i >> good evening. i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. mistrial. jurors in a case of the baltimore police officer charged with the death of greg, could thought reach a verdict. rate like. the federal reserve raises a key interest rate for first time in nearly a decade pap what that means to your bottom line. defense secretary ash carter

visits baghdad. >> we begin if baltimore. a city that is fairly calm after a judge declared omistrial in a case against a police officer charged in the death of freddy gray. jurors in officer william porter's case told the judge they were deadlocked after three days of deliberation he. john terret is in baltimore with the news. >> antonio, meant that the mainly african american, mainly femalurmainlyfemale jury could a verdict. wrestling with deputies trying to prevent them from entering the building, there were a scum

of arrests, protests continue around the building until early in the evening. the mayor of baltimore says now is the time for the community to come together and respect itself. >> 12 baltimore city residents answered that very solemn call to serve, hear this case and make a decision. they did this and we have to vp respect that. if we think the process can continue in baltimore city. justice is not a verdict, justice is a process that we have to protect. >> and there were more mollifying words from billy murphy who is the lawyer representing the gray family. he thanked the jury for the work they had done and said there are many bumps on the road to justice. as to what happens next tomorrow thursday judge bare williams bas

will meet with the attorneys to try determine a start for a second trial for officer porter. antonio. new training better record keeping and federal oversight. after michael brown's death in 2013, a federal judge found rampant bias. federal investigators are looking into whether that department has a systemic problem of violating civil rights and using excessive force. white officer shooting and killing a black teen abler la quan mcdonald. new york is overhauling its system of solitary confinement. the new deal calls for a three month limb on so man solitary

confinement. 4,000 inmates are in solitary every day. the state hopes to cut that by at least 25%. the federal reserve raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. wall street rallied with good reaction from around the world. al jazeera's takes patricia sas the story. >> rates on all are set to rise after the federal reserve voted unanimously to increase the cost of borrowing. >> this action marks the end of an extraordinary seven year period aduring 20 federal funds rate was held near zero to support the recovery of the economy from the worst financial crisis in recession insistence great depression.

>> reporter: by liking its benchmark short term interest rate by a quarter point, the federal reserve has deemed the economy strong enough to kick away the crutch which has remained since 2008. the economy has added 13 million jobs. but many americans have yet to feel the effects of that recovery. like the 6 million americans working part time who want full time jobs. >> i think the federal reserve really need to wait until american labor markets become tighter and we actually see some wage increases before they choke off economic growth and job creation. >> but fed chief janet yellen said increasing the recovery.

more valuable against other currencies. bad news for american exporters because it makes their goods more expensive to buy overseas. and cost of servicing debt will go up. >> wednesday's rate rise may feel dramatic, but are janet jan says the fed will likely increase slowly over the next two years. >> in palm beach florida greg great to see you. janet yellen said it was time. the labor participation rate is

at it's lowest level since 1977. are you as competent as she is? >> yes, when we look at unemployment rate for college graduates, it is two and a half%. labor market is a shortage of skills. job openings are the highest they've been for years. a testament to the improvement that we saw, that labor force participation rate it's either structural or it's going to improve as the labor market tightens further. we'll see. >> is there a danger to putting the brakes on the economy while proven? >> i think this is the new normal. we are a slow-growth economy like it or not.

look as to whether this notion of putting the brakes on the economy, if this were the fifth or sixth or seventh rate like, i would say yes but the first, in a little bit, no pressure on the road. >> yellen says targeting a rate of slightly more than 3%. so what do you say to bernie sanders? you say the impact on consumers will be mild. bernie sanders says this will be terrible for american workers. >> well, first of all the fed has a tendency, a habit really of be estimating how high they will be able to raise interest rates. so this floation that near going to raise, to 3%, i will believe it when i see it.

