In the next five years, there will be at least 50 major public and private construction projects in the Golden Triangle area of San Diego.

The bad news for anyone who's been in the area recently is it all adds up to a traffic headache.

The good news is SANDAG has come up with a plan it hopes will help ease the pain.

An online interactive program called Shift will now provide residents, businesses and commuters information and resources to help minimize disruption.

Information can be obtained via text alerts, social media, and websites.

Here's where you can find the information set up by SANDAG.

Construction information hotline: 844-SHIFT-SD (844-744-3873). Email: info@shiftsandiegi.com. Twitter: @ShiftSanDiego. Text Alerts: Text ShiftSD to 797979.

The program will also serve as a hub for construction teams to communicate and coordinate their projects, according to SANDAG.

The projects include major infrastructure and construction that include Interstate 5 widening at Genesee, the Mid-coast trolley and several high-rise apartments across from the Westfield UTC mall. 

A man accused of punching an El Cajon police officer unconscious -- and then continuing to assault him -- will undergo a psychiatric evaluation. 

Daniel Cook, 42, faces five felony counts of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest with force causing great bodily injury, robbery, possession of methamphetamine and being under the influence of that drug. He previously pleaded not guilty. 

Cook was originally arrested and charged with attempted murder. After reviewing the case, the District Attorney has formally charged him with assault on a police officer instead.

His bail was set at $500,000. Prosecutor Jeff Lazar said the bail was higher than the scheduled amount for these crimes.

After Cook undergoes a psychiatric evaluation, it will be determined whether he is competent to stand trial. 

At the time of the alleged assault, Cook was a suspect in a nearby robbery case at the Dollar Tree down the street. 

Cook started attacking an El Cajon police officer when confronted about the suspected theft. He repeatedly punched the officer in the face, knocking him to the ground.

Even when the officer -- a 28-year veteran of the department -- fell to the floor, Cook continued to attack him, witnesses said. After beating the officer, Cook fled the scene.

A Good Samaritan alerted police to the crime, grabbing the officer's walkie talkie and shouting for help.

Officers later apprehended Cook and he was booked into San Diego County Jail. The officer involved suffered serious head trauma and remains in the hospital.

If convicted, Cook faces 62 years to life in prison.

A San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officer was assaulted by a suspected narcotic dealer after trying to conduct a traffic stop, police confirmed to NBC 7. 

An SDPD officer first attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a narcotic dealer around on the 5300 block of Prosperity Lane, police said.

The narcotics operation started around 10:10 a.m., but officers did not try to pull over the suspect until later, SDPD Officer Tony Martinez said. 

The suspect assaulted the officer with his car, police said, then took off. 

The officer suffered a minor elbow injury. 

The suspect yielded on the northbound Interstate 15, near State Route 52, at approximately 12:25 p.m., where officers arrested him. 

No further information is available. 

A science teacher in San Diego's South Bay, who taught students for nearly 35 years, has been identified as the victim of a brutal stabbing inside a Clairemont home. 

Angela Burks, 58, was a science teacher at Otay Ranch High School since the school first opened, Sweetwater Union High School District officials said. 

In the decades she taught, she helped hundreds of students. 

"Ms. Burks was a dedicated science teacher who served the students of South County for nearly 35 years, including her time at Otay Ranch High since its opening in 2003," a statement from the district reads. "Our thoughts and prayers are with her family during this very difficult time."

Burks was found stabbing inside a home on Mt. Putman Road at 7:16 p.m. Monday evening, San Diego police (SDPD) detectives said. When they arrived, she was bleeding inside the house. 

Outside the home, in the driveway, was Burks' 30-year-old son, Joseph Burks. No one else was in the home.  

Joseph called 911 to report he had been injured in an assault with a knife, homicide detectives confirmed. 

Joseph will be arrested on suspicion of murder when he is released from care, police said. 

Ms. Burks was taken to a trauma center, where she was pronounced dead. 

Homicide detectives confirmed to NBC 7 they are not looking for any other suspects.

A man accused of attacking twelve San Diegans, a majority of whom were homeless, in a 2015 crime spree has been found not competent to stand trial. 

Jon David Guerrero, 39, faces four murder charges, three attempted or premeditated murder charges, two arson charges and five assault charges in attacks on several homeless people and other San Diego residents, some of whom were killed with railroad spikes. He is being held without bail. 

On Wednesday, Guerrero was found not competent to stand trial. He will be sent to Patton State Hospital for treatment until he is competent to stand trial. It may be months, or years, before he stands trial on the charges. 

