A Boynton Beach man who called authorities to make bogus reports about a naked man with a gun and a bomb in a dumpster had an interesting excuse: He was bored.

Robert Cuchna, 18, was arrested Thursday on misuse of 911 charges, Boynton Beach Police said. Jail records showed he was being held on $9,000 bond Friday. It was unknown whether he has an attorney.

Police said Cuchna told officers he was "bored" when he called about the naked man, the bomb, and a shooting that never happened.

Five officers responded to the naked man call on July 28, police said. Eight officers responded when Cuchna called 911 on Aug. 5 to report a shooting, and another eight officers responded when he called about the bomb a few hours later, police said.

Detectives believe Cuchna had also called Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers to give false tips on homicide cases and animal complaints.

"Boynton Beach Police remind that public that making a false call to 911 is not only a crime, but it ties up valuable resources that could and should be deployed for true emergencies," the department said in a statement. "We have zero tolerance for abuse of the 911 system."

A 1-year-old child was hospitalized after a fall from the third story of a Lauderdale Lakes apartment building Friday morning, officials said.

The incident happened at the Cambridge Square Apartments at 3841 Northwest 21st Street around 10 a.m., Broward Fire Rescue officials said.

The child was taken by ground to Broward Health Medical Center, where their condition was unknown.

Police said the incident was an accident and no charges were filed.

Check back with NBC 6 South Florida and NBC6.com for updates.

A La Jolla lab is on the front lines of the fight against the Ebola Virus.

The outbreak in West Africa has killed at least 961 people and prompted the World Health Organization to declare an international public health emergency.

On the other side of the world from ground zero, researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla are looking at how the Ebola virus attaches to parts of the body and how it multiplies and replicates.

Dr. Erica Ollmann Saphire is part of the team spanning 25 labs across the globe that is making images of how the virus works.

Their work that has led to a medicine taken by two Americans infected with Ebola. The Sorrento Valley lab Mapp Bio used the images created at Scripps to come up with the experimental medicine called Z-Mapp.

Saphire works as director with the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium, a global partnership with labs at Tulane University, Harvard and on the ground in Sierra Leone. She spoke to NBC 7 Thursday about the virus she’s worked on for 10 years.

Saphire says the cocktail of antibodies and proteins worked in mice and primates but wasn't supposed to be tested on humans until 2015.

"I know exactly what’s in it, how it works. I would take it myself in a heartbeat," she said.

While ZMapp provides hope, the director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the federal government is looking "very carefully" at experimental Ebola treatments. It's too early to tell whether they are helpful or even safe.

Even so, Mapp Bio is ramping up production, Saphire said, and they’re working with all the regulatory agencies involved.

“The logistics of making more are straightforward and solvable,” Saphire said.

The antibodies are made using tobacco leaves that are then put into a giant juicer. Scientists then strain the antibodies from the juice.

“That whole process would take about two or three months,” she said, adding that researchers need “time and the funds to do it and are expediting the process. You can believe it’s a priority.”

The antibodies in Z-Mapp were developed by Mapp Bio, the U.S. Army and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Mapp Bio has been operating for 11 years. In all, there are nine employees.

ZMapp is not FDA-approved. Its use was granted under the FDA's "compassionate use" clause, only given in extraordinary circumstances, and there are only a handful of doses of it available.

The two American aid workers who were flown to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta and received doses of ZMapp – Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol – are said to be getting a little better every day after their treatment.

The current outbreak in West Africa is the largest and longest ever recorded of Ebola, which has a death rate of about 50 percent and has so far killed at least 961 people.

The WHO declared similar emergencies for the swine flu pandemic in 2009 and for polio in May.

The Miami Dolphins and the Atlanta Falcons will take the field at the Georgia Dome on Friday night to start the preseason.

As is the norm with preseason games, the starters should not be expected to see much action. Especially in the first preseason game of the year, it's likely that quarterback Ryan Tannehill will see a few series at most behind center.

Tannehill will not be alone in that regard as most, if not all of his supporting cast will also head to the sidelines early on. This game is more about getting a look at the players who will serve as depth in the upcoming season. It also serves as a way to begin getting the starting players into regular game strength and focus.

The Dolphins are trying to find out who will make the final cut when the time comes and training camp can only tell the team so much. There are question marks at wide receiver and tight end in terms of depth. Several players including Rishard Matthews and Jarvis Landry will be given an opportunity to show they belong on the final squad.

