A driver was killed after she got out of her moving car on Interstate 15 and walked onto the road, where she was hit by at least one car, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Jake Sanchez said. 

The crash happened shortly after 12 p.m. Thursday on southbound I-15, just north of State Route 163 by Miramar Way. 

Officers initially responded to a report of a pedestrian hit on the freeway.

Sanchez said the woman, the solo occupant of the car, somehow managed to get out of her moving car, a yellow Jeep, and onto the road. Her Jeep kept rolling for a quarter of a mile before it struck the center median and came to a rest. 

At one point, the woman may have been on the ground, Sanchez said. 

“We’re not sure if she was struck at that point by a vehicle or if she was able to get up and then was struck," Sanchez said.

It is unclear how many times she was hit, Sanchez said. 

The woman, who has not yet been identified, was transported but later died. 

Sanchez said officers are still investigating and continue to look for possible witnesses who may have seen the incident but could not stop. One lane was blocked for about 90 minutes and traffic was heavily backed up as officers responded. 

"If somebody were to witness this, this is something very traumatic, if somebody is struck by a vehicle it generally is going to cause major to fatal injuries, and it could be something that somebody could take to heart," Sanchez said.

Anyone who may have any information on the incident or may have witnessed the incident can call CHP at 619-220-5492.

No other information was available.

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A preliminary hearing is underway for a man accused of shooting his girlfriend multiple times as she shielded their 11-month-old baby in her arms last October.

Roderick Lamar Harris, 32, is accused of shooting 29-year-old Vanessa Marie Bobo in their shared apartment in Lake Murray on October 12, 2016. Bobo’s 5-year-old son witnessed the shooting and later helped officers identify Harris.

A witness in court described his account of a hysterical night of arguing between the couple that led up to an encounter on the patio of their apartment.

“When she looked straight face, that’s when he stood like this with his arms up like that [in a shooting stance],” neighbor Bryan Fields said.

“She talked when she got into the house,” added Fields. “She said ‘Just shoot me.’ Actually, it was more explicit than that.”

Harris kept his head down throughout testimony, periodically wiping tears from his eyes with a napkin.

Fields says he heard three loud gunshots before witnessing Harris exit the apartment and leave in a car. He says he immediately called the police. After hanging up with the police, Fields said he heard a child scream.

“I knocked on the door. I opened up the door, I see the baby and the- on the couch, and I hear the son say that his dad killed his mom.”

Family members of both Bobo and Harris were in the courtroom Thursday. Gasps and cries were heard when Fields detailed his encounter with the boy.

Fields said he then took the baby into his apartment and took the 5 year old downstairs to a neighbor and called the police again. In an effort to calm the crying baby, Fields said he showed it his fish tank inside.

An officer arrived at the scene and met Fields and his neighbor outside before going into Fields’ apartment to wait for backup. At that point the officer noticed a bullet hole in his wall. Fields says the bullet entered from a closet, went directly above his daughter’s bed and then into a hall closet.

As they do every year, Coachella’s organizers don’t just land blockbuster headliners galore -- they also spend a ton of time curating the artists you’ll find in a smaller font on the festival’s poster. And as they usually do, they’ve tapped more than a few great acts that are poised to be the next huge thing. Don’t just stick to the main stage for Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and Radiohead -- branch out across those Polo Grounds and catch these 10 future headliners before they hit the big font.

Blossoms: If you’re looking for a group that’s most likely to step into the 1975’s arena-ready realm in a couple years, you’d be making a huge mistake if you're not at the Outdoor Theatre at 1:10 p.m. on Saturday. This UK buzz band delivers hook after sticky hook in a style that recalls Duran Duran at times, Hall & Oates at others, and the Arctic Monkeys at others. If that’s not the recipe for breakout success, I don’t know what is. Best part? They’re also playing the Casbah on April 19. Boom.

