Looks like almost a half a percent drop for both the ftse and the dax in germany. In the u. S. , a packed Economic Calendar today. At 8 30, weekly jobless claims. July cpi and empire state survey. Then at 9 00, tick data. 15 minutes later, july industrial production. At 10 00, the philly fed survey and the National Association of Home Builders survey. And the consumer is in focus once again today. Walmart and kohls among the names to show results before the bell. Well be hearing from dell. This is a little bit of a surprise because the pc maker was originally scheduled to report results next week. No shortage of numbers to be running through. Lots to do today. In other economic news, u. S. Home foreclosures on track for a sixyear low. Foreclosure listing firm realty tracks shows 30,000 homes last month, thats down 31 from july last year. Though up 4 from june. Demand for physical gold soaring 53 in the Second Quarter. The World Gold Council reports the jump was led by opportunistic buy
Top stories we are following on this thursday. It will be announced this morning when the new eastern span of the bay bridge will open. We have a preview of what work is left. The two men found guilty for their roles in a gang rape in 2009 will be sentenced today. Well tell you just how many years they face in prison. Good morning and thanks for joining us on this thursday august 15th. Im mark danon. We are now just a few hours away from learning when the new eastern span of the bay bridge will open. There is some hope that the bridge could open Labor Day Weekend. But there is also the possibility that the opening could be delayed for months because of broken safety bolts. Kron 4s j. R stoke now thake a look at what needs to be done to get the new span up an running. Pickwe will be right back as a kron4 morning news continues. If taking a live look outside at the bay bridge. A few cars making its way across the span. In oakland where it is 63 degrees. Is to be another nice fit with lim
Weather and i will have full details coming up at 6 15 a. M. We have had a few incidents this morning but so far, no hot spots. There was a car fire in san leandro. This was at the old friend. This may be blocked and this may back up traffic. Over at the beit bridge or westbound ride, the metering lights have been activated. Your quick commute check shows the heaviest traffic is still one interstate 580. Highway 4 in antioch to pittsburg. Were following a developing story out of hayward this moring. One man is dead following an officer involved shooting. Joining us live now is kron 4s mike pelton. Mike whats the scene like Police Stated that a 12 Year Old Girl alerted them to the apartment. We are kept outside of the apartment. You concede that the Hayward Police cars are still here. Here is video and Police Stated the this began at 9 30 p. M. Last night when she called to state that her parents were fighting he was privy to kill her mother. The disk masters heard them arguing in the b
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Some americans escaped from the militant whose took more than 40 hole tags at the gas field. In the last hour, militants toll the news agency that a military airstrike killed some of the hostages and 14 of the militants. The situation now is fluid. The information we are getting is changing and being updated. We will bring you the updates as they are made available. Developing news a blow to boeing and the airlines that flight the boeing 787 dreamliner. All of the planes have been grounded. Airlines are scrambling to rebook thousands of affected passengers. 14 airlines that fly the plane joined the f. A. A. In grounding the jets while batteryrelated problems are being investigated. This morning,ethiopia airlines were the last to fly them best grounding and are grounding them. The f. A. A. Called for more inspection of the jet following the Emergency Landing and evacuation of an ana dreamliner in japan on tuesday. The airline has canceled their service to san jose that launched just las