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Dad Accused of Keeping Daughter in Shed to Stand Trial

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The trial for the father of a Lakeside girl found living in unsanitary conditions in Lakeside will go forward, officials confirmed.

Joe Tavolazzi, was arraigned on four felony charges including child endangerment last month after deputies conducting a probation compliance found the nine-year-old girl living in a backyard tool shed waist high with trash and infested with rats and cockroaches.

Multiple gang members were living in the main house, and there was no running water in the shed. Guns, meth and paraphernalia for dealing drugs were also found in the shed.

Deputies testified that all the drugs and weapons were easily accessible to anyone in the shed.

The girl told Sheriff’s deputies she had been living in the shed for three weeks. She referred to the shed as "the room" and described it as small with no bathroom, with a pile of trash that smelled awful and had rats and roaches all over it, and with a refrigerator that had nothing to eat in it.

She said she used the bathroom in the house but it also stank, and she sometimes used the public park bathroom across the street as well.

Deputies said the nine-year-old appeared well nourished, content and articulate.

She said her father cut up white rocks and gave them to people at all hours of the day and night as well as "green stuff” she called weed.

The girl's uncle said her father had no other place to stay and the shed was the only place he could keep her. 

The trial is scheduled for June 27.


SDUSD Plans to Make Change to Refugee Education Program

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For the last eight years a program within the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) has welcomed in thousands of refugees, helping them learn the basics before putting them in classes with local students.

Many come from refugee camps or countries where girls are not allowed to go to school.

Refugee children first go to a New Arrival Center (NAC) where they learn English as well as basic studies before entering classes with the rest of the students at the school.

They come from countries as diverse as Somalia, Haiti, Thailand, Syria, Burma as well as many others, and they often speak more than a dozen languages among them.

Now the District is planning to decrease a student’s time at the NAC and integrate them into the school sooner.

“We’re changing a little bit of the experience of arriving new to our school system, but we want to make sure they are both acquiring a language and acquiring graduation credits,” Fabiola Bagula of SDUSD said.

One superintendent told NBC 7 students will still spend some part of their day in the NAC to learn English, but they will be placed in math classes, and progressively others, with students in the school.

NAC teachers will travel with the students to class – all in an effort to make sure they get the necessary courses to graduate, according to the District.

“It's not without support. It's with support. We don't want anyone to fail,” Bagula said.

The president of the Teacher’s Union said their concern is the level of support will not be adequate, leaving students who do not have basic skills without recourse.

“The concern of our members is before you can just throw the students in there they need a set of foundational skills to be able to access,” Lindsay Burningham of the Teacher’s Union told NBC 7. “Some of these students are starting from the basics and through the New Arrival Center program they've been able to be successful as we've seen with students being able to graduate this year.”

“Change is hard for everybody and there's an interpretation ‘if they want change it must mean what I did was wrong,’ and that's not what we're saying,” Bagula said. “We're saying we need to strengthen our practice. We need you in a different way.”

The District says between refugee students who are placed in the NAC first and those who are not, 12% more graduate when the not placed in the NAC initially.

The president of the Teacher’s Union said out of 36 students at Crawford High School’s NAC 35 will graduate this year.

The District will make a decision about the change in the next week.



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Phantom Power Driving up Electricity Bills

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Even if all of your household appliances are turned off, they are still drawing power and costing you hundreds of dollars every year, according to a local expert.

Allison Torres, from San Diego Gas & Electric says some appliances draw phantom power from wall sockets even when you are not using them. These include blenders, TVs, kitchen appliances and gaming consoles.

Torres says it may not seem like a big problem but you could end up paying approximately $300 on your electricity bill every year.

Modern appliances are more energy efficient but anything that is plugged in and has a digital display tends to draw power at all times, even while it’s not being used.

“If you look around your house and see a little red light or a green light, that’s a good indicator that something is continuing to draw power from the wall,” Torres said.

Some appliances use almost half the amount of electricity while they are off as they use when they are on. The biggest phantom power users are washing machines, cable boxes and laptops.

“I would encourage everybody to either unplug the devices or invest in a smart strip that can tell the socket when to shut off at the source if it’s not in use,” Torres said.



