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Lawyers Record Ammon Bundy's Voice to End Occupation

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Lawyers for Ammon Bundy, the leader of the armed occupation at an Oregon wildlife refuge, say they have recored his voice urging supporters to disband and leave, NBC News reported.

Since his arrest on Tuesday, Bundy has urged supporters to go home. His attorneys say the remaining four occupiers are skeptical that the previous calls have, in fact, come from Bundy.

Bundy was arrested with other members of the group on Tuesday. Another member was fatally shot by police during the arrests on a highway.

A federal judge refused to grant Bundy or his brother, Ryan, bail, saying she considered them a flight risk and a danger to the community.  



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Third Story Collapses at Alliant University Dorm Fire

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Crews had a fully involved fire at an Alliant International University dorm in Scripps Ranch out by  Saturday evening according to Alliant.

“People were running around saying there was a fire, an explosion,” displaced student Christian Rubin Nielsen said. "The flames were just getting bigger and bigger, and we went to the back side where the fire started and it just got bigger."

Christian Rubin Nielsen is from Denmark and student Daniel Mueller is from Germany. They both live in the building that caught fire. During the fire the pair even kicked in their neighbors door, as flames filled the building.

"We just had to kick the door in to look if there were some people sleeping, just to get people out of there so no one was injured," Christian explained.

San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) officials responded to a call about the fire at approximately 6:05 p.m. on Saturday evening at the three story dorm. The university is located at 10455 Pomerado Road.

Heavy smoke and fire rose from the on-campus housing structure when firefighters arrived. The third floor of the building collapsed.  

“Access was a big problem, but once the crews got here we had knocked down about an hour and forty minutes,” Bat. Chief David Pilkerton explained, “That tells you how hard the firefighters worked an hour forty minutes to save this building.

A firefighter on scene was injured while fighting the blaze and suffered minor injuries, said SDFD Capt. Amador. He was transported to Sharp Medical Center. 

All students were evacuated from the building. No student injuries have been reported.

Students are receiving new accommodations and the Red Cross is helping.

The fire is under investigation. 



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DNC Sanctions MSNBC's Democratic Debate in N.H.

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The Democratic National Committee, under pressure from voters and candidates to add more debates to the primary schedule, has sanctioned Thursday's New Hampshire debate hosted by MSNBC and the Union Leader newspaper, the network announced Sunday.

“Our Democratic candidates have agreed in principle to having the DNC sanction and manage additional debates in our primary schedule, inclusive of New Hampshire this week,” DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said in a statement.

The debate will be held at the University of New Hampshire in Durham on Feb 4., just days before the first primary in the nation, and be moderated by Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow.

All three Democratic presidential candidates, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley are expected to attend.

New Hampshire was originally given only one DNC-sanctioned debate, which was held Dec. 19 in Manchester. On Tuesday, DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz issued a statement refusing to sanction the New Hampshire debate, but said after the First in the Nation caucuses and primary, it would reconsider.

Wasserman Schultz said the DNC will "reconvene negotiations and finalize the schedule" Tuesday morning, in order to "give our campaigns the space to focus on the important work of engaging caucus goers in Iowa."

The DNC scheduled six debates this election cycle, with just four taking place before the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries — three of of which took place on weekends. The most recent debate was held Jan. 17, with another not slated until after New Hampshire voters go to the polls on Feb. 9.

No one was more surprised by the DNC's decision than MSNBC's own Rachel Maddow, who tweeted shortly after the announcement "AH HA! Put it in ink!"



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Second Alarm Fire Out in Gaslamp District

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Crews have put out a second alarm fire on the 600 block of Island Avenue in San Diego's Gaslamp neighborhood. 

The fire broke out around 1:31 p.m. Sunday. and was out within 20 minutes of fire crews responding. They are still working to get the smoke out of the rest of the building.

"When they entered into the ballpark self storage, they found there was indeed a fire in one unit on the first floor," Capt. Joe Amador, public information officer for the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department told NBC 7. "It's kind of hard in a storage unit that's involved with fire, but they coordinated well and they managed to find it and put the fire out."

There was smoke throughout the building so they called a second alarm response. More than 50 firefighters worked to control the blaze near Petco Park.

Investigators on scene have not yet determined the cause or extent of damage. 



