A mysterious donor Wednesday left the largest cash donation the Pasadena Humane Society's ever received in its donation box -- $8,000 cash, made up of $20 bills, that was dropped through its slot.

The hefty donation was discovered at around 11 a.m. inside a donation box at the Neely Cat Center, according to the humane society.

"We are truly grateful to this kind person and want to thank them on behalf of all the animals at PHS," the humane society wrote in a Facebook post.

The anonymous donor has not come forward yet, but the humane society hopes "they see that their good deed has been recognized."

The Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA's Wiggle Waggle Walk, a fundraiser that benefits the shelter, will take place Sunday at Brookeside Park in Pasadena.

Lights flashing and siren blaring, fire engines stop at red lights, checking for traffic.

Battalion Chief, David Gerboth, with San Diego County Fire and Rescue said, "when we come to red lights or intersections it is very difficult to see oncoming traffic.”

Gerboth said drivers must pull to the right side of the road when they see an emergency vehicle. Failure to do so, he said, can cause accidents or delays in fire engines and fire trucks and ambulances arriving at the scene of an emergency.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, over the last decade, about 20 percent of U.S. firefighter deaths have occurred while firefighters were responding or returning from calls. According to the organization, traffic accidents usually cause more firefighter deaths than flame, smoke inhalation or building collapses.

Crashes usually account for the second highest number of deaths. But in 2015, the number of fatal crashes went down significantly. Nationwide, six firefighters died in four crashes.

“Some people get scared and aren't sure what to do," Gerboth said. "They actually drive faster and try to outrun the emergency vehicles. Downtown is a very congested area it is busy at all times of the day.”

It's not just firefighters that are at risk.

This past May, a driver was seriously hurt when a San Diego Fire-Rescue engine responding to an emergency call collided with a vehicle in City Heights.

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San Diego Fire and Rescue spokesman Lee Swanson said, in the past year, fire trucks have been involved in four accidents in intersections while driving "code 3" - meaning with lights and sirens. They have been rear-ended on the freeway two times.

According to data from San Diego Fire and Rescue, from 2005 to 2014, there were 21 crashes involving a fire truck or fire engine in San Diego.

As part of her 95th birthday present, the nation's oldest full-time park ranger got a tour this week ahead of the opening of the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

And on Thursday, Betty Reid Soskin will be slicing cake with the Secretary of the Interior, after a whirlwind week of historical stops and talks to celebrate being born on Sept. 22, 1921.

"Betty exemplifies what it means to live your passion and to stand up for what you think is right through sharing your stories," her boss, National Park Service Supt. Tom Leatherman, told NBC Bay Area. "She's helping to inspire other people to do the same thing."

Last Saturday, Soskin presented the new museum a photograph of the convent of the nation's first all-black religious Order - the Holy Family Sisters.  The convent was built in New Orleans by her grandfather, Louis Charbonnet.

She was more than thrilled.

"Everyone knew that I was dying to attend this opening," Soskin wrote in early September on her blog. "And that means that this 'lil ole lady ranger will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Laura Bush, Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, Willie Brown, General Colin Powell, etc., and we may all be wondering just how on earth she ever got on the A-List!"

During her visit, Soskin also met with students to share her experiences during World War II, and the subsequent civil rights battles across the country. She also participated in a panel before the Congressional Black Caucus Conference. She flew out to D.C. last week alongside her direct supervisor, Kellie English, who has been documenting some of the trip on Facebook.

Soskin still works full-time at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, Calif.

Soskin has been leading these educational tours, to both children and adults,  since she was 85 years old, explaining her slice of history 40 hours a week. During World War II, Soskin worked as a clerk for the all-black Boilermakers A-36.

More recently, she grabbed headlines during the 2013 federal funding crisis when she urged Congress to get its act together so she didn't have to sit at home, not getting paid during the national furlough.

Because of all her work, Soskin was invited to light the national Christmas tree in December, where she introduced President Barack Obama.That's when he slipped her a presidential coin.

In June, someone broke into her home and brutally attacked her, stealing electronics, and the special coin. In July, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell came to Richmond, Calif., to give Soskin a replacement coin.

