagine having a more capable partner and my position as national security advisor. i have no doubt he is going to get the pentagon backed its primary mission, lethal readiness. that warrior either those is what our enemies will respect your warrior either those is what our enemies will veer and it's that warrior either that will keep the peace. >> martha: michael walz we can save a couple more days joins me no good to have you with us congressman. i know it was with great pride they had the opportunity to introduce your friend pete hegseth today how do you think he did on balance and what stood out for you in terms of this decision-making process and who do you think it comes down to? >> well, martha it was an honor and it's that warrior either those is why you saw some many veterans, seals, green berets and people who love our military and even gold s

he was a green beret, a master sergeant. they say there's no definitive link between the explosion and the new orleans attack. here's more from the las vegas police department. >> there are a number of things in this case that are similar to the attack in new orleans. we do know that our subject here served in the military. in fact, he's a current member of the military. both of the subjects served at fort bragg, north carolina. what we do know about that is it's a very large military base and we have no record that they served in the same unit or even in the same years at fort bragg. they both served in afghanistan in 2009. we don't have any evidence that they were in the same province in afghanistan, the same location or the same unit. again, something else that remains under investigation. cheryl: tesla chief elon musk is assisted las vegas authorities in the investigation as police search for a motive. we don't know a motive. jay, decorated active duty service member burkes he was serving in europe, home on leave. we hav

and in the case of the guy in las vegas, he was a green beret. he was a special forces soldier.on to that? >> well, charlie, as your last guest, colonel dale said that case in las vegas does seem puzzling. i will take my own advice there and not jump to conclusion. i will let the facts lead us where they will in coming days. in new orleans attack this terrorist appears to be radicalized well after he left the army. it is the case sometimes bad apples slip through our system. remember nidal hasan fort hood shooter from 15 years ago. however the biden administration for four years has stuck its head in the sand to the threat of islamic terrorism. if you recall, president biden and the director of national intelligence, and the secretary of defense have all said the biggest threat we face is from racially and ethnically motivated terrorism. specifically white supremacist terror. they lost a witch-hunt in our military to try find all these apparent white supremacists in our military. and they could barely find any at all. most of what they found was criminal gang members. just anoth

the morning on new year's day pt they say he was a highly decorated army soldier, most recently a green beret on approved leave from germany and apparently suffering from mental health issues and personal family grievances. they say he shot himself in the head inside of the vehicle just before the tesla blew up. >> although 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 was struggling with ptsd and other issues. >> even though this incident happened outside of trump's international hotel in las vegas, authorities do not believe livelsberger had any animosity to the president-elect. and they looked at his phone, giving insight into his possible motive. >> they read some of the notes. excerpts, we're the united states of america, right now we're terminally ill and headed towards collapse. this was not a terror attack, it's a wake-up call. americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence what better way to get my point across than to stun with fireworks and explosives. >>

army special forces, most recently as a green beret, and he was on leave from germany. police in vegas say there were several similarities between that explosion and the terror attack in new orleans, but investigators don't believe they're connected. >> 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. >> now, investigators say the explosion could have been a lot worse if a vehicle other than a tesla cybertruck had been used. they believe the design and the build of that truck helped to contain most of the explosion. >> suspects behind the new orleans and las vegas attacks were u.s. born american service members. however, president elect trump blamed the incidents on the current administration's open border policy. earlier this morning, we interviewed peter lewis, director of the project on ethics and political communication at the george washington university, about the political ramifications from this week's high profile attacks and the incoming trump administration

authorities identified the driver as a 37 year old army green beret on leave.ow he's reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the explosion. u.s. defense officials confirm he was active duty in the u.s. army special forces. investigators say the explosion could have been much worse if not for the cybertruck's design, which actually helped contain much of the blast. >> jewish leaders in oakland are condemning a hateful anti-israel message found near a menorah at lake merritt. the graffiti was discovered on the final night of hanukkah, and it's not the first time this kind of vandalism has been found. last year, another menorah in the same location was destroyed. so far, no arrests have been made in this latest incident. and the new year in san francisco started violently with three shootings in two days. on thursday, a man died by suicide after critically injuring his girlfriend and wounding a young child. both are expected to survive. in separate incidents, a woman was arrested for a shooting on bryant street. two victims suffered non-life thr