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Malala Yousafzai to Raise $1.4B for Syrian Refugees

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Malala Yousafzai is hoping to make an impact when she speaks at a conference in London on Thursday.

The education activist and Nobel laureate will seek to inspire world leaders to commit $1.4 billion this year to give Syrian refugee children access to education, according to Reuters.

"I have met so many Syrian refugee children, they are still in my mind. I can't forget them. The thought that they won't be able to go to school in their whole life is completely shocking and I cannot accept it," Malala told Reuters in a telephone interview.

She will appear at the London conference alongside a 17-year-old Syrian refugee at the event, which is being co-hosted by the United Nations and the British, German, Norweigan and Kuwaiti governments.  



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Five Killed in House Fire in Detroit-Area

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Five restaurant workers were killed in a house fire in suburban Detroit Sunday, NBC News reported.

The fire started in the basement of a home in Novi, Michigan, authorities said.

The victims, who haven’t been identified, worked together at a local restaurant. They were found only after crews put out the fire, according to The Associated Press.

The cause of the fire is not known and is under investigation, according to NBC affiliate WDIV.  



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Weekly San Diego Sports Preview

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Here’s a look ahead at what is going on in San Diego sports for the week of February 1st-7th.

GULLS: It is a double dose of hockey this week at the Valley View Casino Center. Friday the Gulls host Stockton and Saturday Milwaukee comes to town. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. both nights.

CLUB TIJUANA XOLOS: The Xolos host Cruz Azul Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Estadio Caliente in Liga MX play.

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY AZTECS:
-MEN’S BASKETBALL: Tuesday vs. Colorado State 8:00 p.m. and Saturday vs. New Mexico 1:00 p.m. both at Viejas Arena.
-WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Wednesday at Colorado State 6:00 p.m. and Saturday at New Mexico 1:00 p.m.
-WOMEN’S SWIMMING: Friday and Saturday at Air Force Diving Invitational all day in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
-MEN’S TENNIS: Saturday vs. Saint Mary’s 12:00 p.m. and Sunday at Cal Poly 12:00 p.m. both days in San Luis Obispo.
-WOMEN’S TENNIS: Saturday vs. UC Davis 12:00 p.m. at the Aztec Tennis Center.
-WOMEN’S WATER POLO: Saturday vs. Chinese National team (exhibition) 2:00 p.m. at the Aztec Aquaplex.

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO TOREROS:
-WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Thursday at Saint Mary’s 6:30 p.m. at Saturday at Pacific 2:00 p.m.
-MEN’S BASKETBALL: Thursday vs. Pacific 7:00 p.m. and Saturday vs. Saint Mary’s 6:00 p.m. both days at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
-MEN’S TENNIS: Friday at UCLA 3:00 p.m.
-WOMEN’S ROWING: Saturday vs. Minnesota (scrimmage) all day at Mission Bay.
-WOMEN’S TENNIS: Saturday vs. Pacific 11:00 a.m.

POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY SEA LIONS:
-MEN’S TENNIS: Wednesday at UCSD 2:00 p.m. and Saturday at Redlands 2:00 p.m.
-WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Wednesday vs. Cal State San Bernardino 7:00 p.m. and Saturday vs. Hawaii Pacific 2:00 p.m.
-WOMEN’S TENNIS: Thursday vs. UCSD 2:00 p.m.
-BASEBALL: Friday and Saturday at Chico State 2:00 p.m.
-MEN’S BASKETBALL: Saturday vs. Hawaii Pacific 4:00 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO TRITONS:
-SOFTBALL: Monday at Azusa Pacific 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Friday vs. Metro State 2:30 p.m. and Western Oregon 5:00 p.m. both at UCSD and Saturday vs. Metro State 10:00 a.m. and Western Oregon 12:30 p.m. at UCSD.
-MEN’S TENNIS: Wednesday vs. Point Loma 2:00 p.m. and Saturday at Azusa Pacific 11:00 a.m.
-WOMEN’S TENNIS: Thursday at Point Loma 2:00 p.m., Saturday at Azusa Pacific 11:00 a.m. and Sunday vs. UC Davis 11:00 a.m.
-WOMEN’S WATER POLO: Friday at USC 5:00 p.m.
-MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Friday vs. California Baptist 7:00 p.m.
-TRACK & FIELD: Saturday Blue-Gold 11:30 a.m. at UCSD.
-BASEBALL: Saturday The Master’s College 2:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at UCSD.
-FENCING: Arizona State/Caltech/UC Irvine 2:30 p.m. at UCSD.

