For the first time since 1945, the Chicago Cubs are headed to the World Series as they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

Kyle Hendricks allowed a lead-off single to Andrew Toles to start the game, but he was quickly erased on another stellar defensive play by Javier Baez. Corey Seager hit a soft grounder to the Cubs' second baseman, and he started a 4-3 double play to get the Cubs out of trouble.

The Cubs' offense immediately took advantage in the bottom of the first as they got back-to-back hits off of Clayton Kershaw. Dexter Fowler hit a ground rule double down the right field line, and he was chased home by a Kris Bryant RBI single to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead.

After an error by Toles allowed runners to get to second and third, Ben Zobrist lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Bryant and putting the Cubs ahead by a 2-0 margin.

Outside Wrigley Field, the City of Chicago's Office Emergency Management & Communications announced just before 8 p.m. that because of the crowd size, no additional pedestrians would be allowed on Clark Street between Newport and Addison.

Back inside the ballpark, the Cubs extended their lead in the bottom of the second inning. Addison Russell socked a double into left field, and he later scored on an RBI single by Fowler to make it a three run game.

After a 1-2-3 inning by Hendricks, the Cubs had another chance to score in the third inning but couldn't convert. Rizzo socked a double into the gap, but he was stranded as Zobrist flew out and Baez struck out to end the frame and keep the Dodgers within shouting distance.

Willson Contreras made his presence felt in a big way in the fourth inning, cracking a solo home run over the left field wall to give the Cubs a 4-0 lead.

Hendricks' domination continued with another perfect inning in the fifth, and he was picked up again by his offense in the bottom of the inning. This time it was Rizzo doing the honors, blasting a home run to the right field bleachers to make it a 5-0 game.

Hendricks continued to cruise into the eighth inning when he gave up a one-out single to Josh Reddick. Joe Maddon pulled him in favor of Aroldis Chapman, and the decision paid off as Joc Pederson grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Cubs ahead.

Nearly 1,000 people south of the Iraqi city of Mosul have been treated for breathing problems after a sulfur plant caught fire earlier this week, Reuters reports.

ISIS militants are suspected to have started the fire earlier this week as Iraqi forces moved in on ISIS fighters lodged in the area of Mishraq, according to U.S. military officials.

The Iraqi government is currently working on extinguishing the fires, along with oil well fires also set earlier in the week. Officials estimate it could take up to three days.

No deaths have been reported in connection with the toxic fumes, say sources at a hospital in the town of Qayyara, which is south of Mosul. Iraqi troops are in the midst of moving in on the ISIS-held city to reclaim it from the violent radical extremist group.

Nashua Police believe the body of a young man found in the Merrimack River is a missing 16-year-old Nashua boy who may have been swept into a storm drain during heavy rains over the weekend.

The Massachusetts State Police Air Wing spotted a body in the Merrimack River in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts Sunday morning. The Nashua Police Department's Dive Team and Tyngsborough Fire Rescue recovered the body from the river Sunday at around 12:20 p.m.

The body has not been positively identified; however, based upon the clothing description and body condition, it is believed to be Jacob Goulet.

Jacob was reported missing Saturday morning by his father, and Nashua police say officers responded to a call late Friday evening for a report of a person who may have fallen down a storm drain on the north side of Water Street. When officers went to the scene Friday evening, they found personal items that didn't have any personal information.

When his father reported him missing the next day, he reportedly told police this behavior wasn't normal for his son, and police connected some of the items found near the storm drain to Jacob based on his parents' description.

Police searched parts of the Nashua and Merrimack rivers and the entire storm drain system nort of Water Street and south to Sawmill Drive.

Nashua had a flash flood warning Friday night when Jacob went missing.

"It is common in older cities that manhole covers can pop off during high flow events, and we had a number of them do this in Nashua that evening," Director of Emergency Management for the City of Nashua Justin Kates said. "The cover one being focused on as part of this incident is not a typical manhole cover though, but instead a steel plate cover to a sewer interceptor. Our Engineering Department has been unable to verify how this specific cover would have become dislodged, but is continuing to investigate."

Jacob is not the first of his kind–an Iowa family lost their youngest son, Hunter Blake, in July 2014 when he fell into a storm drain. Hunter's father, Mark Blake, started Project Storm Drain Safety to bring awareness and help prevent these accidents.

