we don't know for sure, it's a cyber truck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas, the chief now giving us a briefing. >> that changed about 8:40, the 2024 teslas cyber truck pulled into the area , the valet of the trump international hotel. quickly there after that, the driver, who was the sole occupant of the truck, we saw what looked like maybe some sort of smoke and then the truck exploded. smoke was coming from inside of the truck after we noticed the flash in the explosion and i'm going to show you that first video. that is the cyber truck parked right in front of the doors. can you play that again? so, the individual that was in that truck is obviously deceased, still in the truck as we speak here today. our fire department folks, engine 12, another of -- number of others, you will hear from the fire chief. obviously we knew we had a much larger event than just a vehicle fire so there is going to be a drone video that plays to my left again, you will see the fire, initially they covered it with a tarp to try to get it to go out. once the fire went out through the suppre

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could be a potential link between the new orleans attack and the explosion of a truck outside the trump hotel in las vegas a few hours later. the rapper stormzy has been banned from driving for nine months, after pleading guilty to using his mobile phone while behind the wheel. and footprints left by dinosaurs more than 160 million years ago are uncovered in a quarry in the south of england. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. president biden says the man who drove a pickup truck into a crowd in new orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos indicating support for the islamic state group "mere hours" before the attack. the driver has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud—dinjabbar — a us citizen and army veteran from texas, who served in afghanistan. the fbi has said it doesn't think he was "solely responsible". he was shot dead by police shortly after the attack — which authorities say was a terrorist act. an is flag was found on the vehicle — along with potential explosive devices. the attack targeted a busy street in the central fre

has died and seven others have been injured after a tesla cybertruck exploded outside a hotel owned by donald trumplas vegas metropolitan police said. the cause of the fire is still currently unclear. in a post on the social media x, the ceo of tesla motors, elon musk, has said the whole tesla senior team

plus an explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. >> a cyber truck, the trump hotel.of questions that we have to answer as we move forward. >> good evening and thank you for joining us i'm dion lim. deadly attacks on new year's day. and the common thread is the bay area connection. overnight, a man drove a pickup truck through bourbon street in new orleans, killing 15 people and wounding dozens more. hours later, someone drove a cyber truck to the trump hotel in las vegas, where it exploded. both of the vehicles were rented through the same app. now the app is called turo and the headquarters are in san francisco. today, abc7 news went by the offices on new montgomery street, and turo is like the vehicle version of airbnb. car owners list their vehicles for rent. they're. authorities say a driver rented a tesla cybertruck in colorado and drove it to las vegas, where it exploded into a fireball outside the trump hotel. that vehicle was loaded with fireworks. the driver was killed and seven bystanders suffered minor injuries. investigators say they have not found any cl

thats the question on everyone's mind when hearing what happened at the trump hotel in las vegas. was it somehow related to the terrorist attack in new orleans? at the moment authorities saying they believe this incident in nevada was an isolated one but they are investigating any possible connections between new orleans and just terrorism in general. >> i know everybody is interested in that word and trying to see if we can say it is a terrorist attack. that's our goal and what we're trying to do. we have a ton of resources dedicated to right now. we're doing it with our partners. >> this all unfolded yesterday morning. investigators say it involved a 2024 tesla cyber truck rented through truro. authorities say the driver rented the truck in colorado where he drove to las vegas and pulling up to the valet area at the trump hotel. seconds later witnesses saw smoke inside the truck, a flash and an explosion. inside was the driver. gasoline canisters and large fire work mortars were discovered. the driver died but seven other innocent bystanders were hurt. had it been a different ve

the deadly tesla cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. was this an act of terror too and the deadly new year's eve fireworks tragedy in hawaii. our special coverage begins now. >> it has been a busy night of breaking news, and the words happy new year do not come easily for many americans tonight. hearts are heavy across the country burdened by anguish and sorrow following the deadly terror attack on one of the cherished locales overnight. the death toll in new orleans at least 15 as a truck carrying an isis flags drove straight into crowds just hours into the new year. along with the dead dozens suffered injuries. the attacker, shamsud din jabbar killed in an exchange of gunfire with police was an american-born citizen and served 14 years in the military. law enforcement officials are leaving open the possibility that he wasn't solely responsible in the attack. the story continues to unfold tonight on several fronts. we begin our reporting from new orleans with tom llamas. tom, where do things stand at this point? >> lester, good evening