PHOTOS: Last Winter Storm of January

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Photos of a strong, El Nino-fueled storm running through San Diego County.

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Oregon Town Calm After Protests Over Arrests, Killing

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The town of Burns, Oregon, was calm Sunday after dozens of people protested the killing of a man who was part of the nearly month-long occupation of a wildlife refuge, NBC News reported.

Saturday’s protest came after a “call to action” by the Pacific Patriots Network, a group that says it coordinate “community resources to protect life, liberty, property and the environment.”

The network posted a statement on Friday, condemning the arrest of one of the occupiers as well as the killing of Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, the occupiers’ de-facto spokesman.

Four people remain at the refuge, despite Ammon Bundy’s calls to “stand down.”



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High School Uses Science and Fish To Help Save Garden

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After California's historic drought almost forced students at a San Diego high school to abandon their school garden, they've come up with a sustainable solution that involves fish.

It's called aquaponics, and it's helping students at Patrick Henry High School keep their garden, despite water restrictions imposed because of the drought.

"Our students were unable to water our plants, so our vegetable garden was left abandoned," said Lara Dickens, an Environmental Science teacher at Patrick Henry.

But then the school teamed up with the local non-profit ECOLIFE Conservation. The ECOGarden Program uses the science of aquaponics: raising fish and plants in a recirculating ecosystem. The fish waste acts as a natural fertilizer for the plants and the plants clean the water for the fish. The organization says this uses 90 percent less water and land than traditional agricultural methods.

The students unveiled their new aquaponics garden this week.

"The once abandoned area was filled with passion and thrived with new life," said Aquaponics Educational Manager Kait Cole, "Students feel so moved by the project that they xeriscaped the garden beds and are building another aquaponics system next semester."

Several teachers and more than 100 Patrick Henry students have been involved in designing, engineering and building the school's aquaponics system.

"Because this was a student-led hands-on project, we were able to actually research some of these topics ourselves, like organic farming, like ecology, and actually make this project a reality," said Brenden Hawk.

Students have even created an Aquaponics Club.

"It's something that you can do anywhere and I just wanted to help share that with other people because sustainability relies on education to spread," said student Brianna Pinto.

Students and teachers say the project relates to many of their classes. Engineering students were involved with the mechanics, while biology students are interested in fish and plant cycles. There's even a connection the the high school's art classes.

"Because biology requires a lot of observations, I know we have the art teachers who want to come in and do drawings of the fish as the fish are developing and drawings of the plants," said Dickens.

"I feel like I finally got a chance to apply what I learned in school," said Jose Olea, "and because I'm a very hands-on learner, I feel like doing this gives me a great experience to learn every single detail about how it works and how to improve it in order to help others."

Senior Olivia Young is starting her own aquaponics garden in a University Heights as a way of providing fresh produce for low income families. 

Patrick Henry is the first of 15 schools to work with the non-profit on an aquaponics garden. The program is supported by the Kiwanis Club of San Diego, San Diego Kiwanis Club Foundation, and the Cox Cares Foundation. You can find out more about the non-profit at the organization's website.



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Carson Speaks at Church Before Iowa Caucus

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Republican candidate Ben Carson prayed and took part in a two-hour service at Oskaloosa’s First Assembly of God in Iowa on Sunday.

The service didn’t have the flashy fanfare and cameras that other candidates have had to deal with on the final day before the Iowa caucuses. MSNBC was the only outlet to have a reporter present, the campaign later reported.

Carson, who says his deep faith has guided and grounded him during the race, spoke to the congregation about his path from troubled childhood to pediatric neurosurgeon, according to NBC News.

"My faith is my center," he said. "God's will and being in harmony with his will is the thing that's most important to me. Worldly titles, fame, wealth take a secondary position." 



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Homicide Investigation Underway in Linda Vista

2 Killed in NJ Home With Kids Near

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A man and a woman were fatally shot just steps from her three children -- ages 1, 3 and 4 -- in a New Jersey home, authorities said Sunday.

The three kids were inside the third-floor apartment on Clinton Place in Newark at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday when shots rang out, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The children weren't hurt.

