Breaking news, check out breaking news, check out these images just in from lincoln county, kentucky showing a large explosion. Its unclear what caused the blast but people are being evacuated from several towns as a precaution. No injuries reported at this denvennco of a in arizo. This happened in may last year. Police say a suspect fatally shot a customer. Hes seen waving a pistol and barricading the stores door. Several hostages were in the business at the time. One of them took on the gunman, whose weapon was misfiring. Several hostages joined in disarming the man, and then he was they were able to escape. An hour later a s. W. A. T. Team stormed in and wounded the suspect. Hes facing several charges, including murder. Some Police Officers in iowa are being praised for their bravery on a raging river in des moines. Those officers fought to rescue two people whose raft had capsized. Heres abcs alex perez. Eporter rescue captured on Police Body Cam video. Dont let go reporter watch a
Maybe i would feel better. An oakland family searches for answers after a carport Fire Destroys their vehicle. What investigators have uncovered so far. Good evening. More and more shoppers are unwilling to wait for black friday, and instead, are getting an early start, a really early start on their holiday gift buying. Ktvus cara lui is live in San Francisco, where some people have already checked off several names on their list. Reporter still busy out here right now. If you take a look, lot of shoppers outside macys right now. If you look across the street, union square, very busy right now also. Looking down, a steady stream of cars in and out of the parking garage. San franciscos cable cars, crowds, tree at the center of union square are part of the Holiday Shopping tradition for many here in the bay area. We came to have some fun with the kids and take a look at the tree and then do some shopping. Reporter this family carried shopping bags stuffed full of gourmet cookie tins and
Thanks. On rumblings of a deal capitol hill did wonders for wall street today. The dow jones jumped 205 points before the closing bell to close above the 15,000 mark. The nasdaq composite rose 45 points and the s p 500 saw a surge of more than 1 finishing for points below its alltime high. Republican majorities have raised the debt ceiling 40 times, democrats, 24 times. You can see more debt ceiling history on our website, wbal tv. Com and click on national news. Negotiating is on the horizon in baltimore. The port is closed for business as longshoremen are on strike. After working without a contract for three years they are demanding change. In dundalk andve has the latest for us. Terminals have been quiet all day. Close for business as you mentioned. There is no official estimate but workers estimate the port is losing hundreds of thousands of dollars each day. Each day they are closed. 1300 port workers took to the picket line wednesday after stalled contract negotiations trade we a
This announcement by expressing my deep gratitude and apleeshation, and of course our congratulations to our host, secretary of state, john kerry, and to you, the government and people of the United States, for this timely invitation to attend the summit. On an urgent issue focused on our oceans. As the secretary of state has said, it is our shared hope and the only one we have. Ladies and gentlemen, for far too long, human activities in the name of development and our single minded pursuit for shortterm gains and profits have had severe impacts on the health of our environment. Ese include illegal fishing, dumping of waste in the ocean, industrial activity which have caused excessive Carbon Dioxide emissions and of course the list goes on. In combination, these activities have greatly affected the health of our oceans and our planet and of course the ecosystems. These have results in what we see now. Completion of fishery stocks, acidification, Sea Level Rise, increased Ocean Temperat
Vatican for his historic first meeting with pope francis right now. Lets get right to nbc White House Correspondent peter alexander. Hes at the vatican. Peter, good morning. This is the first meeting between the two men. Reporter richard good morning to you. A short time ago president obama wrapped up his first visit with pope francis. These are two pivotal figures, of course. The first africanamerican president , first latin american pope, the worlds most popular political Leader Meeting the worlds most powerful religious leader here. There is a lot they share, and also some differences between these two men. Were waiting to hear statements from both the white house and the vatican to get a better sense of exactly what took place in the course of that conversation. One of the real shared interests that the president has been focusing on, hes discussed the inspiration that this pope has provided people around the world with his focus on inclusion and equality. The issue of income equal