It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the White House now that the official tree has arrived.

A horse-drawn wagon hauled the 20-foot white fir up the driveway to the North Portico for inspection on Friday morning. Receiving the tree were first lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and family dogs Bo and Sunny.

The family circled the tree, smelled it and conferred before the first lady said, "Thumbs-up. It's a go. We're taking the tree."

Malia, holding Bo's leash, said of the tree: "It's great. It's big."

It's tradition for the first lady to preside over the tree delivery on the morning after Thanksgiving. The odds are slim to none that it would ever be rejected.

The tree is chosen weeks in advance at the farm that wins the National Christmas Tree Association contest. The winner has presented the official White House tree since 1966.

In late September, a group of White House staffers including the chief usher, groundskeeper and chief horticulturist traveled to the Crystal Spring Tree Farm in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, to search for a tree they agreed is perfect enough to stand in the Blue Room, albeit tethered to its ceiling, as the main attraction throughout the White House holiday season. The Blue Room tree cannot be taller than 18 ½ feet, so this tree will be trimmed to fit.

The farm, run by Christ Botek, a second-generation Christmas tree farmer, also provided the official White House tree in 2010 and 2006.

The delivery marked the start of an intense few days of round-the-clock tree trimming, wreath laying and other decorating by an army of volunteer decorators who help turn the White House into a winter wonderland. Many of the decorations honor military families, a group that Mrs. Obama is trying to support through a nationwide initiative.

She has invited military families to the White House for a first look at the decorations on Wednesday.

A 4-year-old boy and his 11-year-old sister, who is disabled, were left alone in a hotel while their parents were at a New York outlet mall on Black Friday, police said. 

The boy was discovered crying and wandering in a hallway at 3:52 a.m. at the Hampton Inn in Central Valley, Woodbury police said. Police discovered his sister alone in a locked hotel room. 

The front desk called the children's parents who returned to the hotel, police said. Their father told police he left the children alone at about 3 a.m. to pick up his wife from Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, but he had to wait for more than an hour for her to finish shopping. 

The father was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. He has been released and a court appearance is scheduled Dec. 10. 

One hundred homes in Malibu were still without water this morning after a water main break Thursday.

The break shot a geyser of water into the air and opened a trench 9 feet long at widest point and 5 feet wide on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Thursday night.

The 16-inch pipe, which was installed back in 1966, ruptured about 6:45 p.m. as water shot into the air until crews turned the water off by about 9:30 p.m.. The rupture left a gaping hole filled with water and mud in the roadway.

Lanes of PCH were temporarily closed in both directions between Broad Beach and Trancas Canyon roads. All but one lane had reopened by 11 p.m, and the westbound lane remained closed as of Friday morning. It is unknown when it will reopen.

Crews were on scene with a backhoe to excavate the lines at around 3:30 a.m, and they need to complete the task before deciding on how to fix the problem. 

One property ended up with wet mud its front patio, but it suffered but no structural damage.

About 50 homes and 50 condominium units were without water during the repairs, but none were damaged by the flooding, officials said.

Animal rights activists protested along the tony Beverly Hills Rodeo Drive shopping area during Black Friday, as part of a nationwide Fur Free Friday campaign.

Organizers have dubbed the glitzy retail hub the “Bloodiest Street in America” because of its retailers’ sales of luxury clothing made using animal furs and pelts, and planned the stop as the third in a series of four protests planned across the city.

West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico, who authored his city’s first-in-the-nation fur ban, joined the march.

Backers of the event included PETA, Last Chance for Animals and In Defense of Animals.

Retailers including Prada, Coach, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, Michael Kors, Armani, Fendi, Max Mara and Ferragamo were targets, according to organizers.

Other planned protest sites included the Glendale Galleria and neighboring Americana at Brand in the morning; the Beverly Center in the afternoon; and Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica in the evening.

A man was recovering Friday morning in the hospital after being shot in San Marcos on Thanksgiving night, sheriff’s deputies said.

The 37-year-old man was shot in the shoulder as he was standing on La Rosa Drive at about 9 p.m., talking with a group of men.

Police say he ran up the street to summon help from a family who lives nearby. He was taken to Palomar Hospital for treatment.

