The beach water in Coronado is brown.

But lifeguards told NBC 7, it's not a cause for concern.

The color is part of a seasonal cycle caused by algae bloom often referred to as Red Tide.

“It’s perfectly normal. We see it just about every spring and it’s completely safe for people,” said Coronado Lifeguard Captain Sean Carey.

Carey said the bloom is typically caused by a change in water temperature and is usually smaller.

But as of Wednesday, the brownish tint could be seen in the water as far as the eye could see from the Hotel Del Coronado.

There was a concern the brown water could be caused by sewage problems south in Imperial Beach.

That is not the case, and lifeguards in Coronado said there are no water quality issues.

According to the county health department, water samples taken on Monday in Imperial Beach indicate bacteria levels are undetectable. But there is still a beach closure in effect from Seacoast Drive to the border.

In Coronado, the brown water did not keep tourists from swimming.

“I like knowing that it’s not a sewage problem. I think that nature has its way of handling things, and if it’s an algae bloom, then I would assume that’s what nature wants to have happen,” said Las Vegas resident Kelly Schwarz.

House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday it was “obviously” not appropriate for President Donald Trump to ask James Comey for “loyalty” after prepared testimony by the fired FBI director alleges the president did just that, NBC News reported.

In a statement released Wednesday by the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey said Trump asked for his loyalty during a one-on-one dinner at the White House. Comey said he replied that he could offer honesty.

When asked if it was appropriate for the president to be asking the FBI director for such loyalty, Ryan told MSNBC’s Greta Van Susteren, "No, obviously, I don’t think that is."

The Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee voted to have city staff look at new strategies to combat illegal marijuana dispensaries in San Diego.

Staff will have 120 days to report back to the committee about what is currently being done to fight illegal pot shops and what can be done moving forward.

The City of San Diego has worked hard to crackdown on illegal dispensary storefronts over the last several years.

Based on the committee’s report, currently, there are four open cases against illegal dispensaries--compared to nearly 300 open cases back in 2009.

The problem is that illegal pot shops are now moving their business into illegal marijuana delivery services using apps like Weedmaps.

“What we are trying to focus on now is--what we have seen is a shift to local delivery methods. Those folks who are operating illegally are seeing the enforcement of storefronts and they are now shifting their way of conducting business to deliveries," said Councilmember Chris Cate (Dist. 6).

Zach Lazarus, the CEO of "A Green Alternative", the first licensed and legal marijuana dispensary, believes the city is moving in the right direction.

“Patients can get sick, they can have issues eating edibles. Some of the dispensaries aren’t going to card and they are going to sell to minors. The city is trying to protect everyone,” said Lazarus.

Lazarus told NBC 7 it took about a year and a half before his business opened their doors after going through the city’s licensing process.

Right now, there are 14 legal marijuana dispensaries in San Diego and only four are allowed in each district.

The Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee is committed to having all dispensaries follow the rules of the city.

“There is going to be an underground market for this and I think what we need to do as a city is say, ‘We accept Prop 64 and we understand that’," Cate said. "Voters and residents are OK with legal outlets but they want to see their city, their jurisdictions combat the illegal ones because those are the ones we don’t know if they are operating by the rules or not and what they are promoting or selling."

He added, "We want to make sure everyone is following the rules, that restrictions are being put on them, that they are going to be good stewards of the public’s trust, good neighbors, and when you have illegal operations that are occurring we don’t know what they are doing."

Free mammograms and blood pressure and blood sugar checks, as well as other health screenings were available at the Big Lots parking lot in San Diego Wednesday.

The screenings opened at noon and continued until 6 p.m., located on the 1600 block of Euclid Avenue, said health officials.

Wendy Shurelds, a Susan G. Komen San Diego community resource advocate, breast cancer survivor and co-founder of the event, spoke about the importance of mammograms and the organization's impact in San Diego County.

"I'm talking to women and I'm talking to men cause men also get breast cancer. It is so important to get your annual mammogram and we're here today to provide that," said Shurelds.

Health officials say they will continue to host these free health screenings on the first Wednesday of every month.

To qualify for a free mammogram, women must be uninsured, under-insured or low-income. Women over 40 years of age who had their last full mammogram at least one year ago qualify, as well as women who are under 40 years of age and experiencing related symptoms, said health officials.

