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Mom Left to Smoke Pot, Girl Found Freezing Outside: Police

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A 4-year-old girl was found outside in 3-degree weather, unconscious and turning blue, after her mother left her and two other young children alone early Friday morning to smoke marijuana, police in Connecticut said.

Police started investigating when Rebecca Santiago-Reyes, 23, of New London, called 911 at 3:38 a.m. to report her 4-year-old daughter was missing, police said.

She was calm and unemotional as she told them she put her 4-year-old daughter and her two other children -- a 5-year-old girl, and a 2-year-old boy -- in bed between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m., police said.

She then went to watch TV and checked on the children at 2 a.m., but saw they were sleeping soundly, she said, according to the police report.

At 3 a.m., she again checked on the children and noticed her 4-year-old daughter was missing, so she searched the apartment, knowing the little girl likes to hide. When she couldn't find her daughter, Santiago-Reyes said she banged on the next-door neighbor's door.

Responding officers noted that the home was messy, with dirty laundry on the floor throughout, and it was mixed with toys and food. They also said there was a lingering smell of marijuana and rotting garbage.

The children were sleeping on mattresses placed on the floor with no sheets or blankets, just piles of what appeared to be dirty laundry, the police report says, so officers began moving piles to see if they could locate the girl. She was not there. 

They also searched under furniture and in closets as well as cabinets, but the girl was nowhere to be found in the home.  

The children's father is prison, police said, and no other adults were home, so police spoke with Santiago-Reyes' 5-year-old daughter, who had been the same bed as the 4-year-old.

She had gotten up to "look for mommy and could not find her," then added "mommy was not home."

Police then started searching the area.

When an officer who remained in the home again asked Santiago-Reyes if she'd been home the entire morning, she said she'd gone to the store at 2:30 a.m. to pick up some items, leaving the children unattended, but later admitted she lied.

Police found the little girl hunched between a storm door and the door of one of the apartments at 163 Huntington Street. She was unconscious, turning blue, and was wearing only a yellow T-shirt, jeans boots, police said.

The officer who found her rushed the girl to an ambulance, which brought her to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital.

The little girl's body temperature had dropped to 90 degrees, her fingers were red and swollen and she had what hospital staff called "frost nips" on her arms, back and legs, police said.

The written statement Santiago-Reyes provided police another account of what happened before the child disappeared and the police report notes she had lied about going to a store.

Santiago-Reyes told officers she left the apartment around 2:30 a.m. to "smoke some weed," then drove to Willetts Avenue to pick up someone else to smoke more marijuana, the police report says.

She returned home an hour later, went to check on her children, saw her 4-year-old was not in bed, then searched for her until she called police.

Santiago-Reyes has been charged with three counts risk of injury to a minor, first-degree reckless endangerment and false statement. She will remain in prison unless she pays $250,000 bond and is due back in court on March 13.

Santiago-Reyes' father took custody of the other two children and the children's grandmother went to the hospital and took custody of the 4-year-old girl, police said. 



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Frozen Falls, Snow Drones and More From the "Siberian Express"

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The so-called "Siberian Express" has blasted the eastern United States with snow and low temperatures that have shattered records and turned landmarks like the Niagara Falls into an icy wonderland.

Here are dramatic visuals and even some odd stories like the "Loo-cy" toilet plow that we've come across amid the extreme cold.

One Massachusetts town, Somerville, hired a company to shoot video from drones high above the city. The footage will be used to help clear snow from roofs that could be in danger of collapsing. 

In Rockville, Maryland, a man attached a plow to a motorized toilet to help clear snow.

One of the most dramatic visuals from the storm has been a geyser at Letchworth State Park in upstate that has frozen over. It has become a five-story tall "ice volcano."

How long would you guess it takes to freeze a T-shirt in freezing temperatures? 

Here's a look at other dramatic images of extreme weather since the year began.



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What Would Jack Murphy Do About Bolts’ Stadium?

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It's been 50 years since San Diego's first debate over a new stadium for the Chargers, who were playing at ancient Balboa Stadium at the time.