Caveman: In short, these Brooklynites are aging like fine wine. Wading in mostly indie-rock waters for their first record or two, they’ve evolved over the past few years to incorporate folk and electro elements into grander cinematic themes. Their show at the Belly Up last year with Frightened Rabbit was insanely good -- so I can say with confidence that you won't be disappointed when they play the Sonora Tent on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Dreamcar: What’s there to explain? You get No Doubt (sans Gwen) and AFI’s dreamy Davey Havoc at the same time, on the same stage, playing music that’d be right at home next to Spandau Ballet or Tears For Fears. Ride the ‘80s revival wave to the Gobi Tent on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. And if, for some reason you miss them there, they play the Music Box on April 19 (hope you snagged tickets in advance though as its currently sold out).

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard: This fantastically named stoner/prog-rock outfit shouldn’t be unfamiliar to you -- but if they are, consider yourself in luck: They’ll be delivering psychedelic riff after psychedelic riff at the Outdoor Theatre at 4:10 p.m. on Friday. Pro tip: Wear extra sunscreen so your face doesn’t get completely melted.

The Lemon Twigs: If you’re one of the fine folks in the world who think music hasn’t gotten better since the late ‘60s, prepare to get your mind blown in the Gobi Tent at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. This Long Island band fronted by the teenaged D’Addario brothers mines elements from classic troupes like the Kinks, the Beach Boys, the Zombies and those pesky Beatles for an instantly familiar -- yet altogether new -- take on pop music. Also, heads up: They play X-Fest at Qualcomm Stadium on June 11!

Grace Mitchell: If you missed Mitchell at her intimate Casbah show on Wednesday, you’ll get your chance to revel in her schizophrenic brand of highly addictive (and funky) experimental pop in the Gobi Tent at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Want the hard truth? Grace Mitchell is doing Lady Gaga better than Gaga these days (please send all hate mail to dontcare@getalife.com). In other words, don’t miss her.

Mitski: Hadn't planned on catching indie/grunge-rock’s new torchbearer at the Gobi Tent at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday? Don’t worry -- there’s still time to fix your gigantic blunder. Mitski’s latest album, “Puberty 2,” is defiant, personal, powerful, and brutal -- all at the same time. Don’t be the only person at Coachella missing out. (But if you are, be sure to catch her and her band at the Irenic on April 19).

Pond: Tame Impala fans, eat your heart out. Pond, which features former and current touring members of Impala, hit the Gobi Tent on Sunday at 2:35 p.m., exactly one day after they'll blast the Casbah with their mix of late-‘60s psychedelia, funky grooves, and modern pop experimentalism. I interviewed them, so trust me, I know what I'm talking about.

Slow Hollows: This LA born-and-bred band will undoubtedly draw a crowd of SoCal locals already clued into their melancholy-tinged lo-fi dream-rock. If you're savvy, you'll join ‘em at the Sonora Tent on Saturday at 4:15 p.m.

Twin Peaks: Sure, these Chicago garage rockers play the Irenic on April 20 with Hinds, but you can get an early taste of ‘em at the Sonora Tent on Sunday at 6:35 p.m. Full of reckless fuzz anthems and rickety surf rhythms, they channel equal parts the Clash, the Rolling Stones, and the Cars -- and they do it with style to spare. Coachella-goers, your new favorite band awaits.

For a full list of performers and set times, proceed to Coachella's official website.

Dustin Lothspeich books The Merrow, plays in Diamond Lakes, and runs the music equipment-worshipping blog Gear and Loathing in San Diego. Follow his updates on Twitter or contact him directly.

The Broadway-bound Jimmy Buffet musical "Escape to Margaritaville", set to premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in May, has extended its run due to popular demand. 

The musical, based off the music of Jimmy Buffet, will kick off La Jolla Playhouse's 2017-2018 season this May. "Escape to Margaritaville" opens on May 9 and closes on June 25, extended week included. 

Tickets for many of the shows have already sold out, Playhouse officials said, prompting them to extend the show for another week. 

The story follows a part-time bartender and part-time singer who falls for a beautiful tourist, a woman who makes him question the life he thought he had figured out. Book by Greg Garcia ("My Name Is Earl", "Raising Hope") and Mike O'Malley ("My Name Is Earl", "Justified", "Glee"). 

