California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Friday to make lane-splitting by motorcyclists legal, paving the way for California Highway Patrol (CHP) to develop guidelines on the controversial matter.

Brown signed Assembly Bill 51 into law, making California the first state to make lane-splitting on roadways legal, allowing motorcyclists to drive between two lanes of traffic.

"This bill would define 'lane splitting' as driving a motorcycle, that has 2 wheels in contact with the ground, between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane, as specified," the bill states.

Not everyone is happy about the passage of AB51, particularly if you’ve ever driven while a motorcyclist zips freely between cars in traffic. For some, lane-splitting can be alarming.

“I think it’s crazy,” San Diego resident and driver Dave Jordan told NBC 7 on Saturday. “I mean for them, for [the motorcyclists’] sake.”

Kyle Hickey, a driver and mother of three, also fears that making lane-splitting legal compromises the safety of motorcyclists on the roads and leads to more accidents.

“No, I don’t think it’s in their best interest at all,” Hickey told NBC 7. “I do turn my shoulder. I’m in a huge vehicle though – I’m in a huge vehicle, they’re on a very small motorcycle.”

On the other side of things, some motorcyclists are happy to hear that Brown passed the bill.

“I think it’s great, especially during the hot times when you’re sitting there in all your gear and stuff and sweating,” motorcyclist and San Diego resident Michael Seibert told NBC 7.

Seibert said drivers should pay attention and look over their shoulders before merging to avoid any issues with lane-splitting motorcyclists. Still, he’s not sure the new law will help traffic.

“But I think it’s good to get us out of the way,” he added.

Driver Monique Guzman said that if rode a motorcycle, she’d likely take advantage of the possibility of lane-splitting.

“It doesn’t matter to me, I would do the same thing if I was in traffic. So I guess if they want to risk it,” Guzman said.

Motorcyclist John O’Connell said that for him, lane-splitting is not something he likes to do while riding.

“You’re taking an extra risk that you don’t need to take,” he told NBC 7. “I’m going to do what makes sense for me.”

Motorcyclist John Sexton told NBC 7 he thought lane-splitting was already legal since, in his words, he sees “people do it all the time.”

While the state of California does not keep track of accidents resulting from lane-splitting, the state did commission a study by the University of California Berkeley between June 2012 and August 2013 that included figures on accidents involving lane-splitting.

The study found that of the 5,969 motorcycle accidents in California recorded by law enforcement during that period, 997 involved lane-splitting – or 17 percent.

The CHP will still need to develop the guidelines for this lane-splitting law but, in the meantime, for motorcyclists, it’s an open road out there.

Donald Trump has picked up his fundraising game but not enough to catch up to challenger Hillary Clinton.

The Republican presidential candidate raised $36.6 million in July, according to newly released filings to the Federal Election Commission. But that is $16 million less than Clinton for the month.

When fundraising by national parties and the super PACs backing the respective candidates are added to the total, team Clinton far outpaces team Trump, NBC News reported.

The Democratic National Committee, Clinton and the super PAC backing Clinton, Priorities USA, raised a total of $94.5 million last month.

In comparison, the Republican National Committee, Trump and two super PACs backing Trump, brought in just two-thirds of the Democrats' total: $68.3 million in July.

After shunning fundraisers in the primary and boasting about funding his own campaign, Trump has begun hosting large-dollar fundraisers since he clinched the nomination. Much of his money has come from small donations, in line with his appeal to working-class voters.

A Florida pizza delivery driver said she was carjacked and abducted by a gunman who forced her into the trunk of her own vehicle Saturday, but was able to escape by pulling an emergency release handle while on a highway, authorities said.

The carjacking happened at around 8 p.m. in Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. Police were called after the delivery driver was taken to a Maccleny hospital for injuries she suffered in the escape on Interstate 10, the sheriff's office said, NBC Nes reported.

The delivery driver was lured to an abandoned house where the gunman, armed with a rifle, told the driver he needed the car to kill someone in Lake City, about 60 miles west of Jacksonville, the sheriff's office said.

The woman escaped from the car on I-10 as the vehicle was driving westbound on the highway.

Five people, including a pregnant woman, are dead after a mass killing in Alabama on Saturday, NBC News reports. 

The Mobile Sheriff's Office has identified the five victims as Robert Lee Brown, 26; Justin Kaleb Reed, 23; Joseph Adam Turner, 26; Shannon Melissa Randall, 35; and Chelsea Reed, 22, who was five months pregnant.

The victims were found Saturday afternoon inside a house in Citronelle — a city about 30 miles northwest of Mobile. Police said a four-month-old baby was found alive at the scene. 