frightening, indeed. >> natasha chen just outside the trump hotel in las vegas.hank you very much. also tonight, terrorism experts are warning i.s.i.s. still poses a very dangerous global threat. the attack in new orleans, a grim reminder of the group's reach years after u.s. and coalition forces dismantled its caliphate in the middle east. cnn's nic robertson has a closer look 2024 saw i.s.i.s. >> attacks spike this massive concert hall attack in moscow, killing more than 100 people in march, their deadliest claimed by their most active franchise, i.s.i.s. k or escapee in afghanistan. a month later, this bloody attack inside a russian jail, four guards killed in a stabbing attack followed in germany. they attacked in afghanistan and iran. another of their estimated ten franchises or provinces fought nigerian troops. >> we've seen a huge increase in tempo over the last year or two in 2024, there were like 14 or 15 arrests related to the islamic state in the u.s. it's a far cry from five years ago, when i.s.i.s. appeared to be on the back foot. >> their short live

. >>> and a cyber truck explodes in front of the trump hotel in las vegas, in another possible act of terror. are the two connected? >>> good morning. i'm michael george. two attacks in two different cities. and now, questions about whether the two could be linked. first, the mayhem that unfolded in new orleans that left 15 dead and dozens injured. the attacker is shamsud din jabbar. he was in beaumont, texas, served in afghanistan and was apparently inspired by isis. and officials do not believe he was acting alone. we're learning more about the victims. nikyra cheyenne dedeaux was a nurse. nicole perez had a son. tiger bech, a former football player. and reggie hunter, a father of two. the attack happened on the famous bourbon street near the site of the sugar bowl, that was rescheduled to today, under extremely tight security. cbs' nicole valdez joins us with the latest from new orleans. nicole, what's the mood like in the city this morning? >> reporter: michael, good morning. well, it's quiet. a much different environment here from the usually packed french quarter, just 24 hours

. >> we are tracking the explosion of a cyber truck outside the trump hotel in las vegas. law enforcement and the intelligence community are investigating this, as well, including whether there is any possible connection with the attack in new orleans. thus far, there is nothing to report on that score at this time. lizzy: let's get more from bill. we have had conflicting information on these two attacks so bring us on the investigation. >> it is still in the early hours of the investigation into both attacks, and president biden said it is unclear whether there is a connection between the two. the first one, taking place in new orleans, 15 people dead. the suspect was killed at the scene. he was driving a truck that investigators say had a nice's flag --an isis flag and explosive devices inside of it. there were potential explosive devices found along the route on bourbon street and the french quarter according to investigators. they are looking to determine whether they were linked to the attack or whether they are explosives at all. investigators say they do not believe

just hours later and about 1500 miles away, the explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. fireworks, gas tanks and camping fuel packed into a cyber truck detonated, killing the driver and injuring seven others. let's get straight to cnn's ryan young. he is live for us in new orleans. ryan, what's the latest on the investigation? >> yeah, we know the fbi continues to investigate this and see whether or not there's more connections to other people involved in this case. i can tell you the streets here are packed as tourists and football fans have started to reemerge and hit the streets, especially with that game coming in the next few hours. but look behind me, jim. that's the street that's been the focus so far. sanitation workers have been down there trying to clean and get this street back open. canal and bourbon street, where that horrific attack happened in 15 people were killed. what we do know is i talked to a sanitation worker. he says he saw things down there that he will never be able to forget, because of almost undescribable the carnage that's down there. as we s

the police said questions remained, given that the explosion involved a tesla vehicle outside a trump hotel, who is a part owner of the hotel. president biden said the intelligence community was investigating the explosion, but he added that so far there was nothing to report on a possible connection with the attack in new orleans. peter bowes, bbc news. three days of national mourning have been declared in montenegro after a gunman killed 12 people, including two children, in a series of shootings in a town in the south of the country. police have issued this picture of the suspect — who they've identified as aleksander martinovic, who was 45 years old. he took his own life after the shootings. police say he had been drinking heavily before becoming involved in an argument at a bar. he later returned with a weapon and opened fire, with the bar's owner among the dead. he then killed further victims, including members of his and the bar owner's family, at three other locations. several other people suffered life—threatening injuries in his attack. montenegro's prime minister says he will tak