Jacob, currently a student at Nashua North High School, is described as about 5-feet 8-inches tall, about 200 pounds, with a black mowhawk and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a denim vest with medal studs on it, a gray t-shirt, black shorts and black Converse All-Star sneakers.

Meanwhile, video surveillance viewed by Nashua police confirmed Jacob was on foot in the area during the storm Friday evening.

Anyone with information about Jacob's whereabouts is asked to call Nashua police at 603-594-3500.

With Halloween around the corner, it’s fitting that “Saturday Night Live” would open this week’s episode with something unsettling, like the latest presidential debate. Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump returned to go hair-to-head with Kate McKinnon’s Hillary Clinton in this sendup, moderated by the night’s guest host, Tom Hanks, as Fox News’ Chris Wallace.

The unprecedented discourse in this election cycle, particularly from the GOP candidate, allows a mean-mugging Baldwin to draw laughs by simply repeating some of the real Trump’s words verbatim.

For instance, Trump dropped two new terms at the debate this week: “bad hombres” and “nasty woman,” the latter of which was directed specifically at Clinton. In the sketch, Baldwin pulls out a notecard to make sure he'd said everything he'd intended; one side of the card reads in large handwriting, "Nasty woman" and the other, "Bad hombres." 

And, as McKinnon illustrated by playing a self-congratulating, sometimes smug Clinton, Trump’s consistent choice to cross such lines of generally acceptable social conduct might give Clinton the feeling that she’s got the election on lock.

Baldwin’s Trump did point out, though, that he’s ahead in every poll (well, every poll that’s conducted at a Cracker Barrel restaurant), and that, anyway, the election system is rigged against him. The media are to blame for much of that, he said.

Hanks’ Wallace asked Trump how it is that the media are making him look bad.

“By taking everything I say, and everything I do, and putting it on television,” he replied.

When McKinnon’s Clinton was asked about Wikileaks and the emails from her private server, she masterfully dodged the question and pivoted right to Trump’s treatment of women.

“Nobody has more respect for women than I do,” Baldwin’s Trump said, at which point cameras panned out to the SNL audience to show everyone laughing, hard, at the claim, which real Trump has made on more than one occasion. As Michael Che said later on the Weekend Update segment, “Nobody has more respect for women than you do? What about other women? What about RuPaul?”

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The debate cold open ended with the Democratic candidate pledging to be a “stone-cold B” if elected, while Trump promoted the probably-not-real Nov. 9, 2016, launch of Trump TV.

Nine-time host Tom Hanks ("Inferno," “Sully”) performed a monologue in a cardigan as “America’s dad,” gently coaching the country through difficult times as one might an adolescent daughter or son (“Sure, China might be popular right now, but you, you are so dang creative!”) and lamely offering up cautionary advice (“You’ve got a lotta guns, kiddo — do you need all those guns?”) that will likely go unheeded.

Kenan Thompson hosted "Black Jeopardy!" in the episode’s first post-opening sketch. Cast members Sasheer Zamata and Leslie Jones took two of the contestant spots, while Hanks' character Doug, a stereotypical "blue collar" Trump supporter, took the third. Despite all low expectations, white contestant Doug performed competitively, impressing the host and other contestants with his distrust of the government and his appreciation for sturdily built females and Tyler Perry films. But just as everyone was feeling like maybe they weren’t so different from one another after all, it was time for Final Jeopardy. The category? “Lives That Matter.”

“Well, it was fun while it lasted, Doug,” Thompson said, closing out the sketch.

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As Saturday saw the 11th in a series of women come out to publicly accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, the Weekend Update segment went for the GOP candidate right away.

On Trump alleging that his women accusers are just looking for their "ten minutes of fame”: “He’s so cheap, he’s lowballing them on their minutes of fame.”

Mocking the GOP candidate’s seeming inability to keep from behaving like a reality show personality: “‘I’ll tell if you if I’m going to tear apart the fabric of our democracy…right after this break.”

Cast member Leslie Jones guested on Weekend Update, addressing cybersecurity in the wake of this week’s massive DDoS attacks on a DNS company in New Hampshire. Major sites from Twitter to Netflix to Soundcloud were all taken down Friday in a highly coordinated attack.

Jones was personally the victim of hackers earlier this year, and on Saturday’s show she called out trolls for sitting behind their screens rather than confronting people in real life. Also, she said, she’s not trying to hide anything, so why bother hacking her? “If you want to see Leslie Jones naked — just ask!” she said.

