Threats of severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon ended up not coming to fruition, with a few intermittent sprinkles in the three o’clock hour wetting the playa down just a bit, but not enough to close the gates, thankfully.

A steady stream of cars hit the dried out lake bed of the Black Rock Desert after the 6 p.m. opening of the gates Sunday night. By 4:20 a.m. Monday morning, the line to get in was still at least a three-hour wait, according to reports on BMIR, the city’s official radio station.

The weather the last few days has been mild, thanks largely to the smoke from the Yosemite fire keeping the sun’s heat at bay behind a large blanket of orange haze. At sunrise Monday morning, the sun couldn’t be seen until it cleared the haze on the horizon and faintly revealed itself.

The Man Base is still under construction, and is expected to be completed Monday night, one night behind schedule. A severe thunderstorm and subsequent mud pit delayed crews for three days, on a project which had no days of wiggle-room. The fact that they made up two days of work and are only one day behind is impressive.

“This project should have taken three months and we did it in three weeks,” said Joe the Builder, the man in charge of construction at Burning Man (and a host of other things).

Monday afternoon Joe spoke with Larry Harvey, Burning Man creator and figurehead, and explained the situation with Man Base and confirmed that crews would be finished by Monday night.

This year, the Man rotates at night, while standing atop a giant flying saucer. In the meeting, Harvey said that he wanted one rotation to last 40 seconds, instead of the 55 that had been tested.

Reports of theme camps getting busted for serving undercover minors working with the police were circulating before noon on Monday, as police presence and aggressive ticketing continue to be a topic of conversation for citizens of Black Rock City.

As the city fills, artists are finishing up their projects in the open playa and parties are happening all over Black Rock’s inner city.

No reports yet on population counts.

Facebook announced Monday a brand new feature that will allow multiple users to upload images to the same photo album.

With shared photo albums the album's creator can add up to 50 "contributors," who can upload their own photos – up to 200 of them – to a specific album. And the album creators can choose to allow contributors to invite others to add to the album or have control over invitations, according to Mashable.

The new shared album feature also has three privacy settings: public, friends of contributors and contributors only, which gives the album creator control over who has access to the album's images.

"I think one thing that's really fun about creating products at Facebook is that you're never quite sure how people will use the product in the end," Facebook software engineer Bob Baldwin told Mashable. Baldwin headed the project with colleague Fred Zhao.

Facebook began rolling out the new feature to small groups of English users on Monday.
 

A 77-year-old woman was found dead in her car after being caught in a flash flood during heavy rains in the Inland Empire, authorities said Monday.

The body of Jean Gizzy was discovered Sunday, north of a railroad bridge crossing the Sacramento Wash and the 95 Freeway, west of Needles, according to the San Bernardino Sheriff-Coroner.

The Lake Havasu resident was still wearing her seatbelt in the driver's seat of her white 2009 Hyundai Sonata when authorities found her.

Heavy rain Sunday night and Monday morning flooded streets and damaged buildings in parts of the Inland Empire. At one point, 2 inches of rain fell within a one-hour period.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department was investigating the death.

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Flames engulfed an El Cajon business early Tuesday shutting down traffic to a portion of El Cajon Boulevard.

Heartland firefighters were called to the 700-block of El Cajon Boulevard just before 5 a.m.

The California Highway Patrol received a call from a driver traveling on nearby Interstate 8 reporting that the smoke was visible from the highway.

The fire began in a small building next to the Cottonwood Electric Car Service. Embers flew onto the larger building next door.

Despite getting water on the fire very quickly, it took crews more than an hour to gain control of the blaze.

Eastbound lanes of El Cajon Boulevard were closed until approximately 6:30 a.m. The fire caused temporary delays for trolley service.

 

Maj. Nidal Hasan rested and said nothing during the sentencing phase of the Fort Hood shooting trial Tuesday.

Sentencing will begin at 9 a.m. Central time Wednesday. That's when the jury will be given instructions and closing arguments will be made.

