las vegas police have identified 37—year—old matthew alan livelsberger as the man who rented the vehiclebadly—burnt body had a bullet wound to the head. police say he appeared to have killed himself while setting off explosives in his vehicle. our correspondent in las vegas is lilyjamali. iam standing i am standing in front of the trump international hotel in las vegas where there remains an enhanced law enforcement presence. one day after a tesla cybertruck packed with fireworks and camping gas excluded at the entrance. that explosion killed the person driving the vehicle and also inflicted minor injuries and seven other people. authorities believe the driver was 37—year—old matthew livelsberger of colorado springs, but they are still awaiting confirmation. the driver's body they say was burnt beyond recognition but they did confirm that the driver of the vehicle suffered a gunshot wound to the head. there are parallels between what happened here and what took place on the same day in new orleans. both incidents taking place on new year's day, both involving members of the military who

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the dead man recovered from the vehicle has been named as matthew alan livelsberger, a 37—year—old greenspecial forces. he had served in afghanistan and was on leave at the time. he too had crossed state lines, driving the electric tesla cybertruck from colorado to nevada, recharging at various points along the way. the fbi says the vehicle was first spotted on the strip early on new year's day, pulling into the hotel for the first time just after 7am in the morning, and then returning to park in the valet area just an hour later. it exploded 17 seconds after coming to a standstill. the agents said the man inside the tesla had shot himself before it went up in flames. 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 at the same years at fort bragg, something that

las vegas police have identified 37—year—old matthew alan livelsberger as the man who rented the vehicle. his badly—burnt body had a bullet wound to the head. police say he appeared to have killed himself while setting off explosives in his vehicle. our correspondent in las vegas is lilyjamali. i'm standing in front of the trump international hotel in las vegas, where there remains an enhanced law enforcement presence. one day after a tesla cybertruck packed with fireworks and camping gas exploded at the entrance. that explosion killed the person driving the vehicle and also inflicted minor injuries on seven other people. authorities believe that the driver was 37—year—old matthew livelsberger of colorado springs, colorado, but they are still awaiting confirmation. the driver's body, they say, was burned beyond recognition, but they did confirm that the driver of the vehicle suffered a gunshot wound to the head. now, there are a number of parallels between what happened here and what took place on the same day in new orleans. both incidents, of course, taking place on new year's day, bot

the dead man recovered from the vehicle has been named as matthew alan livelsberger, a 37—year—old greenand was on leave at the time. he too had crossed states lines, driving the cybertruck truck from colorado to nevada, recharging at various tesla station along the way. the fbi say vehicle was first spotted on the strip early new year's day, pulling into the hotel, for the first timejust after seven in the morning, and then returning to park in the valet area just an hour later. it exploded 17 seconds after coming to a standstill. the agents said the man inside the tesla had shot himself before it exploded. we do know that are subject here is 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 the same years at fort bragg, something that continues to remain under investigation. lilyjamali is in las vegas. if they are not connected and there is no suggestion as we just heard that they a

good evening, authorities have identified the driver of the tesla cybertruck as 37-year-old matthew alan livelsberger, a colorado springs they say he's a decorated army soldier and was a green beret who was on an approved leave from germany they believe he was the loan a, now they also said that he was -- they were concerned about his well-being apparently, seven people suffered minor injuries from this blast, authority said it could have been worse, if the vehicle did absorb force from the explosion, authorities believe he shot himself in the head while he was in the vehicle before it burst into flames. >> investigators found a lot of evidence in the cybertruck including a military i.d., passport, multiple guns and numerous fireworks. >> fuel to help fuel a greater explosion. >> now, there was some similarities between the terror attack in new orleans and the cybertruck explosion, both of the men accused of these incidents serve in the army, both in afghanistan in 2009, although there is no evidence that they interacted with each other at that time, during wednesday's disturbing incident, both menus

law enforcement confirming the suspect who rented the tesla truck is 37-year-old matthew alan livelsberger. they found his military identification in the truck. two u.s. defense officials telling nbc news livelsberger is active duty military, serving in the army's elite special forces unit. law enforcement revealed they found two firearms in the cyber truck and the body in the truck had a gunshot wound to the head, indicating it was probably a suicide. investigators are confident the body is livelsberger's, but they haven't 100% identified it yet due to the fact that it was burned beyond recognition. there were questions remaining regarding a connection to the terror attack in new orleans. for right now the fbi says there's no definitive link to the two events. we're back with clint and tom. talk me through what we know, tom, on this question of a possible connection between the two events. >> why don't we get to that first? that's what people care about. were they connected? same car rental company which is like an airbnb for cars. you've got it occurring on the same day, within several h

