here in new orleans, officials say they'll be reviewing security measures ahead of upcoming mardi grasn. let's speak to billy nungesser, the lieutenant governor of louisiana. thank you forjoining us. we appreciate your time. i want to begin by asking you for your reflections in the past 48 hours or so in new orleans. irate hours or so in new orleans. we continue to _ hours or so in new orleans. - continue to pray for the families lost, loved ones and those recovering, and looking ahead and making our city safer, we have a super bowl coming and the grass, but i am angry that to learn that while this was being repaired for super bowl, the large crowds we saw, and you just reported that they had others in storage, now being installed, iam they had others in storage, now being installed, i am angry those were not in place for such a big event like the sugar bowl. . , such a big event like the sugar bowl. ., , ., ., , bowl. that is going to be something _ bowl. that is going to be something that - bowl. that is going to be something that is - bowl. that is going to be something that is look

how do you proceed with mardi gras without that resolved? >> well, mardi gras, as you know, is not really in the french quarter. it's across the city of new orleans. but i do think that absolutely, in the wake of this attack, things are going to be very different for these next events, whether it be sugar bowl, super bowl or mardi gras itself. i think that, for example, uh, for our mardi gras parades, usually there's multiple routes across the city. where do mardi gras parades? we're already having conversations at a very high level. well, how do we change that? maybe we have one very secure route that mardi gras goes down. we're looking at everything. >> you're looking at changing. you're looking at changing the tried and true routes of mardi gras as a possibility here. >> correct? absolutely. >> i mean, the reality is that we are a city that has hosted pretty much every major event that one can think of, from the world's fair to super bowls, to name it. the city of new orleans has done it. and we are also flexible, and we're going to adapt

there will be mardi gras events from then until mardi gras, which is in early march this year. the super bowl is coming up in february. after all of that, there will be jazz fest. these things bring millions of people to this town, and they're very good at handling crowds. but what you saw today was they knew they had a problem. they all kept saying, well, we're going to fix it. but the question is, you knew this was happening. you knew it was happening. now when you took the bollards out, why was there not a more robust system to stop it? yeah. >> big concerns right now about whether their temporary fix to that clearly did not do what it needed to do. >> and i've been there i've been there in mardi gras when they have had those big like two ton trucks blocking roads that you could not drive around. yeah, i've seen that because they've had, you know, they've had drunk drivers hit the crowds. >> but yeah, that's right. they've had those concerns before. this was a police vehicle they're describing. i want to bring in ed davis to talk about this. ed, what did you think of that pr

after that we have got mardi gras, so all of these safety concerns are going to really, really feel aound the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. more now on the latest from las vegas, where a tesla cybertruck has exploded outside the trump hotel in las vegas. these pictures coming into us a short while ago. one person has been reported killed in the blast. inside the vehicle. in a post on the social media x, formerly known as twitter, the ceo of tesla motors, elon musk, has said the whole tesla senior team is investigating this matter at the moment. trying to find out what happened. one of president elect�*s sons reporting what he heard. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin ra mjaun. hello. hello from the bbc sport centre. a big win for arsenal in the premier league tonight — the only match in the english top flight on new years's day... the gunners back up to second, after beating brentford. they fell behind early to the home side, bryan mbeumo putting them ahead... parity was restored through gabrieljesus, who's goal—scoring form for arsenal continues — with

the drunk driver plowed into the mardi gras crowd in new orleans. and given all that happened after that, with the security measures taken, you know, are you surprised this could happen? or is this just a situation when you have someone with a pickup truck and an intent to cause carnage there? you know, there's not i'm i'm not surprised it can happen, pam, because we've seen this sort of thing as the authorities have already noted, when you have someone very determined to do something like this and clearly, clearly heedless of what happens to their own life in it, it's hard to stop them. >> i mean, unless you were to put up like such, such extraordinary barricades that they simply could not be breached. but then people find other ways to do such a thing. it's hard to ultimately stop something like this. the fact that this seems to have happened in what looks like about a block or so, i'm not sure. we don't know yet exactly how far in this goes. the actual attack, but but that in itself, you know, you have to wonder, did this truck encounter one of t

