World War II veteran Silas Gross had a little fun with the President. “I said ‘We meet again.’ He smiled and laughed,” Gross said of their brief meeting. Gross met the president once before in 2010.

"He was reminiscing with him,” Gross’ daughter Dorothy McCray told NBC 7.  He said to my dad it was good to see him again." "it was exciting, exciting! I was like, 'Mr. President!" she said trying to contain her excitement. 

An eager crowd filled with members of the military and their families anxiously awaited President Obama to touch down at Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, hoping for a moment to greet the Commander in Chief. NBC 7 asked a young boy, "what if he comes over, what are you going to do?” He replied with a smile, “shake his hand." Air Force One touched down right at 7:00 p.m. Sunday. A cheer and applause as President Obama stepped out.

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The president greeted other guests on the tarmac including several Marines, generals and Rep. Scott Peters.

The president was then off to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dinner at the home of Christine Forester, an architect who specializes in hospital design and is a regular fundraiser for President Obama.

The president's last trip to San Diego County was last October, when he spent just over two days in Rancho Santa Fe and played a couple of rounds of golf.

This will most likely be his last trip to San Diego as president – something not lost on Gross.

"That’s history, history in the making," he said. 

Monday morning, President Obama will be deliver remarks at the Hillary Victory Fund reception, a private fundraiser at a residence in La Jolla. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi will be attending the event.

He is scheduled to leave San Diego around 1 p.m. Monday. 

Four juveniles were arrested in a series of flash mob-style attacks on Temple University's campus this weekend that left students and police officers hurt, police and university officials said.

Groups of young people, estimated to number between 20 to 100, roved the school's North Philadelphia campus Friday night for nearly two hours causing havoc, authorities said.

Students were punched and kicked, an officer tossed to the ground and stones were thrown at passing cars, police said. Officers from three agencies — the Philadelphia Police Department, Temple University police and SEPTA police —responded to the incidents.

As many as six Temple students hurt in the attacks as they walked around campus between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. that night., along with a university police officer and a Philadelphia police horse. 

One student, who was not identified, told the college news site The Tab she was walking with her boyfriend near 16th and Oxford streets around 8 p.m. when they were attacked by two kids.

The student told the news site her boyfriend was able to run away but she was grabbed by the ahir and beaten on her head and back. Her name was not given.

“I somehow got to the other side of Oxford Street by the time they got me to the ground. I remember shoes coming for my face and after that I heard other kids from the group saying ‘Yo chill, yo chill, it’s just a girl’ and they pulled my attackers off me," she reportedly said.

Police a 20-year-old man also fell victim to an attack by kids from this group.

At 9 p.m., a Temple police officer was tossed to the ground, landing on top of her patrol bike, while trying to apprehend a 15-year-old boy who was seen throwing rocks at cars driving along Broad Street, police said.

The teen was running from officers when he attacked the patrolwoman, police said. She suffered bruises to her leg and a scrape to her knee. The teen was apprehended a block away.

About 10 minutes later, a 15-year-old teen walked up to an equine officer and punched the animal in the head and face at Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue, police said. The mounted officer had been dispatched to help disperse as many as 100 kids at that corner.

He was arrested following a short chase.

Another attack happened about 10 minutes after that, around 9:20 p.m., along the 1700 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Three teens, an 18-year-old girl and two 19-year-old boys, were beaten down by as many as 30 young people, police said.

The girl suffered scrapes and cuts to her legs. Her cellphone was smashed and debit card stolen. Between the boys, an iPhone, wallet, backpack and Bluetooth wireless speaker was taken, according to police.

The suspects in this attack have not yet been arrested.

In all, as many as 50 juveniles were taken into custody and four — ranging in age from 15 to 17 years old — were charged with crimes. The charges include aggravated assault, robbery and assaulting a police officer.

Temple spokesman Ray Betzner said Friday the juveniles played a "cat-and-mouse game" with officers. A campus alert warning students and staff was sent around 9:30 p.m.

Joe Lauletta, the father of one of the apparent victims, posted an angry message to Facebook about his daughter's attack.

He said the youth who attacked his daughter "held her down and kicked and stomped on her repeatedly," referring to the attackers as "sick animals." The attack landed her in the hospital, he added.

NBC10 reached out to Lauletta for an interview.

Lauletta said his daughter and two male friends were exiting the subway, coming home from the Temple football game when they were beaten.

Philadelphia police, Temple police and the university are all investigating the incidents.

You’ll be able to watch the drama of Election Night with popcorn, candy and dozens of like-minded strangers.

AMC Theatres and CNN will broadcast the Nov. 8 presidential election on the big screen at 50 theaters in 25 cities nationwide, including in two theaters in San Diego.

