President of russia. The ceremony took place in the large kremlin palace, 2,500 guests were present senators, deputies, a judge of the constitutional court, heads of regions, heroes of russia, representatives of the clergy and public organizations. Vladimir putin took the oath of office, placing his hand on a special copy of the constitution. The procedure, it lasted just under an hour, was strictly regulated and scheduled literally minute by minute, starting with the introduction of the flag and standard of the head of state into st. Andrews hall. And. How it all happened in the report by yuri lepatov. From his office, Vladimir Putin walked through the kremlin corridors, so that he could then already in the president ial car aurus, accompanied by a motorcade of motorcyclists, go to the large kremlin palace. He accepted the report of the kremlin commandant. Comrade president of the Russian Federation, commandant of the moscow kremlin, i wish the general. He walked up the main staircase
Concerned about the feds credibility, saying that the recent fed communications were consistent with an increase in the fed funds rate in the near or term, or agreed or in the near term or argued to preserve credibility such an increase would occur at the next meeting. Once again more concrete point, pointing more firmly towards december. Ash . Ashley peter barnes, thank you very much. Wow, that relatively soon phrase again. Lets get into this. Wall street journal u. S. News editor glen hall, along with Heritage Capital president paul schatz. Glen, let me go to you first. Okay, theyre worried about the credibility. Im assuming what peter was saying if they dont raise rates, is that right . Thats right. They have been signaling for a long time they wanted to move and following the dots, going into the right direction so this anticipation is very strong that the time is to move. Weve also heard fed chairman janet yellen worrying if they dont act soon they might be forced to make abrupt a
Thanksgiving. A lot to get to right now. Let start with peter doocy who is live in palm beach. Peter, good afternoon. To we know if ben carson plans to take on a formal role or informal role with the Trump Administration . Reporter were trying to read the tea leaves, but dr. Carson is already explaining why he thinks he would be good at the job of housing and urban Development Secretary without actually coming out and saying that hes already accepted the position offered by the president elect. So part of a facebook statement this afternoon from dr. Carson says that, quote, after serious discussions with the trump Transition Team, i feel that i can make a significant contribution particularly to making our inner cities great for everyone. Which was of course a focus of several weeks in the summer of trumps campaign. Dr. Carson has been a long time ally of trump, but the other one of the other high profile additions has not been. Dr. Nikki haley was offered and accepted ambassador to th
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Heres interstate 580 just east of the 680 interchange right there in dublin. The crossroads they call it. According to aaa almost 49 Million People expected to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday. Thats the most in nearly a decade. Theres a live look at sfo right now. The airport is expecting 6. 5 Million People to pass through their doors between now an new years day. Thats up 6 . Traffic is backed up going to l. A. X. This afternoon. Nearly 2. 3 Million People expected to pass through that airport this week alone. And some long security lines at chicagos ohare. This was the scene at 5 a. M. , already filled up [chuckling]. Bay area travelers know a connecting flight through ohare can be tricky. Back here in the bay area, a Record Number of Holiday Travelers is expected to pass through Mineta International airport. Kpix 5s maria medina shows us how some passengers are taking a break. Reporter it is expected to be the busiest thanksgiving travel week in almost a decade and you can