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New Moms Get Special Delivery on Mother's Day

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Some new moms got a special delivery Sunday morning at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa: a special Mother's Day bouquet from the landscapers at the hospital.

First time mother, Vanessa Tarantino, was already filled with emotion after giving birth to her son, Sal.

“This guy came a little early. He was due May 22nd,” Tarantino said.

Then she got another surprise when the landscaping crew walked in with roses.

“We got up bright and early to bring you some from flowers, fresh from our garden, and to say Happy Mothers Day,” said Rudy Sanchez, as he walked into Tarantino’s hospital room.

“I really wasn’t expecting that at all and I don’t think I’ve ever gotten flowers that fresh,” said Tarantino.

The landscapers passed out a few dozen special bouquets in the maternity ward, including a delivery to Hiba Alsahah, an Iraqi refugee who just had twins.

“I had a feeling I was going to give birth today, and my feeling was right, and I’m feeling very special and blessed actually," said Alsahah as she held her tiny daughters, Joyce and Janelle.

Landscapers at Sharp Grossmont Hospital maintain more than 200 rose bushes, all in hopes of cheering up patients.


Powerball Ticket Worth Nearly $800K Sold in Orange County

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No ticket matching all six numbers was sold in Saturday night's drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, but a lucky player was sold a ticket with all five numbers in Orange County. 

The estimated jackpot for Wednesday's drawing will be $204 million. One ticket with five numbers -- but missing the Powerball number -- was sold and is worth $796,289.

The numbers drawn were 117, 20, 32, 63, 68 and the Powerball number was 21. The jackpot was $184 million.

The Powerball game is played in 44 states, the District of Columbia, Purto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.



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San Diego Family Welcomes Baby Girl, Hours Into Mother's Day

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This Mother's Day is extra special for one new San Diego mom, who gave birth at 2 a.m. to a beautiful baby girl.  

Monica and Kyohei Yoshida were kind enough to let NBC7 in their hospital room at Sharp Mary Birch, just hours after giving birth to Eva Alice.

The Yoshidas had not slept in over 36 hours when they spoke to NBC 7 about how relieved and exhausted they were over the birth of their daughter. 

“I’m relieved she’s out, we’re exhausted,” Monica explained, “now I can’t exactly sleep because she needs us and we have to take turns sleeping.”

The family said they are thrilled to be new parents, but just a little tired.

Monica started having contractions at 10 p.m. Friday night.

It was a long labor, Monica said, but she is excited to have her baby girl.  

“I can’t wait to dress her up!” Monica said.




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New Device to Combat Pollution To Be Tested in Local Waters

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San Diego’s Cabrillo Isle Marina is getting some assistance in staying trash-free from a unique little helper.

The Seabin is a bin made of recycled materials that catches trash floating in marinas, docks, and commercial ports.

Water is sucked in from the surface and passes through the bag that lines the bin. Then, water is pumped back into the ocean, leaving litter, debris and a percentage of oils and pollutants trapped inside the bag.

Once the bag is full, it can be removed and the trash can be disposed of responsibly; the Seabin can then be lined with a new bag and continue its good work.

The Cabrillo Isle Marina at the San Diego Bay in downtown San Diego will be a pilot location where the Seabin will be tested for several months, the Seabin Project says.

"Daily removing [of] that debris is a huge step in the right direction and hopefully also gets the message out that we haven't solved the littering and recycle and reuse issue,” Tony Reese, General Manager of Cabrillo Isle Marina told NBC 7. “Even though we've come a long way, there's still a lot of work to be done."

The new V5 Seabin will be collecting debris at the marina in the hopes of ironing out any kinks with the new prototype before the new units hit commercial production.

Co-Founder of the Seabin Project, Andrew Turton, came up with the idea of a bin collecting floating trash after years of seeing debris build up in areas where it could easily be disposed. He thought there needed be a solution to this particular pollution problem.

Turton joined with fellow Co-Founder Pete Ceglinski onto the idea of the Seabin, where Ceglinski developed the prototype.

“Everybody is aware of the ocean problem with plastics. We came in at a time when the world was screaming for a solution,” said Ceglinski in a press release.

“We quit our jobs, took all our money and put our hearts and souls into making this happen. Our end goal is to live in a world where we do not need Seabins. That's why we also roll-out educational and research programs,” he stated.