More health resources were also provided at the event. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., attendees had the opportunity to browse a Farmers Market courtesy of Project New Village. Local farmers sold fresh produce, prepared food, crafts and more.

In San Diego, six women are diagnosed with breast cancer every day, according to health representatives for Susan G. Komen San Diego. If discovered early enough, the most common type of breast cancer has a nearly 99 percent survival rate.

After working at a local university for 14 years and being laid off, Shurelds found herself without insurance and turned to Susan G. Komen San Diego for help. The organization paid for her diagnostics and treatments.

Dr. Suzanne Affalo, also a co-founder of the event, spoke about the importance for early detection, explaining her doctor's perspective and the significance of providing screenings to African American women.

The goal is to bridge the gap in health coverage available to the underserved communities of San Diego, said health officials.

In order to pre-register for next month's screenings and ask whether you qualify, call 619-269-1299 or email Wendy Shurelds at wendy@sdkomen.org.

It's the first time Komen San Diego has partnered with Kaiser Permanente, Project New Village, San Diego Black Nurses Association and San Ysidro Health Center to offer these services.

New revolutionary research out of University of California, San Diego shows that cancer cells can communicate with each other. This might be how they adapt to resist chemotherapy treatment.

The research is spearheaded by Dr. Maurizio Zanetti, who said Wednesday chemotherapy is only effective in twenty to forty percent of cancer patients.

"Cancer cells send signals to neighboring cancer cells and they make them do what they want, essentially," said Dr. Zanetti. "By releasing the signal they make other cells learn how to cope with difficult environments.”

Similar to how one would warn someone of danger through a cell phone, Dr. Zanetti said the cells are able to resist better than if they were not signaled.

"Overtime, they will develop survival capability, which is exactly what you don’t want," he added.

Dr. Zanetti said forming new treatment options from his research is still in the distant future. He added new treatment options will have to involve newly developed drugs that use this information to tactically stop the communication between cells.

A San Diego man was sentenced Wednesday for the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a Lincoln Park man, the District Attorney's office confirmed. 

Darius Runnells, 22, was sentenced to two years in state prison for felony hit-and-run charges causing a death. He pleaded guilty to the charges in court on May 9.

On April 5, around 8:25 p.m., 57-year-old Ruben Meza was struck by a vehicle while walking across the street on the 1200 block of South 47th Street.

Runnells was behind the wheel of the vehicle that struck and killed Ruben Meza along South 47th Street on April 5. 

Meza was walking across the street heading home to his apartment around 8:25 p.m. when he was struck. Runnells didn't stop to offer any help to Meza. Instead, he parked the vehicle approximately a mile away from the scene of the collision.

Officers were alerted to the vehicle two days after the crash by a neighbor who noticed the shattered windshield with front-end damage.

NBC 7 learned Runnells' driving privileges had been suspended more than a year before the crash for driving without a license, a traffic infraction and failure to appear in court.

On the night of Meza's death, Runnells was driving a Toyota Corolla registered to his mother.

Runnells' mother lives just around the block from where Ruben Meza was killed. Meza, 57, left behind a large family including his wife, kids and grandchildren.

He turned himself into the authorities on April 13.

Camp Pendleton is hosting a week-long training for firefighters from Southern California, stretching from Los Angeles to the border.

More than 150 men and women are participating in daily training before the start of wildfire season.

This year's Fire School includes U.S. Forest Service, Orange County Fire Authority, Cal Fire and local San Diego County agencies.

The training is designed to give young or seasoned firefighters the chance to experience what it is really like to take on wildfires.

“The uniqueness about the training is the fact that this is real world," said John Cook, Chief of Training with Camp Pendleton. "This isn’t a simulator, this is actual firefighters working in terrain. That is what they’re going to see when they go to these fires."

The training prepares firefighters to combat the fires aggressively. They also gain critical experience that can make all of the difference in an actual fire.

Firefighters start their training by igniting controlled fires across three areas with different landscapes--a flat surface, hills and steep slopes. They then have to access the area, name the fire and then move in to control the flames and extinguish them. This is the exact process followed during real fires.

"I've been doing this for over 10 years so you kind of get used to it," said Camp Pendleton firefighter Jessie Lopez. "Once you see a lot of the fire out there, it's one of those things you get comfortable with it."

