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Thursday Night Football: Cowboys Go for 11th Straight Win

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Dak Prescott will face as good a pass defense as he has seen all year when the rookie quarterback tries to run the Dallas Cowboys’ winning streak to 11 in-a-row on Thursday Night Football against the Minnesota Vikings.

Minnesota is coming off a loss to Detroit in the last seconds that was their fifth in six games following a 5-0 start. Prescott, a fourth-round draft pick who has supplanted Tony Romo, threw for a TD and ran for another on Thanksgiving Day.

The Vikings’ defense has allowed 13 TDs through the air and picked off passes 12 times. Against the comparably dangerous Philadelphia defense, Prescott made a couple of shaky throws, including an interception in the end zone. But he also led Dallas back from a late 10-point hole and threw a winning TD pass in overtime.

Minnesota QB Sam Bradford should have an easier time against the Cowboys’ secondary. The sixth-year-player is on pace to blow away his previous best in completion percentage. A 31-for-37 game against Detroit bumped him up to 71.3 on the year and he’s at nearly 80 percent in November.

Players to watch:

Dallas RB Zeke Elliott. Another rookie enjoying a breakout year for the Cowboys; he’ll be leaned on heavily. His next yard will be 1,200 for the season and 200 ahead of the nearest competitor.

Dallas CB Anthony Brown. The rookie cornerback had a howler against Washington, and figures to be targeted heavily by Bradford and top Vikings WR Stefon Diggs. 

Minnesota CB Xavier Rhodes. Leads the Vikings with four interceptions this season, all in the last eight games, including one he took back for a touchdown.

Minnesota DE Danielle Hunter. Has 3.5 of his 7.5 sacks this season in the last three games. He’ll go up against a line that has allowed 15 all year.



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1st Commerical US-Havana Flights

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For the first time in over half a century, United States airlines are making commercial flights into Havana, Cuba — just days after the death of that country's former leader, Fidel Castro.

American Airlines, which scheduled flights to several cities in the country, had a plane take off for Cuba for the first time from Miami International Airport shortly after 7:30 a.m. Monday. It is the first commercial flight from any U.S. carrier to the capital city since Castro cut off relations with the country shortly after taking power.

The first return flight from the capital city, now in mourning for the man who led the country's communist revolution, was scheduled to return around 10:30 a.m.

"We were the last country with the embargo. I think it's time to normalize things," said Daniel Lewis, one of the passengers on the first flight.

Just before the historic flight took off, a water cannon salute bid farewell to the passengers - and then it was up and away to the skies for a historic journey.

Also, Monday, a Havana-bound JetBlue flight departed from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City. Delta plans its first flights to Havana on December 1.

Flights have resumed between the countries — part of President Barack Obama's plans to renew relations between the counties just 90 miles apart – with the first ones taking off in August from both MIA and Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport.

A JetBlue flight from Fort Lauderdale to Santa Clara was the first U.S. commercial flight to any Cuban city.

Despite the thaw in relations that allowed new flights, people may only fly to Cuba for 12 reasons, including family visits, official U.S. business and humanitarian projects, but not tourism.

President-elect Donald Trump and his team haven't indicated if his administration will keep Obama's policy, though Trump tweeted Monday morning, "If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the U.S. as a whole, I will terminate deal." He didn't offer specifics.

It was announced Monday that neither President Obama or Vice President Biden would be attending Castro's funeral.

American Airlines plans on having four daily flights between Havana and Miami under the new plans. 

Texas Has Its First Local Zika Case

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The first case of locally transmitted Zika virus in Texas has been reported in the Rio Grande Valley, the Texas Department of State Health Services reports.

“We knew it was only a matter of time before we saw a Zika case spread by a mosquito in Texas,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt, DSHS commissioner. 

The patient is a Cameron County resident who is not pregnant and who was confirmed last week by lab test to have been infected. She reported no recent travel to Mexico or anywhere else with ongoing Zika virus transmission and no other risk factors.

Laboratory testing found genetic material from the Zika virus in the patient’s urine, but a blood test was negative, indicating that the virus can no longer be spread from her by a mosquito.

Through last week, Texas has had 257 confirmed cases of Zika virus disease. Until now, all cases in the state had been associated with travel, including two infants born to women who had traveled during their pregnancy and two people who had sexual contact with infected travelers.

There are no other cases of suspected local transmission at this time, but health officials continue to conduct disease surveillance activities as part of the state's ongoing Zika response.