The event is free for members of AMC Stubs , a tiered perks program from the exhibitor chain, and their guests, AMC Theatres said Monday. Audience members can choose between "red" and "blue" locations, depending on party preference.

In San Diego County, you’ll head to AMC Mission Valley 20 if you’re part of the Democratic party and to AMC La Jolla 12 if you favor the Republican party.

Other cities with theaters taking part include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

The broadcast, which will also include major national, state and local elections, will begin at 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.

This isn't the first time this election season that a theater company is getting in the politics game. Last week, Regal Cinemas hosted debate viewing parties in San Diego.

A Sig Alert was issued for a small, two-acre brush fire burning of eastbound Interstate 8 in Lakeside, authorities said. 

The fire broke out at approximately 12:54 p.m. Monday on I-8, east of greenfield Drive between State Route 67 and Lake Jennings Park Road, according to Heartland Fire officials and California Highway Patrol officers. 

The two-acre brush fire was burning in light fuel with a moderate rate of spread. No homes were threatened and no evacuations were issued. 

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

Fifty-one state-of-the-art affordable housing units were unveiled in Chollas View Monday.

“We’re redesigning what affordable housing is all about. We’ve kicked it up to a whole new level,” said Frank Urtasun, Commissioner of the San Diego Housing Commission.

The Trolley Park Terrace apartments provide 51 affordable rental apartments for low-income families in Southeast San Diego. Each unit has either two of three bedrooms, hardwood floors and comes with a fully equipped kitchen. The courtyard area has a playground and barbeque area.

The units are located next to a San Diego transit station that serves some of the city’s busiest bus and trolley routes.

“We had a vision for this lot because it was perfect, right here next to the trolley and bus stops. People can just jump right on here and go to work, school, shopping," Urtasun says. "It’s just perfect.”

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said the project is an example of “building smart.”

Mayor Faulconer also said that “building these apartments is showing residents in Southeast San Diego that we see their potential and sometimes the key to unlocking that is a key to a place that you call your own.”

There were over 15 hundred applications for the 51 units at Trolley Park Terrace. According to a recent SANDAG study, San Diego needs over 38,000 affordable housing units by 2020.

“There’s going to be another affordable housing project that’s going to be on line in March or April of next year, we just need more,” says Myrtle Cole, San Diego City Councilmember.

At least two suspects are wanted in the connection with two gas station robberies overnight. The suspects' clothes and getaway car in both incidents were similar according to San Diego Police.

Two men robbed a gas station at Torrey Pines Road and La Jolla Shores Drive at 10:55 p.m. Sunday, police said.

The suspect description in this incident is two Hispanic men in their early 20s, between 5-feet, 6-inches and 5-feet, 7-inches tall. One suspect wore dark blue jeans, a grey shirt and a, dark baseball hat while carrying a bag. The second suspect, who police say carried a gun, wore a black shirt, black pants and a black baseball hat.

Approximately 40 minutes later, two men robbed the gas station at Health Center Drive and Genesee. One of them had a gun, the clerk told police. The suspect description is similar to the previous robbery with the addition of the bag being described as “multi-colored.”

Police said in both cases, the suspects drove off in a maroon, 2-door Ford Explorer. Investigators said a woman may have been driving the SUV in the La Jolla robbery.

The two crime scenes are approximately 10 miles apart.

Anyone with information can call San Diego Police at the non-emergency phone numbers (619) 531-2000 or (858) 484-3154.

A man walked across a highway on-ramp and was struck and killed by an oncoming car early Monday, California Highway Patrol Officers.

CHP investigators say an MTS bus has video that may show the collision that  occurred around 8 a.m. along eastbound La Jolla Village Drive near the ramp to southbound Interstate 5.

The grey 2015 Mercedes involved in the collision was stopped at the crosswalk of the on-ramp. The car had damage to the windshield on the driver's side.

It's not known in which direction the pedestrian was traveling.

Paramedics administered CPR but attempts to revive the victim were unsuccessful.

CHP investigators said it doesn't appear alcohol or speed were factors in the collision.They would not comment on possible charges until after investigation.

San Diego State turned to a familiar face to lead its athletic department.

University President Elliot Hirshman introduced John David Wicker as the school’s new Director of Intercollegiate Athletics.

It’s a homecoming for Wicker, who worked at SDSU for four years before spending the past year at Georgia Tech.

“It feels great to be back on the Mesa,” Wicker said. “I loved my four years here with the coaches, the staff and all the student athletes. I’m thrilled with this opportunity and I am looking forward to helping SDSU Athletics move to the next level of success.”

