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retail sales barel budged coming in unchanged in april. many considered this report just as important in its own way as the monthly employment number but for now no sign of an economic bounceback and that could make the federal reserve s decision on when to hike interest rates even more complicated. hampton pearson reports. no signs of a springtime rebound in the economy from the latest retail sales numbers. the april downturn saw things downs. clothing sales were up slightly along with sporting goods and online stores. the biggest bounce was garld material and building equipment and bars as the hibernation finally ended but still a catch 22 for the feds. low rates are supposed to help spending but consumers didn t spend in april, when the weather was bad in february and march and haven t been spending since last fall. over the last six months we ve essentially flatlined. so the monetary policy with the intention to drive demand has pulled forward so much economic a ....
cheryl: we re learning new details about a southern california accident that killed four teenagers are from the bay area. it happened in california city east of bakersfield. they confirm all four victims were 19 years old and from oakland. they are identified as malea, david and george moore. a fifth victim is recovering. it appears their suv hit the center divider before rolling over several times. highway 58 is well traveled road to las vegas. cheryl: a concord boy is fighting for his life right now after being hit by a car yesterday. it happened on grant street near the boy s school. katie marzullo is live at the scene. reporter: it is a dangerous intersection. we ve been out here all morning and we had occasion to cross the street a couple times. there is no stop light or stop sign, just the paint on the pasmt and this one yellow sign letting you know it is, indeed, pedestrian crossing here. just within the last 30 minutes i heard from oakland children s hospi ....
vallejo police need help solving a gun battle that ended with one dead and four wounded. i m kristen sze. cheryl: vallejo police found a lot of shell casings. amy hollyfield has the latest. police haven t made any arrests, they really don t have very many good leads. residents in the area say all of those gunshots certainly startled them but they weren t surprised. gunshots came so fast and so many of them, some people tell us they thought they were fireworks including terry s family members, but he knew what it was and went into defensive mode. last night i was sitting in the liflgs room with my kid and you hear multiple shots. only thing i could do is grab my kid and get them down. reporter: police say five people were shot in and around this garage in vallejo and east humboldt street. victims transported to area hospitals and two victims remain here. one diet died and another is a critical condition. all of the victims are in their 20s. residents say a ....
Corey and Britney Danet are receiving help from friends and strangers alike, as they provide care for their eight-year-old son Jaxon who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. ....