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
 

The sister of a man suspected of fatally shooting his parents Friday morning in a quiet Point Loma neighborhood said her brother suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.

A man identified by numerous neighbors as 22-year-old Peter Haynes was arrested hours after he’s accused of killing his mother and father in Point Loma and forcing a neighborhood to go into lockdown.

His sister told NBC 7 that her brother is severely mentally ill. She had posted a picture two weeks ago on her Facebook page with her brother showing her how to hold a gun.

Kimberly Haynes doesn’t see the photo as troubling – instead, she sees it as a bonding moment between her and her brother.

“It’s very difficult to get close to him and one of the ways he and I connect is by teaching each other how to bond,” Haynes said.

Early Friday morning, police and SWAT officers converged on the neighborhood surrounding Catalina Boulevard and Verona Street for hours searching for the suspect. Four blocks of homes near the shooting were in lockdown much of the morning.

The suspect was found walking down a nearby street and taken into custody. Police said they found a semiautomatic handgun in his pocket.

The situation started just after 3 a.m. when officers received a 911 call about a shooting at a home in the 1000 block of Tarento Boulevard.

Responding officers found the door to the home ajar and a man and woman who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds inside, said San Diego police Lt. Paul Rorrison.

Several neighbors identified the victims as Lissa and David Haynes.

The Haynes were rushed to the hospital, but died there, Rorrison said.

Residents on Friday morning expressed shock that their quiet, safe neighborhood would be the scene of a shooting.

"I'm a little shocked. This doesn't usually happen in Point Loma," said neighbor Tyler Sinks.

Another resident, who wished to remain anonymous, described it as a close-knit neighborhood.

"We all know each other," she said. "We all walk our dogs here."

Peter Haynes' father, David Haynes, lived in Point Loma but worked as an emergency room doctor in Yuma.

Public documents show he graduated from medical school in Nebraska and specialized in surgery and emergency medicine at University of California Irvine and Harbor-UCLA Medical Centers.

Dr. Haynes' father, Vital Haynes, was a well-known doctor in San Diego, and his two brothers are also physicians.

Police said Friday afternoon that they were still interviewing the suspect and have not officially identified anyone.

A motive also not been released.

A woman with cerebral palsy and her caregiver were the victims of a masked intruder intent on robbing her College Area home, San Diego police say. 

The victims told NBC 7 the man, wearing some sort of disguise, barged in through the front door of the home in the 5100 block of 67th Street just before 8:30 a.m. Friday.

He threw the 36-year-old woman in a wheelchair to the ground and held a gun to her head as she lay face down.

Then turning the weapon to the female caregiver, the suspect had her walk him through the house, demanding she hand him items, the women say.

He eventually put the caregiver in a back room, but it allowed the woman to escape and run for help.

Neighbor Sidney Franklin, who opened the door to the caretaker's frantic knocks, said it seems as though the intruder had some connection to the victim or someone who knows her.

"He apparently knew the alarm," said Franklin. "He apparently knew there were dogs, and he came prepared wth dog food, tossed that on the ground." 

The man took off in a white vehicle before officers arrived, police said. It's unclear how much he got away with.

The suspect is described as 32 to 35 years old, 6 feet to 6 feet 3 inches tall, 250 to 270 pounds, with brown hair and a scruffy beard.

He was wearing a white, hooded sweatshirt and khaki pants.

A San Diego police officer was recovering after being accidentally hit by a Taser on Thanksgiving night.

The incident happened in front of San Diego’s downtown library in East Village when police officers responded to a report of a man swinging around a hammer, police said.

As two officers confronted him, the suspect started struggling with one of the officers. The other officer tried to take out his Taser to subdue him.

“Unfortunately, as how fights go, people are moving around and the Taser probes hit an officer in the head, striking him below his left ear,” said San Diego police Lt. Steve Shaw.

Fortunately, only one of the Taser probes struck the officer – two probes are need to create a shock – so the officer wasn’t shocked, Shaw said. The officer suffered only minor injuries.

Some North County residents lost their post-Thanksgiving cheer when they woke up to find their tires slashed and a community pool house burned Friday morning.