Prosecutors say Guerrero attacked a dozen people throughout San Diego in a spree that began on July 3, 2015. 

Angelo de Nardo, 53, was found badly burned near train tracks in Bay Ho. Investigators say they believe the homeless man died before he was set on fire.

On July 4, two homeless men were discovered attacked within an hour of each other in Bay Ho and Ocean Beach in the early hours of morning around 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. They both suffered severe trauma to the upper body.

One 61-year-old victim survived the attack. However, 41-year-old Shawn Longley died from his injuries.

Two days later, San Diego police found 23-year-old Derek Vahidy in Pantoja Park near State and G Streets. Vahidy had been beaten and set on fire, police said. He later died in the hospital.

Guerrero was arrested on July 15 after a fifth man was attacked at 18th and C streets.

In December, Guerrero was also charged in the July 13 attack of an elderly woman: 83-year-old Molly Simons. However, unlike Guerrero's other victims, Simons was not homeless.

The 83-year-old woman was found beaten on July 13 near Arizona Street and University Avenue as she was walking to a nearby bus stop to volunteer at a local YMCA, according to her autopsy report. She died at the hospital. 

Previously, at his arraignment, a judge ordered news organizations to tile Guerrero's face as the DA's office continues to investigate possible assault cases for connections. 

The words 'net neutrality' have been trending in the news lately, but what is it? Why does it matter? What are the arguments for and against net neutrality?

NBC 7 met with Ted Harrington, a local information technology and cybersecurity expert, to find out more.

According to Harrington, net neutrality is the idea that access to data on the internet should be equally available.

If net neutrality does not exist, it means that consumers may have to either pay more for access to certain types of content, or speeds might slow down for things they’re already accustomed to having access to.

"For instance, an I.S.P. – internet service provider – recognizes that consumers spend most of their time going to say, Facebook," Harrington explained. "Now, the I.S.P. could, in theory, create a business model where you have to pay more to access Facebook because they know that’s what people want."

Harrington drew examples of household bills. Right now, internet access is like an electricty bill, where you are not billed on the type you use. However, he said without net neutrality, internet access would be more like a cable bill, with different packages to access different websites.

The argument against net neutrality is that regulation stifles innovation, said Harrington.

He said this point of view suggests that the government dictating how private industry works potentially undermines the ability for innovators to create new services for customers, or to incentivize investments in certain parts of the service that could make them run better.

Pedestrians will soon be able to use the PedWest in both directions at the San Ysidro Port of Entry. 

It’s the final phase of the largest-ever pedestrian expansion to the border entry between the U.S. and Mexico, considered the busiest border crossing in the Western Hemisphere. 

Jason Wells with the San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce said right now the transit center only allows people to cross into the U.S. An average of 20,000 people crosses on foot into the U.S. at San Ysidro each day.

However, the crossing will be open in both directions by July 31.

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In late September, vehicle lanes at the San Ysidro Port of Entry will be closed for two days during construction.

He's encouraging people to try the new crossing then.

"People will now have options depending on where they are going," Wells said.

The pedestrian processing facility is on the west side of the port of entry and includes 12 northbound lanes and two reversible lanes.

The San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce plans to hold a "Ped Fest" in September to encourage people to use the entrance.

The nearby Virginia Avenue Transit Center will serve as a terminal connecting people with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System’s blue line trolley and buses, and will also function as a pick-up and drop-off point for pedestrians at PedWest.

The center, located on the west side of the pedestrian bridge, allows for commuter vehicles as well as buses and taxis.

A city audit meeting has recommended several procedural changes to make fixing potholes a priority Wednesday.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer said the city will aim to fix 1,000 miles of road by 2020. However, some residents claim the fixes implemented so far are not lasting solutions.

"All it takes is a couple days to do the patchwork and the pothole is right back in," said Richard Williams, a man who is familiar with the streets of San Diego. "So I'm not one to be a complainer, but I don't see any improvement."

Quality control was at the top of the agenda at the meeting. The roads downtown have clear signs of deterioration, including cracks and potholes.

"I see it getting worse," said Williams. "If we do have rain, the rain makes it even worse."

Auditors said several factors are contributing to the poor quality of the roads. First, utility crews often need underground access to important infrastructure which forces them to break through asphalt. Even a freshly repaved street will be damaged once that happens, and drivers may see recurring deterioration from then on.

Secondly, the city often hires outside contractors to repair the roads.

