The newly formed USS Midway Foundation announced its first charitable grants – awards totaling $210,000 to a 10 local organizations supporting veterans, active-duty military families and law enforcement.

More than half that money, $130,000, will go to active-duty family organizations to fund services such as child care, day camp, help with financial crises and a program allowing service members stationed overseas to read books to children back home.

Another $50,000 has been set aside for veterans organizations providing child care and health care for homeless veterans. The foundation said it will award an additional $30,000 to put mass-casualty trauma kits in San Diego police vehicles.

The foundation announced Nov. 8 the grants, ranging in size from $10,000 to $30,000, will go to Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton, Armed Services YMCA San Diego, Interfaith Community Services, Reboot, the San Diego Police Foundation, Support the Enlisted Project, United Through Reading, USO San Diego, Veterans Village San Diego and zero8hundred.

“We see grant awards increasing in the future,” foundation Chairman Malin Burnham said in a news release. “We continue to identify the best organizations supporting our vision. In 2017, we will match contributions made by others to the Midway Foundation, dollar for dollar, up to $500,000.”

It’s about to become a lot harder to get around on the east side of midtown Manhattan.

That’s because the NYPD and Secret Service are placing extra security measures around Trump Tower, the East 56th Street skyscraper where President-elect Donald Trump lives. The tower will also likely become the Republican’s base of operations as he prepares to transition to the White House on Jan. 20.

An NYPD representative told NBC News that the department is “assisting the Secret Service with security measures for the President-elect.” Trump’s personal security will be handled by the Secret Service, which has provided him and several members of his family with security details for several months.

The NYPD is likely to use its manpower to help with crowd control at the skyscraper as supporters, protesters and media gather outside the building in the coming months.

As of Wednesday, foot traffic by the building was being regulated by NYPD officers posted at Fifth Avenue and East 56th Street. Protesters, supporters and members of the media have been corralled into pens around the building, and security screens have been set up at the side entrances of the building to obscure the identities of people entering and leaving the office building.

The Federal Aviation Administration has also released temporary flight restrictions over midtown Manhattan along with parts of western Queens and Brooklyn until Jan. 21, the day after Trump’s inauguration. Helicopters and planes cannot enter the restricted area unless they are arriving at or departing from heliports in Manhattan or are law enforcement or emergency aircraft.

It won’t be the first time that the NYPD and Secret Service have worked together, either. The two agencies coordinated security for Pope Francis’ 2015 visit, election night parties for Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, and the yearly United Nations General Assembly.

Anger. Numbness. Apathy. Optimism. Relief.

There were a range of emotions expressed by voters in downtown San Diego the day after Donald Trump’s stunning presidential victory.

Several spoke to NBC 7 on Wednesday about how they were feeling. There was not one consensus.

“I’m still positive about the country. No worries,” Shakerra Johnson told NBC 7. "I didn’t agree with Trump being president, but what you can do?”

Others said they felt numb or didn’t feel any emotions about the race.

“I didn’t have an emotion. I didn’t feel sad,” Michelle Corona said. “I was just like, ‘OK, that’s it. He’s president. Let’s hope for the best.’”

One voter had vitriol.

“Basically, they’ve elected an idiot,” Steve Eggerman said after saying he felt “terrible.”

Adrian Cyhan, who spoke to NBC 7 outside the Hall of Justice in downtown San Diego, took an optimistic approach. He said he’s relieved the divisive election is over, and to celebrate, he wore patriotic socks on Wednesday.

He’s hoping for unity now.

“As Stephen Colbert suggested, today’s a day to hug a Republican or kiss a Democrat,” he said.

We asked NBC 7’s followers on Twitter how they felt on Wednesday. Here’s what they had to say.

A new hardware store has opened in San Diego’s North County, led by two Oceanside residents. 

Earlier this month, Oceanside residents Michelle and Matthew Pike opened an Ace Hardware store at 263 S. Coast Highway. The 10,000-square-foot store offers brand-name home improvement products – including paint, housewares, storage, electrical, plumbing, home décor and lawn and garden goods – as well as maintenance services.