because frankly we've had so many economic fits and starts just to get to this first rate like, without any kind of economic kickup i'm just not buying it. >> minimal, you know, more expensive for borrowers and slightly better for people who have savings accounts? >> well unfortunately for savers, it's going to take at least a couple before you see any measurable improvement on the back sides. at least at this juncture, as far as the loans are ceshtd yes, we'll see rates trickle higher. you'll see it, in and of itself you won't even flow but if you have to be mindful of as a buyer particularity if you have vulnerable rate debts, what is

the cumulative effect, if the fed does keep racing the rates, a trouble spot particularly whether people have tight louse hold are budgets. >> are greg mcbride thank you for coming. >> thanks for having me. >> the lawmakers have found a way to hundreds of billions in tax breaks, but mike viqueria has more from capitol hill. >> good evening, antonio, it's been a holiday tradition in washington, put off and then at the end of the year work out the daylights of a sperchg bill and ask members of congress to vote on it. this year it doesn't appear there will be a government

shutdown, but this bill is the product of of. >> that is the compromise that we have. >> republicans want an end to the are resurgent u.s. oil industry. early 1970s many experts say the ban was never effective in keeping dramentd, lifting it won't do much to lower the price at the pump either. >> i doubt he will go down two or three cents, certainly not a watch. >> in the end, americans got extended tax credits on wind and

solar. and federal funding for planned parenthood, a target of conservatives who accuse the group ever selling tissues of aborted fetuses will continue. and pushing for restrictions on syrian refugees entering the u.s., republicans came away with nothing. in the aftermath of mass killings. nothing could be accomplished. the 1.1 trillion measure also includes lifetime health care for first responders and workers who spent time on what was called the pile, the pulverized ruin of the world trade center after the attacks of 9/11. many experts and advocates like comedian jon stewart, had

lobbied, that toxic haze at the site resulted in cancer. no votes against the measure, civil libertarians, but president obama's spokesman claimed victory and said the president will sign the measure into law if it passes congress. >> the president is pleased with the final product. even if it does reflect the kind of compromise that's police when you have a democratic president negotiating with large majorities of republicans in both the house and senate. >> antonio, neither the house nor the senate has voted on there. that's expected to happen on friday, the last thing they will do before heading home for their extended holiday break. many democrats are upset that there was no debt or loan

forgiveness for puerto rico. antonio. >> mike viqueria in washington. victims of the july attack on a tennessee marine recruiting facility will receive a special honor.

>> we have people who are desperately in need of jobs. >> hear from citizens caught in the crossfire... >> we want freedom, freedom! >>...and what america can learn from chicago's ongoing gun violence.

>> the u.s. is asking iraq to step up the pace of its operations against i.s.i.l. secretary of defense ash carter met with officials in iraq. but as jamie mcintire reports. >> we want to accelerate the pace of operation he but with iraq's permission. carter was saying we want to do more to help and baghdad's response was essentially we'll get back to you. ash carter's helicopter had to skirt some bad weather around baghdad but when he eventually met with his iraqi counterpart, carter launched into the pitch that u.s. wants to see faster

pace on the ground. >> the united states ask eager to do more to accelerate the move to mosul and victory over daesh in iraq. that is your -- will be your victory and it is your advance, but we look forward to opportunities, increased opportunities at your request with your permission to assist you. >> carter has been pressuring iraq for more help from above, u.s. apache helicopters to complement iraqi ground troops. secretary carter described his meeting with haider al-abadi as very productive but carter admitthat right now abadi is rebuffing the u.s. offer.

>> in connection with ramadi, however we did discuss the possibility that circumstances in the future might cause our commanders to advise and his commanders to advise and him therefore to approve us doing more things. >> fighting in the key iraqi city just 70 miles west of baghdad has intensified as thousands of u.s. trained iraqi forces are slowly closing in on an estimated 700 i.s.i.l. fighters still holding the city center. the u.s. frustration with the slow moving ramadi offensive is tempered somewhat by what a top u.s. commander says is incremental but significant process. >> although they have their own ways of doing things and it may not always be our way it is in the end becoming increasingly effective as they push the enemy out of that very important city of ramadi. >> while u.s. commanders call

for more boots on the ground, iraq remains resistant to a larger u.s. footprint. secretary carter's ask got a push back from iraq. more embedded u.s. commandos providing on the spot advice an offer the iraqi's prime minister politely declined. antonio. >> four marines and one sailor were killed, another marine was injured. the men qualify for purple heart because investigators found gunman mohammed abdulaziz. >> e-mail threat was made against the district. it turned out to be a hoax.

