After winning the day's two biggest prizes in the Republican race for president, Donald Trump was in the mood to celebrate.

No, not his wins in Michigan and Mississippi. The front-runner for the GOP nomination wanted to celebrate his skill selling things to eat and drink, among other things, defending business ventures that have increasingly come under attack in ads and in debates.

Before Trump's arrival at a news conference at his golf course in Jupiter, Florida, club staff set up displays of Trump-branded products on either side of his podium. There were bottles of Trump red, white and rose wine, cases of Trump water and two butcher blocks heaping with stacks of giant, well-marbled "Trump Steaks."

And it wasn't long after Trump started that he moved past Tuesday night's election results and began to focus on the foodstuffs on display.

"I brought some things up because, he said, 'Water company is gone.' I said, 'It is?' I didn't know that," Trump said.

Trump was referring to a scathing speech delivered last week by 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who sought to undermine Trump's success in this year's campaign by outlining what he called the billionaire's business failures.

"Whatever happened to Trump Airlines? How about Trump University? And then there's Trump Magazine and Trump Vodka and Trump Steaks, and Trump Mortgage?" said Romney. "A business genius he is not."

Romney didn't make reference to Trump's defunct bottled water company, Trump Ice, in his remarks. But Trump nonetheless gestured to cases of Trump-branded "Natural Spring Water," bottles of which are available at his hotels and golf clubs.

"He talked about the water company. Well, there's the water company. I mean, we sell water. And we have water, and it's a very successful, you know, it's a private little water company, and I supply the water for all my places, and it's good. But it's very good," Trump said.

Trump also touted a long list of his other assets, including the Trump International Golf Club in Jupiter, where friends and club members had gathered for the event. He stressed that he owns it and several other clubs outright, and they're all debt-free.

Trump then moved onto the steaks.

"Trump steaks, where are the steaks? Do we have the steaks?" he said. "We have Trump steaks. And by the way, you want to take one, we charge you about, what, 50 bucks a steak?"

But you can't buy "Trump Steaks," not anymore. The ones Romney mentioned in his speech were sold exclusively by The Sharper Image stores in 2007, in a venture that quickly fizzled.

A page on the company's website now reads, "Unfortunately, Trump Steaks are no longer available, but their legacy endures. And, whether you think Donald Trump's candidacy is real steak or just sizzle, we hope you'll enjoy this blast from the past."

A spokeswoman for Trump's campaign did not respond immediately to a request for comment, but the labels on the steaks displayed Tuesday night appeared to match those of a company called Bush Brothers. A club staff member said that's the butcher that supplies the club.

Trump also showed off a copy of Trump Magazine, which is distributed at clubs and isn't the same as the glossy magazine that folded in 2009. He also repeatedly defended his Trump University business seminars, which are the subject of several lawsuits.

"So I wanted to put that to rest: So you have the water, you have the steaks, you have the airline that I sold. I mean, what's wrong with selling?" he said. "Every once in a while you can sell something. You have the wines and all of that. And Trump University, we're going to start it up as soon as I win the lawsuit." 

The so-called “warrant scam” is happening right now in many counties, including San Diego County, according to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office.

It starts with a startling phone call alerting you have a warrant out for your arrest. Scammers instill fear in you to get you to act without thinking.

Officials say the scammer will be very convincing and

• Use the name of an actual Sheriff's Department employee
• Give the actual telephone number of a Sheriff's Station or Substation
• Have some of your personal information such as a former address or your date of birth
• Threaten you with jail time or taking away your driver license
• Ask for more personal information
• ASK FOR MONEY either with a credit, debit or prepaid card

Beverly Davis from South Park is 82 years old and was nearly victimized. Davis got a call last Wednesday from a man who identified himself as a deputy from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The man gave a first and last name and knew personal information about Davis, including her maiden name and address. He even gave her case numbers.

“He told me there were two warrants against me. One for failure to appear for jury duty and the other for contempt of court,” she said. “Whew! I couldn’t think straight.”

The man transferred Davis to the “Treasurer’s Office” and a woman picked up. She told Davis they needed more than $1,500 to start the process and that she could get a prepaid card from the Food 4 Less on Hazard Center Drive to expedite things.

“She even told me where in the store you can go and get the cards. On the left,” Davis remembered.

Davis said at the store she literally had the cash in one hand and her cellphone with the suspected scammer on the line in the other. A clerk overhead their conversation and walked over to Davis to whisper in her ear.