the police said questions remained, given that the explosion involved a tesla vehicle outside a trump hotelbiden said the intelligence community was investigating the explosion, but he added that so far there was nothing to report on a possible connection with the attack in new orleans. peter bowes, bbc news. president biden will have a meeting with his homeland security team in the situation room in the next few hours to get an update on the situation in new orleans. we are expecting a police update in about 45 minutes, if it begins on time, and we will carry that live. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. now more on the story that came in short time ago. a man who was hit by a car in central london on christmas day has died. 25—year—old aidan chapman, was amongst four people who were hurt by a vehicle which was driven on the wrong side of the road in shaftesbury avenue. the met police said he passed away from his injuries in hospital on new years eve. a 30—year—old man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder and will appear at the old bailey later this mont

the police said questions remained, given that the explosion involved a tesla vehicle outside a trump hotelity was investigating the explosion, but he added that so far there was nothing to report on a possible connection with the attack in new orleans. peter bowes, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. hamas says its police chief and his deputy have been killed in an israeli air strike on southern gaza. 11 people, including women and children, are said to be among the dead. hamas described the target as a tent camp in al—mawasi, which israel has designated a humanitarian zone. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. well, we're now hearing of two strikes that have taken place in this khan younis area of what's called the humanitarian zone. the first of them happened in the early hours of the morning, and you can see on social media pictures of tents ablaze and at least 11 people killed there. we heard from a hamas interior ministry statement, the director general of gaza police and his assistant were among those killed. and then we had a separa

has died and seven others have been injured after a tesla cybertruck exploded outside a hotel owned by donald trumpon who died was inside the vehicle, which was outside the hotel at the entrance to it. clark county fire department officials and las vegas metropolitan police have been issuing some more details about what happened. you can see these dramatic pictures of the scene. the cause of the fire is still unclear. in a post on the social media platform x, the ceo of tesla motors elon musk has said the whole senior team is investigating the matter. mr. musk says he has no idea what has happened, and the president elect, the son of president-elect trump, erica trump, describing it an electrical vehicle fire. now to new orleans and the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new year's revelers in the city did not carry out the attack alone, the fbi has said. a flag calling itself the islamic state was found in the pickup truck that the suspect drove into a crowd of people pick the fbi has confirmed the suspect was 42-year-old u.s. military veteran shamsud din jabbar. he was shot dead at the sc

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has died and seven others have been injured after a tesla cybertruck exploded outside a hotel owned by donald trumpthe person who died was inside the vehicle, which was outside the hotel, clark county fire department officials and las vegas metropolitan police said. the cause of the fire is still currently unclear. in a post on the social media x, the ceo of tesla motors, elon musk, has said the whole tesla senior team postponed following the attack. we will have more from new orleans in a moment, but first one person has died and seven others have been injured after a tesla cybertruck exploded outside a hotel owned by donald trump. the person who died was inside the vehicle, which was outside the hotel, clark county fire department officials and las vegas metropolitan police said. the cause of the fire is still currently unclear. in a post on the social media x, the ceo of tesla motors, elon musk, has said the whole tesla senior team with law enforcement. ten people were killed after the truck hit crowds in the city. at least 35 others were injured. local police say the driver tried to run over as

we're tracking the explosion on the cybertruck outside of the trump hotel in las vegas.ment and the intelligence community are investigating this as well, including of there is any possible connection to the attack in new orleans. thus far there is nothing to report at this time. >> jason: but do not worry, biden still found time today to honor liz and jamie and congressman bennie thompson. by presenting these two congressmen with the presidents as citizens of medal sparking outrage from house speaker mike jonston who called it "a complete joke and utter embarrassment ". here with reaction, author of the upcoming good -- book, all the presidents money, investigating the secret foreign schemes that made the biden family rich, james comer along with congressman ronnie jackson and brian donald skye gentleman, thank you for joining us tonight. congressman, let me start with you. where did you make of president biden's comments today, do that reassure you and the people of texas that he is on top of it? >> no it is pathetic, that kind of weakness betrayed and demonstrated on

five minutes later he's seen driving through the valet area at the trump hotel.e drives around for a while and then at 8:40 he's back at the trump valet. 17 seconds later the cybertruck explodes. >> it's pretty, pretty scary. >> reporter: in colorado stunned neighbors reporting seeing the active-duty soldier with a partner and young child. >> they just had a baby. and we'd say hi to each other. and she was really friendly. friendly person. >> reporter: the fbi spending the last 24 hours searching at least one home in colorado springs. >> what are they keying in on? >> so they'll look for clues for his motivation and his ideology. are there pamphlets and additionally is there any kind of manifesto that explains why he got to this point? >> and morgan, you walked us through his military background. did authorities share any training he may have received that could have aided this? >> reporter: yeah, lester, that's what's so interesting. tonight the atf says when they examined this bomb it was so rudimentary, so lacking in sophistication they were surprised it was c

