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(NEXSTAR) – The River Seine has become the center of the sports world this Friday as an estimated 6,800 athletes board 90 boats in a Parade of Nations to kick off the 2024 Olympic games. These games signal the return of crowds following two COVID-dampened Olympics. About 220,000 invited and security-screened spectators are expected to fill the upper tiers of the Seine’s banks, and an additional 104,000 paying spectators will watch from the lower riverside and around the Trocadéro plaza. In the video player above, live images show the skyline above the City of Light as 206 delegations from across the world join in what is expected to be the largest opening extravaganza in Olympic history. The live camera showing the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks is provided by a partnership between the American University of Paris and Nexstar Media. This live view will be available throughout the 16 days of competition. In addition to the athletes who will participate in the parade, 3,000 dancers, artists and other athletes will be featured in the opening and closing ceremonies. Those in Paris who could not get tickets will be able

A 31-year-old man suspected of stabbing a 43-year-old man in San Diego’s Grantville neighborhood Thursday evening was arrested. Officers were called to Waring Road, just off Interstate 8 near an office complex and tennis club, around 5:40 p.m. and learned the suspect approached victim, claiming he was being followed, according to Officer Jose Perales. The suspect then drew a knife and stabbed the victim once in the chest and fled, Perales said. The suspect was taken into custody shortly after, and a knife was recovered. The victim was taken to a hospital and was stable, Perales said.

A heated confrontation between a homeowner and a family of beachgoers in Laguna Beach, California, is going viral on social media. A video shared last week on TikTok by Rosie Garcia (@rosiecheeks_irl) shows an angry woman berating Garcia and her children, whom she accused of crossing onto her property at Victoria Beach in the upscale SoCal community. “Get f***ing moving. I’m not joking around!” the woman shouts while attempting to rope off a section of sand in front of an existing rope barrier. “It’s not harassment on the beach. It’s harassment in my home property … Get moving now!” The video, titled “Karen on Laguna Beach,” had more than 860,000 views as of Thursday afternoon. It does not show what preceded the woman’s tirade. However, Garcia claims they were never on her property. Garcia said she and her family were packing up their belongings when the woman first confronted them and told them they weren’t allowed to have a tent on the beach. “Ma’am, we’re f***ing walking,” Garcia replied as she and the children walked toward the stairs to leave the beach, the video shows.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A motorcyclist and his passenger were both injured in Mission Beach Thursday after the rider lost control while popping a wheelie, authorities said. The incident occurred around 11:08 p.m. when a 21-year-old man was riding his Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle with a 20-year-old woman in a parking lot at 700 Ventura Place, explained the San Diego Police Department. The man was reportedly accelerating rapidly while doing a wheelie when he maneuvered to exit the parking lot, police said. At that time, his front wheel came down and he lost control of the motorcycle. The man sustained an abrasion to his leg and the woman, who was not wearing a helmet, was thrown from the motorcycle. Police said she sustained a skull fracture, a fracture to her elbow and avulsions to her forehead. Her injuries are considered to be life-threatening. The Traffic Division responded to the scene and will be handling the investigation. Anyone with information related to the inciden is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

(NEXSTAR) – After years of anticipation, and a pair of COVID-dampened games, Paris fully welcomes the world Friday, kicking off 16 days of competition that promise to be ground-breaking, with nearly every corner of the city hosting some aspect of competition. Perhaps the most anticipated moments of the entire games come at the start on Friday, as organizers shatter tradition to highlight the iconic scenery of Paris. Here’s a look at some of the key themes expected from the Olympic opening ceremonies. An Uprescedented Spectacle Using the River Seine as a backdrop, the opening ceremonies have been billed as the most sprawling and elaborate Olympic party ever. Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 6,800 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats nearly 4 miles down the Seine River. “An opening ceremony has never been held outside of a stadium. There is no model; it’s absolute creation,” Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the opening events recently told The Associated Press. The French have spent close to a decade working to clean the river in preparation for these games. Even French President Emmanuel