In early August, Jim Sterk left Montezuma Mesa to take over as the Athletics Director at the University of Missouri.

Sterk served as SDSU’s Athletic Director from February 2010 to August 2016.

Wicker worked with Sterk as SDSU’s Deputy Athletic Director from 2011 to July of 2015 and was involved in many facets of the program.

Wicker concentrated on overseeing business operations, human resources, capital projects, facilities, academics, and the day-to-day operations of the Aztec athletics department.

Wicker also spent time at Washington State University where he helped coordinate home athletic events, conference tournaments and event planning as the Associate Athletic Director for Event and Facility Operations.

An 87-year old woman was evacuated from a cruise ship by the local Coast Guard on Monday morning due to a medical emergency.

Coast Guard Sector San Diego was contacted around 12:45 a.m. by the crew of the Carnival Imagination that 87-year old passenger had fallen and injured her head. She was also experiencing seizures.

The ship was about 58 miles northwest of San Diego.

Around 3 a.m., the woman was evacuated off the cruise ship by crew aboard the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. She was then transported to UCSD Hillcrest Hospital.

The extent of her injuries is unknown.

Local distributors say a recent worker strike in Mexico is the biggest disruption to avocado imports in history and don’t expect the problem to improve any time soon.

A spokesperson for Henry Avocado Corporation said that while the worker strike ended about a week and a half ago the issue will have lasting impact on the prices and number of avocados imported to the U.S.

At its lowest, about 8 million pounds of avocados are imported to the U.S. each week, distributors say. That’s down from the usual 40 million per week.

And it’s impacting all parts of the business chain: from everyday buyers to local restaurants, which are now paying up to 5 times as much for the fruit.

“It was $25 a box back then and went to $30, $40, $55 and now it’s $120,” said Guillermo Fragoso, co-owner of La Vecindad in Hillcrest.

Trader Joe’s grocery stores in San Diego normally receive 12 to 15 cases a day of avocados. Now, the store chain receives one or two cases a day.

While the labor strike has ended and avocados are coming across the border again, distributors say don’t expect the quantity to instantly pick up.

Considering travel and ripening time means that could take days for the supply to normalize in San Diego and elsewhere in the country.

And even with a normalizing bounty, the prices are expected to be much higher. Distributors say they expect prices to remain high unless the demand increases and growers in Mexico to drop their prices.

Flags at the California State Capitol will be flown at half staff in honor of Jason Finan, the fallen Coronado-based sailor killed in Iraq Thursday.

"On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Chief Petty Officer Jason C. Finan, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation," read a statement from Governor Jerry Brown's office.

Chief Petty Officer Jason C. Finan, 34, died Thursday from injuries suffered by an "improvised explosive device," or roadside bomb, officials said.

Finan was from Anaheim, California, and was serving in Iraq with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 in an advisory capacity, according to the Pentagon. 

The Chief Petty Officer's family will receive a letter of condolence from the Governor as well, according to the statement, 

Finan was the first U.S. service member to die in combat since the launch of a massive operation to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul last week. 

More than 100 U.S. special operations forces are embedded with Iraqi units, and hundreds more are playing a supporting role in staging bases.

"The entire Navy Expeditionary Combat Command family offers our deepest condolences and sympathies to the family and loved ones of the Sailor we lost," said Rear Adm. Brian Brakke, commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command/NECC Pacific, in a news release.

Three other service members have died in Iraq since the U.S.-led coalition began launching airstrikes against IS in August 2014.

A man was shot in a deputy-involved shooting in Encinitas on Monday afternoon, the San Diego Sheriff's Department (SDSO) confirmed.

Another man and a seven-year old boy were also in the car but both were not hurt, SDSO said. 

Deputies were called to reports of a residential burglary around 2:30 p.m. in Encinitas. A deputy matched the suspect description to a person inside another car, leading to a pursuit.

The pursuit ended on the 1500 block of Leucadia Boulevard near N Vulcan Avenue and North Coast Highway 101. SDSO says the car stopped in front of Bar Leucadian where a man got out and pointed a gun at the deputy.

The deputy then shot the man.

He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.

Carlsbad Police issued a traffic alert for the area around 3:45 p.m.—southbound Carlsbad Boulevard at La Costa Avenue was shut down. 

The North County Transit  also issued a service alert, saying there would up to a two-hour delay for the Coaster. Service between Poinsettia Lane and Encinitas Boulevard was suspended.

Just after 5 p.m., the Coaster was back in service, heading to Poinsettia Station where a bus will depart to Encinitas.

Employees at an Autozone on Leucadia Boulevard told NBC 7 they did not see the incident, but saw a "flood" of deputies rush by.