. >> plus, a tesla cybertruck explodes outside the trump hotel in las vegas with fireworks and fuel cans sending debris flying. the common thread between these cases a bay area car rental app. >> do i think it's a coincidence? i don't know. but what i can tell you is we're absolutely investigating any connectivity to what happened in new orleans. >> team coverage of these deadly new year's eve attacks, starting right now on abc seven news at 11. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> tonight, new orleans iconic bourbon street sits empty. no revelers, only police cars blocking off the spot where a driver's rampage took 15 lives. the fbi is carrying out searches in multiple states as it investigates this terror attack. and in las vegas, another act of violence carried out with a car. new video just into our newsroom within the last 20 minutes shows investigators towing away the tesla cybertruck that exploded outside the trump hotel tonight. law enforcement are asking whether that was terrorism to. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. lots to get to tonight

. >> plus, a tesla cybertruck explodes outside the trump hotel in las vegas with fireworks and fuel cansding debris flying. the common thread between these cases a bay area car rental app. >> do i think it's a coincidence? i don't know. but what i can tell you is we're absolutely investigating any connectivity to what happened in new orleans. >> team coverage of these deadly new year's eve attacks, starting right now on abc seven news at 11. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> tonight, new orleans iconic bourbon street sits empty. no revelers, only police cars blocking off the spot where a driver's rampage took 15 lives. the fbi is carrying out searches in multiple states as it investigates this terror attack. and in las vegas, another act of violence carried out with a car. new video just into our newsroom within the last 20 minutes shows investigators towing away the tesla cybertruck that exploded outside the trump hotel tonight. law enforcement are asking whether that was terrorism to. good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. lots to get to tonight. bu

five minutes later he is seen driving through the valet area at the trump hotel. he drives around for a while and then at 8:40, he is back at the trump valet. and then a few seconds later the truck explodes. >> it is pretty scary. >> reporter: neighbors reportedly saw him with a partner and young child. >> they just had a baby and we would say hello to each other and she was really friendly. >> reporter: the fbi spent the last 24 hours searching at least one home in colorado springs. >> what are they keying in on? >> they're looking for clues for his motivation and his ideology and pamphlets and additionally is there any manifesto that explains why he got to this point? >> you did walk us through his military background. did authorities share any training he may have received that could have aided this? >> reporter: no. that is what is interesting. they say when they examined the bomb it was rudimentary and lacking in sophistication that it was created or they were surprised it was created by somebody with this much military experience. >> even some police officia

terror attack in new orleans and the cybertruck explosion outside of the of the president-elect trump's hotel in las vegas. those events not believed to be linked as of this moment that is according to the fbi. new video from earth cam of police in new orleans snapping into action and rushing toward the chaos at bourbon street killing 14 people including the suspect. shamsud-din jabbar. >> you didn't go corner to corner without seeing first responders and those folks hats off to them, the job these people have and then go down bourbon street -- >> former acting secretary chad wolf is here but first to david risk -- reporting from what washington, hey, david. >> reporter: we just got an update president biden a couple hours ago held a meeting with his top homeland security officials, also top leadership of the fbi cocked the attorney general and senior leaders from the pentagon and the white house says president biden is directing all federal resources to be available as he continues to monitor both what happened in las vegas and of course in new orleans. as for new orleans the fbi believes th

eastern on that cybertruck explosion that happened in front of president-elect trump's hotel.ere live when it begins. investigators say they are investigating possible links between yesterday's explosion and that deadly attack in new orleans. so far, the fbi says there is no definitive link, and federal officials are investigating a home in colorado in connection with that vegas explosion. keep it right here on fox news channel. thanks for joining us. >> this type of event can happen in any city. and that is the tragedy of it. and i think it is important for people to understand that to protect our citizens and america from evil, you have to crush it. you can't go out there and placate it.