Camp Pendleton is the ideal location to burn small acres without posing a threat to property or people. It has been hosting the Fire School for over 35 years.

A trio of thieves is suspected of using a popular vacation rental website to steal from a Hillcrest vacation home.

One of the suspects booked the home through the popular vacation rental site VRBO.

Now the homeowners say they believe others could have also been targets.

From giving tours of the koi pond and herb garden to the patio with a Jacuzzi, Zapher Dajani said he likes to make his vacation rental guests through VRBO feel comfortable when renting his Hillcrest guest home.

So when he got a last-minute booking Monday, he laid out the red carpet.

“I really wanted to show him and make him feel at home," Dajani said.

Dajani told NBC 7, a guest with the profile name of Malik Simmons took advantage of his hospitality.

Surveillance video captured two of three accomplices stealing Dajani and his partner's stuff. Dajani said police asked him not to release video of the main suspect.

“It was heart-wrenching. My stomach just dropped," Dajani said. "It was the biggest feeling of violation."

Dajani told NBC 7 that the thieves stole art hanging on the wall, furniture and dismantled other equipment. What they ditched was waiting in the foyer of the Hillcrest home when Dajani returned Tuesday after the visitor's checkout.

“They were staging it to put everything in the front foyer of the house and have a truck come up and load it quickly," Dajani said.

Dajani believes the doorbell camera spooked the trio into abandoning the heist. Forcing them to leave behind some of the stolen goods, including someone else's  bed slats abandoned in the bushes of their home.

Seeing other people's stolen property at their home made Dajani's partner Derick Dorner  believe other VRBO hosts across San Diego could fall prey.

“Makes you feel really violated knowing other people got robbed too,” said Dorner. It'ss unbelievable."

A detective on the case was not available to answer if this is part of a larger trend.

The suspect's profile is still active on VRBO.

Dajani said he and his partner are concerned the crimes could continue and are questioning VRBO's verification process. 

VRBO has not returned our request for information on their secuirty and verification process.

Yangervis Solarte took the reins of the Padres offense Wednesday night with a solo shot and a RBI single in his first two at-bats.

But then the Friars were silenced by a lamb.  Jake Lamb to be exact.

The Arizona third baseman hoisted a three-run homer off of Padres starter Luis Perdomo in the bottom of the third inning to put the home team up 3-2.

Two batters later, Diamondbacks second baseman Brandon Drury tagged Perdomo for a two-run missile that landed over the centerfield fence.

Those two swings flipped a 2-0 San Diego lead into a disappointing 5-2 deficit and the Diamondbacks led the rest of the way to secure a 7-4 victory.

What made it worst was that Perdomo had two outs when he gave up both long balls.

The young righty lasted just four innings and fell to 0-3 while his earned run average rose to 5.47.

Franchy Cordero and Jose Pirela added RBI singles in the fifth and eighth innings respectively but the visitors could not string together a crooked number in any frame.

Even Padres all-star candidate Brad Hand was a little bit off his game.

A slider got away from catcher Luis Torrens and allowed Arizona to tack on an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Minutes later, Hunter Renfroe appeared to throw out a runner at home plate with a bullet from right field, but Arizona challenged and the call was overturned to give the D’Backs a 7-3 advantage.

Former Padres all-star closer Fernando Rodney entered in the ninth inning and locked down his 15th save of the season.

Rodney struck out Renfroe to end the game.

San Diego tries to salvage a game in the series in a Thursday matinee.

First pitch is set for 12:40 in Phoenix with Clayton Richard opposing Patrick Corbin.

One person was stabbed after a fight inside a concert venue in the North Park neighborhood of San Diego Wednesday night.

The fight occurred around 9 p.m. at the Observatory North Park on the 2900 block of University Avenue, near 30th Street. 

According to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD), there was a lot of commotion as approximately 800 people exited the venue around the same time the fight occurred.

Video posted to social media appears to show a man rushing the stage and punching rapper XXXtentacion, knocking him over. Security guards rush on to the stage to help and a fight breaks out.

The following videos may be graphic for some.

In one video, a security guard appears to be carrying a man off the stage.

Police said one person was stabbed but the injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.

The victim was taken to the hospital.