“She said it was a scam and 'Hang up! Hang up!'” explained Davis. “So I said ‘You’re out of luck Stephanie!’ and I hung up!”

Davis is extremely grateful for the store’s clerk and manager.

The Sheriff’s Departments say none of their deputies or any employee would call you to ask for money. If there is a warrant out for your arrest, they will get hold of you in person. If you get a call from an apparent law enforcement official asking you for money, you should hang up, they say.

Get more information on this scam and what you can do here.

An ISIS official captured by U.S. Special Operations Forces is a chemical weapons specialist and a "key operator" in terrorist and military operations, a senior defense official told NBC News

The detainee was identified as Sleiman Daoud al-Afari, an expert in chemical and biological weapons who formerly worked for Saddam Hussein's regime.

"He's a bad guy," according to one US official.

Under interrogation by the U.S. military, al-Afari has reportedly provided valuable information regarding ISIS chemical weapons and operations. The Americans are expected to turn al-Afari over to Kurdish forces by the end of this week.

Internet searches for "move to Canada" have hit an all-time high as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump rack up primary election wins, but are many Americans actually preparing to jump ship?

Not that we could find.

Government records show the number of Americans applying to live in Canada has remained relatively stable through December, and a handful of immigration lawyers interviewed in both countries say they aren't fielding any more requests than usual.

"It's a good little line at cocktail parties, but there's no one acting on it," Washington, D.C.-based immigration lawyer David M. Morris said.

Morris, who has shepherded Americans through moves abroad for 25 years, said he hasn't seen talk about moves to Canada result in a spike in inquiries to his office. Attorneys Charles W. Pley in Oakville, Ontario, and Amy R. Novick in Washington also said they hadn't seen any recent boost in plans to move to the Great White North.

Dozens of news outlets published essays and blog posts about Americans threatening to flee after Google shared data that showed a spike in searches for "move to Canada" on Super Tuesday.

Clinton and Trump each piled up seven wins then across the country, and Trump picked up three more states -- Mississippi, Michigan and Hawaii -- last night, while Clinton won Mississippi and Bernie Sanders won Michigan.

The travel website Kayak ran a sweepstakes giving away 10 one-way tickets to Canada "for those who are debating a move," and a resident of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, launched a website encouraging Americans to relocate there if Trump wins.

But Pley, the Ontario-based attorney, said the talk hadn't resulted in any visa applications.

"It's definitely kind of the chatter, but in reality I'm not seeing it," he said.

In Toronto, immigration lawyer Heather N. Segal said Americans in Canada on vacation or for business are testing the waters for staying on a longer-term basis. Other clients already considering moves to Canada said a Trump presidency would be the last straw.

"When people call me to come to Canada or get a work permit, they say, 'Hey, how hard is it?' or 'I may be calling you in a few months,'" Segal said. “I have this conversation a few times a week."

Still, none of her clients agitated by the presidential race have decided to take the plunge.

Statistics provided by the Canadian immigration office show relatively steady numbers of permanent residence applications by Americans from January through December 2015, the most recent month for which data is available. Between 370 and 630 Americans applied each month, with no clear trends from month to month.

Americans similarly threatened to move to Canada when George W. Bush was re-elected president.

Data shows Canada did see a 20 percent influx in the number of permanent residents from the U.S. between 2004 and 2005. That figure continued to climb during Bush's second term -- hitting 10,187 people in 2008. The number of Americans in the country had not been so high since 1981.

A Canada resident who moved from New York City in 2005 after she "lost hope" in the country she saw plagued by "endless wars" told The Guardian she breathes a sigh of relief when she returns from the U.S. to her adopted home.

"God, I’m so glad to be out of that crazy country," she said.

The number of Americans registered as permanent residents of Canada began to fall in 2009, when President Barack Obama began his first term, dropping 11 percent to 8,995 people.

As of Dec. 2015, about 7,519 Americans were registered as permanent residents of Canada. Data on why they emigrated was not available.

While data doesn't show a boost in attempts to move to Canada, Americans may be visiting the country more. 

The travel company Kayak saw a 9 percent increase in searches for flights from the U.S. to Canada between Jan. 1 to March 3, Super Tuesday, 2015 and the same period this year. But the company can't say what's driving the trend.

Americans who do want to explore moving north may find the process is more involved than they expected.