and a tesla cybertruck explodes outside the trump hotel in las vegas — police say one person has diedhello, i hello, lam hello, i am annita mcveigh. let mejust bring you hello, i am annita mcveigh. let me just bring you some hello, i am annita mcveigh. let mejust bring you some more on that breaking news, the news of that breaking news, the news of that explosion of fire at the entrance to the trump towers hotel in las vegas. here you have some images. we understand that it tesla cyber truck pulled up to the front of the hotel, the glass entrance doors, smoke started to appear from the vehicle and there was, according to the metropolitan police department darren las vegas, a large explosion. they say there is one person dead in the track. and there were a number of minor injuries as a result. seven people, they say, suffering minor injuries. we have this tweet we can show you from elon musk. you can see on your screen. from elon musk. you can see on yourscreen. he from elon musk. you can see on your screen. he says... eric trump, president electron�*s son, one of his sons, says that h

listen to about the separate incident in las vegas where tesla cybertruck exploded outside the trump hotel. listen to the las vegas sheriff. >> i mean, it's a tesla truck, and we know that elon musk is working with president-elect trump and it's the trump tower. >> so there's obviously things to be concerned about there. and that's something we continue to look at. >> and just quickly, juliette, how what is the likelihood that you think that these two events were linked? >> i think probably pretty minimal. there are coincidences, but i put sort of elon musk and trump, which were clearly the focus of the second attack in las vegas, in sort of a different category, also equally dangerous and violent and and not something and something that should be condemned. but it seems different in kind. this person wanted to make a statement directly against elon musk using the truck, truck and trump. so i would look to more sort of domestic political motivation in this regard. despite the the coincidences, which should be examined. >> juliette kayyem, thank you so much for joining us this morning. real

>> reporter: you have a gentleman in a cybertruck, trump hotel. there is information that the fbi was in colorado springs last night, possibly at the gentlemen's home. any information about why? >> i think i will let spencer answer that question. >> so as i mentioned, the motivation at this point is unknown. we are, as i mentioned earlier, following investigative leads both domestically and internationally, as well, so that includes search warrants and witness interviews, collecting forensic information, and basically trying to compile the facts. there is investigative activity taking place literally around the globe, trying to determine what the potential nexus is, but at this time, this particular moment in time, as the sheriff aptly said, we have to focus on what we know and what we don't know. we know we have a bombing, absolutely. and it is a bombing that certainly has factors that raise concerns. it is not lost on us that it is in front of the trump building, that it is a tesla vehicle, but we don't have information at this point that defini

that killed 15 people and hours later, the deadly explosion of a tesla cyber truck outside the trump hoteln vegas. >>> and u.s. gas futures pop as russian gas flows via europe as ukraine refuses to a deal. >>> good morning, everyone. we start today's show looking at the session. so far in asia, chinese equities reported the worst start to the year since 2016. let me show you some of these moves. you have them on the screen at this stage. the hang seng down more than 2%. looking at other indices in china, we had the csi 300, the most important one to look at at the moment, down almost 3%. there are different reasons behind this. i also want to take you to the yuan and what we have seen in the yield space before we dive into the details here. to give you an idea, we also saw pressure on the currency space. at the moment, we don't have that reading at the moment. nonetheless, though, we have seen important moves in asia that do contrast with what we have seen so far in the equity space and equity moves in europe. one of the reasons behind this was the weak data that we obtained out of china t

authorities released new information regarding yesterday'egass explosion at the trump hotel in las vegas. we will reveal that in aed moment's the, 14 firm dead in r a vicious mfte terrorist attack and today the fbi made major reassessment thes suspect shamsud-din jabbar was acting alone here too we also learned his allegiance to isis and he posted numerous videos wt social media support for isis moments before they attack and hear with the latest is fox news correspondent, mike tobin. mike. >> charlie, a medal for his participation in the global war against terrorism. the fbi said shamsud-din jabbar diedrror in new orleans a terroo the fbi put out a new flyer because they are trying to drum up information and surveillance bodio's of jabbar walking in this area 1:00 in the morning. wit includes a picture of a cooler and that his significance because there were two coolerslo insi which ieds and explosive devices were left. a digital to plaintiff you have any information. the number of victim fatalities are holding at 14 while 37 are injured. new year'sswin festivities in fl swing turned it

the police said questions remained, given that the explosion involved a tesla vehicle outside a trump hotelsident elect, who is a part owner of the hotel. president biden said the intelligence community was investigating the explosion, but he added that so far there was nothing to report on a possible connection with the attack in new orleans. peter bowes, bbc news. south korean police say the chief executive ofjeju air has been banned from leaving the country as they continue their investigation into sunday's deadly plane crash. it follows a police raid of muan airport and the airline's offices in the capital seoul. local media say a warrant was issued on charges of professional negligence resulting in death. 179 people were killed when the passengerjet crash—landed and slid into a wall, bursting into flames. investigators have started the process of extracting data from the plane's black box. aviation expert geoffrey thomas explained why these flight and voice recorders are so important. the two black boxes are absolutely critical to most investigations and especially this investigation.

