A man was trapped and killed in a burning big rig after it slammed into another truck traveling along northbound Interstate 5 early Tuesday.

CHP officers and Caltrans crews worked for hours to clear the debris and get all lanes of the highway reopened to traffic.

When two trucks collided near La Costa Avenue just before 1 a.m., the cab of one truck exploded into flames, killing the driver.

The man's big rig was overturned on its side and his entire shipment of produce spilled on several lanes of the interstate.

CHP officers say the driver’s body and the cab of the truck were burned beyond recognition.

The surviving driver was identified by CHP as a 33-year-old man from Tijuana who was delivering a shipment of produce to Los Angeles. He was not injured in the crash.

Traffic was diverted off I-5 at Leucadia while work crews attempt to clean up the spilled shipment and the wreckage.

After 1 p.m., all lanes of the interstate were reopened to traffic.

CHP said the cause of the crash was under investigation.
 

The Navy has decided to give a letter of reprimand to a former Blue Angels commander accused of allowing sexual harassment in the workplace during his time as leader of the famed precision flying team.

The Navy on Tuesday announced the action against Capt. Gregory McWherter. He could not be reached for comment.

The Navy in April relieved McWherter from his duty as executive officer of Naval Base Coronado amid allegations that he tolerated inappropriate comments and pornographic images in the workplace of the Blue Angels during his two stints as its leader between 2008 and 2012.

The ruling came from a nonjudicial proceeding convened Monday in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

The letter that will go in McWherter's file is widely considered to be a career-ender in the service.
 

The region known as “CaliBaja” has grown into an important trade hub – especially in audio-visual manufacturing – according to a new report designed to look at opportunities for ways to integrate the economies of San Diego, Tijuana and surrounding communities.

The report titled "Jobs without Borders: Employment, Industry Concentrations, and Comparative Advantage in the CaliBaja Region" took jobs in each industry and compared the totals with other regions within the U.S. and Mexico.

The study found 41 industries in CaliBaja that have strong capacity for export-oriented manufacturing including audio-visual, medical supplies, communications equipment and hardware manufacturing.

The report was published by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California, San Diego's School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, the Colegio de la Frontera Norte and the Cali-Baja Mega-Region Initiative.

To view the full “Jobs without Borders: Employment, Industry Concentrations, and Comparative Advantage in the CaliBaja Region” report, go here.
 

Ventura County Naval Base will soon be home to 580 children and teens who were unaccompanied by parents when they were caught illegally crossing the border.

There has been a massive increase in the number of children and adolescents making the dangerous desert trek alone, without family, officials say, sparking what President Obama deemed an "urgent humanitarian crisis," during a speech Monday.

In 2013 the federal government housed about 25,000 minors who were going through deportation proceedings along.

This year, that number is expected to swell to 60,000.

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And while the military base may seem a rough place for children, some immigration rights activists are praising the approach, which keeps the kids out of federal detention centers.

“That means that it’s a safe place for them to be and to not be with criminals,” said Alicia Flores, executive director of Oxnard’s La Hermandad Mexicana, a California-based immigration rights nonprofit.

Some officials say the number of children flooding across the border without parents may be driven by an increase in gang violence and organized crime in Central and South America.

The Department of Health and Human Services said it will try to place the children with foster or reunite them with family members in the U.S. during deportation proceedings, which typically take about 45 days.  

Obama has asked Congress for an extra $1.4 billion in extra money to cope with the number of children who need to be cared for, and said the children will be temporarily housed at several military bases, including Ventura.

Vance Vasquez, a spokesman for Naval Base Ventura County, said that a 42,000-square-foot building at Port Hueneme will provide temporary shelter.

After weeks of searching for the mystery men who saved her 15-month-old daughter's life, a South Jersey mother fought back tears on Monday as she thanked the strangers for coming to the rescue.

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"I'm eternally grateful for you saving my daughter. She's grateful, too. I really appreciate it from the bottom of my heart," Shari Williams said to the men during a reunion on Monday, just feet from where the scare took place on May 13.

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The good Samaritans turned out to be New Jersey State Police Detective Sgt. Michael Davis and his partner Detective Sgt. First Class Michael Flory, both wearing plain clothes the day they saved Williams' toddler Diamon.

