What in the world were you thinking . Well, clearly i wasnt thinking. U. S. Soccer star hope solo at the center of that huge firestorm speaking out for the first time this morning about her offthefield trouble and her hope for the future. And good morning, america. We have a lot to get to this wednesday morning and we begin with that american sniper verdict. The jury got the case a little after 7 30. By 10 00 they had a verdict. Eddie routh convicted of murdering chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield. Of course, this case made so famous by the movie american sniper, you see Bradley Cooper playing chris kyle right there. And six of the jurors will be joining us in an abc news exclusive taking us inside their deliberations, but first abcs ryan owens has the latest from stephenville, texas. Good morning, ryan. Reporter good morning, robin. It did not take this jury long to decide they did not buy the insanity defense. They only had the case for about 2 1 2 hours and nearly an hour of
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Now to the state of the u. S. Economy. Janet yellin getting grilled by lawmakers up on capitol hill. Stocks seem to like what they heard. Investors in stocks. Stocks have no mind in and of themselves. Its the investors who move it. But the investors like what they heard initially. Our senior economic reporter Steve Liesman has the details. Hi, steve. Tyler, thank you. Fed chair janet yellin giving no hint at the first feds first rate hike in nine years is imminent or that its not coming. The only definitive statement on the outlook for Monetary Policy is that it depends on the Economic Data and as long as that word patient is in the statement, there wont be a rite rate hike for at least two meetings. The fomcs assessment that it can be patient beginning to normalize policy means that the Committee Considers it unlikely that Economic Conditions will warrant an increase in the target range for the federal funds rate for at least the next couple of fomc meetings. As tyler said the fixed i
Us. This verdict came quickly. Late last night in the american sniper trial, this was a case, of course, we were all watching closely. Thats right. Jurors finding Eddie Ray Routh guilty of murdering chris kyle and his friend, chad littlefield, apparently not buying the insanity defense. It was a highly emotional end for the victims families. Heres abcs bazi kanani. We, the jury, find the defendant, Eddie Ray Routh, guilty. Reporter a quick verdict from the jury deciding that former marine eddie routh knew what he was doing when he attacked the navys most famous sniper, chris kyle, and his friend, chad littlefield. Abcs ryan owens covered the trial from the beginning. The clerk here tells us that of that 2 1 2 hours, an hour of it was for dinner, so a very quick decision from a jury of ten women and two men. The defense had argued strenuously for not guilty by reason of insanity. A jury rejecting that sending eddie routh away for the rest of his life. Weve waited two years for god to ge