"I heard the shots. And by the time I got back downstairs, the cops was out here telling us we had to go back upstairs," a neighbor named Eric said. 

Ashley Jones, 23, and Jarrell Marshall, 27, both died of multiple gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene. 

"She was a good mom. She was a good friend. She was a good person. She didn't deserve what happened to her," another neighbor said. 

Jones' three children were initially taken to University Hospital and were later placed in the care of family members and the state Department of Child Protection and Permanency. A neighbor said he saw the baby being taken away from the crime scene by police. 

A sheet of plywood was all that stood between neighbors and the crime scene Sunday afternoon. Balloons outside the apartment building stood as a memorial to the lives lost inside. 

Neighbors said Jones was a victim of domestic violence. One neighbor, who didn't want to give her name, described one of her last interactions with Jones. 

"She was just shaking. She was just saying she had a restraining order. She was looking for the super. I heard her voice in the hallway, so we both came to the door. And she wanted to use my phone to call the police." 

Police said they're investigating whether or not there's a connection between the domestic violence calls and Saturday's slayings.

At about the same time as the Clinton Place incident, police engaged in a shootout with a man about three miles away in another part of Newark.

A man began firing at officers during a traffic stop on South Orange Avenue; they returned fire, struck the man, and he was taken to the hospital in stable condition, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.



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Dog Shot Trying to Protect Owner

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A Philadelphia woman who is dealing with a tremendous loss gained a new companion: the dog who tried to protect her brother during a deadly home invasion.

Nakia Pyatt, 41, was shot and killed by armed robbers during a home invasion Jan. 16 in the Frankford section of the city. Pyatt’s dog, Rhino, a 7-month-old Boxer-pit bull mix, tried to defend his owner and was shot in the leg.

Rhino was taken to the Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center (VSEC) in Philadelphia, where staffers found a bullet in a hind leg and another object, either a bullet or fragment, lodged nearby.

Dr. Ron Ben-Amotz of VSEC said the bullet was embedded in soft tissue in Rhino’s leg.

"He’s putting weight on it and getting around well. He’s wagging his tail and looking pretty happy," Ben-Amotz said.

Pyatt’s sister, Ivory Poinsett, a mother of three, said her brother had previously suggested she take Rhino to protect her family. At the time, Poinsett declined. She changed her mind after her brother’s death.

"We know how much my brother loved his dog," Poinsett said. "Everywhere my brother went, the dog went. He would have wanted me to have the dog."

Poinsett created a GoFundMe page to help pay for Rhino’s medical care and ultimately reached her goal of $2,800. Rhino is expected to make a full recovery, but further checkups will determine whether he'll need surgery.

The pup was still healthy enough however to leave VSEC and go home with Poinsett and her family. It was a much-needed happy moment for a woman who continues to deal with her brother’s unsolved killing.

"It’s been a horrible month," Poinsett said. "But Rhino’s been giving us all peace so I’m kind of happy that the doctors are clearing him and he’s normal again. I mean, he still has the bullets embedded in him, but he’s still a happy, big boy."

For Poinsett, Rhino is more than a dog. He's a way to keep her brother’s legacy alive.

"My brother always said he would be there for us," Poinsett said. "So when Rhino survived, I felt that he had left him behind to watch over us and give us peace."

No arrests have been made in Pyatt’s death. Police continue to investigate.
 



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Blizzard Warnings Blanket Plains, Midwest

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Blizzard warnings and watches were issued for five states in the Plains and Midwest, as a vast winter storm threatens to snarl travel and dump up to 18 inches of snow, NBC News reported. 

The largest snow totals were expected in rural areas, but cities such as Denver, Omaha, Des Moines and Green Bay could get between 6 inches and a foot of snow through Wednesday, forecasters said.

According to the Weather Channel, airports in Denver, Minneapolis and even Chicago could see flight delays.

The storm was not likely to affect the majority of caucusing Iowans, however, since the system wasn't forecast to reach the majority of the Hawkeye State until Tuesday.



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POTUS Congratulates Teen on AP Test

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The president personally invited a Los Angeles teenage whiz kid to the next White House Science Fair Sunday via Twitter.

The 17-year-old brainiac, Cedrick Argueta, is a senior at Lincoln High School who earned a perfect score on the AP Calculus exam last spring.

Argueta joined an exclusive club of only a dozen students in the world to have completed the feat.

