Police are investigating a homicide in the North Clairemont neighborhood Friday evening, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD).

Officers received a call about a man on the 5000 block of Gaylord Drive at about 2:30 p.m.

Once they arrived at the scene, they entered a home along with paramedics. The victim was found suffering from major trauma, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

SDPD Homicide Detectives are at the scene, currently investigating the incident. The victim will be identified to the public after the family is notified.

Anyone with information regarding this incident can call the Homicide Unit at 619-531-2293. No other information was immediately available.

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NBC 7's Danielle Radin breaks down the simple and easy way you can check if your vote might have been compromised by Russian hackers during the U.S. election.

A supporter of President Trump jumped onstage during a performance of "Julius Caesar" in Central Park before she was arrested, police said.

The play, put on by The Public Theater, portrays a dictator, with the intention of imitating Donald Trump, in a business suit with a long tie who gets knifed to death onstage. The production has drawn criticism from the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., and other conservatives. 

The protester took to the stage of the Delacorte Theater around 8:30 p.m. Friday and interrupted the show for about ten minutes, police said.

Video posted to Twitter by pro-Trump activist Jack Posobiec appears to show the event unfold. He captioned the video: "BREAKING: Julius Ceasar [sic] Gets SHUTDOWN."

"Stop the normalization of political violence against the right — this is unacceptable," the woman shouted onstage. "You cannot promote this kind of violence against Donald Trump." 

She is eventually drowned out by an announcer calling for security and a chorus of boos from the audience.

"Shame on the New York City Public Theater for doing this," she shouted. 

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Moments later, a man holding the camera in the video posted by Posobiec — it may be Posobiec himself — starts shouting at the audience.

"You are all Goebbels, you are all Nazis like Joseph Goebbels," the man said as he pointed at the audience. "You are inciting terrorists."

Goebbels was a minister of propaganda in Nazi Germany.

"The blood of Steve Scalise is on your hands," the man shouted as he is taken away by security.

Congressman Scalise, House Majority Whip, was among several people injured in a shooting in Virginia earlier this week. The shooter, who was shot and killed by police, had a social media page filled with criticism of Republicans and the Trump administration.

The protester onstage appears to be pro-Trump activist Laura Loomer, who posted what appeared to be a first-person video of the incident to her Periscope account. She and Posobiec have contributed to The Rebel Media, a right-wing website. 

The hashtag #FreeLaura was trending on Twitter Friday night. 

The woman onstage was eventually placed under arrest. Police said she’ll be charged with disorderly conduct and trespassing.

No injuries were reported.

A performance of the classic Shakespeare play went on as planned in Central Park on Monday night despite uproar over the stabbing of the Trump look-alike. 

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Delta Air Lines and Bank of America have pulled their sponsorship of the Public's version of the play, but in a statement Monday the theater said it stands behind the production. It noted its staging has "provoked heated discussion" but "such discussion is exactly the goal of our civically-engaged theater; this discourse is the basis of a healthy democracy."

Other defenders included Scott Stringer, the New York City comptroller, who wrote letters to the heads of Delta and Bank of America, arguing that dropping their support "sends the wrong message." He writes: "Art matters. The First Amendment matters. Expression matters." He enclosed copies of the play with the letters.

"I hope you enjoy it — it is a classic, in any age," he wrote.

A fire that scorched a 24-story apartment building in London as people slept has raised questions about fire safety measures in San Diego.

The building had 130 units inside and was built in the 1970s without sprinklers. Many people also didn't hear a fire alarm go off when it happened on Wednesday.

San Diego has more than 200 high-rise buildings at 75 feet or higher, and that number continues to rise downtown.

A lot of safety measures are being taken in San Diego to ensure people who live in high-rise buildings are safe in the case of a fire like the one in London.

City officials have acknowledged that because high-rises are built vertically, this does put people at greater risk during a fire. However, that is why safety codes regarding the construction of high-rises is much more stringent than other types of buildings in the city.

