The first 4.000 copies of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” have sold out in less than a week after a new version hit German bookstores, NBC News reported.

The 2,000-page book, which is being sold for 59 euros ($64), has also reached the non-fiction bestseller list on German magazine Der Speigel.

Publishers received 15,000 pre-orders before sales started Jan. 8, according to the Institute of Contemporary History, the government-funded research institution that produced the book. 

This is the first time the book has gone on sale in Germany since World War II. The southern German state of Bavaria held the copyright since 1945, and blocked all reprints out of respect of Holocaust victims.

A Chula Vista family has a new energy efficient washer and dryer all thanks to their efforts to cut back on energy use.

The Joe and Rosa Zander won the ‘Play Your Part’ sweepstakes, a countywide initiative urging people to save energy by committing to a plan.

“Exciting, happy. We’re saving on water. We’re saving on gas,” Rosa Zander said.

The contest was put on by NBC 7 and Energy Upgrade, a state initiative to help Californians conserve natural resources.

Most utilities in California are now offering rebates to people who buy energy efficient appliances as a way to encourage people to reduce use.

California cities that are hot, dry or crowded, or have managed to come up with new sources of water, might be able to get a slight break in the state's drought-time water-conservation targets, state officials said Friday.

California's Water Resources Control Board is slated to decide in February whether to slightly ease water-conservation targets for some cities and towns. Gov. Jerry Brown mandated last year that the state overall had to see 25 percent less water use by cities and towns to cope with the state's four-year drought.

Water board officials gave details Friday, saying they are considering reducing conservation targets by up to 8 percent for some of the state's more than 400 water agencies. That's higher than an earlier draft in December, which suggested up to 4 percent cuts in the targets.

Eric Oppenheimer, the board's chief deputy director, said the changes would be only "modest adjustments" in conservation goals for the drought.

The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) has been asking for this kind of relief since the control board released mandatory water conservation standards, implemented last June. Water districts in San Diego must save between 12 and 36 percent of their water.

But local water officials say those targets were passed down from the state without taking into consideration what San Diego has done to become more water independent in the last two decades.

Notably, the county opened the largest desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere to provide a drought-proof source of water.

Earlier this month, the SDCWA filed formal comments asking that the water board ease restrictions for districts in the San Diego region.

State water officials said Friday that communities that were especially hot or dry might be able to get a slight cut in their conservation targets. So may communities with fast population growth, and communities that have developed desalination plants, wastewater-recycling plants or other sources of new water also might get a break.

Water agencies will likely have to apply for some changes, while others would be automatic.

California is in its driest four-year span on record, and officials anticipate a possible fifth year of drought. Weather forecasters say a strong El Nino weather system could drench the state, but one good year won't be enough to rehydrate the parched landscape.

Board chairwoman Felicia Marcus said officials will reassess conservation requirements in April after the rain and snow season.

In Southern California, local governments have argued state officials should acknowledge huge investments in new supplies to prepare for drought. Orange County recently expanded wastewater recycling to produce 100 million gallons of drinking water daily.

A fast-spreading fire engulfed a garage in Oceanside Saturday, nearly spread to a nearby home, Oceanside Fire officials said. 

Fire crews rushed to the 3600 block of Amigos Court around 5:10 p.m.

Firefighters stopped the flames at the door to the residence.

No one was inside the home, Oceanside Fire officials said. No further information was immediately available. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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Both sides in the civil war in Syria have been accused of deliberately starving citizens, NBC News reported.

Things have gotten desperate in the city of Madaya, one of the communities isolated by the war. Residents have reported eating livestock, pets and even grass.

"Let me be clear: the use of food as a weapon of war is a war crime," United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.

Images of emaciated Madaya residents have promoted an outcry, forcing the Syrian government to allow UNICEF to allow supplies into the city and two other municipalities.

Aid first reached Madaya on Monday and a second convoy entered the city on Thursday. Another is expect to arrive next week, bringing hope to thousands of trapped residents.  

 Coronado police are looking for a man who reportedly chased a group of girls down the block. 

The incident happened around 7 p.m. Friday when four young girls, aged 11 to 14, were walking to Starbucks. On the 500 block of Palm Avenue, a man the girls did not know approached the girls and asked them if they could help him tie something into the bed of his truck.

