Bundles of pot fell from the sky over San Diego, arriving in an airdrop from a plane that originated in Mexico, federal officials said Tuesday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than 260 pounds of marijuana bundled and tied to a metal cage from a field near Brown Field Airport, less than two miles north of the U.S-Mexico border.

Agents said the marijuana was delivered to a drop location north of the airport around 4:15 a.m. Monday by an ultra-light aircraft.

The bundles of pot were tied to a cage used to hold cargo in that type of aircraft, officials said.

When federal agents caught up with the illegal delivery, they took two people into custody. Ten bundles of marijuana with an estimated street value of $157,000 were seized, officials said.

Border Patrol's Office of Air and Marine (OAM) spotted and tracked the plane as it crossed the border and returned to Mexico without landing.

The suspects are a 32-year-old undocumented immigrant and a 49-year-old legal permanent resident.

Citizens can report suspicious air and marine activity and remain anonymous by calling (866) AIR-BUST (866-247-2878). 

Three police radios stolen from an off-duty police detective’s vehicle over the weekend have been recovered but a rifle was still missing, officials said Tuesday.

The unidentified San Diego police detective’s vehicle was broken into in Eastlake some time Saturday night or Sunday morning.

The unmarked police car was parked in front of the detective’s home when it was burglarized, SDPD Lt. Kevin Meyer said.

Meyer said the rifle, which was locked and secure inside the vehicle, was stolen along with handheld police radios and a magazine of ammunition.

Mark Walters, 20, of Chula Vista, was arrested in connection with the burglary as well as an unrelated domestic violence incident.

San Diego police said it was during that domestic violence call late Monday that they found information or evidence leading them to Walters and the home at 1845 Ithaca Street.

After officers arrived, they were able to reach Walters by phone around 3 a.m. and he agreed to come out of the home willingly.

Chula Vista police officers also responded to the home and helped secure the perimeter as they searched for the stolen police property, Chula Vista Lt. Phil Collim said.

The residents of the home initially refused to surrender, prompting a standoff that lasted several hours. 

Just about the time the SWAT team members mobilized, the other residents in the home came out willingly, Collim said.

Though they believed the house was safe and clear, SWAT officers deployed a flash bang and went inside the home around 7:45 a.m. to make sure no one else was inside.

About half an hour later, they officially cleared the home and said neighbors in the area, who had been ordered to stay inside, could go about their normal business.

Homeowner Victoria Lynn Farnham told NBC 7 she initially refused to allow officers into the home without a search warrant.

Once they obtained a warrant, officers searched her home for a rifle, according to Farnham.

Chula Vista Police conducted a grid search of the neighborhood in search of evidence related to the car burglary, and Eton Court was cordoned off.

Farnham told NBC 7 officers found a black case, binoculars, 3 Motorola phones, a mag light and handcuffs in a backpack down the street.

Collim did not have the same information. He said a bag containing three police radios was found under a bush just down the street from the house.

Officers did not find any evidence at that home nor the stolen property. Collim also said there was no information connecting the residents to any crime whatsoever.

Walters was booked by San Diego police in connection with the domestic violence incident. Chula Vista police said they will add charges of burglary and possession of stolen property.

Farnham said Walters is a friend of her children and stays at the home some nights.

Ed. Note: In a previous version of this article, we reported a weapon was recovered in the home. We regret the error.

A North County doctor accused of botching a home childbirth has surrendered his medical license.

NBC 7 Investigates has learned that Dr. Robert Biter agreed to stop practicing medicine in California, effective at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26.

Documents filed by the Medical Board of California reveal that Biter, acting as his own attorney, waived his right to a hearing and presented no evidence to the Medical Board.

Biter’s license has been suspended for more than a year, after the Medical Board filed a 13-page accusation against him.

That complaint accused Biter, an OB/GYN with offices in Encinitas, of gross negligence, incompetence and other deficiencies in the stillborn death of full-term fetus carried by Amber Lukacs.

According the Medical Board’s order, Biter has now agreed that if he ever asks the Medical Board or any other health care licensing agency to reinstate his license or grant him a new license, “all of the charges and allegations” in that accusation will be considered true and correct and could be used against him in the application process.

