Police found a body inside a car Friday after receiving calls about a foul odor by a CVS store in National City.

A 40-year-old dead woman was located inside a car, said National City Police Sgt. Chris Cameon. After employees reported the foul smell, officers investigated the scene.

They made the grisly discovery by the CVS store at East Plaza Boulevard and L Avenue around 10:25 a.m.

Her body may have been left in the vehicle for a few days, said Cameon.

The San Diego County will conduct an autopsy.

This death is not being investigated as a homicide, said Cameon. Her cause of death will be apparent after the autopsy is completed.

No further information was immediately available.

San Diego-based Biotech firm BioLegend Inc. has begun work on a new campus in Miramar, with an expected project cost of more than $100 million.

A company spokeswoman said a ground-breaking was held Aug. 2, and completion of the project is expected in the second quarter of 2019. BioLegend will be relocating from its current headquarters on Pacific Heights Boulevard in Sorrento Valley.

The campus at completion will have four buildings including office and lab space, with approximately 250,000 square feet of outdoor amenities. There will be a seven-story, 700-space parking garage.

The project includes a complete overhaul of three out of four older buildings along Terman Court that BioLegend acquired in late 2015 for $24 million, according to CoStar Group and public data. Much of the space, originally constructed during the 1980s, had previously been occupied by Sony Online Entertainment.

One of the acquired buildings has since been demolished, and will be replaced by a new campus building and the parking structure, the BioLegend spokeswoman said.

The eight-acre location is off Terman Court near Camino Santa Fe. The San Diego Planning Commission recently approved the vacation of Terman Court, which will be renamed One BioLegend Way, according to project manager Nik Bandak of Hughes Marino.

The general contractor is DPR Construction, and the architect is Delawie.

A BioLegend statement said the project will include a green roof with picnic tables, and there will be bridges leading to a “massive center circle” that doubles as a lunch area during the day and an event space in the evening. A 500-person multi-purpose room will be situated under the green roof and will have large bi-folding doors for access during inclement weather.

The main building will have a large atrium, leading to upper floors containing labs, creative offices, break rooms and conference rooms. Lab space will be laid out with open floor plans to encourage collaboration while maintaining safety standards.

Officials said the campus will also have a new kitchen and gym.

According to its website, BioLegend was started in 2002 and develops cutting-edge antibodies and reagents for biomedical research, with expertise in areas including cell biology, immunobiology, and neuroscience. The company also has operations in Europe, Taiwan, and Japan.

Old Town will host its annual three-day Latin American Festival, Bazaar del Mundo, which features folk artists from Oaxaca, Jalisco, Peru, El Salvador and more.

The event will be located from the corner of Juan Street to Taylor Street, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m, Friday through Sunday.

The festival presents one of the country’s widest array of authentic folk art, including clothing, textiles, collectibles and jewelry, according to a statement.

It is also one of San Diego’s largest collections of Mata Ortiz pottery, a famous art form from Mexico valued for is hand-painted geometric and ancestral symbols, a skill passed down for centuries.

There will be live art demonstrations from weavers and wood carvers, music from the Latin folk band “Tinku,” and Mexican cuisine from Casa Guadalajara and surrounding restaurants available.

The event is open and free to the public.

Crews were working to extricate a person from underneath a vehicle in Hillcrest Friday afternoon, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) confirmed.

The crash occurred at 3:11 p.m. on the 1000 block of University Avenue near 10th Avenue just off State Route 163.

According to fire officials, one person was trapped under a vehicle after a crash.

At this time, the extent of injuries is unknown.

No other information was available.

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Snopes.com, a fact checking website, continued a legal battle in San Diego Superior Court this week. Those that work for the company say the lawsuit could potentially force Snopes to go out of business.

The issue at hand is over ownership. Snopes’ parent company, Bardav, versus San Diego-based company, Proper Media – a contractor turned alleged co-owner of Snopes.

Proper Media claims they equally own Snopes with Bardav –and that David Mikkelson, the CEO of Snopes, is unfit and should be removed.

Mikkelson filed a counter suit against Proper Media, claiming the company has not paid advertising revenue from Snopes.com for months.

Bardav had two victories in court Thursday. A judge ruled that Proper Media must hand that adertising revenue over and that Mikkelson can stay on as CEO. The judge adding there is no evidence Mikkelson is unfit.

NBC 7 reached out to the attorneys representing both sides of the case Friday but so far we have not heard back. 