It was then that Jewell asked Soskin to attend the African American history museum opening as her plus-one, Leatherman said.

The museum opens to the public on Saturday.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson scuffled with a protester armed with a pie Wednesday night, according to a spokeswoman for the mayor's office.

"He was defending himself," said spokeswoman Crystal Strait, who was attending the same dinner event where the attack occurred. "The man came up to him and grabbed his arm and basically punched him with a pie. The mayor was defending himself and his family. He felt threatened."

After the protester, identified as 32-year-old Sean Thompson, threw a store-bought pie in the mayor's face, he said something to Johnson, which prompted the mayor to tackle Thompson and strike him, Strait said.

The incident prompted calls for ambulances and the fire department to the scene.

A Sacramento police officer assigned to the mayor’s security detail called for additional assistance and was able to restrain the assailant without incident, according to the Sacramento Police Department.

Thompson sustained a minor injury and was transported by the Sacramento Fire Department to a local hospital for treatment, police said.

Johnson sent a tweet at 10:12 p.m. saying, "Appreciate everyone. I'm doing fine. Thank you to Sac PD for being there. Be safe everyone."

Thompson was arrested on a felony charge of assaulting a public official and will be booked into the Sacramento County Jail.

He was not immediately available for comment and it was not clear if he had a lawyer.

There were nearly 200 people, including high school students, attending the  event.

After an eight-year closure, the San Vicente Reservoir near Lakeside will open to fishing and water sports enthusiasts on Thursday.

The reservoir closed in 2008 during a massive dam raise that doubled the capacity of the body of water.

San Diego County’s largest reservoir reopened once county and city officials determined the water level was high enough and when newly upgraded park amenities were ready.

The changes to the reservoir include an upgraded marina and recreational area with a six-lane boat ramp, docks, a parking lot that can accommodate 300 vehicles, concession stand and area for fishing boats and kayak rentals.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer attended reservoir opening ceremony on Wednesday and said he was excited for the fishing possibilities for local enthusiasts.

“Some of the best fishing you’ll find in Southern California,” Faulconer said. “The bass and trout fishing are going to be exceptional.”

Tickets to get into the reservoir are already selling fast, so officials recommend purchasing them from Ticketmaster as soon as possible.

New tickets become available every Thursday. Permit fees cost $7.

A San Marcos man acccused of sexually assaulting a number of women while he worked for ride-hailing services pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Jeremy Vague, 37, was charged with four felony counts and faces a maximum of 17 years in prison if convicted. He pleaded not guilty through an attorney. 

Vague is accused in the sexual assault of one victim and the sexual battery of two more, and Escondido police believe there may be additional victims. 

The first incident happened Friday, September 16 at approximately 1:15 p.m. An 18-year-old student at Palomar College San Marcos campus requested a ride to an Escondido home through Uber.

The driver, identified as Vague, arrived in a blue, 2014 Chrysler minivan 7SMH182, according to Escondido Police spokesperson Justin Murphy.

Instead of taking the victim home, Vague intentionally turned off the Uber app and veered away from the route to an area where he sexually assaulted the victim, Murphy said.

After the assault, the suspect drove the rider home and dropped her off.

Vague was arrested on Friday and is being held without bail.

On Tuesday, Sept. 6 the same suspect allegedly attempted to lure another Palomar College student into his van during school hours. The woman did not feel comfortable and did not request a ride-hailing service.

During the evening on Wednesday, Sept. 7, the same suspect gave a woman a ride through the Lyft service. Vague is accused of sexually battering the 19-year-old rider and another 19-year-old female who was waiting for her.

Escondido Police say investigators were not aware of the initial report until after the Sept. 16 investigation began.

Officials say it's believed he worked for Uber for approximately three months and with Lyft for nine months.

Alexandra LaManna, a spokesperson for Lyft, told NBC 7 the company has permanently deactivated the driver's access to the platform.

"We have a strict zero-tolerance policy for any type of violent behavior, abuse or harassment," LaManna said in a written statement.

"Drivers on the Lyft platform undergo a thorough criminal background check across local, state and federal databases, that go back in time to the maximum extent allowable by California law," LaManna said.

Uber is working with law enforcement officials in their investigation. 