A lot has changed since then, including civic priorities – and yet all these decades later, another heated stadium debate is under way.

San Diegans who still have clear memories of those earlier times might wonder how the late, great San Diego Union sports editor Jack Murphy would approach what’s happening now.

"I think he would take it to the readers, to San Diego, and say 'What do you want for the future of this city’?” suggests Bill Center, a retired U-T San Diego sportswriter who worked for Murphy before his boss’ death at age 57 in 1980.

Murphy had helped lure the Chargers here from Los Angeles in 1961, and devoted later columns and behind-scenes wheeling and dealing to moving the team from Balboa Stadium to Mission Valley.

"When he started his campaign for the stadium, the bond issue looked like it was going to lose; it looked like it would lose big,” Center recalled in an interview Thursday. “He carried the fight. And yes, he hammered on it."

Murphy nailed it, too – because the $27 million stadium bond measure passed by an astounding 72 percent majority.

The stadium was named after Murphy in 1981 – and nicknamed “The Murph” -- then re-named in 1997 when the place was expanded and renovated for $80 million, $18 million of which came from Qualcomm in a 20-year naming rights deal.

But Center notes that in 1965, San Diego was anxious to shed its image as a backwater Navy town – and that Murphy emphasized the importance of choosing ‘major league’ over ‘bush league’.

Now, long after being colonized by the NFL Chargers and MLB Padres franchises, the city has a more cosmopolitan image -- and new set of civic priorities.

"This population looks more at dollars and cents, and 'Hey, we're not going to underwrite billionaires' is the argument,” Center said. “And I don't know if he could pull it off today. But if anybody could, I think he'd be the ONLY guy that could."

"Jack had tremendous clout, and nobody has that kind of clout today."

U-T sports columnist Nick Canepa, a onetime rival of Murphy’s while writing for the now-defunct Evening Tribune, also doubts that Murphy’s considerable clout ‘back in the day’ would carry as far now.

"If Murphy were working today, I'm sure he'd be writing the same things,” Canepa told NBC 7. “I just don't think it would work. I don't think anybody in this town is powerful enough now to get that done … if this was happening in 1966 – yeah. But it's not. And the city hadn't been through the fiscal fiascos it's been through."

Canepa also cites the dramatic changes in San Diego, and a population that's more than doubled in five decades’ time.

Investing in potholes and pavement are taking a bigger role in government agenda-setting.

To what extent does having a pro football franchise that needs – and a league that demands -- a new palace validate a community as ‘major league’?

Canepa offers this cautionary note about the downside risk in the prospect of the Chargers bolting for greener turf in the Los Angeles market: "When that team leaves -- man, there's going be an empty feeling in this city. It's going to be a disaster. And I hate to be a harbinger of doom -- but it's on the horizon."

Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Chargers owner Dean Spanos are set to meet next week, to iron out testy snags involving Faulconer's stadium advisers and other issues, including a proposal to build a joint Chargers-Raiders stadium in Carson.

As for Qualcomm, its naming rights expire in 2017.

Executives have told NBC 7 that the exposure the company got when San Diego hosted Super Bowl 32 alone was worth its whole investment.

Fans Shocked by Chargers, Raiders Stadium News

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Chargers fans took to social media Thursday to express their shock over news that their beloved team and the Raiders are proposing a joint stadium in Carson. 

Even team special counsel Mark Fabiani said the LA Times broke the story sooner than expected. 

Here's what locals had to say about the possibility. 



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Fire Breaks Out in National City Homeless Camp

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A fire broke out in a homeless encampment in National City early Friday morning.

The flames started at 4 a.m. on Sweetwater Road.

San Diego fire officials said the small blaze, which broke out in an area near Plaza Bonita where several fires have started recently, was knocked down fairly quickly.

The fire did not span more than 100 feet in either direction, they said.

It was unclear if the fire was started by transients.

Break in Minaj Tour Manager Murder

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An argument over a woman ultimately led to the stabbing death of rap superstar Nicki Minaj’s tour manager Wednesday, according to sources close to the investigation.