The prosecution rested on the second day of testimony, then the jury went to lunch,  with Hasan set to present his defense starting at 2 p.m. Central time.

He could have made a sworn statement subject to cross examination, an unsworn statement with no cross, or both. Instead he chose to rest without saying anything to the jury.

Hasan was convicted Friday of killing 13 people and wounding dozens more. Now, the jury is deciding whether he will receive the death penalty or life in prison.

Hasan originally said he'd like at least half a day to prepare a sentencing-phase defense. But he said Tuesday more time wasn't necessary.

He mounted virtually no defense during his trial and is not expected to call any witnesses or present any documents in his defense.

Prosecutors presented testimony on the effect of the crime Monday and Tuesday, while asking the panel of 13 high ranking military officers to impose a death sentence. Jurors will have to come to a unanimous verdict in order for Hasan to be put to death.

Family members described the terrible hours before learning what happened to their loved ones after learning about the November 2009 shooting.

Teena Nemelka, stepmother of murdered Pfc Aaron Nemelka said two soldiers came knocking on her door around 11:30 p.m. that night.

“You just freeze, you don’t want to open that door. You don’t want to hear that news that you lost your son,” she said.

Jerri Krueger said her daughter, Sergeant Amy Krueger, joined the Army after September 11, 2001.

“When a parent loses a child it’s something permanent,” she said. “There’s apart of you missing. I live with that every day.” Krueger said.

Retired Lt.Col. Randy Royer was shot twice that day and still walks with a cane because of his wounds. 

He received a medical discharge from the Army after the injuries he suffered in the shooting at a crowded medical processing building.

Royer said he also has anxiety problems, especially when visiting the local pharmacy.

“They have all the chairs lined up. I don’t do well,” Royer said.

Eighteen-year-old Israel Hernandez's grieving mother cried at the podium where family attorneys announced they will be moving forward with a lawsuit against the city of Miami Beach and the city's police department.

"We're not trying to drag attention to our family, but we're trying give the attention that my brother needs so there's no more [cases like] Israel's happening where we live," said his older sister Offir Hernandez.

• 911 Calls Released as Teen Shot With Taser is Laid to Rest

"What we know is that Israel dies on that pavement on Harding Avenue after having been suspected of what can only be described as a minor property offense," said Todd McPharlin, one of the family's attorneys.

Three weeks ago, Miami Beach Police said they caught the 18-year-old, tagging an empty Mcdonald's building. Hernandez allegedly took off running when officers approached him. Police said officer Jorge Mercado _ now placed on administrative leave _ used a Taser on Hernandez.

• Israel Hernandez's Family Grieves at Wake

While in custody, Hernandez went into medical duress and died at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to authorities. Lawyers question whether a Taser should have even been used in this case.

"It is a weapon that exacts excruciating pain, incapacitating pain on the subject and carries with it the risk of serious injury and death," said McPharlin.

Among many claims, the complaint alleges that officers are not sufficiently trained or supervised when it comes to the use of Tasers.

• Cop in Fatal Tasering Has Other Incidents in File

"We believe that this investigation will illustrate that the city of Miami Beach, and the Miami Beach Police Department do not properly train or supervise their officers in their use of force, including their use of a Taser weapon, as we believe occurred in Israel's case," McPharlin said.

"And do not properly prepare their officers for necessary and critical medical attention when they use such weapons."

Miami Beach Police are conducting an investigation into the teen's death, which will be reviewed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. But the family's lawyers said that is not enough. They are asking for a separate law enforcement agency to conduct it's own investigation.

"We want justice and support. We give thanks to those who are giving us support right there in your houses please keep the support," Hernandez's said.

The Miami Beach Police Department didn't comment on the lawsuit.

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Long Island’s longest barrier island lost more than half of its beaches and dunes when it was battered by Sandy last October, according to a federal study released Tuesday.

Fire Island, which runs along the southern coast of Long Island from Babylon to Brookhaven, will be more vulnerable to future weather systems due to extensive damage wrought by last year’s historic storm, the report said.