The Falcons will almost certainly restrain their starters to only a few series as well. Those competing for spots on the defense for Miami however, will be watched closely regardless of who is on the field for Atlanta.

The game itself means nothing, and the final score will be forgotten. For several players however, these games are of the utmost importance. Their effort and skill in this first preseason game could ultimately decide if they are at Sun Life Stadium on September 7th for the beginning of the regular season.

Friday's game in Atlanta will take place at 7:00 p.m.

Authorities have identified persons of interest in connection with the Brooklyn Bridge white flag mystery, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton tells NBC 4 New York, but the city's top cop won't say when arrests may be executed. 

Officials had said they were looking for four people captured on video entering the Brooklyn Bridge around the time two bleached-white American flags were planted on the span July 22. They were found fluttering that morning from poles perched on the stone supports where two American flags are normally positioned, confusing passersby, who weren't sure if it was a publicity stunt or something more nefarious, and stumping police. 

Bratton said police believe they know what happened -- and who did it.

"We believe we know who a number of the people are that engaged in that action and that investigation is moving forward and is consuming a lot of investigatory resources as it should," Bratton told NBC 4 New York. "That event should not have happened."

The police commissioner also said the investigation indicated there was "no terrorist threat" involved.

Investigators have been running license plate numbers, scouring social media, examining cellphone transmissions and collecting DNA as part of their investigation. 

The high-quality flags, measuring about 11 feet about 20 feet, were made out of white linen, and the stars were individually stitched on, according to a senior law enforcement official. There were also large aluminum pans affixed over the bridge lights that normally illuminate the flags, secured with zip ties.

The NYPD obtained a small amount of DNA from the flags or tin pans that investigators planned to test. It wasn't clear if the results from that DNA test helped police identify the persons of interest.

The bridge is one of the most heavily secured landmarks in the city, constantly monitored by surveillance cameras.

The American flags fly from above the pillars year-round and are replaced by transportation workers when they become frayed about every two months, police said. They are lit from the bottom by a lamp at the base of each tower at night. 

More than 120,000 vehicles, 4,000 pedestrians and 3,100 bicyclists cross the Brooklyn Bridge every day, said the city's Department of Transportation, which maintains the crossing.

Hundreds of barrels of confiscated marijuana were burned by the Miami-Dade Police department Friday.

The 225 55-gallon barrels were from numerous drug cases that have been resolved, officials said. The drug burns are performed throughout the year.

Officials said the drugs have spoiled and have no value.

Teens across the country are now applying a tradition once reserved for brides-to-be and expectant mothers to another life milestone: going away to college.

Faced with rising costs and more options for dorm decor, thousands of students a year are creating online registries asking family and friends to help complete their shopping lists. 

Triniti Henry hadn't even decided which college she would attend when she started thinking about all the things she'd need in her freshman year. As she weighed her choices, the 18-year-old compiled a list on her phone of must-haves for transitioning from home to dorm life.

"After I was finished I just looked over and I kept scrolling through everything," the Oak Park, Illinois,  resident said. "I was surprised at how long it was, how much stuff I need."

So she logged on to MyRegistry.com, where she filled a graduation gift wish list with everything from hangers to iPhone speakers. She sent the link to family as part of an invitation to a graduation party.

The teen's mother said the registry was helpful both for organizing their shopping list and giving family the opportunity to pitch in as she prepares to send her only child to college. 

"She received scholarships and everything, thank God for that, but with everything else, we just needed that help so we were like, yes we need to do a party and invite people and have them help," Tabitha Henry said. 

The Henrys aren't alone in feeling the purchasing pinch of going to college. Average spending on furniture, supplies and electronics is expected to hit more than $900 per family this year, an increase of 10 percent from 2013, according to the National Retail Federation's  annual "Back-to-College Survey." Businesses, meanwhile, see an opportunity to cash in on what the retailers'group expects to be a $48.4 billion back-to-college spending season.

"They need so many things and when they make a list it’s good for everybody," said Nancy Lee, president of MyRegistry.com. "It’s good for the retailers because the things get purchased, but they’re not getting hit with returns. ... It’s good for the student because they were able to specify what they wanted."

Lee, whose site allows users to register for a wedding, a baby, or create a general registry for an occasion of their choosing, has seen an uptick in registry use by the college-bound. Two years ago, the idea of creating a graduation or school supply page wasn't even on the radar of top executives. Now, she estimates thousands of registries are created for that purpose each year.