The musical will be told with a unique blend of original, new songs in addition to Jimmy Buffet classics. Buffet is known for hits like "Margaritaville", "Come Monday", "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes", "Manana", and more.

Individual tickets and group tickets are now on sale; returning subscribers will receive first access to tickets. Tickets for the extended week are already on sale. 

After its San Diego premiere, the show will go on to New Orleans, Houston, Chicago and, ultimately, Broadway for a Spring 2018 run. 

You can get tickets online here or by calling (858) 550-1010.

A new report says Uber used a secret program dubbed "Hell" to track Lyft drivers so that the company coud maintain an edge over its biggest competitor. 

Only a small group of Uber employees, including CEO Travis Kalanick, knew about the program, according to a story in the technology trade publication The Information, that cited an anonymous source who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

Between 2014 and 2016, Uber was able to track how many Lyft drivers were in service, see if they were driving for both ride-hailing services and otherwise stifle competition.

The program was discontinued in early 2016, according to the report.

It's the latest embarrassing revelation for Uber, which has faced a series of executive departures and accusations of sexism and sexual harassment.

A representative for Uber did not respond to messages for comment Thursday. Lyft said in a statement to the publication that "if true, the allegations are very concerning."

The Kentucky doctor dragged from a United Express flight at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago suffered a significant concussion, broken nose and lost his two front teeth, attorneys for David Dao said Thursday. 

In revealing plans to file a lawsuit, Chicago aviation attorney Thomas A. Demetrio said the issue that led to David Dao's "forceful" and "violent" removal was not in fact "overbooking" but rather a larger problem of airlines "bullying" customers.

"For a long time, airlines, United in particular, have bullied us," he said. "They have treated us less than maybe we deserve."  

Dao’s lawyer criticized the flight’s crew for standing by idle as police used “violent” force to remove a 69-year-old man from the plane, noting that Dao was not a threat to passengers or United employees.

"This was not a troubled passenger," he said. "This was not a nut job. This was not a threat to anyone. Should he have been unceremoniously dragged out of that airplane the way he was? He's a 69-year-old man. Is that really the way we want to treat the aged?"

David Dao's daughter told reporters Thursday that her family was "horrified and shocked and sickened" by what they saw in the now-viral video. 

"What happened to my dad should have never happened to any human being regardless of the circumstance," said Crystal Dao Pepper. 

In a statement issued shortly after the Thursday news conference, United said it "cannot stress enough that we remain steadfast in our commitment to make this right."

"This horrible situation has provided a harsh learning experience from which we will take immediate, concrete action," the statement read. "We have committed to our customers and our employees that we are going to fix what’s broken so this never happens again."

Video showed Dao, of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, getting dragged off the full United Express flight by airport police, prompting outrage on social media nationwide. 

Screaming can be heard on the videos, but nowhere is Dao seen attacking the officers. After he was dragged down the aisle of the jet, video shows him standing in the aisle with blood on his face and saying quietly, "I want to go home, I want to go home."

Demetrio said Dao told him the the experience was 'more horrifying and harrowing' than when he left Vietnam in a boat during the fall of Saigon in 1975.

United CEO Oscar Munoz, in his latest statement, described the removal as "truly horrific." He said the company would reassess policies for seeking volunteers to give up their seats, for handling oversold situations and for partnering with airport authorities and local law enforcement.

"No one should ever be mistreated this way," Munoz said in his most contrite apology yet as details emerged about the incident. 

Munoz also pledged to conduct a wide-ranging review of company policies.

On Thursday, United added that it will not ask law enforcement officers to remove passengers unless it is a "matter of safety and security."  

The event stemmed from a common air travel issue — a full flight. United was trying to make room for four employees of a partner airline, meaning four people had to get off.

At first, the airline asked for volunteers, offering $400 and then when that did not work, $800 per passenger to relinquish a seat. When no one voluntarily came forward, United selected four passengers at random.

Three people got off the flight, but Dao said he was a doctor and needed to get home to treat patients on Monday. He refused to leave.

Three Aviation Department police officers got on the plane. Two officers tried to reason with the man before a third came aboard and pointed at the man "basically saying, 'Sir, you have to get off the plane,'" said Tyler Bridges, a passenger whose wife, Audra D. Bridges, posted a video on Facebook.

