history, paula evan has more on this somber day from our satellite center. >> flags across couldn't couldn't were flying at half staff to mark the anniversary of the shooting at the school in new town. 20 children and six adults were killed three years ago at sandy hook elementary school. counselors were on hand all day. this is actually the first time the anniversary falls on a weekday. and the day sparked gun violence rallies across the country. at one in front of the nra of a young reporter who was shot live on the air earlier this year spoke out. >> we cannot allow our children to become come lateral damage and that is exactly what they have become, it's been acceptable for children at sandy hook, our daughter allison, all of these children can die, i had accept that. >> nearly hundred orange blocks took place across the country this weekend, participants wore orange because they say it's the color that symbolizes the value of human life, paula evan, liam. >>> bill cosby is now suing seven of the women accusing him of sexual misconduct. comedian calls the women's claims false and opportu

paula evans is live with a closer look.>> reporter: the ventral bank is raising the rate by 0.25%. it has not been raised in 10 years in an effort to boost the economy after the financial collapse. this move will impact everything from mortgage rates to the interest that you pay on your credit card. analysts say this could be the right time to shop for a good the fed say -- said -- feds said we could expect this for quite some time. the dow gained 200 points on the day. is good help with the market volatility that we have seen over the last few months. >>> we have breaking news, a judge declaring in his trial against william porter, boston police officer, the first of six charge in the death of freddie gray. city leaders in baltimore are appealing for calm. gray is a black man -- was a black man who died while in custody. it sparked riots. >>> just a week after being placed on administrative leave, the principle has been resigned -- has resigned. he engaged in inappropriate conduct on his school issued computer. no students or employees were involved.>>> a child killer will not be

live in the satellite center, paula evans. lisa. >>> in baltimore jurors are policeman william porter. porter is the first of six officers to stand trial in the death of freddy gray that died after he was injured in the back of a police van. this is the jury's first full day of deliberations, the judge tomorrow. >>> all eyes on the federal reserve expected to be history when it raises its key interest decade. many see it as a move of a stronger economy. mortgage rates will rise as a result and savings accounts will see more returns. wall street scored with gains in anticipation of that. a big development from the makers of the hottest holiday toy. we are learning swag way have been slapped with a class action lawsuit over the hoverboards. the man that filed it said the hoverboard he bought for his kids burst into flames and asking for punitive damages that could run to the millions of dollars. >> not the case in the west. take a look at denver. the biggest winter storm so far. seven inches of snow. this caused a mess on the ro

example of bipartisan ship in washington, for more on changes we'll soon in our schools, here is paula evans. >> this new law which has bipartisan support gives more control back to the individual states, it replaces the 2002 no child left behind act that has been widely criticized for one size fits all approach. so now the federal government will no longer mandate or offer incentives for states to use a specific curriculum as they did with common core, states will in students standardized test scores when evaluating teacher performance and there could be less testing, students will need to take the federal lehman dated state reading and writing math tests, littling the amount standardized tests. >> what we want to do is to get rid of unnecessary standardized tests so more teachers can spend time engaging in student learning while at the same time making sure that parents and teachers have clear information performance. >> now it's up to the states to come up with their own goals and plans to turn around of accountability, states will be required to intervene in the lowest performing 5% of s