Biggest snooze on the agenda, but not today, and not when it comes from the Federal Reserve meeting. Stocks went up from the meeting after the march meeting, bond prices rose, too. Why . Fairly simple. The minutes reaffirm the idea that the fed is in no hurry to raise Interest Rates. What is more, it was revealed today that new chair janet yellen was so concerned about finetuning the guidance that she called a Video Conference on march 4th to discuss the matter. The dow soured 81 points, the nasdaq jumped almost 71, and an almost 2 spike for the day, the s p added 20. There is the bond note, you see the yield coming down there. The dollar index weakened a bit and the gold prices turned higher after the fed prices were released. But they ended the day slightly lower. Steve leaseman has more on where the bank stands and when Interest Rates may start to climb higher. The minutes of the Federal Reserves march meeting suggested maybe the fed was not as hawkish as some in the market believed
Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown john brennan, president obamas choice to head the c. I. A. Faced a volley of questions from senators today about counterterrorism policies, including waterboarding and drone strikes. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Suarez and im ray suarez. On the newshour tonight, we excerpt todays testimony, which was interrupted from the start by protesters from the antiwar group, code pink. Brown then, we get the latest on the massive manhunt for a former Los Angeles Police office wanted for murder. Suarez we turn to iran as the u. S. Tightens sanctions but tehran shows no signs of halting its Nuclear Program or engaging in talks. Brown from our american graduate series, we have the story of a chicago nonprofit that aims to change the lives of wouldbe dropouts. Whats interesting about one goal is that it pinpoints and targets lowincome, underperforming students in non selective Chicago Public schools, students who are least likely to graduate
Foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Brown the man picked to lead the Central Intelligence agency was called today to defend his positions in the war on terror. John brennans Senate Confirmation hearing revolved around several hotly debated policies. Newshour Congressional Correspondent kwame holman has our report. Reporter even before the hearing got truly under way, protesters from code pink disrupted John Brennans Opening Statement signaling that passions were running high on the targeted killings of terror suspects. They wont even Tell Congress what countries we are killing children in. Reporter the interruptions continued, and the chair of the Senate Intelligence committee, california democrat dianne feinstein, ordered the room temporarily cleared. Were going to halt the hearing. Reporter once the hearing resumed, brennan defended u. S. Actions in the
And only 44 were prosecuted. Im in support of that. You just refuse to acknowledge that theres more that we can do while we focus on that and that doesnt even represent what your members think. The question was about common ground. This is clearly not an issue where theres common ground. I appreciate you both being on and having this discussion. We want to continue that. A senior lawmaker comes outfront to explain why hes voting against hagel. And Chuck Grassley implies video games and not guns are the reason for americas mass shootings. What donations that he received from the nra play . And another commercial being called racist. Ill show you the ad and let you decide. Lets go outfront. Not so friendly fire on capitol hill. An incredibly long day of tough questions for president obamas defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. One of the most contentious moments came when senator john mccain asked whether the 2007 surge troop in iraq was successful. The question is, were you right or wr
And on sunday night, were going to experience both of those great emotions. Who has it better than us . Nobody nobody on cbs this morning. Nearly three in ten americans say god plays a role in the outcome of sporting events. Of course god cares about football. He created a girlfriend for manti teo out of nothing. Captioning funded by cbs welcome to cbs this morning. Were in super bowl park at Jackson Square new orleans, our broadcast home for the next three days and we are thrilled to be in new orleans. Its a beautiful set and we have lots of news ahead in this broadcast. And a great game coming up on sunday. Great game. We begin in alabama where a hostage drama has been going on for more than 36 hours. A man took a child captive after shooting and killing a School Bus Driver and manuel bo or jorques is in midland, alabama. Reporter so far authorities are tightlipped theyve not released the name of the suspect or the child who is believed to be unharmed but is still a hostage. Police c