hardening, hardening, target areas in preparation not only for super bowl but for mardi gras as well.there's no way for the city to know now if that new upgrade would be strong enough to stop an attack like this. >> so what i will say is that an expert opinion is something that will assure us that what we're installing, um, meets the need, but if not, we're not stopping there. but what we do know is that the bollards that are being placed now is a part of the super bowl package, and the installation has been nearing completion and will be completed in weeks to come. now, the thorough assessment that i'm asking for will determine if, in fact there are they are strong enough. so i can say with a surety that's the case. but an expert will be able to do so and we'll respond accordingly. >> merchan uh, and mayor, you mentioned that you're going to bring in this expert and you want them to kind of look over everything. >> we have parades that are going to be starting on monday. >> what immediately can be done to make sure that those parades and the people who attend those parades are going

after that, we've got mardi gras.ese safety concerns are going to fuel a sense of anxiety that people of already have. annita: anna adams reporting. you can keep up-to-date with all the latest developments on the live page on the bbc news website and apps. you can see more information coming up with local media in new orleans reporting the names of some of the victims, including 18-year-old nikyra dedeaux, 37-year-old reggie hunter, and a 27-year-old tiger bech among those who died. we are learning a university of georgia student was critically injured, and two israeli citizens among those injured in the attack. so do keep up-to-date with every development on the live page as well. in other news, an armed man has killed 10 people, including two children, and montenegro. the attack happened in the western city. a statement said the man opened fire at a bar and fled the scene. police identify him only by his initials, a.m. special troops have been sent. israeli pr foreign minister yoav gallant is resigning from the parl

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we will continue to demonstrate that in preparation for parades, super bowl as well as mardi gras. >>thank you. kathy parker i have a question on the investigation and the images we saw. specifically with that meta- glasses. where were the glasses recovered and did jabbar wear them during the entire time and of the attack? >> yes if so, the glasses were recovered on the person of jabbar following him being neutralized by nl pd. we believe he was wearing them throughout the evening. >> is recording the entire time? >> we do not have any indication use extra recording but he was wearing the glasses. >> of the quick follow-up question you mentioned there are other cities atlanta, tampa, could we dive a little deeper as to why those cities were mentioned? >> yes houston, texas is aware jabbar resided. we are looking at his travel within the united states so he has traveled to areas within the atlanta area as well as the tampa area. cooks excuse me question request could there be more arrests? >> at this time we do not have any indication that will be additional arrests where there are pot

i told it was like mardi gras. it's just a massive told it was like mardi gras.ks were beautiful. i was in a bar called the aaron rose, which is about 15 — 20 metres from bourbon. we were all having a great time. i had been in there for maybe two and a half hours at that point. the weird shots. we saw people running past the window and didn't really know what was going on, obviously. we heard the shots. we knew it couldn't be good. but we kind of thought, ok, it's a shooting. someone has been shot. that was kind of... obviously, that was not the case. they shut down the windows, locked the door and we alljust sort of... i suppose we try to carry on because we didn't know anything, so we just... because we didn't know anything, so wejust... things were a lot quieter at the point and then all the sounds started, and then we noticed it was more. bearing in mind fireworks have been going on all night, you hear bangs and fireworks had been going on for hours. so, itjust... the noise kind of... we had grown accustomed. but we were all just talking, what's happening, wh

you can see here 14 yellow roses along with the mardi gras beads, these were laid during a ceremony,istian, that took place before bourbon street reopening. we were hearing from the head of police here, they said it was very important that that type of ceremony happened before they let people come back and begin to have fun and carry on the traditions we always see her on bourbon street, gathering of local religious leaders. i do want to show you something else, because there will be questions asked about security on the day and how this was able to take place. you can see behind me, this is a security barrier. this was here on new year's day. this is lifted now, but on the night of the attack it was down, so traffic and obviously the attacker was able to drive on to bourbon street, reportedly, according to local media, the concern was it could get stuck in an up position, that might've prevented emergency services from driving and if that was necessary, that was the concern why it wasn't lifted on the day and that is the thinking about why that wasn't actually in place and ready. if

the city is at 90% capacity, the busiest i have ever seen it since mardi gras., very busy. we see more and more police come. we see the coroners vans leave the french quarter here behind me. just the context, we are at an intersection of canal street and bourbon. the truck came down here and drove into bourbon street there. we have seen the coroners van, they have been on site since, well, since the accident happened at 3am. they have only recently been able to remove the final bodies from the scene. it was an active crime scene and i think what happened was they were focusing their efforts on securing the rest of the city before they started moving the bodies. dead bodies have since been moved. the coroners are no longer here. they were slipping in and out. we have seen the investigation moved to other parts of the city. the st rock city is only a mile from here. and one of the houses believed to be an airbnb, officers are there now with bomb squads and dogs have gone on. we have been up there earlier but there is actually nothing at the moment to be reported f