defense officials, fox news has learned he was active duty special forces and most recently a green beret was on leave from germany at the time of the incident. we also know that cybertruck involved, it was rented from the state of colorado. a short time ago the fbi confirmed, along with another team from the atf and local police are searching a home right there in colorado springs. they say this is in fact related to the truck explosion right here in las vegas. all of this happening as investigators try to figure out if there any possible ties to terrorism or if it is somehow related to the attack in new orleans. investigators there had this to say when asked about a possible connection between the two incidents. >> there is also an fbi investigation in las vegas. we are following up on all potential leads and not ruling anything out. however, at this point, there is no definitive lead -- link between the attack here in new orleans and the one in las vegas. >> now this all unfolded yesterday morning. authorities say the driver rented the truck in colorado where he then drove to las vegas

the green beret shot himself before he blew up the truck. >> lawrence: incredible.t can you tell us? >> police continue to investigate this incident as a possible act of terrorism. they say the man behind the wheel of the cybertruck was 37-year-old matthew livelsberger of colorado springs. they say he was a decorated army soldier and most recently a green beret who was on approved leave from germany. police say he rented the tesla cybertruck you see here exploding wednesday morning outside of trump international hotel in las vegas. some people suffered minor injuries from the blast. authorities say livelsberger shot himself in the head before the vehicle detonated. this gun was found at his feet inside the vehicle along with a lot of other evidence inside that truck including a military i.d., passport, credit cards, along with several other firearms and numerous fireworks and gasoline fuel canisters. while there are similarities between the cybertruck explosion and the deadly terror attack in new orleans, police say they have yet to define a definitive link between

an explosion outside of the trump hotel. 37-year-old army green berets drove a tesla cybertruck to the front of the hotel on new year's day before setting off makeshift explosives and shooting himself within 15 seconds of parking. the authorities confirm he and the attacker in new orleans both happened to rent their trucks through the turo app and both served in afghanistan around the same time but they say right now there is no definitive connection between the two attacks. >> these turn out to be simply similarities, very strange similarities to have, so, we are not prepared to rule in or rule out anything at this point. >> reporter: his family told cbs news his wife had not heard from him in days and no signs of extremist beliefs or mental health issues. >>> a developing story in southern california. two people were killed, 18 people were hurt after a plane crashed into a warehouse. the plane went down in orange county. firefighters knocked down the fire after the crash. 100 people had to be evacuated. >>> in san francisco, a shooting at a home this morning left a man dead and two p

joe: well, he has an extensive career in the military, beginning in 2006, he was a green beret -- andtake a look at some of my notes here -- a green beret active duty special operations soldier. he'd been based in germany. he was back on approved leave in fort collins, colorado, when he rented this cybertruck through this organization or through this company called turo. and he just has an extensive, extensive 19-year military background with no previous issues and no criminal activity that they could find in his background. amna: so one of the biggest questions people have had is whether there's any kind of connection between what happened here in this particular incident and also the attack in new orleans. did law enforcement have anything to say about that today? joe: they really did. you know, a sheriff kevin mcmahill of the las vegas metropolitan police department, said he knows and they've and watching what's happening on social media. they're reading everything, and people are making these connections because both of these men had once been stationed in fort bragg, north caroli

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. we're also learning more about this soldier's actions before the explosion. while investigators search for a motive. reporter gene kang has the latest. there. >> 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

cards leading police to believe the driver was 37-year-old matthew livelsberger, a highly decorated green beret who was on leave from his base in germany. >> i'm comfortable calling it a suicide with the bombing that occurred immediately thereafter. i'm not giving it any other labels. >> reporter: newly released images and video show the suspect on the las vegas strip approximately an hour before the explosion. at one point he could be seen here driving through the valley -- valet drop-off at the trump international hotel. later the suspect comes back around and parks in the valet drop-off. he shot himself in the head before the truck exploded. the atf says some of the materials found at the scene were consumer-grade fireworks and fuel enhancers that can be purchased at sporting goods stores. >> the level of sophistication is not what we would expect from an individual with this type of military experience. >> reporter: federal officials say there's no connection between this incident and the new orleans attack. >> at this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in new orlean

bomb outside trump's hotel in las vegas, fortunately killing only the driver, also an american, a green beretn active duty. and there was media a chatter about possible accomplices of the french quarter killer, though the fbi has now knocked that down. while the tragedy delayed the super bowl by a day and -- the sugar bowl, i should say. and with the super bowl and mardi gras coming up in new orleans, this act of unspeak if, terror is about instilling fear of public events and celebrations, the kind of fear that spreads beyond one louisiana city. i'm howard kurtz and this is "mediabuzz." ♪ ♪ howard: joining us now to analyze the coverage, robby soave, senior editor at reason magazine, and in new york, liz claman, host of "the claman countdown" on fox business. robby, have the media gone too far in reporting rumors, engaging in speculation about the new orleans attack has happens so often in these terrorism cases? >> this is no different than the coverage of any other mass if shooting or crime event where in the first 24 hours you get some good information and some inaccurate information. howa

