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

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

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

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

. >> [indiscernible] >> [indiscernible] >> latoya cantrell, new orleans, louisiana. [applause] >> and kathy sheehan from albany, new york. get up here. i do want to acknowledge some of our past presidents. the great former mayor of louisville, greg fisher. and doug palmer. thank you all. and our most immediate past president from reno, nevada. [applause] great to see you. welcome. questions from the press? we would be happy to take them. yes? >> on housing, the federal government has not really been in the housing business for quite a while. isn't it up to the local level? and what are you expecting from the federal government? >> part of the reason we find ourselves in the supply crisis we find ourselves in is because the federal government has not believed involved. if we are going to invest in bipartisan, historic, transformational ways in infrastructure, we ought to do that as -- in housing as well. mostly -- most of the officials i talked to have stressed to me that we need zoning code reform, land use changes that need to be driven by the local level, but there

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

kirkpatrick who, you know, look, she has her own checkered history, latoya cantrell which we have beenorting on for a long time. >> lisa: tell me about her. >> she is caught up in two federal investigations. one focused on a city contractor who is alleged bribes cantrell with gifts including state dinner and iphone the other investigation is looking into cantrell's former body guard and roommates. while he was engaged in extracurriculars with the mayor and city owned apartment. and these are the people who are entrusted with the safety of our city and visitors. i mean, god help us, lisa. >> do you think we will see any leadership changes in the city, raymond? you know, like what are you hearing from, you know, fellow residents? do you think there will be any changes? >> the residents have had it up to here a long time. we had the highest crime rate, carjackings, murders, per capita, it's outrageous. if you look around the town and you heard earlier the attorney general tell you be ready for the super bowl. every street in the french quarter in downtown is ripped up in the midst of repa

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

the point here, the chief of police in new orleans and mayor latoya cantrell have a lot to answer forthey are talking about the security perimeter. there is something called ball ballarding. round pilings that belong traffic from come in and out of a street. now, somehow the city of new york brings dump trucks in. they block streets and protect trump tower that way. but the city of new orleans hasn't figured it out. they had one cop car and what i would call a road closed sign. just a little, you know, a sign in the street that's what blocked our turning down bourbon street. this terrorist had no civic duty. he went right around onto the sidewalk and took those people out. the city of new orleans spent in $2,017, $40 million. mitch landrieu got it to put security expansions in place because of the truck driving accident, the terror attack in 2016. because landrieu feared we would have a pedestrian terrorist accident like this and we couldn't protect our visitors. for some reason, that money vanished. we don't have proper working to protect these walkways in the city of new orleans. if

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

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

laura: new orleans mayor latoya cantrell. >> i want to reassure the public that the city of new orleansly ready for game day today, but we're ready to continue to host large scale events in our city because we are built to host at every single turn. laura: but cantrell said the focus must remain on the victims and their families, as details emerged about some of those killed. among them, reggie hunter, a 37-year-old father of two from baton rouge. nikyra dedeaux, an 18-year-old aspiring nurse from mississippi. nicole perez, a single mother of a four-year-old. and tiger bech, a 27-year-old from lafayette, louisiana, who played football at princeton. amna: and laura baron-lopez joins us now from new orleans. so laura, you are on the newly reopened bourbon street right now. just tell us what it's like there at the moment. laura: here on bourbon street, we're exactly where the suspect drove onto the sidewalk and it's slowly reopening here. there are a lot of people out enjoying themselves and it's slowly returning to normal on bourbon street. you can see though that there are more barricade

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

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

. >> reopening turned into quite an event with mayor latoya cantrell leading the way down bourbon street. i think that we're still gonna see thousands of people out here. obviously, they just let the barricades down. right now. people are starting to come i think people need a lot more precautious. i think it's going to slow things down a little bit, but i don't think it's going to stop bourbon street. they're still going to have parties here for bourbon vase with crowd shortly she wants to go out and saying - support the local businesses. we love new orleans. we love the quarter and moves might come down here that the people in the shops and want to support the local businesses. >> and i mean, just there's no other place like new orleans know the place like the french quarter. and we just gotta keep us away from here at the intersection of bourbon in can now 14 yellow roses propped up against the wall to honor the 14 lives lost. yellow barriers put up as a blockade ahead of the reopening and there along the sidewalk. >> and that would be to obey if someone had are of this particular ter

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

we're told that he called new orleans mayor latoya cantrell, offering her full federal support as thecity deals with this situation and recovers and investigates. and to that end, president biden has been briefed by senior leadership at the department of homeland security, the federal bureau of investigation, as well as his own white house homeland security team. he will continue to be briefed throughout the day. we expect to see him for the first time this morning in just about an hour's time. he is scheduled to depart wilmington to travel to camp david for the weekend. we are awaiting any word of potential changes to his schedule, but as of now, that's what we expect. pam. and it still remains to be seen whether he will choose to deliver remarks on this incident. pam. >> all right. kayla tausche, thanks so much. and coming up in our next hour, an eyewitness to the horrible tragedy in new orleans joins us to talk about what they saw. our coverage of the breaking news continues after the break. >> you'll be back. >> emus can't help people customize and save with liberty mutual. >> and