Police told NBC News multiple instruments were used, including a firearm and possibly an ax. 

Derrick Ryan Dearman, 27, of Leakesville, Mississippi, surrendered himself to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office Saturday and confessed, according to police.

A San Francisco woman is paralyzed after a nearly 100-pound tree limb landed on her head and lower back at Washington Square Park last week.

The giant branch collapsed nearly 60-feet and fell on Cui Zhou as she was watching her two children play in the park on Friday afternoon. Emergency crews rushed to the scene to provide assistance, and transferred the 36-year-old woman to San Francisco General Hospital.

"I can't move by myself," said a weakened Zhou, who told NBC Bay Area she is in a lot of pain and will never be able to walk again because the branch fractured her skull and severed her spinal cord.

Zhou said she was glad the branch hit her and not her children. The victim's children are now with their father as she struggles to recover.

Police said the 9- and 5-year-old children saw the branch fall. 

"It shouldn't happen to anybody in the park," Jian Cong Tan, Zhou's husband, said. "Nobody should suffer like this."

Arborists have determined the pines in the San Francisco park are in good condition, and say what happened to Zhou was a freak and tragic accident.

Tan says the doctors don't yet know when his wife will be released. Although aware of the doctor's prognosis, he is "hoping for the best."

"We will go to rehab," he said, to help his wife walk again.

Zhou remains concerned about her children. Her younger daughter was playing in the sand and the older girl was sitting next to her mother, but walked away with only a scratch.

"They saw pretty much what happened and they were really scared," Tan said. "They didn't know what to do at the moment."

He said the family is trying to remain strong and help the girls return to some sense of normalcy.

Although the children are "much better now," Tan said they "don't eat a lot" and are "always thinking of their mom." 

"They always ask, Where's Mom? I want to see Mom.'"

Thirteen people were shot while they were attending a house party in Bridgeport, Connecticut, early Sunday morning.

Police responded to a report of shots fire at 19 Plymouth St. at 1:27 a.m. Sunday.

When they arrived, 13 people, 11 males and two females, were located with gunshot wounds.

Ten victims were treated at Bridgeport Hospital and three were treated at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Eleven of the victims sustained non-life threatening wounds to the lower extremities.

One male sustained a gunshot wound to the face. One female is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the face.

Eight of the victims have been released from the hospital, Bridgeport Police Chief “AJ” Perez confirmed at a press briefing Sunday. Four remain under observation and one remains critical. Most of the victims are between 18 and 24. None of them have been publicly identified at this time.

According to police, and party-throwers attempted to apply for a permit for the event but it was denied.

“It was denied because they wanted to sell alcohol and charge for the party. So we frown upon that and did not allow this party to go on,” Perez said.

Investigators believe the party appears to have been for profit and there may be charges against the people who threw it.

The party went on without a permit, and the 13 victims were injured when at least two shooters fired through the hedges from the backyard at 31/33 Plymouth St. and struck the victims at 19 Plymouth St. Police said it was a confusing scene and witnesses said at first they didn’t realize what was happening.

“We had what we believe in excess of 100 party goers,” said Bridgeport police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald. “So people initially thought was fireworks. By some accounts even the DJ said don’t worry about it, it’s fireworks until people started realizing they were shot.”

Police recovered 10 shell casings from a large-size caliber handgun, and it’s possible other weapons without casings were also used. Right now police are still looking for a motive.

Perez said the department has stepped up patrols in the area while detectives investigate.

“I am very confident and I say this with full confidence because I believe in the Bridgeport police department, the men and women that work here, we’re going to have an arrest in this matter in the very near future,” Perez said.

Anyone with information should contact the police at (203) 576-8477.

Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim and US Senator Richard Blumenthal, who both also attended the media briefing, praised police efforts. Blumenthal said he had a meeting with ATF earlier Sunday afternoon and promised federal assistance in the case if needed.

Suicide bombers from the militant al Shabaab group detonated two car bombs, killing more than 20 people on Sunday, NBC News reports. 

The group, which has carried out deadly attacks in the Horn of Africa country as it tries to topple the Western-backed government, claimed responsibility for the attacks. 

Residents in the north central Somalian town of Galkayo said they heard two loud blasts followed by heavy gunfire. The bombs went off at a local government headquarters in the country’s semi-autonomous Puntland region, officials and witnesses said. 

Al Shabaab has become more active in Puntland since moving more forces there after being pushed out of strongholds farther south by an African Union force and the Somali National Army, experts and officials say.

