Here are 3 big things you need to know—
One — President-elect Trump says New Orleans has his full support after at least fifteen people were killed and dozens were injured in a terror attack. Trump said his heart is with all of the victims and their loved ones. The suspect has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, who was a U.S-born citizen from Texas. An ISIS flag was found on the trailer hitch of the pickup truck that he used.
Two —- Officials in New Orleans say security barriers that would have protected crowds on Bourbon Street had been removed before Wednesday’s attack. The barriers, called bollards, were removed because they had been malfunctioning. The city’s mayor says the bollards were being replaced ahead of the city hosting the Super Bowl in February.
And number three — The explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas also is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. One person inside the Cybertruck was killed and at least seven others near the vehicle suffered minor injuries.