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

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

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

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

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

the mayor is there, latoya cantrell, anne kirkpatrick, as well as robert hodges.iefed. he is still getting information in realtime from the nopd and from the state police. as brandy said, we are just about 14 hours away from kickoff for the sugar bowl. the eyes of the college football world, tens of thousands of fans from georgia and notre dame are in new orleans and the biggest sporting event on planet earth in early february. the super bowl. we have been talking about security preps and plans, a big question that hopefully nopd and state police will answer, was this a drunk driver. was this an accident? or was this an act of essentially domestic terrorism? was it intentional that somebody drove a car down bourbon street? we're going to get off that live look. as soon as they start talking, we'll take you back to the french quarter. until that happens, let's go live a couple of blocks away from the 8th district. fletcher, what does it look like there? you were following an additional scene, if you will a possible threat of a suspicious package? >> what you're loo

let's take a listen to what mayor latoya cantrell had to say about this when she spoke to the media. we do know that the city of new orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack, that's all. still under investigation. you'll hear more after me. however, i have been in direct contact with the white house, with governor landry, and of course, a unified command who is present here. what i'm asking at this time are prayers for those who have lost their lives in the city of new orleans due to this tragedy. in addition to that, i'm asking the public to stay clear of eight blocks around bourbon street. stay clear from bourbon street, eight blocks around very active. and again, a unified command is in place right now. i'm going to ask chief kirkpatrick to give you an update. you're then going to hear from our agent in charge. and as you heard the mayor just say, the white house has been briefed. president joe biden is in wilmington, delaware. he is heading to camp david. he is in constant contact. it's our understanding with the fbi and with the mayor and will be briefed later today. let's go

the mayor latoya cantrell saying that bourbon street will be open today before kickoff of the sugar bowl, 4 p.m. eastern time, 3 p.m. central time should be open, according to the mayor. about 30 45 minutes beforehand. just a remarkable 36 hours in terms of how this has all progressed. andrew mccabe, evan perez, thanks so much. up next, the new orleans attacker is a u.s. citizen and an army veteran. so why are incoming trump administration officials trying to pin the blame on biden immigration policies? that's next. >> kobe believed in himself at the youngest possible age. >> it's one of the most remarkable stories in sports history. >> i want to be remembered as just a basketball player. >> kobe premieres january 25th on cnn. >> it's time to feed the dogs real food in the right amount. >> a healthy weight can help dogs live a longer, happier life. the farmer's dog makes weight management easy with fresh food. pre-portioned for your dog's needs. it's an idea whose time has come. >> this is the story of the one. the one knows the unexpected can put everything on the line, but with a teamm

. >> reporter: but new orleans' mayor, latoya cantrell, now admits she cannot guarantee that bourbon street's new barriers can effectively protect super bowl crowds, and she's asking for a tactical expert to review the city's safety plans. >> the thorough assessment i'm asking for will determine if, in fact, they're strong enough. >> reporter: despite the uncertainty, bourbon street is open to party goers, and last night traffic was moving across at least some of its intersections. meanwhile, we're learning more about the man behind the ramming attack. the fbi releasing this edited video they say shamsud din zsa zsa jabbar recorded on at least one of two trips to new orleans in the months before his deadly rampage. the fbi said he road a bike through the french quarter wearing smart glasses and at one point even looked at himself in the mirror to test them. investigators sharing video of the attacker adding two explosive devices, adding he traveled to cairo, egypt and ontario, canada in 2023. >> our agents are getting answers as to where he went, who he met with and how those trips m

. >> it appears the president did talk with latoya cantrell, the mayor of new orleans. he is being briefed by senior dhs leadership right now. you try to implement a strategic plan with technology, social media, called in former cia operatives to work with your agents. is this going to shake out where this is going to be someone who had an agenda, tried to make a point, just had if you will the wish to go cause carnage on the streets of new orleans? >> clearly, the goal was to hurt as many people as he could as fast as he could. i'm not going to speak to the investigation, it's too early, it's too fluid. those blocks of bourbon street, that is a massage carnage scene that has to be processed and preserved. where things are should not be disturbed, where you saw the crime scene tape. that tells a story. that provides information. if there are other items found in other places connected to this individual, that tells astery. i want to comment on the specifics of the investigation and what we know and what we are still trying to find out. it's still too fluid. >> what abou

the mayor of new orleans latoya cantrell gave this update about what's happening in the city.rst and foremost, i want to express my deepest condolences to the _ express my deepest condolences to the families of the ones that— to the families of the ones that were impacted by this tragedy. on bourbon street, near— tragedy. on bourbon street, near the _ tragedy. on bourbon street, near the heart of the city of new — near the heart of the city of new orleans, and i know the entire city council agrees with me _ entire city council agrees with me no — entire city council agrees with me. no doubt about that. and our people in our family —— grieves _ our people in our family —— grieves with me. my priority will continue to be to ensure that— will continue to be to ensure that victims that remain on bourbon _ that victims that remain on bourbon street now will be serviced _ bourbon street now will be serviced and moved as soon as possible — serviced and moved as soon as possible i_ serviced and moved as soon as possible. i also want to acknowledge hearing from president biden, all of

we heard earlier from new orleans mayor, latoya cantrell. here's her statemnet. we do know that the city of new orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack. it's all still under investigation. you will hear more after me. however, i have been in direct contact with the white house, with governor landry, and of course a unified command who was present here. what i'm asking at this time are prayers for those who have lost their lives in the city of new orleans due to this tragedy. in addition to that i am asking the public to stay clear of eight blocks around bourbon street. stay clear from bourbon street, eight blocks around. very active, and again, a unified command is in place right now. to confirm what we got in the report from the mayor, this is not a dui situation, not driving under influence, but an intentional act, the man coming to kill as many people as he could, weaving around bollards and weaving down the street at great speed trying to hit as many people as he could. the injuries we have seen would suggest he hit some of those people, unbeknown to them,