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Before the deadly ramming, surveillance footage showed Jabbar placing two improvised explosive devices in coolers in the Bourbon Street area, investigators said. He had a remote detonator in the truck to set off the two devices, but both were rendered safe, officials said. Jabbar then exited the damaged vehicle armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement said. Jim and Nicole Mowrer were in New Orleans visiting from Iowa and witnessed the incident. The couple told CBS News they had watched the city’s fireworks display and were enjoying the New Year’s Day atmosphere in the French Quarter when they heard crashing noises coming from down the street.

In a 2017 memo reviewed by CBS News, the city of New Orleans had acknowledged the risk of a mass casualty incident in the crowded, tourist-friendly French Quarter. The memo specifically referenced vehicle attacks in Nice, France, London, England and New York City. To minimize risk, the city said it planned to establish a camera and surveillance program, a centralized command center, more police patrols and infrastructure upgrades.

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The suspicious blast is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, three senior law enforcement members briefed on the matter told NBC News. Weapons and two potential improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, were located in the vehicle, FBI Special Agent Alethea Duncan said at a news conference Wednesday. In televised remarks Wednesday evening, President Biden said the FBI has determined that just hours before the attack, Jabbar “posted videos to social media indicating that he was inspired by ISIS, expressing a desire to kill.” The crowds began returning to Bourbon Street in New Orleans and memorials grew as the city processed the deadly truck attack this week that killed 14 people. The car rental app Turo is working to understand how two of its vehicles were used in the deadly New Orleans attack and Cybertruck bombing in Las Vegas. The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside of President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel and the electric truck used in the New Orleans attack were both rented via Turo.

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has resigned from the Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a cartoon satirical of its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will head to New Orleans on Monday to meet with the families and community members, the White House said. “This enduring threat underscores the criticality of pre-staged blocker cars and the deployment of other effectively configured countermeasures including heavy block, barriers and bollards,” it added. The bulletin notes that ISIS has been promoting the use of vehicles as a terrorism weapon since around 2014.

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More details about the rescheduled game will be available in the coming hours, he said. The Sugar Bowl college football playoff game was set to be played at the nearby Superdome later Wednesday, but has been rescheduled for Thursday. Kirkpatrick said bomb sweeps have been conducted at the Superdome, and said the stadium would be locked down until the game. Investigators from the FBI, Homeland Security and bomb squad have all been on the scene at an Airbnb in the St. Roch area of New Orleans, where officials tell CBS News the suspect was staying while in New Orleans.

She also talks about her introduction to cinema with experimental filmmaker Derek Jarman; her family history in Scotland; and her love of producing. The U.S. Surgeon General has called for new warning labels on alcoholic beverages that warn of a link between drinking and cancer. The announcement sent shares of alcohol stocks tumbling, but such labels are still a long way off, especially with the change in presidential administrations just two weeks away. An increasingly popular symphony orchestra concert is a movie screening accompanied by a live performance of the film’s music—reeling in new audiences to the concert hall. Correspondent David Pogue attends a New York Philharmonic screening of “Jaws,” featuring John Williams’ iconic score, and finds out how the technically complicated concert is managed. The bulletin stated that Jabbar was inspired by ISIS but that there remains no evidence of any co-conspirators.

Mr. Biden was briefed about the attack, the White House said, and his administration has been in touch with Cantrell to offer support. The coroner’s office later clarified that the 15 dead included the attacker. The 19-year-old suspect was arrested and held without bond after several homemade explosive devices were found in a vehicle believed to have been stolen, officials said. Apple will pay $95 million to settle allegations that its Siri virtual assistant violated people’s privacy by eavesdropping on Praxis Magazine Arts and Literature mobile device users. An increasingly popular symphony orchestra concert is a screening of a movie such as “Jaws” accompanied by a live performance of the music—reeling in new audiences to the concert hall.