When the girls got scared and ran away, the man first walked, then ran, after them, the girls told police. 

The girls ran into a friend’s house on the 800 block of D Avenue and called one of their parents, who then called police.

The suspect is described as a man in his 50s who is 5 feet 5 inches tall with a heavy build, white or gray hair and a white beard. He was last seen wearing a gray, long sleeved shirt and jacket. 

The truck is described as a silver or gray older double cab pickup. A sofa or chair was tied to the bed of the truck.

Deputies were unable to find the car reported by the parents on Friday night. Officials spoke to the girls this morning, when they were first available, and filed a complete report.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call police at (619) 522-7350.

No further information was immediately available. 

In a crime dubbed “opportunistic” by San Diego police, an unknown man stole an engagement ring from a La Jolla jewerly store after he led employees to believe he was shopping for rings.

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said the suspect – clad in a bright, neon green polo shirt, blue hat and plaid shorts – visited the Bowers Jewelry store at 7860 Girard Ave. on Jan. 9 under the ruse that he was hunting for an engagement ring.

"[He] asked about the diamonds, asked about the ring settings, asked about the price," said store owner Larry Bowers. "Told me that he was going to marry a woman who was more financially well-off than he was, so he needed a ring to impress her."

After being in the jewelry shop for about an hour, police said the man was left along with an engagement ring for a moment.

It was long enough for him to strike.

The suspect slyly grabbed the ring and made his exit.

"He saw the oppurtinty with the front door and quickly -- not dramatically, not jumping up with great effort and running at full speed -- and quickly walked out the front door and jumped on the bicycle," said Bowers.

A surveillance camera captured clear images of the man during his visit to the La Jolla business, including his eccentric dress. Those photos were released by the police department Friday, along with details of the heist.

Despite the loss, Bowers is still keeping his sense of humor.

"If anything, we can accuse him of having very poor fashion sense," the owner said. "He was dressed not badly, but strangely."

Investigators believe this is likely an isolated crime, and that the suspect chose to steal from the store when he noticed he had a chance. Police called it "opportunistic" -- an assessment with which Bowers agrees.

"I think it may have even been opportunistic," Bowers told NBC 7. "He might not even have planned it thoroughly ahead of time. Had intent and looked and opportunity arose."

No Bowers Jewelers employees were harmed in the heist. The owner said in all his years running the store, this sort of theft has only happened three other times. They have never had an armed robbery.

And while the insurance deductible to replace the ring may pinch, Bowers said, it does not hurt as much as a physical injury would have.

"We would not want these things to happen, but it's something that's only a material thing, not a huge loss. The business can sustain it," he said.

Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in the newly-released surveillance images. Anyone with information on this case should reach out to Det. Chris Luce at (858) 552-1726 or via email at cluce@pd.sandiego.gov.

A 19-year-old driver has died after plowing his Mustang into trees in Mission Bay early Saturday morning.

According to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD), the young man and his passenger, also 19, were traveling at a high speed in the 900 block of Mariner's Way when the driver lost control of his 2003 Ford Mustang. His vehicle veered off the road and slammed into some trees.

A witness told NBC 7 he rushed over to the wreck to check on the occupants inside the car, but it took a while for anyone to respond when he yelled if they were okay.

The crash is under investigation, but police suspect alcohol played a factor.

The driver, identified as Erick Ordonez Olguin by the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office, was taken to a local hospital with major, life-threatening head injuries. He was pronounced dead at the hospital several hours after he arrived.

The passenger suffered minor injuries. No other cars were involved in the crash.

Traffic was backed up on West Mission Bay Drive following the crash as police collected evidence and worked to clear the wreck.

San Diego beachgoers should be aware of dangerous ocean conditions in the next several days, the National Weather Service advised Friday.

A special weather statement warns of higher than usual surf beginning Sunday morning and lasting through Tuesday morning.

Beaches south of Carlsbad are expected to experience 8 to 10 foot waves, with sets to 14 feet.

“These waves will make it dangerous to be standing too close,” warned NBC 7's Meteorologist Jodi Kodesh. “People looking to get a view of the active ocean should steer clear of the jetties, and avoid standing on rocks. Large waves can come unexpectedly.”

Swimmers are also being urged to keep out of the water, due to powerful and dangerous rip currents that will be present.