at one point here he can be seen driving through the valley drop-off at the trump international hotelhe suspect comes back around and parks in the valet drop-off. police say then he shot himself in the head before the truck exploded. the atf says some of the materials found at the scene were fuel enhancers that can be purchased at sporting goods stores. >> the level of sophistication is not what we would expect from an individual with this type of military experience. >> reporter: livelsberger's family said his wife hadn't heard from him in dates and he had no signs of extremist views or mental health issues. >> that was cbs' andres gutierrez. >>> police in southern california say two people were killed and 18 injured when a small plane crashed. you can see right here the plane slammed through the roof of a fullerton warehouse in orange county. the fire prompted authorities to evacuate the area. >>> straight ahead on "cbs news roundup," we'll show you how some struggling farmers are making ends meet by harvesting the wind. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ together, we are all healthier when ev

the tesla vehicle that exploded outside the trump hotel.hat is the likelihood that you believe that this these could be linked and the concerns that the public should have about the impacts to their safety, as well? >> i don't like to prognosticate, especially when i don't have access to the information that's going on. but i will tell you that it is a coincidence that a these attacks happen both at the same day, and b that both the vehicles that were used in these incidents were leased or rented from the same online rental company, turo, i believe it's called. and so that's unique. they may be completely unlinked. and you know, the the law enforcement community, the intelligence community is really on alert for these things. it may have nothing to do with each other, but that's something they're looking at as well. we still don't have publicly released information on the individual that was driving that car. the individual that's deceased yet. but i anticipate some more information will be coming out today on that. >> and, donald, these bi

trump hotel there. plus, you and your health. why the surgeon general says you may want to skip a night cap this evening. ♪ but, first, breaking tonight house speaker mike johnson expressing optimism after a dramatic victory today. republican leader reelected to the top spot on the first round of voting with all but one member of the conference falling in line. president-elect donald trump was in constant communication with house republicans throughout the process. now the republicans' focus will be on governing with a razor tight majority in the house. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram tells us where things stand right now after a dramatic day on capitol hill. good evening, chad. >> chad: bret, good evening. after some drama, mike johnson returns to the speaker suite thanks in part to the incoming president. a trifecta of thomas massie, ralph norman and keith self all voted for someone else. their votes blocked johnson. both president-elect trump intervened with a phone call. self and norman changed their votes to

but investigators say they're aware that a tesla cybertruck exploding in front of a trump hotel. well, it raises questions for a lot of people, doesn't it? >> it's not lost on us that it's in front of, you know, of the trump building, that it's a tesla vehicle. but we don't have information at this point that definitively tells us or suggests it was because of this particular ideology or the, you know, any of the reasoning behind it. >> mhm. well, john and jamal are back with me, along with bishop garrison, senior fellow and adjunct professor at george mason law school's national security institute. glad to have you here, bishop. thank you. let me begin with you, john, on this, because you've got some new reporting on matthew livelsberger. what would what why would he have done this? >> well, this is the thing that kevin mcmahill the sheriff in las vegas, and spencer evans, the special agent in charge of that office, and their teams have been poring over, which is get into the phones, get into the computers, get into the house. are their communications with radical groups or extre