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4 Americans Sentenced in Failed Gambian Coup

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Four U.S. citizens were given relatively light sentences by a federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday for their roles in a bloody but failed coup in the tiny West African country of Gambia.

The four men pleaded guilty to various firearms violations and conspiring to violate the Neutrality Act, which makes it a crime to plot the overthrow of the leader of a country that the United States isn't at war with.

The 2014 coup sought to oust Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and replace him with Cherno Momodou Njie, a highly successful businessman and former state housing official in Texas.

Defense attorneys argued that had the coup succeeded, the U.S. government would have hailed the defendants as heroes.



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LaDainian Tomlinson Holds Celebrity Golf Tournament

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San Diego Chargers legend LaDainian Tomlinson kicked off his Celebrity Golf Tournament Thursday at the Sycuan Golf Resort. Before heading out on the course, LT took pictures and showed off the items in the silent auction. Proceeds from the event will benefit The Tomlinson's Touching Lives Foundation and its Southern California programs. The future Hall-of-Famer has done extensive work in his home state of Texas and says he wants to do more to help the San Diego community.

“Honestly, I don’t see anybody else doing anything in this community.” says Tomlinson. “You know our one hero in this community, the late Junior Seau, is no longer with us and so I feel obligated to continue to do things in this community and bring people joy.”

The former Chargers running back has lead initiatives with the Boys & Girls clubs in California and Texas. His foundation also feeds over 2,000 families every year on Thanksgiving and continues to support programs benefiting families of service men and women stationed overseas. In partnership with Oggi’s Sports Brewhouse Pizza this tournament is also spreading awareness for Angelman Syndrome, a neuro-genetic disorder that affects development, balance and speech.

Steve Venz was one of the participants in the tournament. His daughter, Julia suffers from Angelman syndrome and says he’s humbled to have LT support the cause. “It’s a big deal. It affects families and these children’s lives immensely.” Say Venz. “LT is like the super star of San Diego so we’re absolutely thrilled to have him here.”

The winners of the tournament walked away with a signed plaque by LaDainian Tomlinson and an Oggi’s gift card. To learn more about the Tomlinson's Touching Lives Foundation you can visit http://www.ladainiantomlinson.com.



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Padres Win 3rd Straight

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Did you know the Padres are only two-and-a-half games out of first place?

That’s right. As of Thursday evening that is NOT a typo.

For a team that’s been shut out 8 times already this year, a 3-0 Padres victory over the Brewers was an encouraging sign. Especially since the team was coming off a doubleheader sweep of the NL Central-leading Cubs.

James Shields struck out 9 batters over 7 scoreless innings, and Melvin Upton Junior hit a solo homer to help San Diego win its 3rd straight contest in less than 48 hours.

Left-handed reliever Ryan Buchter also recorded his first career save in the majors as he worked a perfect 9th. Buchter has a remarkable 0.54 ERA in 17 appearances this season. 

Closer Fernando Rodney had the night off after picking up 2 saves against the Cubs on Wednesday.

San Diego will try to make it 4 in a row when Christian Friedrich takes the mound Friday against Milwaukee starter Junior Guerra.



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2 Local Firefighters Honored

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Emergency responders, doctors and extraordinary San Diego citizens were honored at the Spirit of Courage Awards on Thursday.

For over 30 years, The Burn Institute has recognized the courage and valor in life saving efforts.

Among Thursday’s recipients were two San Diego Fire Fighters, credited for risking their own lives to save two children.

Luis and Esmerelda Castro were at death's door, losing consciousness in their beds as their home in Mount Hope was going up in flames.

Two local firefighters pushed the very limits of their training to get both of them out of the burning house.

It was an emotional reunion between San Diego Firefighter Dallas Higgins and the victim's Uncle Ramon Vasquez.

“I got off of work and I came straight here. I just want them to know how grateful and appreciative I am,” Vasquez said.

Higgins and fellow firefighter Joe Zakar were presented the Spirit of Courage Award for their life saving efforts.

“We were very fortunate to have saved two children's lives that day. I'm blessed to have been able to be a part of that,” Zakar said.