No other information was available.

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The polls opened across Britain early Thursday in the snap election dominated by Brexit negotiations and recent terror attacks, NBC News reported.

Prime Minister Theresa May called for the election in hopes of increasing her Conservative Party's majority in Parliament, which could help her in the negotiations with the European Union.

May said she wants to build a "stronger, fairer and more prosperous Britain." While Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said he wants to govern "for the many, not the few."

Voters are choosing 650 lawmakers for the House of Commons. Polling stations close at 5 p.m. ET.

An innocent man was beaten by cops after a police chase and shooting that ended in a fiery crash in Jersey City Sunday night, prosecutors say.

The man seen on video being kicked by officers on Tonnelle Avenue turned out to be a bystander who suffered burns in the crash -- not the driver that police officers were pursuing, according to the Hudson County prosecutor's office. 

"Our investigators have reviewed the video and we believe with certainty that this man is the bystander from West New York who suffered burns, not Leo Pinkston, the individual pursued by police," said a spokesman for the prosecutor's office. 

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop says he wants the officers fired.

"This is unacceptable," he tweeted Wednesday. "We're IDing officers. We'll pursue termination + criminal charges as appropriate." 

He later told News 4, "I don't think there's any explanation that would justify their actions," Fulop said. "The entire pursuit that was previous to that fiery crash had questionable judgment calls from the officers, from the shootings to continuing to pursue the car."  

Prosecutors are continuing to investigate the video, and prosecutors are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them at 201-915-1345. 

The police chase began at Ocean and Cator avenues after 11 p.m., when the driver, identified as the 48-year-old Pinkston, fled police during a traffic stop. Cops pursued him down Tonnelle Avenue, and Pinkston got into a minor crash when he tried to move between two lanes of traffic.

That's when Jersey City police opened fire, though it's not clear if anyone was hit by the bullets, authorities said. Pinkston kept going until he crashed into a utility pole a few blocks away and his vehicle burst into blames. 

Another man happened to be driving along Tonnelle Avenue at the time of the chase, and was critically injured when Pinkston's vehicle combusted, authorities said at the time. Prosecutors now say that was the man in the video being kicked by cops.

A neighbor, Tom Evans, said he watched from his balcony as two cars slammed into the utility pole, then saw emergency responders struggle to pull someone out of a burning car. 

The man who recorded the encounter on video, Eric Roberto, told News 4 he witnessed the officers kicking the injured man and dragging him into the street.

"They didn't help him, they just started kicking him and grabbing him," Roberto said. "I don't think they treated him the right way, and that's not how you treat any human in this world." 

The Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association, a union representing Jersey City police officers, said the officers were trying to put out the flames and get the man to safety. 

"Taking swift action isn't always elegant, but this video clearly shows that the officers acted quickly to extinguish the flames, and pull this man out of harm's way," JCPOBA President Carmine Disbrow said in a statement. 

The burned bystander is being treated for his injuries. His family told News 4 New York that he has severe burns and fractured ribs, and that he's going into surgery on Thursday.

"When I saw the images of my son being massacred, it was indescribable. He was just leaving home for work," the victim's father, Tomas Felix, said. 

Meanwhile, Pinkston is also being treated at a hospital and faces charges of aggravated assault and eluding. Prosecutors didn't immediately say why police initially tried to stop him, nor did they say why he may have fled. 

A spokeswoman for Jersey City says city officials are working with prosecutors to identify the officers in the video. The city will seek termination of the officers, "in addition to any possible criminal penalties in appropriate cases," said Jennifer Morrill. 

In two successive revelations delivered on Monday, FBI director James Comey confirmed in a testimony before the House Intelligence Committee that his federal agency is investigating the 2016 Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia and that there is no evidence of Obama wiretapping Trump Tower before or after the election.

As NBC News reported, Comey, who 11 days before the November election called for a re-examination of Hillary Clinton's email server, was blamed by some Democrats for their nominee's loss to President Donald Trump. 

But before being thrust into the spotlight, the 56-year-old and father of five had a long career as a federal prosecutor. Read on for five facts to know about director Comey.

President Donald Trump abruptly fired James Comey as director of the FBI in the midst of the law enforcement agency's investigation into whether Trump's presidential campaign was connected to Russian meddling in the election. In a letter to Comey, Trump said the dismissal was necessary to restore the public's trust and confidence.