Currently, auditors said there aren't any quality checks required to make sure the contractor did a good job. The city doesn't need to record any information about the quality of the repair.

At the meeting, auditors proposed withholding pay until the contractor can provide a quality report to the city. It's part of an effort to make sure taxpayer dollars aren't being wasted.

"It's always good to take a deeper dive," said Kris McFadden, the director of the Transportation and Storm Water Department. "This, of course, is one of the mayor's number one priorities."

Next, the audit will be presented to the San Diego City Council for review.

"We're spending a lot of money here, so we want to make sure it's done right," added McFadden.

An accused drunk driver who allegedly killed a nurse and mother of a four-year-old in a wrong-way crash will stand trial on all charges, San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Cally Bright announced. 

Alexandria Bayne, 34, faces several charges, including one count of murder, one count of felony child endangerment, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury with an excess alcohol level of .15 of greater, driving the wrong way on the roadway, and one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while impaired. Bayne pleaded not guilty. 

Prior to the crash, Bayne had allegedly been drinking all day and night before she got behind the wheel of her car with a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit on Dec. 17 in San Diego's 4S Ranch neighborhood, according to the DA. 

The crash left Sarita Shakya, 38, a nurse with Scripps Health, dead. At the time, Shakya was coming home from work. Neighbors told NBC 7 she took on the night shift so she could spend more time with her daughter.

She was pronounced dead 20 minutes after the crash, Bright said. 

Friends say the mother was always devoted to helping people.

NBC 7 first met Shakya in May 2015 at Lindbergh Field where she handed out scarves signifying good luck to the Scripps Health Medical Response Team. The team had returned to San Diego after providing earthquake relief to victims in Nepal, Shakya's native country.

"She's constantly helping people and was being a good person," said neighbor Christina Macier. "Good soul, good aura. Just warm."

Shakya leaves behind her 4-year old daughter, her husband and extended family. In a statement, her family mourned the loss of their loved one. 

"She was a beloved wife, mother, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister and sister-in-law to all of us. She was an inspiration to all who knew her. Her joy, beauty and enthusiasm for life were heart-warming. She will be greatly missed," the statement read. 

At her arraignment earlier this year, Bayne looked straight ahead, motionless, as a Deputy District Attorney Cally Bright detailed the day and night preceding the deadly crash on Camino Del Norte.

“The defendant began drinking at home, went out for brunch with her children where she continued to drink champagne at lunch," Bright said. "She dropped her kids off at a friend’s house, had several drinks at the friend’s house.”

That evening, her daughter started making calls, asking her her mother was. 

One of her friends told her not to worry - Bayne was at her house, drinking. 

When Bayne got behind the wheel of her car to drive home, she had a blood-alcohol level of .35, more than four times the legal limit, Bright said. At the time of her arrest, approximately an hour after the crash, she had a BAC of 0.33. 

Bright said Bayne has two previous DUIs: a 2005 charge in San Diego County and a 2008 charge in Los Angeles County. She went to her court-mandated classes because her driver's license was valid, Bright said. 

Bright explained that when someone is convicted of DUI, they are ordered certain conditions of probation, one of which is that they complete the MADD impact panel. 

"Depending on the level of alcohol someone has in their system, it can be a three month class up to an 18-month class," Bright said. "As part of that, they watch videos, one-on-one counseling. They have to go to self-help meetings and they have group therapy as well...They have to go through all that process to get their driver’s license back from the DMV."

Bail for Bayne was set at $3 million. If convicted, she faces 15 years to life, plus 10 years. 

She will next appear in court on Aug. 9. 

A former model who accused comedian Bill Cosby of sexually abusing her at the Playboy Mansion in 2008 and had been arrested in San Diego on a heroin charge has posted bail, NBC 7 confirmed Wednesday. This according to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office.

Chloe Goins was arrested Sunday night and booked into the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO), Goins was arrested in the parking lot of the George F. Bailey Detention Center in Otay Mesa on suspicion of bringing heroin into the jail.

Goins is charged with having a possible controlled substance and bringing alcohol and drugs into prison.

Her bail was set at $25,000.

Goins' arraignment hearing is scheduled for August 1, according to the District Attorney's office.

Goins is one of 10 women who have accused Cosby of sexually abusing them. Cosby is being sued by Goins for battery, gender violence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

She claims the comedian spiked her drink during a party at the Playboy Mansion and then abused her in a bedroom.

Did you spot Actress Lupita Nyong'o wandering through San Diego during Comic-Con International?