The “Looking Glass” ponders economic and real estate trends through two distinct lenses: the optimist’s “glass half-full” and the pessimist’s “glass half-empty.” Buzz: California easily remains the nation’s largest economy – but can it stay as the world’s fifth-biggest? Source: My trusty spreadsheet compared new stats from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis and the International Monetary Fund on gross domestic product, a broad measure of business output used to compare the size of economies. Debate: Will India surpass California on the theoretical GDP scorecard, looking at the state as an international economic force? Glass half-full California’s GDP grew at a 1.2% annual rate in 2024’s first quarter. That pushed the value of the state’s business output at $3.99 trillion a year. So, just how big is that? It’s 50% larger than Texas and its $2.66 trillion in GDP. Only three other states are in the trillion-dollar club: New York at $2.23 trillion, Florida at $1.65 trillion, and Illinois at $1.11 trillion. Pennsylvania should join soon, as it’s only $1.6 billion short! Or consider this: California’s output is larger than the nation’s 25 smallest state

The lineage of the Blueprint SD development plan goes back at least as far as the landmark “growth management” effort launched by Mayor Pete Wilson in the 1970s. Granted, there were some zig-zags along the way. In essence, Wilson’s growth management ethos was about equity. That wasn’t exactly the stated purpose of that plan, nor was it to make neighborhoods less segregated, as the recently approved Blueprint SD for the city under Mayor Todd Gloria aspires to do. Wilson’s basic aim was to try to make sure there would be necessary infrastructure for people in newly developed areas. Among other things, this was triggered by a crisis in the then-new community of Mira Mesa, where housing construction exploded beyond the city’s ability to provide adequate schools, fire stations, parks and essential commercial services. The goal was to make sure all residents have adequate facilities — still elusive in many parts of the city. That’s an underlying objective of Blueprint SD, though in a different way. The planning document focuses on zoning changes to get more diverse populations that may not have access to quality schools

In the wake of Comi-Con’s revival in downtown San Diego, hundreds of thousands of Comic-Con enthusiasts flocked to the convention center early Thursday morning to begin the four-day celebrations.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — House Speaker Mike Johnson took his criticisms of the Biden administration’s border policies straight to our door step in San Diego, holding a press conference at the border wall joined by Congressman Darrell Issa and border officials. “We have an absolute catastrophe on the border,” Johnson said.  Johnson toured the San Ysidro Port of Entry and Imperial Beach locations Thursday before calling attention to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility or “SAVE” Act.  “If someone goes to the local office to sign up for public benefits, they are also handed a short form that says do you want to register to vote? All you have to do to participate in the elections is check a little box and say I’m a U.S. citizen, yes register me to vote. There’s no proof required and we think that’s outrageous,” he said. As the country faces unprecedented levels of immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, the proposed legislation would require states to obtain proof of citizenship in person when someone registers to vote and remove all non-citizens from voter rolls. San Diego mayor reacts to

SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Deadpool & Wolverine” has arrived — and Comic-Con, with its hordes of Marvel fans, celebrated the only superhero flick of the summer with a surprise screening and special guests. The sprawling convention celebrating all things pop culture kicked off Wednesday, and a panel celebrating the release of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” was the main attraction for Thursday. Scores of fans sported clothing or costumes featuring the movie’s characters. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, who play the titular superheroes, joined director Shawn Levy in the San Diego Convention Center’s famed Hall H Thursday, along with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. To prevent fans from camping out in lines all day to snag a seat, organizers created a lottery system for the chance to win tickets. The venue holds about 6,000 people, and everyone who got in was treated to a screening of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which Reynolds said was the “worst kept secret on Earth,” as many fans had speculated they would show the full movie. (Note: There’s some mild spoilers ahead.) The crew behind the film joined the audience in the crowd