The Seabin team says that the real solution is not just having the Seabins, although they say it is a step in the right direction, but that education and research and a dynamic partnership with Seabin’s pilot partners are the goals towards their mission of cleaner oceans.



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Weekly San Diego Sports Preview

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Here’s a look at what is going on in San Diego sports for the week of May 15th-21st.

PADRES: There’s a full week of baseball downtown! Monday-Thursday the Milwaukee Brewers come to Petco Park and Monday is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. After that the Arizona Diamondbacks head to town Friday-Sunday. Friday is American Red Cross Salute, Saturday Armed Forces Day and Sunday Compadres Kid Signings.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO TRITONS:

-BASEBALL: Wednesday vs. Stanislaus State 7 p.m. in Stockton and Thursday-Sunday at the CCAA Championships and NCAA West Regional.

-SOFTBALL: Thursday-Sunday at the NCAA’s TBA.

-WOMEN’S ROWING: Friday and Saturday at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia 4 a.m. both days.

-TRACK & FIELD: Saturday at the All On the Line Qualifier in Santa Barbara 11 a.m.

-MEN’S ROWING: Saturday at the Western Sprints Championships 1 p.m. in Rancho Cordova.

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO TOREROS:

-MEN’S GOLF: Monday-Wednesday at the NCAA Regional TBA.

-BASEBALL: Tuesday at San Diego State 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday vs. Pepperdine 6 p.m. and Sunday vs. Pepperdine 1 p.m.

POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY SEA LIONS:

-BASEBALL: Wednesday-Saturday at the NCAA West Regional TBD.

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AZTECS:

-MEN’S GOLF: Monday-Wednesday at the NCAA Washington Regional.

-BASEBALL: Tuesday vs. San Diego 6 p.m., Thursday and Friday vs. Fresno State 6 p.m. and Saturday vs. Fresno State 1 p.m.



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Teen Rammed to Death Identified as Chicago Officer's Daughter

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The 18-year-old woman killed in a gruesome attack Friday night has been identified as the daughter of Chicago police officer, according to sources close to her family.

Tatyanna Lewis was killed when a woman repeatedly rammed her into a tree with a car on the city’s Far South Side.

The incident occurred around 11:10 p.m. in the 11400 block of S. May St. in the city's Morgan Park neighborhood, according to police.

Officials said Lewis and a 24-year-old woman were in a verbal argument when the woman entered an SUV and chased Lewis down the sidewalk.

She then crashed into the teen, repeatedly striking her against a tree before fleeing, authorities said.

Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

She died from multiple blunt force injuries, the medical examiner found, and her death was ruled a homicide.

Brittany Patrick lives in the house next to where the violent attack took place and said she heard arguing before witnessing the horrific incident.

“I looked outside and I just saw the accident - you know, the impact,” Patrick said.

Bystanders said the SUV jumped the curb at a high rate of speed, tearing through the front lawn before the crash. [[422167163, C]]

“As soon as I looked out my window I saw a girl being rammed into the tree, and ran over and backed over and over again,” Patrick said. “She hit my car, backing over the body and then backed back over the body and got away.”

The following day, tire marks were clearly visible across the sidewalk, as well as damage to the tree and a piece of the SUV still laying beside it.

"To run somebody over just cold-blooded, it's unthinkable,” said neighbor Paul Thomas.

Just hours before her death, Lewis had posted on Facebook about a possible impending confrontation, with neighbors saying the argument was over a man.

Community activist and anti-violence advocate Andrew Holmes said a child was in the backseat of the car at the time, calling the incident “very disturbing.”

“I mean, an altercation between two females, two women and one was a mother – and it went wrong,” Holmes said.

The 24-year-old woman fled the scene, but was later apprehended by police. Investigators recovered the SUV about a mile and a half away, near W. 115th and S. LaSalle Sts.

The driver remains in custody and charges are pending, according to police, who continue to investigate.



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Torrey Pines HS Grads Scramble to Fulfill Swimsuit Orders

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In 24 hours, Instagram was flooded with a photo of a girl in a Pamela Anderson-esque red bathing suit lounging pool side.

Sunny Co promised Instagram users if they reposted the photo within 24 hours and tagged Sunny Co, they would receive a free bathing suit.

The offer was a too good to be true for Instagrammers to pass up.

The company went from 7,000 followers to 784,000 overnight, and eventually the account was shut down.

Although the success of the red bathing suit photo is widely known, many do not realize Sunny Co has its roots in San Diego.