Often lauded for his independence, Comey had come under intense scrutiny in recent months for his role in the agency's investigation into the email practices of Trump's opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton, including a pair of letters he sent to Congress on the matter in the final days of last November's election.

A look at key moments in Comey's tenure and the lead-up to Trump's decision to fire him.

Sept. 4, 2013: Comey is sworn in to office as the seventh director of the FBI. He was nominated for the post by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate.

July 5, 2016: Holds news conference to announce that "no reasonable prosecutor" would bring criminal charges against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, over her email practices as secretary of state, but criticizes Clinton and her staff for being "extremely careless" in their handling of classified material.

July 5, 2016: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump calls the FBI's decision not to bring criminal charges against Clinton the greatest example yet that the system is "rigged."

July 7, 2016: Comey vigorously defends the decision not to prosecute Clinton over her use of a private email server as secretary of state. Under an onslaught of Republican criticism, Comey says that to charge Clinton would have been unwarranted and mere "celebrity hunting."

Oct. 28, 2016: Days before the election, Comey informs Congress by letter that he was reopening the investigation into Clinton's email practices based on new evidence, citing the discovery of emails on a laptop used by a top Clinton aide. Justice Department officials warned Comey against sending the letter, saying that doing so would be inconsistent with department policy meant to avoid the appearance of prosecutorial interference or meddling in elections.

Oct. 28, 2016: Trump reacts to FBI's decision to investigate new messages related to Clinton's emails, telling a campaign rally that he has "great respect for the FBI for righting this wrong."

Nov. 6, 2016: Comey tells Congress in a follow-up letter that a review of newly discovered Clinton emails has "not changed our conclusions" that she should not face criminal charges.

Nov. 6: Trump criticizes Comey's second letter to Congress, saying Clinton was being protected by a "rigged system" and pronouncing her "guilty," despite the FBI's conclusion that criminal charges were unwarranted.

Nov. 8, 2016: Trump is elected president.

Nov. 12, 2016: During a telephone call with top campaign donors, Clinton blames Comey for her defeat by Trump. Clinton said her campaign was on track to win the election until Comey sent the letter to Congress on Oct. 28.

Nov. 13, 2016: In a CBS "60 Minutes" broadcast after the election, Trump said he hadn't decided whether to keep Comey.

Jan. 6, 2017: Comey is among a group of four top U.S. intelligence officials who briefed then-President-elect Donald Trump on their conclusions that Russia meddled in the presidential election on his behalf. Trump told The Associated Press by telephone after the meeting that he "learned a lot" but declined to say whether he accepted their conclusion about Russia.

Jan. 22, 2017: Two days after taking office, Trump appears to single out Comey at a White House reception to thank law enforcement officers and others that helped during the inauguration. Trump called Comey over to where he was standing in the Blue Room to offer a handshake and a partial hug, then commented that Comey has "become more famous than me."

March 8, 2017: During a cybersecurity conference at Boston College, Comey said he planned to serve his entire 10-year term, quipping, "You're stuck with me for another 6½ years."

March 20, 2017: Comey testifies to Congress that the FBI has been investigating possible links between Trump associates and Russian officials since July, the same month he held an unusual news conference to discuss the investigation into Clinton. Comey had previously refused to acknowledge the parallel Trump investigation, and his disclosure enrages Democrats who already blamed Comey for costing Clinton the presidency.

March 20, 2017: Comey testifies at the same hearing that the FBI and Justice Department have no information to substantiate Trump's unsubstantiated claim on Twitter that former President Barack Obama wiretapped him before the election.

May 2, 2017: Clinton again lays part of the blame for losing the election on Comey's Oct. 28 letter. "If the election were on Oct. 27, I would have been your president," she tells a women's luncheon in New York.

May 3, 2017: Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Comey insists that he was consistent in his handling of the separate investigations into Clinton and Trump. Comey also said it made him feel "mildly nauseous" to think his actions in October might have influenced the election outcome. But he told senators: "I can't consider for a second whose political futures will be affected and in what way. We have to ask ourselves what is the right thing to do and then do it."