Shari Williams had just pulled up to the Olive Garden in Deptford, New Jersey, to grab lunch with her two daughters when she noticed Diamon had begun suffering a seizure and wasn't breathing.

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Although she is CPR-certified, Williams panicked and cried for help, worried her baby might die in her arms. Moments later, two men heard her high-pitched screams and rushed over to help.

Davis took the child from her mother's arms, cradled her atop the hood of her SUV and applied chest compressions.

Shari Williams with Sgts. Flory (left) and Davis and her daughters Kristina, 3, and Diamon, 15 months.

"We thought it was a joke at first. When we saw the mother, she was definitely in a state of panic. The baby was just lifeless. So we knew this wasn't a joke. This was the real thing," said Flory.

The state police partners, known as the "Mike and Mike Show," have been working together for the past nine years, but that day was the first time they were in a situation to give life-saving CPR. Davis said Flory kept him calm while he administered the CPR.

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"We were fortunate enough to be here at the right place at the right time," said Davis. "Hopefully anyone in our situation who had the training in CPR would perform the duty to help out their fellow man."

Once Diamon gasped for air, there was a sigh of relief for all those who gathered in the parking lot. The baby was transported to Cooper University Hospital and was discharged hours later, diagnosed with having had a febrile seizure spurred by a increase in temperature.

"We were praying she was OK," said Flory. "We were curious to see her outcome and hoped she made it OK."

Williams tried getting in touch with the men but didn't know their names. So she took to her Facebook page, asking for anyone who may have known them to come forward.

NBC10.com told Diamon's story and also posted Williams' plea to our Facebook page hoping to find the men. Then, two weeks ago, the men came forward.

"I give all the credit to your daughter. She is the one who is the fighter. We just happened to be at the right place at the right time," Davis said. "She's the hero in this whole situation. It was Diamon's day to shine. I appreciate being able to help her out."

Diamon is doing fine and is expected to grow out of the condition that caused the seizure, her mother said.

Once the reunion was over, Williams took Diamon and her 3-year-old sister to the lunch they never made it to three weeks ago.

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Police say they've arrested a man after V. Stiviano, the companion of embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, was allegedly attacked by two men outside a Manhattan hotel Sunday.

The suspect, 40-year-old Dominic Diorio of Old Bethpage, is charged with a third-degree hate crime and aggravated harassment, according to the NYPD. He's scheduled to be arraigned sometime Wednesday.

It wasn't immediately clear if he had an attorney. Police haven't indicated whether they've identified another suspect in the attack. 

Stiviano was called to the Sixth Precinct police station Tuesday morning to identify the suspect in a lineup, according to her lawyer Mac Nehorary.

Nehorary told NBC News on Monday that Stiviano was leaving a restaurant near the Gansevoort Hotel in the Meatpacking District when two men approached her and “punched her on the right side of her face several times."

Celebrity website RadarOnline.com originally reported the story. According to the website, Stiviano, who has described herself as black and Mexican, was attacked by two white men who hit her and yelled racial slurs at her.

Last month, Stiviano was also the target of an apparent burglary attempt.

Stiviano gained notoriety after a recorded conversation between her and Sterling was posted online by TMZ Sports in which Sterling can be heard criticizing Stiviano about bringing black friends to Clippers games. He was also heard chastising her for posting a photo on Instagram with Magic Johnson.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has fined Sterling $2.5 million and sought to ban him for life from the league.

On Friday, Sterling filed a lawsuit seeking $1 billion in damages from the NBA after being forced to relinquish control of team.

On Sunday, Sterling attended a predominantly black church service on an invitation from a pastor who said he should be forgiven.

A 32-year-old driver for the rideshare service Uber was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a woman and taking her to a motel room, police said on Tuesday.

Frederick Dencer, 32, of Encino, was arrested on suspicion of kidnap for purpose of sexual assault, police said.

He was being held in connection with the incident, reported Monday at 6 a.m. A woman said she had just left a motel room where a man she did not know was lying next to her with his shirt off, said LAPD Lt. Paul Vernon. She didn't know how she got there.

An Uber spokesman said the company learned of the incident through the media, suspended the driver's account and are cooperating with police.

"The facts are unknown at this stage and it's certainly unclear that this is an Uber-related incident, as the driver in question was not logged in, connected to or operating on the platform at the time," said Lane Kasselman, a spokesman with Uber. "Nothing is more important to Uber than the safety of our riders."