Applicants are assessed using a point system that favors people who are younger than 48, healthy and have job offers or will start a business, Segal, the Toronto-based lawyer said.

"It's not a slam dunk. You still have to go through the process," she said.

The Canadian government establishes a number of immigrants to be admitted each year. The 2016 level is expected to be discussed in the coming weeks, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada spokeswoman Nancy Caron said.

Though the latest data shows no mass exodus toward Canada, Segal said she wonders if the country will see a wave of immigration applications by Americans once presidential candidates win their parties' nominations, or after the general election in November.

"It will be interesting to see what will happen," she said.

Two teams of scientists have come up with creative new ways to eventually replace clumsy cataract or cornea surgery to help people with vision problems regenerate their own eyes, NBC New reported.

In an early study of infants born with cataracts, researchers developed a new surgical technique that resets powerful stem cells in the eye to replace eye tissue damaged by cataracts and other eye diseases.

In another, a team of Japanese researchers found a way to turn ordinary skin cells into various types of cells found in the eye.

"These two studies illustrate the remarkable regenerative and therapeutic potential of stem cells," ophthalmologist Dr. Julie Daniels of University College London wrote in a commentary in Nature, which published both studies.

Hip-hop artist Flo Rida  dropped into San Diego Wednesday to meet fans at a new indoor skydiving facility in Mission Valley.

The “My House” singer – also known for hits like “Low,” “Club Can’t Handle Me” and “Whistle” – visited iFLY San Diego, an indoor skydiving center located at 2385 Camino Del Rio North, which held its official grand opening over the weekend.

The recording artist landed there as part of a private meet-and-greet with 20 ENERGY 103.7 listeners who won a contest to hang out with him at the indoor skydiving space. The fans were scheduled to train and fly the wind tunnel.

Flo Rida did not suit up or wind up "In the Ayer" at the indoor skydiving spot, but he did spend some quality time with the winning fans, posing for photos and chatting.

Heavy rains continued to hit parts of the Gulf Coast and South on Wednesday, leaving millions under threat of flooding and two people dead in separate accidents, NBC News reported.

A 30-year-old man in Oklahoma drowned when his SUV was swept away from his home, close to the Texas-Arkansas border, according to the state highway patrol. Michael Liles was trying to maneuver over a low-crossing bridge on Tuesday.

Another man, identified as 22-year-old Francisco Ruben Garzaman, drowned Monday night in Texas when his canoe capsized near Galveston Bay, southeast of Houston.

Meteorologists say 7 to 11 inches have fallen in parts of Louisiana, with more expected in the next 24 to 36 hours.  

With some sips on Sunday, the Hillcrest Farmers Market in San Diego will be the first in the county to tap into a newly-passed bill that allows craft beer samples to be served at farmers markets.

The Hillcrest Farmers Market sets up shop every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Uptown community at the Hillcrest DMV parking lot at 3960 Normal St., near University Avenue.

This Sunday will be slightly different, however, as the open-air market becomes the first San Diego-based farmers market site to launch craft beer sampling since the passing of California’s AB 774 bill.

The bill allows craft beer samples and sales at farmers markets across the state. In order to serve sudsy samples, the bill says a licensed beer manufacturer must apply for a certified farmers’ market sales permit via the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Under specified conditions, the permit allows the licensee to sell beer or wine at a certified farmers’ market. The fee for the permit is $50. With a valid permit in hand, AB 774 says manufacturers can partake in an “instructional tasting event on the subject of beer” and serve samples at the markets.

AB 774 was approved by California’s governor last summer and went into effect on Jan. 1. The Hillcrest Farmers Market is currently the first and only market approved under the bill to serve samples San Diego.

Thus, the first round of craft beer sips will be available this Sunday at the market. After that, the Hillcrest Farmers Market plans to feature a rotating schedule of craft beer establishments pouring samples every Sunday.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and City Councilmember Todd Gloria plan to visit the Hillcrest Farmers Market on Sunday in support of those first samples paving the way for other local farmers markets to follow suit as San Diego’s booming craft beer industry continues its steady growth.

The city leaders will be joined by Hillcrest Business Association (HBA) Board President Tami Daiber and Hillcrest Brewing Company owner Chris Shaw.

Prior to the passing of this bill, existing law required a certified farmers’ market sales permit issued to a licensed winegrower, but not a licensed beer manufacturer, to allow for tasting events at farmers markets.
 