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Cecily Strong appeared as her “Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation With at a Party” character, sloshing white wine and passionately mispronouncing hot takes on the election.

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Alec Baldwin joined Tom Hanks for a Sully-related sketch.

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Several other sketches were Halloween-themed, including one featuring Hanks debuting a character, David Pumpkins, who may or may not be the scariest Halloween character of all time.

Lady Gaga performed two songs from her new album “Joanne”: “A-Yo” and “Million Reasons.”

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Bob Newhart, a native Chicagoan and infamous Cubs fan, may have forgotten his "W" flag at home, but that didn't stop him or his grandkids from taking a DIY approach to properly celebrate their team's historic NLCS win Saturday night.

"I'm in Seattle with my grandkids," Newhart tweeted. "I forgot my W flag, so my grandkids made me one. Isn't it beautiful! #GoCubsGo #FlyTheW."

Newhart was one of multiple famous, die-hard Cubs fans who took to Twitter after the win.

Actor John Cusack simply tweeted, "It's. Done."

He followed up with a photo of himself and Kerry Wood "moments before it happened- and IT happened."

“New Girl” actor and Evanston native Jake Johnson tweeted, "They did it!!!!! #FlyTheW @Cubs."

Actor Joe Mantegna and Fall Out Boy and Wilmette native Pete Wentz were succinct in their tweets. "CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!," Mantegna wrote. "Yessss!!!!! CUBS!!!!" Wentz said.

Then there was the moment Hillary Clinton found out the Cubs won.

Clinton's press secretary Nick Merrill tweeted a photo of the Democratic presidential candidate looking at her phone totally shocked when she learned the Cubs were headed to the World Series.

"That look when you cap off a day on the trail by watching the @Cubs cement their trip to the #WorldSeries. #FlyTheW."

ISIS is trying to establish a caliphate inside Afghanistan, the country's top U.S. commander said. 

"Right now we see them very focused on trying to establish their caliphate, the Khorasan caliphate, inside Afghanistan," General John Nicholson said in an exclusive interview with NBC News. 

The push is "principally a non-Afghan movement," Nicholson said. 

According to Nicholson, the U.S. has seen foreign fighters, particularly Uzbeks from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, joining the Islamic State Khorasan, or IS-K. The U.S. also sees many Pakistani Pashtun from the Pakistani Taliban who joined IS-K moving into Afghanistan to fight, he said.

More than five years of writing, composing and creation comes to fruition at the La Jolla Playhouse this fall as the highly anticipated "Miss You Like Hell" opens. 

The musical, commissioned by the La Jolla Playhouse, follows a smart and creative teenager who agrees to take a road trip across the country with her free-spirited Latina mother as a custody battle unfurls. 

But during the road trip there's a separate narrative happening: the mother is involved in a deportation process. 

The story started more than five years ago, when Quiara Alegria Hudes, who wrote the musical's book and lyrics, first wrote a play called "26 Miles". 

"I think she was happy with it but not totally satisfied with its ultimate end point," McKeown, who wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics, said.

More than five years ago, Hudes approached McKeown and asked her to help her make the show a musical. It was in an email, McKeown said, she first heard from her future writing partner. 

"It was as if she was saying, 'I know you’re being asked to make ten other musicals, but you should really make mine,'" McKeown said, laughing. "And I've never ever been asked to make a musical before."

When McKeown got involved to help turn the initial piece into a fully-fledged musical, the pair worked out a way to collaborate. 

Hudes wrote the book, McKeown wrote the music, and the pair co-wrote the lyrics. 

"But the fact of doing the lyrics together means we do all the rest of it together," McKeown said.

That manifests itself in different ways: sometimes Hudes will show McKeown a scene from the show, and McKeown will have a specific question about why the scene is written this way, or something she may be missing. And vice-versa, McKeown said she would would come up with a musical idea and show it to Hudes, who would give her feedback. 

"So in that way where we toss ideas back and forth, we’re kind of both working on all of it at the same time," McKeown said. "Like I said, we each have our own responsibilities. At the end of the day, she has to sit at the computer and write the scene and I have to go write the melody."

The resulting piece is something unlike anything McKeown has ever produced, she said. 

"I've really never made anything with anyone quite like this," McKeown said. "I've written songs with people before and I’ve been in bands and I've helped other artists create their music but I've never made something that is so much a product of me and someone else, which is great."

And the resulting story people see on stage this fall is one that may resonate with many San Diegans in a city so close to the border, though the creators behind the musical do not necessarily want the piece to send a message. 