The City of San Diego sent us this statement regarding fire safety in high-rises:

"The City's Development Services Department enforces the California Building code regulations for all new high-rise buildings. All high-rise buildings are required to have fire sprinklers, fire alarms, smoke control and a minimum of two exits plus many other fire-life safety elements."

"The City's Fire-Rescue Department performs annual inspections at high-rise buildings to ensure that these fire/life safety features have been maintained in an approved manner," continued the statement.

Every high-rise is also required by law to have an emergency plan and to perform an actual evacuation drill each year.

One recommendation by the city is to always look at the floor plan of your building, usually located in the lobby, to know where your exit stairwells are to have an escape route in place in case of a fire.

Four people were hospitalized after a cross head-on collision in Jamul, with both drivers suffering major trauma, confirmed California Highway Patrol (CHP).

The other two passengers in the SUV suffered minor injuries from the crash, said CHP officials. 

An SUV collided with a pickup truck at about 9:15 p.m. on Lyons Valley Road and Jamul Drive, according to CHP. One of the drivers was headed westbound on Lyons Valley and the other was trying to make a left onto Lyons when they collided.

Paramedics were sent to the scene. According to Cal Fire, it happened in front of St. Pius X Catholic church.

No other information was immediately available.

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An active duty Marine killed in a motorcycle accident was just 20 years old, a newlywed and a car enthusiast.

"He has a big heart and [is] very independent. Love for his family, if he had his mind set on something, he had his mind on it,” said Kaytlin Laughman, his wife.

Lance Corporal Brandon Laughman and his wife had only been married 10 days before he died. He crashed while driving his motorcycle eastbound on Friars Road near Mission Center.

The victim returned to active duty in San Diego just days after marrying his high school sweetheart, Kaytlin, back in Urbana Ohio. That's where he was born and raised.

Kaytlin told us over the phone she was about to move to San Diego. They were apartment hunting, planning a family and he was planning a career in the U.S. Marine Corps. 

"His grandfather was a marine. Growing up, that is all Brandon wanted to do is be a Marine,” said Melissa Laughman, the victim's mother.

Melissa  was notified of his death the night of the crash. San Diego Police say Laughman died of injuries sustained after losing control of his motorcycle, then falling off of it.

"It's not a phone call any parent wants to get,” Melissa said.

Brandon was the first born and only son. He was determined and head strong. His family says he was mature beyond his tender age.

"He loved his family, he was very protective of me and his sister. He was the man of the house,” Melissa said.

Brandon also had a great passion for cars. The San Diego car club he belonged to put together a memorial at the crash site and paid him tribute with a parade of cars past the accident scene.

"It's amazing how much he has touched people. I am definitely proud of my son,” Melissa said.

The family is making funeral plans this week. Brandon will be buried back in his home town.

Two other clubs are hosting a BBQ and car meet tomorrow at Ski Beach as a memorial to Brandon, according to a Facebook event.

A stolen transportation van has been spotted across San Diego, two days after being stolen from a non-profit that houses homeless youth.

Eric Lovett founded Urban Street Angels five years ago.

“It was a vehicle that we use to help save and change lives,” said Lovett. “That’s what got me the most, why would you steal from us?”

Lovett started the group when he was feeding homeless in Ocean Beach back in 2012. “I was on the street giving out sandwiches and water and a young man named Steven, he is 19 years old…He said thanks for the food but what I really need is a place to live.”

Lovett began housing homeless youth in his own home, then partnered with people in the community to start the program.

Urban Street Angels works with Mission Gathering Christian Church on Polk Street in North Park. They house about 30 homeless youth every Tuesday. The van was used to transport the youth from Ocean Beach to their center.

“We picked them up on Tuesday night and then we took them back on Wednesday morning,” explained Lovett. “This week we took them back, and our volunteer parked the van right out here. We showed up the next morning and [in] the afternoon and it was gone.”

People in the community have spotted the van being driven across the city. On Thursday night, Urban Street Angels’ volunteer M.G. Perez saw a person cruising with the van on Oregon St. and Monroe Ave.

Others spotted the van Friday afternoon, parked at a gym parking lot in Point Loma. Police have encouraged the public to report sightings of the vehicle.

