Hello and welcome to meet the press now I'm Ryan nobles here in Washington

where we are following major developments on a number of fronts with a hostage

deal now in place in the Israel Hamas war and new reporting on the 2024 presidential race.

But we begin with breaking news at the US-Canada border after a vehicle explosion at a

border checkpoint in Niagara Falls this afternoon.

Look at this video obtained by W NBC,

which shows a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed

before appearing to hit something

and then going airborne.

According to multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the matter,

that car then caught on fire and exploded,

resulting in the deaths of the two people inside.

One, CBP official was also injured in the incident.

An initial search did not find a secondary explosive or device,

but authorities are now trying to determine whether or not the incident was

intentional. The FBI says they are investigating the incident and New York's

governor Kathy Holkel says that she's on her way to Buffalo to meet with law enforcement and emergency responders.

Now as a result of this explosion, New York State is taking additional security precautions at the direction of federal authorities.

Western New York Bridges crossing into the United States have been closed and the

FFAA says that Buffalo International Airport is closed to departing and arriving

international flights but the airport itself remains open. It's also

become somewhat of a logistical nightmare as cars going into that airport

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