, trump hotel, you know that there is significance there. but in terms of causing damage. and then the second part of that, and john and i were talking beforehand, is the what we know potentially of the driver of the cybertruck with the military background using low order explosives, basically gasoline and black powder pyrotechnics is not going to give you the blast radius that you need in the overpressurization to cause damage to the building or damage to others nearby. >> also, something about the behavior of the truck beforehand. john, you were talking about. >> well, he gets into town and you know, there's a combination of things license plate readers that track him through las vegas from the moment he enters town, but also from tesla. every place he stopped driving from where he started in colorado springs to charge that vehicle until he gets to las vegas. so they've got a good timeline. he spends about an hour driving around the strip. he stops at a motel along the way for a period of time, but an hour before the explosion, he enters t

sir, the david shaheds klas-tv there was, uh, you have a gentleman in a cybertruck trump hotel. >> um, there's information that the fbi was in colorado springs last night, possibly at the gentleman's home. any information about why? >> i think i'll let, uh, spencer answer that question. >> yeah. so, as i mentioned, the motivation at this point is unknown. uh, we are, as i mentioned earlier, following investigative leads both domestically and internationally as well. and so that includes search warrants and witness interviews, collecting forensic information and basically trying to compile the facts. and so there's investigative activity taking place literally around the globe trying to determine what the potential nexus is. but at this time, at this particular moment in time, as the sheriff aptly said, we have to focus on what we know and what we don't know. we know we have a bombing. absolutely. and it's a bombing that certainly has factors that raise concern. it's not lost on us that it's in front of, you know, of the trump building, that it's a tesla vehicle. but we don't have info

host: we saw yesterday that cyber trip explosion outside the trump hotel, trump international hotel las vegas. caller: i did not see that. i'm not surprised. it is terrible. but these are sick people. what are you going to do? people who have nothing to live for. so, i mean, i hope we can find a solution, but it is not going to happen. i told my sister, it is going to be to the point where you cannot go anywhere where you are not afraid. it is terrible. host: in vegas yesterday, some reporting on explosion at the trump international hotel in las vegas is being investigated as another potential active terrorism, according to law enforcement officials, and that tesla truck was running through. one person in the truck killed. the same one use to rent the pickup truck for the electric powered ford f1 50 used in the new orleans attack, those investigations are continuing today and elon musk wayne in on that tesla attack in the wake of the news reports there, offering investigative officials information about testatrix and cyber tracks. he tweeted yesterday about that, as well. this is nehemi

didn't even break on the trump hotel because it absorbed the explosion within. but it's the it's the it's the quickness and the repetitive nature of the media to try to put a suppression and a spin on this that negates the idea that maybe it was a terrorist attack. >> yeah. well, for a second i thought joe was going full f bomb. so i got to cut a little bit, worried there for a second when he said front door. and we've seen elon musk and tesla. we've seen elon musk and tesla work hand in hand with law enforcement and trying to get to the bottom of what exactly happened. but, you know, honestly, the media is being consistent here, right? because in mass shootings, they blame the gun instead of the psychopath shooting it. so why not blame the truck as opposed to the terrorists driving it and the new orleans incident? also, it also aligns with the media strange deference towards terrorists that we've seen over the years. joe mentioned the washington post eulogizing isis leader al-baghdadi, calling him an austere religious scholar. or we look at the media pushing ha

. >>> just in tonight, new video from the cybertruck bombing outside the trump hotel in las vegas. why investigators now believe the suspect used artificial intelligence in his plan. >>> tonight, authorities also releasing this new image here of the new orleans terror suspect. why they need your help tonight. when this image was taken of the suspect riding a bike in the french quarter. >>> the parent company of facebook tonight issuing a major policy change. mark zuckerberg eliminating fact-checkers on facebook. it comes after a recent meeting with president-elect trump. >>> the moving images late today, as the nation remembers former president jimmy carter. his casket carried up the capitol steps. >>> and later tonight, remembering a key member of peter ppete pet peter, paul, and mary, who has died. helped define an era. ♪ don't know when i'll be back again ♪ >>> good evening and we begin tonight with the breaking news as we come on the air. 1 100-mile-per-hour wind gusts, hurricane force winds unleashing fires across southern california at this hour. the images coming in right no

and, the owner of tesla, elon musk says an explosion of one of its cybertrucks outside the trump hotel in las vegas was caused by either a bomb orfireworks — police say one person has died. we've just had an update from the new orleans coroner, who has confirmed that the number of people killed in the attack has risen from ten to 15. the man suspected of carrying out an attack on new years revellers has been identified as 42—year—old shamsud dinjabbar — a us army veteran from texas. a flag of the group calling itself the islamic state group was found in the pick—up truck which the suspect drove into a crowd of people — the fbi has confirmed the suspect was shot dead at the scene after exchanging fire with law enforcement. the associated press also reports that authorities found guns and pipe bombs in the vehicle, according to a louisiana state police bulletin the outlet obtained. the bulletin describes devices that were concealed inside coolers and wired for remote detonation. a remote control was also discovered. the 15 people were killed after the truck hit crowds in the city. at lea