Though damage to the island was immediately apparent -- the storm washed away 200 homes in the 32-mile island's Ocean Beach resort community -- the U.S. Geological Survey’s study is the first to quantify coastal changes the storm caused.

"The beaches and dunes of the island were severely eroded during Sandy," said Cheryl Hapke, the study's lead author.

The island, a popular summer getaway, was breached in three places during the storm, causing widespread damage to the coastal infrastructure and homes, Hapke said. The storm flattened beaches and eroded the island's 15-foot dunes extensively, according to surveys immediately after the storm.

The storm's surge pushed sand into some homeowners' living rooms last fall, but the study showed that the majority of the beaches washed away by Sandy found their way offshore.

In all, 54 percent of the island's volume of dunes and beaches were washed away. Nearly half of Fire Island's dunes were also covered with water at some point during the storm.

Damage from Sandy left Fire Island more vulnerable to winter storms. Surveys conducted over the winter showed that in some areas, the beach shifted inland by as much as 189 feet. Some spots recovered early this spring, but only 18 percent of the island’s pre-Sandy volume has returned.

"The impact from Sandy was unprecedented in recent times," Hapke said. "It is important that efforts to rebuild the island be guided by science, which shows Sandy profoundly altered the shape and position of the barrier island, shifting it landward and redistributing large amounts of sand.”

Barrier islands typically form the first line of defense against major coastal storms like Sandy.

Photo after photo, the Library of Congress' new exhibit will take visitors back to Aug. 28, 1963 -- the day of the March on Washington. 

"A Day Like No Other" opens Wednesday and features 42 black-and-white photographs taken on that day.

The pictures were compiled using old newspapers and other media outlets like the Associated Press, the New York World-Telegram and more. Bob Adelman and Flip Schulke, who are well known for their coverage of the civil rights movement, also contributed to the collection.

• Reporter Shares March on Washington Experience 50 Years Later

The Library of Congress isn't the only D.C. museum featuring exhibits on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Several museums and cultural organizations have organized artifacts and art exhibits for visitors to learn about the march, the nation's conflict over civil rights and the tumult leading up to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream'' speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Here are highlights from other programs and exhibits on view in Washington for the anniversary:

• National Museum of American History: The "Changing America'' gallery explores the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, along with the March on Washington 100 years later. It includes artifacts and placards from the march. The museum also will host short performances near its display of part of the Greensboro, N.C., lunch counter, allowing visitors to take part in a training session for a sit-in based on a 1960s manual. On Aug. 28, the march anniversary, the museum will show footage of the historic march and host public programs to allow visitors to share their thoughts and memories.

• National Portrait Gallery: The new exhibit "One Life: Martin Luther King Jr.'' includes historic photographs, prints, paintings and memorabilia showing King's rise to prominence as a civil rights leader in the South, leading up to his memorable speech in Washington.

• Civil Rights Tour: The African American Civil War Museum has organized a tour of Washington's Civil War and Civil Rights sites to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the war and the 50th anniversary of the march. It includes a tour of U Street, once known as the "Black Broadway," and a stop at the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

• National Museum of Women in the Arts: The exhibit "American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold's Paintings of the 1960s'' explores this prominent black artist's portrayal of racial inequality in the 1960s.

• Washington National Cathedral: The National Cathedral will host a special forum on Aug. 25 featuring audio excerpts from King's last Sunday sermon delivered at the church in 1968. The cathedral and other churches also will ring their bells at the moment of King's "Dream'' speech on Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. to honor the anniversary.

There was a steady stream of students at McLean High School on Tuesday afternoon, picking up class schedules for the new school year -- but at a funeral home in nearby Vienna, sadness darkened the upcoming year as other classmates said goodbye to a friend.

They were attending the visitation for 16-year-old Emylee Lonczak, whose body was found by Fairfax County Police last Friday between the fences of two homes in an affluent Vienna neighborhood.

Lonczak's parents had reported her missing a week ago, saying she may have run away. A tip led police to the area Friday, where they made the troubling discovery. They say a criminal investigation is underway.