"The driver has been banned from accessing the Uber app," the company said through a written statement.

Vague also passed Uber's background check process, the company said.

Vague had a prior criminal record in Utah, but not in California, Murphy said. He would not go into details regarding the crime but said it was not a sex crime.

NBC 7 has obtained a criminal record for a Jeremy George Vague listing a 2002 guilty plea to a vehicle theft charge.

Under California law, the maximum extent a background check can go back is seven years with a few exceptions.

Police said Vague's employment at Lyft/uber has been suspended pending investigation.

Vague is 7 feet tall, 270 pounds with tattoos on his arms and neck, Murphy said.

Vague also worked as a girls volleyball coach at Calvin Christian High School. Murphy said he is no longer employed as a coach at the school.

The Escondido Police Department is asking anyone who may recognize Vague or the circumstances to reach out to their investigators.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation can call Detective Damian Jackson at (760) 839-4932.

A man painting a Fallbrook church was beaten to death in what officials call a random act on a day designated as the International Day of Peace. 

San Diego County Sheriff's Deputies (SDSO) were called to a fight in front of the church on East Elder Street shortly before noon Wednesday.

Deputies found an 84-year-old man in a nearby alley. He was unresponsive and bleeding from trauma to his upper body.

Deputies administered first aid until paramedics arrived. The man was taken to Palomar Hospital, where he died shortly after.

Witnesses told deputies the victim was painting the exterior of the church with two other people before he was attacked.

The two surviving victims told deputies a young man approached them and started hitting them. 

Reverend Guy Williams said the victims ran inside the church to get away but the man followed, said some words, and began beating them.

The suspect, later identified as Keith Vazquez, 21, of Fallbrook ran into a nearby alley, deputies said. He was arrested on a murder charge and booked into the Vista Detention Facility.

"As far as we know right now there was no connection between the suspect and victims. Believed to be a random act," said Lt. Kenneth Nelson with SDSO Homicide Unit.

The victim who died was an AA recovery member, but the two who survived were not part of the program. Williams says everyone in the community is shaken up from the news.

"We've had some bad people here and there, but nothing like this," Williams said.

"We'll be looking into what was the motivation behind this," Lt. Nelson said. "Was there a drug issue a mental health issues or a random act of someone being angry toward someone for an unknown reason."

The FBI and NYPD are looking for two men who took a suitcase from 27th Street Saturday night — and left behind the bomb that was sitting inside it. 

The bureau's New York office released a photo of the two men Wednesday, saying it was taken between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday on 27th between Sixth and Seventh avenues. One of the men appears to be wearing a tan or gray long-sleeved dress shirt and black slacks, while the other is apparently in a light red or pink polo shirt and jeans. 

"They are witnesses, we are very interested in talking to them and hearing about how they found the bag," Jim Waters, head of the NYPD's counterterrorism bureau, said Wednesday. "They found the bag, opened it, found the device -- a pressure cooker -- and took the bag. They are witnesses. There are no criminal charges. I want to stress that."

Authorities were running down several tips phoned in to police after the release of the video Wednesday, a senior law enforcement official said. 

The pressure cooker bomb inside the suitcase was allegedly planted by Ahmad Rahami, a New Jersey resident who was charged with planting that device and one that exploded on 23rd Street, injuring 31 people, Saturday night. He is also charged with planting the pipe bomb that exploded in a trash bin along a Marine 5K race in Seaside Park, New Jersey, hours earlier.

Waters said the men who removed the bomb from the bag were "very lucky" they weren't hurt. He said if the men weren't plugged into news coverage, it was possible they still didn't know they had taken the bag that held the bomb. 

Newly sworn-in NYPD Commissioner Jimmy O'Neill said the men should head to a police precinct or call law enforcement. People with information on them are asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI. 

Rahami continues to recover in a hospital after he was shot 10 times in the confrontation with police in Linden, New Jersey, that led to his capture Monday. Two officers who were wounded have been released from the hospital. Rahami has been charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer in connection with that shootout. 

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Wednesday Rahami would face terror charges in New York first, and that the Department of Justice planned to bring him to the city "in the near future." She says the charges reflect the Justice Department's "unwavering determination to finding, capturing and prosecuting all those who attempt to commit or commit acts of terror against our nation."