De’Von Pickett was stabbed outside the Che Bar & Grill along Stenton Ave. in Philadelphia’s West Oak Lane neighborhood early Wednesday morning following an altercation with several other men, police said.

He was with Eric Parker, 27, and a few friends outside the bar around 2:35 a.m. making sure that one of the bartenders, a woman that Parker was dating, made it to her car safely when a group of men approached the woman, according to sources.

 

Parker apparently asked the woman if she was OK and that’s when the fight broke out, sources said.

 

Someone stabbed both Pickett and Parker several times.

 

Pickett suffered stab wounds in the torso while Parker suffered stab wounds to his left arm and left side.

A private car rushed both men to Albert Einstein Medical Center. Pickett died from his injuries at 2:45 a.m.

 

Police later returned to the 6300 block of Stenton Ave where they found personal items, a cellphone and blood on the sidewalk outside the bar. A Philadelphia police crime camera and business surveillance cameras that captured at least part of the incident, said investigators.

Philadelphia police questioned and released a person of interest Friday in connection with the murder.

Despite the person's release, Police Captain James Clark says arrests in the stabbing death of Pickett are imminent.

"We believe we have identified all of the participants involved in this fight and ultimate murder," said Clark.

Sources tell NBC10 that the woman in the middle of the fight was dating Parker as well as one of the attackers.

Pickett was a tour manager and Parker, a tour employee, who were working on preparations for Minaj's "The Pinkprint Tour," which is set to begin next month in Sweden. Pickett was also the co-founder of BK Nerd & Co. and was well-known in the music industry for his work in branding and public relations.

Minaj tweeted that she knew the victims were in Philly to rehearse for her upcoming tour:

Pickett's cousin, who did not want to be identified, also confirmed with NBC10 that Pickett was in Philly to work on the tour with Philly rapper Meek Mill.

"They were all here for her," the cousin said. "I guess they were out celebrating and things went wrong."

During his career, Pickett worked with some of the biggest stars in the music industry, including Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake and Hip-Hop artist, Fabolous, who shared his condolences on his Instagram page.

Rihanna also posted photos of her and Pickett on her Instagram page as well.

Family and friends, including Questlove of the Roots, also shared their condolences on Twitter, using the hashtag #RIPDayDay.

Pickett's cousin told NBC10 he came all the way from New York to mourn.

"He was a great guy," he said. "He didn't deserve this. He set an example for a lot of guys in this industry and it's sad to see this happen."

The City of Philadelphia is offering a $20,000 reward for an arrest and conviction in Pickett's death.

Parker remained in fair condition late Friday.



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Daycare Investigated in "North County Creeper" Case

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Escondido Police are investigating whether children at a local daycare are victims in a growing molestation case.

Gilbert Andrew Chavarria, 27, was ordered held on $2.7 million bond Thursday after pleading not guilty to charges of breaking into four homes and molesting nine children.

Prosecutors say the defendant fondled the children as they slept and cut pieces of their pajamas during the assaults.

NBC 7 has learned that Chavarria was recently living with his sister who operates a daycare out of her home. Investigators have not identified the business but said they are investigating whether there are more alleged victims.

After the court hearing, NBC7 learned that police launched an investigation into Chavarria about a year ago after a young family member came forward with allegations of molestation.

A source said family members are devastated and shocked by what prosecutors say Chavarria did over the course of three years.

Relatives had no idea of the extent of his alleged abuse and believed the allegation that came forward about a year ago was the only incident.

Police also confirmed that Chavarria performed with a rap group called The Lost Angel Crew more than five years ago. His stage name was Deviate Minded.

Escondido Police tell they describe Chavarria as "creeper" because it's a word he would often use in his lyrics.

Police Chief, Mayor Welcome 48 New Police Recruits

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San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman and Mayor Kevin Faulconer welcomed 48 new recruits to the police force Friday morning - the largest since 2008.

The hiring push comes after the city and department reached a recruitment deal earlier this month that was meant to bring in and keep more officers.

Chief Zimmerman said she is proud and grateful to see so many new recruits and this is a step in the right direction to close the gap in SDPD's hiring numbers.

