A woman claims she was drugged by a Del Mar man she met through a dating website and regained consciousness when they were having sex.

The woman testified in the preliminary hearing for Sean Banks, a former U.S. Navy lieutenant accused of four charges including rape and rape by intoxication.

She said she met Banks through Match.com in 2009 and knew him under another name.
She testified she was unable to recall what happened during their dinner date and then when she regained consciousness, she was back at home, slumped over the edge of her couch.

“My memory was very spotty. I had no recollection of how I got back to my house,” she said.
“Big chunks of the evening were missing.”

When she regained consciousness, she said she told the defendant to stop and told him to leave.

“I was very mad and I wanted him to get out of my house immediately,” she testified.

When she later contacted the defendant later to ask him if he had left with her house keys, Banks denied raping her and referred her to his attorney.

The woman said she didn’t pursue charges because she felt the defendant was “well connected” in Orange County but she testified that she contacted Match.com and reported the alleged date rape.

Sean Banks was enrolled at Pepperdine University as a graduate student at the time of his arrest Feb. 11.

He's accused of a similar attack on a La Mesa woman he met through ChristianMingle.com in November 2012.

NBC 7 Report: Woman Testifies in ChristianMingle Rape Case

Prosecutors said Banks used a number of aliases when posting to dating websites like ChristianMingle.com , POF.com and Match.com. They include Rarity, Rylan, Rylan Butterwood and Rylan Harbough.

NBC 7 has obtained a San Diego Unified School District internal memo warning trustees not to speak publicly about the suspension of 33 high school students over a “twerking” video, because federal privacy laws prevent district officials from talking about student discipline.

In an e-mail sent Thursday, San Diego Unified Superintendent Bill Kowba called the incident involving Scripps Ranch High School students “sensational and scandalous.”

SRHS Principal Anne Menna suspended 33 students Tuesday for sexual harassment following the publishing of a “twerking” video on YouTube.

In the clip, students ranging from freshmen to seniors pop their hips and buttocks in a dance move made popular by the hip-hop artist Diplo.

Kowba describes the students involved as “28 white females and 3 male students of color.”

“The video consists of a twerking display, young women gyrating against a wall while standing on their hands. A young male is in the video in a sexually suggestive role,” Supt. Kowba explained in the memo.

“It is my personal opinion that the video is a deeply offensive production with implications for lewd conduct, sexual harassment, and gender victimization,” he wrote.

Kowba states that the majority of parents were disappointed and embarrassed. There were some exceptions according to the memo.

Read the memo here

Some of the parents claim their daughters thought they were helping a classmate with a school project and were not aware the video would include offensive music or be made available online.

One Scripps Ranch parent has called the superintendent directly to find out how the video was shot with school equipment on school grounds without faculty or security interference.

She also felt the video’s producer should be punished more severely than the dancers.

Kowba has asked the district’s legal team to review the actions taken by the principal to ensure the “every consideration was rendered to all parties.”

The video was removed from YouTube but a shorter version appeared later and has been featured on national news websites.

Because of the school’s special rules regarding senior activities, some of those suspended are also banned from attending prom or walking at graduation. Seniors can file an appeal requesting the ability to attend those activities.

A North County attorney admits she ran a red light, killing a nanny and seriously injuring a toddler in a stroller.

Attorneys for Christine Padilla, of Del Sur, entered guilty pleas on her behalf Friday to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and two other infractions - running red light and failure to yield at a crosswalk.

Padilla was behind the wheel of an SUV when it drove into the crosswalk at the intersection of Camino Del Sur and Via Verrazzano and struck a nanny pushing a stroller on Feb. 1.

Monserrat Mendez, 41, was fatally injured in the crash and died later at a nearby hospital. The 14-month-old boy in the stroller suffered multiple injuries including shattered spleen, fractured femur, pelvic fracture, broken rib, broken leg and skull fracture.

Padilla admitted she was sleep-deprived to officers at the scene according to a police report.

More than 20 friends and family members gathered Friday for the change in plea. Padilla was not in court when her attorneys spoke on her behalf.

Judge Charles Gill did two unusual things for a misdemeanor case that indicate he understands the significance of the case.

Padilla will be required to appear for her sentencing on June 7. She is also required to report to a probation officer so there will be a probation report produced.

Judge Gill would not allow a plea agreement for sentencing. He will make his decision based on arguments from both sides, what the victims’ families say at the time of sentencing and the probation report.

The consequences range from no jail time to up to a year in local custody.

The toddler’s mother was in court and said the boy is doing well and appears to have no long-term effects from his injuries.

Padilla – who’s an attorney herself in the North County -- is facing a civil suit filed by an attorney for the Mendez family, particularly the nanny's two children left behind after her death.

