Hes out of the woods when it comes to being charged either by the feds or by the state. How Will Ferguson react this morning . And laid off. Ebay announced 2400 job cuts. Thats about 7 of the work force. American express is cutting 4,000 jobs. Major American Companies cutting workers as the price of oil drops further. How long can the American Worker hold on . You get the sense that youre able to grip the ball better than the colts last night . Also, deflate gate. Did the patriots cheat . I really dont know what to say or know anything about what were talking about here. Thursday morning quarterbacking as we hear from Bill Belichick this morning. Lets talk. Live in the cnn newsroom. And good morning. Im Carol Costello. Thank you so much for joining me. We begin this hour with the rampant spread of terrorism. World leaders scrambling to contain it. Secretary of state john kerry speaking later this morning. Hes now in london leading a coalition of 20 nations uniting to combat isis. The terror group forging a new front in its war on the west. Isis is gaining ground and recruiting new killers in yemen as the critical u. S. Ally spirals deeper into chaos. Americans on edge in yemens capital. U. S. Troops on alert. Theyre awaiting orders to evacuate the embassy and theres growing fear that time is running out. The rise of isis is creating a power struggle of sorts in the region as al qaeda and its loyalists control more territory and more recruits. In yemen isis is challenging the dominance of the local branch al qaeda, in the Arabian Peninsula. Cnns brian todd has more for you. Reporter disturbing new information on the most dangerous terrorist groups taking advantage of the chaos in yemen. Cnn has learned isis is now active in recruiting inside yemen. Thats according to a yemeni official who says isis militants engaged in a gun battle against rivals against al qaeda in the eastern provinces of yemen last month. Isis may be in yemen to compete. Yemen is significant in islam. It is a place where weve seen attacks against the United States. It also has been a major feeder for foreign fighters. Reporter for years al qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has dominated the terrorist foothold in yemen. They say the aqap still far outnumbers isis there with hundreds of fighters compared to dozens for isis. A u. S. Counter terrorism official tells cnn aqaps leadership and key technical experts remain committed to plotting against western targets. In a new video a top aqap official renewed the groups call to launch attacks. I think the target as we initially saw is going to be the europeans, simply because of their ease to get on the continent. Ultimately their aim is the United States. A u. S. Official tells us american intelligence is working to track aqaps leaders. The top one is the founder. He approves targets and orders attacks. And the groups master bomb maker who was behind the Christmas Day underwear bomb plot and the attempts to place bombs in printer cartridges. Both targeted the United States both almost succeeded. A bomb was placed in the body of his brother. He detonated it in a meeting where he was in theory surrendering to the saudi prince. This was an assassination attempt. It failed but it illustrates the lengths to which somebody like asiri will go to achieve their target. Reporter now officials and analysts worry theyll compete inside yemen to see who can strike america and its allies first and hardest. It could lead an attack in sanaa which is vulnerable and go northward to saudi arabia. Reporter the foothold in yemen is small according to the yemeni official we spoke to. Theyre trying to lure recruits from aqap promising them they have more money to fund operations. Were told aqap is struggling to raise money right now. Brian todd cnn, washington. The United States has a history with terror in yemen. In 2000 17 sailors were killed when suicide bombers rammed a small craft filled with explosives into a u. S. Navy ship. The commander kirk liphold was at the helm that day. Hes with me today. Thank you, carol. Great to be on the show. Great to have you here. This is how president obama described the situation in yemen just i think last year. Lets listen. Taking outer or lists who threaten us while supporting partners on the front lines is one that we have successfully pursued in yemen and somalia for years. So was the president right then or have we just suffered a setback . I think its just a setback. We made tremendous progress in working with yemen while in my opinion theyre not exactly a reliable and trustworthy partner in the war on terror they are at least a government that is there that provided some stability in the capital and beyond. Theyve worked with us in Counter Terrorism efforts to track down and degrade and try and destroy al qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula. They have internal problems with the Houthi Rebels essentially taking over the government. Some people think it may be a good thing that the Houthi Rebels have taken over and theyll fight al qaeda. The houthis slogan is god is great, death to america, death to israel. Should the United States tolerate any negotiation with the Houthi Rebels . I think we should get by without giving up too much. The Houthi Rebels are shia based. Theyre backed by iran. You can see some of the regional factors