Law enforcement recovered a "rambling" journal on Rahami when he was captured that referenced Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the ISIS spokesman killed in a U.S. airstrike, and Anwar al-Awlaki, the American al-Qaida cleric killed in a drone strike, authorities have said. The journal ended with the message "Death to your oppression," according to court filings.  

Rahami's public defender had asked he be brought to court Wednesday to face federal charges, but authorities said that could not happen until he was removed from the hospital in New Jersey, where he is in custody on the shootout-related charges, and brought to New York. 

U.S. Marines held a memorial Wednesday for a Camp Pendleton-based Marine who was shot and killed in South Los Angeles, describing the young man as “an inspiration” and “a true warrior.”

“In a very short time, Lance Cpl. Segovia Lopez deeply impacted those who came to know him,” Sgt. Maj. Benny R. Benton said in a video clip produced by the Marines on the base.

Lance Cpl. Carlos Segovia Lopez died at a hospital Monday night. He had been on life support since he was found Friday night slumped over in the driver's seat of his car in South Los Angeles.

Before the the shooting, Lopez had visited his girlfriend and texted a friend to say he was picking up some pizza before heading over.

A vehicle pulled up beside the Marine's car, and at least one person opened fire, striking him once in the head, LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman said Monday. He was not in uniform.

Several young Marines who have been training with Lopez since he joined the Corps six months ago shared their thoughts about the 19-year-old.

They said Lopez motivated them to get through training and to work harder. One also mentioned how Lopez, who often volunteered in his hometown, would bug fellow Marines to join him and volunteer in Los Angeles.

“His unselfish and honorable legacy will live on in our Corps,” Benton said. “Once a Marine, always a Marine.“

No suspects were identified and investigators did not have a motive.

Los Angeles Police Lt. Stacy D. Spell also appeared in the video, commending Lopez and his work with the homeless.

“He was a Marine who gave time not only to serving his country, but also to serving his community,” Spell said.

Lopez was born in El Salvador and came to the U.S. with his mother. Both are U.S. citizens.

Lopez was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Certificate of Commendation.

Segovia worked with LA on Cloud9, helping to develop the Teen Project program and supporting the homeless community through Street Team Soldiers, according to the organization.

He also was a junior counselor for children in South Los Angeles through the USC Troy Camp.

“Semper Fi, Carlos,” LAPD Officer Christopher Hoffman said at the end of the video. Watch the full memorial video here.

Cuteness Alert: Baby “Figlets” were recently born at the San Diego Zoo, and caught playing in their muddy homes Wednesday morning.

Fig, the mother of SD Zoo’s first pair of North Sulawesi Babirusa piglets gave birth to the dynamic duo on Sept 6. The baby piglets have been given the nickname “figlets” by Zoo members for the pigs to easily be recognized as Fig's babies.

The pair has started to explore solid foods and is regularly nursing throughout the day. “Fig is taking great care of her piglets. They’ve been having a lot of fun interacting with their mom and getting in the way when she’s trying to eat,” senior keeper Victoria Girdler said.

The zoo plans to reintroduce the babies with their father, Jethro, once they have reached about 4 months old.

Commercial logging and the destruction of the animal’s habitat in Indonesia have put the species on the endangered list.

The animals have been categorized as “Vulnerable” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, with current threats to their survival being more severe than ever.

Bringing species back from the verge of extinction is the goal of San Diego Zoo Global.

Zoo guests are welcomed to visit the “figlets” on the Tiger Trail starting at 9 a.m. daily.

Alleged bomber Ahmad Rahami was more seriously injured in the shootout with police than initially reported, law enforcement officials say. 

Officials say Rahami, the 28-year-old naturalized citizen from Afghanistan, was shot at least 11 times in Monday's confrontation with Linden police that led to his capture. At least one bullet narrowly missed vital organs, officials said. 

Rahami is sedated and intubated at a hospital in New Jersey, where he is being held on state charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. He also faces federal terror-related charges, but will not be arraigned on those until he is transported to New York. Despite new reports of more serious injuries, officials say Rahami is still expected to survive.