Students say they, too, have questions about how their classmate died -- but their focus now is mostly dealing with the sudden loss.

"It's really shocking, especially because everybody really knew her and liked her a lot.... Losing a friend at school [is] really hurting everyone," said senior Zach Glenn.

Parents of McLean High students were notified of the death in a letter from the principal. One mom, Lisa Ohm, summed up the feelings of many parents: "It's a dark cloud."

Residents of the Vienna neighborhood where Lonczak's body was discovered watched as police spent almost 12 hours at the scene.

A man who lives in one of the homes next to the scene told News4 that police visited his house.

"I can certainly understand why people should be concerned," said Bud Walker, of Fairfax County police. "This is not obviously something that happens in everyone's neighborhood. What I can say is that everything that is involved in this case has been identified by the police."

However, authorities have released few details in the case.

Those who knew Lonczak better are also reflecting on her outgoing personality.

A fellow junior carpooled with her to soccer and worked with her on the yearbook. "She was really funny and really kind... also pretty good at soccer," the girl said.

Lonczak would have been a junior this fall. She is survived by her parents and six brothers, including a twin who also attends McLean High.

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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its way to San Diego from Tokyo had to turn around and return to Japan because of maintenance problems Tuesday.

Japan Airlines Flight 66 returned to the Narita International Airport about one hour 20 minutes after takeoff.

According to Japan Airlines, the plane was diverted because a maintenance message indicated a problem with the slat system.

The Dreamliner aircraft have experienced many safety issues since they first took flight in 2009. In January, a 787 was grounded in San Diego after Japan’s two biggest airlines grounded all 787s for inspection.

Another flight (JL 65) was scheduled to leave Lindbergh Field for Narita at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. That flight has been delayed until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to Japan Airlines’ Web site.

The Dreamliner flights are the first non-stop flights between San Diego and Asia. Service began last December.
 

More than 4,000 firefighters were hoping to gain more ground Tuesday against the wildfire raging near Yosemite National Park, a blaze that over 11 days has scorched 280 square miles and destroyed a popular camp for San Francisco Bay Area residents.

The Rim Fire was 20 percent contained as of Tuesday morning. Since its started on Aug. 17, the fire has ripped through more than 184,000 acres along the rims of the mountains in the Sierra Nevada, destroying 31 homes and 111 structures – including Berkeley Tuolumne Camp, which has been run by the city of Berkeley since 1922.

It is now the 7th largest fire in state history, according to Cal Fire. (Open to see full list.) It's now cost $33 million to fight the Rim Fire.

• MORE: Rim Fire Incident Command Page

"I have incredible faith in the firefighters," Sarah Whitney of Tuolumne City told NBC Bay Area on Tuesday. "They're walking around in their tactical unforms and dumping retardant... All that work, it's amazing."

Posters in towns and cities close to the fire thanking the crews for their work also was proof that the people were grateful for the nearly 3,800 firefighters protecting their homes and lives.

As flames lapped at the edge Hetch Hetchy Reservoir that supplies San Francisco, fears that the inferno could disrupt water or power to the city diminished.
 
"It looks great out there. No concerns,'' Glen Stratton, an operations section chief on the blaze, said of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. As a precaution, the San Francisco Public Utility Commission had started diverting water away from Yosemite to reservoirs in Alameda and San Mateo counties to 302 million gallons a day. Typically, the SFPUC divers 275 million gallons to those Bay Area counties.

As the fire moved east on Tuesday toward the O'Shaughnessy Dam, SFPUC officials noted some ash falling on the reservoir there. But they said the water quality is still OK because they draw water from much lower in the reservoir.

The weather pattern also seemed to be working to the firefighters' advantage on Tuesday. While the terrain of the Rim Fire has proved to be a monster for crews, temperatures dropped to about 61 degrees and the expected humidity is about 60 percent. There are also thunderstorms forecast ahead for the region, which meteorologists say chould help quell the fire, but also pose a potential concern for gusty winds.

