Three different storms are expected to bring lots of rain to San Diego this weekend, which means extra prep time for outdoor venues hosting any big events.

For the staff of Circus Vargas at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the show must go on.

Thousands of people are expected to attend the show and crews were hard at work on Wednesday to prepare for the rain.

According to a spokesperson for Del Mar Fairgrounds, the staff has a checklist it goes through in the event that it rains.

On Wednesday, street sweepers cleared out debris in the 350-acre area so drains don’t clog and create a muddy parking lot.

“It's like a storm ticket if you will,” said Gary Reist, with the Del Mar Fairgrounds. “So we do everything we can to make sure we're clean and neat and orderly with our storm drain systems and don't discharge this to the river.”

Workers also set up a large tent to make sure guests and performers are out of the rain.

“Once it's up, this tent does not leak,” said Katya Quiroga. “We take measures to keep water from the outside coming into the tent as well, so that people don't get their feet wet.”

Quiroga told NBC 7, Circus Vargas is expecting at least 40,000 people to attend.

“All of this equipment is made in Italy. It's made for the rain for the snow, for the wind. When they had the worst rains in Pasadena some years ago, with 130 mile an hour winds, everything blew away. One hundred year old trees fell, but our tents stood,” she said.

The Del Mar Fairgrounds also has a surveillance system to track and prevent any flooding in the area.

The Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) will be offering a free pet clinic in Encinitas this weekend.

On Saturday, Jan. 21, pet owners can head to the Community Food Bank located at 389 Requeza Street, between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the free services.

Veterinarians from the Coastal Animal Hospital will offer free vaccinations and examinations. 

"In many cases, the free vaccination and exam clinics keep families together," said Jim Silviera, president of RCHS. "Nobody has to give up their best friend just because they can’t afford the cost of a veterinary exam or vaccination.”

The Community Pet Food Bank will also be at the event with food donations.

San Diego authorities are asking for the public's help in uncovering more information in the 2016 death of Julio Granados. 

Granados was found on the side of the road along the 1500 block of Lemon Street in Oceanside on June 22, 2016. Officers arrived on scene and found the man suffering from stab wounds, according to San Diego County Crime Stoppers. 

Granados was flown to a trauma center nearby, where he died from his wounds. 

Witnesses who spoke with detectives that night reported seeing suspects flee from the scene of the crime in a car. 

Detectives are looking into the possibility that Granados knew the suspect(s); they do not believe it was a random act. Authorities not not believe the crime is gang-related. 

Crime Stoppers are offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the Oceanside Police Department's Crimes of Violence Unit at (760) 435-4572. If you would like to remain anonymous, call the Crime Stoppers tip line at (888) 580-8477. 

It appears the unofficial mascot of the Chargers is not very happy with the team's decision to move to Los Angeles.

Dan Jauregui, also know as Boltman, has sent a letter to the City of San Diego, demanding an anti-trust lawsuit be filed against the Chargers and the NFL.

The letter, in part, reads:

"We, the citizens of San Diego respectfully demand that our City Mayor Kevin Faulconer file an antitrust lawsuit immediately against the NFL and the Chargers to protect the rights of San Diego citizens. The NFL is a group of 32 owners that have agreed unlawfully to boycott San Diego. The clear anticompetitive purpose of this illegal effort is simple – to line the pockets of the NFL and the Chargers with even more money. The NFL’s greed has resulted in a long history of the League violating the antitrust laws, including in their efforts to artificially control the location of teams. The City of San Diego is entitled to compete on a level playing field to keep the Chargers here. The city, county and UCSD pledged a last minute contribution of $375million towards the cost of a new stadium. This offer (like every other offer) was rejected by the Chargers stating it would not cover cost needed for completion of a new stadium. The NFL monopoly power to remove a professional football team from San Diego for not dishing out more millions is a clear violation of federal antitrust laws, which prohibits monopolists from such gross misuse of their monopoly power."

In 2015, Jauregui was also one of the main proponets of a push to get San Diego to file an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL and Chargers. 

You can read the full letter below.

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Cal Fire announced it's adding extra emergency response teams in San Diego County due to the incoming weekend storms.

San Diego has gotten 6-inches of rain since October, 2016—the yearly average is 10-inches.