Cameron County, DSHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working together to investigate and respond to the case. Further investigation will be necessary to attempt to pinpoint how and where the infection occurred, and health officials are also responding in a number of other ways.

DSHS has activated the State Medical Operations Center to support the response and is providing expertise, personnel and equipment for activities from disease investigation to mosquito surveillance to public education.

Cameron County and the City of Brownsville, with help from DSHS, have conducted an environmental assessment at the patient’s home and have been trapping and testing mosquitoes to learn more about activity in the area.

The samples collected will be tested at the DSHS laboratory in Austin.

Brownsville has recently sprayed for mosquitoes in the area and will continue to take action to reduce the mosquito population.

Health workers from Cameron County and DSHS will be going door to door in the area around where the case lived beginning this evening to educate the public about Zika, help people reduce potential mosquito breeding habitat on their property, and collect voluntary urine samples to determine whether other infections are present.

Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito, though sexual transmission can occur.

The four most common symptoms are fever, itchy rash, joint pain and eye redness.

While symptoms are usually minor, Zika can also cause severe birth defects, including microcephaly, and other poor birth outcomes in some women infected during pregnancy.



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La Mesa Man Double Billed for Lab Work Already Paid For

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A La Mesa painter called NBC 7 Responds after he said he was double billed for blood work testing his insurance provider already paid for. 

Bruce Johnston has an eye for detail. His eyes are usually on his oil paintings but lately there’s been a distraction. 

Last year, Bruce had to go for a routine blood test at the Quest Diagnostics blood testing center. With his co-pay, the test usually costs between $12 and $14. 

“I get a bill from Quest Diagnostics in June, 2016 for over $700,” Bruce said. 

Bruce said that didn’t make sense, he only pays a deductible for blood work and never pays a bill of $700 or more. 

Bruce called his insurance company, Anthem Blue Cross, and a representative told him Anthem paid his bill in October 2015. 

“They had told me Quest had double billed for the same lab work,” Bruce said. 

Bruce called Quest Diagnostics and representatives there promised to straighten out the error. A month later, Bruce received another bill for over $700. 

“I’m 100% right and it just irritates me that people can’t listen,” Bruce said. 

NBC 7 Responds listened and reached out to both companies. Both Anthem Blue Cross and Quest Diagnostics reviewed Bruce’s $700 bill. 

After forwarding Quest Diagnostics Bruce’s Explanation of Benefits from Anthem Blue Cross, proving the bill had in fact been paid by his insurance, Bruce received a new bill for just his deductible of $12. 

“I’m living on social security and my artwork, $700 is a lot to me,” Bruce said.

Hit-and-Run Victim, Found in Gutter, Dies: PD

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A victim found badly injured in a gutter after a hit-and-run in San Diego's Lake Murray neighborhood has died, San Diego Police said. 

The man was out walking just after 6 a.m. near the intersection of Jackson and Blue Lake drives on Saturday at the time of the incident, police said.

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said an unknown driver was traveling southbound in the 6200 block of Jackson Drive, making a left turn onto the 8400 block of Blue Lake Drive when the driver hit the pedestrian, who was crossing northbound in an unmarked crosswalk.

The driver didn’t stop, leaving behind the injured victim, described by police as a man in his 50s. A passerby later found the victim lying in a gutter, suffering from injuries and called 911.

The SDPD said the victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening head injuries. 

On Monday, police announced he succumbed to his injuries. 

The hit-and-run suspect remains at large, and police are asking for the public's help in finding the person behind the wheel. Police do not have a description of the car or suspect. 

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call San Diego Police, or contact Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.



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Stein Defends Recount Efforts

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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is defending her decision to ask for recounts in three states that helped give President-elect Donald Trump his victory, arguing there could have been issues with how the votes were counted.

"Tampering is not done in a way that declares itself. You have to actually go in and count the paper ballots," she said Sunday evening in an interview with necn.

Stein's push for the recount gained new momentum Saturday when Hillary Clinton's campaign broke its silence to say it would join the recount in Wisconsin and possible recounts in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Trump's margin of victory in each state was slim, while Clinton won the popular vote by over 2 million votes, according to one tracker.

The Clinton campaign's support for the recount drew harsh criticism from Trump, who took to Twitter to call the effort a scam and suggested, without evidence, that he would have won the popular vote after deducting "millions of people who voted illegally." 