Air quality warning for smoke continued on Tuesday for Tuolumne County and the Yosemite valley basin.

• MORE: Firefighters Attack 11 Major Wildfires in California

All this news is a marked change from when the fire broke out in the heart of the Stanislaus National Forest by Yosemite, when temperatures were in the high 80s and humidity was in the high teens.

Despite the intensity and size of the fire, U.S. Forest Service spokesman John Miller told NBC Bay Area that there have been only a few minor injuries, some heat-exhaustion and a separated shoulder.

• MORE: Campers Mourn Loss of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp

The biggest tragedy of the Rim Fire for many in the Bay Area was the loss of  Berkeley Tuolumne Family Camp - an institution for thousands of Bay Area families -  which was totally destroyed sometime on Sunday.

"I'm just so sad on so many levels," said Janice Lin of Berkeley, who has been going to the camp with her children for years, including this summer. She spent the evening looking at photographs from her years at camp.

More than 250 people gathered Monday night in Berkeley for a memorial to honor the lost camp. Campers shared photos, memories and sang songs they learned at the family camp.

"It's kind of like a death in the family," said Harvey Kletz, a camper. "It's that much part of our family."

Ari and Rachael Nava of Santa Cruz started a Berkeley Tuolumne Family Camp Photo Memorial on Sunday dedicated to the "years of joy and happiness that it has provided to generations of campers." The couple met at Berkeley Tuolumne Family Camp when they were teenagers and are part of a family that has attended the camp for more than five decades.

( Interactive map of Rim Fire courtesy of Esri.com)

• PHOTOS: Rim Fire Burns in and Around Yosemite

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano described security on the U.S.-Mexico border as more secure than ever before.

Napolitano, who is resigning her post to take become president of the University of California system, credited the unprecedented investment of manpower, technology and infrastructure over her four year-tenure leading the department.

“Our borders are now better staffed and better protected than in any time in our nation’s history. And illegal crossings have dropped to near-40 year lows,” she told the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

Napolitano has led the department since the beginning of the Obama administration, just the third person to hold this post.

She will become the first female president of UC system, which includes UCLA, the University of California, Berkeley and UC San Diego among other campuses.

Former San Diego City Councilmember and candidate for U.S. Congress Carl DeMaio called allegations of him masturbating in a City Hall restroom “disgusting, humiliating and nothing more than a character assassination attempt.”

DeMaio addressed a recent published report that accused him of the conduct in 2009 and attributed the information to former City Councilmember Ben Hueso, who currently serves as a state senator.

Here is what DeMaio said in an interview with NBC 7's Gene Cubbison regarding the article published Friday in “Voice of Orange County."

When asked to address the report, Demaio responded:

"A lie was told. A lie that is disgusting, humiliating and nothing more than a character assassination attempt and I’m not going to let that stand.

I’m speaking out because I have the truth on my side.

In politics, you see people make accusations all the time. And, you know, I’ve had people criticize me before and I usually let it roll off my back.

My focus has always been to have a positive message, talk about solutions for San Diego and not worry and not sweat the small stuff, the criticism, the attacks, the personal attacks.

But this one crosses the line. It’s so gross. It’s so false, that I have to speak out. I have to present the truth.

It’s not only damaging to me and my reputation. But this lie also continues the embarrassment that we’ve just suffered as a city.

And when I saw people Tweeting this lie and spreading it and people responding saying 'well there goes San Diego politics again.'

I’m not going to allow a lie to bring shame on our city.

I’m going to step up and speak the truth.

And the people who have manufactured this lie ought to be ashamed of themselves not just for the damage they tried to do to my reputation but for the embarrassment they’re trying to bring on San Diego."

When asked if he would like to see his accusers take a polygraph, DeMaio responded:

"I don’t know what to say to Ben Hueso besides you know this is a lie. You’ve done great damage not only to me but to our city and you ought to come forward and tell the truth.

No matter what vehicle he wants to use, he needs to step forward and tell the truth.

