Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york. A foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the word from the fede Interest Rates arent going anyw the announcement ended weeks of speculation, but wall street wasnt sure what to make of the news. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 65 points to close at 16,675. The nasdaq rose four points. And the s p 500 slipped five. Well hear some of what the fed had to say, and examine its reasons, after the news summary. The flashpoint in the
Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Support also comes from Carnegie Corporation of new york. A foundation created to do what Andrew Carnegie called real and permanent good. Celebrating 100 years of philanthropy at carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill the word from the fede Interest Rates arent going anyw the announcement ended weeks of speculation, but wall street wasnt sure what to make of the news. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 65 points to close at 16,675. The nasdaq rose four points. And the s p 500 slipped five. Well hear some of what the fed had to say, and examine its reasons, after the news summary. The flashpoint in the
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im del walters. British politicians at this hour, battling it out in Parliament Today over britains involvement inside syria. Britain now considering joining the Coalition Forces in the fight against isil in syria. The Prime Minister understands that Public Opinion is moving increasingly against what i believe to be an illthoughtout rush to war. And he wants to hold this vote before the opinion grows even further against it. Dana lewis live in london. It has been an intense day a the british Prime Minister not mincing any words in his push for expanding that mission. Reporter i think in terms of political thrills and chills, del, it was certainly very intense in the first couple of hours of this debate, and it has been underway for about five hours this afternoon now. Prime minister cameron essentially said he is not going to refer to this group as the Islamic State anymore. Because they are not islamic, and they are not a state. And
Offense here in iowa. In iowa city, mark carlson, kcrg tv nine news. Right now, iowa has some of the most lenient texting and driving laws in the country. Government data show iowa is one of just five states where officers cant pull over drivers for texting. The other states are florida, nebraska, south dakota, and ohio. Texting and driving is just one issue iowa lawmakers could consider in this years session. Some others include. K through 12 education funding. Funding for planned parenthood. Loosening the restrictions on medical mijuana. Legalizing online Fantasy Sports gambling. And raising the minimum wage. Yesterday, governor branstad said he would consider signing a bill to raise the minimum wage if one made it to his desk. Last legislative session, the iowa senate voted 2722 to boost the states minimum wage to 8 dollars and 75 cents an hour. The house did not take up the measure. Right now, the lets turn n w to meteorologist joe winters. Joe, its been another rainy, foggy day. W
Thank you, that shooting in philadelphia reminding a lot of us about that deadly shooting against two officers. A gunman walked up and opened fire killing them. Both were promoted to detective. The gunman killed himself. The nypd is taking no actions with the security of its own officers. The department sent out an internal memo reminds officers to stay alert following the attacks in philly also the attacks in paris. The two incidents demonstrate theres a continued threat to Law Enforcement personnel including threats from terrorists. Well the latest attack comes one day after federal officials arrested two men in two states on terror related charges. A 23yearold iraqi citizen was taken into custody in california. Hes accused of lying to authorities about traveling to mean while, an unidentified man is also arrested in houston texas. And the man accused of plotting planning a terror attack in western new york on new years eve appeared in federal court today. Emanuel lunchman planned to