In November last year, firefighters were called to the Vasquez house.

In a back bedroom, was three-year old Esmerelda Castro, her five-year old brother Luis, and 12-year old brother Fernando.

“It is every firefighters dream and it's every firefighter’s nightmare,” Zakar said.

Higgins was the first one through the window and discovered that Fernando was already dead. He pulled Luis, who was barely breathing, to safety.

But Esmerelda was still inside.

“I know she is there but conditions are just getting so bad it's driving me out. It was probably one of the most frustrating things,” Higgins said.

Dallas came out with second degree burns on his ears, head and back.

Then, Zakar went in found Esmerelda on the floor, unconscious but alive.

“You never want to see children hurt. In the job that we do, every day I think the calls that affect us the most are children,” Zakar said.

Six months later, the family is still recovering but the prognosis is good.

These fire fighters gave two small children a second chance at growing up and hope to the Vasquez family.

Despite significant burns Esmerelda was released from the hospital in March and will start kindergarten in the fall. Luis is doing better but still hospitalized.

The Vasquez family is also rebuilding their home.



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Travelers Left Without Checked Baggage After Glitch

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There were lots of pensive faces and clenched palms as travelers from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport waited for their bags to arrive at Lindbergh Field Thursday night.

“It’s my 5th time I’ve been here today,” said Campbell Punnett, a Phoenix resident.

Punnett's bags are one of the more than 3000 bags that missed flights out of Phoenix airport.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says it’s because of a problem with the checked bag screening system.

Since noon, Punnett has been coming to Lindbergh Field looking for his luggage from his Southwest Airlines flight. Each time he was left holding a form for lost or delayed baggage, instead of the bag he needs.

“I’m here for a camping thing. My bag has everything I need and it’s probably not going to be here in time. I will be at the mercy of the people I’m camping with,” he said.

Baggage from inside Phoenix's airport was moved to a special events lot after it got too backed up in the terminal.

“I'm crossing my fingers my luggage is here," said San Diego resident Scott Wood.

Wood noticed the mess while waiting for his flight.

“I don’t know why people had big luggage going into where you wait for flights. That seemed odd to me,” he said.

The luggage was loaded onto trucks and driven to airports in Las Vegas and Los Angeles to screen. Then, everything was flown out to their proper destinations.

But nearly 12-hours after he arrived in San Diego, Punnett is still waiting for his baggage.

“I’ve had a lot of time to work through the frustration and reflect on all of this, so now it’s just sort of come what may. I'm going to go with flow and assume it will work alright,” he said.

The TSA released a statement that read, in part:

“TSA baggage screening systems at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport are operational. We will continue testing the system throughout the night in preparation for tomorrow's scheduled operations."


4 Things to Know From Trump's Visit to the Hill

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The meeting between presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan was closed to the media but there were four things the high-profile visit showed, according to NBC News.

Ryan and Trump have real differences and the speaker still won't publicly endorse the real estate mogul.

The difference are about tone and policy. Ryan did not spell out what those differences are but he does not support Trump's proposals for a Mexico border wall or a temporary ban on Muslims.

The impasse between Ryan and Trump might be over by election day and Ryan hinted at what he might say if he endorses Trump later this year. The real estate mogul, the speaker noted, won an overwhelming number of votes in the primary process.

Finally, no matter what Congressional Republicans do with Trump, Democrats will try to cast them as the "party of Trump."



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Poultry Workers Forced to Wear Diapers: Report

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Poultry workers at plants in the U.S. are routinely denied bathroom breaks and some have resorted to wearing adult diapers, a report by Oxfam America claims.

The U.S. arm of the global poverty fighting group said its research from 2013 to 2016 found processing plant workers mocked or ignored by supervisors when they asked to go to the bathroom.

The report cited interviews with current and former workers, their lawyers and advocates, medical experts and others. The conditions are particularly tough for women who are menstruating or pregnant, the report said.

The group named Tyson Foods Inc., Perdue Farms Inc., Pilgrim's Pride Corp. and Sanderson Farms Inc. All the companies named in the report, except for Sanderson Farms, denied the allegations in statements to NBC News. A Sanderson Farms' executive said the company had no statement.