The case came to light after the woman had woken up in a low-rent motel after a night of bar-hopping in West Los Angeles, police determined.

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Vernon said the driver was offered a fare from a valet at a nightclub. The fare was not assigned from Uber, he said.

Detectives believe the woman's ride was not arranged officially through Uber, Vernon said.

Had this been an official Uber assignment, Dencer would have received the victim's home address with the fare, but in this case, the victim was too drunk to tell him.

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The investigation led to the Panorama Motel, where detectives found Dencer in a room, Vernon said.

"Dencer answered questions but his story didn't make sense," Vernon said. "So it looks like Dencer took advantage of the situation, and drove her to a cheap motel, which he had visited before, and carried her into the room."

He slept overnight in the room, and when the woman woke up, he let her leave, though he asked her to stay, Vernon said.

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"He took advantage of  where he was at, what he was doing and saw an opportunity," Vernon said.

It was not immediately clear if the suspect had a lawyer.

Alphonso Shurland loves to go to Balboa Park, but the price of the museums keeps him away sometimes. 

Darla Pieters likes to go to the park with her daughter but says it's hard to do it on a budget.

"We want to be cost-efficient and save money where we can," said Pieters.

Both could benefit from a new annual pass offered by Balboa Park for the first time. The annual Explorer pass allows 365 day access to the park's 17 museums. A pass for a family of six costs $199, that is for two adults and four children. The pass does not have any black-out dates.

Adult passes cost $129, Senior and Student passes are $99.

The cost for an adult to visit all Balboa Park museums and pay full prices is approximately $135 dollars. Some museums like the San Diego Natural History Museum and the San Diego Air and Space Museum cost nearly $20 for one adult pass.

Peter Comiskey with the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership says anyone visiting the park three times can save money buy purchasing an annual pass.

Comiskey also says the pass encourages people to visit the lesser known museums without making an extra payment.

"The Model Railroad Museum a fantastic museum for all ages," said Comiskey, "Some people would walk by and wouldn't visit it. So suddenly you can explore that museum as well."

Comiskey says while most of the passes are being purchased by San Diego County residents he says they've sold Explorer passes to visitors from Arizona, Canada and Mexico.

So far the park has sold 11,497 Explorer passes. The money from the passes is divided by the 17 museums.

More than 1,000 employees of the Citi company gathered at San Diego’s Embarcadero Park Tuesday with one important mission in mind: to put together hundreds of care packages for deployed members of the U.S. military.

Over the course of two hours, volunteers pieced together 226 packs filled with toiletries, snacks and personal letters that will be shipped to soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and military medical centers worldwide. The packages were put together to resemble an American flag.

“This is very near and dear to my heart, as my son has been in the military for 14 years and continues to be,” Citi employee Mary Migille said. “I think [soldiers] really appreciate everything we can give them and knowing that we’re out here supporting them.”

“Anything that we donate – there are times they just need shaving cream – it all helps. And they really do appreciate it,” Migille added.

While many volunteers put together the care packages, others assembled 113 wheelchairs for the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization and San Diego-based vets with mobility issues.

Meanwhile, other teams stuffed and decorated 452 teddy bears and stuffed animals set to be delivered to children of deployed soldiers as well as kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego.

All of the packs, wheelchairs and stuffed animals will be distributed by local nonprofits, including DAV, the San Diego County Medical Society Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego and Blue Star Mothers, San Diego North County.

Jud Linville, CEO of Citi Cards, said Tuesday’s volunteer efforts were a way for the company to give back to the community and the troops. He said many Citi employees have sons, daughters or spouses who are deployed, so the event meant a lot to many.

Linville said this event is one of many leading up to Citi’s 9th Annual Global Community Day on Saturday, where thousands of volunteers will gather across 95 countries to partake in more than 1,200 service projects to benefit different communities.

A Northern Virginia mom has been sued for allegedly damaging a daycare's reputation after leaving a negative review on the website Yelp.

Rebecca Gonzalez told News4 she wanted to warn other parents about what she said was her bad experience with Horizon Child Development Center, a daycare and school operating in Fairfax, Virginia.

"I felt like it was my responsibility as a mom," Gonzalez explained.