The cofounders of the company, Alan Alchalel and Brady Silverwood, are Torrey Pines High School graduates. Now seniors at the University of Arizona, they are not the typical college grads.

Silverwood states, “Two weeks ago the only thing on my mind was graduation from the University of Arizona. Now, with graduation only two days away, it's the last thing on my mind. My main priority right now is to fulfill all of the orders we have received. I won't be satisfied until we do so.”

Silverwood and Alchalel reiterated that they were completely caught off guard by the viral success of the promotion, and are working as quickly as possible to fulfill orders.

The company will only fulfill the first 50,000 orders, not all of the reposts in the first 24 hours. These bathing suits are targeted to ship within 3-6 weeks. For any customers who inadvertently paid full price for the Pamela swimsuit since the promotion’s inception, customers can file a claim for a refund. Thus far, the company has issued nearly $73,000 in refunds. Per the Promo Rules, all sales were final for customers who paid shipping and handling.




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Poll: 48 Percent Call House GOP Health Care Bill a Bad Idea

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By a 2-to-1 ratio, Americans say the health care legislation that was recently passed by the House and supported by President Donald Trump is a bad idea instead of a good idea, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Forty-eight percent say it's a bad idea, including 43 percent of respondents who "strongly" believe that.

By contrast, just 23 percent call the legislation a good idea, including 18 percent who "strongly" say that.

This past February, however, 43 percent of Americans called the Obama plan a good idea, while 41 percent said it was bad.

On May 4, the House approved legislation - by a narrow 217-213 majority - to repeal and replace Obama's Affordable Care Act. No Democrats voted for the bill, and the legislative activity has since moved to the U.S. Senate.




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Marine Returning From Deployment Meets Son for First Time

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Lance Corporal Justin Tschanz held his son Hunter for the first time Saturday.

“First time I’ve even touched him,” Tschanz said while holding his handful of a boy. “I’ve seen videos, but it’s not like the real thing. “My first son, first kid. I’m always going to have a bond with him. I don’t really know how to describe it. But if you’re a dad you know the feeling.”

Tschanz and his Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 (HSC-21) "Blackjacks" detachment returned to Naval Air Station Coronado after a seven-month deployment this weekend. 

His wife Ryanne said her parents, in-laws and sister were helpful during Justin’s deployment.

“It was really emotional,” she told NBC 7 of Justin's deployment. “I’m really thankful for [my family's help]… but it’s one of those things I never really want to go through again. It’s been an emotional roller coaster.”

“Just knowing that she was alone with him and I wasn’t there to help out, it was a little stressful like is he all right?” Justin said of his wife and son.

This was one of several homecomings on San Diego area military bases over the last few days.

The primary missions of HSC-21 are Search and Rescue, Logistical Support, Naval Special Warfare and VERTREP (Vertical Replenishment) at sea to forward deployed battle groups in the Pacific and Indian Oceans and to fleet units in the west coast operating area, according to their Facebook page. 





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Lyft, Waymo Will Collaborate on Self-Driving Car Technology

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In the race to the self-driving future, Lyft has agreed to work with Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Google's parent company, to bring autonomous vehicles to the masses, both companies told NBC News on Sunday night.

The announcement comes as Waymo has accused Lyft's biggest competitor, Uber, of stealing trade secrets from the company to advance its own self-driving operation.

In a statement to NBC News, a Lyft representative said the plan is to partner with Waymo to "safely and responsibly launch self-driving vehicle pilots."

"Waymo holds today's best self-driving technology, and collaborating with them will accelerate our shared vision of improving lives with the world's best transportation," the company said.



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Man Hit by Surfliner in Carlsbad Expected to Survive

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A man in his 50s was hit by a northbound Surfliner train near State street in Carlsbad Sunday evening, the Sheriff's Department confirmed.

The train was heading for Oceanside around 8:30 p.m. when Amtrak tried to alert the man to get off the tracks. 


Train officials alerted him several times, but deputies believe he may have been disoriented. They don't know whether alcohol played a factor.


The train slowed to 87 miles an hour but couldn’t stop in time.

The victim was airlifted to Scripps La Jolla with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputies will be looking over surveillance footage Monday, and will interview the man to find out why he was on the tracks. 

The train was delayed for more than an hour. 







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At Least 1 Killed in 2-Car Crash in Ramona

SD IT Expert Explains How to Protect Yourself From Malware

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This weekend’s worldwide ransomware attack has once again called into question the security of the nation's computer networks.