One of the officers could be seen grabbing the screaming man from his window seat, across the armrest and dragging him down the aisle by his arms.

Other passengers on Flight 3411 are heard saying, "Please, my God," ''What are you doing?" ''This is wrong," ''Look at what you did to him" and "Busted his lip."

United Airlines has since announced that all passengers on Flight 3411 will receive refunds for their tickets.

"All customers on flight 3411 on Sunday, April 9 are being compensated for the cost of their tickets," the company said in a statement Wednesday. 

Airport officials have said little about Sunday's events and nothing about Dao's behavior before he was pulled from the jet that was bound for Louisville, Kentucky. Likewise, the Chicago Aviation Department has said only that one of its employees who removed Dao did not follow proper procedures and has been placed on leave. Two more officers involved in the situation were suspended on Wednesday.

No passengers on the plane have said that Dao did anything but refuse to leave the plane when he was ordered to do so. 

Also Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the way Dao was treated "completely unacceptable" and praised Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans for taking "swift action." He promised that a city investigation would "ensure nothing like this ever happens again."

Dao’s lawyer said he doesn’t believe the incident was racially motivated and that it appears that airlines don’t have standard procedures for kicking people off plane.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that it is reviewing Sunday's events to see if United violated rules on overselling flights.

A burglary suspect who police say has targeted multiple retail stores in the Gaslamp District over the last three weeks was arrested Thursday, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) announced.

Fernando Meza was arrested at around 4:30 a.m. Thursday after SDPD officers conducted an operation to find his whereabouts.

Police say Meza was caught on surveillance video entering closed and locked businesses in the quarter and targeted small electronics and cash.

Meza was arrested without incident and booked into jail on multiple charges, including burglary, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, and probation violation.

New information has been uncovered in connection to a fatal hit and run in Encinitas last week, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) confirmed.

CHP said they had uncovered evidence that a 2006-2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser, similar to the one pictured above, was involved in the crash. 

The vehicle is suspected to be involved in a hit and run with a motorcycle on April 7 that resulted in the death of 24-year-old Christopher Allen Issaacs.

Isaacs was on the motorcycle riding between two lanes when the driver of the Toyota switched lanes in front of him.

The collision of the car and the motorcycle pushed Isaacs underneath an 18-wheeler. 

Issacs died from his injuries.

The suspect vehicle should be missing a section of the silver bumper in the right rear section, CHP said. There should also be damage to the right rear quarter panel.

Anyone with information is asked to call CHP at (760)643-3400.

With the first pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft in New York City, the San Antonio Stars selected Kelsey Plum of Poway.

Plum is a high scoring guard, who’s  ability to “get baskets” should make an immediate impact on the Stars, a team that was 7-27 last season.

Plum, who attended La Jolla Country Day High School, just finished an historic career at the University of Washington.  Plum set the NCAA career and single season scoring records, in her senior year she averaged 31.7 points per game.  Plum won numerous player of the year awards, including the John R. Wooden Award and the Associated Press Player of the year.

The 22 year old Plum is 5’9, she is just the 4th player in WNBA history to be drafted first overall yet be under 6 feet tall.

The woman convicted of stealing money raised for local children battling cancer began her jail sentence in February, after months of delays. 

Deputy District Attorney Victor Barr told NBC 7 Investigates Brianna King, the former CEO of the non-profit WishWarriors, started her sentence after a court hearing on February 28. 

The district attorney’s office opened a criminal investigation into King after an NBC 7 Investigates story revealed children profiled by the charity never received the donations they were promised. 

King pleaded guilty to grand theft charges in 2015 but a judge delayed her jail sentence four times after King requested the sentence be delayed, citing health concerns surrounding her newborn baby. 

Barr told NBC 7 Investigates King asked the judge at the February 28 court hearing for another delay but her request was denied and King was taken into custody. 

According to prosecutors, King would solicit items and gift cards from stores as donations to auction off at fundraisers but instead, would use them herself. King would also spend donation money at hair salons, spas and on car payments and other personal bills, according to prosecutors. 