I can’t control the lies that Ben Hueso says and this one is a gross lie, hands down a fabrication and he knows it.

But what I can do is speak out and present the truth.

It’s hard because Ben and the people that put Ben up to doing this know that a lie told enough times becomes the truth.

How do you respond to a vicious rumor? How do you put it to rest?

I’ve chosen to step forward with the only thing I know to do to put it to rest which is to speak out forcefully and to take a polygraph.

My advisors said, ‘Don’t take a polygraph. You’re just feeding the story.’

I said, ‘Look my reputation is on the line. San Diego does not need this sort of embarrassing ordeal because organized labor wants to engage in dirty politics.’

San Diegans deserve a fresh start. They deserve a healing period. This lie, this lie is only an attempt to rob us of that healing period that this city desperately needs."

When asked who he believes is behind spreading the rumor, DeMaio responded:

"Look, the reality is there are a number of opponents who basically put Bob Filner into office.

These are people who covered up the truth about Bob Filner, put him into office and as a result our city suffered much pain and embarrassment.

And now, not only did they cover up the truth about Bob Filner and cause pain for San Diego. Now they’re willing to take an extraordinary step of manufacturing a lie that may result in even the same level of embarrassment.

Our city needs healing. It doesn’t need dirty politics fueled by outright lies and that’s what this is.
It’s very clear that this is a dirty lie that has been spread and advanced by organized labor. These are the same groups that put Bob Filner into office and covered up the truth about Bob Filner and now they’re showing they are capable to advance a lie and put our city through an embarrassing episode.

This is something that’s not just about me. I’m speaking out because it’s also potentially embarrassing for San Diego and that’s not right. I’m not going to let that happen.

I think with enough investigation the people who stand to benefit from this lie coming out suddenly as a new mayoral campaign might start, I don’t think it takes much research, much digging to find out who is really behind these tactics, these lies.

These tactics are the same tactics we saw in the 2012 mayor’s race. They didn’t have a vision for San Diego. They didn’t have ideas to run on. And so they ran on dirty politics. They tried every way, shape or form to make our election about accusations, nasty attacks, distortions, rather than ideas for moving San Diego forward.

We see that evidence time and time again.

This was a lie in October when they first tried to get it published and local papers in San Diego saw it for being a lie and dismissed it.

And now, conveniently the timing, of bringing this out right as a new mayoral race starts. It’s very clear what this is – dirty politics, character assassination and an attempt to bring San Diego back into the dark days that we’re trying to get out of; of embarrassment, of scandal where the people’s business isn’t being focused on but rather tawdry personal accusations that are not true."

When asked why he decided to come forward about the allegations, DeMaio responded:

"Integrity means a lot to me. It’s the most important thing to me.

And I cannot allow this lie to go out there without a firm rebuttal and answer. I have truth on my side and I will not allow these forces, Ben Hueso and organized labor, the same people who put Bob Filner into office to practice this form of dirty politics. The damage is going to be done to me but I don’t want the damage to be done for San Diego.

So I’m speaking out even though I know this, uh, I’m in a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation.

I guess that’s the brilliance of what Mr. Hueso is doing. That’s the brilliance in what organized labor is doing.

By manufacturing a lie, I either get stuck with it. Or if I respond, then that means all the media gets to go and run the lie and then, of course, my response. I’m in a no-win situation.

So, in my gut, in my heart, I’m going with the truth which is the only response I can have to this lie, no matter what the consequence is, to step forward and unequivocally present the facts. The facts I believe exonerate me.

I took a polygraph test. Passed it. What else am I supposed to do?

I think any San Diegan out there if they just look at the facts and recognize what’s at stake and who is doing this, my hope is that they will also conclude that this is a lie and we ought not reward them by letting them get by with this.

San Diegans deserve a discussion about the issues and we will either allow campaigns to continue to get derailed by dirty politics like this. Or as San Diegans we’re going to say enough is enough. We will not have these lies. We will not reward the liars. And we expect better. We expect a discussion about the issues and the future of our city not dirty politics.

