Global National: Jan. 2, 2025 | What we know about the New Orleans truck attack suspect

As investigators try to figure out why Shamsud-Din Jabbar bulldozed his way through a New Orleans crowd in a pickup truck, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more. Bianca Facchinei reports on what the FBI is saying about Jabbar, what was found in the vehicle he drove, the videos he posted to social media and his actions prior to the rampage. Disturbingly similar tragedies have unfolded in both Calgary and Halifax just days apart. In both cases, a man killed his wife and his father-in-law before being taking his own life. Heather Yourex-West reports on how both cases are fuelling calls to protect abuse victims and members of their support system. Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs earned $13.2 million on average in 2023 from salaries, bonuses and other compensation, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. As Anne Gaviola reports, it was the third biggest year for CEO pay since the CCPA began tracking the data in 2007, but a decline after 2021 and 2022 broke records. Plus, Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the world's oldest living Olympic gold medallist, has died at the age of 103. Redmond Shannon looks at Keleti's remarkable life and how she is being remembered as both 'the queen of gymnastics' and a symbol of resilience. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/national/program/global-national Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #globalnational