King was sentenced to serve a year in prison and the judge in her case added an additional 45 days to her sentence, stemming from the delays. When her sentence is complete King will be on probation for five years. In addition, King has been ordered to continue making restitution payments for what she stole from the charity. 

In an email, Barr told NBC 7 Investigates, “since December 2015 to Feb 28 she had paid $1,600 total toward her restitution balance of $8,431 leaving a new balance of about $6,800.”

A soccer player with a professional club in Tijuana was arrested at the border last Wednesday after allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly 48 pounds of methamphetamine concealed in his vehicle.

Daniel Gomez-Flores (Daniel Gomez), a member of Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, arrived at the Ota Mesa Port of Entry on April 5 just before 5 a.m. and told Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers he was going to work.

According to court documents, a CBP officer inspected Gomez’s 2005 Chrysler Sebring and noticed the spare tire in the trunk of his car had an unusual weight and had hard spots. Gomez’s vehicle was referred for secondary inspection and x-ray images revealed anomalies inside the tire.

CBP officers cut open the tire and extracted 23 individually-wrapped packages weighing just over 28 pounds. The substance inside the packages field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

Gomez, a U.S. citizen, told investigators with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a post-inspection interview that he had traded cars with someone else about three months ago but recently traded back due to mechanical problems and has been driving it for about a month.

He also told investigators that he was coming into the country to have breakfast at a Denny’s in National City and was planning to return to Tijuana for soccer practice at 8 a.m.

Two days later on April 7, a DHS investigator who interviewed Gomez was notified by CBP that 11 additional packages were found concealed in the quarter panels of the car. The 11 packages weighed a total of 19.62 pounds, bringing the total weight of all packages discovered to 47.75 pounds.

Gomez was arrested and charged with importation of a controlled substance. He is being held in custody as a flight risk.

A pursuit suspect was taken into custody on the freeway after fleeing a stolen vehicle and running onto Interstate 5.

The pursuit started at around 10:25 a.m. when San Diego Police (SDPD) attempted to pull over a stolen vehicle near S. 36th Street and Logan Avenue in Southcrest.

The driver stopped for a moment and then sped off, leading officers on an approximate 6-minute pursuit, according to SDPD Sgt. Ed McGuire, and then crashed into a fence at the end of Silktree Terrace.

Sgt. McGuire said the suspect ditched the stolen car, ran through a park and up an embankment onto northbound I-5, and jumped the center divider into southbound lanes. SDPD officers followed on foot and made the arrest on the freeway.

"It's not normal operating procedure," Sgt. McGuire said of the foot pursuit in freeway traffic. "The vehicles had noticed the suspect run across so all traffic had stopped at that point in time, so that was the reason the officer went on the freeway."

No injuries or traffic delays were reported.

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A security guard working in an East Village apartment complex stabbed a man multiple times in a confrontation early Thursday.

The guard was in custody as San Diego police investigate the incident that occurred just before 1 a.m. at The Lofts at 707 Tenth Apartments located at Tenth Avenue and G Streets.

Officers were called by a woman who said she was in her apartment when a man entered the unit. She ran next door and called for police.

When officers arrived, they found a man in the apartment on the floor in a pool of blood with several stab wounds, officers said.

It appears that the 26-year-old stabbing victim does not live in the apt complex but was there to see a friend.

The security guard prevented the man from entering the building.

When the two men got into an altercation, the guard threw the visitor to the floor, police said.

At one point, the guard stabbed the visitor three times in the ear, the abdomen and under the arm, police said.

No information was given on the weapon used.

SDPD said the security guard has been identified as William Henry McQueen, 57. He was booked on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.

No other information was available.

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San Diego police released video of the frightening moments when a clerk was pistol whipped and robbed in a Scripps Ranch convenience store hoping someone will recognize the suspect.

In the video, a man wearing a dark hoodie and gloves, wielding a gun, entered the Market at the Ranch gas station and liquor store on Thursday, April 6 at 9:25 p.m.

The store is located on Scripps Trail north of Pomerado Road and east of Interstate 15.