army green beret. we're also learning more about the soldiers actions right before the explosion. well, investigators are searching for a motive. reporter gene kang has the latest. >> 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

that happened new year's day involving 37 year-old green beret matthew livelsberger. authorities say there were warning signs before the attack that injured 7 people livelsberger killed himself shortly before detonating explosives a rented tesla cybertruck. he did leave behind a series of notes on his phone, including one saying, quote, this was not a terrorist attack. it was a wake-up call. his message is also called for americans to wake up to weak leadership. he mentioned the president elect trump and tesla ceo elon musk. his family says he had been struggling with post traumatic stress following several combat deployments. the heaviest snowfall in a decade could be coming to some parts of the country. blizzard conditions were reported across much of kansas and northwestern missouri today. maybe a just a preview of what's to come for the mid atlantic and the coming days around. 63 million americans have been under some kind of weather advisory today. >> well, semis jackknifed is like right in the middle couple car spun out just get on the get off these off-ramps. a

they say 37-year-old army green beret matthew livelsberger drove the tesla cybertruck to the front of the hotel around 8:30 new year's day before setting off the makeshift explosives and shooting himself within 15 seconds of parking the truck, but they're still trying to figure out why. authorities have confirmed the attacker in new orleans and him both rented through trucks through the same app turo and both served in afghanistan around the same time. >> very strange similarities. we're not prepared to rule in or rule out anything at this point. >> officials did express surprise at the rudimentary nature of the explosion saying they would have expected more sophisticated materials with someone with the suspect's background. we'll have much more tonight at 6:30 on the cbs evening news. >>> back in the bay area, in san jose today marks the start of a new crackdown on homeless encampments along rivers and creeks in the city. it will be carried out by the santa clara valley water district. officials with the agency say they have to do something to cut down on the major trash and pollutio

he served as a green beret and was based in germany but was approved on leave.ties are waiting for dna confirmation but tattoos also point to the 37-year-old being the suspect. >> his body is burned beyond recognition, and i do still not have confirmation 100% that that is the individual that was inside of our vehicle. we also discovered through the coroner's office, that the individual had sustained a gunshot wound to the heaprior to the detonation of the vehicle. >> livelsberger rented the cybertruck in denver on december 28. officials tracked his route from colorado to las vegas using data from charging station. the fbi searched at least one home in colorado springs. the motive 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

a former girlfriend telling nbc news she received this video from the green beret from inside of what be the rented cybertruck. the communication began with a text last week. >> i was surprised. i thought he was happy. >> reporter: they bonded over the outdoors, describing him as respectful, driven and playful. >> he was so funny. that is what caught and drove me in. it was instant chemistry with us. >> reporter: at 9:00 a.m. tuesday he texted i rented a tesla cybertruck. followed minutes later by i feel like batman or halo. the messaging continuing until new years even when he went quiet. she found out about the bombing when she was contacted by the fbi. >> i don't know what drove him to it. i just have been rolling it around in my head for two days. >> reporter: she is as he was never violent towards her but often complained of extreme pain among other issues. >> he had headaches and memory loss and trouble concentrating. >> reporter: he won many commendations but never was awarded a purple heart. he did serve on multiple deployments including afghanistan in 2017, 2018, 2019. today

authorities in vegas say the green beret who died in the explosion left a couple of notes behind. 37-year-old matthew livelsberger said it should serve as a wake-up call for the country's ills. he also wrote a note saying he needed to cleanse his mind of the lives lost of people he knew, the burden of the lives he had taken. explosion happened outside the trump hotel in las vegas, but authorities don't believe the president elect was actually the target of his anger. >> we are the united states of america, the best country, the people to ever exist. right now, we're terminally ill and headed towards collapse. this is not a terror attack, but a wake up call. americans only pay attention to spectacle and violence. what better way to get my point across with fireworks and explosives. >> livelsberger died from a gunshot wound to the head before the explosion. investigators say he acted alone. >>> here in the bay area, the antioch police department agreed to a new oversight deal in the wake of the racist text message scandal. launching an investigation after the release of dozens of discri