Thursday marks the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the group Veterans for Peace is marking the day at its 30th annual conference held in San Diego.

The theme of the convention at the Town and Country Hotel is "Peace and Reconciliation in the Pacific,” but the topics this group of veterans and supporters are discussing encompass conflicts from around the globe.

The group of about 350 veterans collectively says diplomacy should be a priority, and it does not support airstrikes or troops in Iraq.

Veterans of recent conflicts told NBC 7 the U.S. should look at ways to support the people of Iraq with materials to bring progress instead of boots on the ground.

William Griffin served in the Army during the 2007 troop surge in Iraq, which man veterans look at as a move that won the war in Iraq. But Griffin does not see it that way.

“Clearly it wasn’t a success if you look at ISIS and all the areas that they have taken over today,” he said.

He said since leaving the military, he has learned “that war is a supreme failure of nations to communicate to solve problems.”

The Veterans for Peace said they would like to see the United Nations negotiate the end of the civil war in Syria. Members also support the Iran nuclear deal, saying it is in the best interest of the world to reach a non-violent agreement.

Many visited the conference to remind people about the cost of war: the financial and, more importantly, human costs.

“It's more than just the money that we spend on the military, and for war, it's also the people that we send to war and we sometimes have to sacrifice. And we want folks to know the full cost of war and how devastating it can be,” said Gloria Daviston, an instructor and basic training drill sergeant who spent seven and a half years in the Army.

Jake Bridge, a Marine first lieutenant who was recently honorably discharged as a conscientious observer, said he witnessed a climate of violence in the military.

When he recognized it in himself, he turned to Buddhism to help him change.

“When I saw that, I realized that I wasn't part of the solution, and I thought that joining the military was… and I saw that violence was a cycle,” he said. “I realized that I had to remove myself from it because I don't want to create violence. I want to create peace, and I saw that violence just won't get us there.”

The group is having a ceremony on Sunday to mark the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The convention and the ceremony are free and open to the public.
 

Dozens of San Diego, Bonita and Chula Vista tenants are upset and demanding changes to what they call horrible living conditions. The renters blame their landlord for health problems stemming from bugs, leaks and mold inside their homes.

Broken appliances, holes in the walls and leaky pipes are just a few of the problems David Olachea and his children face.

"The oven has never worked, just the top part," he said. Talking of one persistent leak, he told NBC 7 Thursday, "I put a towl on and then rinse it and put it back on." 

He and other tenants of a Chula Vista apartment complex said Thursday they're literally getting sick from bugs and mold.

And if that isn't bad enough, what goes down the toilet sometimes ends up in the shower.

"It literally comes out of the bathtub," said Paola Martinez-Montes with the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE), a nonprofit representing renters like Olachea who live at properties in Chula Vista, Bonita and San Diego.

"I don't know how this landlord sleeps at night with people living like this," said Martinez-Montes, who has visited several of the homes.

Renters said they've reported the problems but argue the landlord, Elisa Flores, refuses to do anything.

So last week, tenants and ACCE members marched to Flores' home last week, shouting, "What do we want? Tenants’ rights! When do we want them? Now!"

They walked to Flores' front door with a list of demands, including maintaining properties, stopping illegal evictions and treating tenants with respect.

NBC 7 reached out to the landlord by phone. She said she was following all the rules and then asked for the names of the tenants making the claims. Another attempt to reach her ended with her hanging up.

Since their march, people have seen improvements.

"This landlord has attempted to clean up some of the exterior of the building but that’s just the beginning. We want more,” Martinez-Montes told NBC 7.

They are searching for more fixing and less bugs, mold and plumbing problems.
 

Experts and candidates alike are busy declaring winners and losers of the first debate of the 2016 presidential campaign.

But which of the 10 GOP hopefuls to take the stage during Thursday night's face off won on social media? 

Facebook, which co-sponsored the Fox News debate, and Twitter released lists recapping the most talked-about candidates and moments of the two-hour event. 

Donald Trump, who has surged to the top of the polls in recent weeks, got the most attention in Facebook and Twitter feeds. The blunt businessman served up several memorable moments throughout the debate. His diss of Rosie O'Donnell, a response to a question about derogatory comments he's made about women, and claim that he leveraged donations to the Clinton Foundation to get Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton to come to his wedding, were the second and third most tweeted moments of the debate. 

