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At 10 00, we will get weekly crude inventory numbers from the u. S. Which are expected to drop. At 2 00, it will be the fed decision followed by Janet Yellens press conference 30 minutes later. We will bring you live coverage starting at 1 00 p. M. Today. First, we want to give you a preview of that decision. And so, we turn to mike mckee in washington. Mike, there is not much suspense on what they are going to do on the rate. What are we looking for . Mike it sounds like a cliche, but it is about what they do and not what they say. We will look at the soft patch to see why they need they feel...

Minimum wage three times in my four years as governor. [cheering] that is a solid record. Through all that i have been honest with the people on every thing i do. I have had courage to take tough votes. Showed some guts under pressure. And always had high ethical standards. Animals 30 years of Public Service i have not had any scandals. [cheering] Lincoln Chafee as we look to the future i believe in prosperity through peace. [applause] Lincoln Chafee on the prosperity side there is a disparity of wealth. It is real. How do we close this gap between the haves and havenots. For raising the minim...

That circumstance happen to them. Usually we learn of the occurrence by the individual reporting it directly to us. We advise the individual that we can correct that if they visit our office. As miss rivers identified. We request that an individual bring several proofs of identity with them, including state issued form of idsty, birth certificate if they have one so that we can correct the record. And when the individual leaves our office, we issue them a letter indicating there was an error and that its been corrected. The name may be removed from the death master file, but the effects contin...

Malveaux begins now. Happy new year. Stories were watching now. Hours by hour, inch by inch, the nation sliding closer to the fiscal cliff. Well have more on this mornings negotiations and what well lose if those talks fail. And workers in some states may see a pay raise but may not notice much of a difference. Guns are flying off the shelves after fears of a ban on assault rifles following the sandy hook massacre. Were live at the white house with the latest details. Plus this. Reporter im alina cho in times square, where just hours from now new york will host what is arguably the biggest new...

Everyone thinks of congress as passing laws, the budget, create a new law am appropriate new money. If you look at the history of congress, oversight is viewed from the beginning as a dual and almost as important a function. Oversight is how we see how the money is being spent. If you look back, the history goes back to george washington. The first oversight action is by one of the first congresses. It is when, i cannot remember the general, but almost the entire u. S. Army is eliminated in indiana by an attack by indians, and congress, the first or second congress, sends a letter to his excel...