The Medical Board documents reveal that Biter signed the “Stipulated Surrender of License and Disciplinary Order” on Oct. 28.

Attorney Robert Vaage, who filed a civil lawsuit against Biter on behalf of the couple whose baby died during that June 2012 home delivery, said he is “not surprised” that Biter surrendered his license without fighting the accusations.

“He didn’t have anywhere to go (tactically),” Vaage said. “He was highly likely to lose his license. It would have been taken from him.”

Vaage said his clients, Amber and Michael Lukacs, will be very relieved to learn that Biter will no longer provide prenatal care and deliver babies in California.

“He won’t be in a position to theoretically do the same things to other couples that he did to them,” Vaage told NBC 7 Investigates.

Vaage has also learned that Biter had no medical malpractice or liability insurance when he allegedly caused the death of the Lukacs’s unborn baby boy.

He said Biter will likely file bankruptcy, so the Lukacs’ will never recover any damages for their loss.

NBC 7 Investigates tried to reach Biter for comment but could not locate him.

An Encanto family received thousands of dollars from the city of San Diego as a result of having their DNA swabbed by police officers.

The settlement, announced Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties, stems from a Nov. 2011 incident inside the family's southeast San Diego home.

Officers showed up looking for a parolee who wasn’t home. Following their search, the officers took DNA swabs from five family members without a warrant.

“They were directed to do so. They did not consent. They did not agree. The police said ‘if you don’t do it, we’ll take you downtown,’” said local ACLU Legal Director David Loy.

Without a warrant, Loy claims the officers violated the fourth amendment of the constitution.

“I’m talking about police out in the neighborhood, for people who are not arrested, not charged. The police should not be doing this without a warrant," Loy said.

Nationwide, the ACLU is fighting several legal battles against law enforcement collection of DNA once suspects are arrested, but this case didn’t make it past the San Diego City Attorney’s Office.

“In cooperation with the San Diego ACLU, we settled a case before a complaint was filed for $35,000 including attorneys fees for five plaintiffs” said City Attorney Communications Director Gina Coburn.

DNA matches from law enforcement databases have led to countless arrests of killers, rapists and suspects in recent years, making the issue an important one for crime fighters. But, the ACLU considers DNA a fundamental privacy right, setting up the fight for a middle ground.

This round goes to the ACLU.

“I think the settlement appropriately sends a message, I think, and I expect police will follow the law," Loy said.

“The police were involved with discussions with ACLU. The procedures that should have been followed have been reaffirmed,” Coburn added.

As part of the settlement, the city denied liability, but it is required to destroy all five of the DNA samples from all law enforcement databases.

A water main break caused a large sinkhole in Point Loma Tuesday night, just blocks from Lindbergh Field.

Police have shut down the eastbound side of North Harbor Drive between Laning Road and Nimitz Boulevard. The eastbound lanes are expected to reopen before noon Wednesday, according to San Diego police.

This means morning commuters, especially those heading to Naval Base Point Loma, and travelers flying on one of the biggest travel days of the year could hit a traffic snarl Wednesday morning.

“You got the airport right down the road,” said Lt. Paul Phillips with the San Diego Police Department. “There are some alternate routes, the 5 or Sassafras or Washington.”

A water main break happened around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, turning North Harbor Drive into a river. Soon, the road crumbled beneath the rushing water. Authorities issued a Sig Alert.

“You can imagine what would happen if somebody actually drove into that and how disastrous that could be,” Phillips said.

The sinkhole is measuring 20-feet by 40-feet, but police say the damage could have been worse. Two drivers reported the water main break, and crews were able to get the water turned off quickly, according to officials.

The water department will work through the night on repairs.

“We ask that people have patience with us, and we’ll do our best to get this opened up,” Phillips said.

“We’re not going to open it up until it’s safe.”

Police stayed on scene to direct traffic, guiding drivers around the sinkhole.

No nearby residents had their water shut off as a result of the break.

Check back for updates.

