nejra: lena komileva stays with us.veillance" on tv. ♪ ♪ nejra: i am nejra cehic in london with carol massar in new york. let's get the first word news with taylor riggs. u.s. irs says taxpayers can do that next year's state and local property taxes on their 2017 returns, if they pay the tax bills before the end of the year and only if the taxes were assessed before 2018. this comes as homeowners in state for the highest property taxes have been peppering local officials with questions about how to prepay the levy to take advantage of a tax break limited next year. moore isblican roy going to court to try to stop alabama from certifying democrat doug jones as the winner of the state senate race. roy moore's attorney says he believes there is an irregularity and should be a fraud investigation and eventually a new election. the alabama secretary of state said doug jones will be certified as the winner today at his office has found no evidence of fraud. president has about a crackdown after supermarket bond injured at lea

if it's also strong and solid and we are also moderate in a business, lena komileva, why did they notaise their talked -- there.? they did not show their hawkish tilt. -- lena: the short answer is inflation softness. the fed basically downgraded its growth addressed it rate projections because although the economy is expected to be stronger over the next couple of years in the unemployment rate is expected to fall further below the levels the fed considers as consistent with the not inflationary pace of activity going forward. the fed essentially kept its rate projections unchanged, and the markets took that as a dovish signal. the fed actually balance set by signaling for going to have a time where the economy is running hot and labor markets are tightening with the help of the tax cuts that the white house is pushing through congress in the moment, at the is that time, you'll probably end up with a higher rate. there is significant potential for the market to see a commensurate readjustment of forward rates in 2018, particularly as the tax cuts begin to affect activity and the econo