The 5-year-old boy from San Diego who was found in chains, beaten and starved by his aunt and uncle in Mexico may soon be reunited with his father.

The father, Pascual Castro, was deported for the tenth time on Tuesday. He departed Tijuana for Mexico City on Friday morning to retrieve his son.

The boy, Anthony, has a Mexican and U.S. dual citizenship and has been the center of an international custody battle since he was discovered by Mexican authorities in late June.

Castro said he had left his son with his sister and brother-in-law in Mexico and was sending over $500 a month while he was working in the U.S.

Anthony's mother, Dawn Sanderson, lost custody of him when he was 11-months old.

Castro was notified in June that his son was found in chains and abused at his family’s house outside Mexico City, but said he was unable to return to Mexico to care for him because of his undocumented status in the U.S.

On Tuesday Castro was intercepted by Border Patrol in San Diego County during a fugitive operation and deported. Now that he is back in Mexico, attempting contact with his son.

"I hope to see him very soon," said Castro in Spanish to Telemundo 20. "I feel pure happiness right now. The important thing is the child."

The National System for Integral Family Development (DIF) said Pascual will have to prove he can care for Anthony.

"I feel satisfied I can do that," said Pascual. "I already fought it and on two previous occasions, I already showed that I can do that."

Castro’s son would require comprehensive care if Castro manages to gain custody, DIF said in a press conference.

Sanderson, who lives in Escondido, said she is also seeking custody.

"I’m going to do what I have to do without stopping until the day I have him with me," Sanderson told NBC News in Spanish.

Castro’s sister and brother-in-law face charges of child abuse, according to Mexican authorities.

The results of an independent investigation into SANDAG were presented to the agency’s board amidst calls for the resignation of its executive director.

The investigation focused on SANDAG’s incorrect revenue projects of the failed Measure A.

The report said, in part, while there was no intent to mislead the public, SANDAG showed a severe lack of judgment in responding to staff concerns about Measure A's revenue projections. The report was critical of SANDAG's creation of an unsearchable folder to store draft documents.

During public testimony, comments were critical of the agency.

"Lying to the public and directing SANDAG's staff to hide or delete public documents while the Measure A scandal was unfolding, shameful," said Gretchen Newsom, political director of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 569.

Newsom was listed as the plaintiff in a lawsuit against Measure A.

"SANDAG executives misled the public--intentional, non-intentional, negligent, criminal...I'm not sure we have the answer to that," said Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (Dist. 80).

Gonzalez Fletcher is sponsoring legislation, AB 850, calling for SANDAG reform. She called the presentation a “white wash”.

"They shot down whistleblowers, who tried to alert them of this. And they created a tool to possibly cover it up," she said.

There were also calls for the resignation of executive director Garry Gallegos.

"The fact that Gary Gallegos is still the executive director of SANDAG is a slap in the face to every taxpayer in the city of San Diego," said Mark Lane of National City.

"I would ask this board to call for Mr. Gallegos to resign immediately," said Carlsbad Councilwoman Cori Schumacher.

Several board members acknowledged the findings of the report but offered support for Gallegos.

Gallegos did not speak during the board meeting. He did not make himself available for comment immediately after the meeting.

"We made mistakes that, it's a reasonable conclusion for people to say, 'Boy, I don't know if I can trust them,'" said Poway Mayor and board member Steve Vaus. "So we need to take whatever steps are necessary to make whatever hard choices are necessary to begin to restore trust, so that we don't make these kinds of mistakes in the future."

Vaus is part of a SANDAG subcommittee tasked with presenting best-practice recommendations to the board. He said it would be premature to talk about replacing the executive director.

"I think it's too early to make those kinds of decisions. We need to get into closed session with our executive director, ask the tough questions, allow him to tell his side of the story and then we can make those kinds of decisions," said Vaus.

"What I sensed is there's some anger in some cases in that there's, but I think across the board, we want to reform these basic procedural things, the internal things that have happened," said County Supervisor and board Chair Ron Roberts.

Two people, including an 11-year-old suffered minor cuts and bruises after a truck drove off the roadway and smashed into a home in Escondido.

The incident happened on North Ash Street and East Ohio Avenue, just east of the I-15 around 6 p.m., the Escondido Police Department confirmed.

A Ford pick-up truck came to a stop sign at the intersection and then suddenly accelerated for unknown reasons.

It slammed into a small Ford SUV and then crashed into the side of home into the kitchen area.

Police said there were two people inside the home--the 11-year-old and an adult. Both were taken to the hospital to be evaluated.