You may have seen the Oscar-winner dancing through the Convention Center's Exhibit Hall and down the streets of San Diego's iconic Gaslamp neighborhood. 

The actress tweeted a video of her dressed as a pink Power Ranger on Tuesday, days after Comic-Con ended, dancing and bouncing around undercover. 

The actress was in San Diego to promote the upcoming Marvel movie, "Black Panther." The 2018 film was part of the Marvel panel in Hall H on Saturday, where executives played extended, exclusive footage from the movie. 

Nyongo'o certainly is not the first celebrity to go undercover and walk the Exhibit Hall. In 2013, Bryan Cranston wore a mask of his face to the "Breaking Bad" panel. 

Then, the next year, Daniel Radcliffe slipped on a Spidey mask to mingle with fans on the convention floor. 

If Emma Shinn were still an active U.S. Marine, she would be in a panic over President Donald Trump’s tweet Wednesday morning barring transgender men and women from serving in the U.S. military in any capacity.

Trump’s tweet just after 9 a.m. offered no guidance to the thousands of transgender men and women serving openly in the military under a policy announced by former President Barack Obama’s Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in June 2016. Trump’s sudden reversal caught many in and out of Washington D.C. by surprise.

“I don’t think any good can come out of discriminating against our brave servicemen and women,” said Shinn, a transgender woman who retired from the Marines in 2014 after serving in Iraq as an infantry platoon sergeant in Fallujah and as a judge advocate.

“They relied on assurances by our government that they could serve openly and they detrimentally relied upon that and to kick them out now, given their courage in serving openly and being a face of trans service members, I think that’s incredibly sad,” she said.

Shinn is a defense lawyer outside of Denver, Colorado, and co-founder of the Colorado Name Change Project, which provides pro-bono legal services for transgender men and women who want to change their names and gender designations. As a Marine, she was out as queer but not as transgender, she said.

She said she was not surprised by Trump’s decision, given his choice of the conservative Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate and despite Trump’s claim that he, unlike his rival Hillary Clinton, would fight for the LGBT community.

But, she said, “I’m disgusted at President Trump’s rejection of both science and intensive studies that show that trans service members should be allowed to serve openly. And I think that using the expense of medical treatment as an excuse is terrible.”

Trump’s announcement was met with criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said Trump’s tweet showed why major policy announcements should not be made by Twitter.

“There is no reason to force service members who are able to fight, train, and deploy to leave the military—regardless of their gender identity,” he said in a statement. “We should all be guided by the principle that any American who wants to serve our country and is able to meet the standards should have the opportunity to do so—and should be treated as the patriots they are.”

McCain said that no new policy was appropriate until the Department of Defense had completed a study it was conducting on medical obligations that it would incur and the effect on military readiness.

Other studies — by the Rand Corp. last year and one published in the New England Journal of Medicine the year before — found that the cost of extending gender transition-related health care coverage to transgender personnel would be negligible. The Rand Corp, for example, calculated that health care costs for active personnel would increase by between $2.4 million and $8.4 million a year, representing an increase of between 0.04 percent to 0.13 percent. It also found that countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom saw no effect on military readiness.

But Trump emphasized both of those issues in his tweet.

“Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail,” the president wrote on Twitter.

A statement from the Transgender American Veterans Association and the American Veterans for Equal Rights called the decision insulting. Current policies require that transgender recruits must complete gender transition before they can enter the military, the statement said.

“Mr. Trump is simply denying entry into the military to capable male and female volunteers no different from any other man or woman,” it said. “The citizens of the United States require a military governed by carefully considered policies and not by early morning tweet storms from a President who neither understands the current policy nor cares about the human cost of defending our nation’s liberty.”

One transgender airman told the Air Force Times Wednesday that he would go to court to remain in the military.

“I would like to see them try to kick me out of my military,” Staff Sgt. Logan Ireland said. “I would challenge them [in court]. You are not going to deny me my right to serve my country when I am fully qualified and able and willing to give my life.”

And former SEAL Kristin Beck, a transgender woman, told the Tampa Bay Times that Trump’s decision would cost more in lawsuits that any savings.

"You are talking about potentially billions of dollars," Beck said. "That is a waste of money."

Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a Republican from Missouri, offered an amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that would have cut military funding for transition-related surgeries or hormone therapy treatment. The amendment was defeated.

On Wednesday, she tweeted, “Pleased to hear that @realPresidentTrump shares my readiness and cost concerns, & will be changing this costly and damaging policy #readiness.”