In what appears to be a random series, the vandals destroyed tires on a dozen vehicles overnight in the Black Mountain Ranch area, according to San Diego Police Sgt. Tracey Williams.

Lesley Willard said her neighbor broke the bad news this morning: three of her family’s vehicles were damaged.

Her children had returned home from Black Friday shopping at about 2 a.m., so the vandalism happened sometime after that.

"We're appalled because there was no financial gain. The car that went to Toys R Us and Target had goods in it that could have been stolen. They weren't stolen. This was just malicious violence for no other reason than to just hurt other people," said Willard.

But the suspects did not stop with tire slashing. Police say they somehow got into the neighborhood's pool house bathrooms, gathered debris inside and set it on fire.

They then grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the flames themselves, making sure to coat the bathrooms and pool with the chemicals.

“So of course we have to now get the pool cleaned out of the chemicals," Willard told NBC 7.

Sgt. Williams said at this point, police do not have any information on possible suspects.

However, if they are caught, the unfunny pranks will come with some serious consequences.

“With all the damage to the vehicles, we’re looking at felonies,” Williams said. “Obviously they forced entry into the buildings here the start the fires, so we’re looking at some felony counts.”
 

A gunman shot a female temporary employee in a crowded Magnificent Mile store Friday before turning the gun on himself in what authorities describe as an attempted murder-suicide.

The shooting happened on the first floor of the Nordstrom's store, at 55 E. Grand Ave., shortly after 8:30 p.m. Police said they believe the victim was either the "girlfriend or ex girlfriend" of the gunman. 

Store employee Janis Tillman said she was in the shoe department when she heard a bang and dropped to the floor before hearing a second bang.

“I just heard two shots,” said Tillman. “We all ran. Everybody started running to the back of the store.”

The gunman died on the scene and the woman was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she remains critical condition as of 10 p.m.

“I was right around the corner when an eyewitness came out. I said, ‘What happened?’ She said, ‘I saw somebody. I saw the guy pull out a gun, shot her, and then he then shot himself,’" said shopper Bob Rogers. "She was shaken. Very shaken.”

The female victim was a seasonal employee of the store, Chicago Police Chief of Detectives John J. Escalante said.

Escalante said the incident was domestic-related.

"No other people who were in the store were shot or hurt," he said. "No other people who were in the store were threatened."

The store was evacuated of all shoppers after the shooting, and crime tape remained outside the store as of 10 p.m. A spokeswoman said the store would remain closed on Saturday as a show of support for the victim and to allow employees to regroup. 

"It's one of the friendliest stores there is," said Rogers. "You don't expect it to happen right here."
 

Chargers linebacker Jarret Johnson remembers the last time the Bolts traveled to Baltimore to play the Ravens – way back in 2006.

Of course, he was on the other team at the time.

“It was a fun, fun game to be a part of,” said Johnson, who spent his first nine years Baltimore before coming to the Chargers in 2012. He had a pair of tackles and a sack in the 16-13 Ravens win back in Week 4 of the '06 season.

It’s hard to believe a team could have that long of a gap between trips to another team from the same conference, but the two franchises have only played each other four times since – all at Qualcomm Stadium.

The Bolts are just 4-5 against the Ravens since the franchise moved from Cleveland in 1996, having lost both trips to Baltimore in that time. Johnson said he has fond memories of playing in the city.

“It’s great. It’s a great game atmosphere,” he said. “They always do a really good job with production. … If you like NFL football, you’re gonna like playing there. It’s awesome.”

As they prepare for another battle on Sunday, the game hold huge significance for both teams – as well as the rest of the conference. The Chargers and Ravens hold identical 7-4 records, but the Bolts hold a tie-breaker with a better conference record. That will change, as Sunday’s winner will vault to the front of the pack of playoff hopefuls.

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who threw for 145 yards and a touchdown in the 2006 game, said he’s excited for the test.

“It’s exciting,” he said. “It’s a team we’ve always respected, a team we’ve had some games with in the past. But we haven’t been there in a long time. We’re looking forward to it.”

He said the levity of the game as it pertains to the playoff chase is not lost.

“It’s kind of what you want,” he said. “You want late November games between two teams with winning records that are in the hunt. It’s what makes the NFL great.”