"Cedrick; way to go on your perfect score!" President Barack Obama tweeted Sunday.


Argueta learned last week that of the 302,532 students who took the Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam in May, he and 11 others turned in a flawless test, according to the Los Angeles Unified School District.

"It's the most important achievement in my 17 years," he said.

In addition to what test officials called a "superior" performance on the college-level exam made up of more than 60 multiple-choice and free-response questions, Argueta also earned perfect scores on the English and math sections of the ACT college-entrance exam, the LAUSD said.

"All the credit can't come to me," he said. "I have to give credit to all my classmates and my teachers. Not just my teacher Mr. (Anthony) Yom — he's a great teacher — but all my teachers that came before him in my elementary and middle school."

His father, Marco, was so proud, he purchased 10 copies of a Spanish-language newspaper that ran a front-page story calling Argueta a genius.

"I bought many newspapers to send to my sisters in El Salvador," the beaming dad told Telemundo 52.

Argueta, who volunteers at the Bonnie Brae Convalescent Hospital where both of his parents work, hopes to get accepted to Caltech as the first step toward an engineering career with NASA JPL.



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Secretary of Defense to Speak at Miramar

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Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will speak at a town hall at MCAS Miramar on Wednesday to Marines and sailors aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

The secretary plans to speak, take questions, hand out coins and take pictures with servicemen and women at the meeting.

The administration’s strategy against ISIL has come under attack recently, notably by republicans, for not being strong enough.

Noting the Kurds now control several areas in Iraq and Syria Secretary Carter said last month, “the territory under ISIL’s control has shrunk. That is a fact…We’re going to win.”

The administration has launched thousands of airstrikes against ISIL since August 2014.
 

Downed Trees, Damaged Property as Storm Brings Strong Wind

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A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of central and north San Diego County as heavy rain, strong winds and thunderstorms move through San Diego Sunday. The warning comes during a highly anticipated El Nino-fueled storm system, the first substantial rainfall to hit San Diego since the start of the year. 

A rescue was underway just before 7 p.m. for a car that went into a creek in the Elfin Forest in Escondido North Comm said.

The strong winds and saturated ground have caused trees to fall across the county. In Pacific Beach, one person died after a giant tree fell onto four cars and crushed a pedestrian passing by. 

Damage from strong winds began early Sunday morning in Escondido as a downed tree blocked several lanes on Bernardo Lane. A family woke up to find an 80 to 100 foot Torrey Pine tree topped across their driveway.

The wind ripped out the tree's roots and a slab of concrete; the ripping sound and the fall prompted the family to come running out. 

"Constant thunder clap, like bababababa, and it was this thing coming down and it just missed everything," said Brett Drury, the homeowner.

In Midway, streets were blocked off due to downed power lines on Sports Arena Boulevard near Ollie Street. No injuries have been reported. 

If you see storm damage, call the City of San Diego's hotline at (619) 527-7500.

NBC 7 San Diego has received photos from the East County, one tree fell at Town Center Parkway in Santee.

A tree fell onto a family van, injuring a mother. The baby in the van was safe. Trees also fell at the Costco in Santee.

In Del Cerro, a tree fell on a house at Waring Road and Galewood. The owner said the tree has been there since the late 1960s.

A downed tree at Genessee and Calgary in UTC blocked the road as well, prompting police to divert traffic. 

A reported downed power line on El Camino Real near eastbound State Route 78 was causing a backup around 2:10 p.m. A caller said the pole snapped in half, pulling down another pole with it. 

At the Farmers Insurance Open, officials closed the Torrey Pines Golf Course to the public for the remainder of the day.

During the inclement weather, PATH San Diego said they will take in 200 people experiencing homelessness at their 6th Avenue location. Father Joe's Villages' main campus at 1501 Imperial Avenue will open 200 beds tonight. The San Diego Housing Commission helped make this possible because of El Nino, a PATH spokeswoman said. 

Along the coast, residents began picking up sandbags to help fight flooding. Barry Benn, a Point Loma resident, placed his along a window where water rushed in during the last El Nino storm.

"When the rain comes straight down, there's no problem," Benn said. "But when you guys keep saying it's going to be windy, it comes in from Coronado at a 45 degree angle. That whips right in between the window and patio." 

The City of San Diego placed some portable pumps at various low-lying locations. The station moves water from the street into the ocean quickly, so water does not build up. One such pump is located at Abbott and Santa Monica Street in Ocean Beach.