The Pikes say they’re excited to be “a helpful and valuable neighbor to the community” as residents shop for products and supplies to take care of their homes.

The store will host promotions this month, including its Nov. 19 “One Day Bucket Sale.” On that day, the first 200 customers will receive a free 5-gallon bucket. Customers can fill the bucket with items and, at the register, receive 20 percent off their bill of everything that fits in the bucket (some exclusions apply).

The store is open seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. It joins 15 other Ace Hardware stores around San Diego County.

The day after Donald Trump's victory, the head of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization asked the president-elect to respect the rights of all Americans.

At the same time, the Council on American-Islamic Relations will work with Trump and his administration as a way to strengthen the nation, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad pledged in a statement.

And Awad tried to calm those who may be concerned about the future for Muslims in America. At one point, Trump campaigned on a promise to ban Muslims who don't live in the U.S. from entering as a way to keep out terrorists, and in November 2015, Trump proposed Muslims be required to register in a national database.

"To those in the American Muslim community who are fearful of the future, know that America is your home and you have the same rights and responsibilities as all other Americans,” Awad said.

Last fall, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in San Diego to condemn discrimination against refugees and Islamophobic attitudes.

Trump has said he would suspend arrivals from Syria, portraying them as a potential security threat. Of the approximately 12,000 Syrian refugees admitted into the U.S. in 2016, the vast majority identify as Muslims.

San Diego, the nation's eighth-largest city, has received 626 Syrian refugees since Oct. 1, more than any other in the United States.

On Wednesday, CAIR called on people of all faith, racial and political backgrounds to commit to working with each other.

"Regardless of who won or lost yesterday's election, American Muslims are here to stay. We are not going anywhere, and will not be intimidated or marginalized,” Awad said in the written statement.

Reports of hundreds of missing girls south of the U.S.-Mexico border are unfounded, according to the Mexico state attorney’s office.

Officials discussed reports of a growing number of girls reported missing when they met with the media Monday about reports of human remains found.

There are 1251 missing persons reports filed in Tijuana, one Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado de Baja California official told NBC 7 Wednesday. Of those, 655 were women.

However, the official stressed that 985 of those missing person cases have been solved.

The agency receives approximately 120 reports of a missing person each month. That can average to more than a dozen a day, the official said.

Eight out of 10 reports are often women between the ages of 13-16. Teenagers who leave home as runaways are included in those statistics.

As for the unsolved cases, officials speculate the subjects of the investigation may have crossed into the U.S. and later contact family to let them know they are safe. The family members do not contact the authorities to clear the case, the official said.

An active duty U.S. Marine, last seen in San Diego's Gaslamp District, was reported missing after he failed to report for duty, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said. 

Jonathan Felts, 22, stationed at MCAS Miramar, was last seen on Nov. 7 at approximately 2 a.m. in San Diego's Gaslamp District, in Downtown San Diego. 

Felts was off-duty when he called his friends on a cell phone, letting them know he would be traveling back to base. Police say Felts does not drive and often uses a cab as transport. 

Since that call, police say Felts has not contacted family, friends or his employer. 

He was due back on base the same evening and failed to report in, police say. 

Marine Corp staff and family members are concerned, police say. 

Felts is described as a 22-year-old, 200-pound man approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with blonde hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a black and grey t-shirt with white writing on the front and black shoes. Police do not know what pants he was wearing. 

Any information related to the whereabouts of Felts should be forwarded to San Diego Police Department at 619-531-2000 or Detective Shelly Luna from the Missing Persons Unit at 619-531-2277

No other information was immediately available.

An MTS trolley broke down, causing traffic to back up in an area of Downtown San Diego on Wednesday.

According to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD), the trolley broke down around 3:27 p.m. on 11th Avenue and C Street.

The trolley was blocking northbound traffic on 11th Avenue, SDPD said. Traffic was being diverted from the area.

No other information was immediately given.

A Chula Vista woman was able to change her flight last minute so she could be by her dying mother’s side but getting the airline to refund her for the difference in price proved to be harder to land. 