San Diegans have an opportunity to repudiate this and that’s why I’m speaking out." 

El Cajon Police are investigating a body found in a grocery store parking lot.

The incident started around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Vons at 1201 Avocado Blvd. A dead body was discovered inside a car, according to officials.

Check back for updates on this developing story.
 

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The first weeks of college are a nerve-wracking time for nearly all students, but imagine trying to find your way around campus and meeting all your professors at age 11.

Carson Huey-You is the youngest person to ever attend Texas Christian University.

He was reading chapter books by the time he was 2 years old. He was in high school at age 5, and he graduated from Accommodated Learning Academy in Grapevine with a 4.0 grade point average and a 1770 SAT score.

Huey-You's feet barely touched the ground when he played Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" during his admissions interview.

Dean of Admissions Ray Brown said he knew he wanted Huey-You to be a Horned Frog, but it wasn't easy.

"He was completely off the grid when it came to even the most basic of things, like completing an application or completing a financial aid form," he said. "Because of his date of birth, those forms would not accept his application."

As a TCU student, he will spend a lot of his time in the technology building, as he studies to become a quantum physicist.

Huey-You's mother is by his side every day as he attends calculus, physics, history and religion classes on the Fort Worth campus.

"It's just really fun to have her around," Huey-You said.

Despite the age difference, he chats with fellow students, as well.

"I've actually managed to make a few friends here," he said.

In spite of intelligence far beyond his years, Huey-You is a normal kid.

He likes playing video games. His favorite movie is "Star Wars," and he loves the "Chronicles of Narnia" book series. He also said he sometimes gets in trouble for wrestling a little too hard with his brother.

Huey-You plans to earn a doctorate before he's even 20.

The Arlington, Va., parking garage made famous by the Watergate scandal could become history itself.

The Wilson Boulevard building where reporter Bob Woodward met his source called “Deep Throat” is set to be torn down, according to ArlNow.com.

Builders plan to redevelop the Clarendon office complex into a new mixed development of condos, shops and offices, the report reveals.

It was only in 2005 that FBI official Mark Felt revealed he was “Deep Throat” and revealed the location of the garage. Felt died in 2008.

Information revealed by Felt at the Arlington garage led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.

Arlington County put a historical marker at the garage two years ago.

There’s no date set for the garage’s demolition.

Arlington County must first review the redevelopment plan, according to ArlNow.com. That could take up to four years.

Multiple sharks were swimming in the water off Southern California Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of yards away from swimmers and surfers.

Photos: Sharks Spotted Near Swimmers

The often-feared fish were spotted off the Manhattan Beach coast at Rosecrans Avenue, just south of LAX. NewsChopper 4 reported seeing at least three sharks within 150 yards of beachgoers in the water.

Since mid-July, some 50 beachgoers have reported seeing sharks in the northern portion of Manhattan Beach, according to LA County Lifeguard Capt. Kyle Daniels.

Daniels said the beachgoers may be seeing the same few sharks, but the frequency of reports is up. He said there are typically about a dozen reports within the same time frame.

The sharks have been seen north of the Manhattan Beach Pier to El Port, a popular surf spot, Daniels said.

In the past month, Peter Wallerstein, with Marine Animal Rescue, said he's seen several sea lions wash up alive along the Manhattan Beach coast with their tails and rear flippers bitten off.

Wallerstein said the bites were obviously inflicted by sharks, but added that he hadn't seen any bitten sea lions this week.

Lifeguards said it's common for sharks, especially juveniles, to be in the Santa Monica Bay region in late August. It's a time when the young sharks learn how to hunt for sea life.

It wasn't clear what type of sharks were spotted Tuesday, though experts said they be Mako sharks between 4 and 11 feet long.

No beachers have been closed and no swimmers or surfers have been attacked, Daniels said.

Lifeguards are monitoring the situation and said if they have reason to believe the sharks are aggressive or swimmers are in danger, they will move beachgoers out of the water.

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