"We are not interested in telegraphing a message about the show, in that we’re not interested in telegraphing a political message, or an emotional message," McKeown said, adding that Hudes often said this about the show. "There's no way you should feel at the end of it, there's nothing that we want you to do when you leave the theater."

The story, told during a highly political election year, may hit close to home for some San Diegans. McKeown said she hopes they are telling a story where people want to know what happens next - and one they can relate to with their own families. 

"But yes it matters, definitely, that we’re in Southern California and that we are 15 miles from the border and that this is a really diverse city with a lot of people with a lot of different family structures and backgrounds and ethnicity's, and it felt like a good place to land with a story like this," McKeown said.

Though the collaboration in building the story has changed, McKeown says her influence on the show is the unique addition of drums and percussion that is not as common in classical musical theater. 

"For me, the songs, all of them, begin with that, even though if in the end it’s just a person and a guitar singing," McKeown said. "I'm still from the beginning thinking of about the momentum of it."

When Musical Director Julie McBride came in this summer, she said, her job was made easier by the fact that she was handed a fully fleshed out score. 

"It makes it easier for me to relay that to the ensemble: this is what its needs to sound like, not, let's figure out what it's supposed to sound like," McBride said. "We know what it's supposed to sound like, it's about figuring out how to get there."

When she first pitched the production by Hudes and McKeown this summer, McBride said she was instantly drawn to the music. 

"I just thought it was so awesome, and I liked listening to it and that’s what drew me in, music that I liked hearing. I wanted to be a part (of it)," she said.

There are so many different sounds in the show, McBride said: folk, R&B, musical theater - in a voice that McBride describes as McKeown's own. 

"It’s not your typical musical theater score," McBride said. "You’re not going to come to the show and hear a bunch of songs and dances with big, flashy dances. The music is more understated than a typical Broadway show, and it’s so unique. Every song has its own feeling to it."

And though the musical may not sound like what some would expect, both McBride and McKeown agree: when you listen to it, you hear a wealth of sounds. 

"I love musicals, so I think you can like musicals and listen to this music and hear that we like musicals, too," McKeown said.

When opening night rolls around, McBride will be standing tall in front of the orchestra, ready to conduct. 

"By the time opening night rolls around, usually, we all know that the show can happen, that the technical kinks have been worked out people know their lines people know, and that’s usually just like a Hail Mary," McBride said.

"We hope everyone likes us, but if not, I like us," McBride said. 

Miss You Like Hell opens at The La Jolla Playhouse on Oct. 25 and runs through Dec. 4. Books and lyrics by Quiara Alegria Hudes, music and lyrics by Erin McKeown. Directed by Lear deBessonet and choreographed by Danny Mefford. Musical direction by Julie McBride. Buy tickets here.

Here’s a look at what’s going on in San Diego sports the week of October 24th-30th.

GULLS: Looking for a mid-week pick-me up? The Gulls host the Stockton Heat Wednesday 7 p.m. at the Valley View Casino Center before hitting the road for the first time this season. Friday and Saturday they’re in Winnipeg to face the Manitoba Moose.

CHARGERS: The Bolts are also on the road this week. Sunday they’re in Denver looking to sweep the Broncos on the season. Kickoff is at 1:05 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO TOREROS:

-WOMEN’S TENNIS: Monday at the ITA Regionals at the Barnes Tennis Center all day.

-MEN’S TENNIS: Monday at the ITA Regionals in Malibu all day and Friday-Sunday they host the USD Fall Invite.

-WOMEN’S SOCCER: Thursday at Pacific 7 p.m. and Saturday at Saint Mary’s 3:30 p.m.

-WOMEN’S AND MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: Friday at the WCC Championships in Mission Bay. Women start at 10 a.m. and Men follow at 11 a.m.

-SOFTBALL: Friday vs. Palomar Community College 4 p.m. at the USD Softball Complex.

-MEN’S SOCCER: Friday at Gonzaga 6 p.m.

-WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Friday at BYU 6 p.m.

-WOMEN’S ROWING: Saturday at the Head of the American n Gold River all day and Sunday at Row For the Cure in Mission Bay all day.

-MEN’S ROWING: Saturday at the Head of the American in Rancho Cordova all day.

-FOOTBALL: Saturday at Marist 10 a.m.

-MEN’S GOLF: Sunday at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invite in Hawaii.