The suit also targets the driver’s husband, Jeffrey Padilla, as being negligent for allowing his wife to drive one day after giving birth.

The police report says that after the accident Padilla told officers she was driving home from her sister’s house and knew she ran a red light, but by the time she realized what she had done, it was too late.

Padilla told officers: “I’m sorry – I’m sleep-deprived and I just looked up and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, it’s red.’ And then oh my God, and she was right there.”

Friday is a very special day for American Airlines.  Eighty years ago today, on May 3, 1933, the first four American Airlines stewardesses graduated from training and headed out on their first flight.

Over the last 80 years things have changed quite a bit for stewardesses, now commonly referred to as flight attendants. The four original American Airlines stewardesses graduated after three days of training in 1933. In 1957 the airline opened the world's first school dedicated to the profession, the American Airlines Stewardess College. At graduation,  a "flyover" was not uncommon as part of the celebration.

Traveling the world has always been a glamorous profession. Fittingly, much of the evolution of the profession has had to do with the uniform; from the military look of the early years, to the cutting-edge style of Bill Blass’s uniforms in 1972.

They also broke down barriers by being one of the first airlines to hire black stewardesses. They were also the very first to carry AED’s on every single flight.

American said Friday it is excited to celebrate and honor the professionals who have been the face of the airline for the last eight decades, and for those to come.

A man who has threatened young children and is obsessed by the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School escaped from a mental health facility in Orange County, California, Friday, and police were warning the public to be on the lookout for him.

Garden Grove police said Norris Phuoc Nguyen, 23, poses a danger to the community.

Garden Grove Police Chief Kevin Raney said Nguyen walked away at 4:45 p.m. from Royale Health Care Center at Bristol Street and Warner Avenue in Santa Ana, where he had been detained since December 2012.

Authorities became familiar with Nguyen, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and repeatedly detained and institutionalized, in August 2011. At that time, he walked into the Westminster Police Department dressed in camouflage and holding an assault rifle, saying he wanted to "die by cop," Raney said.

The weapon was not loaded, the chief said, adding that Nguyen did not have a permit for the firearm.

Nguyen was questioned, and police found he was fixated on a teacher at a Garden Grove elementary school that he had attended, Raney said, declining to name the school.

"We have statements and we have the firm belief that he is committed, unfortunately, to harming children at this specific school," Raney said.

Nguyen had been detained periodically since then, Raney said, until it became apparent in interviews with him in December that he was obsessed by the massacre that left 26 dead at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school on Dec. 14, 2012.

Nguyen has spoken repeated both about protecting children and endangering them, Raney said.

"He has written manifestos and other writings that are extremely extensive, extremely descriptive," Raney said. "The thoughts that he is having are real to him and there is, unfortunately, a very strong potential that he will act upon those thoughts."

Ten days ago, Nguyen's mother, who lives in Huntington Beach, tried to gain custody of her son at a court hearing, but the judge refused to have him release, Raney said.

Nguyen is described at 5-foot-8-inches tall, 150 pounds and with black hair and brown eyes. Nguyen is of Vietnamese descent.

He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a white T-shirt, gray pants and white shoes.

Authorities across Orange County and some state law enforcement were actively searching for Nguyen

Engines and firefighters are stationed throughout coastal canyons overnight in case any hot spots in the massive Springs Fire -- 56 percent contained at 28,000 acres -- flare up overnight.

Evacuation orders were lifted Saturday evening for communities in the path of the Springs Fire that charred nearly 44-square miles in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.

The fire was burning Saturday in dense brush in the Santa Monica Mountains along the Ventura and Los Angeles county lines. The fire broke out Thursday off the Ventura Freeway in the Conejo Grade.

It was 30 percent contained by Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire. Crews had the blaze 56 percent contained by 5:15 p.m.

Authorities expect to have the fire fully contained by Monday.

"With the milder weather condtions (sic), firefighters are making excellent progress on extending fire containment lines," the Ventura County Fire Department posted on its Facebook page.

Full Coverage: Springs Fire

Nearly 1,900 firefighters battled the blaze as it quickly spread amid near triple-digit heat, low humidity and drought conditions. By Saturday, humidity rose and temperatures dropped, allowing crews to gain better control over the wildfire.

No injuries have been reported. At least 15 residences and dozens of other structures have been damaged, according to fire officials.

Ventura County Fire officials issued a new map showing the footprint of the massive wildfire, as pictured below. The red line indicates the outer edges of the fire; the blue line delineates evacuated areas.

All evacuations orders, which applied to thousands of residents, were lifted Saturday evening.