, new orleans is known as mardi gras for people here are shocked — mardi gras for people here are shockedhows it — terrorism in our town, and that shows it can— terrorism in our town, and that shows it can happen anywhere. it's shows it can happen anywhere. it's a _ shows it can happen anywhere. it's a tough situation. we shows it can happen anywhere. it's a tough situation.— it's a tough situation. we know of course _ it's a tough situation. we know of course about _ it's a tough situation. we know of course about the _ it's a tough situation. we know of course about the bollards i it's a tough situation. we know of course about the bollards at| of course about the bollards at both ends of this street. in terms of the authorities, they been quite open about it. they are saying, look, but we always recognise the risk, itjust happened that we were trying to renew and repair. do you have simply with the city officials? so i have severalfriends in so i have several friends in the — so i have several friends in the police force of really good men — the police force of really good men and _ th

it is a party city and well known for mardi gras anyone who knows the french quarter knows it is a greator a night out. but do you feel with hindsight that there is not enough protection for people who were out on the streets? band protection for people who were out on the streets?— out on the streets? and they were in the _ out on the streets? and they were in the process - out on the streets? and they were in the process or- out on the streets? and they were in the process or there | were in the process or there were in the process or there were plans to install a new bollards in the area. this is a walking area. cars can drive the french quarter and even parts of bourbon street, but is largely more a walking nightlife area. so there were temporary barricades and set up, but a temporary barricades and set up, buta pick—up temporary barricades and set up, but a pick—up truck can crash through those. if there were bollards in place a could have potentially either prevented or at least reduce the amount of damage as to what has happened. the amount of damage as to what has happened-— has

i think that will continue on through super bowl, mardi gras, all special events in the city from nowy the city of new orleans handle special events has drastically changed now. i think it will be safer, more police officers. i think the barriers will get fixed and ensure this does not happen again. so, with the leadership of the new governor, i believe this is going to be probably the safest super bowl around. >> ashley: it is a very rough way to start the new year, especially in new orleans. >> yes, it is, absolutely. speed to david bain, thank you. >> our prayers and thoughts to all the victims. >> as >> ashley: course. >> of the two police officers that took the terrace down, they are heroes and deserve a medal of valor. >> ashley: absolutely. >> render aid and write there when the gunfire happened, heroic actions. speed to a lot of people to be commended in the story, david, thank you. >> you are very welcome. speed to the terrorist suspect or stand the father decided to pledge to isis to carry out the deadly attack. >> todd: we will explore how dangerous radicalization is to our

i'm told that what it was like last night is what it was like, or what it is like for mardi gras.e party. everyone just so happy. it's just crazy numbers of people. the atmosphere was just amazing. the fireworks were beautiful. i was in a bar called the erin rose, which is just on conti street. um, which is about 15, 20 metres from bourbon. and, you know, we were all having a great time. i'd been in there for maybe 2.5 hours at that point. um, and then we heard shots and saw people running past the window. and didn't really know, you know, what was going on, obviously, you know, we heard the shots. we knew it wasn't going to be good. but we kind of thought, ok, it's a shooting, you know, someone has been shot. and obviously that was not the case. they shut her down the windows, locked the door, and we alljust sort of, i suppose, in a way trying to carry on because we didn't really know anything. so wejust... things were a lot quieter at that point. and then all the sirens started and, um, then we started to know it was more. bearing in mind fireworks had been going off, you know,

frank, i want to ask you, you know, bourbon street is a massive party, not just during mardi gras but any occasion. give us a sense of what it's going to take to process this scene, including critical evidence from that pickup truck? >> yeah, it's a pain staking, methodical process. they will take all the time day need. they're not going to succumb to pressure, reopen bourbon street, if they say it's not time yet. so bullet fragments, you know, this introduction of the idea he may have been firing a long gun while driving through the crowd or prior to, you've got to recover shell casings, bullet fragments. and imagine trying to collect latent prints and dna off of that, preserving it carefully. and the truck itself will eventually get moved. and processed likely elsewhere. so that will handle that issue right there. but all of the security cameras emerging the cctv videos, you know, from a place like bourbon street where there's maybe hundreds if not thousands of businesses with cameras, maybe city-owned cameras, police officer body cameras, all of that has to get merged and the almos