"There is no evidence of illegal voters," Stein said in respose. "You're entitled to your own opinions but you can't have your own facts."

The Clinton campaign also found no "actionable evidence" of hacking or machine manipulation, but joined the ongoing effort to make sure the recount process is fair to all parties, a campaign lawyer wrote online Saturday. He added that the campaign is aware that the margin of victory in Michigan exceeds "well exceeds the largest margin ever overcome in a recount."

Stein took just 1 percent of the vote in the election, but says she does not believe her candidacy would have affected the election results, nor is recount being done "for one candidate or against another."

"Sixty-one percent of Green voters would not have cast a vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump," she said.

Stein has raised more than $6 million to pay for these recounts. Wisconsin's recount is scheduled to start this weekend, pending approval from the Elections commission, and the deadline to file for recounts in Pennsylvania and Michigan are Monday and Wednesday, respectively.

Stein said the party plans to file for recounts in each of those states on their deadline days.

"We need peace of mind about our voting system in this election and going forward," Stein said.



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Why San Diego Chargers Are Now a Dangerous Team

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During their week of preparation for Sunday’s game in Houston, the Chargers did not hide the fact they had to win their last six games to even be close to the post-season conversation.

One down, five to go.

The Bolts bested the Texans 21-13, snapping Houston’s five-game winning streak at NRG Stadium. When you’re sitting on the brink of your season going over the cliff and absolutely have to win, you look for bits of motivation wherever you can find them. Getting a win in a place where W’s are hard to come by did the trick.

“I don’t want to get too in to bulletin board stuff but I like that this team is undefeated at home so let’s go change that,” said quarterback Philip Rivers, who threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers. “It was in my head kind of all week that we could stop the streak. It’s a good win. That’s a good team.”

That is the essence of Rivers as a competitor. Nobody wants to win as badly as he does and he’ll find reasons to beat the other team. What’s nice is the rest of the locker room seems to feel the same way.

In years past that was not necessarily the case but the group of guys Tom Telesco and Co. have assembled seems to have adopted a street fighter’s mentality: they might not win but they’re not going down easy.

“This was the first of six,” said tight end Hunter Henry, who caught Rivers’ third TD toss. “We kind of have our backs against the wall so we came out fighting and it was fun to see.”

“You ever been in a situation where you HAVE to win?” asked wide receiver Dontrelle Inman, who caught the first TD pass of the day. “Where your life depends on you winning? That’s the nature of our football team.”

True enough. The Chargers don’t seem to want to do anything the easy way. It’s the way they’ve done things for a while now: put yourself in the worst situation possible and fight valiantly to get out of it. The Bolts' two road wins have come against the leaders of the AFC South (Texans) and NFC South (Falcons).

The Bolts are basically breaking this down into six one-game seasons, trying to go 1-0 every week. That might help ease the thought of the Herculean task before them.

“We’re back to where we were just two weeks removed,” said Rivers. “We have a chance to get to 6-6. We wanted to be 5-5 after the Miami game, but we have a chance to go back to 6-6 and set the stage for what we do.”

What they have done in the past is go on late-season surges that end in the playoffs. They have the ability to do that again this year. What is interesting is the rest of the football world knows how dangerous the Chargers can be.

During NBC’s Sunday Night Football broadcast of the wildly entertaining Chiefs win over the Broncos the broadcast crew was talking about the extremely competitive AFC West when play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico said he thought, before it’s all said and done, Philip Rivers and the Chargers would have a say in the outcome.

Analyst Cris Collinsworth had a great response: “Who wants to play them right now? Nobody.”

The most dangerous animal is very often a wounded animal. The Chargers are a talented group fighting for their playoff lives. If the hole they dug was not too big they just might have a say in this thing after all.



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Pearl Harbor Survivor, WWII Vet to Attend 75th Anniversary

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One of the few remaining survivors of Pearl Harbor survivors will return to the site for the 75th anniversary of the attack. 

Navy Veteran Raymond Chavez, 104, may be the oldest Pearl Harbor survivor in the country. 

Chavez said he was in a mine sweeper in the early morning hours in Pearl Harbor on that day in 1941.

"On December sixth it was very quiet, but on December seventh everything broke loose," he said. 

He says later that morning, the submarine was destroyed, but warnings of incoming Japanese were ignored. That was the start of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Chavez lost several of his friends in the attack. The ships he served on in World War Two were in eight battles. He says he is lucky to have survived.

