Global National: Jan. 5, 2025 | FBI believe New Orleans attacker acted alone despite ISIS connection

The FBI has released new details about the New Year’s Day mass attack in New Orleans that claimed 14 lives, revealing how the now-deceased suspect had travelled to Canada from Egypt more than a year before the attack. The purpose of the trip remains unknown as investigators piece together the assailant's movements leading up to the tragedy, but the FBI believe the ISIS-connected assailant acted alone. Heidi Petracek has the latest. Plus, More than 70 million Americans are in the eye of a monster winter storm Sunday night. Thirty U.S. states, from the Midwest to the East Coast, are under weather alerts. And already, states of emergencies have been declared in Kansas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Virginia and Missouri. The winter blast is being fueled by a polar vortex that has pushed arctic air down through Canada. It is expected to bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade. Scott Roberts reports. It has been more than one year since Quebec banned flavoured vaping products – a move met with uproar by those who used them. While the measure has changed some people's habits for the better, others have turned to cigarettes. Matilda Cerone has the details. Also, New York City has launched the first congestion pricing plan in the U.S., charging drivers entering parts of Manhattan during peak hours. We hear Canadian reaction on whether such a plan could work here, especially in a city famous for its own traffic challenges. Lexy Benedict reports. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10943486/new-orleans-attack-suspect-visit-canada/ 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 #NEwOrleans