NWS officials say a strong low-pressure system north of Hawaii has created large waves that will move into the waters of southwest California late Saturday as a large, very long-period westerly swell.

Forecasters warn of dangerous rip currents, sneaker waves, beach erosion and minor coastal flooding, especially during high tides.

An American missionary was among nearly two dozen victims killed by al Qaeda-linked militants in an attack in the capital of Burkina Faso, NBC News reported.

Mike Riddering, 45, was identified by his wife, Amy, on Saturday, according to family members. He worked with his wife at Les Ailes de Refuge orphanage in Yako, a town about 100 kilometers northwest of Ouagadougou.

At least 28 people were killed — including six Canadians, two French, two Swiss and a Dutch citizen — and 126 others were held hostage for hours by at least four militants in Ouagadougou, officials said.

An al Qaeda affiliate known as AQIM, or al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, claimed responsibility online. Washington condemned the attack and said the U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou was "making every effort to account for U.S. citizens in the city."  

Iran released four Iranian-American prisoners as well as another American citizen on Saturday, NBC News reported.

Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter was convicted of espionage and other charges after a closed-door trial last year. His arrest was criticized by the White House and U.S. media. He spent more than 500 days at Evin Prison.

Amir Hekmati, 32, was born in Arizona and is a former Marine. He was arrested in 2011 when he traveled to Iran to visit his ailing grandmother. He was accused of spying and sentenced to death in January 2012. His sentence was overturned while he was awaiting a second trial.

Saeed Abedini, 35, is a Muslim convert to Christianity and lived in Boise, Idaho. He was arrested when he returned to Iran in 2012 and was accused of undermining national security and organizing “underground churches.”

Very little is known about Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari, except that he was one of the prisoners released.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign announced he would support a bill to strip legal immunity from gun manufacturers, a status they gained from a 2005 bill for which Sanders voted, NBC News reported.

In a statement Saturday night, Sanders said he would support legislation introduced by Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and California Rep. Adam Schiff to repeal parts of the 2005 law, which shielded manufacturers and sellers from lawsuits.

Sanders previously said he would reconsider the law, but said last week his vote was “not a mistake.”

Clinton campaign chairman John Poesta said the team was pleased with the change, but that it was a flip-flop. 

“People are not property!” they shouted.

Side by side victims and supporters marched through Balboa Park Saturday afternoon to speak for those who have no voice.

Tom Jones represents a side of trafficking you rarely see.

“At the age of six I was molested, and I was molested by my dad,” Tomes Jones explained. “Not long after that my dad allowed strange men to come molest me as well."

Jones was a victim of human trafficking until the age of fifteen, and he said abuse against male victims remains largely underreported. He now speaks to other victims about his abuse and works with law enforcement to stop the demand.

“You learn to fear for your life at a really young age,” Jones said. “I was strangled, starved, beaten sometimes."

San Diego ranks eighth in the nation for human trafficking. An estimated $810 million are spent here annually, but local lawmakers are working to stop it.

“We do a lot of activity that disrupts the exploitation of the victims so it's a prevention,” Chief Deputy DA Summer Stephan told NBC 7. “It's intervention and prosecution. It's a whole approach to attacking this problem."

“I got kidnapped by my friend's dad,” Hazel Fasthorse told the crowd.” “I went to kindergarten with this man's daughter."

Jones’ message is about not hiding in the shadows when you’re a victim.

“That’s what I want to pass along to the male survivors in San Diego,” Jones said. “You don’t have to be ashamed and there is help out there. And there’s ways to go about getting it – don’t be afraid.”

Jones and Fasthorse marched so that others will hopefully not have to go through what they went through – and to shine a light in the darkness that is human trafficking.
 

Screening for cancer may now be as simple as a blood test.

Illumina, Inc., a company that develops, manufactures and markets integrated systems to analyze variation, announced GRAIL on Sunday, a new company formed to enable cancer screening from a blood test. GRAIL will develop a pan-cancer screening test by directly measuring nucleic acids in blood.

“We hope today is a turning point in the war on cancer,” said Jay Flatley, Illumina Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of GRAIL. “By enabling the early detection of cancer in asymptomatic individuals through a simple blood screen, we aim to massively decrease cancer mortality by detecting the disease at a curable stage.”

Detecting cancer at the earliest stages greatly increases survival rates.