"That is the goal," Zimmerman said. "Under Mayor Faulconer's leadership, he was able to put a package together that was ratified by our police officers just last week to make sure that we can recruit the very best to be San Diego police officers and retain our highly trained San Diego police officers, and I could not be more grateful to Mayor Faulconer for putting that package together."

The new recruits will start at the police academy on Monday and will be on the street to serve the San Diego community in six months.


Chargers to Fans: Consider Our Point of View

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NBC 7's Artie Ojeda talks with special counsel Mark Fabiani about how he would respond to angry Chargers fans.

Snowy Barn Collapse Kills 2 Horses

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Two horses have died and five others were rescued after a barn collapsed under heavy snow in Westford, Massachusetts, Friday morning, in just the latest in a spate of roof collapses across the snow-weary state.

Five of the animals were rescued from the barn at Bobby's Ranch at 6 Durkee Lane on Friday afternoon, but the two remaining horses had to be put down.

"This is an act of God - treason," said Heather Cooper. "This is horrible."

Workers at Bobby's Ranch are blaming strong winds and terrible weather for bringing down the building that housed the horses.

Efforts to extricate the animals went smoothly, according to officials at the scene. Crews were clearing snow off of the roof, which is believed to have collapsed from a combination of heavy snow and winds.

The owner of the barn told necn the barn may have collapsed around 4 or 5 a.m. Friday; the owner arrived around 6 a.m. and found it collapsed.

When workers arrived, they found the building bent and disfigured. They were able to rescue four horses. Westford firefighters saved another, but the mangled building made it hard to free the last two.

"We ended up having two horses that did not make it," said Lt. Donald Parsons. "A very valiant effort by everyone that was here on scene. They tried their best to do everything they could."

More than 100 roof collapses have been reported across Massachusetts in just the past week, officials said Thursday, as the Boston area closes in on a historic record for the snowiest winter.

The risk of roofs caving in has prompted cities to crack down on snow clearing, and even inspired Somerville to hire drones to fly above its roofs and inspect them for snow.

Among this week's roof collapses were one at a Tewksbury daycare that forced it to evacuate all 30 kids inside and another at the Sutton Square shopping center in Sutton. 



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Restaurant Mirror Crashes on Diner

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A large mirror toppled over at a well-known lower Manhattan restaurant Friday morning, injuring one person and startling several other diners.

The mirror fell at the Balthazar restaurant on Spring Street at about 10:15 a.m., according to the FDNY. 

Several diners tweeted photos of the scene showing the large mirror toppled over on top of a booth. 

The New York Post initially reported that pop star Taylor Swift was among the diners in the trendy eatery at the time the mirror fell, but later said that those reports proved incorrect.

It's not clear what caused the mirror, which had been hanging on a wall, to fall.

The manager of the restaurant told NBC 4 New York that the business was open for lunch.

City building inspectors are at the scene. 

-- Sheldon Dutes contributed to this report.



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Boy Made Snapchat Threats: Police

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A North Texas 13-year-old has been arrested after police say he told friends on Snapchat "don't come to school tomorrow" and "I have something big planned," then sent one a photo of himself holding what looked like a machine gun.

The eighth-grader at Anna Middle School in Anna, a small town 11 miles north of McKinney, told police he was only joking, police say. He's accused of making a terroristic threat against his school.

Police say the boy sent messages to his friends saying "don't come to school tomorrow" and "I have something big planned," and when one of them asked if he were "for real," he replied with a picture of himself holding a gun.

Police said they later found an airsoft gun they think was the gun in the photo in the boy's home.

"The suspect advised that he was 'not crazy' and he would not 'shoot up the school,'" Anna police Lt. Jeff A. Caponera said in a news release. "He said the whole thing was meant as a joke."

Police arrested the boy at his home and took him to the Collin County Juvenile Detention Center, where he awaits a hearing. 

Classes continued as usual Friday at Anna Middle School, officials said.

Stay tuned to NBC 5 for the latest developments.



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Semi-Truck Carrying Prop Chopper Hits Fwy Bridge

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A "military-style" helicopter that is actually a movie prop blocked lanes of a Southern California freeway during the Friday morning commute after a semi-truck transporting the chopper struck a bridge, officials said.

