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Man Fatally Shot After Trying to Rob People of LeBron Sneakers

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A man who tried to rob people waiting outside an Atlanta store waiting to buy the new LeBron James sneakers was fatally shot by one of the customers, police said.

Atlanta police were investigating the early Saturday morning shooting, which occurred at Wish Atlanta, according to NBC affiliate WXIA.

Several customers were outside waiting to purchase the sneakers, called LeBron X Denim, when a man approached them, took out a firearm and attempted to rob them, said Officer John Chafee.

One of the customers took out his own weapon and shot the suspect, authorities said. The customer had the appropriate permit to possess the gun, according to WXIA.

"A number of witnesses were interviewed and this appears to be self defense," Chafee said in a statement.

No charges were immediately filed.

The sneakers cost $180, NBC News reported.


Change Made to Holiday Bowl Teams

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Change is coming to San Diego’s big college football bowl game.

The Holiday Bowl announced today it is replacing the Big 12 team affiliation with a team from the Big Ten Conference. But a Pac-12 team will continue to play in the game. 

The change starts in 2014 and is part of a six-year agreement with the conferences.  

The Holiday Bowl is typically played the week after Christmas in Qualcomm Stadium.



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Scottie Pippen Questioned Over Brawl Outside Restaurant

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NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen is being questioned by detectives following a fight outside an upscale Malibu, Calif., restaurant that sent another man to the hospital Sunday evening.

The former Chicago Bulls star, 47, was being interviewed inside a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department station Monday afternoon over the altercation. The 6-foot-8 former forward walked with his attorney and driver past a gaggle of reporters outside the station without saying a word.

Witnesses had said Pippen was involved in an argument outside Nobu around 6:30 p.m. Sunday that ended with a man being hospitalized with a head injury, the Los Angeles sheriff's office said Monday.

Pippen is a named suspect on a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury.

The Chicago Tribune reported earlier that police were called to the scene, but by the time they arrived, Pippen had already left.

The other man was released from the hospital Monday morning, the sheriff's office said.



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Theater Group Shocked by Crash Victim’s Death

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Members of the MET 2 theater group are mourning the death of one of their own: 21-year-old Harold Wise IV.

“I started screaming, ‘no no no no no,’ and then I broke down into hysterical tears,” acting coach Alison Bretches said, describing the moment she heard the news.

Wise died in a crash Saturday night on Lake Jennings Park Road in Lakeside. His car crossed the center line and struck a Jeep head-on.

Wise was pronounced dead at the scene. A father and his 9-year-old daughter in the Jeep were taken to the hospital with major injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Witnesses estimate Wise was going between 80 and 100 miles per hour in a 55 zone, according to the CHP.

Meanwhile, friends and family are remembering the aspiring theater teacher. Last month, Wise played Captain Hook in the stage production of “Peter Pan” at the Poway Performing Arts Center.

“Harold was one of those guys who could change the mood in the room,” friend and former boss Howard Solomon said. “He cracked a joke when a joke needed to be cracked when it got too stressful or tense in the theater.”

Last year, Wise took a staff position with MET 2 as a director’s assistant.

“Kids looked up to him, and he always made people feel special,” Bretches recalled. “He would tell the kids ‘you were awesome’ and give them a high five.”

Bretches said Wise was just starting to get his life together after suffering a brain injury in a fight two years ago. She said he was in the hospital for three months and in rehab the past two years.

“It’s been a long two years,” she said. “He took it like a champion with the support of his family and theater family.”

Wise was set to play Harold Hill in “The Music Man” next, which was his dream role, according to Bretches.

CHP Officer Kevin Pearlstein said the cause of the crash is currently listed as unsafe speed. Toxicology reports will reveal whether or not drugs or alcohol were factors. Wise was wearing a Countryfest concert wristband when he died, according to Pearlstein.

National City Police Investigate Possible Rape

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A 24-year-old man is in custody after allegedly raping a woman he met on an Internet dating site, according to officials.

The incident happened in the afternoon of Friday, June 21 at an apartment in the 2400-block of East 8th Street in National City.

Officials said this was the first time the suspect and the victim met in person after meeting on the Web site Plenty of Fish. The woman managed to escape after she was raped, according to police.

The suspect's name hasn't been released.

Check back for updates on this developing story.
 


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Parents Testify in Encinitas Yoga Class Trial

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Parents testified about an Encinitas Union School District yoga program on Monday, with some parents claiming it is religious in nature.

