New Orleans New Year's Day Attack: Biden Says ISIS Will Find No Safe Harbor In U.S.

none of us should fear that it will H overom us we're going to continue to relentlessly pursue Isis and other terrorist organizations where they are and they'll find no Safe Harbor here I'll continue to provide updates in New Orleans and Las Vegas as the facts develop [Music] I want to give an update on the investigations into yesterday's terrorist attacks in New Orleans and a truck explosion in Las Vegas I've just come from the meeting not just it's been while we prepar these remarks better part of an hour from uh my homeland security team the number

of people killed in New Orleans has risen to 15 including the attacker 35 people were injured today the FB I brief me that as of now no information we have no information that anyone else is involved in the attack they've established that the attacker was the same person who planted the explosives in those ice coolers in two nearby locations in the French Quarter just a few hours before he rammed into the crowd with his vehicle they assess he had a remote Detonator in his vehicle to set off those two ice chests so there's no question

that remember all the talk about other people were involved plac they have him they have established he's there and even establish that he had a Detonator to explode those those ice chests we'll be proud of these women and men that have been appointed and I think we're going to reestablish the safeguards as I said yesterday the attacker posted several videos just several hours before the attack in indicating his strong support for Isis federal law enforcement and intelligence Community are actively investigating any foreign or domestic contacts and connection that could possibly be relevant to the attack

and so we're also continuing to investigate whether or not there's any connection between the New Orleans attack and the explosion in Las Vegas as of now as of now they've just been briefed they have not found any evidence of such a connection thus far I directed them to keep looking the individual who ran at the truck to explode that exploded in Las Vegas also oo served as active duty US Army and the FBI is working with the Department of Defense on investigating including the service members possible motives and all those he worked with in who

serve with him with things he'd say and do I directed my team to accelerate these investigations so we have answers to our unanswered questions and making every single resource available to get the job done and we're going to share the facts as soon as I learn them so American public doesn't have to wonder in the meantime like I said said last night New Orleans is a city of tremendous Spirit you can't keep it down you really can't and we're seeing that today the Sugar Bowl is back on kickoff is going to take off very shortly

if I don't get this damn thing done we're going to be in real trouble and the FBI is handed control to Bourbon Street back to local officials security of the area has been reinforced and it should be open for business later today the Bourbon Street people in New Orleans are send an unmistakable message they will not let this attack or the attacks attackers diluted ideology overcome us none of us should fear that it will overom us we're going to continue to relentlessly pursue Isis and other terrorist organizations where they are and they'll find no Safe

Harbor here I'll continue to provide updates in New Orleans and Las Vegas as the facts develop