The National Chicken Council and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association said in a statement it believed such instances would be "extremely rare" and the report used too broad a brush on the industry.



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2 Officers Shot in NH, Gunman Loose

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Two police officers were shot early Friday morning in Manchester, New Hampshire, and officials are urging residents to shelter in place as police search for the armed suspect.

The incident unfolded around 2 a.m. in the city's West Side, authorities said. The first officer was shot in the area of Ferry and Second streets, while the second was shot near Putnam and Debuque streets.

Both officers are recovering at hospitals and are expected to survive.

The shooter is on the loose. Police are searching for a man with long hair who is wearing a trench coat. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Residents of the area around Wayne Street, Putnam Street and Rimmon Street have been told to shelter in place.

Schools on the West Side are closed Friday, according to the Manchester school system. Affected schools include Gossler Park Elementary, Northwest Elementary, Parker-Varney Elementary, Middle School at Parkside and West High School.

New Hampshire officials responded to the news on Twitter.



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How to Get to Beyonce’s Concert

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The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) will offer expanded trolley service to Qualcomm Stadium Thursday night for fans headed to Beyonce’s concert. 

The Queen B takes her “Formation World Tour” to the San Diego stage at 7 p.m., and the sold-out concert will draw 50,000 fans to the stadium on Friars Road.

Given the massive crowd, MTS says it will offer extra Green Line trolley service to Qualcomm Stadium, plus online mobile ticketing to expedite that ride to the show.

Trolleys will depart each station every 15 minutes throughout Thursday. Starting at 4:08 p.m., Green Line trains will depart every seven to eight minutes from stations between Old Town and Qualcomm Stadium.

Beginning at 4:45 p.m., trolleys will also depart every seven to eight minutes between San Diego State University and Qualcomm Stadium.

After Bey’s big show, MTS says more trolleys will run in each direction until the last trains at 12:07 a.m. to the Santee station and 12:38 a.m. toward Old Town and the San Diego Convention Center. See the full trolley schedule here.

Concert attendees taking the trolley can park for free at any of the MTS park and ride stations. This includes the 1,500 free spots (after 5 p.m., lower-level only) at the Hazard Center Station, the 469 spots at the El Cajon Transit Center, the 412 parking spaces at the Old Town Transit Center and 404 spaces at the Grantville Trolley Station.

As for a quicker trolley ticketing option, riders can use the MTS mobile ticketing app, mTicket, to buy and save trolley passes directly to their smartphones prior to arriving at transit stations. After the concert, there will be a special boarding line for mTicket holders that will make for speedier, easier boarding, MTS said.

For those who choose to drive to Qualcomm Stadium and brave the busy lot, parking at the concert site costs $20 per car.



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Donald Trump and Paul Ryan Could Not Be Further Apart

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Donald Trump and Paul Ryan are probably the two most important Republican figures since President Obama took office.

As they seek a way to unite the GOP, they must confront their philosophical differences on key policy issues.

Ryan favors immigration reform with a path to citizenship, expanding free trade and cutting entitlements. Trump, meanwhile, favors mass deportations, rails against trade deals and has promised not to touch Social Security and Medicare.  

Although they met Thursday to seek common ground, Ryan still had not endorsed the billionaire businessman.

"I was very encouraged with this meeting, but this is a process," Ryan told reporters. "It takes a little time. You don't put it together in 45 minutes."



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After Calling It Corrupt, Trump Turns to Fundraising

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Turning to the general election, Donald Trump said he will be raising hundreds of millions of dollars, NBC News reported.

Up until now, Trump has loaned around $35.9 million to his own campaign and with a new source of money coming in, he will be able to repay his own private loans.

Trump aides say that option is not currently under discussion, NBC News has learned, but they also decline to rule out the possibility entirely.

The main reason candidates use loans to fund their campaigns, election law experts tell MSNBC, is to maintain an option to pay themselves back later.



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Balboa Park Attack Victim Was 'Terrified': Delivery Driver

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Pizza delivery driver Charli Loren considers her job ordinary but when the time came to help a woman in need, she did not shrink from the opportunity to do something extraordinary.

