Border Patrol agents found 200 pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine inside the gas tank of a bus at the San Ysidro port of entry over the weekend.

The drugs are worth more than $3.2 million, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

On Sunday, around 9:30 p.m., agents at the San Ysidro port of entry were alerted to a commercial bus that was waiting to be inspected.

During a secondary inspection, agents found anomalies with the bus's gas tank and discovered 98 packages from inside.

CBP said the packages contained cocaine and methamphetamine.

The driver of the bus, a 50-year-old man who is a Mexican citizen with a B1/B2 Visa, was arrested and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations agents.

The drugs and the bus were seized by agents. 

They also put an immigration detainer on the driver so that he will be returned to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after the judicial process.

A San Diego high school student took home a prestigious national award at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards. 

Sky Frank, a student at the San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts, took home the Rising Star award Monday night. 

Frank was one of 20 local students - 10 actresses and 10 actors - who were nominated for San Diego's Ben Vereen Awards. From that group, two students - one actor and one actress - were selected to travel to New York City for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, or The Jimmy Awards, celebrate outstanding achievement in voice, dance and acting in schools across the Country.

The award is presented by the John Gore Organization, one of the leading developers, producers, distributors and marketers of Broadway theater. 

The Rising Star award is given to a young performer who shows talent and professionalism in acting, singing, and dancing. 

"This performer has impressed the directors and his fellow contestants through his talent, his hard work and his spirit of collaboration," according to a release. "This award acknowledges that it is just a matter of time until this young performer reaches stardom through dedication to his craft."

Jillian Strattman, a student at San Dieguito Academy, also traveled to NYC for the awards. 

While dogs may enjoy the Fourth of July barbecue, the high-pitched whistles, booms and squeals of fireworks could send Fido running for the hills, warned county officials.

“Dogs can panic and they’ll do anything to escape from the noise,” said County Department of Animal Services Director Daniel DeSousa, in a statement. “That includes digging under, climbing over or even breaking through gates, screens, fences, windows and doors.”

In an effort to prevent pet owners and their dogs from separating after the exciting holiday, County Animal Services is offering free microchips.

In 2016, nearly 60 dogs ended up at the county shelters on the Fourth of July and a few days later. The year before, there were 67 shaken dogs, said county officials.

In their wild flight away from the fireworks, dogs can get hit by cars, hurt by other animals or become utterly lost, said county officials.

But dogs that were licensed and microchipped are quickly reunited with their owners.

Dog owners can get their dogs microchipped for free from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at any one of the three County Shelters, on Tuesday, June 27 through Sunday, July 2, said county officials.

Normally, it costs $10 to get a pet microchipped, according to the county.

County Animal Services offered the following tips to keep Fido safe on the Fourth of July:

• Don't take your pet to firework displays. Make sure they are safely locked indoors, in a sheltered, quiet space
• Remove dangerous objects your pet may chew, as some dogs can become destructive when frightened
• Leave a television or radio playing at normal volume to help keep your pet company while you're away
• Never leave pets outside unattended, even in a fenced yard
• It is not safe to leave pets in a hot car for even a few minutes
• If walking your dog near a fireworks display, doublecheck that the leash is secure

A child from the U.S. was injured Monday when someone opened fire in a Tijuana neighborhood.

The 5-year-old boy has since been released from the hospital, officials confirmed to NBC 7 San Diego. 

The boy was shot in the leg in Tijuana's Sanchez Taboada neighborhood Monday evening, PGJE officials said.

The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana confirmed the boy is an American citizen. 

The bullet came from crossfire, PGJE officials said. 

The boy was taken to a local hospital. He was released Tuesday morning. 

No further information was available.

Ed. Note: A previous version of this article identified the victim. We have removed the name to protect the identity of the minor.

Flowers were left by the street where a 40-year-old mother was fatally struck by a vehicle in Bay Park, while she was picking up her two children from school.

Jennifer Jones of Clairemont was hit by a car, as she crossed at the corner of Burgener Boulevard and July Street. The impact threw her 10 feet from the collision on Wednesday, June 14th. It happened on the last day of school at Longfellow Elementary.

"It’s always crowded during the school year," said Richard, a resident who says his dad lives near the location of the crash. “You got people parking all over the place.”

San Diego Police say the crash was a slow speed collision. At first, it looked like Jones only suffered minor injuries, but five days later she died at the hospital.

“Speed -- well, there again, people go a little faster than they should,” said Delend Liester, a longtime resident of Bay Park.

Friends of Jones set up a GoFundMe page for her family. The page has already raised more than $13,000.