May 9, 2017: Comey sends Congress a letter correcting his prior sworn testimony regarding emails handled by longtime Clinton associate Huma Abedin. Comey had told Congress that Abedin had sent "hundreds and thousands" of emails to her husband's laptop, including some with classified information. The two-page, follow-up letter said that, in fact, only "a small number" of the thousands of emails found on the laptop had been forwarded there while most had simply been backed up from electronic devices.

May 9, 2017: Trump abruptly fires Comey. "It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission," Trump states in a letter addressed to Comey.

Forget sports bars — it was all about politics at watering holes in the nation's capital as fired FBI Director James Comey testified before Congress.

Shaw's Tavern in Washington opened early and attracted a line of waiting customers seeking to watch the former FBI director's congressional appearance. A special menu was offered for occasion, with the sandwich, the vodka and Covfefe coffee - a coffee with whipped cream and cinnamon. The hearing blared on televisions mounted throughout the bar and on the patio. 

"This is massive,'' said Dani Robillard, 42, of San Francisco, who lined up outside Shaw's. She said she was in town for a wedding and wanted to watch the hearing with people. Like others in line, she said she did not support Trump.

Todd Shaffer, 55, a commercial real estate agent in the crowd at Shaw's, predicted that little would get done in the nation's workplaces.

"No one is working today,'' he said. 

That was true for Stephanie Williams, 22, of McLean, Virginia, who took the day off from her job as a public health intern. 

"This is the kind of thing our children are going to be talking about in history classes,'' she said. 

Orlando Lopez, 32, a self-employed Lyft driver, said he took time off as well. 

"I think there was obstruction of justice,'' he said. "I would like to see that come to light.'' 

Asked what he planned to order at Shaw's, he said: "I'd like to get a white Russian.'' 

The crowd at Shaw's grew quiet when the hearing began, but patrons reacted to key moments, with some applauding when Comey said Trump's administration spread "lies, plain and simple'' and "defamed'' him and the FBI. 

"When he called the president a liar basically, that was impressive,'' said Caitrin McKee, 35, of Silver Spring, Maryland. "I think (Trump) deserves to be impeached, and this could be the beginning.''

Other bars across the District also joined in on the watch party fun. 

"Starting at 10 a.m. anytime Donald Trump tweets about the hearing we will give a free round of drinks to everyone that's in here," said Ashley Saunders, general manager at Union Pub on Capitol Hill.

Even if that means hundreds will turn out, "it'd be great," she said. 

But Trump remained silent during the hearing; his son, Donald Trump Jr., did not show the same restraint.

Rob Heim, Shaw's general manager, said this isn't the first time politics has been a big draw for the bar. 

"We definitely had more people for election night than the Super Bowl," he said.

The hearing is Comey's first congressional appearance since he was fired by President Donald Trump last month. The testimony comes amid investigations by the FBI and congressional committees into the scope of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

In a statement to the intelligence committee released on Wednesday, Comey detailed a handful of one-on-one interactions with Trump that he said made him uneasy. The president had demanded his loyalty, had tried to create a "patronage relationship," and asked him to back off an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Comey alleged. Comey also confirmed Trump's assertion that he assured him Trump was not a target of the FBI's investigation into Russia's meddling and possible collusion by Trump's campaign.

At Duffy's Irish Pub in D.C., a large-screen TV on the patio and 15 TVs inside were tuned in as lawmakers pressed Comey on his prepared testimony. Duffy's also served "Covfefe cocktails."

Another bar, The Pug on H Street NE, said in a Twitter post Monday they would open at 11 a.m., but "given the gravity of Thusday's Comey hearings," their TVs will be showing HGTV or "Law and Order" re-runs.

Commissary, located near Logan Circle, encouraged everyone to gossip about the Comey hearing over bottomless brunch.

Bottomless mimosas, bloody marys and sangria were served for $15. The bar also offered a $5 "Conspiracy and Covfefe" drink, which features American beer and a shot of Russian vodka.

Lastly, the Partisan and Red Apron Butcher, located on D Street in Penn Quarter, served specialty drinks called "The Last Word" and "Drop The Bomb."

Breakfast was also served for those who got a little hungry during the Comey viewing party.

Back at Union Pub, Saunders took a political tact herself in talking about the fixture's clientele. Her customers are both pro- and anti-Trump, she said. 

