It’s Thursday…
President Biden’s public schedule for 01/02/2025:
| 9:30 AM Supplemental Pool Call Time Camp David |
| 11:00 AM In-Town Pool Call Time The White House In-Town Pool |
| 11:25 AM The President and The First Lady depart Camp David en route to the South Lawn Camp David Closed Press |
| 11:55 AM The President and The First Lady arrive to the South Lawn Joint Base Andrews Open Press |
| 2:00 PM The President delivers remarks on securing 235 judicial confirmations State Dining Room Pre-Credentialed Media & Pooled for TV |
| 5:00 PM The President delivers remarks at a Presidential Citizens Medal Ceremony East Room Pre-Credentialed Media & Pooled for TV |
President Biden Delivers Remarks on Securing 235 Judicial Confirmations @2:00 PM D.C., time:
President Biden Delivers Remarks at a Presidential Citizens Medal Ceremony @5:00 PM D.C., time:
New Orleans
From Wednesday…
Join me as I deliver remarks on the latest developments in New Orleans. https://t.co/7yr0la9fIm
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 1, 2025
The YouTube is 4 minutes and 27 seconds long; his remarks haven’t been posted yet.
To all the people of New Orleans grieving today, our nation grieves with you.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 2, 2025
I’ve directed my team to provide every resource necessary to support the ongoing investigation and ensure there is no remaining threat to the American people. pic.twitter.com/4TlJnJHZte
I am using the shitty auto generated YouTube transcript to confirm the above video; I will include the YouTube timestamp…
President Biden (3:10): I’ve directed my team to make sure every resource, every resource, is made available to federal, state, and local law enforcement to complete the investigation in New Orleans quickly and to make sure there’s no remaining threat to the American people.
President Biden (0:24): To all the people of New Orleans who are grieving today, I want you to know, I grieve with you. Our nation grieves with you. And we’re going to stand with you as you mourn and as you heal in the weeks to come.
President Biden (3:49): The spirit of New Orleans will never, never, never be defeated it will always shine forth. We’ve seen that time and time again throughout its history. And I know we’ll see it again in the days and weeks ahead.
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick joined the TODAY show this morning to provide an update.
NBC News Live updates noted the following from her interview:
On whether or not the authorities had any credible threats to suggest an attack was likely on New Year’s Day:
There was “no information” that had suggested to police there could be a possible attack like the one that unfolded on Bourbon Street last night, Kirkpatrick, superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department, told the “TODAY” show this morning.
“There was no information that we had and so nothing along those lines,” she said.
NBC News Live updates. 01/02/2025.
Regarding the Sugar Bowl that was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, but postponed until today:
This afternoon’s Sugar Bowl football game will have a security level similar to that of the Super Bowl, Kirkpatrick said in her interview with the “TODAY” show this morning.
“We are going to have absolutely hundreds of officers and staff lining our streets,” Kirkpatrick said, specifically mentioning Bourbon Street, where yesterday’s attack unfolded.
“We are staffing up at the same level if not more so than we were prepared for Super Bowl,” she said, with the Super Bowl set to take place Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome.
The Sugar Bowl was meant to take place last night but was postponed to today following yesterday’s attack.
NBC News Live updates. 01/02/2025.
On the possibility that the terrorist that drove the truck into a crowd of people killing 14 and injuring countless others wasn’t working alone:
Authorities are looking into “people of interest” related to yesterday’s attack on Bourbon Street, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told NBC News’ “TODAY” show this morning.
“We have people of interest. They are not people who are suspects at this time,” Kirkpatrick said, speaking in a live interview with Hoda Kotb and Laura Jarrett.
She added that the FBI, which is leading the investigation, was in the process of “tracking down everybody.”
NBC News Live updates. 01/02/2025.
The FBI posted the following update on Wednesday:
The FBI continues investigating the horrific attack on innocent victims on Bourbon Street in New Orleans in the early morning hours of January 1, 2025.
The subject has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas. Attached is a more recent photo of Jabbar.
FBI special agents and our law enforcement partners are currently conducting a number of court-authorized search warrants in New Orleans and other states. The FBI’s Evidence Response Team continues to process the crime scene to meticulously gather all relevant evidence. The FBI plans to turn over the Bourbon Street crime scene to local authorities by early tomorrow morning. Additional FBI resources, including victim specialists, are responding to assist victims and family members.
Anyone with information, photos, or video should call the FBI at 1-800- CALL-FBI or visit www.fbi.gov/bourbonstreetattack.
FBI. 01/01/2025.
President Biden has schedule a 12:15 PM D.C., time meeting with his homeland security team in the Situation Room to receive an update on the current investigation into the terrorist attack in New Orleans (according to the White House press office pool report posted at Forth.news.
At 11:15 AM D.C., time the FBI and Governor Landry are scheduled to hold a press conference to provide an update to the public (replay).
Biggest takeaways so far:
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia on New Orleans Attack: “This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act…We do not assess at this point that anyone else is involved in this attack except for Shamsud-Din Jabbar.” pic.twitter.com/DF2H2YKDO2
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 2, 2025
I’m looking for video evidence regarding this statement, but it’s being reported by multiple sources:
FBI: No link between New Orleans rampage and Las Vegas bombing right now. Investigation continues
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) January 2, 2025
This is an open thread