"As you can imagine, the shock of this loss is overwhelming to the young family as their lives have been abruptly changed," stated the page. "She leaves behind two beautiful young children and a grieving husband."

"The last thing they need to worry about is the financial burden associated with this incident and the upcoming memorial service," continues the page.

Residents who live in the area told NBC 7 that many drivers don't fully stop at that particular intersection, and they hope the city will do something about it.

Several tour buses have been attacked in Tijuana, with the latest attack occurring on Monday, according to a news conference held by the bus company Ticketan.

A witness saw two men cross the street and throw a huge rock straight towards the driver of the tour bus. Glass shattered and the bus stopped immediately, as the driver avoided running the two men over. The suspects fled the scene.

Due to several tour buses being attacked, the conference was held Monday morning to discuss the situation and look for a solution. All the buses belonged to the company Ticketan.

These new tour buses were supposed to provide cheaper transportation for tourists. However, there has been aggression from cab drivers who complain that the buses are taking away from their business, said officials at the conference.

After the meeting, the aggression continued when there was another attack on a tour bus. 

Tijuana police are investigating the case and have already arrested three people in connection to previous incidents.

At this time, it is unknown if there was any connection between cab drivers and the attacks. No further information was immediately available.

Two people were killed when a suspected drunk driver crossed into their lane and slammed into their car head-on, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials said. 

The crash happened at approximately 1:15 p.m. on the 28000 block of Lilac Road. The location is east of Interstate 15 and south of State Route 76 and Pala. 

The initial investigation revealed a 25-year-old driver behind the wheel of a white truck crossed over the double yellow line and struck a black Mercedes head-on. 

The driver and passenger in the Mercedes - a man and woman both in their 80s - were killed in the crash and pronounced dead at the scene. 

The 25-year-old driver was airlifted to Palomar Medical Center with major injuries. 

Pool chemicals were in the back of the truck, officers said, and Hazmat officials had to clean the scene before the Medical Examiner could reach the bodies. 

A Sig Alert has been issued for the area. Traffic has been blocked on Lilac Road. 

No other information was available.

One victim was hospitalized after a camper vehicle flipped into a ditch in Santee Tuesday, confirmed the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO).

Heartland Fire crews were at the scene responding to a report of a vehicle tipped over the drainage ditch. It happened on the 9000 block of Fanita Pkwy around 4:20 p.m.

Crews worked to remove the victim from the vehicle. No other information was immediately available.

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Residents who believe the city should replace trash bins damaged by one of the city's trash collection trucks are in for a disappointment.

The San Diego City Council decided Tuesday that residents will still have to pay to replace damaged trash bins, despite a county Grand Jury recommendation that the city replace the trash bins free of charge.

According to the March 22 Grand Jury report, complaints about damaged trash bins have increased 25 percent over the last two years. Replacement bins cost $70, not including a $25 delivery fee.

"The recommendation will not be implemented because it’s not warranted. The city has numerous priorities, such as public safety and limited financial capacity at this time,” stated a staff report by the Independent Budget Analyst.

The council voted unanimously to approve the staff recommendation. There was no public comment on the issue at the council hearing.

Councilmember David Alvarez suggested that the city look for ways to help residents pay for damaged bins.

“We are going to explore all options for trash cans that have reached the end of their life span to be replaced, including a low-income program,” said Alvarez.

It was one of three recommendations directed to the city council.

The others had to do with a grand jury allegation that the city gave preferential treatment to some residents to replace their cans for free using Community Project Programs and Services (CPPS) money.

The staff report partially disagreed saying the practice was only in use because there was not a formal citywide program to replace the damaged cans. The practice was stopped in 2016, according to the staff report.

The Grand Jury also forwarded four recommendations to Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s office. Those recommendations focus on the aging fleet of collection trucks causing the problem, as well as adding mechanics and the selection of more durable trash collection bins.

The mayor was granted an extension to respond to the report. His response date is set for July 31.

At the Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites in San Marcos, a new, automated robot, affectionately named Hubbert by the staff, is causing excitement and a bit of controversy.

Hubbert can deliver towels, snacks, drinks and bathing products right to any door in the hotel.

The robot uses geomapping and sensors around the hotel to roll from the front desk to the elevator, up to the floor and room of the requesting guest. A courtesy call is given to the guest to come to the door. The robot then opens its case so guests can take what they need.

When Hubbert is done, it rolls back into a charging station at the front desk.

"The guests love it," said Bob Rauch, owner of the Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites in San Marcos and CEO of RAR Hospitality. "It provides immediate customer service and other employees or team members can be doing something more productive."

But some are saying it could cost minimum wage workers their jobs.