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Here is a section of Gonzalez's Yelp post about the daycare:

"Please do not send your child to this daycare. The owner of the daycare Sonya (sic) Jackson is extremely mean to children.... My son came home with a bruise (sic) ear.... We do not know what happened when that lady took him to her office ... and we will never know.... I exposed my own child to the physical and verbal abuse of this lady."

"I was shocked, embarrassed, offended," Sonjia Jackson, the owner of Horizon Child Development Center said.

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Sonjia's husband Jimmy co-owns the daycare. He says Gonzalez's review has erased 15 years of "hard work and positive steps."

"Even the bank that was considering refinancing my business because I wanted to get a lower interest rate, they called me up and they said, 'Jimmy, have you read this review that's on Yelp?' ... And I said, 'Yes'. And they said, 'Jimmy, you got to get that off of there,'" he explained.

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The Jacksons obtained an attorney and requested Gonzalez remove the post. At first, Gonzalez modified her comments, but kept the post up.

"She should be entitled to express her views, even if they're negative, and even if the daycare center doesn't like them," Gonzalez's attorney Lee Berlik said.

When the Jacksons filed suit for $75,000, Gonzalez eventually took down the post, but the lawsuit went forward. The couple's lawyer says Gonzalez' statements were false and made to injure the daycare and its owners.

"You have to be held accountable, especially in this case, when the statements were made for the intent of injuring, damaging, embarrassing and humiliating my client," attorney Dena Roudyboush said.

Court documents filed by Roudybush say Gonzalez was an active parent within the daycare community, until her son allegedly physically assaulted other children and was placed in time out.

Roudybush said at that point, Gonzalez pulled her son from the daycare and a week later, "willfully and maliciously" posted the negative Yelp review. At no point was Gonzalez's son physically or verbally abused by the Horizon Center staff, court documents allege.

On the other hand, Gonzalez's lawyer said his client had a First Amendment right to post the negative review.

"The issue is whether or not somebody writes a negative review like this, if you can get sued. For tens of thousands of dollars or more... we think the answer to that is no," Berlik said.

Court documents filed by Berlik said the review was "insufficient to support a claim for emotional distress."

Both sides will be in court Friday as a judge responds to the defense's motion to dismiss the case.

Last year, a Virginia woman implied in a Yelp review her contractor may have stolen her jewelry. In turn, the contractor sued her for $750,000 and the case is set to go to trial this year.

What was supposed to be a day of celebration for Marisol Serrato was another day of sadness as she chose not to walk at her high school graduation on Tuesday without her twin sister, Marisa, who died in a tragic Northern California tour bus crash two months ago.

"The pain was unbearable and unimaginable. I'd never think I'd feel the pain that strong," Marisol said. "And I still walk, I eat, and sometimes I smile, but I feel dead inside. I feel like I died with her."

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Marisa was one of 10 people killed in horrific April 10 crash. The 17-year-old was traveling with a large group of Southern California high school students for a spring tour at Humboldt State University.

"The sun can't shine the same way," Marisol said. "Sometimes I feel like because of the pain, I feel in this world it's almost as if I've been living in hell, and inch by inch, we have to crawl out to the light. She just got ahead of us."

Marisol was on the same trip, but she took a different bus.

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"As the days go by, the pain subsides a little because I feel like I'm getting closer to her," Marisol said. "I cry in the nights and I still call for her name."

Marisol still plays her guitar, something the two shared. But now she plays alone, her twin's guitar next to her.

"(Having a twin) is a bond that's almost unexplainable because it's a person that knows your every thought and understands you in a way that no other person can understand you perfectly," she said.

Both Marisol and Marisa were outstanding students at Norte Vista High School. And they were both accepted to several colleges. Since the crash, Marisol hasn't returned to school. But she will still get her diploma, as will her sister, posthumously.

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"Me and my sister waited so long for this (graduation) day, and also for my birthday, which was three days ago, to turn 18," Marisol said. "I didn't even celebrate it. I was at the cemetery all day that day just hanging out with my sister. I can't...I've never blown candles out on my own."

Marisol has decided not to attend her high school graduation.

“I imagined and envisioned walking next to her, and I can't find the strength to walk there alone without her," Marisol said.

Family members understand why Marisol is choosing not to go, but they also feel tremendous sadness because of how hard the twins worked to get good grades.

"That was my dream to see them graduating," Luis Miguel Serrato said.