it wasjust night is what it was like for mardi gras.f it but everyone so happy, but increasing numbers of people. the atmosphere was just amazing. the fireworks were beautiful. i was in a bar called the terrence rose and it is about 15 or 20 metres from bourbon street and we were all having a great time in i had beenin having a great time in i had been in there for a two and half hours at that point and then we heard shots and saw people running past the window and didn't really know what was going on. obviously we heard it and we knew it was not going to be good but we knew, "ok, it's a shooting and someone has been shot" and obviously that was not the case. they shuddered down the windows, locked the doors and we all sort of... in a way supposedly try to carry on in a way because we did not know anything. things were a lot quieter at that point. and then all of the silence started. then we started to know it was more. bearing in mind fireworks had been going off all night and you hear bangs and the fireworks had been going off for hou

you can see here 14 yellow roses along with the mardi gras beads, these were laid during a ceremony, took place before bourbon street reopening. we were hearing from the head of police here, they said it was very important that that type of ceremony happened before they let people come back and begin to have fun and carry on the traditions we always see her on bourbon street, gathering of local religious leaders. i do want to show you something else, because there will be questions asked about security on the day and how this was able to take place. you can see behind me, this is a security barrier. this was here on new year's day. this is lifted now, but on the night of the attack it was down, so traffic and obviously the attacker was able to drive on to bourbon street, reportedly, according to local media, the concern was it could get stuck in an up position, that might�*ve prevented emergency services from driving and if that was necessary, that was the concern why it wasn't lifted on the day and that is the thinking about why that wasn't actually in place and ready. if you can lo

from mardi gras beads on down. the new orleans police department, of course, deemed them inefficient because they did not operate the way that they were intended doing peered because the city of new orleans is hosting super bowl this year, it gave the city of new orleans an opportunity to go further and deeper with infrastructure improvements, as we have been talking about. so as a result of that, we were able to build in pollard replacement into our super bowl infrastructure package, and because of that the city of new orleans has moved forward with that infrastructure, and it is nearing completion. bollards were not up because they are near completion, with the expectation of being completed, of course, by super bowl -- before super bowl. that is the reason. now, the new orleans police department and chief, you can speak to the deployment to respond to dynamic existing conditions. >> so we have been aware of the bollard situation for a long time, and we did indeed harden those target areas where the bollards are.

everyone involved in planning for the super bowl and mardi gras, mardi gras is an event that kicks off first week of january and goes on two months. there are thousands of people in new orleans all through that period. we are doubling down on our efforts to make sure everything is safe and we have adequate resources to protect the public. ashley: i have to leave it there. thank you for talking us through today and bringing us up to speed and best for the future. by the way, one new orleans state star donated tens of thousands of dollars to love victims through exactly how much? ashley: he donated $25,000. here is why. >> in a position to where i can go ahead and give back. when i think about the tragedy that happened on new year's eve, new year's day on bourbon street, people are trying to celebrate, i am part of the city, i love this place from high to low. when it comes to something like this i want to make sure it was done the right way and these victims will be held to account. lauren: hundred are left grieving since that attack. ashley: how did fans of the sugar bowl honor the vic

biden pledged to give the city additional resources to help secure next month's super bowl and mardi grasson which began yesterday. cbs's omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: president biden and first lady jill biden traveled to new orleans nearly a week after the deadly new year's attack in the crescent city. >> new orleans defines strength and resilience. you define it, whether it is in the form of this attack, from this attack or hurricanes or super storms. this city and its people get back up. >> reporter: 14 people were killed when the suspect, identified as shamsud-din jabbar, intentionally rammed a pickup truck into a crowd before he was killed by police. over the weekend the fbi released a video showing the army veteran riding a bicycle through the french quarter last october and recording video of the scene using his meta smart glasses. other clips captured on street cameras and released by the fbi appear to show jabbar planting homemade bombs in coolers throughout bourbon street hours before carrying out the attack. >> he didn't use the right, the correct device to set it off,