The trailer was carrying a "military-style" helicopter when it struck a bridge at the Duncan Canyon Road exit on the 15 Freeway near Fontana just before 7 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol traffic report.

The chopper then fell off the semi and blocked at least two lanes, CHP said. All lanes reopened by 8:30 a.m.

The helicopter is a movie prop, according to Caltrans.



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Son Sought in Oceanside Arson Case: Investigator

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Fire officials say the fire that damaged an Oceanside home Friday morning was arson, possibly set by the homeowner's son.

Emergency crews arrived to the home on Shire Avenue just after 9 a.m. and saw smoke coming out from the back of the building. They discovered a fire raging on the first and second floors, so they decided to attack it from the inside.

At one point the tile roofing came down, so officials had to pull firefighters out for safety reasons.

Oceanside police say no one was inside the home at the time the fire broke out. A husband, wife and son live at the home, which was the site of a similar fire in 2008. The home is located south of State Route 76 and east of Mission Meadows Elementary School.

Oceanside fire says the adult son, Ryan McDowell, is the lead suspect in the case. Around the time the fire started, McDowell was seen leaving the house in a 2003 tan Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck with the license plate #7D99934.

If you know anything about this case, call the Oceanside Police Department at 760-435-4892.

Play-By-Play Timeline of Events

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A timeline of events surrounding the debate over building a new stadium in San Diego and the rumored return of an NFL franchise to Los Angeles since the Rams and Raiders moved out of Los Angeles nearly two decades ago.

Any taxpayer land or money thrown into the deal to replace Qualcomm Stadium would trigger a two-thirds voter approval requirement and the Chargers don't think that's attainable for a potential project cost of up to $1.5 billion.

February 20, 2015: The San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders were set to announce a plan to jointly build a 72,000-seat stadium in Carson, in the midst of talks with their respective cities to extend backstops

Feb. 16, 2015: Letters fired off between the Chargers and the City of San Diego show the tension between the two sides.

Feb. 6, 2015: San Diego's new stadium advisory group holds first huddle.

Jan. 13, 2015: Chargers are planning convention space in a hybrid stadium/sports arena complex nearby -- on 12 acres in East Village encompassing Tailgate Park and the Metro Transit bus yard.

January 2015: St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke announces plans for an NFL stadium on the Inglewood property he purchased a year earlier.

January 2015: Chargers say they've spent $15 million since 2001, studying nine different sites around San Diego County.

December 2014: The Chargers announced plans to stay in San Diego for the 2015 season.

October 2014: A survey commissioned by the NFL is distributed to thousands of LA residents, asking for feedback regarding a franchise in Los Angeles.

April 20, 2014: Chargers special counsel says he November 2016 presidential election would be the earliest chance to allow county residents to vote on a stadium proposal. The project’s final price tag could top $1 billion.

Feb. 4, 2014: Chargers say they will stay in San Diego for the 2014 season. They will not be triggering the “out” clause in their Qualcomm Stadium lease, which ends in 2020.

January 2014: St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke buys property in Inglewood through holding company.

Oct. 10, 2013: Plan to expand San Diego's Convention Center is approved.

March 7, 2013: If the proposed Convention center expansion is struck down the team says its ready to present an alternative which would be a multi-use stadium with a retractable fabric roof on the East Village site, a couple blocks from the Convention Center.

April 4, 2012: San Diego investment advisors suggest pushing back any financial game plan for a new Chargers stadium to September.

Oct. 19, 2011: Mayor Jerry Sanders tries to enlist county supervisors and fellow mayors in creating a proposal to keep the Chargers in the region.

Oct. 14, 2011: Mayor Jerry Sanders hires George Bilicic, an investment advisory banker with New York-based Lazard, Ltd., to formulate an alternate stadium financing plan and offer it to the Chargers.

August 16, 2011: San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will visit three NFL cities to learn first-hand how they created sports and entertaining marketing districts linked to stadium, arena and convention facilities.