"I was in all during the war from start to finish I was in Pearl Harbor when it started I was in Okinawa when it ended," Chavez recalled.

Chavez and his daughter have been to Pearl Harbor a few times in the last decade, but this year is special – it’s the 75th anniversary. The pair plan to attend the remembrance ceremonies and the memorial services for all the people who lost their lives in the attack.

Chavez says he goes back to remember those lost and those who are not well enough to travel.

"It makes me feel good to be there and honor all the ones that are passed away and also the ones that are still living but couldn't attend," he said.



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Oceanside Replacing Old Water and Sewage Lines

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The City of Oceanside has started replacing old water and sewage lines in its downtown area. Some of the pipes are close to 100 years old, well past their life expectancy.

This week crews are trenching Horne Street dropping in new lines made of polyvinyl chloride pipes. As part of $6.8 million project, the city will also replace hydrants, water meters and manhole covers. The work on Phase One of the project will last about a year.

When the project is complete, 1.8 miles of water and 2.1 miles of sewer lines will be replaced.

The new pipes are 8 inches in diameter and replace old sub-standard pipeline, some of which were four and 6-inches in diameter.

The city says it used closed circuit television cameras to inspect the old pipelines and found some in need of immediate emergency replacement.

“We saw complete exposure of the pipeline. It was completely open on top, and there were holes under the ground,” said Shawnele Morelos, city senior civil engineer for Oceanside.

The corroded pipeline could have led to a sinkhole.

The project started in October and crews have already replaced more than 15-hundred feet of pipeline. Crews are working in one block sections, with each block taking up to two weeks to complete.

The city says it has done its best to notify residents, some who could lose water service temporarily.

“We are notifying as many as we can so they have a heads up on what to expect, and those were sent out before the project began,” said Morelos.

The entire project will be broken down in five phases, with each year-long phase covering close to five miles of pipeline.



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Monday Night Rainfall Causes Crashes on San Diego Freeways

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On and off showers across San Diego County Monday evening led to several crashes on local freeways.

The California Highway Patrol responded to several spin-outs and accidents, which they attributed to the wet weather.

In Kearny Mesa, three people were injured, one taken to the hospital with major injuries after a crash on the State Route 52 at Convoy Street. In Old Town, a car slid down an embankment behind Rockin' Baja Lobster. One man was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

But while the roads carry more risk, people told NBc 7 they are thankful for the rain, finding other activities to do in what is normally, sunny San Diego.

"Since it's been so hot, we really didn't even get fall. So, it's finally nice to have some weather--a season," said Crystal Sleeper.

Carlos De La Torre added: "I think it's wonderful. It's a nice break for San Diego, a little hectic but wonderful. We needed it."

Over the weekend, the Lake Cuyamaca, Julian and Palomar Mountain areas received the most rainfall with more than two inches of rain recorded above the 4200-foot level.

Along the coast, Encinitas saw close to an inch of rain with La Jolla, to Oceanside recording more than a half an inch of rain over 48 hours.

San Diego County’s valley communities including Rancho Bernardo, Fallbrook, Escondido, received an inch of rain or close to it.


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Horse Dies After 2 Pit Bulls Violently Attack, Maul Animal

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A full grown horse was attacked and mauled to death by two pit bulls in San Marcos over the holiday weekend, a San Marcos family confirmed to NBC 7 San Diego. 

The attack happened Saturday around 9 p.m. off Woodland Parkway when Bri Valdivia, a resident and horse owner, heard an unfamiliar bark outside her family's home on Fulton Road. 

As Valdivia approached the noise, she realized there were two pit bulls attacking the family's horse, Smokey. The dogs had somehow wiggled into the family's yard. 

When the dogs growled at her, she ran back to the home and came back with her grandfather, who was armed with a bat and flashlight. 

The family scared off the dogs. 

Valdivia said she could see what appeared to be a trail of blood leading from her house to a nearby park. 

As they rushed to call a vet to come to the home, however, the dogs returned and tried to continue the attack. Her grandfather scared off the dogs. 

The two pit bulls were on the loose overnight, but officials told the family the dogs were found Monday morning. They were released to their owners, who were cooperating to give up the dogs. However, when Humane Society officials came to get the dogs, they discovered the animals had escaped again. 

