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a Camp Pendleton Marine has been
questioned and released to his command
after a missing 14 year old girs
found inside his barracks on ba.
Good evening and thank you for joining us.
I'm Carlo Chichetta.
I'm Marcella Lee. The girl is now home
with her family in Spring Valle.
As CBS8's David Gottferson repo,
the teenager's aunt is now speag
out on social media saying her e
was sold to the soldier for sex.
She was found in the
barracks by military police.
She had been sold to a soldier for sex.
The military is trying to cover it up.
Cassandra Perez took to social a
last week announcing her missing 14 year
old niece who has learning disabilities.
Was found inside a Marine barracks at Camp
Pendleton. The security looked r
in the face and allowed this mao
bring a minor onto base, where e
then proceeded to have sex with.
The teenager went missing on Jue
10th from her home in Spring Va.
The girl's grandmother told the
Sheriff's Department the teenagr
had run away from home before,
but had always returned home quickly.
A Camp Pendleton spokesperson confirmed
the authenticity of a leaked pho
showing a Marine being arrestedn
base after the teenager was foud
in the barracks on June 28th.
So far, though,
nobody has been charged with a crime.
Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion
5 First Marine Logistics Group s
taken into custody for question.
The Marine was questioned by NCIS and
released to his command pending further
investigation, according to a U.
Marine spokesperson,
Captain Charles Palmer.
Over the weekend,
the aunt posted an update online
saying the family was doing OK.
But they are calling for
transparency in the investigati.
I will not rest until the whole world
knows and those responsible ared
accountable and justice is serv.
David Gotfordson, CBS8.
All right, David. Thanks.
Three UC San Diego students charged with
vandalism on school property tht
they were going to face a judge today,
but that hearing didn't happen.
They say the charges are nothing more
than an attempt to intimidate them and
fellow union members who have bn
protesting against the universi.
They claimed the university isn't honoring
the terms of a deal they made last year.
CBS State Steve Price joins us live now
from UC San Diego Scripps Institution
of Oceanography with the details. Steve.
Yeah, Marcella and Carla.
These students were using sidewalk chalk
to draw on the side of that new building,
and they did it to coincide with a grand
opening party that was scheduled there.
But the university says it was n
A very expensive act of vandali.
Protesting outside the County Courthouse
to support 2 current UCSD studes
in a recent graduate who
now face felony charges.
On Thursday, June 29th,
2 Scripts colleagues and I were
arrested just outside our homes by UCPD
and jailed overnight on allegats
of felony vandalism and conspir.
Jessica ING, a postdoctoral researcher,
and her colleagues.
Were protesting May 30th outside UCSD's new
Marine Conservation and Technology facility.
They say the university hasn't n
honoring the terms of their new contract.
So with sidewalk chalk,
they wrote Fair Wages.
Now, a month later,
they were arrested
two felony charges for riding
with sidewalk chalk on campus.
That is not rational behavior.
That is an abuse of power.
That's intimidation,
and it's designed to
silence us and scare us.
Are we going to let them
silence and scare us? The
university released a statement
saying the chalk caused damage t
cost more than $12,000 to repai,
adding the vandals used materials that
deface the walls of the new facility and
those materials seeped into the concrete.
The concrete had been specially treated
to withstand the marine environt
and had to be professionally repaired.
The protesters held their rally
outside the County Courthouse
Monday afternoon because the the
people charged were scheduled to
have their arraignment after lu,
But the district attorney's
office says UC police didn't
file the necessary paperwork,
so that arraignment didn't happ.
So I went ahead and emailed UCSo
ask why that paperwork wasn't f.
But Marcela and Carla, I still have not
heard back from the university on that.
Steve, Why are they charged with felony
vandalism instead of maybe a misdemeanor?
Yeah, that's a good question
because the students say we were
just using sidewalk chalk that s
use all the time on the sidewal.
But the university says
because of what happened,
the damage was more than $400.0.
And so that's what elevated it
from a misdemeanor up to a felo.
All right, we'll have to see
what happens in this case.
Thanks so much, Steve.
Temperatures are climbing this ,
and that's making the likelihood
of brush fires even greater.
This afternoon, firefighters mae
quick work of a brush fire thats
moving towards some homes in Lakeside.
This was on Sierra Alta Way neae
Alta Vista View Mobile Home Par.
