Highprofile murder case in colorado. Pete suratos has the details tonight. Reporter he was one a star baseball player here at sarah high at san mateo. But now Danny Serafini is behind bars in connection of the 2021 murder of his fatherinlaw in north lake tahoe. Danny serafini and Samantha Scott are in custody tonight after being arrested in nevada for their connection to the 2021 murder of 70yearold effort gary spohr and the attempted murder of his wife, 61yearold. Spohr was found dead by a gunshot wound inside his north lake tahoe home. His wife, wendy, was shot too, surviving the injury, but passing away a year later. The Sheriffs Office said both victims are serafinis inlaw. A man wearing a hoodie and a face mask, walking near the lake tahoe home several hours before the murder took place. Eventually running into the driveway of the home. Authorities now believe the man is serafini. We do believe that masked individual was, in fact, serafini. At this time, im unable to comment on Samantha Scotts involvement due to an ongoing investigation. Serafini was a star baseball player at sarah high in the early 1990s, getting drafted in the major league draft. And investigators say serafini and scott know each other and scott knew the victims as well. Samantha scott was an associate of the family. I believe she acted as a nanny at some point or family friend. Reporter the Placer CountySheriffs Office is now awaiting their extradition from nevada into Placer County. In san mateo, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. Thank you. Now to a change in the weather from record heat to a chance of rain. And jeff, based on the radar, should people be changing their weekend plans . Look, i dont think we should be canceling plans the way this is looking. There will be some nice fall weather coming in after that record setting heat. Lets get a look at that forecast as well show you more on what we have been tracking. It definitely has been the colder temperatures today. With that system approaching, we are now down 11 degrees colder in san jose. And also down 7 at santa rosa with temperatures in the 50s across the bay area. So through tomorrow morning, we will start it off with some widespread 50s and also the cloud cover. So cool here all through the bay area. By tomorrow afternoon, were going to struggle to warm up. This is at 2 00 p. M. 60s through the north bay. Low 70s for the east bay and also the south bay. Not only the cooler weather, but were also tracking that chance of rain by tomorrow night. We have a system offshore. Ill show you how much rain and the full timeline in about 15 minutes. Ive been waiting for this moment for a long time, two weeks. I havent been sleeping for two weeks. Relief for a father in the midwest. His 17yearold daughter and mother are the first hostages to be freed by hamas. Tonight, were hearing their story and the latest information on all the hostages in daza. There are more americans being held captive. They begin our coverage after suffering a dramatic and positive development tonight . Reporter yes, it is. Their family tells us that nonetheless had they seem to be in good shape. Theyre still with israel. What exactly they went through is unclear. The father of the 17yearold said he was only able to speak with them for a few minutes today. A mother and daughter finally freed after becoming the First American hostages to be released by hamas. You can see that moment in this video released tonight by hamas. Ive been glued to the tv for two weeks. Hoping for good news. Finally i can. Reporter urie raanan says his 17yearold daughter, natalie raanan, and his exwife Judith Raanan live outside chicago. But they were visiting family near the gaza strip. She sounds very good. She looks very good, she was very happy. Shes waiting to come home. Weve all missed you so much and hoped you were alive and safe. We know youre so brave and strong. Thats how my mom made it through this. Reporter the release was first announced by hamas military spokesman who said the group freed the mother and daughter for humanitarian reason and what they call face and baseless claim about the group made by biden. Top negotiators are hoping this is just the beginning. But there are still ten additional americans who remain unaccounted for in this conflict. Reporter israel confirms the majority of the hostages are still alive in gaza. At least 20 of more than 200 are under 18 years old. All of the civilians including the israeli civilians . Reporter earlier this week a senior hamas official told nbc news they would be willing to release all citizens and dual nationals if if the aggression stops. But the air strikes are relentless, and israel continues with its military build up around gaza ahead of a possible ground invasion. It is a special time to pray for your hearts desires. Reporter meanwhile jewish women across the globe and right here in the bay area. Tonight are lighting candles. Fighting the darkness of the war. The candles of the holy. As well as the translation as a weapon. And as light can chase away a lot of darkness. Reporter over 5,000 were given out just in san jose. This is a special thing as they are uniting and feeling that we are united and strong. It is giving them a lot of power. Reporter they pray for the remaining hostages for the victims of war, and the loved ones living in darkness daily. Stephanie magallon, nbc bay area news. Stephanie, thank you. Also tonight were learning more about Governor Newsoms brief trip to israel