during mardi gras, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the streets.s are allowed to drive down the streets. it does not make any sense. reporter: she is chair of the french quarter management district which was created to help the area recover after katrina. >> you mourn the loss of life. but terrorists want to instill fear in the people who they target. that is not what we are going to do here in new orleans. reporter: some sense of normalcy has returned to the french quarter and bourbon street with musicians and football fans again filling the neighborhood. but with more police and sidewalk protections in place. meanwhile, authorities are trying to understand more about the path to radicalization by the suspect. late on thursday, the fbi released photos of him walking through the french quarter about an hour before the attack. in an image of the cooler he placed containing a explosive devices. there are concerns about possible copycat or retaliatory attacks. isis has not claimed responsibility for the attack but it supporters celebrated it online. 1

mardi gras. scared. >> reporter: after wednesday morning's attack jada quit her job on bourbon street where she worked as a bartender for five years. >> i was baffled. i don't think i can say anything else. it doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: concerned about safety, even after the city says they have beefed up security. just hours after bourbon street reopened yesterday we were there. around 9:00 p.m. local time hundreds were in and around the bars. as we looked across bourbon street's intersections, while some were fortified with vehicles, at least two different side roads we saw had no heavy duty barricades. >> right now, this is one of the safest places on earth. >> reporter: even as the city and louisiana's governor keep promising safety. new orleans pd say they resumed new orleans police operations. new questions about why bourbon street wasn't safe wednesday morning. excerpts from a 2019 corporate intelligence report interprets of the report also warn on bourbon street the two modes of

mardi gras, jazz fest are all just around the corner.e away, listen to the teacher from omaha who thought about canceling her trip but decided to come anyway. >> i felt like i needed to come and support the city. the people that you meet have my heart. i am so happy that i came. >> reporter: and that is the spirit of new orleans. >> that is "nightly news" for this friday and we thank you for watching. i'm tom llamas. have a great night. will it dampen your weekend plans? good afternoon, i'm jessica aguirre. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. our meteorologist, vianey arana, will fill us in on what we can expect this weekend. we're also tracking other stories this friday,

but what had happened is beads had gotten in there from mardi gras and they weren't working anymore,o they were to repair them. the job wasn't done in time. but even then, there's a real question about whether or not they would have stopped the driver because he could get around him. in other words, nothing is perfect. but like i said that most cities new year's eve is the culmination of the celebratory season. thanksgiving, christmas, football, whatever. it sort of culminates in new orleans. it's the kickoff. it is the beginning. and after new orleans, they're going to have the super bowl after the new year's eve, they have the super bowl, and then they have the biggest one, mardi gras, which brings millions of people into new orleans for parades. so this is this is a tough thing to kick off that season and a tragedy because all of america and the world goes there. >> they were asked about those bollards and it could have been prevented. they wouldn't answer a lot of those questions yesterday. so i think, you know, probably feeling the heat. i mean, you talk about all of the differe

it's not just about the sugar bowl or the super bowl or even mardi gras. new orleans is famous for 143. i think festivals, uh, the second largest left the band to baby dolls and their celebration and panel discussion about our history and our culture, mardi gras culture and indian culture and baby doll culture, those things that are unique to new orleans, from haiti to france to africa to the spanish influence. so people are preparing now, this is a season for us, uh, for second line culture and parades and heading into mardi gras. so it's not just about a major event for us. we need to know how to protect our citizens every day. >> all right. new orleans city council member oliver thomas, we really appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. god bless him. to the carter family, our hearts go out to president carter. uh, he was two words that my dad used to describe people. he was a good man. >> mm. that's very sweet. all right. thank you so much, councilman. and still to come, after a dramatic vote to remain house speaker mike johnson, already signalin

it's going to celebrate mardi gras. so very important to reassure people that, yes, they can come to new orleans and this is going to be a safe city. now back to you. >> all right. rafael romo, thank you so much. joining me right now, cnn senior law enforcement analyst andrew mccabe. andrew, it was an incredible press conference, was it not? i mean, there was a lot of detail there about timeline, about forensic evidence still declaring that he appeared to be working alone, but then also saying they do want to fbi, atf, they want to reach out to people that may have interacted with him because he did travel quite a bit prior to this attack. so in your view, you know what is going to be the priority in trying to carry out this investigation. at the same time? better secure the city, especially since so many people will be descending on the city ahead of mardi gras and the super bowl. >> yeah. so let's give the fbi a lot of credit for really teeing up a very substantive, revealing press conference, which both raises new co