A Syrian refugee who resettled in Kansas City as part of the White House’s “surge operation” is adjusting to his new life and his new job, NBC News reports. 

Ahmad al-Abboud is working five days a week, six hours a day at a local restaurant. He started his new job last Tuesday.

With the help of an interpreter, al-Abboud said he's still learning English. He also said life in the United States can be lonely, as he often gets homesick. 

The 45-year-old fled his hometown of Homs, Syria, four years ago, after a bomb dropped by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s air force almost killed him, riddling his body with shrapnel. The married father of five then found himself living in a refugee camp in Jordan. 

Despite the backlash from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and other GOP lawmakers about the Syrian refugee resettlement program, al-Abboud said his family has been overwhelmed by the kindness of the people of Kansas City since they arrived four months ago.

A controversial penalty point at the 65kg bronze wrestling bout resulted in two coaches stripping down to their underwear on the mat.

Seconds away from a victory, Mongolia’s Ganzorigiin Mandakhnaran started celebrating his assumed victory in front of his opponent, Iktiyhor Navruzov of Uzbekistan.

When the match ended, judges gave a penalty point to Navruzov because Mandakhnaran didn't engage with his opponent in the final moments of the bout. That resulted in Navruzov winning the bronze on criteria as the last wrestler to score, The Associated Press reported. 

In protest of the controversial point, Mongolian coaches stripped on the mat. The audience booed the decision and chanted "Mongolia, Mongolia."

USA Wreslting, the national governing body for the sport in the United States, reacted to the point on social media with astonishment.

It wasn't the only eyebrow raising moment on the wrestling mats Sunday in the 65k division. 

American Frank Molinaro, of Barnegat, New Jersey, faced Andriy Kvyatkovskyy of Ukraine in a toothy repecharge bout.

He won that match 8-5 to advance to the next bout -- after weathering what appeared to be a bite by his opponent on the arm.

"There is the chomp," an announcer said on NBCSN.

Despite a protest mid-match, Kvyatkovskyy was not disqualified.

Molinaro went on to compete against 2015 world champion Frank Chamizo, of Italy, who won the bronze medal 5-3.

Donald Trump’s new campaign manager said Sunday that the creation of a new “deportation force” for undocumented immigrants under a Trump administration was yet “to be determined,” NBC News reported. 

Trump supported the forcible removal of the 11 million undocumented immigrants estimated to be living in the U.S.

Last November, he called for a deportation force to do the job. 

When pressed by CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, manager Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s new campaign manager, avoided the question, but responded “To be determined.”

When Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa raised his hands at the marathon finish line in Rio on Sunday, he wasn't just celebrating his silver medal in the grueling race.

The long-distance runner crossed his wrists high above his head as a sign of protest against the killings and arrests that have been carried out by Ethiopia's government. 

The gesture, he said, could get him killed.

"If I go back to Ethiopia maybe they will kill me. If I am not killed maybe they will put me in prison," Lilesa said, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. "[If] they [do] not put me in prison they will block me at airport." 

"I have got a decision," he added. "Maybe I move to another country."

According to Human Rights Watch, the Ethiopian government has killed an estimated 400 people, and injured thousands more since November 2015 for participating in protests in the Oromo region. The demonstrators protested plans by the capital, Addis Ababa, to expand its territory into adjacent Oromia lands, which would displace farmers. The Oromo people are the country's largest ethnic group.

The government's proposal has since been retracted, but the protesters have remained jailed. 

Earlier in August, hundreds took the streets to demanded the release of those detained during the Oromo protests earlier this year.

In a statement, Amnesty International said at least 67 people were killed in the Oromia region alone when security forces fired on protesters, and that another at least 30 were shot and killed in the northern city of Bahir Dar in early August. The rights group cited "credible sources" and said hundreds of people were detained.

An opposition politician, Mulatu Gemechu of the Oromo Federalist Congress party, told The Associated Press that more than 70 people were killed across Oromia. "Many others were injured, and we have lost count of the number of those who were arrested," he said.

The Obama administration's top official promoting democracy and human rights, Tom Malinowski, said in a column published by AllAfrica.com that the Ethiopian government's tactics in response to protests are "self-defeating." 

He said "security forces have continued to use excessive force to prevent Ethiopians from congregating peacefully, killing and injuring many people and arresting thousands. We believe thousands of Ethiopians remain in detention for alleged involvement in the protests - in most cases without having been brought before a court, provided access to legal counsel, or formally charged with a crime."

Lilesa told The Sydney Morning Herald that the government had removed people from their land and then jailed or killed them for protesting.