 Fifteen San Diego school districts are looking to hire teachers as the supply of available teachers reaches a 10-year low.

Doctor Judy Mantle with National University says the supply of teachers has reached an alarming level. 

"The shortage has actually been creeping up on us over a period of years, but it's at a point right now where it's almost what we would refer to as a crisis," Mantle said.

A report by the Learning Policy Institute found that estimated teacher hires for the 2015-16 school year rose 25 percent from the previous school year, a number that has been steadily growing.

At the beginning of this school year, many districts scrambled to start school with enough teachers, according to the report. This upcoming school year, the state is anticipating a shortage of 22,000 teachers.

Over the next ten years, anticipated retirements are expected to open up 100,000 jobs statewide.

San Diego is no exception to the statewide trend, Mantle said.

"In some cases we're even have difficulty recruiting substitute teachers," she said. "So that tells you that this is a critical shortage."

An official with San Diego Unified School district said that unfortunately education is not seen as an attractive field to go into. When the economy suffered, so did schools, who weren't hiring as much. It slowed down retirement for many teachers. Now, as many prepare to retire, there are not enough to take their places. 

Parents agree something needs to be done.

 "I think it's really sad, you know, because these are the ones that are teaching our children and our children are the future," Heather Perea, the parent of an elementary school student, said. "With the lack of teachers, I mean, how are our kids going to learn?"

Kimberly Leistiko, a mother of four elementary school kids, said she worries the quality of the education will suffer as a result.

"We don't just want to put anybody in there in the schools," Leistiko said. "We want to have teachers who are prepared to deal with the students and their issues."

National University held a career fair for their students Wednesday where districts across San Diego, including San Diego Unified School District, spoke with students from 4 to 7 p.m. San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) is one of several districts participating in a career fair at National University--to recruit more teachers for the upcoming school year.

SDUSD officials say they are working on a "teacher pipeline" program that would encourage their own students to go into the education field and help them get into college and then return to the district as teachers.

The mayor of Flint, Michigan, announced the city will suspend billing for water services to residents exposed to lead poisoning, NBC News reported.

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver said the city is trying to get a program underway that will help affected residents. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder approved a $30 million plan to help Flint residents with water bills.

The city’s more than 99,000 residents have been told not to use unfiltered tap water after the municipality switched to the Flint River as a water source, exposing them to high levels of lead.  

Balboa Park's San Diego Air and Space Museum has landed a new collection of historic aircraft snapshots that may will one day be available for viewing online and, hopefully, at the museum.

The museum announced it has acquired the largest surviving Vought archive collection from the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation in Arlington, Texas. The collection spans 50 years of aeronautics history.

Vought was a contracted company providing airplanes to Naval forces around the world, including our very own United States Navy. The company was responsible for creating iconic planes such as the F4U Corsair and the F8U Crusader.

The newly-acquired collection includes thousands of vintage photographs and technical reference material for aircraft designed or built around the world -- from the earliest aircraft designs to gliders, helicopters, missiles, spacecraft and satellites.

The collection is currently housed in 500 storage containers, and is not yet open to the public, according to the museum's marketing and communications director, David Neville.

"Once we have categorized the collection, we will make it available to researchers, historians and students through our Library & Archives," Neville told NBC 7 on Wednesday.

Neville said the museum also plans to offer the historic images online through its Library & Archives Flickr account.

Alan Renga, digital archivist for the museum, said they hope to have the collection on display within the year.

"The plan is to digitize it and make it accessible worldwide," Renga told NBC 7.

He said the museum is always looking for people who are interested in the collection to help out with cataloging and digitizing.

This extensive collection is one of the largest-known, privately-held collections of aviation history, and helps the San Diego Air and Space Museum maintain its position as one of the nation's premier aerospace museums.

The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For museum details, click here.

The Cajon Valley Union School District Board approved the resignations of six teachers for their entire district Tuesday night, but three of them come from one small school: the Bostonia Language Academy.

The K-3 school, where students learn Spanish, English, and Coding, is in its first year and was started as a ground breaking vision for East County learning.

But, the school’s growing pains boiled over at Tuesday night’s board meeting with angry parents asking the board to look into why so many teachers are either walking away or getting the boot.

“Three teachers from one school? Half of the teachers from the entire district resigning this year coming from our small school? What’s the common denominator?” said Dawn Zeiger, a concerned parent who showed up at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Zeiger and other parents blame principal Izela Jacobo for failing to collaborate with staff members and parents who have differing opinions.