Parents Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock, who are suing the district, testified saying they believe the yoga program has religious undertones and is unconstitutional in public schools.

The school system established its yoga program with a $500,000 grant from the K.P. Jois Foundation in the fall of 2012. The hope was that yoga would help the elementary school students focus on studies, keep them calm and even curb bullying.

District officials said before the program started, instructors removed images of yoga Sanskrit and changed the names of poses.

But Monday plaintiffs argued that this wasn't the case.

“We expressed our concern again after hearing about our 7-year-old daughter at class talking about Sanskrit names for her limbs that she was taught in school,” said Stephen.

He also said he became worried after reading an article that suggested yoga may not be safe for children. His wife, Jennifer, said the yoga program went against the first and second commandment of the Bible.

During cross examination, the plaintiffs revealed that their daughter has never participated in a yoga class at the school, instead she learned Sanskrit in art class, not yoga.

After testimony, the judge said he had a “difficult call to make.”

“Catholic nuns teaching secular courses was troublesome to the court, and the court said it’s an unnecessary and impermissible entanglement for the state to monitor to make sure to take secular course to make sure they don’t slip in something religious,” he said. “And I’m not so sure that’s what we’re looking at here.”

Closing arguments are expected on Tuesday.



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What Will Goldsmith Do About Mayor’s ‘Cruel Act?'

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The latest intrigue and guessing games surrounding the toxic City Hall power struggle between Mayor Bob Filner and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith seem to boil down as follows:

What course of action will Goldsmith pursue in response to Filner's use of his police security detail to oust Goldsmith's top assistant from a meeting? And how extensive will the exodus of key personnel from Filner’s “strong mayor” administration eventually be?

The first question relates to an incident involving Executive Assistant City Attorney Andrew Jones, who accused Filner of making a racially insensitive remark at a closed-door legal session some months back.

In a session last week, Filner -- who denies the remark -- accused Jones of "leaking" privileged information, of being "disruptive" -- and had a non-uniformed detective escort Jones out.

“He's a bully,” Jones said in an interview Tuesday. “He's a bully, you know? That's what it's all about. And I suppose bullies don't like people who stand up to them."

"An extreme use of power" and “a cruel act with no basis in law” is how Jones' removal from that meeting struck Goldsmith, who has seen Mayor Bob Filner crash one of his news conferences and attack his office budget.

Goldsmith issued a statement last week hinting ominously about “the steps we will be taking” to address Filner's "use of police force."

And Jones says they won't back down: "We represent the municipal corporation of the city of San Diego. Our job is to protect that entity, and we will do that to the best of our ability -- and that's not going to stop."

The incident was just the latest in a long series of confrontations between the first-term mayor and second-term city attorney.

Filner's allies on City Council hope that, in time, the two will get past all that.

"Rather than add to that incident and add insult to injury to that, I'd rather figure out how are we going to work together moving forward and make sure we have the right information we need to make the best decisions," Coucilman David Alvarez said.

Skeptics wonder to what extent Filner might wind up driving away members of his own staff and executive departments – after the recent departures of a Development Services Director and a Deputy Chief of Staff, among several others.

"There have been, over the last six to seven months, enough bizarre incidents driven by his outbursts that you would think should be that 'Ah-ha!' moment – (when) he steps backs and says 'I've got to do things differently,'” political strategist Jason Roe said.

“But I'm not optimistic that we're going to see a change, and that’s unfortunate -- and I think that makes it more important that the City Council work together to rein in the negative impacts of that behavior," Roe added.

So far, Filner's media handlers have not responded to NBC 7’s requests for comment.

On Tuesday, the mayor's veto of a 5-4 Council vote restoring $508,000 he cut from Goldsmith's budget will face an override attempt.

It'll take six votes to prevail.

Tracking Snowden: NSA Leaker's Globe-Spanning Itinerary

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The globe-trotting manhunt for National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, now wanted at home as an alleged spy, intensified Monday after he disappeared in Moscow, adding another layer of international intrigue to the global manhunt for him and to his globe-trotting search for political asylum.

Weeks after he leaked documents detailing secret U.S. government data surveillance programs to the press, Snowden — who faces espionage charges — is seeking asylum abroad and safe passage to wherever he might find it. He fled Hong Kong, where he had been holed up for a month, on Sunday, and he is being aided in his search for asylum by advisors from WikiLeaks.

