A shopping center in San Diego’s North County will add three new tenants next year: two eateries and a fashion apparel store. 

Regional mall owner, Rouse Properties, announced this week that The Shoppes at Carlsbad plans to add The Cheesecake Factory and Yard House restaurants, plus retailer Zara.

Right now, the only other North County Cheesecake Factory location is in Escondido. This marks the first North County outposts for Yard House and Zara in San Diego. The other nearest Yard House is in Temecula.

The Shoppes at Carlsbad, located at 2525 El Camino Real, was purchased by Rouse Properties one year ago. The center is currently undergoing a major overhaul and multi-phase renovation expected to be completed by the end of 2017. The renovation project includes cosmetic upgrades to the center’s two-story, 1-million-square-foot interiors and streetscapes. Also in the plan: new dining and entertainment tenants.

The Zara store will be housed in a 30,000-square-foot space on the lower level of The Shoppes. The Cheesecake Factory will also be located on the lower level, across from Zara. The Yard House will operate out of a 10,000-square-foot location on the second level, adjacent to Regal Cinemas, facing the street.

The new tenants are expected to open at the end of 2017, once the renovation project is completed. In early 2017, a Dave & Busters will also open at the shopping center.

The Shoppes at Carlsbad currently house more than 100 retail options and is anchored by a Macy’s and Regal Cinemas.

Roadways in San Diego’s highly-congested Midway community were blocked off Friday after a motorcyclist collided with a bicyclist.

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the crash happened at around 2:15 p.m. in the heart of the area: at Rosecrans Street and Sports Arena Boulevard. Parts of the roads were closed off to traffic immediately following the crash.

Police said a woman was riding her bicycle eastbound on Rosecrans Street, west of Sports Arena Boulevard. During a break in traffic, the bicyclist crossed over lanes and was struck by the motorcyclist, who was traveling in the same direction, splitting between two lanes.

The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. The motorcyclist refused treatment, police said.

The motorcycle was halted on the shoulder of the roadway following the crash, while the bike lay on its side on the sidewalk, one of its tires bent.

No other information was immediately available.

A farm in northern Vermont got quite a surprise this past weekend when a moose snuck into a cow pasture and appeared to try to befriend the animals there.

Cattle ranchers Sharyn and Tim Abbott were returning to their Sheldon home from an outing when they noticed a creature had joined their herd. 

"I thought it was pretty cool," said Sharyn Abbott, whose Belted Galloway cows, Precious and Primrose, got up close and personal with the moose.

The Abbotts said the moose looked really healthy, and didn't appear to be in search of food or water.

"I think she was looking for companionship," Tim Abbott speculated.

At one point, the moose flopped down to rest not far from one of the cows, a picture shows. In another photo, the moose and one of the cows appear to have locked eyes, making the Abbots wonder what the animals thought of each other.

"It was a treat just to see the pictures, and get pictures close, and see how big and massive and tall they are," Sharyn Abbott said of the experience.

They said while one of their Belted Galloways, Primrose, was really friendly with the moose, the other, Precious, was much more hesitant.

"The brown one was scared to death of her," Tim Abbott said of Precious' tendency to avoid the moose.

A young child of a neighbor dubbed the moose "Molly," believing the animal needed a name.

After a full day of visiting, the Abbotts decided it was time to shoo Molly away. They explained they didn't want her getting injured or stuck in the barn if she attempted to enter.

The Abbotts also wanted to avoid the moose damaging some of the fences on their property, they said.

The Abbotts are now curious if the moose will ever come back.

"We watch for her every day, thinking she might show up again," Tim Abbott said, smiling.

We're guessing Precious and Primrose are thinking the same.

Bakkavor Foods USA is recalling two kinds of Trader Joe's hummus over concerns about possible Listeria contamination, which can cause serious and sometimes deadly infections in young children and the elderly.

The recall applies to Trader Joe's Mediterranean Hummus and Trader Joe's White Bean and Basil Hummus sold in 30 states with "USE BY" date codes up through and including Dec. 15. The products come in 16-ounce plastic tubs with SKU numbers printed on the top labels and "USE BY" date codes stamped on the bottom of the tubs, along with the plant identification code "C."

There haven't been any reports of illness, and Bakkavor Foods USA said it implemented the voluntary recall as a precautionary measure.

Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to infection.

Click here for a list of affected products and states, as well as information on obtaining a refund.  

Less than two weeks ago, Sabra Dipping Company issued a voluntary recall for a variety of its hummus products over similar Listeria concerns. That recall affects hummus products that were made before Nov. 8, 2016, and sold across the United States and Canada at supermarkets and other stores.

Padres General Manager A.J. Preller has been quiet so far on the trade front this offseason.

Not anymore.

The Padres sent veteran catcher Derek Norris to the Washington Nationals in exchange for right-handed pitcher Pedro Avila.

In two seasons for the Padres, 27-year old Norris hit .222 with 28 home runs and 104 runs batted in. The Kansas native came to the Padres from the Oakland A’s where he was an all-star in 2014. Now Norris returns to the Nationals who traded him to the Athletics in 2011.

With Norris heading to D.C., it opens a spot for Austin Hedges to come back to the big leagues. In Triple-A El Paso last year Hedges hit .325 with 21 home runs and 82 RBI in 82 games for the Chihuahuas.

Coming to San Diego in the deal is 19-year old right-handed pitcher Pedro Avila.

The Venezuela native spent last season in Single-A Hagerston. He finished with a 7-7 record and an earned run average of 3.48 with 92 strikeouts and 38 walks.

A construction woker struck a steel pipeline in Normal Heights, causing a gas leak in the area on Friday afternoon.

According to San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), the incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Felton Street between Monroe Avenue and Madison Avenue.

A third party contractor hit a steel gas pipeline, causing a natural gas emission in the area. SDG&E crews were called out to control the leak at around 2:25 p.m.

The leak was capped but crews remain on scene to make repairs to the gas line, which are expected to last until 8 p.m.

Pilot lights for approximately 184 customers will need to be re-lit, SDG&E said.

There were no evacuations reported.

No other information was immediately available.

In 2015, Americans spent $3.2 trillion on medical expenses, up by 5.8 percent since 2014, NBC News reported.

Experts say there are also indications that health spending increased because people sought medical treatment for diseases they previously ignored because of lack of resources, according to a report released Friday by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Spending on prescription drugs also surged last year, with a nine percent increase since 2014.

"Recent rapid growth was due to increased spending for new medicines (particularly for specialty drugs such as those used to treat hepatitis C), price growth in existing brand-name drugs, increased spending on generics, and a decrease in the number of expensive blockbuster drugs whose patents expired," the CMS report read.

A fire weather warning and a high wind warning were issued Friday for San Diego County and most of Southern California, according to the National Weather Service.

Strong, gusty winds and low humidity were expected for the Southern California region beginning at noon Friday through 6 p.m. Saturday.

Residents in the East County can expect winds up to 20 to 40 mph with possible gusts as strong as 60 mph by Friday afternoon.

In some of the mountain passes to the north of San Diego County, gusts may reach 70 to 80 mph, the National Weather Service said.

Driving conditions may be hazardous along Interstates 5 and 10 as well as Highways 90, 61 and 210, the NWS said.

A wind advisory has been issued for inland valleys, mountain & desert. This includes the cities of Escondido, Poway, El Cajon, Santee, Ramona, Alpine, Julian, Mt. Laguna and Borrego Springs.

“No matter where you are in the county, you’re going to be at least breezy,” NBC 7 Meteorologist Jodi Kodesh said.

Humidity level may drop to single digits Saturday, the NWS said.

As a result, a fire may grow rapidly so it’s suggested residents go over their plan in case of evacuation.

The Santa Ana Index shows a marginal threat for Orange County and the Inland Empire on Saturday. The marginal designation means upon ignition, fires may grow rapidly.

In Michigan, one pet owner may rue the day she adopted her parrot.

Glenna Duram is currently on trial, charged with murdering her 45-year-old husband Martin on May 12, 2015. Bud, her African grey parrot, is the sole witness to the crime. And he’s been vocal about what he saw.

"Don't f---ing shoot," Bud said on a video recorded by family members weeks after the killing, NBC News reports.

"That bird picks up anything and everything," Martin’s mother, Lillian Duram, told Today in June. "He's got the filthiest mouth around."

The local prosecutor previously told NBC affiliate WOOD in Grand Rapids that he has not ruled out putting the African Grey parrot on the stand.