fast forward the super bowl and mardi gras coming up. can the city be safe? >> yeah, certainly it can be safe. we showed that yesterday. i don't think there was a safer place in the city yesterday than where i'm standing right now. and moving forward, out of tragedy can come opportunity, no doubt about that and learning moments that i know we'll capture. i know the support that we have from the city, all of the agencies that are willing to step up, the governor and the state of louisiana as well as federal partnersyo

authorities have explained they were planning to have them replaced in time for mardi gras and for the super bowl, but they were not there in time for new year's eve. >> those barriers are a common security measure used in major cities like new york. >> they are very effective. they will stop a 5050 zero zero 0 pound car going 50 miles an hour. >> robert boyce is the former chief of detectives in new york city. >> i think the saddest part of the new orleans case is that you think you put forth a solid security plan, and it's defeated by someone who's determined to do it, and it's tough to come up with a scheme to stop that. and so you learn from from failure and you go forth in a more positive direction. >> earlier today, new orleans putting up new barriers and reopening bourbon street. the police chief defending their original security plan. >> this is not a matter of pointing blame anywhere. a terrorist is hell bent on destruction. >> in the days following the carnage on bourbon street, we're learning more about the killer shamsudin jabar. >> no one had anything bad to say about him.

i'm told that what it was like last night is what it is like for mardi gras.massive, massive party. everyone is just so happy. just crazy numbers of people. the fireworks were beautiful. i was in a bar, which is about 15, 20 meters from bourbon street, and, you know, we were all having a great time. i had been in there for about maybe two and a half hours at that point, and then we heard shots, saw people running past the window. did not really know, you know, what was going on. we heard the shots and knew it would not be good. we kind of thought ok, it is a shooting, someone has been shot. but that was not the case. they shuddered down the windows, locked the door, and we all just sort of, i suppose in a way, try to carry on, because we did not really know anything, so we just -- things were a lot quieter at that point, and then all silence. and then we started to know it was more. bearing in mind, fireworks had been going off, you know, all night. yiou hear bangs. the fireworks had been going on for hours and hours, before midnight. so it was, the noise, you

new orleans is a place that heralds major events, sugar bowls, mardi gras, nobody does it better in new orleans and in the surrounding areas. kudos to those two officers who have been wounded. our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones. our hearts go out to those who are wounded and on the mend in the hospital. citizens, now is the time to stay calm and to be vigilant. this is not a time to come out to sightsee. listen to your federal, local and state officials. be vigilant. if you saw something, say something. if you know something, tell someone. there are tip lines and information available. please, all hands on deck. rest assure that the decision that was made to postpone the game was not done lightly. it was done with one single thing in mind. public safety. making sure the citizens and visitors of this great city, not only for this event, but for every event you come to in louisiana, that you will be safe and we will use every resource possible. as the governor has said and mayor has said and every law enforcement agency here has said, our energy, our commitment, will be to mak

new orleans mayor said the priority is insecurity leading up to big events like super bowl and mardi gras. the governor has declared a day good morning for each of the 14 victims starting tomorrow for a send it back to you. >> some of the spirit of bourbon street obviously returning despite the somber sorrow. thank you. meanwhile out west in the midwest there's a massive winter storm sweeping across that part of the country. green freezing temperatures and life-threatening hazard conditions. lots of snow and ice inhale as you can hear and when. randy campbell is live at louisville, kentucky with the very latest and he is right in the middle of all of this. height brandy. >> hey eric, folks across this area are dealing with the a vary of different winds and precipitation but here in the bluegrass state people sing the first big snow of the year but right now we are in downtown louisville where the set was actually stopped. switching over the precipitation type we are seeing sleet but freezing rain coming down pretty if you take a look around that you can see the snow that started come down