"It was supposed to be a big day...to finally reap the rewards of those four years they struggled,"said the twins' sister, Cristina Serrato.

Although she won't be at her graduation ceremony, Marisol is planning to attend the first day of college at La Sierra University to carry on her and her sister's dream of getting a college degree.

“Mostly I could say our dreams, because we shared the same goals," Marisol said.
 

A new bill would require a clean, private space for traveling mothers to breastfeed and pump at California’s largest airports, including Lindbergh Field.

Last week, the state assembly passed AB 1787, introduced by Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach.)

AB 1787 would impact airports with more than one million travelers a year. These airports would be required to designate space with a chair and electrical outlet for new moms.

Currently, the San Francisco International Airport is the only California airport that offers lactation space, according to a statement from Lowenthal. SFO has 14 nurseries, one in each terminal.

The bill points out that though workplaces are required to provide new moms with a place to pump, many women travel for work.

The bill now moves to the state senate. If approved, airports would need to comply by 2016. The Commission on State Mandates would determine if the state will reimburse local agencies.
 

National City Police have arrested a man they say sexually assaulted a teenager riding a public bus, authorities confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

Suspect Dajamah Adonay Blevins was arrested around 3 p.m. near the trolley stop at 5th Avenue and C Street in downtown San Diego after a transportation officer spotted him from a Crime Stoppers bulletin released earlier in the day.

According to police, a 17-year-old girl was riding on the Metropolitan Transit System bus at 7:45 a.m. on May 28 when the suspect blocked her seat and assaulted her.

Investigators say the man got on the bus at the 24th Street trolley stop along National City Boulevard.

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He then assaulted the teenaged passenger, even though she told him to stop, police said. He asked the girl how old she was and told her he was 24 years old, according to police.

Even as the teen tried to get away from the man, he continued to assault her and block her in the bus seat, police said.

Sgt. Alex Hernandez of the National City Police Department explained before Blevin's arrest that the suspect had only stopped after the teen reported the assault to the bus driver.

"She reported it to the bus driver, the bus driver stopped the bus, had him exit the bus and right now we're trying to locate him,” Hernandez explained at the time. “Right when she got to the school, she reported it to us and we started this investigation."

The man got off of the bus at 30th Street and Highland Avenue.

On Tuesday morning, officials released photos of the suspect captured on security cameras. San Diego Crime Stoppers also offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.

The suspect was described as 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-10 and 160 to 200 pounds, with black hair braided in rows. He was captured on camera wearing a gray hoodie that says “San Diego,” black shoes and dark baggy jeans ripped on the left leg.

The victim told police he had dirty nails and spoke slowly.

The case remains under investigation, and further details were not released Tuesday evening.

A Connecticut teen accused of stabbing his classmate to death at a Milford high school hours before the prom pleaded not guilty Wednesday.

Christopher Plaskon, 17, is accused of fatally stabbing Maren Sanchez, also 16, inside Jonathan Law High School in April in an attack some students said might have been motivated by anger that she would not go to the prom with him.

Plaskon, who has been charged as an adult with murder, entered the not guilty plea during a probable cause hearing on Wednesday and waived a trial by jury. His case will go before a three-judge panel instead.

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On Wednesday, the defense team said they are considering a mental health defense and believe that a three-judge panel might handle that better. The prosecution asked for DNA samples to compare with evidence at the crime scene and the judge granted a request for fingerprints and palm prints.

The next court date has been set for July 30.

Plaskon is being held at Manson Youth Training Institute, a correctional facility in Cheshire for boys and young men between the ages of 12 and 19. Meehan has said that Plaskon was placed in the infirmary at the Cheshire institution, where he received medication and remained on suicide watch.

"He is still under psychiatric care. He was released today from the emergency commitment, but he is on medication. He's being actively treated for that. And, as I indicated on the record to the judge, he is still displaying signs of active psychosis," Meehan said during a news conference after the last court appearance in May.

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Meehan previously said he would not comment on his discussions with his client and said any matters of the diagnosis and what it means for the case are medical questions that experts will evaluate.

Police have said Plaskon was spotted just moments after the April 25 stabbing with blood on his hands and clothing. "I did it. Just arrest me," he told authorities, according to police paperwork released. Police said they recovered a knife in the hallway, not far from where Sanchez was attacked.