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Ohio Gov. John Kasich also finished in the top five on one or both of the social platforms. 

The top moment for the 7.5 million Facebook users who engaged with posts related to the debate, either by sharing, liking or commenting on content, was the heated exchange between Christie and Paul on government surveillance programs, according to Facebook Policy Communications Manager Andy Stone. 

Christie blasted Paul's assertion that he wants to "to collect more records from terrorists but less records from innocent Americans," calling such an approach "a completely ridiculous answer.” As the heated back-and-forth about the National Security Agency's mass data collection practices and Christie's experience during and after 9/11 continued, Paul hit back with a zinger on the embrace Christie shared with President Barack Obama during the response to superstorm Sandy, just before the 2012 election. 

“I don’t trust President Obama with our records. I know you gave him a big hug and if you want to give him a big hug again, go right ahead,” he said. 

The exchange also topped Twitter talk. 

Immigration, racial issues, the economy, education and abortion were also hot topics related to the debate on Facebook.  

The next GOP debate is set to air Sept. 16 on CNN. 
 

Republican and Democratic candidates both took to social media to share their take on the first GOP presidential debate.

Think you have a good grasp on what each candidate thinks? Test your knowledge with the following quiz and try to match the candidates with their tweets. 

Late NFL linebacker Junior Seau was honored at the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinment Festival Gold Jacket Dinner Thursday night.

Junior's daughter Sydney Seau was part of the first event of the weekend at the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Sydney, who will speak at Saturday's ceremony, accepted a plaque that included her father's Hall of Fame badge.

The formal induction for the Hall of Fame Class of 2015 is Saturday at 4 p.m. PT.

The Hall of Fame game between Pittsburgh and Minnesota will air Sunday at 5 p.m. PT on NBC 7.

After the game, NBC 7 will air a special program: "The Life and Legacy of Junior Seau" with highlights from the weekend, interviews with the Seau family and archive footage of Seau's playing days. That program is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. PT.
 

Dozens of San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers and city leaders gathered Friday to honor a fallen officer killed on the job exactly four years ago.

The legacy left behind by SDPD Officer Jeremy Henwood was the focus of Friday’s ceremony held at a park in City Heights named after the fallen hero.

Henwood’s colleagues said the officer will always be remembered for giving back to his community.

“We want to look at the positives that Jeremy brought. The positive influence and the emotion he shared with us. We want to make sure that that lives on in the future,” said SDPD Officer Scott Wahl.

SDPD Chief Shelley Zimmerman welcomed the crowd and spoke directly to Officer Henwood's family. Chief Zimmerman thanked the family for their son's service and also vowed to never forget his legacy. During the ceremony, Officer Henwood's mother shared a poem with the group that she says she found after her son died.

Just a block away, the McDonalds at 3879 Fairmount Avenue blocked off a portion of its parking lot to let officers talk with the community and show off their police equipment.

This McDonald’s is significant because it is the last place Officer Henwood visited before he was killed by a man who opened fire on him while he was on patrol on Aug. 7, 2011.

It was at this McDonald’s where Henwood had his final act of service – an act of kindness never forgotten by the community or his colleagues.

Officer Henwood noticed a young boy in line who was short on change. The officer then bought him some cookies and gave him some words of advice, just moments before his death. The tender act was caught on surveillance tape.

Moments later, Henwood was shot while sitting in his patrol car by suspect Dejon Marquee, who pulled up alongside the officer’s vehicle and opened fire. Marquee was later killed in a shootout with police officers outside his City Heights apartment.

Henwood died from injuries sustained in the attack.

In addition to Friday’s remembrance ceremony at the Officer Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park, the McDonald’s on Fairmount Avenue planned to donate a portion of proceeds from sales to the San Diego Police Officers Association (SDPOA) Widows & Orphans Fund in honor of Officer Henwood. The fundraiser there was set to run through 7 p.m.
 

Investigators searching a backyard in connection with a 2009 missing person case discovered a human skull and other skeletal remains Friday.

L.A. County homicide detectives and members of the L.A. County coroner's office were sent to the Valinda home at about 7 a.m. Thursday after investigators received a tip that human remains were possibly buried in the backyard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

"All I can say, right now, is human remains -- I'll tell you that there is a skull there," said sheriff's Lt. Vic Lewandowski. "Beyond that I can't get into it because now we are speaking to evidence in a murder."

Investigators are working to determine whether the remains found in the home, located on the 700 block of Elsberry Avenue, about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, were possibly those of the missing person, identified only as an adult.

Identification could require several days and may not be known till Monday or Tuesday, said Asst. Chief Coroner Ed Winter. 

Neighbors told NBC4 they were shocked to hear about a homicide case that led to their San Gabriel Valley community.

"Yesterday, I kept telling people I hope they don't find anything," said resident Rosemary Moreno.

Current residents of the Elsberry Avenue home have cooperated with investigators, according to the sheriff's department.

NBC4's Toni Guinyard contributed to this report.

The San Francisco 49ers released Aldon Smith Friday after the linebacker was arrested on suspicion of DUI, hit-and-run and vandalism - his fifth arrest since 2012.

“This organization has tried very hard to help Aldon fight his issues," the team said in a statement. "Although he is no longer a member of this team, our support and concern for him will continue.”

At a news conference Friday before noon, 49ers coach Jim Tomsula appeared visibly upset. His word were choked with emotion. "We care about that guy. Deeply," he said, urging Smith and anyone with alcoholic issues to get help. If anyone is out there "struggling," Tomsula said, "Get help. You are worth it."

Tomsula said he spoke to Smith personally, but declined to share the conversation.

"The guy is working really hard, and he had a pitfall," Tomsula added. "Everybody has struggles. They are just in different ways."

Later Friday, Smith's teammates also shared their thoughts on the incident.

"It's a sad day for the team," 49ers safety Eric Reid said. "He's obviously a huge cog in the wheel for us and we’re going to miss him but it's more than just about football right now."

Despite deeming Smith a "great football player," Anquan Boldin agreed. The wide receiver said that, to him, "it’s not about football" but about "making sure [Smith's] OK as a person."

As the 49ers were letting go of Smith, Santa Clara police held an almost simultaneous news conference outside department headquarters where Lt. Kurt Clarke said that Smith had struck a neighbor's car Thursday at 8:46 p.m. in the 500 block of Moreland Way where he lives in a luxury apartment complex. He talked with the neighbor and ended up leaving the scene on foot, only to return home an hour later, also on foot. When he did, Clarke said,  he appeared drunk and failed a sobriety test. He was arrested just before midnight.

The vandalism charge, Clarke said, is for when Smith's car door banged into the neighbor's car in the complex lot. Because of a prior weapons conviction, Smith is not allowed to drink any alcohol and drive.

Outside jail on Friday, Smith told reporters that he was sorry and that there was more to the story.

"It wasn't a DUI and I apologize for how it played out," he said calmly outside the jail. "This wasn't a DUI. The situation that happened could have been handled differently. I'm sorry to everyone that I let down. Justice will be served. It will work out how it's supposed to work out."

The arrest is Smith’s fifth since 2012 – three of which were for DUIs.

The U.S. government has asked a federal judge to reconsider her ruling calling for the immediate release of children and their mothers caught entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico, saying recent changes mean federal authorities are no longer violating a ban on holding immigrant children in secure facilities.

In late July, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ordered the release of all children from immigrant family detention centers "without unnecessary delay," along with any mothers not deemed a flight or national security risk.

Justice Department lawyers late Thursday filed documents at the California Central District Court urging Gee to not implement her decision, saying the Department of Homeland Security intends to turn the centers into short-term processing facilities that her ruling "addressed practices and policies that no longer exist."

The government poured millions of dollars into two large detention centers in Texas for women and children after tens of thousands of immigrant families, mostly from Central America, crossed the Rio Grande into the U.S. last summer.

Hundreds of those undocumented women and children were transferred from southern Texas to detention centers in California.

When the first group arrived in July 2014 they were blocked by protestors outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Murrieta. A bus drove the women and children to a detention center in San Ysidro where they were processed. 

Many have petitioned for asylum after fleeing gang and domestic violence back home.

The government says detention time has been reduced to only a few weeks for most families, and that reducing it further would hinder processing asylum claims and could force the separation of mothers from their children in the event of another wave of migration.

Moreover, further limits on detention "would heighten the risk of another surge in illegal migration," the filing said, "by incentivizing adults to bring children with them on their dangerous journey as a means to avoid detention and gain access to the interior of the United States."

The government asked for another chance to argue its case before the judge, citing the "potentially far-reaching scope of the remedies proposed," and the short time -- 90 days -- it would have to put them in place.

Laura Lichter, a Denver immigration lawyer working with detained families, said the government had "doubled down" on family detention, and is "enamored of it as a tool, even though a judge has called it both illegal and ineffective."

Homeland Security spokeswoman Marsha Catron said the agency has asked to the judge to reconsider, "taking into account the current legal landscape and considerable changes we have already made to address the situation."

In her ruling, Gee found that detaining children violated parts of a 1997 settlement from another case barring immigrant children from being held in secure facilities. She said the settlement covered all children in the custody of immigration officials, even those who entered the country illegally with a parent, and that the facilities were not properly licensed to care for children.

Some 38,000 children arrived with their mothers on the border during the 2014 fiscal year.

Centers in Karnes City and Dilley, both south of San Antonio, currently hold some 1,400 women and children combined, down from more than 2,000 in June. A third, smaller facility is located in Berks County, Pennsylvania. All three are overseen by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement but managed by private prison operators.

Immigration authorities have vowed to make the detention facilities more child-friendly and to provide better oversight. Homeland Security and ICE officials say they are looking to release families as soon as they pass the interviews that are the first hurdle to being granted asylum.

In Thursday's filing, lawyers for the government argued that ICE now aims to detain families no longer than 20 days and that most are being released within about two weeks. Last year the majority of families spent more than a month in detention, and some were detained several months.

In recent weeks, more mothers have been released with their children. Bonds have been drastically reduced, and many of the women have been fitted with electronic ankle monitors, according to immigrant rights lawyers.

More than 170 House Democrats have asked Homeland Security to close the facilities. Immigrant rights advocates have filed two complaints demanding investigations into the centers.

San Francisco 49ers' Aldon Smith was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run, DUI and vandalism, Santa Clara police said, prompting the linebacker to apologize to his fans and insist that "it wasn't a DUI."

Hours later, the All-Pro was released from the team.

At a news conference Friday, Santa Clara Police Lt. Kurt Clarke said that Smith's SUV had struck a parked car Thursday at 8:46 p.m. in the shared parking lot in the 500 block of Moreland Way, where he lives. The owner of that struck car then confronted Smith about the damage, Clarke said. The car owner and Smith talked, after which Smith walked away.

About 10 p.m., Smith returned to his apartment complex. Police were already there because the car owner had called officers. Clarke said police observed that Smith looked drunk. They administered a field sobriety test, which they say he flunked. Smith was cooperative throughout, Clarke added.

Smith was arrested before midnight. The vandalism charge, Clarke added, is for when Smith's SUV door banged into the adjacent vehicle. Because of a prior weapons conviction, Smith is not allowed to drink any alcohol and drive. It's unclear, however, if Smith had been drunk while he was driving since he walked back to the complex on foot. Clarke did not elaborate at the news conference.

This is Smith's fifth arrest - three of which have been for driving under the influence - since 2012.

Smith spoke to reporters after bailing out on Friday morning outside the Santa Clara County Jail in San Jose, apologizing to 49ers fans, and saying that "it wasn't a DUI." His bail had been set at $26,000.

"It wasn't a DUI and I apologize for how it played out," Smith said calmly outside the jail. "This wasn't a DUI. The situation that happened could have been handled differently. I'm sorry to everyone that I let down. Justice will be served. It will work out how it's supposed to work out."

And then, Smith asked reporters to "leave him alone" as he got into a black Mercedes waiting for him on the curb.

As a whole, Smith's arrest marks the 12th arrest for the 49ers since 2012. A tentative court date has been set for Oct. 6.

As recently as this week, colleagues and coaches were praising what had appeared to be a life turnaround for the 25-year-old.

Smith was entering the final year of his contract, and General Manager Trent Baalke had told reporters he was "pleased" with the "way he's handled things."

Smith has had to handle a lot in the last several years, including four prior arrests.

Smith was arrested  Jan. 28, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida for driving under the influence, which was later reduced to reckless driving.

He was charged on Oct. 9, 2013, with three felony counts of illegally possessing an assault weapon stemming from a prior birthday party at his home in San Jose, which were later reduced to misdemeanors. However, in July 2014, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge sentenced Smith to 11 days in a work program, community service and three years of probation.

Legal analyst Steven Clark said that this latest arrest could trigger a probation violation because he was ordered to not drive with any amount of alcohol in his system.

Smith was arrested on a DUI charge on Sept. 20, 2013, after a car accident in San Jose, and voluntarily entered rehab after pleading no contest

And he was also arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on April 12, 2014, where a TSA agent claimed he was being belligerent. The Los Angeles City Attorney decided to drop charges, but Smith was suspended for nine games in 2014.

NBC Bay Area's Tony Kovaleski, Robert Handa, Shawn Murphy and Michael Horn contributed to this report.

The average school start time for U.S middle and high school students is 8:03 a.m, much earlier than the 8:30 a.m. time recommended by a major youth health organization, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Early start times prevent students from getting enough sleep on school nights, the CDC said.

In 2009, the organization Health 2020 reported that only “30.9 percent of students in grades nine through 12 got sufficient sleep,” defined as eight or more hours of sleep.

Adolescents who catch enough z's are less likely to become overweight, suffer from depressive symptoms, do poorly in school, and engage in "unhealthy risk behaviors" like using illegal drugs, drinking, smoking.

The CDC's report surveyed data from about 10,250 traditional public schools and 750 public charter schools during the 2011 to 2012 school year, resulting in responses from roughly 39,700 students.

The report notes that those who oppose later start times are concerned about the transportation costs associated with changing bus schedules, potential traffic congestion and the difficulties start time changes would present in scheduling after-school activities.

Those who recommend delayed start times argue that overcoming such difficulties is worth it to ensure students get enough sleep.

See where the schools in your state rank among those surveyed by the CDC:

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Check out the below graphic provided by the CDC for more information on the effects of start times on students.

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Unified Port of San Diego staff have recommended that the port district enter into negotiations with two locally based finalists – Brigantine Inc. and Sunroad Enterprises -- to potentially replace Anthony’s Fish Grotto when its downtown restaurant lease expires.

Port commissioners are scheduled to discuss the recommendation at their Aug. 11 meeting.

According to a staff report, officials received proposals from six applicants to develop a restaurant with related amenities on the downtown waterfront, to replace the existing Anthony’s.

The iconic Anthony’s, operated by the Ghio family, has been at 1360 North Harbor Drive since 1965, and its 52-year lease with the port district expires Jan. 31, 2017. Port officials in May directed staff to issue a request for proposals for redevelopment of the site.

The six proposals submitted included one for an extensive renovation and expansion of the existing Anthony’s, put forward by a partnership that includes locally based Fish Market Restaurants Inc. and Anthony’s leaders. Fish Market operates a competing restaurant on the North Embarcadero, which recently reopened following repairs from a fire that caused about $2 million in damage.

Officials said the other firms submitting plans were HEG Enterprises of Seattle, proposing a new Crab Pot restaurant; Landry’s Inc. of Houston, proposing a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. eatery; and P&J North County Enterprises, which proposes a new location of locally based Phil’s BBQ.

According to proposals submitted by the finalists, the Brigantine plan includes a new Brigantine Seafood & Oyster Bar, adjacent to other eateries such as Miguel’s Cocina and Ketch Grill & Taps, as part of what would be called Portside Pier in initial concepts.

The Sunroad Enterprises proposal, called The Embarcadero, would include new locations of locally based operations, such as Blue Point Coastal Cuisine, Stone Brewing Tap Room and Craft & Commerce, along with new concepts including Fish Camp and Pier Burger.

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A DUI suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash that took the life of a 62-year-old Escondido man has been convicted before for driving under the influence, and is also facing charges for a separate hit-and-run incident, prosecutors revealed in court Friday.

Garrett Gelrud, 34, was arraigned in a Vista courtroom for the deadly crash that killed Juan Corza Gonzalez, 62. On top of the DUI and hit-and-run charges, a prosecutor asked a judge for a second-degree murder charge against Gelrud, which could have him facing 15 years to life in prison.