The city of San Diego's new "Climate Action Plan" is drawing mostly positive reviews, but critics say it could be more pro-active on conservation.

Others suspect a hidden political agenda could come into play.

City officials are now in the process of recruiting a "Sustainability Program Manager" to coordinate the climate plan released in draft form back in late September.

It has the backing of Mayor Kevin Faulconer and the city council, along with endorsements from business and environmental interests.

It calls for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by half and drawing all electricity from renewable sources by 2035. 

A contentious requirement for energy efficient upgrades on homes for sale eventually went by the boards between the council’s draft and Faulconer’s finished product.

An “Under the Radar” item in this week’s edition of the San Diego Reader speculates that the program manager’s position will be a cushy "patronage" job that’ll “go heavy on public relations" and marketing.

“Compensation is not specified,” says the Reader dispatch, “but expected to be rich for the advancement of Faulconer's political fortunes.”

Sustainability advocates draw a different conclusion.

"The PR piece of this and the outreach piece of it is going to be a priority,” agreed Steven Heverly, managing director of the Equinox Center, “but I don't think it's going to be as high a priority as somebody who's educated in the issues and understands the issues specifically as they relate to San Diego and climate action."

Political observers believe the mayor's advisers would remind him of a public relations risk.

"If it is just a PR person or it is a political crony-type of appointment, I think the media will shine the light on it right away, and Mayor Faulconer is much smarter than that," said political consultant John Dadian.

In response to the Reader, Matt Awbrey, the mayor's deputy chief of staff, said: “This story doesn’t have much basis in reality.”

He pointed out the position was created at the urging and approval of the city council, and that candidates will be judged on eight criteria other than marketing and public education skills.

While no salary range posted for the climate program manager's position -- the city's recently hired communications director gets $140,000 a year – the outreach ad cites flexible benefits, city-funded life insurance of $50,000 and 22 days of annual leave.

It notes that a master's degree related to business, economic development “or other government service or sustainability is highly desirable." 

Grocery store shoppers were smoked out of a Hillcrest Ralph's Supermarket when someone lit toilet paper on fire Friday afternoon.

Nearly $10,000 worth of damage was done when the suspect started the fire in the store's Aisle 13 at 1030 University Avenue, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Firefighters were able to contain the flames before they spread to the rest of the building.

They say the fire burned about $1,000 in structural damage and $9,000 worth of store merchandise.

Arson investigators are reviewing surveillance video to try to identify the suspect.

No one has been taken into custody.

Dozens of demonstrators threw their hands up in protest at Horton Plaza Mall, imploring others to get "out of the shops, into the streets in protest against a Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict the white police officer who killed a black teenager.

Shouting and holding their hands above their heads, the group stood in solidarity with others across the country who are angry about the shooting death of Michael Brown and the officer who shot him, Darren Wilson.

The new nationwide effort, dubbed “Blackout Black Friday,” is trying to hit America in the pocketbook, organizers say.

“Blacks in general make up a great deal of money that’s spent on Black Friday. If we take that away, that’s one more statement that we can make that we’re tired of racial discrimination, we’re tired of police brutality, we’re tired of being mistreated because of our color,” said Marine Mark Jones.

In San Diego, the protesters started at the San Diego Convention Center and marched through downtown streets to reach the mall.

Jones wore his blue dress uniform as he led the crowd — something fellow service members told him he was not supposed to do. In response, the Marine, who was honorably discharged, said he feels those military codes are part of the same system he is fighting against.

"I respected this country. I fought for their freedoms. I fought for their rights, and when I get here, I am mistreated because of my color. That's why," Jones explained.

But not all were so thrilled with the protesters' movement.

Rebecca Gross, who works at a kiosk inside the mall, told NBC 7 security went around the stores to recommend they close for the night before protesters arrived.

"If you look at how many stores are locked and closed their doors on Black Friday, it's not good for us or any of the stores," said Gross.

Others standing by simply wanted to finish up their holiday shopping.

"This is crazy. I'm just trying to go to Victoria's Secret," said Zoe Verkerke.

Around the U.S., similar demonstrations have briefly shut down malls on the busiest shopping day of the year.

