Good friday morning to you. Im reena ninan, in for diana perez. Im john muller. We begin with breaking news from overseas. A car bomb has exploded outside of a major hotel in downtown beirut. Just steps from parliament and government buildings. At least five people were killed. Including a top aide to the former prime minister. Lebanon has seen a wave of violence in the past months, as fallout from the civil war in syria. And we have some more breaking news out of california, where a small plane crashed in the front of a home, killing two people. The plane went down overnight near fresnos chandler executive airport. Investigators say the pilot took off from that airport before crashing. And the plane may have clipped a tree. Its believed a man and 9yearold boy were the only ones onboard. No one in the house was injured. The christmas nightmare continues for many in the northern parts of the country, especially maine and michigan. Tens of thousands are still without power or heat, after
According to mastercard advisers spending pulse. Still that falls short of the 3. 9 increase forecast by the National Retailer federation. Terrell brown reports. Reporter retailers couldnt get americans to spend as much as they expected, so now Retail Stores are cutting prices even more. Even along chicagos exclusive michigan avenue, stores were offering 75 off. Retail analyst craig johnson. Retailers overshot the mark in terms of apparel supply. So theres an imbalance of supply in demand in apparel leading to all the dramatic promotions you see today. Reporter storms couldnt make up for the storms and two key shopping weekends and the lackluster economy. People arent buying as much. Why arent they buying as much . Because their incomes are very soft. Reporter average incomes grew 1. 1 between 2007 and 2012 but this year its up only 6 . A wild card is the projected 20 billion spent on gift cards. The value of the card is not recorded until theyre redeemed. Richard ortiz is the manager
Smoke into the city center. A suspected car bomb. Among those killed former ambassador to the u. S. A ship stuck in ice since Christmas Eve will get help from a chinese ice breaker today. We are not guaranteeing it but u. P. S. And fedex said the Christmas Gifts should be there by today at the latest. From michigan to maine, tens of thens for people wait if are power to come back on. Snow conditions blamed for a massive pile up in california. A small plane crashed in the front of a home killing two people going down near fresnos chandler executive airport. The dow climbed 122 points closing at the record high this year. Or track for the best year since the mid 90s. New video was released at Sky Harbor Airport in phoenix. A man ran on to the tarmac. Dozens were injured when a school of fish related to piranhas attacked them in a river. All that. And the duke and prince enjoyed a little sibling rivalry. Harry going in for wild tackles. John kerry, the newest member of the doghouse poundi
Is. Vallejo police are in charge of this investigation and they have called off the search tonight of the they will reassess if they come back out to the water tomorrow morning. I want to you take a good look at it mans photo. A teenager stabbed at a popular south bay holiday attraction and what police tell us that they are doing to keep this area safe. And more than a hundred gay couples tie the knot in Washington State and well take you to their ceremonies. Complete bay area News Coverage starts like now. This is ktvu channel 2 news at 5 00. Good evening, im ken wayne. Hello again everyone im Heather Holmes display day long search off the waters near vallejo has failed to turn up any sign of a missing man of the a Coast Guard Search Team and local Law Enforcement agencies combed the area near mare island. Jade hernandez. Reporter Vallejo Police are in charge of this investigation and they have called off the search tonight and will reassess tomorrow if they crime scene back out to th
There is one senator in this Bipartisan Working Group whos seen as critical to getting a deal through both chambers of congress. I do like the thinks marco rubio is laying out. Former senator marco rubio is a Tea Party Favorite and a potential president ial candidate in 2016. Many here say hes a key to getting conservatives to support the bill. I support and agree with the principles he laid out about earned legalization. Making sure we can fix this problem. And then theres the political calculus. Some republicans say they need this bill to win over hispanic voters. Ill given you a little straight talk. Look at the last election. Look at the last election. We are losing dramatically the hispanic vote which we think should be ours for a variety of reasons, and weve got to understand that. Hispanics supported president obama over mitt romney with more than 70 of the vote. Now, this senate plan could face a tougher time in the house, which is controlled by republicans, but its not even le