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It's a rough time of year for turkeys.

Not all gobblers are as lucky as those pardoned by presidents before Thanksgiving. 

One turkey caught on tape circling a grave at a cemetery in Cape Cod, Mass., seems to speak to the dismal fate the birds suffer everywhere before becoming a holiday spread's pièce de résistance.

NBCConnecticut viewer Bob Devaney said he captured the moment over the summer, but this was the perfect time to share it.

Last year, much more aggressive turkeys made headlines with a preemptive strike just before Thanksgiving. Marcos Carreras, of Farmington, Conn., was driving to work when wild turkeys attacked his car.

Staten Island, NY, residents have been putting up with a noisy, mess-making population of roving gobblers for at least a decade. No one seems to agree on how to best deal with them.

One frustrated resident was arrested when he set off fireworks to try to disperse them from his block in 2007. The U.S. Department of Agriculture tried to reduce turkey-tensions on Staten Island by rounding up dozens of birds for slaughter. Many residents denounced that approach, so the turkeys continue to roam the neighborhood.

Major retailers are opening on Thanksgiving, but one Sears in New Hampshire is defying the trend.

Sears franchise owner Holly Cassiano in Plymouth said she got very angry when the Sears corporate office told her she had to be open on Thursday.

"We are not going to let corporate retailers rule over our family values and take this away from us," she told WMUR.

Unlike Sears stores across the country, which are set to open Thursday at 8 p.m., Cassiano’s store will open its doors at 6 a.m. on Black Friday. Customers will get the same deals, she assured.

"I value my employees enough that I wouldn't have them have to work on a day that's meant to be spent with family,"  Cassiano said.

She sent a letter to Sears stating her reasons for not opening, but she hasn't heard back, she told WMUR. Sears told NBC News in a statement, “We have encouraged all of our dealers and franchisees to be open on Thanksgiving evening because we believe that is what many consumers want.”

Leading fashion retailer Nordstrom will also stay closed on Thursday evening.  Signs posted in Nordstrom stores read, “HAPPY THANKSGIVING. We won't be decking our halls until Friday, November 29. Why? We just like the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time."

But other retailers are foregoing tradition and betting to increase holiday sales by opening early on Turkey Day.

Breaking a 155-year-old practice, Macy’s announced in October that it would open on Thursday at 8 p.m., joining Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Kohl’s, JCPenney, Kmart, Old Navy and Toys”R”Us.

We've heard a whole lot this year about "Thanksgivukkah" -- the concurrence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving, happening in 2013 for the last time in about 79,000 years.

But Hanukkah was the sole star at the National Menorah Lighting late Wednesday afternoon on the National Ellipse, adjacent to the South Lawn of the White House

The world's largest menorah was illuminated during a ceremony featuring musical performances by the U.S. Air Force Band, the Three Cantors and Grammy Award-winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari.

Tickets were available for free to those who requested them online, and attendees also got to snack on latkes and donuts.

One additional candle on the menorah will be lit each night through the end of Hanukkah, Thursday, Dec. 5 (albeit without the ceremony and concert).

The first same-sex couple to legally get married in Illinois tied the knot on Wednesday.

Vernita Gray and Pat Ewert were married in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family, according to a news release from Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Illinois.

The ceremony was officiated by Illinois Judge Patricia Logue.
Couple Reacts Judge's Order Permitting Expedited Marriage
Illinois same-sex couples will be allowed to legally get married on June 1, but a federal court granted Gray and Ewert an emergency marriage license Monday because Gray is terminally ill.

Gray has been fighting cancer since 1996. The couple has been in a relationship for five years.

"It's a great day for Vernita and Pat, and an historic day for Illinois, for a deserving and loving couple to have the chance to be married on an expedited basis," said John Knight of the ACLU.

One week ago, Gov. Pat Quinn signed SB10 into law, making Illinois the 16th state in the nation to allow for same-sex marriages. The District of Columbia also permits gay marriage.

Smartphone users who opt to sell their old phones may also be handing over their personal information.