Throughout stores in St. Louis, protesters staged "die-ins," where they laid down like corpses.

In Oakland, about 20 protesters shut down the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) when they chained themselves to a train. Protesters in Los Angeles were detained by police as they ran into traffic.

Friday marks the third major day of Ferguson marches San Diego has seen this week. On Tuesday night, a huge group temporarily shut down traffic on Interstate 15 at University Avenue.

The next morning, about two dozen students wearing black blocked four lanes of Interstate 5 in La Jolla.

Protesters taking aim at Black Friday continued to rally into the night across the country in the wake of a grand jury's decision to not indict the police officer who killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

In the St. Louis area, county police arrested 15 protesters early Saturday, with one demonstrator charged with assault on a police officer, according to the police department's Twitter account.

A mall in St. Louis was closed briefly as dozens of protesters moved store to store staging "die-ins," where they lie down on the floor like corpses, according to NBC affiliate KSDK. Thursday night also brought "stand up, don't shop" rallies at big box stores across St. Louis County.

Demonstrations in San Francisco's Union Square turned violent Friday evening, with hundreds of protesters marching on Market Street. One police officer was hospitalized with cuts to the face after a protester threw a bottle at a police car, police said. Another officer was struck by a brick in the chest, according to police.

In New York, more than 150 people rallied outside Macy's in Herald Square on Black Friday, eventually making their way to Times Square. At least two people were arrested for blocking the sidewalk. A protester told NBC New York that the point of the demonstrations was to diminish Black Friday profits to make the government notice.

Los Angeles police said they arrested eight protesters Friday night. Police began detaining people who were running into traffic despite orders to stay on the sidewalk. A group of 50 to 100 protesters marched in the Westlake District where police blocked the intersection near the 101 Freeway as crowds chanted "Let us go."

In West Oakland, California, about 20 protesters chained themselves to each other and a train and shut down the Bay Area Rapid Transit or BART. One participant told said the group planned to stay on the tracks for four hours to symbolize the amount of time Brown's body was in the street after he was killed.

About 100 people in Chicago said they said they would remain outside the stores on Friday but would urge people not to shop.

Meanwhile at the Wal-Mart store in Washington, D.C., Ferguson protesters joined a few hundred living wage activists at a rally. The gathering was peaceful and included a four-a-half-minute moment of silence to remember Brown. The Black Friday living wage protest was organized by unions as one of several against the company.

Although there were a handful of signs reading, "Black Lives Matter," the majority of protesters focused their message on wages and hours. Activists say that D.C. Walmart employees do not earn enough to support their families in an increasingly expensive city and want to see wages increased to $15 an hour.

A similar protest took place outside a Wal-Mart in North Bergen, New Jersey. The union-backed group Our Walmart says demonstrations were planned at 1,600 Wal-Mart stores around the country.

An entirely different sort of protest took place on in Beverly Hills as animal rights activists targetted Rodeo Drive over fur sales.

Inside stores, as Black Friday kicked off earlier than ever this year, steps were taken to keep crowds under control. But in some places, Black Friday turned violent.

Kimberly States, who was shopping with her 11-year-old daughter at the Westfield Fox Valley mall in Aurora, Illinois, told The Associated Press it was markedly more quiet around 6:30 a.m. Friday than it was the night before, when she made her first trip to the mall to pick up some holiday deals.

"It was a zoo last night around 10 p.m.," States said. "Now it seems like more of the old folks."

Some fights did break out -- at a Kohl's in Tustin, California, near Los Angeles, for example, where two women attacked two other women in the baby department. One of those attacked was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons; her condition was not known.

Tustin police said two arrests had been made.

An argument with shoving was also reported at a Walmart in Norwalk, California. Police officers responded but no arrests were made, and it was unclear what the dispute was about.

In New York, a 4-year-old boy and his 11-year-old handicapped sister were left alone in a hotel while their parents were at an outlet mall on Black Friday, police said. The father has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

And in Chicago, Black Friday turned violent at a Nordstrom's department store, where one man was killed and a woman injured in a double shooting.

A sunny Friday turned into a foggy night, forcing several flights to be canceled, delayed diverted from the San Diego International Airport.