eastern on that cybertruck explosion that happened in front of president-elect trump's hotel.will take you there live when it begins. investigators say they are investigating possible links between yesterday's explosion and that deadly attack in new orleans. so far, the fbi says there is no definitive link, and federal officials are investigating a home in colorado in connection with that vegas explosion. keep it right here on fox news channel. thanks for joining us. >> this type of event can happen in any city. and that is the tragedy of it. and i think it is important for people to understand that to protect our citizens and america from evil, you have to crush it. you can't go out there and placate it. you can't go out there and say, oh, i'm going to put this in place and that in place and hope that evil doesn't show up on your doorstep, because it will. you have to crush it. and that's what we're going to do here. >> sandra: that was governor jeff landry of louisiana vowing that his home state will fight back against the evil we saw yesterday. two attacks in two american c

. >> the police are now or narrowing down search for a cybertruck right in front of a trump hotel in vegas. no connection made between the incidents go to a common thread is tying them together. you are watching "fox & friends first" on thursday morning and ashley strohmier and carley shimkus has that they off. >> todd: the latest on the new orleans attack, doug. >> congress is looking for and expanding well beyond new orleans. but we will begin as the true magnitude of this attack really beginning to think end. early yesterday morning, a truck rammed through a crowd that gathered to celebrate the new year killing at least 15 people and wounding a number of others. we are learning the identities of some of the victims of this horrific attack. the alleged driver, 42-year-old shamsud-din jabbar an army veteran who at one point had deployed to afghanistan. to the place and used in certain what believed to be the drivers home there and investigators say a isis flag found in the truck and this is investigated as a terrorist act. >> we are to people and will come back to this, but it is di

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

also, a tesla cybertruck explodes right in front of the trump hotel in las vegas. video of that blast. plus, minutes ago, new information about a possible military connection between the driver of that cybertruck and the driver in new orleans. two major investigations underway at this late hour, both prompting major concerns about security and your safety. we begin with nbc bay area's jocelyn moran, who is in the studio. and, jocelyn, you've been tracking the developments out of new orleans. what do we know at this late hour? garvin thomas. the details are alarming. investigators found weapons and explosives in the truck tonight. the fbi does not believe the suspect was solely responsible for the attack. they're asking the public for assistance. video capturing the chaos and terror that unfolded on the streets of new orleans early this morning. officials say the suspect started his attack at 3:15 a.m. local time. he plowed a rented pickup with an isis flag on the trailer hitch into the crowds of the historic french quarter. in this video, you can see the truck gett

in las vegas at teslas cyber truck at exploded outside a donald trump hotel. what's known about that? well, as you've just mentioned, it just happened just i was off to the, the col arriving in new orleans and 7 people were actually injured. so it happened till wednesday, of course, on fire, near the entrance to the trump international hotel in las vegas. and las vegas police and f b i actually during a recent it just happened a few minutes ago. and during press conference, they actually stated that the body of suspect the coupons beyond recognition font. they found his costs voting and an id card with his photo and a name on them. and uh, the suspect is a such a 7 year old matthew allan libel stuck. i'm sorry if i'm pronouncing this wrong, but he's from colorado springs. there's no 100 percent confirmation that it was actually him, but he's definitely the subject of interest. and the law enforcement officials will say, stated that this individual individual has sustained a gunshot wound in his head and that and that prior to just prior to destination of the v

let's listen in. >> area valet of the trump international hotel. um, very quickly thereafter that the driver who was the sole occupant of the truck, we saw what looked like maybe some sort of smoke, and then the truck exploded. i'm going to, um, smoke was coming from inside of the truck after we noticed the flash and the explosion. and i'm going to show you that first video. that's the cybertruck parked right in front of the the doors can you play that again, carlos? so the individual that was in that truck is obviously deceased. um, still in the truck as we speak here today, our fire department folks, engine 12, a number of others, you'll hear from one of the fire chiefs here in just a moment, arrived very quickly, along with my officers. and obviously we knew that we had a much larger event than just a vehicle fire. and so there's going to be a drone video that plays to my left again. you'll see as we the fire. initially they covered it with a tarp to try to get it to go out. once the fire went out through the suppression efforts of the fire depa

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