"You’re taking away the human touch and the hospitality that’s very important," said Juan Carlos Hernandez of the San Diego County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Hernandez added it is crucial for employers looking at new technologies to teach in-house employees skills that can help them keep their jobs.

In this case, Hernandez recommends the staff of the Fairfield Inn be taught how to service the robot when it breaks down.

Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, sued The New York Times on Tuesday alleging that the newspaper defamed her in an editorial, NBC News reported.

The editorial in question appeared to link her to political violence after the shooting of House Republican Whip Steve Scalise earlier this month.

The Times said it would "vigorously" fight the action.

Citing the 2011 shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Arizona, in Tucson, the editorial said: "Before the shooting, Sarah Palin's political action committee circulated a map of targeted electoral districts that put Ms. Giffords and 19 other Democrats under stylized cross hairs."

A brazen thief stole priceless mementos from a young woman grieving the loss of her father in Pacific Beach.  

"A lot of them were with personal engravings, like, "This one’s for you dad.' and just some really special things that I think are irreplaceable," Andrea Abel told NBC 7.

An apartment move Tuesday morning turned into complete disbelief and sadness for Abel. It happened near Hornblend and Dawes streets.

"I brought this bin of things down and realized I wasn't going to be able to get it in my car and I thought I should run up and get the lid,” she explained.

Abel said she ran upstairs for just a minute, leaving her keepsakes outside her car. When she came back, they were gone.

"I had this weird feeling so I started to run and I got out here and it was gone. I mean, a box of very, very special marathon medals that I had earned over a very significant amount of time," she said.  

The box was filled with more than 100 marathon medals.

Abel started running races in honor of her father and grandfather who both died of cancer.

“The medals are kind of this thing to represent this way to keep the connection to my dad alive in a way," Abel said.

Now, she's walking the streets of her neighborhood and posting signs at nearby businesses, hoping someone comes forward.

"For the common person standpoint, they're not worth much. But for me, this is probably the most important thing I could've lost," she said.  

Anyone with information is asked to call the San Diego Police Department at (619)531-2000.

The Padres kicked off a six game homestand with the first of a three game set against the Atlanta Braves.

Before Tuesday night’s matchup, the Braves had already notched eight consecutive wins. Seven of those were played in Atlanta. The home field did not help the Friars’ cause as they dropped the series opener 3-0.

Jhoulys Chacin was on the mound for San Diego. Lefty Sean Newcomb got the nod for Atlanta. This game brought the return of former Friar, now Braves outfielder Matt Kemp. In his first at bat in an Atlanta uniform at Petco Park, Kemp grounded out into a double play to close the top of the first inning.

The visitors got on the board first in the fourth inning when third baseman Johan Camargo doubled to deep left center field. His two run RBI scored Matt Adams and Tyler Flowers and gave Atlanta a 2-0 lead.

The Braves added another run in the eighth inning off of a Nick Markakis sac fly to center field which brought Ender Inciarte home. That sealed the shutout for the Friars.

The series continues with game two on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. at Petco Park.

When the White House issued a statement Monday evening threatening to exact "a heavy price" in response to a potential chemical attack by the Syrian government, senior national security officials were caught off guard, NBC News reported.

White House officials say there were consultations, but key officials who help make Middle East policy at the Pentagon and the State Department had no idea the statement was coming, multiple U.S. officials told NBC News. Many of them knew about the intelligence suggesting possible preparations for a chemical attack, but they weren't aware the White House was going to issue a public threat of military action — a major step.

The disconnect underscores the extent to which President Trump is making foreign policy on the fly, with little regard for the opinions of the diplomatic and military establishments, and with a freewheeling style that couldn't be more different from the lawyerly approach of the Obama team, current and former U.S. officials told NBC News.

Under Obama, coordination was mandatory, so much so that senior officials, including former CIA and Defense chief Leon Panetta, complained about micromanagement. With Trump, it's not clear who is weighing in on major decisions, and how.

A fire raced through a mobile home in San Marcos early this morning, sending one person to the hospital.

The fire started Wednesday around 1:30 a.m. at Palomar Estates mobile home park, on South Rancho Santa Fe Road.

First responders received reports that someone was trapped inside.

One person suffered burns and was taken to UC San Diego Medical Center, with what firefighters said are non-life threatening injuries. 

Firefighters said the other person who lived inside was able to get out.

The home is a complete loss. 

The fire marshal is at the mobile home trying to find out how the fire started.

Firefighters from Carlsbad, San Marcos and Vista helped to put out the fire, and are now watching over it, checking for hotspots. 

No other information was available.

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The parents of a U.S. journalist being held captive in Syria spoke exclusively to NBC News’ “Today” show Wednesday morning, saying their son’s disappearance in 2012 has turned their lives "inside out and upside down.” 