On Wednesday, authorities released an image of Rahami's blood-stained journal, a bullet hole piercing the small booklet that was found in the alleged bomber's possession when he was captured after the shootout. The journal paints a chilling picture of a man rife with anti-U.S. sentiment who praised leaders of terror groups and wanted to make a martyr of himself.

Authorities have said Rahami had a gun and extra ammunition on him when police encountered him sleeping in the doorway of a bar in Linden Monday. Federal officials said Thursday the weapon was bought in Virginia. They say Rahami has a younger brother in the Roanoke area and bought the gun during a visit. 

The federal complaint filed against Rahami in lower Manhattan court this week charges him with the use of weapons of mass destruction and bombing a place of public use, among other crimes. He allegedly planted the pressure cooker device that blew up on 23rd Street in Chelsea Saturday, injuring 31 people, and another device that exploded in a trash bin along a Marine 5K race route in New Jersey hours earlier. Officials allege Rahami is behind the cluster of pipe bombs found near a commuter rail station in his hometown of Elizabeth, N.J., late Sunday, and an unexploded pressure cooker on 27th Street, blocks from the blast site that rocked the city on a warm summer night.

Surveillance video captures Rahami at both Manhattan scenes, officials have said. One video exclusively obtained by NBC 4 New York shows him wheeling a piece of luggage to the 27th Street site, presumably with the bomb inside. The pressure cooker on 27th Street had 12 of Rahami's fingerprints on it, according to law enforcement officials, but other fingerprints were on the device as well. That's one reason the FBI and NYPD want to find the two men who walked away with the luggage the bomb had been in, leaving the device behind.

Officials want to see if any of the additional fingerprints on the device belonged to either or both of the men; they also want to recover the luggage. Authorities released a photo of the men Wednesday. They said they are being considered witnesses in the case.

A large portion of the Imperial Beach shoreline has been closed due to sewage-contaminated runoff following several days of rain.

People walking along the beach near the Imperial Beach Pier or Camp Surf may see signs warning of contaminated water.

An existing advisory for the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge was extended north on Thursday, according to the County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health.

The closure will be in effect until water samples prove there is no longer any contaminated runoff in the surf.

Anyone considering swimming or surfing in the ocean off the coast is advised to wait 72 hours after the rain, county officials said.

The rainfall we’ve received moves large amounts of bacteria into storm drains, creeks, rivers and lagoons.

The advisory includes all coastal beaches and all of Mission Bay and San Diego Bay.

Donning a fluorescent vest and hard hat, an unknown man posed as a maintenance worker in an elaborate ploy to burglarize a jewelry store in Encinitas earlier this month, investigators said Thursday.

The man’s ruse – which included carrying a stick used to pick up trash from the ground as he strolled in front of the Three Sisters Jewelry Store on South Coast Highway 101 – was caught on surveillance video released by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) Thursday. Investigators believe the man in the video was casing the store before the heist.

According to investigators from the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station, the business was burglarized between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. on Sept. 15 by the man in disguise and another unknown man.

The two suspects broke into the business by cutting a hole in a back wall of the store, causing about $800 in damage. Once inside, investigators said the men nabbed $7,000 worth of jewelry.

Further details were not immediately released, but investigators are hoping someone recognizes the men in the video, leading to fresh leads.

The first suspect wore a bright yellow vest, white hard hat, light-colored pants and a T-shirt. The second man wore a black hooded sweatshirt and dark jeans. After the burglary, the men took off in a black, four-door car, possible a 1990s Lexus.

Anyone with information on this case can contact the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station at (760) 966-3500 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a $1,000 reward for details that lead to an arrest.

What’s the opposite of “Animal Style?"

A petition to get a meatless burger on the In-N-Out menu has gained steam all week, drawing about 30,000 supporters by Thursday afternoon.

The California staple is known for its locally farmed menu of burgers, fries and shakes, but it’s definitely not vegetarian or vegan.

The petition, submitted to Change.org, by the Good Food Institute, points out that other fast food restaurants have meatless options, such as White Castle veggie sliders and a Burger King veggie burger.

“As a company that prides itself on both customer satisfaction and ethical business practices, adding a meat-free option is a no-brainer,” the petition reads.”