The driver of the SUV was cited for driving with a suspended license.

A bag of pills was found inside the truck, police said.

The driver was taken to the hospital to be evaluated for driving under the influence of prescription drugs. 

No other information was immediately available.

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Deputies asked the public to be on the lookout for a missing sex offender in San Diego County Friday, who may appear in Lemon Grove or La Mesa.

The San Diego County Sheriff's Fugitive Task Force is looking for 31-year-old Rainier Raroque, according to San Diego County Crime Stoppers. He is wanted on a felony arrest warrant for failing to register as a sex offender.

Raroque was previously convicted of sexual battery, said Crime Stoppers officials.

He was described as 5-feet 9-inches tall and weighs about 145 pounds. Raroque has black hair with brown eyes. According to Crime Stoppers, Raroque is known to frequent Lemon Grove and La Mesa.

If you know anything about his whereabouts, you can call the Crime Stopper's anonymous tip line at (888)580-8477.

A reward up to $1,000 is available for any tip that helps lead to an arrest in this case.

Two days after a big rig overturned in La Mesa, killing a mother and daughter and seriously injuring a 6-year-old girl, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the trucking company involved in the crash are leaving the investigation - vague.

CHP has ruled out alcohol or drugs as a factor in the crash.

Officer Benjamin Demarest told NBC 7, CHP will not provide the driver's name for the "safety of the driver."

NBC 7 has asked the company, Swift Transportation, in three separate emails, if the driver of that truck has been suspended or terminated. Cozette Phifer, the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Company, has not answered that question. 

"I’m very sorry for the continued delay," Phifer wrote to NBC 7. "As you might imagine, we have a lot of people who are extremely concerned and very involved with this situation." 

Phifer also wrote it has been very "challenging" for the driver to get all the information, but she is "grateful NBC 7 gave Swift Transportation the opportunities to respond."

Meanwhile, Timothy Thompson, who lost both of his mom and his sister in the crash, said as of Friday, he still has not received any answers from CHP or from the company.

"I just want to know why my mother and sister are not here anymore," Timothy wrote to NBC 7.

Previous OSHA Violation Reveals Swift Transportation Failed to Report Worker's Illness in 2016

The Company involved in the crash, Swift Transportation, has 10 OSHA violations on record in various states, including California and Arizona.

NBC 7 obtained a copy of an incident that occurred in Fresno California in Aug. 2016. Before NBC 7 obtained the report, Swift Transportation said the incident was "unique" and had been recently resolved.

When NBC 7 received a copy, the unique incident revealed a Swift Transportation worker hurt himself on the job on Aug. 12, 2016, when he was unloading merchandise at the Dollar Tree Store in Fresno, California.

The report states the worker "over exerted himself" and continued working through the end of the day. He drove home and rested the following day, August 13.

Two days after his accident, on Sunday Aug. 14, 2016, the unnamed worker told his supervisor he was feeling ill, but continued to work. The next day, he was in the hospital.

It was not until 57 and a half hours that worker left the hospital.

Six days after the worker was injured on the job, on Aug. 18, Swift Transportation reported the accident to OSHA. An OSHA spokesperson told NBC 7, companies are supposed to report a worker's injury within 8 hours.

OSHA isn't certain this latest accident is grounds for notification and has not been notified of this accident.

After learning these details Friday, NBC 7 emailed Swift Transportation's Cozette Phifer again.

Phifer wrote back the case was "unrelated" and "very unique.

What's Next in the Investigation

CHP investigators are trying to determine why the big rig overturned. At this time, Officer Demarest said there are not any clear details CHP can disclose.

CalTrans Public Information officer Cathryne Bruce-Johnson said they are currently doing an evaluation of the repairs.

"We will repair this particular damage to the safety structure [the bridge] from this accident," Bruce-Johnson said. "We will make repairs according to state and federal standards." 

It is unknown how much the cost of repairs will be. 

As for Swift Transportation, Cozette Phifer, the Vice President of Marketing and Communication for the company, said the investigation is ongoing and will not be complete "for some time."

"Because of that, we aren’t able to comment on specific personnel or decisions concerning our personnel, right now,” Phifer wrote. "All I can really tell you is that our hearts go out to all involved, including their friends and family.  We are doing all we can to determine what happened, how it happened and how we can make sure it doesn’t happen, again."

A man was sentenced for violently attacking two women, and killing one of them, after breaking into their home in Del Cerro, prosecutors confirmed Friday.

