President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited New Orleans on Monday to honor the victims of the New Year's Day attack that killed at least 14 people and injured many more. The attack occurred when a driver intentionally slammed a truck into a crowd of people celebrating the new year on Bourbon Street.

The FBI has identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen from Texas and Army veteran who had posted several videos proclaiming his support for ISIS. The FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said the attack was an act of terrorism.

During their visit, President Biden and the First Lady attended an interfaith prayer service hosted by the Archdiocese of New Orleans at the Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Louis. The president also met with the grieving families ahead of the evening vigil and expressed his condolences. He also plans to meet with first responders.

"My heart goes out to the victims and their families who were simply trying to celebrate the holiday," Mr. Biden said soon after the attack. "There is no justification for violence of any kind, and we will not tolerate any attack on any of our nation's communities."

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry met with President Biden and requested a presidential disaster declaration.

The New Orleans trip took place amid a snowstorm in Washington, D.C., which was expected to drop up to 12 inches of snow.

President Biden and his administration are in their final days in office, with two weeks to go until Inauguration Day. As the president was in route to New Orleans Monday afternoon, Congress counted the votes of the Electoral College and Vice President Kamala Harris formally cemented Trump's victory.

Monday also marked four years since Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol, injuring several police officers, in an attempt to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes.