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Trump, Carson Threaten to Boycott Next GOP Debate

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Two GOP frontrunners, Donald Trump and Ben Carson, are threatening to boycott the next Republican presidential debate if its planners do not change the format of the event, NBC News reports.

"Neither Mr. Trump or Dr. Carson will participate in your debate if it is longer than 120 minutes including commercials and does not include opening and closing statements," said the letter, obtained exclusively by NBC News and signed by both candidates.

They take issue with plans that don't currently call for opening and closing statements at the October 28 debate, but do schedule 16 minutes in commercial breaks on top of the two hours of debate time. The debate was planned by CNBC, who is hosting the event, and the Republican National Committee, with terms reportedly agreed to by all candidates.

The letter, addressed to CNBC Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Cuddy, says that "neither" the refusal to include opening and closing statements, nor the potentially extended time frame, "are acceptable."



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Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting Near Trolley Stop

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San Diego Police have found a suspect in the shooting near an Encanto trolley stop that left one man dead and another wounded.

On Thursday, homicide detectives accused San Diego resident Jared John Casey, 24, of murder and attempted murder in the Oct. 7 shooting. Casey was already in police custody on another matter when charged with the additional counts.

Police suspect Casey was involved in the death of Albert Razi Franco, 25, who was killed in front of the CashCo Pawn Shop in the 6200 of Imperial Avenue. The scene is across the street from the Encanto Trolley Station.

A second man was shot in his upper torso, and he is expected to survive.

Casey is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday. If you know anything about this case, call the homicide unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
 



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U.S. Files Criminal Complaint Against ISIS Hacker

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Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a man they believes is responsible for creating an ISIS “kill list,” NBC News reported.

Ardit Ferizi, who goes by “Th3Dir#ctorY,” is a Kosovo citizen who lives in Malaysia. He allegedly hacked into an online retailer, stole personal information, and then published a list of military and U.S. government employees.

Ferizi was recently arrested in Malaysia and is expected to be extradited to Virginia for arraignment on charges of providing support to ISIS.



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Bernie Sanders Rejects Pharma CEO's Donation: Report

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has rejected a donation from the pharmaceutical CEO who dramatically raised the price of a drug used by AIDS and cancer patients by more than 5,000 percent, according to Stat.

Campaign spokesperson Michael Briggs told Stat that Sanders will not keep the $2,700 donated to his campaign by Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shrekli. Instead, Briggs said the donation will be passed on to a health clinic in Washington.

Shkreli confirmed to Stat that he donated the money to Sanders’ campaign at the end of September. He also sent a tweet during the Democratic debate saying he made a contribution to the Vermont senator.

Sanders has been critical of the pharmaceutical industry while on the campaign trail, calling it a "major health hazard to the American people."

The Vermont senator, along with Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings, issued a statement on October 9, after they failed to receive a response from Shkreli’s company, which promised to lower the price of the drug.

“Instead of lowering the price as he promised, Mr. Shkreli hired an army of new Washington lobbyists and lawyers to stem the massive fallout from his actions and to stymie congressional oversight," said the statement, which was obtained by NBC News.

Shkreli was criticized for purchasing the patents for Daraprim, which is used to treat certain cancer and AIDS patients, then raising the price of the drug from $13.50 to $750

“On behalf of the American people, we are sickened by these actions. Mr. Shkreli is holding hostage the patients who rely on this lifesaving medication, as well as the hospitals that administer it, by charging unconscionable prices for a drug on which he has a monopoly—just because he can,” the statement said.

A press release issued by Turing Pharmaceuticals on Oct. 13 didn't indicate whether the company would go ahead with the price drop.



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Pepper Spray, Pistols: How Israelis Are Coping With Stabbings

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Israelis are stocking up on guns and pepper spray following a wave of stabbing attacks by Palestinians, NBC News reported.

Some stores have sold out of pepper spray as knife attacks are almost impossible to predict and potential attackers are difficult to identify.

Clashes have left seven Israelis and 33 Palestinians dead since the beginning of October.



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Millions to Shiver in First Frost and Freeze of Fall

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It’s time to dust off that coat, as temperatures are about to drop for millions of Americans this weekend. Some parts of the Northeast are likely to get their first dusting of snow this weekend, NBC News reported.

For those living from the Great Lakes to the East Coast, overnight temperatures were forecast to drop from Friday night until Tuesday. Overnight temperatures will fall into the 40s for much of the Eastern half of the country, according to Weather Channel lead forecaster Michael Palmer.

"It will be the first frost and freeze for lots of people, and the coldest air of fall so far," he said.



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Mom Accused of Tossing Baby out Window Ran Licensed Day Care

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The woman charged with murder for allegedly tossing her 6-month-old daughter from the sixth-floor window of a Bronx apartment building was licensed to run a day care from her home and city agencies referred children to her care, health officials confirm to NBC 4 New York. 

Tenisha Fearon, 27, asked to stop operating the day care in late April and her license expired, a source familiar with the situation said. Health officials do not believe there were any children in her care in the months since her accreditation elapsed. 

“Tenisha Fearon was a registered family day care provider from 2013 to 2015 with no complaints or violations," Steve Flamisch, a spokesman for the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, said in a statement. "Her registration expired on April 30 and she did not apply for renewal. Her program is closed.”

A naked Fearon, according to witnesses, dangled her own baby, Janillah Lawrence, from the window of her Tiebout Avenue building in Fordham Heights Thursday before throwing her to the pavement 60 feet below as her other three children watched in "horror," prosecutors said. Police and ESU, responding to multiple 911 calls after the 2 p.m. window-toss, had to break the apartment door down to get to Fearon, and encountered her screaming and still wearing no clothes, they said.

One witness said Fearon screamed for help from God.

The baby was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital with traumatic injuries, firefighters said. She died there later in the afternoon, according to police.

Three more of Fearon's children — ages 4, 8 and 10 — were in the apartment at the time the baby went out the window, police said. Law enforcement sources say one of the children told police what the mother allegedly did; the others were too shocked to speak. They are now in the care of ACS.

Law enforcement sources say the family was about to get evicted from their apartment.

The sources also say Fearon made incriminating statements to police before asking for an attorney; the name of that attorney wasn't immediately available.

Fearon did not answer reporters' questions as she was led from the police precinct Friday. She was remanded to jail after her arraignment. The judge ordered a psych exam, as well as medical attention and protective custody for Fearon while in jail. 

Lawrence's case is the third death of a child tossed from a New York apartment since August.

Last month, a newborn girl with her umbilical cord still attached was found dead outside an apartment building in the University Heights section of the borough. Authorities arrested her mother on murder and manslaughter charges, saying she hid her pregnancy and threw the child to her death from a seventh-story window shortly after giving birth.

In August, police arrested a Queens woman in connection with the death of her 1-month-old son. According to court papers, she told authorities an evil spirit had possessed the boy and she was "stopping the pain" when she threw him from the fourth-floor window. Investigators were looking into whether postpartum depression was a factor, but no clinical diagnoses had been made.



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U.S. Files Criminal Complaint Against ISIS Hacker

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Federal prosecutors have charged a Kosovo man they believe is responsible for assembling an ISIS "kill list" of more than 1,000 military personnel and U.S. government employees, NBC News has learned.

The Justice Department alleges that Ardit Ferizi, aka "Th3Dir3ctorY," a Kosovo citizen residing in Malaysia, was responsible for hacking into an online retailer, stealing personal information, and publishing a list of government employees.

Government officials say Ferizi was recently arrested in Malaysia and is expected to be extradited to Virginia, where the complaint was filed by the US Attorney in Alexandria, for arraignment.

The list was distributed through ISIS social media in August.



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MSF: U.S. Tank 'Destroyed Potential Evidence' at Kunduz Hospital

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A U.S. tank "destroyed potential evidence" by forcing its way onto the ruined site of a hospital bombed by American forces in Afghanistan, Doctors Without Borders said in an emailed statement to NBC News.

The charity, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said they were informed the tank contained a delegation from a "U.S./NATO/Afghan team" investigating the Oct. 3 bombing. MSF not say who provided that information.

MSF, which ran the facility in Kunduz, said the tank's "unannounced and forced entry" through the gates had also frightened staff and damaged property.

"We are aware of the incident and are looking into what happened," coalition spokesman Col. Brian Tribus said in a statement to NBC News Friday.



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Whaley House Screens Silent Films For Halloween

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Not many theaters playing scary movies this month offer the added bonus of purportedly being one of the most haunted houses in the United States.

For the second year running the Whaley House in Old Town is presenting Silent Screams, a collection of mystery and horror from the silent era every Wednesday in October.

Businessman Thomas Whaley built the house in 1857 on or near the site where Yankee Jim was hanged for stealing a boat. Over the years the house has served as a private residence, general store, courtroom and theater.

In 1868, The Tanner Troupe paid Thomas Whaley a fee to rent a room upstairs to stage dramas, becoming the first commercial theater in San Diego.

Many paranormal happenings have been reported inside the house, and the theater itself is said to be haunted by the troupe’s leader Thomas Tanner. Tanner died backstage after a performance 17 days after opening.

The first two movies shown in the festival were Waxworks and The Bat, both lesser known films from 1926. Waxworks is a German expressionist masterpiece, with a dizzying backdrop similar to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

The Bat is a crime mystery about a criminal who dresses up as a bat. Batman creator Bill Finger cited the film as one of his main inspirations.

The film festival continues the last two weeks of October with Nosferatu and The Phantom of the Opera, two of the most famous silent films ever made.

Nosferatu, 1922, was a Dracula movie made without the permission of the Bram Stoker estate. The estate sued and the court ordered all Nosferatu prints burned. Luckily one copy of the film had already been distributed.

The Phantom of the Opera, 1925, stars the inimitable Lon Chaney, Sr. as the lovesick outcast living in the sewers below the Paris Opera House.

Silent Screams is a great way to celebrate Halloween, but at the Whaley House the biggest scares might not be onscreen.

Nosferatu plays Wednesday, October 21 and The Phantom of the Opera will screen Wednesday, October 28. Tickets can be bought on their website.
 

Palestinians Set Fire to Joseph's Tomb

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Hundreds of Palestinians entered the Joseph's Tomb compound in the West Bank town of Nablus late Thursday and set it on fire, severely damaging the Jewish holy site, NBC News reported.

Israel condemned the attack, which comes amid calls for another "day of rage" in the region where at least 40 people have been killed over the past two weeks. 

On Friday, an Israeli soldier was stabbed and wounded by an attacker disguised as a news photographer. The assailant was shot and killed, according to the Israel Defense Forces. 

Fatah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad called for a "day of rage" in the region Friday following afternoon prayers in the mosques. Demonstrations were also planned at West Bank points of friction, including Rachel's Tomb, the Kalandiya checkpoint, and the Judea and Samaria intersection near Ramallah. Hamas also called for protests in Hebron, Tulkarm, and Nablus.



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Truck Driver Slams into Home, Displaces Family

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A pickup truck driver rammed into a Bonita house Thursday night, displacing the family that lives there.

Chula Vista Battalion Chief Sean Lowery said a white Ford F-150 hit at least one other car on Briarwood Road before crashing into the home.

Two patients were transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.

The American Red Cross responded to help the family who lives in the house find a temporary place to stay.

Building inspectors deemed it unsafe for now.

Check back here for more on this developing story.

3 Rescued After Boat Sinks in Carlsbad

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Three fishermen were rescued after their boat suddenly started sinking Thursday afternoon off Carlsbad Beach.

A Coast Guard helicopter was called in to the incident at about 1:40 p.m. on the coastline near the 4600 block of Carlsbad Boulevard.

The white bayliner was found completely submerged more than a mile off the coast, said U.S. Coast Guard First Class Petty Officer Clayton Wolfe. The men were standing up in the boat as officers responded.

Wolfe said the U.S. Coast happened to be in the area performing training exercises, so officers were able to quickly respond.

After officials on board the helicopter rescued the three people, officials towed the boat to Oceanside Harbor, Carlsbad police said.

The men had been fishing for three hours when the boat started sinking. They weren't hurt, but may have lost their one catch of the day, a Yellowtail.

It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the boat to sink.

"Water started coming in the boat and it overwhelmed us," said Mark Nelson, one of the rescued fishermen. "There was nothing we could do. We had our pump going and it couldn't keep up with it. I don't know what happened."

Later in the evening, one of the fisherman blamed the boat sinking on a hole in the bait tank.

Chula Vista Police Search for Owners of Stolen Property

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Chula Vista Police are hoping to reunite victims with stolen property recovered when officers arrested two juvenile suspects.

When the suspects were taken into custody, officers found multiple items, including jewelry, a watch, a speaker and wallets.

They also discovered a Kodak digital camera, which held a picture of a young couple and a baby (shown above). Officers hope the couple knows who the camera belongs to.

If you recognize any of the items, call the Chula Vista Police Department’s Property Crimes Unit at 619-407-3528 or 619-691-5151.



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SeaWorld to Challenge Ban on Captive Orca Breeding

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SeaWorld announced Thursday it plans to take legal action against the California Coastal Commission, saying the agency overreached when it demanded the theme park stop its captive killer whale breeding.

Last week, the commission took up a $100 million SeaWorld proposal, called the Blue World Project, to expand its orca tanks in San Diego. While it did approve the plan, the commission added a caveat: officials must not allow their captive whales to breed.

That kind of animal welfare decision, SeaWorld says, is not in the Coastal Commission’s jurisdiction.

"By imposing broad new jurisdiction over all future SeaWorld marine animal projects, as well as aquarium projects elsewhere in the state, the Commission has overstepped both federal and California law," said Joel Manby, SeaWorld president and chief executive officer, in a statement.

Charged with managing coastal land-use issues, the Coastal Commission should have simply ruled on the permit requested by SeaWorld, Manby said. Read his full statement below.

As a result, SeaWorld has obtained legal counsel to challenge the decision.

Before the commission’s hearing last week, animal welfare activists rallied against the Blue World Project, saying the expansion of the exhibits would allow for more breeding. No matter how big the tanks, PETA officials say the whales will never have a habitat that meets their needs like the open ocean.

SeaWorld says it is strictly regulated by the federal government and passes licensing requirements every year. It is also accredited by organizations like the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, according to SeaWorld Communications Director David Koontz.

The Blue World Project would replace and expand two existing orca facilities with larger tanks. One would have 5.2 million gallons of water, and the other would have 450,000 gallons.

President Joel Manby’s full statement is here:

"As a regulatory board charged with managing coastal development and related land-use decisions, the Coastal Commission went way beyond its jurisdiction and authority when it banned breeding by killer whales at SeaWorld. By imposing broad new jurisdiction over all future SeaWorld marine animal projects, as well as aquarium projects elsewhere in the state, the Commission has overstepped both federal and California law. It simply defies common sense that a straightforward land-use permit approval would turn into a ban on animal husbandry practices – an area in which the Commissioners have no education, training or expertise. To say that this is a dubious decision with no legal basis is an understatement, which is why we must and will challenge the Commission's decision."



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Wife, Teens Kill Husband, Lover: PD

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A Maryland woman plotted with two teens to kill her husband and a woman with whom the couple was romantically involved, Anne Arundel County Police said Friday. 

On Oct. 5, officers were called to a home on West Bay Front Road in Lothian, Maryland, for the report of a suicide. There, they found 40-year-old Anthony Joseph Anastasi Jr. lying near a handgun. He was pronounced dead at the scene. In the basement of the home, the officers found the body of 25-year-old Jacqueline Irene Riggs. 

Although the call had reported a suicide, an autopsy revealed that both victims had been murdered. Anastasi was shot; Riggs had been stabbed to death.

Anastasi's wife, Ann Marie Anastasi, and two teens have been charged with their murders.

Police say Ann Anastasi tried to make it look as if her husband committed suicide. She told investigators she heard her husband arguing with Riggs in the basement the night of Oct. 4. She said he then instructed her not to go into the basement and to get out of the bedroom they shared, locking the door behind him. 

The next morning, Ann Anastasi said she got the couple's five children ready for school, but one of the children -- a 13-year-old girl -- stayed home sick. When Ann Anastasi returned home, she and the teen went to the grocery store. Ann Anastasi told investigators that when the two returned from the store, she went to check on her husband and found him dead with a handgun next to him. 

However, investigators say they later determined Riggs was romantically involved with both Anastasis. This summer, Riggs moved into the basement of the couple's home, which investigators said caused tension within the home.

At the time of their deaths, Anthony Anastasi and Riggs were still involved in a sexual relationship, but Ann Anastasi was not a part of the relationship, charging documents state. 

Shortly after Riggs moved in, Ann Anastasi and a 13-year-old girl allegedly decided to have the two killed, investigators said. Police said Gabriel Ezekiel Struss, the teen's 18-year-old boyfriend, helped commit the murders.  

The charging documents indicate the 13-year-old girl may be Ann Anastasi's daughter, but police did not confirm their relationship.

During their investigation, police found text messages between all three suspects that referenced the murder of two people. According to the charging documents, Struss sent a text message to the teenage girl telling her not to talk to the police or he would be going to jail for life. In another message, the girl discussed taking the "fall" for the murders on behalf of Struss.

Ann Anastasi was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts each of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. She is being held at the Anne Arundel County Jennifer Road Detention Center on no bond.

The 13-year-old girl has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and accessory after the fact. She was remanded to the custody of a juvenile detention facility. 

Struss was arrested early Friday morning in Annapolis, police said. He has been charged with two counts each of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony crime of violence. 

The case is still under investigation. Anyone with information that can help police is asked to call Homicide Det. Jason McNemar at 410-222-4756. Those who would like to remain anonymous can call the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at 410-222-4700.

Girl Groped at Oceanside Dollar Tree: PD

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Oceanside Police are asking for the public's help to find a man accused of groping a child at a discount store in Oceanside.

The 10-year-old girl was shopping with her mother at the Dollar Tree Store at Oceanside and College boulevards on Friday, Oct. 9, according to Oceanside Police.

When the girl left her mother's side for a moment, a man came up to her and touched her bottom, police say. The girl rushed to tell her mom, who reported the incident to  police.

Officers released a sketch of a possible suspect wanted on charges of sexual battery.

Investigators said it was important they find this man as soon as possible.

"There are a lot of places that have kid friendly areas in it," said Oceanside Police Lt. Leonard Cosby, "and if somebody is this bold and this brazen in broad daylight in the open, to do something like this, there's no telling what somebody like this might do next time or what he's already done that has not been reported to the police."

Holly Duffy visits the area about twice a week as a member of the Christian recovery program United Restoration Ministries. She told NBC 7 she recognized the man in the sketch as a transient frequently seen in the area.

"We try to talk to him but he doesn't have any sense in his mind to carry a conversation with us," Duffy said.

She believes the man may be dangerous because he lashes out when they try to approach him, she said.

Anyone with information or leads about this case can contact the lead detective at (760) 435-4703.



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Mudslides, Flooding Trap Cars in LA

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A Pacific storm swept across Southland mountains and desert areas Thursday afternoon, unleashing intense showers that sent flows of mud and debris into homes and vehicles while cutting off the main artery between Los Angeles and the Central Valley.

Showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rain and hail in the area north of Castaic from the Golden State (5) Freeway to Lancaster and points east. About 2 1/2 inches of rain fell in the affected area, portions of which were covered with golf ball-sized hail. Rainfall records for Oct. 15 were set in Palmdale (0.94 of an inch) and Sandberg (0.65 of an inch), breaking the previous records of 0.04 of an inch and 0.15 of an inch, both set in 1935, according to the National Weather Service. A record was also set at Fox Field in Lancaster, where 0.65 of an inch fell, breaking the previous record of a trace amount set in 2005.

The National Weather Service had earlier issued flash-flood warnings and said downpours could cause slides and flows of mud and debris over slopes that wildfires have stripped of vegetation, including the Powerhouse and Warm fire burn areas. Flooding was reported by the National Weather Service near San Francisquito Canyon and Elizabeth Lake roads and a funnel cloud was spotted near Lake Hughes. Several homes were engulfed in mud in the Elizabeth Lake area and vehicles were trapped in mud flows on Elizabeth Lake Road in the Lake Hughes area. Aerial video showed a mobile home on its side, apparently swept off a road by a mud flow.

Flood and mud also damaged homes in Palmdale. Los Angeles County Fire Department rescue crews airlifted four people to safety after they became trapped in a vehicle, the department's Humberto Agurcia said. There were no immediate reports of injuries, but crews were continuing to survey the area on the ground and from the air in search of any other possible flooding victims. The Golden State Freeway was blocked by rock and debris between Fort Tejon north of Gorman and Parker Road in the Castaic area and was expected to remain so until Friday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. Dozens of vehicles were trapped on the northbound side of the freeway.

Northbound traffic was being directed off the freeway three miles north of Santa Clarita at Parker Road and southbound traffic at Grapevine Road, according to the CHP. Dozens of vehicles were trapped on the northbound side of the freeway. Patrick Chandler of Caltrans said Interstate 5 was choked by debris, mud and car-sized boulders and urged travelers to take a different route. Finding alternatives was made difficult by flooding on other roads, however.

The CHP reported that state Routes 14 and 58 were closed in the Mojave area in Kern County due to flooding, so southbound motorists were being advised to take state Routes 41 or 166 to southbound U.S. Highway 101 to eastbound state Route 126. Northbound motorists were advised to exit the Golden State Freeway and take westbound state Route 126 to the 101 north. A southerly air flow streamed into the area ahead of the storm system, bringing increased moisture and atmospheric instability, NWS forecasters said.

Drivers were frustrated.

It was Jon Hernandez's first time driving in LA. He's from New York and he got stuck in the mud on the closed 5 Freeway, hours before he was set to play with his band, Timeshares, at the Redwood Bar and Grill in Los Angeles at 9 p.m.

"An emergency worker came up and told everyone around us they're trying to get cars off the freeway," he said. "They are turning the cars around one by one."

CHP officials said they expected the 5 Freeway to remain closed until 2 p.m.

Patrick Healy, Irene Moore, Melissa Etezadi and Jason Kandel contributed to this report.



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Water Main Break Affects Vista Neighborhood

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NBC 7's Liberty Zabala reports from Vista where residents woke up to flooding in the middle of their street.

NBC Poll: Clinton's Debate Performance Re-energizes Core

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More than half of Democrats — 56 percent — who watched Hillary Clinton's performance in Tuesday night's debate say the former secretary of state won the debate, according to the latest NBC News online poll conducted nationwide by SurveyMonkey.

Just 3 percent of Democrats who watched or followed coverage of the debate said the party’s front-runner did worst, giving her a net performance score of +53.

Bernie Sanders scored a net +30, showing he still appealed to a significant number of Democrats. 

Former Gov. of Maryland Martin O’Malley scored a tepid -6 while Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb were also rated poorly, scoring a -21 and -24 respectively.

The poll was conducted Tuesday evening immediately following the debate until Thursday morning.



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