A prosecutor said Gelrud is also facing charges in another July 1 incident in which he's also accused of hit-and-run.

At least 20 of Gonzalez’s family members gathered at the courthouse Friday to face the DUI suspect. When one of Gonzalez’s daughters heard Gelrud is accused in a similar crash, she broke down in sobs in court.

"Many members of the victim's family were present in court today," said Deputy District Attorney Aimee McLeod. "Understandably they were horrified and devastated by this absolute, complete, preventable tragedy." 

Gonzalez was killed in a crash on Old Highway 395 near Bonsall just before 5:30 a.m. Wednesday when Gelrud – driving his Chevy Suburban – drifted across the double yellow lines as he approached a curve on the rural stretch of road just north of Lilac Road.

Gelrud slammed his suburban head-on into Gonzalez’s Nissan Versa, the impact killing Gonzalez at the scene, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials confirmed.

"My client is devastated by this arrest. He is devastated by the charges. He of course extends his sympathy out to any of the individuals hurt and injured in this particular case," said Gelrud's defense attorney Herbert Weston. 

An Escondido couple witnessed the wreck as they drove on Old Highway 395, but they could not avoid striking the back of Gonzalez’s Nissan. The couple sustained minor injuries.

Gelrud – suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol – fled the scene of the deadly crash on foot. Just after 6 a.m., CHP officials received calls from citizens reporting Gelrud walking barefoot down the road.

Minutes later, Gelrud was detained by officials at a nearby gas station. He was arrested and charged with suspicion of felony DUI, vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run, officials said Wednesday.

NBC 7 spoke with Gonzalez’s heartbroken family Thursday, who described him as a hard working family man who prided himself on doing things by the book.

He had worked as a rancher at a North County ranch since 1978 and was passionate about his job, his family said. Gonzalez leaves behind four adult children – two daughters and two sons – and 11 grandchildren.

Gelrud’s court proceedings will continue later this month.

“Any case in which there's a loss of life is tragic, where there's someone who is deceased based on someone's actions, our office takes a very serious look at what is possible to charge, what we can prove in court beyond a reasonable doubt, and evaluate it very carefully before we make an issuing decision," McLeod told NBC 7, referring to her request for the murder in the second-degree charge.

A casual, cafeteria-style eatery has just opened up shop in San Diego’s hip Hillcrest neighborhood and it’s safe to say, this isn’t your grade-school lunchroom.

Lemonade – a popular Los Angeles-based restaurant – expanded into San Diego this week with a new location at 3958 Fifth Ave. The company will open a second eatery locally on Aug. 12 at Westfield UTC in La Jolla (4545 La Jolla Village Dr.).

The eatery serves seasonal “California Comfort” food, boasting a long lineup of healthy, freshly-prepared dishes that are easy to grab when you’re pressed for time. Of course, everything is served on a tray, reminiscent of those days when you chose your lunch in the school cafeteria and grabbed seat.

The menu includes salads, soups, hearty braised meats, sandwiches, desserts and, of course, the namesake lemonade drinks, including seasonal selections such as Cucumber Mint Lemonade and Watermelon Rosemary Lemonade.

Menu items include a fresh assortment of “Marketplace Vegetables” that can be mixed and matched to please your particular palate. The company says the current summer menu includes: mission figs; arugula; blue cheese; sherry vinaigrette; pineapple chicken; green beans; coconut; jalapeño; jerk dressing; melon; frisée; and hazelnut.

Both the new Hillcrest and La Jolla locations will also offer made-to-order flatbreads baked in an open-flame brick oven. The flatbread menu boasts these topping options: wild mushrooms; truffle; parmesan; heirloom cherry tomatoes; mozzarella; basil; blue cheese; walnuts; and arugula.

Meanwhile, carnivores might opt for the slow-cooked braises on the Lemonade menu, including Lemongrass Chicken, Red Miso Beef Short Ribs and Pulled Pork Peach BBQ.

Executive Chef and founder Alan Jackson says the company is thrilled to branch out into San Diego, and feels the eatery is a good fit in the new locations.

“Hillcrest is a vibrant community known for its diversity, much like Lemonade—a place where everyone is welcome,” Jackson said. “Westfield UTC in La Jolla is a retail-resort experience with a health-conscious clientele.”