An iPhone 4 can net anywhere from $125 to $210 in cash or credit from companies like Amazon, USell or ecoATM. Those companies will buy your phone and wipe the device clean before selling it overseas.

However, just because a device has been wiped clean, doesn’t mean all the private information once stored there is gone for good.

NBC 7 recently purchased several Android-based phones from ads posted on Craigslist and found the former owner’s personal information was easily accessible in just minutes.

Smartphones are like mini-computers and carry with them almost every detail about a person’s life from family photos or intimate texts to passwords and bank records.

At NBC 7’s request, Jeff Debrosse, the Director of Security Research with Websense Security, took a collection of used smartphones and examined what information he could find stored inside.

“If nothing was done with that phone, a lot of that information might be recoverable,” Debrosse said.

The Android-based phones were purchased from individual sellers on Craigslist. Even though every phone had been wiped clean before it was sold, it didn't take long for Debrosse to hit the jackpot.

“From when I connected the phone, in about two minutes I had images and correspondence,” said Debrosse.

Using free data recovery software found online, Debrosse was able to find thousands of private files including Twitter conversations, emails and personal photos still hidden on the phone's hard drive.

To avoid this, smartphone owners can either take a hammer and physically destroy the phone or bury the data so deep it will never be found.

“You can actually write a lot of information to it and when you’re done, just go ahead and wipe it and fill that storage area with music or with videos not of yourself but with information and files. Then wipe it again,” Debrosse advises. “What someone is going to recover is actually going to be stuff you don’t really care about.”

The personal information is replaced by impersonal information creating a buffer zone most people will never be able to crack.

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A sick Zoo Miami elephant has died, the zoo announced Wednesday.

Maude, a 41-year-old Asian elephant, was receiving treatment for digestive impaction Wednesday morning when she died. The illness prevented bowel movements and caused an almost total loss of appetite for the elephant, zoo officials said.

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The elephant was given wheat bran and treated with IV fluids and several medications. It was during one of those treatments that she died. A thorough necropsy will be performed to determine an exact cause of death, the zoo said.

Maude came to Miami on Feb. 22, 2011 from the Central Florida Zoo. She was part of a Species Survival Plan recommendation and spent her time with two other elephants -- 50-year-old Dalip and 45-year-old Nellie.

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A mother and her teenage daughter held against their wills after a gun battle injured two police officers were released Wednesday night and their captor was taken into custody to end an hours-long SWAT standoff in a Southern California neighborhood.

The tense situation began the afternoon before Thanksgiving when officers responded to a report of a 14-year-old female being dragged by a male. Inglewood police described the attack as a case of domestic violence.

Those responding officers exchanged gunfire with the man, who holed himself up in a home in the 10700 block of Fifth Avenue.

SWAT teams in armored vehicles and other law enforcement agencies descended on the neighborhood, described by residents as a "quiet" and "nice" place to live.

Details about how the unidentified captor -- who police said has a criminal record -- was taken into custody and the hostages rescued were not immediately available.

The standoff ended about 9:30 p.m., some nine hours after it began.

Earlier in the day, the shooter vowed not to be taken alive, a witness told NBC4.

"They were shooting back, but he was really shooting at them," Kimberly Edwards said. "He screamed out the window, 'I'll die for this. I'll die for this."

Law enforcement officials told NBC that one Inglewood officer wearing a protective vest was struck in the chest by the gunfire. Details regarding his injuries were not immediately available, but the officer was alert and conscious, officials said.

A second officer also was hurt, but it appears that she was not shot, officials said.

Both officers were initially taken to Centinela Hospital Medical Center. The officer shot in the chest was later transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and the other officer was released.

The family of the officer shot in the chest said their loved one may be out of the hospital in time to celebrate Thanksgiving at home.

"We're just glad the best was there," the officer's brother said, calling his sibling's colleagues a "band of brothers."

Inglewood police Lt. Oscar Mejia said two females were being held hostage inside the home. It is believed the mother is the captor's ex-girlfriend.

Residents described a quick police response after hearing a barrage of gunfire.

"I heard what I thought were fireworks," resident Janice Wilson said. "Then I realized those weren't fireworks.