The judge told 21-year-old Eduardo Torres that no punishment would be enough, before sentencing him to life in prison without parole for the brutal attacks.

Judge Michael Smyth said he couldn't imagine a worse scenario than feeling safe at home with your family and having that sense of safety violated in such a horrific, violent and tragic way.

Torres was convicted of first-degree murder and felony sexual assault. In June 2016, he smashed a glass wall and broke into a home on Mill Peak Road and Genoa Drive. Once inside, he sexually assaulted and stabbed two women.

A 74-year-old woman hid in her room, but Torres broke the door down and stabbed her to death. He then started attacking the younger 50-year-old woman, before police officers broke in.

As one of the victims' relatives testified about the devastating trauma she experienced, explaining what it felt like to lose a loved one, Torres kept interrupting.

Torres was eventually removed from court after he repeatedly tried to interrupt the judge and the victims’ testimony. Smyth continuously warned Torres to stop talking, but he kept saying the voices in his head were instructing him otherwise.

"Mr. Torres you need to stop talking now," said Smyth. "It's my turn to talk."

Finally, his removal was requested, and more than half a dozen deputies forcibly escorted Torres from the court.

A prosecutor said the victim and her relatives were incredibly brave to face the defendant in court.

"I think they were very courageous and brave to be able to stand in front of Mr. Torres who committed such a heinous act in their home and really express from their hearts how they felt about it," said Deputy District Attorney Marisa Di Tillio.

A relative of the woman who was killed said her death is a "trauma" his family will always have to endure.

Before the sentencing began, Torres tried to fire his attorney, but the judge denied his request. He will spend life in prison with zero possibility of bail.

Before paramedics and firefighters arrived at the scene of a deadly big rig crash in La Mesa, Good Samaritans who witnessed the incident rushed to the rescue.

A mother and her daughter were killed in the crash Wednesday afternoon, six others were injured, including a 6-year-old girl who suffered a broken neck.

A big rig lost control and crashed into two vehicles on the State Route 125.

Andrew Norris was on his way to work when he saw what happened and ran to help.

"I literally was 150 feet from the accident. I was there within a minute of when it happened," Norris told NBC 7.

Norris said at first he thought it was just a jackknifed truck, but then he heard screaming.

"She was jumping up and down, screaming, 'My daughter, my daughter.' I could hear her from my car, so I put my car in park and ran across and jumped over the k-rail," he said.

Norris told NBC 7, the mother of the two children, six and 4-year-old girls, in the SUV was crying out for help.

The younger daughter suffered minor injuries but the 6-year-old Kristina, was not breathing.

Norris said a nurse was performing CPR on the little girl.

He said he then went to check on the people in the green Chevy Aveo. Two sailors were there, trying to help 29-year-old Jennifer Campbell who had been in the car with her mother.

Both were killed in the crash.

Norris said he opened the cab of the truck and saw the passenger in the back and the female driver on the floor.

"She was screaming," he said. "She looked like she was ok. She was screaming, moving, trying to get up, but she couldn't. She was in total shock. When I reached over to grab the guy, he kind of reached out and grabbed his head, and I figured he moved enough, he's ok."

Norris added there were many who stopped to help, but he wants to focus attention on the people who made a real difference.

"The real point I want to make is the Navy guys and the nurse that actually saved Kristina's life--those are the real people that made the difference in what happened," Norris said. "Because if those two nurses didn't stop and those two Navy guys, Kristina probably wouldn't have made it."

The father of two said the incident will stay with him forever.

"It affected me deeply, on multiple levels. I can see my daughters’ faces in Kristina’s face," he said.

He said he is heartbroken for the families of the victims.

Artwork, priceless to one artist, was stolen in just a matter of minutes while on display in Pacific Beach.

The incident happened earlier this week in an alley near Felspar and Morrell streets.

Now, the artist, Ben Jay, is turning to social media to try to find his prized possession depicting Willy Wonka.

Jay is a spray paint artist and lets his creativity run wild in his creations.

"I do a lot of portraits, pet portraits, human portraits. Just random--whatever comes to mind," he said.

He said his favorites include tributes made in honor of some of the late greats, like Gene Wilder and David Bowie.

A portrait of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka is a very special piece for Jay. It was displayed for more than a year in the alley right by his home.

But earlier this week, within just a few minutes, it was stolen.

"The heavy duty zip ties had been cut and grommets had been pulled away, and it wasn't here," he explained.  "It's certainly going to affect how I hang art out in my outdoor gallery here, and what the neighborhood is going to get to see of it."