Target launched its own college registry in June. The site attracted thousands of users in the first month live, spokeswoman Jenna Reck said. Reck attributes the interest in part to the young shopper's desire to incorporate more personal style into their purchases.

"On the college side, we’re definitely seeing a trend toward personalization, people not wanting a boring white comforter," she said. "They want a dorm room that reflects their personality."

The chance to customize her dorm style -- and hopefully the graduation gifts she'd receive -- drove Christine Campbell to give Target's registry a try. The decorating and interior design fan, who lives in the Philadelphia suburb of Harleysville, filled her site with extra-long sheets, decorative cork-board letters and throw pillows adorned with giraffes, flowers and foxes.

She figured creating a college-specific wish list for things she'd need in her first year at Liberty University increased her chances of getting gifts she actually wanted, instead of cash, which she would likely save. Plus, using Target's service, she said, was "not as awkward as sending out a wedding one when I’m not getting married."

As someone who came to age in a time of online shopping, Facebook and Pinterest, sharing the link with family and friends felt natural.

"We’ve been sharing our whole lives so why not just share something we want instead of you trying to guess what we want," she said.

While that view may be common among young consumers, use of registries for college is still a new, and relatively rare, concept. Some caution that asking family and friends to foot the bill for decorations to spruce up the traditionally spartan dorm experience could be seen as extravagant or entitled, especially among older generations. 

"If you go into a registry and create this category, you might come across as being selfish and a bit arrogant to ask for it," said Lars Perner, a professor of marketing at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.

Those feelings may deter people from being the first among a group of friends or family to give the idea a try, he said. But changes in etiquette, and the popularity and ease of online shopping, could lead use to become more common and accepted. 

"Norms change over generations certainly and certainly this generation is much more brazen than previous generations," he said. "So maybe this is the new norm."

The registry tradition itself is fairly new in the U.S. In 1935, Macy's launched what it says was the country's first registry experience, a "Brides House" on the eighth floor of its Chicago store. The section was fully furnished and staffed with "advisor to the bride," intended to "give the bride suggestions on her new home from kitchen to bedroom," Macy's says.

The concept spread, with more stores, and later websites, offering services tailored to both for weddings and other less traditional occasions, like getting a dog or finalizing a divorce.

"It's gotten almost whimsical," said Barbara Kahn, director of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. "But this notion of back to school and this milestone of going to college is back in keeping with the original premise."

Like starting a new home with a spouse or welcoming a first child, leaving for college has "become an orchestrated shopping experience triggered on this change of life event," Kahn said. Unlike other similar turning points, such as a major move, starting college creates both a purchasing need and a sense of sentimentality.

"My prediction is this will catch on because this one does make sense," Kahn said. "You really want to wish the kids a good start. It's a life-changing event and there's just so much of an emotional thing."

Lee, the MyRegistry.com executive, believes the ease of sharing and buying items online, as well as shifts in gift-giving etiquette, have also paved the way for the trend.

"If somebody wants to get a gift back in the olden days we would smile politely and either return it, regift it or stick it in the closet," she said. "I think people are starting to be more practical."

On an even more practical level, the rising expense of school is driving use. That was the case for Triana Rivera. Even with scholarships and GI Bill funds helping cover the Georgia teen's tuition costs at Mercer University, the tab for staples like a comforter and a water pitcher for her dorm fridge added up.

"That really sent me in the real world, that not everything my parents can buy," she said of seeing her shopping list.

So she created a registry online, filled with basic supplies and a few frills, and and sent it to family who live as far as Colorado and Spain. It wasn't long before her desired items started to arrive, allowing the aspiring chemistry and psychology double major to focus on her dream of becoming a doctor instead of paying for the things she needs.

"Actually getting that package at the door," she said. "It made me really relieved that I could rely on a website to get what I wanted."

The death of James Brady -- President Ronald Reagan's press secretary who was wounded in the attempt on Reagan's life in March 1981 -- was a homicide, a medical examiner ruled Friday.

Brady died as a result of the grievous injuries he suffered 33 years ago, the Office of the Medical Examiner for the Northern District of Virginia said. That means gunman John Hinckley Jr. could be charged with Brady's murder.

Brady was 73 when he died at his home earlier this week. He had been partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair since the assassination attempt, and his speech was slurred. Brady used his own experience to launch a campaign against gun violence that led to groundbreaking gun control legislation signed into law in 1993.