matthew alan livelsberger. the documents were found at the scene where a makeshift bomb exploded inside a tesla cyber truck that had stopped in front of the trump international hotel. officials say they recovered a body from the cyber truck that was burned beyond recognition. and had sustained an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head shortly before the explosion. investigators are still awaiting dna confirmation of the body's identity. they were affiliated with the u.s. military. both served at fort bragg and did tours in afghanistan. both men rented from the same car company, but as federal officials including president biden have repoeted today, the attacks at this stage appear to be unrelated. >> we are also continuing to investigate whether or not there is any connection between the new orleans attack and the explosion in las vegas. as of now, as of now, there they have not found any evidence of such a connection thus far. >> and our tom winter has reported the fbi has found what it has descri

matthew alan livelsberger is on leave in colorado springs when he rented the cybertruck in denver andded not guilty today to fraud charges in u.s. federal court. he has denied wrongdoing in the $40 billion collapse of two of his companies cryptocurrencies in 2022. he was extradited to the u.s. earlier this week from montenegro to face the charges. an appeals court ruled today the federal communications commission did not have the legal authority to reinstate net neutrality rules last april. the agency reversed its own 2017 repeal of the rules which took place when donald trump was in the white house. the fcc did not immediately comment on today's decision. kelly? >> pippa, thank you very much. pippa stevens. >>> shares of the drugmaker -- plunging after it's depression drug failed trial. down 1%, less than a two dollar stock right now. we will get the full story on this one, next. >> crypto watches sponsored by crip.com. crypto.com is america's premier crypto platform. the average dog only lives to be ten. at the farmer's dog, we don't think that's long enough. that's why our food com

. >> in nevada, authorities identified 37-year-old matthew alan livelsberger as the man who detonated a tesla cyber truck outside the trump international hotel las vegas, injuring several by standards. the source of the explosion is still not entirely clear at this hour although it appears to involve mortars and consumer grade fireworks. police say livelsberger rented the truck in colorado using the same peer to peer rental service that jabbar used in texas. he drove the truck to las vegas, arc of the hotel valet just before 9:00 a.m. on new year's day. the truck exploded 17 seconds later. police initially believed livelsberger died in the explosion but now believe he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before the detonation. livelsberger was an active duty master sergeant in the elite special forces and a candidate for the green berets. he served in the army for 18 years with deployments in afghanistan, ukraine and the republic of congo. today president biden said he and vice president harris were briefed on both attacks along with his homeland security team and distressed federal

army green beret matthew alan livelsberger.y say livelsberger drove the truck up to the trump hotel and killed himself before explosives. he had set in. the vehicle detonated. investigators are now giving us some insight into his decision to do this. cnn correspondent natasha chen is joining us with more on this. what are you learning, natasha? >> well, fred, yesterday investigators in las vegas gave us the full transcript of two letters they believe were written by livelsberger. and they released this with the intention of maybe helping the public understand a little more context of his state of mind. what led up to the moment where he killed himself and exploded the cybertruck on new year's day, injuring seven other people who, by the way, thankfully have been treated and released from hospitals. so this one of the letters that was released to us yesterday is a call for action, where livelsberger is saying that we should get democrats out of government and military, including the possibility of occupying roads and federal bui

first off, to identify this individual, matthew alan livelsberger died by suicide, self-inflicted gunshotding to the coroner's office as related by the sheriff of the las vegas metropolitan police department. apparently, he picked up within a week of this incident two semi-automatic handguns that were found in the car, including one at his feet. he is 37 years old, born in july of 1987. they are in the process of trying to determine conclusively that he is the individual found in the car. to your point, the cybertruck rented in colorado. it was rented on the 28th of december. so just several days ago. they tracked him all along the way becaususe had to charge up the tesla. they knew where he was charging this particular vehicle. there were also able to get images of him from toll plazas. this was pro collided by the sheriff's office there. you are looking at all of the various spots where he stopped. but also when he would go through the toll plaza, they take a photograph so they know he is the one in the car and that he is the only one in the car, kate. they also track him through las ve