This week, Washington's diplomatic furor is aimed squarely at China, which failed to arrest Snowden before he left the country, and at Russia, which offered to entertain an asylum request he hadn't even yet made — and where he is believed now to be staying. But a host of Latin American nations led by leftists who are less than cozy with Washington could be entering the diplomatic fray, too.

The list of places Snowden could reportedly be headed has become a who's-who of countries with fractious relations with the U.S. Here is a run-down of the places Snowden has been and the places he could be headed.


Waipahu, Hawaii, U.S.:

Before Snowden's leaks made him a household name, the 29-year-old was living with his girlfriend outside Honolulu and working for the National Security Agency as an employee of contractor Booz Allen Hamilton — a job he told the South China Morning Post he took only in order to gain access to secret documents. The real estate agent for the couple's rented home told the Associated Press that Snowden and his girlfriend moved out of their house May 1. 

Hong Kong, China:

Snowden first holed up in Hong Kong on May 20, according to The Guardian, and it was from his hotel room there that he leaked NSA documents to that British newspaper. Snowden told the paper that he chose Hong Kong as his home base for what he called the city's "spirited commitment to free speech and the right of political dissent."

The U.S. asked Hong Kong police to detain Snowden pending his possible extradition on espionage charges, but China allowed him to leave Sunday. Hong Kong officials said Washington's documentation in support of his extradition wasn't complete — a claim Washington denied, blasting the Chinese government for letting Snowden leave.

"This was a deliberate choice by the government to release a fugitive despite a valid arrest warrant, and that decision unquestionably has a negative impact on the U.S.-China relationship," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Monday. 

Moscow, Russia:

Snowden arrived in Moscow on Sunday after fleeing Hong Kong, where he had spent more than a month. Snowden had been expected Monday to board a flight to Havana on which he had booked a ticket, but the plane took off without him.

After Snowden failed to board that flight, the White House said Monday it believed Snowden was still in Moscow and urged the Kremlin to hand him over. "We continue to hope that the Russians will do the right thing," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told NBC News on Monday.

Russia had earlier offered to consider an asylum request from Snowden should he make one, although there is no indication Snowden would do so. Russia itself has no sterling reputation for free speech or for privacy from surveillance — or for press freedom, for that matter.

As of Tuesday, Snowden is believed still to be in Russia.

Havana, Cuba:

Snowden had been expected to board a Havana-bound Aeroflot flight out of Moscow on Monday, but the flight left without him — and with a host of journalists chasing him onboard. From Havana, he had been expected to travel on to Ecuador, which had promised to review his application for asylum. Snowden did not board that flight to Cuba, however. It is unclear why.

Ecuador:

Snowden has requested asylum from and is believed to be heading to the small Andean nation, which has promised to review his application carefully. It was only last year that Ecuador began harboring another high-profile leaker: Snowden's own newfound shepherd, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who himself is holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London avoiding extradition on sexual assault charges.

Ecuador has an extradition treaty with the U.S., but it also allows exemptions for political asylum, BBC News noted. The country's populist leftist President Rafael Correa has been openly critical of Washington and nominally friendly to Snowden's cause — but his presidency is marred by its own ongoing battle with the country's news media, culminating with a controversial new law cracking down on press freedom

Iceland and beyond:

Snowden had earlier this month told The Guardian that he might seek asylum in Iceland, citing what he described as its strong legacy of protecting privacy and press freedoms. However, Iceland isn't a totally safe bet. Its just-seated new government is a center-right one that is seen as more likely to seek a close relationship with Washington — and possibly less eager to rankle Washington by harboring somebody like Snowden.

On a conference call Monday, though, WikiLeaks spokesman and Icelandic journalist Kristinn Hrafnsson said that asylum for Snowden has been formally requested from Iceland. "Similar processes were carried out elsewhere," Hrafnsson said. He declined to specify where — but the saga of Snowden's search for asylum, and the U.S.'s search for him, were stlll criss-crossing the globe.



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Supermoon Draws Eyes Upward

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Instagram user kholmeslive captured this image of the so-called supermoon over Hollywood Forever Cemetery on June 22, 2013.

Suspect Swims for 7 Hours to Evade Arrest

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Police arrested a felony suspect early Monday morning in San Diego after he swam along the coast for seven hours attempting to evade arrest.

The incident began around 10 p.m. Sunday when a Coronado police officer tried to approach the suspect near Hotel del Coronado at 1500 Orange Ave. The man then fled from law enforcement officials and swam nearly 2.5 miles away to Silver Strand Beach.