the white house sang next month mardi gras celebrations will now have support comparable to the super bowl. the announcement comes as nbc news has learned from the company that makes the new bollard barriers to being installed on bourbon street ahead of the super bowl that they are only guaranteed to stop cars going a maximum of 10 miles per hour. some experts say that is not nearly enough. >> they hit the gas instead of the brake and they roll into the bollard, that's what that is designed for. it is not designed to stop a ramming attack like we saw on new year's eve. >> new orleans is mayor now says she wants a tactical expert to review the city's safety plans. >> the city of new orleans will always remain focused on improving public safety measures. no doubt about that. >> reporter: meanwhile, federal investigators revealing the suspecect visitenew orleans at least twice in the months before his deadly rampage. the fbi releasing this blurred video from october in which they say jabbar recorded with smart glasses while riding a bike through the french quarter. also seen looking at h

we have a super bowl coming and mardi gras. but i'm angry.se balusters was taken out and being repaired for super bowl and not in place for the sugar bowl with the large crowds we saw in new orleans. and then you just reported that they had other barriers in storage to block the sidewalks, that are now being installed. and i'm angry that those were not in place for such a big event, like the sugar bowl in new orleans. our new orleans police and state police do an incrediblejob. you know, we have mardi gras where it goes off without a hitch every year. and this terrorist was hellbent on causing... and he was going to do this anywhere. unfortunately, our city let their guard down by not having those barriers out. he still would have caused major, major havoc. but to know that we could let our guard down by not having those barriers in place made it a little easierfor him to harm more people and take more lives. but our governor surely will be on top of this and make sure we get every protection in place prior to super bowl and make new orleans

mardi gras and the super bowl. is the president noted, new orleans is grieving and the president says he grieves with that great american city. our coverage continues on cbs news 24/7 and for some of you you will return to see the cbs evening news. this has been a special report from washington, i major garrett. good evening good evening. ♪ ♪ >> we did have a car there. we had barriers there. we had officers there. and they still got around. >> reporter: surveillance videoo the sidewalk. >> we did indeed have a plan, but the terrorist defeated it. >> reporter: today's tragedy comes after a 2017 city memo raised concerns raised concerns about a vulnerable bourbon street, with bollards, or security posts, routinely malfunctioning. >> the new orleans police department, of course, deemed them inefficient because they did not operate the way that they were intended to do. >> reporter: a deadly car ramming attack on a german christmas market last month prompted the department of homeland security to warn police departmen

the mayor says president biden has approved their request to raise the security designation for mardi gras to the highest level, the same level as the super bowl, it means they'll receive significant federal security assistance and mardi gras season kicks off today, david. >> david: yes, the same level as the super bowl now, indeed. trevor, thank you. >>> we're also learning tonight of the first human bird flu death here in the u.s. and what we're learning about the patient who has died. here's abc's erielle reshef. >> reporter: tonight, health officials reporting the first death from bird flu in the u.s. the patient, who was over 65 with underlying health conditions, had been hospitalized in louisiana since mid-december. after being exposed to the virus through a flock of birds in a backyard. >> the risk is still very low. remember, this is from someone who has had direct contact with backyard flock. so, direct connection to wildlife in a way that most people don't have. >> reporter: the cdc analyzed the virus in that louisiana patient and found concerning new mutations which could help t

the city is set to host the super bowl and mardi gras celebrations in the coming weeks.versity medical center in new orleans said today 13 victims remain hospitalized. investigators revealed today that bomb-making materials were found inside the attacker's home in houston and at a rental in new orleans where he was staying. an emotional scene tonight as police escorted the family of one victim, 21-year-old hubert gauthreaux, to a memorial in the french quarter. mourners there have been leaving flowers, candles, and crosses draped in mardi gras beads. and we learned today that president biden will visit with victims' families in new orleans monday. cbs's omar villafranca leads us off tonight. omar, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. bourbon street is back open, as you can hear behind me. and things are slowly getting back to normal here, but the investigation into why this happened is still underway. cbs news has confirmed that today investigators searched the houston home of shamsud din jabbar and the new orleans airbnb he was renting before the deadly new year's t

new orleans is also set to host the super bowl and mardi gras in the coming weeks.eam of correspondents covering every angle of this attack, beginning with cbs's omar villafranca in new orleans. omar, good evening. >> reporter: good evening major. we are here in the french quarter, known for the music and the celebration, but now it is an active federal crime scene and this mayhem started early this morning, right behind me on the corner of canal and world-famous bourbon street when the driver of a pickup actually went around a police vehicle that was blocking bourbon street and started running over people in the french quarter. we want to warn you, some of the video you are about to see is disturbing. celebrations quickly turned into deadly chaos on bourbon street in what is now being investigated as an act of terrorism. just after 3:00 a.m., a man driving a white pickup plowed into a crowd of new year's revelers, killing at least 15 people and injuring 35 others. >> the scene was just horrific. being a marine corps vet, it felt like, you know, back in iraq again.