Jay said he has no idea who would take the artwork.

He has made a studio in the alley and is often times working in the space.  If you’ve seen his mural, he asked that you stop by and let him know.

A nurse who came to the aid of a 6-year-old girl, not breathing after being seriously injured in a crash involving a big-rig on the State Route 125 in La Mesa, spent hours visiting the little girl she helped save.

Sasha Sanchez told NBC 7, she's barely slept since the deadly crash on Wednesday that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter. She said she has thought a lot about the incident what 6-year-old Kristina, whom she gave administered CPR.

Sanches visited the little girl Friday evening at Rady Children's Hospital and spent three hours with Kristina and her mother Aneta Andarus.

"Somebody needed help and I didn't think that anybody else was going to help as much as I wanted to," Sanchez said.

Sanchez, in her scrubs and on the way to work, was in the car behind Andarus at the time of the crash.

That's when a big rig lost control, careened off the freeway lanes and collided into two cars--one of which had Kristina and her 4-year-old sister as its occupants.

Kristina suffered a broken neck and damage to her spine and she stopped breathing twice.

“I literally saw the color wipe off her and she stopped squeezing my fingers," Sanchez said.

Sanchez, a licensed Vocational Nurse, is trained to administer CPR but this was her first real emergency. She was able to revive Kristina twice. She held her hand and consoled the little girl until paramedics arrived.

Sanchez said she doesn't remember much of the chaos at the scene. But she is sure of one thing.

"I definitely picked the right field, definitely. There is nothing else than I would rather do with my life," Sanchez said.

Kristina's little sister, 4-year-old Chloe suffered minor injuries.

"Kristina deserves to grow up next to [Chloe] running and living her life the way they were before the tragedy happened," Sanchez said.

Sanchez told NBC 7, she does not work in traditional emergency response but instead at a specialized mental health care facility.

Oceanside First Friday Art Walk will be celebrating its next monthly event with a "Summer Nights" theme featuring local artists, musicians, and dancing in downtown Oceanside, Friday, Aug. 4, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

"As the summer vacation season enters its final month, we are seeing increased attendance for our monthly Art Walk events due to the thousands of additional tourists visiting Oceanside," said Susan Brown, president of the Oceanside Friends of the Arts.

This month's event will continue to feature dozens of local and regional artists, several musicians and over 20 venues in the downtown Oceanside Cultural District.

The Art Walk will feature a collaborative artist participation painting on the canvas outside the Muramid Art Museum where anyone, young or old can participate with local artists to create a unique mural. 

"This has been especially popular with the children and budding artists who have attended previous Art Walks," Brown said. 

The Oceanside Cultural District was just recently selected as one of California's 14 premier state-designated cultural districts by the California Arts Council.

Originating with the adoption of Assembly Bill 189, the California Cultural Districts program aims to leverage the state's artistic and cultural assets.

The shared values of this program are to grow and sustain authentic grassroots arts and cultural opportunities, increasing the visibility of local artists and community participation in local arts and culture, and promoting socioeconomic and ethnic diversity.

"The monthly Oceanside Art Walk events play an important role in the Oceanside Cultural District and we are proud to be part of this highly selective state program," said Brown. 

The Oceanside Cultural District partners include the City of Oceanside, Oceanside Public Library, Oceanside Arts Commission, Oceanside Museum of Art and MainStreet Oceanside.

The Oceanside Friends of the Arts, a Non-Profit Foundation, was established in 2016 with the goal of promoting Oceanside and surrounding communities as an important arts, culture, entertainment, and tourism hub/destination that catalyzes economic prosperity and a high quality of life for Oceanside's future.

For more information on Oceanside Art Walk, click here. 

The City of San Diego has been named a "Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace" in the government category by the San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition (SDCBC).

"The City is committed to supporting our employees, and that includes helping new mothers as they return to the workplace," said Chief Operating Officer Scott Chadwick, who signed the City's Lactation/Breastfeeding Accommodation Policy in March of this year.

"Caring for young children is as challenging as it is rewarding, so we're proud of our policy providing a positive workplace environment, reasonable accommodations and comfortable facilities that assist new mothers with their work-life balance," stated Chadwick.

The City was nominated for the award by an anonymous Park and Recreation Department employee.

The employee wrote, in part:

"As a first-time mother, the thought of returning to work was an emotional time. However, the experience the City of San Diego and my immediate workplace offered me was incredible.”