Police said the suspect demanded the clerk open the cash register but the clerk had difficulty getting the register to open.

The suspect then fired a handgun, sending a bullet into the cigarette display case along the way and then smacked the store clerk in the eye with the gun.

The clerk managed to open the register and put cash into a black plastic bag the suspect brought with him, police said.

When the clerk told the suspect he couldn’t open the safe, the suspect fired a second round before pistol whipping and kicking the clerk.

Nobody was hit by the gunfire. The suspect got away with an unknown amount of cash, leaving the area in a silver-colored SUV.

The clerk was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment for minor injuries to his face, police said.

No other information was immediately available.

With the video and images, police released the following description for the suspect. They say he is a black man, 5-feet, 7-inches, 165 lbs with a mustache, wearing blue jeans, a hooded sweatshirt and grey gloves.

Anyone with information on the identity or location of the suspect is asked to call the SDPD’s Robbery Unit at (619) 531-2299 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477.

A businessman from Sweden plead guilty Thursday to an international racketeering enterprise at an El Cajon casino where he engaged in illegal sports bookmaking and related criminal activity, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Petter Magnus Karlsson provided funding to Sanders Bruce Segal, a lead defendant in this case, for a bookmaking operation that collected illegal sports bets from customers across the Southern District of California and the District of Arizona at the Lucky Lady Casino and Card Room.

According to his plea agreement, Karlsson also provided access to sports gaming websites hosted in Costa Rica, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Curacao. 

In order to distribute large amounts money between themselves, Karlsson and Segal, with others, would use runners and various ways to transfer the money.

At one point, Karlsson collected a shoebox full of $90,000 in cash from Segal's front doorstep, accompanied by another defendant, according to his plea agreement.

A total of eight defendants, including Karlsson have pleaded guilty in the case.

“Sophisticated racketeering organizations continually rely on the mistaken notion that they can move beyond the reach of the law by spreading their operations across international borders,” stated FBI Special Agent in Charge Eric S. Birnbaum. “Today’s guilty plea demonstrates that there are no safe havens. The FBI will work tirelessly with our international partners to ensure that criminals are brought to justice no matter where they hide.”

Karlsson agreed to forfeit $139,834 as part of his plea agreement. His sentencing is scheduled for July 17. 

The windows of a bus in the Rolando area of San Diego were shot out by a driver using a BB gun Thursday evening, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD).

The incident occurred around 5:04 p.m. in the are of El Cajon Boulevard and College Avenue.

Police said they believe a person shot at the bus using a BB gun while driving by.

At this point, no injuries have been reported.

SDPD is investigating.

Dr. David Dao was randomly selected to be removed from a flight, refused and was subsequently dragged away, triggering a wave of public outrage and a flurry of apologies from United Airlines.

But how exactly was he picked? That much is less clear.

Passengers on the flight told NBC News the airline had picked passengers at random using an algorithm, but industry insiders and the airline's contract with its flyers indicate it's unlikely the algorithm left much up to chance.

Airlines overbook flights using an algorithm to offset losses from seats that would otherwise go empty should a passenger not show up. 

San Diego travelers flying out of Lindbergh Field days after a man was dragged off a United Airlines flight in Chicago had mixed reactions heading to their flights on Thursday. 

“I sort of forgot who I was flying with until I looked a couple of days ago and I was like 'oh my gosh, I hope nothing crazy happens,'” said Anna Beck, a United Airlines passenger. 

Passengers like Anna, flying out of San Diego International Airport on Thursday, shared their thoughts on flying with the same airline that subsequently dragged a doctor off a flight earlier this week. The video, seen millions of times, triggered a wave of public outrage. 

“We're fine with United," said Robyn Walker as she picked up her luggage from the airport. "We'd like to not see that happen again." 

The United Airlines video also highlighted how passengers are treated in general, regardless of the airline.

“It probably directed attention on the whole airline industry and in the service,” said passenger Greg Gibbons. “It’s the dumbing down of service for customers across all airlines.”

San Diego-based personal injury attorney Craig McClellan said the video is an example of corporate bullying. 