The “WannaCry” attack affected more than 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries, including hospitals, Russian banks, Chinese universities and Fed Ex in the United States.

Experts are concerned the authors of the malware could rerelease it without a kill switch or that copycats could launch their own attack.

So how can you protect yourself?

Larry Piland, the head of Datel Systems – an IT company based in San Diego – breaks down how malware works.

“Your virus protection doesn't catch it,” he told NBC 7. “It comes in an email usually with an attachment with a spread sheet or a PDF file or something or a Microsoft Word file. And when you launch it, it latches on, looks for ways to get into your network server and it encrypts your files and at that point, you're done.”

The virus then demands a ransom of about $300 in bitcoin for a code to release your information.

Luckily, Piland says there are some simple red flags you can look for in suspicious emails.

First check the email header to see if it’s really from who it says it's from? “[Notice] verbiage or word choice within the email that people wouldn't use,” he explains. “’Kindly’ is a red flag right away. That I see in like 70 percent of the spam I get.”

Piland also says you should ask yourself if the company would contact you via email on that subject.

And if you’re still in doubt Piland says to go straight to the source. “Get a hold of the person,” he suggests. “Through messenger, text them, call them. Say ‘hey, did you send me this spread sheet?’ Check on it.”

And while no one wants to catch this cyber virus, he says it's especially important that small businesses stay vigilant.

“If you lose data and your business goes down for several days, it can really hurt your business. 60 percent or so of the businesses that have a big outage like this go out of business within a couple of years,” he explains.

Also make sure your operating systems are patched and up to date as well as your anti-virus and anti-malware software. Piland suggests using Malwarebytes anti-malware software.

Finally, in Word and Excel disable macros. Then if you do open a file, it won't trigger attack commands hidden in the file.

Friday's attack was halted by a 22-year-old British cyber blogger. He said he doesn't doubt there will be a second attack. 




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Honest Company Recalls Baby Wipes Due to Mold

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The Honest Company announced it is voluntarily recalling baby wipes due to the possible presence of mold.

The company, which was co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, says it's unlikely the mold is dangerous and the recall was issued "out of abundance of caution." Consumers are advised to check if the packages of Honest Wipes they purchased are affected in the recall.

The recall includes:

  • 10 count packages, UPC 0817810011276, 0816645024079, 0817810011276
  • 72 count packages, UPC 0817810011863, 7000000011863, 0816645023584, 0816645023591
  • 288 count packages, UPC 0817810014680
  • 576 count packages, UPC 0817810028540
The wipes were sold separately and included in Honest Diaper Cakes, Baby Basics Gift Set and Baby Arrival Gift Set.

The lot number is located on the back of Wipes packages. 

The Honest Company said no other products were impacted by the recall. Consumers may return affected products for a full refund.

For more information about the recall can be found online by clicking here.



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Woman Charged With Murder After Chicago Teen Rammed Into Tree

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A 24-year-old woman was charged with murder in a grisly attack that left a teenager, the daughter of a Chicago police officer, dead over the weekend. 

Chynna Stapleton, of Chicago, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the gruesome killing of 18-year-old Tatyanna Lewis Friday night. Police said the teen was murdered after a woman repeatedly rammed her into a tree with a car on the city’s Far South Side.

The incident occurred around 11:10 p.m. in the 11400 block of S. May Street in the city's Morgan Park neighborhood, according to police.

Officials said Lewis and the 24-year-old woman were in a verbal argument when the woman entered an SUV and chased Lewis down the sidewalk.

She then crashed into the teen, repeatedly striking her against a tree before fleeing, authorities said.

Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

She died from multiple blunt-force injuries, the medical examiner found, and her death was ruled a homicide.

Bystanders said the SUV jumped the curb at a high rate of speed, tearing through the front lawn before the crash. [[422167163, C]]

“As soon as I looked out my window I saw a girl being rammed into the tree, and ran over and backed over and over again,” said witness Brittany Patrick. “She hit my car, backing over the body and then backed back over the body and got away.”

Just hours before her death, Lewis had posted on Facebook about a possible impending confrontation, with neighbors saying the argument was over a man.

Community activist and anti-violence advocate Andrew Holmes said a child was in the backseat of the car at the time, calling the incident “very disturbing.”

“I mean, an altercation between two females, two women and one was a mother – and it went wrong,” Holmes said.