For more information on Urban Street Angels, visit their website.

The Pennsylvania jury that deadlocked on the fate of Bill Cosby mirrored the split in the court of public opinion. 

The mistrial declared Saturday underscored a wider struggle to reconcile the disconnect between prosecutors' depiction of Cosby as a sexual predator and his long run as one of our most beloved entertainers. 

The 12 Pennsylvanians, unlike the rest of the country, sifted through evidence and testimony as they considered over 52 hours whether Cosby drugged and assaulted then-Temple University employee Andrea Constand in his home outside Philadelphia in 2004.

The public could only judge Cosby via media reports – including the unproven allegations of dozens of other women, whose accounts, stretching back to the 1960s, largely echo Constand's. 

Steadfast Cosby supporters can point to juror division as evidence of a prosecution case that was far from open-and-shut. But there’s little doubt, reasonable or otherwise, that the trial helped seal the new image of "America's Dad" as, at best, a philanderer. 

There's no doubt he had sexual contact with Constand (Cosby contends it was consensual). 

There's no doubt Cosby handed Constand pills (Benadryl, he says). 

There's no doubt he said under oath, during a deposition, that he bought Quaaludes to give to women he wanted to bed. 

There seems little doubt all this will be rehashed with prosecutors vowing to retry Cosby. 

The unsettling details of the case stand at odds with the previous popular perception of a man who rose to fame mining the humor of relatability with family friendly stories of growing up in a hardscrabble section of Philly. 

Cosby forged a special connection with children, dispensing laughs and wisdom from a cartoon junkyard in 1970s Saturday morning staple "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids," and even in commercials for Jell-O. 

He reached his pinnacle in the 1980s with "The Cosby Show," playing the sometimes goofy, but reliably loving patriarch of a model, yet very human family. The NBC show became a ratings hit and sitcom classic that some believe helped pave the way for the election of the first African-American president a generation after its debut. 

By now, Cosby should have been taking an extended victory lap – transitioning into life as "America's Granddad," while practicing the storytelling-driven standup style he turned into an art form. 

Instead, at 79 and with faltering eyesight, his legacy appears destined to be viewed through tarnished lenses. In 2015, as accusations against Cosby mounted, Gallup put his “unfavorable” rating at 62 percent, compared to four percent 18 years earlier. 

Bill Cosby left the Montgomery County Courthouse Saturday with his legal fate still in limbo. The same could be said for what remains of his once-stellar reputation. 

When the weather heats up, San Diego County has arranged for places where residents can keep cool.

The county's official list of "Cool Zones" for 2017 include libraries, senior centers and museums as well as recreational centers.

These places help older adults and others keep cool while saving the added cost of air conditioning when temperatures are unusually high.

While the cool zones are open only during regular business hours there are several that have weekend hours.

There are more than 100 cool zones around the county. To find one near you click here.

If you cannot get to a Cool Zone, county officials suggest you stay indoors as much as possible. If you cannot use air conditioning, stay on the lowest floor with shades down and blinds closed. Windows should stay slightly open.

Wear light, loose clothing and drink more fluids than usual even if you do not feel thirsty.

For more information call the county at (800) 510-2020.

Temperatures are only expected to rise as summer gets underway. 

A publicist read this statement on behalf of Camille Cosby outside the courthouse on June 17, 2017, after a mistrial was declared in her husband Bill Cosby's sexual assault case: 

"How do I describe the District Attorney? Heinously and exploitively ambitious.

How do I describe the judge? Overtly and arrogantly collaborating with the District Attorney.

How do I describe the counsels for the accusers? Totally unethical.

How do I describe many, but not all, general media? Blatantly vicious entities that continually disseminated intentional omissions of truths for the primary purpose of greedily selling sensationalism at the expense of a human life.

Historically, people have challenged injustices.

I am grateful to any of the jurors who tenaciously fought to review the evidence; which is the rightful way to make a sound decision....ultimately, that is a manifestation of justice, based on facts, not lies.

As a very special friend once stated, "truth can be subdued, but not destroyed."