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AZTECS:

-MEN’S GOLF: Monday-Wednesday at the Saint Mary’s Invitational in Pebble Beach.

-WOMEN’S GOLF: Monday-Tuesday at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown in Boulder City, Nev.

-MEN’S TENNIS: Monday at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships in Malibu.

-WOMEN’S TENNIS: Monday at the ITA Regionals at the Barnes Tennis Center.

-WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Thursday vs. Air Force 6 p.m. and Saturday vs. Boise State 6 p.m. both at Aztec Court.

-FOOTBALL: Friday at Utah State.

-WOMEN’S SOCCER: Friday vs. New Mexico 7 p.m. at the SDSU Sports Deck.

-WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: Friday at the Mountain West Championships 6K in Kuna, Idaho.

POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY SEA LIONS:

-WOMEN’S GOLF: Monday-Tuesday at the CSUSM Fall Class in San Marcos.

-WOMEN’S SOCCER: Monday at Hawaii Pacific 6 p.m., Thursday at Chaminade 3:30 p.m. and Saturday at Hawaii Hilo 10 p.m.

-MEN’S SOCCER: Monday at Hawaii Pacific 3:30 p.m., Thursday at Chaminade 1 p.m. and Saturday at Hawaii Hilo 7:30 p.m.

-WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Monday at Hawaii Pacific 10 p.m. and Saturday vs. Fresno State 5 p.m.

-MEN’S BASKETBALL: Saturday exhibition vs. CETYS 1 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO TRITONS:

-MEN’S TENNIS: Thursday-Sunday at the SoCal Intercollegiate in Los Angeles.

-MEN’S SOCCER: Thursday at Cal State San Bernardino 12:30 p.m. and Saturday at Cal Poly Pomona 2 p.m.

-WOMEN’S SOCCER: Thursday at Cal State San Bernardino 3 p.m. and Saturday at Cal Poly Pomona 11:30 a.m.

-WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Friday at Cal Poly Pomona 7 p.m. and Saturday vs. Cal State San Bernardino 7 p.m.

-SWIMMING: Saturday vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 12 p.m.

-WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ROWING: Sunday Row for the Cure Sunday at Mission Bay. Women start at 6 a.m. and Men 7:30 a.m.

-FENCING: Sunday at the San Diego Open at Cathedral Catholic High School 9 a.m.

Chicago Cubs fans are still in a state of gleeful delirium after the team advanced to the World Series on Saturday night, and even some Chicago White Sox fans were willing to offer congratulations to their North Side rivals.

Perhaps the most famous White Sox fan in America was one of those that congratulated the Cubs on getting to the World Series, as President Barack Obama offered his congratulations on Twitter Sunday morning:

President Obama isn’t the only famous White Sox fan to lend his support, as others like Chance the Rapper have also been adamant about supporting the Cubs during their current playoff run, which will continue on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the World Series against the Cleveland Indians.

The deadline to register to vote in the presidential election is on Monday, October 24.

Voters will need to register if they:

• are not currently registered in San Diego County
• recently moved
• recently changed his/her name

Voters can check their registration status at sdvote.com, and registration forms can also be found there. Forms can be sent electronically or mailed to the Registrar of Voters.

Residents who don’t have computer access can pick up registration forms at the Registrar’s office, U.S. Postal Service offices, public libraries, City Clerk offices and the DMV. Election materials are also available in Spanish, Filipino, Vietnamese and Chinese.

Registration forms must be postmarked or delivered to the Registrar by October 24. The Registrar of Voters office is open until 8 p.m. Monday, and voters can register online until midnight.

People can vote early at the Registrar’s office at 5600 Overland Avenue in Kearny Mesa. Voters can cast ballots Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Election Day voting hours are 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The polls are open November 5 and 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for weekend voting.

Voters can also request mail ballots until November 1.

“Due to the high number of contests, voters will be receiving a ballot that consists of two cards with candidates and issues on the front and the back. With a mail ballot, you can vote in the comfort of your home,” said Registrar Michael Vu. “Once you’ve voted your mail ballot, send it back right away and we’ll start processing it so it can be counted right when the polls close on Election Day.”

A missing La Mesa mother has been found safe and unharmed, police said. 

Teresa Hudson was missing since early Saturday morning.

"If they see Teresa, tell her we love her, tell her to come home," said Teresa’s husband, John Hudson.

A heartfelt plea from Hudson after his wife, Teresa vanished early Saturday morning.