At this time, the two dogs remain on the loose. San Diego Humane Society's Kelli Schry said officers are searching for the dogs. Once they are found, a medical team will see if the dogs are a match to the ones who attacked the horse. 

"Public safety is the ultimate priority right now," Schry said.

Anyone with information on the dogs is asked to call San Diego Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement division at (619) 243-3466.

Meanwhile, Animal Control officials removed the horse's body Monday. 

Neighbors have been stopping by the home as the family grieves, putting up balloons and setting up a vigil at the home. 

No other information was immediately available.



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Cubans Mourn, Pay Final Respects to Fidel Castro

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3 Injured in Crash near Miramar

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Three people were injured in a three-car crash on State Route 52 near Miramar, fire officials said. 

The crash happened at approximately 6:30 p.m. Monday on State Route 52 west near Convoy Street. 

The extent of the patients' injuries is unclear. One suffered major trauma, San Diego Fire-Rescue officials said. 

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 



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Two of San Diego’s Top Soccer Clubs Join Forces

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The North County Battalion - a team who made it to the National Premier Soccer League playoffs in their inaugural season this year - has joined forces with San Diego Surf Soccer Club, one of the best youth soccer clubs in the nation.

The partnership results in a yet-to-be-named United Soccer League Premier Development League soccer club that will compete in the Southwest Division of the PDL in 2017.

NC Battalion majority owner Jason Barbato told NBC 7 that the partnership grew thanks to his team's head coach, Ryan Guy.

“He felt there were very strong passions and synergies between both organizations and he worked to put both groups together,” Barbato said. 

It may not be the only partnership the Battalion makes this off season.

Barbato said the club has ongoing discussions with several groups “that have the highest of aspirations and intentions in San Diego.”

The PDL was founded in 1995 and is sponsored by the United Soccer Leagues in the U.S. and Canada.

U.S. Men’s National Team members Jordan Morris, Gyasi Zardes, Brad Guzan and Sacha Kljestan are just a few PDL alums who have risen to the top levels of the soccer world.

A change of venue may also be in the works for the NCB.

In the NPSL, the Battalion played their home matches at Del Norte High School. Barbato said that though nothing is concrete, a venue change might be made to benefit fans for the upcoming season that runs from May to August.

Look for more announcements from San Diego’s newest soccer franchise soon.

Barbato said the ownership group is heading to the USL/PDL conference early next week, and when they return, they plan on revealing the new clubs crest and tryout dates for the upcoming year.



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'This Was a Hate Crime': Museum Executive Director

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Staff at the New Americans Museum in Liberty Station are re-evaluating their security and surveillance systems after a vandal wrote anti-immigration slurs on two of their signs.

The incident happened sometime Saturday morning after Thanksgiving. Executive Director Linda Sotelo believes the vandalism was a direct attack on the museum and its mission.

“The New Americans Museum is a place that celebrates the contributions of all immigrants to our nation’s fabric,” Sotelo said. “When I first saw it, I was shaken to be honest. It was very deliberate. It was very composed. It was well-written. They took their time doing it.”

Part of the message written in Sharpie read: “Go back to your country.”

It has since been removed.

“There was also a boldness to the message. The way it was done. In broad daylight, in a public space, with children and families walking by there,” Sotelo said.

The museum only has cameras in their galleries so surveillance cameras did not catch the act. The signs are located in the public hallways, near an exit.

Sotelo said she contacted San Diego police who are investigating. She also notified the FBI.

“We see this as a hate crime, and we’re taking it very seriously,” she said.



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At Least One Injured in Escondido Shooting

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A man was was injured in his leg after being shot Monday evening, according to the Escondido Police Department.

The shooting happened at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Aster Street and Crofton Lane. 

Police say the man was shot in the leg and transported to a Palomar Medical Center with a non-life threatening injury.

The suspect, believed to be a man, may have been driving a white car. He was still outstanding as of approximately 10:50 p.m.

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 

Sig Alert Issued for Crash on Interstate 5 in Chula Vista

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The California Higway Patrol (CHP) issued a sig alert for the Interstate 5 in Chula Vista Monday after a possible multiple vehicle collision.

According to CHP, the crash happened at approximately 9:18 p.m. on the southbound Interstate 5 at E Street.

Caltrans requested a long-term closure, prompting the sig alert. Only one lane was open, CHP said.

Chula Vista Fire was also responding.

There is no word on the number of vehicles involved or any injuries.

No other information was immediately available.

Check back for updates on this breaking news story. 