Duram, who survived what prosecutors believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, is charged with first-degree murder.

A professor stabbed to death on the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles on Friday was identified as psychology Professor Bosco Tjan, university officials said.

Tjan was killed Friday afternoon at the University Park Campus in the Seeley G. Mudd building, officials said. An unidentified student was arrested in connection with the death, officials said.

Tjan served as a co-director of the Dornsife Cognitive Neuroimaging Center and was an expert in perception, vision, and vision cognition. He joined the USC faculty in 2001.

"We are extremely proud of our Department of Public Safety officers for their quick response, and our university counselors for immediately offering support at the scene," C. L. Max Nikias, USC's president, said in a statement. "As the Trojan Family mourns Professor Tjan’s untimely passing, we will keep his family in our thoughts. We encourage anyone in need of support to reach out to Student Counseling Services or the Center for Work and Family Life. On Monday, our dean of religious life, Varun Soni, will bring the campus community together for reflection and prayer."

The university's Trojans Alert emergency texting service quickly put out a message urging students, faculty and employees to stay away from the Seeley G. Mudd building, which houses science and medical classrooms.

"Police-related incident in progress at Seely G. Mudd. No danger to USC or the community. Stay away from the area," the text read.

The 10-story building is in the heart of campus near the school's running track.

USC was rocked last year by the beating death of a graduate student who was attacked by several people as he walked back to his off-campus apartment late at night after attending a study session.

Xinran Ji, a 24-year old engineering student, managed to return to his apartment, where his roommate found him.

In 2012 Chinese graduate students Ming Qu and Ying Wu were shot to death as they sat in their BMW about a mile from campus.

After Ji's murder USC officials sought to reassure parents of Chinese exchange students that the campus and its surrounding areas are safe.

USC has 44,000 students enrolled, including more than 10,000 international students.

A highly competitive school, it enrolled only about 16 percent of the more than 54,000 people who applied for its freshman class this year.

NBC4 wire services contributed to this report.

It's described as one of the worst cases of animal hoarding in San Diego County.

Investigators say the floor of an El Cajon home was completely covered in urine and inches of dog waste, and that the 78 dogs living inside were rarely let out by their owner and had no contact with the outside world.

"You couldn't even come outside because you would start gagging or dry heaving. It was awful," says next door neighbor Ramon Ramirez.

Ramirez moved into the neighborhood two and a half years ago. He says a slight smell has always surrounded the home, but eventually the stench worsened and became unbearable.

"It just kept getting worse and worse and worse," says Ramirez. "I would have to run to my car every day, because I would start feeling sick."

With so many dogs in such a small space, many are wondering why it took so long for neighbors to contact police.

Chief Steve Mackinnon of San Diego's Humane Society says that even though there were nearly 80 dogs living in the house, barking wasn't really a problem.

"They were in an enclosed environment," says Mackinnon. "They didn't have any outside stimulus, so they really weren't making the noise that would alert the neighbors."

Ramirez agreed, saying the dogs would only bark when their owner would go to work and when he would get back home.

"It seemed like there were five or six dogs in there," says Ramirez. "I can't believe there were like 80 of them in there."

Another reason neighbors were hesitant to call police is because they felt sorry for the homeowner because he was a nice person who kept to himself.

"He's a nice guy. He's easy to live with," says Ramirez. I think that's why people put up with it for such a long time. If he would have had a different type of personality, people would have probably called sooner."

The dogs were rescued Thursday morning by the San Diego Humane Society. They are healthy aside from a few minor skin rashes from being surrounded by ammonia for an extended period of time. They will be put up for adoption in roughly two weeks.

Meanwhile, the home has been deemed a health hazard by the city of El Cajon and will be demolished. McKinnon says that the entire home has been permeated by the smell of dog feces and is unsalvageable.

The owner of the home, an employed man in his 60s, was going through a tough time dealing with a death in his family and, while he realized that things had gotten out of control, didn’t know what to do, according to McKinnon.

Friends of the owner have offered him a place to stay in the meantime.

An unexpected dissenting voice came out Friday against a Trump administration brokered deal to keep a Carrier plant in Indiana and save around 1,000 jobs, NBC News reported.

Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin in an op-ed for the Young Conservatives website called the deal, which was reportedly negotiated by Vice President-elect Mike Pence, an example of government intervention that could lead to "crony capitalism."

"Republicans oppose this, remember? Instead, we support competition on a level playing field, remember?" Palin wrote. "Because we know special interest crony capitalism is one big fail."

A San Diego man is helping save the lives of hundreds of civilians at the front lines in Mosul. But his contribution isn’t on the battlefield; it’s as one of the two volunteer medics.

Derek Coleman, 27, is a machinist from San Marcos. The San Marcos High School alum had wanted to join the military but couldn’t because of medical reasons.

NBC 7 spoke with Coleman on the phone Friday morning. He told us he is not a doctor and most of his medical training came from learning on the job.

But since October, 2016 he has helped treat 500 patients, most of whom are children caught in the middle of the fight against ISIS.

Coleman’s sister, Taylor says last year her older brother sold his truck, packed up his belongings and headed to Iraq. She found out just three weeks before he left.

"When I tell people my brother is a volunteer medic, he's in Mosul, people say, ‘that’s the worst place he could possibly be,’” Taylor said.

The volunteer medic said he initially went to Iraq to fight against ISIS but realized he could be more effective treating those who were injured.

His sister also agrees.

“Being a medic is more helpful than fighting along with the Peshmerga—saving more lives than possibly taking them,” she said.

Coleman told NBC 7 that even as a medic, he has had a lot of close calls in the last few months, along with his colleague Pete Reed. But they are the only people treating civilians in Mosul right now.

Taylor says although she worries about her brother, she is proud of him.

"For other people to finally meet him, or I guess to see him on TV and to realize what he's doing, I'm not surprised. He's a great person. I'm excited, very excited that a lot of people get to see what he's doing,” she said.

Coleman says all their medical supplies are donated and they're running out of pediatric supplies. He is hoping to raise money for supplies through a GoFundMe page. If you would like to donate, click here.

He will be returning next week to San Diego for the holidays.

Registered nurses and Sharp Healthcare reached a tentative agreement on Friday for a three-year contract, the union announced.

According to the United Nurses Association of California (UNAC) and its affiliate the Sharp Professional Nurses Network (SPNN), more than 5,000 Sharp nurses are represented by them.

The nurses had been scheduled to go on strike on Nov. 28 but the union and hospital administrators returned to the bargaining table, canceling the strike.

The union claims its nurses are overworked and underpaid and that nurses are often sent home due to canceled shifts leading to high job turnover.

A settlement was reached just a few days after the scheduled strike.

The union stated that it will hold meetings to discuss the details of the agreement with Sharp Healthcare and give members a chance to vote between Dec. 5 through Dec. 8.

In a statement, Christina Magnusen, RN, President of SPNN said:

“In recent years, we have watched more and more nurses leave Sharp for better-paying hospitals across the county. We have struggled to get management to understand that they need to pay competitive wages to keep our well-trained, experienced nurses at the bedside, and recruit nurses who will want to make a career here at Sharp. Some called us greedy, though we’re the ones who’ve stayed. We love our jobs, we love our patients, and that’s why we stay and fight to make Sharp better.”

Sharp HealthCare also released a statement, saying it's reached an agreement with the union but will not disclose the details.

The statement, in part, read:

"SPNN/UNAC will submit the tentative agreement to its membership for ratification. We expect that process to occur within the next week. As part of the negotiations, both Sharp and SPNN/UNAC agreed not to communicate the terms of the agreement until it has been ratified."

A half dozen suspected crooks are off the streets in an effort to keep shoppers in the North County safe this holiday season.

San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) arrested them Thursday during a warrant sweep.

The warrant sweep, part of the department’s holiday watch, is an effort to stop crime before it happens.

Deputies say it’s one of the best tools they have to help combat a rise in crime during the holiday season.

“That takes them off the street and will prevent them from committing additional crimes during the holidays,” said Deputy Todd Baker.

Most of the men and women were arrested on outstanding shoplifting warrants related to crimes at the Nordahl Marketplace in San Marcos.

Deputies found drugs in a duffel bag at the home where one man was arrested.

“It makes me feel safer,” said shopper Kerstin Marlatt.

SDSO is hoping criminals will get the message that their crimes won’t be tolerated in the North County Community.