The petitioners hope to reach 35,000 signatures and will send their plea to In-N-Out President Lynsi Snider.

The restaurant chain has not responded publicly to the petition, according to several published reports. A spokeswoman for In-N-Out told NBC San Diego that the company had no official comment.

Sharks breach. That’s what they do.

But few people actually get to see it, let alone, capture the magical moment on camera.

The folks at Surfline did on Sept. 14 in San Francisco, when what appeared to be an eight-foot juvenile Great White shark flipped out of the water at Ocean Beach and backflipped back into the Pacific Ocean.

“I saw it straight on,” surfer Nick Masturzo told Surfline. “And when I saw that white belly go up and the super defined white of pectoral fins I knew what it was."

There’s never been a documented shark attack at Ocean Beach, Surfline reported, although a surfer was reportedly bumped in 2005.

After calling for the use of the controversial "stop-and-frisk" police practice to combat crime on Wednesday, Donald Trump clarified his comments to say he really only meant in Chicago.

"Look, we had tremendous shootings, numbers of shootings. Now, Chicago is out of control and I was really referring to Chicago with stop-and-frisk," the Republican presidential nominee said in a phone interview with Fox & Friends Thursday morning. "They asked me about Chicago and I was talking about stop-and-frisk for Chicago," he added.

Trump intended to clarify comments made in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity that was broadcast Wednesday evening. In that interview, an audience member asked the nominee about addressing "violence in the black community," to which he proposed expanding the policy in which officers may stop and question individuals, possibly searching those they find suspicious. Critics of the practice say it can lead to racial profiling.

"I would do stop-and-frisk. I think you have to. We did it in New York, it worked incredibly well," he said. "You understand, you have to have, in my opinion, I see what’s going on here, I see what’s going on in Chicago, I think stop-and-frisk. In New York City it was so incredible, the way it worked. Now, we had a very good mayor, but New York City was incredible, the way that worked, so I think that could be one step you could do."

"I think Chicago needs stop-and-frisk," Trump said Thursday. "Now, people can criticize me for that or people can say whatever they want. But they asked me about Chicago and I think stop-and-frisk with good strong, you know, good strong law and order. But you have to do something. It can’t continue the way it’s going," he added.

The Chicago Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

This is not the first time the nominee has mentioned Chicago's violence, drawing harsh criticism for tweeting in August that the murder of Dwyane Wade's cousin is an example of why black voters will support him. 

Just days earlier he also said that he met with a "top" Chicago officer who believed the city's violence could be stopped within a week using "tough police tactics," a claim that the Chicago Police Department refuted. 

"No one in the senior command at CPD has ever met with Donald Trump or a member of his campaign," a CPD spokesperson said in a statement.

A project to restore the lights along San Diego’s historic Cabrillo Bridge at Balboa Park pressed on this week with the installment and removal of several light fixtures.

The lighting project on the busy bridge, also known as the Laurel Street Overcrossing, began earlier this year. Wednesday’s phase included the installation of six lights on both sides of the bridge, plus the removal of six fixtures.

The project is designed to bring the lights along the bridge back to the way they looked in renderings from 1915. The lights that are damaged or missing ornamentation are being replaced with new LED drivers and globes; others are being repainted with the same color used for the 1935 California-Pacific International Exposition.

In addition to improving aesthetics, the lighting upgrades are aimed at increasing public safety and reducing energy costs in order to comply with the City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan.

The project is a joint effort by the City of San Diego, the San Diego Foundation, the Balboa Park Endowment Fund and other nonprofit organizations. A redesign company in Chula Vista is in charge of restoring the light fixtures. Each set of lights are installed and removed by the City of San Diego.

The project is being completed in stages to maintain the safety of the Cabrillo Bridge, with only six lights being removed at a time. The next phase is slated for next month.

The City plans to have the project fully completed before this year's December Nights event at Balboa Park (Dec. 2-3), which draws a huge crowd to the local landmark.

This is the second restoration project to recently shine the spotlight on Cabrillo Bridge. Last year, the Cabrillo Bridge Rehabilitation and Retrofit Project made improvements to the exterior of the overcrossing and added lights to the arches.