“The holy grail in oncology has been the search for biomarkers that could reliably signal the presence of cancer at an early stage,” said Dr. Richard Klausner, formerly Illumina Chief Medical Officer and NCI Director, and a Director of GRAIL. “Illumina’s sequencing technology now allows the detection of circulating nucleic acids originating in the cancer cells themselves, a superior approach that provides a direct rather than surrogate measurement.”

GRAIL is majority owned by Illumina and funded by Illumina and ARCH Venture Partners with participating investments from Bezos Expeditions, Bill Gates and Sutter Hill Ventures.
 

A very expensive cup of coffee – $11 per cup, to be exact – sold by a San Diego-based company has just been declared the best java in the United States.

Bird Rock Coffee Roasters (BRCR) – with three locations in San Diego: 5627 La Jolla Blvd.; 2295 Kettner Blvd.; and 1270 Morena Blvd. – churns out a Geisha varietal coffee from the Lino Lot on the Panama Esmeralda Estate in Panama, which sells for $100 per pound.

The company says the varietal is one of the most expensive coffees in the world to grow. Because it is an extremely rare varietal, it’s also difficult to grow and low-yielding, according to BRCR.

On Friday night, that pricey pick-me-up won the coffee category at the 2016 Good Food Awards in San Francisco – beating out coffees from nearly two dozen companies across the country for the title.

The Good Food Awards celebrate outstanding American food producers who responsibly create tasty food and drinks with a focus on craftsmanship, sustainability and fresh ingredients from the farming and agriculture communities.

The San Diego-based coffee roaster was the only winner from San Diego at the 6th annual Good Food Awards. Winners were decided after a blind tasting featuring 203 judges.

Chuck Patton, owner of BRCR, said it’s an honor to bring home the accolade.

“This award captures everything we stand for, including quality, taste and social responsibility. We hope this award brings awareness to the fact that not only do we have incredible tasting coffee, but that the direct trade methods and compensation for coffee farmers that we engage in are a national model,” he said.

According to the company, the Geisha varietal coffee gaining all the buzz boasts “notes of jasmine, honey, dried raspberries, cream and lavender with a velvety texture.”

The coffee is on sale now at the San Diego-based BRCR shops, selling for $50 per eight ounces. Patrons can also get it freshly-brewed and piping hot for $11 a cup at the shops’ pour-over coffee bars.

BRCR specializes in high-quality “farm-to-cup” roasting. After selling small batches of hand-roasted coffee at local farmers markets, Patton opened his first BRCR location in the La Jolla community of Bird Rock in 2006, sourcing his coffee beans directly from farmers across the globe.
 

An active duty U.S. Navy Sailor was found dead inside his barracks room at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) Friday, authorities confirmed.

NMCSD released limited information on the service member’s death, saying he was found dead around 9:30 a.m. at the center located at 34800 Bob Wilson Dr.

The Sailor’s name has not yet been released, as officials try to contact his family members.

According to NMCSD, the man’s cause of death is under investigation. Detectives with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) are handling the case.

No further details were immediately released, though NBC 7 has reached out to Navy officials for comment.

An NMCSD Public Affairs spokesperson said the medical center is mourning the loss of the Sailor and added, "[We] convey our deepest condolences to his family. More information will be provided as it becomes available."

Five people were displaced by a house fire in El Cajon early Saturday morning.

Heartland Fire &Rescue crews found heavy smoke coming from the attic area of a single-family home around 6:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Van Houten Avenue.

Although the fire was contained in the kitchen, the entire house suffered smoke damage. Firefighters had the fire out within fifteen minutes, but one adult and four children have been displaced. They were not at home at the time of the fire. The family’s dog died in the fire.

Damage to the house has been estimated at $250,000.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.
 

San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a U.S. Navy corpsman Thursday accused of killing a child in Alpine and now, officials have determined the boy died from blunt force injuries.

Nineteen-month-old Lucas Orlando was rushed to Rady Children’s Hospital Monday afternoon.

Deputies were called to the Alpine Oaks condominium complex on Arnold Way in east San Diego just before 2 p.m. where they were told Lucas had fallen.

Deputies performed CPR on the toddler before he was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. Two days later, the toddler died from his injuries.