According to the National Weather Service, the San Diego River is still a couple of feet below the 11.5-foot flood stage. But if trio of storms dumps as much rain as predicted, it will not take long before the river flows over its banks.

“The San Diego River reacts pretty quickly within hours, sometimes less. So those types of rainfall rates are a matter of property and life,” said meteorologist Alex Tardy.

Tardy told NBC 7, the series of storms about to hit San Diego are unique because they carry heavy rain and snow, each stronger than the one before it.

“We're getting a direct blow,” he said.

"It's as little as an inch of water that can pick up a vehicle and push it down the road,” Cal Fire Captain Issac Sanchez said.

Cal Fire is adding two swiftwater rescue teams and a rescue helicopter. There will also be extra crews available in case of flooding.

"It will be primarily swiftwater rescue operations in addition to any sort of rescues at higher elevations,” Captain Sanchez said.

In higher elevations where heavy snowfall is expected, Cal Fire announced it has several four wheel drive fire engines in Mt. Laguna, Pine Valley, and Palomar Mountain.

Cal Fire is also urging drivers to check road conditions before heading out and avoid all flooded roads. If you're heading up to the mountains, pack tire chains for the icy roads.

County road crews started 12-hour shifts Wednesday and will continue them through next Tuesday.

You can also pick up sandbags from several locations in San Diego. For a full list, click here.

Get more information about the storms here. 

After a deadly shooting in Chula Vista near an already-troubled nightclub, dozens of people supporting both angry residents and the business owners came out to a community meeting Wednesday.

Councilwoman Patricia Aguilar hosted the meeting at the Chula Vista Police Department regarding Diamond Jim’s Nightclub, located near Third Avenue and K Street.

The goal of the meeting, according to Aguilar, was for people to listen to each other.

“[Patrons] argue and fight. They have sex out there in the street,” exclaimed one neighbor who lives nearby.

“Every time I pull up, there are red cups and bottles of liquor. My brother picks up bras and cellphones,” said another woman whose mother lives in the area.

Neighbors, city officials and police have said problems associated with the club have persisted for years, long before the current owners took over in September 2015. The issues worsened in November when a deadly shooting occurred nearby.

The bar owners said the crime had nothing to do with the bar but neighbors disagreed.

Police told NBC 7 on Wednesday, they could not comment on the shooting because it was an active investigation.

Owners Veronica and Cesar Aguilera told the room they wanted to be given a chance to work with the community.

“Talk with us. We’ll work with you. We’ll have meetings with you,” said Cesar Aguilera. “Up to now nobody talked to us. We made efforts with the police department and we are still going to make efforts to see what we can do better.”

Aguilera said he’s put up barriers near the liquors stores. He’s changed drink prices and prevented people from coming back into the business if they left after a certain time.

He said he’d even pay for a year’s worth of parking permits for the neighbors if they decide to go down that route in the future.

Conversations between the owners and the community are ongoing.

Currently, the owners are in the process of acquiring the previous owner’s liquor license for the business. They have a temporary one for the time being.

City officials said comments from the meeting could have an impact on the process.

The boxes are taped, the moving vans are filling up and the staffers have said their goodbyes. On Friday, the first family will move out of the house they’ve called home since 2009. But before they turn over the keys, matriarch Michelle Obama took one last walk through the White House — for the whole world to see.

On Wednesday, Obama posted a short video of her stroll on Twitter. The first lady is accompanied by the beloved family dogs Bo and Sunny.

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Wearing chic black pumps, black pants and a bell sleeve blouse, Obama walks slowly through the halls, no doubt taking in all the memories she’s made during her husband’s two terms. 

The Obamas are headed to a 8,200-square-foot home in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

But before they settle into their new residence, the soon-to-be-former president is taking his wife and children on a relaxing vacation in warm Palm Springs, California — likely a nice respite from the demands of the last eight years.

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Dozens of firefighters were killed when a blazing high-rise building collapsed in Iran's capital, state-run Press TV reported Thursday. 

The broadcaster put the death toll at 30. It gave no source for the information. NBC News could not immediately independently confirm Press TV's report.

Earlier, authorities said at least 25 people had been injured in the fire at Tehran's iconic Plasco building. The tower is attached to a multistory shopping mall and is located just north of the city's sprawling bazaar. 

Local media reported that there were 200 firefighters on the scene at the time of the building collapse.