Aug. 9, 2011: Los Angeles City Council members unanimously approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), which requires a full Environmental Impact Review of the project and details a 55-year lease for the land under the existing West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. With similarly approved proposals on the table, AEG and Majestic Realty are continuining to competitively court NFL teams.

Aug. 3, 2011: A Los Angeles City Council panel supports the financial framework for AEG’s plan, setting the stage for another nine months of talks between the two parties and sending the agreement to a full council vote Aug. 9.

July 28, 2011: Inland Valley residents have a chance to express their concerns over a potential stadium. Divided residents cited city pride, tax and business revenue, as well as traffic, among reasons to support or reject the plan. 

July 27, 2011: High school football players, construction workers and even NBA alum turned business mogul Magic Johnson turned out to LA City Hall to comment on the possibility of a football stadium.

July 26, 2011: City officials release a draft agreement detailing a 55-year lease of the land under the existing West Hall of the LA Convention Center. AEG would pay $6.5 million for the land upon which a stadium and parking structure will be built.

July 25, 2011: Lewieke tells NBC4 he hopes to break ground in early 2012, citing an owner willing to take the risk on the $1.5 billion project.

July 20, 2011: An LA stadium is expected to generate $41 million in annual tax revenue, $22 million of which would go to the city, according to a report authored by Bruce Baltin of PKF Consulting USA, a firm hired by Anschutz Entertainment Group.

June 10, 2011: AEG President and CEO Tim Leiweke says he’s been talking with representatives from the Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars as potential migrants to LA.

March 30, 2011: Residents are invited to an open house at the downtown convention center to present environmental concerns to LA’s planning department.

March 3, 2011: Majestic Realty stops referring to their proposed location as Industry, claiming it conjures up negative images. They begin addressing the potential stadium site as Grand Crossing.

Feb. 23, 2011: The Chargers and Mayor Jerry Sanders speak optimistically about ways of underwriting a new downtown stadium in the event the state hijacks the city's redevelopment funds.

Feb. 10, 2011: Chargers team spokesperson says if the team leaves Qualcomm Stadium for a new San Diego site, the earliest it will happen is 2018.

Feb. 7, 2011: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa posts a YouTube video expressing his support of bringing an NFL stadium and team back to City of Angels.

Feb. 4, 2011: NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell says Los Angeles is on the right path toward achieving its stadium, but still has a long, namely financial, road ahead.

Feb. 1, 2011: The proposed NFL stadium will be named Farmer’s Field, after a 30-year naming-rights deal worth $700 million was squared away with the insurance company. But there is still no football team to occupy the gridiron.

Jan. 26, 2011: San Diego considers building a stadium with a roof to replace the Sports Arena, allowing the city to sell off that property to help foot the bill.

Dec. 16, 2010: AEG reveals a futuristic-looking drawing proposal that includes an NFL stadium and expanded convention center.

Dec. 9, 2010: Leiweke announces AEG will absorb the stadium’s billion-dollar tab, save $350 million in government issued bonds that he promised would be repaid from event taxes.

Nov. 15, 2010: Staples Center-owner AEG proposes a competing bid for a retractable-roof “event center” downtown and convention center expansion project.

May 26, 2010: A San Diego County grand jury report slams city-owned Qualcomm Stadium, reporting that the city loses about $17 million each year operating the stadium.

Jan. 26, 2010: City of Industry’s 82 registered voters approve $500 million in infrastructure bonds, some of which are allocated to support billionare and Majestic Realty president Ed Roski’s $800-million stadium proposal.

Jan. 15, 2010: Over 18,000 news jobs associated with the stadium development start going up-for-grabs at the Joe Jobs Expo.

Jan. 7, 2010: Gov. Schwarzenegger signs a bill that exempts the LA stadium from environmental regulations and nullifies a lawsuit over the project’s environmental impact report by the citizens in neighboring Walnut.

Jan. 7, 2010: Escondido mayor plans to pitch Chargers ownership on a proposed Escondido stadium that would be built southeast of where Interstate 15 intersects Highway 78.

