Todays High Temperature only 46 degrees. Clouds building throughout the afternoon. Mostly cloudy around 6 00 p. M. Lets get a check of that early commute. Lauren is here with that. It is pretty quiet out there. We have one accident on the Grand Central parkway westbound by jewel avenue. So early its not causing a delay. Well take a live look outside at the brooklyn bridge. No construction out there. The manhattan bound side of the span is open. Youre in for a nice ride. More weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. Lauren, thank you. New this morning, the government warning americans of an imminent attack in afghanistans capital of kabul. The u. S. Embassy in kabul says the attack will happen in the next 48 hours. Embassy leaders are urging extreme caution for anyone there are no details on the target or type of attack. Happening now, 150 world leaders, among them president obama, are in paris under very tight security attending the yesterday hundreds of thousands of Climate Change act
Well speak with Philip Balboni president and ceo of globalpost, where james foley was a freelance reporter when he was taken hostage in 2012, and who u. S. Threatened his family with prosecution if they attempted to pay ransom. Foley was beheaded. We will also speak with the former chief of the fbis crisis negotiation unit, gary noesner and with sarah shourd held prisoner by iran for or 10 days and released through negotiation with a third country which facilitated half 1 million each for her and her two friends josh for tall and shane bauer. And we will be joined by new York Attorney Stanley Cohen directly involved in secret talks with the freedom of u. S. Aid worker peter kassig held by isis in syria when u. S. Ally the talks collapsed and kassig was beheaded soon after. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Indonesian rescuers have found dozens of bodies and debris from a passenger plane that was carrying
Have boosted household purchasing lower. Business fixed investment is advancing while the recovery in the housing sector remains slow. Inflation declined further than committeess longer run objective largely reflecting declines in, compensation and measures of inflation compensation declined. Inflation long term expectations have remained stable. Skipping redundant language and continuing on inflation. Inflation is anticipated to decline further in the near term but the committee expects inflation to rise gradually towards 2 over medium term as labor market improves further and transitory effects of labor Energy Prices and other factors dissipate. The fed voted to maintain the federal funds rate zero to a quarter . Skipping more redundant language. Here is the key phrase, based on its Current Assessment the Committee Judges it can be patient in beginning to normalize the stance of Monetary Policy but reminds everyone this again is data dependent. The vote for this statement, this polic
We will hear excerpts of his prison diary and speak to his attorney. There is no reason for him to be in guantanamo. He is never been charged with a crime. He has been in guantanamo for 14 years. It is not that they havent found the evidence against him there isnt any evidence against him. Will also speak to larry siems who edited the prison diary and colonel davis, the former chief military prosecutor at guantanamo. He knew Mohamedou Ould Slahi and says he is no more a terrorist than forest gump. Than halfway around the world and massive Hunger Strike is underway at what some are calling the Guantanamo Bay of the pacific, taking place at an offshore Detention Center housing men and women seeking asylum in australia. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The Justice Department is poised to announce it will not print civil rights charges against ferguson, Missouri Police officer Darren Wilson for shooting unar
At least 15 others were captured that walked free because her governments, all but one european, have negotiated and paid millions of dollars to win the release. Today, the unique roundtable. Well speak with Philip Balboni president and ceo of globalpost, where james foley was a freelance reporter when he was taken hostage in 2012, and who u. S. Threatened his family with prosecution if they attempted to pay ransom. Foley was beheaded. We will also speak with the former chief of the fbis crisis negotiation unit, gary noesner and with sarah shourd held prisoner by iran for or 10 days and released through negotiation with a third country which facilitated half 1 million each for her and her two friends josh for tall and shane bauer. And we will be joined by new York Attorney Stanley Cohen directly involved in secret talks with the freedom of u. S. Aid worker peter kassig held by isis in syria when u. S. Ally the talks collapsed and kassig was beheaded soon after. All that and more, comin