Rainbow flags, cut off shorts and music filled the streets near Vice President-elect Mike Pence's Chevy Chase home Wednesday night.

Hundreds met at the Friendship Heights Metro station before marching -- and dancing -- their way to Pence's neighborhood for a "Queer Dance Party."

Organizations WERK for Peace and DisruptJ20 held the event to express "that homophobia and transphobia is wrong and should be resisted," Firas Nasr, a founding organizer of WERK for Peace, told DCist.

The protesters went down Western Ave. toward Tennyson St. NW, where Pence is temporarily staying until he moves into the United States Naval Observatory.

In December, several people on Pence's block hung rainbow pride flags to show their displeasure about his positions on LGBT issues.

LGBT activists have criticized Pence for a "religious objections" law he signed as Indiana governor that they said could sanction discrimination against gay people.

A convicted art thief recently drove from Florida all the way to Virginia in hopes of receiving a presidential pardon for the past crime. But what he got, instead, was a new charge for driving a stolen vehicle. 

Marcus Patmon, 45, of Miami, found himself back in custody Sunday after parking his car in Arlington, Virginia. Police said one of their license plate scanners had detected the vehicle had been reported stolen. 

Patmon was there to “meet with Eric Holder,” according to police spokeswoman Ashley Savage. She told NBC Washington Patmon wanted Holder and the Obama administration to pardon him before Donald Trump took office. However, Holder isn’t even the U.S. attorney general anymore; Loretta Lynch has held that position since April 2015. 

Patmon made the trip because he wanted to get a clean record. In 2009 he admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of artwork — including Pablo Picasso pieces.

According to federal documents, after stealing the Picasso etchings, he tried to sell them to an art dealer in California, NBC News reported. Patmon pleaded guilty to wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property for trafficking in the Picasso etchings and a Marc Chagall Lithograph. He spent almost two years in jail before being released in 2012, according to federal records.

Much of his court record remains sealed, but according to prosecutors, Patmon had been inspired to steal and resell art by an episode of the PBS series "Antiques Roadshow," NBC News reported. He hoped the money would afford him the lifestyle he was used to before he was convicted of assault in 2001.

No attorney of record was listed for Patmon. 

Iran's foreign minister said Thursday his country isn't worried and has options if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ditches a nuclear agreement reached between Iran and six world powers.

Despite "grievances" that Iran has over the pact made with the current U.S. government, Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran still believes it should be honored.

"Whatever he does to the nuclear deal, we are not worried because we have our own options. But we believe it's in the interest of everybody to stick to the deal. Most importantly it's an international agreement. It's not a bilateral agreement between Iran and the United States," he told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

The deal was negotiated by Iran and the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, and enshrined in a legally binding U.N. resolution. It imposed limits on the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for lifting U.N. economic sanctions.

Asked what Iran will do If Trump's government walks away from the deal, Zarif said, "President Trump likes surprises and we will make him surprised." Pressed on what he meant, he laughed and said, "It won't be a surprise anymore if I tell you."

Trump, who will be inaugurated Friday, has strongly criticized the Iran deal, vowing at times during the presidential campaign either to walk away from it or to renegotiate it.

The United Nations, the European Union and other key players in the nuclear deal have supported Iran's position, saying at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday that the pact is working and must be maintained to keep Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

Attendees of the sold-out "Thanks, Obama" event in Southwest D.C. will stand and applaud outgoing President Barack Obama at 7 p.m. Thursday, and they hope people across the country will do the same.

Bejide Davis, one of the "Thanks, Obama" event organizers, said the idea came to her in May.

"The idea actually came from a conversation with one of my older brothers," Davis said. "...We were just driving around the city, and we were talking about politics... and we were just talking about how, no matter who wins the election, people will miss President Obama."

Davis said she wished there was a way she could thank the president. "I kind of jokingly said, 'Maybe I'll just go outside of the White House and thank him, give him a round of applause.'"

"My brother said, 'Do you really want to give the president of the United States a fifth grade clap-out?' And I said, 'Actually, that doesn't sound like a bad idea; maybe we should.'"

The event will feature a local hula troupe as well as local artists and DJ Olivia Dope from New York. It will be streamed live on Facebook Live and Periscope.

"Thanks, Obama" will take place at the Mead Center for American Theater from 3 to 8 p.m. Davis encourages those who would like to participate but can't make it to the D.C. event to join through social media.