coming into play. Saudi arabia and the other gulf nations that are principally sunni, clearly saudi arabia is not going to want a shia government based on its southern border that has a terrorist presence in it that is aqap is a sunni based terrorist organization. Theyre not going to want that to be existing. They dont want a shia government there. So they have a vested interest in while there have been conflicts with yemen, they want to see it survive. How might saudi arabia react . I think saudi is going to work to ensure that the government does in fact get stabilized. While they may cede some power to the Houthi Rebels as they create a new constitution i think ultimately they dont want a strong Yemen Government down there. By the same token, they would like a government that cooperates with us and with them to destroy al qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula because they do represent a threat ultimately to their government, to europe and the United States. The u. S. Embassy in yemen still has not been evacuated. You told me yesterday that you think now is the time. So why arent they moving to do that . I think we saw a fundamental shift overnight when the Houthi Rebels were willing to back off, withdraw some forces. The president agreed to some concessions regarding how they draft the new constitution what powers they would give to the houthis. As has been pointed out this morning, while they backed off, nothing has changed. I think the next 24 hours, i hate to do that again because i know yesterday i said next 24 hours, but there has been a shift. Whether we see the government reassert itself in the next 24 hours will be telling. If they dont, i dont think we can continue to risk. The ships are off shore with u. S. S. Eyeu. Smpt smpt u. S. U. S. S. Iowigima. Better to insert themselves in a benign environment than to fight their way in and create another benghazi situation unfortunately. Lets get them in, get the Embassy Staff out and wait off shore on the ships. When the situation is stabilized its easy to reintroduce them back into the embassy. I know theres a bit of an optic involved in that in removing our forces but nonetheless, mesh lives matter. Still to come in the newsroom, the Justice Department unlikely to file federal charges against Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson. Where does the community go from here . Well talk about that next. Also deflate gate heats up. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick set to speak in just a few minutes. Were expecting him to talk at 9 30 eastern as the league investigates whether his team deflated game balls. Hear it live when it happens, but i do want to hear from you. If this is true how should the pats be punished . Tweet me carolcnn or weigh in at facebook. Com carolcnn. Ill be right back. Why do we do it . Why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people . Why are we so committed to keeping you connected . Why combine performance with efficiency . Why innovate for a future without accidents . Why do any of it . Why do all of it . Because if it matters to you its everything to us. The xc60 crossover. From volvo. Lease the wellequipped volvo xc60 today. 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In ferguson missouri where another Deadly Police shooting sparked protests from coast to coast, word is that federal charges against Darren Wilson are now unlikely. An official telling cnn the prosecutors will not recommend civil rights charges in the death of Michael Brown because theres not sufficient evidence to support those charges. In his state of the state address missouris governor jay nixon talked about the way forward. Now pay close attention to which lines get the most applause from the legislature in missouri. And we must recruit, train and certify professional Law Enforcement that reflects the diversity of the community it serves. [ applause ] the men and women of Law Enforcement protect and serve in difficult and dangerous circumstances. They put their lives on the line to protect our lives. Were proud of our Law Enforcement officers. [ applause ] this. Cnn analyst joins us and antonio french joins us. Welcome to you both. Good morning. Antonio, i actually want to start with you. Whats your reaction to the governors comments and the way the state legislature responded . Yeah i appreciated the governors comments. We have a balance to maintain here. We want a police force that reflects the community that they police. We want a community that has a relationship with the police force. That makes the police job even easier and makes them effective. We dont want to have the abuses of the past and have oversight to build the trust. Is that happening in ferguson . Its not happening right now. We hope that the events of the last few months will spark a change both politically and a systemic change the way we police in st. Louis city and st. Louis county. Were still waiting for that change to happen and frankly thats why the protests continue to happen. On to you, paul. Eric holder said that the bar is high for federal civil rights cases so is it a surprise that no civil Rights Violations will be be levied against officer wilson . Not a surprise to me and seeing the facts so closely. The one thing that you had in the ferguson case was Michael Brown was struggling with an armed