Police, K-9 units, divers and helicopter patrol tried to coax the suspect out of the water for more than 7 hours, during which time the man said threatening comments to officials. He swam up and down the coast throughout the standoff.

Eventually the man was arrested shortly after 5 a.m. near the Hotel del Coronado and booked in jail. Police believe he was under the influence.

Officials said the incident was narcotics-related and he is known by police in Coronado for past episodes.

Stingray Attacks on the Rise

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There has been an increase in the number of stingray attacks at Southern California beaches this month, according to officials.

San Diego beach goers and lifeguards have seen a number of them along the coast, and officials are warning people to be careful when swimming.

Lifeguard Supervisor Kevin Pearsall said it’s important to shuffle your feet when entering the water.

“As you enter the water, onto the sand, you kind of shuffle, you keep the sand moving, the area moving as they hear you coming and see you coming,” he said. “They're going to flee. They do not want contact with us in anyway.”

If stung by a stingray, officials recommend seeing a doctor to check for barbs left by the animal's stinger.

Last year, Huntington Beach city beaches saw an all-time record number of stingray injuries last year, with more than 400 seen by November.

Boy, 13, Crashes Stolen Car

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A 13-year-old boy driving a stolen car crashed through a fence in Vista on Monday morning, according to the sheriff’s department.

A car was reported stolen on Saturday from a home on the 200-block of Gannet Drive in Vista. Just before 1:30 a.m. Monday , deputies saw vehicle with headlights off and tried to stop driver, who didn't pull over. After a short 1-to-2 minute pursuit, the driver smashed into a fence on the 200-block of East Bobier Drive.

Following the crash, there was a small fire that started in the engine, according to investigators. Deputies smashed out the drivers side window to pull a 13-year-old driver out. While one deputy pulled the boy out of the vehicle, another extinguished the flames.

There is no official word on the boy's condition, but he was taken away by ambulance.

Officials said the boy has been questioned at a sheriff’s station in Vista. Since then the teenager has been booked in Juvenile Hall for vehicle theft, evading an officer and driving without a license.

Vista resident Steve Smith said he heard the incident this morning.

"It was a loud crash, boom, bam," said Smith.

He came outside to see a car had smashed through a fence in his back yard.

"I'd like to know where that kids parents were and what he was doing out at 1:30 in the morning," said Smith, who is spending his morning cleaning up the mess left behind.

The owner of the car that was allegedly stolen and then crashed by a 13-year old said she feels violated.

Monique Torres, 23, says its been a tough past few days. On Saturday morning, she went outside to go to work and found that her car had been stolen from in front of her Vista home. Then this morning, she got a call from sheriff’s investigators telling her that her car was involved in a short pursuit and the driver ended up crashing into a fence.

“I was just like, oh no. I was hoping to find it complete, no damage done, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case,” said Torres.

She said the car was not only her transportation to and from work, but it also had sentimental value. It was her first car, purchased by her father. She said she does not know the 13-year old suspect.

“It’s unbelievable that a teenager, they’re not even old enough to get a permit first of all. I don’t know what to think about it,” said Torres. “Its said that someone so young is involved in those things. For him to be driving my car at 1 o’clock in the morning, it’s just crazy to me.”

Torres says she has insurance and is hoping to soon get the car replaced.

LA Road Rage Video Goes Viral

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A dashboard-mounted camera video of an apparent road-rage incident on a Los Angeles freeway has gone viral.

The nearly eight-minute video shows a man weaving in and out of traffic on the 110 Freeway, shouting racial slurs and hurling bottles and cans. At one point, the road-raging man gets out of his car, runs at the victim's vehicle and appears to throw something inside.

Austin Ho -- the victim -- captured the incident on his dashboard-mounted camera (below).

Ho said he later hand-delivered the footage to the California Highway Patrol.

"They didn't believe my story when I just told them," Ho told NBC4. "I showed them the video, and once they saw the video, they realized how crazy this guy was."

 

Warning: The video contains disturbing language.

Chicago To Host Blackhawks Victory Parade Friday

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A parade and victory rally will be held Friday morning to congratulate the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office announced Tuesday morning in a statement.

Additional details, including the location, exact time and route, have yet to be announced.

The last celebration, in 2010, was one of the biggest public events the city had ever seen. City officials estimated the crowd at roughly two million people.

