Reporter you can hear his mom there with a loss for words. This photo was taken on her sons eightyearold birthday. He is expected to survive the shooting but he may never fully recover. Yesterday he was playing in the front yard when a fight broke out between two men. He alleges gun man and his brother. The two men are not related to the little boy but were family friends. Family members say the suspect james jared was aiming at his brother when he opened fire. The bullet went through his pant leg and ricocheted off the ground hitting the eightyear old boy in the neck. The boy is still at the hospital in oakland tonight and his mom has a message for james gerard. My baby is sitting in the hospital with a bullet in his neck because of your. I told you over 100 times before you pulled the trigger my kids are out here and you still took it upon yourself to put a bullet in my childs neck. You need to turn yourself in and just get it over with. Reporter james gerard was already on parole fo
Current target range for the federal funds rate remains appropriate. The Committee Also updated the federal funds rate indicating that the Committee Judges are beginning to normalize the stance of the Monetary Policy. This new language does not represent a change in the policy intentions and it is fully consistent with our previous guidance which stated that it will likely be appropriate to maintain the current target reach for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after for the purchase program. But with that program having ended in october and the economy continuing to make progress towards our objectives the committee judged that some modifications are appropriate at this time. I will have more to say about the policy decisions in a moment but first let me review recent economic developments in the outlook. In the labor market, progress continues towards the objective of maximum employment. The pace of job growth has been strong recently with gains averaging nearly 280,000
Complaint log their observations. That complaint log is kept, and it is reviewed through our Organizational Assessment and improvement program, and all of the complaints are followed up on in a timely manner. Of course, there are other ways to do it. Weve received a variety of letters from individuals expressing concerns about specific issues at cemeteries, and we apply the same level of aggressive resolution to those complaints as well. Do you respond to individuals . Oh, yes, sir. We respond to individual letters absolutely. How long does it take . Is it on a timely basis . Give me an example how you respond. I think it would depend on the nature of the complaint and how quickly we can resolve it. Say were working on the issue. That usually goes out, if we send one, within a few days, and then the actual resolution can vary depending, again, on the issue recently at Riverside National cemetery, for example, where we had contractors that were treating headstones and the grounds in a m
Advantage, but we want to make sure we are targeting the impact on the russian economy in a way that does not have dramatic spillover effects into the broader economy. You cannot eliminate that but we can make sure the focal point is russia, and we have been able to do that. The president does intend to sign the peace legislation passed by congress, but we have concerns about that legislation because while it preserves flexibility, it does send a confusing message to our allies because it includes some sanctions language that does not reflect the consultations ongoing. Consultations that we have had that allowed the successful implantation of strategy have allowed us to have, and private conversations with our european allies, about their strategies and their steps forward. There are other areas of our strategy that we prefer not to have. Preserves because it the president s flexibility to carry out the strategy, he intends to sign the bill. I would anticipate it would get done before
Isand we begin with the response to the bribery and Corruption Scandal surrounding soccers world governing body. Ahead says that hes not ready to resign hes the one who can restore trust in the organization reporter hes not going anywhere, at least in his own mind, thats for sure. Fast and furious today. He said he wont go anywhere, and he is planning to go for an unprecedented fifth term in a reelection bid tomorrow on friday. 79yearold in a defiant speech in fifas conference said that the arrests have brought shame and humiliation to the sport of soccer. I cannot monitor everyone all of the time. If people want to do wrong they will also try to hide it. But it must fall me bring stability, for the reputation and well being of our organization, and to find a way forward to fix things. Now assuming the reelection vote takes place on friday, its a mix. And in russia and africa, he has won many friends over the years. In the u. S. And europe, any reelection will be met with derision. Fif