The 24-year-old woman fled the scene but was later apprehended by police, authorities said. Investigators recovered the SUV about a mile and a half away, near West 115th and South LaSalle Streets. 

Stapleton, who police allege also crashed into numerous other vehicles while fleeing the scene, was ordered held without bail Monday. Her public defender, Christ Anderson, had asked for the charges to be dropped to second-degree murder but the judge said in court that Stapleton is a threat to herself and society. 

"My daughter is not a monster," Stapleton's father, Jesse Stapleton, said at the courthouse. 

Stapleton is scheduled to appear in court again on June 2.



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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Struck-Down NC Voter ID Law

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The Supreme Court declined to hear North Carolina's appeal of a ruling that found its legislature intended to discriminate against minorities through one of the toughest voter ID laws in the United States, NBC News reported.

The law required photo ID, eliminated the ability to register and vote the same day, reduced the period for early voting by a week and more. It was passed after the Supreme Court invalidated parts of the federal Voting Rights Act in 2013.

But a court of appeals found North Carolina's law targeted African Americans "with almost surgical precision" in a blistering decision in July.

The Justice Department filed a brief urging the Supreme Court not to take up the case just one day before Donald Trump was inaugurated as president. Trump's Justice Department didn't take a position on the case.



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Barron Trump to Attend St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Md.

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President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron, will attend St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland, this fall after he moves from New York to D.C. with his mother. 

First lady Melania Trump confirmed the news in a statement to News4. 

"We are very excited for our son to attend St. Andrew's Episcopal School," she said. "It is known for its diverse community and commitment to academic excellence. The mission of St. Andrew's is 'to know and inspire each child in an inclusive community dedicated to exceptional teaching, learning, and service,' all of which appealed to our family." 


The school did not respond to an inquiry. 

Barron, 11, attended Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School in New York and is reportedly fluent in Slovenian, his mother's first language.

St. Andrew's serves children age 2 through 12th grade. The private school boasts small class sizes, with about 11 to 13 children per class, according to the school's website. Tuition for students in sixth, seventh and eighth grade is $38,590 per year for the upcoming school year.

The drive from the White House to the school is about 35 minutes in light traffic. 


The Daily Caller was first to report the news, based on unnamed sources.

Stay with News4 for more details on this developing story.




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Bus Carrying 26 Kids on DC Field Trip Overturns in Md.

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At least two people were injured when a bus carrying 26 Pennsylvania school children overturned on Interstate 95 in northeastern Maryland, state police said.

Authorities say the bus headed to Washington, D.C., on a field trip when it and another vehicle crashed near exit 89 in Havre de Grace, just before 10 a.m. Monday. 

Maryland State Police spokesman Greg Shipley said one child and one adult were flown to the hospital. Other passengers suffered minor cuts, scrapes and bruises, and were taken to the hospital by ambulance or evaluated at the scene. No deaths have been reported. Three chaperones and a driver were also on the bus.

According to officials, the children on board the bus are 8th grade students at C.W. Henry School in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. They were on their way to the Police Memorial in the nation's capitol. Their bus was in a caravan with three or four other vehicles, mostly carrying Philadelphia police cadets.

Werner Coach president Heath Ochroch confirmed to NBC10 Philadelphia that the bus belongs to his company in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.



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Reports of Dog Bites Up at Rady Children's ER

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The number of dog bites reported to Rady Children’s ER and Urgent Care reached almost the 500 mark in 2016. In many of the cases, the dog involved was familiar to the victim, officials said.

And so, Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and the San Diego Humane Society are going to join forces Monday to get the message out about dog bites.

Dogs often give owners clues about things they like and don’t like, experts say. Often, even the owners misinterpret what a dog’s body language is conveying.

"Particularly children who are being bit they don't realize that their quick jerky movements might unsettle a dog," one dog owner told NBC 7. She asked to be identified as Illeane. "Maybe that is something to do with it, and maybe there are some dogs that are more aggressive than others."

Please refresh this page for updates on this story. Details may change as more information becomes available.



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Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group Returns Home to San Diego

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The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group will return to Naval Base San Diego Monday after a seven-month deployment to the Pacific, Middle East and the Horn of Africa.

A very large group - approximately 4,000 sailors and U.S. Marines - will be returning home.

Those returning are sailors with USS Makin Island, USS Somerset and USS Comstock. Also, Marines from seven different squadrons will be coming home with them.

Please refresh this page for updates on this story. Details may change as more information becomes available.



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