Mary Anne Gallant enjoys looking at family photos of her mother and big family from New York. 

“This was taken at Sleepy Hollow Country Club on Thanksgiving,” Mary Anne said. 

Mary Anne knew her mother’s health was failing when she bought an airline ticket to the east coast to visit her. A few weeks before her scheduled trip, she received an urgent call. 

“I got a phone call from my sister Kathy and she basically told me I better get out there sooner,” Mary Anne said. 

Their 93-year-old mother was gravely ill. Mary Anne canceled her American Airlines ticket and bought a new ticket departing the next day. 

“I figured I’ll get there first and then afterwards I’ll worry about trying to work something out with the airline for a refund,” Mary Anne said. 

The family gathered and Mary Anne knew she made the right decision about leaving early. 

“They told us we’d have about 24 or 48 hours and she died that night,” Mary Anne said. 

After the passing of her mother, Mary Anne turned her attention to her airline ticket. She felt because of the circumstances of her mother’s death, that the airline should refund the difference and change fees between her original $500 ticket and her last minute $1,100 fare. 

An employee for American Airlines communicated with Mary Anne through email and agreed to a partial refund as long as she provided the necessary documentation proving her mother’s death. 

“My brother sent me a copy of the death certificate, the obituary and I sent all of that to American Airlines,” Mary Anne said. 

Months later the money never arrived. So, Mary Anne turned to NBC 7 Responds. 

NBC 7 Responds found bereavement airfare discounts are becoming a thing of the past for most major airlines. American Airlines stopped their bereavement airfare discounts all together in 2014. 

But since American Airlines had already agreed to a partial refund for Mary Anne, we reached out to American Airlines and within a few days, Mary Anne received some good news. 

“He told me in about a week to 10 days, I’ll see the refund in my account,” Mary Anne said. 

A representative from American Airlines told NBC 7 Responds the reason for stopping bereavement airfare discounts came down to the likelihood of finding an affordable, last minute ticket to a destination. Because of that, Airlines recommend contacting their customer relations department first before making any flight changes. 

NBC 7 Responds was told customer relations departments can often remove change fees or find something in your range if you contact them before cancelling pre-existing flights.

For the first time, an openly LGBT person has been elected as governor of a U.S. state: Kate Brown, a Democrat whom NBC News projected to win over Bud Pierce.

It was some of the brightest news to come out an Election Day that saw Donald Trump elected president and many in America's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, NBC OUT reported.

Brown's win was "one for the history books," said Aisha Moodie-Mills, executive director of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, in a statement.

And there was more good news for the community out of the vote, including more than 150 openly LGBTQ candidates running for office and the possible defeat of a Republican governor who gained national notoriety for ushering in anti-LGBTQ legislation.

Three officers were assaulted by a suspect who broke into a hotel room in Downtown San Diego Wednesday afternoon.

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) says the burglary occurred around 12:45 p.m. at the Wyndham Hotel on A Street near Waterfront Park. When an officer arrived on scene, the man jumped out of a window on the third floor.

The officer called for backup and was able to track him down at a home on 5th Avenue and Elm Street.

When they tried to take him into custody, the suspect bit two officers and assaulted a K9. The two officers were not hurt but one officer did suffer a leg injury and was taken to the hospital.

The K9 was taken to an animal clinic in Mission Valley but the extent of injuries is unknown.

SDPD says the suspect also suffered injuries.

It's unknown if anything was stolen from the hotel room.

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

Republicans who opposed Donald Trump found themselves in an odd position on Wednesday, as reality sunk in that the Republican nominee they warned would lead the party to ruin instead led them into the White House with a Republican Congress.

With the sudden prospect of a historic governing majority in front of them, a number of Trump critics took a new look at the candidate they had criticized as unqualified or offensive, NBC News reported.

"This needs to be a time of redemption, not a time of recrimination," House Speaker Paul Ryan said at a news conference.

Old foes wished him well: Jeb Bush, who called Trump the "chaos candidate" in the primaries and refused to vote for him, offered congratulations and prayers. The National Review's editors, who devoted an issue to opposing his candidacy under any circumstances, congratulated him too and urged Congress to "do what they can to reinforce Trump's better instincts."