Shinn challenged the assertion that transgender service members affected morale. Discarding trained troops who are already serving honorably and who have done nothing but be who they are is a terrible waste of talent, she said.

“And definitely not the small government that Republicans profess to believe in,” she said.

Police are searching for a stabbing suspect in Downtown San Diego Wednesday afternoon.

According to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD), the incident occurred at 3:16 p.m. on the 900 block of 9th Avenue near E Street.

The victim was transported to a local hospital. Police said the extent of injuries is unknown.

The suspect was described to be 6-foot 3-inches, tall and has a thin build. He was wearing a hat and sunglasses.

No other information was available.

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A driver struck a pole and plowed through some bushes, damaging an AT&T box in Santee Wednesday.

It happened on the 9700 block of Mast Boulevard around 2:50 p.m. According to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, all lanes are open but there was some traffic slowing in the area.

There were no injuries reported. The driver was out of his vehicle and walking around, said deputies.

A water main break was causing some traffic in Poway Wednesday afternoon, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO) confirmed.

The northbound lane on Marincoid Road, south of Painted Rock was closed down to motorists.

Crews are working to repair the water main break.

No other information was available.

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With penguins and leopard sharks swimming beside them, a San Diego couple renewed their vows at an underwater wedding ceremony Wednesday, inside the Africa Rocks Penguin Pool exhibit.

Surprised guests at the San Diego Zoo pulled out their phones to take pictures. At first, they didn't realize Timm and Sherrie Burks were renewing their vows inside the tank, clad in full scuba gear. Both are certified scuba instructors.

California leopard sharks and African penguins swam around the tank, as the couple exchanged their vows on underwater placards.

Twenty family members were invited to see the ceremony. Timm and Sherrie met in 2012, while they were both working at dive shops in San Diego.

While they planned to get married in 2014, Timm suffered a cancer relapse. A few days before the treatment was scheduled to begin, the couple decided to tie the knot anyway.

As soon as possible, they exchanged their vows at the courthouse in downtown San Diego, without having their family and friends present.

“Because we weren’t able to include family and friends in our ceremony in 2014, we are very thankful for the opportunity to renew our vows with the people we care about, here with us today,” said Sherrie.

After waving their vows and mouthing, "I do," the couple bonked their scuba equipment together for a kiss.

Spectators cheered and clapped as they watched.

“While on safari in South Africa last year, we had the opportunity to see African penguins on the beach—so, to be married underwater in the African penguin pool is surreal," added Sherrie.

A transgender Marine veteran was angered to learn about President Donald Trump tweeted banning transgender individuals from the military.

"Years of service could mean nothing," said Kiaya Bender, who transitioned after leaving the military. 

Bender presented as a female when he joined the Marine Corps in 2009. At that time, the policy was "don't ask, don't tell." 

Transgender people have been able to serve openly in the military since June 2016, when then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter ended a ban. Trump had tweeted at the time, during the presidential campaign, that he would fight for the LGBT community. 

Trump's announcement did not say what would happen to transgender people already in the military.

Bender, now married, said things have been changing over the past few years in the military - and it's worrisome to think progress may be reversing. 

"It's scary that people who have spent years of their life serving their country who happened to be transgender who require medical attention are potentially going to get kicked out," Bender said.

But others with military ties, like Marine Vet Chet Derascavage, had differing opinions on the announcement. 

"That's great," said Derascavage, a veteran who served in Vietnam. "Couldn't be better."

Derascavage said when it comes to fighting for our country, having transgender individuals in the armed forces takes away from the U.S.' strength. 

"Not good for the morale of the guys, you know," he said. 

There are as many as 250 service members in the process of transitioning to their preferred genders or who have been approved to formally change gender within the Pentagon's personnel system, according to several defense officials. 

The Pentagon has refused to release any data on the number of transgender troops. A RAND study found that there are between 2,500 and 7,000 transgender service members in the active duty military, and another 1,500 to 4,000 in the reserves. 

Two studies — including RAND's — have found that health-care cost for transgender service members to be low in the context of the military’s health care budget. 

Bender argues that those against having transgender individuals in the military do not understand the changing times. 

"A lot of the military is made up of people who fear what they don't understand, a lot of the times it's not accepted, but I felt like we were moving in a direction where it was becoming understood and accepted," Bender said.

Transgender individuals in the armed forces just want to serve their country, like everyone else in the armed forces, Bender said. He has another take on what it means to be a courageous fighter. 

"Just the ability to be who you are in the face of adversity makes a warrior," Bender said.