what about mardi gras coming up. what about the super bowl.i do like his theyy about the bollards the truth is that they were supposed to be coming in before the super bowl. i want to know is and they added a qualifier. way before the super bowl. they were up there patting each other on the back andth recognizing that they lost the support of the people in this country. they said abou bolt them in thet thing i want to say is how do you absolve yourselves of liability by saying they weren't up yet.re how ar ye you protecting peopleh when there weren't any of them. what kind of contract was it. was it? a no-bid contract? this iconts new orleans so what the dateof of the completion of the contract. what dat?e was it required by. was time of the essence and t condition of the contract. i want to prosecutor on that contract and i want to know why they were so lax and they shouls be embarrassed as opposed to saying we did a great job whentn they didn't.n, >> they are trying to distractsa saying bourbon street is open and everything is back to normal

and it is mardi gras and the sugar bowl which went off last night after being delayed for a day. and it's jazz fest which is a couple weeks of concerts and so, for this city to continue, and to come back, which they have vowed to do, and not let terror win as you hear so many say here, they have got to make people feel secure coming into new orleans. and so that's the message that they are trying to portray and with the new plans that increased perimeter around the super dole and here in the french quarter, stepped up visible security, they believe that will do the job. >> if it's one thing we know, the resilience of the eye mazing people in the wonderful city. jay gray, live from new orleans, thank you for your reporting. >> yeah. >>> president-elect trump and allies falsely imply the attack in new are liens was the result of insufficient border security. despite the fact we have learned the attacker was an u.s. citizen born and raised in texas. trump has not directly acknowledged the attack since wednesday but in several social media posts yesterday, he criticized the biden adm

mardi gras.about the coordination that requires on the part of local law enforcement and the real tax it puts on law enforcement officers. >> these events are not new to new orleans. they've been managing bourbon street for a very long time. since the beginning of history of that city. and they've been managing other major events from super bowls to major college bowl games and parades et cetera over the years. so they have the experience. they have the personnel. but going back to something jim was just mentioning is yes, they should have been much more better prepared for a january 1, 2025 night on bourbon street in new orleans, and of course, followed by a sugar bowl game where you have thousands of people that are in town that are local who are out enjoying the festivities of a new year. but i think one of the most important things here to be reconciled over time is the after hour action they're reporting. were there some things they could have done better? yes. were there things they did wel

we are just weeks away from the super bowl and mardi gras in new orleans. being postponed. the new orleans police commissioner that security is top-of-the-line for today's game. >> can handle manage these large crowds. super bowl is still in play. we are going to harden our targets. we will correct any kind of gaps that there have been. those will be corrected. and you will see today, we are using heavier equipment and not just patrol cars, we will use heavier equipment to harden the targets. >> joey: so, judge, i'll go to you, you are pretty fired up about this for good reason. the posture there that she doesn't understand the incompetency that led to the event to the begin with. >> judge jeanine: you are so right. you hit the nail on the head. this isn't about staffing. it isn't about getting a heavier truck. it's about competence. it's competence. how smart are you to predict where the vulnerabilities are? and they are not. and i'll tell you what bothers me about all of this, and i'm not going to go through the whole thing about the bollards and the cont

of course, people are celebrating in new orleans famous party, a city famous for the mardi gras. anyone who has been to new orleans knows and they will also know bourbon street, the street, which is famous for its pedestrian nature. the people can grab a little on their own light. it's the party capital. if you like a new orleans that street, we know at least 10 people have been killed at the local police chief tells us that most of those people are local law taurus, to police officers have also been shot in this firefight which erupt it with this uh driver this vehicle we don't know his uh wellbeing. now we don't know if they're alive or dead, whether they were killed in an attraction. an improvised explosive device is also found in the vehicle whether they were viable or not. again, the police chief was unable to confirm on the f b, i even called in and they are going to take over. so let's have a little listen to the police chief on the f, b i o daniel. the situation of this per, per trader who went around our barrel page in order to conduct those. he was held down on creating