The medical examiner's office conducted an autopsy and found the cause of death to be the gunshot wound and its consequences, according to a statement late Friday from police detectives in D.C.

Hinckley had been found not guilty by reason of insanity of attempted assassination of President Reagan and of related charges. Brady, Reagan, police officer Thomas Delahanty and Secret Service Agent Timothy McCarthy were shot on March 30, 1981, as they left the Washington Hilton Hotel. Shot in the head, Brady suffered the longest lasting injuries.

Now, the medical examiner's ruling has the potential to open the door to federal murder charges against Hinckley, who is a mental patient at St. Elizabeth's hospital in Washington, said NBC News Justice Correspondent Pete Williams on News4.

"There is no statute of limitations on murder in either the federal or state system," Williams said.

But, he added, "We are a long way from knowing what the federal authorities are going to do with this, or whether they are going to do anything with it."

Williams said prosecutors will have to weigh the likelihood of getting a different verdict on murder charges than they did decades ago on the 13 charges that Hinckley faced after the assassination attempt.

While double jeopardy does not apply in this case, noted defense attorney Ted Williams explained to News4's Jackie Bensen why he believes prosecutors would have an uphill battle.

"So all of the evidence that the government would be able to bring forth, would be the evidence that they had in 1981," he said.

Any charges also could complicate the effort of Hinckley's family, who are trying to get him a permanent leave from St. Elizabeth's, Williams said. In December, Hinckley was granted visits to his mother's home in Williamsburg, Virginia, for up to 17 days at a time. Previously they had been capped at 10 days.

At a hearing in January 2012, a Secret Service agent testified Hinckley went into a bookstore on multiple occasions and paused intently before bookshelves bearing titles on presidential assassinations and Reagan's presidency.

“When an attempted assassin looks at a book with the cover of a person he tried to kill, it's of great concern,” the agent said.

D.C.'s Metropolitan Police and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia both issued statements Friday afternoon, saying they are reviewing the ruling.

D.C. police pointed out that Brady's death increases the number of criminal homicides in the District this year to 71.

Brady's wife, Sarah, said the family had not yet been officially notified of the ruling, but had seen the reports. "This isn't a surprise to anybody or to her, given that his health was impacted and he suffered such consequences over the years," a family spokeswoman said. "If that is the case it is in the prosecutors' hands, and it is up to them."

Sarah Brady is comforted by the outpouring of love for her husband since his death Monday, the family spokeswoman added. "She is feeling great about the sendoff that Jim is getting. She is holding up."

The anticipation of starting life as a college freshman can leave even the most confident student with unanswered questions before move-in day. Here are freshman year survival tips shared by NBC viewers on Facebook and other experts.

Before You Go...

Mary Jo Mason, director of counseling services at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, said that in the coming weeks before college parents can help provide a smooth transition for their students by giving them more responsibilities.  

Get Enough Sleep — Dust Off That Alarm Clock

"If there was only a small bit of advice I could give to students it would be get enough sleep, eat correctly and get some kind of exercise," Mason said.

At-home routines may fall to the wayside, so Mason encourages students to use their phones to stay organized. But use a real alarm clock to wake up for morning classes, she said.

"I know all kids these days use phones as an alarm, but you can turn that off in a heartbeat and never even act like you heard it," she said. 

And for those freshmen prone to pressing snooze, "don't sign up for those 8 a.m. classes" said NBC Bay Area viewer Todd Legate, a graduate of California State University, East Bay. "You're kidding yourself if you think you're going to go."

Time Management is Key

Mason says to use any free time constructively by planning assignments or attending group meetings. Students who can't manage their time may have a harder time adjusting.

"Students who are not very good at managing their time struggle because [they think] 'Oh I’ve got plenty of time to do this,'" and could eventually fall behind or procrastinate with school work.

Organizing and planning for assignments will ease the academic transition. But NBC Bay Area viewer Mollie Pedigo says if a student is struggling in class, "don't be afraid to ask for help."
"Take advantage of your professors' office hours," said the graduate of Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. "They set aside those hours specifically to be there to help their students."

Allison McComb, drector of the First Year Experience at the University of California Los Angeles, said that students not only make new friends by joining clubs, but find a sense of community while acclimating to college life.

"Finding a place where they feel really comfortable is incredibly important to their overall success," McComb said. "It is well known that students that connect have a better sense of themselves and a feeling of community."