where he met with survivors and families. In a social media post, he shared the stories of some people he spoke to. One of them a californian shot during a missile and grenade attack. He said she covered herself among dead people to survive. The governor also shared those photos. He saw resiliency among the people out there. And that is the israeli spirit and the california spirit. The state of california is working to get medical aid to both israel and gaza. After israel, Governor Newsom continued his scheduled trip to china. Israelhamas war also has emotions running high here in the u. S. In stanford a large crowd was organized today by students for justice in palestine. Attendees marched across campus from the Student Union to memorial church. Theyre calling for stanford to acknowledge what they say are war crimes committed by israel. The Palestinian People have been suppressed, put under the most brutal conditions in humanity, and this is an ethnic cleansing. We hope the university can treat palestinian students equally and recognize the genocide thats going on. You can see them here, several Community Groups came together to paint a street mural and call for a cease fire in gaza. And that is what youre looking at here. People gathering around the Federal Building and calling for cease fire. This is on 7th near market street. You can see right there they painted a giant street mural calling on President Biden and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi to, stop aiding war crimes in gaza. In the meantime theres a warning tonight for anyone traveling abroad any time soon. This is a live look at sfo. The state department issued a Worldwide Travel advisory. The agency says high tensions have raised chances of terrorist attacks or other violence. So that doesnt mean you shouldnt travel outside the u. S. ,ut the state department advises people in tourist areas to keep an e out. Make sure to stay wh us for the very latest from overseas. Our website is updated 24 7. All you have to do is go to nbcbayarea. Com and click on the link in the trending bar israelhamas war. Its official, southbound highway 87 in san jose is now shut down for the weekend. Caltrans put that into effect just two hours ago. You can see right here, crews already repaving and e repairing the road. So the closure includes all lanes from highway 85 to julian street undercrossing. This is the second time caltrans has shut down the stretch of road as youll remember back in september, it closed all northbound lanes, therefore, the same exact reason. A local Business Owner said that closure was a financial blow. It was not good at all, it was sad. It does affect they closed on a friday night and reopened monday, i believe. So it was not the best for us. Not the best, but still she understood the work was needed. Crews are set to finish up by 5 00 in the morning on monday. After more than two months in the hospital, a San Jose Police officer shot in the line of duty is finally going home. Back in august, officer erin officer was shot in the chest just below her bullet proof vest. Shes endured six major surgeries, but today she got to go home where she will continue her recovery. Allen is the departments first officer woman shot in the line of duty. A driver is in Police Custody in the hospital tonight after a series of crashes in San Francisco. What youre looking at here is the last one. The suspect drove the truck near 8th and townson. The truck hit someone walking by before plowing into that store. Both were taken to the hospital, but expected to be okay. And so i was just up in my apartment when i heard a loud crash and i could feel that jolt and then took off where they hit three more cars before crashing into that furniture store. This remains an active and ongoing investigation. Making san jose more livable. Mayor matt mahan will give his first state of the city address tomorrow. Today, you can see him right here, hitting the streets with the beautify sj crew to clean up debris. The mayor says it ties with issues, reducing the number of unhoused people. His speech is expected to stress the need of cleaning up. Getting san jose and the entire bay area requires us to stay focused on the basics. Hiring police officers, getting people indoors, be an as iier place to do best. There is no stopping what san jose and our entire region can do. Something else well speak about . Direction action. And ways for people to get involved about the issues they care about. Were back in 60 seconds. Just ahead, they practically tore off the front of the store. Thats what youre looking at here. And the help police say they need from you tonight. So cute. They did save the day. A heartwarming story where they came to the rescue of that little girl when no one showed up to her birthday new at 11 00, four people have been arrested in connection to it an organized crime ring targeting upscale leggings and workout wear. The suspects are accused of thefts at Lululemon Stores in santa rosa and napa. The alleged culprits were caught wednesday afternoon. More than 10,000 in stolen goods were recovered from their cars. The group was booked into the detention facility where they are facing a number of charges tonight. Breaking into a cigar store. The burglary happened early yesterday morning at the cigar land on easton avenue. Police say around four to six people wrapped that chain around the Stores Security fence and then you saw right there they used a car to rip it off along with most of the