Residents living along Broom Ranch, La Jolla Canyon, Sycamore Canyon, Deer Creek Road and Yerba Buena Road are allowed to return home. Authorities warn that utility workers are in the area replacing power lines and traffic may be slowed.

Potero Road remained closed between Reino and Hidden Valley roads.

CSU Channel Islands has been off limits since Thursday, but the campus -- including the library, dining services and student housing -- is scheduled to reopen at 5 p.m. Sunday. Classes and activities will resume on Monday.

"The University has cleaned the interior of all buildings and is pumping fresh air into all usable buildings and living spaces," the university said in a statement. "Clean-up of the campus will continue over several weeks; however, the smell of smoke may continue to be present."

The massive Springs Fire forced the temporary shutdown of Pacific Coast Highway. The coastal roadway was reopened Saturday, but remained closed at Deer Creek Road, Potrero Road, Reino Road, and Yerba Buena Road.

Odds-on favorite Orb won the 139th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, lingering in the back of the pack for much of the race before dashing through the mud to take the lead down the final stretch.

The winning colt, ridden by Joel Rosario, entered the Derby as the morning-line favorite, fell in early betting and then returned at the last minute at 5-1. With the win, he becomes an automatic early favorite for the Preakness, and a potential contender for the Triple Crown, which culminates with the Belmont Stakes.

Orb finished the 1 1/4 mile race in 2:02.89, followed by Golden Soul, a long shot, and Revolutionary, Orb's top rival, who entered the race at 6-1.

"Oh my God, this is awesome, you know. This is like a dream to me," Rosario said after claiming his first Derby victory. "He was so far behind, and I just let him be calm and let him be relaxed, and he was able to do it all. He was very relaxed, which was exactly what I wanted.

"It was the perfect trip."

Orb was the first morning-line favorite to win the Derby since Big Brown in 2008, and only the seventh since 1974.

The race began at a torrid pace despite sloppy conditions created by a daylong rain. Palace Malice led for most of the race but faded on the final turn. Normandy Invasion took a brief lead down the stretch, but Orb surged ahead as he made his move from the back of the pack.

Orb's trainer, Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey III, won his first Derby in 34 years in the business.

"I'm thrilled to death for (the owners), thrilled to death for the people who put so much time into this horse, and, of course, I'm thrilled to death for me," he said, according to the Associated Press.

Orb is owned by Stuart Janney and Dinny Phipps.

The total purse for the Derby was more than $2 million, $1.4 million of it for Orb.

Saturday's steady rain in Louisville turned the Churchill Downs dirt track into a muddy glob, and the stands into a sea of colorful ponchos—and, of course, hats.

Revolutionary had been bettors' favorite for much of the day, but in the moments before the race a seven-figure surge of wagers pushed Orb to 5-1.

Verrazano, who'd been touted as a top contender for weeks, finished 14th. Another highly admired horse, Goldencents — whose jockey, Kevin Krigger, was trying to become the first black to win the Derby in over a century — came in 17th.

A second jockey running for history was Rosie Napravnik, who lost her chance to be the first woman to win the Derby. She ended up in 5th aboard Mylute. Even still, that finish was the best ever by a female jockey.

Josh Kleinbaum and Patrick Hickey Jr. contributed reporting.

A mental health patient obsessed by the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School is in custody after escaping from an Orange County, California facility the day before, authorities said.

Norris Phuoc Nguyen returned to the Royale Health Care Center at 4 p.m. Saturday, said Anthony Bertagna, spokesman for the Santa Ana Police Department.

Friday afternoon, Nguyen walked away from the Royale Health Care Center, where he has been detained since December 2012.

Police said the 23-year-old told them he visited a friend while he was away from the facility, and it does not appear Nguyen committed any crimes while he was gone.

Authorities became familiar with Nguyen -- who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and repeatedly detained and institutionalized -- in August 2011. At that time, he walked into the Westminster Police Department dressed in camouflage and holding an assault rifle, saying he wanted to "die by cop," Garden Grove Police Chief Kevin Raney said.

The weapon was not loaded, the chief said, adding that Nguyen did not have a permit for the firearm.

Nguyen was questioned, and police found he was fixated on a teacher at an elementary school he had attended in Northern California, Raney said, declining to name the school.

"We have statements and we have the firm belief that he is committed, unfortunately, to harming children at this specific school," Raney said.

Nguyen had been detained periodically since then, Raney said, until it became apparent in interviews with him in December that he was obsessed by the massacre that left 26 dead at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school on Dec. 14, 2012.

Nguyen has spoken repeatedly both about protecting children and endangering them, Raney said.

Nearly two weeks ago, Nguyen's mother, who lives in Huntington Beach, tried to gain custody of her son at a court hearing, but the judge refused to have him released, Raney said.