After a man threw urine on a California McDonald's employee because he was angry about his order, police asked for the public's help to identify the man Thursday.

Around midnight on July 26, two men and a woman ordered bundt cakes at a McDonald's drive-thru at the intersection of Mariposa and Bear Valley roads in Victorville, said Det. Mike Mason of the Victorville Police Department.

A man sitting in the back seat of the car became angry and started arguing with the woman working at the window because she had their order wrong, and told the customers their total would cost a dollar more than the previous amount.

Mason said they still purchased the cakes.

About 10 minutes later, the man came back to the McDonald's, parked, and walked up the the drive-thru window and peeked in, Mason said.

When the woman working walked back toward the window, the man started screaming at her and threw a large cup of liquid at her, police said. The liquid, later identified as urine, covered her head, face, body, and entered her mouth.

He left in what police described as a small, compact, four door vehicle.

Although they purchased the order with a credit card, it was a prepaid card, Mason said.

Anyone who may have information about the incident, or recognizes the man was asked to call Det. Mason at 760-241-2911.

Exclusive new surveillance video shows suspected bomber Ahmad Rahami dumping luggage allegedly containing a pressure-cooker bomb on a Manhattan street Saturday night, and the heartstopping moments in which multiple passersby fiddle with and even kick the explosive device over the next hour. 

NBC 4 New York obtained the video Thursday, a day after getting exclusive surveillance video of the suspect wheeling the alleged bomb luggage down the street.

The beginning of the video shows Rahami walking into the frame with a piece of roller luggage in tow. He props the bag up, turns around and walks away, leaving the bag behind -- directly across a hotel with dozens of windows and people dining out on West 27th Street in Chelsea. 

Moments later, two men spot the bag and open it, inspecting what's inside. They remove a white trash bag, allegedly with the pressure cooker bomb inside. They take the device out of the bag, set it on the sidewalk and then examine the top and bottom. The men leave the device behind and walk away with the bag toward Sixth Avenue. 

Police have stressed the men are witnesses and not connected to Rahami. Law enforcement sources said they do not believe the men knew they were handling a potential explosive. 

Time goes by and so do dozens of people, video shows. Three men walk up to the bomb, not knowing what's there, and one of them actually kicks it. 

The minutes tick, more people go by. One man on a bicycle kicks the pressure cooker, too. 

Finally, a woman notices the object, turns around and goes back for a closer look and calls police. 

Two responding state troopers step up to the device, snap a photo and call for backup, video shows. Moments later, the NYPD bomb squad and their robot arrive and remove the device. 

The woman who called police, Jane Schreibman, spoke to NBC 4 New York Sunday.

"I looked at it and said, 'That looks like a child's science equipment, they must have thrown it out in the garbage,'" she said. "I realize there was no garbage because it's not garbage day."

A local veterans group will be protesting the MCAS Miramar Air Show this weekend, hoping to discourage people from attending the show. 

The San Diego Chapter of "Veterans For Peace" says the military is selling war to the public with the popular air show.

The airshow is the second largest public event in California, and more than half a million people are expected to attend. 

The veterans group took their message Thursday to the Carroll Canyon Road overpass along Interstate 15 near MCAS Miramar.

David Patterson, who served in the Air Force and is now a member of San Diego Veterans For Peace, says he does not believe the military should put on such a show. 

"Those planes shouldn't be used for entertainment, they're very expensive the military people are risking their lives to entertain people," said Patterson. "For example: Blue Angels. Ten percent of their pilots have been killed in accidents."

He said the show promotes the idea that violence and the military can fix problems. 

"We take our kids to the air show, we're intoxicating them with the idea that weapons are terrific and they're a solution to our problems," Patterson said.

The group held banners in view of passing drivers.

They said their hope is that families will choose to stay home rather than attend the annual air show.

First Lieutenant Gabriel Adibé, the Deputy Director of Public Affairs for MCAS Miramar, recently wrote that the air show is an important time for the service members to thank the San Diego community, spend time with their families and open the doors to the otherwise tightly guarded base.

This year's show will be held Friday through Sunday. General admission is free and grandstand tickets start at $10.