NBC Bay Area viewer Noelle Richard Mayor, a graduate of Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, advises students to join as many clubs as possible, even if that means stepping out of a comfort zone.

"It's a great way to meet friends and feel more at home," she said "Clubs like the Hawaiian club, which I joined even though I'm not from Hawaii, allowed me to experience some fun parties and events."

McComb encourages students to be open-minded to the different types of personalities and backgrounds they encounter. No matter how different people think they are, "there is a base level of understanding that everyone's going through an experience, and just trying to figure it out," she explained.
Before leaving home, a student's nerves and first-year jitters may seem to define their personality. Not so by the end of the second semester.

"I think they come in and they still kind of look and sound “high school,” but by the end of the year they’re talking like old pros. They realize how to navigate," she said. 

Telissa Kidwell, University of California, Santa Cruz: "Study abroad for a semester, and take advantage of internships that give college credits!"

Monika Regete Hege, Mission College: "Talk with a school counselor every semester to ensure you are on track. Cultivate the relationship. They should be your advocate if a problem"

Andria Jimenez, Jose City College: "Avoid fast food!! No matter how stressed you are or how cheap it is."

Alison Crowley Short, Dean College, "Meet and hangout with people from outside the town you come from. Some may be friends for life."

Sara Sanger, Sonoma State University, "Don't get those easy credit cards they offer students!"

Amanda Aldama, San Jose State University: "Familiarize yourself with the campus resources (I.e. Career center, counseling, print shop, cultural center, computer labs, writing center, etc.) as soon as possible. Sign up for their e-newsletters if they have them."

Tiffany Orozco Vierra, San Jose State University: "I highly recommend taking a careers/counseling class your first year. Especially if you are not sure of a major."

Mellissia Franklin DeFilippis, University of Phoenix: "Stay focused on the reason you're there."

Dawna Houston, University of Maine: "Be prepared to pay for laundry! Learn how to do laundry before you head to college!"  

A Friday afternoon swim in a Philadelphia city-owned pool ended with a trip to the hospital for three kids after they were shocked by an electrical current.

Witnesses say about 20 people were splashing around in the O'Connor Pool at 26th and South Streets in the Graduate Hospital section of the city around 1:15 p.m. when the children were hit by the electricity.

A mother, who saw the shocking take place, said a boy was using a metal ladder to climb out of the water when the current went through him. A girl was hurt moments later, she said.

The lifeguard on-duty screamed for everyone to rush out of the water after realizing the danger, witnesses said. They added that the whole ordeal was disturbing.

Firefighters were called to the scene and quickly cut electricity to the pool's lights, pumps and surrounding structures, Philadelphia Fire officials tell NBC10.com.

Philadelphia Fire Executive Chief Peter Crespo said three children, who are all under the age of 13, were taken by ambulance to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. They are all listed in stable condition.

Officials from the Departments of Parks & Recreation and Licenses & Inspections and PECO Energy were called to the scene to find the source of the electricity. PECO crews could be seen testing the water with the pool's filtration system turned on.

Susan Slawson, First Deputy Commissioner of Parks & Recreation, said work was also being done to a motor nearby, but that the cause remains unknown.

"The pool will be closed until we figure out exactly what has happened here," Slawson said.

Crews were draining the pool to try and find the source.

The incident remains under investigation.

South Floridians were shocked when five teens were accused of a sexual attack, captured on a cell phone, which sent a 16-year-old girl to the hospital. The victim suffered multiple injuries including broken bones in her face.

But in the police interrogation, tapes of which were obtained by NBC 6’s Willard Shepard, one of the females arrested for the crime says the victim started the trouble that night.

Erica Avery talked to detectives after waiving her right to remain silent and said that the victim was called to the home and then things went wrong.

Detective: Who called this girl? When you say somebody.
Avery: I think it was Dee that called her.

When the victim arrived, prosecutors say Avery and four others, Patricia Montes, Henry Dwight, Laniel N. Singleton, and Jayvon Woolfork, all charged in the attack, were already at the house. Detectives asked if sex was the motive behind inviting the victim over to the home.

Avery answered, “No, not really. I didn’t…maybe. It could have been that. It could have been that.”

Avery said the trouble started shortly after the victim returned to the home a second time.