Police Officer and the gun went off in the car. Ive never seen an officer indicted. What i was surprised about was the aggressive nature by the Justice Department which hinted that something was being done improperly by the locals and that a federal grand jury would make everything right. They came in and did their own autopsy. They independently interviewed their own witnesses. They created the idea that the Justice Department was going to save the day on a white horse. We have a federal grand jury and they reach the same decision no basis for criminal charges. When you step back and look at it in perspective, it indicates to me that maybe the local grand jury handled it properly because even the feds have to concede. Antonio, whats the reaction in ferguson . I think its disappointment on the part of a lot of people. We do know that the bar is much higher for a civil rights case than was the case here locally. We also felt even back in august that the only way we were going to really see a trial, which i think is what the community needs, was through a special prosecutor and that didnt happen. I think the community is disappointed but we will not stop our fight for change both in st. Louis county and st. Louis city. And, paul is there any other recourse for the brown family . There certainly is. They can file a civil action in this case in dpedfederal court. Just to give you an example, the o. J. Simpson case is probably the most famous case this was done. He was a kwised on criminal charges and subsequently a jury found that he had, in fact committed the murder. There is a remedy available. Now whether they can get a lawyer to take the case and whether a local jury would find in their favor, thats an entirely different thing. Theres still some sort of investigation into the Ferguson Police department correct . Thats a different thing. The Justice Department may look at the department and say there are racially discriminatory practices in place that have to be remedied and they can fine and issue injunctions with a different way to run the department. I think well see that. Well see reform coming out of this case in ferguson but i dont think were going to see criminal convictions. I think its a real uphill battle on the civil case for the family. So antonio, when all is said and done will there be victories . Will there be victories . I think victories are not going to involve, you know, Darren Wilson going to jail or a criminal case but i do think well see victories in terms of change that happens, systemic change and hopefully we will rebuild that relationship between the community and the people that police our community. It will take time but were determined to do the hard work. Antonio french, paul callan thanks to you both. I appreciate it. Checking some other top stories at 20 minutes past the hour. City Council Members voting to tear down the connecticut home where adam lanza once lived. He shot and killed his mother inside this house before storming Sandy Hook Elementary School back in 2012. Thats where he massacred more than two dozen people including 20 children. The city has not set a date for the demolition. Officials are trying to figure out what sparked a massive fire at a new jersey apartment complex. The blaze broke out yesterday afternoon and displaced hundreds of residents. Authorities say because of the time of day the majority of residents were not home. So far there have been no reports of injuries. The navy firing of the Commanding Officer at Guantanamo Bay amid allegations of an extra marital affair. They said he was relieved of his duties because of a loss of confidence. According to the Associated Press they became aware of the alleged affair after the womans husband was found dead. Filling up at the gas pump isnt emptying your wallet these days. Right now the National Average for a gallon of regular is around 2 bucks. Thats the lowest price in six years. Do not expect to see the same savings if youre flying despite low fuel prices airfares remain sky high. Cnns chief Business CorrespondentChristine Romans is following that. Carol, wow, this is something, right . You fill up your tank and you think that youre going to get big relief when youre driving your car. Shouldnt you get big relief when youre flying . No. Actually its the airlines that are getting all of the benefit here carol, when you look at whos winning here. Jet fuel costs down by 50 , airfare up 2 . Airfares actually rising carol. Its actually rising here and, why . Because youre still buying the tickets. Air travel is exploding basically. Air travel up last year 800 million miles flown. Really remarkable here. Passengers flew 800 million miles. 83 of seats filled. That is a record year. All of that lower gas prices going right into their bottom line. Heres what the Airlines Tell Us though. They dotel us that you are benefitting. Youre benefitting if youre an investor. Youre benefitting because they are buying more planes. Youre benefitting because their workers got a raise so they gave some of the money back to their workers and theyre making new investments and paying down debt. Investors, investors really really benefitting. Those are among the best performing stocks. Aint that grand. Flyers feel like they really have gotten a raw deal on this. Wait a minute wheres my break . Youre not going to get the break. Y