A video posted to YouTube in June showed protesters making the same gesture as Lilesa did on Sunday before some of them were gunned down.  

He said he wanted to express support for his family members who were illegally jailed.

"I was protesting for my people," Lilesa said.

He repeated his protest again on the medal podium. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Fifteen people were injured at a concert in Norway on Sunday where an American DJ was scheduled to perform, NBC News reports. 

Police in Oslo told NBC News that part of the venue’s roof collapsed just before 5:30 p.m. None of the injuries at the venue, Sentrum Scene, were serious, according to police. 

Among the injured were 13 Norwegians, one French and one German national. 

American DJ Steve Aoki tweeted that he was “saddened and shocked that a piece of the roof collapsed in an accident at the venue in Oslo tonight."

Being the flag bearer in the Closing Ceremony has its privileges. But it also makes you stick out in the crowd.

Simone Biles knows this firsthand after carrying the American flag during the Rio finale Sunday night. While it was an honor to carry the flag, it also meant that selfie seekers could track her down pretty easily.

Many fellow Olympians wanted to take a picture with Biles after her outstanding gymnastics performance during the 2016 Olympics. Seems like she won over as many fans outside of the U.S. as she did stateside.

Here's a sampling of the pictures that showed up on social media:

And while Biles dominated the selfie lines, don't count out our little Tongan friend:

San Diego’s annual Festival of Sail returns to the Embarcadero Labor Day weekend. The three-day event will feature tall ships, a street faire, cannon battles, food and a kids' zone.

The largest tall ship festival on the west coast, the event kicks off with the Parade of Sail where boats sail from the mouth of San Diego Bay, past Shelter Island, Harbor Island, and downtown and back to the Maritime Museum.

For a fee some ships will take passengers aboard for the Parade of Sail, including American Pride, Bill of Rights, Curlew, Exy/Irving Johnson and the Spirit of Dana Point.

During the weekend tall ships crews will engage in mock cannon battles, bringing the history of sea warfare alive. Weekend warriors can board the ship and join the battle as they ‘fire at will’ at their opponents.

Tall ships will also provide two-hour mid-day sails through the bay, which offers views of the cannon battles.

Hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego, more than a dozen tall ships will participate in this year’s event, including the iconic Star of India, which at 148 is the oldest active ship in the world.

Swift Boat Cruises give passengers a tour of San Diego’s military history and Twilight Sails on a classic sail boat make for a romantic evening.

Tickets for the festival are available online and run $5 to $7. The festival is from September 3 to 5. Tickets for boat rides cost a separate fee.

An Alpine resident helped the men's volleyball team score one of the U.S.' last medals from Rio 2016 during a heated match Sunday.

The U.S. men’s volleyball team battled back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Russia in five sets for a bronze medal. Find the full recap here. The U.S. team includes 6-foot-8 Alpine resident David Lee.

The 34-year-old athlete joined the U.S. men’s national team in 2005. In 2015, the middle blocker served as team captain at the FIVB World Cup where the U.S. men won gold and secured a ticket to Rio. This is Lee's second time at the Olympics; he competed in the 2008 Beijing Games, too.

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The U.S. men hope to follow in the footsteps of the U.S. women's volleyball team, which won bronze Saturday. The Olympic medal-winning women's team includes Bonsall native Carli Lloyd and Rancho Santa Fe native Karsta Lowe.

Beloved San Diego-based runner Meb Keflezighi raced for his chance to win gold in the marathon at the 2016 Rio Games. During the race, the runner tripped and fell -- but didn't get up until he did ten push ups. See how the race ended for him by clicking here. 

Keflezighi lives in San Diego with his family and is a 1994 graduate of San Diego High School. He also attended Roosevelt Middle School.

Keflezighi is one of the most decorated U.S. marathoners of all time. At the age of 4 1, he will become the oldest U.S. Olympic runner of all time at Rio 2016.

At the 2004 Athens Olympics, he earned a silver medal, the first Olympic marathon medal for an American man since 1976. In 2012, he came in 4th place at the London Games, narrowly missing the podium.

Keflezighi's emotional victory at the 2014 Boston Marathon helped inspire a city recovering from the previous year’s fatal bombing attack. 

For updates from the 2016 Rio Games, including profiles of San Diego athletes, visit our Olympics section here.

NBC 7’s Steven Luke is reporting from Rio during the 2016 Olympic Summer Games; follow him on Twitter and Facebook for updates from Brazil as the 2016 Olympic Summer Games come to a close.

The Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony airs at 8 p.m. PT on NBC 7.