A Bay Ho carjacking and high speed chase Thursday night came to an unusual and surprise end Thursday.

Three robbers held a man at gunpoint just after 9 p.m. and stole his car with gifts in the back seat.

The gifts have now reached the Toys for Tots event at Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, which was their original destination before the carjacking.

A surveillance video, obtained by NBC 7, showed the crime in progress.

Three teens, two of them armed, approached the victim as he was about to leave the parking lot of Sardina's Restaurant on Morena Boulevard.

“The other gun was pointed through the passenger side. Another one was right at my head,” the victim told NBC 7, adding that he did not wish to be identified.

He got out of the car without argument and the third suspect told him to empty his pockets.

“I didn't panic or anything, I just followed instructions. Once I saw the two guns I made the real quick decision to follow the instructions,” the man said.

But before he could complete the demands, all three suspects jumped into his car and drove off on the southbound Interstate 5.

San Diego Police (SDPD)  picked up the trail through a tracking device in the victim's car.

The armed robbers crashed the stolen car into another car in National City. The car finally stalled in Paradise Hills where the three were caught.

“I pretty much wrote everything off. I was able to, at the end of the night, see my car and get some of my belongings,” he said.

It wasn't until just a couple hours before the toy drive event that he was able to get back his stolen donation.

A woman arrested for allegedly embezzling $500,000 from her employer in Escondido, pleaded not guilty in court on Friday.

Prosecutors say Sheila Jo Jackson, 46, was stealing the money from Betz Concrete to fuel a gambling addiction.

She faces several felony charges including embezzlement by employee, forgery, grand theft and identity theft.

Prosecutors say Jackson's employer told her to close the company's Bank of America account back in 2012, but she secretively kept them open, using her position as office manager to have continued access to them.

Jackson would deposit money collected from customers into that account, later writing out checks to herself.

According to prosecutors, Jackson forged signatures on 279 checks under the owner's name, embezzling more than $572,000.

"Its just unfortunate when a small family owned business, the owner who was on site and trying to grow his business," said Deputy District Attorney Anna Winn.

In November, a bank employee noticed the suspicious signatures and contacted the owner.

Escondido police reached out to local casinos and found a player's card registered under Jackson's name. The car had been frequently used over the span of five years, indicated that she had been at slot machines where more than $1,000,000 was played.

Jackson is currently being held on a bail of $1.1 million, according to Escondido Police.

The San Diego Zoo welcomed the first Mandrill baby born in more than 14 years at the zoo.

Kesi gave birth to a baby boy earlier this week, to the surprise of staff members who caught a glimpse of the baby when the female mandrill walked out of her bedroom.

“It’s like every day we would come in in the morning and think like there might be a baby – we don’t know. To actually see it was pretty incredible. Especially since she came in so quietly, just like a typical morning, but just happen to have a baby with her," said Jenny Baublit, senior primate keeper at the San Diego Zoo. 

Mandrills are most recognized by their bright red nose and lips, and thick purple and blue ridges along the sides of their nose. They are the largest and most colorful from the Old World Monkeys and mostly found in the rain forests in Africa, according to the San Diego Zoo.

Kesi and father Jasper are part of the mandrill breeding program at the San Diego Zoo which was established in 1938. Since then, more than 34 mandrills have been born at the Zoo and the San Diego Safari Park.

Guests can visit the mandrills on Monkey Trail in Lost Forest.

Don't Miss San Diego's Toys for Tots Events!

**Please donate NEW & UNWRAPPED toys!

December 2nd 6AM-6PM- NBC 7 & iHeart Toy Drive, our annual toy drive, stop by IHeart Media at 9660 Granite Ridge San Diego, CA with your donation all day long!

December 4th 10AM- 3PM- USS Midway Party on the Pier!  A fun-filled day complete with Santa Claus, raffle prizes and kids activities!  It's a party aboard the USS Midway Museum! Drive by the midway parking lot on the pier to drop off your donation. A donation of two toys will recieve a free guest pass to the musuem!

Drop donations to these locations throughout December:

• NBC 7 San Diego - 9860 Granite Ridge Dr. San Diego, 92123
• USS Midway Museum - 910 N. Harbor Drive San Diego, 92101

For a full list of drop locations throughout the county CLICK HERE