"We're trying to reach everyone," Davis said, "and get that reach out there so people can stand and clap with us at 7 p.m. -- which is going to be the appointed clap-out time."

And Davis isn't the only one. Around the country, people are finding creative ways to express their gratitude for the president. 

Minneapolis-based Surly Brewing Company is releasing a new beer, Thanks Obama, on inauguration day in tribute to the outgoing president.

Surly is hoping the new beer plays a role in healing the nation's partisan divisions. “Reflect on the last eight years, look to the future, and enjoy a pint with your fellow Americans,” the brewery says.

On social media, many are using the hashtag #ThanksObama to share notes of appreciation to the president for saving their lives through the Affordable Care Act, standing up to LGBTQ rights, and for attending to a peaceful transition of power with grace and dignity.  

The military's newest and most sophisticated jet - the F-35 Strike Fighter - is under fire once again. 

The Fort Worth, Texas-built Lockheed Martin jets have more than 200 problems with combat performance, a new Defense Department report found.

Some of those combat performance problems include the escape system, a danger for lighter weight pilots during ejection, and cyber security risks, including worries the highly sophisticated system could be hacked. 

In recent months, the jets have faced a series of issues: delays, cost over-runs, a temporary grounding, and more. 

Steve Diamond, a former F-14 Mission Commander, says engineering issues are nothing new.

"That always happens with the new weapon system," said Diamond. "That's not a showstopper, it should never be a showstopper when you have a platform that is this good."

While there have been complaints about issues with the aircraft during carrier landings, NBC 7 was on USS George Washington when the F-35 C made its first tail hook landing.

The experienced pilot described his experience.

"It was the smoothest carrier landing I've had to date," the pilot said.

Diamond says despite delays and engineering issues the F-35 is superior at performing it's job: airstrikes.

"It's primary function is ground attack and in that capacity in today's modern battlefield it does it superbly well, far better than any other aircraft," he said.

Some critics say the planes are too expensive. They cost more than $100 million per plane.

President-Elect Donald Trump agrees; he tweeted that the planes were costly.

While Diamond likes the F-35's technology, he thinks Trump has every right to question the cost.

"It's an out-of-the-box approach, but why not," Diamond said.

Diamond added that despite costs, scrapping the fighter would be a huge mistake.

"You fall behind in technology you will be at a tremendous disadvantage in warfare is no question about it," Diamond said.

There is no squadron of F-35s in San Diego. 

Earlier this month, the Marine Corps deployed its first operational squadron of F-35's from Yuma to Japan to be forward deployed.

There seems to be no rest for Qualcomm Inc. After being sued by the federal government, law firms piled on to give it more headaches.

At least two securities law firms announced Jan. 17 that they planned to investigate shareholder claims against Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM). This came after Qualcomm’s share price fell on news of a federal antitrust suit.

Shares of Qualcomm closed down 4 percent Jan. 17 on news that the Federal Trade Commission was poised to sue the company. After the market closed, the FTC filed its suit. Qualcomm published a statement saying it would fight the FTC in court.

Qualcomm shares closed at $66.88 on Jan. 13. After the three-day weekend they fell to close at $64.19 on Jan. 17. They picked up some lost ground on Jan. 18, when they closed at $65.13.

New York-based Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC and New York-based Pomerantz LLP issued press releases saying they planned to investigate potential claims on behalf of Qualcomm investors and asked investors to come forward.

If the pattern holds up, more law firms will pile on to file class action lawsuits if shares go lower.

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President Barack Obama offered a final thank you to the American people Thursday in a goodbye letter. 

In the letter, Obama credits US citizens for being a "source of goodness, resilience, and hope" as he faced trying times during his presidency. 

"Throughout these eight years, you have been the source of goodness, resilience, and hope from which I've pulled strength. I've seen neighbors and communities take care of each other during the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes," Obama wrote. "I have mourned with grieving families searching for answers -- and found grace in a Charleston church."

He continued: 

"I've taken heart from the hope of young graduates and our newest military officers. I've seen our scientists help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch, and wounded warriors once given up for dead walk again. I've seen Americans whose lives have been saved because they finally have access to medical care, and families whose lives have been changed because their marriages are recognized as equal to our own. I've seen the youngest of children remind us through their actions and through their generosity of our obligations to care for refugees, or work for peace, and, above all, to look out for each other.

