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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Authorities have identified the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in front of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas as 37-year-old Matthew Allen Livelsberger. He previously was an active duty special operations soldier with the Army. then joined the National Guard, followed by the Army Reserve.
The FBI says they found no indication that this case is related to the early New Year's morning deadly truck attack in New Orleans by 42-year-old American-born Shamsud Din Jabbar of Houston, also a veteran who died in a shootout with police. Sheriff Kevin McMayhill of Las Vegas described what investigators found in the remains of the Cybertruck.
There's an SLR Model B30 semi-automatic firearm. A number of fireworks that were still in the vehicle that had to be removed. Notably, we found an iPhone and a smartwatch, and then several credit cards were also in the name of our subject.
Officials say Livelsberger shot himself in the head before the blast. The Sugar Bowl college football playoff game kicks off at this hour in New Orleans. The Notre Dame-Georgia game had been postponed after the truck attack in the French Quarter on New Year's Day. NPR's Becky Sullivan reports.
The Sugar Bowl was originally scheduled to kick off last night at the Superdome in downtown New Orleans. But the attack on Bourbon Street took place less than a mile from the stadium. That put the facilities on lockdown as authorities conducted a security sweep. Postponing the game, organizers said, was in the best interest of public safety.
Thousands of fans had traveled to New Orleans for the game. A Georgia student was critically injured in the attack and is receiving medical treatment, a university official said. And among the dead is a former college football player, Tiger Besch, a Louisiana native who played at Princeton from 2016 to 2021. Both Notre Dame and Georgia said their teams and personnel were safe and accounted for.
Becky Sullivan, NPR News.
Congress returns tomorrow with Republicans holding narrow majorities in both houses. That could complicate President-elect Donald Trump's plans to pursue an ambitious legislative agenda. NPR's Lexi Schipittel reports.
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