“If you don’t like the way she does things you can leave, that’s what she says. These are veteran teachers, you don’t treat them that way” said Zeiger.

Jacobo did not return NBC 7’s calls and emails asking for comment.

Parents say a 4th teacher already resigned earlier this year, meaning about 25 percent of the teachers who started the year won’t be coming back next year.

Whether the teachers are walking away on their own, or being forced to resign instead of being released, which would put a permanent mark on their record, isn’t known.

Parents spoke highly of several of the teachers resigning.

“One of the teachers, she is the best one we have to choose from, and now she is gone,” said Zeiger.

Superintendent David Miyashiro plans to meet with concerned parents on Thursday and the board agreed to take a closer look at the school’s personnel issues.
 

A kindergartner teacher at Miramar Ranch Elementary School suffered traumatic injuries after being hit by a falling tree branch as school was dismissing, officials said.

A large tree branch fell on the teacher at Miramar Ranch located in the 10700 block of Red Cedar Drive. The incident happened just after 2 p.m., as the teacher was walking her students out of class.

The teacher, identified as Lana O'Shea, was taken conscious to a local hospital, officials said.

A school district spokeswoman said O'Shea suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to be okay. No one else was injured.

School officials said on Facebook that they are checking all trees on campus to ensure there are no other loose branches.

In the email to parents, staffers said: "Fast-acting parents and staff were able to clear the area quickly and all students were kept safe. Unfortunately, one of our teachers was hurt and taken to the hospital for an exam."

The school will have counselors on hand on Thursday, as several students witnessed the accident.

Christina, a parent whose two kids attend the school, said she was part of safety patrol, directing traffic, when the accident happened.

"It was really scary," Christina said, recalling the echoes of screams. "I mean, once I found out that's what happened, it was really scary. A lot of people moved very quickly to make sure everyone was safe." 

Ray Johnson, who lives next to the school, said he was watering plants on his patio when he heard the initial branch fall.

"I heard this really loud crack, like I say it sounded like a gunshot," Johnson said. 

He described the chaos. 

"I turned around and saw a big -- not the middle of the tree -- but a large branch peeling off and falling," Johnson said. "All the kids were getting out of school at that time, so there were a lot of kids outside, and I heard lots of kids screaming to being with, but when the tree fell, it got a lot louder."

Johnson said in the past few months, trees in the area have become increasingly worrisome. 

"Yeah, it's a concern now," he said. "It really hasn't been for a long time. I can see how that can be really dangeorus."

Christina said the trees at the school have been the source of mixed feelings for parents as well. 

"In some ways, we like the trees because they provide shade, but yeah, I think there's probably some concern to try and keep them trimmed back, to make sure everybody is safe," Christina said. 

San Diego Police (SDPD) said they initially responded to the the scene because the injured officer put out a radio call for "officer down or officer needs assistance."

No further information was immediately available.

 The man who represents all of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the San Diego area says his men and woman want body cameras, as soon as possible.

Terence Shigg, the local chapter president for The National Border Patrol Council and a longtime agent himself, says the problem has been a lack of collaboration between management and day to day agents.

"From doing this for 20 years and being a union rep. for probably just as long, if management is left to do it however they want to do it, they're going to mess it up,” Shigg said. “And when I say mess it up, they're not going to take into account what the boots on the ground are actually doing and how this would affect their job.”

CBP wrapped up a yearlong feasibility study last summer, but appears no closer to rolling out the cameras. The body camera situation is still under review by US Customs and Border Protection, which means there is no target date for implementation or if implementation will happen at all.

The agents sworn to protect our borders say they feel body worn cameras will protect them against false accusations.

"That's something we've always felt we’ve been misunderstood as part of our position on body cameras, it's never been we're against it, it’s that we’ve been for them implemented correctly with the correct equipment and correct policies to back that up,” Shigg said.

Before implementing a body-worn camera program, US Customs and Border Protection will have to address many policy and privacy questions related to deployment, video data storage, and training and resolve funding issues.

Shigg says there are a few early sticking points.

If body cameras were to be introduced permanently, Shigg said some agents have policy concerns.
They want access to the video before writing reports, but some groups fighting for transparency say this would allow agents to manipulate the truth. They also worry video storage costs would cut into future budgets impacting salaries and benefits.