the driver who caused a cybertruck explosion in las vegas as active duty army green beret matthew alan livelsberger. they say he drove the truck to the trump hotel, where he parked outside and shot himself before explosives he had set in. the vehicle detonated. investigators are now revealing some insight into his possible motive, and cnn national correspondent natasha chin is joining us more. natasha, what are investigators learning about? about a possible motive here. >> well, jessica, they've been going through his devices and late yesterday they sent us full transcripts of two letters they believe were written by livelsberger. one of them was actually calling to action for removing democrats from the federal government, from the military, and including the possibility of occupying roads and federal buildings, not ruling out the use of force. that was one of two letters that were shared with the media. another one talked about political grievances, issues that he found with society, with american culture stated his support for president trump and elon musk. i'm going to read you a few excerpts t

police say matthew alan livelsberger shot himself in the head just before the truck exploded outside the trump hotel, injuring seven people. in writings on his cell phone, livelsberger, a decorated u.s. army green beret, said the incident was intended as, quote, a wake up call and not a terrorist attack. he expressed support for president elect donald trump, elon musk and robert f. kennedy jr.. authorities say family issues or personal grievances in his life may also have been factors in the incident. livelsberger traveled from colorado to nevada to carry out the bombing. his. this surveillance video shows him at an ev charging station in arizona. the active duty soldier wrote that he needed to cleanse his mind of, quote, the brothers i've lost and relieve himself of what he says is the burden of the lives that i took. and when we come back, he was the head of the last functioning medical facility in northern gaza until an israeli raid shut down the hospital and he was taken away. now human rights groups are pushing israel to reveal the whereabouts of doctor abu safiya. that's up nex

source familiar with the cybertruck explosion investigation said the driver of the truck was matthew alan livelsbergeran active duty u.s. army green beret who was on leave. he's a highly decorated combat veteran with five bronze star, bronze star medals. the suspect in the new orleans attack was also an army veteran. both men were stationed at fort liberty, formerly known as fort bragg, but there's no record that they were in the same unit or served during the same years. they also both served in afghanistan in 2009. but according to las vegas law enforcement, they weren't in the same province or the same unit. joining us now is u.s. army veteran and former senior advisor to the defense secretary, bishop garrison. sir, thanks very much for being with us this morning. i'd like to just start. we do want to underscore repeatedly that right now law enforcement is saying these things are not connected, but i'm interested to know what you think about the similarities here and what it tells you about radicalization in our country right now. >> well, thank you for having me. >> first and foremost, my my condo

the suspect, matthew alan livelsberger, wrote letters on his political grievances in the days leadingp to the attack. he said the incident was not intended as a terrorist attack, but rather a, quote, wake up call. officials say the 37 year old combat veteran and new father suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. police say he shot himself in the head just before the truck exploded outside the hotel, injuring seven people. cnn's natasha chen has more now from las vegas. >> investigators are now in the process of piecing together a motive for the explosives detonated in a tesla cybertruck outside of the trump hotel in las vegas on new year's day. >> make no mistake, this is a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device. >> law enforcement is searching for clues in the life of the driver, 37 year old master sergeant matthew livelsberger. the lone suspect who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound shortly before fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel ignited the cybertruck explosion. two guns, a passport and military i.d. were found inside the bombed cybertruck. at the time of

he has been identified as active duty army green beret matthew alan livelsberger, cnn national correspondent natasha chen is joining us now. and natasha, investigators are trying to figure out what a possible motive might have been. what are they saying today? yeah, jessica, they're scratching the surface of these devices. >> there's a lot of data on them. one phone, they were able to recover some letters that were written, they believe, by livelsberger. one of them calls for action to remove democrats from the federal government and the military, including the possibility of occupying roads and federal buildings, not ruling out the use of force. >> another letter talks about his grievances in politics and grievances in society and culture, expressed support for president donald trump and elon musk. let's read you some of the excerpts that investigators read to the media during a press briefing, in hopes that the context would shed some light, perhaps on his state of mind. one says, time to wake up. we are being led by weak and feckless leadership, who only serve to enrich themselves. anothe