Celebrations erupted Monday night after the team's win, with fans spilling out onto streets in Wrigleyville and near the United Center.

Emanuel was quick with kind words Monday night after the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins to bring the Stanley Cup back to the Windy City for the second time in four years.

"The City of Chicago is thrilled to congratulate our own Chicago Blackhawks on their hard-fought victory, once again bringing the Stanley Cup back to their sweet home Chicago," he said in a statement. "Our best wishes go out to the Bruins and the city of Boston for a well-played series. In the past few months, the people of Boston have showed how they can pull together and the Bruins have represented that same spirit, demonstrating what makes Boston a truly world-class city. Our congratulations go out to Rocky Wirtz, Coach Joel Quenneville, the incredible Blackhawks players, and the whole Blackhawks family for their dedication and determination to make Chicago a championship city once again. The City of Big Shoulders stood shoulder to shoulder with the Blackhawks all season and we are all looking forward to welcoming them home as champions."
 



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Executive Being Held at Chinese Factory

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A medical supply company executive from Coral Springs endured a fifth day of captivity by Chinese workers at his Beijing factory amid allegations of unpaid wages. Chip Starnes, of Specialty Medical Supplies, peered out from behind the bars of his office window Tuesday as he sat in captivity at the plant in the capital's northeastern suburbs.

Bill Kowba Attends Last Board Meeting

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San Diego Unified School District superintendent Bill Kowba will attend his last board meeting on Tuesday.

Late Inning Heroics Lift Padres

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Padres starter Eric Stults pitched well. Phillies starter Cliff Lee pitched better. Neither, however, were involved in the decision in Monday's series opener at Petco Park.

Stults gave the Friars a quality start, going seven innings, giving up just two earned runs. Lee struck out seven but ran into trouble in the top of the ninth. After giving up two hits he was replaced by Jonathan Papelbon, who promptly gave up a two-run single to Kyle Blanks that cut the Phils lead to a run. Blanks later scored the tying run on Carlos Ruiz' passed ball.

Luke Gregerson and Joe Thatcher held the Phillies scoreless in the top of the 10th. In the bottom of the inning Blanks was the hero. His one out single scored Chris Denorfia with the winning run, giving the Padres a 4-3 come from behind win.

With the victory the Padres moved into a tie with the Rockies for second place in the NL West, three games behind the division leading Giants.



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Caught On Camera: L.A. Road Rage

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A dashboard-mounted camera video of an apparent road-rage incident on a Los Angeles freeway has gone viral. The nearly eight-minute video shows a man weaving in and out of traffic on the 110 Freeway, shouting racial slurs and hurling bottles and cans. Beverly White reports from downtown Los Angeles for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on June 24, 2013.

$1.2M in $100 Bills Missing from JFK-Bound Flight: FBI

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The FBI is investigating the theft of $1.2 million in $100 bills from the cargo area of a flight out of Switzerland that landed at Kennedy Airport, NBC 4 New York has learned. 

The Port Authority is also investigating the theft from the Swiss International Air Lines flight.

A law enforcement official says $48 million was being transported from Zurich on a flight that arrived Saturday.
 
The cash was headed to a Federal Reserve facility in New Jersey, and the missing $1.2 million was detected when the Fed was processing the cash. 
 
Authorities then found a hole in the cargo area where the $48 million was transported.

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Adult Home Workers Tied Up, Punched 88-Year-Old Man: AG

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Two employees of a Long Island senior care home are facing felony assault charges for allegedly attacking and suffocating an 88-year-old man, New York state authorities say.

Raquel Bouton, a licensed practical nurse, and Laura Harper, a personal care aide, were arrested after an investigation by the attorney general's office into the alleged assault at Woodhaven Adult Home in Port Jefferson on March 24.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Bouton, 43, of Mount Sinai, and Harper, 58, of Coram, attacked the elderly man, tying his hands together, holding them above his head and punching him in the stomach several times. The two women also held a pillow over the man's face in bed, authorities said. 

The victim suffered bruising to the torso, restricted breathing and pain, Schneiderman said. 

Surveillance cameras in the hallway captured Bouton and Harper entering, then exiting the resident's room at the time of the alleged assault, according to Schneiderman. Bouton also covered up the alleged crime by falsifying progress notes, he said.

Bouton and Harper were each indicted on eight counts of assault and endangerment. They could each face up to three and a half to seven years in prison if convicted. 

Attorneys for the women said the allegations are entirely unfounded. A message was left with the adult home. 



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