Detective: “How was she starting problem; what did she do?”
Avery: “Like, she was talking a bunch of *expletive*. She was trying to fight Trisha for no reason. Everybody else was trying to hang out. Everybody was trying to chill.”
Detective: “But you guys called her there.”
Avery: “Yes.”
Detective: “Why would she come there and start causing a problem?”
Avery: “That’s what I am saying. I have no idea. She kept acting foolish. Kept going crazy. Didn’t want to leave. ‘Oh, I want my shoes. I want my shoes.’ The girl came with sandals. She’s talking about her Jays (sneakers) and all this. I want this. I want that, and everybody was like; the guy of the house, I think it was Jay’s house; he was like ‘get out of my house! Get the hell out of my house! Get out of my house! She didn’t want to go.”

The victim, in testimony given last year, told a different story. She said she was prevented from leaving and forced to have sex.

“So I was like, ‘I’m not having sex with him. I just kept denying.’ When I went to the bathroom, I tried to run out the house. That’s when they all dragged me into the room,” the victim told police.

Cell phone video of the beating, which is in evidence, showed the victim outside the house being pushed, punched and kicked by the two girls involved. She is then dragged by her hair inside the home. Once inside, one of her alleged attackers stands guard at the door, refusing to let her escape.

According to authorities, Singleton videotaped the incident on his cell phone and held the victim down – a charge he denies.

Avery confirmed to police that she did see some injuries on the victim, “They were like in one of those rooms and me and Trisha were sitting on the couch laughing. And we were like, ‘Oh my God” and we were looking at her hands. Her hands were swollen.”

Still, Avery told detectives that the victim was on drugs and had a history of false charges concerning sex in the past.

“She said one time that he and Angie were together and she had sex with a guy and she tried to blackmail him and tell him to give her $1,000 or she was going to press charges for rape on her and her friend Angie,” Avery said. “This girl does this kind of stuff for fun and attention. This girl is really crazy. She has a *expletive* life. She has a *expletive* head.”

Avery told detectives more about what happened that night, but under Florida law, those statements are still confidential.

All five of the men and women accused in the attack have entered not guilty pleas. One has bonded out while the rest remain in jail. All are due back in court in the fall.

The Miami Dolphins defense was hit with another loss Friday when the National Football League announced safety Reshad Jones had been suspended for the first four games of the regular season over performance enhancing drugs.

Jones becomes the second Dolphins defender to be out for the first four games of the season due to drug test violations. Second-year defensive end Dion Jordan was previously suspended by the NFL over performance enhancing drugs.

According to Jones, after investigating with the union, he said a supplement he took caused the positive test.

“I deeply regret not investigating the supplement carefully before I took it, and I will never again take a supplement without having it checked,” Jones said in a statement.

“I was very disappointed when we found out about Reshad’s suspension,” Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin said. “When we talked to him, Reshad pledged to learn from this situation.”

Jones will be eligible to return to the active roster on Monday, September 29 following the team’s game against the Oakland Raiders.

A Miami family says it’s outraged and wants answers after a 13-year-old and 12-year-old were left “bloodied, bruised, and traumatized” after the home they were staying in was raided by SWAT.

Last Thursday, Miami Police’s SWAT stormed the Coconut Grove home around 11 a.m. with a narctoics warrant. The only people inside were two 13-year-olds and a 12-year-old. The first person SWAT encountered was McClendon’s 13-year-old nephew in the kitchen.

“They tell him ‘GET DOWN. GET DOWN. GET DOWN.’ He’s looking for a spot to get down at; they hit him on top of the head with their rifles,” said the father of two of the children, Bobby McClendon. “It’s kind of strange how they would be so aggressive to children who aren’t aggressive.”

The next person police found was 12-year-old Aaron McClendon. He was sleeping in the back room when he says he was forced out and then was punched in the eye.

According to Bobby McClendon, officers went to the wrong house because the address on the warrant states 3744 Williams Avenue and the home that was raided was at 3844 Thomas Avenue. That point is disputed by Miami Police.

“This was the right house,” said Major Delrish Moss. “Not only was it the right house, but a gun was seized and illegal narcotics taken from the location.”

Moss added that it was the right house, but the wrong address. He said he couldn’t comment further on the investigation as it is still ongoing. He did address the pictures of the injuries suffered by the two children.

“They’re disturbing,” Moss said. “Kids shouldn’t be harmed in these instances.”

Moss said that in all of the chaos of the raid, the 13-year-old was injured when he “ran into an officers weapons.” Moss couldn’t say how McClendon’s son was hurt.