“You see certain situations and you think maybe you could help maybe you couldn't and I just tried to help,” Loren said.

Loren spoke to NBC 7 just hours Ismael Hernandez, 27, of Chula Vista pleaded not guilty to 13 felony counts of sex crimes.

Prosecutors say there were two victims in this crime spree. The first woman escaped after throwing her takeout soup at the suspect then running back inside the Pho Noodle Bar.

“This took a great effort on behalf of the victims in this case that were able to focus during such a traumatic event,” said Deputy District Attorney Judy Taschner.

In court Wednesday Taschner detailed the terrifying two and a half hours that the second victim was sexually assaulted at knife point on the south side of Balboa Park then again behind a utility box in Cortez Hill.

Loren became involved as she was driving north on Ninth Avenue at Date street last Thursday night.

She was on her way to the next customer when she saw the suspect walking away with his shirt over his face.

Then a woman flagged down the pizza delivery driver.

“She knew exactly what happened to her,” Loren said. “She was terrified and probably out of her mind about it.”

Loren says she spoke only a short while with the victim before police came but stuck around for the next three hours to make sure she was OK.

Delivering pizzas gets her into many neighborhoods and she sees many things, Loren said.

She has no professional training in violent crime response but feels this chance call to Good Samaritan duty was somehow fate.

“Maybe I didn't get that delivery that night you know,” Loren said to NBC 7. “Maybe somebody didn't order it. Maybe I wouldn't have been there. Maybe It was meant to be.”


Family, Friends Remember Slain Navy SEAL in Coronado

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About a thousand people gathered on Friday morning in Coronado, California to honor a U.S. Navy SEAL killed in an ISIS attack last week in Iraq.

The memorial at Tidelands Park, organized by the Naval Special Warfare, began with a bagpipe procession. Family of Navy Chief Special Warfar Operator Charles Keating IV then offered emotional words about his loss.

“He was my idol,” Keating’s brother, also a Navy SEAL, told the crowd. “He was my best friend.”

During the tribute, Keating was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and a second combat ribbon.

Keating’s mother shared some of her son’s words as a way to honor him.

“The most important lesson is to have respect for all people,” she recalled.

The private memorial followed the arrival of Keating’s body at the Naval Air Station at Naval Base Coronado Wednesday.

A buglar played Taps at the end of the hour-long ceremony.

Keating IV died May 3 about 14 miles north of Mosul in an attack launched by 125 ISIS fighters, Pentagon officials said. He was part of a small force sent to fend off the attack.

After the emotional ceremony, U.S. Navy Chaplain Dennis Kelly said Keating should be remembered for how he lived his life, on duty and off.

"He lived life. He was passionate about life and he had a joy that was just throughout everything he did," Kelly said. "'Moderation is for cowards' was kind of his motive."

The family is asking, in lieu of flowers, any donations be made to the Navy SEAL Foundation.



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Woman Blind for 23 Years Regains Sight

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For a 70-year-old Florida woman, seeing came after believing.

Mary Ann Franco was blind for 23 years. The former nurse lost her vision in 1993 after she was involved in a car crash and suffered a stroke.

"Nothing. I couldn't see anything. However Hell felt, I felt like I was there," Franco said.

Franco, however, didn't allow blindness to stop her. For two decades, she took up hobbies like painting, drawing and even skydiving.

"So you can't see, so what? Get up and get moving and stuff, and I did," Franco said.

But after falling on uneven tiles in her home, Franco needed spinal realignment surgery. She woke up in the hospital and noticed something different — she could see.

Dr. John Afshar, Franco's neurosurgeon, was shocked by the outcome.

Afshar, whose procedure was not meant to help Franco's vision, believes blood flow may have been restored to an area in Franco's spine where nerve cells were dormant.

"She's my miracle patient. She basically amazed me," he said.

With her newly regained vision, Franco is working toward her driver's license and plans to visit family in Michigan, including grandchildren who she hasn't been able to look at since they were babies.

"Everything comes back so nice and easy," she said from behind the wheel.

Franco said she never gave up believing her eyesight would be restored.

"I always knew in my heart that God was going to let me have my eyesight back. I knew it," she said.