One Washington bar that did nothing special was in the lobby of Trump's hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol. 

Of the four TVs at the bar, three were tuned to Fox News coverage of the hearing, while the fourth showed French Open tennis. The TVs were muted, with quiet jazz playing over the lobby's sound system. That meant anyone who wanted to follow Comey's remarks had to read the captions. 

Plenty of velvet and leather seats at the bar were available, and one point, there were as many reporters (four) as there were ordinary people having a drink and watching the hearing. 

Ravi Nallamothu and his wife, Padmaja Manyam, both 39-year-old physicians and Trump supporters from Napa, California, said they decided to have a drink at the bar and watch the hearing because the line at the nearby National Archives was too long. They wanted to see the hotel while they were in town. 

"It is Trumpian,'' Manyam said. 

Nallamothu said he read Comey's prepared remarks, concluding,"I don't think there's much there.''

"I think it's political theater,'' he said. "I don't think there's much they're going to get out of it.'' 

If you find any other bars hosting viewing parties for the hearing, email us to let us know. 

San Diego County Sheriff's deputies (SDSO) are investigating a homicide in Valley Center. 

The homicide happened at approximately 5 a.m. at Villa Sierra Road, across Villa Sera Lane, in Valley Center in North San Diego. The location is south of State Route 76 and east of Cole Grande Road. 

SDSO Spokesman Ken Nelson did not have further details. 

No other information was available.

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A car plunged 100 feet down a La Jolla cliff early Thursday morning, landing on the beach below, San Diego Fire-Rescue (SDFD) officials said. 

The crash happened at approximately 7:43 a.m. Thursday near Coast Walk and Torrey Pines Road in the popular tourist spot of La Jolla Cove. The drop was about 100 to 200 feet. 

No one was inside the car at the time. 

It is unclear if anyone is on the beach below. 

Lifeguards will use a heavy crane to tow the car out. 

No other information was available.

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San Diego police are investigating a shooting in the parking lot of a 24 Hour Fitness gym on Balboa Avenue. 

The shooting happened at approximately 1:50 a.m. Thursday at the 24 Hour Fitness Super Sport gym, located on the 7700 block of Balboa Avenue. The location is just east of Interstate 805. 

Police say a Nissan Maxima, reported stolen a few hours before the shooting, was found crashed at the gym. 

Witnesses at the gym saw the tail end of a shootout between the Maxima and possibly two other cars. 

Everyone fled from the scene before police arrived. 

Maintenance workers from the Applebees, right across the parking lot, told police they saw a silver or light colored older model Honda Civic and dark colored Toyota Camry taking off from the scene. 

It is unclear if anyone was injured. There do not appear to be any victims. 

No further information was available. 

The shooting remains under investigation. 

A motorcyclist was hurt in a hit-and-run crash in Egger Highlands Thursday morning, police confirmed.

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the motorcyclist was traveling on southbound Palm Avenue at Saturn Boulevard at around 6:15 a.m. when a car hit him.

The motorcyclist suffered a broken leg and other minor injuries. The driver fled the scene, police said, possible in a small, silver 2-door sedan.

As of 10 a.m., the suspect was still outstanding. The motorcyclist was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover.

The SDPD said witnesses reported the suspect might have been wearing a military uniform. No further description of the suspect was immediately released.

Michigan-based Penske Automotive Group Inc. has acquired three of the Fuller auto dealerships in Chula Vista as well as the Fuller Collision Center.

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The asset purchase transaction closed June 5.

The SoCal Penske Dealer Group acquired the assets of Fuller Ford, Fuller Honda and Fuller Kia, all on Chula Vista’s Auto Park Drive, as well as the collision center.

“Fuller Motors is one of the largest employers in the city of Chula Vista. A great deal of effort from both sides went into ensuring a smooth transition for the Fuller employees,” said CEO Roger S. Penske Jr.

Penske called the closure of the deal “a significant milestone” for the SoCal Penske Dealer Group.

The stores will be rebranded Penske Ford Chula Vista, Penske Honda Chula Vista, Penske Kia Chula Vista and Penske Collision Center Chula Vista.

Penske now has 14 dealerships in Southern California, including many in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa neighborhood.

Shares of Penske trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PAG. The corporation reported revenue of $20.1 billion in 2016.

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