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Hit-and-Run Victim on Life Support to Donate Organs

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A Lake Murray family is asking for the public's help to find a hit-and-run driver in connection to the death of their father.

Ronald Barrios, 51, was found lying in a gutter just two days after Thanksgiving with head injuries that left him brain dead.

Police say Barrios, a father of four, had been out walking just after 6 a.m. when he hit near the intersection of Jackson and Blue Lake drives on Saturday.

The Barrios family told NBC 7, Barrios remains on life support so that he could perform a final act of kindness--donating his organs so that others might live.

His family says, he was often introduced himself as "El Ronald," or, The Ronald.

“The person that keeps us happy and keeps us laughing,” his daughter, Ashley Barrios said.

“He taught that family is always first and he was like glue to our family,”  his son Ronald Barrios told NBC 7.

Barrios was found lying in a gutter with traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

“It's crazy. It's something you see on the news or read online and you wouldn't expect that to happen to you,” Martha Soto, Barrios' neice said.

With no identification on him, Barrios was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital and admitted as John Doe.

“I just made phone calls. No one knew anything about him and hadn't heard from him,” his daughter said.

After nine hours and several calls to San Diego hospitals, the family said they found Barrios.

“As soon as they gave us the description of John Doe from earlier that day, we knew,” Soto said.

The family is still waiting for police to make an arrest of the person who had been behind the wheel of the vehicle that struck Barrios.

At this time, police do not have an accurate description of the vehicle involved, nor the driver. Investigators estimate Barrios was found by a passerby, more than a half hour after the suspect fled the scene.

The family is raising money for funeral costs. If you would like to donate, click here.

Red-Hot Aztecs Win In Turquoise

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In a salute to Native American Heritage Month, the San Diego State Aztecs wore turquoise jerseys for their home game against Savannah State.

They donned unorthodox uniforms, but the Aztecs certainly did not feel blue after putting up 100 points on their unsuspecting foes.

SDSU smothered the Tigers offense and won convincingly 100-67 to improve to 4-1.

The Tigers entered the contest with a reputation of hoisting tons of threes but SDSU wound up turning the tables on the visitors.

Savannah State converted only 10-of-38 shots (26%) from behind the arc.

Senior Matt Shrigley drained five treys in the first half to help the Aztecs open up a 28-point lead by intermission.

Shrigley and Indiana transfer Max Hoetzel each finished with 15 points while Montaque Gil-Caesar chipped in with 12 off the bench.

"This is a dangerous team stacked full of talent,” said Shrigley, “and we just want to come in and bring energy and knock down jumpers for this team and add on to what everyone else is doing."

“I feel very comfortable,” said Hoetzel who is getting back into the swing of things after hyperextending his knee two months ago. “I love playing for Coach Fisher. As long as I’m playing hard, everything else will fall into place. Now I just have to get my wind back for the time that I missed.”

Point guard Jeremy Hemsley also knocked down a pair of long range shots and tallied 14 points along with a game-high nine assists.

“I liked how we shared the ball,” admitted SDSU head coach Steve Fisher. “We had 22 assists. Jeremy (Hemsley) had nine assists and no turnovers. Trey (Kell) had seven assists and one turnover, and we made that a topic of conversation when we got back from Cal.”

“We’ve got a group of really good young people who are very unselfish,” continued Fisher, “but we were taking too many hard shots. And we took a few tonight, but we did a better job of moving the ball and making one more pass to go from a good shot to a better shot.”

SDSU’s big men owned the paint. Malik Pope and Zylan Cheatham combined for a handful of rim-rattling dunks to the delight of the home crowd.

Cheatham led SDSU with 18 points and eight rebounds while Pope helped the cause with eight points.

All in all, a solid showing from a team that has bounced back from that embarrassing loss to Gonzaga with three straight wins.

Next up is a trip to Chicago for a date with Loyola this Saturday at 1 p.m. PT.



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Marines to Be Fitted With Flame-Resistant Uniforms

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The Marines will soon have new uniforms that will better shield them from fire.

The Corps will be fitted with the new flame-resistant uniforms next year, according to the Marine Corps Times.

Officials learned that during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars that the Marines’ current uniforms aren’t durable enough to withstand being under fire.

Officials told the Marine Corps Times that the new uniforms will be slightly thicker than the current garb.

The Corps is purchasing 70,000 of them, which will be available in July 2017.



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