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Police Chase & Crash in Coronado

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A high-speed pursuit ended in a crash near an NBC 7 television crew setting up for a morning report.

A driver ran a stop sign at 4 a.m. and a police officer attempted to pull the vehicle over.

However, the driver took off on 7th and C, police said.

The car was determined to have been stolen from San Diego.

Police were expecting to clear the scene before classes begin around 6:30 a.m. 

The car collided with a construction trailer, a dumpster and a portable toilet.

Officers took one man in custody and searched for a woman believed to have been injured in the crash.

Trump Denies Posing as Spokesman in 1991 Recording

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Donald Trump on Friday denied posing as his own spokesman to conduct a phone interview with a reporter who covered him in 1991.

"No, I don't know anything about it. You're telling me about it for the first time and it doesn't sound like my voice at all," Trump said in a phone interview on NBC's "Today" show after a clip of the 1991 interview was played.

"I have many, many people that are trying to imitate my voice and you can imagine that. This sounds like one of these scams, one of the many scams. It doesn't sound like me," he said.

A Washington Post article said Trump gave interviews while posing as his own publicist, sometimes named John Miller or John Barron. In an audio recording of a phone conversation, obtained by the Post, a man claiming to be a spokesman for Trump called a reporter at People magazine, who was covering the real-estate businessman's public divorce from Ivana Trump. The Post claims Trump posed as his own publicist for the interview.

The alleged publicist, John Miller, said he's handling PR for Trump, "because he gets so much of it." The People reporter, Sue Carswell, asked "Miller" why Trump ended his relationship with model Marla Maples for France's future first lady, Carla Bruni.

Miller explained that "[Trump] really didn't want to make a commitment" because "he's coming out of a marriage, and he's starting to do tremendously well financially."

Miller boasted in the call about actresses like Madonna calling Trump "just to see if they can go out with him." He also said Trump had "three other girlfriends" while he was living with Maples.

In 1991, Maples identified Trump as the voice in the audio recordings during an interview with People, the "Today" show reported. At the time, Trump told People the John Miller call was a "joke gone awry."

According to the Post, Trump routinely called reporters and gossip columnists for decades pretending to be someone else in order to plant stories about himself in order to boost his image.

Asked about his comments to People, Trump said Friday: "I don't think it was me, it doesn't sounds like me. I don't know what they are talking about. I have no idea."

Trump also addressed his meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan, saying he was "a little bit surprised" he didn't endorse him on Thursday, but said "it's a process."



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Tourist Is Slugged in Times Square

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One of the hundreds of cameras mounted throughout Times Square captured a man offering "free hugs" apparently punching a woman in the face Thursday morning, video obtained by NBC 4 New York shows. 

An EarthCam camera above the Crossroads of the World captured the man, later identified as Jermaine Himmelstein, approaching a 22-year-old Canadian woman as she walks with a friend.

The man can be seen in the footage dropping what appears to be his "free hugs" sign before punching the woman, who drops to the ground after the impact. 

Her companion briefly chases after the attacker before turning back to tend to her friend. Several other people come to the woman's aid, and after a few moments, several police officers and first responders are seen crowding around the woman, who suffered a black eye, cuts and bruises.

Photos taken after the attack show officers holding the "free hugs" sign at the site of the attack.

Himmelstein was arrested not long after and was charged with robbery and fraudulent accosting. As he was being escorted from a police precinct Thursday night he told reporters "I was aggressively asking for tips."

He'd been arrested at least seven times in the past three years for punching women, some of whom allegedly refused to give him hugs. In one attack in Washington Square Park, he allegedly told the victim "you're pissing me off, and I assault people when I'm mad." 

His parents told the New York Times in 2013 that Himmelstein had autism. A woman at his address said Friday that Himmelstein didn't take his medicine and that she was "truly sorry" for Thursday's alleged attack. 

Himmelstein was arraigned Friday on the charge. Attorney information for the man wasn't immediately available.

Himmelstein likely would have been subject to a city law passed earlier this year regulating costumed characters, desnudas and other street performers in Times Square and other public spaces. The regulation is expected to go into effect this summer.



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