The interview comes less than a week after the New York Times reported the U.S. government held a secret negotiation in February with the Syrians in an effort to free Austin Tice. 

“It prevents us from giving our other children the attention they deserve,” Marc Tice, Austin’s father, told “Today” host Matt Lauer. “It’s been a tremendous challenge.” 

Austin’s mother, Debra Tice, told Lauer that beyond him being an award-winning journalist, he was always just part of their family. 

“To us, he’s the oldest son, the big brother. He loves being a big brother,” she said.

A dog was killed in Lincoln Park Wednesday morning in a house fire that likely sparked from some smoking materials that were thrown away in a trash can, authorities said.

At around 2 a.m., San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) crews were called to a fire burning in a two-story home on Evergreen Village Lane. Six residents inside the home had safely escaped the flames but a dog, unfortunately, did not.

SDFD Battalion Chief Mike McBride said the fire engulfed one room and then spread to the second floor. 

“It was apparently started by discarded smoking materials into a trash can,” he explained.

McBride said one person went back into the house before firefighters arrived, to try to put out the flames with a garden hose, which McBride emphasized is not safe.

The family was displaced by the fire, but the Red Cross is helping them find a place to stay.

Ford on Wednesday announced a safety recall that will impact about 400,000 vehicles that were manufactured in a Kansas City plant between 2014 and 2017, CNBC reported. 

The recall was issued for the 400,000 2015-17 Ford Transit van or bus vehicles, according to the report. No injuries or accidents have been caused by the vehicles subject to the recall. 

"In the affected vehicles, continuing to operate a vehicle with a cracked flexible coupling may cause separation of the driveshaft, resulting in a loss of motive power while driving or unintended vehicle movement in park without the parking brake applied," Ford said. 

"In addition, separation of the driveshaft from the transmission can result in secondary damage to surrounding components, including brake and fuel lines. A driveshaft separation may increase the risk of injury or crash."

Two CSX railroad employees were fatally struck by an Amtrak train outside Union Station in Northeast Washington Tuesday night.

Amtrak service between Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia was suspended for several hours Wednesday morning due to the incident. Service has been restored, but trains are running at restricted speeds, Amtrak said at 9 a.m.

The two victims were struck along the tracks near the 1200 block of New York Avenue NE, a spokesperson for D.C. Fire and EMS confirmed. Rescuers were called to the scene around 11:55 p.m. Tuesday.

No one was injured aboard Train 175, which was traveling to D.C. from Boston and New York. The train had 121 passengers aboard, according to an Amtrak release. There was no information immediately available on the number of crew.

"We heard the horn blow, and about three seconds later, we heard a clunking sound. My wife thought she heard something hit the window next to her," passenger Walter Duncan said.

An Amtrak spokesperson previously said the victims appeared to be trespassers, but CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle confirmed Wednesday morning that the victims were CSX employees. 

"Our thoughts are with the families and friends of our employees," Doolittle said in a statement. 

The names of the victims have not been released. 

"Federal and local authorities say their investigation... is not yet complete," Amtrak said on its website at 7 a.m. Wednesday. "Therefore, Amtrak service between Washington and Philadelphia remains disrupted due to a temporary track closure."

Amtrak said service between D.C. and Philadelphia was restored at 9 a.m. Wednesday, but trains are running at restricted speeds. Customers can expect residual delays.

MARC trains 401 and 505 on the Penn Line are running limited service from Perryville to New Carrollton, MARC said.

Service for riders heading south on the Camden Line will end at Greenbelt. Northbound passengers will only have service from Greenbelt to points north.

Passengers are advised to use Metro to complete their trips. Metro will honor MARC tickets.

Stay with NBCWashington.com and NBC4 for more on this story.

CORRECTION (June 28, 2017, 11:27 a.m. EST): An earlier version of this story said there were 175 people aboard the train. In fact, there were 121 passengers and an unknown number of crew members on the train.

A man crashed into the back of a semi-truck in La Mesa, after a police chase.

La Mesa Police said officers were trying to stop the driver of a pickup truck on Amaya Drive around 2:07 a.m. Wednesday because he was driving erratically.

Police identified the driver as 42 year-old Jonathan Parr. 

Police said Parr would not pull over, crashed into a parked car on Primrose Drive in El Cajon, then got on the highway. 

Moments later, Parr crashed into the back of a semi-truck, on the westbound lanes of Interstate 8, just east of State Route 125.

Firefighters had to cut open the pickup truck to get Parr out. 

Police said Parr was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, and arrested for driving under the influence and felony pursuit. 

No other information was available.

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