He went from an Army veteran to an ISIS terrorist. I'm Dave Anthony, Fox News, and that's the focus of the investigation into the New Orleans New Year's Day terror attack. Trying to put together a timeline for how and when this suspect, a U.S. Army veteran, became radicalized to the point that he carefully planned out a massacre here in New Orleans.
here on Bourbon Street. Fox's Garrett Tenney, where Shamsuddin Jabbar drove a truck into a crowd, killing 14 people, injuring at least 35 more until police killed him. Fox News spoke to the brother of Shamsuddin Jabbar, and he told our colleague, Brooke Taylor, that it was chilling, shocking, and heartbreaking to learn from the FBI that Shamsuddin initially...
a plan to attack his friends and family before ultimately deciding to attack Bourbon Street because it would create better headlines for the, quote, war between the believers and the disbelievers. No connection has been found from Jabbar to the U.S. Army soldier in the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas New Year's Day. Matthew Littlesberger shot himself inside that truck before it blew up, injuring seven others.
In Fullerton, California, two people were killed when a small plane crashed into a warehouse. What the... A fire erupts from the ceiling inside. The pilot requested an emergency landing from air traffic control moments before impact into a business. Matthew Seedorth with Fox 11 TV. 19 others were injured. The new Congress will be sworn in today with Republicans taking control of the Senate in addition to their slim majority in the House where the first thing they have to do is elect a speaker.
Mike Johnson's confident he'll keep the job. My conversations with my colleagues have gone great. And a lot of members have come in very thoughtfully, in good faith, you know, with process improvements and things they'd like to see differently. But with one Republican, Congressman Thomas Massey already saying he opposes the Speaker, Chad Pergin reports... Johnson can only lose one vote. Johnson is trying to rally his troops. He points out that a delay electing a Speaker freezes the House. The House cannot even swear in members, let alone begin work on legislation. America's listening to Fox.
I'm Ben Domenech, Fox News contributor, editor at large of The Spectator and editor of the Transom.com daily newsletter. I'm inviting you to join in-depth conversations every week on the Ben Domenech podcast. Listen and follow now at Fox News podcast dot com. President Biden will pay tribute to heroes today, awarding medals of honor to seven army soldiers for bravery in Korea and Vietnam. The only one is still alive to receive it.
And he'll give out medals of valor to eight first responders. This after the president caused some controversy handing out other medals. Among the 20 recipients of the Presidential Citizens Award were two lawmakers who served on the January 6th Select Committee. Former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney and a congressman from Mississippi. Benny G. Thompson for his lifelong dedication to safeguarding our Constitution. President Biden called them all activists who turned pain into purpose. Our democracy begins and ends.
The duties of citizenship, that's our work for the ages. That's what all of you, and I mean this, all of you embody. President-elect Trump has said he thinks Liz Cheney should go to jail for her handling of the January 6th investigation. Cheney has said she's done nothing wrong. Jessica Rosenthal, Fox News. On Wall Street, stock futures are rising the day after losses for the Dow and the Nasdaq to start the new year. In college football's playoffs,
It was a battle between two teams for a spot in the semifinals, and it was in New Orleans last night. Seventh-seeded Notre Dame was too much for second-seeded Georgia.
one day after the Sugar Bowl was postponed following the terror attack in New Orleans. The Fighting Irish scored 17 points in a 54-second span and beat the Bulldogs 23-10 at the Superdome. Notre Dame forced a sack fumble with under a minute remaining in the first half, and Riley Leonard delivered a 13-yard strike to Bo Collins on the next play. Play fake. Leonard to the end zone. Touchdown.
That was courtesy of ESPN. On the opening kickoff of the second half, Jaden Harrison took it 98 yards to the house for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish now advance to face six-seeded Penn State in the Orange Bowl. That's Fox's Joe Morgan. I'm Dave Anthony and this is Fox News.