CALEXICO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Around 80 pounds of purple-colored fentanyl powder was seized in two separate smuggling attempts over the weekend at the Calexico West Port of Entry. The first attempt occurred Saturday around 3:29 p.m. when authorities examined a 2024 pickup truck, driven by a 25-year-old man, entering the United States from Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release Thursday. During a secondary inspection, CBP officers found a total of 20 purple-colored fentanyl powder packages, weighing 48.01 pounds, hidden within the spare tire of the pickup truck. Treasury to freeze US assets of Jalisco cartel leaders On Sunday around 10:20 p.m., CBP officers inspected a 2007 SUV, driven by a 31-year-old woman, entering the U.S. from Mexico. That’s when authorities found a total of 16 purple-colored fentanyl powder packages, weighing 40.56 pounds, concealed within the dashboard area of the vehicle. Both drivers were turned over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations for further investigation, while CBP officers seized the drugs and vehicles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order Thursday directing state agencies to “prioritize” the removal of homeless camps, and recommending cities do the same, could help clear local riverbeds and freeway underpasses where hundreds of people live in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Some of the region’s largest homeless camps are in low-lying, brush-covered areas along the San Diego and San Luis Rey rivers, creeks and lagoons or in the open space of the right-of-way along state highways. Much of that land is owned by state agencies such as Caltrans, the Parks Department and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. “Encampments in the public right-of-way, on public land or in open spaces are not safe or sanitary places for ongoing living,” state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, said in a statement emailed by her office. “Creating a humane and compassionate plan for people to move inside is an important step forward.” Blakespear and Sen. Brian W. Jones, the Senate minority leader, championed bipartisan legislation to clear encampments, but the measure was killed in committee. Some of the state agencies are expected to take action immediately. Though Newsom cannot force

About a month after announcing sweeping changes to the San Diego Police Department’s organizational structure, Chief Scott Wahl has appointed his new leadership team. The shifts were marked by the demotions of two assistant chiefs — something that hasn’t happened in decades. A third assistant chief will retire this month, department officials confirmed. The changes also mean none of the department’s top leaders is Latino, a group that makes up about 30 percent of San Diego’s population, according to census figures. Since being tapped by Mayor Todd Gloria in March, Wahl has discussed the need for a new model that could keep better pace with the complexity of policing and the department’s growth. He said when he unveiled the restructure in June that the changes were designed to help the department work more efficiently and with more balanced workloads so it’s well positioned to tackle urgent challenges such as recruitment and retention struggles, the community’s desire for more engagement and transparency, lengthy response times and racial disparities. Under the old model, department leadership included the chief, an executive chief and a team of seven assistant

SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Deadpool & Wolverine” has arrived — and Comic-Con, with its hordes of Marvel fans, is ready to celebrate the only superhero flick of the summer. The sprawling convention celebrating all things pop culture kicked off Wednesday, and a panel celebrating the release of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” is the main attraction for Thursday. On the convention’s preview night, scores of fans were sporting clothing or costumes featuring the movie’s characters. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, who play the titular superheroes, joined director Shawn Levy in the San Diego Convention Center’s famed Hall H Thursday, along with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. To prevent fans from camping out in lines all day to snag a seat, organizers created a lottery system for the chance to win tickets. The venue holds about 6,000 people, and everyone who got in was treated to a screening of “Deadpool & Wolverine.” “Deadpool & Wolverine” marks the debut of Reynolds and Jackman’s characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Disney and the Marvel Cinematic Universe are the subject of several jokes throughout the trailer. Both Deadpool and Wolverine’s characters

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the co-founder of the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, and the reported son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman were arrested on Thursday, July 25, in El Paso and are in U.S. custody, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney General’s Office. Santa Teresa International Jetport. Photos taken by KTSM Multiple sources have told KTSM that the arrests were made at the Santa Teresa International Jetport. Law enforcement could be seen Thursday at the airport, which is next to the War Eagles Air Museum in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Also arrested was Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of “El Chapo” Guzman and an alleged member of the Sinaloa cartel’s Chapitos faction that is led by “El Chapo’s” sons, according to the Justice Department. Mexican cartel violence likely to increase in 2024, experts say Since “El Chapo” was sentenced to life in prison in the U.S. in 2019, Los Chapitos have been at odds with Zambada’s faction. This image provided by the U.S. Department of State shows Ismael “El Mayo”

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Star Wars fans will soon get to play out their own adventure with the highly-anticipated Ubisoft video game, “Star Wars: Outlaws” — the first-ever open world game set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. “Outlaws,” which was teased during the first day of San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday, follows the young scoundrel Kay Vess as she ventures throughout the galaxy in between the events of “Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” Players will get to ditch the lightsabers for blasters as they explore the outlaw’s world, the crime syndicate-run underbelly of the imperial era. “We’ve never explored a scoundrel story like this,” Humberley Gonzalez, who portrays Vess in the game, said in an interview with FOX5SanDiego.com. MORE: San Diego Comic-Con “This hero’s journey is very different from the scoundrel stories we’ve seen in Star Wars,” she continued, although adding that Vess and her journey was heavily influenced by other rogues within the world of Star Wars like Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. “I see her as a young version of that,” Gonzalez said. “What