In addition to fighting for Americans' freedoms around the globe, transgender individuals in the armed forces have a new battle on their hands: the fight for their right to exist. 

"Makes me angry, it makes me really angry, but this is the war that we have to fight right here in our homeland," Bender said.

The VA said their policy regarding transgender service members has not changed. 

"We provide care, benefits and other VA services to all Veterans, including transgender Veterans," said Curt Cashour, Press Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, in a statement.

A major heroin ring operating out of New York City was busted this week, and federal authorities say they’ve arrested dealers who’ve been living the high life, including a man who lavished his young children with a Versace stroller and Gucci sneakers.

Luis Lopez, Peter Vasquez and Victor Agosto were arrested in Brooklyn on Wednesday. The three men allegedly ran an international heroin ring from Brooklyn, Queens and other locations. Three other men were also arrested.

Twelve kilograms of heroin worth $900,000 were seized Wednesday morning during the arrests, authorities say.

Authorities allege the men had connections to Mexican cartels and were able to move heroin from Mexico to Los Angeles, and from there to Chicago and New York. Papers filed in federal court in Brooklyn say they also traveled to Mexico for meetings with a drug cartel there.

During the investigation, agents seized more than $800,000 in drug proceeds, prosecutors said. Ohio state troopers discovered about $300,000 of that total hidden in a car rented at LaGuardia Airport in 2011, the papers said.

An Instagram photo under the user account @fishmoneybagz shows some of the suspects — including Vasquez, Lopez and Agosto — posing in pricey bathing suits on a boat.

Authorities say photos like that one prove the accused were living large off money they made selling heroin, and that everything from a $20,000 watch to gold chains and bracelets were flaunted openly on social media.

Instagram photos show hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry owned by Lopez and his wife, as well as a $3,000 Versace stroller for one of their children and Gucci sneakers worth hundreds of dollars that their 8-year-old daughter wore to her fifth-grade graduation, authorities say.

The three men allegedly compiled a fleet of cars worth more than $1 million, including a Lamborghini Hurácan, Rolls Royce Ghost, Bentley, Audi R8 Spyder, Mercedes CLS63, Mercedes S550, Porsche Cayenne, Maserati, Range Rover Sport and BMW M4.

When they wanted to relax, the accused jetted off and spent large amounts of money to rent out a Miami waterfront property, authorities say.

If convicted, the men face decades behind bars. 

It wasn’t immediately known if the six men had attorneys who could comment on their arrests. 

On the baseball diamond, anger and umpires go together like peanuts and CrackerJacks.

Managers screaming at umpires.  Players yelling about balls and strikes.  Umpires ejecting players and managers.

So much anger surrounding umpires, but at Rady Children’s Hospital, an event flipped the script on umpires, nothing but love for and from umpires.

The umpiring crew working the San Diego Padres – New York Mets series visited children with cancer and other serious illnesses at the hospital.

“Emotionally I don’t know exactly what they go through, but  I have an idea of what they go through and my heart breaks for them.  If I can put a smile on their face I feel like I’ve done something for them and given back,” said 28 year MLB umpire Bob Hallion.

Four Major League Baseball umpires offered words of encouragement and Build-A-Bear stuffed animals to patients and families at Rady Children’s. Each child choose from a variety of pre-stuffed animals as well as clothing outfits for their new “furry friend” – including bear-sized Padres uniforms.

In a place where smiles are hard to find, there were plenty to go around during this event.

“It makes me so happy, it make this all so much more tolerable and it also reminds me of how kind people are.  It’s amazing that this many people want to help,” said Shelley Dever, whose son is a patient at Rady Children’s.

Jennifer Sanchez, who has a daughter receiving treatment at the hospital said, “it’s helping them forget the reason why they’re here and just enjoy the moment and just be kids, and I think that is the greatest gift.”

“We’re here just to give them a little something special because they have a tough road ahead of them, it’s nice to see them smile,” said Hallion.

 The event is part of a program by UMPS CARE Charities, a non-profit organization founded by MLB Umpires to enrich the lives of at-risk youth and children coping with serious illness.   MLB Umpires have hosted 131 children’s hospital events since the program began in 2006 and have handed out more than 12,500 Build-A-Bears. 

Police activity on Interstate 5, near University City, has prompted authorities to shut down Interstate 5 northbound. 

San Diego police are diverting traffic off at Nobel Drive. 

California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials and San Diego Fire-Rescue crews are assisting. 

There is no word on how long the closure will last. 

No other information was available.

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