He told NBC 7 they were both watching TV around midnight when he fell asleep for about an hour. John added, "when I awoke, my wife was gone."

John checked every bedroom and closet, even outside. That's when he noticed his daughter's car was gone. It's a gray Kia Sportage, license plate 6RQX374. The family lives in the area of Lubbock Avenue and Dallas Street in La Mesa.

Family members tell NBC 7 Teresa struggles with depression, but has never done anything like this. 

Teresa left without any money, cell phone or identification. Family and friends, hope someone may have information to help bring Teresa back home. Victoria explained, "we're not a family without her. We'll survive, but we're not a family the way we're supposed to be without her."

Authorities did not provide any further information on where she was located or the time. 

El Cajon community leaders, residents and supporters are planning a march for justice for police shooting victim Alfred Olango on Sunday.

Olango, a 38-year-old Ugandan refugee who came to the U.S. over 20 years ago, was shot by police on September 27.

The march, which starts at 3 p.m., will go from the El Cajon Civic Center to the front of the El Cajon Police Department on 200 Civic Center Way. 

Olango's sister, Lucy, called police that day in September because her brother was “not acting like himself,” police said. ECPD officials said Olango was reported to be “acting erratically,” walking in and out of traffic.

Video of the shooting shows Officer Richard Gonsalves approaching Olango in the parking lot of a strip mall and then firing several rounds just moments later.

El Cajon police said Olango refused multiple instructions to remove his hand from in his pocket before he pulled out an object and held it in front of him “like he would be firing a gun.”  The object was later determined to be a vaping smoking device with an all-silver cylinder measuring approximately 1 inch in diameter and 3 inches long.

Lucy Olango has filed a claim against the City of El Cajon, alleging the agency was negligent in training and supervising an officer who handled the call with a “cowboy attitude."

The family also alleges the officer had demonstrated unfitness prior to the day of the shooting including issues with substance abuse, acts of violence and emotional problems.

As NBC 7 has reported, Gonsalves was accused of sexually harassing another ECPD officer by sending inappropriate texts and photos in 2013. 

The officer is a 21-year veteran of the department. He was on administrative leave which is routine after an officer-involved shooting.

In a horrific early morning crash, a tour bus slammed into the back of a truck on Interstate 10 north of Palm Springs before sunrise Sunday, killing 13 and injuring 31, authorities said.

The Riverside County Coroner's office confirmed 13 people aboard the bus were killed, including the driver, in the disastrous crash that shut down the entire westbound 10 Freeway west of Indian Canyon Road. Traffic was being diverted off the freeway at the Indian Avenue offramp. The freeway reopened around 4:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Rescuers continued to search the wreckage for more victims in the early stages of the crash. The first images from the scene showed firefighters using ladders to get into the passenger compartment of the bus, which had been peeled back from the vehicle's undercarriage about one third of its length. 

The front of the bus was demolished as the back of the semi was shredded from the monstrous force of the crash.

It wasn't immediately clear what caused the collision, but the tour bus was traveling much faster than the semi, CHP Chief Jim Abele said at a news conference.

The trailer of the semi was lodged 15 feet into the front of the bus, Abele said.

The bus, owned by LA-based USA Holliday Bus, had departed the Red Earth Casino in Salton City and was en route to a location in Los Angeles when the crash was reported to CHP at 5:17 a.m.

The CHP said there was no indication that the bus slammed on the brakes before plowing into the back of the semi-truck, leading investigators to believe fatigue may have been a factor. They were not ruling out some type of medical emergency on the driver's behalf, such as a heart attack.

The driver, along with the deceased passengers, were not yet identified to the public.

It appeared that all passengers aboard had been asleep at the time of impact. While they had likely all been seated properly, many ended up in the front end of the bus due to the force of impact, Abele said.

Abele said it was not likely that the bus had seat belts.

CHP reported that 31 people had been injured. Desert Regional Medical Center, Eisenhower Medical Center and JFK Memorial Hospital all received and treated patients from the crash, ranging from five critical patients to others with minor injuries.

A trauma surgeon said the injuries included facial trauma but few broken bones, which is unusual for a high-speed vehicle wreck.

Dr. Ricard Townsend of Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs told reporters Sunday that the bus struck the collapsible trailer of a semi-truck, sending many of the likely unrestrained passengers flying through the air.