Jan. 6, 2010: City of Walnut residents file a petition challenging Majestic Realty’s stadium plans, claiming construction was approved without an adequate environmental impact report critiquing the stadium’s effect on air quality, traffic and quality of life.

Dec. 10, 2009: San Diego mayor's office has "re-engaged" the Chargers and confirms several downtown locations are being considered. One of those is a site east of Petco Park where the Wonder Bread Bakery stands in the 100 block of 14th street.

Nov. 3, 2009: Majestic Realty Co.’s website receives over 140,000 inquiries about general admission, club seats and luxury suites to watch a team that doesn’t exist play in a stadium that hasn’t been built.

November 2009: San Diego's re-development arm, the CCDC, mulls spending $160,000 on a feasibility study to look into an East Village stadium project.

Oct. 14, 2009: California legislature exempts a proposed NFL stadium in Industry from state environment laws. The theoretical 75,000-seat stadium would sit near the interchange of the Orange (57) and Pomona (60) freeways.

April 2008: Developer Ed Roski proposes a site in the city of Industry.

November 2005: The NFL commissioner announces after a meeting with then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that a preliminary agreement was reached to being a team back to LA.

May 2003: League owners vote to continue exploring options for a stadium in Los Angeles and commits money to a feasibility study for site in Carson.

May 2002: AEG announces plans to build a stadium next to Staples Center.

March 1999: The NFL approves an expansion franchise for Los Angeles, contigent on several issues involving the city and league, including a stadium site. No agreement is reached, and an expansion team is awarded to Houston.

1997: The stadium undergoes another renovation to add 11,500 seats. Jack Murphy Stadium became Qualcomm Stadium after the telecommunication company agreed to pay $18 million in naming rights.

August 1995: The NFL approves the Raiders' move to Oakland.

April 1995: The NFL approves the Rams' move to St. Louis.

1984: Chargers add 8100 seats at a cost of $9.1 million, the Chargers say..

1967: The Chargers move into the new stadium with a capacity of 52,000.

1965: Seventy-three percent of voters approve the construction of a new Chargers stadium in Mission Valley for $27 million.
 



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Social Reaction to Chargers-Raiders Stadium News

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News that rival professional football teams the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders are joining forces on a proposal that could have them share a Southern California stadium surprised many when it broke late Thursday.

By Friday, some players and officials had taken to Twitter to share their thoughts on the plan to build a $1.7 billion stadium in Carson, California, if the teams' efforts to construct their own new venues in their respective hometowns fall through.

Here's a look at some of the reaction seen so far:  

Shareece Wright, starting cornerback for the Chargers tweeted: 

Kevin Faulconer, mayor of San Diego had a four part message to share: 

Shawne Merriman, former Chargers linebacker said: 

Corey Liuget, the defensive end of the Chargers said: 



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Mayor on Chargers: "Not How You Do Business"

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Mayor Kevin Faulconer, obviously frustrated over news that the San Diego Chargers were actively working on a deal to share a stadium with the Oakland Raiders, said he’s committed more than ever to putting together a plan to keep the team in town.

“Just like you we found out about it last night,” the mayor said in an impromptu news conference before 7 a.m. in downtown San Diego.

A Chargers spokesperson confirmed late Thursday that the team had been researching the possibility of sharing a stadium with the Raiders in Carson.

If approved, the $1.7 billion NFL stadium would be built in Carson just south of Los Angeles, more than 100 miles north of San Diego.

Both teams will still seek new stadiums in San Diego and Oakland, but if the deals fall through, they want a backup, Chargers’ special counsel Mark Fabiani said.

The National Football League has long wanted to have a football team in Los Angeles, a huge market for television viewers, where it now has none.

And sports observers point out that both the Chargers and the Raiders are perfect teams to move, because both play in outdated stadiums in their hometowns.

Mayor Faulconer said negotiations were moving slowly over the last nine months because the team wasn’t committed to finding a resolution.

“That explains a lot, that explains the animosity toward the group that we were trying to put together here in San Diego,” Faulconer said. “That’s not being upfront. That’s not how you do business.”

“They weren’t interested in moving forward. They were trying to work with the Raiders,” he added before ending the briefing saying “More to come today.”