"I stepped out on my porch, and I could see the officers coming."

Aerial video showed at least 15 patrol vehicles in the area, and several officers and deputies were outside the house. The Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatched three ambulances and other personnel.

Video from the scene showed an officer carrying a child and escorting others away from the neighborhood, which was locked down during the standoff. Several homes were evacuated.

Refresh this page for updates.

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In a highly-anticipated culinary showdown at the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, a little duck fat and the gourmet skills of one local chef reigned supreme.

Chef Rich Sweeney, of San Diego’s renowned R-Gang Eatery, was crowned “Chef of the Fest” Saturday at the 2013 San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting event, the conclusion of the week-long foodie fest.

For the big win, Sweeney effortlessly whipped up some “Duck Fat-Fried Beignets with Burnt Orange Cream and Smoked Duck ‘Dust’ and Crispy-Glazed Duck Skin” – no big deal.

His tasty treats won him the coveted culinary title. When he took the microphone and accepted the honor, the chef had this to say to the cheering crowd:

“[I owe this] to the power of duck fat and whole lot of fat kid creativity,” Sweeney joked.

Each year, the Chef of the Fest competition brings San Diego chefs head-to-head in a fierce competition judged by the San Diego Chapter of the American Culinary Federation, along with celebrity judges.

The judges couldn’t resist Sweeney’s decadent duck-based creation and he walked away with a $3,000 grand prize and feature spread in “Cooking Light” magazine, among other victory swag.

With this being the 10th anniversary of the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, organizer Michelle Metter said Sweeney’s dish, as well as other creations presented by Chef of the Fest participants, did the big event justice.

“I am so impressed with the quality of food and level of innovation in each dish,” said Metter. “With creativity and execution at an all-time high, we commend the winners of this year’s competition on their hard work and passion for culinary artistry.”

In the end, a total of 42 competitors were narrowed down to 10 finalists by judges using a blind-tasting format and graded point system. Participants were ranked based on cumulative scores considering their dish’s presentation, flavor, innovation, quality of product and preparation in the allotted time.

Following Sweeney’s grand prize victory, the other top 10 finalists included, in order:

• Carissa Giaclaone of Vela Restaurant (Slow-Braised Pig Jowls and Snouts, Crispy Bearnaise, Chicharones and Pickled Quail Egg)
• Nicholas Bour of AVANT Restaurant (Red Royal Shrimp “Ceviche” with Ponzu Gelee and Crispy Nori)
• Derek Jaeger of The Cravory (Ultimate Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Chad White of Plancha Baja Med (Chicken Hearts, Nopal, Masa, Epazote, Queso Fresco, Cebolla Salsa, Guajillo Mole)
• Jorge Gutierrez of Romesco (Plantain Tostada with Wild Salmon)
• Tommy Fraioli of Sea Rocket Bistro (Pork Belly, Watermelon, Apple, Kimchee)
• Joe Bracero of Katsuya San Diego (Sesame Seed Oil-Marinated Ahi with Roasted Corn, Crisp Watercress, Radishes, Gochujung Walnuts with Lotus Root Chips)
• Eric Bauer of Veladora (House Smoked Lamb Breast with Chestnut and Quinoa Salad, Currants, Mint, and Pomegranate Yogurt)
• Todd Nash of Bub's at the Ballpark (Asian Chopped Chicken Salad with Romaine, Napa Cabbage, Radicchio, Carrots, Mint, Cilantro, Scallions, Grapes, Almonds, Chicken, Crispy Wontons, Lime Hoisin Dressing)

Meanwhile, Francesca Penoncelli of BiCE Ristorante took the win in the vegetarian/raw category and Carissa Giacalone was crowned winner of the meat category. Chad White took the win in the poultry category and Nicholas Bour won the seafood category. Finally, with his beignets, Sweeney also took the dessert category.

Organizers say a combined $50,000 in cash and prizes were awarded to this year’s Chef of the Fest winners.

To learn more about the annual San Diego Bay Wine and Food Festival, click here.

