of a major american city, as san francisco pays the price for its struggle over the city s identity. miguel almaguer, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour, treacherous storms are raging across the south. heavy winds, hail and tornadoes knocking out power for tens of thousands of people as the state of alabama warns residents they could see severe weather through the weekend. new economic numbers, u.s. retail sales rising in may. a sign consumers are still fueling the country s economy despite pressures of inflation. new details on the cyber attack, what the u.s. government knows after several federal agencies were hit in the u.s. and the powerful message from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy in an exclusive interview with nbc news. his new details on the fierce counter offensive from his country s military, and the stakes for russia in the latest battle. our nbc news reporters are fo
announced its exit from the city center, with nearly half of the stores set to soon be vacant, the future of those still operating is unclear as the nearby gap shutters and old navy plans to close. westfield says sales in san francisco have dropped 35% since 2019, and malls in neighbors increased 66%. remote work and a decline in tourism have changed the dynamic here. and while statistics show robberies have increased so far this year, other serious crimes are flat or down. though recent crime numbers here are mixed, the image of san francisco has changed. especially as the city deals with a lack of police officers. right now san francisco is dealing with a level of drug addiction and drug-driven retail theft and problems with street conditions, and we ve got to get our arms around that. reporter: the retail decline
conditions, and we ve got to get our arms around that. reporter: tonight, the retail decline of a major american city as san francisco pays the price for its struggle over the city s identity. miguel almiguer, nbc news, san francisco. we re getting new details about how four children survived that deadly plane crash in the amazon and for the first time, we re learning more about the pilot s urgent mayday calls. kelly cobiella reports. reporter: it s been called a miracle, four siblings between the ages of 1 and 13 found alive after 40 days alone in the amazon jungle. surviving a plane crash that killed their mother and two others. i always had faith, their father said. a preliminary report issued by colombian authorities and obtained by nbc news says the single engine cessna they were in was airworthy, but it says the pilot radioed a mayday twice because of engine trouble.
The perspective that U.S. retailers are somehow more prone to failure than Canadian retail chains is unconvincing, but the Canadian retail landscape is challenging for newcomers.