She went on to say the City of San Diego's Lactation/Breastfeeding Accommodation Policy really accomplishes what is intended, by providing a workplace for mothers who desire to breastfeed their infant child while still being able to work.

The award will be presented at the Coalition's Liquid Gold Gala fundraiser on Oct. 7.

The City's Lactation/Breastfeeding Accommodation Policy protects employees from discrimination, provides a "reasonable amount" of break time, facilities and signage for privacy during breastfeeding activities.

The City of San Diego joins Public Concern International and PayLease as SDCBC's honorees in the nonprofit and business categories, respectively. For more information about SDCBC, visit www.breastfeeding.org.

San Diego police are investigating a homicide in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego Friday night.

The incident occurred at 11 p.m. on the 6600 block of Park Ridge Boulevard near Wandermere Drive.

No other information was available.

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Crew members for an Alcatraz Island ferry are being hailed as heroes after rescuing 10 people on board a sinking boat in the San Francisco Bay.

The crew late Thursday had just picked up about 400 passengers from Alcatraz Island and heard the distress call from the sinking boat.

"I looked at the side of the boat and noticed their boat was going down pretty quick," Alcatraz Clipper Capt. Erik Anfinson said.

Video of the rescue recorded by a French Canadian tourist showed the boat was quickly sinking. Anfinson in the video can be heard yelling "Get 'em on the boat! Get 'em on! Get them on the boat now!"

The private boat ran aground on a rock formation known as "Little Alcatraz" usually seen at low tide.

"They were fine, they were all wearing life jackets," Anfinson said.

Once all 10 people on the sinking boat were aboard the ferry, the tourists who were on their way back to shore from their Alcatraz tour erupted into applause.

The rescue was a highlight of an Alcatraz tour on Friday.

"I wish I could have been there to see those guys jump in and save them," tourist Austin Pool said.

A salvage company will start searching Saturday morning for the sunken boat.

Jennifer Gonzalez-Arias contributed to this report.

The city of Chicago will file suit Monday against the U.S. Justice Department over Trump administration threats to cut off federal funding for being a sanctuary city, officials confirmed to NBC 5.

“It is wrong on a values basis; immigrants are part of our community,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said.

The suit claims the Justice Department can’t impact grants due to a policy change about undocumented immigrants, Emanuel said.

The Justice Department declined to comment. The White House did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said last May local governments refusing to cooperate in deporting convicted criminals risk losing their Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security grants.

The $3.2 million Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant, which is used in Chicago to buy police equipment and technology, is on the chopping block under the administration’s threats.

Sessions issued a memo in response to an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in late January directing the attorney general and the secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that sanctuary cities will not be eligible to receive federal funds.

"These are exactly the kind of training and technology you want to be investing in right now," Emanuel said.

Sessions said the order "will be applied solely to federal grants administered by the Department of Justice or the Department of Homeland Security, and not to other sources of federal funding," NBC News reported.

Speaking Friday morning at the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Emanuel showcased his immigrant roots. He said this year marks the 100-year anniversary of his grandfather coming to Chicago from the Russian-Romanian border at the age of 13.

"He came to meet a third cousin he never knew in a city called Chicago he couldn’t pronounce," Emanuel said. "His grandson is the mayor of that city—don’t anybody tell you that this city, this country is not a welcoming city,” he said, adding “and it always will be."

Emanuel also called on Gov. Bruce Rauner to sign legislation that would make Illinois "like California, a welcoming state."

The Justice Department is also reportedly targeting New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Miami, Milwaukee, and California, a city official confirmed. 

More states and cities are likely to follow Chicago: California is preparing to sue the Justice Department over the AG's plan as well, according to the Sacramento Bee.

A recommendation to send high-tech tank-killing weapons to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia is now at the White House, three U.S. officials told NBC News.

The officials said a proposed aid package includes Javelin anti-tank missiles with an estimated cost of about $50 million. 

"It is the right move and I see the fingerprints of Secretary of Defense Mattis all over it," Ret. Adm. James Stavridis, former NATO commander told NBC News.

Russia invaded and annexed the Crimea in 2014 and continues to support pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. The proposal for providing weapons to Ukraine comes amid tension between the White House and Congress over how to respond to Russian interference in the 2016 election, and an investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. President Trump signed a bill imposing sanctions on Russia for its cyberhacking and its actions in Ukraine but complained that it harmed relations.

While the three officials said no final decision has been made on providing the weapons, they agreed that the Pentagon is in favor of the move.