“It's an example of corporate bullying and no one likes a bully,” said San Diego attorney Craig McClellan. “If [United's CEO] had been on that plane on a way to a board meeting at Louisville, would he have received the same treatment? To me probably the biggest thing is the humiliation.”

As United faces the backlash, the airline is looking at whether it should change some of its rules and protocols. The airline says it will no longer use officers to remove passengers from their seats.

McClellan said the incident will probably lead to some type of ‘Passenger’s Bill of Rights’.

“Probably, if a flight is overbooked, passengers will be notified before they get on the plane and get seated," McClellan said. “If there’s an emergency situation, if they're going to see a loved one before they die, to a memorial service, or have to see patients or something like that, they will have a right to be heard and won't be bumped in those kinds of situations.”

In light of the video, many passengers are likely asking about their legal rights when they fly, said McClellan.

“When you have something like that, I think the people feel empowered,” said McClellan. “It gives us an opportunity to see undisputed evidence, in this case bullying that now something can be done about it, something will be done about it.”

After moving to a new apartment, a San Marcos woman said she called her power company, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), weekly for six months because she was not receiving her monthly bill. 

Suzie Mendenhall has the usual set of electric appliances from a fridge to a microwave but for months, Suzie couldn’t find out what it was costing her to use them. 

“We normally get a bill mid-September from SDG&E and we did not get one,” Suzie said. 

Suzie and her husband downsized to a one-bedroom apartment in San Marcos last year. The couple said they notified SDG&E of the move but when it came time to receive a bill at their new address, it never came. 

“In October we were told it should be coming soon but by early November, we were really getting concerned,” Suzie said. 

Suzie said when the bill didn’t arrive in November, December or January she became really worried. 

“We were worried we were going to get a substantial bill, not knowing what the baseline would be,” Suzie said. 

Suzie said she estimated how much she might owe and paid SDG&E based on her estimate. As time went on, she said an SDG&E Customer Service Representative told her she might not be alone. 

“The lady that time said, ‘Well there’s 4,000 people in the same boat as you,’” Suzie said. 

Suzie contacted NBC 7 Responds for help and we contacted the company. Amber Albrecht, a spokesperson for SDG&E, said major changes in the industry and the fact that they are now offering more choices and options for customers than ever before is leading to billing system challenges but 99% of their customers are getting their bills on time. 

NBC 7 Responds asked SDG&E how many customers weren’t getting their bill on time, based off of the 99% figure given, but the company did not respond. 

To see the full response from SDG&E look below. 

Within 24 hours of our call to SDG&E, Suzie said she received an apology from the company and their account was credited for three months of service, totaling over one-hundred dollars. 

The next month, Suzie told NBC 7 Responds she received her bill on-time. 

In an email Albrecht told NBC 7 Responds: 

“We’re committed to fixing this problem because our customers deserve timely billing from us. We made significant progress towards the end of last year by bringing in additional resources and a number of customers should have received their billing packages. We recognize that this may cause a burden to some of our customers and we’re here to work with them to make payment arrangements and alleviate the burden this may cause.

Regarding what happened, the industry is undergoing major transformation and we are now providing an unprecedented number of choices and options to our customers, and many of them are technically complex. SDG&E implemented a number of changes to how we bill customers in late 2015 and 2016, from changes to how all customers are billed, to moving a significant amount of customers to a time of use energy rate to updates needed to other billing structures like net energy metering. It is the culmination of all these changes over a very short period of time that has contributed to the billing system challenges.”

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) is investigating the suspicious death of a woman in San Ysidro.

SDPD officers and San Diego Fire-Rescue (SDFD) crews responded to reports of the woman not breathing at around 8:10 a.m. Thursday on the 2000 block of Bluehaven Ct.

Paramedics attempted life-saving measure on the woman but they were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene, according to SDPD.

SDPD Lt. Mike Holden said that officers found "possible suspicious circumstances surrounding the death" during their initial investigation. Holden said that the reporting party and the deceased woman lived in the same residence.

Lt. Holden said there were no visible signs of trauma on the victim or signs of struggle at the scene.

No other information was available.

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