More than a dozen staff members at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) will be laid off next year, an spokesperson confirmed with NBC 7.

According to the spokesperson, 21 production staff members with the Department of Theatre and Dance had received notices of layoffs effective in January, 2017.

But all of those staff members will be given the opportunity to apply for positions to work for the La Jolla Playhouse or the department.

The layoffs were announced on Wednesday.

In a statement, the UCSD released the following statement, which in part, read: 

"The plan, which takes effect in January 2017, involves the reorganization of UC San Diego’s production staff to ensure that both organizations are provided with dedicated staff to achieve organizational goals. UC San Diego staff currently sharing time with both UC San Diego and the La Jolla Playhouse will have the opportunity to be hired to positions dedicated to either institution. The campus and the La Jolla Playhouse remain committed to UC San Diego student residencies and continuing most production work at theaters in the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theatre District on the university’s campus."

A boat with five passengers capsized in the ocean near Windansea beach in La Jolla Wednesday night, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD).

It happened near Nautilus and Westbourne Street.

San Diego lifeguards rescued four people while a third was still unaccounted for. The individuals said they had been lobster net fishing when a large wave overtook their boat, causing it to capsize. 

The passengers did not have time to put on their life vests. 

A helicopter was requested by the rescue operation, which was headed to the scene, said SDFD official Lee Swanson. 

The passengers spent 10 to 15 minutes in the water before lifeguards were able to rescue them.

It was not immediately clear if any of the four rescued passengers were injured. One lifeguard was evaluated by medics.

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

It is now legal to use marijuana in California.

Voters approved Proposition 64, with 56 percent of the vote during Tuesday's election.

In addition to legalizing the use of pot and allowing anyone over the age of 21 to grow up to six plants at home, Prop 64 is expected to generate revenue for California with new taxes on its cultivation and sales. It also reduces many of the criminal penalties for pot-related crimes.

But just because it’s now legal to use, that doesn’t mean it will be easy to get, according to cannabis corporate attorney, Kimberly Simms.

“You’re not going to be able to walk into a medical dispensary today, or tomorrow, or the next day and be able to purchase marijuana in the adult-use capacity. You still have to be a patient,” Simms said.

According to Simms, recreational licensing won’t be available until January 2018.

“Then each city and county will have to figure out how to regulate it from the land use and zoning perspective,” she said.

Adults with medical marijuana cards can share pot with other adults in the privacy of their home. They can also share plants with adults who do not have a card, so they can cultivate marijuana too.

“You can’t just walk down the street with your joint,” Simms said.

Right now, several cities in San Diego have banned the commercial sale and outdoor cultivation of marijuana. Those cities include Poway, Santee, San Marcos, Lemon Grove and National City.

Hundreds of people gathered in Downtown San Diego Wednesday night, protesting against the election of Donald Trump as the next president. 

An event posted on Facebook called for people to gather at the Horton Plaza on Broadway for a peaceful rally. The group called it "Love Trumps Hate" solidarity rally.

Demonstrators took to the streets, heading down 5th Avenue and Market Street at one point.

The following video contains graphic language.

No other information was immediately available.

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One of the class-action lawsuits against Donald Trump and Trump University is scheduled to go to trial this month, weeks after Trump became President-elect of the United States.

The lawsuits allege the former university, which took in over $40 million, was fraudulent and deceptive. Trump denies the allegations.

This is one of two class-action lawsuits against the now-closed Trump University being heard in a San Diego courtroom; another lawsuit is based in a New York court.

The San Diego cases include: Cohen v. Trump, a nationwide class action lawsuit and Low v. Trump, a class action in California, Florida and New York. 

After a San Diego judge denied Trump and his attorney's request to move the Low V. Trump trial date to 2017, according to a federal court document, the jury trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 28.

"It's a small deal, very small," Trump said of the suit at a rally as he campaigned. His lead attorney has said Trump will take the stand if called upon.  

While campaigning Trump has specifically railed against the judge in the case, and at one point noted the judge's Hispanic ethnicity.