I've seen you, the American people, in all your decency, determination, good humor, and kindness. And in your daily acts of citizenship, I've seen our future unfolding."

Looking to the future, Obama pleaded with the American people to join together to achieve "progress."

"And when the arc of progress seems slow, remember: America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word 'We.' 'We the People.' 'We shall overcome.'

Yes, we can," he wrote. 

Obama's letter comes a day after the first lady posted a short video of her stroll on Twitter. In the clip, she was accompanied by the beloved family dogs Bo and Sunny.

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A Southern California man suspected of kidnapping and murder was shot and wounded by police officers from Anaheim Thursday near a motel in Old Town San Diego.

Officials with the Anaheim Police Department (APD) shot suspect Luke Lampers, 35, just after midnight in a Caltrans parking lot in the 4000 block of Taylor Street. After a short chase, officials said a detective fired two shots at Lampers, striking him.

Lampers was arrested and taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, APD Sgt. Daron Wyatt said. He is expected to survive. 

Because the officer-involved shooting happened in San Diego, that part of the incident is being investigated by the San Diego Police Department (SDPD).

Lampers is the suspect in a Jan. 11 murder at the Crystal Inn Motel on West Lincoln Avenue in Anaheim, California. That day, investigators said Lampers got into an altercation at the motel with his ex-girlfriend, Brianne Deese, 23.

Douglas Navarro, 49, an employee at the Crystal Inn Motel stepping in to help Deese and Lampers pulled a gun on Navarro, shooting and killing him, according to police.

Lampers is accused of then kidnapping Deese at gunpoint and fleeing to an Easy 8 Motel in San Diego.

Since then, APD Sgt. Daron Wyatt said homicide detectives have been "engaged in an exhaustive effort" to find Deese and bring her home safe.

SDPD Capt. Brian Ahearn told NBC 7 police in San Diego were informed by APD detectives Wednesday that Lampers was possibly in the San Diego area – likely near the Midway District. Ahearn said SDPD detectives were able to confirm Wednesday that someone resembling Lampers entered a business in the Midway District.

On Wednesday evening, APD investigators received information from the kidnapping victim’s family that she was in San Diego, asking for help. Deese managed to escape from Lampers to call her father to report her whereabouts, saying she was somewhere near Interstate 5 and Clairemont Drive. Her father passed along that information to police.

Anaheim police and SDPD officers conducted surveillance on an Easy 8 Motel in Old Town where Lampers was suspected to be staying. Police believed he was armed with a gun.

Just after midnight Thursday, police spotted Lampers exiting a car at that location. Lampers saw the detective approaching and began to run, police said.

A short foot pursuit ensued. As Lampers rounded a corner, another APD detective awaited and fired two rounds at the suspect, hitting him.

Wyatt said a firearm was found near the location where Lampers was shot and taken into custody.

Ahearn said detectives from multiple agencies would remain at the scene of the shooting in Old Town throughout Thursday, as the investigation is complex. He said there are several witnesses that need to be interviewed at the scene.

No other officers were involved in the shooting. No one else was wounded. Ahearn said officers were wearing body cameras at the time of the shooting.

Deese is safe, police said. She is currently at APD headquarters being interviewed by detectives, Wyatt said. After the interviews, she's expected go home with her father.

Wyatt said that once Lampers is released from the hospital, he will be booked into jail in Orange County on several counts, including kidnapping and murder.

It’s going to be a very wet few days in usually sunny San Diego. On Thursday, locals woke up to the beginning of a series of winter storms set to sweep the county.

NBC 7 meteorologist Jodi Kodesh said the first storm in a series of three began hitting San Diego’s North County at around 4 a.m. Thursday.

“Our morning commute is going to be very wet,” she explained. "Here's the storm system we've been waiting for, storm No. 1, and it is packing a bit of a punch."

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Kodesh said this first storm will eventually trickle down into central and south San Diego. She said the storm system will move quickly, with heavy rain throughout the morning. That rainfall will taper after 10 a.m., with scattered, spotty showers in the afternoon and evening.

"We're only going to see a high of about 60, 61 [degrees] this morning," Kodesh added.

She expects the rain to kick back up at night.

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"We're going to be giving that umbrella a workout," she said.