He called the widespread facial injuries a hallmark of those not wearing seat belts. He says the injuries indicate the bus was slowing down at the point of impact.

Crews used tow trucks to pry the bus from the back of the semi-truck before clearing the bus from the area. 

The semi-truck driver also suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment. 

He told CHP he wasn't sure at first what had happened, and that he felt a "thump" in the back of the trailer, which was hauling food products. 

The bus had been inspected as recently as April 2016, in addition to being inspected in 2014 and 2015, and did not have mechanical issues, CHP said.

Because the investigation was still in its early stages, not all of the victims had been identified. CHP encouraged family members to reach out if they had not heard from their loved ones. 

Family members were directed to the Riverside County Fire Department facility at 800 S. Redlands Ave. in Perris, or to call (951) 443-2300. The fire department was setting up a crisis response center there.

NBC4's I-Team has investigated tour bus companies in 2014, and Hollywood tour bus companies in 2016. 

Chief Petty Officer Jason Finan lived in Imperial Beach with his young family. Three days after his death, dozens gathered to pay their respects for a man who gave his life for his country.

“We honor all of our military,” Finan’s close friend and teammate, Angie Hester, told NBC 7. “We’re proud of them.”

It's what brings together neighbors and strangers alike, honoring Finan, a husband and father based in Coronado.

The 34-year-old sailor was serving in Iraq, part of a special unit removing bombs when he was injured and later died from the blast of an improvised explosive device or IED.

“From one warrior to another warrior, I'm just here to pay my respects to him,” retired Master Sgt. Ruben Ortiz, who served in Vietnam, said. “It makes me proud to be here and see the audience, the people here in support in honoring the man who gave his life … That didn't happen when I came back from Vietnam. It was quite the opposite.”

Finan is the fourth U.S. service member killed since U.S. operations against ISIS began more than two years ago, and he's the first U.S. member to die in combat since the launch of a huge operation to retake the ISIS-held city of Mosul.

The pentagon says our troops mostly serve in supporting or advisory roles, but clearly people like Finan still find themselves on the front lines of danger.

“I've got the highest respect, the highest admiration for him,” Ortiz said. “He was doing his job and willing to pay the ultimate sacrifice.”

A Sig Alert has been issued on La Cresta Boulevard near Mountain View Road after a vehicle went off the roadway and down a hillside Sunday evening around 8:41 p.m., California Highway Patrol confirmed.

The person driving the vehicle was killed in the crash. No one else was involved.

La Cresta is closed in both directions. There is no word on when the road will open again.

Why do the kids get to have all the trick-or-treating fun on Halloween?

The Hotel del Coronado will host their annual Hallo-wine &Spirits party on Saturday, October 29 and it's sure to be a scream.

Adults get to dress in their fanciest costumes and participate in ‘adult trick-or-treating’ inside the courtyard of the hotel. Guests will enjoy catered hors d'oeuvres that should be a step up from the Smarties and Tootsie Rolls the kids usually get.

After guests fill up on wine, cheese and other sophisticated treats, the party moves into the Crown Room for a night of dessert, spooky music, costume contest and dancing until you die.

Special guest (and resident ghost) Kate Morgan plans to make an appearance.

Kids can attend their own Halloween party with trick-or-treating, costumes, dinner and more for an additional charge. 

Trick-or-treating is from 7 to 9 p.m. and the party in the Crown Room continues until midnight.

Tickets are $150 dollars and self-parking is $5. Go to the website to buy or for more information.

Through Halloween guests can also huddle together for the Ghost Roast, on the beach in front of the hotel. 

Kate Morgan will once again visit guests around the fire and tell her tragic and ghostly tale of her life (and afterlife) at the Coronado landmark.

Fire pits are $100 for one hour and menu options are available.

Those looking for free tickets to the Hallo-wine &Spirits party (and to preemptively burn off that Halloween candy) can attend the Del’s Spooky Spin class on Friday, October 28. Cyclists wear their creepiest costumes and compete on stationary bikes on the beach for two free tickets to the party.

Spooky Spin is $25, $15 for local residents. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen charity.

The cyber attack that slowed many popular websites to a crawl last week is considered unprecedented in its ability to hit so many Americans, NBC News reported.

The attack used a new type of malware that takes control of tens of millions of personal devices connected to the internet — including home routers, baby monitors and cameras — without their owners' knowledge.

The Chief Strategy Officer of the New Hampshire tech company that was targeted by the attack called the attack "absolutely unprecedented."