Lemonade launched in West Hollywood, Calif., in 2008. Since then, 15 locations have opened throughout Southern California, plus two overseas locations in Dubai.
 

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lashed out at FOX News and Megyn Kelly for what he said were targeted, unfair and "nasty" questions to him during the GOP primary debate on Thursday.

Speaking to reporters after the debate, Trump said, "The questions to me were not nice. I didn't think they were appropriate." Overnight, he took to social media to voice his complaints, even sharing a supporter's remark calling Kelly a "bimbo."

And in an interview on "Morning Joe," he said of the networks questions, "I'm very surprised at Fox News that they would do that because, you know, I would say it's pretty unprofessional."

Kelly asked Trump about him having called women "fat pigs," ''dogs," ''slobs," and "disgusting animals."

Trump responded that he was only referring to talk show host Rosie O'Donnell but didn't deny having used the insults.

"I don't frankly have time for total political correctness," Trump said.

The Navy plans to station armed guards at all of its reserve centers across the country, following an attack on a Navy Reserve Center in Chattanooga last month, in which four Marines and a sailor were gunned down, NBC News reported.  

An email sent to Naval Reservists nine days after the attack, and obtained by NBC News, said, "VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY!" to provide 45 days of "armed sentry watchstander duty" at 53 "NOSCs," or Navy Reserve Centers, beginning Aug. 17. The message also asked for volunteers to provide a full year of armed sentry duty at 70 reserve centers starting Oct. 17.

The Navy confirmed to NBC News that it plans to station armed personnel at all 70 reserve centers that are not located on military bases.

On the eve of the iconic Chargers linebacker Junior Seau being inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame, Bolts fans are up in arms over an official photo showing #55 in a Patriots jersey.

The image that sparked the controversy was Tweeted out by local sports radio producer Marty Caswell with the comment, "The HOF banner at Canton features one of the greatest Chargers of all time, Junior Seau, in a Patriots jersey. Ugh."

The mural featuring the Class of 2015 shows Seau, who played 13 of his 20 NFL seasons with the Chargers, in a New England Patriots uniform.

"Tough to see, but believe me," said NBC 7 Sports Director Jim Laslavic who pointed out that Seau was a San Diego native who played just four seasons for New England.

"Who's making these decisions at the Hall of Fame," Laz said. "They mishandled the decision as to who will speak and who will not speak at the ceremony. Now this."

Laslavic was not alone in his outrage. One after another fans shared their disappointment on social media.

Seau was the only first-time eligible candidate selected for the HOF Class of 2015. He’ll join Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff, Ron Wolf when the class is officially inducted on August 8.

Tiaina Seau, Jr. played 20 years in the NFL. Wearing number 55, Seau played 13 seasons with the San Diego Chargers, three seasons with the Miami Dolphins and four with the New England Patriots

Bail on Friday afternoon was set at $2 million for a teen charged in connection to a mysterious stabbing in the South Bay.

Seated in a wheelchair and with his right arm bandaged up, Saul J. Orozco pleaded not guilty to murder charges.

The prosecutor had requested a multi-million dollar bail because Orozco had tried to flee the scene after he’s accused of stabbing another man on Tuesday evening.

The fatal stabbing took place on Cielo Circulo near the reservoir and the Olympic Training Center.

Witnesses say the alleged victim, Carlos Guitierrez, was chased down and stabbed to death while trying to escape his attacker by running into a neighbor's home.

There were multiple locations outside where the victim was stabbed. The attack apparently began outside of a garage.

The two were friends, a Gutierrez family member said, but a motive was unclear.

Orozco’s family members declined to speak to NBC 7 after the arraignment Friday afternoon.

Lifeguards were called out to Sunset Cliffs Friday evening to rescue a man who was injured while cliff diving.

The call for help came in just after 6 p.m. from the 1100 block of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard.

A man landed facedown in the water after leaping from the cliffs, lifeguards said. The jump knocked him unconscious, and bystanders rushed to pull him out of the ocean.

By the time rescuers arrived, the man was alert and talking.

Lifeguards, who strapped the patient in a stretcher, had to use a crane to lift him from the rocks. He was taken to the hospital for unknown injuries.

Signs posted along Sunset Cliffs warn people not to jump off.