Now, deputies say based on the nature of the injuries and evidence gathered at the scene, they believe the death is a homicide.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner's (ME) office said Saturday the autopsy on the little boy had been completed. The ME determined Lucas' cause of death to be blunt force trauma, and the manner of death a homicide.

On Thursday, U.S. Navy Corpsman Brett Brown, 29, was arrested by investigators in connection with the toddler's death. Brown was booked on charges of murder and assault on a child with force likely to cause death. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.

Brown is attached to Naval Medical Center San Diego, a Navy spokesperson told NBC 7.

Anyone with information can call SDSO Homicide Detail at (858) 974-2321 or after hours at (858) 565-5200. No further information has been released.

A woman riding in a stolen car with three men was shot and killed by a police officer in El Cajon following a high-speed pursuit early Saturday, officials confirmed.

The El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) said officers first spotted a stolen red Toyota in the 1300 block of E. Main Street around 1:25 a.m. When officers tried to stop the car – which was occupied by four people – the driver pulled over near Walter Way and Main Street.

However, when officers approached the car, the driver hit the gas and fled northbound on Second Street, then drove onto westbound Interstate 8.

A high-speed chase ensued. With emergency lights and sirens activated, ECPD officers pursued the Toyota. At one point the pursuit reached speeds of 90 mph, police said. Officers called for backup from California Highway Patrol.

Eventually, the stolen car exited the freeway at West Main Street and continued across West Main Street to South Pierce Street, which is a cul-de-sac.

As the car reached the dead end, police said the driver made a U-turn, bringing the Toyota head-on with pursuing officers. The suspects’ car came to a halt and an officer again tried to contact the four people inside.

According to the ECPD, as the officer got out of his patrol car, the suspect allegedly drove the stolen vehicle towards the officer. Fearing for his life, the ECPD said the cop fired four rounds at the suspects’ vehicle.

The gunfire struck a woman in the front passenger seat, as well as a dog inside the car.

The driver kept moving, ramming the stolen car into another police vehicle that was approaching the scene. The stolen car then finally came to a stop, police said.

Officers swarmed the suspects’ car and arrested three men who were inside. The female passenger who was shot was taken to a local hospital. She died a short time later from injuries suffered in the officer-involved shooting, the police department confirmed. According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office, she was 25 years old. She has not yet been identified. 

The dog also died.

The ECPD said two of the surviving suspects were arrested for drug-related crimes. The driver was arrested for attempted murder on a police officer and for evading police.

Investigators said the driver and woman are fugitives with active arrest warrants, though further details on their criminal background were not immediately released.

The ECPD said the officer involved in this deadly shooting is assigned to the Patrol Division and has been an officer for three years. No officers were injured in this incident and there are no outstanding suspects, police said.

The investigation is ongoing. The names of the suspects have not been released.

Anyone with information on this case should call the ECPD at (619) 579-3311 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.

A San Marcos SWAT standoff unfolded Saturday after a man shot and killed his mom's pet turtle and began threatening her, San Diego Sheriff's deputies (SDSO) confirmed to NBC 7 San Diego. 

The incident began at 10 a.m. at a senior mobile home park on the 3500 block of Linda Vista Drive near Rancho Vallecita when the man, identified as 27-year-old David Nelson, killed his mom's tiny pet turtle and threatened her. 

When he began to threaten his mom, Kerry McCuin, she saw something black in his hand and thought he had a gun. McCuin managed to get out of the house, where she called 911 to say her son had shot and killed her pet turtle. She told officials her son had said he wanted to become famous for killing people, deputies said. 

When deputies arrived, they tried to establish communication with him, but Nelson barricaded himself in the home. He would not reply to deputies. The SDSO's Special Enforcement Detail (SED) and Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) were called to assist, but he would not leave the house. The Sheriff's helicopter, ASTREA, flew overhead for a period of time, asking the suspect to surrender.

Deputies feared he may have been armed and evacuated nearby homes. Some roads in the area were closed as they worked. 

Eventually, deputies called in SWAT at around 2 p.m. SED officials used chemical agents to "flush Nelson out of the resident", and he surrendered when he stepped out of the house. 

When he left the house, he was not armed, deputies said. It is unclear if he was armed earlier in the day or if he had a weapon. No one was hurt during the incident. 

Deputies said they have been to the house before and are familiar with Nelson. 

No further information was immediately available.