"What we discovered [was that] it was a part of an botnet attack called the Mirai botnet, which basically goes into folks' homes and takes over Internet of Things devices and literally turns them into attack vectors," Dyn's Kyle York said.

Robin Williams was a longtime champion of San Diego's Challenged Athletes Foundation, and Sunday, his children took over for their late father to present grants at the foundation's annual triathlon. 

It was the first time Zelda and Zak Williams attended since their father died in August 2014.

"It's so good to see them around each other and hang out and, I think, not feel alone," Zelda Williams said of the racers.

Robin Williams was a dedicated philanthropist and served as an ambassador for the Challenged Athletes Foundation, which supports people with phyiscal challenges, like amputees, lead physically active lives and compete in athletics. 

One of the athletes whose lives was impacted by the beloved comedian is grant recipient Patrick Ivison.

"That he took the time out of his insane schedule to come help people like me —there are no words," Ivison told NBC 7 San Diego.

On Sunday, Ivison received his very own rugby wheelchair from the Williams family so he can play professionally. It was one of three grants Williams' kids presented to challenged athletes.

"It was an absolute special moment," Zak Williams said.

Ivison said he couldn't be more grateful to Williams' kids.

"I'm so in love with the fact that they love us so much. Just forever grateful," Ivison said.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to immediately intervene in the escalating situation between protesters and law enforcement over construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the tribe's chairman told NBC News on Sunday night.

"The DOJ should be enlisted and expected to investigate the overwhelming reports and videos demonstrating clear strong-arm tactics, abuses and unlawful arrests by law enforcement," Chairman Dave Archambault II told NBC News.

The tribe's request comes after a weekend in which the months-long protest entered a new and more chaotic phase. On Saturday, 127 protesters were arrested on suspicion of criminal trespassing on private property, according to new figures released Sunday by the Morton County Sheriff's Office.

Bullets narrowly missed a civilian taking a ride in a police cruiser in central California early Sunday morning, when a traffic stop turned into a police chase. 

Many citizens who want to understand the job of police officers and get a sense of the excitement of the job go on ride-alongs, like the woman in Madera. But her morning was anything but routine after a suspect ended up firing 14 rounds at the patrol car, leaving the passenger scratched by broken glass and crying in fear, but safe, Police Chief Steven Frazier recapped Monday at a news conference. Originally, police had said nine rounds were fired.

The story, and especially the dashcam video police posted of the shootout and chase, has been seen nearly 1 million times on the department's Facebook page, and made its rounds on the TV morning talk shows, including the "Today" show.

"By the grace of God," Frazier told reporters, "this officer and this civilian ride-along are with us today."

Officer Julian Garcia, who was on his second week of the job and spotted a Mazda with a broken headlight, wasn’t injured and the woman on the ride-along suffered minor scratches, Frazier said. She is part of the department's volunteer citizen's academy. She declined to be interviewed or identified.

Madera is in San Joaquin County near Yosemite National Park.

The ride-along started off normally on Sunday about 4:30 a.m., police said. Garcia tried to stop a Mazda SUV traveling west on Howard Road because the car had a broken headlight and the driver failed to stop at a stop sign, according to the dashcam video and the chief. 

"He's not stopping," the woman is heard asking in the video, before a chase ensued.

When the Mazda turns onto Lighthouse Drive, its front passenger is apparently seen sticking a gun out the window, prompting the officer's passenger to say, "He has a gun! No, no, no, no!"

Approximately 14 rounds were fired at the police car, Frazier said. The patrol car was struck by three bullets, two of them through the windshield, and the patrol car was disabled. Frazier said that one of the bullets even landed inside someone's home in a pile of laundry.

The Mazda sped away, and the police cruiser pulled over. "You OK?" the officer is heard asking the woman, who begins sobbing in the car.

The Mazda was later found abandoned on Krest Street, and police found an AR 15-style pistol and other evidence, which they didn’t detail. Det. Sgt. Johnny Smith told NBC Bay Area there were paper license plates on the car, which was stolen from Fresno.

Police have not announced any arrests, and the chief said they were looking for at least two suspects.

Frazier said that he believes this video should be a prerequisite for all ride-along candidates so they can see what officers face day to day. He doesn't think the department will change its ride-along policy in any way, but he expects some citizens might refuse to participate after what happened this weekend.

"I think what occurred," he said, "is that at any time, any situation can go sideways. And this young lady experienced that."