store front. Once inside the burglars focused on one item, cigarettes. The owner said they stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. Especially with that economy, its a bad economy and you work hard to do something for your family. But someone, like a bunch of kids will come in and destroy everything. Reporter police are now investigating and people have also been sharing this story on social media. The store owner says he has been touched by all the support. A rally in San Francisco today after someone vandalized a mural on a wellknown drag artist. Featuring drag artists and activist juanita moore, and was permitted by the city. The artist said someone painted over it shortly after it was finished. He came out to restore it, but someone who objected to the artwork confronted him and then things got tense. The mural was scratched and then painted over even more. Today supporters came with a message. San francisco is watching. That were not going to tolerate homophobia here. I brought a bunch of friends and a bunch of people who have something to say, and we are trying to kill it with kindness. That is exactly what they did. Volunteers worked together to wash the dark paint off the mural and restore it. Strike averted. Teachers in the Largest School district have reached a deal. The Teachers Union in San Francisco announced the agreement this morning on social media. Some includes a permit innocent raise for certified educators. And a 5 raise the second year. Substitute teachers would also see a 15 raise over two years. Teachers are expected to ratify the new twoyear contract next week. Well some First Responders performed a different kind of rescue. The 19yearold invited her entire class to help her celebrate, but only two kids showed up. Jodi hernandez shows us how a social media post turned everything around. Reporter thats how kay lonnie felt, sad, when only two kids showed up. Her family rented a bounce house and bought a lot of party food. A lot of pizzas, a giant cake. We had ice cream, chips, candy. It is like this big, my birthday cake. Like the largest side. The girls aunt posted a message on social media, inviting the community to come out. I noticed a post that said a 9yearold didnt have enough people show up to a Birthday Party and they were really upset about that. Reporter so Police Sergeant scott hein had to intervene. And he even went shopping for gifts. I thought i did something wrong. I thought they came to shut us down. We came here to bring it up. Reporter suddenly her Birthday Party got a big boost. Jumping into the fire truck and party with the police. And others from the community showed up too. Get up there. Come on, its a party. And that is what it is all about, able to turn their bad days, and that is why we do what we do. It is the best day ever because this has never happened to me. And your Birthday Party is my only plan right now. Its a celebration they will never forget. Thank you very much. I hope you guys can come next year. Reporter in solano county, jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. And oh my gosh. Yes, happy birthday, kay lonnie, happy birthday from us to you. And that was like the best story of the day. The second best thing is the cool down as we went from 96 in santa rosa yet and down to 74. Now were going to see numbers go even cooler tomorrow from an approaching system that eventually gives us the chance of rain by sunday. Let me get you more details in the temperatures. Also that chance for rain coming up in that micro climate forecast right now. As we started off tomorrow morning on your saturday, i know a lot of us have had a long week. This might give you a reason to just kind of sleep in. Weve got clouds coming back in for tomorrow morning. How about it . Finally feeling like fall outside. Here is the thing that will make a difference for us though. We will continue to see clouds through the afternoon. So more of a partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky for tomorrow. Just kind of switching it up for us after that record setting heat this week. Again, a nice change. So with that foggy breeze that are back, they will start temperatures off in the 50s. But thats not too bad. 58 here for the south bay. 55 over the trivalley and maybe some sweater weather, getting into the car and heading out to one of the pumpkin patches that are getting close to halloween. Temperatures with that approaching system are going to drop off a few more degrees. Instead of the upper 90s, look at these numbers back to 72 in cupertino, 75 in morgan hill. Over to the east bay, also coming in at 68 over to vallejo. We have cool 60s down to the beaches and up here in San Francisco. 67 downtown. A little bit of the wind out of the west at 11 00. And some low 70s in sonoma and napa. So we stay dry and then the system will approach by tomorrow night. And this looks impressive out here. By the time they get here, they will run out of steam. And maybe a few isolated heavier downpours where we are looking for a spotty rain chance. And except for the mountains in the north bay they could get in on a quarter to half an inch. You can see the spotty rain chance coming in on sunday. May hang onto a few showers early monday. San francisco in the 60s where we should be. No heat waves coming our way. We are in the 70s. Im ready to see the heat get going. Im done with the heat. I think that forecast you just showed us is perfect in the 70s. 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