The New Orleans attacker acted alone, concludes the FBI

The man who drove a car into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve acted alone, according to the FBI.

The Associated Press is reporting that the driver of the truck – identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas – was termed “100% inspired” by the Islamic State, considered a terrorist group by the agency.

He was killed in a shootout with police
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Jabbar had posted five videos on his Facebook account before the attack stating his support for Islamic State.

Fourteen people were killed in the crash; Jabbar was the 15th fatality of the night. Thirty people were injured.

There was “no indication” of any connection between the New Orleans incident and an explosion Wednesday of a truck filled with explosives outside a Las Vegas hotel owned by President-elect Donald Trump.

The truck driver shot himself in the head just before the bomb ignited, says AP.

Sports: Now we know the final four

The first 12-team College Football Playoff is now down to its final four.

On Thursday, seventh-ranked Notre Dame defeated second-ranked Georgia 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

That means that in the semifinals on Jan. 9-10, Texas will play Ohio State and Penn State will take on Notre Dame.

The national championship game will be played on Monday, Jan. 20 in Atlanta.

The Sugar Bowl game was postponed by one day because of terror attack in New Orleans that killed 15 people.

Weather: Stuck in the Sixties

Temperatures will remain in the Sixties for our West Orange County area for the next few days. According to forecasts, Friday will have a daytime high of 62 with an overnight low of 51 under cloudy skies. Saturday will be similar at 62 (48) with partly cloudy conditions. Sunday will warm up to 68 (48), followed by a slight decline to 66 (51) and more of those partly cloudy skies on Monday.