Moreover, I express humongous gratitude to counselors Brian McMonagle and Angela Agrusa for their hard work. Mr. McMonagle for his passionate and powerful articulations of truths; Ms. Agrusa for her thorough research to bolster Counsel McMonagle; to Mr. Andrew Wyatt for his unequivocal skills in public relations; to our team, who worked diligently and intelligently; to our staffs for their continuous commitment to our family and me....and to our children, grandchildren, and other family who loves us...and to our dear friends and supporters, who never gave up on us, despite it all."

Camille Cosby

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A man was shot and killed in front of some small businesses Friday night in Pauma Valley, homicide detectives said.

Just after 9:30 p.m., San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSO) deputies were called to the 17000 block of State Route 76 – a rural area about 50 miles north of downtown San Diego – to investigate reports of a shooting.

When officers arrived, they discovered a man suffering from gunshot wounds, lying in the parking lot in front of a mini-mart and restaurant. Paramedics tried to save the man, but he died from his injuries at the scene, the SDSO said.

The SDSO is investigating the shooting as a homicide, though further details were not immediately released. As of Saturday morning, no arrests had been made.

The shooting victim was 31 years old, deputies said, but his name has not yet been released as investigators work to notify his family.

Anyone with information on this case can reach out to the SDSO’s Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321 or the after-hours line at (858) 565-5200. Tipsters can also call (888) 580-8477.

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, delivered the keynote address at the all-campus commencement ceremony at UC San Diego on June 17, 2017.

In this portion of his address, he talks about how these graduates “are the future of our humanity.” The

Dalai Lama told the new graduates: “You have the opportunity and also responsibility to create a better world.”

“Please, think humanity,” he added.

The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, delivered the keynote address at the 2017 commencement ceremony at the University of California San Diego on Saturday, urging new graduates to keep humanity top of mind as they carry into the future.

“These people are the future of our humanity,” he said, addressing students and spectators gathered at the all-campus commencement ceremony at RIMAC Field.

“You have the opportunity and also responsibility to create a better world,” the Dalai Lama told the new graduates. “Please, think humanity.”

Dressed in a graduation gown and colorful purple flower lei, the Dalai Lama started the address by taking off his graduation cap and, instead, putting on a blue visor emblazoned with the “UC San Diego” logo.

“I prefer this hat,” he said, as the crowd laughed.

In his 22-minute speech, the Dalai Lama went on to talk about the importance of finding “inner peace” and happiness in life. He told graduates that, while education is important, their knowledge should be used to better the world in peaceful ways.

“This knowledge should not be [the] source of [the] creation of problems,” he said. “This knowledge now should be the source of peace; peace in oneself as a peaceful, happy individual. Warm-heartedness is very, very essential.”

The Dalai Lama told graduates that, as they begin their journey into adulthood, they should focus on living with “determination, will power and optimism.”

But, he said, it won’t be easy.

“Now you begin to enter the life. You start work; [it’s] not easy,” he said. “Because of a complicated society, life will not be easy.”

The Dalai Lama said those who focus on living with “warm-heartedness” would develop self-confidence.

“So, the determination will power, optimism is very essential. These things are important. According to my experience, these things become very, very helpful,” he said.

Saturday marked the second day of speeches for the Dalai Lama in San Diego.

On Friday, he delivered a public address, also at UC San Diego, in which he talked about spreading love and kindness, and the plight the world faces today due to what he referred to as “man-made problems.”

For a look at the Dalai Lama’s public address, scroll through our photo essay here.

On Monday, we reported on the theft of "Swami" John Reis' guitar, a silver-sparkle early-'80s Gibson Les Paul Custom. The thief lifted it out of his van in Kensington a week ago. We’re happy to report that the guitar is now back in Swami's hands.

"I made a flyer and was taking it to pawn shops," Reis said.

Some of the shop owners told Reis to look for the guitar on the OfferUp app marketplace, which he downloaded and searched with no luck. But on Friday around 11 a.m., while he was in a meeting, a friend called to tell him he had found it. Loading the app, Reis was able to confirm it was, in fact, his stolen guitar, despite the fact that the distinctive swordfish stickers had been stripped off the front. He said he knew it was his because of the instrument's customization.

