The serious situation out of New Orleans where at least
10 people have been killed after somebody plowed into a
crowd on Bourbon Street.
For the very latest, I want to bring in NBC
News correspondent Emily Aketta, who is joining us now.
And Emily, you can see the emergency vehicles, the emergency
response there in New Orleans as people had been celebrating
New Year's Eve.
Yeah, that's right, Hallie.
A massive police response to a mass casualty incident as
the city is reporting just moments ago, posting a statement
to its website reporting that 10 people have been killed,
30 others injured and transported by emergency services after they
say a vehicle rammed into a large crowd celebrating overnight.
It was near Bourbon Street and Canal Street, a hotspot,
a tourist hotspot in the city of New Orleans and
in the French Quarter.
We are still waiting for more details on the suspected
driver, the status of that individual, but we are hoping
for a news conference in the next few hours to
get more information on this.
But again, a massive police presence with 30 people injured,
10 people killed.
It comes just weeks after we saw a car ramming
attack in Germany at a Christmas market that injured more
than 200 people and killed several other.
Security has been a main focal point across the country,
including in New Orleans where they enlisted several hundred extra
officers to patrol the New Year's Eve celebrations.
Also here in New York City where I am, where
there are thousands of officers fanned out across the city
to protect what was expected to be around 1,000,000.
Revellers packing into Times Square to watch the ball drop
despite the thunderstorms that had rolled through.
You can hear the sirens and activity behind me as
police and security remains to be ramped up.
But again, we're still back to New Orleans.
The new year welcomed in, marred by tragedy as we
await more details on what happened.
But a mass casualty incident, 30 people injured, 10 people
killed after a vehicle rammed into the crowd near Bourbon
Street in New Orleans.
Hallie.