Police are searching for an unknown man who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a woman walking in San Diego’s Park West area Tuesday night.

According to the San Diego Police Department, the woman was walking near Albatross and West Grape streets at around 10:30 p.m. when she was allegedly grabbed by the suspect, who attempted to sexually assault her.

Police say the victim screamed for help and the suspect immediately fled the scene on foot.

Police say the suspect appeared to be a transient. He’s described as a black male between 20 and 30 years old, approximately 5-foot-5, with a medium build. He was wearing a beanie cap and khaki pants or shorts at the time of the attack. The victim described his face as being “scrunched,” according to police.

The woman was not injured, but the suspect remained at large as of 1 p.m. Wednesday. Anyone with information on this assault or suspect should contact Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477 or the SDPD Sex Crimes Unit at (619) 531-2210.
 

The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office has identified the body of a man found in the Oceanside Harbor on Saturday morning.

According to a report released by the ME, the victim is Julian resident Greg Conitz, 56.

The ME says Conitz was staying on his boat, which was docked at Oceanside Yacht Club located at 1950 North Harbor Dr.

Friday night, he was reportedly drinking at nearby bars with a friend.

The next morning around 8:20 a.m., another friend found Conitz floating in the water in a different boat's slip. Oceanside police pulled his body from the ocean.

Police said they did not suspect foul play, though an official cause of death has not yet been released.

An 81-year-old woman, whose body was discovered Tuesday night in Alpine, was reported missing two weeks ago, according to the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.

Officials said the victim’s own son, 53-year-old Jorge Rodriquez, was booked into jail for murder. He is being held on $2 million bond.

Authorities believe Rodriguez murdered his elderly mother in Los Angeles County, then dumped her body in Alpine.

Family members reported the woman missing from Maywood on Nov. 15, according to LASD. LASD did not release the woman's name in a news release sent Wednesday afternoon.

After receiving a tip from Los Angeles County homicide investigators, San Diego sheriff’s deputies found the woman’s body at 616 Alpine Heights Road.

The location was a 20-acre piece of property on a stretch of road east of Harbison Canyon Road and south of Interstate 8.

“That’s a dead end road, and that’s not a heavily trafficked street and not a well-known street to other people than Alpinians,” said Dawn August, who owns the property.

The incident has left people who live in the quiet East County community on edge.

“That’s a shock, especially so close to my home,” said resident Jeanine Adams-Kotz.

“To think that our property was a dumping ground for a person,” August said.

“I’m very relieved, though, that it’s not related to Alpine, an Alpine crime, that it is something outside this area,” she added.

Rodriquez was arrested in Los Angeles and remains in jail.

Alpine is a small community approximately 30 miles east of downtown San Diego. 

Remember the old saying about how "one man's trash is another man's treasure?"

A replica of the aircraft used to break the sound barrier now hangs above visitors at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.

The Bell X-1 is a reproduction of the aircraft flown by Captain Chuck Yeager on October 14, 1947.

The plane was designed and built in 1945 to give the team enough power to reach Mach 1.06 or 807.2 mph.

Gen. Robert Cardenas (Ret.) was on hand to watch as museum volunteers prepared to hang the aircraft on Wednesday.

Cardenas flew a modified B-29 that launched Yeager and the Bell X-1 into aviation history.

The reproduction was the result of a two-year restoration project by more than a dozen volunteers from both the museum and their Gillespie Field Annex in El Cajon.

The San Diego Air & Space Museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the exception of Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day.
 

The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for Thanksgiving Day, which could result in dangerous swimming conditions.

The advisory begins at 2 p.m. Thursday and will remain in effect until 6 p.m. Friday.

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Five to seven-foot surf with sets up to nine-feet are expected.

The National Weather Service says strong rip currents are likely, especially early Thursday afternoon, as high tide transitions to low tide.

Wednesday night, waves could be seen churning up the coast of Solana Beach.

If you head to the beach this holiday, be careful where you park your car. There may be flooding in low lying areas, such as beach parking lots.

The National Weather Service is blaming this event on a west/northwest swell generated by low pressure over the eastern Pacific.