One witness reported seeing Plaskon on top of Sanchez and being unable to pull him away from her, according to police. Another witness told police he saw Plaskon throw a bloody knife on a hallway floor shortly after he was removed from the scene.

The medical examiner concluded that Sanchez died of stab wounds to the torso and neck. Her death was ruled a homicide.

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When asked if the trial in this high-profile case could be held here, Kevin Lawlor, state's attorney for the Judicial District of Ansonia-Milford, said he thinks so.

“I think the law is pretty clear on change of venue,” he said. “In the Internet age, where all of you have this all over the United States in a matter of minutes, in a small state like Connecticut, change of venue really doesn’t amount to a whole heck of a lot.”

When asked about motive, Lawlor said he could not speak to it and the investigation is ongoing.

“Those types of conclusions, I think, will be made further on down the line as we gather all of the facts as the Milford Police Department and other law enforcement agencies find them,” Lawlor said.

Plaskon’s family has expressed sympathies for the Sanchez family.

"In prayer we ask for comfort for the Sanchez family and all of us so deeply affected by this tragedy," the Plaskon family said in a statement. "We pray for the wisdom to guide us as we desperately try to pull together the shattered pieces of our families. And finally, we pray that time may soften our wounds and reveal forgiveness in the hearts of all."

During a court appearance in May, attorney Richard Meehan said Plaskon's parents wanted to be in court with their son, but he recommended that they stay in seclusion for the court appearance. The teen's uncle, who has been appointed Plaskon's guardian, was there instead.

Attorneys said the uncle has been named the guardian because Plaskon's parents might have to testify during their son's trial.

"The Plaskons are a very large family, there's a very large extended family here. They have a great deal of community support here. All of their hearts are broken," Meehan said.

U.S. Rep Scott Peters D-52nd District lost Tuesday night but not at the polls.

The congressman, who admitted he was surprised by the June primary results, told NBC 7 he had lost a bet with his campaign manager. He thought they would be down by 5 percent. She bet him they would be down by 4 percent.

“I’m happy to lose that bet,” Peters said laughing.

With Democrats not showing up at the polls, Peters earned 45 percent of the vote, a good 6 percent above his closest challenger Republican and former San Diego City Councilmember Carl DeMaio.

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Peters’ lead suggests DeMaio has some work to do between now and November.

“It really must be a sign that people have noticed I’m taking a bipartisan approach for us to be up,” he said before midnight Tuesday.

With the 52nd District one of only 7 Congressional races considered a pure political tossup this year, the fight is sure to intensify with politcos around the country taking notice.

“I’m running against the traditional politician here. Somebody who talks a good game but hasn’t done anything to solve problems,” DeMaio told NBC 7.

“The best way to take the gloves off is to do what we’re doing, offering bold ideas, positive solutions, running on a record of getting results. That scares the Washington establishment more than anything,” he said.

Peters said they’ve conserved resources to focus on the November election.

He considers the upcoming election the chance for voters to say partisanship and hyper-extremism is not what Americans want out of Congress.

A Washington, D.C., principal was met with cheers as he came out to his students as gay during a Pride Day event that drew protest threats from Westboro Baptist Church.

"I turned 50. I'm tired of hiding," Principal Pete Cahall said before praising Wilson High School's students for the supportive environment they've created since Westboro Baptist Church made their plans known.

This is the first time Cahall, who has been the principal at Wilson for six years, has come out publicly. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray was informed of his decision just moments before.

The school held its second annual Pride Day event Wednesday, bringing together over 20 organizations that support the needs of LGBTQ youth.

Westboro, known for its public crusade against gay people at military funerals, announced plans to protest the school's Pride celebration on June 9 and called the school's support of gay and lesbian students a "shame." That protest is just one of 12 the church has planned in the D.C. area over the next few days.

After Westboro made its intentions known, students at Wilson began planning a peaceful counter-protest, The Washington Post reported. Around 1,000 students volunteered to participate in the silent protest.

"They can go straight to hell" - Mayor Gray on threat of Westboro Baptist to protest gay issues at Wilson High on Monday.

— Tom Sherwood (@tomsherwood) June 4, 2014

Cahall's announcement was also met with support from local politicians, like D.C. Councilmember David Catania, who is openly gay.  