On Friday morning, a bigger storm will arrive, which will bring with it potential for thunderstorms in parts of the county, Kodesh said, and the possibility of flooding.

The weekend will likely be wet as well, with a chance of showers Saturday morning and again after 10 p.m. On Sunday, the chance of showers lingers, Kodesh said.

The final storm in the series is expected Monday, and that storm should be the biggest one of all, Kodesh said. Check NBC 7’s forecast here.

The National Weather Service (NWS) said the series of storms will also activate some weather warnings around San Diego including a high surf warning in effect from 4 p.m. Thursday through 10 p.m. Tuesday.

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The NWS expects high surf around 7 feet to develop late Thursday afternoon, increasing on Friday to 10 to 16-foot surf. By Sunday, the NWS expects the high surf to subside to 4 to 8 feet. Monday, surf will be between 9 and 12 feet at local beaches, slowly lowering into Tuesday.

The highest tide – 4.6 feet – will be Saturday at 4:35 a.m. in La Jolla, according to the NWS.

The high surf will bring with it potential for strong rip currents, coastal erosion and coastal flooding; on Wednesday, beachside businesses braced for this, surrounding their locations with sand bags, buckets and other tools to prepare for the storms.

The NWS said piers may also be flooded by the high surf. Often times, in storms and winter weather events, the Ocean Beach Pier is closed to the public as a precaution. Officials discourage people from swimming in our oceans during high surf warnings.

The NWS said a high wind advisory will also be in effect in San Diego’s mountains and deserts during part of the series of storms, through 4 a.m. Friday. As with all weather warnings, that one may be extended as the storm systems develop.

The NWS said the strongest winds are expected Friday and Friday night. The winds will gradually decrease Saturday but could kick back up again late Sunday and Monday.

Kodesh said preliminary rainfall totals following this wet weekend are estimated to be 2 to 4 inches along the coast with 3 to 5 inches in the valleys. San Diego County Mountains could receive 5 to 10 inches of rainfall, with snow predicted above 5,000 feet. Snowfall could measure between an inch and five inches in some areas with the higher peaks receiving 7 inches to a foot of new snow.

Farther east, residents in the upper desert areas could see an inch to 3 inches of rain with slightly less (1 to 2 inches) in the lower deserts, Kodesh said.

“My concern is, after the first and second storms move through, our ground will be saturated,” Kodesh said. “That means, when the final storm rolls in, the ground won’t be able to absorb much, and we run a really high risk of run-off and flash flooding.”

In light of possible flooding, several locations across San Diego County's districts are offering free sandbags to residents.

Also, the San Diego Housing Commission, in partnership with the City of San Diego, has activated its Inclement Weather Shelter Program for downtown San Diego’s homeless at Father Joe’s Villages and Connections Housing Downtown. The program provides shelter to the homeless during severe weather conditions.

To that end, Father Joe’s Villages Shelter on Imperial Avenue, which can house up to 250 people, will be open to the homeless starting at 4 p.m. The homeless can also check into PATH San Diego/Connections Housing Downtown, which can house 30 people, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday.

Make sure to download NBC 7’s free news app. Weather alerts, like flood advisories warnings are issued through the app. There is also a local, interactive radar.

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A man getting out of his car in his Paradise Hills neighborhood was killed Thursday when a driver hit him, carrying the victim about 40 feet before fleeing the scene.

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the deadly crash happened just after 7 a.m. in the 5900 block of Albemarle Street.

The victim, who lives in the area, was getting out of his car when a hit-and-run suspect traveling eastbound on Albemarle Street lost control and crossed over a center median. The driver sideswiped a parked car, then struck the victim's parked car and the victim, who was standing next to the vehicle. 

According to police, the victim was carried 30 to 40 feet down the road on the suspect’s car before rolling off the hood.

Home surveillance cameras owned by neighbors showed police that the hit-and-run suspect stopped down the road for five to 10 seconds after the crash, but then continued on his way, leaving the victim hurt in the street.

Police said the suspect’s car is likely a four-dour, 1995 to 2001-model Toyota Camry. The compact car is silver and likely sustained damage to the driver’s side. It’s also missing the driver’s side mirror and a windshield wiper.

No one else was hurt in the incident. As of 10 a.m., no arrests had been made in the hit-and-run. The victim’s name was not immediately released, but the SDPD confirmed he was 49 years old.