The Storm Water Manager said they rented more of the pump stations than they ever had before. City workers were on standby Sunday in case the storm gets severe. 

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for western San Diego County until 4:45 p.m. as a wall of severe thunderstorms capable of bringing winds up to 60 miles per hour. Oceanside, Escondido, El Cajon, Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Temecula, San Marcos, Santee, Poway, Fallbrook, Lakeside, Ramona, Solana Beach, Alpine, Camp Pendleton, Del Mar, and nearby areas were affected. 

A high wind warning was in effect for the San Diego County mountains until 6 p.m. Monday.

Late Monday morning through Monday afternoon, winds heading west to northwest are expected to reach 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts of up to 60 miles per hour.

The strongest winds will hit mountain ridge tops and desert mountain slopes.

As of 2 p.m. some of the highest rainfall totals were reported at Palomar Observatory with 2.56 inches, Julian with1.45 inches and Brich Hill with 1.98 inches. Alpine and Fallbrook both got .64 inches. Lake Wohlford and Valley Center got 1.06 and .95 inches respectively. Along the coast the San Marcos landfill recieved some of the highest rainfall with .56 inches.

After the storm passes, next week looks mostly sunny. For weather updates from NBC 7, click here.



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Thousands Without Power Due to Weather

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Ed. Note: Updated information from SDG&E reports 1800 customers without power in the county. Check their website for updates.

A strong, El Nino-fueled storm that brought heavy rain, wind and thunder left more than 38,000 homes without power Sunday, all due to weather. 

Unplanned outages coated parts of northern San Diego County, where the thick of a strong winter storm passed through Sunday afternoon. A reported downed power line on El Camino Real near eastbound State Route 78 was causing a backup around 2:10 p.m. A caller said the pole snapped in half, pulling down another pole with it.

In a reported outage in the Oceanside, San Luis Rey and Ocean Hills and Camp Pendleton communities more than than 4000 homes are out of power.

In the Bonsall, Camino Del Rey Downs, Gopher Canyon, Fallbrook, Oceanside, southeast Camp Pendleton area, nearly 900 customers are out of power.

As of 3 p.m. over 450 customers lost power in Pala, Pauma Valley, Lilac, Couser Canyon and more than 2000 customers lost power in Escondido, Rancho Penasquitos, Rancho Bernardo, San Pasqual, W. Bernardo, Del Dios and Lake Hodges.

At 7:30 p.m. 350 customers in Del Mar, Solana Beach, Eden Gardens, and Lomas Santa Fe lost power.

150 customers lost power in Mission Bay, Pacific Beach, La Jolla, La Jolla Shores and Soledad Mountain.

At 6:45 p.m. 4000 customers in Ocean Beach, Sunset Cliffs, Point Loma, Midway and Lindbergh Field lost power.

Thousands of people in the East County lost power as the winds picked up Sunday afternoon.

Winter Gardens, Lakeside and Bostonia have 100 customers out. Over 2000 people are without power in Santee and Carlton Hills. Nearly 3000 are without power in La Mesa and Mount Helix and more than 1500 people are out in Casa de Oro, Rancho San Diego. Granite Hills, Singing Hills, Jamacha, W. Jamul and Indian Springs.

Nearly 4000 people lost power in Old Town, Mission Hills, Hillcrest, University Heights, North Park and Normal Heights. More than 1500 are out in in Center City, Balboa Park, Golden Hills, Logan Heights, Mountain View and Lincoln Park.

Nearly 1500 homes are out in Ocean Beach, Midway, Lindbergh Field, Fort Rosecrans, Hillcrest and MCRD.

In the South Bay more than 1500 customers are out in National City, Rancho Del Rey, Eastlake, Otay Reservoir and Bonita.

SDG&E does not yet have an estimate for when power will be restored.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for western San Diego County until 3:15 p.m. as a wall of severe thunderstorms capable of bringing winds up to 60 miles per hour. Oceanside, Escondido, El Cajon, Vista, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Temecula, San Marcos, Santee, Poway, Fallbrook, Lakeside, Ramona, Solana Beach, Alpine, Camp Pendleton, Del Mar, and nearby areas will likely be affected.

Find a list of outages across the county by clicking here. 

No further information was immediately available. 



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