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — It’s that time of the year again: San Diego Comic-Con 2024 has arrived. The cosplayers are out and showing off their creativity in downtown San Diego. Headed to San Diego Comic-Con? Here’s everything to know before you go From Beetlejuice to the Super Mario Bros., here are some photos from the convention: A cosplayer dressed as La Muerte from “The Book of Life” at the 2024 San Diego International Comic-Con on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) A cosplayer dressed as Beetlejuice at the 2024 San Diego International Comic-Con on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) A cosplayer dressed as Zero Two from “Darling in the Franxx” at the 2024 San Diego International Comic-Con on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) A cosplayer dressed as Ahsoka from “Star Wars” at the 2024 San Diego International Comic-Con on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images) Cosplayers dressed as Mario and

Water rates in San Diego County won’t go up next year as sharply as some feared — but the county water authority’s efforts to keep rates low are becoming a significant threat to its credit rating. A sharply divided water authority board voted Thursday to reduce next year’s rate increase from 18 percent to 14 percent, which eases pressure on local water agencies to raise rates on their customers. But the possibility of shrinking the increase, which the board first discussed last month, prompted Moody’s Ratings to take the unusual step of asking the authority for an in-depth review of its finances. The June 28 request from Moody’s came just two weeks after concerns about the water authority’s finances prompted S&P Global to shift its outlook for the authority from stable to negative. Water authority officials said they will make a comprehensive financial presentation, including a five-year forecast, to Moody’s in August. Because it seems inevitable they will get similar requests from S&P Global and Fitch Ratings, officials said they have scheduled additional presentations with those credit rating agencies in September. If one or more

In spite of persistent complaints that San Diego’s existing short-term rental regulations have unintentionally allowed whole apartment buildings to be converted to Airbnb-style rentals, City Council members Thursday did not express a need to make wholesale changes to the legislation. In a meeting of the council’s Community and Neighborhood Services Committee, members were updated on a year’s worth of city enforcement efforts, which have led to the removal of more than 7,000 illegal listings from online platforms; the revocation of 91 licenses, which are now required for the rental of all homes for less than 30 days; and the issuance of six $1,000 fines. “Our short term vacation rental ordinance has proven actually to be a success and it’s been copied by other cities across the nation,” said Councilmember Jennifer Campbell, whose office led a years-long effort to get a compromise vacation rental ordinance on the books after an earlier referendum effort led by Airbnb and VRBO forced the council to repeal far stricter regulations. “… The ordinance, which requires permits, has reduced neighborhood disruption, preserved housing availability. And we’ve heard from many people who

After a contentious public hearing that stretched nearly to midnight earlier this week, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has withdrawn his effort to win City Council approval for a massive homeless shelter — at least until September. Gloria issued a statement Thursday saying more work needs to be done on the proposed 30-year lease before council members can make an informed decision on his planned 1,000-bed congregate shelter. “In discussions with the landlord following Monday’s City Council hearing, we respect the need for further work and review on the proposal,” the statement said. “It’s in that spirit that we mutually agree that we should return this item to the City Council in September.” The political retreat came on the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order calling for the dismantling of homeless camps from state property — and encouraging city and county officials to do the same. “The state has been hard at work to address this crisis on our streets,” the governor’s statement said. “There are simply no more excuses. It’s time for everyone to do their part.” The announcement from Gloria

LEMON GROVE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man killed in a hit-and-run crash earlier this week in Lemon Grove has been identified, authorities said. Brian Colvin, 44, of Spring Valley, died at the hospital after being struck by a vehicle Monday in the 8300 block of Broadway, Lt. Michael Krugh with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release Thursday. Deputies received the call about a hit and run around 2:15 a.m. When they arrived on scene, they found Colvin, who was conscious and breathing, lying in the center lane on Broadway, according to authorities. San Diego mayor reacts to governor’s order on homeless encampments Colvin was taken to hospital where he died from his injuries. His cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma and the manner was a homicide, per the sheriff’s department. “Witnesses reported Colvin was standing in the roadway in front of an unknown vehicle, speaking with the occupants of the vehicle. A few seconds later, the vehicle accelerated, intentionally struck him and fled from the area,” Krugh said. Anyone with information about this crash is