Uranie Roberts only has one way to describe it.

"It's a miracle," she said.

Lost for half a year, her beloved pet cat “Porsche” somehow found his way home.

Last November, Roberts and her family, including Porsche, had to be evacuated by boat from their home in the Chadwick Beach Island section of Toms River after Superstorm Sandy hit the area. The family temporarily relocated to a relative’s home in Point Pleasant Borough before returning to Toms River. While the family was in Point Pleasant however, Porsche went missing.

“He got out of the house and that was the last we saw of him,” said Carol Baumann, Uranie’s daughter.

Baumann believed Porsche was gone for good. That was until Wednesday when she heard the familiar sound of meowing coming from the back deck of their Toms River home. When she walked towards it, she saw something she never thought she would see again.

“I saw the green eyes and I said, ‘My God in heaven, it’s Porsche!’” said Baumann.

Somehow the cat managed to travel eight miles through storm destruction, traffic and even over a bridge to get back to his original home.

“It’s just amazing how he found his way home,” said Baumann. “I wish he could talk.”

Baumann and Roberts plan to have Porsche checked out by a vet next week. They say however that it doesn’t look like he missed many meals in the past six months.

“You could see he was eating,” said Uranie. “His fur is sleek and soft.”

Whether he’s just extremely resourceful or truly does have nine lives, Baumann and Roberts are just glad to have him back.

“It’s wonderful,” said Baumann. “I missed him so bad.”
 

Five women in their 30s died Saturday night when a stretch limousine burst into flames on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge over the San Francisco Bay, police confirmed to NBC News.

Four other people in the limo escaped with burn and smoke inhalation injuries, California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel said. The car's driver was unhurt. 

Montiel said the women were "probably killed by the fire," though the cause of death has not been confirmed, NBC News reported.

Witnesses told NBC Bay Area the white Lincoln Town Car was not involved in an accident prior to catching on fire. It was not clear what could have sparked the flames. 

The car was driving from Alameda to Foster City, Montiel said.

When asked if an "explosion" had occurred, Montiel told NBC News it was unconfirmed, however he did say the "vehicle was partially engulfed."'

A viewer named David Solomon sent in the picture above that he said of was of the limo.

The fire was first reported around 10 p.m. in the third lane of westbound state Highway 92, according to the California Highway Patrol. 

The bridge, located about 20 miles southeast of San Francisco, connects San Mateo and Alemada counties. The westbound lanes were closed for several hours.

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Some popular frozen pizzas are being recalled because some consumers complained of finding small plastic fragments inside.

Nestle USA issued a voluntary recall of some flavors of California Pizza Kitchen and DiGiorno pizzas on Thursday, saying the plastic fragments have been traced back to a spinach supplier.

According to Nestle USA, the pizzas under voluntary recall are:

• California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) Crispy Thin Crust White, UPC 71921 98745; production codes are 3062525951, 3062525952 and 3063525951.
• California Pizza Kitchen Limited Edition Grilled Chicken with Cabernet Sauce, UPC 71921 00781; production code is 3059525952.
• DiGiorno Crispy Flatbread Pizza Tuscan Style Chicken, UPC 71921 02663; production codes are 3057525922 and 3058525921.
• DiGiorno® pizzeria! Bianca/White Pizza, UPC 71921 91484; production code is 3068525951.

No other pizzas were affected, according to a company statement.

A six-year-old Florida girl was in critical condition Sunday after being shot by her 13-year-old brother Saturday night in Oakland Park, north of Fort Lauderdale Saturday night.

According to neighbors, the children were playing a game when the shooting occurred.

"They were playing hide and go seek. I don't know how it went down but he shot his sister," said neighbor Peter Milano.

Milano saw a frantic woman he thought was the children's aunt running down the block.

"She came up to me 'Is she ok? Is she ok?' At the time I didn't know what she was talking about," Milano said.

The two children were home alone when the shooting happened, said Dani Moschella, a spokeswoman for the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Homicide detectives spent time talking with the 13-year-old. Neighbors said he drew pictures for investigators as he described what happened.

"The kids probably, well, how could you  feel, you just shot your sister," Milano said.

Though detectives are specially trained to deal with the most sensitive situations, Moschella said the fact that two children are involved made this job that much more difficult.

"It is very difficult when dealing with children, specifically children who've been through a very traumatic situation," she said. "This family will never be the same after tonight, no matter how it ends up."

The Child Protective Investigative Section was at the scene. Detectives believe the shooting was accidental and were still trying to determine exactly how the teen got access to the gun. It is still unclear whether charges will be filed as the investigation continues.

The 6-year-old is in critical condition at Broward Health Medical Center.