"The paint job on the top is something I had done ... The knobs are all mismatched -- again, something that would only be on that guitar," Reis said, adding "the strap, everything about it -- that was mine, no doubt at all."

Trying to do the right thing, Reis called the police, but, he said, the dispatcher informed him the detective assigned to his case wasn't on duty and that no detectives would be able to handle the situation until Monday.

Reis, who was with a group of five friends, discussed what to do, and they all believed every minute mattered, so one of them began to communicate with the "seller" on the OfferUp app.

"My main concern was that nobody got hurt," Reis said. "I just wanted my guitar back."

Almost comically, the guitar was listed as a 1955 gold-top Les Paul, which Reis guessed would be worth around $40,000 -- a "holy grail" of guitars, he said with a laugh -- and it was being offered for $700. The sellers had many other items listed as well, most of which -- earbuds, cell phones and the like -- all seemed like they could have been boosted out of cars as well.

Although the sellers initially began to communicate with Reis and his friends, they eventually stopped, possibly spooked by the fact that they were discussing a sale with someone without much of a history on OfferUp. Luckily for Reis, one of his friends had used the App often, buying and selling instruments, so that person also contacted the thieves, acting aggressively to make an offer and set up a meeting around 3 p.m. to "buy" the Les Paul at the Vons parking lot in North Park on Howard and 30th streets.

By this time, though, most of Reis' friends had left, and since the meeting was set up with only 15 minutes lead time, just he and two friends made their way over to the supermarket. The photos of the guitar on OfferUp contained clues about the "seller," including the fact that they were shot inside a dark-colored van, likely a Dodge Caravan. When Reis -- who was driving the same van his guitar had been stolen from and was worried that they might recognize his vehicle and be scared off -- spotted the other van, he used his to block them in.

Reis and his friends got out of their car to confront the driver and spotted a second man in the back seat.

"Gimme the guitar and we're gone, you're gone," Reis said he told them, but the men in the car denied having the instrument.

"Pictures were taken of them, of their license plate," Reis said, adding that one of his friends also called the police at the time. "They never showed up," Reis said.

As the confrontation was taking place, another friend of Reis' showed up, and the man in the back seat apparently decided he had had enough and took a bike out of the back seat of the van and rode away. With the door still open, Reis could see a guitar case, which the group took out and opened and confirmed it contained his guitar. And that was it -- they got back in Reis' van and drove away.

"I'm gonna give the police everything I have," Reis said, including screen shots of the guitar on OfferUp as well as photos of the Dodge Caravan, its license plate, driver and passenger.

Incredibly, the thieves had the audacity to contact Reis' friend on OfferUp afterward to complain about the botched "sale."

While Reis is, of course, glad to have his treasured guitar again, he said that's not the whole story -- he was genuinely moved by the show of support from the community, from his fans near and far.

The list price of the Gibson guitar is probably in the $3,000 range, but the market price to fans of his bands Rocket From the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Pitchfork, Hot Snakes and Night Marchers is off the charts.

As Madrid Guitars' luthier Brandon Madrid suggested when the guitar was first stolen, "Whoever stole this guitar, they just didn't know what they're getting into."

Now, they do. 

This week, Eater San Diego cruises around town, sharing tasty tidbits on where to eat in local communities, plus where to grab a bite if you’re taking a road trip to Orange County or Mexico.

How to Spend the Perfect Day in Ensenada
Baja California's iconic port city is great day trip destination from San Diego. Eater's curated food and drink itinerary includes a food truck crawl, craft beer and coffee breaks and restaurants featuring everything from pristine to Asian-inspired eats, with plenty of beautiful photo ops along the way. 

Essential Food and Drink in Little Italy
This guide to San Diego hottest neighborhood, a favorite of tourists and locals alike, spans 15 of Little Italy's top culinary spots. Find signature restaurants from “Top Chef” alums, cozy and intimate eateries, old school Italian places, coffee bars, beer and much more. 