“We will need a better quality of camera and I think that was the mistake that was done with these tests, they didn't use the correct kinds of equipment for our environment," Shigg said.

There is no target date for implementation or whether it will happen at all, officials said. 

 It was a store opening that shoppers in La Mesa thought would never happen.

"It was frustrating," said Laurie Stroberg. "Nobody could do anything to keep it here."

Stroberg is talking about the Vons that opened on Lake Murray Boulevard in La Mesa.  The store was one of more than 150 that were sold after Albertsons and Safeway (which owns Vons) merged. Those stores were purchased by Haggen.

But within a year of opening up markets throughout Southern California they closed down and declared bankruptcy.

The stores were purchased by a variety of grocery chains including Smart & Final, Gelson's, Bristol Farms and various ethnic markets.  But few thought Vons and Albertsons would ever be able to return to the stores they had to sell.

"I never thought I would see this store as a Vons again," said Lori Raya, the Southern California Division President of Vons/Albertsons.

Shoppers were pleasantly surprised.

"I was ready to come back to get my basics," said Martha McPhail.

"I thought it was just going to be an empty building," said Carlos Aguayo.

Albertsons is returning to its old store in El Cajon.

Not only will Vons and Albertsons get to return to five of its stores in San Diego, but 40 percent of the store employees are former workers.

On the same day that Albertsons and Vons held grand openings, Smart & Final opened two of its "Extra" markets in Tierrasanta (10633 Tierrasanta Blvd.) and North Park (2235 University Ave.)  Smart & Final bought 13 stores in San Diego.  The addition of these stores is quickly changing the grocery landscape in San Diego.

"There's no better time for the San Diego consumer to shop around," said San Diego State marketing professor Miro Copic.  He also points out that new low price stores like WinCo and Aldi are also coming into the county.

"It gives consumers an incentive to leave their little area of their neighborhood supermarket," said Copic.

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday morning, according to a South Korean military official.

The two missiles — believed by analysts to be Scud-type missiles — flew about 310 miles and were fired from North Korea’s northern shore, NBC News reported.

The apparent launch comes after heated rhetoric from North Korea, which included threats of a preemptive strike.

North Korea was hit with sanctions by the United Nations after the country conducted a nuclear test on Jan. 6 and launched a long-range rocket on Feb. 6. 

 San Ysidro School District officials are recommending expulsion for a student caught bringing a handgun to a middle school.

Tuesday evening, a student told a teacher that another student may be bringing a gun to San Ysidro Middle School, Julio Fonseca, superintendent for San Ysidro School District, confirmed to NBC 7 San Diego. That teacher then told the school administrator.

On Wednesday morning, school administrators intercepted a group of students, Fonseca said.

Officials found a .22 caliber handgun in a 13-year-old student’s backpack, Fonseca said. Police say the gun was unloaded. 

When police arrived, they confiscated the gun and arrested the student.

Fonseca said he spoke with the student’s father, who said the student spent the weekend with his mother in Mexico. The father told Fonseca there was some type of trouble at the apartment and for some reason, the student took the handgun to protect the mother.

According to the father, the student forgot he had the gun in his backpack, Fonseca said.

During this incident, the school was not put on lockdown.

The student has been suspended for five days and expulsion is recommended, Fonseca said.

No further information was immediately available.

A third person died Wednesday as storms hit the Gulf Coast and South, forcing evacuations and high water rescues, leaving million under the threat of flooding, NBC News reported.

A 64-year-old man died outside Lucky, Louisiana, after driving through floodwaters on a road. His 70-year-old passenger was found clinging to a tree and was rescued.

Two other men died in separate accidents across the region since the storms began Monday, according to officials. A 30-year-old man drowned after his SUV was swept away in Oklahoma, while a 22-year-old from Galveston Bay, Texas, drowned Monday night.

Louisiana has suffered some of the worst flooding, where roads were washed out. Meteorologists say 7 to 11 inches have fallen in parts of the state, with more expected in the next 24 to 36 hours. 

 One person has died and a second has been taken to the hospital following a shooting in Lincoln Park, San Diego Police (SDPD) said. 

The double shooting happened at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday on the 4900 block of Manomet Street, police said. SDPD's Homicide Unit is handling the investigation. 

One person died as a result of a gunshot wound and a second was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition. Police did not have any further information on the suspects. 

It is unclear if the shooting is gang related. 

No further information was immediately available.

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