Faulconer's Chief of Communications Matt Awbry used Twitter to share that Faulconer was not told about the Carson plan by Chargers officials but rather by the Los Angeles Times.

As for the upcoming meeting planned between the mayor and team owner Dean Spanos, Faulconer said he's looking forward to it.

“We need to have a very upfront and direct conversation with Dean Spanos, get his true intent,” Faulconer said. 



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Faulconer on Chargers' Stadium Plan: 'You Have to Be Open'

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San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer joined NBC 7's Gene Cubbison for a live interview about the Chargers' Carson stadium proposal. In the interview, he blasted the team for keeping the plan with the Raiders private for nine months. "You have to be open and honest," he said.

NBC 7 Investigates: Making A Difference For SD

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NBC 7 Investigates is making a difference in San Diego: holding the powerful accountable, asking the tough questions and exposing the truth.

In the past year, our team has been recognized by our peers and the local and national journalism community’s with many awards, including an Emmy for our investigative work and an Edward R. Murrow award.

Our stories have shut down bad businesses, put criminals in prison and brought San Diegans justice.

This year won't be any different. NBC 7 Investigates, the biggest investigative team in the county, is continuing to dig through information, fighting for answers to shine a light on issues that matter to you.

Below you can view a series of videos highlighting NBC 7 Investigates’ recent stories. The videos aired in an NBC 7 Investigates special 30-minute show in January.

The first video highlights NBC 7 Investigates' reports on a child's death at a local day care helped prompt state lawmakers to change the way parents can access information about day cares in California. It also helped lead to the arrest of a suspect in the case.

Watch Part 1 of the NBC 7 Investigates Special below.

After NBC 7 Investigates informed a local school district that its teacher's aide was busted with drugs at the U.S.-Mexico border, congressional leaders and school officials are now calling for legislation requiring agencies to inform school districts if an employee is arrested for a federal crime.

NBC 7 Investigates also exposes two frozen food companies that then promised to change their ways.

Watch Part 2 of the NBC 7 Investigates Special below.

Local officials in the U.S. Navy are warning sailors not to visit local Romano's Jewelers stores after an NBC 7 Investigation dug into allegations the company targeted military members with misleading payment plans.

Watch Part 3 and 4 of the NBC 7 Investigates Special below.

A two-and-a-half-year NBC 7 Investigation tracked how a former San Ysidro School District superintendent became involved in a wide-reaching pay to play scheme with local contractors.

In another story, the owner of a credit repair company was sentenced to prison, thanks to NBC 7 Investigates’s reporting and an undercover investigation showed a local doctor was still seeing patients despite a state order barring him from doing so.

Watch the fifth and final part of the NBC 7 Investigates Special below.

More stories are on the way. Stay tuned and be sure to contact us if you have other story tips. You can call us at (619) 578-0393 or send us an email: NBC7Investigates@nbcuni.com.

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Man Accused of Killing Parents Not Competent for Trial

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A 22-year-old man accused of killing his parents in their Point Loma home is not mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Friday.

Peter Haynes, 22, will instead be sent to Patton State Hospital for treatment. Haynes -- who has been diagnosed with a form of schizophrenia -- will remain at the hospital for up to three years, or until his competency is restored.

The suspect’s arraignment was been postponed after his defense attorney argued Haynes cannot understand the charges against him and assist in his own defense.

He was ordered to undergo mental evaluations in December, days after his parents, David and Lissa, were killed.

On Nov. 28, 2014, the day after Thanksgiving, officers found the couple’s front door ajar and the parents suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. They died shortly after at the hospital.

Police say they found Haynes hours later walking near the crime scene with a semi- automatic handgun in his pocket.

His sister, Kimberly, told NBC 7 Hays has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. Two weeks before her parents’ deaths, she posted a picture to Facebook that showed her brother teaching her how to hold a gun.

If he’s declared competent to stand trial, Haynes will face two counts of first-degree murder, with special circumstances that hint at premeditation. Prosecutors say Haynes was lying in wait when he shot his parents and that he committed a burglary in the commission of the homicides.

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