“A lot happened there,” Moss aid. “We’re trying to see if the force that was used, who used force, what force was used, and why. The police officers went in to do their jobs. If they did it the wrong way, the appropriate punishment will be dealt.”

Miami Police’s Internal Affairs division is investigating the raid. McClendon said he is in the process of retaining an attorney to see what his legal options are moving forward.

Miami-Dade County Superintendent Alberto Carvalho gave an impassioned speech Friday that addressed both the opening of the school year, but also the immigration crisis along the nation’s southwest border.

“We are bracing ourselves for about a thousand or more and we are ready for them,” Carvalho said. “But again, we are asking the support of the one entity that’s responsible for immigration, which is the federal government – which in my opinion has done too little and too late.”

Carvalho said the situation along the border is a humanitarian crisis. He also said the federal government recently awarded Miami-Dade County Schools $3 million in supplemental funding to deal with the influx of kids expected from the border. But, Carvalho said that amount is likely insufficient.

“For every single child that arrives here not speaking the language, poor, and with psychological needs, we spend in excess of $1,950 per year,” Carvalho said.

Most unaccompanied children crossing the border are fleeing violence and poverty from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. Miami has the nation's largest Honduran population, meaning a high number of minors are released from refugee shelters to relatives here while their case is processed.

“Since the vast majority of these children arrive here from Honduras, speaking Spanish, I think the nature of the diversity in our community, the skill set, and the courage, the will to embrace and teach these kids,” Carvalho said in his speech.

As Carvalho finished the portion of his speech, one principal said she is ready to embrace the influx of students.

“We take them in and they become part of, like a family,” Dr. Susana Mauri of the South Dade Educational Center said. “Because we have a structure at the school where they come in to an orientation class to get them acclimated.”

Carvalho said that while the influx of students will mean extra work, he stressed that welcoming the undocumented students will be key to making the transition easier.

Parents worry about their children being distracted while driving, but a new study from the American Psychological Association found the biggest distraction may actually be mom and dad.

The APA surveyed more than 400 teen drivers aged 15-18 across 31 states about distracted driving. The consensus was parents expect their kids to answer their calls and texts, so they do, despite knowing the dangers of taking their eyes off the road.

“They want to check up on us more, but when I’m driving, I can’t be distracted,” said teen driver Kyle Saltorini.

The APA survey found that 37 percent of teens between 15 and 17 said they pick up when mom or dad calls. The rate of picked up calls jumps to 50 percent for 18-year-olds. If there is some good news in the survey, when it comes to texting; the rate of response drops.

The APA found that eight percent of drivers 15-17 said they answer a parent’s text, even if they’re driving. However, the rate doubled to 16 percent of 18-year-olds admitting to replying to a parent’s text while driving.

All of the replies to calls and texts paint a grim picture for teen drivers. The numbers from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration show that at any given daylight moment across America, 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving.

In addition, 10 percent of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crash. The age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted.

Major League Baseball cannot hide behind its antitrust exemption to fend off a lawsuit from fans who say the league unjustly dictates television markets for its ballclubs, a judge says.

U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin's ruling came after two lawsuits were brought by fans against MLB and the National Hockey League to stop their strict control over television broadcast rights.

The judge wrote that exceptions to antitrust laws are to be construed narrowly and noted that the U.S. Supreme Court has "expressly questioned the validity and logic of the baseball exemption and declined to extend it to other sports."

Thus, she said, she was declining to apply the exemption to "a subject that is not central to the business of baseball, and that Congress did not intend to exempt — namely baseball's contracts for television broadcasting rights."

She said the lawsuits could proceed to trial as fans try to show that the leagues should be forced to open television markets for their games so customers would have more options at less expensive prices to watch games across the country. She said a trial would help show whether the leagues were accurate in saying the restrictions are good for the sports and their fans.

The judge said an expert for some fans who brought the lawsuits says that consumers would pay as much as 50 percent less for packages of live game telecasts if there were more competition.

The ruling, which was signed on Monday, was placed in the public court record on Friday.

The lawsuits say that the leagues' clubs and some television broadcast entities collude to eliminate competition in the showing of games on the Internet and on television.

The fans seek a court declaration that the defendants engage in antitrust behavior and appropriate remedies, including unspecified damages.

Telephone messages seeking comment from lawyers in the case were not immediately returned Friday.

