is happening, why the fed kept the status quo. he said it s because the economy isn t all sunshine and roses at this point. you look at unemployment. the unemployment rate is still 7.3%. it s high. growth in this country is still very weak. it s at 2.5%. you really want to see it around 3%, 3.5% to be considered normal. at this point the fed is acting as a safety net. it s not leaving the economy alone until it s on stronger footing. other stories we re following this morning at ten minutes past the hour, iran s president says his country will never develop nuclear weapons. he also told nbc news he s open to resolving iran s controversial nuclear program through diplomacy. he said his government has complete authority to make a deal and called a recent exchange with president obama on the matter positive and constructive. flooding and mud slides spawned by tropical weather along both mexico s coasts have killed at least 80 people and left some 40,000 tourists
stranded. hurricanes ingrid and manuel have affected more than a million people and now a third tropical system is developing off mexico s yucatan peninsula. a fire engulfs a chemical plant northwest of oklahoma city and forces the evacuation of nearby homes. the fire at the danlin industries plant is now out. the cause is still under investigation. amazingly no injuries are reported. the company supplies specialty chemicals to the oil and gas industry. a bit of better news out of washington today. the u.s. navy yard is now open for business. as you know, it s been closed since aaron alexis shot and killed 12 people in building number 197. although that s better news, there is still so many unanswered questions. we now know aaron alexis mental health was crumbling, his paranoia making his delusional and even more dangerous. yet three days after his murderous rampage, investigators still can t say what turned him into a killer. even his own mother is left with questions.
chemical weapons, averting the threat of military action in syria for now. . hurricane ingrid packing 80-mile-per-hour winds as it spins off mexico s gulf coast. back to lockup. due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. last call. come on. at the louisville metro department of corrections jail, lunchtime means the cellophane-wrapped meals most everyone here calls szabos. the reason we call them szabos is because years ago our vending company was called szabo and they made the sandwiches at the time. and we no longer use them, but the name stuck with the sandwiches. would you eat that szabo right now? no, i would not. why? why?
two days after their boat capsized off mexico s coast. at least one american tourist has been found dead. lauren yee says her father, 63-year-old leslie yee loved fishing and put off his dream fishing trip for years. he was very excited. he was just an extreme workaholic. dedicated to his family and never put time aside for himself. she went on to say that leslie was a wonderful father. the search continues for the possibility that seven other touristed survived. unbelievable images taken over arizona. look at. this massive 50-mile wide dust storm plowed through the phoenix area on tuesday. strong wind gusts toppled trees, knocked out power for thousands of residence there. montana governor disputed exxonmobil s estimate that an oil spill there has stretched across only 25 miles of the yellowstone river. a surging current on that river
refuses to sign a contract with major league eating, the governing body. he did have his own, unofficially now, 69 hot dogs in ten minutes. that would have tied the world record. but again not a sanctioned hot dog eating performance. one more item for you from mexico. a young lady goes for a conjugal visit. her husband serving 20 for arms possession. look how she tried to get her husband out of prison. she had the rolling suitcase she brought in for her conjugal visit. she put her common lau husband inside the suitcase, and she began to roll out with the suitcase, thanking the guards for everything they noticed she was shifty, sweaty, nervous and had trouble lugging her suitcase. they stopped her briefly. that s when they found the inmate in a fetal position. he us was returned to his cell