The thick haze has grounded all flights at Lindbergh Field, and those scheduled to come in are being rerouted to Los Angeles, according to the airport manager.

So far, three arrivals have been canceled and two were delayed, while four departures were called off, Lindbergh Field's flight status tracker shows.

If you are planning on flying out Friday night, staff say you should check their website for your plane's status and contact your airline directly for more information.

The fog is expected to clearn up by 2 a.m.

A 13-year-old girl and her grandfather are locked in a legal battle over a $2 million settlement awarded to the grandfather after the girl's father died while incarcerated on Long Island. 

The girl's father, Scott Eriksen, died in a fight with a correction officer in the Suffolk County Jail in 2005. The teen had never met her father and didn't learn who he was until after he died. 

The court awarded the money from a wrongful death settlement to the man's father. 

But now that the court knows about Eriksen's child, the teen's lawyer said the money belongs to her. 

"No matter whether he knew or didn't know of the existence of his granddaughter when he first received the money, he learned through the court of the existence of his granddaughter while the money still was in his possession, and he's since misspent it and dissolved it," John Ray told reporters Friday.

The grandfather faces a hearing next Tuesday. Calls to his lawyer were not returned Friday. 

A police officer severely wounded in a gunbattle more than three months ago is now starting to move and speak, his town's police department said on Facebook this week.

Officer Gabriel Garcia was shot in the head Aug. 22 when he and his rookie partner walked up to a group of people in the San Bernardino neighborhood of Los Angeles. The unnamed rookie officer shot and killed Alex Alvarado, the man believed to have opened fire on Garcia.

Doctors initially said it would take six months to a year to fully gauge the officer's recovery. But on Facebook on Wednesday, Police Chief Jarrod Burguan recalled watching Garcia undergo a physical therapy session at a rehabilitation facility.

"With assistance, Gabe is able to stand and supported he can take a few steps," the post read. "He is also able to say a few words and as of yesterday his dad reported that he is starting to move his right arm and right hand a little."

Garcia's father, longtime San Bernardino Police Capt. Ron Garcia, along with other family members, had been at his bedside praying for him to recover.

"His long term prognosis is still unknown but his success up (to) this point is truly a miracle and a blessing," the Facebook post read.

Three men face charges in Garcia's shooting.

Jonathan Contreras, 20, Orlando Cruz, 24, and Gonzalo Medina, 22, pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted murder on a peace officer and possession of an assault rifle, prosecutors said. All three men could get life in prison if convicted.

A construction worker was grazed by a gunshot inside a Chino check cashing place Friday when a man in a werewolf mask tried to rob the closed business.

Around 11:30 a.m., a man tried to rob the store, which was closed for business, in the 12200 block of Central Avenue.

Inside, he discovered that construction work was being done and shot at the worker before fleeing the scene.

The bullet grazed the man's head, and he was released from the hospital by about 5 p.m.

A co-worker of the victim, who was also inside the store at the time of the shooting, told NBC4 the workers were installing a new security barrier when the suspect walked in.

The 22-year-old female Nordstrom's worker who was shot Friday night by her ex boyfriend  died at Northwestern Hospital Saturday night, according to officials with the hospital. 

Family members say she was shot in the back of the head and had a severe brain injury. 

The victim was working at the Nordstrom's store at 55 E. Grand Avenue on Chicago's Magnificent Mile at around 8:30 p.m. when her ex-boyfriend, identified Saturday as 31-year-old Marcus Dee, walked into the store. NBCChicago will not name the victim at the family's request. 

The two were seen having a conversation, according to a police report. She walked away from him and he shot her. He then shot himself in the head. 

Store employee Janis Tillman said she was in the shoe department when she heard a bang and dropped to the floor before hearing a second bang. “I just heard two shots,” said Tillman. “We all ran. Everybody started running to the back of the store.”

Dee died on the scene and the female victim was rushed to the hospital. The two appear to have a tumultuous history. 

According to court records, members of the victim's family unsuccessfully attempted to have a restraining order placed against Dee in April 2014.

A judge denied two requests. Dee and the victim dated for about a year in 2013 and broke up about a year ago, a victim's family member said.

The victim is from Florida, where her immediate family lives. She attends the University of Chicago.