Another subway was fumigated Thursday after bedbugs were found, making it the fourth time this week a train had to be pulled out of service because of the creepy critters, the MTA said. 

All of the bugs were found on N trains, including in the most recent case. The MTA fumigated the fourth train Thursday; it had fumigated two on Sunday and another Monday.

MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz wouldn't say where on the trains the bugs were found, nor would he say at which point in the line they were discovered.

The Daily News reported some bugs were spotted in seat cushions in train cabs used by conductors and motormen. The paper also reports one conductor's home was infested. 

Ortiz says this isn't the first time the MTA has had to deal with bedbugs, though he said there have been no recent cases. The spike in sightings has some calling for the MTA to fumigate every car on the N line.

The MTA said there are no plans to fumigate the entire N line, but that it has solicited the help of bedbug-sniffing dogs to check out spots where they have been reported.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer vetoed the City of San Diego’s minimum wage ordinance, saying the measure would make it harder to hire and employ San Diegans who need work.

Faulconer appeared with a group of small business owners and employees and said the city needs to work to create more job opportunities instead of increasing the minimum wage.

"We need to build more ladders, not pull them out of reach," Faulconer said.

"That's what I want... to have San Diego moving forward and not put us at a disadvantage compared to other cities around the county and other municipalities,” he said.

The minimum wage ordinance, approved by a 6-to-3 super-majority last month, would make some 200,000 minimum wage earners in San Diego eligible for an increase over the state's new benchmark of $9 an hour to $9.75 on Jan. 1.

Further wage hikes would be phased in to $11.50 an hour by 2017, followed by automatic inflation escalators.

Friday was the 10th and final day Faulconer could veto the measure.

City Council President Todd Gloria called the mayor’s decision “disappointing” and told NBC 7 that councilmembers will consider overriding the mayor’s veto.

Six votes are needed to override the veto. A vote could be scheduled in the next 30 days.

Faulconer said if the council does override his veto, there will likely be a referendum effort.

Critics say one in six businesses in San Diego would be inclined to move elsewhere if the minimum wage increases occur.

Arthur St. John, 94, has worked at Market Basket for 22 years as a part-time employee — but his future is uncertain after his hours were cut by corporate amid the still-unfurling drama between the supermarket chain's employees and management.

"I'm out for a while until they've settled the strike," St. John said.

St. John worked at the Stratham, New Hampshire, location but has been home since his hours were chopped.

Barbara South, another Market Basket employee, calls St. John amazing.

"He gave many hugs, and many customers would see him walking his two dogs," she said.

St. John works three four-hour shifts each week to supplement his Social Security checks.

"I get $125 a week, and everything is taken out. What can you do?" he said.

Although he's out of work, St. John says he's thinking beyond himself and worrying about his coworkers who have to support their families.

"They've got kids, and wife and kids, and out of work. How are they going to support their family? I don't feel right for that," he said.

St. John's attitude about this being more than just a paycheck is the reason behind his coworkers' respect for him.

"This is a man who comes in here — this is his social life, you know, we are his family," South said.

And while it is family drama within the Demoulas clan that sparked the protests, the push for ousted Arthur T. to return to his post as CEO has remained.

"I want him back, because everything was running good then," St. John said.

Workers all say Demoulas was a great boss who helped make Market Basket a great place to work, offering employees profit sharing, good wages and benefits.

They feel he's an irreplaceable leader and refuse to work for anyone else. Demoulas was pushed out of the company by his cousin's allies in June.

Until then, St. John says he'll "sweat it out." 

Miami Beach Police arrested a 34-year-old Texas man for a Thursday afternoon accident that jammed traffic on the MacArthur Causeway for hours.

Police arrested Isaiah Obryant, 34, saying he was driving twice the speed limit for the area of the causeway where the wreck happened. Police said Obryant switched lanes repeatedly to avoid slower traffic until he allegedly hit the rear of a Mazda Millenia sedan that was stopped at a light near Star Island.

The crash shut down all eastbound lanes on the MacArthur Causeway as police investigated the accident. The force of the impact pushed the sedan forward and to the right with the car ending up sideswiping a silver BMW.

Police said Obryant’s actions caused serious bodily injuries to both people in the white sedan. A total of four people were taken to the hospital, with two of the people going to Ryder Trauma Center. Both people taken to Ryder were listed in critical condition.

Police said Obryant faces charges of reckless driving with serious bodily injury and driving without a license and has multiple suspensions on his Texas ID.