Cal Fire and Heartland Fire crews were
able to stop the spread just pan
acre burn and fortunately those flames
did not reach those mobile home.
An excessive heat warning starts tomorrow
for our mountain and desert are.
Forest officials closed some hig
trails this week as a precautio.
San Diego River Gorge,
Cedar Creek Falls, Three Sisters Falls.
And Eagle Peak trails are
closed through the weekend.
If you do go outside, especially for a hike,
officials say it's best to go ot
in the morning or late afternoo.
Also, make sure to dress appropriately,
drink a lot of water,
and wear light clothes and sunscreen.
Forming up, especially later in the week.
Chief Meteorologist Carlene Chas
is here with your early micro
climate forecast today, Carlene.
And you told us last week this t
up was coming. So. So I'm ready.
Are you ready
myself? I am Carlos. Ready. I'm ready.
I'm a hiker but you will not see
me out there this not this week.
No, not at all.
That heat is dangerous and heat
related illnesses are actually e
number one weather killer in the country.
So we really have to be careful
when it does come to this heat s
week taking a look at how we sh.
Up with our daytime highs,
we had the 70s right along the coast.
Today you had some 90s that
were popping up for Escondido,
the same for Valley Center,
94 degrees today for Ramona,
also in the 90s for Alpine
as well As for Campo.
Unfortunately we didn't get some afternoon
readings for the weather statios
in La Mesa as well As for El Ca,
but hopefully having that tomorrow and
throughout the week so we can monitor
the heat in those areas by tomo.
Looking at 90 degrees for El Ca.
Also talking about the low 90s r
Escondido as well As for Valley Center
and pretty mild right along the coast,
most of the heat.
Is going to be across inland ar,
and most areas West of the mountains are
going to be a few degrees above seasonal.
But the big impact is going
to be the mountains.
In the desert,
you're talking up to 103 for the mountains,
115 to 120 for daytime highs.
And the peak of that is
going to be this weekend.
So we'll go ahead and take a look at your
complete forecast coming up, Marcella.
Thanks, Carlene.
Two rural water districts in Noh
County can now leave the San Dio
County Water Authority to potentially
secure cheaper water for its farmers.
The Fallbrook Public Utility District
and the Rainbow Municipal Water District
both want to join the Eastern Municipal
Water District up in Riverside County.
Today, the San Diego County Locl
Area Formation Commission votede
to three in favor of the propos.
It's unclear when the two distrs
will make the switch.
The switch could impact the
rest of the customers though.
Left in the San Diego County Water District
and new tonight at 10:00 and 11,
we'll explore the impact of tha.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed his
big infrastructure package into
law this afternoon. The goal?
It's to streamline environmental
permitting in order to build mar
projects faster in California.
Our political reporter Morgan Rr
has more tonight on the role ths
played in the overall state budget. The
governor added in this infrastructure
package into the overall budget
near the end of the process.
It's the reason why it took a
while to come to an agreement
with lawmakers on the budget.
Newsom was asked about this strategy,
throwing big policy proposals in at the
last minute at today's press conference.
The governor, Gavin Newsom,
unveiled a plan in May to overhaul the
state's environmental permitting process,
known as the California
Environmental Quality Act,
or Sequa, the budget needed to
pass the following month in Jun.
Process
is always tough and and and I recognize
I'm necessarily always make it easy. Some
criticize the governor for
the late proposal. I don't
have that many summers left as governor,
and I don't want to dream of regretting.
Could have what it should have.
Some were concerned that this proposal
would streamline a very controversial
water project known as the Delta Tunnel.
The governor agreed to take that out.
I've got a team that's assembled
directly to work on it.
We're going to see that through.
And Monday, the governor officiy
signed the package into law. I
love a job, everybody.
Pass these out. The final
package was bipartisan.
Assembly Republican leader James
Gallagher sent out a statement saying,
I'm tired of watching infrastrue
projects like Sites Reservoir gt
tied up for years while Califors
are left to suffer the conseque.
For years, Republicans have been
trying to cut red tape that
holds up these critical project.
I'm glad Governor Newsom and our Democratic
colleagues have finally joined .
The only criticism Republicans d
left was that this huge packaged
not include streamlined permittg
for housing projects,
which are also often held up
because of Sequa.
And we know California
has a housing shortage.
Thanks, Morgan. Still
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