10 Orange County Restaurants Worth the Drive
Head north to discover restaurants that warrant the extra miles. Eater's expert list of Orange County standouts ranges from a luxurious beachfront getaway to a Spanish steakhouse, craft beer-centric gastropub, and both traditional and modern Asian eateries. 

Where to Eat and Drink in Tijuana Right Now
The ever-evolving culinary scene in Tijuana, Mexico, is the focus of this rundown showcasing the border city's hottest dining spots. Most have opened in the last year, including a swanky movie theater-meets-cocktail bar and restaurant, and a newly-launched eatery from a renowned taco creator. 

Top Kid-Friendly Restaurants in San Diego
Dining with the little ones? Eater has a select list of 15 local eateries that manage to cater to kids by offering everything from special menus to dedicated play areas while pleasing parents with grown-up food and adult beverages.

AleSmith Brewing Company held its annual "5.5 K" run Saturday to honor late San Diego Padres icon Tony Gwynn and raise money for his foundation.

The 5.5 distance pays tribute to the location on a baseball field where Gwynn often hit the ball, between third base and shortstop, also known as the "5.5 hole."

Hundreds of runners gathered at the brewery along Miramar Road to set out on a course through the industrial neighborhood's streets before returning to a cold beer.

The brewery, which started 22 years ago, is now often linked to Gwynn because of its best-selling beer which he helped create: the .394 Pale Ale, which pays homage to his 1984 season when "Mr. Padre" achieved a career-high .394 batting average.

The brewery also released its latest rendition of the .394 Saturday, an IPA with 9% alcohol.

Members of the Gwynn family, including his wife Alicia and the newest family member, their 4-month old granddaughter, were in attendance.

Proceeds from the event go to the Tony & Alicia Gwynn Foundation, which according to its online mission statement, provides financial and educational resources to underserved members of the San Diego community and around the world.

Gwynn played for the San Diego Padres for 20 seasons, from 1982 to 2001. The 15-time All-Star’s legacy includes the league’s 18th best batting average of all time, plus 3,141 career hits, eight batting titles, five Gold Glove Awards and induction into the MLB Hall of Fame in 2007. Gwynn died on June 16, 2014, after a long battle with cancer.

Famed architect Michael Arad, designer of the National September 11 Memorial in New York, will create a piece to honor the victims of the church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, NBC News reported.

Rev. Eric Manning, Emanuel AME pastor, said that the memorial will serve as a representation of the historically black church’s strength and called it the oldest African Methodist Episcopal church south of Baltimore.

"I will do my utmost to honor the memory of the deceased and give voice to the injured, the grieving families, and the community," Arad said in a statement.

Exactly two years ago, Dylann Roof sat through a Bible study class and then fired more than 70 shots at attendees.

“A very small amount ingested or absorbed through your skin can kill you," Jack Riley of the DEA says. Riley is referring to fentanyl, a drug 40 to 50 times more powerful than heroin.

Now San Diego first responders are going through new training on how to handle fentanyl, a drug that can cause an accidental overdose simply by touching or breathing it. 

That’s what nearly happened to a New Jersey Police Officer when he came in contact with the synthetic opioid,

“You actually felt like you were dying,” New Jersey county investigator D. Kallen said, You couldn’t breathe. Tt was the most bizarre feeling that I never ever, would want to feel again.”

Now the Department of Justice (DOJ) is warning first responders in San Diego of the danger. If an officer treats fentanyl like cocaine or heroin and it became airborne “it can quickly become an overdose situation,” according to deputy U.S. attorney Mark Conover.

The DOJ recently trained San Diego local, state and federal law enforcement how to respond if they find a drug that could be fentanyl, and are warning first responders not to field test the drug in the street.

The DOJ is also warning drug abusers what they think they are buying off the streets can be deadlier than they realize.

"Don’t think just because something says it's a codeine pill or if it purports to be a certain kind of illicit drug what you're being told, you're being sold,” Conover warned.

The DOJ made one of their largest fentanyl busts in the county just a few weeks ago, confiscating more than 100 pounds in the San Diego district. They say they’re doing everything they can to stop more from coming into the county.