some say the school system overreacted. california superintendent of school says the closure could close the district up to $50 million in state funding because of a drop in attendance. the fbi tonight is trying to deflect criticism that it could have caught the san bernardino killers before their rampage. the agency's director said that farook and malik expressed their intention he online and should then have been flagged are just not true. >> those communications are direct private messages. so far, we have found no evidence of posting on social media by either of them at that pert of time and thereafter reflecting their commitment to jihad or to martyr done. >> malik apparently passed three background checks before being allowed to join farook in the u.s. president will meet with

family members of the 14th people killed in the december 2nd attack. after he will travel to hawaii to spend the holiday with his hs family. in my view it highlights the new environment we are in which includes the very real prospect of terrorist-inspired attacks that can happen with little or no notice. >> homeland security wasted no time in issuing its first bulletin for the country today. it covers at least the next six months. a senate intelligence committee tonight says it is not investigating whether ted cruz gave away classified information during last night's debate. it will investigate whether sensitive information was

revealed, over cruz's support for the u.s.a. freedom act. >> the old program covered 25 to 30% of the phone numbers, and the new program covers nearly 100% of telephone numbers. >> rubio maintained those numbers were classified. >> who owns the most influential newspaper in the swing state of nevada, fortune magazine says sheldon adellson is a real owner. the 81-year-old gambling magnate is expected to give generously to republican candidates. concerns of a new influx. ahead, an uptick ever

unaccompanied miles an hour entering the united states. meteorologist kevin corriveau joirches u joins us.

>> a growing number of unaccompanied miles an hour are crossing illegally into the u.s. from mexico.

more than 10,000 crossed the border in october and november alone. most coming from honduras, el salvador and goodman. gooment. guatemala. about 11 inches of snow fell in broomfield colorado. kevin corriveau is here now. this is going to continue to cause problems as it moves east. >> the snow part of it is just about ready to end. we saw four days of snow. on the satellite image, most of it is gs going to b going to beo the great lakes. the cold front is going to be

pushing to the eet east and we're going to be seeing rain from boston to new orleans. very rainy day all the way to friday morning. tomorrow looks like this, very rainy across the east. a little bit more snow out towards the west. as we go towards the weekend the temperatures are going to be dropping here on the east coast and that's going to be the first time we've seen that in about two weeks. the lowest temperature there on saturday, as we go towards sunday those temperatures are going to go back up. but anywhere from the central to the eastern part of the uforts is going to go back up to ten to 25° above average and if you are expecting flow anywhere on the east coast, you really have to go to the border to see any snow, possibly. >> no white christmas. >> no white christmas. >> travel to cuba could be a regular occurrence. restoring commercial flights

between the two countries for the first time in decades. it could take months before regular flights begin but when they do, the often difficult and expensive chartered flights to cuba could be a thing of the past. google's self-driving cars have hit a roadblock in california. but in texas, and austin, they believe the cars are safe. but the california dmv is not convinced they are safe and self driving cars would have to have steering wheel and brakes. a licensed driver would have to be in the car at any time, to make sure nothing went wrong. giant panda, showed off bebe

four months ol. the cub protested whether zoo keeperkeepers tried to open hish to count his teeth. swrairs iray suarez is up next r "inside story." have a great night. >> as the big republican field marches toward caucus night in iowa, the verbal exchanges between the candidates are getting tougher, sharper, more personal. the last six months have been marked by shifts, rises and falls. last night's verbal slugfest in las vegas clarify the shape of the republican field before campaigning slows in the days around christmas and new year's day. our las vegas review, it's the "inside story".