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

Students at local elementary schools are learning about the dangers and consequences of substance abuse and involvement with criminal activities such as gangs.

The United Stated Attorney’s Office has launched a law-related program called Project LEAD at five schools within the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). The eight-week program teaches students to resist pressure to join gangs, drink or take drugs or participate in behaviors like bullying.

Students spend time in the classroom learning about the issues with volunteers from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, federal prosecutors, administrative staff and the U.S. Coast Guard. There are approximately 270 fifth graders from nine different classes in the program.

Valencia Park, Johnson, Emerson-Bandini, Logan and St. Rita's elementary schools are participating in the program.

As part of the curriculum, the fifth graders participate in short skits, small-group activities and class discussions.

"We can't solve all of society's problems by prosecuting and incarcerating people," said U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy. "The best way to stop crime is to prevent it. This is a program that gives children the tools they need to choose a positive path for a productive, happy life. These fifth-graders will be our leaders in 20 years. There is no greater investment our society can make."

Project LEAD was brought to San Diego in 2012 by U.S. District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel from Los Angeles, where it had been implemented at 46 elementary schools.

"This program shows kids they can be anything they want to be a lawyer, a doctor, an engineer, an architect – anything," Curiel said.

Duffy said she hopes to increase the number of schools participating in the program next year.

A suspicious package found in Carlsbad Monday night was determind to be a traffic monitoring device from the city, according to the Carlsbad Police Department.

The incident began at approximately 9:10 p.m. on Carol and Jefferson streets near Jefferson Elementary School. Police intially responded to reports of a suspicious package near an elementary school.

Just after 10 p.m., police confirmed it was a traffic monitoring device.

No other information was immediately available.

One suspect was arrested, another is still outstanding in a pursuit that began in San Marcos Monday, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department (SDSO).

A deputy noticed a stolen vehicle driving eastbound on Deer Spring Road around 7:30 p.m. The driver then took off, heading northbound onto the Interstate 15. 

SDSO says the vehicle stopped near Temecula Parkway and one suspect fled on food. 

Deputies were able to arrest one suspect with the help of the K-9 unit and ASTREA helicopter. The second suspect is still outstanding as of 9:35 p.m.

No other information was immediately available.

Twitter is planning another round of layoffs within the next week, according to a report from Bloomberg Technology, which cited sources familiar with the matter.

The San Francisco-based social media company may lay off about 300 workers, about 8 percent of its workforce, the same percentage it cut last year when co-founder Jack Dorsey took over as CEO, the Bloomberg report said.

An announcement about the job cuts may come before Twitter releases its third-quarter earnings report on Thursday, one of the sources told Bloomberg. The company declined to comment.

Twitter has been looking into a sale in recent weeks, but several top tech companies that had expressed interest in bidding -- including Salesforce, Disney and Google -- have backed off.

Twitter's losses and plummeting share price have made it more difficult for the company to pay its engineers in stock and add new talent, analysts have said.

Twitter shares closed at $18.03 on Monday.

On Monday it was Sen. Elizabeth Warren's turn to join her fellow Democrats in cranking up the heat on Republican members of the Senate, who have become targets in the closing days of the campaign.

Addressing an enthusiastic outdoor rally on a crisp New England autumn day, Warren had plenty of barbs for Republican Donald Trump. But the Massachusetts Democrat also tore into the state's Republican incumbent, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, with unusual ferocity, NBC News reported.

"Donald Trump sure has made Kelly Ayotte dance. Day one she loves him, day two she hates him, day three she's back with him — boy, spins round and round," Warren told hundreds on a lawn at St. Anselm College.

Ayotte is in a tight race for re-election against Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat. Like most of the other GOP senators up for reelection this year, Ayotte hardly comes from Trump's wing of the party and has never been a vocal supporter.

But there is no safe distance Republicans can stand from Trump. Democrats, eyeing multiple polls suggesting Clinton has all but sewn up the presidential race, are spending the final two weeks of this campaign working mercilessly to turn the entire GOP into Trump's collateral damage.

Donald Trump on Monday told News4Jax that the United States military "conceptually" endorsed him and that "virtually every police department" supports his bid for the presidency. And during the third presidential debate, Trump said his hardline stance on immigration had earned him an endorsement from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, NBC News reported.

None of that is true.

Federal agencies are barred by law from endorsing candidates in political elections. The Department of Defense, meanwhile, has its own set of guidelines that tightly restricts any active duty military or civilian personnel from publicly choosing political sides.

ICE has not endorsed any candidate, nor is it able to. Instead the union representing ICE employees, National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council, gave the Republican nominee its backing. And it represents just a quarter of the more than 20,000 employees that work at the agency.