Congratulations to @Wilsonhsdcps Principal Pete Cahall for his courage in coming out today to his students. Great example of #tigerpride

— Mary Cheh (@marycheh) June 4, 2014

Congratulating Principal Cahall at @Wilsonhsdcps about his remarkable announcement today. pic.twitter.com/lgnfPRdJdy

— David Catania (@DavidCataniaDC) June 4, 2014

As the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers was being finalized, Donald Sterling said he was ready to "move on" in an exclusive interview with NBC4's Fred Roggin at a charity event Tuesday night.

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When asked how he felt after the NBA allowed his wife Shelly to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for a record-breaking $2 billion, Sterling said, "I feel fabulous, I feel very good. Everything is just the way it should be, really. It may have worked out differently, but it's good. It's all good."

"I'm OK, I'm OK," Sterling added. "Is the NBA OK? I'm not sure about that. Is (NBA Commissioner) Adam Silver OK? I'm sure he's OK."

Smiling, Sterling said he was ready to "move on."

A vote by the NBA Board of Governors will be needed to make the sale final.

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Sterling made the comments at a dinner in downtown Los Angeles held by nonprofit Shelter Partnerships, which helps the homeless in Los Angeles County. The billionaire real-estate mogul said he was there to support the organization.

On Friday, the league announced that it had canceled a hearing to oust Sterling, instead moving forward to vote on the deal negotiated by his wife to sell the team. The move came on the same day Sterling's attorneys filed suit in a Los Angeles federal court against the NBA and Silver, asking for damages in excess of $1 billion.

It was unclear whether Sterling was planning to drop the lawsuit.

Silver fined Sterling $2.5 million and sought to ban him for life from the league after Sterling told an ex-girlfriend not to bring black people to Clippers games.

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Sterling has been in the public eye in recent days. On Sunday, he attended a service at a predominantly black church in South Los Angeles after being invited by a pastor who said Sterling should be forgiven after making racist remarks.

San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis will serve a fourth term after beating challengers Bob Brewer and Terri Wyatt in the June primary.

With all precincts reporting, the San Diego County Registrar's Office reports Dumanis held 55 percent of the votes and Brewer earned 34 percent of votes, while Wyatt had earned just over 10 percent.

While Dumanis may be celebrating a victory, her detractors are still demanding questions regarding a letter of recommendation she wrote for the son of a wealthy Mexican businessman who is now facing federal charges for conspiring to influence local elections.

Jose Azano is accused of making illegal contributions to Dumanis's mayoral campaign back in 2012.

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This past January, Dumanis said she hardly knows him.

However, most recently, court documents showed Dumanis wrote a letter of recomendation for Azano's son when he applied to college.

NBC 7's Rory Devine tried several times on Tuesday to get Dumanis to talk about the issue.

At one point, Dumanis said "Nice try."

"I'm not ducking anything. I've never ducked anything. But I also respect the criminal justice process," Dumanis said.

It’s been nearly one month since an unknown man opened fire at a San Diego Walmart store and investigators are hoping a few newly-released photos will lead detectives to the gunman.

On May 6, at around 10 p.m., a man entered the Walmart at 3412 College Ave. in the Oak Park area. As he approached a cashier, he brandished a handgun and demanded money. The cashier didn’t open the cash drawer quickly enough and the man fired his gun at the ceiling.

Investigators said the man then removed cash from the drawer and fled the scene in an unknown make or model vehicle. The car had a white driver’s side door and front quarter panel, as captured in this blurry image, as also seen below.

Shoppers were shocked by the gunfire. Many fled to the back of the store in search of safety, while others ran for the door, picking up their children and scurrying to escape.

No one was injured in the shooting.

According to police, the suspected shooter is described as a black man between 30 and 40 years old, 5-foot-8 to 6-foot-1, with a heavy build. He wore a gray cap, gray sweater or jacket, a red and black flannel shirt, black pants and white tennis shoes during the incident. Witnesses said he had a beard and his hair was pulled back into a bun.

Investigators believe this suspect robbed the same Walmart location on Nov. 23, 2013, too. In that incident, he also fired a round from a gun towards the ceiling.

He remains at large.

Anyone with information on his identity and whereabouts should contact the SDPD Robbery Unit at (619) 531-2299 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a $1,000 reward leading to an arrest in this case.