"We have waited six and half years to get this case to trial,” Jason Forge, writing for the plaintiffs, previously wrote in court documents. "There is no mystery about what happened here....a possible Trump victory (in the presidential election) would spawn a host of potential new excuses to postpone trial for years.”

An Oceanside man who died of natural causes in September was elected to office in the coastal San Diego County city more than a month later, officials confirmed Wednesday.

Gary Ernst was elected to Oceanside City Treasurer by a six percent margin over challenger Nadine Scott. The election results are expected to be certified on December 7th by the city council.

Ernst died Sept. 23 which did not allow enough time to remove his name from the ballot.

With all precincts reporting, Ernst earned 17,659 votes.

City councilmembers can declare the seat vacant since the winner cannot physically take office, according to Oceanside’s City Attorney John Mullen. That will lead to either an appointment or a special election.

If city leaders choose to appoint someone for two years, the decision must be made within 60 days, Mullen said.

Scott told NBC 7 that she would like to be appointed to honor the 15,500 voters who cast their ballot for her.

She said she believes voters were not informed that Ernst was deceased prior to the election because some city leaders wanted to appoint another candidate after the election.

Acknowledging biting disappointment and a painful loss, Hillary Clinton urged supporters Wednesday to accept the outcome of the presidential election and continue working together toward a better America. 

"Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead," Clinton said at an emotional concession speech at the New Yorker hotel in midtown Manhattan. 

Echoing the slogan that propelled her campaign over the last year and a half, Clinton said when she spoke to president-elect Donald Trump early Wednesday, she offered to work with him on behalf of all Americans. And, shortly before noon, she asked her supporters to do the same. 

"I hope that he will be a successful president for all Americans," Clinton said. "This is painful and it will be for a long time but I want you to remember this -- our campaign was never about one person or even about one election. It was about building a better America. We have seen that our country is more divided than we thought but I still believe in America and I always will."

Dressed in a purple and black suit that matched the colors her husband Bill Clinton wore as he stood on the stage beside her at the New Yorker hotel in midtown, Clinton acknowledged the disappointment her supporters feel. 

"This is not the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard for, and I'm sorry we did not win this election for the values we share and the vision we hold for our country," Clinton said. 

The Democratic nominee for president entered the room to boisterous applause, where she was introduced by running mate Tim Kaine. She hugged supporters as senior aides were seen quietly sobbing; some had to leave the room.

In remarks that bore no ill will nor negativity to the president-elect or the often caustic campaign, Clinton spoke of the vibrant diversity and creativity that defined her electoral base and espoused the values of constitutional democracy that protect the rule of law and afford equal rights and opportunity to all. 

The former secretary of state expressed "pride and gratitude" for those who supported her campaign, and said she was proud to be a champion for young women across the country. 

"Never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it," Clinton said. "And to all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your dreams." 

Clinton acknowledged that America has not "shattered that highest and hardest ceiling" with her failed bid for the White House. But, she said, "someday, somebody will." 

NBC News data showed Clinton was actually leading the Republican candidate in the nationwide popular vote by almost 200,000 votes, though he was ahead comfortably in the electoral college that ultimately decides the presidency. 

It would mark the second time in five elections that a Democrat won the popular vote but lost the electoral college, after the George W. Bush - Al Gore race in 2000. 

Exit polls showed that Clinton did best with women, blacks and Hispanics, while Trump dominated among men and white voters. 

"I'm proud of Hillary Clinton because she has been and is a great history-maker in everything she's done," Kaine said in introducing her. 

"We know that the work remains. We know that the dreams of empowering children and families remain," he added.

A brush fire that sparked in Jamul on Wednesday, was holding at 3.2 acres, Cal Fire officials said. 

The brush fire, dubbed the Honey Fire, is burning on the 18400 block of Deerhorn Valley Road, near Jamul. 

The fire had been spreading at a moderate rate but as of approximately 4:45 p.m., the forward rate of spread had stopped.

There is no structure threat and no injuries have been reported. 

No evacuations have been issued. 

At this time, no other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story.